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The Washington times., 1906-05-08
GIRL OF TWENTY-ONE
AT HEAD OF SCHOOLS

BANGOR. Ne. May S.-The town OF
Veazie, few miles above Bangor. on
the Penobscot River. boasts Of having
the youngest school superintendent In
the United States and one Of the most
effective.
At a recent meeting Of the school
board it was unanimously decided TO
elect Miss Maud NJ. Davis TO the posi-
ton of superintendent Of the town
schools. with full powers. She is only
twenty-One years old.
After finishing the grammar school
course Miss Davis entered the Bangor
high school, where she earned a reputa-
tion as a painstaking and brilliant
scholar and from which she graduated
with high hOnors I'm 1904.
Miss Davis talents are many and use-
full, and with her other work she finds
time to act as instructor OF drawing in
the public schools Of Hampden. She IS
very popular in NeaZie, both with the
school children and with the older folks.
who look with pride upon her achieve
ments and confidently expect that under
her guidance the Veazie schools will
have a very successful year
With her ability and capacity for
study. her ambition and willingness 10
work together with the experience
which she is getting, she is destined to
become, while still very young. one OF
the foremost educators in the State.
The Washington times., 1906-05-08
TAKONA PARK MOVING
FOR CARNEGIE GIFT
Committee Appointed to Select Library
Site Quickly and Raise Money
for Its Purchase.

The TakOma Park Citizens Associa-
tor wants a site upon which 10 build
the proposed Carnegie Library. II has
been negoua' ing for desirable locatio@
for two years. but as vet has failed IL
find a place TO conform with the re
qUirement of the association.
A committee Of five members was ap-
Pointed last night at a mcetilS Of tho
association to look up Il suitable place
and report its findings to the association
tomorrow evening Mayor ". G. Platt,
James A Martin, Angus Lamonde, DR..
II. NJ Bennett and W. W. Dyer were
appointed on the building committee 10
which have been assigned the duty Of
making the selection. Col. c. @. Sniffen,
president of the association. informed
the members last night that unless some
move was made in the near future to-
ward erecting the building, that Mr..
Carnegie may withdrawn his PROPOSE
ton toward giving the suburb a library
he urged the committee appointed TO
select some place without delay.
The conditions upon which the Car
Eegie gift of $4,000 can be accepted is
that the residents of TakOma Park pu--
chase a library site. Congress 20 fur
nish the books and District to meet the
running expense. The selection Of the
site is the only stone in the way toward
the fulfllment of all the requirements.
II is expected that s. 900 will be needed
to purchase the site of the amount
81, 4I5 has already been contributed.
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DEATH RECORD

Clarence B. Entriken. q years, ne
Seventh street northeast
Gertrude z Fowler l year, 2Os Ninth
street southeast.
oscar J. Lee. - years. s512 P street
northwest
e1errge W, Honey, 20 years, 100 First
street northeast.
George H Walker, "a years, $40 New
ark street, Cleveland Park
Ella Crawford, Al years. Durent
court
John W ". Douglas. IS years. I521
ROsedale street northeast
Willie Jones, 3 years. IS y street
southwest
Hanna Lee 50 years, ss2 Twenty-third
street northwest
Samuel C Thompson, 81 years. 1905
Twelfth street northwest
William B. HOWSrd. years, III Four
teenth street northwest.
George Taylor. 81 years. Washington
Asylum Hospital
William Henry Goddard. Il years, 81
Twelfth street southeast
julia Taylor, 5s years, 81 Third street
southwest
Daphney Clements. IS years, Washing
ton Asylum Hospital.
George Leek, 9 months. 2215 Pomeroy
court
Margarer = Jenries, months, Con
gress Heights.
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WAS HELD A PRISONER
ON TOP OF LOFTY STACK
Daring Resc de Of Workman, Who Chung
to Rim Of Tall Chimney for
Thirteen Hours.

CAMDEN. y. J.. May S.-Ciiaging TO
the rim OF the lofty .l..nn@- q -
American Niclzle Company. OF. rhe dizzy
height Of which he had been trapped.
man gaz>-d down on an awe-struck
crowd wbi',h stood guard throughout
the day a. Ienth and Elm streets.
He was John Burnett, a Steeple Jack.
employed by Kellogg & Co. OF New
York. The chimney had been condemned
and Burnett set out on the work OF de-
raoiition this morning A scaffoldfng
had beon con .ructed and UP this Bur
nett climbed at O'Clock. As he was
nearing the summit, 80 feet from the
ground, there was a sharp crack OF
the timbers and the scafoIding swaved
He thrust one hand upward and caugb,
The rim as he felt the supports leave
his feet
The work Of Tescuing Burnett was
rushed for fear aat he would cOllapse
and be dashed 10 death
As the hours passed. the crowd OF
watchers increased Burnett WAS i'm
movable as the figure Of a colossal
monument a messenger was dispatched
for Steeple Jack Joe Corbett.
(orbett drove spikes inside the chin
ney. and. by careful balancing. mounted
up until he could hold himself againsi
The circular sioes OF the stack. Then
one end TO Burnett, who had iusT
enough strength left 10 make fast the
rope 10 the top Of the chimney and
lower himself with Corbett's assistance
he was hailed with great Cheering
when he reached the ground. CorbeIt
was vociferously praised II was S
o'clock at night when the rescue was
made.
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TWO HORSES CREMATED
AND STABLES DESTROYED
Destructive Early Morning Blaze In
Northwestern Section of the
City.

Two horses were cremated and 81 900
other damage was the result of a fire
which originated in a shed in the rear
Of 1910 Eighth street northwest about 2
O'Clock this morning. The horses and a
buggy were the property Of Allen c..
Moran.
The fire is said 10 have originated
from an overturned lantern in Frank
Wagner's shed, and before it was dis
covered by policeman from the Eighth
precinct station, 1t spread to the ad-
joining sheds. 4 few moments after the
fire started IN the rear Of 1910. the
structure back Of 1912, rented by Mr..
Moran, was burned to the ground, and
the firemen had no chance 10 save the
horses. who We're tied to the stalls, OF
the buggy and feed.
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OPERATION MAY SAVE
YOUNG HARRISON'S LIFE
Victim of Mysterious Assault Improved
But Still in a Precarious
Condition.

physicians at Sibley Hospital reported
today that Allen Harrison. the young
man who is said TO have been struck on
the head with a stone and kicked in
the face by a colored man on April %.
while with Mary Hunt. OF 2325 1 street
northwest. was improving and doing as
well as could be expected.
Yesterday afternoon the lad was oper-
ated upon by Drs. Carr and Elliott
Ihey found depression or the fore
part OF the skull. Although Harrison
Is said to be improving. he is still in
a precarious condition
Ihe police are still proceeding on the
tneory that there was a coIored man
IN the AFFAIR. but they are not hopeful
OF much success. because neither Miss
Hunt nor Harrison can Identify their
alleged assailant.
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SULTAN PROCRASTINATES,,
ENGLAND ODDURATE
Torpedo Boats Patrol Red Sea and
Boundary Question Must Be Settled
by Porte in a Week.

LONDON, May S.-There are indica-
uons that the Sultan VIII decline to
agree TO the British demands regarding
the boundary dispute between Turkey
and Egypt within the time limit OF the
ultimatum- The Sultan viii attempt to
prolong the negotiations, hoping 10 Sc
cure more in the end than IL he gave
way now
The British government, however, has
resolved TO move quickly when the time
limit expires, one week from today. It
thls becomes necessary. Six torpedo
boats have been ordered from Malta to
patrol the Red Sea, the same as in war
time.
What uneasiness exists as to the out
come is due TO the fact that n fight is
proceeding between the anti-British and
pro-:8ritish officials at the Yildiz Kfosh
at Constantinople for the domino ting in
nuence over the Sultan. The antI-Brit-
ishers thus far have the upper hand.
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MINNIE EDWARDS GOES
TO DANVILLE FOR TRIAL

Accompanied by Chief of Police ]. B.
&-ker, OF OE-avile. Va. Minnie Ed
wards, VINO vas arrested al tho ro7,n-
sylvania station last night by Detective
Barbee, returned to that city today to
stand trial on a charge of stealing 500.
She spent the night in the First precinct
station.
Yesterday afternoon Captain Board
man received a dispatch from Chief
Acker. asking that a lookout be main
tanned for the young woman who had
been seer boarding a train coming to
Washington About : o'clock Barbee
saw the girl coming through the gate
and arrested her. She was taken TO
Police Headquarters. where she ad-
Initted her identity and said she was
willing 10 return 10 Danville for trial.
a small sum of money was found in
her poclSetbook.
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DIES OF STANDARDIZATION
FROM EATING MARSHMALLOW

PHILADELPHIA, May S.-A marsh
mallow given to her by another child
yesterday afternoon lodged in the throat
Of nineteen-months old Bessie Schaef-
fer. OF 2456 North Fifth street, and
caused her death few minutes later.
The little girl had been placed in a
chair on the front porch, and while her
mother was absent in the house some
children who were playing in the street
began to fondle the baby. One of them
put a marshmallow IN Bessie's mouth
The child died within five minutes
from strangulation, notwithstanding a
physicians hard work TO save her life.
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STRONG ENTRY LIST
FOR CHEVY CHASE
Douglass and HOrstman in
Annual Golf Tourney.
COURSE IN GOOD CONDITION
Many Handsome Prizes Offered-Handi-
cap Competition on Satur-
day Popular.

The annual Chevy Chase golf tourna-
ment which starts day after tomorrow.
promises 10 be one OF the most success
tui ever held by the local club. A num-
Der OF the best amateurs in the coun-
Try have signihed their intention OF TAX
ING part, among whom are Findlay S.
Douglass, of the Nassau Golf Club: F.
Oden Horstman, OF Chevy Chase and
Philadelphia. who has recently taken
first honOrs at the Atlantic City touIua-
ment; W. d. Duff, of the Edgewood
Golf Club. Pittsburg. who wen the
qualification prize at Chevy Chase last
year: Harold Selfridge, OF Boston. one
of the few Americans who defeated the
Oxford and Cambridge players here
two years ago; w. P. Smith. ex-cham-
pion Of Philadelphia: George ]. Cooke.
captain and champion OF Philadelphia
Country Club; and John w. Frick. of
the Baltimore Country Club.
Local Players.
The local entries will include the fore
most players of Washington, among
whom are Dalzen. Chevy Chase: Orms-
by McCammon, Chevy Chase: Lee Har-
ban, Columbia: MOrven Thompson.
Chevy Chase; Harrison. Chevy Chase.
II Is expected Lhat there will be about
sixty entries IoT the tournament. WhlCl
is open 20 members OF the golf clubs
in the United States Golf Association
and such other players as Chevy Chase
may invite For the handicup cup
competition. which Will be played on
Saturday. about 15 players will be en-
tered. IN this last competition the hand
leaps OF the Middle Atlantic Golf Asso-
ciation will be used for the first time.
Many Prizes.
The Chevy Chase course is IN ex-
cellent condition and undoubtedly tho
golf will be OF a high order. Prizes
which Will be awarded are as follows:
For qualification round, stroke com
petition. eighteen holes. thlrty-two 10
qualify.
The club cup and second prize for
match play, eighteen noles.
Consolation Cup and second prize,
match play for those put out in the
first round Of the Club Cup competition.
Handicap cup and second prize Tor
stroke competition. eighteen holes.
-Four extra prizes have been added.
They are first prize and prize for runner
for third sixteen, prize for beaten eight
IN first sixteen. and prize for beaten
eight IN second sixteen.
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EXILE CH0KED AND BIT
TURKISH OFFICIAL TO DEATH

CONSTANTINOPLE. May s.-Advices
received here from TripOH state that
ALI Shamyt Pasha. former military
governor of SCutari. who was recent
ly eXiled TO TripoH because of his al
legged completely in the murder Of Red
Sheck. former prefect of Constants
nople, while being interrOgated by Ned
suddenly flew at the oficisi and killed
him. The exiled pasha became angry
over the questions put TO him and
seized the procurator by the throat
choking and biting him until he was
dead.
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WOMAN DROPS DEAD
WHILE H0ElNG POTATOES

Taken i'll while hoeing potatoes in her
truck garden. Mary Brooks. colored,
s.Xty-five years old. or o. Sumner ave-
nue.. Hillsdale. fell unconscious and died
a few moments after She was removed
to her home yesterday afternoon.
Coroner hewitt was informed and gave
a certificate Of death from heart failure.
superinduced by acute indigestion.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

John NJ. Hammerly and Helen G.
Dyson.
Cleveland Waters and Rosa Newman.
both of Oxen Hill, Md.
James A. Peary, Parkersburg. Va, apd
Theresa e. Selig, Grange, Nd.
Fritz Weber and Marie Leondardt
Fielder r Colbert and Florence Ma
Sruder.
George Shreaves and Mary Eill.
John ]. Carpenter and Oracle Hagems.
Charles H. Porter and Elizabeth S.
Howat, both of Philadelphia, Pa
George Sapp and Mary ChiIds.
The Washington times., 1906-05-08
ORDER FROM CHAOS
At SAN FRANCISCO
Greedy Reports Progress in
Relief Distribution.
WASTE AND THEFT STOPPED
Rations Furnished Only to Persons Who
Can Prove Actual
Destitution.

Gradually the army. under the super
vision of General Greely and General
Funston. is restoring conditions at San
Francisco TO a normal basis. General
Greely reports considerable progress in
this direction in a telegram received at
the War Department this morning. He
says:
Entire force selected officers arrived.
and both regiments affording me suf-
ficient force TO handle the situation eff
cicntly both for relief and otherwise.
All camps are gradually coming under
proper supervision and inspection An
officer or soldier will require each ap-
plicant TO state that he Is destitute and
can only obtain food by public relief.
Adult males will be questioned as 70
willingness to work. and notified that
rations 10 them will cease in few
days. All applicants answering unfa-
vorably will be rejected.
Women Suffer for Clothing.
Condition of thousands of refugees
terrible for lack of suitable clothing.
particularly women. Systematic ar
Tangements are. however. being made
10 distribute under Red Cross regula-
tions clothing and other like materials
10 homeless and destitute. Enormous
quantities of supplies were wasted prior
10 army supervision. Tomorrow will be
the first time that forces were suffi-
clent to put soldier on each team haul
ing food and other supplies Robberies
and diversions. so frequent in the past
are practically ended.
Present trouble lies in repeaters and
impostors, which hope shortly TO elm
mate. Devine and I remain fully in ac-
cord as to conditions, prospects, and
remedies. Public opinion has so far IN
variably indorsed army methods and
measures. Governor Pardee Mayor
SchmitZ, and citizens committee also
cooperate most harmoniOusly with
army
ditions continue good, but in that direc-
ton lies the only possible danger. which
] have confidence will be averted-''
More Money From Congress.
Another appropriation to defray the
expenses Of the War Department incur
red in relief work at San Francisco will
he asked of Congress by Secretary Taft
The amount will likely be fixed at from
$4,000 to 100000. Two Congressional
appropriations totaling s., 100000 already
nave been made.
Secretary Taft's intention Of again ap-
pealinE to Congress was made known
in telegram he sent to General Greely
at San Francisco late yesterday after
noon. authorizing him to allow Major
Devol, the Quartermaster at that point
the use of $500. 600 sent some time ago
for the purchase of supplies.
This decision was arrived at only after
considerable correspondence by tele-
graph on the subject between Secretary
Taft and General Greedy.
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CRUSHED BETWEEN
WAGON AND GATE

benjamin Johnson, colored. forty
years old. Of 1910 Q street northwest
was seriously injured about the hips
and internally hurt last night by be-
ing caught between a loaded lumber
wagon and a gate at the Agricultural
Department
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Stone Aimed at Alfonso
Strikes. Kings Sister
Missile Hurled at Spanish Monarch While He
Was Driving Automobile Injuries Prin-
cess Maria Theresa

MADRID, May S.-While the royal
family was returning 10 the palace last
night in an automobile driven by King
Alfonso, some one threw a stone at the
vehicle. The missile was evidently in
tended for King Alfonso. but 1t missed
him and struck his sister. the Princess
Maria Theresa, but did not seriously
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DIED.

McNABB-On May s. 1906. At midnight
ELIZA. widOT Of James McNabb. IN ths
eighty-rdnth year OF her age
Funeral services at her late reSfde1~a
The Gladstone. Wednesday. the eth Instant
at I-f5 p m. Interment at Greennouuf
Cemetery. Baltimore. Nd.
Baltimore papers please copy.) Il
LEO-On Sunday. May 6. 1906. AZ as .. m
Mrs HANNAH LEO.
Funeral from residence. ss2 Twenty-third
street. Wednesday morning At $50. Solemn
requiem mass AT St Stephens Church
CTexas and Connecticut papers please copy
myT-2r
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injure her. The police are looking for
the person who threw the stone. but
they have no clews to work upon.
Kaiser Wilhelm has sent King Alfonso
as wedding present the heads of the
stays and boars which Alfonso killed
while he was visiting the Kaiser at
Potsdam last year. The heads are
magnihcently mounted.
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HARVARD-PENNSY
GRADS WILL ROW
Novel Feature at American
Henley.
SYRACUSE MAKES ENTR.'
More College Crews to Take Part This
Year Than in Regatta's
History.
SYRACUSE MAKES ENTR:'

PHILADELPHIA, May S--A novel
feature which the stewards Of the
American Rowing Association are plan
ming 70 add 10 their big regatta on the
SchuylkilI May 26 is a special race be-
tween two crews made up OF former
Harvard and University OF Pennsylvania
oarsmen.
The Union Boat Club OF Boston. which
is made UP of ex-Harvard carsmen, and
which has always given every encour-
agement. TO the American Regatta"
since it's inception. has been asked TO
furnish the Harvard crew Enough
former University of Pennsylvania oars
men IN this city have volunteered TO get
up a crew TO row the Harvard men If
the latter can get together a crew on
this short notice. The Pennsylvania
men are willing TO row the Boston men
either IN a special race or 10 compete
against them in one of the regular
classes
Syracuse Entries.
The stewards last week received the
entry of the Syracuse University eight,
the New Workers agreeing for the first
time since they took up rowing TO send
down an eight. The Syracuse men eX-
pressed their regret that they would
not have a chance to trim Cornell, which
is the height Of ambition for every Syra-
cusan- The college entries TO date are
two crews from Harvard. two from
Pennsylvania, and one from Syracuse
The entry from Yale has not been re-
ceived vet, but the stewards are not
worried on this account, for Yale never
sends down her entry until the last
week. The Ellis have always had n crew
in the regatta. and with Julius Curtis,
Of Yale, favoring tie project. a crew is
confidently expected
1t was hoI ed for a time that George
town and Columbia would send down
crews for the first time. but the rowing
authorities at each Of these universities
have decided that they will be unable 10
compete outside Of Poughkeepsie- Cor
nell has also decided not TO compete, but
since TIE Ithaca Oarsmen have to race
against Harvard on May IS at Cam
bridge and are conducting a regatta OF
Their own on Memorial Day they were
hardly expected 10 appear at Philadel-
phia- B4t without them the college fea-
ture OF the regatta viii be more inter
esting than ever for there viii be more
university eights in competition
Many Clubs Will Row.
Every week brings In more entries
from the clubs OF the East New York,
Brooklyn. Baltimore. and Washington
have all assured crews for the regatta,
and Philadelphia will be on hand with
me most representatives in her history.
Hardly n club along BoathOuse Row will
be without an entry. and several Of the
clubs viii have half a dozen or more
Another event which is attracting na-
tiOnal attention IS the race for school
crews The entries TO date for this event
are the Stone School, champions OF Bos-
ton. the CasCadilla School. OF Casca-
dilla. y. Y. and the Central High and
Central Manual crews, Of Philadelphia
With these four crack eights in cOmpe-
contests OF the day, for II contains
greater number of school crews than are
ever entered even for the English Hen
lev
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


af1E ELEVENTH ANNUAL CONVEN-
ION OF the Protestant Episcopal Church
~ me Diocese Of Washington will be
neiq IN ST Johns Church. Georgetown
~ " EDNESDAY, MAY ., 1896. II
ms Is TO NOTIFY all the creditors OF
ne ne oledo Gaze S36 PENNSYLVANIA ave.
"a tiiiL propose 70 sell the business
ne eiie 20 Lewis Mandis. and fhs.
"a "a Il. o's"Ts with bills due from The
e.e. or payable by me should pre-
~ - sine al the cafe or to william
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the ~ asht-'gf1a Railway 7-d E,.,t-c.e
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holders or record May list. 1906 Poot-z
for the Il ansfer Of stock win ha r1oSed
from May list. 1906, 70 june Is. a.
both dates inclusive JAS. z. LACKEY
Secretary.
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Beautiful Funeral
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LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.

aALL-NoYES DAY AND NIGHT
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Both sexes, al ages. Primary. Grammar,
High. also Business Branches open year
round Catalogues
FRANCES MANN HALL. An, Principal,
22l St nv. Telephone Main 3S77-k
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A SPECIAL MEETING OF the g---I---
holders Of the Norfolk ana Wasb51e--
ton. ID. c. Steamboat Company will Be
held at the Office Of the COMPANY foor
of Seventh street. Washington. d =
Monday. May 2sth. 1906. j O'Clock noon
for the purpose Of authorizing an n
crease IN the capital stock OF The COM
pany and for such other business es
may come before the meeting Trans
fer books VIII be closed from May 18th
% 18th, 1895, irclusive- LEVI WOOD
BURY. President. ODELL s. SMITH
Secretary and Treasurer. ap27-sOt
W. L PALnIER, 32s7-ss d st. y. ".
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LIVERY. BOARDING, AND PRIVATE
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tOI hlre az short notice Successor 70 Arling-
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