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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04

selected Everybody will be playing tag
in Washington.
Hundreds of postal cards have been
matted. addressed to Washington women.
and bearing the following invitation:
Tho Washington Playground AsSocia-
ton contempiates a Tag day" to meet
til" emergency caused by the failure or
Congress TO make an appropriation. as
formerly
We request YOU to NEE, us Friday.
Commerce rooms. Brentano building. 18th
and F streets northwest. to arrange for
suitable cooperation by the women or
Washington. No money will be solicited
at this meeting.
Mrs WALLACE RADCLIFFE.
MIR. TRUMAN NEWBERRY.
Mrs WENDELL =. STAFFORD.
According to the suggest tons made at
the meeting yesterday. different priced
tags will be provided. None are to be
sold for less than :. cents. There will be
different coored tags for contributors of
81. There will be also a tag for business
houses with the words This store is
tagged for the children OF Washington.
The first recommendation to the board
of directors will be to secure ample pub
licity for the movement. 1t is urged that
the co-operat ton OF the children Of the
public schools az we'll as the students of
the high schools and universities. paro-
chial schools, private schools. Sunday
the Daughters Of the American Revolu
ton knights of Columbus and orga MIA
lions Of citizens be secured.
The tags are to be pla ced on sale in no.
tells. department stores. railway stations.
on the streets. public departments. in
restaurants and clubs.
Ideas of Administration.
According to the ideas of administra-
ton as outlined at the session. there
should be headquarters for the distribu-
ton OF the tags and automobiles or other
swift service TO send the tags around.
ANY possible dishonesty should be
avoided. it is stated by a careful selec-
ton OF the children who are to aid in the
work. having them wear an official badge
and ny the OF banks or other means
1t was further recommended that a
committee on work with business houses
to have charge. to consider the question
of having Il separate tag, Of tag booths
and selling tags in business houses and
report to the meeting of the board. he
appointed. Arthur g. Moses was sug-
gested as chairman of the committed
Another committee suggested Is ON ho-
tells and private houses. to consider what
effective method can be devised TO secure
results through them. Mrs Wallace Rad
cliffe was selected for tie embarrassing.
Committees were also urged for the GOV
erHinent departments. for securing the
cooperation OF the school children for
devfs!ng q practical method for distrib-
uting tags and collecting TIE money fo,
the same and preventing cheating Misses
Brown and Westcott and Messrs. Clark
and Kramer We're chosen to have Charge
Of the work outlined
The name of DIR. Gusts was suggested
as the Chairman OF the committee on
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WOULD LOCATE SISTER
MRS. LYON ASKS POST OFFICE
FOR MRS. WoRDEN's ADDRESS.

Postmaster General Never has recently
been asked to ascertain and furnish the
address of Mrs. John Worden, wife of a
conductor on New Mexican railroad.
who has daughter named Carrie.
The request was made by Mrs. Lizzie
Beach Stevens, whose post office ad;lrt IS
is box I. Linden. Genesee county. Mich.
in behalf Of Mrs. Emma Lyon. wife of
George a. Lyon. whose former name was
Emma Drain, and who is a sister of Mrs.
Worden.
The fourth assistant postmaster gen
era1. to whom the request was referred.
has informed Mrs. Stevens he regrets he
has no means OF ascertaining Mrs Wor-
denis address, nor can lie identify in the
dead letter office a letter which Mrs.
Lyon believes was sent to her by her
sister and not received because it was adj
dressed to her by her former name of
Drain, and Is believed to have been sent
to the dead letter office
Mrs Stevens states that Mrs. Lyon.
formerly Miss Drain, is fifty years old.
in needy circumstances. and yearns to find
her sister. who is her only living relative.
and who doubtless, Is as Tnuch myStitied
To Mrs. Lyons wherea bouts as Mrs.
Lyon is TO hers.
1t was stated by DR.. Holmes. the Post
master Generals secretary. that the de
partment has no means whatever of com
plying with requests Of this kind. Many
such are received III the course OF a year
Frequently when the facts get into the
newspa pers. lost relatives lave been
found as the result of the request. Hope
Is felt that this may be the case i'll the
present instance.
Some time ago Il prominent engineer in
the east was able tn find his mother in
this way. lie had gone from home early
in life and lost all trace "f his folks as
Ii,
ance in finding his mother. made To the
Post Office Depa rlment. got into the
western papers. She was located and a
happy reunion followed.
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NEAR-GEMS NO MENACE.
authority on Precious Stones Dis
counts Value of False Product.

Ne" YORK, June 4.-According to DR..
George F. kunz. an authority on precious
STONES. persons owning real sapphires and
ruoies need have no anxiety over the re-
port from Berlin that Prof. Miethe had
discovered method whereby near-sap-
phifes and imitation rubies could be made
Tor about 81 IA carat to resemble so per-
fectly the genuine as to defy detection
even -. experts
An old old theory There has neN or
YET been Invented a substitute for precious
stones that could fool an expert for II
moment. said DR.. kunz. This claim Is
tlte same as that made in 1856. and proved
at that time IN te foolish There will
never ba anything produced b.- man that
can TAX. the place occupied by precious
scnls There is sentiment felt for them
thst no substitute. however clever, can
Inspire.
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publicity. to get up tags and placards
and to keep the matter before the public.
President Rudolph Issues Appeal.

and to keep the matter before the public.
President Rudolph Issues Appeal.
President Rudolph has sent an appeal
TO members of Congress for subscriptions
ID aid in the work for the Fairgrounds
'SInce Congress has 'feiled To make any
appropriat ion for the maintenance of the
Fairgrounds this year. Mr.. Rudolph
SAYS. 1T becomes necessary TO finance
them through voluntary contributions.
I'VE. therefore, appeal to you person.
ally to assist In this work for the chill
dren. The Fairgrounds are Ike the
schools for all the children of the city.
The aggregate attendance last summer
was 10000. counting the number OF chill
dren who participated each day. They
cannot be opened without money for
maintenance.
Fairgrounds unequipped with appa-
ratus are little used by the children. The
lighter equipment must be taken down
every night or it il soon destroyed and
its use nights and Sundays becomes
public nuisance.
Without trained supervision there is
frequent complaint because of the noise
children are often injured OH the appa,
ratus and none OF the wonderful bene
fits which come from we'll directed play
grounds are secured.
In closing Mr.. Rudolph says: ITO
maintain the playground for the rema in
der OF the year on the most economical
basis we must have s1O.450. We know
YOU a;e interested in the welfare OF the
children. VIII YOU not help us by gen
erous subscription"
Contributions Acknowledged.
The Fairgrounds Association acknovi-
edges the following contributions to the
maintenance fund:
W. T. and F. Il. Weaver sl1: Legion OF
Loyal Women. $40; Lend-a-Hand Club.
81: Mr.. G. G. Birdsall, 81: DR..
Charles W., Richardson. Sd: Mr.. George
IT. Sanford, 81; Justice David j. Brewer,
$40: Mr.. II. T.. PelIew. $40: Mr.. James G..
Hill. 81; Mr.. w W. Dodge. S.: Miss Julia
Darling Strong. 81: Miss Sarah Behrend
81: Mrs. f. g. Hutchinson. s.: Mr.. Vinton
A. Holbrook. s.: Mrs. Kathryn Howells
81: Mrs. G. c. smallwood. ST: George 4,
King. 81: Henry p. Blair. $40: Mr.. and
Mrs. John \. Fernandis. 81: Miss Ruth NJ :
Oberly. 81: Mr.. ]. Whit Heron, SO; Mai
and Mrs. Larrabee. 50; Mrs. f. +. Bay
ard. So.
Contributions from the public schools
Fifth divfsion-Arthur School, So 10: Blake
School. S11.44: Brookland School, S42:
Carbery School. sS2.61: lexington School
$500: Emery School, 5000: Gales School,
<23.1-: Langjon School. sl947: Selden NJ
Ely. supervising principal. $l..4. Total
sat6
Normal School No. =. sl.: NJ Street
High School. $685.: Armstrong Manual
Training School. 500.
Twelfth Observation-Disclosures. sl7.05:
Douglass. SD: Ivy City. s3.US: Jones
:lG.45: Lincoln. $500: Logan, SD: Love-
JOY. sl625: Payne $40: Abby Simmons,
s21.l5; Ambush. S26: Bell sa4.35 Birney.
SIS: Anthony Bowen s37: Cardoza $o4OS:
Garfield. $50 Giddings. $1: Randall. s34:
Syphax. $50 Total. s44:i.5.
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HOW THE MONEY CAN BE USED.

$3.50 will equip school playground
5000 will equip and maintain school pa ground for the
ST will give child we'll directed playground for the
One and one-lalf Il !, cens) will furnish child well
directed playground for day.
In round numbers the Fairgrounds need $4,000 more
ANY giving ST. is enrolled sustaining member, and
acknowledgment is made through the local papers. You
should at least send dollar and get the roll
Send subscriptions The Star to the Playground As
ISOLATION.
Make checks payable to the Washington Playground As
sociaon Eugene f. Stevens 817 I4 street north
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Four Injured by Explosion.

ANHERST OHIO, June 4.-Three girls
a nd Il man We're severely injured by ali
explosion at the works of the American
Dynamite Company. near here. The en-
plosiva was accidentally isnited by
battery. Tie building was partly wrecked.
Miss Minerva R.Tkisy Was probably IA
tally injured. Supt. Alien. Miss Eliza
beth Haas and Ais. Resale p"Mnes
ver. severely burned.
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Dropped Dead in Lodgeroom.

ST JOSEPH. Mo. June &c. IL.
" y. salt company. entered the knight :
Of Pytltas lcdseroom last night. 4 visitor,
delivered short, address and theli
cropped dead. lie MAS stranger IL -.
Joseph.
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Committee Considers Unique
Scheme to Aid Movement.
OBJECT is TO RAISE MONEY
Suggestion Awaits Approval Of
Board of Directors.
COOPERATION OF CHILDREN
President Rudolph Issues Appeal to
Members of Congress for Sub
scriptions-Gives Reasons.
OBJECT is TO RAISE MONEY
COOPERATION OF CHILDREN

| Washington will have a Tag day If n
! recommendation by a special committee
of members Of the finance and executive
committees of the Fairgrounds association
| is carried into effect by the board OF
| directors Of the association.
| June Is will doubtless be the date to
he finally decided upon for the appeal
| for the children.
4 meeting of the subcommittee hav
| ing the arrangements in charge was held
in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
at noon Those present We're a. c.
Moses chairman. and Messrs c. II.
Rudolph. Samuel Ross. Droop, james
E. West, DR. Curtis, Percy s. Foster
Joseph Saks. Ross p. Andrews. r. c.
Graham y. w Henderson and Nc
! Nally.
The statement was made that the
Fairgrounds Association IS short 5000
In the funds needed to retain expert
enced teachers and assistants.
1t was then determined to ask each
merchant to take tags for each window
of his establishment END one tag for
each employe of the store.
r. z. Andrews donated | 900 tags for
store windows.
y
Curtis and moved that Messrs. S. W.
Woodward. 4. Lisner and Simon Kahn
be appointed additional members of the
committee. This motion was adopted.
Each of the gentlemen present and
each of the three named above were
requested to appoint a subcommittee of
ten members. each member to cover
ten blocks. seeing that each store in
the block is duly tagged.
Mr.. Robert Caverly was appointed
chairman of the committee on auto
mobilists TO see that each owner OF an
auto in Washington has his machine
duly tagged. Mr.. Caverl'- Ia name his
own committee, arrange for printing
and cost of tags.
The special committee. which i COM
posed of James L. West. chairman: Mrs.
Wallace Radcliffe, Miss Edith c. West
colt Charles s. Clarke. Stephen f.
Kramer. j. B. Sleman. il. Miss Elizabeth
V. Brown. Mrs. S. L. Mattinsly. Mrs. ".
H. Hoeke. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey and
DIR. and Mrs. Henry 8. Curtis. held
meeting in the Offices Of the Fairgrounds
association in the Ouray building yester
day and discussed the question.
All were in favor of Il Tag day and
the hope was expressed that at least 49,
OGD will he raised a result. In Phila-
de,phia it was stated. recent Tag
day Melted an amount exceeding $4,000
for the Fairgrounds.
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Suffered a Violent Death.

NEW YORK. June 4--Caught by the
revolving spiral blade in q hteel coaI
chute. john Onds. "A workman suffered
4 violent death in the powcrlouse ~ a
tea company in jersey City Yesterday
Before his fcllnw-employes could stop tie
machine. which p:opels til, coal trough
the shaft Ondis was slowly ground -
pieces.
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NEW HOME Is POPULAR
BROTHERHOOD HOUSE THEME
OF WAUGH CHURCH BANQUET.

En-E.usia SIN for the brotherhood House
which Waugh brotherhood of Waugh NJ.
T.. Church proposes TO build IS a home
for the organization and other church
clubs was the dominant s.irit Of its
fourth annual banquet held in the church
parlors ut Sd ard \ streets ncrthea ST
last night.
AZ the plans We're outlined at the ban
qlet it is proposed 10 erect a one-storv
and Ia senent building on a vacant lot
owned by tho church and adjoining it,.
This house will contain large assembly
room. where club meetings. entertain
ments and banducts can be held.
Library and Gymnasium.
1t will also b. equipped with library
features. SO that residents OF the COM
munity will enjoy spending spare time
there. In the basement it is expected.
bowling alleys and gymnasium apparatus
will be provided. The house will be SINH
lar to the y. NJ. G. \. in equipment.
The printed program OF the banquet
was arranged and bound to initiate the
specifications for new building Under
the head Of ''matcral' the menu was
printed. and as labor" the toast list was
designated
The speakers al the banquet We're Rev.
DIR. J. ". X. Sumwalt. Washington dis
trict superintendent. NJ F. Church: Rev.
Dr. {. Z. Guthrie. pastor Of the Harnlne
NJ H. Church: A. r.. Hughes a Methods,
reacher. who is also !. member of the
Legislature" o. West Virginia and John NJ
Gf"ff leader OF the boys brigade of the
church 9 G. Carroll. president Of the
clno. acted as toastmaStcr
Ire singing of Miss Elaine Sebring won
applause. She was called upon for sew
eral crcnreS
Rev. A. L. Hughes Explains.
Rev. \. l.. Hughes introduced. was
asked I" explain how he go, the lille
Hon printed in the program before
ms name. He said that throughout th..
country Christian people ar" working as
'h@y ar" praying. and. following that pol
Icy. he. while preacher. was elected for
the W"si Virginia state legislature TO
close up the whisky stills and gambling
places In certain district
Dr. Guthrie vas presented as "a believer
IN i sefen-day church. He admitted the.
aiiesatlon During his address he yoint-
Gu OUT mat the number of men who can
oe Sood and strong between Sundays is
increasing. and that reforms in many
sections OF the country can be traced to
such men
am glad some churches belong to the
e S, generation. declared District
superintendent Sumwalt. During the
Boer war one soldier was sent TO Jail for
year because he wen: along the lines
whispering words of discourd cement:
mere are some in the church today whom
would like to put in Jail aud lose the
KEY OF the door. Each church mus, adapt
itself to the age"
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Tho Great Eastern. which made her
maiden trip Just half a century ago
was not financial success until she
became a cable repair vessel some years
after
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Awaits Approval by Directors.

II the board of directors of the ASSOC
citation approves the action or the special
committee at its meeting to be held Sat
urtlay afternoon. il is expected that a date
will be set when everybody will be asked
to buy tag to keep the Fairgrounds in
operation. As in the city Of Brotherly
Love recently it is said that on the day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-11
LEGAL.


Gated to the plaintiff the agents received
from another person better offer of
which they informed their principal and
which he accepted. The real estate was
sold and conveyed under the second offer.
Held. that the plaintiff had no cause of
action for damages against the owner or
the agents.
8. Under the facts stated in the proceed
ing paragraph there was no acceptance
of the plaintiffs offer. The letter of in
structions and the deeds were as much in
the owners control while in the hands OF
his agent as though they had never left
his own possession.-So long as the accept
ance had not been communicated to the
proposed purchaser 1t was within the pow
er of the owner to revoke 1t.
A. The agents of the owner We're bound
to inform him of any increase in the value
of the land which was unknown to him
when he fixed the price; and being under
no obligations to the plaintiff. the latter
cannot maintain an action against them
based upon their performance or a duty
which they owed to their principal
All the Justices concurrlng-
A true copy. -
Attest: d. A. VALENTINE,
TSeaI.1 Clerk Supreme Court.
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No. 1929.

No. 1929.
Modern Woodmen of America
VS..
Joseph Gordon and Anna Gordon.
Error from Shawnee County.
AFFIRMED.
Syllabus. By the Court. Benson, j.
1. The rules of law stated on the former
hearing Of this case are re-affirmed.
2. The evidence of additional inquiries
for the missing man, the widely extended
publication of an offer of reward for in
formation concerning him, the notoriety
ther lapse Of time, were proper matters of
consideration in determining whether
death should be presumed.
3. While the parents were bound to ex-
ercise reasonable diligence in their search,
they were not required to prove conclu-
sively that he was dead: they were only
bound TO produce such evidence as would
fairly lead to this presumption.
All the Justices conCurring.
A true copy.
Attest: D. A. VALENTINE, -
[Seal1 -s..s Clerk Supreme Court.
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LEGAL.

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the night time in said county Of Ell
Philip Thurston. Chef Thurston, Frank
and there unlawfuliy, feloniously, wilifui-
" and maiciously set fire to and burn
house situated on the southwest quarter
OF Section IL. Township II, Range II, in
Ems County. kansas, the property of r..
that it does not Sufficiently state the own
2. While a person indicted or informed
against for felony has the right to be
personally present at every step of the
right and if, while at liberty on bond, he
is voluntarily absent. without having been
excused by the court. when the jury is
has retired to consider it's verdict, and the
court then permits a portion of the evil
presence of the defendant, to be read
from the stenographer's notes. he will be
new trial will not be granted by reason
of the absence of the defendant during
All the Justices concurring.
Attest: D. A. VALENTINE.
ISeal-] Clerk Supreme Court
No. 15722.
The State of Kansas. on the relation Of
the Board of County Commissioners. Of
the County of Butler. ct al.
Error from Butler County.
AFFIRMED.
Syllabus. By the Court Porter. l.
]. The title Of chapter IA Laws of 1907
concerning the erection of county build
ings is sufficient
2 Section 1 of such act is not unconsti-
tutional either on the ground that it del
egates legislative power to the petitioners
or on the ground that 1t does not have
uniform operation throughout the state
3 The provision in section thereof pro
vfding for the appropriation of surplus
FUNDS belonging to the county for the pur-
pose OF erecting permanent county build
ings is not in violation of section Of ar
\ ticle IL OF the state constitution.
Johnston. G. j, Mason, j., Smith, j.,
Graves. and Benson, J., concurring.
| Burchs T., dissenting.
Attest: ~ -- D. A. VALENTINE,
| lSeal.1 Clerk Supreme Court.
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No. 1902. s.
E. F. Madden.


Cheshire Provident Institution ct al
Error from Shawnee County
AFFIRMED
Syllabus. BY the Court. Porter T
/. The good faith which underlies the
law of agency prohibits a person from act
ing as the agent of opposing parties Held.
that the agents of the owner in this case
were not the agents of the plaintiff for
any purpose in connection with the sale
and purchase of the real estate
2. The owner of real estate in Kansas
resided In New Hampshire. His agents in
Kansas had authority to secure pur-
chaser. and wrote to him submitting an
offer by the plaintiff to- purchase at a
certain price. He relpied, authorizing his
agents to accept the offer and enclosed
deeds conveying the property to the plain
tiff. Before his action had been communi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-11
First published in The Topeka State
Journal March 8, 1893.

At a meeting of the City Council of the
City of Topeka, Kansas, held March 2.
lSVS, the following resolution was present
ed and adopted:
resolved. That the Mayor and Council
OF the City of Topeka deem it necessary
Ior the best interests of said city that
Harrison street, from the south line of
Huntington avenue to the south line of
Euclid avenue be graded, curbed and paw
ed twenty-five l25) feet wide with vitrified
brick on sand foundation
G. E. JORDAN.
c. B. Burge. City Clerk of the City
OF Topeka, Kansas. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is true and cor
rect copy Of the original resolution now
on file in my office = z
[seall c. B. BURGE. City Clerk.
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LEGAr

OF Endorsements of credits written on the
PACK OF the note contemporaneously with
us execution and before it's delivery.
Burch. j.. Mason, j., Smith, J., Porter,
d, Graves, J., and Benson, J., concurring.
Johnston. c. IT, dissenting
A true copy.
Attest: d. A VALENTINE
tSeaiJ Clerk Supreme Court
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No. 1895.
"ell Q,lpn1r Comma

No. 1926
OIL Well Supply Company
VS..
w. 8. johnson.
Error from Shawnee County.
REVERSED.
Syllabus. BY the Court. Graves j..
Ordinarily, an instruction which sub
mits a case to the Jury upon an issue not
within the pleadings Is erroneous.
Burch, J., Mason, J., Smith, J., Porter,
j., and Benson, j., concurring. Johnston,
c. J.. dissenting ls7.
A true copy. -
Attest: .-stsfi 20. A. VALENTINE.
JSeal1 Clerk Supreme Court
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LEGAL

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the possession OF the property BY the
All the justices concurrinK.
A true copy.
Attest: D. A vATENrrHru
loea"i Clerk Supreme Court
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No. 1916.
Emily NJ. Gray

No. 1916.
l. Emily NJ. Gray
VS..
Dennis D. Doty and Amos r. Jessup, as
Sheriff of F'irney, County, Kansas.
: Error from Finey County.
.--sas AFFIRMED.
Syllabus BY the Court. Benson. J.
l. It is within. the reasonable discretion
of trial court to allow petition in re-
plevin based upon claim of general own
of special ownership under pledge to se-
cure the payment of debt.
2. A motion for judgment for the de-
PENDANT and for a return of the property
because of the alleged departure in the
amended petition from the cause of action
stated in the original petition, was proper
ly overruled. 80
3. The jury having found the issues for
the plaintiff in answer to special questions,
and by the general, verdict approved by
not be reversed merely because there was
some conflict in the evidence concerning