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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
DISTRICT BUILDING SAFE.
Views Of Health Officer Woodward as
to Smallpox Case.

Health Officer Woodward announced to-
day that in view of the mild nature of the
case of smallpox contracted by Frank J.
Butts. an Inspector of the health depart
,nent who was removed from the District
building yesterday, TO the smallpox hos
ptal he did not deem il necessary TO
quarantine tho building or even the rooms
occupied by the health department; Dr.
Woodward does not consider there IS dan
ger of infection. since the entire seventh
floor Of the building. on which the health
Office is located has been thoroughly flu
migated.
In spite Of the fact tina, il became
pretty generally known throughout the
city that smallpox had broken out at
the District building. the number of visit
ors today showed no material decrease.
partment. on duty at the entrance.
According to statement by Health
Officer Woodward coored serv-
ant girl at the Woodlev Inn developed
smallpox several days ago and was taken
to the smallpox hospital. Hc said whel
the case was discovered the disease was
in its earliest stages and because of that
fact the inn was not placed under quar-
antine. The building was thoroughly
fumigated and inmates of the building
were vaccinated, and Dr. Woodward stated
that he did not think there was the
slightest cause for a spread of the disease
from that case.
The girl. he stated. is believed TO have
become infected while visiting her home
which is in the vicinity of a smallpox cpl
demic. Her roommate at the inn eN-
the disease. but was removed to the
smallpox hospital as a precautionary
measure. She has not developed the dis
ease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
PETAL BOXES THE RAGE.
Latest Fad for the Fashionable Eng
lish Woman.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Csblegram to The Star.
LONDON. April 3.-The vinaigrette
which ousted the scent bottle last year
has this season found rival IN the peta
box. Little boxes are filed with flowe,
petals which have been dried, spiced and
treated with the oil of the flower from
which they come.
The scent bottle and vinaigrette were
all very well in the days when faintina
was considered necessary item In wo.
mans equipment Bond street jewelel
said recently. but nowadays women dc
not faint. The Over-tired woman of the
twentieth century suffers from neuralgia
or congested headache attendant or
strained nerves. 1t has been proved tina,
the perfume. Of flowers is most efficacious
in these cases, and petal boxes meet the
difficulty
Petal boxes are not brandished in pub
lie. like the Old-fashioned scent hottie
used to be. but are cunningIy fitted into
the handle of an umbrella. the ivory stick
of a fan or even OH bracelet, They car
be made Of gold silver or tortoseshell
but colored enamels have proved the mos
popular The flower petals used are pop
py. violet, rose or lavender"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
Says That Apocrypha| Stories
Worry Her.
REPORTED. HOTEL SCENES
Denies She Was Elected From Any
Cafe.
MAY SEEK sECLUs1oN ABROAD
Cannot Make Any Move, However,
Until the Pending Annulment
Suit Is Settled.

Special Dispatch to The Star:
NEW YORK. April Mrs. Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw's troubles continue and of late
she has been called upon frequently to
deny stories told of her appearances in
public. but she was not to be found today
to give her version of report that she
had been asked to leave the Prince
George Hotel in East 18th street, where
she has been living since she gave up her
house in Park avenue. This report had
1t that the proprietor of the Prince George
asked her to leave because of the talk
that her presence there caused.
Col. Dick. the proprietor of the hotel.
denied today that he bad asked young
Mrs. Tllaw to leave.
"She left the hotel entirely o her own
accord" said Col. Dick. II don't know
where she has gone. but understand
that she was making preparations to go
to Europe. While here she conducted her
SET in quiet manner and was desir-
able guest. Since this latest report. how
ever. l don't suppose that it would be
agreeable either to herself or the hotel
management for her to return
Calls Stories "Crazy.''
Young Mrs. Thaw said yesterday that
she was tired Of denying all the crazy
thing that had been sad about her.
She declared that she was not with f.. r.
Thomas in the grill room of the Hotel
Knickerbocker on Monday night. One
report of that incident was that Mr.. Re
fnJ Of mir Io6
asked Mr.. Thomas and Mrs. Thaw to
leave because of the attention they at
tracted.
From other sources it was learned that
Mrs. Thaw did not take at all kindly to
| her cramped hotel quarters. after oc-
cupying her own house in Park avenue
She had only a bedroom. drawing room
and BATH at the hotel. and only one maid
The house at 446 Park avenue, which
Harry Thaw leased for his wife, had
been decorated and furnished as Mrs
Thaw desired. and she had become very
much attached to it's comforts and ar
tistic atmosphere. According to Mr..
o Reilly she has been reading and study
ing in the past year and was planning to
write. The lease of the house expired
last Saturday and as a result Mrs. Thaw
moved into the Prince George.
Rumors on Broadway.
There have been plenty OF rumors OF
late which indicated that the old life
along Broadway was attracting Mrs.
Thaw and that literary career was fail
ing to satisfy the former chorus girl
Mrs. Thew cannot we'll leave the city
permanently until the annulment suit is
settled. When that is over. however,
and the comfortable fortune which it is
believed will then be hers has been paid to
her it was considered likely that she
would drift away from New York and live
abroad until the notoriety attached to
her name has faded somewhat
Her annulment case is scheduled to
come up Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
Convict Called Back.
special Csblegrsm to The Star.

special Cshlegrau to The Star.
PARIS. April 3.-In motor omnibus
in the Boulevard DIES Italiens curious
little drama was enacted yesterday before
the passengers well-dressed man.
wearing silk hat and coat trimmed
with astrakhan. entered the omnibus and
was Immediately followed by a less we'll
dressed individual who sat opposite him
and stared had. After little of this
the first man seemed embarrassed and
rose to leave int the other jumped up
and said. ST. is not your name Etienne
Sagnsrd. as 'rrty-eight. who was SEN
fenced three ye.rs ago by the Rhone as
sizes to ten years penal servitude. and
have you not recently escaped from the
penal settlement in French Guiana?' The
other man turned very white and uttered
a protest. But his interrogation produced
his card. Inspector Morne, of the GRIM
inal investigation department" and a
pair of handouts and the two git out to-
Eether.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
Our Trade in Manchuria.
Special CablesJam to The Star.

TOXIC. April 3.-With reference to
the assertions made by American papers
that the decline of American trade in
Manchuria is due to Japan's discrimina-
ton. a leading Toxic journal asserts from
reliable statistics tina. American trade in
Manchuria has remarkably advanced since
the Russo-Japanese war. and that Ameri-
can goods are now flowing into Manchuria
more steadily than into their old markets
of China proper United States imports
into Manchuria during 1908 are expected
to amount to $a,OOO.OOO including material
for the Japanese Manchuria railway
American oil especially shows very re.
markable progress, thereby considerably
expelling Russian oil. Japan thus ap-
pears to have fought Russia for the sake
of American oil and other articles OF
trade which are ousting Russian goods
in q similar way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY.
Army and Navy Union Plans a Big
Campfire.

Arrangements have been made to cele-
brate the tenth anniversary of the char
tering Of the Army and Navy Union at
Joint campfire under the auspices of the
local garrisons of the organization in
Grand Army Of sthe Republic Hall, 141o
Pennsylvania evenue, next Thursday even
ing. A meeting of the joint anniversary
committee was held last evening, mem
bers Of the Ladies' Auxiliary being pres
ent. The program will include an adj
dress by a representative in Congress.
music. recftations and vaudeville num-
bers buRle calls. and "srmy refresh
ments." comprising hard tack, pork and
beans. coffee in. the dark. with daylight
on the side pipes, tobacco and other re-
freshments
Invitations will he sent to the depart
ment officers Of the Department of the
Potomac. G. A. r.. and the Spanish War
Veterans and 10 men i'm public life.
The anniversary committee was organ
lied last evening by the election of j.
Walter Mitchell of Barry Garrison, as
general chairman. John j. Strain. vice
chairman: Vernon Petteys of Porter Gax-
rison. secretary: c. ": Blush of Porter
Roosevelt Garrison, chairman of subccfn-
mittee on reception: Thomas A. Green of
Barry Garrison, chairman Of program
committees; and c. w. Blush of Porter
Garrison, chairman OF refreshments COM
mittee.
OTHER members Of the committee on re-
ception are: Gen. Andrew s. Burt. Us. A.,
comma nder of Barry Garrison: Dr.Thack-
er e. Lee. commander Of Porter Garri-
son: Commander Broacker of Roosevelt
Garrison: Capt. Green and James Still
we'll. Other members OF the committee on
program are John F. Harvey, A. j. Cor
reli and John J. Strain.
The decision was reached to hold an
other meeting of the committee next Sum-
day evening at 100 o'clock at S21 3D.
street. when final arrangements for the
campfire and anniversary celebration will
be completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

Indian. to enjoy the four days Of the Car
Isle commencement. On Wednesday the
academic and industrial departments were
crowded with people. who were shown the
Wonderful development of the Indian
along industrial and academic lines.
Carlisle's new superintendent. Moses
stitute. Lawrence. Kan. signed receipts
eminent and formally received il from his
immediate predecessor. Charles Dickson. d
government supervisor. who has mad
charge Of the property for the last three
months. The governments new policy
regarding Carlisle will be carried out by
supt. Friedman, VINO has impressed
observers as being a man of experience.
and the possessor of keen insight into
the Indian question.
The military and gymnastic drills in the
school We're given in the gymnasium.
These drills covered the use of guns.
wands. Indian clubs. sabers and single
sticks by children Of both sexes and all
grades. The exhibition was in charge of
Disciplirarian Stemple, formerly of the
cavalry, and Alfred Venue, a physical in
structor at the Carlisle school.
Claude NJ. Stauffer directed the splendid
concerts by the Carlisle Indian Band in
the school auditorium.
The graduation exercises which occur
req In the AFTERNOON, followed another III
spection of industries and academic work
by visitors in the morning.
Those who received diplomas are
Eliza beth II. Baird. Oneida; Josephine s.
Charles. Oneida; Louis F. Chingwa. Chip
pewa: Lavinia NJ. Cornslk, Cherokee:
Lucy j. Coulon. Oneida; Morgan Crows
ghost. Arickaree; Alice II. Denomie. Chip
pewa; Archie Dundas. Alaskan: Thomas
\. Eagleman. Sioux; John B. Farr. Chip
pewa: Eugene &. Geffe. Alaskan: Herman
=. Ha iser Cheyenne: Fritz Hendricks
CaddO: Charles r. huber eros Fentre
Florence D. Hunter, Sioux: Louis Island
Oneida: Flora L. Jones. Seneca: Claudia
4. Mcdonald, Chippewa; Theodore T..
Owl. Cherokee: Ferris Paisano. Pueblo;
Elizabeth Penny. Nez Perez: Oscar Smith,
Oneida; I/ottie r. Styles. Arickaree: Vera
Fox: William Winnie. Seneca: Mary r..
Wolf. Cherokee.
Francis +. Leupp. commissioner Of In
Indian graduates. He said his position
concerning the Carlisle school has been
misunderstood. Reports that he had
tried to destroy Carlisle were based on
what he said i'm an official report that
the time had come for the government to
draw in some of its grstuities for a non
reservation plan had had its day and
served an economic anomaly. 81 did not
wish anything drastic or radical said
he. % but ! thought it time TO shear OF
some schools that are not now necessary.
I wish TO be judged by what have done.
and when ! do attack the Carlisle school
I will attack 1t In way that everybody
will know It,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
SURPRISES HIS COLLEAGUES.
Representative Harrison Opposes
Views Of the Minority Leader.

With every prospect that its consdera-
ton would be finished yesterday. debate on
tile agricultural appropriation hill was re-
sumed Immediately after the House met
Spirited discussion at once arose over the
subject OF governmental aid to state
roads.
MIR. Harrison of New York. democrat.
to the apparent surprise Of his colleagues,
but to the delight Of the republicans,
placed himself In rebellion against Mr..
Williams. the minority leader. He in
Weighed against the proposition of Mr..
Williams to utilize the Treasury surplus
in the construction and Improvement of
roads maint aiming that there was no sur
plus I'm the Treasury SO long as national
debt existed.
There was he said. a surplus Of daily
balance. but no real surplus. Mr. Ilar
rison predicted that If Mr. Williams
'socialistic policy" were to be pursued
federal government to do every Thing
for them. down to feeding and clothing
them
Continuing. Mr.. Harrison '.e.lared
that Presidents Madison and Monroe
had vetoed such propositions. and-he
said. they are good enough democrats
for me-"
Mr. Sheppard. Texas. took issue with
Mr. Harrison's view that the proposition
Of Mr.. Williams represented departure
from democratic principles He cited a
bill offered by John G. Calhoun in sup
port o" his contention. and as regarded
the vetoes of Presidents Madison and
Monroe. he said. they never questioned
the naked appropriation but their action
| was based on the fact that the bill EN-
| powered Congress to go further than the
act Of appropriation and to participate in
the actual construction of the roads.
An amendment by Mr.. Sheppard author
| izing the Secretary Of Agriculture to CO.
| operate with the Post Office Department
I'm suggesting methods for the mainte-
nance and improvement of rural route
roads was lost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
MASON TO PREMIER.
Remarkable Rise Of the Hon. Thorn
as Price.

Special Cabiegrsm to The Star.
LONDON. April 3.-Mr. Thomas Price,
the premier of South Australia. who is
now on a visit to- England which he left
twenty years ago as a youth has proba-
oily beaten the record in being prime min
lister in a parliament house which he
helped to build in the humble capacity o:
a stone mason. He worked in the building
Of the parliament house at Adelaide. and
became subsequently the secretary of his
trade union. then labor member i'm the
house of assembly, subsequently the lead
er Of the labor party. and prime minister
of the colony. 1t is not generally known
that the celebrat ted clock in the tower Of
the Palace of Westminster is the work OF
a man who subsequently, became. not a
member OF the house OF commons but a
member o. the house of lords-Sir Edward
Beckett, Q. C.. leading member Of the
parliamentary bar. who was created Lord
Gri,nt hoppe. and had great genius for
clock-nlaking and for building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
Fluid Inks to Be Used.

The Postmaster General has issued an
order disseminating the use in the postal
service of ink mad" from tablets. having
received reports from the Department of
Agriculture and the bureau of standar ds
to which he sent samples for test that
such ink is not suitable for permanent
records. This article has been under con-
tract for several months and was fur
nished to postmasters because the cost
is much less than huid ink and it can be
packed and shipped more easily and
cheaply. Fluid ink will be substituted at
an early date. upon receipt of which post
masters are to stop using tablets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
Agricultural Bill Passed.

Carrying total-of 81 ,5os. sO6. the as-
ricultural appropriation bill was pass d
by the House of Representatives late
yesterday. II had been under discussion
for nine days. and from the time Its con-
sideratiOn began until the very end rs
provisions were attacked al every turn.
with the result that II underwent many
changes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
Canadian Glass Works Fire.

LONDON. Ont. April 3.-Hobbs' glass
works were destroyed by fire last night.
Adjoining buildings were DANA ged. The
total loss will reach 500, 90 80 per cent
of which is covered by insurance l..
Ferguson and r. Hayl lock firemen. were
caught under falling walls and severely
injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

Junius W. Spease of Forsyth died Tues
day. aged f1fty-fve years. He represented
Forsyth in the republlcan-populis fusion
legislature in 1905 and was father OF the
per cent interest law enacted during
that session.
CHARLOTTE. n. c.. April 3.-Rt. Rev
Thomas Henry Iomax, DID,, bishop of
the second Episcopal district Of the 4. NJ.
Tuesday at the age of seventy-two
Bishop Lomax was one of the founders OF
Livingstone College and was trustee until
his death. He established the Star of
Zion. the organ of the African Methodist
Church.
WINCHESTER. Va. April 3.-Mrs
Clara Billings Shepard. wife of Prof.
George c. Shepard. proprietor of the
Winchester Inn Hotel. died at her home
here Tuesday. after a brief illness, aged
sixty years. She was the daughter OF the
late Rev. Silas Billings. who was noted
Virginia educator and minister. Her hus-
band. two sons and two daughters sur
vive her.
Elizabeth Ann Smith. wife of MIR. Howard
r. Smith. died at her home Tuesday
night. aged about seventy years. She had
been suffering with paralysis. but the
death resulted from Il fall apoW SIN
weeks ago. in which her hip joint was
fractured. Mrs Smith was the mother OF
Sergt. Charles II. Smith. the first Ameri
can soldier killed in Cuba in the war with
Spain. She was a daughter of the late
Robert Caples of Carroll county.
HAVRE DE. GRACE. Nd. April p
Rev. Frederick Humphrey. rector Of st
Johns p. j.. Church. HavFe de Grace
died last night aged eighty-three years
Last January he rendered his resignation
to the vestry 20 take effect June I Of this
year when he would have completed
twenty years as rector of the parish. lie
is survived by a. widow. who was Miss
Adelaide Buck of Canton. n. Y.
BRIDGEWATER. Mass. April 3.-Mor.
timer Murdoch. actor and playwright
who is said to have obtained for Sir Hen
~ Irving a start the stage. died here
Tuesday. aged eighty-siX years. Mr.. Muir
dock was a personal friends Of Macread1
I'm England. and appeared with Irving and
with Edwin Booth. He began his Ameri-
can career at the old Bowery Theater In
New York. MIR. Murdoch wrote thirty five
dramas. He left three daughters and tive
sons.
NEW YORK. April 3-News OF the
death in Msngalore. India. on March
q. of Gilbert Little Stark. son OF
Gilbert NJ. Stark. prominent lawyer
of Saginaw. Mich. was received here
Mr.. Stark. who was twenty-three years
old. left this country last June with 9TH
ers for a tour Of the world 10 study the
peoples Of the different nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

Henry I-emoine of Paris. who has
been in prison since the middle of
March on a charge of swindlinS Sir Julius
Werner of the De Beers company by
pretending to make diamonds was re-
leased on bail yesterday in the amount OF
81 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

NEW YORK. April 3.-Prof a. Martin,
who has been lecturing at Berlin under
the exchange Of professors agreement
with Germany. returned home today on
the steamer BarbarosSa..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

NEW YORK, April S.-EmB Wiede-
mann, seaman on the steamer Barba r.
ossa, from Bremen. fell from the stearn-
er's crows nest yesterday and was killed
His body was brought to port. -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
Our HAT Department


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
INDIAN PROGRESS SHOWN.
Throngs Of Visitors at Carlisle
Commencement. .

CARLISLE. Pa. April 3.-Carlisle vas
the mecca this week Of throngs of Wis
itors interested in the education Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
SOME NOTABLE DEATHS.

WINSTON-SALEM, n. c., April b
Junius w Spease of Forsyth died Tues
day. aged f1fty-f1ve years. He represented
Forsyth in the republcan-populis fusion
legislature in 1905 and was father OF the
8 per cent interest law enacted during
that session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

Mrs Della r. See!ey. clerk in the
assignment division of the patent Office
here, and who is a sister Of Judge w. F..
NJ. Rogers. was notified about noon yes
terday Of the suicide of her brother, and
left Immediately for New London. Her
friends in the division where she is en-
ployed say she was deeply shocked by
the news OF the tragedy.