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Evening star., 1909-03-12
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths We're reported to
the District health office during the past
iwenty-four hours:
Thomas f. PendeI. 81 years. ::u4 NJ
street northwest.
Mamie Beckstein. IS years 93l street
northwest.
Joseph Crump. II years. s3s NJ street
southwest.
Emile F. Peterson - years. :;...4 War
der street northwest.
Laurence Morrissey, 20 years. 1417 10th
street northwest.
Sarah J. Ginter. 20 years, the Oregon
apa rtments
Wade NJ. Everett. 6 years 1880 Lamon,
street.
Annie NJ Fazzi Is years. sol East Cap
itol street.
John s Carroll. 2G years. 40 New
Jersey avenue southeast.
George w. Harbaugh, 63 years. 22J II
street northwest.
Charlie Brewer. 20 years. United State
Soldiers Home. d. c.
Hinter r. Helper 20 years, 6as Penn
sylvania avenue northwest.
HELEN Duncan. ! year, st. AIMS .isy-
lum.
Dorothy ]. Kelly. 1? months. G19 9th
street southwest.
William Q. Clement. II days, Lansdon,
u. &.
Elizabeth Stewart. 10 years, 144O Church
street northwest.
Fannie Brady, 40 years, 312 S street
northeast.
Hartina Gibson, IS years. o423 X street
northwest.
Marie r. Barnwell, n years. 1910 2Sth
street northwest.
Harry Harvey, 21 years. sos 10th street
southwest.
Sarah Riley. "a years. 1910 Sd street
southwest.
Fa0a Smith 20 wears 80 New Jersey
avenue northwest
Annie L. Brown, 1 year, 1881 c street
southeast.
Murphy French 33 years. United States
Soldiers Home. d. c.
Susie Searcy, IA years, 5 Chester court
northwest.
George Slaughter. 36 years. 1856 1st
street southwest.
Annie Tolson, Q months, 1878 Vermont
avenue.
Luemell Coleman. IS months 922 W
street northwest.
Infant of William and Lottie Dickerson
Evening star., 1909-03-12
Cured ne

II suffered with pain under my
lett breast and shortness OF breath
anu nervousness. My heart would
beat very fast, and then it would
hardly beat at all. One doctor told
me / had neuralgia OF the heart,
another said | had dyspepsia, and
another only weak heart, but
none OF them gave me any relief.
| was not able to be out for four
months. l wrote the Miles AIedi-
cal Co. for advice, and they told me
TO take DIR. Miles Nervlne with the
Heart Cure. | took both as direct
ed, and entirely recovered"
MRS r. JENNINGS.
James River r. O.. Va.
Miles Medical Co., Eikhart, Ind.
Evening star., 1909-03-12
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued TO the
following:
Benjamin Thompson and Annie Carter.
James w. Thornton and Hannah j.
Johnson.
William Butler and Geneva Henderson.
William r.. Lusby and Louise r. But
terbaugh.
Ronald c. Lindsay and Martha Cameron.
Alfred Robinson and Martha Ridgiey.
Evening star., 1909-03-12
Visitors Register at Star Office.

The following visitors registered today
AZ The Star office:
j. r.. Sheriff.. Moorcville. y. c.
Carey Wilson. Mooreville. y. c.
Edw. Evans. Custer. Okla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Frisbe, Rome Ohio.
Evening star., 1909-03-12
Building Permit Issued.

\ building permit was issued today 10
G. II. Metcalf for one fourstory brick
store and apartment AT 1913 nth street
northwest: architect. Charles Gregg:
builder. William +. Metcalf. estimated
cost. Sl2.Wh
Evening star., 1909-03-12

Is days .1l1 9th street northwest.
Lee Wong. -; years. JAG Pennsy wanna
avenue northwest
Evening star., 1909-03-12

The diplomatic corps and the wives and
daughters of the amba ssadors and minis
ters will be received by President and
Mrs. Taft this afternoon. social observ-
ance which always follows an Inaugural
ton.
Evening star., 1909-03-12

Mrs Appleton p Clark. jr., Of 1862 La
nier place northwest, will be at home in
formally on the remaining Saturdays in
March.
Evening star., 1909-03-12

The Misses Fowler of 5Oth street en-
tertained at delightful musical in honor
of their guests, Misses Ella Goslne OF
Leesburg. Va. Miss Gosline and Misses
Lillians and Matte Willets gave musical
numbers. Afterward refreshments were
served in the dining room. which was dec
GRATED in pink and white. Among those
present We're Mrs. w. O. Miller Miss
Miller Mrs. McChesney and daughter
The out-of-town guests were the Misses
Willets of New York and their nieces,
Matte, Lulu. Jennie and Lillian Willets;
Ralph Cr,It and George Getz of Lam
caster, Ohio; Miss Ella Gosline of Toledo,
Ohio; Mrs. Lloyd Slack and daughter.
Evening star., 1909-03-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Ellis entertained
at dinner last night when among their
guests were the Secretary of the Navy,
the Italian ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches. the Belgian minister
and Baroness Moncheur. Justice Moody.
eX-Secretary and Mrs. NeWberry. Mr.. and
Mrs LarZ Anderson. Senator and Mrs
Aldrch. Representative and Mrs. Long
worth. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Keep,
Miss Wetmore and Mr.. c. c. Glover.
Evening star., 1909-03-12

The Misses Kathryn and Margaret
Brown of Boston. who have been the last
few weeks guests at the home of Mrs.
Margaret NJ Farrell. 1122 B street north
east have gone to New York to stay a
short time with Miss Grace G. Miles be-
fore. returning to Boston.
Evening star., 1909-03-12

Mr.. John Taylor Arms entertained al
dinner last night at his new residence
1880 New Hampshire avenue, Mr.. John A
Kelley of New York and Messrs Samue
a. Drury. Charles j. Bell. Clarence F.
Norment. w. &. Hibbs, John Joy Edison
William D. Hoover. William Y. Cox
George W. White, Ii. Bradley Davidson
George w. Brown, E. +. Saul and William
y. Mearns.
Evening star., 1909-03-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson. who are
on their honeymoon. are now at Palm
Beach. where. yesterday, they gave a
luncheon for Nh and Mrs. Reginald c.
Vanderbilt.
Evening star., 1909-03-12

Mrs. J. L. Loose, who has spent most
Of the winter at the New Willard, and is
such a decided favorite here. both in OFF,
cial and resident society, will return to
her home in Kansas City next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1909-03-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Levy entertained a
party of friends at their home. 1914 1th
street northwest. last Wednesday even
ing in honor Of their guest, Miss Martha
Bernstein of New York city. Among
those who participated in the pleasures of
the evening We're the Misses Jean Levy.
Frances Levy. Ida Levy, Sara Levy.
Fannie Shlosburg. Lillian Shlosburg. Lii
lian RoSenthal. and the Messrs. Sam
Hirsh. Leo Walsky. Max Rosenthal l..
Charles Rosenthal and NJ. Rosenthal.
Among the out-Of-town guests were the
Misses Bessie and Celia Cohen. Mary
krulewitch and Dena Nathan of New
York city, MeSSrs. Jack Lewis. Charles
Lewis of Cincinnati, Allen, Herbert and
Albert Krulewitch of New York city and
Harry Cohen and G. ShloSburs.
Evening star., 1909-03-12

Gen. and Mrs. Robert Gibson Smith
announce the engagement of their daugh-
ter Marjorie Gibson Smith, TO Mr.. Mat
thew Trimble, il.
Evening star., 1909-03-12

The ladies OF the Methodist Church will
give to Bishop and Mrs. Hamilton a ban
quet in Rust Hall this evening at {
O'Clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

didstes DO elk hours Of work q day. divlded
into three instruments.
In the early morning there IL two hours
Of rowing, with a repetition Of the dose late
IN the afternoon. The cutters IN which the
training and racing take place are as I'M
like a college racing shell as an ocean tug
is unlike q cup defending yacht. They are
heavy service boats, six oars to a side, and
a mile in eight minutes is fast time in
one, a. against a mile in five minutes in a
college she'll
tntil within two or three years. 10 be
sure, there we're specisl racing cutters.
made by a Newport builder with a view
to speed. The newest boat always proved
the best one. Admiral Evans put a stop to
the use n the tailor mades, as they we're
called, m the ground that fairness de-
manded q common type. and now the rae
ing Is on an even footing as regards craft.
Training Ia no Joke.
In the evening come a couple Of hours Of
exercises designed to harden the muscles
and make them supple. They consist Of
such performances as lying on the back
and raising the feet in the air until ex'
hausted, then rising to a sitting posture
until exhausted. and ending with q run
uAphiiu TIE luTEtIh LOT the utNtlODIlthl VI
wind, also until exhausted. Finally the
candidates are rubbed down with alcohol
by their loyal comrades and are put to bee.
When training begins a training table is
started. The period Of training has been
known to last three months. During all
this time the candidate agrees to give up
tobacco and liquor ana TO relinquish shors
leave. He steps on dry land only when
in charge Of the coxswain, and then only
to take a run far from saloons or sweet
meat stores.
one Of the closest OF navy races was
between the West Virginia and the Mary
land. Like the Illinois-K earsarge race,
this also was pulled off in Guantanamo
bay, and 1900 a side was wagered on the
outcome.
1t was a three-miie straiEhtawa race,
and for the entire distance the two cut
ters hung together as though they had
been tied. TO the watching crews on the
battleshlps 1t looked like a dead heat. The
judges. decided that the Maryland had won
by three inches.
The men of the. navy are good losers.
There wasn't a %whlmper about the decision.
The bItterest thing said was:
We'll, the judges had the best view OF
the finish and ought to know"
OF course after a cutter race the ship
mates Of the defeated crew are broke, but
In the navy that is only a reason for max
ing merry. The winners celebrate with a
little better grace. especially the oArsmen.
In addition to their own bets they get 10
per cent of the whole amount wagered
divided equally among them. which In a
pot Of s25. 900 amounts to a good thing.
There are thirteen Of them to share il,
but frequently the coxswain refuses to
take anything on the plea that he did not
do any of the hard work. and the chance
of picking up a couple of thousands makes
cutter racing look good to the man with
a knsck for the oars.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
They 60 out and Judas filings away tn

They go out and Judas filings away the
silver, but Satan enters and hands the
money back to Judas. who takes it and
PUSHES away. Satan laughing. ~soliloquizes.
All, Judas, darling mine.
Speed up the matter that thou hast begun.
I shall to he'll for thee to make ready.
Anon thou shalt come, where thou hast
won;
In fire and stink thou shalt sit me by.
The crucifixion is treated in the same
simple yet dramatic style. Mary, at the
foot Of the cross, says:
All, my good Lord, my son so sweet.
why hast thou done, why hangest thou
here?
Is there no other death to thee more mete
But this most shameful death among
these thieves fear?
HRIST.
Forgive them, Father, that done me woe,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
RENEWING YOUTH OUT WEST
Michigan Man of Nearly n Century
A~nnexes n wife and a
Homestead.

on his s6th birthday, Pete S. Morrison
arrived in Sheridan, Wyo, from Michigan.
married the widow Stewart OF Sheridan.
took up a 160-acre homestead out in the
Basin, and settled down to raise a family
and grow up with the country. Mr.. Nor
siron is the oldest homesteader who ever
took up land in W~yoming-and he is also
the oldest bridegroom that state ever
commissioned.
"Yes I've just got married and filed on
a 16O-acre homestead and I'm going In to
raise a crop of irrigated wheat and a
family said the old man. Guess It
sounds rather funny to hear a man who
was born during the war OF 1912 talking
about raising a family and growing up with
the country, but that's just what I'm going
to do"
Two years ago Mr.. Morrison came out to
Sheridan on a visit to his nephew who
lives near here, and while In Sheridan be-
came acquainted with Mrs. Rachel j.
Stewart, a widow just half his age. The
result was the marriage of the two.
Guess / showed these Wyoming men a
trick by beating them all out and marrying
the widow" grinned Mr.. Morrison. we
old young men are hard to beat when It
| comes 10 the women. We know EN- better
than the boys do"
of Douglas, state of Nebraska. sell at
Mr.. Morrison looks and acts about like a
very young man OF 90; his eyes are strong
and clear and he walks an average OF ten
miles every day-"just for exercise he
says.
! THE secret OF my youth IL the motto
upon which l have acted all my life" he
says. This is IL: Don't worry | never
permit anything TO worry me. That's the
whole story"
DO | expect to live to be 100 years old
CT course I do. ! exrect to be at least ls
years old when | die. And l expect my new
homestead to be a fine farm, well stocked
with everythIng-including children, long
before I die
Mr.. Morrison was born in no country. His
parents left Scotland in 1913 with eleven
children, en- route to the United States.
When they landed In Boston there were
twelve children, Peter having been born
when they we're twenty days out from
Edinburgh. He was ? months old when the
ship arrived on American shores.
The family emisrated to Ohio and Mr..
Morrison enlisted in the First Ohio
ment and served with that regiment
through the Mexican war. He participated
in a number of the great battles around the
City Of Mexico.
Returning home when the war was over,
he moved TO Marquette. Mich, and when
the civil war froke out. enlisted IN the
Twenty-second Michigan, serving through
the entire war with that regiment
horses. He has arranged to bring his brood
mares TO his new homestead and will con-
tinue to raise fine stock on his homestead.
st. Louis ost-Dispatch.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
Another Taft story.

A veteran newspaper correspondent at
Washington tells the following story of
President TAFT: On the occasion Of Mr..
Taft's call in Washington to see the
president over Sunday after his terrible
s~peeehmaking trip through the west and
south in 1908, with a more terrible trip
yet ahead OF him. suffering from a throat
that threatened to make him speechless
and from physical exhaustion bordering
almost on prostration, a friend called at
the White House to see him on an impor-
tsnt matter. Mr.. Taft" said the friend.
will you permit me to say you look
mighty good in the White House7' 'Quit
your fooling," was the quick reply and
come over here in the corner and talk to
a poor. b~roken-down old man, who ought
to be in a Turkish bath with a wet towel
around his throat"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

Unto us all is 1t most expedient
That a man Of the people should die;
Therefore let us work wisely that we do
not repent;
We must needs put on him some false deed.
| say for me / would liefer he were brent
Cburnt)
han that he should us thus overload.
Judas is introduced then as an agent to
the desired end, takes his thirty pieces OF
silver and says the kiss shall show the
man. In the company of Christ and the
disciples afterward Judas speaks and asks
whether any one knows who will betray
the Master; is he by chance the man?
Christ nswer speaking gently and kindly:
Thou askest me here now If thou shall do
this treason.
Remember myself. advise thee right well;
Thou art of great age and wotest well what
Is reason.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
For they wit not what they do.

Phe dresses had been copied from
medieval pictures. They were not east
ern, such as the scripture characters really
wore, but like those the monks used when
they presented the play, for they. like the
artists of the time, put their sacred figures
into the dress of their own period to pro-
duce a more vivid effect on the minds OF
the people.
The disappointment over the Introduction
Of the performance Is very great among
those students OF history and literature
who were looking forward to this as a care
full attempt to show as far as possible how
religion was made a part of daily life and
the great story a drama all could see and
realize.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
RISING OUT OF ITS ASHES
Remarkable Progress Of Reconstruc.
ton in San Francisco.
THREE BUSY YEARS OF BUILDING
Tremendous Energy and sublime
Faith shown by the Citisens In
Their Efforts 20 Re-Estab-
IIsh Their Home Town.

Tbrees years ago occurred the great san
Francisco disaster. The work OF rehabih-
tAtion has been pushed with western vigor
and today a new and beautiful city STANDS
on the ruins OF the old.
Before April IS. 1906, there were twenty
seven class a structures in San Fran
cisco; today there are 14 such structures
The seventy new structures we're erected
at a cost Of more than Ss0,5OO,OOO while the
repairs on the twenty-seven structures that
were damaged by the fire entailed eNpendi-
lures Of more than $4,000 more.
or the $780, 10000 that has gone into new
buildings in San francisco in the last
three years. less than tl0,0oo,cO of II came
from outside capitalists. Yet with II all
there has been a constant increase in BANK
deposits. especially the savings banks. Ac-
ebrdinR to the California Bank commission,
San Francisco savings banks had a de-
post on April IA, 1908, OF Sle6, 4s2. S4; on De-
cember q. 1905, these banks had on de-
post s13i. 454,5s4. 1t must be
that that part Of the community which
comprises the bulk OF savings bank de-
positors have also been rehabilitating their
homes and small businesses during the last
thrse years, and when this is taken into
consideration It will be realized that an
exceedingly prosperous condition exists.
Public service improvements.
In addition to the money expended In
private effort to rehabililate, the public
service corporations have expended nearly
$40. co., 900 and the municipality has voted
bonds for SIS. 10000 for new sewers, fire
protection, school buildings and other
improvements. including a modern gar
bage crematory system. This Is being
expended as rapidly and economically as
Is possible. the bonds being sold as
needed. Significant OF the changing feel
ing OF eastern capitalists regarding San
Francisco securities is the fact that the
offer of IS, 10000 of these bonds brought
more than 100 bids, and they were sold
at a premium Of I per cent.
An analysis of the building that has
been done In San Francisco since May 1,
1905, shows better than anything else what
the new construction means for the city.
The following tables, taken from the re-
ports Of the building department Of the
Board OF Works. gives the number of each
class Of buildings and the total cost OF each
class. To reach a better understanding of
the classification, the following explanation
will be of interest:
Glass A structures are those having steel
frame, with either stone. brick or con-
crete facing and tireproof floors; class B
includes reinforced concrete, brick or
stone with steel beams entering into the
main wall of the structure; class c in
cludes brick. stone or concrete structure.
with floor framework OF wood.
Three Years Operations.
The following table shows building
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
differ from Chester PIays.

Unlike the Chester mystery play Whico
were taken from place to place IN carts
the Coventry passion plays were intended
70 be performed in one place. usually a
court yard. the houses about which were
made 10 represent heaven, hell, the tenn
pie. a council house and 50 on. The snip
Of Noah, from stage directions in one or
the manuscripts. was evidently intendsd Ia
be wheeled on and off the srene.
The fact that Christ is the leading char
acter ia the story Of the play chosen by
the English Drama society Is the man rea-
son for its being banned. 1t Is possible IN
England to represent the Diety in a play II
you do not mentor Him as such, but when
He appeared without any concealment the
performance cannot take place.
In "Everyman" an impersonation OF the
Deity appeared and had some thirty lines
to speak. In THE Passing OF the Third
Floor Back" the leading character was un-
doubtedly intended to represent Christ, yet
these plays can and will be presented with
out difficulty. Truly the troubles OF the
censor are many, yet he does not always
seem to act with discretion.
In the forbidden Passion Play four scenes
were represented, the Last supper, the
Garden OF Gethsemane, Christ before PLATE
and the Crucifixion. The fiece is written
in quaint, simple English and is very direct,
yet the elemental feelings and passions are
presented by the haracters-Judss as
avarice. Christ as truth and pity and the
Madonna as the sorrows and Citations Of
motherhood.
The first scene shows the bishops and
priests In council plotting the fail Of Christ.
The people without are shouting "Ho-
sanna''
CATAPHAs.
Altend now. sirs. 20 ] shall say.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
PASSION PLAY IS FORBIDDEN
London Not Permitted to See a
Medieval Mystery.
INTEREST IN IT Is STILL LIVELY
English Drama Society Prevented by
Censor from Producing One OF
the Coventry Plays of the
Fifteenth Century.

LONDON. May 1.-The English drama
society had planned to give this week three
performances of a passion play which had
not been seen in England since the Re
formation. A party Of thirty serious men
and women wanted to show how In the
middle ages the story of the cross was eN-
planned in dramatic form. The players
were entirely reverent in their treatment
Of the theme and the play had been care
fully transcribed from Sid manuscripts In
the British Museum.
Rehearsals had progressed favorably ana
tickets were sold when, Just on the day OF
the performance. the censor forbade Its
| taking place. In vain did Nugent Mdnck'
the manager, argue against this decision
He then arranged to give q private per-
Torrance Of the scenes from the passion
play in a small hall, but this too was
forbidden.
The presentation was carefully arranged
No painted scenery was to be used inc
scenes we're shown In front or a PLAIN
background of black velvet against whlch
the white figures Of the actors and
actresses stood out almost s~tartingiy. the
peculiar method of lighting gave to the
scene the appearance Of a great gar piece
in some dimly light cathedral.
The drama chosen was one Of the forty
two Coventry plays, which all deal with
the passion. Some OF them are dated rSs
and they are supposed to be thc work OF
the Grey friars, who took this method OF
lntructing the people Of Coventry IN hloh-
I cal history.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

Bigger. Better, Busler-That's what ad-
Using in The Bee does for your
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
tai ...........2O,247 s180,8l2.O OS

1t is a we'll recognized fact that the fig
ures shown by building permits are be-
low actual construction figures, and TAX
ing the lowest estimate Of contractors
and builders of this depreciation as a
basis 1t is found that in order to arrive
at a correct idea of the cost of buildings
IS per cent must be added to the Board
OF Works figures. Adding this to the
total in the above table places the actual
cost Of construction in the last three
years in San Francisco at $149,S 500, 800.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

Quick Action for Your Money-You get
that by using The Bee advertising columns.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
Reservoirs Well Located.

The reservoir system consists OF a TO-
900, ~0oo-gallon reservoir on top OF Twin
Peaks, 775 feet above the city; a second
reservoir with a capacity OF 1000, 900
gallons is on Asbury Heights, i9O feet
elevation; a third reservoir under Hyde
street, with a capacity of 1000, 900 gal
Ions, having an elevation of $40 feet.
The ninety-one and a half miles of new
water mains are so planned that any
block or any number OF blocks can be
cut off from the rest of the system, there
being no possibility of a complete
paralysis of the system. As these mains
will be kept fun of fresh water con-
stRntly there will be no danger of cor
rosion from the presence of salt water
in them,
But there is something more 10 the new
San Francisco-much more, There have
come new ideas, new thoughts and new
action with the nsE city, and the I'M
pctus given 10 the ball Of progress by
the stupendous work OF the last three
years Is sufficient TO keep II rolling for
all time to come. The days of leisurely
business methods have past, never to re-
turn.-BaltimOTe American.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
Three Yenrs, Operations

The following table shows building
operations between April IS, 1905. and