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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
MEN UNDER BIG GUN FIRE.
Tower for Them on the Monitor
Florida to Be Blown Up.

NORFOLK. Va. April 15.-The indica-
tons are that men will be aboard the
monitor Florida when that vessel Is made
target for the test of twelve-inch gun
fire. An observation tower sixty or sew
enty feet above the main deck is being
constructed from the stern of the vessel.
There could be no use for such a tower
but to observe the effects of the fire. The
tower will be large enough to contain
several men. Their height from the deck
will minimize the danger which they will
run.
1t is probable that volunteer officers
and men will man the tower. One of the
twelve-inch guns has been taken from
the turret of the monitor and a stub
installed in its place. The stub will be
fired at. A heavy plate Of armor has
been installed between the other gun and
the stub to prevent injury to the gun.
and a bulkhead has been constructed in
the forward. part Of the vessel SO that
should it be struck at or below the wa
ter line the vessel will not sink. 1t is
expected that the Florida will be ready
for the test by the latter part of this
month or early in May 1t is not yet
known when the test will take place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
EARLY MORNING ROW.
Girl Nearly Loses Life as Result of
FIGHT

A party of colored men and girls on the
way home from parlor social this morn
ing about o'clock stopped in front Of
1858 II street northeast and engaged in
row which came near causing the death
OF Georgia Devaughn. sixteen years of
age. whose home is at IA 10Th street
northeast. She received cuts across her
face and arm and was so weak from loss
of blood that surgeons at the Casualty
Hospital feared they would be unable to
save her life. She improved after the
use of a saline solution. however, and tO=
day it was said she will probably recover.
Annie Simms. colored, sixteen years OF
age. of l240 Bladensburg road. is alleged
to have inflicted the wounds with knife.
the police being told that the weapon was
handed to her by man. Annie was struck
on the head with a bottle alleged to have
been thrown by Gertrude Devaughn, sis
ter of the patient.
The row caused excitement in the vicin-
ity Of 18th and II streets. arousing per-
sons living in that neighborhood. Annie
Simms was arrested by the police OF the
ninth precinct and held to await the re-
suit of the wounds received by the De-
vaughn girl. Ernest Carroll. Catharine
Simms and Gertrude Mcdowell were held
as witnesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
DUEL WITH HATPINS.
Two Girls Join Battle on Missouri
Avenue

Estelle Brooks and Jeanette Arm
strong. two young women about twenty
one years OF age. appeared before Judge
kimball of the Police Court this morning
charged with engaging in an ARRAY last
night near the intersection of Missouri
avenue and AZ street, in which hatpins
were generously used, necessitating hos
pital treatment in both cases. After hear
ing a number of witnesses the court con-
Guided that both were guilty and fined
each SO In default of the fine the Arm
strong girl was committed to Jail for two
months.
Shortly after II o'clock last night it
was testified to, the defendants approach
bat Jeanette disdainfully tossed her
head to the side as she approached the
other. and 1t is said a superciliOus smile
passed over her visage.
Don't you toss that head in my face
said Estelle, wrathfully Il know you up
and down and from side to side. and Mis-
souri, avenue is no place for such airs
You say anything to me and I'll break
my ankle on you-to say nothing of this
bunch of digits," came the reply.
':Ah. run along and tell your mother she
wants you. The cur.ew rang long ago.
the other retorted. Then came the hat
pin play. Estelle succeeded in jabbing
Jeanette over the forehead and on the
upper side of the cheek. The latter re-
taiiated with a stab through the eyebrow.
and short rib jolt that landed Estelle
fiat on her back in teh street. About this
time Policeman Boswell of the sixth pre-
cinct happened along and performed the
heroic act of separating the girls.
Now amt you ashamed of yourselves
said Boswell. Spelling your beauty like
this. with Judge kipball on the bench in
the morning"
Boswell sent the pair to the Casualty
Hospital. where they were repaired. 1t
was said the injury over the Brooks girls
eye might result in the loss of her eye
sight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
COL. BRETT AT DINNER.
General Of Militia Guest of
I'd Battalion.

Lieut.. Col Lloyd NJ. Brett adjutant gen
eral. District of Columbia Militia. was
rendered a farewell banquet last evening
at the La Boheme by the officers Of I'd
Battalion. list Regiment, National Guard
of the District Of Columbia
The dinner was a strictly military af-
fair and nineteen officers in dress uniform
met at the tables. The menu card was
unique.
Following the dinner Maj. Joseph F.
HodgsOn, POSTMASTER, made an appro-
pirate address Col Brett responded
praising. the officers for the progress made
during the last few years. He also com
| mended the men Of the guard on the
showing they have made under adverse
circumstances.
ficers and men of the guard" he said.
always remembering that their military
duty comes first. and In return for duty
we'll done that there is nothing too good
for those who do it"
Referring to the apparent disregard by
Congress of the needs of the District
militia. the colonel remarked that repre-
sentativeS seemed favOrab BILE to the project
for the erection of a new armOry. but
were slow in appropriating the money to
advance the work.
"Only today they asked if $3.50, 900 was
suficient appropriation to build the
armory. They have got to be educated to
the needs of the National Guard Of this
city.
lin nearly every large city of this coun-
try the militia has large and commodiQus
quarters, for without such the National
Guard cannot maintain a high standa I'd. y
He expressed his appreciation at being in
vited to the dinner. and said he hoped the
new armory will be reality. The dinner
closed with the singing Of a verse to the
effect that the I'd Battalion is all right.
Those present were:
Lieut.. Col. L. M. Brett Col. L. H.
Reichelderfer, Maj. Joseph F. Hodgson
Lieut.. William b. Sullivan. Lieut.. Romu
lus A. Foster, Lieut.. Edwin H. Neumeyer
Lieut.. Harry c. Caldwell. Capt. c. Eu-
gene Edwards, Lieut.. Charles A. Meyer,
Lieut. W. Lawrence Hazard. Capt. Charles
L. Brockway. Lieut.. Edward L. Turnure.
Capt J. Harry Bean. Lieut.. Duncan l..
Richmond, Lieut.. Leonard II. johnson,
Capt j. william Oehmann. Lieut.. Harry
NJ Stull and Lieut. Robert s. Meyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
ONE NILE OF NAMES.
10000 Signatures Attached to Anti
Prohibition Petition.

The Personal Liberty League of the Dis
trict has made application to the House
District committee for a hearing in oppo-
sition to the Sims bill and other pending
prohibition measures. The league will
present to the committee petition signed
by more than 10000 men of voting age
and bona fide citizens of the District of
Columbia. who are opposed to any change
in the present license system here" The
petition is in a great roll and is said to
be more than mile in length. Or "a mile
of Names" as a member termed it.
Charles W. Darr, vice president of the
Personal Liberty League, and superin-
been named by the legislative committee
as spokesman at the hearing when it is
granted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
Election Of Officers.

At the annual meeting of Sandy Spring
Lyceum Company last evening Mrs. Rob-
ert n. Miller was elected president: Doro-
they Brooke secretary: Samuel B. Weth-
erald treasurer, and Emile T. Massey
Mary E. Thomas. Malcolm Farquhar and
Virginia StabIer. directors. The audi
ence listened to the history OF the neigh
borhood FOR the past year and the his
torian, Rebecca T. Miller, was reelected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15

petitor. Il is expected that the contract
Tor the work will be given out within the
next few days.
The new bank will he erected on the
north side of King street between ST.
Asaph and Pitt streets. and will be of the
most modern pattern and design II is
expected that work on the proposed struc-
ture will be commenced about May 1
next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
AT CLOSING SESSION
Presbytery Elects Commits
sioners to General Assembly.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
State of the Churches Regarded as
Satisfactory
DISCUSSION OF OVERTURES
Routine Matters in Church Govern
ment acknowledgements
to Be Organized at Arlington.

At the closing session of the spring
meeting Of the Presbytery Of Washing
ton City in the Eastern Presbyterian
Church. yesterday afternoon, clerical
and lay commissioners to the general
assembly, which meets in Kansas City,
were chosen; bills and overtures from
and to the general assembly were con-
sidered. some favOrably and some I'M
favorably, and the pastor and lay dele
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
japanese Tourists Coming.

A. party of seventy japanese tourists
brought to this country as result of
contest carried on by one of the Toxic
newspapers. the Asahi Shimbun, is ex-
pected to arrive In Washington tomorrow
afternoon, making its headquarters at the
Shoreham. The party is in charge of
Motosaku Tsuchiya. who represents the
newspaper.
1t IS reported that the visitors will be
received by the President at o'clock
Saturday evening. The Japanese embassy
has been notified of the coming of the
party but has received no information as
to its reception at the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
fined So: Frances Bryant. colOred, dis
orderly and fighting. acquitted.
Plans for New Bank

Competitive plans for the erection of a
new bank by the First National Bank
were submitted this morning by num-
Der of architects, and the board of d-
rectors will this afternoon make public
announcement Of the successful COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
Citizens File Objection.

Association do not regard with favor the
proposition of the Commissioners to
change the names of number of streets
in that section and have requested a
public hearing in the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
New Church at Arlington.

The presbytery voted to organize a new
church at Arlington. Va, a nucleus for a
strong church there being assured. To
perfect the organization, Moderator AL
lison appointed the following committee:
Rev. T. E. Davis, Rev. George Robinson.
Rev. George NJ. Cummings, Elder L. C..
Williamson and Elder O. o. Spcer.
The reports of the pastors and elders
of the various churches were received
later, and each stated that conditions are
encouraging. the membership and congre-
cations increasing in practically all of the
churches. One church reported a gain
Of 147 new members and net gain of
nearly eighty members.
Mr.. Philip Sidersky of Baltimore, in adj
dressing the gathering stated that plans
were on foot to preach the gospel of
Christ in Hebrew and Yiddish in Wash
ington this summer and he asked the CO.
operation of the members of the presby-
terry.
Reports of Committees.
Reports of several committees were
made as follows: Rev L. G. Hammer on
the narrative Of the presbytery; Rev
James S. Wescott on the American Bible
Society and it's work: Rev. George Robin
SON for the committee on the engrossed
minutes of the presbytery: Rev. George
NJ. Cummings for the committee on the
seasonal. records; Rev l.. G. Hammer for
the committee on sustentation: Rev. s.
Ward RICHTER for the committee on min
isterial relief Rev. G. NJ. Cummings for
the committee on work for freedmen; Mr..
l. c. Williamson for the committee on the
Presbyterian brotherhood: Rev. George p.
Wilson for the committee on systematic
beneficence: Rev. Charles l.. Niebel for
the committee on young peoples societies
and Rev r. n. Kirby for the committee on
leave Of absence.
Announcement was made that the next
regular meeting of the presbytery, known
as an intermediate, will be held in the
Fourth Presbyterian Church. June 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
ReCOlleCtiOns
of Easter
In Next Sundays
Magazine of
The
Sunday
Star.

The list includes. besides
those mentioned. Geraldine
Farrar, Nine. Schumann-
Heink,- Nine. Louise HON.
er. Lima Cavalier and Rena
Vivian.
This viii be but one OF
many features in the same
issue. Look ior an article
about Jane Addams by
John Hubert Greusel and
fiction by +. Marion Craw-
ford. Sewell Ford, Charles
Major and Mary Heaton
Worse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Business Matters Considered
by City Council.
CHURCH TO ERECT TABLET
Wants Site for Memorial to Its First
Pastor.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR STREETS
Special Meeting of School Board to
Be Held-General and
Personal.
CHURCH TO ERECT TABLET
APPROPRIATIONS FOR STREETS
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. April Il. 1905.
The members of the FIRST Baptist
Church of Alexandria want the city coun-
Gil to grant them permission to erect a
memorial tablet to the memory of Rev.
Jeremiah Moore. greatgrandfather of r.
Walton Moore of Fairfax county, Va, on
the south side of police headquarters. it
being stated in communication submit
ted to the council last night by Rev. DIR.
w. F. Fisher, pastor of the First Baptist
Church. that he was the first pastor OF
that church In this city and had been at
one time imprisoned in the old city Jail
for preaching the gospel without a
license The old jail stood on the site
where the present police headquarters
are located. The communication first
came before the board of aldermen and
that body granted permission, but when
the matter reached the lower board that
body was ready to adjourn and without
debate the matter was laid on the table
until the next regular meeting. Accom-.
panying the communication of DR.. Fisher
was letter from Mr.. r. Walton Moore
explaining his relationship with the Rev.
jeremiah Moore.
A proposition of c. E. Roberts to extend
bay window on his house. sos Queen
street. now being improved by him. ten
inches beyond the building line caused
Councilman Spinks OF the fourth ward to
make some scathing remarks concerning
the engineering department of the city.
He also harshly criticised the street COM
mittee for its alleged winking at certain
violations and gave the police a touch.
Mr.. Spinks said that the police assert that
it is useless to report violations, for no at
tention Is paid to them. He then referred
to an individual whom he termed gum
shoe detective or modern Sherlock
Holmes in the city engineers office who
goes around reporting people for trifiins
violations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
Mr.. Spinks' Inquiry.

Mr.. Spinks desired to know VINO author
lied the engineer Office man to do such
work. He cited an incident where the
gum shoe detective" prevented a man
from placing a sill in his door without
getting permit for the work and assert
ed that he thought the street committee
did some people an injustice. He also
added that citizens cannot come into some
city Offices without being insuited. This
he declared was so. but said these condl-
tons should not exist.
Mr. Leadbeater, chairman Of the street
committee, said it was useless to have
committees unless matters are referred to
them for consideration. and after. dis
cussion the petition Of Mr. Roberts was
laid over until the next meeting
Announcement was made that another
meeting of council will be held Tuesday
night next for the purpose of considering
the refunding of the city debt, amount
ing to $4,000 of registered and coupon
bonds of the issue Of July /. 1879.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
School Board to Meet.


special meeting of the city school board
to be held tonight for the purpose of
considering the bid submitted last night
by Messrs A. S. Doniphan and Milton
Dana Morrill, Of $4,000 for the purchase
Of Peabody school building. at the
northwest corner of King and Alfred
streets. This was the only bid submit
ted and it is expected that the school
board will tonight make arrangements
to turn the building over to the bid
ders.
A member of the school board stated
this morning that Misunderstood that the
city could borrow the sum of $4,000
toward the erection of a new school
house in this city from the state by Civ.
ing its notes secured BY deed OF
trust. The above amount. together with
the money derived from the sale Of Pea
hody building. will enable the school
board to erect a magnificent school Tor
girls.
Peabody building was recently con-
demned for school purposes by grand
the present time the third floor of that
structure is not being used, at the IN
stance of the grand jury.
1t is understood that the bidders for
the property contemplate converting the
building into modern and up-to-date
apartment house.
Campaign for City Offices.
c. w. OMeara announced thlS HorHhHs
that he would not enter the democratic
primary which will be held April Il next
as a candidate for the CITY council from
the fourth ward. Mr. 20 Meara stated
that he had taken this step owing TO
husiness matters, and he would have but
little time even were he elected. to at
tend to the duties of the office. His dec
Ijnation will be announced at meeting
of the democratic committee which will
be held tonight
The withdrawal of Mr.. O'Meara will do
away with the holding. Of a primary in
the fourth ward. The present incumbents
in council, F. c. Spinks and c. B. Mar
shall, will at tOnight's meeting be de-
clared the nominees. The only ward in
which a primary will be held is the sec
Ond ward. The candidates for council in
this ward are Howard w. Smith. r. d.
Brumback and c. H. May. For the board
N aldermen from this ward w. W. Bal
lenger. incumbent, will be opposed by
Harry White.
The primary will begin at noon and the
polls will close at o'clock that evening.
Police Court Cases.
In the police court this morning the
following cases were disposed of: Lula
Massey, colored. vagrancy. sent to the
WOrkhouse for thirty days; Mary Will
liams and William Williams. both colored.
throwing missiles and breaking a window
in the house of May James, also colored,
fined So each: Bessie Brown. colored, dis
orderly conduct and fighting. fined SO;
Alice Page, colored. throwing missiles and
destroying property. fined So; George
Minor, colored, drunk and disorderly,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15

gate of each church reported the adj
vances made during the year. Rev.
John Lee Allison, moderator, elected
Monday evening, presided.
The commissioners to the general as
sembly elected were Rev. Robert 4. Da-
wilson, Falls Church; Rev. John Lee AL
lison. Gunton- Temple Memorial Church
Mr. E. V. Crittenden of the Takoma Park
Church. and Mr.. NJ. r. Hyer of the
Eastern Church. The a1ternates are Rev.
William H. Edwards, Clifton, Md; Rev.
George NJ Cummings. Anacostia: Mr.:
Frank P. Leech, West Street Church, and
Mr.. E. II. Eakle. Metropolitan Church.
Then bills and overtures. which Will
come up for action at the next session of
the general assembly. were considered by
the presbytery. Rev. DIR. Wallace Rad
cliffe. chairman of the committee on bills
and overtures. presented the recommends
tions of the committee, and it's recommen-
dations were adopted, in some cases after
much discussion.
In regard to an overture originating in
presbytery in Oklahoma. asking the
general assembly TO adopt a plan to
push the cause of better Sunday observ-
ance through the land, the committee
recommended that the presbytery take
no action. This caused discussion i'm
mediately, several members maintaining
that the local presbytery should not go
servance movement.
ITS like asking the general assembly
to take some action to push home mis-
siOns; they will take action without an
overture declared DR.. Radcliffe. in de-
Tending the report of the committee 1t
was finally decided that, ''inasmuch as
the Presbyterian Church is cooperating
with the American Sabbath Union and
all other societies working along the line
of Sunday observance, no further action
is needed" The other overtures consid-
cred were largely routine matters of
church government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
Appropriations Authorized

The following additional appropriations
were made. upon the recommendation of
the finance committee, to make up def
icits: Repairing streets. 500; streets and
sewers. $500: chain gang. $3.50; fire de-
partment, $1,000; fire plugs, $50; cleo
tons, $50.
The sum Of 5000 was appropriated for
grading and improving Fayette street be-
tween Duke and Princess streets. The
material for the work will be furnished
free by the Washington Southern Rail-
way Company.
The bid of Wilbert c. Baggett of 1924
for the old Hydraulian fire engine house,
situated on the east side of Royal street
between Cameron and Queen streets. was.
upon the recommendation of the finance
and public property committee. accepted
Robinson MOncure was granted per-
mission to use nine-inch brick walls in
the construction Of the second and third
stories of building 12l South Royal
street. A bill Of John w. Sutton for
$3.50 for services rendered the health
department was referred to the finance
committee. L. A. Spittle was granted
permission to erect two two-story frame
dwellings with metallic roofs on Duke
street near Patrick street. A petition
of Mrs. Amy c. Weech and Richard
Dogan to raise the curb in front Of
premises 406 and 40S South Fairfax
street was referred to the street COM
mitee. petition of David j. Larkin
and others for gutter on Oronoco
street between Patrick and Henry streets
was referred to the same committee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-03
Are Wcr,en's Watches inferior

Yes, madam said the ieweler,
showing watches TO woman custom
er. this is Il sixteen point action, the
best that is ever put in q lady's watch"
Don't YOU put Just as good works In
a lady's watch as III gentleman's::"
asked the woman.
why. no, not at al, madam. La
dies do not need such 3 good watch.
Most always they wind up their watch
once IN awhile. and then they let it he
FOR week or two without using 1t.
This IS as good as any lady needs"
The woman explained that she was
a business woman and just as depend
eut on trains and boats as man, but
the ieweier remained unmoved in the
conviction that sixteen point was all
any woman needed San Francisco
Call
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-03
Great Pigeon Cities In tire Suan1ps.

Each spring in May ali Tie rosy sulls
Of a wide region somehow agree 10 re-
sort 10 a particular one OF various
marsly lakes for the purpose OF rear
Ing their young, Just row they decide
the important question s not Tor us hui
mans to know. Vt any rate. What they
Go select is a great area of grass, reeds
Or PUSHES g:'owing cut If tie water.
and there, out Of the abundance OF dry
stems. each pair builds partly float
.Ug nest. side y. SIDE with others
thousands upon thousands Of tbcnl
These great cities" Of the prairie pi
geon present one Of the most dramatic,
spectacular sights III the bird life Of
this continent comparable in Il way to
the former breeding "roosts'' OF the
real Wild pigeon Herbert x. Jol, il
Outing Magazine.