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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
Alexandria County, Va, Items.

Curtis Loveless. aged three years. while
playing near brush fire at the home OF
his father, Mr.. Nixon Loveless, at Bar
croft, Va, fell into the fire New Year eve
and was so seriously burned that 1t was
found to De necessary to convey him to
the Children's Hospital in Washington for
treatment. The child's injuries were SO
severe. however. that he died at noon
New Year day. His remains were taken
to Hunters for interment
The Bancroft Literary and Debating So
ciety held it's first public meeting of the
New Year at the home of Mr.. A. c. Co.'S
don of Bancroft. The debaters in the at
firmative were T. G. Hamm and A. G.
Cosdon: negative. S. p. Wright and 8. T..
Marye. The subject affirmed that Labor
Unions as Now Conducted Are Detrimen-
tai to the Best Interest of Society,"" The
judges unanimously decided in favor Of
the affirmative. Following the debate q
social hour was spent and Mr.. E. o. Har-
ing entertained the company with Irish
songs
Miss Edna Cosdon of Washington is the
guest of Mr.. A C. Cosdon of Bancroft.
Col. J. G. Pepper of Glencarlyn was
the guest of Mr.. T. c. Hamm of Bancroft
this week.
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Fauquier County, Va, Notes.

Mr.. \. P. Gray Of West Virginia will
soon become ii resident of Fauquier
county, as he has purchased fine farm
of J2S acres of Mr.. T. l.. Funkhouser,
near Calverton. Fauquier county, paying
$4,000 for same. Mr.. Gray will bring his
family to his new home in March.
q. Martellaro recently removed from
Warrenton moved to Washington.
Miss Henrietta Macrae of Washington
d. c., is the guest of Miss Crosby. who
has rooms at Mrs. Days, on Culpeper
street. Warrenton.
Mr. Luther Glascock has sold his home
in Marshall. Va. to Mr.. II. MadduX.
Mr.. h. q. Spilman. son of Judge K. w.
Spilman of Warrenton. has been appoint
ed assistant attorney general of the new
state of Oklahoma. Mr.. Spilman has been
a resident of the west for several years.
The week of prayer. as arranged by the
Evangelical Alliance of the United
States. will be observed in Warrenton.
The first meeting will be held in the NJ.
E. Church South, and will be conducted
by J. r. Turner. D. p. Wood and r. b.
Hillary.
Dr. +. r. Boston on Wednesday night
will speak at the Episcopal Church on
1.-THE Triumphs.'' Rev. W. III. Laird
Thursday night at the Baptist church on
THE Church Made Truly Glorious" Fri
day evening Rev. w. D. kene at the
Presbyterian church on Temperance
MIR. and Mrs. n. Florence and children
of Halifax county are visiting the form
er's mother Mrs. Adeline Florence of new
Baltimore. Fauquier county.
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classed with the stolen painting. The
Christ and five of His eXecutioners are In
the picture. The latter have just finished
the transfiXing to the cross, and four OF
them-snewy. muscled and frenzied-are
in the act of raising the cross. which is
already half way to perpendicular. About
the Savior there is a flood of heavenly
light, which. barmonizing with the immac
ulate wilderness of the body. makes him
appear as but a vision. One of the men
who helped in the mailing is struck by
this supernattra vision. and look of
terror, mingled with unutterable sorrow.
covers his face. while he impotently
reaches out one hand as though to undo
the deed.
On, the extreme left is a mailed war
rior mounted On a magnificent white
horse who gestkulates while he jeers at
Jesus
In perpetrating the burglary. the thief
or thieves waited until the Inhabitants
of the town had gone to bed and then
broke into the church. 1t was early the
next morning before the theft was dis
covered. Following is the Belgian magis-
trate's proclamation:
81 hereby request all investigating
magistrates. my honored colleagues, and
all police officers urgently. to order and
effect most active and minute investiga-
tons. particularly toward all merchants
order to find the stolen picture. the thieves
and eventually the fraudulent receivers;
to inform me by telegram in case of dis
covery. to transmit to me all information,
to effect the seizure of the painting and
hold a t my disposal the culprits, of whom,
If discovered abroad. the eXtradition would
be demanded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
Poultry Show at Herndon.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


HERNDUN, Va, January 4, 1908
The first annual poultry show of the
Herndon Poultry Association was opened
to the public Thursday morning with
an exhibit of over 300 birds, including
very variety Of thoroughbred chicken.
turkeys. ducks. geese and peacocks.
Gorge o. Brown of Baltimore, Nd, was
Judge.
The premium list includes prizes offered
by the merchants and citizens of Hern-
don and poultry fanciers and breeders
from all sections Of the country. several
dealers in Washington city being in the
list
The following are the prize winners:
A. H. Buell., M. -. Strand. Van A. Zahn,
Gar1ne- Poultry Farm. W. H. Meyer,
A. H. Kirk, Berry Poultry Yards, ]. E.
Wilkins. Monroe Cove Poultry Farm,
Berry Poultry Farm, w. H Mayer, Mrs.
F. A. Seymour, DR.. w. l. Robey, j. L.
Moffett. Mrs. NJ. A. Donohue. c. M Walk
er. H. A. Sage. A. Bauckman. Mrs A. S.
Harrison. Mrs. Sterling Murray. J. c.
Hunter. Miss Mary E. Berry. William,
Blanchard. Hutchinson & Heitmuller
Oscar NJ Adrian, ]. A. McCarty. J. E.
Wilkins. E. A. Kirk, H. D. Osgood,
George Hendricks. r. S. C-ippen, F. A.
Seymour, Mrs. NJ. A. Donohoe, Mrs. ].
w. Smart, w. NJ. McNair. Mrs. D. S.
Crittenden, William H. Gilmore.
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AIDS coLoRED SETTLEMENT.
Conditional Donation of $500 Made
by Mrs. Nicholas Fish.

The Colored Social Settlement at 116-11S
NJ street southwest has received con-
tribution of $500 toward the funds it
is hoping to raise for new sanitary
building. Mrs. Nicholas Fish subscribed
$500 on condition that enough money be
raised to house the settlement properly.
At present the settlement occupies two
little .ive-room houses without bath or
water conveniences. and with very made
quate space for the fourteen clubs and
classes which meet there weekly. The
day nursery is handicapped. also, for lack
OF bathing facilities for the children, and
classes in housekeeping lack room and
equipment for proper training. The cook
ing classes are limited to three or four
girls each because the kitchen is so
small.
1t was through Mrs. Archibald Hopkins
a member of the advisory council of the
Colored Social Settlement. that Mrs Fish
made her subscription. IT is stated the
council ami board of trustees are hoping
to secure other contributions for this pur-
pose. The trustees of the settlement at
thei. meeting Thursday afternoon or
ganized a special committee to devise
detailed plans for a building. The MEM
bers of the committee are Charles F.
Weller. Prof. A. L. Craig. Mrs. A J.
Cooper. DR.. Sarah w. Brown and the
resident worker of the settlement, Mrs
Sarah c. Fernandis.
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News of Congress Heights.

Two communications dealing with mat
tiers of public interest were presented for
the consideration of the Congress Heights
Public Improvement Association last
evening. Edward j. Newcomb. the Sec
rotary. reported having communicated
with J. T. Moffett. the superintendent of
transportation of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. concerning
the alleged inconvenience caused patrons
of the Congress Heights trolley line by
the cars being stopped. approximately, 40
feet from the terminus of the road. Mr..
Moffett responded in letter. in which
he stated that instructions have been
issued to the crews of the cars to operate
the cars as near the end of the line as
safety will permit. Mr.. Moffett also stated
he had requested the proper official OF
the railway company to cause the cluster
of electric lights near the end of the road
removed to point closer to the terminus.
A letter was received from the Com
missionerS stating. In response to the re-
quest of the association, that streets he
not sprinkled at night during freezing
weather. that any such work has not been
done at night since November IS last.
Rev William Brayshaw announced that
he is in readiness to proceed with commit
tee work with reference to securing I'M
provements in the public school facilities
in the suburb Mr. Brayshaw. who is
rector of the Esther Memorial Protestant
Episcopal Chapel, is taking steps to have
the separation of the two parishes at An
acost;a and Congress Heights ratified by
the proper officers of the. diocese as well
as the diocesan convention. in May next.
Such a separation was decided on by the
vestrymen of the Emmanuel Protestant
Episcopal parish in Anacostia several
months since.
The District government has expended
several hundred dollars in erecting
windmill. measuring sixty-five feet in
height adjacent to the quarters of No. B
chemical engine company. on Nichols ave-
nue.. to operate the we'll constructed there
when the engine boHse was built and
which is 31S feet in depth.
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MARRIAGE BUREAU swAMPED
Brides Had to Wait Four Hours for
Licenses.

NEW YORK, January 4.-The desire to
marry is swapping the city hall license
bureau. There were only 1856 permits is
sued Thursday. but SO small are the ia
cilities that City Clerk ScuIly has at his
disposal for handling the new work that
1t took the entire day to make out this
number of licenses, and when the doors
were closed at o'clock there were over
thirty couples who had not been able to
get licenses. This official hindrance to
marriage Mr.. Scully regards as against
public policy. His assistants have only
one set of books in which to make the
necessary entries. Some of the couples
who obtained licenses yesterday waited
four hours for them. They had to take
their turn in getting to the desk to obtain
the application blanks, and after filling
these UP had to go to the end of another
line and wait for about a couple of hours
until they could reach the desk to file
their forms and obtain their licenses.
Under the new law the woman as well
as the man must fill up an application
form. No woman can get married in
New York without the license unless the
clergyman or magistrate chooses to risk
a prosecution for misdemeanor Some of
the women In line yesterday were of evil
dent refinement, and the ordeal OF stand
ing in line for three or four hours was
trying.
Mayor Mcclellan sail Thursday that
something would have to be done to put
an end to such conditions. He and Presi-
dent. MCGOWAN of the board of aldermen
had a conference in the afternoon, and
the probability is that larger quarters for
the bureau, money for more clerks and
plant that will allow at least three or
four sets of books will be provided.
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Long Voyage Successfully Made.

The arrival of the hydraulic dredge Gu
Zebra, belonging to the isthmian canal
commission at La Boca. on the Pacific side
of the Panama canal. completes one of the
longest trips ever undertaken by a vessel
of that type under her own steam and
unconveyed by a seagoing tug. The Gu
lefra arrived at La Boca December 2S
and will at once be put at work deepening
the approaches to the canal from the Pa
cific. AS the dredge has a capacity of
100000 cubic yards of material "A month.
she will be of valuable assistance in The
construction of the big waterway.
The Cuebra was built by the a..ary-
land Steel Company at Sparrows point,
nesr Baltimore and sailed from that port
for the Pacific end of the caRal early I'm
October last. The voyage was made by
way of the Straits of Magellan over prac-
tically the same route being taken by the
battleship fleet, except she had to make a
larger number of stops for coal and other
supplies. -...---, ---. ,---..-
The trip was made in eighty days, re-
markable record for vessel not built
for cruising. The dredge Ancon, d sister
ship of the Culebra, is at work at Colon,
the Atlantic end of the canal.
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down river points; tug, Capt. Toby. tow.
ing A. A. c., send to Occoquan.
Memoranda: Schooners amanda
Lewis, Eta and NJ. j. Stevenson are
at river points waiting for cargoes- of
oysters for this city; power barge
Louisa is in Nomini creek for u cargo
of cordwood; schooner Maine is in the
Great Wicomico river loading fertilizer
is reported as having sailed from No
mini creek for this city. ,.r
The ree-masted schooner William
Cobb. which was reported coming to
this city with a cargo of stone from a
Maine port. was consigned to, Rich
mond. and not this city. She has ar
rived at the Virginia city. discharged
her cargo. and Is reported on her way
back to New York with return cargo.
The Cobb brought several cargoes of
stone here for the new District build
ing from Blue Hill. Me. :.
The little tug Baby of the feet of the
Columbia Sand Company has gone, out
of service, and Is laid up for the winter
at the Alexandria shipyard: After the
tug Powhatan is put overheard. 1t is
stated. the Baby will be hauled out to
be overhauled and to be put in trim
for her winter lay-up. AS soon as
sand-dredging operations are resumed
in full on the river the Baby viii be
returned to service. ......'
One of the ~pile-driving and wharf
repairing machines of Carter & Clark
is at work on the pier foot of Sd street
southeast on the Eastern branch. over
hauling it and driving number of
piles about the structure: for tenders
and for mooring purposes The work
on the structure will require u couple
Of days to complete. = .-- . =. ..
A sand and gravel digging machine
belonging to one of the local sand and
gravel dredging companies of the city
Is lying at the big shipyard at Alex
andria for a general oyerhauiinE be.
fore returning to work on the river
early in the spring.
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Ferry Slip Wrecked.

The south leg of the ferry slip at the
Alexandria terminal of the Washington
Alexandria. ferry line was Tammed by the
ferry steamer ;Lackawanna on her 1: &c
pm. trip from this city yeste rday. and
was badly wrecked. the piles and sheath
inE for, distance of thirty feet in the
side of the slip being broken off by the
impact from he bow of the heavy steam
er. A misunderstanding as to bell sig
mails between the pilot house and the
engine room is said to have been the cause
of the accident. The Roadway of the
big steamer was not checked in time as
she was going into the slip and she
crashed through the rows of heavy oak
pilng. The ste amer. was not damaged
anG continued to run throughout the day.
A pile-driving machine and force of
wharf builders were sent to Alexandria
from this city today and the rebuilding
of the damaged slip is in progress.
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Leesburg and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, January 4,


LEESBURG. Va January 4, 1908.
The English hounds of the Middesex
Hunt Club met Thursday at Lucketts,
near here, under the master. A. Henry
Higginson. One fox was started immedi-
ately and closely pursued for several
miles along the Potomac until denned.
Those riding to hounds were Mr.. Hig-
ginson, Julian l. Chamberlain, Mrs.
Dorothy Henry Henderson. Thomas
Swami Lieut. James Ried, U. S. N, and
others
Funeral services over the remains of
Charles H. Higdon were held at his
late residence, at WOODBURY., Wednesday.
Rev Charles T. Herndon of Hamilton
conducting the services. Mr.. Higdon died
at his home Monday, aged eighty-two
years.
daughter of Mr.. Frank F. Peyton of Air
mont Loudoun county. were married at
the Baptist parsonage in Leesburg Tues
day. Rev. Frank P. Berkeley, the pastor,
ofnciating.
of the late John Arnold. were inferred in
Union cemetery in Leesburg Tuesday.
Miss Hazel White is the guest of Mrs.
John Asserson in Annapolis. Md. Miss
White attended the middies' ball at the
Naval Academy New Year eve; 80
Washington, D. c., have been visiting
relatives in Leesburg.
Mr. and Mrs. George Chase Of Wash
ington were the recent guests of the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S.
TAYLOR of Hound Hill, this county.
Mrs J. B. McCabe and son. Robert f.
McCabe, have been visiting MI. Victor
McCabe at the Naval Academy in An
napolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Gresham of Wash
ington have been visiting the latter S
parents, Capt. and Mrs. William E. Gar
rett of this town.
Miss Bertha Phelps of Washington
spent the week end with Miss Jessie
Divine at the latters home here.
4 Robert Hempstone entertained a, large
stag party New Year eve.
Mrs. J. D.. Littlejohn is visiting rela-
tives in Harpers Ferry.
Mrs Luther \. Brown was today called
to Washington by the illness of her
mother, Mrs. William McChesney.
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NOTED TELEaRAPHER DEAD.
J. w. Hates Did Valiant Service for
the Confederacy.

RICHMOND, Va, January 4.-Josepf
w. Hates, formerly superintendent of the
southern district of the Western Union
Company, at Richmond, and later general
superintendent of the Postal Telegraph
and Cable Company, with headquarters
here, died Wednesday night at Manches-
ter, Va. Mr.. Hates was in charge of the
Office at Manassas, Va, during the battles
of Blackburn's Ford and Manassas. He
transmitted the famous message from
President Jefferson Davis to Gen. Joseph
e. Johnston at Winchester. ordering that
officer to make a junction ith Gen. Beau
regard at Manassas.
In the fall of 1851 he was transferred
to Richmond. and in the 81 ring of 1862 to
Columbus, KY, where he was operator at
the headquarters of Gems. Polk and Beau
regard. He was with Beauregard at Hum
bolt and Corinth. Miss, during the siege
of that town and the battle of Shiloh.
While there he transmitted many cipher
messages TO the department in Richmond.
This was in 1862. in the summer of which
year he accompanied the Confederate
army on its retreat from Corinth to Tu-
pelo, Miss, sharing all the fatigues and
privations of the soldiers
Early in 1865 he was appointed by Gen.
Beauregard superintendent of the Con-
federate lines around Charleston. 1t was
mere that his ability as an electrician be-
came of great service to his general. He
completed lines to all the forts, connecting
Forts Sumter and Moultrie by land wires
and cable with Headquarters in Charles
ton, and maintained Geographic commu-
nication with Sumter during the bonn
bardment by the Federal batteries. He
was warmly commended for his work
here and elsewhere by Gen. Beauregard
and other officers of the Confederacy. Mr..
Hates remained in charge of the office
at Charleston during the siege of that
city, and was in 1864 sent back to Rich
mond
At the close of the war Mr.. Hates and
a number of other operators who had
served through the four wears were forced
to seek employment in the north. where
he remained until the formation of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, when
he was made superintendent of the lines
from Washington to Chattanooga, Tenn,
with headquarters in Lynchburg.
In the latter part of 1889. when the
Postal Company came into southern ter
ritory, it selected him as its general SUI
permit endent for lines in the south. with
headquarters in Richmond. This position
was held by him until the time of his re-
tirement, in 1904.
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This designis intended for waist but.
toning in the back. and Is most effective
If done in the shadow stitch. although the
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dlled in with French knots. The space
between the lines is for lace insertion
which should be continued to the seams
The collar and cuffs may be made of rows
of lace insertion to match r.y.,st1,s
Everything shown ON the miniature Gu,
will appear on the large sheet.
When you, have sent to this once 10
cents and have received the. full size
working pattern noted above follow
these directions:
Lay material on which transfer is to be
made on nard smooth surface; Spons.
material with damp cloth. Material
should be damp, not too wet. Lay pat
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firmiy. rubbing from you with crumpled
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Transfer will be sufficiently plain very
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News of Boyds and Vicinity.
Special Correspondents Of The Star. -
BOYDS. Md, January 2, 19Os


BOYDS, Md, January 2, 1905
The surveying corps under Mr.. Theo J.
King, consulting engineer Of the Old Do
minion railroad is In Montgomery coun-
ty surveying the Washington, Frederick
and Gettysburg railroad. The corps has
passed Poolesville and today is survey
ing between Poolesville and Seneca. 1t is
stated the surveyors. are pleased with the
route surveyed SO far, finding an easy
grade comparatively. Another route may
be surveyed that will eliminate Poolesviile.
That section. it Is conceded. needs the
road badly, and many ofsthe people have
voluntarily subscribed money toward de-
is now being made. Should another route
be surveyed it will come near Boyds and
cross the Baltimore and Ohio tracks a
little west of here, where good grade
can be gotten
The Germantown Council of Junior. Or
der of U. A. NJ. No. 161, held an election
recently, choosing officers as follows: E.
L. Lewis, past councillor: J. c. Snyder,
councillor; J.sC. Frizzell. vice councillor: L.
q. Bowman, chaplain; S. NJ. Purdumn.
recording secretary. Horace w. Bennett,
financial secretary: Charles johnson.
conductor: William Marth. warden
Clark Galleher and NJ. Unglebee. senti-
mes: Edward D. Lewis. Clark Gaileher
and Perrie E. Waters, trustees.
Miss Margaret Ellen Gator. formerly OF
Poolesvlle, this county, and daughter
of Samuel Gator of that place. died in
Washington Tuesday. and her remains
were inferred there this afternoon.
Mrs. William F. Boland Of German
town, who has been very. III. has been
sent to Washington. where she. will un-
dergo an operation. AZ.
Mr.. Willoughby Santman. agent for the
Baltimore and. Ohio at Germantown. has
been promoted to take charge of the
agency at Sparrows Point. Md. Mr..
James L. Higgins of Boyds, an old EN-
ploye, will succeed to the position now
held by Mr.. Santman. 8