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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Use of Public Grounds in District
Subject for Report.

Col. Cosby the engineer officer in charge
Of public buildings and grounds. has been
called on for report as to the advisa-
bility of permitting the use of the public
parks and reservations in the District for
charitable purposes. The question arises
in the present instance, OH an application
filed at the War Department by Aerie
1875, of the Fraternal Order Of Eag es. for
permission to use the vacant space at the
corner of 9Th and streets, formerly
occupied by the old Pennsylvania rail-
road station.
The order desires the land for the pur-
pose of holding a carnival for two weeks
from May next for the benefit Of the
fund for widows and orphans of members
of that organization. The application was
filed on behalf of the Eagles by Repre-
sentative Kahn of California, member
of that organization. It is represented
that the position of the park is peculiarly
we'll adapted for the purposes of the pro-
posed carnival. and that it VIII not be
damaged by such use. The application
has been referred to Col. Cosby for report.
The action of. the War Department in
this matter is regarded $ important, as it
will indicate IDS policy III such matters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
NEGRO WOMAN SCULPTOR.
From the Tent of an Indian Tribe
to a Studio in Rome.


From the Rosary Magazine.
Miss Edmonia Lewis. the colored sculp-
tor. has lived for SO many years abroad
that many of her country people have
we'll nigh forgotten her existence.
Miss Lewis is Of mixed African and In
dian blood, her father having been a
negro and her mother an Indian of the
Chippewa tribe in New York, in which
state she was born. near Albany. some
time about the year 1910.
Her parents died while she was still a
child. and she lived and roamed with her
mothers people until she was fifteen
when. by the assistance of her brother
she went to 0berlin. Ohio. to college
AS she was a feryent Catholic. she
found the atmosphere of Oberlin some
what uIcongenial but she studied there
for two or three years, and there her In
dian name of Wildfire was changed to
that of Ellmonia Lewis. From childhood
she had always had wonderful power
with her hands in shaping anything she
touched. and while studying she began
her career as sculptor.
She came into notice in 1885 through
the exhibition of her first work. bust
of Robert Gould Shaw of Boston. That
same year she began work at Rome.
WHARF, she has ever since resided.
Her works. with but few exceptions.
are now the property of members of the
British nobility. Her works include
The Freedweman." 1.-The Death of Cleo
pat RAJ portrait busts of Lincoln, Sumner
and John Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
EXAMPLE TO BE MADE.
Enforcement of Anti-Spitting Reg
ulation Proposed by Commissioners.

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Commissioner Mcfarland. upon whose
recommendation the Commissioners ADOPT
ed the anticipating regulation in 1903, has
been recaiving a number of complaints
stating that the regulation is not obeyed.
In regard to the matter he said this
morning that while he believes the police
have endeavored to enforce the regula-
ton and have been successful for the
most part in doing so. he will call the at
tention OF the major and superintendent
of police to the matter again, In the hope
that If an example be made of some per-
sistent offenders the existence of the regu-
ilation may once more be brought to pub
lie attention sharply
The anti-spitting regulation prohibits
splitting on the sidewalks, street cars and
iother public places.
Commissioner Mcfarland said that citi-
izens can do much by calling the attention
of others to this ordinance, which he be-
lieves is violated chiefly through thought
ilessness Particular complaint having
been made recently to Mr.. mcfarland
that the regulation is not being obeyed In
street cars. although notice is conspic-
,uously displayed in all of them. he Will
write to the street car companies asking
them to have their conductors call atten-
ton to the notice when it is necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
FRAME THEIR JOKES
Annual Fake Picture Show by
Washington Artists.
MANY CLEVER "TAkE-OFFS"
Noted Paintings Caricatured by En-
terprising Young Students.
REALISM DOWN TO PERFECTION
A Rubber Tree That Grows Gum
Shoes and Palm That Pro-
duces Fans.

That muse whose special duty it is to
look after the vagrom Handerinss of the
artists brush. and who is appealed. to by
the haired ones when they feel so
hungry that they just must paint pic
iiure and sell it OF cave in--that muse, let
it be repeated, just laid back and laughed
until his Tor is it her?) sides ached this
morning when the doors Of the mud
room in the Corcoran Gallery of Art
opened and the light OF day was thrown
upon the fake exhibition there. For it is
In the takers show that the young art
students get even with the big headliners
who can paint we'll enough to have their
work hung in the exhibition Of the So
ciety of Washington Artists. and which
exhibit is just one floor above the fake
show.
First. to take in the real delicate humor
which some of the takers have employed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
FAT JOB OFFERS FOR THIN MAN
GOVERNMENT NEEDS SERVICES
OF LIVING SKELETON.
Willing to Pay $500 to $1,000
Year for Qualified Mechanical
Assistant on Refrigerator Car.

Wanted by the Governmental thin man
to squirm in and out OF hooks and cor=
Ders into which fat man could never
hope to squeeze Intelligence also neces-
sary Salary from $500. to 8, 200. an
nualiy.
The bureau of plant industry of the
Department of Agriculture is advertising
for the services of such an individual as
mechanical assistant on special refrise-
rating railway car.
At the office of the chief examiner of
the civil service commission it was stated
this morning that perhaps a man Of
average build might pass the civil serv-
ice test if he wasn't too thick in the mid
die; but the real requirements are out
lined in the call and the apple cation
blank.
1T is certain he has to ne a thin man. a
very thin man. for he will have to crawl
through a manhole and manipulate things
in minimum of space. Fhe government
really needs this kind OF a man, and It Is
willing TO pay good wage for the right
kind Of living skeleton who can I'LL tine
bill
There are other requirements. to- be
sure. but the prime one is that his bones
must be straight and at the same time
small and strong enough to support a
working drapery of flesh and cuticle that
the tout ensemble may be classified on the
civil service rolls as a man. and yet in its
shadowy Substantially as a whole not
take up any more room than Is necessary
TO good working wrath. such, for i'm
stance, invests the personality of the
spiritual medium Who lifts pianos. makes
bedsteads and chairs hoat around over the
heads of the audience, breaks -,ckS and
bars and upsets generally good. lively
mediumistic seance of that Kind.
More Requirements.
He must possess, however, some of the
working requirements of the living In the
way of active intelligence and practical
training. combined with a fiippant ia
miliarity with refrigeration and cold stor-
age propositions and temperatures.
He must not jump when an icicle trick
les down his backbone. for his duties-and
lie is going to have duties@are to he
those of a mechanical assistant In the
operation of refrigerating machine on
a special car for the preceding OF fruits
Cold feet, therefore, will not be bar,
but he must not feel them either when
he works or when he contemplates the
job before him.
His car will travel to all parts of the
country. but wherever il may go he must
still and always be the same cool con-
scientfous corpus of miIiimized person
aiity as that outlined in the details of the
civil service examination which Will be
held May y. at the request of tire bureau
of plant industry of the Department oil
Agriculture Unless he can fill those re-
auirements and creep into corners of the
where the space doesn't allow for
much company he had better CONNIE his
aspiFs tionS 10 the side show OF country
circus. or help decorate the ornate stage
of freak museum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
WANTS DEED CANCELLED.
Lillian 2. Wiley Files Suit Against
Harry. Lamson and Others.

Suit in equity was filed today by LII
.lian 2. Wiley against Harry Lamson'
Blanche Lamson. his, wife and others, to
secure the delivery TO the complainant OF
certain notes. and the cancellation OF
deed of trust. The complainant says she
was the owner of 1878 East Capitol street
and charges fraud in connection with Sc
curing a loan of $500 thereon She asks
that a $1,000 trust he declared to only
cover the $500 loan: that notes pHrportlng
to secure Blanche Lamson in the sum OF
81. 40 be surrendered and Cancelled, and
that the Lamsons further be required to
surrender and deliver TO her all of the
notes of deferred purchase money of the
house. which they have heretofore i'm
properly retained.
Justice Wright signed a. rule directing
the defendants to show cause next Tues
day why. they should not be enjoined
from disposing of the notes pending the
determination of the suit. Attorney VIII
ton J. Lambert represents the complain
a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03

and the awful. gigantic. elephantine HUI
NOR which others have employed. one
should look around in the hemicycle and
see the real exhibition. Then the descent
to the lower regions of fake art is to be
appreciated. For upon entering one is
struck with the array Of animal crackers
in the, center table, and one Immediately
remembers that upstairs there is a very
fine collection of bronze animals on a
piano or something.
One is also struck with the fact that the
thing labeled palm tree and which Is
is perhaps ioAe The. same applies to the
rubber plant. made of gum shoes and a
piece of a brush heap.
Some of the Clever Ones.
"Rock Creek RAPIDS by William I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03

Davis in the mudroom becomes Rocked
in the Cradle of the Deep" under the
gIeefu influence of the fskcr- CLOSE OF
Day a pretty little piece of color. be-
comes the plain and prosaic Wash pay.
downstairs.
Tts.n there is the pretty picture Of the
..GiIi i'm the Doorway a pensiNe and fat
Dutch maiden leaning against the solid
wooden door of her Dutch home, knitting
There is more than one fake picture fol.
lowing that idea. too. One faker seems C
think the real artists did not know how tc
paint shadows and calls his caricature
"Twir Suns and paints the shadows 60
ing criss cross ali over the fleor. Tbs
other faker found fault with the Dutcf
girls feet and his poster looks like q
little Dutch angel ascending or defending
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
Bids. or New Schoolhouse.

Bids were opened in the board room OF
the District building this morning for
the erection of a new eightroom school
building on School street, to relieve the
Johnson School
The lowest bid was that of J. NJ. Dunn,
who offered to do the work for SOS, $40
Other bids received were as follows:
Newman &: Smith, $63 l08 if finished In
eight months $4,000 If finished in six
months; r. T. Humphrey. $63. 600: Bur
CESS & Parsons. $4,000: w. E. Mowry.
$66.67O Ii finished In eight months. SOS,
500 II finished in seven months: Thomp-
SON. Starrett Company. $1,000 If finished
in seven months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
PAY BILL OR STAY IN JAIL.
Government Clerk Committed for Al
legged Failure to Settle Board.


Accused of attempting to jump a board
bill amounting to about $40. Joseph A.
McGeary. government clerk. was adj
judged guilty in the Police Court today
and committed to Jail for thirty days In
default Of a 500 f'ne. The sentence; was
imposed, however. with a proviso that: if
the matter was settled satisfactorily to
the complainant the. defendant would
probably be liberated upon his personal
recogniZance.
The complainant In the case was Miss
Narcissa Hayes. the proprietress of the
George Washington Hotel. New York
avenue and 18th street. It was alleged
the bill was the accumulation of several
months semi-monthiy bills. The arrest
was made by Detective kleindienst of the
first precinct. with whom Miss Hayes
filed a complaint. upon her aScertaining
that the defendant Was. about to leave
Washington for the west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
The Doomed Hanson Cab.

Mr.. B. S. Straus. NJ. p, has elected
from the home secretary the statement
that in 1905 as many as o.9"5 taxicabs
were licensed TO ply for hire in the streets
of London. an increase of c,o0e upon 1907.
In the same twelve months the number
Of hanson cabs licensed decreased by
LOS. Hansoms have in a few years de-
clined by 2,T52, while In the same time
motor cabs have increased by = 92i More
striking still. nearly the whole of the
change has been accomplished in the last
three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
Julian Lockwood Dead.

Julian Lockwood, son OF the late Dr.
Ezekiel Lockwood. formerly of this city
and chaplain of the I'd District of Column
bia Regiment during the civil war. died
at Birmingham. Ala. yesterday. He was
sixty-eight years old. The funeral serv-
ices will be held at Birmingham Sunday
afternoon at 4 O'clock
Mr.. LockNoo was one of BirminE-
hams most influential citizens and a
prime mover I'm several leading enteS.
prises. Several years ago he retired f. ON
business life. He was a stepson of Belva
\. Lockwood of this city. and Is sur
vived by his widow and one son, Henry
Lockwood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
Ovation for Weston at Youngstown.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. April ED
ward Payson. Weston. on his walk to the
PACIFIC coast. reached here from Sharon,
Pa. at 1870 this morning, apparently in
excellent condition He was given an
ovation by several hundred people and
made short speech from - hotel ball
cnny- Weston expected to spend Sum
day at Canton. but If undecided and is
awaiting instructions from hts manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03

WINNIPEG. Manitoba. April 3-The
movement into Canada from
the United States for March was the
largest for years. Seven hundred and
twenty-six cars Of effects. including $500
horses ami 500 cattle. arrived during the
month: 4.3oD settlers arrived by train. and
of these only nine were rejected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
AMadrD0RNT

it's hard to tell which, into pair OF
wooden shoes that take up all the avail
able room in the doorway. a Portrait
becomes "A PORTRAIT downstairs, and Is
wonderful exhibition of the inverted
washbowI style of millinery.
William Clcsson has on exhibition up
stairs u very dainty Peter Fan sort OF
picture of little nude boy dancing IN
the woods and evidently very fond OF his
shadow. for the painting is called The
Shadow What shots those takers have
taken at ii. One of them has depicted
the poor little bare thing dancins--nut
net for joy-but for the pain of many,
many bee stngs. The bees are not
painted on, but pasted on. Another faker
is of the realistic school and has fxed
his fake SO that the dancing boy will
really dance when the string is pulled.
A portrait of lady with an enormous
| boa, becomes The Snake Charmer'
down stairs. Max Weyrs 'Moonrise
suffers the indignity of having poster
| walking home on a very crooked moon
beam.
Modern vestal Virgins.
There is q picture upstairs depicting a
couple dancing. They have long arms. so
the faker has stretched the arms way
outside of the frame and called 1t the
dance of the rubber lady" There is a pos
ter entitled .'Vestal vergins' Eyes spelled
that way) that has the real picture taken
| off very well. but the clothes OF the take
picture are entirely modern and the hats
are wonders. F. Carl Smith has pic
| ture in a frame that does not suit the
faker and Mr.. Smith sees his EFFORTS
taken of downstairs in frame that
looks as il ii had been washed up with
| the tide.
| takers are going to let the public in April
a ( and and on the evening of Tues
day, the eth. they say they are going TO
auction off the posters. give prizes Tor
| the best ones. say hello to everybody
| who comes In. and then so home and
think about the exhibition for next year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
Entire Estate Left to Sons.

The will of George H. Smith. dated
April -. 1904. was filed today for pro-
bate. The entire estate, including life in
surance of 5000. is devised to his two
sons, Alfred A. Smith and William {.
Smith, who are named as executors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
Hurt in Railroad Yards,

John F. Kepney. thhty-s,x years of age.
of 4:s3 Chg street southu EST. was removed
TO tine Emergency Hospital this morning
suffering from Commissions and possible
fractures of the ribs. which he sustained
while unloading beer from a freight car
in the railroad yards AT AZ street and
Virginia avenue southwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
slosson Challenges Morningstar.

NEW YORK. April George +. Slos-
son, who last night lost the worlds cham
pionship at 1872 balk line billiards to Ora
{. -Monringstar. today challenged Morn
ingstar TO another contest for the cham
pionship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
MRS. BOYLE GOING TO SHARON.
Hearing to Be Held There End Of
Next Week.

MEBcER. Pa. April 3-It has beenr de-
cided that Mrs. Boyle. charged with
being implicated in the KIDNAPPING of
Willie Whitla. will have q hearing at
Sharon Mrs Boyd recently waived a
Mercer. She will be allowed to withdraw
her waiver.
It is probable the hearing will be held
toward the end of next week. at which
time the Whitla family Is expected to re-
turn from Atlantic City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
Visitors Register at Star Office.

The following visitors to Washington
registered at The Star Office today:
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Camm, San Fran
cisco, Cal: Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Husus
Connellsvilie. Pa: Mr.. and Mrs. Abram
BurkhaFt, Sterling, III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
Commercial Travellers to Meet.

The United Commercial Travellers will
hold their regular meeting in the room
of F1agg Council. No. .56. in Pythian
Temple this evening at 8 o'clock. A
complimentary supper will be served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
Balance of Block Acquired.

The western section of the square has
frontage of 10 feet on + street ana
1s9 feet on 13k street. 1t is believed that
all the pieces of property coming within
that area have been acquired.
In all the purchases comprise about
half an acre of ground. Ii the figures
quoted in some cases hold good through
out the entire range the total amount
paid will be in the neighborhood of a
quarter of a million do lars.
AS stated in The Star yesterday, the at
tention of the commission appointed TO
purchase the tier of squares to the west
for the use of the government has al
ready been called by one, of the witnesses
to the prices said to have been paid in
this series of transactions. While they are
all Of subsequent date to the appointment
of the commission. yet it is believed that
they will have some bearing on the esti-
mates reached by the commission of the
values of the squares in question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03

Miss Ella Smith of Deerfeld. Frederick
county. Md. and Dennis Manahan were
| married at the home of the groom's STEP
father. Nathaniel Churchman. at Ring
gold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03

The. Christian Church at Bowling Green,
in Caroline county, Va. has extended a
call TO Rev. Richards of Petersburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
AVENUE REALTY TRANSFERRED
PROPERTY WEST OF SOUTHERN
BUILDING CHANGES HANDS.
Speculation as to Whether Railroad
or Theater Syndicate Has
Acquired Block.

A good deal of comment has been oc-
casioned in real estate circles by the re
cording of deeds for the transfer of va
rious pieces of property in the square on
the south side of Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 18th and 131s streets.
The large building where the general
offices of the Southern Railway Company
are located is at the southwest corner
of 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
and its frontage on PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue. or on street. which is intersected
by the avenue at that point, comprises
about half the square. On the west side
of the building is an ell. which extends
entirely through the square and fronts on
D street.
The various pieces of property to the
west of this building on Pennsylvania
avenue, and comprising practically the
western half of the square. are the sub
ject of the recent activity. A number
of deeds were recorded yesterday and
several more were placed on record today.
New Owners Not Known Here.
The names of those taking title are
unknown here in deeds recorded yester-
day. In some cases their residences are
given as being in Ohio. At any rate, there
is no one person thus far that has taken
title to more than one piece.
A. Nj. McLachlen, the real estate
broker. who represents the purcha sers.
declines to give any information as to
either their identity or the purpose in
acquiring the property.
In each deed the consideration named
is only nominal. SO that there Is no
means of knowing the prices paid. Ac-
cerding to the current gossip, $l4. per
square foot was paid for the northwest
corner of 18th and d streets and the same
price is said to have been paid for ssv-
eral pieces of property fronting on l31H
street.
There are two conjectures as to the
possible uses to which this property VIII
be put One is that 1t may he acquired
by the Southern Railway Company. 10
be used in connection with the property
already owned by that company in that
square 1t is not generally thought. how
ever. that the railway company is the
purchaser.
The other theory is that one of the
syndicates controlling vaudeville attrac-
tons is the real buyer. II this proves 10
be the case, then it is supposed portion
of the property will be used for the site
of tleater.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14
Soft Materials Popular
In Modern PetffcoatS

Although dress fashions must take
first place in feminine minds, the petit
coat cannot be altogether neglected, for
it follows in the wake of the continued
evolution
Soft materials. whether silks or cot.
tons. have become the most desired for
petticoats since the sheath gown first
appeared. We now, however, may ex-
pect a change. The narrowest skirts
Will be no longer necessary and knicI-
ers viii gradually go, while indications
would seem 20 show that the petticoat
OF taffeta will regain first place. al
though for a time no stiffness will
break the line OF the gown ana no
rustling will herald the approach.
The closely fitted petticoat Of satin or
chiffon taffeta, with adjustable lingerie
r71fie, has come back, and IL win be
joyfully received. Some OF the more
beautifully embroidered and lace-in-
crusted ruffles are being shown for
wear with skirts of this kind They
would hardly fail TO prove attractive to
even the most ardent admirer Of the
passe directoire.
For those who prefer petticoats OF
silk without lingerie trimming there are
pretty ones of messaline, sun-pleated,
and stretched TO smoOthness around
waist and hips. These are in no way
bulky, but they provide Just the dainty
frou-frou that one naturally associates
with lovely. irresistible woman