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opinion was expressed that in as much as
the council had been given police powers
under the town charter. the right to APP
point a bailiff and to provide him with nee
essary arms to protect himself in the dis
charge of his duty was clear. The council
also instructed the chairman of the road
committee, DR.. Joseph A. Mudd, to cause
such trees in the town Were in the way
of the stretching of electric lighting wires
to be trimmed, the town assuming all
sponsibility for damage suits that might
arise.
dlepower incandescent lamps will be lighted
on the streets of this town under contract
with the Potomac Electric Power Company
Mr.. William B. Wilson of Nottingham
district died at his home, near Croome,
New Year day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
Laurel and Vicinity.
.ial Correspondence of The Star.


LAUREL. Nd, January 5, 1907
The Laurel Knights OF Pythias have
elected the following officers for the COM
ing year: Chancellor Commander, DR..
Richard Cook Harley: vice chancellor, AL
bert Nelson; prelate, John w. Fairall;
master of finance James A. Lawrence;
master of exchequer, William Frothing-
ham; keeper of records and seals, Harry
s. Phelps; master of work, Richard Tuck
err; master Of arms. Edward Robey; repre-
sentative to Grand Lodge, James FEEDER
line: trustee, L. c. Donaldson. The Laurel
lodge has had a very prosperous year and
has a membership of over 100 ana still in
creasing limitations are held nearly every
week.
The following officers have been elected
by the Relay Volunteer Fire Company
President, Edward Herold; vice president
Theodore A. Steeger; recording secretary,
Richard Stapleton: financial secretary
George Smith,. treasurer, Milton Smith;
first lieutenant, Thomas Gallagher; second
lieutenant. Thomas Dineen; captain, John
Dawes; board Of directors, c. W. 8. Banks,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
Child Fell Into Deep Well.

ROANOKE. Va. January Little Will
liam Oliver. aged five years. was miracu-
lously saved from drowning yesterday
morning by his cousin. Frank Oliver, at the
home of the boys grandfather, near Cow
ner's Springs. in Roanoke county
The boy and his sister were on a visit to
their grandparents. and went to the well to
draw some water. The well is eighty feet
deep, with twenty feet of water While
pulling the rope which drew up the bucket
the little boy fell in. His sister at once
gave the alarm. Frank Oliver rushed out
and climbed down the Shiny wall He
reached the boy Just in the nick OF time,
as the lad was unconscious. He sent the
boy I'D the bucket. but fearing the
rope was not stout enough to hold his own
weight Oliver held his perilous position
nearly two hours, until neighbors could be
notified and a strong rope was lowered to
him. This he fastened around his body,
and when willing hands drew him up he
fell exhausted on the ground. but soon re-
covered The boy was resuscitated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
SPEED OF THE CONNECTICUT.
Capt. Swift Putting the Big Ship
Through Her PAGES.

Under general instructions from the Navy
Department to thoroughly but gradually
try out the machinery and boilers of the
Connecticut. Capt. Swift is bringing that
big battleship from Newport to Hampton
roads under full speed. with the exception
that he is not to use forced draft. The ship
is due in Hampton roads today. On his
first trip down to the roads from New
York Capt Swift brought the ship along
under six boilers at an average of IA knots
On his way north he used eight boilers
making about 15h knots. 1t is expected
that on this full-power trial coming south
ward the ship will make 16h or possibly II
knots. using all of her twelve boilers. Later
on there will be forced-draft trial, when
it is believed that with the machinery thor
oughy smoothed down the Connecticut will
be able to reel OF 10 knots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
Seaboard Acquires Road.

MACON, Ga, January Sat the meeting
of the directors and stockholders of the
Macon. Dublin and Savannah railway the
Seaboard Air Line acquired the former
road, which connects at VidaHa with the
Seaboard Air Line.
1t is rumored that there is also a track
age combination between the Seaboard, the
Atlantic Coast Line and the Georgia rail-
road,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
Hohawk Valley Under Water.

UTICA, N. Y, January 5.-Constant rain
falling in the Mohawk valley has raised
the Mohawk river to flood stage, and ex
ceedingly high water prevails throughout
the valley
Trains on the New York Central railway
are delayed, and 1t is said that all pas
senger trains will be from one to two hours
late The water is still rising. Two high
way bridges over the new channel of the
river at this city have been carried away.
The rainfall for twenty-four hours was
226 inches, or considerably more than the
rainfall of any one day during 1906
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
Philadelphia's Fever Record.

PHILADELPHIA, January 5.-There
were 252 typhoid fever cases reported for
the week ended at noon yesterday, an in
crease of sixty-six over the preceding seven
days. Health department officials say the
malady is prevalent in almost epidemic
form.
Impure water is the sole cause given for
the Increase The usual boil the water
warning is being issued by the board of
health Only four wards-the tenth, sixth,
eleventh and twelfth-are free of the dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
Mr.. Bartholdt's Medal.

Representative Bartholdt of Missouri,
chairman Of the American branch of the In
ternational Parliamentary Union, has re-
ceived through Nicholas Murray Butler
from Baron d'Estourelle de Constant, pres
Ident general of the council general of the
Association for International Cancellation, q
bronze medal as an expression of the ap-
preciatio rendered by Mr. Bartholdt in the
cause of universal peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05

Henry Bender. Edward Herold. Robert
Clark and George Bourne.
II mas been decided by the Ministerial
, oiaiot VI i1aurei TO observe the week OF
prayer The several ministers will ev
change pulpits
Mrs: I. b. Whitehead, who has been
SICK Tor several weeks past is now at the
awaiting an operation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05

Mrs E. J. Zimmerman of near Frederick,
Md. died Thursday night, aged seventy
four years, and at noon yesterday her aged
husband E. Joshua Zimmerman, dropped
dead Mrs. Zimmerman was a daughter of
the late Philip and Elizabeth Wachter and
her husband was q well-known farmer.
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Meeting Of Hyattsville Council.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

HYATTSVILLE. Md. January s. 1907.
At the last meeting Of the common coun-
ell, Mayor Owens presiding. the inspector
of buildings and plumbing reported the is
suance OF five building permits. 31s water
connections and 198 sewer connections.
The question Of the right of the under
bailin to carry arms was discussed, and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
Try Dandelion

for constipation 1t Is old ia shioned remedy
been in use for four hundred years. Dr. Edwards
Comp Dspdeiion Tablets and Pills. sold BIZ all
druggists. Free trial packages at Afieck's drua
store. l423 Pa. ave. ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets Dru
gists refund money II II fails to e.
GROVES signature 10 on each box. 25c.
se2-tpksa.o2t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
Pathetic Side to Epidemic.

More trained nurses are being engaged
by the city daily. All the hospitals of
Scranton now being filled with typhoid
patients an emergency hospital at the 18th
Regiment Armory of the National Guard
has been opened. Miss Eva Hawkins of
Wilmington, Del. one Of the trained nurses
who came here to help care for the sick,
has been sent 10 her home in serious
condition, presumably with typhoid. Many
pathetfc features characterize the epidemic.
John Killian of 6l6 Beech street, who died
in the State Hospital leaves a wife and five
children Miss Lulu Bruno, who lives in
the same house died of the fever on Sun
day so now there are two crepes instead
OF one on the door. Mrs. Killian. the dead
mans widow. is also a victim of the dis
ease. She is in the hospital in a critical
condition
About twenty nurses have been secured
from Philadelphia and New York. Some
nurses have as high a forty cases. There
is a large demand for medicine and lime
at the hospital and urgent appeals have
been issued for assistance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05

OF the Southern railway, which several
months ago were moved from this city and
located in Danville Charlotte, Birmingham
Knoxville and other points on the Southern
system, in order 1t was thought, to ex-
pedite the handling of the car records have
been brought back to this city. Since jan
uary l all car records have been kept in
this city. but small force, 1t is stated. are
still at the points named cleaning up the
work of last year. The change involves
about seventy-five clerks.
Since the offices were taken away from
this city it has been determined that the
handling of the records could be done with
more speed and correctness by having all
the offices located in one place, hence the
change back to this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05

w. II. Chadderton. farmer and one OF
the prominent men of Garrett county Nd
hanged himself in his barn.
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All Water Poisoned.
State Authorities in Charge.

Thee state health authorities have taken
vigorous hold of the situation here. Just
what they will do has not been decided, but
nothing will be left undone to put down the
epidemic
Dr. johnson. after conference with
Mayor Dimmick, accompanied President w.
w Scranton of the Scranton Gas and
Water Company. on Il tour of the MOSCOW
watershed in Mr.. Scrantons automobile
They were accompanied by F. Herbert
Snow. chief sanitary engineer of the state
department. Inspectors of the department
also spent the day examining the water
shed in most minute manner, giving no.
tice for the removal of all combinations
and possible cOntaminations. Few water
sheds have been found in such state of
pollution.
Cesspool after cesspool was found within
n few feet of small treams in the Moscow
district. In many instances. as at the Ems
dorf Hotel drains were built for the over
flow which led directly into the brooks. At
one place a dead COW was found half I'M
mersed, with the drinking water OIL the city
trickling over its carcass. Nearly all the
tributaries of Roaring brook, the largest
feeder for the reservoir. were found reek-
ing in filth. The water from none of the
reservoirs has ever been filtered, but has
been distributed to the city for years in this
condition.
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FOR MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.
The Star has issued three beautiful calendars, "Vioet" and
Chrysanhennus painted by Philip Boaeau the best
known and successful figure painters in New
Ouoftown sent any one the above
calendars and the cover the
o. mailing
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REVERSAL OF PLANS.
Southern Railway Offices Moved Back
to washington.

DANVILLE. Va, January 5.-The car
records offices of the northern district of
the Southern railway were yesterday moved
to Washington. The offices gave employ
to eighteen persons.
1t has since been decided that to facili-
tate the proper handling of freight the Of
fees should be located in one place The
same offices for the Charlotte, Birmingh cham
and Knoxville divisions of the Southern also
go back to Washington.
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CAUSE OF FEVER EPIDEMIC
Amazing Conditions Revealed by Of
fetal Inspection.
PONDS FED BY DRAINAGE
Contents of Three Reservoirs Filled
With Bacilli-State Authorities
Take Charge.

SCRANTON Pa. January 5-The falling
off in new cases of typhoid fever yesterday
was followed by d big increase today. the
total number for the twcnty-four hours
ending at noon being 30.
The known cases of typhoid fever in the
city are loo registered and in the hos
pitfalls but it is believed the real figures
are far above that number.
There are also ftfty-three registered cases
in Dunmore. which adjoins this city and is
supplied by the same water company There
have been eight deaths thus far In that
place. Dunmore is practically part OF TINS
city. and has population of l2oOo Ihere
are fifty to seventy-five cases In the sur
rounding towns all traced directly. to TINS
city Dixon City. which also adjoins this
city. reported thirteen cases last night.
All of the smaller towns in the country
report at least one case Most OF THESE are
Young people who have been working here
and went to their homes for the holidays.
Wilkesbarre reports seven cases, where the
people were visiting here. In fact. north
eastern Pennsylvania has the fever thor
oughly distributed through 1t. ana TINS
causes the health authorities much uneasl-
ness.
Seventy-nine registered deaths have oc-
CURED in Scranton since the epidemic pc
gan. Great trouble has been experienced
because there is no adequate method OF en-
forcing registration of sick people. Doc
tors are too busy to make out blanks, ana
frequently cases are not Tt-lbIltu ulllll tliN
undertaken applies at the city clerks office
for a burial permit Now that the state
health commissioner has taken hold of mat
ters in a vigorous manner there may ne an
effort made to learn the truth about the
disease. Without tending to cause alarm,
conditions are worse than appear on the
surface.
All Water Poisoned.
1t is hard to estimate the sensation that
has been caused by a placard posted to-
day in all the public places announcing
that all the water supply of Scranton, in
Guiding the three big ponds from which
water is received. has been contaminated
with typhoid fever bacilli and warning he
people to use only water boiled thirty min
utes for drinking purposes.
According to DR. Johnson, the expert
from the state board of health. who is here.
different kinds of health wrecking germs
have been found in the waters fro the
Elmhurst reservoir. Scranton's chief URGE
of supply. These include the deadly ty-
phoid baCilli.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-06
Dolly MadisOn's Purchase.

The famous gold servics' or AZ
least, the mirror centerpiece. which
constitutes It's principal feature. has
been attributed by tradition 10 several
different Administrations. including
that OF Thomas Jefferson. but the best
obtainable information would seem 70
Indicate that II was purchased IN Paris
by the dashing Dolly Madison, en-
graved with the inscription. "Presi-
dents House" the old-fashiOned ap-
pellation that has been handed down
from the days when Mrs Adams hung
her laundry in the East Room.
This centerpiece. a rectangular
plateau. consists Of a gOld-framed
mirror, so arranged IN FIVE sections
that It can be shortened or heightened
Cd to twenty feet to conform to the
size Of the dinner table. In the pres
ent restoration much work is being
expended upon this art object New
mirrors are being installed and a new
plating OF gold IS being applied 70 the
metal rim.
Supplementary TO the mirror center
piece are the gold candelabra, cake
md fruit baskets Soue OF these
uieces ere so massive that It IS no
slight task 20 carry them any dis
ta1ce. The candelabra are about three
Get in height and Of very ornate de-
sign. Each has places for about a
dozen candles. The fruit and cake
baskets are not quite so large. but
have the same elaborate ornamental
tcu.
No safe Is provided at the White
House. such as IS nowadays TO be
found IN many private mansion. as
a receptacle for the family plate. In
stead the treasured tableware is kept.
when not IN use. N a large storeroom
IN the basement OF the mansion. The
plate Is stored IN half a dozen huge
oid-fashioued iron-bound chests and
trunks. some OF watch are known 70
have been In use at the White House
since the days Of Andrew Jackson, and
the antiquated locks on which might
appear 10 afford Inadequate protection
were It not for the watchfulness whlcA
Is maintained BY the guards stationed
around the White House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-06


Roosevelt had made, soon after com.
ing 10 the White House. her famous
colonial china service IN white and
gold. That II has not been found nec-
essary to order any nav gold and
silver plates for use on the Presidents
table or state occasions IS duo 10
the present fad for antiques In this
sphere.
In the household equipment OF the
White House, which has been handed
down from President 70 President. is
q goodly store OF table plate. Because
Of age It was gradually retired q Few
years ago.
Officials were considering asking
Congress 10 provide q complets new
service Then came the craze for an
tiQues, and a realization that ths
quaint and artistic White House heir
looms were attractive as any OF the
modern pieces.
Time mad left its ravages on many
Of the pieces, and Il was decreed a
few weeks ago that the entire service
should be repaired and otherwise re-
stored as nearly as possible 20 It's orig
inaI condition II IS expected that con-
siderably more than $1,000 viii be thus
expended Government officials So
cured competitive bids on the work
from all the leading jewelry firms OF
New York. Philadelphia, and Wasb-
ington, but the work was finally In
trusted 70 Mr.. Berry, OF Washington.
Six or eight expert wOrkmen are en-
pIoyed upon the restoration OF the
White House plate, and Il Is expected
that X Will be some weeks yet before
the task IS completed
Many pieces Of the white HOUSE
plate, especially those made expressly
for. use at the Executive Mansion, bear
represertations OF the American eagle
In some Instances the eagle. OF may
hap the entire coat Of arms OF the
United States, has been engraved upon
a convenient fat surface. whereas IN
other cases a nodded figure OF the
national bird appeaTs- When finished.
each piece OF the service win presen:
d combins ton Of Dun and bright IN
ish. The broad, fat surfaces VIII be
burnIsheA. whereas me ornamental de-
tails garli Ts6s. human Jgures. etc.
VII be n he dull finish
There Is good reason TO osffeve that
some Of the individual pieces num-
bered among the White House plate
are more than 100 years old. but IN
fortunately Il has proven next 70 i'm
possible 10 accurately trace the his
tory OF any considerable portion Of
this plate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-06

Beauties in Design and Workmanship
Displayed in the White House Plate
Are Shown by the Accompanying
Photographs.
Photographs Copyrighted BY Walden Faw-
cett.)
tingeor smiling over these plates. and
ut the same time keeping up the in
forest OF some distinguished man at
the state banquet Perchance IN the
passing OF one OF these small cream
pitchers or bread tray a romance
sprung into being and eliminated In
the wedding Of the belle Of fashionable
Washington society hale century or
more ago.
Some Of the plates were purchased
by Andrew Jackson while In the White
House. Almost 5000 was paid for the
ancestral plate Of more than 300 pieces
purchased from Baron de Tuyll a Rus
sian nobleman. At the time OF It's &C
c~ssion by this Government the plate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-06

= IMAGINATION or fancy need not
be stretched far 10 see the quaint
" costumed ladies OF Colonial
days with their. puffed and pow
dered hair and couuettish smiles gath
cred around the festive board chat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-06
cupid Has Employ
ed His WiIeS GayIy
bout These His
toric Services for a
Century, and Now
the Plate Will Be
RejuVenated.

OMANCE OF almost a
- century hovers over
gold and silver plates,
a cream pitchers, and
AXE dishes of antique pattern
which have been in service and
Used at state banquetS in the White
House since the days OF Dolly
Madison and even before the ad-
vent of that charming and fascinat-
ng hostess.
Though Cupid has hidden be
mind these dishes and tripped his
fantastic way among them shoot
ing his darts, time has also been
at work and left its indelible mark
upon them. Plates from which the
reigning bellies and first ladies of
The land for decade after decade
nave dined no longer measure III
o the dignity of the White House.
Because of the history and roman
lie association of the ware PreSi-
dents of later days have always had
them carefully guarded and made
every endeavor to preserve them.
At present these dishes, soup tu-
reenS, ladies, and other articles are
in the hands of manufacturing
jewellers who will be paid hundreds
Of dollars to rejuvenate them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-06
Cola Service Famous

Most famous among all the
White House plate IS the gold
service" 1t has been attributed
10 several different Administra-
tons, but the most reliable infor-
nation indicates that It was pur-
chased in Paris by dashing Dolly
Madison.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-21

than Tennessee has veterans.
So has Alabama. Georgia in
1860 had a population Of 1857 600
Alabama, $4,000, and Tennessee
100000. Today Georgia's pop.
ulation is somewhat in excess of
Tennessee's, and Tennessee's is
larger than Alabama's. Tennes.
see, however, furnished more
than 10000 troops to the Federal
army. A considerable number
Of veterans, it is claimed, have
moved into Tennessee because of
the fact that this state pays more
liberal pensions than any other
state. Nashville American.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-21
CircnIt court

A good deal Of the time last
week was spent in the circuit
court arranging the docket, re.
setting cases, filing motions and
the hearing of the parole cases.
In the case Of S. b. Cole VS. j.
M. Grigg, suit on note, iudg-
ment was rendered plaintiff for
S12340.
Jay Owen VS. Stephen Estes, OF
contract, Judgment rendered
plaintiff for s670.50 with 8 per
cent.
The Rich Hill Bank VS. Jennie
Stewart, on note Judgment for
plaintiff in amount $462. IS.
p. H. Holcomb receiver of
Ryan estate VS. A. A. Malone, on
note Judgment for plaintiff of
STILLS with g per cent interest.
Holcomb, receiver Ryan es-
tate VS. Green Walton, judgment
on note for $26o.9 81 with s per
cent.
Lewis Dunsworth VS. Mo. Pac.
Ry. Co. for damages, the jury re-
turned a verdict for plaintiff for
SIS. Motion filed for new trial
and arrest of Judgment.
The case OF w. J. Butler, re.
ceiver Bates National Bank VS. T.
K. Lisle was on trial before
Judge Argus Cox Monday, the
Judge gave his decision allowing
the plaintiff one-half interest in
the residence property and the
other half to Richard Lisle.
Arguments have been heard
during the week before Judge
Denton to rescind the appoint
ment by the court of p. H. Hol-
comb as the receiver of the Ryan
estate but no decision has yet
been made.
The Bates National Bank
cases are taking up the most Of
the time this week. Later on we
may be able TO give what has
been done in regard TO them as
they are finally disposed.