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The Monte Vista journal., 1908-11-14

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
NO INQUIRY ABOUT MESSERvY
POSED AS SECRETARY TO REP
RESENTATIVE g. s. LEGARE.
Charged With Passing Checks Sign
ed With the Name Of John D.
Mcmahon in New York.

inspector Boardman, chief of detectives
has received no inquiry from New York
regarding the identity of a prisoner ar
rested there under the name John E.
Messervy.
The young man. whose age is given al
nineteen years. was arrested on a techni-
cal charge growing out of an alleged
check transaction at the New Grand
Hotel. Broadway and 31st street. The
New York police assert he has been rep
resenting himself as John D. Mcmahon
secretary to Representative George s
Legare of Charleston. S. c., and claim
ne is the son of a prominent resident OF
Charleston
The defendant was arraigned in the
Jefferson Market police court yesterda,
morning and committed in default OF
$l.oOO security for his appearance tomor-
row. The charge upon which he was ar
raigned was alleged failure to settle his
bill at the hotel.
Henry Offermans saloon. at 23d street
and Sth avenue. with check for $3o
which he wanted cashed.
At the same time he exhibited tele'
gram purporting to come from the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company OF
Washington. which, in effect. guaranteed
payment of the check. Offerman was
suspicious, and after finding out where
the young man was putting up he noti-
fed headquarters.
A search of Messervy's person after his
arrest brought out a number of checks
signed with McMahon's name. the police
say. and some railroad passes signed by
''Messervy," who, the prisoner said, was
his father
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
PASTOR DREw's STATEMENT.
Makes Reply to Criticism Of His
Congregation.

AS a response to the complaint made
to the Commissioners several days ago
regarding the loud singing by the con-
gregation of Cosmopolitan Temple Bap-
fist Church, 10th and N streets north
west, Rev. Simon p w. Drew, pastor of
the church, has issued statement in
which he rays his congregation is one
of the most orderly in the city. and that
it includes some of Washing tons most
industrious and law-abiding colored citi-
zens.''
In his sermon to the members of his
congregation last night on the subject,
Heavenly Places" Rev. Mr.. Drew made
reference to the complaint against the
church.
When a hurdygurdy makes a noise
playing rag-time. you throw money out of
the window to the player, but when any
noise Is made in the worship of God OBJ
lection is likely TO be raised" he declared.
"One of the most unkind acts / have
heard OIL for a long time occurred a few
weeks ago when the members of the
Hamline Methodist Church. who had
taker a little organ out on the sidewalk
at Iowa Circle. were ordered to shut up
their organ and move on. 1t was simply
because a few people living in that neigh
borhood had nothing of God in their
hearts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Norfolk and Washington steamers for
Fort Monroe. Norfolk, Newport News and
all points south every evening in the year
at $50 O'Clock.
Electric trains from 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue to Mount Vernon
hourly IL am. to 3 pm Arlington and
Alexandria every twenty minutes.
Ferry steamer Lackawanna to Alexan-
dria every hour and half from am.
TO pm.
Steamer Charles Manchester for Mar
shall Hall and Mount Vernon leaves 18th
street wharf at 10 a. mr.. 80 and $50 p m.
Trains for Chesapeake Beach leave Dis
trict line station at 9:2J and II am, $50.
$40 7:4J and Gas pm.
Steamer jamestown for a forty-mile
moonlight trip down the Potomac leaves
9TH street wharf at pm.
Steamers of the Maryland. Delaware
and Virginia Railway Company for Bal
timore and other river landings. Mon
days. Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Steamer ST. Johns for Colonial Beach
leaves eth street wharf at $40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
Lighthouse Service Affairs.

The work of supplying the light stations
In the fifth lighthouse district with coal
and wood has been started by the light
house authorities, and the tender Holly is
employed in the work. She sailed from
Baltimore in the latter part of last week
with fuel which she is delivering at the
light stations on the bay as far as Point
Lookout. Later in the month the lights
on the Potomac will be visited and sup
piled
The lighthouse service steamer Maple
the largest vessel of the lighthouse fleet
in this district. left this city Friday on an
inspection cruise among the lights and
buoys on the Potomac and bay. She is
due at Baltimore today or tomorrow.
The tender Violet has sailed from the
Portsmouth station on an inspection trip
among the channel marks on the interior
waters Of North Carolina She will short
ly return to Portsmouth for supplies for
the stations.
The contract for the repair of lightship
No. II of the Diamond Shoal Station has
been awarded to a Baltimore firm. its bid
being 5000 for the work. No. II is to
receive general repairs preparatory to be-
ing sent to the station off Cape Hatteras
for her three months trick of duty during
the fall and early winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
RENT BY DISSENSION.
Colored People Divided in Thei,
Presidential Preferences.

Again is the hapless District torn
asunder by the ruthless hand of political
dissension Once more doth the pale
flame of the aurora of conversational
strife light up the affrighted horizon. Ever
and anon
The nomination of William Jennings
Bryan will be ratified at a meeting in
True Reformers' Hall. 18th and L streets
northwest tonight under the auspices of
the National Negro American Political
League Among the scheduled speakers
are Rev. J. Milton Waldron, pastor of
Shiloh Baptist Church. who in recent
address burnt the republican party to a
crisp; Dr. S. L. Corrothers president of
the central division and financial secre-
tary of the National Negro American Po-
litical League; Attorney Ashby w. Haw-
kins of Maryland. Attorney James A.
Hayes of Virginia. DR.. L. c. Moore of
Mississippi and the Rev. E. w. Moore of
Philadelphia. Bishop Alexander Walters
Of New Jersey has been invited to attend.
Labor day. September Z. those colored
folks who are loyal to the republican
party will hold a Taft-sherman jollifica-
ton meeting at Madres Park. lexington.
under the auspices of the Cosmopolitan
P. w. Drew. pastor. assisted by the Ma
tional Negro Labor Union of the United
States. The Rev. DR.. Drew is president
of the Taft and Sherman campaign
bureau. with quarters in this city. Among
the speakers will be the Rev. DR.. George
w. Lee. DR.. w. Bishop johnson, w. Cal
vim Chase, E. NJ. Hewlett, the Rev. r. b.
Robinson, John c. Dancy and r. H. Ter
rell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
FLOOD 4 SCIENTIFIC FACT
REV. FED 81. COPP DESCRIBES
EVENT OF NoAH's TIME.
SAYS Earth's Balance Was Disturbed,
Breaking Up the Fountains
of the Deep.

The great flood of Noahs time was a
scientific fact. Rev. Zed H. Copp declared
In sermon at the Bethany Chapel. 18th
and streets. last night. He maintained
that an unequal amount OF ice and snow
accumulated at the north and south poles
and the earth wobbled under the load.
When it turned its axis from perpen-
dicular to an inclined relation to the plane
of its orbit. the flood came.
Fresh from the workhouse of Divine
Omnipotence." Mr.. Copp explained, the
earth sped on it's way, balanced by the
preponderance Of land. But as centuries
of snow and ice accumulated at the poles,
this balance was disturbed, and as a re-
subtitle flood.
at the poles the disturbance would not
have occurred
Changed Under Load.
But while the falling snow at the south
pole found little else but open sea, whose
freezing waters were warmed by the cir
culation of streams. similar to the
gulf stream, thus preventing great guam
titles of snow and ice from forming. the
north pole proved then, as now, a veri-
table natural Ice factory. which piled
mountain upon mountain Of snow and ice
on the land area around it, until the
earth wobbled and changed under its
new load.
This great change came suddenly and
produced a universal Hood. When the
earth's balance was first disturbed and
it endeavoring to gain an ice balance.
the churning of the earth. as it rolled.
barrel-like. back and forth. broke up
the fountains Of the great deep as the
Bible says. and tended to produce a ire
mendous atmospheric disturbance, which
would correspond to the graphic Ian
guage which says, And the windows OF
heaven were opened
1t was this rolling motion which
emptied oceans upon mountains and swept
everything on the face of the earth with
conflicting tidal waves miles high"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10

Take Advantage Of Opportunity AZ
forded at Bathing Beach.

The two recently completed cement
swimming tanks just north OF the bath
ing beach proper are to be for the ex-
elusive use Of women and girls Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays between the
hours OF q O'Clock and 10 O'Clock a m. and
Saturdays between noon and O'Clock pm.
This change OF hours. which affords addi-
tional time for the women. was decided
on several days ago by the bathing beach
committee of the Washington Play
grounds Association. of which Or. VIII
liam Tindall is chairman
According TO the attaches OF the bathing
beach special effort is being made 10 teach
the fair patrons to swim and dive. and
many women are taking advantage ot the
opportunity. The same attention is being
shown the small boys. 1t is the intention
OF the authorities 10 have every boy
reach the standard in handling himself
in the wafer and in order 10 encourage
them buttons are being given 10 each boy
who succeeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
PUBLIC WORK ORDERED.
Commissioners Direct Erection O.
Fire Hydrants, Etc.

Commissioners Direct Erection of
Fire Hydrants, Etc.
In orders issued by the Commissioners
provision Is made for the erection of q
fire hydrant on 22d street between Eyarts
and Franklin streets. near the approach
to chemical engine No. 3. at an estimated
cost of 1925.
The Commissioners also order that
licenses as master plumber and gasfitter
be granted to William P. Oglesby, David
e. Jenkins and Frank A. Kerr.
Provision is also made for the con-
stTuction Of a catch basin on the brick
sidewalk gutter on the south side of New
York avenue between 4th and 9TH streets
at an estimated cost of SEQ. and for the
installation of water mains on the west
side of Truxton Circle at North Capitol
street and Florida avenue, and for q
main in G street between o6th and 9th
streets northwest.
1t is also ordered that the roadway OF
the Anacostia bridge be paved with an
average of four inches Of concrete at an
estimated cost Of $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
DROWNED IN THE POTOMAC.
Perry Talbert Loses His Life at Pos
sum Nose.

Perry Talbert Loses His Life at Pos
sum Nose.
The police Of the harbor precinct were
told yesterday of drowning accident tina,
occurred about O'Clock yesterday morning
while the steamer River Queen was at the
wharf at Postum Nose, Prince William
county. Va. the victim being Perry Tai
bert, a twelve-year-old white boy. 1t was
reported by Leaman Leadman of Quantico
that the accident occurred about the time
the boat was making ready to leave the
wharf
George Cook, captain Of the Rive,
Queen, called at the harbor Office last
night upon his return from down the
river and said he was not certain whether
the boy was drowned from the boat or the
wharf, having been unable to learn the
details of the affair The steamer carried
party of country people to Colonial
Beach yesterday. making stops at the
river landings to take on passengers. and
1t was about the time the boy was getting
lost his life.
Parents of the boy live at Hoadley.
Prince William county. Va. The police
were asked to send men to Possum Nose
to drag for the body. but the request
could not be compiled with. Hooks were
sent to Mr.. Leadman, however, and he will
have friends drag the river for, the re-
mains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
COAL FOR PANAMA CANAL.
Two New Barges Are Loading a
Newport News for Colon.

Two new barges built at the Newport
News shipyard for the isthmian canal
commission are at Baltimore loading car
goes OF coal which they will take to Co.
lon. for use in the canal work.
The new barges were launched from the
shipyard about thirty days ago and are
known as pocket barges, having a cargo
space amidships IS feet long. 20 feet wide
and IL feet deep. The rest of the hold
is to be used for other cargo. The barges
were built for the carrying of stone and
other building material to be used in the
construction of the Panama canal. They
are known as !. c. c. Nos. and 10, and
each is 157 feet long, 35 feet beam and
II feet nodded depth.
Each barge will take away about 3O1
tons Of the fuel. and they are expected to
leave Baltimore today for the isthmus In
tow Of the Norfolk tug e. NJ Scully.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
Adopts Tribute of Respect.

The Marine Engineers Association OF
this city at a largely attended meeting
held in the Mariners Temple. on Water
street between NJ and N southwest,
passed resolutions of respect to the men,
DRY Of the late Capt. C. w. Ridley, who
for over a quarter of century was man.
ager of steamboat lines running out of
this city. Capt. Ridley was very popular
with the steamboat men of the city, and
as mark of respect to his memory the
flags on every steamboat in the harbor
and on the offices of the steamboat COM
panies have been flying at half mast since
Friday morning last. At 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. the hour of his funeral
the steamer Charles Manchester, tolled
her ships bell for five minutes and all
the amusements at Marshall Hall were
stopped at the same time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
Coast Survey Notes.

The United States coast and geodetic
survey service schooner Matchless. Capt.
Ferguson, employed in making a survey
of the Patuxent river, has completed the
work In the vicinity Of Solomons. at the
mouth of the river. and has gone to st.
Leonards to continue the work.
A complete survey Of the Patuxent has
not been made for about forty-five years.
The data now being gathered will be used
In new charts to be issued.
The repair work to the steamer Bache
of the coast survey feet is in progress al
q Baltimore shipyard. but 1t will be a
week or longer before the work Is COM
pleted, and the vessel will be ready to
sail for the coast of Maine late in the
fall.
She will return in the early winter to
the Island Of Porto Rico. and will con.
tinue during the winter the surveys OF
the coast OF the island. started several
years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
FOR TAFT AND SHERMAN.
Colored Republicans to Have Ratifi
cation Meetings.

Co!ored republicans. in the District, who
are out to secure the assistance Of their
brethren in the coising election, have ar
ranged to hold Taft and Sherman ratifi-
cation meeting in the Cosmopolitan Tenn
pie Baptist Church. N street northwest,
Thursday evening, September II. Rev. r.
B. Robinson, president of the National
Christian Congress Association, will reply
to the recent addresses of Rev. Drs. Wal
dron and Carpenter, in which colored
voters were urged to support W. j.
Bryan. Prominent republicans will also
address the meeting.
Under the auspices of the National Ne
gro Labor Union of the United States
and the Cosmopolitan Temple Baptist
Church, a Taft and Sherman ratification
will be held at Madre's Park. lexington,
Labor day. Rev. s. P. w. Drew will preside.
and addresses will be made by prominent
colored speakers In behalf of the republi-
can ticket.
Among the speakers it Is announced,
will be Rev. Dr. George w. Lee, Dr. W.
Bishop johnson, Rev. r. B. Robinson. Re-
corder JOIN c. Dancy and Judge r. H.
Terrell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
With the Pleasure Graf.

The power launch Charlotte. one of the
feet OF Washington-owned pleasure craft
has sailed for a ten-day cruise on the
river with her owner and a party OF
friends aboard Maddox creek and othe,
good fishing points on the river will be
visited.
The power launch Emily. belonging to
Harry Halliday Of this city. has sailed
aboard on an extended cruise to the
mouth Of the Potomac. with stops a,
various resorts on the way.
The launch Stella. belonging to Capt
]. H. Nicholson, has left port with the
a trip to Coan river. where a week or ter
days will be spent for the fishing.
The power launch Roamer of the Wash.
ington pleasure deet has been hauled Out
on the marine railway at Regan's boat.
yard for minor repairs preparatory to ar
extended trip on the river and bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10

Maurice W. McLane of 47 Sd street
northwest, arrested in Philadelphia Sat
urday at the request of Maj Sylvester.
was not turned over to Detective Berman,
but will probably be brought here later.
McLane, it is charged. forged an In
dorsement to two promissory notes for
Sl5 each that he gave to Gurnon r. Scott.
Complaint was made to the police and
his arrest followed.
While Berman was in Philadelphia
stating his case a detective In that city
said the prisoner was charged with hav-
ing embezZled about 800 from the Ans
ley-Fox Gun Company at Wayne juno
ton The prisoner was held to answer
that charge instead of being turned over
to Berman to be brought here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
Threw Brick: Fined &25.

Peter Holmes. an old offender. who
was arrested last Saturday night by
Policeman Scanlo4. one Of Foggy Bot
toms official guardians. was adjudged
guilty in the Police Court this morning of
assaulting John Mattingly with a brick
and committed to the workhouse for
thirty days in default of SIS fine. 1t
was testified to that Peter and Mattingly
became involved In a fight in which the
latter was gaining the upper hand when
Holmes suddenly reversed matters by
knocking his opponent out with a hefty
swing of a huge paving brick. Mating
ly was taken to a hospital for repairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
WHIsKY-PRooF MAN SOUGHT.
Alleged Swindler Said He Was
Serene e. Payne. Jr.


Maj. Sylvester received a letter from a
resident of Carlisle. Pa, yesterday MAX
ing inquiries about a young man who
had recently called upon him with a let
ter Of introduction from residents of this
city and for whom the Carlisle inquirer
Endorsed check for SIS. the check hav-
ing been drawn on the Riggs National
Bank Of this city. The writer of the let
ter gave the police the information that
the man for whom he Endorsed the check
introduced himself as Serene E. Payne,
jr.. son of Representative Payne of Au-
burn,s N. Y.
According to the writer of the letter,
the young man said he was touring Penn
sylvania with his sister, the latter having
been detained at Gettysburg. The alleged
fraud is described in the letter as being
about thirty years of age. light COM
plexiOn and light sandy hair. He stands
erect and walks with a short jerky
step.
He made his own cigarettes" said the
writer of the letter, land could drink
whisky every fifteen minutes without get
ting drunk
His conversation, the police were in
formed, indicated a vast knowledge of
public affairs and men in public life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
SERVICES IN THE OPEN AIR
Y. n. c. A. MEETINGS AT FRANK
LIN AND LINCOLN PARKS.
Gospel Wagon Exercises Conducted
by the Central Union Mission.
Rev. Peck's Sermon.

Several open-air religious services were
held In different parts Of the city yester-
day. Under the auspices Of the Y. NJ
c. A. meetings were held at Franklin
and Lincoln parks. Gospel wagon
meetings were conducted by the Central
Union Mission at 1st street and Florida
vania avenue The Sunday afternoon
was conducted in the chapel in the
cathedral close
Rev. James NJ. Henry. pastor of Peck
Memorial Chapel. spoke at the Franklin
Park meeting from the text IF any mar
would come after Me. let him take up his
cross and follow Me- During his sermon
he declared that Napoleon's life was a
failure.
my friends. let US contemplate on the
deeds that have won fame for the world S
heroes, he said. In each Ease We dis
cover the truly great man to be one who
worked In harmony with God BY that
mean the worlds greatest men were those
who had strength Of character enough 10
deny themselves every within and fancy.
Great men are strong in character as well
as rich In the goods of this world.
Napoleon and Personal Ambition.
A>dpOlcOH, ditHOuSH CISuilcu ny on a.
one of the greatest soldiers In the history
of the world. achieved success. but he
worked to attain that end only through
personal ambition. The consequence was
he died an exile at st. Helena. Across
the name of that imperial dreamer We
write the world failure
How different was Christ He came
upon this earth. and. although poor and
despised, founded the strongest institu-
ton the world has known. His methods
to achieve success were vastly different
from those of the Corsican, and carried
more weight. Friends. IL we would wish
to gain power and greatness to make the
world better. let us initiate the Master
and strive to achieve success similar to
the success He attained. In doing this
we must take Him as an example, and
we will not only better our fellow-man
but we will be benefited ourselves
Rev. Albert Evans, pastor of the Metro
politan. Presbyterian Church. spoke at
the Central Union Mission service at Isl
street and Florida avenue on the theme.
'Shadowing of lives is relieved by the
faith of Christ"
Rev. j. D. Bloodgood spoke from the
gospel wagon at It'll street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. taking as his text. And
they all with one consent began to make
excuses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-10
STONES THROWN AT BOAT.
One Man Is Hit on Head by Crap
Shooter on Bank.


Stones were thrown at two occupants
of motor boat yesterday afternoon.
One missile hit Milton Rollmer of 735
I'd street northwest on his head. Benja-
min Miller Of 49, N street southwest the
other occupant Of the boat. escaped in
jury.
They told the police they were passing
along the James Creek canal near the
arsenal wall, about o'clock In the after
noon Their attention was attracted to a
party of soldiers and boys on the govern
ment reservation who, they say, were en-
gagged in a game Of crap.
Stones were thrown by the crap shooters.
they complained. Bollmer was almost I'M
consciousness. He recovered from the
shock in a few minutes and returned to a
wharf near the harbor precincts head
quarters.
The police were told Of the affair, and
Bollmer was able TO go home without
having to seek treatment at a hospital.