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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
CLASS CELEBRATES
Students Of George Washington Uni
versity Make Merrv

The second-year law class of the George
Washington University celebrated the close
OF the school year last Friday evening in a
manner though Informal yet very impress
sive. An examination in equity brought
the class together-it was the last Of a
series of seven of these scholastic pleasan-
tries-and while 1t has always been con-
sidered that q general jollification was q
necessary condition precedent" to the
" exams" last Fridays effort was the
climax OF all those which preceded It.
College songs. class and university "yells'
and more or less humorous oratorical ef-
forts furnished the medium for a racket
that resounded through the corridors of
the old university building. When Prof.
Dennis appeared he was given an ovation
The junior law class is one of the largest
in the history of George Washington Uni
versity, and has attained an unusually high
standard OF efficiency in study. Nearly all
OF the out-of-town members have deferred
their departure from the city until after
the commencement exercises, which begin
today with the baccalaureate sermon at
the Belasco Theater
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
INTERPRETERS TRANSFERRED.
Many Complaints of Ineficiency i
Chinese immigration Service.

A violent shake-up has been given the
Chinese immigration service by Secretary
Straus of the Department of Commerce and
Labor. Many complaints have reached the
department charging inefficiency. and in
some instances unreliability, of the Chinese
interpreters who are employed at the va
rious immigration stations.
In order to correct the defects in the
service Commissioner General Sargent of
the bureau of immigration has been d.
rected by Secretary Straus to transfer
every Chinese Interpreter in the service of
the government from the station where he
is now employed to another station, the
transfers to take effect at once The rea-
son for this wholesale transfer is that the
Secretary desires to make a thorough in.
vestigation of the qualifications of the Chi
nese interpreters. He has therefore trans
ferred them to new stations, and at the
same time has addressed letter to the Off
Ger in charge of the stations to which the
Chinese Interpreters are transferred, re-
questing that report be made to him as
soon as possible the question of the
qualfica tons of the interpreters.
In addition to those reports which he has
asked for from the various officers in
charge. he has detailed two of the best in
terpreters in the service, one in the east
and one in the west, to go from station to
station and make an Independent report on
the qualifications of the interpreters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
TOBACCO A NECESSITY.
Needs of the Veterans at Temporary
Soldiers Homes

Matters Of interest to former soldiers
and sailors of the civil war and the war
with Spain We're transacted by the board
of management OF the Temporary Home
for Soldiers and Sailors at a meeting held
last night at the institution, JOG Sd street.
Col. Benjamin F. Chase who is just re-
covering from an attack of illness. was in
his place as president of the board.
Tobacco as a charity was one OF the sub
jectS that occupied the attention of the
board. The statement was made by a mem
Der that when habitual tobacco users, as
are most of the veteran soldiers are in
need of a supply of the weed it is a gen
uine charity to supply the want as other
wise they may suffer severely. The sub
ject was brought before the board as the
result of the reading of the monthly report
Of Capt A A Maxim, superintendent Of the
home. One OF the items showed that Mr..
Nathan Sickle OF 1Ol1 Pennsylvania avenue
had agreed to furnish the inmates OF the
home from week to week with all the to-
bacco and pipes they may need.
On motion resolution was unanimously
adopted extending the thanks of the board
TO Mr.. Sickle for his kindness and interest, -
in the veterans. Supt. Maxim character
lied the new tobacco charity as "a God
send and added that Mr.. Sickle had al
ready sent the home large supply.
Capt. Maxm's report for the month OF
May showed that supplies Of clothing had
been received from DIR. Arthur n. Tasker,
Maj. Romayne and Past Department Com
mander A. p. Tasker of the G.. A. r., and
that the garments had been distributed to
needy soldiers and sailors. 1t was also
shown that in the month just ended 2315
meals had been given to INDECENT veterans,
and that 1.026 lodgings had been supplied.
The number OF admissions To the home
Tenewals) was 20, and admissions (orig-
mad 16. The general condition of the in
sttution was reported to be good
Col. +. r. Campbell vice president of the
board, who was marshal of the Memorial
day parade. received complimentary
communication from Department Com
Inander Newton Ferree. thanking him and
extending congratulations on 1.-The splen-
did manner in which the parade arrange
ments were planned and carried out with
out hitch May 30" and members of the
board praised The Star for It's complete
and correct report of the Memorial day
ceremonies" Commander Ferree received
hearty congratulations on the successful
conduct of his Decoration day plans
throughout the District.
Those present at the meeting were b F.
Chase. j. Walter Mitchell. Col E r. Camp
bell. Capt $. w. Bunyea Capt Richard
Bennett. c. s. Wilder, James H. Barnes
and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Tw1NE COSTING TOO MUCH
Postal officials Will Experiment With
Tying Devices.

Owing to an advance of nearly 80 per
cent in the price of jute during the last six
months the Post Office Department finds
that the appropriation of 100000 granted
by Congress for the purchase OF jute Irvine
for the use Of the postal service during the
coming fiscal year will be inadequate. The
Irvine is used for tying up packages of let
tiers assorted for destinations by clerks In
post offices and in the railway mail serv-
Ice, and the quantity used during the pres
ent fiscal year Is estimated at about 1000
coo pounds, or GOOOGO,GOO yards. In the year
ended June 80, 1906, 1,61o,OOO pounds were
used.
With a view to meeting the emergency by
the use of other means than that of Irvine
for the tying of letters. Postmaster General
Meyer has appointed a commission of ex-
perts to thoroughly investigate the feasibil-
ity of adopting tying devices as partial
substitute for twine Tests will be made
by the special commission on tying de-
vices, the members Of which are Richard P
Covert, superintendent division Of supplies.
Washington; Samuel NJ. Gaines. division
SUPERINTENDENT, railway mail service, Fort
Worth, Tex, and Edward w. Baker, as
sistant postmaster, Baltimore, Nd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
FAITH CURIsTS 60 TO JAIL.
Parents of Dead Boy Declared Negli'
gent by Coroner's Jury.

MOORESTOWN, N. j.. June 1.-The par
ents of Granville Norton. the Seven-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin W. Watson, who
died last Sunday morning while being
treated by believers In the prayer cure,
were committed to jail yesterday afternoon
by Justice Petit in consequence Of the
verdict of a cororers jury inquring into
the case but probably will be released on
bail by Judge Horner. An unusual amount
of interest has been aroused by the cir
cumstances Of the child's sickness and
death, and sympathy is expressed for the
parents. who, by reason of their peculiar
belief, refused to engage physician for the
little boy when he became i'll, and Mrs. A.
Clara Starn and Mrs. Ida Straub were
called to treat the patient.
Evidence at the coroner's inquest showed
that the child became sick Tuesday morning
of last week. and continued to grow worse
until Thursday evening, when Mrs. Starn
was called. BY this time the boy had be-
effect cure Mrs. Straub was consulted
Friday evening, and gave him absent
treatment She then came to Moorestown
Saturday morning and administered pres
ent treatment" which consists of sitting
beside the bed and praying.
Even Mrs. Straub, VINO declares she has
absolutely no faith in doctors or drugs,
realized the child was in a critical condi-
This was done, but the boy was then in a
comatose condition and dying. The doctor
was not asked to prescribe. but simply
diagnose the case, to comply with the
law as Mrs. Straub testified. He found
the boy suffering from pneumonia and men
nights, and gave medicine, but without
avail
Mrs Ida Straub was formerly Miss Ida
Cathcart of Palmyra. and figured in a SIM
liar case at that place several years ago,
when child died under her care. She de-
MES that any of the practitioners Of her
cult make a charge for their services, but
admits that they accept anything those
concerned desire to give and that they
could not afford to go about indisC riminate-
ly praying for any one in need without
something in return.
The coroner's jury rendered a verdict as
follows: I'VE, the jurymen in the case Of
the inquistion into the death of Granville
Norton Watson, find that he came to his
death because of the negligence of Edwin
W. and Mary Watson. his parents; and
further would censure Mrs. A. Clara Starn
and Mrs. Ida Straub. called scientists. for
exercise of their influence in prompting the
said parents to persist in such neglect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
IN TIME FOB THE MINT.
Gov. Warfeld Lifts the Ban From
Maryland Club.

BALTIMORE. Md, June 1.-Exercising
his constitutional prerogative. Gov. Edwin
A. Warfield today directed the discontinue
ance OF legal proceedings against the Mary
land Club, the leading social organization
Of this city and state, which had been in
dicted for violation of the Sunday liquor
law. The governor held that as the in
dictment was regarded having been
brought only for the purpose of making
appeals had decided that the law applied
to social clubs. the clubs We're obeyng it,
as they would have done before had it
been understood, a conviction would be I'M
just and affect all other social clubs, since
they confessedly had been doing the same
thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
LETTER CARRIERS GARB.
When Without Coats They Mus. Wear
Dark Tie and Neat Bel:.

Letter carriers, if they desire to wear
shirt waists must wear also dark ties and
neat belts This has been determined Of
fcially by the Post Office Department.
A few days ago Postmaster General Mey-
er received a letter from mail carrier
suggesting that the postal regulations state
that carriers when wearing shirt waists
must wear dark ties. He then continued:
Il desire very much to know whether the
wearing of ties is compulsory for a member
of a religious sect that does not allow its
members to wear ties at all Does not the
Constitution of the United States insure re-
ligious freedom to every legal citizen?"
Postmaster General Meyer, replying to
the communication, said:
Under the postal regulations if letter
carrier wishes to wear a shirt waist he mus,
also wear a turn-dOwn collar, with a dark
tie and neat belt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
SURPLUS $9,575,212.
Statement of Government Receipts
and Expenses in May.

The monthly comparative statement of
the government receipts and expenditures
shows that for the month of May, 1907, the
total receipts We're s57, 4SS,O12, and the
expenditures $4s.912 500, leaving a surplus
for the month of $s,575.212. The surplus
for the eleven months of the present fiscal
year is s65, $50, 1863. against a surplus one
year ago of So 1878, a gain of nearly
$50, 600, 600. The expenditures for the last
month were about 100000 In excess of
those for May, 1906. The civil and mis-
cellaneous expenditures show an increase
of about s., 100000 The other items of
expenditures do not differ materially in
amount from those Of May, 1906.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
BOY MAY BE MURDERER.
He Is Charged With Killing His
Little PLAYMATE.

BALTIMORE, Md. June 1.-Sidney
Hammond, colored nine years of age. is
under arrest charged with the murder of
his eleven-year-old playmate, William
Griffin also colored. The boys had quar-
relied over game of marbles. There was
a fight, and then Hammond went into the
house where he lives. A few minutes
later he called Griffin into the house. and,
1t appears, deliberately shot him with a
pistol After his arrest Hammond first
said that Griffin dropped dead. then that
he had fallen from a chair, and finally that
he had taken the pistol from Hammond
and fired the bullet into his own body.
Hammond is said to be the youngest
prisoner the police of this city have ever
had in custody on a charge of murder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Retires After Long Business Career

After an association OF forty-six years Mr.
Robert Cluett retires from the presidency
of Cluett. Peabody and Company of Troy.
n. Y, makers of the Arrow and Cluett
brands of collars and of Monarch and Cluett
shirts and from active participation In
business Mr.. Cluett who held the presi-
dency of the company for the past six
years, will be succeeded by Mr.. F. F. Pea
body, whose long familiarity and activity
In the direction of affairs of the company
is said to eminently fit him for the office
Mr.. Cluetts retirement brings about sew
eral other changes in official positions. Mr.
Robert Cluett, tr.. succeeds to the office OF
vice president formerly occupied by Mr.
Peabody. Mr.. c. A. Cluett becomes the
secretary of the company and the name of
Mr.. A. Gillespie is added to the board of
directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
WEATHER FORECAST,
Rain Sunday, Monday Partly Cloudy
and Warmer

Forecast for Sunday and Monday-For
the District of Columbia, rain Sunday.
Monday partly cloudy and warmer; fresh
variable winds, mostly easterly:
For Maryland and Virginia, cloudy Sun
day, probably rain, warmer in the interior.
Monday partly cloudy and warmer brisk
east to southeast winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The disturbance central Friday evening in
the middle Mississippi valley now over
spreads almost the whole region south of
the Ohio and east of the Mississippi, with
several centerS of low pressure. 1t has
caused general rains east of the Mississippi,
except in New England and New York. In
all other parts of the country fair weather
has prevailed, with higher temperatures in
the Missouri valley.
The weather Sunday will be cloudy and
rainy in the lake region, the upper Ohio
valley and the middle Atlantic states, and
showery in the middle Rocky mountain re-
gion. Monday will be unsettled. with occa-
sional rain in New England, and the north
ern portion of the middle Atlantic states
The temperatures will rise slowly east of
the Mississippi both Sunday and Monday,
except in New England, where low temper
atures will continue until Monday.
The winds along the New England coast
Will be brisk, possibly high southeasterly;
on the middle Atlantic coast brisk to high
easterly; on the south Atlantic coast fresh
erly; on the lower lakes brisk northeast to
east, and on the upper lakes fresh to brisk
northeasterly.
Special fOrecaSts-StOrm warnings are dis
played on Lake Huron, Erie and Ontario
and the southern portion of Lake Michigan
and along the Atlantic coast from Cape
Cod to Hatteras.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 7:13 am. and 7:50 pm; ;
high tide, 1925 a m. and :O2 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, S1S am. and S:4S
pm; high tide, 1913 In and POS pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 4:37 am; sun sets 7:19
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:37 am.
Moon rises 1854 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour '"f"s'e sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise
Temperature.
Midnight, %: am, 80: 4 am. 53; 6 m.
5s; a M, "a: 10 am, 53; II noon 80; 2
pm, 81; pm, 80; 6 pm, 81; pm 81
10 pm, 81 Maximum "a minimum, 81
Relative Humidity.
8 am, 90: . pm. %: pm, %. Rainfall
e pm. to 8 p.m.). .0S; hours Of sunshine, o;
per cent OF possible sunshine. o. Tenpera-
ture same date last year-MaXimum, "a;
minimum, G5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
WATERs-PIERcE co. GUILTY.
Has Violated the Antitrust Laws Of
Texas.

AUSTIN. Tex, June 1.-The Waters Pierce
Oil Company of Missouri today was ad-
judged guilty Of violating the antitrust
laws of Texas convicted of having entered
the state by fraud and fined 81 80 !.3cO The
state request for ousting proceedings was
granted
The defense filed a motion for a new trial
in line with future steps of appeals to the
state supreme court, the case to be finally
taken to the federal court. The state filed
a petition with District Judge Brooks, pray
ing for the appointment of a receiver and
an injunction to restrain the company from
moving any of its property from the state.
The judge granted temporary injunction
and set the receivership case for June 8.
The trial consumed three weeks in the dis
trict court and it's conclusion today is
merely the beginning of the long legal
struggle.
The basis of the present legal controversy
is the antitrust laws of 1899 and 1903. OF
the penalties assessed by the verdict of the
jury $751; will go to the county attorney
if the verdict is finally upheld.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Pooling the Public

Chairman Knapp of the interstate COM
merce commission told in New York the
other day a French railway story.
"A traffic manager" he said. came to
the president of the line and exclaimed dis
consolately:
We are having no end of trouble with
the public. sir, about those old dark blue
cars. Everybody says they bump SO fright
fully in comparison with the new light
blue ones, which, of course run very
smoothly
Hump. said the president, we must
attend to this matter at once. Have all the
old cars painted light blue Immediately /"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Mai linn Directed to Report.

Several days ago a complaint was re-
ceived at the War Department from one Of
the laborers engaged on the fertilization
works in the Portland, Me, district to the
effect that the men were denied free trans
portation to and from their work, as has
been the custom. An investigation showed
that Col. Black. formerly in charge of that
artillery district, had been paying the la
borers on the coast defense work at the
rate Of SLIGO per day and transporting them
free to and from their work The present
engineer officer in charge of the works
Maj linn, changed this arrangement so
as to pay the men sl7O per day, the 10
cents difference representing the trolley fare
formerly furnished free
The War Department knows nothing Of
the strike, but has called upon Mai linn
for a report in answer to the work a
complaint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Marries a Baron.

JOPLIN. No. June 1.-Baron Paul Won
Zglitzki of Berlin. Germany, and Miss Helen
Nicholson of Joplin were married at the
home of the brides parents today. Miss
Nicholson is the daughter of Frank C.
Nicholson, a wealthy mine operator and
engineer. She met Baron Won Zgitzki in
Paris a year ago. The baron for the last
three months has been working in the Jop-
lin mines a spade hand to become ia
milar with the operation of the property
over which he will have control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Eloped With Millionaire's Son.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
TULSA, l. r., June 1.--Henry Clay Evans.
young son of ]. H. Evans, the millionaire
president of the Devonian OIL Company.
eloped today with Blossom Louise West.
the ffteen-year-old daughter Of John West,
wealthy merchant of Owasso, near Tulsa.
The father of the young lady threatens
vengeance on his son-in-law. who repre-
sented the girl as being eighteen years of
age in securing a marriage license Young
Evans recently was divorced in Minneapo.
lis, Mimi, from a woman he married in the
Klondike about four years ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Suits Over Two-Cent Rate.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-Three add.
tional suits attacking the constitutions
atty of the 2-cent a mile fare law passed
at the recent session of the state legis-
lature were filed in court here today by
counsel representing the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company. Northern Central
Railway Company and the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington Railway Conn
pany, a branch of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company. AS in the suit recently
instituted by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company the county of Philadelphia is
made defendant in the three suits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Injured bV Fall.

Mrs. Annie Baker, fifty-fve years of age,
accidentally fell upon the sidewalk while
near the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
9th street southeast last night and received
severe cut over her eye. The ambu-
lance was summoned and she was taken to
the Casualty Hospital for treatment Her
home Is at 121 Anacostia road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Rookkeeper Sent to Jail.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, June l.
Miss Exein E. Fuller, bookkeeper for a
mining company, was sent to jail today be-
cause she refused to divulge the hiding
place of the firms books, which she ac-
knowledged to have hidden to force the
payment Of $50 salary for work on the
books. She sentenced to jail until she
would consent to turn over the books. "Tll
stay in Jail until l rot" she said. but
will not tell where the books are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Prosecution of the Lottery

Assistant Attorney General Cooley left
Washington last night for Mobile, Ala.
on business connected with the prosecution
OF the so-called Honduras Lottery Com
pany. 1t is understood that the matter
will come up in the United States court in
Mobile Tuesday. when final action will be
taken on the proposition of the company
to pay a fine to be named by the govern
ment and go out Of business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Admiral Goodrich Succeeds Coehlan

NEW YORK, June 1.-Command Of the
New York navy yard in Brooklyn was to-
day relinquished by Rear Admiral Coghlan
to Rear Admiral c. F. Goodrich. Rear Ad.
miral Goodrich was formerly a member OF
the Endicott board of Notifications, pres!-
dent of the naval institute and commander
in-chief of the Pacific fleet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Cant. Dement, Is Dead.

LA PLATA Md. June Capt. William
Fendley Dement,, the commander of De-
ments Battery, famous in the Maryland line
of the confederate army, died at his home,
near Pomfret, Charles county, last night,
at 10 o'clock. in the eightieth year of his
age.
Capt. Dement, had been in good health
up to the day of his death but was
stricken with heart failure in the evening
and failed to rally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Taken to Hospital.

John Daley, eighteen years of age, who
resides at S21 Sth street northeast acct
dentally fell upon the sidewalk while near
the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
10th street last night and cut his tongue.
He was taken to the Emergency Hospitaj
and given treatment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Broker Kills Himself.

LONDON, June frank Boyd May. who
was formerly a member Of the New York
Stock Exchange. was declared insolvent on
the exchange this morn,n g. This evening he
committed suicide at his residence at Bar
low Mr.. May was a cricket player and u
well known SPORTSMAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Fireman Killed, Ten Hurt.

SHAWNEE, Okla, June IA head-on
collision between a north-bound passenger
train and a southbound freight on the
Santa Fee railway this afternoon one mile
north of Sewel resulted in the death of
Fireman John Downey and the injury OF
ten passengers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Archibald Macarthur Dead.

CHICAGO. June 1.-Archibald Macarthur,
president of Macarthur Brothers Company
of Chicago and New York. died today at
his home at Riverside, a suburb.
Mr. Macarthur was born at Mount Nor.
ris, H., on June Il, 1884. He was a civil
engineer and contractor of national reputa-
ton.