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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

one of the most active of the commit
tees preparing for the Elks' rural jubi-
lee and barn dance to be held at the
Bennng race course June Is. II and ~.
is the music committee. of. which John Z.
Maxwell the dean of the local Elks. is
chairman, The committee has engaged to
nave monster organization play during
the three days of the festival. but has
found a great deal of difficulty in ar
ranging programs. Opinions are at Varl-
ance as to the desirablity of first one
and then another composition. and so
the committee has decided to leave the
matter of selection of programs for the
dance and concert music to the prospec-
tive patrons of the show. Chairman
Maxwell has authorized the announce ment
that his committee will be pleased to re-
c"lve requests from the washington
music lovers as to the most pleasing
works of the masters for the barn dance
Popular taste changes in matters muslcai
as with other things. II Is thought. and
il will he interestin ing to learn the public S
ideals Communications to Chairman
Maxwell may be addressed to the new
Elk home, on II street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

Mr.. Oscar Gareissen closed his studio
here last Wednesday. and after a short
holiday trip in the north with Mrs Carols
sen will go to Rochester. n. Y. where he
will conduct summer class, as he did so
last season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

Mr. Milford Wits assistant organist at
the National Cathedral, has resigned to
take up work in Chicago His successor
has not yet been appointed Mr.. Edgar
Priest is in charge of the music at the
cathedral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

" the latter part OF september.
The Ensemble Club will sing THE Rose
Maiden al the Mount Pleasant Conere-
gational Church the I'd of June, the event
being the annual meeting of the Mems
Club. The solosts will be Miss Isabelle
Buchanan of Philadelphia. sister of DIR.
William Buchanan of this city: Miss
seph Matthew. tenor. The base soloist has
not yet been engaged The sopranos con-
sist of Miss BERTHE Thompson who is as
sisting: Mrs. TheO. Apple. Miss Matte
Gibson and Mrs. Hermann W. Smith: the
contraltoes are: Mrs. D. Olin Leech. Mrs
Lippitt. Mrs. Frederick Sillers and Mrs
Butterworth: the tenors are Mr. Howard
Butterworth. Mr. Carl Apple. Mr.. Silers
and Mr.. Lippitt: the bassos are Mr.
Theo. Apple Mr.. Hermann Smith and Mr..
Leonard, and the director is Mr.. Lewis
Coming Atwater. the organist of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
Miss Buchanan will also be heard in a
group of songs.
Miss Edith Pickering Mas been engaged
to sing Memorial day at Wildwood y ]
and the following Sunday in the new
Presbyterian Church at Holly Beach. \
j. From there she will go to New York
to spend the greater part of the summer
coaching with Hermann Klein.
Trinity College was in gala array Fri
day afternoon. when the sisters and stu
dents entertained at a reception and mu-
steal in honor of Bishop o'Connell, Fec
tor of the Catholic University. The
guests were received by several members
of the board Of lady managers, Mrs Car
ter Mrs. Davis Mrs. Lennox and Miss
Roach. and after the presentation of the
young ladies and guests to the bishop a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

The opera Of "Fantanitza'' will be given
at the Opera House at Alexandria, Va.
Tuesday evening next by the pupils of
the Ogden-Crane School of Opera. which
is under the direction of Mrs. Henry Hunt
Mckee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

Miss Marguerite Allen will be the organ
list at the mass meeting to be held in the
First Congregational Church this after
noon al ; O'Clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

The principal of the National Cathedral
School has issued cards for a musical
Tuesday. June .. in connection with their
commencement exercises
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

Miss Clara Drew will give an informal
pupils recital al her studio tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock Mrs. Adele Davis,
Miss Helen Stone. Miss Caroline Murray.
Miss Diana Norton and Mr.. Clarence
Chlds will contribute numbers which
will include songs and arias by Franz.
Jensen. Brahms. Gounod. Saint-Saens.
Bellini. Norris, d'Hardelot and Chami-
made.
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even the men on whom the SWlnQleS were
perpetrated could not swear that they
were forgeries, except from the fact that
they could not remember having signed
such checks.
Producing Duplicate Signatures.
1T was at last discovered that the fell
low first secured a signature. had zinc
etching made from it. took a matriX of
the zinc engraving. and into this matrix
cast very hard rubber composition,
which retained just enough of its elastic
ity not to show any traces of embosslng
on the paper receiving the imprint from
it. A metal cut would have shown its
impression on the back, but with the
composition stamp he was able to pro-
duce duplicates of a signature mat ex-
perts could not tell from the original
All these schemes seem to have sprung
up to the place of clean forgeries.
which are in their decline. and of cheek
raising, which Is practically lost art
So many precautions have been thrown
around checks by people who deal largely
in them that 1t is now almost impossible
to make, for instance. an $50 check out
of an So one. Tinted and engraved paper
that would show instantly the enects OF
acids or mechanical erasures began the
work that the check perforators COM
pleted, and after a few unsuccessful but
Ingenious attempts to plag up the holes
and reperforate. the check raiser went
out of business or rather. turned his
peculiar talents in some other direction.
There are many elaborate schemes
such as those mentioned. and it is said
there is a large printing and engraving
establishment in New York which is
devoted entirely to the production of
check blanks and other print
ed matter for criminals
The genuine 'check-worker' is a man
who. by plausible story and glibness of
tongue. contriyeS to pass purely worth
less check.
His operations are much more common
and the sums involved are usually much
smaller. though even in this line there
are some 'high-rollers' who scorn to turn
a trick for less than a thousand dol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

A concert was given in the Emory
Chapel NJ, E. Church South. Brightwood.
D. c.. Friday evening under the direction
of Mr.. Percy Foster. Musical numbers
were contributed by Miss Lydia Hughes.
Mrs. F. B. Gilmore. Mr. ]. Riley Stanton
and Mr. Foster and Rotations by Miss
Martha Shaw. Mr.. Byron BlodSett was
one of the accompanies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

TIE series o. vocal solos. illustrated by
stereorticon views. which has been given
RECENTLY at the Westminster Memorial
PRESBYTERIAN Church. will be continued
this evening by Miss Ada Birch. soprano
who will sing My Redeemer and Nv
Lord by Dudley Buck
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country irrespective of any prison SEN
terce they may have served In their
native land. This would rid the United
States OF many who are unfit for citi-
zenship. He thinks also that the CO
operation OF the foreign governments
might be obtained.
There are some nations which Is
sue what are called penal passports"
said he Italy has two kinds OF pass
5Jrts-vne which states that the per
son bearing II Is a subject of the king
and yet another which states IL the
bearer has ever been in prison, and IL
so the offenses Of which he was con-
victed and the terms are specified
Since certain natiors, among which
are Italy. Russia. Germany and
France. issue such passports IL would
be feasible to pass a law requiring
that immigrants from those countries
bring penal passports with them.
These would have to be well authenu-
Gated and they would serve as com
plete records. Any person who had
a prison record would thus be barred
from coming to the United States and
none with such a passport would come
here.
1T would be just as well TO make
the law far reaching and to permit no
one to land here who had ever been
in prison. There are a few cases, ad-
init. where a man by years OF correct
living may have completely reformed.
but n would be just as well for him
to remain in his own country. be
lieve that the various governments
would willingly cooperate in this. for
criminals are the foes OF all humanity.
The foreign nations are not anxious
that criminals should fee from justice
in order TO come here TO ply their
calling.
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consuls on the other side or the for
eisn consuls az this port send infor
nation which Is Of the greatest value.
An aueged embezElcr. Schouawe. was
on the complaint or the
Russian coRsul general whose de
scripuon and that which the man gave
OF himself tailed SO exactly that he
admitted his identity TO the immigra-
tIon authorities. Owing 20 the repre-
sensations OF Commissioner Watchorn
A year ago not only immigrants who
have been convicted OF a crime and
have served terms In prison may be
deported. but those who admit having
committed a felony or other crime or
misdemean0r involving moral turpi-
tude
This Is especially effective where
immigrants are fugitives from justice.
Without friendly suggestions the in
spector must depend upon his knowl-
edge OF human nature. his study OF
physiOgnomy and other qualities OF a
sherlock Holmes. and even then he
may 90 sadly astray.
By dint OF prolong ed crossexamina-
tion. II the intuition be keen, he may
Be able 10 establish a criminal record
for the suspected alien out of his own
al Missions. but frequently the candi'
date has been so well coached that he
is able 10 battle the Inspector at every
turn. II he Is tripped up he can re
turn 10 the land whence he came and
try again for admission through some
port which is less closely guarded.
Dread Foes Here.
The thing which the habitual Grim
inal from outre mer breads most
( especially II he be a Sieilian or OF
race which long nourishes feuds, Il
Y that some favorite enemy has warned
the authorities about him in order Z
even up old scores II is nothing un
usual for the enemy 10 take his re
venge in this way
Can II possibly be-" an insPecto
viii ask snavely. that you have al
enemy in this country who would sa,
that you have been in prison sil
tines"
1t il a great lie. the response ma
be. 4 swear. crossing my heart, tha
il has been but twice
That is enough 10 bar the candidate
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a. they should shea atfen-ioa -ss
called 20 them
Nj Wa-rho-n makes an equally
emphatic GENIAL that rhe charge q
Ger. Bingham rad any substantial
basis. 90 far as the administrators %
affairs az Ellis Island j. concerned
Il Is fact ASIDE from The cc1tru-
verss that TIE Hspre1zticls ~ GesE@r-
ate criminals from abroad the -Aior-
ity o. whom are Italians. has become
a menace 10 the state Ever admitting
that The present iEuiE-zri11 l2~s
we're enforced ar ever port 9Th The
utmost efficiency the whule system q
dealing with the foreign criminal
seems weak and Ineffective
Itisa habit of 1rst-cisss rasse-Ee-s
20 inveigh against the -o@e1sive
idiocy~ Of rhs Questions prUpcu-1e'1 %
them by the fnuig-zric1 INSPECTORS.
such a. Have yon erer h@ea n
prison Have vcu ever ben - Ia
mate CT an slrnsho1ss-~ and the Ike
The objection CT thsi- part Is hass5
on personal grounds heczuse tier
consider TIE queEti0us uasecesszrT-
such Questions pruE.uurced 90 the
steeraGe passenEer bent On eEz1ing
the La border OF TIE futile. Tie only
punishr1ert.ttat can te r1sres1 u-r %
the person VITO r-ersures himself IS x.
clusion from the cuu-trT Fe rarely
returns 10 his eva Land 60 make an
ether attempt 10 gain he coveted DO
main lie kDows thar the INSPECTOR =
charged with HndinE orr the rerv
thing Which be wishes 70 c1-rezl and
exertE al me fnEe-uitg wtth1r MS
power 20 cbsckmzte TIE zf-e-ys q
deivs into the past
Or Treir C@n Tes.ircny.
Yet tie main dep@z1ence ~ tke an
tAorities is the hope thzi the lrsSec
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Francisco six months ago. and In the
course OF his trial prison record In
Italy had been discovered. lie landed
originally at this port Many man
who BY hook or by crook has entered
the country and has taken up his
abode in the Italian quarter there 10
prey on the respectable members OF
his own race by threats OF violence Is
returned by Ellis island TO his native
land. The finding OF so many Grim
inals OF this class indicates there are
many who get through the meshes OF
the immigration service net
Always Source OF Danger.
Criminals such as these are like
the foxes with the brands tied to their
tails which caused the burning OF tho
corn. No matter where they are at
large they are the cause OF damage
and trouble, and never found any
! foundation for the stories that other
governments turned them loose upon
the United States.
1T is unfair that the 26,O00.0OO or
immigrants who have come TO this
country should suffer on account OF
the ill-doing OF few hundred thou
sands. The crimes which have recent
~ been laid at the doors OF the
l Italians are committed by only hand
full OF that race. perhaps not more
than 500 in all"
Mr.. Watchorn declared in favor OF
the utmost vigilance in watching for
alien felons. no matter whether they
were supposed to be in the steerage
or the first cabins OF the liners He
declared gifted swindlers and embez
zlers and persons Of immoral char
acter were as likely to be found In the
saloon as in the steerage
During the administration OF Com
missioner Watchorn the number OF
foreign felons returned in year has
increased from "a year 10 nearly ten
| times that number and extraordinary
vigilance has been exercised. YET
there are many who are able 10 run
the blockade with success for all that
Suggests Change in Law.
The commissioner OF immigration
has suggested that the law be so modi
fed as TO make It possible TO depor'
aliens who commit crimes within
] three years after their landing in thi:
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Which are greatly il favor Of the liz
migrant
All sgppcssd Errccert
All fr-iEranrs in coming 70 this
c1unrry. said SIR Watchhorn- are
surVcssd TO be inrocsut. and il IS
s1rnerhiuz opposed 10 the genius 81
Ar-s-sr1- tnsriturfous 20 suppose that
every nan = guilty and that he must
prove thar he IS innocent 80 the i'm
-fErznt Is welcomed here and the op-
r0-ru-sry q citizenship IS offered 10
him He i Supposed % BE- man 81
GOOD Character unrfl something devel-
CTS which proves the contrary
Artruisric a. l. this attitude toward
ne immigrant. as Interpreted BY the
co-miszf0uer. the Inspectors within
Ire little Izriru1e vhich Is given to
them seek -, frd out as much as they
can On e-1h sheet OF the manifest
of rhe steamship are 90 names. and
rhef- cwners have answered every in
u-i-v p-urnurded 20 them Age. sex.
rarM-E and the like are duly set forth
and the immigrant Is required 10 state
wh@zher OF not he = polygauist. sn
z-zrchEst. contract iaborer and
rheshar o. nor he has ever been In
rrIsnr o. beea ar inmate d an aims
h1use-
May Make Fs~ Mistakes
III wfrkir three years 20 come imnli-
lrarrs N. have been admitted are
fguu1 10 have been criminals before
thsy cane To this country there Is a
long hlsrk mark made against The
record % the Inspector concerned and
Il MS errors accumulate he Is likely 70
- dismissed from the service
Unter the present i1w the Inspectors
wko cha1cs their roxiti0us on their
y s1dEEezt proceed 70 large extent BY
/ dead reckoning. Sometimes American
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II is not unusual for the noted GRIM
iuals TO cross the ocean terry two or
three times before their identity Is
noted The law provides that any alien
felon may be returned 20 the place
whence he came IL complaint is made
within three years Of his landing IN
the United States. After three years
he is beyond the power Of the law.
and no matter III his record outruns
Herod he cannot be disturbed
Italians predominant among the
criminal occupants OF the detention
zen. and most Of these are from the
south Of Italy or from Sicily. Swarthy.
dark browed. with faces furrowed by
the records OF evil lives. they are
closely watched on the island. al
though no special prison is provided
for them. They are carefully searched
for knives and stilettos. The turning
over OF many OF them TO the immigra-
ton authorities comes through their
arrest By the police for some deed OF
violence
Hard to Make Case.
Tn order to make a case against
them Il IS necessary TO have accurate
information as 10 when they came to
this country and on what ship. Ere
quently for lack Of definite informa-
ton and evidence Of previous guilt IL
IS impossible to deport criminals
against whom the police believe there
Il strong case. The differences be
tween the local and the federal views
Of the matter led recently to the criti-
cisms made by Col Bingham against
the immigration authorities.
Among the occupants Of the deten-
ton pen recently we're several immi-
grants with long records OF crime.
There was Benedetto Tordini. for in
STAGE. who mad stabbed a nan 10 San
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Gazetteer Humor.

Many specimens OF unconscious hu'
NOR are received by the editors OF mat
monumental work. the new lmper :
Gazetteer Of India. A district was
said 10 be ian extensive rolling plain
consisting of alternate ridges Of bare
stony k.lls anc narf@=-s--ti:s valleys
An interesting item OF natural history
was afforded by the remark, "the but
falo differs from the cow in giving
milk which is richer in fat, In voice
and in having no hump.'-LondoE
Globe
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Mildred" said the prudent MANN
Il want you 10 treat Mr.. Ketchley wi
called en- you last evening, with sou
consideration and respect. lie M
not be particularly handsome or
tractive, but he is sensible. well oo
nected, highly successful in busines
and is regarded as one of the CONT
men"
Il wouldn't mind his being one
the coming men," said Miss Mildre
'if Il didn't take him so long TO 60.
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Starch. like everything else. Is
ing constantly improved, the pate
Starches put on the market % yea
ago are very different and inferior
those OF the present day. In the Y
est discovery-Defiance Starch-all
furious chemicals are omitted, WI
the addition OF another ingredient
vented by US. gives to the Starch
strength and smoothness never
preached by other brands.
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STATE OF ONO: CRY or TOLEDO IS.
FRANK J. CHESKr makes oath that ne y
,.srtssr ~ the nrm OF +. J. CHENEY Co. 20
business In the Clty % Toledo. County AL 10
sf1resaid and that said firm win pay The sl
oSF HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and etf
sase of CArARaH that cannot be cured BY he ase
FRANK J. CHENrT
sworn 70 before me and subscribed Ia my pi-se-,
this 6fh DAY u December. A. D.. 1855
sEL NorARr PENS
Hans Catarrh Cure IL taken Internally az
directly on tie blood and mucous surfaces oi
r. I CHENEY & CO., Toiel3
Sold BY al Druggists. 15c.
lake HAlrsFannY Pills for constellation
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A SURGICAL.
OPERATION

II there is any one thing that a
woman breads more than another it
is surgical operation.
We can state without fear Of a
contradiction that there are hun.
dreds, yes, thousands, of operations
performed upon women in our hos
pitals which are entirely unneces-
sary and many have been avoided by
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II takes a woman to sit down
cry when she happens to think whal
hard time her children might have ?
n some other woman had been IN
mother
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LYDIA e. PINkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

For PROOF OF THIS statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, Of Kingman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
"For eight years suffered from the
most severe form of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope Of recovery. wrote Mrs. Pinkhan
for advice, and took Lydia +. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound. and 1t has saved
my life and made me well woman
Mrs. Arthur l.. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. n. j., writes:
IL feel IL is my duty 20 let people
know what Lydia +. Pinkham's Nege-
table Compound has done for me. I
suffered from female troubles, and las,
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. My husband
objected, and urged me TO try Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and to-day am well and strong"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-04-10

Lewis Single Binder = the ram
straight SC cigar, always best iu''
Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria
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The ancestor OF every action Is
thought.-Emerson.
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FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN

For thirty years lydia +. INK
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female Ills,
and has positively cured thousands 81
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton. fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.-
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice
She has guided thousands 70
health. Address, Lynn. Mass.
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feE DAYS which point - TIE -se- --
more drastic methods in keeTlzs 2~4g
tron these shores The horde q A--sl
fslons. SAYS TIE N~E York Herald
Robert Wa-chu-1- c1-l-tss1c-er G
irnuig-aron a. TIE per- o. N@~
York. proposes 3 novel pan By ~-ic1
wherever Il Is fe2slb.e-zI1 Z co--1
be 50 II TIE case q ItAiT-io1slEz gov
srnueuts would BE- required 70 Folc1
for tie good character c. every inn.
grant leaving thsir 6omili1as-
Police Couuisslo1s- Bi1EE1n- II
cignznt over The present cc11lli1-s
with regard 70 the zeZissio1 q for
eigu criminals 70 his county, IL
Weighs against TIE iz-iE-a--o1 Al
thoridss. who. IL MS oT1-iC1. tid 1ot
csport the w7ong6oe-s A. frssuea-lE
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-W YORE-Cri-es q tie
Black EAl1 tie MURDERS
q TIE Ma62 aid the CO
nora. TIE zss2ss--4--7- a.
he altar q. > priest y A
anarchist E-e EvsZ-s q 3
Evening star., 1908-01-11
SUES FOR MAINTENANCE.
bfrs. Rachel Richardson Brown
Proceeds Against Husband.

Mrs. Rachel Anna Richardson Brown,
who was recently sued by her husband.
John \. Brown. for an annulment of mar
riage, has filed suit against him for main
tenance. Justice Gould has cited the hus-
band to appear in court next Friday to
show cause why he should not support
his wife.
Mrs. Brown says her husband is worth
ABOUT $4,000 and has an annual income of
$1,000. At his request. she declares, she
gave up a government position and is now
without means of support.
The couple were married November p
by Rev. j. b. Mclaughlin. while the hus-
band. il is alleged. was suffering from the
result of partial paralysis. Mr. Brown
was removed the next day TO Sibley Hos
pital.
Mrs. Brown says she had her husband
taken TO the hospital for treatment, and
declares that. contrary to his expressed
wish, she communicated with his reia-
tives. who live in Philadelphia and ap-
prised them of his condition, and that
they came here and have since refused to
allow her to see him. and have coerced
him to filing the suit for the annulment
of the marriage. She also charges that it
IS their purpose to get possession of his
property. and have instituted search for
il among banks and other savings insti-
tutionS in the city.