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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-29
viii Cost $780,
600, and Is to Be
Ready in Eight
Months.

Ground was broken on Tuesday for
/ the erection OF the new Northminster
I Presbyterian Church az the southwest
! corner OF Rhode Island avenue cad
Eleventh street northwest Simple csre-
monies marked the occasion, and mem
! bers Of the congregation congratulated
themselves on the probable early com
pletiOn OF a handsome new church edi-
fee.
The building which was designed by
Arthur NJ Boynton and William L.
Webster. is OF early Gothic architecture
and gives promise OF being among the
noted church structures OF Washington
from its quiet and stately beauty and
artistic harmony Of deCign-
The church building Will have a front
| age OF 100 feet on each street with a
tower on the corner and transeps from
the auditorium. and bay windows from
the Sunday school rooms. The front
will be OF light Roman brick with Ohio
sandstone trimmings with slate roof at
/ a height Of 20 feet to the ridge. while
the tower Will have a total height OF IS
feet. The auditorium will be reached
from three entrances--through the
tower and one or each street. It will
be hexasonal in shape. having a seating
capacity Of $50 with a gallery at the
! tower end. giving an additional sixty
seats. The interior trimmings are TO be
Of chestnut with walls Of rough cream
sand.
Provision IS also made for the Sunday
! school, primary department, pas1or' 9
study, library. and cloak rooms. all OF
which are on the main floor with separ-
ate entrances from the street In the
basement there will be provided large
gymnasium. kitchen, dressing rooms,
and shower baths. features which have
been found so valuable an adjunct 20 q
successful church These rooms viii be
accessible both from the main floor and
| from direct entrances from street and
side alley The building Will be lighted
by electricity and heated by steam.
The contract has been awarded TO w
A. Kimmel for 10000 and IS to be com
pleted in eight months. though It is
hoped TO have the Sunday school finish
ed 10 permit services being held there
In February.
The Northminster Presbyterian Church
was formed by uniting the Assembly's
Church. located at Fifth and I streets
northwest. and the North Presbyterian
Church on n street. between Ninth and
Tenth streets northwest. The congre-
cation OF the Assemblys joined with
that OF the North and moved to the lat
ter's house OF worship, which was soon
found to be too small. The present site
was then purchased and plans entered
upon for the new church edihce.
The building committee comprises L.
Cabell Williamson. chairman; G H
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-29
PARIS RANSACKED
:. FOR FURNISHINGS
Minister Hauge and Wife
Spent the Summer in
Frances Capital.

An addition TO the several handsome
legation buildings now In Washington
Win be made this winter In the beauti-
ful new residence OF Christian Hause
the minister from Norway. recently
completed at Massachusetts avenue
and Twenty-fourth street northwest
IN the rapidly growing fashionable sec
ton In the neighborhood q Sheridan
circle.
The house designed by George Oakley
Totten, jr., who is also the architect
OF the new residence on Sixteenth street
intended for the use Of the French am
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-29
DUSTLESS HIGHWAYS
FOR Los ANGELES, CAL.

A system OF permanent, dustless high
ways IS projected for Los Angeles county.
Cat, by the county highway commits
sion. It Is estimated by the commits
sion THAI the work VIII cost approx
mately 5000 600. and advfces received
from tie commission indicate that Il IS
ambitious 10 build a system OF roads
that VIII attract national attention.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-29
WORK ON NEW HOUSE.

Albert I. Teele. builder. has begun
work on a two-story frame house on
Girard street. near Fourteenth street
northwest, for William II. Saxton that
is estimated Will cost S2T50 The plans
were prepared by Architect A. H. Beers.
and represent a very neat idea in cot
tage architecture
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-29

Darlington. ". A. Countryman. D. N. c.
Bennett. W. S. Perry, ". ". Humphrey.
The Rev. George P. Wilson is the pas
tor, and the trustees Of the church are
DR.. NJ c. Bennett. DR.. J. F. y. ingalls,,
w. a. Countryman. G. b. Chamberlin.
z. S. Bany. II. NJ Wells. and ". S
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-29
MAMMOTH DRY DOCK.

The longest dry dock in the world IS
now at Belfast, Ireland, but San Fran
C1CCO IL soon 10 have q bigger one II
Will be 1.O5O feet long from the gate 10
the laudwdrd extremity. and IA feet
wide II VIII be about 40 feet deep.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
HIS TERRIBLE SECRET"

His Terrible Secret" or The Man Monkey" which will be the next at traction at the New Haven theater Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights this week and at the saturday mati~ meet, Is a powerful drama by Chas. D. Blaney, whose experience in play making has enabled him to arrange his dramatic material effectively He has taken ideas from Dr. Gamers experiences in Agricah Jungles In studying the language or wild apes, also the comments made on the same subject by Miss Ida Veronica Simon ton. who is at present Tn Africa mak- ing experiments similar to those of Prof Garuier.
 The idea of dual character Ca man of education and refinement coupled with a sudden change to the ferocious instincts of wild ape) has been care fully and skillfully elaborated by MT. Blaney, and like pr Jekyll and MT. Hyde" he has worked out series of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
THE ODD FELLOWS TO-DAY C0L0RED LODGES TO MEET Carefully Planned Program Will Entertain State Del
 egations Here,

Members of lodges from all over New England, New York and New Jersey will be here to-day to attend the con vention of colored Odd Fellows in two days sessions
 The order of exercises for to-day will be the converting of the New England patriarchal session at 10 a. m., grand street parade at 1 D. m. Demonstration convention will hold session immediate ly after the parade at the lodge rooms at 76 Webster street After the demon- stration convention the grand reception will take place at Music hall at D. m. The reception will be opened by an ad- dress of welcome by Mayor studley af- ter which w. L. Houston, the grand , master will deliver an oration; sub jeot, Odd Fellowship" pr. I. N. Por- ter will act as the master of ceremon- les After the addresses the floor will be cleared and dancing will be enjoyed for which Murrays full orchestra of twenty pieces will be under the full direction of Charles H. Keith, who will be ably assisted by full corps of as- | sistants.
 The grand marshal of the parade is George A. Pickett and he will have for aides Joseph P. sturgis, Thomas B, Jones' Charles Johnson and Thomas L. Benjamin. The parade will form In Goffe street, right resting in Foote, will | proceed to Orchard, to Charles, to Dix well, to Broadway to Elm, to Temple | (where 1t will be reviewed by Mayor Studley), to Chapel, to Howe, to Whal. ley, to Sperry and then to Webster street, where the narade will be dis missed. There will be thousand men in line with several bands and drum corps. The Second Regiment band will head the local lodge. Chief Wrinn has 1 consented to send squad of police to act as an escort
 Before the parade refreshments vii I be served in the banquet hall in Web 1 ster street by committee of ladies from Cleaners Household of Ruth No
 57, and Rose of Sharon Household oi
 Ruth, No. 2674.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
THE MoMAUGUIN.

leciaI Attractions To-day-Concerts
 Afternoon and Evening Extra Gar Service. A days outing at the Momauguin at isey Beach means one of the pret- Ist trolley rides out of New Haven ld the enjoyment at one of the most |autif,lI combined seashore and rural
 ports of a fine sea shore dinner or 'oioe meal la carte where cuisine i'd service is perfect Special preparations have been made
 to-day, both indoors and out. There
 II be concerts afternoon and evening lfine electric display and extra car
 vice, running every twelve minutes ,'ect both via State and Chapel seets.
 1t is an ideal time for days outing d this is an ideal place. The bathing 1 perfect, perhaps a little cool for lme, but exhilarating and fine for
 pse who enjoy 1t. Next Friday the Young Mems Re- blican club-tables set for 35o-will he at o'clock. They will have the lcond Regiment band. IA number of other society dinners fe scheduled for September.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02

intensely dramatic and thrilling sltua- tions. The action takes place in the Congo Free State in Africa.
 The plot reveals that a learned man while making scientific investi- gations is attacked and strangled to death by a wild ape in the presence of his wife Wao is abour to become a mother. Her child is born with nat ural form but the fact suggests wild ape. The child is highly educated, and when the play opens he is twen- ty-one years old, and is known as Mel moth, The Man Monkey" Wm. T. Turney, who portrays this character, requires no introduction to the thea tergoes, as he has appeared success fully in the following popular dramat- i2ationss Field by the Enemy" The T'a,ai C1rd," The Prisoner of zenda," Sowing tle Win1." Because She Loved Him so,' "The Girl from Maxime's, David Harum," etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
WORDS MUI TIPLY N NQpAH HCE
PROTEST PROTESTED
Citizens Committee Enters Strong Charges Against Anti Reform Move
 ment.

A long list of members of the citi- zens' committee of West Haven fol- lows circular letter sent out in re- ply to the letter recently circulated by the committee which protests against the charter of the City of Orange. In- dioations point to considerable warm fighting as the charges of the commit tee are many and strongly put.
 Their letter states that both parties agree that the present form of govern ment is defective but when reforms are proposed the protc-tants line up in opposition Their declaration is that the charter has been under public discussion for nearly year and has not been forced through by unfair or arbitrary means.
 The paragraphs embodylng the gist of the matter will best convey the opinion of the citizens committee.
 '1his charter iy not a poitician's movement Il was first called for by body of citizens who drew up and advertised petition to the General Assembly last Novembs. Several of the signers of that petition last No vom5er are members of this self-ap- pointed committee of protest. They called for a city then. Why have they | changed their minds?
 Tt was for the interest of politi- clans to let things alone. We have about a hundred town, borough and school district officers, with salaries amounting annually to over s9,OoO. 4 city government is proposed with small salaries and few officers. How cnn it be polltican's movement? The members of the committee of protest are nearly all otflce-holders or ex-oflice holders The new charter will give relief from over government; will curtail expenses as can be proved | by facts and figures, and will issue no new bonds except as a sound busi- ness proposition for the purpose of bonding our present floating indebted ness. It cannot be- extravagant, for as they say, the salaries named are entirely inadequate. So we should say that the opposition was selfish and inspired by political motives. "We do not agree with the protest ors who say that city government has throughout the entire country, proved to be costly, inefficient and corrupt. For every corrupt city in this. country we can name 100 that are cleanly and honestly conducted. The town of Or ange contains men who are capable of running this new city charter clean- ly and honestly We have faith in our charter, and believe that it will be adopted by an overwhelming major 1 itY
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
AT LOCAL THEATERS.
HYPERION.
ANTONIO MAORI, ITALIAN IRA
 GEDIAN.

Antonio Maiori, the celebrated Ital- ian tragedian, will appear at the Fly
 perion theater this afternoon and eve ming in piece acted in Italian select ed from the following extensive roper toire: La Cieca-di-Sorrento, Vespri Siciliani, Hamlet, Monte Cristo, Rupe Torpea, La Tosca, Othello, Wife of Claudio Merchant of Venice, The
 Outlaw, Louis XII, keen, Strength of Conscience, Derand. Especially in #Shakespearian roles has Maiori, it is reported, gives an interpretation pecu- far to his own genius His Hamlet Is a creation of rare beauty and flin- esse being subject of the most care full study with him. Othello and the Merchant" are among his best below ed characters, and his masterly hand
 ling of these parts never fails 10 reach the hearts of an audience. It is an cr-
 TOT to assume that not to understand Italian means not to enjoy Signor Maiori His art is as much appre- ciated by an English speaking audience It is said that at his pop ular little theater in New York where he appeared all through the winter be-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
VIRGINIA HARMED BLINDED
ENGAGEMENT CANCELLED
Eyes Injured While Flashlight Photographs Are Being
 Taken.

Virginia Harmed was suddenly blind ed by fashlight pictures taken at the Hyperion theater Saturday morning, and the matinee and evening perform ances of Anna Karenina" were can- eelled.
 A photographer named Hall of New York took a number of flashlight pie lures of the play at the Hyperion thea ter, from which cuts are to be made for the New York newspapers. Miss Harmed posed for all the pictures, and shortly after they had been taken she complained of pain in her eyes which gradually got worse until she was prac- tically blind. She was taken to the New Haven house, where she was stopping, and Doctors Harry Welch and A. N. filling were summoned to attend her
 The doctors stated that 1t would be absolutely impossible for her to at- tempt to play Saturday, so the Hype- rion management was obliged to can eel the matinee and evening perform ances and return the money for the large advance sale for these two per formances,
 Dr. Welch said that he attributed Miss Harned's eye trouble to the vivit | flashes of the powder, It Is tho byht that Miss Harned's eyes will become gradually stronger in a short time, bu this Is by no means assured
 Miss Harmed left this city at o'clocl Saturday night for New York, whert she is now under the care of noted eye specialist. No word as to her ex act condition had been received herr at press time. this morning,
 Miss Harmed made her appearanct here on Friday evening in Tolstof' play, Anna Karenina," and she was greeted by an appreciatlve audienct who were held almost spellbound b5 the actress dramatic force in plai replete with sensational and tragic eli. maxes,
 To-day Miss Harmed is scheduled tt start a seasons engagement in tn, same play at the Herald Square thea ter, in New York, and Saturdays pic lures were taken to supply the New York papers with cuts of the produc ton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
f.rnrnAL sn1pr1NG NEWS.

Sable Island, N. g.. Aug. 31,-Steamer Ultonia Palermo, etc, for New York. was southeast of Sable Island at Z p. m; no distance given; will dock Tues day forenoon.
 Lizard, Sept. 1-Passed steamers La Gascogue Havre for New York; Mime tonka, New York for London; Finland New York for Dover and Antwerp.
 Gibraltar Sept. l.--Arrived, steamer Carpathia, New York for Naples, Ge-
 Neville. Sept. 1-Arrived. steamol Columbia, New York for Glasgow tand Rotterdam. Aug. S1.-sailed, steamer Nieuw Amsterdam. New York (an6 passed Lizard September l(.
 Queenstown, Sept, l-Sailed, steamer Etruria New York
 Sable Island, N S. Sent, L--Steamei President Lincoln, from Hamburg fol New york, was 34 miles southeast O. Sable Island at 4 D, nn.i will doch T:9t
 New york, Sept. 1.-steamer Carma mia. from Liverpool for New York;. wal i,00O miles east of Sandy Hook light Ship at a. m. will dock I p. m | Wednesday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
PoLrs.

To-day marks the opening of the reg ular vaudeville season at Poli's thea ter. As is usual in such cases Manager Poli has provided ono of his very best aggregations of talent to inaugurate the regular season. Many new features will De fouad in this magnificent thea ter when it throws open its doors to the public to-day for the vaudeville Changes all tending to the comfort and convenience Of the patrons have been made and the house has undergone qiite number of changes.
 The addition of the fifty cent seats for the evening is a provision that seems to meot with approval from the patrons as they realize Manager Poli will permit n9 lowering of the high standard he has set for attractions at his theater.
 The ton liner will be J. c. Rice and Sally Cohen in their farcette All the World Loves Lover" This is their first appearance on the Poli circuit and their reputation throughout the metro- politan theaters warranted their en- gagemont in this city as the opening gun oe the season of 1907-0S
 Eddie Leonard, known the world over as the minstrel boy and southern dia- lect singer, will be here with the Cor don Brothers in a speciality that will undoubtedly be pleasing, for Leonarda reputation as an entertainer is well known. ana established,
 The Four Rianos direct from a trl- umphant engagement at the New Yorl; Hippodrome are to be in the olio with their offering styled Tn Africa, How ard and Howard, the merry mirth pro- voko~s with The Messenger Boy ana the Thesplan," Eckoff and Gordon witt the playing of all the legitimate musi- cal instruments known are to be num- bered among the talent and Melville and Higgins and Norton and Russell will occupy prominent places on the bill.
 No PoH vaudeville bill is complett without a treat in the line of motor nictures and the Electrograph will as usual conclude the bill This weeks pictures are "Pucl5's Franks" and His First Bride, providing novelty and comedy of a high order.
 The subscription list for seats Is now open and patrons can register theil name at the box office and have seats laid aside for them regularly each week without any additional charge what | ,vrar
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
LABOR WILL
 BE AT PLAY TO-DAY
(continued from First Page.)

NNOlltlllueu from flTSL HdBe.) pts at the baseball grounds at Saw lock beginning at 10 o'clock in the
 ping, when big attendance is Pcted by President William F. Cos- !, of the local Trades council. Pe bricklayers and carpenters will baseball, and there will be first
 second prizes in the half mile run, i, hop-step- p-and-jump, three legged hny. other attractions will be in b for the people for whom busi- in the city will be suspended, h of factories and stores. overs of horse racing and followers last local horse flesh will speed Ey to the Orange fair, but there be plenty to keep the majority g nearer by.
 e 3:45 the New Haven state league |n will again try conclusions with
 Bridgeport ball players at the Saw
 Rock grounds. The morning game
 have been pulled off in Bridge t.
 he New Haven Gun club has put
 Ia number of fancy prizes for it's plar holiday shoot at Gcheutzen k.
 he Socialists will also hold their pie
 there, and in the evening will en- iain themselves amid Illuminated 
 en of the boats of the New Haven eht club left yesterday morning to
 ready to take part in the regatta the Sachens Head Yacht club at ,hems Head. There will be three di- ions for the races, each one distinct
 
 he roll of wooden balls and the clat-
 of falling pins will be heard as the ming of the bowling season. The sys of the Young Mems Republican b, those at Johnson's in Orange set and at the Tuxedo in Church set will be open for match play. The outing of the Knights If St, trick at Morris cove will be a.tended h field events, and dinner at the oreham where speeches and music l entertain. Going down in the rning the whole day will be given up pleasure.
 The car service to all points of in- est and excitement will be running lost necessarily. Next to the savin ok run travel to Lighthouse Point I be heavy and four cars every elve minutes will be the service in } afternoon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
NEW HAVEN.
WYE ARE KING oPENs THREE

'wE ARE KING" OPENS THREE
 DiYS' ENGAGEMENT TONIGHT.
 The story of We A King as tol by the office boy with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
 In the larl oe the free and tAe home of the brave, and where every man is a sovereign, therA is nothinS so well liked as play with king in It. Dukes and earls will do we'll but a Hing is the thing. Politically speak ing we have q profound contempt for titles, and particularly do we scorn "a tawdry crown" at the play we like either an old style king, who wears a sort of bathrobe edged with crnine and has a red nose and 2 royal appe- tite for wine women and song, or an up to date athletic young kinglet who wears . red coat, patent leather top boots and white trousers and hunts
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02

foxes and other varmints in little principality not big enough to hold the entire fox hunt
 "We are King" is a comedy, in which one of the latter day monarchs is presented. He is king of Hamburg, which he explains, an American tour ist galloped around one day, because he didn't have a passport and could not cross the frontie>. Hector hos the king, although Hector doesn't sound a bit like a Kings name, has gotten the kingdom of Hamburg in debt about as deeply as Yale fresh man, from Pittsburg, gets before he dares to tell his millionaire "guv'ner.
 A revolution is imlnent. A newspa- per correspondent, the double of Hec- tor, strays into Kahnourg and plot ters imprison the lylng and put the newspaper man upon the throne. To the lay mind making Q newspaper re- porter king would not necessarily and inevitably get kingdom out of debt, but the kingmakers of Hamburg had probably known few reporters.
 'The newspaper reporter no sooner gets to be king than he reduces the taxes, makes a hit with the common people and begins to make love to the Princess Olivia of Beronia, who wears the crown in an adjoining principali- ty.
 Tt developes that Hector was not the real king, but substitute of peas ant stock, who had been sneaked into the palace. and that the reporter is really the sprig of royalty who ought to have been wearing tne crown. The wedding ls therefore quietly solemniz- ed with only the inhabitants of the i two principalities present"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
IN SOCIETY

Judge A. Heaton Robertson, who Is making tour of the Connecticut hills on horseback, returned Saturday. Dur ing the past week Judge Robertson was guest over night at the Gunnery school, Washington, Conn.
 Mrs. Benjamin W. Bacon and her son, MT. selden Bacon, have been spending week in Norwich, with Mrs. Bacon's parents, General and Mrs. w. A. Aiken.
 MT, and Mrs. Anson Phelps Stokes have decided not to open their new villa at Mahkenac Lake this autumn and the wedding of Miss Mildred Phelps Stokes and Dr. Ransom P. Hooker is to take place in their sum mer home at Noroton, Conn, on Octo- Der 30. MT, and Mrs. Stokes are still In the Adirondacks.
 4A
 John and Ernest Bernhardi of the is- land of Jamaica are in this city on a visit. John is member of the junior class at college and his brother has come to this city with him for a short time. They have both been spending the summer in the island which they have made their home.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02

for taking his annual spring tour half of his nightly audinces cannot speak Italian This play mousse has been the scene for many years of Antonio Maiori's triumphs among his people in the Italian section His rise to the popular favor of the general public was occasioned by Mrs, H o. Have
 meyer, a New York society woman who discovered him while she was bne of sightseeing party in the low CT east side Maiori's rise was rapid and with the help of his patroness a Broadway opening was provided for him.