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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
SERVICES FOR THE DEAD.
Funeral of Thomas Sprague at l 80
This Afternoon.

The funeral of the late Thomas
Spra que, for many years AN employe Of
the judge advocate generals office. who
died at his home. BOB New York avenue,
Saturday. took place at 80 o'clock this
afternoon from Geiers undertaking es-
establishment. Members of Garfield Post
G. \. r., of which organization Mr.
Sprague had been d member for many
years. officiated. The interment was
was private and occurred in the Arlington
national cemetery
The deceased enlisted in the Union
army at the outbreak OF the civil war
and served through d number of hard
campaigns in the west and south. At the
battle of Missionary Ridge Mr.. Sprague
was wounded. a bullet entering his back
and clipping off a portion of his spine.
The subsequent recovery of the young
soldier, considering the nature of the
wound, was pronounced to be remarkable
by army surgeons. Injuries of such d
nature were with hardly an exception
considered fatal.
Mr.. Sprasue is survived by one
daughter. Mrs. Elizabeth Dunn King.
wife of DIR. n. l.. King of this city. Al
the time of his death Mr.. Sprague was
seventy-three years of age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
HONOR THEIR DEAD.
Colored Lodges of Elks Hold Joint
Memorial Services.

Let the faults of our brothers be writ
ten in the sand. but their virtues he in
scribed upon the tablet of love and
grateful memory, was the spirit q. the
joint annual sacred session of Mornin.
Star Lodge. No. 40. and Forest TempIe
No. 9. Improved Benevolent and Protect
i've Order of Elks. held last night at the
auditorium. Sth street between T. and G
streets southeast. John w Truman con-
Quoted the opening exercises. and Secre-
tary j. Clay Smith and Mrs Agnes
Holmes called the rolls of the dead AS
the name of each departed member was
called lighted candle was eNtinguished,
until the hall was III darkness.
The deceased members of Morning Star
Lodge are James Marshall. William Ross,
William F. Simms. James II. Fletcher and
r. ID. Moore. Those of Forest Temple
Mrs. Pinkney, Miss NJ. L. Mcdonald and
Mrs. Stewart.
The Manhattan Orchestra rendered a
program of sacred music There were adj
dresses and songs by members OF the
49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
ANNUAL ELECTION HELD.
Spalding Council. X. of c., Under
New Leaders.

The following is the result of the cleo
ton of officers in Spalding Council
knights of Columbus: William p. Nor
moyle. grand knight Francis j. p
Cleary, deputy grand knight Edward J.
Geneau, chancellor; George Melting re-
corder: Thomas X Galliher, financial
secretary Ferdinand ii. Huneke, treas
urer: Joseph Fitzgerald. advocate Joseph
F. MarSden, warden; William Davern
inside guard. Sebastian l.. Phillips, out
side guard: trustee three years., John
NJ. Henderson,: Vincent 4. Shelby dele
gate to state council: Thomas H. CALI
her, alternate TO grand knight; Francis
j. Cleary, alternate to past grand
knight in state council; Felix Mcguire
delegate 10 chapter, tWo-year term:
Thomas Is. Galliher and Walter ID. Nolan
delegates 10 building company; +. F..
Werner. organiSt.
Potomac Council, No. 4,;;, will hold an
election Monday evening, and the cleo
lions in the other councils will occur dur
ing the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
PROMOTION FOR RAMSEY.
Popular Craftsman Made an Assist
ant Foreman at G.. P. O.

Public Printer Donnelly has promoted
George NJ Ramsey from d position rs
proofreader to assistant foreman of the
night pressroom, which depa rtment
will be engaged principally on work for
Congress Mr.. Ramsey is native OF
Columbus. Ohio, and is popular with his
craftsmen in all sections of the union.
He is a noted writer on typographical
and labor matters and was three times
delegate TO the International Typo
graphical Union and once a delegate To
the International Pressmens Union. He
also served two terms as president OF
the local union of preSSmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Another Steamer for River Service.

The Potomac and Chesapeake Steamboat
Company has purchased from Capt
McHorney and others of Norfolk the
propeller steamer City OF Milford, which
is now at "A Norfolk shipyard FOR an over
hauling preparatory TO being brought To
this city. The City of Milford is a
wooden-huil boat. and was built at Mil
ford. Del in 1906. She is vessel of l19
net tons and Is l2t.: feet long. % feet
beam and : feet deep. She will be used
on of the passenger and freight
routes on the Potomac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
FORESTERs IN SESSION.
District Chiefs Here From All Parts
of the West.

Forestry is being discussed in its va
riouS phases by a number of district
foresters from all parts Of the United
States, who met at the offices of the
bureau OF forestry today. The meeting
will continue for several days.
The list of foresters in attendance in
cludes w. B. Greeley. Mssoula. Mont.
Smith Riley. Denver. Col; A. c. Ring
land. Albuquerque. \. NJ; Clyde Leavitt.
Ogden, Utah; F. +. Olmsted San Fran
cisco, and c. S. Chapman, Portland. Ore.
George HI. Cecil. assistant district for
ester to Mr.. Chapman at Portland. is
also in attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06

my opinion constipation is responsible for most
ailments There thirty-two feet Of human
bowels which is really sewer pipe. When this
pipe becomes cogged the whole system becomes
poisoned, causing biliousness, Indigestion and I'm
pure blood. which often produces rheumatism
and kidney ailments. No woman who suffers
with constipation any liver complaint can ex.
pect TO have a clear complexion enjoy good
health.
Munyon's PawPaw Pills are tonic to the
stomach liver and nerves. They invigorate in
stead OF weakening: they enrich the blood In
stead OF imporershing il; they enable the stom-
ach to get all the nourshment from food that is
put into il.
These pills contain calomel. dope; they
are soothing healing and stimulating. They
school the bowels to act without physic. PsieA
- cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
PASTORS CHILD DEAD.
Daughter of Rev. DR.. Allison Passes
Away After Long Illness.

After an illness of six weeks Eliza
beth Y. II. Allison. eight years of age
daughter of Rev. DIR. John Lee Allison,
pastor of the Gunton-Temple Memorial
Presbyterian Church, died yesterday
afternoon at the family residence. I742
T street northwest.
About month ago the child was
taken to the George Washington Uni-
versity Hospital for an operation She
had then been i'll for about two weeks
After the operation she seemed TO grow
stronger steadily and in a week was
removed to her home.
Later she began to fail and from day
To day gradually became weaker until
the end came. The remains will be
taken to Wytheyille, Va, the old home
of the Allisons. this eveneng, where the
funeral services and interment will take
place tomorrow afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06

Schooner Eleanor Russell, at Maryland
point loading cord wood for local dealers;
schooner Maine. on the James river load
ing lumber for this city or Baltimore
schooner Isaac Solomon, at Potomac
point to load lumber for this city; tug
Fortuna. at Tappahannock point with
tow of barges from this city; barge At
lantic. with railway ties from Alexandria,
at New York in tow of tug Albatross:
schoc ner Isabel. at Nomini loading pine
lumber for local dealers; schooner Chesa-
peake, in the St Marys river to load lum-
Der; schooner Clara Leonard, returned to
Nomini to load canned goods back to this
market
In removing an old bukhead in the
course of the dock improvements of the
Potomac and Chesapeake Steamboat Com
pany, at the foot of Sth street, the pile
driver employed on the work Saturday
lifted from its bed in the water a stick of
hand-hewed timber 26x26 and about 40
feet long. Although the timber had been
in the bulkhead for fully half century
it was sound and ready for use again
The adZe marks left by the workmen that
squared the timber from the log show
almost as plain the day theS were
made.
The work of overhauling the steamer
Wakefield was completed Saturday night
and yesterday she resumed her place on
the river route between this city and
landings as far as MattoX creek. Capt
James Barker is now master of the Wake
field.
The steamer jamestown, the excursion
steamer of the Norfolk and Washington
fleet of this CITY, which was recently sold
to the Argentine Navigation Company,
for service on the river Plata, sailed yes
terday from Newport News. where she
was made ready for the trip. bound to
Buenos Aires. The forward decks of the
steamer were housed in with heavy
boards as a protection against the seas
on the five-thousand-mile trip. which will
take a month and half to make. On the
trip she will make one or two stops for
bunker coal.
The jamestown was built at the New
port News shipyard in 1903. from plans of
the late John Callahan, for day route to
Norfolk during the jamestown exposition.
During that summer and fall she carried
many thousands of persons between this
city and Norfolk, and 1t is said more than
paid back her original cost. Since that
time she has been used for summer eX
cursion work on the river and has always
been very popular with the people of
tinction of being possibly the only fire
proof passenger steamboat af1oat. Built
of steel throughout the only wood work
about her was in her furniture and fit
tings. so that it Impossible for her
to catch fire. This element of sa fety had
much TO do with her popularity, aside
from the fact that she is a roomy and
handsome steamer and possesses excep-
tional speed. The amount paid for the
vessel by her purchasers has not been
made public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
DRAKE A DELEGATE.
Washingtonian to Attend National
Insurance Conference.

Al the request of Seth Low of New
York city. who is president of the Ma
tional civic Federation. the president Of
the National Convention of Insurance
Commissioners has appointed Thoma 5
E. Drake. superintendent of insurance
of the District. as a delegate with five
of his southern and northern colleagues
to represent the insurance interests OF
the tnited states al the national con-
ference of that association which Il to
be held in Washington January Il. Is
ana ~. The numerical order OF the APP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
CONSTIPATION
MUNYON'S
PAW-PAW PILLS

Munyon's Psw-Psw
Pills are unlike all otbe,
iaxatives or catbartic..
They coax the liver into
activity by gentle meta.
DDS. They do not scour
they do not grippe; they
do not weaken: but they
do start all the secre
tons OF the liver and
stomach in Il way that
soon puts these organs In
II healthy condition and
corrects constipation. In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
TO MEET IN NEW QUARTERS.
w. E. Andrews to Address George.
town Citizens Association.

The Georgetown Citizens Association
will hold meeting this evening in its
new quarters in the recently completed
building of the Potomac Savings Bank
sd and NJ streets, and be addressed by
W. +. Andrews. auditor for the Treasury
Department. There will be no discussion
likely over the commssionership nomi-
ma atoms following the course Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce. Refreshments will be
served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Lecture by Mr.. Adams.

The Carroll Institute will this evening
inaugurate a series of complimentary lee
lures.
The platform this evening will be oc-
cupied by Briscoe Adams of the Depart
ment of the Interior who will discuss
the Life of the Forest Ranger The
lecture will be supplemented with illus
tratiOnS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Native of Vermont.

Born at Westminster. Vt, May IA. 1892,
he possessed that rare, ripeness and ex-
perience that comes only with the pass
ing of time He was a son of Joseph and
Susan Orr Clapp Willard. sterling Yer
monters On his fathers side Mr.. Will
lard descended from Mai. Simon Willard
who came from Honsmonden, Kent. Eng
land. to Boston. in May. 1884. and later
moved to Concord, where Maj. Willard
held positions of trust. He was in COM
mand of the colonial forces in the Nara
gansett war. also in King Philips war
in 1875.
On his mothers side. Mr.. Willard de-
seconded from Joseph Dorr who was a
member of the famous Boston tea party
Another ancestor. Rev. Joseph Willard
was graduated from Yale in liza. He was
killed by the Indians near Rutland, Vt.
in 1923. His son William was "A soldier
and frontiersman in Vermont
Henry Augustus Willard was what the
world terms n self-made man. AS a
boy lie toiled on a farm in the summer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Aero Scientific Club.

\ meeting of the Aero Scientific club
will be held at the Y. N. c. a TOMORROW
evening al o'clock for the transaction
of general business and especially in con
necton with the exhibit which IL is in
tended 10 hold at the \. NJ. c. \. Jan
uary /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06

The new NJ +. Church South known az
AsburS, on the Hardy circuit, in HARDY
county W. Va, in the Bean settlement.
fourteen miles from Moorefield, was dedi-
Gated by Rev. IL. A. Brown of Romney.
Rev. w. II. Wolfe. presiding elder took
part III the exercises
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

The schooner A. Fl. Quinby. lumber.
from Virginia port to local dealers: the
schooner Mary Francis cord wood from
Potomac point; the schooner Ella Hill,
shell oysters. from Potomac beds %
Alexandria dealers: the tug Capt. Toby.
tow from down-river point: the schooner
Oakland. wood. from Marows bay to
local 4, alers; the schooner Louise. shell
oysters from Chesapeake bay point to
local market; the schooner Dashaway,
cord wood. from Potomac point: the
schooner Rafting Joe, shell oysters, from
bay point: the schooner Two Sisters, lum-
Der at Alexandria from bay point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Departures.

Tie scow Castaway. light, for Potomac
point to load cord wood back to city:
the schooner Mary Ann Shea. light. for
down-river point to load lumber back
to city: the schooner Edith Verrall. light
from Fort Washington to Potomac point
to load back to city the schooner Daw-
son. igat, for Potomac oyster beds to
load for this market: the tug w. F.
Meade, tow for down-river point the
schooner Jumping Jack, light. to a river
point to load for city: the schooner Two
Sisters. light. from Alexandria FOR Po-
tomac point to load: the schooner Button
light from Eastern branch for river point
to load for dealers here; the tug j. +.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
pointment makes Mr.. Drake chairman

pointment makes Mr.. Drake chairman
of the insurance delegation.
The object of the National Civic Fed.
Grafton. of which President Taft T.
chairman of the executive committee or
the part of the public. is to impress.
upon the minds Of the American peo-
pie the Importance of having uniform
laws enacted by the different states and
territories of the Union pertaining 10
matters in which their interests are
identical The meeting Of the govern
ors in Washington has been arranged
to take place simultaneously with the
Civic Federation conference
President Taft will make the opening
address at the federation convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
AWAIT W|FE'S ARRIVAL
PLANS FOR THE FUNERAL OF
WILLIAM C. HICKMAN.
Assistant Superintendent of Railway
Mail Service Victim of Apoplexy
in Baltimore.

Second Assistant Postmaster General
Stewart has arranged with Baltimore
undertaken to take charge Of the body
of Assistant Superintendent William C..
Hickman of. the railway mail service,
who died of apopexy in that city. at the
Hotel Caswell. yesterday morning. The
body will be prepared for shipment and
held awaiting the arrival of Mrs. Heck
man. who has been located and telegraph
ed she will reach Baltimore this evening
about 6 o'clock. In the meanwhile ROs-
coe Woods of GAINESVILLE, Md. a son-in-
law of Mr.. Hickman, will look after such
details as may be necessary, pending Mrs.
Heckman's arrival.
Chief Clerk Holyday of the second as
sistant postmaster generals Office said
this morning the interment would prob
ably take place at Reading. Pa. where
Mr. Heckmans mother and sister re-
side. Word has also been received from
the postmaster at Fort Wayne. Mr. Heck
man's legal residence. that his brothers,
Charles and Clarence Hickman. who live
in New York state had been commune
Gated with
Mr. Hickman was at the Post Office
Department Friday. where he was given
cases requiring his attention at Glovers-
vile. Syracuse and Lima, \. Y. His
death in Baltimore came in the nature
of a surprise to the department officials.
1t is believed. however. that not feeling
we'll he may have stopped off there for
treatment. AT > o'clock Sunday morning
he telephoned to the night clerk of the
hotel that he was i'll and feared hem
orrhage DR.. H. Is Gorsuch was called.
but when he arrived Hickman was found
unconscious and never rallied until his
death which was declared to be due to
apopleXy.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Entered Mail Service in 1885.

Mr.. Hickman entered the railway mail
service from Fort Scott. Kan, April Il,
1855. as clerk at $500 on the Fort Scott
and Anthony railway post office. After
two promotions he was transferred to the
Sedalia and Dennison railway post office.
and after two more promotions he was
detailed as chief clerk of the service at
st. Louis, Mo.
He was made an assistant superintend-
ent of the railway mail service March
>, 1889. and promoted under the same
title to the tWo-thousa dollar class July
]. 1907.
With Assistant Supts. Masten and Nc
Ginnis he was attached to the second as
sistani postmaster generals Office and
his work extended all over the country.
BY his superiors he was regarded a
careful. conservative man and an excel
lent official. 1t is said he was quite pop
ular with the postmasters throughout the
country with whom he was brought in
contact.
His son Clarence lives at Santa Bar
bara. Cal, and his daughter. Mrs. Res
coe Woods. at GAINESVILLE, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Memoranda.

tow of lighters, for a river
point.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
PLANT EXPLORERS TRIP.
Frank N. Meyer Finds New Strange
Fruits For the United States.

Frank N. Meyer Finds New Strange
Fruits For tho United States.
Persimmons four and half inches
in diameter, 9Eedless and of delicious
favor, transplanted from northern
China to North Carolina; Chinese dates
which can be grown throughout the
dry southwest OF the United States,
where there is an insufficient quantity
OF rainfall and many other peculiar
freaks Of nature along agricultural
and horticultural lines were recently
told Of IN an address bristling with
picturesque illusions at Chicago by
Frank N. Meyer. agricultural explorer
for the United States government.
In the pursuit Of his duty as--to give
him his official title-agricultura ex-
plorer of the Office Of foreign seed and
plant Introduction Mr.. Meyer has for
three years lived in the open In far
countries and many times In the midst
OF great danger. The widest parts Of
Manchuria, Of Siberia and Of Korea
are known to the intrepid government
explorer, whose duty 1t is to investi-
gate the flora Of foreign countries with
a view to the transplanting Of suitable
fruits and flowers into the United
States. He Travelled mostly on foot.
OF the peculiar persimmon discover
ed by Mr.. Meyer in northern CHM,
near Pektn, one village. he declared,
exported $4,000 worth In season.
Yet It was unknown in the United
States. Mr.. Meyer determined that
others should taste the delicious fruit
and sent cuttings Of the tree home
with the explanation that he believed
they would grow in North Carolina
soil. And they did. Today the gov
eminent has a flourishing experiment
patch" In that state, where persimmons
are being raised minus their seeds.
The ordinary Persian date, known to
the corner fruit stand, grows on
great palm tree in hot countries, but a
date was discovered In China by Mr..
Meyer which grows on tree more
resembling plum than a palm tree
and which nourishes In cold countries
This, said the speaker. could be trans
planted to good advantage In Texas,
Oklahoma or neighboring states in the
great southwest
In Manchuria, he stated, In higher
latitude than that Of Chicago, grows
an upland rice, sown and harvested
like wheat, and for the happy growth
Of which only the ordinary rainfall is
necessary. while the ordinary rice field
must be flooded with water, he de-
clared. before rich crop can be yield
ed. This also said Mr.. Meyer. could
be transplanted to the southern states.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
A Ginoerbread Barometer.


Gingerbread is very susceptible to
changes in the moisture of the atmos-
phere, and scientific Frenchman has
taken advantage Of this fact to pro-
vide himself with novel and curious
barometer. This is warlike figure,
made Of gingerbread and suspended in
suitable place in the house. When
anybody goes out the general is con-
suited, and If he feels flabby and
sticky 1t is understood that an UNI
brella may be needed soon, but II the
guide is hard and tough to the touch
1t is known to be safe to venture forth
with no preparation for bad weather
So for the general has been an infal
lible adviser.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
,akened more than a fieeting inter

7 awakened moro than fleeing inter-
est In him.
ut was one Of the worst killings
that ever happened in those parts" he
continued. Bennett came back to find
his wife murdered and the kid gone"
"Oh!" said the girl in shocked
voice.
Yes, there was a deuce Of a time
The town rose up In a body, and we
you see, happened to be there-we
followed the man for weeks. We
trailed him and the kid clear over into
the Nevada desert, where we lost
them"
"He died Of thirst in the desert may.
be, he and the little one"
Chats what we thought at the time,
but I've crossed his trail since then.
No. Gaylord is alive today, and so is
the girl Some time we'll meet" His
voice gave out, and he stared again at
the floor.
Couldn't the little girl be traced?"
said Nicola. "What was her nameT
Stark made to speak, but the word
was never uttered. For there came q
deafening roar that caused Lees can.
die to leap and flicker and the air in
side the cabin to strike the occupants
like blow. Instantly there was con.
fusion, and each man sprang to his
feet. crying out affrightedly, for the
noise had come with utter unexpected.
ness.
MY God, I've killed him!" cried
Gale. And with one jump he cleared
half the room and was beside Stark,
while his revolver lay on the floor
where he had been sitting.
"What is it?" exclaimed Burrell
But there was no need to ask, for
powder smoke was beginning to fill
the room, and the traders face gave
answer. 1t was winter than that OF
his daughter, who had crouched fear
fully against the wall, and he shook
like man with ague. But Stark stood