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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-28
SALE OF HOUSES.
Four Dwellings on 4th Street
Bought as an Investment


Stone & Fairfax last week sold for ]. NJ
Carmody the remaining four new houses
he is now erecting on 4th street just above
the corner of d street northeast The
consideration was $4,000. the three in
side houses bringing $3.50 each and the
corner of the alley $5,1 LOO. The purchases
are made as investments and the houses
will be rented to desirable tenants. About
ten days ago this firm sold three adjoin-
ing houses as an investment to a non
resident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-28
Typothetae Officers Elected.

The Washington Typothctae held
meeting recently and elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: Byron
S Adams president; w. f. Roberts. vice
president: Charles r. Crane, secretary;
George Gibson, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-28
Silver Bought by the Treasury.

The Treasury Department t day pur-
erased 2oocou ounces of silver At Gt9fl
cents per fine ounce, 100000 ounces to be
delivered at New orleans and 10 20 -
ounces IN San Francis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-28
AGED RESIDENT DEAD
Passing of William w. Birth.
After Protracted Illness.
ALMOST A CENTENARIAN
Honored Member of Oldest Inhabit-
ants Association.
LONG LIFE OF USEFULNESS
No Arrangements for Funeral, But
Interment Will Probably Take
Place Wednesday.

William ". Birth, who lacks but few
months of being 100 years old. died at his
home In the LenoX apartment house at
40 o'clock this afternoon after an illness
of four months.
Mr.. Birth was honored member of
that organization will doubtless take a
prominent part in the funeral No ar
have yet been made. but it is
probable that the burial will take place
Wednesday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-28

the family name Baldwin Frederick Cook
is The only member Of the NTH genera
ton. great-great grandson OF William
Wiimore Birth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-28
Downtown Temperature.

The downtown temperature as received
from Feast & Co. today records the fol-
lowing: An, 90; noon, 90; pm, 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-28
Born Nearly a Century Ago.

January II, 1905. and would have cele-
brated his Tooth anniversary next Janu-
airy. He attended the pubic schools here
when the school system was crude and
uncertain. His first teacher was Mrs.
Hendley. in the little frame schoolhouse
at Goth and f streets, which was then a
sort of country place. After that his
teacher was Mr.. Brown, q prominent peda-
gogue in those days: then Thomas Gunton.
father of the late DR.. William Gunton
then Pohn McPhall in the Western Acad-
envy. 18th street; James ID. Cobb,
graduate of West Point. and others Mr..
Birth left school at the age OF fifteen
Free press., 1907-05-18
ADVICE FROM ONE WHO KNEW.
Proof CT Dire Results That Follow
Change of Occupation.

When ! was district attorney" said
Judge Sweeney, Of Shasta county, Cali
fornia, II secured the conviction of
Montana Jack. a highwayman, who
was something of humorist. When
asked by the Judge whether he had
anything to say against sentence be-
ing passed upon him Jack admitted
that he had no protest to make, but
that he would like to give few words
OF advice to the young men in the
room. Permission being granted, Jack
said:
Boys. my advice to you is to stick
20 whatever you are doin' Don't
change your occupation, or you'll
never get along in the world. Look
at me. I was a successful burglar for
years. never got caught, and collarcd
lots OF dough. Then / turned high
wayman and got caught in my first
hold-up. And here | am. all the result
OF changing my occupation. What
ever yoG are. boys. stick to it,
Woman's Home Companion.
Free press., 1907-05-18
A BAD KANSAS CITY BLAZE.
In Pepper 7uiIdins-Two A. Dead
Eight Seriously Injured and Sew
erai Others Missing.


Kansas City. A disastrous fire
in which several persons were killed
and numerous others were injured
started Wednesday at o'clock in the
Pepper building, Ninth and Locust
streets. Little is known Of how the
fire started, but in few minutes tie
flames were leaping from floor to
floor consuming the imprisoned in
mates OF the building who could not
reach the lower floors because of the
flames which were eating their way
up from below.
Many finding that they could not
reach the ground in safety. leaped
from upper floors to the hard pave
ment below. where they met almost
instant death.
Prof George Demar, vocal teacher,
who jumped from the sixth floor, and
J. A. Farrell, vocal teacher, who
jumped from the third floor are both
dead. Prof. Demar being killed in
stantly.
More than 400 persons were in the
building when the alarm was given
and it is believed by the firemen and
police that several persons, possibly
20 perished. Eight were seriously in
juved in their efforts to escape and
Sc ne of them may die
Free press., 1907-05-18
PIERCE ARRESTED.
Was Arrested on Warrant Issued by
Gov. Folk-Will Have Hearing in
Federal Court Saturday.

St Louis. - Through his attorney,
J. d. Johnson, H. Clay Pierce, chair
man of the board of the directors OF
the Waters-Pierce Oil company, sur
rendered himself Wednesday on the
indictment returned against him in
Texas, charging perjury In an affi-
davit he made to the attorney gen.
eral Of the state of Texas, the purpose
of the affidavit being to reinstate the
Pierce Oil company in the
state of Texas from which it had been
ousted from doing business on the
grounds that it was part of the STAN
dard Oil company. Mr. Pierce was
taken before Judge Adams of the
United States circuit court on a writ
of habeas Corpus. The court set
Saturday as the time for trial on it's
merits of the proceedings to prevent
Pierce being taken to Texas. Pierce
was released on bond in the sum OF
$4,000.
Free press., 1907-05-18
SHRlNERS SPECIAL WRECKED
swiftly Moving Train Derailed and
IS Persons Killed.
On Coast Line of Southern Pacific
Near Honda-Dining Car Land
ed on the Engine.

Santa Barbara, Calf = While
hurrying northward over the coast
line of the Southern Pacific railroad
Saturday afternoon, homeward bound,
after a week of fraterniZing and fiesta
in Los Angeles, 145 Shriners OF Ish-
maelia Temple of Buffalo and Rajah
Temple of Reading with their families
and friends, were hurled into the
midst of death, when their special
train, running so miles an hour, struck
q defective switch at Honda "a lonely
station on the sand wastes of the Pa
cific beach, derailing the train, smash
ing the coaches into flinders, killing
50 almost instantly and injuring more
than a score of others.
The statement that the train was
making a terrific speed when it
struck the defective track is bornG
out by the fact that it. covered the
61 miles of curves and crooked track
between here and Honda in exactly
loo minutes.
There was no warning Of the i'm
pending calamity. The special plunged
upon the defective switch and in an in
stant the big locomotive, baggage
car, diner and pullman, coupled with
it were hurlel together in huge heap
of wreckage. The engine shot for
ward on the broken track, tearing up
the rails and ties and twisting the
huge iron spans into fish hooks. The
baggage car half buried itself in the
sand on the right side of the locomo-
tive. 1t was smashed almost to kind
ling wood
The dining car, in which were 32
people eating their MONDAY repast,
leaped into the air and was thrown
directly on top of the demolished loco
motive. Nearly every person in this
coach was instantly killed. Scores
were scalded by steam escaping from
disconnected pipes in the kitchen of
the diner.
Free press., 1907-05-18
CHANGE IN FOOD
Works Wonders in Health.

1t is worth knowing that a change
in food can cure dyspepsia. Il deem
1t my duty to let you know how Grape
Nuts food has cured me of indigestion.
Il had been troubled with it for
years, until last year my doctor rec
ommended Grape-Nuts food to be used
every morning. l followed instruc-
tions and now l am entirely well.
The whole family like Grape-Nuts,
we use four packages q week. You
are welcome to use this testimonial as
you see fit."
The reason this lady was helped by
the use of Grape-Nuts food, is that it
is predigested by natural processes
and therefore does not tax the stomach
as the food she had been using; 1t also
contains the elements required for
building up the, nervous system. II
that part of the human body Is in per-
feet working order, there can be no
dyspepsia, for nervous energy repre-
sents the steam that drives the en-
gine.
When the nervous system is run
down. the machinery OF the body
works badly. Grape-Nuts food can be
used by small children as well as
adults. 1t is perfectly cooked and
ready for instant use.
Read, ''The Road to WeIl7ille." In
pkgs. There's Reason
Free press., 1907-05-18
No compromise with Foraker.

Cleveland, Ohio. = The Plain Deal
er Friday says: Secretary of
War William H. Taft will not accept
the presidential endorsement from
the republican leaders of Ohio if it is
coupled with an Endorsement of Jo-
seph B. Foraker for another term in
the United States senate. The sec
<etary stands by his original declara-
ton that the contest in Ohio had
so shaped itself that Senator For
aker must be eliminated not only as
a presidential but a senatorial figure"
Free press., 1907-05-18

4V4 writes:
al have suffered with kidney and
bladder trouble for fen years past.
Last March 1 commenced using
Peruna and continued for three months.
L have not used it since, nor have 1 felt
pain.
= 1 believe that 1 am well and 1 there
fore give my highest commendation to
the curative qualities of Peruna..
Pe-ru-na For Kidncy Trouble.
Mrs. Geo. II. Simser, Grant, Ontario,
Can, writes:
g had not been well for about fQCr
years. had kidney trouble, and, ia
facf, felt badly nearly all the time.
''This summer l got so very bad
thought would try Peruna, so wrote
to- you and began at once to take Peruna
and Manalin.
Il took only two bottles of Peruna
and one of Manalin, and now l feel
better than have for some time.
81 feel that Peruna and Manalin cured
me and made different woman of me
altogether. l bless the day picked up
the little book and read of your Peruna. -
1t Is the business of the kidneys to
remove from the blood ali poisonous
materials. They must be active all the
time, else the system suffers. There are
times when they need little assistance
Peruna is exactly this sort of a rem
edy. It has saved. many people from
disaster by rendering the kidneys SER
vice at time when they were not able
to bear their own burdens.
Free press., 1907-05-18
Grain Men Found Green Bugs.

Hutchinson, Kas. = The special
train of Omaha grain brokers passed
through here inspecting the wheat
fields. I'VE have all turned bulls
since this trip began said one of the
passengers. and the sentiment was
echoed by the others. How does the
wheat look was asked. Its all
there, all that hasn't been taken by
green bugs" was the reply I'VE have
found bugs in every field we have in
spected in Nebraska or Kansas on the
trip" the speaker continued, land
they are at work. AS to the extent
of the damage they have done, our
opinions differ, but it is consider
able"
Free press., 1907-05-18
Michiaan viii Raise Fruit.

Detroit, Mich, = Although the I'M
usual cold which has prevailed in
Michigan thus far this spring has put
fruit and vegetables a month behind
their normal condition at this time,
reports agree that the fruit crop will
be far from a total failure. Inquiry
among the fruit growers and co1mis
sion men about Grand Rapids which
is in the center of the famous Mich
igan fruit belt, indicates that they look
for an average crop of peaches.
pears plums and apples with gencr-
ous croD of berries.
Free press., 1907-05-18
An Insian,s view Of an oroan.

After while curiosity led me back
TO the sod house, and I saw for the
first time how the white woman pumps
so much air into box that when she
presses on the top board it howls con-
vulsively. forgot my bashfulness so
far as to listen openly and enjoy the
operation, wondering much how the
white man puts pair of lungs into
box, which is furnished with whole
set of black and white teeth, and
when he sings to it it appears to an
swer him. This is how the white peo-
pie teach their children to do things.
I thought From the OutlOok-Dr.
Charles A. Eastman's "Schooldays OF
an Indian"
Free press., 1907-05-18
saloon Keepers Exclted.

Leavenworth, Kansas. = Attorney
General Fred. S. Jackson and
County Attorney Schenck of Shawnee
county were here Wednesdayto take
dispositions in the custer suit against
the Anheuser-Busch Brewing COM
nany Their visit created excitement
among the saloon men and all saloons
were tightly closed. Mr.. Schenck
said the saloons in Leavenworth
could be obliged to close. He said
tne attorney general would make a
special effort to enforce the law here.
Free press., 1907-05-18
Leavenworth Mavor ousted.

Topeka, Kan. = For the second
time in its history the city of Leaven-
worth is subjected to writ of custer
frOm the Supreme court to compel it
to cease licensing saloons and other
unlawful resorts. The first decision
of this kind was rendered 20 years
ago. Saturday the supreme court al
lowed another decree OF similar ma
ture. In similar proceedings brought
by the state to -ust from office Peter
Everhardy. mayor of Leavenworth,
the supreme court granted the writ
Of custer.
Free press., 1907-05-18
BABYs ECZEMA GREW WORSE.
Hospitals and Doctors Could Not Re-
IieVe Him-But cuticura Remedies
a Speedy, Permanent Cure.

Eczema appeared when our baby
was three months old. We applied to
several doctors and hospitals, each of
which gave us something different
every time, but nothing brought relief
At last, one of our friends, recommend
ed to us Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment. A few days afterwards i'm
provement could be noted. Since then
we have used nothing but Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and now
the baby is six months old and is quite
cured. All that we used was one cake
of Cuticura Soap and two boxes Cuti-
cura Ointment, costing in all Sips. c..
F. Kara, 343 East 65th Street. New
York, March so, 1906
Free press., 1907-05-18
STOMACH ON STRIKE
SUCCESSFUL TONIC TREATMENT
FOR lNDlGESTlON.
DE-. Williams Pink Pills Cured This
Woman and Have Cured Many
Hundreds OF Other CaseA of
Conau1nn Aflr1a1&,

woman ana MAnN
Hundreds OF Other Casea Of
Common Ailments
Loss OF appetite, coated tongue, bad
taste IN the mouth, heavy dull headache
and dull, sluggish feeling these ara
the symptoms of stomach trouble. They
indicate that the stomach Is on a strike;
that 1t Is no longer furnishing to the
blood the full quota of nourishment that
the body demands, hence every organ
suffers.
There are two methods of treatment,
the old one by which the stomach is
humored by the use-of predigesUed foods
and artificial ferments, and the new one
by which the stomach Is toned up TO do
the work which nature intended of it.
A recent cure by the tonic treatment is
that OF Mrs. Mary Stackpole, of 81
Liberty street, Lowell, Mass. She says:
al suffered constantly for years from
stomach tro1ble and terrible backaches
and was confined to my bed the greater
part of three years. I was under the
care of our family physician most Of the
time, but did not seem to get better.
81 was completely rundown and was
not ablo to do my work about the house.
My blood was impure and my complex
ion pale. I suffered from flashes of
heat, followed suddenly by chills.
had awful headaches, which lasted from
SLlOC " 4OuI OdyS. COu1Q get DuJ nOI10
rest at night, as my sleep was broken
and fitful. AS q result I lost several
pounds In weight and became very ner-
vous.
az was in wretched condition when
heard about DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
started to take the pills at once and
began to gain in weight and health. I
was encouraged by this to keep on until
was cured. My friends and neighbors
often remark what a changed woman I
am and I owe it oil to DR.. Williams
Pink Pills"
These wonderful pills are useful in a
wide range of diseases such as annmia,
rheumatism, sciatica, neuralgia, nervous
headaches, and even locomotor ataxia
and partial paralysis.
The great value of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills lies in tho fact that they actually
make new blood and this carries health
and strength TO every portion of the
body. The stomach is toned up, the
nerves are strengthened, every organ is
stimulated to do its work.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on receipt
of price, so cents per box, six boxes for
$3.50, by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company Schenectady. N. Y.
Free press., 1907-05-18
WHAT MADE HIM DOUBTFUL.
Size Of Commuters Hat Caused Ae-
quaintanee to Worry.

A commuters on the D., L. & W. re-
marked to a friend the other morning,
as they came into the city:
Hawkins. of Stamford. is going to
move into that new house next door
to me. know him very slightly, and
l understand that you know him pret-
ty WE'LL
''Yes. have known him for upward
of 20 years.
well, what kind Of fellow is he,
anyhow" asked the commuter.
"a first-rate fellow, and in every
way desirable. Why?"
Il just wanted to know, because
could never quite make up my mind
about him, he wears such a small
hat'-Philadelphia Ledger.
Free press., 1907-05-18

Sheer white goods, In fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in q
manner to enhance their textile beau.
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen. without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance os your work.
Free press., 1907-05-18
Hartman BUYS Rails.

New York. - One of the largest
individual orders for steel rails ever
placed with a single steel company
has been given, it was stated Friday
night, to the Tennessee Coal & Iron
company by the Hartman lines. The
contract calls for 10000 tons of rails.
representing close to $5,000,O0O OF
this order 10000 tons are for the
Union and Southern Pacific systems
and the balance for the Illinois Cen
in 1908 at the rate of $4,000 tons a
month.
Free press., 1907-05-18
THOUGHT HE WAS WANTED.
Swede Returned According to Instruc-
tions on Envelope.

Christ Nelson, having been in this
country only a few weeks, was slow in
learning American customs, and espe-
cially the inscriptions on envelopes.
One of his first acts after landing in
Oregon was to take out naturalization
papers. On the corner of the envelope,
In which were contained the docu-
ments that made him an American
citizen, were the words: Return in
five days"
wal. 1 be har,' he said yesterday.
as he shuf1ed up to the counter in the
county clerks Office and spoke to Dep
uty Prasp.
What do you want?" asked that Of
fetal, carefully noting the embarrassed
flush on the Swede's face.
wal, it say on this har envelope
return in five days, and time be up
to-day, SO 1 ban come round"
When assured that nobody wanted
him, he turned with surprise and
walked sadly away. not certain
whether he was naturalized or not
Portland Oregonian.
Free press., 1907-05-18

New York. = The San Francis
co confederation of April, 1906.
swept away not only every dollar of
profit previously made by the insur-
ance companies out of underwriting
since 1860 but cost them $79,70S,174
besides. according to a statement
made by President George w. Burhc-
ell of the National Board of Under
writer's in the annual meeting of that
organization here Thursday.
Free press., 1907-05-18
Hearst Wins Aoain.

Albany, New York. = The court
of appeals Friday sustained the right
of Attorney General Jackson to at
tack in the name of the people, the
title of George B. Mcclellan as mayor
of New York City, in behalf of Will
liam R. Hsarst The Hearst case
has now won in all courts. The
court is unanimous and no opinion is
given.
Free press., 1907-05-18

Laundry work at no1ne would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch. were used. In order 10 get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of it's great
ir strength than other makes.
Free press., 1907-05-18
Blind Man Expert Whist Player.

Bert Trim, blind resident Of
Woonsocket, r. l., is an expert whist
player, being valued member of a
local club. He uses special pack of
cards, on which there are faint i'm
prints sufficient to tell him what they
are, but which are far too fine for the
ordinary touch. Trim, who has been
blind since childhood, is now 80 years
old. He plays the piano and cornet
in excellent style and is often heard
in local entertainments.
Free press., 1907-05-18
Dancer in sinnaIa.

'I was playing game of cards in
a mining camp in the Rockies" said
the mild-mannered man, when sud
denly my partner, by way of gentle
hint, held up two fingers to indicate
that he had pair. Quick as a flash,
one of our opponents whipped out his
dirk and slashed off the fingers.
Awful! Well. it was pretty bad,
but wasn't he in luck that he didn't
have a full hand?"
Free press., 1907-05-18
How's This?

We oner One Hundred Dollars Reward for arv
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo o.
We. the undersigned, have known F. j. Cheney
for the last IS years and believe him perfectly hon
orabie in all business ansactions nnancia'Iy
able to carry out any obligations made by his nrm.
WALDISG. EESNAH & MARvIK.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Hairs CatarTh Cure IL taken Internally. acting
directly upon the blood aud mucous surfaces of the
system Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by ell Druggists
Take HaIrs Family Pills for CONSTIPATION.
Free press., 1907-05-18
Wichita To Confess Judar.ent.

Topeka, Kansas. Frederick STAN
ley. city attorney of Wichita. came to
Topeka Thursday and conferred with
F. S. Jackson, attorney general, and
after the conference it was announced
that the custer suit against Wichita
to prevent the city accepting money
from jointists would be settled out
OF court
Free press., 1907-05-18
Worth Observing.

In a certain preparatory school IN
Washington an instructor one day
made the statement that ''every year
a sheet of water IA feet thick is raised
to the clouds from the sea-
"At what time Of the year does that
occur, professor" asked a freshman,
ut must be a sight worth going =
long way to see."-Harper's.
Free press., 1907-05-18
PAUL HAD HIS OWN IDEA.
Fathers Explanation of lightning Not
Satisfactory to Him.


Little Paul was four years old when
the western city In which he lived was
swept one night by a terrible storm.
Wind, thunder and lightning played
havoc, and, while other members of
the family were huddIed in dark cor
ners, Paul watched the illumination Of
the sky with great delight. The next
morning at breakfast he asked his
father what caused the streaks of fire
across the sky; and bis father, With
great, pains, essayed to explain. Paul
listened attentively and apparently
accepted what was told him, bat, when
he found attention diverted from him
self, he leaned over to his aunt, who
sat beside him, and whispered:
1T wasn't that, auntie. 1t was God
scratching matches on the sky
Free press., 1907-05-18

Father wonder what's the matszR
with Nellie this evening" She acts Hza
one possessed.
Sister-She probably is. / notices
new ring on her finger when she cans
aownstairs-Illustra Bits.
Free press., 1907-05-18
Doue:as County Fights Green Bugs

Lawrence, Kansas. = The board
of comfy commissioners of Douglass
county Saturday passed resolution
to pay all the expenses attending the
distribution Of parasite bees in order
to fight the green bugs in this coun-
ty. AS the university is out of money
Prof. Hunter asks that other counties
do likewise.