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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
APPEALS TO CONGRESS.
Ladies' Club Asks for Restoration Of
ARMY Canteen.

The Ladies Army Canteen Club of Wash
| lngton, at meeting of the executive COM
| mittee yesterday afternoon, prepared reso-
| buttons favoring the restoration of the army
cantecn, which will be presented to
| Representatives r. Wayne Parker of New
Jersey and Edward Morren of Pennsylva-
mia for presentation to the House of Rep
| resentatives. They will be presented to-
| morrow, it is said, by Mrs. Inez Seymour
Mcconnell, Miss Elizabeth Vaughan Win
chester, Mrs. j. K. B. Haley, Mrs. E. g.
Mitchell and others comprising the COM
mittee. The communication to Congress IS
as follows
The Army Canteen Club of Washington,
| d. c. one of a chain of clubs organi zed in
| many places throughout the country, and
composed of Christian ladies, many ~ them
wives and mothers of soldiers, who seek to
promote both the moral and physical we'll
being of the solder from practical rather
than a theoretical standpoint, adopted the
following resolutions at meeting held
January 2, 1907:
The Army Canteen Club of Washington
D. c., having pledged it's members u work
for the restoration of the canteen and for
practical temperance and morality in the
United States army, and the reports of
army officers, the American Medical So
ciety and general statistics Eavng shown
since the abolition of the canleen an in
crease in drunkenness, immortality. lack of:
military discipline, deSeition AMI other Of
lenses demoraliZing to the a:my: and b.
present canteen legislation thu. soldier, he
ing deprived of The beer ana light wines
at his post has been driven outside said
post to the low dives and gross rlcz there
by inducing drunkenness, vie, disease a.,d
often crime:
Therefore, the Army Cante IN Club OF
Washington, d. c., earnestly petitions the
Congress of the United States to pass legis-
lation restoring the army canteen as a
necessity to practical temperance and mo-
rality in the United States army; arc,
further,
That the members of the club, havin :
the real welfare of the soldier at hear.
oppose all organizations and all laws re-
sponsible for the degradation ara damra-
ton of the soldier since the abolition of the
army canteen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
VALUABLE LIBRARY.
Paper by Miss Clark of Department Of
priculture

One of the chief advantages to be gained
by the completion of the fine marble struct-
ure going up for the Department of
Agriculture will be the safe keeping within
fireproof walls of the valuable library of the
department This is said to be the largest
collection of books and pamphlets on agri-
culture in the world. 1t is constantly in use
by the scientific corps of the department
and has been Of great value in the extension
of scientific and successful farming
The growth as well as the present condi-
ton of this magnificent collection was de-
scribed by the librarian, Miss Josephine A.
Clark. in a paper read before the Washing
ton Library Association at its meeting this
week Miss Clark told how the library. was
founded in 1873 in the agricultural division
% the patent office, which was at that time
under the Department of State. In that
year an expenditure of $1,000 was author
lied to be made from the funds Of the
patent office, under the direction of the
commissioner of patents, for collecting and
distributing seeds, prosecuting agricultural
Investigations and procuring agricultural
statistics.
In addition to official publications obtained
by gift, it is probable that a small part of
this sum spent for work necessary III
compiling the agricultural statistics. which
were issued during the next few years.
From 1919, when the patent office with its
agricultural WOIk was lIdLiSltiItu iIDHi tl4t
Department of State TO the newly eStab-
Hshed Department of the Interior. down to
1869 the collecting of books relative to ag-
riculture continued and in the latter year
about 600 books were transferred TO the
new building erected for the Department of
Agriculture which had been created in 1852.
The small southwest corner room on the
first floor of the present main building was
sufficient to accommodate this nucleus of
the library of today.
Since that time the library has made great
strides both in the number of books and in
the functions which it performs in the work
of the department
Since the appointment of the first librar-
ian J. B. Russell, in 1877, special appro-
priation for the purchase of books and for
administrative purposes has been made an
nually varying from the first $1,000 to that
of SO, $50 for the present fiscal year.
The officials and scientists of the depart
ment are looking forward with pleasure to
the time when the new building will be COM
pleted and there will be safe and worthy
quarters for this unrivaled single collection
of publications relating to agriculture and
kindred sciences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
INDICTED INTO OFFICE.
Installation Of Officers Of Daughters
of Veterans.


A joint function embracing the install
lation Of the officers of the Daughters Of
Veterans and a reception to to Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey, sponsor of the tent, was
held last evening at the hall opthe Legion
Of Loyal Women, 419 10th street. The
scene presented was an animated and pretty
one. The officers of Tent No. /, who were
indicted into office by the installing Of
ficers, were: President, Miss Anna Rob-
erts; senior vice, Mrs. Ella S. knight
junior vice. Mrs. Mary Tryon; secretary,
Miss Annie Haywood; treasurer. Miss
fannle Guschewsky; trustees, Miss Cen
evieve Spencer, Mrs. D. Weaver and Mrs.
Elmira Foley; guide. Mrs. Mary H. Cren-
shaw; guard, Miss Annie NJ. Dow; assistant
guide, Mrs. Catherine Austin; musician,
MRS. Bailey; patriotic instructor, Miss
Laura thompson; color bearers. Miss Avis
damon, Miss Emma Guschewsky. Miss
son.
Among those who participated in the i'm
pressive ceremony were Commander B. P.
Entr1kln OF the Department of the Potomac.
Andrews, aid, and junior vice department
commander Capt. J. E. Walker. The in
stalling officer was Col. A. P Tasker, past
department commander.
Mrs Leah Shook, The Swiss Echo
"Mocking Bird" The Darky Who
Whistled in His Sleep with Miss Birdie
Wilson as accompanist; solos, Mrs. Mary
McNlchol Richmond. Mighty Like a Rose, y
The Daily Question: japanese Love
Song" and ''slumber Song with Mr. Ed
Muth as accoppanist; solos, Mrs. Eliza
Tyler Evans, Sing Me to Sleep by
Greene, and as an encore. Il Love You" by
Sobesk1; solo, Mrs. Morgan d. Lewis open
secret. by Woodward, and as an encore,
Al Parting, by Rogers. The final num-
Der was the sounding to taps" lights out,
by Capt. c. a. Sidman of the United Span
Ism war Veterans and Sons of Veterans.
mrs Mussey presented to Tent No. 1 a
likeness of herself by Frances B. Johnson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
DOUGHTY SEVEN" SMOKER.
Glass of Georgetown University Law
School Entertaius

Georgetown University Law School class
of oI, gave a smoker at Rauschcr's last
night. with an enjoyable accompaniment
of songs, speeches and class and college
yells. banquet was spread. and, with
James b. MCGOWAN as POSTMASTER, MEM
bers of the faculty and of the class were
called upon for speeches appropriate to
the occasion. In the way of entertainment
George O'Connor gave several so.gs and
Henry Z. Evans offered number of slcight
of hand tricks and rapd-firc humorous
drawings
The opening speech was made by c. g
Hillyer, president of the class The COM
mittees in charge of the affair included
n. II. Cobb and |. Y. Cutie. entertain
ment; Thomas Mcdowell. reception: WILL
lam Crawford and +. Van SAINT, arrange
mentS.
Among the members of the faculty enter
tained by the boys of "oughty-s ven We're
Judge Clabaugh, Judge Shepard, James S.
Easby-Smith, Daniel O'DonOghue and
Richard j. Watkins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
DIRECTORS HOLD MEETING.
Discuss Affairs Of Soldiers and Sailors
Home.

The board Of directors of the Soldiers and
Sailors Temporary Home, 1O6 Sd street,
he'll its monthly meeting last evening at the
home. The president of the board, Col. B.
F. Chase, presided, and stated that the out
look for the passage Of the bill now before
Congress, appropriating a sum sufficient for
the purchase or erection of new home, Is
brighter thanit has ever been before.
Capt. A. A. Maxim, the superintendent of
the institution. reported that there are thir-
ty-nne INDECENT soldiers Of the civil war
and the war with Spain crowded into the
present building, and that some Of them
are ill as well penniless. Capt. Maxim
with tuberculosis had made application for
admission to the institution but could not
be received, as the home is not provided
with hospital facilities.
1t was the hope of the directors, as ex-
pressed at the meeting, that Congress could
be made to see the necessity for Immediate
ly providing better accommodations for the
American fighting men who became strand
ed and ill while lat the capital of the coun-
try they defended with their lives" as
director expressed it.
The statement was made that many SEN
ators and representatives have recently be-
come interested in the project of providing
new Soldiers and Sailors Temporary
Home, and will assist to procure the modest
appropriation requested.
Those at the meeting were Col. Chase,
president; Capt. Israel w. Stone, secretary;
Richard b. Bennett, Capt. William Peacock,
department adjutant of the Spanish War
Veterans; Capt. Newton Ferree Capt. Thos.
a. Green, department quartermaster Of the
Spanish War Veterans; j. E. Clifford and
James H. Barnes of the regular Soldiers
Home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
FOR CHEAPER GAS.
Central Labor Union Committee to
Hold Hearinp

At the last session of the Central Labor
Union resolution was introduced by re-
quest of Mr.. E. w. Oyster. which recited
that Representative Martin b. Madden
of Chicago, Ill, has introduced bill re-
ducing the price of gas in the District of
Columbia to 10 cents per thousand feet
and gas at IS cents per thousand feet
would enable the Washington Gas Light
Company TO pay large dividends on the
amount actually invested in its plant it was
resolved that 1.-The Central Labor Union in
dorses the Madden bill and respectfully re-
quests the District Commissioners to APP
prove such bill and recommend its imme-
date passage without change far as the
price fixed by the bill is concerned unless
they think lower price would be just to
the company.
The resolution was referred to a COM
mittee composed of Henry c. Stein, chair
man; Charles w. Winsow J. L. Rodier, G.
E. Mcclure and John Schmidt. for investi-
cation and report The Central Labor
Union, representing it does, direct
ly and indirectly one-thrd of the entire
population of the District of Columbia, it
is stated, did not desire to put itself on
record without a thorough investigation.
Mr.. Stein. chairman of this committee. last
evening stated that a meeting of the COM
mittee will be held next Tuesday afternoon
at O'Clock, when associations of citizens
and individuals interested in the question
of cheaper gas may appear before the
committee and state what they know about
the gas question He added that the Wash
ington Gas Light Company will be request
ed to have representative present in or
der that both sides may be heard. The
meeting will be held at Mr.. STEMS Office,
905 street.
1t is understood that if the committee
is convinced that I5-cent gas is possible
without the wages of the thousands of en-
ployes of the gas company being reduced
in corresponding degree a report of a
favorable character Will be made to the
W srD1 Oh Trjn iS1 Ia IN
committee will be requested to try to
cure the passage of the bill, provided the
Central Labor Union concurs in the COM
mittee's report and recommendations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
VESSEL MASTERS PLEASED.
New Law Regarding the Clearing of
Coastwise Vessels.

The laws governing the clearing of vessels
nom one port in the United States to
another or to its insuIar possessions has
been greatly simplified under the act Of
congress passed May ~. 1903, and which
went INTO effect on January l. and vessel
masters and owners are greatly pleased
The new law divides the United States and
Its possessions into five great districts, the
first comprising all the ports from the north
ern boundry of Maine to the Rio Grande.
taking in the entire Atlantic and gulf coasts.
The second contains the ports in the island
OF Porto Rico; the third the Pacific coast;
the fourth the Alaska coast, and the fifth
district contains the island of Hawaii
Under the new law vessels bound from A
port In one district to port in another dis
trlct are not obliged to clear at the GUS
toms house unless their cargoes contain i'm
ported goods on which the duty has not
been paid.
Until January 1 all vessels sailing from
one dlstrlct to another were obliged to clear
at the custom house nearest to their sailing
port, and the Atlantic and gulf coasts were
divided INTO three districts, and not one as
now. The new law expedites the sailing of
vessels and does away with unnecessary
ana often provoking delays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
PLUMBERS CONTROVERSY.
Arguments of Counsel Scheduled for
This Week.

The statement was made by master
plumber last evening that the arguments of
counsel in the arbitration matter between
the employing plumbers and the Journey
men Plumbers Union will be made this
week Mr.. James S. cosby Smith will make
the argument for the masters while Mr..
Stuart Mcnamara will plead the Journey
mems side of the controversy. 1t is the eX-
pecta ton that decision will not be reached
by the arbitrators for ten days.
1t is said the national officers of the
knights of Labor anxiously awaiting
the outcome to learn whether the board has
recognized the claims of the former strike
breaking plumbers who took the places of
the striking unionists and are said to have
afterward formed a local assembly of that
organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Arrest of Lewis J. Marshall.

Lewis j. Marshall. who has tried to bring
about an investigation of what he claims to
be illegal methods in committing and hold
ing persons at the Government Hospital
for the Insane and who has attacked sew
eral branches of the District government
was taken into custody again last evening
and a charge of insanity placed against
him. When arrested he was on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue disposng of circulars alleging
that the Commissioners, the police depart
ment and the judges of the Police Court
have taken away the right of free speech
in the District and asking an investigation
by Congress. The attack followed his ar
rest for delivering lecture ON the Consti-
tuition of the United States without having
permit to speak on the public streets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
New Schooner to Be Launched.

A new schooner, building at Sharpstown.
Md, for Capt. L. G.. Bennett, will be
launched In a few days and will be named
the A. w. r. Robinson after one of her
owners residing at Laurel, Del The new
schooner is a four-masted vessel of about
100 tons burden. She is to be $50 feet long
and will nave beam of thirty-four feet
but her draft will be very light in order to
allow her TO go into shoal ports on the
south Atlantic coast. The Robinson it is
stated. is built for the lumber trade be-
tween southern ports and the Chesapeake.
She will be fitted with modern appliances
in shipbuilding and will be an up-to-date
vessel in all respects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly Cloudy and Colder Today-To-
morrow Fair: Colder

Forecast for Sunday and Monday-For
the District of Columbia and Delaware
partly cloudy and colder Sunday. Monday
fair, colder; light to fresh northwest to
north winds.
For Maryland partly cloudy and colder
Sunday. Monday fair, colder in eastern
portion; light to fresh northwest to north
winds.
For. Virginia partly cloudy Sunday; rain
in southeast portion. Monday fair, colder
in eastern and southern portions; light to
fresh northwest to north winds
Weather conditions and general forecast
The storm that was over Missouri Friday
night moved rapidly eastward, and has
passed off the south New England coast
with much diminished intensity. 1t WIS at
tended by general rains and SHOWS IN the
central valleys, the lake region and lie east
and high temperatures in the middle. south
Atlantic and gulf states. Pressure is also
low from the Rocky mountains westward,
with quite general, though mostly light
rains and SHOWS. There was Also move
snow in the northwest. due mostly TO the
close proximity of the marked cold high
area over that district to the low area 10
the SouthWestWard
The weather will be generally fair Sunday
and Monday over the eastern half Of the
country, except in the extreme north eli
districts where there will be local SHOWS
Sunday. over the western half of the coul-
try snow Will probably continue, exceD.
over the extreme southern districts.
1t will be colder Sunday in The central
valleys. the lake region, the middle At
lantic states and New England, and collier
Monday in the northern portion of ,he
south Atlantic and southern portion of tie
middle Atlantic states. 1t will be Soma
what warmer in the extreme northwest
The winds along the New En- CT
will be fresh northerly, except brisk on tire
Maine coast; on the middle Atlantic coas.
fresh northwest to north; on the south At
lantic coast light to fresh and mostly
southwesterly; on the gulf coast, fresh
southerly, and on Lake Michigan, light to
fresh northerly.
Special forecast-Cold wave warnings have
been issued for northwestern Illinois, west
ern Michigan, southeastern Minnesota ex-
IRENE eastern Nebra ska and for Iowa and
Wisconsin.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, ID am. and 1:25 pm;
high tide. 100 am. and 1926 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide 2:1G a m. and 2:24
pm; high tide, I'm. and $50 pm.
Tie Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises, us am; sun. sets,
SOL pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:1s am.
Moon rises, 6:37 M tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset eX-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extnguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Tenn: erature.
Midnight II degrees; = am, Al; am,
Il; am, 40; am, A; 10 am, 46; II
noon, 40; pm, Al; pm, 40; & pm, SO;
pm, 81; ~ pm, 81. Maximum, SO; mini
num- 80.
Relative umidity
am, so; pm, .93: pm. "a. Rain
fall, IA. Hours of sunshine, O. Per cent of
possible sunshine, o.
Temperature same date last year-MaXi-
num- At; minimum, 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Volunteer Readings and Music.

The following is the program for volun-
teer readings and music in the reading
room for the blind at the Library of Con-
gress $50 to $3.50 pm, the dates given
Tuesday, January threading, Miss A
Mary Carroll. Thursday, January 17-Song
recital by members of Philharmonic quar-
tet, Miss Lillian Chenowith Mrs Helen
De Yo, Mrs. Sidney Hollngsworth and
Mrs. Dana Holland. Saturday, January
19-Lecture, Mr.. George A. Loud, from
Michigan
The door to the reading room will be
closed promptly at 2:3O pm, and will be
opened thereafter only between the num-
bers of the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

FIFTEENTH STREET SOUTHEAST be-
tween - and streets-W William Schmidt
ct al. to Baltas Brkle and Johanna
Birkle. lot ~, square 1913: $40.
RANDLE PARk-Arthur T. Randle ct ux
to Albert c. Hayden, lot =. block, 3; $500
STREET NORTHEAST betw cen 18th
and 18th strects-Theodore f. Sargent
ct uN. to Helen ID. Whittlesey lot &C
square 1929; $40
NS-SamueI A. Drury ct ux to
Terry NichOl, 5, lot rs, block 4 ST..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Souvenir of the New Year.

AS a souvenir for the new year, the
American Security and Trust Company is
sending out a handsome novelty in the
shape of a book mark. The marker" is
embellshed with a half-tone reproduction
of a photograph of a typical midsummer
street scene at the intersection of 10th
street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest
with the Trust Companys building and the
United States Treasury in the background
Arrangements have been made to present
the souvenir to all who may make request
for II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Marine Band Orchestra Concert.

The Marine Band orchestra, William II.
Santelmann, leader. has arranged to give a
concert at the navy yard tomorrow al
pm. Following is the program
1-March, Flag of Victory ........Von Bon
2-Overture, Raymond Thomas
3-Romance. 'Liebestraum ........Fon Blon
4-Music de ballet, "Egyptien' .Lui9ini
(a) AHegretto non toppo.
Co Alegretto.
tc) Andante sostenuto.
I'D Andante expressive, tempo primo ct
finale.
5-CharacteriStc fantasis. Way Down
Upon the Suwanee River. -. Myddleton
6-Caprice, Hearts Message. .Santelmann
Hungarian dance, No. T.. .Keler-Bela
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Approval of Madden Bill.

Walter T. Swanton of the United States
reclamation service and Charles E. Edger-
ton of SO street northwest hled letters
with the Commissioners yesterday ndors-
ing the Madden bill providing for 75-cent
gas. letter was also received from
John F. Ernshaw of the Anacostia Citizens
Association, approving the same bill. Mr.
Swanton in his communication, stated that
the gas inspector of Massachusetts told
him ten years ago that the best grade of
gas could then be made at from % to "a
cents per 1000 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Probate Court Proceedings.

PROBATE COURT-Justice Gould
Estate Of Christine Heinrichs; will dated
June ), 1898, filed.
Estate of Louise A. b. Hughes; rule to
show cause why will should not be filed
attorneys, w. II. Snoles and Harry G.
Kmball.
Estate of ROsalie B. Cross: petition for
letters of administration filed; attorney,
Arthur Peter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Attacked by Mad Dog.

Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning a
dog supposed to be mad attacked the horse
ridden by Mounted Policeman Lusby of the
fifth precinct while the policeman was
proceeding along Nichols avenue near
Franklin avenue. Hillsdale. Policemen
Lusby, FRASER and Stewart pursued the
dog through a vacant lot nearby, each
firing at the dog. The animal escaped,
however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
NO TRACE DISCOVERED.
Thomas F. Ryan's Disappearance a
Source of Alarm

No trace of the whereabouts of Thomas
F. Ryan, the business agent of the timers
union and the treasurer of the local tent of
the Maccabees, who disappeared last Mon
day, has been found by the police. Every
patrolman In the city has received special
instructions to look out for Ryan and his
old haunts have been visited by the au-
thorities, but no definite clues have been
found.
The police in several of the large cities
were yesterday notified of his disappear
ance and they WIRE furnished with a care
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St. Stephens Institute Ball.

The committee in charge of the January
dance OF St Stephens Institute, which will
take. place at Carroll Institute Hall tomor-
row evening, have completed all arrange
ments The committee in charge is com
posed of Messrs. Thos. Leo Fortune, Jno.
e Boyland. NJ f. Donahue. Jos. f. Shea
han, Jos. ID. Moriarity, Jas. Y. Hughes.
Jas. Darcy. c. J. Sweeney and c. j.
Morgan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

The Commissioners yesterday upon the
recommendation of E. w. w. Griffin, as
SCISSOR of the District, appointed w j.
Donovan, inspector of licenses an ad-
dtional private of the metropolitan police
department with police authority. In ask
ing for this appointment Assessor Griffin
explained that such authority is necessary
for Mr.. Donovan in the execution of his
various duties.