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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
REGULATING ZION CITY MORALS.
"Sober-Minded Deacons" to Superin-
tend the Pastimes Of Youth.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Young men and women, boys and girls, in
Zion City have fallen into evil ways-thea-
tergoing, cardplaying, cigarette smoking
and dancing-Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva
said at a big open air meeting in front
Of the Zion University building. He pro-
poses to correct their morals without loss
of time. The town will be divided into dis
tricts, each in charge of a deacon, who will
be responsible for the moral welfare of the
young people in his district. Persistent
backsliders will be banished.
The aim will be to give each deacon not
more than twenty boys and girls. Anything
over that number, 1t is apprehended, would
give the church official too much to do.
It appears that since the factional differ
ences began in Zion City several months
ago. eliminating with the overthrow and
discredit of John Alexander Dowie. the
young people Of Zion City have been al
| lowed to do pretty much as they pleased.
They have not been taken to task for
their failure to attend the Sunday and
weekday services. They have missed the
elevating influence Of the white-robed choir.
Left to their own devices while theif elders
spent every minute of their leisure time at
tending meetings devoted to the considera-
ton Of church politics, the boys and girls
have been shared by the glaring facades,
brilliant lights and high kicker posters OF
theaters in Waukegan and Kenosha
The devil turks in cards, dancing. smok-
ing and the theater" said Voliva, earnestly.
Our young people in the stress Of our
religious trials have forgotten their teach
ings. They have strayed from home. They
are becoming like the young people of other
towns. No more are they contented with
the sweet repose of soul that comes from
pure and simple-minded life. But you will!
not be allowed to persist in your evil
course, young people.
II propose to divide Zion City into dis
tricts, alphabetically arranged, and each
district will be in charge of some sober
minded deacon, who shall act as the mont
tor of the young people in his district
The older persons, Voliva thought, had
long ago seen the folly Of playing with the
devils amusements."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
WHAT WILL CONGRESS Dor
Greedy Criticisms May Set Wheels in
Motion

The report of Maj. Gen. Greedy, COM
handing the Department of the Pacific. crit
icising the present arrangement Of divisions
and departments of the army. has caused
considerable discussion in the War Depart
ment and officers are wondering what will
be the effect when Congress takes up the
subject again. 1t is said that the report
emphasizes several times the point that
with six major generals of the line and If
teen brigadier generals of the line great
difficulty is found in finding places for
them commensurate with their rank. One
reason for creating divisions was to give
places for major generals the departments
being commanded by brigaders. Gen.
Greedy makes it appear that there is no
necessity for such dual commands as the
departments now report direct to the War
Department and the division commanders
do not know what has been done. 1t is also
said that extra staff officers are required
which might well be dispensed with should
the old department method be resumed.
Under present conditions there are two ma
tor generals stationed at Governors Island.
There is a major general and brigadier
general at San Francisco. Naturally 1t
seems that the duties not such as to re-
quire two general officers at one place, with
full set of officers. such as are attached
to every division and every department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
MAN SWAIN ASHORE.
Reported Drowning Causes Protracted
Search for Body.

ActnS Lieut.. Dean, In charge the harhor
police precinct, was notified by the seventh
precinct about IL o'clock last night that a
man was supposed to have fallen overheard
at Winship's wharf, foot of 18th street and
was crowned. Parties near the pier heard
the splash OF heavy body going over
BOARD Inc hnding of mans hat on the
bank added to the plausibility of the re-
port Officer Stang, with the detail; from
the harbor precinct, was sent to the scene
OF the supposed drowning and they dragged
the river in the vicinity of the wharf for
several hours. The dragging Operations
were resumed this morning unCer the d.
rection of Acting Sergt Passaur, and while
the work was going on Mr.. Passaur was
informed that man had fallen overheard
the night before, but that he had swan
ashore. On this information the search was
abandoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
ALLEGED MUMMY PROVES TO BE
A PLASTER CAST.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August "a, 1906.
The old Carlyle House, which was said
to have surrendered up its mystery
Wednesday afternoon, when w. w. Simp-
son, the lessee of the premises, who was
making excavations in the cellar, unearth-
ed what appeared to be the petrined body
of an Indian chief buried under the walls
for centuries, yesterday afternoon surren-
dered its mystery in reality.
When found late Wednesday afternoon
and seen in the cellar by artificial light
the body bore a striking resemblance to
what a petrified Indian might be supposed
to be- but when seen in the broad daylight
Yesterday the Indian" bore a decidedly
different look-in fact. much resembling
a plaster cast of man which had been
exhibition in show window of
secondhand establs hment in the neighbor-
hood of the Carlyle House that the suspi-
con aroused that the two were iden-
teal.
The cellar was visited by hundreds of
people curious to look upon the features
of the giant Indian chief. Mr.. Simpson
explained to the visitors that there were
several other vaults which had been sealed
for more than century and that after the
rush of visitors to see the mummy" was
over he intended to open these also, and
expected to find many curiosities.
Investigation by Officials.
Mayor Pan. accompanied by Chief of
Police Goods and City Coroner Moore, yes
terday afternoon at o'clock made
visit to the cellar to examine the mummy
and hold inquest over it, should 1t
prove to be the remains of a man. The
party was accompanied by several news
paper men. Acting under orders from
Mayor Paff, Mr.. Simpson removed the glass
covering which had been placed over the
vault to prevent too close an inspection by
the more curious, some persons having
previously expressed a desire to try the eff
feet of pocket knife upon the Indians
nose. After the glass was removed DIR.
Moore took an old sword, and with sharp
thrust severed one of the ears of the In
dian. AS soon as the ear was removed 1t
was decided that the figure was plaster.
The "coroner's jury departed without hold
ing inquest.
The Alexandria Maccabees gave an ex-
cursion yesterday to Luna Park. Early in
the afternoon crowds of children focked
to the resort in order to take advantage
of the amusements, which are free for little
ones before g o'clock in the afternoon.
Later in the evening many older people
visited the park, and all the cars departing
from Alexandria were crowded to their
capacity.
James E. Simpson of Charlottesville died
yesterday afternoon in Alexandria. He was
seventy-two years of age.
Dan Jones, colored. was this morning SEN
fenced by Justice Cation TO a term of sixty
days in Jail on the charge of breaking into
the house of Dolly Jones, also colored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
SENDS COIN BAKED IN BISCUIT.
Colorado Girls Novel Way Of Getting
Money Through the Mail.
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
A Colorado girl who wanted a certain
school book ordered it from a Chicago pub
Usher and sent>the money for 1t, baked in
a biscuit.
The sender explained that she was so
far from a money order selling office Of any
kind that she had no other mode Of sending
the price than to inclose 1t as she did. 1t
was silver quarter that she sent. We often
hear Of clouds with silver Innings. but here
Is chunk Of dough with a silver filing.
The Ravenswocd woman who tells this
story says that this is only one Of many
inventions of money mailing people. Their
resources in contriving ways to disguise
the presence of coin or currency in letters
and packages seemingly are unlimited.
Chicagos big stores that handle heavy
business through the mails are able to re-
count some unusual methods. Some of the
women who send to Chicago for various
articles are ingenious in this matter. The
Colorado incident simply shows the scope
of the human mind in trying to outwit the
thieves who occasionally manage to slip
into the federal service.
The lost and found department of the
United States railway mail service In Chi
cago produces some wonderful conceits in
concealing remittances. Frequently pack
ages break open and dollars, halves. quar-
ters and dimes roll out of unheard-of hid
ing places. One queer fact concerning the
matter is that after a person has taken un-
heard-of pains to hide a remittance he will
do up his package so carelessly that 1t
In the Colorado book order the sender
sent with the biscuit note telling where
the coin was secreted. The book she want
ed was Studies in French"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
A woMAN's WAY WITH A MAID.
How One Housekeeper Disposed of the
Servant Problem.
From Good Housekeeping.

From Good Housekeeping.
During fifteen years have had in my
service six girls who have been a COM
fort and help such as no mere servant
can be.
l have never paid wages higher than
my neighbors have done. and our home
is go small that maid has to be content
with humble accommodations.
have given. however, what every mis-
tress does not bestow-frequently does
not believe ina certain friendliness, eor-
dial sympathy, an interest in the inner
life Of a girl whose flesh and blood, whose
heart. ambitions and loves are not so diff
ferent from my own.
One plan I have carried out for years
has aided me largely in making the best
Of each maid who comes into my house.
hold. once month give her an after
noon or companionship. not in the duties
of the house, but in some little trip or
recrea ton she chooses by herself.
Sometimes 1 accompany her to a mat
inee, while on pleasant summer days we
go picnicking in the woods or to some
shore resort. There have been afternoons
sEent in museums and art galleries,
when l have been really astonshed a.
what glimpse of things rare and beau
tiful means to such girl
II you will try it, making yourself a
key to the mysteries of such an exhibit,
you will really find a great deal of pleas
ure In IL. Hundreds of women go out of
their way to do such work from a settle
merit standpoint, but it never occurs to
them to give such a pleasure to girl
working in their own kitchens
1t is not alone the pleasure given thai
Is appreciated; 1T is the companionship
and kindly interest I find most valued.
The holiday i give is not the weekly
Thursday off, 1T is some other convenient
day, and you will find as 1 do that the
work has all been satisfactorily COM
Ileted before the vacation occurs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
CUBA ENLISTING MEN.
But is Not Worrying Over the Revolu-
ton,

Cuba Is enlisting volunteers and still as
serts its ability to crush the revolutionary
movements in the little republic. according
to dispatch from Mr. Sleeper, United
States charge at Havana, to sthe State De-
partment. Mr.. Sleeper says the outbreak
has spread to Santa Clara and Matanzas
provinces Carlos Mondieta, with 200 men,
is now leading the instruction in Santa
Clara province, white the movement in Ma
tanzas province is reported to be of little
Importance and the leader is unknown
The State Department regards the dis
patch of Mr.. Sleeper as an indication that
Cuba is fully able to look after its own in
terest, and there is no suggestion of United
States interference in Cuban affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
I. C. C. TO MEET SOON,
The Three New Members Are Sworn
and Paid

1t is probable that the next. meeting of
the interstate commerce commission will
be held on August 2S, when 1t is thought
the most of the commissioners will be in
town. Franklin Lane of California, one of
the three new appointees. arrived In Wash
ington yesterday afternoon. E. c. Clark
of Iowa and James s. Harlan of Chicago,
the other two new members, have both
been here and took the oath of office In
order that they might draw their salaries.
but have now left the city. Chairman
Knapp and Commissioners Clements and
Prouty have all been out of town but are
expected back on Monday next About the
first thing that will be done is to arrange
for definite extension of time in which
the railroads and the express companies
may file their revised tariffs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
SHoNTs AND MACON JoSHED.
University Club at Panama Gives a
Smoker

There has been received in Washington a
copy of a new paper published at Panama
and in it is an account of a smoker at
the University Club, given to entertain
Chairman Shonts of the isthmian commits
sion while he was on the isthmus. The
managers of the entertainment adopted
Gridiron Club methods with their principal
guests, and both Chairman Shonts and Gov.
Magoon were touched up in fine style. Ref
erences to making the dirt fly" were made
and there were quips and jokes at the ex-
pense of many connected with canal work.
1t would appear that the Americans on the
zone have not lost their sense Of humor
while away from home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Navy Yard Notes.

Owing to the death Of his father, Mr..
John Byers, one of the assistant foremen,
has gone to his home in western Maryland.
Mr.. NJ. A. Lynch, foreman of the second
airy gun mount shop, is spending his vaca-
ton at Atlantic City. Mr.. Samuel Bates is
acting foreman In the meantime.
Commander Beatty is acting commandant
of the navy yard during the absence of
Capt. Leutze, who is away on his vacation
trip.
Much regret is expressed by the employees
Of the navy yard because Of the recent
death of John Harrison, one of the experts
of the tool division of the Washington navy
ward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
The Old Plane Tree Of Cos.
rom the London Times.

From the London Times
In the Island of Cos, in the Aegean sea,
there stands. jealousy guarded, a huge
plane tree measuring nearly eighteen yards
in circumference. 1t is surrounded by a
podium, or raised platform. breast high.
doubtless built to support the trunk of the
tree after 1t had become hollow and weak
from age. The lower branches are still well
preserved and have been shored up by
pieces Of antique columns, over the upper
ends of which the branches have grown
like caps in consequence of the pressure Of
their own weight.
Close by the tree is solid marble seat,
which is said to .e the chair of Hippocrates,
the father of medicine, and it Is supposed
that he taught the art of healing from that
seat He was born at Cos 400 B. c. This
gives a clue to the age of the celebrated
plane tree, which must be considerably
more than 1900 years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
A Pensioner of Charles K.
From the London Globe.

Although France has witnessed thirty-six
years Of republic. preceded by twenty-five
years of empire and by some eighteen years
more Of limited monarchy. there has linger-
ed on until the past week the last item on
the civil list OF the last King of France.
Charles X. In 1880 Charles granted a pen
sion of 1 300 francs a year to one of his men
servants. And year in and year out ever
since, whatever system might be up or
down. the good fellow has religiously pre-
scented himself on pension day to draw his
300 francs, and just as religiously every
succeeding finance minister has had 1t ready
for him. The old worthy has just died, a
centenarian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Domestic Servants in Paris.
From LIE Petit Journal.

From LIE Petit Journal
A recent lawsuit has drawn attention to
the question of the responsibility of mas
tiers in regard to their domestics and espe-
cially female servants The tribunal not
only severely condemns the Partisan Gus
tom of RELOCATING domestics to the sixth
story, in garrets badly partitioned and
free from all surveillance, but 1t points out
that this carelessness is prejudicial to mo-
rality, as well as being disastrous to
health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
u. S. Delegation Coming Home.

w. 1. Buchanan, chairman of the United
States delegation to the Pan-American con-
ference at Rio Janeiro, has advised the
State Department that most of the MEM
bers OF the delegation will sail for New
York on the steamer Tennyson. Mr..
Buchanan says that all the important SUBJ
jects considered at the conference have
been satisfactorily covered and that the
conference will probably close this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Dock Dewey Ready for Work.

Naval officials were very much gratifled
this morning by cable advices showing that
the new big dry dock Dewey. recently tow
ed from Baltimore to the naval station at
Olongapo, P. l., is now in full working or
der, having been fully repaired from the
damages received during her long voyage,
and that she is being utilized for cleaning
the hull Of the army transport Meade,
which went into the dock yesterday. This
is the first time the dock has been used
since Its arrival on it's permanent station
in the Philippines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
TWO UP AND TWO DOWN.
The Fencing Master to Investigate
German System.

Several letters have reached the War De-
partment from officers and enlisted men of
the army who believed that the German
manual Of fencing is greatly superior to
that used in the American army. The de-
partment has referred these letters to Capt.
Herman o. Keohler master of the sword
at the West Point Academy, with the re-
quest that he investigate the German sys-
tenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Youth Leads in Rogue Race.

NORWICH, Conn, August 24.-G. Clifford
Howard of Washington, D. c., the sixteen
year-old rogue player, continued his phe-
nomenal work at the national tournament
yesterday by winning both morning games.
He is picked as the national champion, hav-
ing lost but single game, while his VIC
tories are seven. For second place w. H.
Wahiy of Washington and Harold Bos-
worth of New London are tied, with six
wins and two games lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Children Given OUTING

The children and attendants of the Wash
ington City Orphan Asylum one hundred
and forty in number. spending the day
at Marshall Hall as the guests of the
Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall Steam
boat Company and the Capital Traction
Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Nays to Travel Free.

The quartermaster general of the army
has recommended that transportation for
horses of mounted officers ordered on col
lege and recruiting duty be provided by the
department. The recommendation was ia
vorably considered, but as the entire sub
ject of mounts is under consideration it
was decided by the department that no ac-
ton shall be taken on the quartermaster's
recommendation until the department has
gone into the question more fully.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24

While coming into the harbor at VAN
couver. B. c., Tuesday evening, the Amer
lean man-of-war Princeton ran ashore in
the Narrows. After remaining aground
four hours she was fioated off unframed.
Charles E. Browne. the convicted Gus
toms silk examiner who was recently eX-
tradited from Canada and released from
Sing Sing on writ of habeas corpus, thea
rearrested on another indictment, was re-
leased from the Tombs In New York We'd
nesday on $4,000 bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Cricket at Chevy Chase.

The usual Saturday game of the MEM
hers of the Washington Cricket Club will be
nlaved tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock
upon the grounds of the club at Chevy
Chase Circle.
Two teams will be chosen and no doubt
an interesting contest will be seen. Visiting
cricketers will be welcomed to the contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
American Consulate Shaken.

Mr.. R. s. Atkins, United States vice con-
sui at Valparaiso. has cabled the Secretary
of State that everything in the United
States consulate was destroyed by the
earthquake and that no supplies are avail
able.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24

The Harvard crew had their first row on
the tIdeway at Putney, England, yester-
day. practlcing starts and sprints They
feathered high and rowed rather a weak
stroke, doubtless due to the change of
water. Wray coached the men from a
shell Some lao spectators watched the
work q the Harvard oarsmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Ball PLAYERS Will See Show

The Chicago and National base ball teams
have accepted the invitation of Manager
LYONS to attend the performance at the
Academy of Music tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Cuttlefish Gets Wet.

The submarine boat Cuttleish will be
launched at Quincy, Mass, the afternoon
OF Saturday, September 1. This vessel was
built by the Fore River shipbuilding Com
pany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Women Writers

From the Academy.
We know a number of women writers,
and many Of them are very good looking
much better looking, at any rate. than
men writer's, whose appearance is very
seldom as attractive as their works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24

Gold Dust Maid. favorite. recouped the
disappointment with Ardelle. Geers IL
lowed the mare to trail along in all three
heats until past the three-quarter pole. In
none of the heats did Geers win by more
than half length. while in the last neat IL
was not until the last stride or two tnat the
nose of the mare showed ahead of Oros.
Henry Titer's Totara and Chester w. La
sells Lady Resolute made battle roya!
for the 81 200 purse, PIG trot Totara peat
Lady Resolute out in the stretch In the
first two heats.
The first accident of the meet came In the
second heat of the PIG trot, when wesley
Baron within seventy-five yards OF the
wire, suddenly faltered, swerved and almost
lost his balance Geers. who was driving
him. found that a forward tendon had been
fractured.
21O class, trotting; the Ponkapoag; 81 500.
Mamie s.. by Robbie Golddust: E. Geers ! I
Mac Mack 0 Mack b. .Heman
Roberta. b. m :................ M Meaen1y
Van Zandt, b. M. ;Deveraun ( ; z
i'sle" N0F'e Time n IN 2.o74. 2.osa. 2o7S.
Nai h ssIso; "e Orc $500 Mack Mack. $500; ko
berta $500; Van Zandt. $50.
PIG class. trotting; purse. 81, 200:
Totara. b. M, by Bingen-Nowaday Dy q
Iookaway ..:................H. litter ] ! 2
Lady Resolute, b. m............ Laseil 3 8 !
o. il. w b. g..................M Mccarthy y
Grue Cameron. ch H.. hlgpee IT,
Wesley Baron. oh. H. =: Eeefs oar
Money TI%s 2Io 2i s4o; LADY Resolute
$3.50: o. H. w. Sl2O: Grace Cameron. $50.
Of 1908 purse S' MoSo tGG ,n linton
by simmons. ..................' NacK .Sas ,
'G Man waF SvsOEBrend. Yorie $780, john ward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Base Ball, Racing
and Other Sports

Continued from Ninth Page)