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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ]. Steinberger are
now located at 1917 Y street northwest
until they move in their apartment on
18th street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04

The engagement Of Mr.. A. II. Stras-
burger of this city and Miss Fannie Jack
son Of New York city is announced Mr..
Strasburger is the son of Mr.. Henry
Strasburger of this city.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
WINCHESTER DISTRICT.

Summerfield Methodist church was well filled at the evangelistic service last evening. Rev. MT. Toy called for reports throughout the district of the Church Day" services held in the morning. At the service at o'clock
 to-day in Summerneld church Dr. Toy will speak upon Peace Given" or "The Doctrine of Holiness"
 MT Toy took as his text Leviticus 25- 10: And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all the inhabitants there of" He said: This year of jubilee is a type of the gospel dispensation in
 which we live. How does it typify the gospel dispensation? The very first blessing of the year of jubilee was the cancellation of all the indebtedness of the people. The very first blessing of the gospel dispensation Is the cancella- ton of all indebtedness through the 1 blood of Jesus Christ. The second bless ling of the year of jubilee was that levery prisoner was set free. How beautifully this is exemplified in the gospel. Jesus sets the prisoner free ] from all his sins
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
CIsTERNs OF HOT MATER.

Of ever-increasing interest to atur- al curiosity seekers arc the Hot Pots. abou. three miles from Ieber City, Utah. This region is level plain, up- on the surface of which arise Tn strange confusion numbers of conc al shaped cisterns, the largest of them being all of fifty feet in height, 100 feet in diameter at the tcp and twice that at the base. and containing in their dark depths immense volumes of water heated to high temperature in contain the usual chemical properties of thermal springs and are used for bathing and drinking These pots evil dently have been formed by the slow decomposition through countless cen turies of the silica and soda which en- ter into the composition of the waters. They grow in height steadil, with years and present a most intercstin, spectacle of natures strange creative methods. The Hot Pots are found in the midst of cultivated fields and thriving orchards, notwithstanding the peculiar rocklike soil composition One of the marked peculiarities of the re- zion is the hollow rumbling sound caused by carriages and horses as they move over the roadways for miles around "Is there an enormous cavern I just below the surface, and will it ever cave in?" is the anxious inquiry of every visitor alarmed at the strange underground sounds.-Kansas City Star
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15

to the fact that the ladies must have been among the upper tenth of the ''other half,''
 Can He save you from sin? Yes. from every one and right here in Char ley Nicholl's bar room, too. And l want to prove it. How many of you men believe in prayer? (Nearly every one raised his hand) We'll. then l am going to ask You to do what l haven't asked any crowd in New Haven In a bar room yet-to get down on your knees and pray with mo. Come every man on his knees. Get down. Daddy. Down on your knees, girls tTbo ias- do it, Asher went over to the side O. Daddy and showed him how ic kneei down.) It's this way, Daddy ne said. Its very easy even if you haven't done it in years. Now, come or, man.
 Finally they were all down on their knees. The evangelist passed around among them, placing his hands on iais one and then on that The policeman and the two servers were on their knees behind the bar with their elbows on it looking ike so many cherubim.
 God bless you, girl; God bless you boy Now how many wish me to pray for them, especially to give them power to resist evil?" Twelve hands were
 ounted.
 Twelve men and women tell me that, with God to help them, they VII get away from sin. Mrs. Asher, vii you lead us in word of prayer?' A simple. heartfelt prayer followed. Al its conclusion the evangelist mounted his chair again and said: We've only run over time two minutes. men. want to say this is one of the greates meetings for singing and general res pect I have ever held. It's been a Ions time since some of you fellows hav' been on your knees before-not since at your mothers knee perhaps. Nov what I ask you is to make good you promises to her. God bless you. It. all off"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
ORANGE STREET DISTRICT.

The largest week-night congregation yet gathered in this district greeted Dr. Granstaff and MT. Pugh last night MT. Pugh sang, by request, The Holy City" in a wonderful way. The audi ence gave close attention while Dr Granstaff spoke on St Matthew 25:3l, And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into life eternal" We preachers may stop talking about heaven and hell, but you people will keep on thinking about them. Heaven is where God is. Hell is separation from God. Life is eter- nal in Gods presence, and death is eternal in hell. If heaven is endless. so is hell Holiness, by its nature. in- vites communion with God, and wick edness invites separation from God by its own nature. God sends us where we choose to go. The wicked man wants to get away from God, whose presence is torture to him. Heaven in the soul is the passport 10 heaven. The fires of heaven are in the soul. There are four teachings here.
 Every man has his place in this world and in the world to come. Men are in classes and cliques of man-made distinctions.
 Every man makes his place in this world and in the world to come. This is an unwritten, unchanging law
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
ROOSEVELT AND RAILWAYS.
President Arrangcs Important Con.
 ference With High Officials.

Washington, Jan. 14-Presldent Roosevelt to-day made an appoint ment for January 27, to confer with a committee of the operating vice presidents of the leading railroads in the country. The appointment was made by Senator Warner of Missouri at the request of c. R. Gray. second vice president and general manager of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad The committee will repre- sent, among others, the New York Central, the Pennsylvania, Southern, Burlington, Northwestern and Illinois Central roads.
 The object of the conference Is to bring to the attention of the president matters which are regarded as mater ially affecting adversely the railway operations of the country. It is un- derstood that the question of legaliz- ing pooling agreements will be one of the important topics of the conference. On this question the president has heretofore indicated his position as favorable to such agreements under proper supervision by the interstate commerce commission. The confer ence is regarded as one likely to lead to important results in the railway world.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
PUNCH IN AMERICA.

The history of Punch in America, although short chapter and dating back to about 1850 only, has still its own little hall of fame wherein the names of such masters as Murdock. Henderson, Wenzell, Singleton, Steph- ems, Rodgers and Lyons will always be inscribed. Most of these old timers have passed on to join their fellow craftsmen of other centuries and oth- CT nationalities. but few still re- main to uphold the better traditions of the play. Perhaps the most nota- bic of these is Milton P. Lyons of Philadelphia, who not only brings to Puneh's play the skill of a thorough artist, but has also introduced to American audience a remarkable re- production of the Guignol Lyonnais. 2
 While with us to-day Punch is more often met with at seaside resorts or in the rather doubtful company of the circus side-show, there was a time when the more pretentious of our puppet-shows were fixtures in the i larger cities and were we'll patronized. ! AtllphSl u 10 blilA ll hl AiiltiNd Is that we find the play penetrating the rural districts in the English fashion it would appear there awaits sure return for the adventurous amateur Who seeks a field of conquest and "a good time' in making the experiment. Some years ago, a friend of the writ CTS, a Frencnman and an ade pt in the play, grinated somewhat aimless- ly though the back country" of Can. ada, giving. as occasion offered and a. the mood suited, a simpiified version of Polichinelle. He sodgnt a move vacation and he had the time of his life" :" There were no halls to let il the hamlets he visited, but he found cheese-factories in plenty and (having secured the indispensable permission of the cure and making a contribution for the good of the church( it was il the storerooms of these that he usu
 ally held forth. The entrance fee usu ally charged was 10 cents. but head: of families bringing lamps for tht illumination of the "theater" wer, admitted freei Needless to say, tn, theater was brilliantly lighted al ev- ery. performance As one might infel from a knowledge of French charac
 ter, my friends little tour with tht time-honored play was a success iron every point of view, and the ejacula
 tions of wonder and merrinent, whicl punctuated his labors, ample evidence that his hearers were as receptive |, the charm of Polichinelle's personalit, as were their ancestors of the French i Revolution. n.-Outing Magazine
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
THE CAUSE OF THE sMAsH-UP.

The old darky was suing the rail road company for damages. The man contended that, not being warned by the whistle or engine bell, he had started to drive his rig across the company's track, when a shunted box car of said company crashed into his outfit causing the death of the horse, loss of the wagon. and minor injuries to himself After the prosecution had closed its side of the case the company's lawyer called the old darky to the stand and went at him.
 MT. Lamson," he began, your rig was struck by the box car in full day light, was it not?"
 I fink dar was some clouds ova- head, suh." answered the cavalling wit ness.
 Never mind the clouds! And only a few days before this accident the rail- road company had put a new sign at that crossing?
 Oar was sign dar, ya-as, suhi"
 And didn't that sign say Stop! Look! Listen 9 ''
 Now, dar am de who'll accusation ub de trouble" declared the darky with animation. Eff dat stop sign hadn't cought dis chile's eve jes' s An war squar' on dat track dar wouldn't a been no smash-upl'-Bohemian.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
Ex.pREsIpENTs, PENSIONS.

It is eminently in accordance. With
 the right ideas at the basis of r2pre- sentative institutions that the Citizen who is chosen Chief Magistrate shall! at the conclusion of his term Of officel again become a citizen, freq to earn
 his bread in any occupatioh he prc1 fers, like other men, instead of bel coming a perpetual pensioner on thd
 Treasury. Nobody thought any less ol Benjamin Harrison because, when h{ left the White House, he quietly rel sumed the practice of his professiSd as a lawyer MT. Cleveland himself has not forfeited public esteem bJ using his pen to write articles on matt ters of national concern, or by accept ing a salary for performing duties o1 fiduciary character. It is fairly safe assumption that Theodore Roose1
 welt, after the next President, Is inau1 gurated, will show that he is capable of taking care of himself.
 If, through illness. or disability by accident or old age, an ex-Presiden1 should be reduced to the straits oi poverty, Congress might justly and properly provide a decent subsistencd for him and his family. But that i'd an essentially different thing from thd theory that any and every man whd is elected to the presidency should thereby be assured of handsome inl come for fe.-Philadelphia Bulletin
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
AT CHURCH OF REDEEMER.
pr. Chapman Again Speaks-Personal
 Workers Work.

There was no need of an after-meet- ing last night at the Church of the Redeemer, where Dr. Chapman was heard again as usual. The evangelist did not attempt to speak to them from the platform. but came down into the center aisle for the remainder of the service. The congregation was made up nearly all of women now. Just As I Am" was called for It was sung by all, by the women alone.
 pr. Chapman said: T want those of you who want me to pray for you to raise your hands. There's one' (pointing to it) and another and an other Now listen to MT. Gilbert as he sings the last invitation. While he's singing remember the parable ot the prodigal son. His father saw him when he was 'afar off God will sec you, too" Dr. Chapman then sat iI' one of the front pews while MT. Gil. bert sang If You Refuse Him.
 While the personal workers gc about among the pews,' said Dr Chapman, the choir will sing Come Sinner, Come" The hymn was suns very quietly, Indeed, the whispering of the personal workers as they urged l those in the pews to make a stand was louder than the singing many times,
 Dr. Chapman preached earlier in tht evening on the danger of delaying {, become a Christian and in irittlnl from the church. Dr. Phillips wa! the only local minister on the plat form last evening.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
DEMOCRATS ELECT
Harry W. Asher Chosen Presi- dent of the Club for the
 Coming Year.
PLENTY OF ENTHUSIASM
David F. Fitzgerald, l.. E. Stoddard and Paul Russo Vice.
 Presidents.

The first meeting of the New Haven Democratic club held at it's new quar- ters on Church street last night was largely attended. and full of enthu- siasm. The rooms were filled with democrats of all ages. some who had their way. and some who had never participated in a successful election until the one held few months ago.
 Attorney Harry w. Asher was unan- imously elected president of the club, succeeding E. c. Stoddard, who de- dress MT. Asher spoke of the prospect of success for the club, and said that If the members kept up their enthusi- asm the democrats would rule the city longer than the republicans have in their siege on city hall which just and said that with it the future for the party in New Haven was bright
 After the applause following MT. fishers address had ceased the other officers of the club were elected All the elections were unanimous and fol- low; David E. Fitzgerald, first vice president; Louis E. Stoddard. second vice president: Paul Russo. third vice president The following members of the executive committee from the Third. Fifth, Sixth, Ninth and Twelfth wards respectively were chosen: Joseph P. McCue, Henry Farrel, Ed ward A. Rourke. Albert J. Dunn, and Thomas E. Bracken.
 After the election Attorney Asher urged the need of funds to carry on the work of the club. He said that the price year for the rooms was $500 and that to pay this, as well as the other expenses the membership must be raised from 500. as it Is at present, to 1000 or 2,000. Plenty of support, financial and otherwise, was promised, and the meeting broke up into an enjoyable social session. Re treatments were served and there was plenty to smoke.
 The new rooms of the club are very commodious and have been repainted and refitted. It Is the plan of the of- ficers of the club to install billiard and pool tables and other appoint ments which will make the rooms a pleasant place of resort by the young men of the city.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
GARBAGE AWARDS
Board of Health Let Them for Both Districts Last
 Night.
SPECIAL SESSION HELD
Daly Gets the Eastern and Natile Acunto the Western Section
 for Next Year.

The board of health at a. special meeting last night took up the garbage contract, The aldermen had already voted on the question and given the board power to award the contract without advertising for bids. But there were proposals for the work put in. The result was that Robert D. Daly got the contract in the eastern district and Natile Acunto for the western district. The bids handed in were as follows:
 Western district-A. N. Farnham, s6,OOO; Natile Acunto, s5,150.
 Eastern district-Robert D. Daly. S5,oOO; John Nortell, $4,5O0; Irving Bigelow, s4,Ooo.
 The collections last year were very satisfactory under the new contract rule.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
FREIGHT ONLY FALLS OFF.
New Haven Road Has Suffered Little
 in Other Lines.

A semi-oflicial statement Is made that while the business of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company has not much fallen off in It's marine, trolley and passenger business. there has been a very decided reces- sion in its freight traffic on the steam lines. This the company is meeting by economies in every direction, but 1t will continue It's work on the improvements in additional tracking of the Harlem division, in double tracking the Pough- keepsie bridge connections with Dan bury, in the Providence tunnel im- provements and will continue part of it's work in the New Haven "cut."
 The reductions in the payroll of the system already amount to between s3O, ,0G0 and si0,000 week
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
BURWICK AT isOUNDHOUSE.
Impressive Service bv ex-Rai!roadef
 Ut Midnight Honr.


 T ain't no saint; I'm just 6 com mon, ordinary railroad man. I've known what 1t is to be slave to drink, and bad companions, and to- baccsy and all the rest. and want to tell you, God bless you, that it ain't no game" It was J. M. Burwick speak ing at probably the most unusual re- ligious meeting, at the most unusual hour that New Haven has ever known.
 MT. Burwick is the railroad eva1ge : ist with the Chapman evanselistic movement At midnight last night he spoke at the roundhouse of the New Haven road during the lunch hour, the midnight noon hour" as MT. Burwick himself calls it.
 The services were held in ths en- gineers room. Just outside twenty eight or thirty monster engines were hissing. As the evangelist SD )i.e th' engines punctuated his heavenly truths with their persistent cxhausts
 There these men who live a mosi monotonous existence. wno work every night in the year, begrimed with dust and oil, gather at miiaight each evening to eat their meal from ,ir pails, and await their orders. The walls add greater gloom to the dis nal place, for they are painted 2 dark brown. Outside all was black save for the signal lights along tho tracks.
 The evangelist gave the men { straight -the-shoulder talk. HI! vernacular was of the railroad. I was full of slang but of a differen variety from that used by MT. Asher who conducts the saloon meetings.
 MT. Burwlck himself is a ralroa, man. He wears railroad mems clothes The men he had to deal with were har, men to reach. Religion means little t them. Mir, Burwick told them of hi own trials in the breaking of bad hab its, and of how he had been aided b, his becoming Christian.
 There aln't anything to be ashame, of In bein' Christian man." he said '"ll bet a ghost If the fellow what say anything to the contrary ain't lial Check it all up. What are you ashame of in it? Are you ashamed of beir called a deacon? Why. that's somethir to be proud of. I remember the ma who first asked mc to have chew 0 tobacco. should have taken the mast stuff and thrown lt into his mug, but didn't. I was ashamed to have think I was not a man. took t since that time I have seen the tim when I have been unable to get m pants on in the morning without frs having chew. And lots of you feI lows. God bless you. don't take to re ligion and the church for the same req son"
 The evangelist was given respectf, attention. One engineer named Franc acted as convener, as Mir Burwick call ed him. He did his best to aid the mee, ing. Music was supplied by band C about eight workers. half of them Ia dies, from the churches in the Char man movement. Another such meetin will be held at the same hour on Fr day night.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15

perior to our fathers, but we are hioii- strously inferior to them unless we are superior to them" He said we are III imminent danger of being religious spendthrifts. From our forelalHeis we received religious liberty, our pup lie schools, thousands of church ouAo, ings and the general credit of good morals. We must gc farther ihah they or We will not go so far.
 The modern custom of living Ill cities whose populations are in sucl contact by telephone, the press anu modern methods of travel presents 10 US new demand in church work Whlch must include extensive adverusiis' organizing and direct gospel appeal
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
The New Haven Shoe Company
 SAP and 846 Chapel Street
OFFER TO CHARITIES.
Milo Deyo Sends Letter Regarding
 Services.

Milo Deyo Sends Letter Regarding
 West Haven, Jan. 12, 190S Editor Journal-Courier,
 Dear Sir: May I again ask your valuable aid in behalf of the local char ities?
 I desire to promptly secure the wid- est possible circulation throughout New Haven and its immediate vicinity, of the fact that during the coming month of February I will extend my profess sional services to any and all deserv- ing local benevolent institutions and enterprises, upon the same terms set forth in my letter of December [, 1907, to wit: 90 per cent of the proceeds to go to the various objects in hand, the remaining 10 per cent. to constitute my honororium.
 Any charitable organization, in or near New Haven, wishing to avail itself of this opportunity, has only to communicate with me forthwith, at the address indicated below.
 The woods are literally full of peo- pie overfowing with solicitude for the spiritual betterment of suffering hu- manity, but for my own part think it would be quite as Christ-like and com mendable to give trifie more earnest consideration and good practical effort to the matter of augmenting the per- sonal comfort and advancing the ma terial wellbeing of the needy and the afflicted in our midst.
 Trusting, therefore, that you will not only give the present letter due space and prominence in your esteemed paper, but furthermore lend to my honest endeavor the helpful influence and support of your journalistic pos ition and prestige-for all of which thank you in advance-I remain, as ever,
 Cordially yours,
 MILO DEYO, The Romany Pianist. No. 54s Campbell Ave, l West Haven, Conn.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
ASHER BREACHES IN DYKE SALOON ChNpman Worker Gets Down to Meet Bowery Conditions
 of New Haven
 Life. MIDNIGHT SERVICE HELD Impressive Meeting Conducted by Evangelist Burwick in the
 Roundhouse of the
 Railroad.
MIDNIGHT SERVICE HELD
CHAPMAN MEETINGS TO-DAY.
syeciaI,

10 a. m.-Pilgrim Congregational church. Speaker. Dr. Ostrom. Subject, The Era of Greatness. 12 m.-N. Y., N. H. & H. mill. J. N. Burwick.
 12 m.-Y. w. c. A. rooms. Mrs. Asher
 12:10-p. m.--Polis theater. Dr. Chapman. Subject "S'ns to Avoid"
 12:3O p. m.-Factory of Geometric Tool company. Speaker, Rev. H. D. Sheldon.
 D. m.-Grand Avenue Congrega- tional church. Dr. Ostrom. Sub ject, The Gift of Power" 3 D. m.-East Haven Congrega- tional church. Rev. o. s. Gray. p. m-Olivette Baptist church. Dev D. s. Toy.
 3:30 D. m.--West Haven Methodist church. Dr. Elliott. D. m.-Westville Congregational church. Rev. H. D Sheldon D. m.-Calvary Baptist church. Dr. Dawson. Subject, The wounds of the Lord Jesus p. m.-Chapel of Calvary church. Conference on personal work. Leaoer Ralph C. Norton.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
NASHVILLE.

Mir. Sheldon spoke last evening in the Westville district on the subject sin, !" taking for his text Isaiah LIS: Though thy sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as snow"
 There will be special meeting at the Congregational church this after noon at o'clock
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
osTRoM AT CALVARY CHURCH,

Claiming that the church's duty ex- tends beyond merely holding its own and exerting fairly good moral influ- ence, Henry Ostrom said in the Cal vary Baptist church yesterday after noon that the time had come when it would be either ''evangelize or apos- tasize" He said we are where We must either lower the standard or
 raise the attainment. Quoting NIT. Arnold's statement, I've are not su-