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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
STOP, loot, RING, SHOOT.
New York Man Has Elaborate Code
to Prevent Auto Crashes.

ALBANY. March ga roar OF laugh
ter swept over the assembly when the
title Of a bill handed up by Assemblyman
Herrick Of Manhattan was read. It seeks
to amend the automobile law in a novel
way.
It'provides that an automobilist, on dis
covering an approaching team. must stop
offside and cover his machine with tar
paulin. painted to correspond with the
scenery.
On approaching a corner he must stop
not less than 100 yards from the turn.
toot his horn, ring a bell. fire a revolver.
halloo and send up three bombs at inter-
walls Of five minutes.
Another provision Of the bill requires
that autonsobiles shall be seasonablU
painted SO that they will merge with the
pastoral ensemble and not be startling
They must be green in spring. golden in
summer, red In autumn and white in the
winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
CHARGED WITH EVADING BILLA
Edward B. Walker Committed for
Examination as to Sanity.

a man giving the name OF Edward B.
Walker. charged with evading board
bills at Pennsylvania avenue hotel
and an 1 street boarding house. was
committed to the jail hospital yesterday
by Judge Mullowny Of the Police Court
that he might be kept under observation
to determine his mental condition.
1t is stated that the defendant came
here from Pennsylvania city not long
ago and obtained a position as a me-
ohanical engineer in a large manufactur-
ing concern. Later, 1t is said, he lost
this employment through excessive
drinking. and since then has been wan
dering about the city in a supposed IT.
responsible condition obtaining q live
lihood the best way he could.
He was subsequently placed under ar
rest.
Thirty lone thousand dollars is down
at the Jail waiting for me now said
Walker on the witness stand. IT can
pay all my debts with it and leave the
city. I don't want to be dishonest, but
when you have relentless enemies you
cannot help being a little crooked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
House Henry VIII Liked.
From the Gentlewoman.

Stanwell place. near Stances the homo
of Sir Alexander Gibbons. Is curiously
enough the ancestral home Of Lord
Plymouth's family, and the way they
came to lose 1t is a strange story.
Henry VIII took a fancy to Stanwell
and made up his mind 10 have 1t. He
had a pretty way OF doing things. had
Henry, and one fine dag he sent word to
Lord Windsor that he was coming to
dine with him. Every preparation was
made to entertain his majesty royalty
and well; but after the banquet the king
informed his host that he liked Stanwell
so much that he had decided to possess
himself Of it and gave him the grant OF
Bordersley abbey in Worcestershire in
stead. Lord Windsor begged hard to he.
allowed TO keep Stanweli. which had been
In his family for several centuries, but e
was in vain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
Modern woodmen Entertain.

Columbia Camp. No. 1923, NJ. W. A..
gave an entertainment In the Pythian
Temple last evening. Past Consul H. M.
Vandervoort, chairman OF the entertain
ment committee. was in charge. The fol-
lowing program was given: Soprano solo.
Miss Lillian Gorley: selection, Percy
Bowen: Mr. Cupid (song and dance).
Miss dolores Stevens: monologue, Percy
Bowen: Dainty Soubrette.'' Miss Alma
Nelson: address. A. e. Chaffee: the
Mysterious Mfiburn, La Petite Alma,
Miss Alma Nelson; Little Chinese, Miss
Dolores Stevens; violin solo Caprice.
Ten Have) Edgar Hart, and soprano
solo, Miss Lillian Gorley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
Theta Delta Chi Banquet Tonieht

Ihe annual banquet Of the Chi Dueteron
charge Theta Delta Chi fraternity. of the
George Washington University in celebra-
ton OF the founding OF the charge in
1896. Will be held in the charge house at
the corner OF 18th and X streets north
west this evening at 7:3O O'Clock DR.. J.
Macbride sterrett of the George WASH
ineton faculty wil1 be POSTMASTER Among
the guests of honor of the evening will be
Don Gonzalo de Quesada, retiring Cuban
minister to this country; C.. c. Arosemena
Of the Panama legation and Edwin g
Cook of New York, president of the
grand lodge Of the fraternity A num-
Der Of members Of the fraternity from col
leges and universities out-of-town are ex-
pected to be present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26

BALTIMORE. March 28.-J. Freeman
Mckinney, Baltffnores pioneer sewing
machine man. expired yesterday after
noon at his home. 535 West Lee street
He was seventy Eight years old and had
been confined to his home only three
days before his death. which was due
to Bright's disease. Mr. Mckinney
had been in this city in the capacity OF
an inventor. manufacturer and dealer in
sewing machines of all varieties for q
half century, having come to Baltimore
in 1859 He was born in Saco Me-. and
worked his way south through the sew
ing machine factories of the early days.
One Of his sons, Edwin F. McKenney, is
in the sewing machine business in Bidde-
ford, Me. Mr.. Mckinney was married
twice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26

c. E. Lixsie, for the last twelve years a
section master on the City Point branch
O. the Norfolk and Western railway. died
at his home at Halfway House, on the
City Point railway. in Prince George
county. Va. of Bright's disease. He was
a widower. fifty-two years old and Is
survived by five children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
,olored people less a friend than an

enemy. ~.
Washington to the crowd Of farmers ana
townsmen who had assembled 10 near
him when he spoke from an open plat
form on the campus OF the Denhs ;.,A
nificant as showing the sort OF interest
that the more enlightened Iandholoers IN
the country districts are beginning to
take In the education OF their negro ten
At Orangeburg Dr.. Washington spoke
in the chapel Of Clafin University ana
afterward visited its neighbor and rival.
the State School, which directly ad)oins
Claf1in.
Audience Waited Over Two Hours.
The party reached Camden about ~
o'clock at night, the train having been
two hours late, but there was big au-
dience waiting to hear the speaker IN
the opera house. At Sumter the party
visited the public schools and the negro
Baptist school which has recently been
established there, and d.. Washington
made addresses there in addition to the
speech delivered to a great audience
which gathered In the opera house. Ine
meeting in Charleston was held In the
colored Methodist church. which as one
of the largest auator'ums IN ,n tre need
there by Mayor r. G. Rhett. q repre-
sentative Of the proudest aristocracy Of
the most aristocratic city in the south.
DR.. Washington declared the newspa-
pers of the state gave great impetus to
his campaign The significant thing about
this tourney and DR.. Washingtons teach
ings is that the two races nave peen
able to find a common basis for mutual
and helpful effort. Hitherto many OF the
leaders of both races have lived upon
the success with which they have played
unon the racial fears and racial animosi-
ties.
Racial Relations.
DIR. Washington has pointed out that in
spite OF the things that one reads in the
papers and of the vigorous utterances
that one hears from time to time in Con-
eress the relations Of individual negroes
ia individual white men are good-in fact.
there is hardly single man who has &C
companied DIR. Washington this trip
through the state who will not tell you
n YOU ask him how he got his early
start that 1t was due In some way or
another to the encouragement or ASSIST
ance of some white man.
This is lust as true OF the personal re-
lations between Senator Tlilman ana the
negroes whom he happens to know as II
is of any other man IN the state his at
titude OF violent and aggressive oDposi-
ton to negro education is largely, &C
cording to the statement Of the colored
neople who know him best, conventional
and professional. As DR.. Washington
says: "some Of these people who get into
noiitics and 90 to Congress get in the
habit of abusing the negro ad can't
stop it. They don't mean anything by 1t.
yo,f know" In short. because the white
man abuses the negro race on the public
platform in the state OF south carolina
and in some other states In the south, 1t
does not follow that he is not helpful to
individual negroes in all his personal re-
lations with them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26

Only One "BROMO QUININEn
That is LAXATIVE BR0MO QCININE Loos
for the sigma ture Of Z. ". GROVE Used The
World over to Cure . Cold In One Day. 2sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26

DIR. Liable, q well known physician,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26

Easter is but two weeks and
two days away. Certainly you
wish to be prepared with a new
spring suit for the occasion. And
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
NeWcOrm s. Green

Mems Tailors-Direct
Buyers of Woolens,
1902 r st. NV.
Open Saturday Evenings.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
COMMITTEES NAMED TO CLOSE
UP AFFAIRS OF APRIL 80.
,ecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence or Inc otar
ALEXANDRIA,, Va. May 6. 1909.
Preliminary arrangements for winding
up the affairs of the parade held April
30 were begun last night at meeting
of the executive committee. The follow
ing wer appointed to audit the accounts
G. L. Boothe, C. S. T. Burke and ]. Y
Williams. The following committee was
also appointed to close up affairs OF the
parade: w. A. Smoot. jr.; A. D. Brock
ett, p. Won de Westlaken. j. M. Hill, p.
F. Downham, R. s. Barrett, M
Greene, +. j. Paff, c. T. S. Burke ano
w. B. Smoot.
w. S. Nickln, junior sycamore Of the
Improved Order of Red Men of the state
last night instituted Seneca Council NO
A. Red Men, at Herndon, Va. The new
council starts out with membership Ol
thirty-two. The work was done by the
degree team from Seminale Tribe, No
35, this city. and a delegation from
Shenandoah Tribe, Lovettsville. Loudoun
county.
Notes.
The case of Anna T. Marbury agains,
T. NJ. Jones is still in progress in the cir
cult court for this city, Judge Thornton
presiding. 1t is expected that the case
will occupy several days.
Capt. William b. Smithers will leave
tomorrow afternoon for Boston. to at
tend the annual meeting of the National
Association of the Order of Railroad Con-
ductOrs. which convenes in that city Mon
day. He will be gone about three weeks.
The city school board will hold its regu-
lar meeting tonight for routine business.
At the next meeting date will be fixed
for the closing of the schools. which will
be commenced about June 15
The first degree of the order was con-
ferred upon a class at a special meet
ing last night of Fitzgerald Council, No.
459. knights Of Columbus. at st. Mary $
Hail.
At the annual meeting of the Lanston
Monotype Machine Company. held this
afternoon at the office of Col. F. l.. Smith,
the old board of directors was reelected.
Rev. Karl Reiland of the Grace Clergy
House, New York. is visiting friends in
this city. Rev. Mr.. Reiland was former
ly student at the Episcopal Theological
Seminary.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
AIRSH|P TRIALS BEGIN
Flights From Fort Myer Plan
ned This Afternoon.
BIG DIRIGIBLE INFLATED
Made Ready on Parade Ground for
Start at 3 O'Clock.
TRIP TO THE CAPITOL LATER
Members of Congress to Be Impress
ed With the Practicability of
the Balloon in War.
TRIP TO THE CAPITOL LATER

The aeronautical division of the Signal
aeronauticaI tests at Fort Myer this after
noon, the hour being scheduled at 3
o'clock. The officers of the Signal Corps
are contemplating a number of expert
ments in connection with the drigible
and aeroplane flights, to take place al
most daily, until autumn.
Gen. James Allen, the chief signal off,
Ger. although he places more faith in the
motor balloon type of airship, intends to
have the officers detailed to aeronautical
work make an exhaustive test of aerial
motors for aeroplanes, provided these
can be obtained without much cost to the
division.
Plans Are Indefinite.
Congress failed to appropriate anything
for aeronautical work by the Signal
Corps, and the plans for the tests are,
therefore, indefinite. It is generally con-
ceded that the Wright brothers will be
able to fulfill all of the conditions Of their
contract with the government. They will
receive $4,000 for their aeroplane.
The aeroplane which A. NJ Herring has
contracted to build for the Signal Corps
probably will be of greater interest than
the Wright machine, the privilege OF
viewing it having been accorded to a few
people.
Herring claims to have a wonderful
lightweight motor and an automatic sys-
EN- for controlling the equilibrium of the
flying machine.
Flight Over the City.
In order to familiarize themselves with
air currents the officers of the aeronauti-
cal division have planned a series of
flights in the motor balloon. Army Dirig-
ible. The first flight of this season is to
be made today. Later a flight will be
made from Fort Myer across the Potomac
rived to the Capitol, in order to impress
the members of Congress with the dan
ger which would attend the attack of a
foreign airship in time of war.
4 force of signalmen made the big
dirigible ready yesterday for today's as
cension. 1t was placed on the parade
ground and inflated with hydrogen gas,
and last night was stored in the balloon
shed and held down by thousands of
pounds of sand ballast. Only a short
trip is contemplated this afteroon, but
it was said today that If the giant dirig-
ible behaves we'll in midair a journey over
Washington may be undertaken. The
prospective passengers are Lieuts. Lahm
and Foulois of the Signal Corps.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
OPPOSING NEW SALOON.
Fighting Applications for License in
the Business Section.

The Anti-Saloon League of the District
of Columbia held it's monthly meeting
last night in the parlors of the w. C. I. U.
building.
Albert E. Shoemaker. the attorney for
the league. reported on his work before
the excise board. especially regarding the
recent closing of two clubs and a saloon.
An application for a new saloon in the
Evening star., 1909-05-06
It Didn't Work That Time.
From the London Weekly

From the London Weekly.
Daughter-rm ashamed of you. pa I
saw you kiss the parlor maid as you went
out.
Pa-Dont be ridiculous. dear. I've
missed two or three bottles of Scotch
lately, and. as l suspected Nellie. 1 took
the opportunity Of smelling her breath.
that's all!
Evening star., 1909-05-06

ribbon. The advantages Of this new
method are several. There can be no
waste OF seeds from unsteady scattering
or from the spring breezes. Also. the
seeds are all separated from each other
at a scientifically proper distance" said a
salesman of a seed company. Several of
our customers have reported experiment.
ing with the seed tapes. They all agree
that the tapes are all right for the back
yard gardener. but are not practicable
for the man who plants on large
SCALE"
Evening star., 1909-05-06
BALLOONS FILL THE AIR.
Damage Done by Falling Ballast at
Los Angeles Meet.

LOS ANGELES, May 6.-The extent to
which navigation of the air by means of
airships and balloons is being undertaken
in Los Angeles at the present time is IL
lustrated by complaint made to Chief Of
Police Dishman by w. D. Campbell.
owner of flats in the vicinity of which
the Aero Club is holding it's annual show.
Campbell declares that his lawns and
even the paint on his flats are all being
ruined by sand thrown overheard by the
aeronauts during the flights.
The city attorney is positive that the
Offenders may be prosecuted under the
ordinance prohibiting the depositing of
rubbish in any other place than garbage
cans or other receptacles provided by the
city for the same.
Evening star., 1909-05-06

northeast section of the city had also
been rejected since the latest meeting of
the league. More applications for liquor
licenses. both new and renewal, have
been rejected In the last six months
than in any like period in recent years.
THE league is endeavoring" he said,
ito prevent the opening of saloons at
10th and F streets. opposite the Treasury
building, and at the southwest corner of
14th and G streets northwest
]. c. Thrift OF Westmoreland county.
Va, died at his home there after a brief
illness, aged efghty-six years. He is
survived by his wife and three sons
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Garden Seeds in Strips.
From the Kansas City Star.


Backyard gardeners may now buy
strips Of tape with the seeds imbedded in
them. Each tape is carefully labeled
with the name of the vegetable it will
grow, so that there is no excuse for the
amateur who uses the seed tape when
radishes spring up where tomatoes were
supposed to be growing.
1.-The tapes are about three-fourths of
an inch broad. and come in rolls like
Evening star., 1909-05-06
SILVER DART MAY COMPETE
Owners Invited to Enter for London
Nails $4,000 Prize.

BADDECK. N. S. May 6.-Aeronauts
McCurdy and Baldwin have been invited
by the London Daily Mail to send the
aeroplane Silver Dart to England to COM
pete for a five-thousand-dollar prize for
the most successful one-mile flight by a
heavier-than-air machine made by an
Englishman, with an English aviator on
board.
Capt Baldwin cabled the Daily Mail as
follows:
plans indicated are too indefinite for us
to enter the proposed competition as yet.
There is not machine entered that can
show anything like the record of the
Silver Dart, and 1t is considered that the
Canadian machine would have little diff
Guilty in carrying off the prize should
she be entered in the contest"
Capt. Baldwin, who is part owner of
the Silver Dart, is a native of Toronto
and graduate of Toronto University.
Evening star., 1909-05-06

William Brewer Gardiner. ST., seventy
years old, died suddenly at his home in
Annapolis. He had been in failing health
for some time, and his death, which was
due to heart attack. came Unexpectedly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-09
ELLA GINGLEs is sPEEDED.
Tears and 81 600 Given Her on De-
parture for Ireland.

CHICAGO Ill, August a.-Plentifully
bemoaned and lamented Ella Gingies,
who came ont Of rural Ireland TO play the
stellar role In ore of the most enthrali-
ing Of recent newspaper serials, departed
for County Antrim Yesterday.
Sympathetic women dropped tears on
her cheeks and a guard of honor. con-
sisting of both men and women, escorted
her. In one hand she clutched the mys-
FERROUS box which figured in the trial
This box has the value of a talsman
for Miss Gingles What its contents are
will no doubt forever remain mystery.
Mrs Grace Van Dusen Cooke will go
with Miss Gingles from New York on the
Camparia Wednesday. Mrs Cooke is
going to see that Ella gets safely home
TO Larna, County Antrim, near the ia
nous Giants Causeway, before she leaves
her
Tie girl is richer than she could ever
have dreamed of being when she left Ire
land. She will be the keeper OF shop IN
Ireland and will sell Irish lace. The
Orangemen of CHICAGO have made up a
purse of about $1.jOo. which they left
with her. together with 500 collected by
tie Garfield Boulevard Presbyterian
Church S J. McCarrell who is a pub
Usher and influential among the local
Oransemen. said that money would be
provided in plenty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-09
REUNION AFTER Is YEARS.
MARYLAND Man Finds Brother Not
MANY Miles Away.

HAGERSTOWN Md, August &C. O
Bonner. the well known fruit grower OF
Wavnesboro, has been united TO his long
lost brother Frederick Bonner, now yard
master of the Pennsylvania railroad al
Duauesne Pa, from whom he was sep
arated when child. The brothers had
been searching for each other for over
quarter If century.
When the brothers were little boys
their mother died Their father had been
dead some years and the children were
plac ed among strangers i'll Fulton coun-
ty, Pennsylvania. They lost sight of
each other. and Frederick, as he grew
older. moved from place TO place to OBJ
tain employment. For some years he
worked in Pittsburg and Johnstown. Pa.
Some wears ago he hired To farmer
near Greencastle when but nineteen years
old and assisted in the harvest field. He
did not then know that his brother &.
O, for whom he had been hunting, and
who was hunting for him. lived near
Waynesboro, only few miles distant.
Recently Robert Bonner, Philadelphia
attorney son of G. O. Bonner, obta AIMED
information of the wherea bouts of his
lons-lost uncle Frederick. and soon after
located him in Pittshnrs He a once
got into communication with him and
the two brothers arranged to meet.
Frederick Bonner lett Pittshurg July
% for Atlantic City. After spending ten
DAYS at the seashore he came to Waynes-
boro TO visit his brother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-09
COMMISSION GOES ABROAD.
Statesmen to Seek Information Re-
garding European Waterways.

Seven members of the national water
ways commission will sail tomorrow
from New York for tour of inspection
of European waterways. Those in the
party are Senator Theodore f. Burton of
Ohio, chairman; Senator Jacob n. Cal
linger of New Hampshire, vice chair
man. accompanied by his son, William
Fl Gailinger: Senator F. NJ. Simmons of
North Carolina: the new chairman of
the rivers and harbors committee of
the House, =. s. Alexander and wife;
Representative Frederick c. Stevens and
wife of Minnesota. Representative Irving
P. Wanger of Pennsylvania. Represen-
tative Stephen NJ. Sparkman of Florida.
Representative and Mrs. James Il. Cas-
siday of Ohio also accompany the party,
together with Prof. Roland G. McPher-
son of Johns Hopkins University: Prof.
Emory r. Johnson OF the University of
PENNSYLVANIA, Col. William H. BiHby of
the Engineer Corps of the army and
Herbert Knox Smith, chief of the bureau
of corporations. and the secretaries of
the commission. Woodbury. Pulsifer and
Joseph McGann.
September they Will be joined at
Washington, Senator Smith Of Michigan.
Senator Lormer of Illinois and Repre-
sentative Moon of Tennessee.
The party will spend from August IS
TO - inspecting canals ana rivers III anu
around Berlin and its environs Dresden,
August - and II. Prague. August Is
and -. arriving at Vienna the even
ing Of the 18th. remaining there until
August II. Budapest will he reached
September l. and three DAYS will be spent
in an investigation of the Danube the
party ionrneyins to Orsuya the night of
September 3. September = and q at Bel
grade and back to Budapest. From
Buda pest to Munich the evening of Sep
of11 ~I1tf Nm. ri
then o rather extended trip on the Rhine
from September 10 to Il Holland. its
dykes and canals. will occupy the stten-
ton of the party from September l. to
IL Belgium. September IS to II. the
canal system Of this country being re-
sarded as most complete. Paris - TO
80 and London. October TO L., which
includes trips along the Manchester ship
canal and inspection of harbors and
waterways of England. arriving in New
York October ~.