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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
Strikers Favor State Police.

NEWCASTLE, Pa. July estate
mounted police of Troop D, under COM
mand Of Captain Pitcher. are making an
excellent impression here with the tin
strikers.
Captain Pitchers refusal to allow the
tin mills officers to parade the strike
breakers back and forth from one mill
to the other greatly pleased the strikers.
Pitcher, looking upon such marches as
probable causes of disorder, refused 10
permit them.
Sheriff Washington today discharged
the last OF the twenty-four deputy sher-
ifs he swOre In before tn mounted
police came, as the latter are amply
capable Of handling the situation. No
more trouble is expected here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
USING TAKOMA BRIDGE.

The concrete bridge at Takoma PARK
Is now being used by the general public.
The only other similar bridge is Amer
lea. is at Richmond, va This bridge
spans Sligo branch on Carroll avenue
and was built at q cost Of $1,000.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
NO CASH TO HIRE PIED PIPER.
So Rats Of the Capital Cannot Be
Lured to Destruction.

Declaring that rats are, from a sani-
tary standpoint dangerous to the com
munity and should be exterminated
Health Officer Woodward has reported to
the Commissioners that lack Of sufficient
funds prevents the health department
from warning on rats.
The danger from rodents was brought
to the attention of the District Commits
sioners by report of DR.. Starr Parsons.
which was indorsed by the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association. Health
Officer Woodward was called upon to
make a report on the request for a cam
paign for rat determination in the Dis
trici.
The health officer says he is heartily in
sympathy with any effort looking to the
determination of rats, because they are
channel through which the plague is
spread.
Good policy demands, however, that
the rats be eXterminated before the dis
ease Is Introduced" continued the health
officer. 'and that we shall not wait until
the danger is here. But the energies and
the funds of the health department are
however. SO thoroughly engaged in other
established fields of activity, of nearly
as great, or even greater. Importance
that | cannot recommend at the present
moment that II take upon itself the duty
or directing campaign against rats
Evening star., 1909-03-13
SECOND VERNE RECITAL.
Gifted Bavarian Pianist Wins Many
New Friends

Adele Verne. the gifted Bavarian pIan-
list, whose performance in this city q
short while ago confirmed the European
opinion that she is an artist of rare abil-
ity and perhaps among the greatest Of the
worlds pianists, gave her second re-
cital in Washington yesterday afternoon
at the Columbia Theater before an audi
ence which was even more enthusiastic
than that which greeted her first recital
Her program. though not so widely diver
sfied. embraced selections from the great
masters, including Bach-Liszts organ
prelude and fugue in a minor. Beethoven y
Sonata appassionata). with its three
moto and allegro ma non troppo. five
turne, op. 16. No. T. THE Wind by
Alkan; Lists "Gnomenreisen'' and
Schubert-Tausig's Military March
Unquestionably her Chopin numb bers
stood out above the rest i'm their briliiancy
and soulful Interpretation, and met with
the greatest responsive appreciation from
her audience. berceuse of Chopin,
Rachminoff's prelude and study for the
left hand by Mary Waurn were played as
encore offerings
The rare excellence of tire entire re-
cital and the charming and gracious re-
sponse Of the artist to the marked appre-
citation Of her audience added to the
strength of the hold which Miss Verne
has established in the hearts of the music
lovers of Washington. She will always
be a favOrite in this city with those who
have heard her and add to her list of
admirers those who may be so fortunate
should she come again.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
EARLY FISHING SEASON.
Warm Weather Causes Appearance
of Shad and Herring.

If the present springlike weather con-
tinues it is the opinion of the fishermen
that the shad and herring season will be
on before they are ready for the fish. In
the past two or three days there has been
a heavy increase in the catch of all kinds
of fish along the river and yesterday. and
again this morning the dealers at the
wharf market received several hundred
fine shad from river and bay points. A
day or two ago nine shad were caught in
the nets near Colonial each, and in the
big haul seine at Windmill point 10 shad
and several hundred herring were also
caught. In addition to this about thirty
barrels of bunch fish were taken and sent
TO this market.
The wholesale price for shad took
tumble yesterday. when fine roeS sold at
from 1Ic TO 9Oc each while bucks could
be bought at 4Oc each, and even lower.
Herring are not plentiful, and are selling
at S22J to S3.2J per 100. with active de-
mand. AS yet Windmill point, operated
by Messrs. Faunce & Neitzy, is the only
one of the river fishing shores in opera
ton. but it is said that Fairy landing and
Motley's point are being put in shape,
and that the haul seines will be dipped at
both shores within the next ten days or
two weeks.
In consequence of the smallness Of the
catch in Florida waters this year fisher
men are pTeulcIlHS poor SedSoH loi sIleu
on the Potomac, asserting that their OBJ
seryation has shown that when the run of
Sllad is poor in Florida waters 1t is al
ways poor. on Chesapeake bay and the
Potomac river The fishermen and those
fond OF shad are hoping that as this has
been an off year in weather and other
characteristics that it will be an off year
in regard to the Indications as to the run
of fish on the Potomac and other tributa-
ries of the bay. The total receipt of
shad from all sources yesterday was
bout 500.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
STUDIES LAND REGISTRY PLAN.
Chamber of Commerce Has a Special
Committee at Work

One of the many matters in which the
Chamber of Commerce is interested is an
investigation of the merits Of the Torrens
land registry system method original
ing In Australia, and which is said to
have been adopted in Illinois, Massa hu
setts and New York. The matter was
called up at the last chamber meeting
by John Fleming, and referred to the
committee law and legislation. A.
Leftwich Sinclair, chairman of that COM
mittee. appointed a subcommittee to study
the system. the members of which are
William NJ. levin, chairman; Jackson n.
Raston. Charles Linkins, Edgar d. Shaw,
Benjamin F. Barnes ]. Dawson Williams,
CorcOran Thorn, DR.. William &. Wood
ward, Oliver S. Metzerott and Johns b.
Sleman jr.
The friends of the system claim much
greater certainty and simplicity. with less
expense and Delay in the transfer or
mortgaging of real estate, than by other
methods. BY the system there is public
examinati ton of titles. registrat ton OF
titles and the issuance OF A certificate.
After that every reregistration of title on
every subsequent transfer is made a part
of the certificate, and any matter affect
ing the registered title is taken cognizance
of. SO that a certificate shows the history
of the property to date There is an in
demnity against loss occasioned through
error or mistake in registration.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
Along the River Front.

The new tug John Miller. which arrived
here about a week or ten days ago from
Solomons Island Md. where she was
built. is lying at the wharf of the Miller
Company the Eastern branch. being
made ready for service. The tug. after
1t is inspected and goes into service. Is to
be used as tender TO the Miller dredges
and TO tow scows on the river.
The hull of the old tug Martin Dali
man, from which the boiler and engine
was removed TO be placed in the Miller. is
10 be hauled out at Benefits railway TO
be rebuilt and put in condition for service.
The tug is to be supplied it is said. with
a new boiler and engine. and Is TO be re-
stored to service on the Potomac in the
vicinity of This city
The tug George w Pride of Alexandria,
Capt. Tom Selectman. owner and master.
underwent her annual inspection at Alex
andria by the officials of the United
States steamboat inspection service. Some
few additions 70 the equipment Of the
tug were ordered, and II will he licensed
for. service as a towboat on the Potomac
for another year The Pride will return
to service at once. and will resume the
towing of sand and gravel laden barges
Evening star., 1909-03-13
GUARDsMEN SHOW WELL.
Third Battalion, 1st Infantry, Passes
Annual Inspection.

The Sd Battalion. 1st Infantry. y. G..
ID. c., made an excellent showing when
inspected by Maj. Carl Reichmann. repre-
senting the War Department. last even
ing at the Center Market Arlnory. The
battalion is under the command of Maj.
Glendie r. Young.
Maj. Alfred P. Robbins, inspector gen
eral of the National Guard. and Capt
E. F. Riggs, aid, also made their in
spection-
In attendance. the battalion lacked only
few points of being perfect. In con-
dition Of equipment and drill work the
companies compared favorably with the
best.
The four companies comprising the bat
talon are Company I, commanded by
Capt. George l.. TAFT: Company X, Capt.
w. r. McCathran; Company l.. Capt
A. l.. Hathaway. and Company NJ. Capt.
w. J. DOMAIN
Monday evening the 1st Battalion of the
I'd Infantry will be put through similar
inspection.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
TIDAL BASIN BRIDGE.
Concrete Structure to Be Ready for
Use Coming Summer.

The concrete bridge carrying the Poto-
mac driveway across the inlet to the
tidal basin is rapidly nearing completion
and will undoubtedly be ready for use
during the coming summer Maj. Morrow
the engineer officer in charge of the work
has made report of recent operations on
the structure to Gen. Marshall. chief of
engineers, from which it appears that
satisfactory progress is being made.
The principal work remaining to be done
is the installation of the automatic gates
in the bridge structure. SO arranged tia {
at each oscillation of the tide the basin
tidal reservoir will be filled during
Hood tide from the Virginia channel and
emptied 20 the level of low water during
the ebb tide through the outlet gates into
the Washington channel. The gates at
the new bridge will close during the ebb
and open during the flood with curtain
gates TO he closed when the Potomac river
is heavily charged with sediment. A
lock also Is to be provided as part of the
equipment of the structure to provide for
the passage in and out of the tidal ba sin
of small water craft.
The upper surface provides a park high
way part of the Potomac driveway.
The structure is built of concrete and re-
enforced concrete throughout and rests
upon pile foundation. Besides being a
great convenience it IS decided Orna-
ment to the park and river front.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
FUTURE OF THE HEBREWS.
Rabbi Gross1nan Predicts Return to
Former Prestige.

Rev. DR.. Louis Grossman, rabbi Of the
Plum Street Temple of Cincinnati. i'm an
address at the Eighth Street Temple las.
night declared that loyalty. stanchness
and complete devotion to the congrega-
tional life is the duty of every Hebrew.
In continuing the rabbi prophesied the
speedy restoration of the race to It's for
mer prestige. He said that the position
of the Jewish people in the world today
Is much the same as that of the pyramids
of Egypt in that they have been silent for
ages. taking n everything about them
with seeming Indifference. but, unlike the
pyramids. the time was coming when they
shall awaken the world and regain the
prestige they once h'ld.
He called attTr in conclusion to the
fact that the II scope for advance
ment of Juda ism is ,iVeD to the American
Hebrews as they arc accorded a freedom
here which is absolutely denied to them
In all other countries
Evening star., 1909-03-13
APPEAL FROM MILK LAW.
Retail Grocers Seek Highest Inter
probation of Regulations.

An appeal to the Court of Appeals for
an Interpretation of the regulations and
laws governing the sale of milk and cream
i'm the District of Columbia is planned by
Charles F. Diggs.. attorney for the Re
tail Grocers' Protective Association.
Prosecutions of retail dealers in milk
and cream. ii is declared. are now being
made by the District health inspectors
under regula tions of the health depart
ment requiring that milk shall not con-
tain less than 3ie per cent of butter fat
and cream not less than 20 per cent of
fat. Attorney Diggs contends that the
pure food act, which eXempts retail deal
ers from prosecution should they have q
guarantee from the wholesaler, has su
perseded the health office regulations.
In speaking of the matter today DR.. III.
F. Sawetelle. deputy health officer, pointed
out that the milk cream might be
adulterated after 1t was delivered to the
retail dealer and Yet he would escape
prosecution under the guarantee clause
of the pure food law.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
Repairs to Police Boat Vigilant.

The harbor police boat Vigilant, used
y patrolling the waters of the District.
n search OF vioators of the game and
fisheries laws. and to keep vessels with
n certain anchorage areas in the harbor
Hill go out OF commission this afternoon
pr Monday to receive her annual spring
svernauling. The boiler and engine OF the
Vigilant are to receive attention. and will
De put in thorough order for summer
service, and 1t is probable that the tug
will be hauled out on marine railway to
.ake off the heavy winter wheel and to
su suostitute for il lighter wheel of bronze
designed for service where there is no
Ice. The Vigilant, it is understood will
De out of service for a week or ten days
md while she is laid up the patroling
work will be done by the launch Maj. Syl-
Fester and the smaller power launch add
td to the equipment of the harbor pre-
:lnct station during the past summer.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
GUITEAU'S DRIVER DEAD.
Aquilla Barton. Ninety Years Old,
Had Assassin as Fare on Fatal Dag.

Aouilla Barton colored. who drove the
carriage in which rode Charles J. Guiteau.
assassin OF President Garfield. the morn
ing OF July =, 1881. shortly before the
President was killed. died Yesterday al the
Home for the Aged and ln.irm.
Barton had been an inmate o, the in
stitution for several years. having been
unable to provide himself with the neces-
saries of life.
About month ago.the aged man came
TO the city and called AT the Office Attor
ney Campbell Darlington. who had pro-
vided Barton a small sum or money each
month with which tn purchase things not
furnished him by the District. That was
his last visit to Washington. so far as Is
known
Barton was about ninety years OF age.
He had a daughter living in this city
about year ago. Effort is being made
to find her. Unless she provides for his
burial her fathers remains may find a
resting place in potters field.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
RESTRAINING ORDERS HOLD.
Court Acts in Cases Affecting the
Waggaman Estate.

Suits were recently filed by H. Rozier
Dulany, trustee In bankruptcy of Thomas
e. Waggaman. John w. Pilling, Augusta
F. Seibel. Armstead Taylor. Mary G.
Schaefer. Charles Z. Berry, Christian F.
Umhau, John w. Glennan and Sewell A.
Reeves. by Attorneys Maddox and Cat
ley, to restrain the Commissioners of
the District from selling at tax sale
properties abutting on Sherman avenue
for default I'm the payment of special as
sessments as for benefits accruing by
reason of the widening and extension of
Sherman avenue.
These suits were called for hearing be-
fore Justice Barnard yesterday. when
Corporation Counsel Thomas contended
that the restraining orders issued in the
cases should be dissolved and the sale
allowed to proceed. or that the parties
be required to pay the amount of the
assessments into court. The court de-
clined to take that action, and continued
the restraining orders in force until the
final hearing of the cases.
Evening star., 1909-03-13

Hire Carriages for the Theater,
1870 l. ST. Best service. reasonable rates.
-Advt
Evening star., 1909-03-13
WORK FOR SURGEONS.
Ambulances of Local Hospitals Re-
spond to Calls.

Hospital ambulances and patrol
wagons responded to number of calls
yesterday. several accidents having oc-
CURED in different sections of the city.
The most serious was the breaking of
seven ribs and the right shoulder Of
George Wisgington, employed as fore
man of a gang Of telephone linemen
for the District. Wiggington. who re
sides at GA r street fell from a pole
near 18th street and Florida avenue
northeast. EThe foreman climbed the
pole to assist in arranging wires that
had been damaged by the recent storm
He lost his hold. DIR. Moffitt responded
with the ambulance from the Casualty
Hospital and removed the patient to
that institution.
John Jordan. colored. whose home is
at 1O1 Prospect street, was removed
from Havenners bakery to the Emer-
gency Hospital yesterday afternoon
and treated for a serious injury to mis-
foot. sustained by dropping a hatchet
on it. He received treatment and was
sent home.
While repairing a tank at the plant
of the Brennan Construction Company.
31st and * streets. yesterday afternoon
Allen Dozier. coIored. of 4s9 c street
southwest accidentally fell and sus
tanned a slight scalp wound The po-
lice of the seventh precinct took him to
Georgetown University Hospital for
treatment.
Responding to a call from a lew build
ing at 18th and I streets yesterday aft
ernOon member of the staff Of the
Emergency Hospital found William
Boggs with a painful injury to his
head. He had stepped on loose board
on the second floor of the structure and
had fallen. Boggs. who resides at 3219
Volta place, was given treatment at
the hospital.
Walker Savoy. colored. whose home
is at 1890 Church street. was run over
Yesterday afternoon by wagon be-
longing to the District water depart
ment and painfully injured. The acci-
dent occurred near New York avenue
and 9TH street The boy was removed
to his home.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
Widow of Noted Artist Dies.

The death Of Mrs. Kate S. Gutherz at
her residence In this city recently marks
he passing of the widow of the artist,
Earl Gutherz. whose death occurred in
his city a few years ago. The paint
hg Dawn OF Light" in the ceiling Of
lie House reading room of the Congress
,ional Library Is one of the finest produc-
joins of his brush. Mrs. Gutherz leaves
lwo daughters, who have inherited the
talent of their father, as is illustrated in
paintings Of Senator's Morgan and Pettus
ate OF Alabama. which hang in the Ala
oama state library at Montgomery.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
TSETSE MAY BITE ROOSEVELT
BUT WILL NEVER GIVE HIM
SLEEPING SICKNESS.
Gardner F. Williams Assuages Dread
Apprehension in Lecture on
African Diamond Mines.

Former President RooSeVelt'S trip I"
the dark continent of Africa was one OF
the features Of an address last night by
Gardner r. Williams before the National
Geographic Society in Masonic Temple.
The tsetse fly pestiferous insect re-
puted to produce the fatal sleeping sick
ness" was considered. The lecturer IN
dicated that while the strenuous colonel
Of the Rough Riders is battling with the
beasts in the jungles OF Africa ii might
require the combined efforts of great
army Of the testy tsetses to put him into
a longtime slumber.
Mr. Williams topic was The Diamond
and Gold Mines of South Africa" He
digressed some in order to touch up Mr..
Roosevelt's prospective hunting trip.
He gave the philosophy of big game
hunting. and declared there was not
much danger for the hunters in the
Uganda country. the territory III which
Mr.. Roosevelt proposes to hunt He
added that women with whom he is ac-
quainted have gone through that section
of Africa in safety.
The lecturer was for twenty years gen
eral manager of the De Beers mines and
close companion Of Cecil Rhodes. He
spoke in praise of the work of the Amer
lean Methodist missionary, Bishop Hart
Zell who was recently in Washington.
He declared the bishop had contributed
to the negroes material as we'll as spirit
uaI welfare by teaching them cotton and
tobacco planting. The two crops had
prospered.
The history OF the Cullinan diamond. by
far the largest in the world, was given in
detail. 1t was found in 1905 and at once
attained international renown. Political
conditions caused a queer reversal of
viewpoints at the time.
He commended the English liberal party
for it's repatriation OF the Chinese in
South Africa to their native Flowery
kingdom. and declared the Englishmen
In the Transvaal are bitter against the
home government. while the Beers are
rather friendly to it.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
With the Pleasure Craft.

The auxiliary power yaWl Stranger.
owned by Mr.. Myers Of this city. is to he
given general overhauling at Bennett s
boatyard. The vessel will be brought to
the shipyard within the next few days
and will be out OF service for a week or
ten days
The twin screw launch Louise X. one
of the local fleet of pleasure craft. is at
Bennett's S to receive its spring overhaul
ing and painting preparatory to going
intv service on the river.
The power launch belonging 10 A. G.
ketcham and others of this city, which
is at Regans boatyard. is being over
n;-uled by its owners, who are making
ready for cruise. The cabin of the
launch. which was put on late last fall.
is being finished. and the little craft is
being made ready for cruising.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
PLAN TO WIDEN STREETS.
Engineer Department to Meet New
Traction Line Needs.

Because of the building of the new line
of the Capital Traction Company along
Florida avenue. Sth street, + street and
I'd street northeast. the engineer depart
ment of the District government plans TO
widen those thoroughfares. where neces-
sary. Florida avenue between New Jer-
sey avenue and Sth street northeast will
be widened to 46 feet. Sth street north
east from Florida avenue TO Pennsyl-
vania avenue to 40 feet + street north
east from I'd to Sth streets to IL feet.
and I'd street northeast. from Florida
avenue to California avenue 20 H. feet
The Capital Traction Company has filed
with the District Commissioners, for their
approval, the specifications for the new
lines II be built in the northeast section
OF the city.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
MODERN LUMBER PLANT.
Eisinger Bros. Rebuild Mill on
Former Site,

About a year ago fire visited the lumber
yard of E,iSinger Bros. 21@ eth street
northwest. and almost entirely wiped it
out. including the Office Flaming mill and
othe" machinery used in their plant ,
From the ashes has arisen a modern new
plant. completely equipped in every par
ticular, which it is declared. will COM
pare f4vorably with any such establish
ment in the country.
The two Eisinger brothers started in
business in small way about seven
years ago. and today claim to have a
very large business. They attribute their
success in no small degree to a judicious
use of printers ink
Evening star., 1909-03-13
LOCAL MENTION.
AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT.

National-"The Merry Widow" s:15 2. m.
ReIasco-Bertha Kalich in 1.-THE I'm
Goken Road" S:15 pm.
Columbia Regeneration of Aunt
iary." s15 pm.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville. Sis pm.
New Academy-Louis Thiel in Texas
;:lI pm.
New Lyceum-WatSon's Burlesquers.
i-l3 pm.
MajestiC-Continuous vaudeville and
moving pictures. 80 pm.
Gayety-"The Partisan Widows SD
IN.
Evening star., 1909-03-13
Helped to Build the Merrimac.

br. and Mrs. Darcy Magee have re-
.Urned from Portsmouth, Va, where they
vent TO attend the funeral of Mrs Ma
gees father. w. Cf W. Parker whose sud
3en death occurred Thursday. March a.
MIR. Parker was about seventy years of
age at the time OF his death He was
prominent III the CONNIE rcial develop
nent OF the city of Portsmouth. Having
served under the Confederate government
nc was identified with the construction
II the Merrimac and was the first TO
life a cannon used against the Monitor
he constructed and was superintendent of
he gun factory at Atlanta. Ga. during
he civil war