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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24
Barracks at NAVY Yard.
FAMILY REUNITED.
Brother and Sisters Had Been Lost to
Each Other for Years

A dispatch from Baltimore says: The
death of little Earl Bollinger, the eight
year-old son of Mr.. William Bollinger of
Poppleton and Lexington streets, as the
suit of an automobile accident, was the
means of bringing together members of
family of brothers and sisters who had
been lost to one another for twenty years.
The oldest sister of this family Mrs.
Charles L. Thompson, before her marriage
Miss Mary Bolinger of 1916 East Oliver
street, has been searching for the other
members of the family, who were separated
in childhood, following every clue only to a
disappointment, until the quest seemed al
most a hopeless one. Whenever she found
any record of the name she at once insti-
tuted inquiry as to- the owner, but never
found the brother sister for whom she
searched.
The account in the newspapers of the
death of little Earl Bolinger attracted her
that she made inquiry. This time, however,
she met with success, for she found that
the unfortunate little boys father was her
younger brother. who had been placed in st.
Mary's Industrial School when a boy.
Our mother died when we were quite
young said Mrs. Thompson, land in a
short time our father married again, and
the stepmother was not kind to the younger
ones. Then my father died. My oldest
brother, Henry Rudolph Bollnger, and I
were old enough to take care of ourselves
but 1t was hard for the younger children
Then the stepmother died and we were all
separated. The older brother went west, l
was earning my own living, but the little
sister Louisa was placed in home and then
adopted by family on Castle street, and
the brother was put in St. Mary's Indus
trial School. I often visited him there, but
when he left he left no address, and 1 lost
sight of him, of the older brother and of the
little sister. When 1 read of the death of
the son, Earl Bollinger, it seemed to me just
possible that the father was my brother,
and it turned out to be this sad thing that
has brought us together Now we are try
ing to find the little sister,. Louisa. She,
too, learning of the death of the boy went
to my brothers home, but they forgot in
their grief over their son and the excite
ment of seeing her to ask her whether she
was married or where she lives. I am going
to try to find her, though, through the fam
lily with. which she made her home as a
child have certain information that will
help me to locate them Then, through my
youngest brother, 1 learned of the other
brother, the oldest one. He is now at
Tonopah, Ney county, New where he is in
terested in the gold mining fields 1 have
already written to him, and told him that
If he ever comes east he find a home
with me. My younger brother told me that
he was here three years ago. 1 would like
to have seen him.
1t has been twenty-five years since Mrs
Thompson has seen her eldest brother and
sister, and eighteen since she has seen the
younger brother. The sister was five years
old when they last met. Mrs. Thompson
hopes soon to be in communication with
her sister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24
INTERESTING BALLOON TESTS.
Experiments to Be Made by the Signal
Corps at Fort Omaha,

Fort Omaha, Neb., is to be the scene Of
many interesting balloon experiments with
in the next few months. French manufac-
turers have shipped to the Signal Corps Of
the army new spherical silk balloon,
which will be thoroughly tested at the Ne
braska post The Signal Corps already has
several old balloons at Fort Omaha, which
are used for experimental work.
A large quantity of hydrolite, from which
hydrogen is generated by contact with
water, has been purchased, and a general
ing plant will probably be built at Fort
Omaha which will enable the Signal Corps
to produce hydrogen very easily. At pres
ent hydrogen for experimental work is
shipped in metal tanks.
Practically all the experiments of the
Signal Corps are made with captive bal
looms Maj. Samuel Reber and Capt
Charles de +. Chandler, who made a balloon
trip on October % with the Aero Club, have
reported to the Signal Corps that their
aerial travel from Pittsfield, Mass, to Ben
nington, VT. was highly successful, ana will
later make report on the trip, which it is
expected will be of considerable value to
officers interested in ballooning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24
MYSTERIOUS EPIDEMIC.
Believe Foreign Laborers Brought
Disease to Staten Island.

An epidemic of disease which doctors
nose and which has assumed menacing
proportions in the town of Mariners Har-
Dor on Staten Island, has thrown residents
of that place into panic. Hundreds Of
persons have sold their homes or placed
them in the market while others have
closed their houses and moved to other
parts of the island.
The new and unknown disease has al
ready brought two victims to the grave, and
there are at present over three hundred
cases. Its victims are first attacked by
high fever and soon red blotches cover
their bodies. At its inception the malady
confined itself to the ranks of Austrian
laborers nearly 5000 of whom have been
brought to the town from Buffalo, n Y,
since last spring to work on the new fac
tories and buildings under construction by
the Milliken Bros, steel works
Within the past week, however the dis
ease has spread to the town people until
those stricken now number nearly one-t third
Of the total cases. Among those who have
been infected the wife and child Of
an official high in the employ Of Milliken
Brothers. The epidemic has apparently
not yet run its course, and new cases of the
malady are discovered every day.
Those of the residents of the town who
have not capttulated and fled from their
homes are incensed against the board Of
health, which has yet taken no action
Many frankly assert their belief that the
squalor in which the laborers live and their
uncleanly habits are directly responsible
for the strange epidemic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24
Railways of the United Kingdom.

According to a report of Robert ]. Wynne
consul general to London, the railroad mil
cage of the United Kingdom is 80, 49, This
consists of 1881 miles of main track and
1881 miles of siding. The total capital
ization is Sc AS, 10000. This was increased
So, 100000 in the past year. the prac-
tice being for the railroads to issue addi-
tional stock and bonds for Improvements
and pay as much they can of net re-
ceipts in dividends The railroad taxes in
creased nearly s9.0o000O in the past year.
The Irish roads are not included in the fore
going estimate, there being 3,313 miles Of
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24
CLOSES "THE CLANsMAN."
Order Issued in Philadelphia Prohibit
ing the Plav.

Convinced that the intention of 1.-The
Clansman," the play which opened at the
Walnut Street Theater, in Philadelphia, on
Monday night, is to intensity the racial
hatred between the white men and the
negroes, and that 1t has a tendency to in
cite to riot, Mayor Weaver, after hearing
the statements of representative negroes
and the managers of the play yesterday af-
ternoon, instructed Director McKenty to
see that the play is not produced again.
The interior of the theater was dark last
night, and persons who had purchased
tickets for the performance had their
money refunded.
Mayor Weaver's action in closing the
play was largely due to the fact that he
has been informed that the agitation among
the colored men of that city was started
by the agents of the show for the purpose
of advertising the production. The mayor
declared that he had been informed that
booklets, describing the play. had been sent
by messenger boys to prominent negro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24

years, has been used for officers quarters,
has been condemned by a board of survey,
as well as by board of medical officers of
the navy, as being insanitary and insult
able for occupancy, and has been aban-
doned.
The quartermaster has been directed to
embody an estimate of $4,000 for the COM
pletion of the marine barracks at Washing
ton; this amount, if allowed, to be used for
the construction of officers quarters, which
is part of the general scheme, and which
have not, as yet; been provided for.
Barracks at Navy Yard
''The barracks at the Washington navy
yard are entirely inadequate for the COM
plement necessary for the proper policing of
this navy yard. 1t is not believed that suf-
ficient space can be found within the pres
ent yard limits for the construction of ade-
quate barracks and officers quarters and it
is therefore earnestly recommended that
the necessary steps be taken by the bureau
of yards and docks for the purchase of land
to the eastward of the present navy yard
limits in order that a proper portion thereof
may be set aside for the use of the Marine
Corps"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24
New Marine Barracks.

"The addition to the marine barracks,
Washington, d. c., which was erected I'M
der contract with the Charles McCaull Com
pany of Philadelphia, Pa, was completed
IN January last and is very satisfactory
structure. The work under contract with
the same firm for further. additions to the
barracks including band room, mess hail.
gymnasium, etc., is progressing satisfac-
torily The building which. for about 100
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24
For November
clergymen at midnight a short time ago,
for the purpose of arouSing their antagon-

clergymen at midnight short time ago,
for the purpose Of arousing their antagon-
ism.
THE Clansman" was presented there last
spring for four weeks and a similar protest
was made to the mayor by prominent col
ored men. At that time the managers of
the play were represented before the mayor
by the law firm of Edmonds & Mason,
composed of Franklin Spencer Edmonds,
and William Clark Mason, who is a city
party candidate for the state senate in
West Philadelphia. Owing to the fact that
there was no public demonstration the
mayor permitted the production to go on.
delegation Of more than a hundred
colored men, some of whom have achieved
national prominence, called on Mayor
Weaver yesterday morning and asked him
to suppress THE Clansman.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24
Secretary Bishop Going to Panama.

Joseph Bishop, the secretary of the
Panama canal commission, will accompany
Chairman Shonts when he sails from New
York early next week for Panama, where
they go to make all the necessary arrange
ments for the trip of President and Mrs
Roosevelt to the isthmus. The Presidents
party, which will include Surgeon General
Rixey of the navy, will start from WASH
ington November 8, and transfer to the bat
tleship Louisiana in Chesapeake bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24
I'm the Mood.

An advertisement in The
Star presents its PROPOSE
ton to prospective GUS
toners when they are in
the mood to be interested
and enlightened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24

The annual convention Of the National
Liquor League Of the United States began
in Newark yesterday. A feature of the
walton Army woman of Newark who has
been engaged in work among saloons of
this city for several years. She appealed
for funds for the Salvation Army, and the
delegates present responded with liberal
donations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24

In consequence of a slight indisposition,
the pope has been obliged to suspend his
audiences. EsNn the date of his reception
of Herr Won Tschirsky, German secretary
for foreign affairs, has not been fixed. The
pontin is suffering from a slight attack of
govt and has been ordered to take a COM
plete rest. His physicians believe he will
soon recover. He complained only of pains
in the knee: otherwise his general health
is satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24

The will of Edward Wilson James of Nor
folk, Va, has been found, but its contents
have not been made public. However 1t Is
said that most of his estate will go to the
University of Virginia and William and
Mary College. Those who read the will
were pledged to secrecy. but the estate is
estimated as being worth between $3.50, OO0
and $4,000.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28
BOOK SALESMAN FLooRED.
Massachusetts Woman Pronounces
orowninshisld as Guinsel and
Man Nearly Faints.

Il have always rather prided myself
on the accuracy OF my pronunciation, ="
said a salesman in a Chicago hook store
to an Inter Ocean reporter but a woman
from Massachusetts, who came in yes
terday hoored me fiat She said she
wanted a book the name OF which she
had forgotten. but It was about an Amer
lean who visited Some people at a French
chateau This didn't give me any de-
finite idea OF what book she wanted.
"'You must have II. she said. It's by
a very prominent Washington woman
Her husband is in the navy. Her name IL
Grunsel, Mrs Grunsel'
Il could not for the life Of me recall any
Washington lady named Grunsel, so I
asked the lady TO write the name down
and give me time to look up. What on
earth DO you think she wrote7 why.
Crowninshield. She told me, too. that
it's an old Marblehead name. and that
nobody up there ever calls Crowninshield
anything but Grunsel"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28
AzTEcs AS MEDICAL MEN.
Ancient Mexican Race Believed to
Have Been Far Advanced
in Healing Art.

The ancient Aztec race OF Mexico was
Ear advanced in the practice OF medi-
cine. The native Mexicans prscticed
massage. splints were used in the dress
ing OF fractured bones. infamed gums
we're lanced with obsidian knives, aching
teeth were extracted. salt was used as an
antiseptlc. and ground obsidian as dust
ing powder Stiffness OF the muscles
and joints was treated by the sweat bath,
wounds we're sutured with human hair,
the actual cautery was applied to the
edges OF wounds, and venom was drawn
out OF poisoned wounds by sucking.
while bleeding was practiced In obsti-
nate headaches. The hygiene Of the
teeth was we'll looked after, very hot
food being avoided. as was the use OF
cold water after eating hot food Wooden
toothpicks, clean water, and powdered
charcoal served Tor den,rinee In short.
the practice Of medicine among these
early Mexicans compares very favorably
with that In vogue at the time Of the
landing of the pilgrim fathers
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28
BET ON A SURE THING.
A Merchant Who Had an Infallible
Barometer in His Ice
Chest.

II was a beautiful day, without sim
gle cloud In the sky The man who was
buying some food in delicatassen store
remarked on the weather, relates the
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Eyes. its fine. but it's going to rain, .
replied the dealer
Impossible, said the customer.
"l'n bel you fiver," said the dealer,
that It rains before the day is over, al
though | hate TO take your money"
The money was put up and the custom
er went away chuckling.
Before night the rain was falling in
torrents. The man who lost the bet
stopped at the delicatassen store TO see
the winner
How did you know II was going to
rain?" he demanded of the storekeeper.
The latter chuckled.
See that ice chest?" he asked, point
ing to big box in the corner.
The customer saw the ice box. II was
sweating big drops OF water.
That chest said the storekeeper, lis
my barometer. When there Is rain In
the air It begins to sweat: when rain Is
imminent It sheds those big drops you
see now I've had II over two years and
II never yet prophesied falsely"
Never too late to learn" sighed the
customer, but sometimes little knowl-
edge comes high"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28
NORWAY HOT AS CHICAGO.
Man In Open Car Tells Real Facts
About Goodness Of North-
arm Country.

ITS funny how people talk without
knowing what they are talking about"
said the man on the end seat OF a Chicago
open car. Half an hour ago heard a
man saying he'd like to be in Norway
Just now to get cool"
"Weff, isn't It cool there?" was asked.
II was there just year ago this time
and in one day there we're is cases OF
sunstroke In the town where was stop
ping and that same night three prisoners
In the lookup we're bitten to death By
mosquitoes Ice was 20 cents a pound.
with little to be had, and walked two
niles TO buy glassful Of lemonade and
then found It scalding hot mo, Stree.
Don't you do any longing for Norway
You Just eat hearty boiled dinner take
two glasses OF hot scotch and then get
an end seat ON a car and let her go Gala
CHER and keep your palm fan a-wavlng
This holiness is all imagination. You
won't make more than one round trip
before you'll want to get home and tum-
Bile into feather bed and draw a pair
OF wooden blankets up to your ears"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28
ROLLS Or WALLPAPER.
They Are Not All Made of One Length
as Ii the General Sup
position.

Most persons have an idea that ali
pieces of wall paper are necessarily VI
enc length" remarked a wall paper
man. according TO the Philadelphia
Record
Sometimes when ! receive orders
from a distance wonder Just what the
patron Is figuring on. He may gel
enough TO paper two rooms ana nc
may get only half enough---some figure
over economically and some over geu.
erously.
our domestic papers run eight
yards to the piece. hose from France
and Germany measure nine yards
while the English make their rolls &C
lengthy that they contain quite II
yards Then, OF course. there's the re.
peat On some OF the new papers with
he smallest figures this is next "a
nothing. and on some others, notably
thatl ong- tailed bird pattern, II a BIZ
over the figure Is required for each
length It means loss OF Ave feet on
every strip put on the wall.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28
WOULDN'T BE A BOY AGAIN
And slop the Pigs and Toss the Hay
and Pillow the Fields the
Livelong Day.

What. leave my office? Go away and
seek the fields of yesterday. the
meadows where | used to play? Well,
guess not Go leave my fan and easy
chair and lazy office, and go where
was a boy with touseled hair? Well,
I'll he shot Me. mel go back to that
far day. and slop the pigs, and throw
down hay to all the horses every day.
No, sir. not me- writes J. NJ. Lewis, In
the Houston Post
Let some one elso go chase the
chicks, LET some one else go split the
sticks, and take the sundry cuffs and
kicks: I'd like to see myself give ~
this slothful ease and wade through
barnyards to my knees; give up this
just go-as-you-please to go and be Q
Toy again as ! was then and trot the
same old gait again and go and finc
the speckled hen, and toss the hay
and salt the sheep and feed the COW
and go out in the field and pillow I'll
perspiration wet my brow ere ! coult
play.
No. thank you. don't pine to rol
into tepid swimmin' hole; I've gone
that road and paid that toll, and no7
I'll loll--darn yesterday Loll bach
and take the rest I've earnedl dom
think | have ever yearned for over
worked. sad and sunbruned youth: y
| did take It back I'm happy here,
want no days OF yesteryear leave
them for-with all their cheer-some
other kid.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28
Will Celebrate.

With the selection OF good
strong committee and the great
interest that has been aroused
during the. past week, Lehi will
have a celebration long to be re-
membered. 1t would seem that
the delay of arranging details
has awakened a general in crest
in the celebration. The coming
of the Garland Silver Band, Base
Ball Team and Dramatic Club TO
Join us in celebrating our nations
birthday, will help make the day
more interesting.
Let every citizen see to it,
especially our reception commit
tee, that all visitors are royalty
entertained.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28

way can be made. Without doubt
the route offers many attractive
features; among them the lake
teeze, and beautiful scenery OF
mountain, field and water.
These beauties are a resource
OF very great value and may be
made to administer 10 the culture
and pleasure of our people. The
Commercial Club might take up
this matter and work out the de-
tails.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28
Raises Farming 10 sei.no..

At Faringdon, Berkshire. England,
farming has been raised to science.
MIR George Adams. OF the royal prize
farm, Wpdley house farms some 1000
acres, of which about half Is arabic and
half pasture. He employees from 200
to $50 laborers. milks 500 cows daily,
keeps about 40 Shire brood mares, a
score OF breeding sows, and from 5000
to 1000 laying hens. grows about 900
acres of grain. besides attending TO
other multifarious items in the ordi-
nary course OF farm practice About
/ 900 acres OF meadow hay are harvest
ed annually. All the work. cutting.
carrying and ricking, is done by piece
work.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28

Tale Of Dutch Ship That Was Re.
garded with suspicion by Early
New Workers.

When New York was still young a
sturdy Dutch merchant by the name OF
Van Lnkle acquired wealth by his ven.
turas In shipping In those days. writes
Dan Beard, in Recreation, the differ
ence between q pirate and an honest
merchant man was often as slight as ID
is to-day between an honest merchant
and trust magnate. and Il had little
or nothing to do with business ethics.
Van Linlle sent many ships to the
Red Sea-, as II was called. loaded
traded off for silks. spices and orien-
al goods. These we're brought back to
New York by vessels manned by
strangely dressed and fierce looking
sailors. The details OF the trade did
not appear on the hooks OF Van Linkle.
though hts less venturesome ncighbors
SHOOK their heads and threw out dark
hints and even suggested that the gun
powder was exploded and the shot ex-
PEELED through the brass and bronse
throats Of the comical old cannons be
fore the trade was effected. However
that may be. Van IinlSle invested his
earnings in land and generations Of
ceople who needed the land as an OPP
portunity. to carry on business willing.
ly aid large sums for the privilege OF
using It. and the Van Linkle estate
grew and fattened on the necessities OF
the community until now. without la
Dor and without effort. II had so in
creased that its value was estimated in
millions.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28
Decorate.

Every one shonld act upon the
suggestion of the general com
mitlee and decorate their homes
for the Fourth OF July. 1t will
cest but Ii tie for a few flags
bunting, etc. These displayed
to good advant ge will help be.
speak your love of the flag of cuI
country. Do not leave this until
the morning of the Fourth, but
the day before let everyone dec
crate their homes and surround
ings.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28
The Festival.


The Strawberry and Ice Cream
Festival held last Thursday and
Friday at the City Park was a
success. Great credit is due to
the committees who worked Sc
faithfully and untireing for the
success of same. Their efforts
are appreciated by the Bishops
of the wards who have the Tab
ernacle Fund in charge.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28
A Lake Boulevarde.

A sentiment in favor of Utah
Lake Boulevarde is rapidly gain
ing ground in our city. The
road running south 10 A. II
Anderson's home in the field
could with comparatively little
effort be put in excellent con
dition for buggies, and extended
TO the lake shore. From there
it would be one of the most de-
lightful drives either westward
to the pumps at the head oil
Jordan River, or eastward to the
road now being provided by the
American Fork citizens.
The Lake front offers such ex-
cellent natural advantages thai
by a little expense good drive
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-28
Helping Him Out.

"I'm going to ask you for your daugh-
ter's hand before long, Mr. Rocks; is
there any chance for met"
"Humph! Why not ask now?"
IL don't think a man ought to marry
until he has saved $1,000. and I've only
saved three so far"
That's all right, my boy; I'll give
you the other two. Take her and may
the Lord---er--that is TO say. take her
and be happy. Houston Post.