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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09
Edward L. Chisweil and Arthur f. Hard

Edward l.. Chiswefl and Arthur f. Hard
ing.
Judge Worthington's charge the grand
jury organized by electing Joseph Read
ing and Andrew J. Cummings clerks, and
began the examination of witnesses. the
most important case 10 be considered il
the killing of Henson Poole by Oliver
Harris.
The following compose the petit jury:
Samuel r. Piummer. William f. Hamil-
ton. John II. Hayes. Harry j. King.
Thomas NJ. Offutt Geary Fisher, Howard
III. Kinsey. Edmund L. Amiss. Thonia
A. Hickman, Richard e. Darby. Ira III.
Jones, George w. Athey. Philip j. Case.
Nathan d. Poole, Lewis W. Barnesley.
Horton G. Thompson. Samuel s. Bond.
Callahan, J. E. Lechlider. william C.
Hoskinson and John II. Cordell.
John Henry Williams. a leading citizen
of PoOlesville district. died early Sunday
morning in a Baltimore hospital. follow
ing an operation for an affection of the
liver. He was sixty-Tine years of age.
Surviving him are his wife, who was
daughter OF the late DIR. White OF the
Poolesville neighborhood. four sons and
FIVE daughters. He was brother OF
former Sheriff Arthur Williams.
Miss Goldie Estelle Shry and Edgar
Byrd Rollins. both of Washington. were
married in Rockville YESTERDAY by Rev.
s. r. White of the Baptist Church. at
the home of the minister.
Roy Fleet. young Washingtonian.
was before Justice of the Peace Small a
day or two ago to answer a charge OF
hunting in Montgomery county without
license. He was arrested by Deputy
Game Warden J. Lloyd Whip. The jus
tice fined him s25 and costs.
The arrest OF Fleet was the first since
the law went into effect several wears
ago. but others are expected to follow
as the game wardens and other officers
are understood to be keeping a sharp
lookout this year for all non-residents
who undertake to hunt in the county
without first paying license fee of SIS
TO the clerk Of. the circuit court at Rock
Vile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09
Associated Charities to Meet.

The Associated Charities will hold its
annual public meeting next Tuesday
evening i'm University Hall, George WASH
ington University, 18th and III streets
northwest. Justice David j. Brewer pres
ident OF the Associated Charities, will
preside. The speakers will be Ernest y.
Bicknell. national director of the Ameri-
can Red Cross Society. and Mrs. John VI.
Glenn of the central council OF the New
York Charity Organization Society.
Mr.. B'cknell was president of this
years national conference of charities and
correction. The subject OF his lecture
will be THE Red Cross Society I'm Re-
Iation to the Work of the Associated
Charities" Mrs. Glenn will discuss the
diagnosis and treatment of distress. under
the announced topic of The Next Street
But One"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09
The Execution of Ferrer.
To the Editor Of The Star:


I see in your issue of the oth instant
that Mr.. Hyland c. Kirk feels called upon
to defend himself for the part he took in
organizing the recent Ferrer meeting at
Pythian Temple. this city. He disclaims
sympathy with the aims and principles OF
the class of men to which Eerrer be-
longed, and for this he deserves to be
commended. but 1t hardly requires any
gift of second sight to foresee the use to
which anarchists and socialists will very
quickly put the argument supplied to
them by this and kindred demonstrations
in favor Of their late champion.
As a reply to the Rev. T. G. Smyth, Mr.
Kinks letter is incredibly weak. On 4
question of facts, where. as a mere tyrO
In logic should know, the only appeal IS
to legitimate testimony. he has recourse
to a priori methods. so truly estimable
q man as Ferrer was could not have ad-
vocated the doctrines imputed to him.
Therefore he did not" Now, in the first
place, ii is precisely the character of this
arch-anarchist that is IN dispute, and to
assume that he could not have upheld the
atrocious and revolving theories which on
competent authority are ascribed to him
Is simply to beg the question.
All the Catholic papers of the country
have given the text itself of his circulars
and manifestos, and In particular OF the
scandalous document which was hung
ur as a sort of charter, on the walls
Of each Of his schools. Mr.. Kirk will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09
Potatoes From Eastern Shore.

Washington has been largely supplied
with sweet potatoes this season direct
from the eastern shore of Virginia. the
tubers being brought here by vessel and
sold at the wharf market at the foot
OF 1lth street. Three vessels have been
steadily employed in the trade, bringing
cargoes from Accomac and Northampton
counties, Virginia. as fast as they could
come to this city, sell out and return.
Yesterday afternoon two vessels with
cargoes aboard were lying at the wharf
and had been there for several DAYS. as
the commission men and other Wholesale
dealers are well stocked up with sweet
potatoes. and the demand for them is
hight They are selling at 81 to 81. 10 per
barrel aboard the vessels at the wharf.
and are of good size and quality. n is
stated that the crop OF sweet potatoes
on the eastern shore of Virginia was SO
large This year that the steamers and
rail lines were unable to move them TO
were offered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09
ROYAL ARCANUM VISITATION
Grand Council Officers Assist in
Celebrating "Charter Day"

More than 800 members of Oriental
Council, Royal Arcanum. were present
last night TO participate in the annual
visitation of the Grand Council and also
TO celebrate the charter day" of the Or
der. The guests of the evening were well
coined by the regent Of Oriental Council,
Clayton II. Emig. and Grand Regent
Britt responded.
The increase committee OF Oriental
Council presented a class for initiation
and the Grand Council officers assisted I'm
comforting the degree work Of that or
der. Clayton II. Emig made an address
appropriate to charter day." in which he
reviewed the achievements of the Royal
Arcanum since its institution in 1877.
Grand Regent Britt made an address on
the progress of the Royal Arcanum in
this city during the past year. Walter B.
Davis, orator Of Oriental Council, pre-
scented a program OF unusual merit. con-
sisting of cornet solos by F. f. Gibson,
whistling and limitations Of birds and ami
mails by the Clark brothers, impersona-
tiOns by Harry Hanlein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09

Blair, former United States senator.
Washington, ID. c.: Rev. r. Heller New
ton. East Hampton, l.. L.; Prof. Lester
F.. Ward. Brown University, Providence.
r. L.; Samuel Gompers. president Amer
lean Federation Of Labor Washington.
d. c.; ii. p. Gerald, United States patent
Office. Washington, ID. c.: Charles Fer
guson. editorial staff Hearst newspapers.
New York city; Elbert Hubbard, editor
the Philistine, East Aurora, N. Y: Edwin
Markham. Landing, n. j.; A. r. Stuart,
superintendent public schools. Washing
ton, d. c.; Edw. w. Bemis city water
department. Cleveland, Ohio: Ida NJ. Tar
bell, American Magazine. New York city;
Simon Wolf, Washington. d. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09
ROCKVILLE.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. November Q, 1909.
In his charge to the grand jury at the
opening of the November term of the
circuit court for this county here yester-
day morning Chief Judge Worthington
urged expedition in the transaction of the
business and cautioned the jurymen against
divulgjng anything that transpires In the
jury room. He also referred to num-
Der Of violations of law that had been
called to his attention. and urged thor
ough investigations.
Charles F. Brooke OF Olney was Sc
lacted for foreman Of the grand jury, and
the other members OF the body were
drawn as follows: George p. EstWorthy.
Daniel Collins, Franklin B. Day, William
H Clark. Alden NICK. Bowman. Alden
d. Allnutt. Gordon 6. Ray. Richard 9.
Creamer. Hugh C. Townsend. John T..
Clark. George r. Nichols, John Magru-
der. Andrew. ]. Cummings. James F. Bur-
rouEhs, Gilbert r. Mulican. William b.
Vinson. Joseph Reading. Charles F. Ollie
hay. James II. strain, Joseph N. Allnutt.
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RAISING THE TREASURY ROOF
WILL ADD A NUM-
Der OF AVAILABLE ROOMS.
Supervising Architects Force Will
Occupy Top Floor-Shipment of
Money Facilitated.

The contractors selected by the Treas
ury Department to raise the roof OF that
building on the south and west sides are
moving right along with the work. The
contract calls for tine completion of the
changes by January 1, and the con-
tractors feel that they will be able to I'm
ish by that time. The alteration will cost
something like 1000. and when COM
pleted will give number of large rooms
on the top floor Of the Treasury. The
sloping roofs Of the building gave small
and cramped rooms on the fourth floor.
Under the contract now being carried
out the south and west slopes are to be
raised so that the rooms will be ample
for departmental uses. The contract
calls for the doing of the work under
cover The contractors have first put up
temporary frame roofs SO as to protect
the building from bad weather. Under
these roofs they are putting in the steel
frame work that will be permanent.
Encouragement of Quarters.
Most of the top floor Of the Treasury is
to become the quarters Of the supervising
architect. whose large force is now locat-
ed in the basement of the west side of
the building. 1t is proposed to use the
future for such offices of the department
ar are engaged in the handling and ship
ment of securities. including bonds, ma
tiOnal bank notes, United States notes,
silver certificates, gold certificates. coin.
bullion, etc. For many years these mil
lions of dollars OF money and securities
have been handled on the 18th street side
Of the building, right in the hustle and
hustle OF the traffic of the street. That
serious things have not happened before
this has been due to the excellent work
of guards and the vigilance of other en-
plOyes. The west side of the building Is
inclosed by an iron fence, and there Is
room for loading and unloading the secu-
rites free from the dangers that sur
round the work on the 18th street side OF
the building The present quarters of the
supervising architect will be used by
those engaged in the work described.
while the supervising architect and his
force will go to the top floor.
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Sympathetic Expressions.

At the Ferrer protest meeting at Pyth-
ian Temple November 1 letters express
ing sympathy with the objects Of the
meeting were read from B. o. Flower.
editor Twentieth Century Magazine. Bos-
ton. Mass; r. 8. Woodward. president
Carnegie institution. Washington, ID. c.:
Louis F. Post, editor the Public. Chicago,
ILL.,: Charles T. Fagnani. Union Theologi-
cal Seminary, New York city: Leonard
d. Abbott chairman free speech commit
tee. New York city; NJ. NJ Mangasarian,
lecturer Independent Religious Society,
Chicago; Arthur NJ. Lewis editor the
Evolutionist. Chicago, ILL.,; Franklin II.
Wentworth, Boston. Mass; Henry w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09
Whereabouts of River Men.

George Stuart has gone to his former
home near Glymont, Nd. on q hunting
trip of q few days.
Capt Joseph Smith. commander OF the
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia line
steamer Northumberland. between this
city and Baltimore. is i'll at his home in
that city and his physician fears that
typhoid fever may develop. Capt. Her
bert Bohannon. first officer OF the North
cumberland, is In command OF the steamer
during the illness Of Capt. Smith.
Capt: william Neitzy has returned from
q hunting trip Of several days to points
along the river.
Capt. Ernest Davis, master OF the tug
]. r. Selectman, who was on a short
leave Of absence from his tug. has re-
turned and 10 again In charge Of the
steamer. -:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09
Sent to Hospital for Treatment

Mrs Bella {. Leach. sixty years of age.
sister-in-iaw of DR.. Philip Leach, United
states Navy. was taken in custody YES
terday afternoon by Detectives Pratt and
Howiett on a charge OF insanity pre-
ferred by Mrs. s. Il. Mercier, 1T75 Fl
street northwest. where she boarded.
A message was sent to DR.. Leach at
Newport. r. L., telling him OF the action.
Mrs. Leach was sent to the Government
Hospital for the Insane for treatment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09

] want every chronic rheumatic TO throw away
all medicines. all liniments, all piasterp ana
give MUNYON'S RHEUMATISM Remedy a
trial. No matter what your doctor may say NO
matter what your friends may say. NO matter
how preiudiced you may be against all adver-
tised remedies. 90 at once to your drugxlst and
get q bottle OF the RHEUMATISM REMEDY.
IL it fails to give satisfaction will refund your
uoney.-MUNYON.
Remember. this remedy contains no salicyile
acid. NO opium, cocaine. morphine or other
harmful drugs. II is put mp under the guarantee
Of the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Ew sale BY all druggists Price. 16s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09

cember will be at the home of H. A. Eel
lows at East Falls Church
Wilbur Birch has been appointed dele
gate to the educational convention that
meets in Richmond. Va, November %
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-11

The annual reunion of the sur
wing members of the Confeder'
ate army was brought to a close
in Memphis last night One Of
the largest crowds ever in the
Bluff City was present and taxet
the city to its fullest capacity te
furnish entertainment. Genera
Clement A. Evans, Commander
in chief, was present and com.
manding. The number of Vet
Grams present was fully equal tc
the attendance at any former
reunion, and the old heroes ir
gray greatly enjoyed mingling
together once more. With each
passing year, however, the ranks
are being decjmated and only !
few more years the last surviv'
or of the Lost Cause will have
passed over the river to join hi
comrades on the other side.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-11
To the Friends of the Orphans.

Tue board of directors of the
Mississippi Orphans Home, at
it's annual meeting held at jack
son, Miss, May Is, 1909, in re
viewing the progress of the in
stitution for the past year, found
that there are now 100 children
in the home, and these are very
much crowded, so much so, that
in some cases there had to be
three in one bed, and some have
to be placed on the floor. Three
rooms which were being used
for store rooms had to be con-
verted into bed rooms. And in
addition to this, the manager has
already received application for
the admission of a great many
more children. but he cannot pos
sibly,take them for want of room
So after discussing the situation
fully, the board determined to
erect two other buildings, one to
be used as a dormitory for the
boys. and the other for a school
building.
1t seems to be providential
that just at this juncture three
friends of the orphans should APP
pear on the scene and propose to
give one-half the amount nec-
essary to put up and equip these
buildings, i. e., SIG, 600, provided
the board of directors would raise
a like sum. Fully appreciating
the liberality of these donors the
board accepted the propofition
and proceeded Immediately to ap-
point a committee of three, con
sisting Of w. M. Williams, j. ii.
Sherrad and j. S. Sexton, to de-
wise a plan and proceed at once
to solicit subscriptions for the
above named purpose.
The object of this letter, there
fore, is to urge the friends of or
phans everywhere to come to the
relief of.the board at once and
help us to meet this very liberal
proposition. Don't wait 10 be
solicited by the committee, but
send your donation to w. M
Williams, Jackson, Miss, or M.
L. Burton, treasurer. Purvis,
Miss.
J. B. STREATER, Secretary,
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-11

The Clarksdale Register advo-
Gates the adjustment of the pis-
toll to the extent of requiring the
officers'of the law to carry a
shot gun in the discharge of
their duties. The practice of
carrying concealed weapons is
the worst evil we have, and it
should be abolished, even if the
offense has to be made a felony
by statute. Homicide is one of
the most frequent crimes on
criminal dockets-the result OF
pistol-toting- With the often
der in the pen before Staying his
fellow-man would be infinitely
preferable to sending him there
for a longer term after he has
taken human life.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-11
Cleveland, Taft and Mckinley.

The London National Review.
Mr.. Taft has been compared TO
MI. Cleveland-and no higher
tribute could be paid to him than
that-for he has all Of Mr.. Cleve-
lands solidity, and patience, and
determination. and respect for
the high office he occupies. But
an even happier characterization
is that he is a combination of
Mckinley and Cleveland. CIeve-
land inspired respect. Mckinley
affection, Cleveland won by bull
, dog courage and tenacity of pur-
pose; he knew no compromise,
and scorned tact, if he ever
thought it worth while to use it.
Mckinley won by a peculiar
charm Of manner by Cancellation,
by appeal. On the canvas of
history Cleveland would psse =
more graceful figure, but now
a greater man, had nature en-
dowed him with some of McKin-
ley's charm; Mckinley would
have been amore virile personal
ity had he been given a little Of
Cleveland's ruggedness. Mr..
Taft has both-the Cleveland
force and the Mckinley tact and
persuasiveness.
Mr.. Cleveland had almost a
horror Of self-advertising, Of no.
toriety, of doing anything undig-
nified or cheapening the great
office which he held. From the
standpoint of the f1ashy, tricky,
sensational Journal, he was in
it's own choice vernacular, "a
dead 'un." He furnished no
sensational news, he called no
man a liar and bullied no woman;
he saw no necessity of taking the
public into his confidence when
he ordered a suit of clothes; his
views on the intest popular novel
he kept to himself as religiously
as his private opinion of senators
or justices of the Supreme Court
or ambassadors. But Mr.. Cleve-
land stuck to TIE busine IS for
which he had been selected, and
managed to do one or two note
worthy and lasting thingsAthe
repeal of the silver law, for in
stance, and the defeat of the sill
yer party and, living a life of
usefulness, at his death the
American people placed him
among their great.
ar. Taft is much the same
kind of man. He isn't running
thespetty politics of half the
States of the Union, for he does
not believe that he was elected
President simply to build up a
machine for his re election four
years hence. He is going about
his work steadily, quietly, but
with a definite purpose.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-11
The Next Senatorship.

The occasional reference in the
press to the Senatorship election
two years off would indicate
that the people are already CIV
ing the matter of a successor to
Senator McLaurin some thought,
and probable candidates are be-
ing discussed. It is quite evil
dent that Mr.. Vardaman will not
have the field entirely to himself
in his effort to succeed Senator
McLaurin. There are other citi-
zens of the State who would
wear the Senatorial toga with
becoming dignity and it has been
intimated that more than one
would not be averse to represent
ing so great a state as MISSISSIPPI
pi in the upper house of our
national legislature.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-11
Protect The Mocking Bird.

Too often, says the Jackson
MSS News, people fail to value
the things thatthey have, things
which other people would give a
great deal to possess. A valu-
Able asset of the South is the
hooking bird. These little feath'
cred songsters that make sum
mer nights beautiful should be
an object of pride and care to
everyone. We ought to be glad
that they are here, and We ought
Ito see to it that their number is
increased.
Sometimes, however, boys
from pure thoughtlessness, OF
from the old Nick that sometimes
creeps into boys minds, will kill
hooking birds and rob their
nests. The state legislature has
taken notice of this fact, and has
oassed a law making il a misde-
meanor to rob a hooking birds
nest. This is nesting time, and
that law ought to be enforced.
We prefer to believe that no
one would wilfully rob one OF
these birds nest. that if it is
done at all, it is done through
rhoughtlessness. To boys like
that . mere reminder not to rob
the nest is sufficient. The other
Kind of boys, If any there are,
nav be sure that interested peo-
ole are watching this matter and
| will prosecute anybody who Of
| fpnds.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-11

Assistant Attorney General
Bowers has rendered a legal
opinion in which he declares that
'whiskey is whiskey when made
of grain" Any concotion made
of potatoes, apple Feelings, corn
stalks or other tn ings, is not
whiskey from a legal standpoint,
though it may satisfy the thirst
of some people in the absence of
the real article.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-11
Hon. Leroy Percy for Senator.

Greenwood ComEo nwealth)
The Greenville Times recently
suggested Hon. Leroy Percy for
United States Senator as the
successor of Hon. A. J. McLaurin.
That Mr.. Percy would make the
people of Mississippi one of the
ablest representatives they have
ever hadin the august body OF
lawmakers. The county does
not doubt and that he would car
nv every county in the Delta is {
foregone conclusion. The only
difficulty about getting a man
of Mr.. Percy's great ability and
integrity to enter the contest for
important official positions in
that they are not politicians they
do not possess that cheap quality
demagoguery necessary to win
the favor of the masses of the
average voter Of the state.
However, the people have begun
to realize the necessity of placing
their ablest and best men to the
forefront in some sections OF the
state, and if Mr.. Percy could be
induced to enter the race, and
make a thorough canvass, posi-.
bly, he would win. If he should
decide to run for senator, the
Delta would give him practically
a..unanimous support.
Commenting on the mention
OF Mr.. Percy's name in this con
nection the Suntlower Tocsin
very truly says:
"The men Of whom the state
of Mississippi would delight to
honor; whom they think would
reflect great credit to the nation
and rebound to the glory OF the
constituency that sent them are
the ones who never seek political
preferment; to whom politics is
like what Ptolemy was to the
terrified Trogans "a monster
terrible, deformed and huge
Such u one is Hon. Leroy Percy,
of Greenville who the people who
know him best would like to see
in the United States senate. MIR.
Percy would make history if he
would accept a candidacy at their
hands. He is the man OF all
men to represent Mississippi in
the race soonssto be run. 1t is pos
sible for the reason above assign
ed he will not acquiesce to the
wishes of the people and as a re-
suit they are losers. One can.
not altogether planes celebrated
lawyer with plenty of the world
ly goods, with ease of life and a
happy family conditions for not
entering into an undlgnlfled
scramble for office; but of all
men he is the Tocsin's unreserv'
ed choice, because of the fact he
is most capable of filling the pos.
ition to the honor OF ..Old Miss.
The above reference to the
probable candidacy Of Mr.. Percy
for the senatorship would iHdi-
cate that his friends are grooming
him for the race and it is quite
probable that he may be induced
to enter the field when the prop
err time comes. He is a lawyer
of fine ability, one of the first
citizens of the state and should
he enter the race would make a
formidable candidate.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-11

]. F. Mckay of Jackson, man
ager of the state fair proposes to
ask for volunteers who will live
on cotton seed meal for a period
of twelve days, The purpose is
to test the value of the meal as
human food. Our secretary OF
a grisulture should not fail to get
a place on this committee.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-11

The case of C, R. Smith, ap-
pealed from a judgment of the
Circuit court of Loneliness county
in which he was given a life SEN
tence for the killing of E. A.
Laurent in January last at Ar
tesla, has been argued before the
supreme court and the fate of
the defendant is now in the
hands of the court.