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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23
NORTHEAST SUBURBS.
Business Transacted at Meeting o,
Citizens.

At a meeting of the Northeastern
Suburban Citizens Association In Lang
don Hall last Thursday evening the pres
ident. L. H. Patterson, reported that he
had visited the District building in refer
ence to the delay in beginning work on
the new engine house. and the addition
to the schoolhouse, and learned that the
matter will be taken up as soon as pos
sible. With reference to the improve
ments on Queens Chapel road. the delay,
he was advised, is caused by pressure of
work In other localities.
The president reported that he had as
certained while at the District offices that
the gas company had made no effort to
lay mains through the northeast section.
The president stated that immediate
action should be taken to secure gas. The
committee on streets, parks and lights
was requested to prepare a program of
action for the association to compel the
gas company to lay mains.
The president also reported that he
took up the matter OF the request of the
association that the available appronria-
ton for the East Side intercepting sewer
be expended Immediately in CONSTRUCTING
the sewer on Mills avenue
The special committee appointed to see
Gen. Harries with view of Obtaining
better car service made report Better
accommodations are promised; TWENTY-FIVE
new cars have been ordered to be deliver
ed by the first of December and several of
them be assigned to the northeast line. At
the suggestion of F. NJ. Hatley of the
committee. Gen. Harries agreed to con-
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justices of the Supreme Court, as the ap-
pointing power, counter charges against
the members Of the board. His chief ac-
cusation is that many Of the acts of the
board in the present controversy, and
before it. have been illegal On this
ground, and because he believes the men,
bers are prejudced against him, DR..
Chancellor prays the justices to remove
them and appoint new board to hear
his case.
The charges were formulated and filed
with Chief Justice Clabaugh by Leckie,
Fulton & Cox, Dr. Chancellor's attor-
neys They are directed against the
board as whole and against Barton w.
fEvermann. it's vice president, and Rich
ard r. Horner. in particular.
The board will meet this afternoon at 3
pm in the Franklin School building at
the call of Capt. James F. Oyster, presi-
dent, as heretofore decided, and the pre-
liminaries of the trial of DR.. Chancellor
will be arranged. 1t Is understood that
Greed VI. Fulton will appear in behalf of
DR.. Chancellor and ask for a postpone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23
MAY BE INDICTED.
Case of Mrs. McCracken to Be Con-
sidered by Grand Jury.

Mrs. Ruth McCracken was given
seat outside aboard the prison van yes
terday afternoon when she was taken to
jail from the Police Court, her two
daughters and son being In the closed
vehicle with the other prisoners. They
were unable to give the 5000 bond re-
CURED for their appearance. As stated IN
yesterdays Star. the case was set for
hearing in the Police Court next Friday,
but it is hardly probable that the hearing
will be held in that court, the assistant
United States attorney and Detectives
Hartigah and Evans having concluded to
let the grand jury make an investigation
of the case.
The charge upon which the defendants
were brought here from Baltimore was
grand larceny, but the police will proba-
bly, make an effort to have them indicted
for alleged conspiracy and false pre-
lenses. Detectives Hartigan and Weldon
were busy last night getting the names
of the various merchants from whom the
McCrackens are alleged to have purchas-
ed goods, and they are to be called upon
to appear before the grand jury Monday
morning. Should the grand jury return
indictments against the defendants the
charge pending against them In the Pc.
lice Court will be nolle pressed.
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Counsel for Superintendent Chancellor.
nent, which the board it Is said is pre-
pared to grant. A definite date as early
as possible next week will probably be
fixed. Neither side will present it's case
this afternoon.
Stuart Mcnamara, representing the board,
would discuss the charges against the
board which were filed yesterday with
the justices of the District Supreme
Court.
Against the Board.
The charges preferred by Dr. Chancel-
lor against the members of the board OF
education are as follows:
They have made continual and often
successful efforts to defeat the provisions
of the statute of the United States un-
der which they were appointed, to wit,
the act of Congress of June 90 1906
'They have held secret caucuses for the
conduct of the boards affairs. contrary
to law. and have traded votes in mat
ters concerning the colored and white
schools.
"They have made complacent tool of
P. NJ. Hughes and have made use of his
signature as superintendent. when that
of the authorized superintendent was re-
fused.
They unlawfuly held secret special
board meeting November IA. 1907. with
out notifying me, and thereafter pre-
sented me with a document signed by
its members, purporting to be legal
demand of the board for my resignation.
contrary to the provisions Of the statute,
which requires that all board meetings
shall be public. and providing, further,
that the superintendent is entitled to a
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from his position, without any adequate
cause affecting his character and efh-
cheney as superintendent. 1t has pre-.
ferred said charges. Its members will
be witnesses against him. Its decision
has been predetermined. Its members
are proceeding against him because of
bias. prejudice and personal antagonism
arising out Of his opposition and re-
sistance to the illegal and unauthorized
acts of said board and its members. as
hereinbefore set out. He therefore charges
that said board is not a competent and
proper board to pass upon the charges
against him. and that the said Evermann
and Horner are unfit and improper per-
sons to be members of said board or sit
In trial upon said superintendent.
He therefore prays that the said board.
and especially the aforesaid members,
Barton w Evermann and Richard r.
Horner. may be removed from their po-
sitions as members of said board and
that proper and competent board be
appointed in their places. And he prays
that proper notices may be given to the
members of said board, requiring them
to appear and answer these charges"
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DECLARES FOR PROHIBITION.
Action Taken by Quarterly Confer
ence Of Calvary NJ. e. Church.

The quarterly conference of Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church OF this city,
in regular session. last Thursday even
ing. passed unanimously a series of reso-
lutions, setting forth that:
1--WE view with great qualification the
growing popular sentiment throughout
the country favorable to the suppression
of the liquor traffic. the great enemy of
the race. Nowhere in the country is the
evil of intemperance more seriously felt
than in this the Capital city Of the ma
ton, therefore we earnestly appeal to
Congress to grant us relief from this
great evil by giving US a law prohibiting
the manufacture and sale in the District
of Columbia of all sptrituous and malt
liquors and wines.
I'VE welcome to this city during the
coming session Of Congress the temper
ance workers Of the nation to help us in
our efforts to secure from Congress q pro-
hibitory law for the District of Column
bia."
It was ordered that copy Of the fore
going preambles and resolutions be for
warded to the Senate and House COM
mittees on the District Of Columbia re-
spectively.
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slider the matter of running several cars
during the busy time of the day by the
government printing Office to accommo-
date the employees of that ONCE who r..
side in the northeast section.
Mr.. E. A. NJ Lawson stated that the
attention of the Commissioners should be
directed to the need for a suhpolice sta
ton in the northeast section. He stated
that site had been promised on Rhode
Island avenue.
On motion of F. M. Hatley. the secre-
tary was directed tc call the attention Of
the superintendent of roads to the fact
that on account Of the present drainage
OF Irving street, the water has caused
deep gullies on the west side of 10th
street and threatens to destroy the side
walk lately constructed on that side of
the street.
On motion of D. J. Richardson. the
secretary was directed to request that the
names of streets be placed on the corner
lamp posts on the corners where the
names do not now appear.
The secretary was directed on motion Of
]. l.. Knopp to request the COMMISSIONER
to utilize the services of the Chain gang
to grade Mills avenue.
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Supply aas Edison Photographs and Records sstv
JOHN F. ELLIS & CO., os7 penna Avenue NV.
SCHooLBoY A SUICIDE.
Tells Physician Strange Man Forced
Him to Do It.

NEW YORK. November Fisherman
Buhri g. thirteen years old, of 1853 Sher-
man avenue. Jersey City. was found dying
on the reservoir public Fairgrounds at
Troy street yesterday afternoon with a
carbolic acid bottle by his side. On
the way to the City Hospital he told the
ambulance surgeon that a strange man
had compelled him to drink the acid He
died soon after reaching the hospital.
Buhrig was considered one of the BRIGHT
est boys in his public school. He was
present at the morning session and show
ed bottle of carbolic acid to some of his
companions. His teae her asked him what
he intended to do with it and he replied
that he had bought it for his mother.
She was going to kill rats.
The boy purchased the acid at John
De Martins drug store. 10 Hancock ave-
nue.. before going to school. He told the
druggist the same story he told his teach
er. The boys father said last night
that he knew Of no reason why the boy
should want to die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23
W. r. G. Inspection.

The inspection Of Lincoln Corps. No. 8.
w. r. c., took place Thursday evening.
Miss Mamie G. Davis, the department in
spector. complimented the work Of the
secretary. Mrs. Jennie Thompson, and the
treasurer, Mrs. Ida L. Chase. The de-
partment president, Mrs. Isabel Worrell
Ball: the senior vice president, Mrs. Annie
Hoagland; the treasurer. Mrs. Annie
Cromwell: the patriotic. instructor. Mrs.
Ida ]. Hart: the national aid. Mrs.
Hempler. and chief of staff, Mrs. Mary ".
complimented the work of the corps and
of the president. Mrs. Addie L. Feathers.
Four new members were initiated.
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seat therein and right to speak on all
matters before it.
Alleged Illegal Charges.

matters before it.
Alleged Illegal Charges.
THAT said board has illegally caused
charges, upon which it is proposed and
has been decided to remove the superin-
tendent from his position. to be prepared
and filed against him, without lawful
authority, in that the said charges are
not authorized by any resolution or ON
cial action Of the board. and were passed
without notice to the superintendent and
not in a public meeting at which the
superintendent had the right to be pres
ent and to be heard upon the measure,
as provided by law.
The said board, in violation OF the. act
of Congress aforesaid. which provided
that no promotion of any teacher or other
subordinate to the superintendent should
be made without the recommendation OF
Said superintendent, did. on or about the
c1st day of September. 1907, unlawfully
promote to be principal of the colored
normal school one Miss Moten. without
any such recommendation Of the super.
intendent and against his advice.
The said board has persistently re:
fused to rescind its old rules and regu-
lations in force prior to the act of June
20. 1906 which gave instructions and
directions to its officers and committees
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Steamer to Be Repaired.

The Washington and Potomac line
steamer Estelle Randall, which sank at
the o street wharf last Thursday night,
was pumped out and raised yesterday
evening with the aid of the big steam
pump Of the tug Edith G.. Winship and a
number of hand pumps aboard the vessel.
The sinking Of the steamer was caused.
1t is said. by an open valve of a pipe lead
ing outside the vessel. The steamer was
today taken to Alexandria to be hauled
out on the marine railway to have her
hull examined to locate possible leaks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23

Instead of filing in the Supreme Court
of the District the papers which were
drawn up yesterday, praying for an in
junction to restrain the board of educa-
ton from proceeding with his trial, DR..
William E. Chancellor, superintendent OF
schools. yesterday afternoon filed with
Chief Justice Clabaugh and the associate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23
Mr.. Gerry's Theme.

Mr.. Philip F. Gerry read a paper last
night on Modernism as Understood by
the Encyclical Issued by Pope Plus *"
at meeting of the Catholic Converse
ton Circle. held at the residence of Mrs.
Ida Colford, the president, 1857 v street
northwest.
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lis a Constitutional Rem

For Catarrh i'm the Head
as a local application to relieve
the disagreeable inflammation we
recommend Antiseplets or
.Catarrlets. They thoroughly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23

PILES CURED IN 9 TO II DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure any
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cleanse, heal and purify the air
passages, sweeten the breath.
Price soc. Of druggists or
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c. l. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23

Browns Bronchial Troches
Give effective relief in bronchial and lung from
bic. Contain nothing injurious.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-04
SIXTY YEARS OF PELLA.

Oskaloosa Herald.-Sixty years ago
a body of Hollanders came to Iowa
and established themselves in Marion
county. at Pella. In the year 1847
there appeared in St. Louis, Mo-, a
company of 700 Dutchmen seeking a
place where they might worship God
according to the dictates of their own
conscience, or as it pleased them.
From St. Louis they sent out "a com.
mittee to find suitable place, as
Dutch emigrants were In much favor
with all the states, but they did not
like Missouri, owing to the slavery
question there. So Iowa was chosen
by this sturdy band of 700 Holland
ers. They started up the river on a
steamboat up to Keokuk. Before they
landed they held service of thanks
giving. Here they bought supplies,
horses, wagons, oxen for their over
land Journey. They paid for all these
in gold, which made the settlers feel
proud of them, but when they went
to drive the horses and oxen they did
not understand the Dutch commands.
But the settlers soon helped them
out.
The men wore knickerbockers, vel
vet jackets and soft flowing ties. On
their shoes they wore silver buckles.
The women, were rosy checked and
wore funny little bonnets. Yes, it
was an odd little colony of hardy Hol-
landers to the early settlers of Iowa.
But when they arrived at spot
where pole was stuck in the ground
and single on it, reading Pella, they
all knew they were at their Journeys
end
So the meaning of Pella is a place
of refuge, and in this period of sixty
years Pella has sent out from her
midst some of the best mon and WON
en- in the world.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-04
THE FARMER.

e
Sheldon, N. D.. Progress The real
farmer begins work in winter long be-
fore the sun thinks of getting up.
With his soul shrouded in gloom he
proceeds to build fire with a sledge
hammer. He then takes lantern,
hangs 1T on the clothes lines and shov-
els his way to the barn and feeds the
hogs. 1t is then time to feed the newly
arrived calf, which seems to delight in
butting q pail Of milk over the tiller of
the soil until he only needs to be
stamped to pass for a package of oleo-
margarin. He crawls through a barb
ed-wire fence and digs the hay out of
the snow, feeds the COWS, cleans the
stable, gathers up the frozen chicks,
chases a stray pig worth 25 cents for
four miles, and doesn't catch it, doctors
a sick horse, freezes his fingers, gets
kicked by a one-eyed mule, and when
the cleaning comes ne has a single
hour to mediate and wonder how he
will ever be able to pay his taxes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-04
"THEY say"

Des Moines News.-No combination
of words in the language has caused
more trouble and pain and sorrow
than the phrase, "They Say"
It hits in the dark. 1t is anony
nous. 1t has no personality. It can.
not suffer from any reaction. 1t is
totally irresponsible.
The phrase ought to be put under
the ban.
1t is this way: You speak to some
one of a mutual acquaintance. There
is shrug of the shoulders, or a lift
ing of the eyebrows. And the lowering
Of a voice. with the preface "They
say"
Even when the gossip fails to give
his authority he has put an evil sug-
gestion into your mind respecting the
person he speaks of, a suggestion it is
impossible to get rid of. The impress
sion stays. Suspicion turks. A great
wrong is done
"They Say"
When the suspicion is dropped into
eager ears and there is willing mouth
to give the evil message utterance to
other eager ears, the assassination OF
character has begun.
What They say may sometimes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-04
HOLD THE philippines.

That every dollar spent in the Philip.
pines will be returned ten fold is the
belief of Archbishop Harry of Manila,
the head of the Roman Catholic church
IN the islands. He answers the objec-
lions that the schools of the islands
cost too much by the statement that
many things that are merely seed
planting operations cost too much at
the moment of expenditure in the
minds of those who cannot or do not
measure fruitage of the future In ex-
pressing his approval at the course TAX
en- by the government in the govern
ment of the Philippines the archbishop
says:
The abandonment of the islands by
this country would be burning dis
grace. Yes, disgrace. want to use
athat word. 1t is my opinion that the
page in American history will
Ebe that recording the operations of this
government in the Philippines. My be-
Y23ief is that in time the Filipinos may
SNsurn the Japanese to Christianity.
,ssThese Philippines are the pearl of the
sOrient. just think. 100000 Chris
tians in, we may say, the heart Of Asia.
ayes, and do not feel am optimistic;
sT believe that the Filipinos will finally
2convert the Japanese, and the Japanese
will IN due time convert Asia.
The conversion of the Japanese by
%sIhe Filipinos and the conversion of all
Asia by the Japanese may seem far
Tfetched but it is to be hoped that the
archbishop will live to see his optimis-
Gtic prophecy bear fruit
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-04

Senator Saunders in the legislature
asserts that the business men will give
a sigh of relief when the lawmakers
go home. He says there are more
freak bills to the square inch in the
capitol this session than was ever
known before. And 1t does seem that
business men. Take the proposition
to tax corporations as such, as an In
stance
In Iowa the need is to encourage
business enterprises, not to discour.
age them
Farm lands are advancing in price
throughout the state due largely to
the fact that the fairly certain returns
in this climate make farms good IN.
vestments and there are more people
who want farms than there are farms
But this condition leaves no place for
the young men in excess of the mum.
Der required to take the place of The
present land owners when they pass
away. The surplus young men of the
state. If they are to remain In Iowa
must find employment in manufacture
and trade. The population of the state
Is decreasing Business does not ex.
pand in the state su.-ciently to give
the young men employment at nome
What is needed now is some central
organization representing the inter.
ests OF the farmers, manufacturers
merchants. and business men Of all
classes which will carry on earn,
paign Of boosting Iowa. There are
opportunities in the state that many
Of its young men know nothing Of:
they nee dto be told what they can do
at home. There are opportunities for
the investment of home capital; that
capital needs to be directed to good
investments in the state. And there
are people in other states who would
come to Iowa If they were given to
understand that in the Hawkeye realm
there are so many opportunities for
industries that have not yet been es
tablished here. If boosting is good FOR
Des Moines and Davenport and Water
loo, why would not boosting be good
for the whole state?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-04
AS THEY LIKE IT.

Toledo Blade.-They can't put any
more flowers on the new spring hats
without first making the hats larger
Atlanta Journal.-A hint from Paris
says that the shirt waist must 60. 1t
seemed nearly gone last summer.
Topeka Capital.-You probably do
not understand how a watch can be
made and sold for a dollar, but you
will understand it if you ever carry
one of them.
st. Joseph Gazette.-Neyer Jump at
conclucion. Walk up to 1t, examine
the thing thoroughly, and, If 1t is a
good one, make it yours.
Kansas City Journal.-Maxim Gorky
says in one of his articles that he
found nothing congenial in the United
States. This must be pretty good
country, after all.
Toledo Blade There are hundreds
of ways of being hero without get
ting a Carnegie bronze medal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-04
THE GOULD Sod"

Des Moines Capitnl-There is no
pace like home. No matter where
man roam, when he comes to his later
years he has consuming desire to
return to the "ould sod.'
Gen. Granville NJ Dodge, after more
than thirty years with the bulls and
bears of Wall street, and in connection
with the trials and tribulations of rail.
road building in the west and south,
returns to Council Bluffs, the home
Of hip youth, to end his days. The
old nome is being repaired. The win
cannot get in. The walks are being
fixed up; the trees are in process of
trimming. It was at Council Bluffs
the general made his start before the
civil war. 1t was in street of Coun-
Gil Bluffs that he enlisted in the Union
army in April, 1861. He took his
first command away from that city.
After four years of strenuous war he
returned and some time later was
elected to congress, declining second
term. In the war he had become famous
and reached the rank of major general
Later on he became captain Of In
dustry and success attended mis- eff
forts. He grew rich. But in New
York he felt that he had no real
friends such as his heart longed for.
Now with the gallant general the bat
tie of life is over. Henceforth he will
live for his own comfort and the happi-
ness of his comrades of the great war.
Somebody mas mentioned him for SEN
ator He scorns the suggestion. He
loves Allison like a brother and would
not accept the senatorship if he could
secure it. He longs for peace The
political war drums cannot sound for
him He wants to sit on. his porch
and look across the intervening bot
tom lands and see the sweep of the
old Missouri, the "bfg muddy" There
has always been in the heart of the
general spirit OF comradesnip. and
now 1t is manifesting itself because
he is giving it an opportunity. Hereto
fore he has been too strenuous. The
people of Council Bluffs never lost
the citizenship of General Dodge. He
always registered from Council
Bluffs, Iowa." no matter where he
roamed. He never voted anywhere
else. But his return is all the more
welcome. He will miss the crowds
of Broadway and Fifth avenue, but on
Broadway, Council bluffs, he will stroll
out and meet his old friends. The
people Of Iowa, with those Of Council
Bluffs, extend to the general the glad
hand