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Evening star., 1909-04-21
BREAK GROUND FOR CHURCH.
Program Of Ceremonies at Ingram
Memorial Site.

At 5:15 o'clock this afternoon ground
breaking services Of the Ingram Me-
mortal Congregational Church will be held
at the corner Of 10th street and Massa-
chusetts avenue northeast, the site OF the
new church. Prominent Congregational
ministers from various sections Of the
country and members of the congregation
will participate in the ceremonies.
The following program has been ar
ranged:
Hymn, choir and congregation: greetings
from the First and Mount Pleasant
churches, Rev. s. H. Woodrow. DID,,
Washington; greetings from the Congre-
gational Home Missionary Society. Rev.
H. c. Herring DID,. New York: greet
ings from the Congregational Church
Building Society, Rev. c. ]. Ryder. DID,.
New York; greetings from the American
board of commissioners for foreign mis-
sions, Rev. James L. Barton. DID,, Bos-
ton; digging first shovel Of earth; prayer
in conservation Of ground and for th6
safety of workmen, Rev. M. Ross Fish
burn, Washington: solo, Mrs. A. D. Mel
win, Mount Pleasant; putting a shovel
Of earth into wagon by each member
and others interested In the church: bene-
diction, Rev. E. o. Tade. Washington.
The building will be erected by the
Baltimore Ferro-Concrete Company of
Baltimore, Md. The architect Is James
H. Warner of Washington.
The building is to be completed by No
yember /, 1909.
Evening star., 1909-04-21
NOTRE DAME TEAM HERE.
Debaters From Indiana to Meet
"Georgetown Law" Tonight.

Messrs. Frank Comerford Walker. John
Burke Mcmahon. John Bernard Kanaley
and Richard Joseph Collentine, consti-
tuting the debating team of the Univer-
sity of Notre Dame. at South Bend Ind.
have arrived here to engage in the third
and final forensic contest OF series
with a team OF Georgetown Law School,
this city. The debate is to occur in
CASTOR Hall. Georgetown College, begin
ming at O'clock this evening.
The question to be discussed affirms
that Legislation should be enacted under
which all national banks shall be requir-
ed to establish a guarantee fund for the
prompt payment of the depositors of any
insolvent national banks, such fund and
the administration thereof to be under
the control of the federal government"
GEORGETOWN maintains the Affirmative
and Notre Dame the negative. the sides
university has one victory to its credit.
and unusual interest is manifested in this
third contest.
The chairman of the evening will be
Justice Thomas II. Anderson of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Column
bia. The judges Of the debate are George
r. Gather, Baltimore. Md, republican
candidate for governor in the recent state
campaign; Theodore Marbury of Balti-
more and Fabian Franklin, also of Bal
timore. Georgetown's representatives are
John F. Crosby OF Wisconsin, IL: James
Spiler. Texas, 90; Thomas F. O'Mara.
Indiana, 10.
Each speaker is limited to fifteen min
utes in chief and five minutes in rebuttal.
the speeches in chief being opened by the
affirmative and alternating until closed
by the negative. and reversed in rebuttai.
Evening star., 1909-04-21
CATHOLIC MISSION WORK.
Annual Meeting OF Directors Of Mis-
sionary Union at Brookland.

The annual meeting Of the directors Of
the Catholic Missionary Union OF Amer
lea was held yesterday in the Apostolic
Mission House at Brookland. d. c., with
Archbishop Farley of New York presiding.
Reports showing excellent progress in the
work were read from various parts Of the
country Rev. A. p. Doyle reported sew
enty missions given in the southern states
last year.
A letter from the pope. under date OF
September 6. 1908 in which he expressed
approval of the Apostolic Mission House.
was read. The results achieved by means
of the chapel missionary car "St. An
thony." under direction Of Rev. J. NJ.
Handley, were discussed
Among those present at the meeting
were Archbishop Ryan OF Philadelphia,
Bishop Harkins Of Providence, r. l.; the
Rev. DR.. E. r. Dyer, s. s.. president of
ST. Mary's Seminary. Baltimore; the Rev.
M. A. Taylor of New York city: the Rev.
Walter Elliott, C. 8. P, and the Rev.
A. p. Doyle, c. 8. p.
Announcement is made that the first
plenary council of Canada will be held in
Quebec next August. by recently granted
permission of the pope. The plans for this
council were begun in 1904.
Evening star., 1909-04-21
Connected With the Whites.

Mrs. Dickinson was the only daughter.
She has another large family connection
among the descendants Of Hugh L. White.
who was born in North Carolina. edu-
Gated in Philadelphia, studied and prac-
Evening star., 1909-04-21
VHUSS SUED FUN O1VO1SCE.
Gained Fame by Proving That Ros-
stand Filched His Ideas.

CHICAGO. April 21.-Samuel Eberly
Gross. who gained international fame
some years ago by accusing Edmond
Rostand. the French playwright. of filch-
ing his ideas for ''Cyrano de Bergerac"
from a Gross play called 1.-THE Merchant
Prince of Cornville." and winning a suit
based on this claim. has been sued for
divorce. Mrs. Emily Gross charges that
her husband deserted her December. 1,
1905. MI. Gross was once one of the
largest real estate dealers in Chicago.
but two years ago became financially
embarrassed and now is in a sanitarium.
Evening star., 1909-04-21
Girl Evangelist to Speak.

Isabella Horton. girl evangelist. will
make an address tonight at the Second
Colored Baptist Church. Sd and D streets
northwest,
Evening star., 1909-04-21
THE DICKINSON FAMILY
Famous Tennesseeans Among
Secretary's Ancestors.
GROUP OF NOTED MEN
Great-Grandfather Was Felix Grun-
dy, the Lawyer.
THE MAGNEsS MURDER TRIAL
Counsel in Case in Which Andrew
jackson Was Witness-Presi-
dent Polk's Law Tutor.
THE MAGNEsS MURDER TRIAL
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.

BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence OF The Star and the
Chicago Record-Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 10, 1909.
There were giants in those days at
Nashville-Andrew Jackson. Sam Hous-
ton, John Bell. Thomas H. Benton. John
Overton, Felix Grundy. Hugh l. White.
David McGavock. James K. Polk and
others Of lesser stature-a group greater
than was ever gathered In any other
city in this land, except Washington.
Secretary and Mrs. Dickinson trace their
descent to several Of them, while their
aunts and uncles and cousins and other
collateral relatives have intermarried with
the descendants Of the rest. The Dick
insons are thus Of kin to nearly all the
substantial old families of central Ten
nessee.
Felix Grundy, Secretary Dickinson's
great-grandfather, was reckoned as the
greatest lawyer Of his time land rivaled
Henry Clay as an orator. He assisted
to frame the constitutions of two states.
and was chief justice Of the supreme
court Of two states, Kentucky and Ten
nessee. He was the intimate friend of
Andrew jackson. Henry Clay, John c.
Calhoun, Daniel Webster and Martin
Van Buren at pne and the same time.
which indicates the versatility or MS
affections and the tact and frankness Of
the man.
He was born in Berkeley county, Va, in
1777. HIS father was q rover, who lived
little time in one place and then in
another, and finally settled In Kentucky,
where he and three of his sons were
killed by the Indians. Under these con-
-ditions it was impossible for Felix Grun-
dy to have the benefits OF a continuous
education, and his mother. who seems to
have been a woman Of rare qualities.
taught him nearly all that he learned
in youth. But he managed to study
law. and was admitted to the bar when
he was twenty years Of age. at twenty
two was a member Of the kentucky con-
stitutional convention. at thirty was chief
justice Of that state. After his first term
he removed to Nashville. where he could
find a wider field. He had been there
only two years when he was elected to
the national House Of Representatives,
where he served through the war Of 1872.
In 1929 he was elected to the Senate of
the United States. serving until 1889,
when he resigned to become Attorney
General in the Van Buren, cabinet. He
was a strong supporter OF the Jackson
administration. believed in a tariff for
revenue only, and was bitterly opposed to
Evening star., 1909-04-21

Mrs. Blackstone Granted Divorce.
Justice Barnard today granted an abso-
lutte divorce to Mrs: Marie l.. Blackstone
from Frank D. Blackstone. Attorneys
Douglas. Baker & Sheriff. appeared for
the wife.
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE.

a RRANGEMENTS for the North American
Conservative Conference between repre-
sentatives Of the United States, Canada and
Mexico, at the White House, February IS. are
gong forward rapidly, following the cordial ac-
ceptance by Sir Wilfred Lauer Premier, and
Earl Grey, Governor-General. Of Canada, and
President Diaz OF Mexico. OF President Roose-
velts invitation to send delegates. The confer
ence will discuss the situation with regard to the
natural resources of the respective countries and
help prepare a general plan adapted TO promote
the welfare of the nations concerned in accord
ance with President Roosevclt's suggestion.
This International Conference will meet at
the White House by President Roosevelt's invi-
tation II will not be a large gathering as was
the Conference OF Governors at the White
House last May, or the Joint Conservative Con-
ference last December between the National
Conservative Commission, the Governors and
the representatives OF State Conservation Com
missions and Conservative Committees of Ma
tional organizations The attendance will be
limited TO the representatives of Canada and
Mexico and representatives of the State De
partment of the United States and of other Ex-
ecutive Departments which can render particu-
lar assistance to the conferees in their delibera-
tions, and the National Conservation Commits
sion.
Canada has already taken active steps in
preparation for the Conference and recently sent
to the National Conservation Commission
number of carefully prepared maps which show
the present status of the public lands of the Do
minion as well as the distribution of the prnci-
pal natural resources and the development of its
transportation systems The Canadian author
tiles have also gathered together and sent to the
chairman of the Commission a comprehensive
collection of government documents bearing on
the natural resources of the country. These
have been carefully indexed and bound togeth-
er according to subjects They will be used at
the forthcoming Conference.
President Roosevelt feels that the connection
between the United States and the two nations
which lie to the north and south is so intimate
that they can consider their mutual interests
with regard to natural resources from the stand
point Of the general welfare of the Continent
with small regard to the political boundary lines
which separate them. Indeed it is said, that
he considered inviting Canada and Mexico to the
first Conservative Conference at the White
House, but that he refrained from doing so be
cause he was unwilling to run the remotest risk
OF asking these two nations to associate them
selves with the Conservation movement before
it was certain that it was going to succeed Now
that success is assured IN feels that since the
two nations have identical interests and identi-
cal aspirations they work together along
Conservative lines Just the representatives of
the States work together without regard to
State boundaries.
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
A SONG OF MOTHERHOOD

Ny little babe lay her down and sleep
Away from strife;
Two arms TO rock her no cares to mock
her
In dreams of life;
Two eyes watch Ger her, two lips caress
her
In song at night;
A white gown round her. soft steps about
her
In bed Of white.
Lamp light low and dim. noise without.
peace within
In fear OF fright;
sleep. sweetheart, sleep, baby sleep in
peace so sweet
Sleep. sleep. sleep.
Years have gone as shadows go since
mother sang
Sang me 10 sleep;
Now I my mothers songs 1 sing to you,
my little one,
The self-same songs
That mother sang when Ia babe-a
weary and fain would sleep,
Fain would sleep.
And you, the songs you hear, altho you
slumber.
You'll sing like me
To one who bears your image, and calls
you motler,
As you call me;
Sleep. sweetheart. sleep; baby, sleep in
peace so sweet
Sleep. sleep, sleep.
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
DIED SUDDENLY
In BATH ROOM

The sudden death on Saturday night
Of William F. Hoffman. marked the
passing away Of one Of the oldest engl.
neers in point Of service, on the Phia.
delphia and Reading Railroad here.
He died in the bathroom Of his home,
No. 1926 West Fourth street. of heau
trouble. He is survived by his son,
w. Brandt Hoffman, and by his
widow.
Mr. Hoffman had been cheerful all
evening on Saturday After supper
he lay upon a couch TO read and later,
Oh getting to his feet. made an effort
to pick up a newspaper, which hao
fallen on the floor, when he fell He
said he was dizzy, and started for ths
door, when he again fell. Assisted
to his room a physician was summoned
and the sick man was given attention
under which he revived, and was
thought to have recovered.
He later went TO the bathroom with
the intention of taking a bath and
again fell This time he died. Ths
funeral will take place from. his late
home on Wednesday afternoon at !
O'Clock. Interment win be made in
Mt. salem Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
Editorial
Opinion
State Education.

state Education.
Milford Chronicle.
Did you ever stop and think what
you are entitled to at the hands OF tho
state In education. We have laws to
compel attendance at the public schools
OF all children between certain ages,
and we receive from the State treasury
two-third the cost OF supporting the
public schools In rural districts, but
this applies to the common schools
only. The State provides education al
Delaware College for our sons. but for
our daughters the avenues of higher
education than the town public schools
afford, are closed TO them. This applies
to the white population only. as Della
ware supplies for the colored children.
male and female, opportunity to get a
college education at the State College
at Dover. Just a few less than three
dozen, young men or ladies. can get
assistance 10 attend the Normal
Schools OF other States, from the treas
ury of Delaware, and this we are op-
posed TO continuing longer. In place
Of this three thousand dollars paid
other States, lets have the State OF
Delaware provide a Norman School for
Girls--not boys-simply girls, and give
20 the daughters of the poor the same
opportunities 1t affords the coloreo
girls to get an education and fit them
selves TO become teachers or for other
professions. We call upon our Sen,
ators, Mr.. Conner and Mr.. Reed, and
10 the representatives. for Milford to
see that the wish of the people is car
rled out Get the matter started soon
and push II hard that justice may be
done for the white girls of Delaware.
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
Personal and Pertinent

Greatest the votaries OF the pipe Charles
Lamb He smoked furiously. incessanty-smoked with
air that commanded the respect Of his friends Dr.
Parr ysho watched him with amazement ventured TO
ask how he had acquired such marvellous power
Il after it SIR replied Lamb "as toll
after virtue" He always the point giving up
tobacco but he quite succeeded. Even as late
1927 when he had long since professed aban
doned habit he said that, though volcano
he stn emitted occasional puffs.-Chicago Daily News
romance of the peerage has Just been by the
death Lady Robert Montagu This lady whose maiden
Miss wade began life in the humble role OF a
housemaid She exceedingly attractive I'm appear
ance and her good looks drew the attention OF Lord
Robert Montagu, who living hard by the residence
which Miss Wade employed. Lord Robert hav-
ing fallen IN love with the beautiful housemaid duly
married her and the Miss Wade that thereupon
related 10 of the most distinguished mem
bers the English Lord Robert having been the
son the sixth Duke OF Manohester-Tit- Bits
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
Chatty Stories of the Day

Habits are hard break" said Walter Prchard Eaton
other day Perhaps you've heard of the automo-
bile enthusiast who bought a motorboat?"
He took days instruction in the OF managing
IL and keeping tho machinery in running order and
then started out his first trip alone It the
afternoon when he returned home. He in by the
back way. His clothes wet and his was hang
Ing over his eyes in strings.
"John, exclaimed his wife. What on earth
"Its all right, Mary. he hastened assure her No
didn't upset. Everythngs all right But when had
been out the water couple OF something went
with the motor and
""Yes-T
We'll before I-er-realized II was over the side
trying TO get under the blame thing fix t"-Every-
oodys Magazine
dsheveied man, much the for liquor staggered
out OF Maine speak easy" and laboriously propped
himself against the door For while owlishy sur
veyed the passersby Suddenly his slipped and he
collapsed in heap on the sidewalk. A moment later
he snoring.
A hurrying pedestrian paused. rehectively surveyed
the fallen man for few seconds then poked his
head in the door.
"oh Frank" he called Frank come out here
minute"
Presently the proprietor OF the joint smoking a fat
cigar. emerged. He blinked I'm the bright sunlight
Hello Hud." he said pleasantly What's up?r
Hud jerked his thumb toward the siumberer on the
sidewalk 80
Yer sign has fallen down." he explained and brsky
resumed his walk uptown.-Evers bodys Magazine.
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
LAYING new
WATER MAIN

About l5o Italian workmen are laying
the big main to be used by the Della
ware Water Company in conveying
water to the Todds Cut shops of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. This
is the line over which there was so
much controversy during the past two
years. The company brings the water
from the Buford Mills mill pond az
Christiana, and in addition TO supply
ing pumping stations along the Mary.
land division, the line will furnish this
water for the railroad shops. The men
now have reached a point opposite the
Malleable Iron Company's plant in
South Wilmington. The line will con.
tinue to the company's bridge across
the Christiana. and there viii cross tho
river and continued to the shops.
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
With the Photographers

Mississippi sending luscious strawberries TO New York
at two cents each is aording unexpected aid and
fort TO a staggering plutocracy-New York World.
oregon legislates ladies' hatpins down a maximum
of ten inches length. This is backhanded. vicious
slap at the Merry Widow hat-Batmore News.
Tho man who does any more than in his iudg
ment, his days work calls for, is not the who is
liable 70 the shop after the boss reres from bus
ness.-Chester Times.
Baltimore astronomer has telescope by means
OF which he hopes the inhabitants Mars. That
ought to make able TO find the checse-mtes the
moon-Clevolend Leader
careful reading Of the sporting pages that
every city in the league is to have pennant-
winning team season.--Clevcand Leader.
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
POLICE NOW HAVE
JAMES KING

= Police Sergeant Daniel Kelleier to-day
arrested a boy giving the name Of James
King. lie is said TO be the youngster who
was caught by David Dubois, near the
gas meter in the store at Seventh and
jefferson streets. Another boy was arrest
ed in connection with the case on satur-
day.
King it is said is the lad who told the
sad story of a dead father and destitute
relatives which worked on the sympathy
Of the crowd to such an extent that Du-
Bois was threatened with harm If he did
not let the lad 80. t..,4
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
Quick climatic enanees try strong

Quick climatic changes try strong
constitutions and cause, among other
evils, nasal catarrh, troublesome and
offensive disease. Sneezing and snuff
fling. coughing and difficult breathing,
aid the DRIP. drip OF the foul discharge
into the throat--all are endei by fily's
Cream Balm This honest remedy con-
tains no cocaine. mercury. nor other
harmful ingredient. Tho worst cases
..ield TO treatment in short time. All
crrggists. 5vc., or mailed b. Ely Bros,
sc Warren Street. New Yora.-Ady.
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
CATTLE QUARANTINE
LIFTED BY GOVERNOR

specitl to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Feb. 1.-Governor Penne-
will this afternoon issued proclamation
removing the quarantine against the ship
ment Of cattle from all OF New York State
excepting the following counties:
Niagara, Genesee. Orleans. Erie. East
Hamburg, Aurora and Wales and Monroe
west and north Of Genesee river
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
CHARGE MERCHANT WITH
VIOLATION OF LAW

Two charges of selling merchandise
without a license confront John J.
Truitt. The cases were TO have been
heard ~ CITY Court this morning. but
on request of his attorney Edmund
Hellings. the case was continued until
Friday
The warrant against Truitt was is
sued at tire request Of Harry w. Chairs,
collector Of state revenue Il IS al
legged that Truitt was operating three
stores when he had a license for but
one
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
GUNPOWDER AND KID.
Kid Verse.

Kid Verse.
once 7 saw an elephant a-sittin' on a
tree,
An he didn't seem to care single
speclS.
But was awful nervous, an as scared
as ] could be,
For fear he'd fall and break his little
neck.
I asked him why he did it, as he sat
upon the limb,
| An he said although Il always made
him mad to.
He was playin' in the forest an a bear
got chasin' him,
An climbed up in tn tree because
he had to.
Notice that Secretary Garfield is GO
ing back to Ohio to practice law.
''Well. goodbye. Jim, take keer your
self"
Mr.. Roosevelt says he wants to shoot
cheetah in Africa. Certainly would
rather shoot cheetah than play poker
with one.
1--WE wonder" said Mlton's daugh,
ters. "if the Street and Sewer Depart
ment has noticed the depressions in
the new pavement in Delaware ave-
nue.
Il don't know" explained the poet.
There is a certain advantage, after
all. in being blind"
Thereupon he dictated a few more
cantos OF Paradise Lost This was
indeed sarcastic.
Strange case up in Allentown. Your
woman there says she was hypnotized
by a stranger and constantly repeats
Charles, love YOU" much to the ex-
citement of local physicians. Have
/ known of girls doing this when they
were not hypnotized by comparative
strangers. but a whole lot of funny
things happen in Allentown, anyway.
As genuinely sensible thing as has
been done lately was when Jack Binns,
the wireless operator of the steamer
Republic, refused an offer Of $1,000 a
week for ten weeks in vaudeville.
Noted English archaeologist has dis
covered the hard heart OF the Pharaoh
who was not kind to the children OF
Israel. II is found on examination
that said deceased kings heart shows
typical senile calcihcatlon Of tho
aorta. the bony lamelllform layers be-
ing perfectly preserved and the inter
mellar material thickly strewn with
phosphate of lime"
Should think that was enough to
make any mans heart hard.
Prisoner at Sing Sing dived in a
snowbank and escaped, according TO
newspaper report. Probably the guards
didn't think of locking up the whole
snowbank and waiting for the Spring
thaw Thus, II would appear, prisoner
might be recaptured.
Funny how little ingenuity some folks
have.
Revised proverb: It's a pretty short
lane that doesn't lead anywhere.
r.. S. Won Inness.
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
HVets" win Celebrate Anniversary.

The twenty second anniversary Of
Encampment No. "a, Union Veteran
Legion, will be appropriately celebrat-
ed tomorrow night in their rooms in
Irish American Hall There win be
music and refreshments and battles
of the Civil War will be fought over.
The associate members of the organ
ization, are expected TO be out in fun
force.
Evening journal., 1909-02-01
As TO the Indian Names.

Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL.
We have been for sometime iuliy IN
formed of tie statement mace Dy
.ongfellow's Granddaughter that HlaWa-
tina is pronounced with short !. In aa-
dltion we are told that the Indians pro-
nol,nce it so. In spite Of this we adopt
ed the popular pronunciation which
gives il the long for the reason that
Il Is book authority and much more
expressive of the great prophet, es-
peciallv in vocalization. Chicbiabos
Is siven "Che-bi-a-bos' (soft ch as in
chip.
Very truly yours,
r. Leslie Carpenter.
Musical Director Wilmington Choral
Society.
February l. 1909.