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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
Progress on Office Building.

The new Office building which is being
constructed on the wharf at the foot of 18th
treet southwest, by Johnson & Wimsatt, Is
rapidly approaching completion. and within
the next week or ten days it will be ready
for occupancy. The new building takes the
place of the old office of the company which
was destroyed by fire about four months
ago, and is quite an ornamental structure
1t Is frame building, two stories high
and the ground floor will be three rooms.
all of which will be used in the business Of
the firm. and the upper rooms, it is stated
will be devoted to the storage of books and
papers.
In the fire which destroyed the old office.
a large number Of papers and books yalua-
BILE to the firm were lost To guard against
a repetition of this disaster, a fireproof
vault has been built in the new building,
and in it all the papers and accounts of the
firm will be kept. This building is the first
Improvement that has been made on the
western edge of the harbor for number of
years, though about the foot of 1th street
a dozen or more new buildings have been
erected on the wharves in the past two
years.
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"Divorcons" at Belasco.

'Divorcons," Sardou's famous comedy,
will be Edwin Arden's offering next week
at the Belasco Theater, beginning Monday
night, June 10. This celebrated play, In
which many great stars have been seen,
is considered one Of the masterpieces OF
the great French playwright. 1t is story
of divorce, but treated entirely from the
comedy aspect. Cyprienne. wife, wants
divorce because her husband no longer
treats her as he did when he was an ardent
lover. Matrimony is too prosaic for her.
She wants excitement This is offered by
the woOing Of q cousin, Adhemar. She
does not love him, but the excitement Of
secret meetings appeals to her. When her
husband learns of this he calmly offers to let
his wife get divorce. He even calls IN the
lover, gives him good advice on how to
handle Cyprienne, tells them to have din
ner together, and is about to go off to his
club to enjoy himself. when Cyprtenne de-
cides that he is going to dine with some
other woman By thus intentionally arous-
ing her jealousy, the husband persuades
her to elude the lover who Is coming to
dine, and have little supper with him
at hotel, where, after many complications,
the husband wins back his wife. Mr. Arden
will be seen as the husband, Henri, and
Miss Chrystal Herne will be Cyprienne-a
role that has been played with success by
Bernhardt Duse, Mrs. Fiske and many
other great stars. The play is pure comedy
of delightfully."- satirical vein.
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will terminate its season Saturday night.
June 8. in order to make room for the In
coming band, which, by the way. is that Of
our local composer and conductor. William A:
Haley. Haley brings with him several
well-known instrumentalists recruited from
the ranks Of such thoroughly drilled must
cal organizations as Sousa's Band, Dam
rosch's Orchestra, etc. 1t is said Director
Haley will come prepared to satisfy the
full offerings new to this section.
big excursion is scheduled for June 9,
when the Alexandria Lodge, No. 7oS, B. P.
O. E., will be in session at the park, this
being its second annual outing. The
combined lodges of the Eastern Star Ma
sons Of Washington have also decided on
this day and date to visit the park. the
proceeds to be devoted to the Home for
Orphans and Aged Masons.
Friday, June Z, will be known as ''Rech-
abite day." on which occasion all the tenn
perance lodges of Washington and its en-
vronments will consolidate and visit the
park in a body. Special programs,
plete with athletic exercises, will be in
cluded in the days entertainment. AS an in
ducement for this portion OF the entertain
ment prizes will be awarded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
THE TIL EAT < R.
WAristocracY.V

Beginning next Monday evening, June 10
upon its sixth week with an elaborate re-
vival Of "Aristocracy,' by Bronson Howard,
the universally acknowledged dean Of con-
temporary American playwrights. "Ar.s-
tocracy" Is one of the strongest society
dramas of the last quarter Of a century
and will, like 'Trilby" and Diplomacy
furnish abundant opportunities for the
splendid combination of players at the CO.
lumbia. Mr.. Wilton Lackaye will again
be seen in his original role of Jefferson
Stockton, the American millionaire, which
he created in the triumphant production OF
the play at Palmer's Theater. New York.
in 1892. The three parts which were created
by Viola Allen, Blanche Walsh and 10
sephine Hall will be interpreted next week
by Miss Hilda Spong, Miss Charlotte
Walker and Miss Dorothy Hammack
Another interesting feature to local play
goers is the announcement or the manage
ment that Mr.. Malcolm Duncan, the capa-
BILE young leading man, who has this sea-
son been with the Lion and the Mouse
company en- tour, will, on Monday evening,
join the Columbia Theater Company for
his fourth summer season at that play
house. The theme of "Aristocracy' is
American dollars to gain recognition In
European society and among the American
aristocracy, a less ancient but even more
difficult field. Its situations are nearly all
striking. the dialogue brisk and character
istic and the climax powerful. The box
office sale begins tomorrow with no de-
parture from the usual prices.
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IMPROVING ARMY POST.
Workmen Begin Operations at the
Washington Barracks.

The tearing down of the old buildings in
the southern end of the Washington Bar
racks Park between the new Army War
College and the Eastern branch has been
started and within the next ten days or
two weeks they will be down and workmen
will begin grading the site and making
ready TO carry out the plans for the making
of the Washington Barracks Park one of
the handsomest army posts in the United
States.
these buildings are substantial brick
structures arranged around a central court
They were erected over a half century ago
and for many years were used the quar-
ters for the officers stationed at the post.
When the officers quarters buildings
were completed about three years ago, the
old buildings were turned over to the nom
commissioned officers, and were used by
them until about two weeks ago, when
orders came for them TO move to other
quarters.
1t is proposed. it is stated. to make the
site of the old buildings part of a big
lawn that will cover the park between the
new War College and the Eastern branch.
When the razing of the buildings is COM
pleted there will be but a few buildings
left standing in the park that were there
five years ago, when the station, which had
been artillery one, was turned over to
the Engineer Corps.
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"The Mikado."

The management of the Aborn Opera
Company, at the New National Theater,
will spring surprise next week in the in
PRODUCTION of a real Japanese actress, Nine.
Fuji-ko, in the role Of Pitti-Sing in THE
Mkado." This charming little maid of the
orient is one of the very few japanese
artists on the American stage, and prob
ably the only one that has ever been seen
In THE Mikado." She is possessed of a
rich mezzo-soprano voice, cultivated in
France and America, and this, In itself, Is
quite remarkable, for the number of Japs
who have sung successfully the music of
the Caucasian race can almost be counted
on the fingers of one hand. Another new
conner of note to the cast next week but
one already well and favorably known in
Washington, is Robert Lett, the comedian,
remembered for his clever characterize
lions in 1.-The Fortune Teller and THE
Singing Girl" who will appear in the lead
ing comedy role Of Ko-Ko in THE
Estelle Wentworth Albert Parr Edith
Bradford, Phil. Branson, Huntington May
Karl Stall and other favortes of the Aborn
organization will also be appropriately
cast and the same big singing chorus as
usual will be heard in Sir Arthur Sullivan s
delightful music. In reviving this beauti-
full old Gilbert and Sullivan opera the
Aborn management is catering to the
large class of music-loverS who prefer COM
positions of the better Sort but who have
little opportunity nowadays to see them
apably presented This class is constantly
growing and presaging a reaction in the
musical bent of thea tergoers in general to-
ward the more worthy compositions of q
decade ago as a relief from the very much
overdone modern musical comedy, most of
which is anything but musical Such
operas as 1.-The Mikado'' have been ne
elected in recent years, and larger ma
jority of the younger generation of theater-
goers have never seen them, so the presen-
tatiOn of this opera, and others of It's class
to follow, will prove an attractive novelty
to Washington. Messrs. Aborn promise an
elaborate scenic and costume investure
for The Mikado' with artistic effects &C
complishing a thoroughly Japanese atmos-
phere.
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HIS SKIN NOW FINE
AND SMOOTH AS SILK

81 wish to inform you that your wonderful Gu
ticura has put a stop to twelve years Of misery
passed with my As an infant l noticed on
his body red spot and treated same with dif-
ferent remedies for about five years. but when
the spot began to get larger l put him under the
care of doctors. Under their treatment the dis
ease spread to four different parts Of his body
The longer the doctors treated him the worse IL
grew During the day 1t would get rough and
form like scales At night 1t would be cracked,
ipfamed and badly swollen. with terrible burning
and itching When ] think Of his suffering, II
nearly breaks my heart. His screams could be
heard downstairs. The suffering of my son made
me full of misery. / had no ambition to work.
to eat. could sleep.
lone doctor told that my sons eczema was
incurablc and gave 1t w for bad job. One
evening l saw an article in the paper about the
wonderful Cuticura and decided to give 1t trial
II tell YOU that Cuticura Ointment Is worth its
weight in gold and when had used 1.-The first box
of Ointment there great improvement, ana
nv the time I had used the second set OF Cuticura
Soar Cuticura Ointment and Cutieura Resolvent
nv child was cured. He Is now twelve years old,
and his skin is as fine and smooth as silk Michael
Stenman Z Sumner avenue, Brooklyn. n. Y,
April 16 1865
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
SYSTEMATIC CANVASS.
Columbia Heights Committee Seeks
Funds for University Site.

With the view of planning for thorough
canvass of Columbia Heights for funds for
the George Washington University building
fund. conditional that the buildings be To-
Gated upon the Sherman Barber tract. the
special committee of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association met last evening at
the Savoy and after discussing the sub
ject issued an appeal to the residents Of
the section and appointed a canvassing
committee of fifty.
The circular to be sent out reads as fol-
lows: AT mass meeting of the citizens
of Columbia Heights we were appointed a
committee to ask you to help in raising
a certain sum of money to be offered to
the trustees of the George Washington
University condition that the site Sc
lected for the university be on Columbia
Heights.
THE trustees of the university realize
the advantages of Columbia heights, and
are seriously considering this site. Our
people ought to realize the advantages
which will come both to the property
owners and residents by having the uni
versity located on this most eligible site
in the District of Columbia.
"A selection of the site must soon be
made. and your prompt and liberal re-
Spouse to this matter may secure a de-
cision favorable to Columbia Heights
ssne chsre Rrn s. Bpndy d Aph0nso
Droop, Louis Stern, Arthur T. Ramsay,
George Simmons, Louis H. Stabler W. B..
Todd"
The members of the canvassing commit
tee, announced near the close of the
meeting. are Messrs. w. II. Ackers, John
o. Ackers. H. H. Bergman. DR.. Daniel T.
Bertwell. H. c. Black, George NJ. Bond.
w. w. Bowie, .. b. Brown, George H.
Brown, ST.. A. S. Browne, Fred Fl. Blodgett,
William B. Baker B. II. Barndollar, F. NJ.
Barnes. r. W. Bealle, Joseph A. Burkhart,
c. NJ. Campbell, F. w. Garden ]. b. Chad
dock, Walter l.. Cliff, S. c. Cornwell, Her
man J. Clark, F. c. Croxton, Edward H.
Droop. Arthur f. Dowell, r. ]. Ernshaw,
DR.. Benjamin F. Gibbs, G. NJ. Hustled,
Meyer Loeb. r. S. Lamb, A. f. L. Leckie,
+. Hilton jackson. George C. Altemus. DIR.
w. L. Diffenderfer. NJ. ]. Keane, Harmon
S. Palmer, John s. Swormstedt. Howard
Flshback. James Lansburg, Daniel Levy,
George F. Schrayer. ]. NJ Schneider, Dr.
II. Nj. Schooley. DR.. Tucker, Melville Lind
sey. William G. Lee. r. V. Page, David
Pfeiffer. Dr. William A. Kinnan, George
y. r. McNeir, Charles E. Kern, r. D. Hop
kins and Charles II. Underwood.
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Site for New District Stables.

The Commissioners announced today that
inasmuch they have received no official
protests against the erection of the new
District stables between Bryant and Adams
and ID and Sd streets, the architects of the
proposed building have been instructed to
complete the plans soon as possible. and
1t IS expected the bids for the erection of
the building will be invited in few weeks
When the Commissioners first made
known their intention of locating the
stables upon the site mentioned. il was Sug-
Sested that owing TO the close proximity
TO the filtration plant the filter beds might
be affected by the stable drainage but
Capt Morrow. Engineer Commissioner
when asked about the matter. stated that
there is not the slightest possibility OF such
contamination, as the proposed site OF the
stable is three squares from the pumping
station of the plant, and the filter beds are
forty feet above the grade of the stables
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
Disagreement of Jury.

The jury in Circuit Court No. 2, Justice
Anderson presiding, in the case of Royce
Nokes against Plimpton B. Chase, to
cover $4,000 damages. on account of the
alleged improper eviction from the defend
ants theater, reported a disagreement to
the court today. and was discharged. The
trial was started Wed i:esday of last week,
and was contested specifically upon the
ground that the proprietor of theater has
the right to revoke at will license to
enter or remain in his theater. Mr.. Nokes
claimed that while witnessing and partici
pating in some experiments of Miss Abbott
in 1905 on the stage of Chases Theater he
was improperly evicted therefrom. and was
roughly handled. The court held that
whether the privilege of a ticket holder is
in the nature of a license or a lease, the
right of revocation in a given case depends
upon the facts of such case. The plaintiff
and the defendant by Attorney Wilton ].
Lambert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
DEATHOF NED BOTELER
OLD RESIDENT OF EAST WASH
INGToN PASSES AWAY.

Edward NJ. Boteler, who was engaged in
business as an undertaken in East Wash
ington for the past forty years, died about
O'Clock this morning at his residence. $50
pennsylvania avenue southeast. aged sixty
seven years
Mr.. Boteler had been a patient sufferer
from sciatic rheuma tism for twenty
months or more. He was the son of John
ID. Boteler, gunsmith, located on d street
near 7th street, in the early part of last
century, and was born at Evansville, Prince
George county, Md. The family settled in
East Washington about 1850, and the de-
ceased learned the trade of carpenter and
builder, which he followed few years. At
the outbreak Of the civil war he entered the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

District three months command, serving as
a sergeant in Company B, 4th Battalion,
Washington Light Guard, Capt. S. A. H.
Marks, jr. After that service he estab-
lished himself in the undertaking business
as successor to Robert Clark, February 1,
1858, opposite the Marine barracks, subse
quently moving to Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr.. Boteler was for many years Il men,
Der of the First Methodist Protestant
Church, and was connected with 4 num-
Der of the associations of that part of the
city, taking part in every effort for the i'm
provement and advancement of the inter-
ests of the section. He was a member of
Washington Naval Lodge of Masons and
Farragut Post, G. A. r.
Mr. Boteler was three times married. His
wife and three children-Mrs. Ross Council,
Miss Lilly Boteler, a teacher in the public
schools. and a son, Edward L. Boteler. who
has been associated with him in business
survive the deceased.
Few persons have made more friends in
a community, it is claimed, than had the
deceased. In fact, the popularity OF Ned
Boteler was not confined to his neighbor-
hood, but he had a wide acquaintance
throughout the city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Norfolk and Washington steamers for
Fort Monroe, Norfolk and Jamestown
every evening at $50 and day trips as per
schedule.
Electric trains from 18th street and Penn
sylvania avenue for Mount Vernon hourly,
10 am. to 3 pm. Arlington and Alexan-
dria every twenty minutes.
Cars from station at AquedIct bridge for
Arlington. Fort Myer and Falls Church half
hourly.
Ferry steamer LaCkawanna to Alexandra
every hour and a half from am. 10 b
pm.
Great Falls-Electrical Illumination, mu-
sic and dancing afternoon and night. Cars
leave Great Falls and old Dominion rail-
road. 5Gth and NJ streets.
Chesapeake Beach trains leave District
line station 9:25 and IL m, $50, $40. I:io
and 9:iJ pm
Steamer Charles MacaIcster for Mount
Vernon at 10 am. and 2:3O pm. and for
Marshall Hall at $50 pm,
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Refuse Request for Water Main.

The Commissioners have refused to grant
the request of z. LaPelle of 1890 Kansas
avenue for a water main in Shepherd street
between Brghtwood avenue and 14th street
extended, and one in Kansas avenue be-
tween Randolph and Taylor streets. The
Commissioners adverse action was based
upon information furnished by w. NJ. Nc
Farland. superintendent of the water de-
partment. Mr.. Mcfarland stated that be-
fore permit can be issued for the mains
the streets in question must be brought APP
proximately to a proper grade. and the
sewer facilities must be such as to carry
off the waste water. He also stated that
special appropriation from Congress Will
be required TO briag the streets to grade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
"The Forest of Arden"

The Belasco Theater roof garGen, appro-
priately named The Forest of Arden"
was thrown open to the public last night
as an incidental feature of Edwin Ardens
summer stock company season at the Be-
lasco. The roof is easily reached by cleo
trio elevators. When the theater was built
the roof was designed as roof garden, but
for some reason 1t was never opened. 1t
has now been prettily decorated with flags
of all nations, there are fifty or more trees
scattered around the roof, with small tables
under them, and gaily colored electric
lights add to the picturesque appearance in
the evening. An unusual feature of the
roof garden which attracted much attention
last night was the presence of flock of
real live sheep, nine in number, who grazed
upon small reservation inside a
fence which had been nicely sodded with
fresh green grass. The sheep were engaged
by Mr.. Arden because Shakespeare has
sheep in his forest of Arden, and the new
them for that reason. The Belasco Theater
stage hands had much difficulty in getting
the sheep to the roof. The only means of
getting them up there was the electric ele-
vator, and as sheep are not partial to en-
terng elevators the task was no easy one.
Fo--- of the sheep broke loose and escaped
into the auditorium, where one of them, try
ing to leap to the stage, fell into the bass
drum instead. Finally all the sheep were
safely deposited in their aerial domicile.
The visitors to the roof garden last night
found it an attractive resort, easily reached
between the acts of prince Karl 1t will
undoubtedly become very popular. Ices
were served free with the compliments of
the management last night, and there was
music by Prof. Rakemanns orchestra. Mr..
Arden entertained about fifty guests at
supper after the performance, his guests
including all the principal theatrical people
in Washington and a number of social
friends who had occupied boxes during the
evening. Mrs. Albert Clifford Barney had
as her guests in a box, and afterward at
Mr.. Arden's supper on the roof, the Nor
wegian minister and Nine Hauge, Miss
Mary Patten, Wilbur Underwood and
George Oakley Totten.
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Regarded as Serious Offense.

- regard assault on police officer
doing his duty as a very serious matter,
and l punish men. upon conviction, very
severely stated Judge Mullowny in the
Police Court yesterday, when two charges
of such assaults were presented to him.
James J. Connolly was charged with at
lacking James Cochran, a special officer,
who does duty in the first precinct and the
court imposed sentence of 800 fine or
Imprisonment for four months on Connolly.
The second case was that of Albert Rob-
inson. charged with assaulting Policeman
kleindienst of the eighth precinct. The
trial of the case was continued until to-
morrow TO obtain more witnesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

The will of Effie Ware, dated January IL,
1907, has been filed for probate. 1t devlses
her entire estate to Edgar w. Porter IN
consideration Of 1.-The great kindness he mas
always shown me through the greater
number of years of my life" Porter who
10 said to be a laborer at the National
Museum is also named as executor.
The will of David Evans leaves every
thing to the deceased's wife. lamar E.
Evans, who is also named executrix.
Winfield S. Olive, by his will of Novem-
her 30 1894, names his wife, Elizabeth Ann
olive, as the sole legatee and executrix.
Elizabeth Becker, the little daughter OF
heneficiarv under the terms of ibis will.