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Anacostia and Vicinity.

serious accident befell Mrs. Joseph
Mimic, residing on the Suitland road east
of Anacostia. several days ago. She was
working about the kitchen stove when
she tainted and fell partly across the
stove, where she remained unconscious
for half an hour. 1t is stated. AS the
woman fell she upset kettle containing
hot water. Her right arm received the
severest injury, is it lay across the stove
while she was unconscious. When the ac-
cident was discovered medical assistance
was summoned from Anacostia and else
where and subsequently Mrs. Mimic was
removed to Providence Hospital. AS her
condition improved but slowly It was
found necessary to amputate her right
arm yesterday close to the shoulder. Her
recovery is expected by the surgeons.
The officers of the Anacostia Methodist
Episcopal Church met in fourth quar-
terly conference Thursday evening last
in the edlfice. corner of Jackson and
Pierce streets Rev. J. w. r. Sumwalt,
the presiding elder was in the chair.
Arthur B. Suit, John E. Fort and Samuel
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cigarette paper, cigarette wrappers and

cigarette paper, cigarette wrappers and
other substitutes for the same.
while the act of the state legislature
does not extend to military reservations
within the state, as a matter of principle
and economy and to prevent such reser-
VationS affording means Of evading the
state law, commanding officers of mill
tary posts within the state of Washing
ton will issue the necessary orders to
officers In charge of post exchanges to
prevent the sale or giving away of cigar
cites and other substitutes for the same
to civilians not employed on military res
ervations.
Commanding officers at all posts with
in the department will issue the orders
necessary to prevent the sale or giving
away of cigarettes and other substitutes
for the same in post exchanges to minor
children of persons residing on military
reservations who have not the formal
consent OF their parents to so purchase
or obtain the same"
To Court-Martial Lieut.. Lefort.
1t has been decided by the military
authorities to bring before a general
eourt-martial Lieut.. Allan Lefort of the
Coast Artillery Corps. That officer was
recently arrested in New York city. 1t
is alleged that he forged the signatures
OF Lieut.. Col. Hodges Col Marshall.
MAJ. JeIvey, Mat Marsh, Col. Hat
1911 sNiiu ,opN. W. w nlle OF the
army to certain notes upon which he OBJ
tanned 1880. The question came up
whether the officer should be brought
before the civil authorities for trial. and
it was decided that he should be tried by
military courts first and later turned
over to the civil court If the cIrcum-
stances required it.
Salary Not Subject to Income Tax.
The War Department has taken the po-
sition that the salary of retired army off,
GERS Is not subject to income tax. but
that his other property Is not exempt
The question arose In Massa chusetts.
where the state sought to levy the in
come tax upon a retired officer
Privileges of Military Photographers
The War Department has settled an
| important point regarding the right of a
civil court to call upon military telegra-
piers for copies of messages which figure
in lawsuits. The decision is that when
| properly subpoenaed the operator may
produce private kilograms in court but
that In the case of government messages
| he must at once report the call to higher
| authority before responding.
Retirement Of Col. Hermann.
| Col Charles l. Hermann, the senior
officer of his grade In the medical de-
partment of the army, has been relieved
from duty at San Franciscoas as chief
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one would throw a stone at something
that needed killing bad.
The woman nearest the curb got the
shower full in the face The singing
grains must have hurt for she cried out
with pain and then proceeded to say
things.
THAT IDIOT has nearly blinded me. I'm
cut right under the eye, and he has
whirled off under the impression that he
Is having jolly time. and he'll never
stop to think that he might have de-
stroyed the usefulness of a working
woman who is able to care for herself
and do a bit of good for others. He
must be craZyr'
The other woman interrupted in voice
of sympathy streaked with indignation
"Oh. no. He hasn't sense enough to be
crazy. He's just plain silly
And then the two rounded the White
House corner, the woman nearest the
curb holding handkerchief to her face.
A man who was not young and whom
nobody could call handsome stood in a
bending attitude before a store on 9th
street the other afternoon. He stopped
that he might give something to two small.
boys who seemed to be getting what they
expected and what they had come for.
A person who was passing attracted by
the expression on the mans face. walked
close enough to the three to see what was
going on.
One of the youngsters held his hands
together and in the cup they made was a
heap of red and gilt labels from a brand
of tobacco. The other boy was counting
the labels aloud
No. he wasn't young, and nobody could
possibly call him handsome, but a man
who Will remember to save a tag every
time he smokes cigar. just to give pleas
| ure to a couple of street kids can't help
having kindly smile and friend eyes.
And that is really all that counts in the
long run.
An automobile stood at the curb in front
of theater Ii was an imposing machine
of FURNISHED brass and rich, dark leather
and perched in front, like Il figure at
ships head, was Il combination of brown
p ush Teddy bear, red and blue streamers
and a flag too small and stiff to ripple in
the breeze.
And one of two very small girls who
were standing on the pavement said to
the other:
"Wisnt 7 was Teddy bear. SOS
could go ridin' in Tat autymemobile-"
Deed | don't want to be no Teddy
bear then. object I'd the other. Il druther
the man would say: Little girl don't you
want to get in my ohmobile.' an I'd
hop on an ride. an ride. an ride
There was really nothing in the incident
except that II the owner of the imposing
machine had seen the wistful eyes of the
two very small girls. he would proba bly,
have taken them for spin around the
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Militia in Porto Rico.

Porto Rico is endeavoring to secure rep
resentation in the National Guard of the
United States, and to that end an opinion
has been sought from the War Depart
ment on the question of securing aid in
organizing a regiment IN that insular
possession. From a letter written by Mr..
Lawrence II. Graham. commissioner OF
the interior. II appears that regiment
has been organized already and that Mr..
Graham has been selected as colonel. He
desires to know what financial assistance
is given to the National Guard of states
and territories. The letter has been re-
ferred to the Judge advocate general Of
the army. Provision for the support OF
the National Guard FOR states and terri
tories was made by Congress. but II is not
clear whether the law would apply to an
organized military force in Porto Rico,
which is neither state nor territory,
but is q possession of the United States.
If possible q way will be found to en-
courage the forming of guard in the
island. and II may be that bill Will be
prepared for submission to Congress in
Guiding Porto Rico in the provisions of the
law governing federal ard to militia or
CARNATIONS.
Soldiers With Hand Grenades.
the art of handling hand grenades will
soon be pos sible in the United States
Army. The ordnance department within
the past few months has been experiment.
Ing with small grenades similar TO those
used by the Japanese in the operations at
Port Arthur. The explosive to be used is
some form Of picric with a highly SEN
sitive and strong fuse. Men In good
practice are able to throw these grenades
$50 feet and over a height of sixty feet.
They do not require much weight on ac-
count Of the explosive. as ounce of
piCric is enough 10 blow down a three
story house. The grenades VIII CORE
spond IN size and weight practically to an
ordinary base ball. 1t IS chiefly on &C
count of the great interest in base ball in
this country and the possibility of select
ing experts to throw grcnades that this
form OF attack is considered. Gen. Crozier
says that such an instrument of warfare
would find its principal place in the at
tack of fortified positions when the be-
siegers by trenches or other means had
been able to come close to the besieged
and when the fire of the small-arms rifle
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surgeon Of the Department Of Cali
fornia and authorized to proceed to his
home and await retirement, March 81
next. He will retire on his own appli
cation under the forty-year service
clause He is from Pennsylvania, and
a graduate of the Georgetown Univer
aty and the University of Pennsylvania.
He entered the medical department in
May 1867, and reached the grade of
colonel in April 1902. Before his de-
parture for San Francisco Col. Heizmann
was stationed in this city as president of
the Army Medical School and chairman
of the museum and library OF the sur
geon generals office.
Naval Judge Advocate General.
Capt S. W. B. Diehl, Judge advocate
general Of the navy, will probably be as
signed to command the battleship Missis-
sippi or Idaho, now approaching compile
ton at the Cramp shipyard. Philadelphia.
His present term as judge advocate gen.
eral will not expire until June, 1908, but he
wishes to assume purely naval duties prior
to that time. Already there are number
of active candidates for the position of
Judge advocate general, which position
carries with it the rank of captain or col
onel, as the appointee Is from the navy or
Marine Corps Among those who have
been mentioned as possible appointees are
Lieut.. Commander Robert L. Russell.
Lieut. Commander Harry Phelps and
Lieut. r. W. Presley OF the navy. and
First Lieut. Elisha Theal, U. S. Marine
Corps, retired.
Crows Nests on Battleship.
The battleships to go to the Pacific are
to have crows nests installed. They
will be used as observation places in con-
nect:on with the new fre-cOntrol system
with which the vessels are being equipped.
The main terminals of the system will re-
main in the military fighting tops, with
extensions to the higher crows nests,
which afford advantages of observation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20
AROUND THE CITY

Two women were going home from the
theater a recent Friday night. The moon
was shining and they had the silver
silence all to themselves until, as they
crossed to the Treasury tagging on 18th
street, three cabs ratified toward them
pres umably on the way to the station
The horse and vehicle of the first outfit
was decked with white nonsense, and on
the back was a placard lettercd:
Just married in Alexandria"
AS the third cab passed the two women
young man leaned out and flung a hand
full of rice at them with the force that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Soldiers Must Have Clean Hands.

trajectory.
Soldiers Must Have Clean Hands.
Army regulations have been amended so
as to require company commanders to
pay strict attention to the cleanliness Of
the men and to the policing of barracks or
tents The men will be required to battle
frequently. In garrison and whenever
practicable in the field, they will be re-
quired to wash their hands thoroughly
before each meal, in order to prevent the
transmission of typhoid fever and other
diseases by germs taken into the mouth
with food from unclean hands The hair
Will be kept short and IL e beard neatly
trimmed. Soiled clothing will be kept in
the barrack bag.
: BY order of the Acting Secretary of
War army regulations have been amended
so as to prescribe hospital charges as
follows:
/ For retired enlisted men and civilian
employees of the army, and for enlisted
men of the navy and Marine Corps 40
cents a day, except that in Alaska when
ever necessary to protect the hospital fund
against actual loss. charges for civilian
employees may be rot to exceed 60 cents
a day; for officers of the army, navy and
Marine Corps. warrant officers of the
navy, contract surg cons and contract den
/ tai surgeons. and civilian seamen and
river boatmen Uhe last two classes ad-
mitted only on permit issued by a medical
officer OF the marine hospital service or
a customs offlcer), and civilians admitted
as provided in the precedn g paragraph.
81 a day. When deemed advisable by the
post commander, civilian employees who so
desire may be admitted to the officers
ward and mess and charged 81 day. The
money received will be accounted for with
the hospital fund. No charge will be
made for the subsistence of officers con-
tract surgeons and contract dental sur
geons In field hospitals unless the dura-
. .,ft b. etc ,rI1 tA1. L., I~,1
er than forty-eight hours
Ban on Cigarettes.
| Maj. Gen. Greedy. commanding the De
partment of the Columbia. has issued an
order prohibiting the sale or giving away
OF cigare ties on any of the military res
ervations in that department. The order
| is as follows:
"The attention of all officers serving
| within the limits of the state of Wash
ing is invited to an act of the state legis-
lature, effective September I. 1907. which
| regulates and in certain cases prohibits
the manufacture. sale, keeping for sale
owning or giving away of cigarettes
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MILAN, October 19.-Heavy rains have
caused the Piave. Adige, Argo and Bren-
ia rivers TO overflow their banks The
lower quarters of Intra, rallanZa and
Caprile are under water. Lake Mag
giore records the !. CHEST water there
since 1872.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20
INFANTS SUMNER
SICKNESS.

The following simple treatment viii
usually cure summer diarrhea within
"a hours:
l. Stop feeding dairy milk
2. Give ito about one year old one
grain of calomel cut into three
doses Of two hour intervals.
8. Feed for a few days on thick rice
water, finely strained, aud sweet
ened, while Yet hot with some
condensed milk. Keep mixture cool.
heating bottle when needed.
4. When cured. gradually substitute
scalded pastcurized dairy milk.
SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF
SICKNESS.
+. BERLlNER, Secretary.
+. S.-A regular diet for children On
condensed milk is inadylsable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20

1915 Tapestry Couch Cover--extra
heavy weight, three patterns to suit
any color scheme or wall g no
tint; fringe all around. ... .VA'>C
Better ones and cheaper ones from
CSC to $3.50.
$3.50 Imported Irish Point Curtains
wide, heavy work border. striking cor
ner-piece motif: inner border Of pretty
scroll work, plain net center with
medallions. Six other
seHally handsome de- $500
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Lansburgh & Bro,
42O=26 9TH St. NV. Through to 9Th ST.
A Beautiful Showing
of Imitation Fur
Fabrics.
$4.O8 to 50. 90
a Yard.
In 5O-inCh Widths.

The most novel and beautiful
effects ever produced in fabrics
are the new and vastly popular
Imitation Fur Cloths which are
being shown this season for the
first time. 1t is simply remark
able how closely they resemble
in richness, softness and glossi-
ness the furs they initiate, and
they are capable of a lighter
and more graceful treatment
than is possible with real furs.
For making up into coats,
muffs and stoles we present a
select variety of these beautiful
fur cloths, so inches wide, in
imitation sable, broadtail, cara
cul, bearskin and Persian lamb.
at unusually low prices, ranging
from S4.o8 to So.oS yard.
Don't fail to inspect these
beautiful novelty fabrics.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-04
BARGE SANK

A naval coal barge moored on the
Waikiki side of the cruiser West Vir-
ginia partly sank at her dock just be-
fore twelve o'clock today. The fire
department was notified and imme-
diately sent down one of their en-
gines. Up to this hour the engine is
still pumping away, the water going
down at a rapid rate. The assistant
chief stated that unless some new leak
started the water would all be out
in an hours time.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-04
sierra TO SALL

The Oceanic steamship Sierra, Cap
tain Houdlette, is booked to sail for
San Francisco at o'clock this even
ing from the Oceanic wharf and she
may get away near that time. To.
day she is hurrying aboard sugar,
1000 tons of it, and is completing the
taking aboard of COAL sufficient to
bring her back here. The Sierra has
proved a good thing for the stevedores
since her arrival for they have had
overtime and Sunday time and the
average earnings of those who have
worked her since Sunday morning
now amount to SIS
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-04

this appropriation was based upon an
an estimate showing that the work
could and would be completed for this
amount or less. However, this amount
proved to be insufficient and as l un-
derstand, since the first of July last,
bills amounting to $1S91.7O have been
paid out of the appropriation for run
ming expenses and maintenance of wa
ter works in Honolulu.
1t is my opinion that after the
appropriation of $4,000 was exhausted,
you had no power to use any further
or other sums for this work The rule
seems to be that where a specific app
preparation is made for a particular
object, the Legislature will be pre-
sumed to have intended that no sums
in addition to this specific appropria-
ton should be used for that object 1t
therefore would be unlawful to use
any other funds for such work. This
rule is clearly laid down by the Su-
preme Court in an opinion furnished
by said Court to the Minister of the
Interior, reported in Hawaiian, IT,
Aside from the fact that the reasoning
in this opinion appears conclusive, the
rule as there laid down is supported
by other authority in other jurisdic-
tions. The case of the Makiki Reser-
voir seems to me stronger in some
ways than the case presented to the
Supreme Court and upon which this
opinion was rendered In making the
appropriation for the Malil1i Reser-
voir, the Legislature chose to make it
for "the completion of that work. 1t
seems to me, therefore, that use of
any other sums would be an attempt
by the executive branch to legislate.
The rule above seems to me conclu-
sive on this question, but if it were
not, then the reason which has been
given in the case Of the inspection of
the Nuuanu Dam would apply as well
to the case of the Makild Reservoir.
The work on the Maldd Reservoir is
equally a new piece of construction
work and the reservoir is not as yet a
part of the Honolulu water system.
The cost of it's construction cannot
properly, as it seems to me, be con-
sidered as a running expense of the
water bureau nor is it maintenance of
the existing system. The appropria-
ton for those purposes should not
therefore be drawn upon for the pay
ment of the bills in question
I am sending copy of this opinion
to the Auditor
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much of the copper, which composes
the bands on the shells, to stay in the
bore of the gun, thereby making it too
small for the projectiles to escape
easily, and caused the final accident.
When the Pacific coast is reached
new gun will take the place OF the
one now broken.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-04
HEMENWAY HAS NOW
TACKLED THE DAM
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL GIVES OPINION AUDI
Ton FISHER IN THE MATTER APPROPRIATIONS DAM
CANNOT CHARGED HONOLULU WATER
RUNNING EXPENSES MAKlKI RESERVOIR THE SAME.

The contention between Superin-
in regard to paying the bills for the
labor and overseeing OF the installing
of the pump for doing the sluicing at
the dam to the running expense fund
of the Honolulu Water Works. has
been practically settled by the opinion
of the Attorney Generals office, which
was appealed to in the matter The
opinion entirely supports the Auditor
in his stand when he refused to honor
the several thousand dollars of de-
mands made by the Public Works De-
partment for this purpose. The opin-
ion follows
Honorable c. S. Holloway Superin-
tendent of Public Works, Honolulu.
Dear Sir:-The questions referred to
me by yourself and Auditor Fisher, as
to the legality of using the current ap-
preparation made for running expen-
SEES and maintenance Honolulu" Water
Works for the payment of, first, cost
of inspection at the Nuuanu Dam; and
second, the cost of labor and material
for the completion of the MakiHi Res
ervoir, have met with my considera-
ton.
AS to the Nuuanu Dam inspection,
it seems to me that the contention of
the Auditor is correct, and that this
current appropriation cannot be drawn
upon for the purpose suggested. The
Nuuanu Dam is, in my opinion, no
part of the present Honolulu Water
System. 1t is a new undertaking,
still in process of construction. Not
until it is completed and accepted by
the Government, will it become a part
of the water system. Inspection of
this new work, while necessary and
perhaps imperative, cannot properly be
regarded as a running expense" of the
existing water system, nor can it be
regarded in any manner as "mainten-
ance." Such inspection, it seems to
me, is part of the cost of the Dam,
and provision for it should have been
made in the contract let for the con-
struction of the dam or in some other
manner out of the appropriation made
by the Legislature to build the dam.
The question presented as to the Ma
kiki Reservoir differs somewhat from
the question above discussed. By Act
81, Session Laws 1907, the Legislature
appropriated the sum of $1,000 for the
completion Malliki Reservoir" and
made this sum Immediately available
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-04
GOVERNOR
SAW LAND
FREAR RETURNS FROM TRIP TO
KAUAI TO STUDY THE LAND
QUESTION.

Governor Frear and Secretary Mott
Smith arrived home this morning from
Kauai where they have been since Fri
day in looking over the land situation.
They arrived early Saturday morning
and put in several days of very strenu-
Gus Investigation, mostly on horseback
All day Saturday and Sunday, and
part of Monday were spent in the sad
die. Monday afternoon was given up
to conference with Col. Spalding,
owner of the Makee Sugar Company,
in going over maps and discussing the
various plans suggested for the dis
posal of the $4,000 or more acres of
fine land which has recently reverted
to the government by the expiration of
3O-year leases to the Sugar company.
One thing which was made very evil
dent by the trip to both the Governor
and Secretary, is the fact that the Ter
ritory possesses a large tract of very
fine land as well as unusually fine wa
ter rights, and other natural facilities.
1000 acres of fine sugar land which has
been farmed by the Makee Sugar Com
pany, almost half of it belongs to the
government, and the government land
contains most of the water as we'll as
the only practicable landing upon
which the development of the private
ly owned lands are almost entirely de-
pendant.
Besides the cane land there are large
quantities of rice land, pineapple land,
and grazing lands which the Territory
now has possession of, which are also
very valuable.
Almost all of the government land
has it's own water which can be easily
applied, while the private lands are
dependant on the government land for
the greater part, although these sources
of water are ample for all.
The two northern districts owned by
the Territory are Anahalo and Kama
maloo which bound Kealia, private
property, on the north. Then on the
south side comes Kappa, government
land, sandwiched between Kealia and
Waipouili, both owned by the sugar
company. Beyond this again to the
south comes a part of Olehena and
Wailua.
Col Spalding came down to Homo
lulu this morning also and will hold
a conference with the governor and
Land Commissioner Pratt tomorrow.
He is DESTROYS of arranging some kind
of trade with the Territory by which
all his lands and all of the governments
may be brought together, and by which
he can get the water facilities which he
lacks as well as the landing at Ana
hola, the only practicable landing in
the vicinity.
The governor states that as yet no
definite plans have been made, and
that all the work so far has been in
nature of investigation