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The Washington herald., 1909-11-01
VALUABLE RELICS
LOST IN FLAMES
Continued from Page one.

flames started. Carpets. rugs, pictures.
< and furniture were damaged by water
which ran down the steps.
/ A throng OF persons gathered in Six
teenth street before the house and
/ watched the work Of the fremen. A
/ white cat owned by Commander Hayden
was seen on the roof Of a bay window
/ on the front OF the house, and the throng
\ Of women In the street began devising
ways and means to save the pet. It was
+ feared the cat would become frightened
and jump to the ground.
Pet Cat Rescued.
Policeman Otto Sonntag. Of the Eighth
precinct, was appealed 10 BY the women.
/ He consented 20 make an effort 20 res
cue the cat. He entered the house, and
assembled 10 the second story. The rooms
were filed with smoke. and the heat was
intense, but sonntag made his way 20
the window Of the front bedroom and
climbed out on the roof OF the bay win
dow.
The cat Jumped into the arms Of the
policeman when he called. and Sonntag
made his way 70 the street. turning the
pet over TO the care Of the nervous women
amid a shower OF thanks and congratu-
lauons. Commander Hayden and his fam
lily returned home before the fire was
extinguished. They waited until the
flames were subdued and then entered
the house. where they slept last night.
The residence is owned by Mrs Mary
+. Reynolds. Of 1896 Sixteenth street,
widow of Gen. Reynolds and mother Of
Mrs. Hayden. The house was built about
twenty years ago.
-Four wood sheds In the rear OF houses
at s24 926. S2S and $50 Florida avenue
northwest occupied, respectively, by
Henry Grimes. Thomas Morgan. Ella
Bagby, and John Morris. and owned by
Charles Reisinger. were burned about 2.20
o'clock yesterday morning. entailing d
loss Of about SO. covered by insurance.
The origin - the flames has not been
learned.
Hot Ashes Start Fire.
An alarm was sounded from box AS
about 1l;35 o'clock in the morning for a
FIRE in sheds in the rear OF 7l2 and 1924
Seventh street southwest. occupied by
John r. Dove and Charles ". Engle-
bright IL IS believed the flames were
caused by hot ashes. Flremen extin-
guished the fire after loss Of SO.
An OIL stove IN the house OF A w
Conlee, 437 Park road northwest. exploded
about $50 o'clock last night The flames
did no damage but an alarm from box
$50 summoned several engine companies
20 the scene.
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Notion Pictures at the Auditorium

The motion pictures at the Masonic
Auditorium last night were easily the
equal Of any produced IN this house. They
lacked nothing in the way OF variety.
The performance consists OF two contin-
uous shows. each lasting one and a half
hours. beginning at 1880 o'clock, and dur
ing the whole entertainment there was
not vacant seat. This demonstrates
the increasing popularity OF this class OF
amusement.
Several specialties were introduced
while changing the films, all Of which
were Enthusiastically applauded
The Washington herald., 1909-11-01
AVIATORS OBSERVE SUNDAY
Wilbur Wright's Blue Laws in Force
at College Park.
Thomas +. Walsh Returns To-day,
and the Committee VIII Meet
TO Raise Funds.

Aviation was at a standstill yesterday
at College Park. out Of difference to the
third commandment. Of which Wilbur
Wright is a consistent propounder and
his official pupils ready learners. In
the course Of the day couple OF hun
dred persons made the trip from town 10
the aviation field. but the blue laws
against persons Of Eighty dispositions
were in fun bloom, and the shed remain
ed closed.
Wilbur Wright. who at one time had
troubles of his own breaking into the
inventor class. is now one Of our leading
targets for the aspirations OF ingenious
has-beens and not-yets. He has re-
ceived a letter from a person down IN
North Carolina who is evidently an all
around wizard. His letter Is addressed.
not in the prosperous characters Of a
typewriter, elther-tO Wilbur Wright, IN
ventor of aeroplanes, care OF government
officials. Baltimore"
Spread over the upper left hand section
Of the envelope is a list OF the devices
the writer has contributed to the world.
and would like 70 furnish 20 Mr.. Wright.
Among other things. he says he turns out
radiators, automatic singing birds, patent
stoves, microscopes, sextants. self-clean-
ing bird cages, ink erasers. and lung
testers. II is not expected that Mr..
Wright viii equip his biplaue with any Of
these.
Inc next move In the international avi-
alton meet game comes this afternoon,
when the newly formed finance commit
tee, OF which Clarence +. Norment IS
chairman. viii meet at tho Chamber OF
Commerce 70 outline plan OF campaign
20 raise the rest Of the $4,000 guarantee
fund which Washington IS pledged 10
dangle before the eyes OF the Aero Club
of America.
Thomas +. Walsh VIII return from New
York to-day. and Is expected 10 be at the
meeting, where he viii tell OF his con-
ferences with the men Of the Aero Club
Of America He will probably have
something 10 tell about the visit OF the
New York delegation 70 the field at Col
lege Park, the date OF which IS still IN
fixed
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Halloween Il Observed.

The Phi Chi Medical Fraternity Of
George Washington University enter
tained at Halloween party ar the fra
ternity house, 1907 r street. Saturday
night The rooms were decorated with
autumn leaves, pumpkins. skulls. and
bones, and a skeleton, with a pumpkin
''jack-o lantern head, kept guard at the
door. The favors were small skeletons
marked with the fraternity letters. Guests
and hosts were wrapped In sheets to look
like "spooks," and ghost stories were told
to the rattle OF chains. the blowing Of
whistles, and uncanny sounds.
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DIR. Russell to Give Address.

Next Sunday afternoon, at 4 o'clock,
Rev. Dr. William 7. Russell, rector OF
ST. Patrick's Church, will address the law
and medical students in Carroll Hall In
vitations Will be issued 90 students whose
addresses are known. Those who may
not receive an invitation will be none the
less welcomed. There will be no charge
OF admission or collection.
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Readings for the Blind.

The following is the programme for vol
unteer readings and music in the reading
room for the blind at the Library OF Con-
gress. 2:S0 to $3.50 p. m: Tuesday. No
vember 2, Miss Cornelia L. Lloyd. selected
reading and Rotations; Thursday No
vember 4, violin recital by Lee Crandell
jr.. Miss Katherine McNeal at the piano:
Saturday. November 6, Miss Josephine
Prather, selected stories.
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EvangeIIst !, ponuIor

The largest audience which has yet
greeted Evangelist Thomas Harrison at
the Rhode Island Avenue NJ. P. Church
was present last evening The services,
which began last Monday, have increased
In interest and result The evangelist is
growing. in popularity,
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League Hold, n RaIIv.

The first Of a series of rallies under
the auspices OF the Epworth League OF
McKendree NJ. (. Church was held last
night. Rev. DR.. Wilbur Thirkield made
the address on Motives" Solos were
sung by Edwin Callow and f. 5. Heart
sill The league will give q fan festival
this and tomorrow evenings
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Trolley Kills Man in Carriage.

Bradford. Pa, Oct S1.-A Bradford
Salamanca traction car struck a car
riage containing John Rockford. an aged
man. and his granddaughter Miss Katie
Rockwell at a crossing near Limestone,
y. Y, this afternoon. The man was
killed Instantly and the girl was badly
ininrn1
The Washington herald., 1909-11-01
Church Begins Observance.

The observance OF Eucharistic week be-
gan yesterday at the Shrine Of the Sacred
Heart az the solemn high mass at IL
o'clock. The sermon at both the morn
ing and evening service was delivered by
Rev. Charles Warren Currier. who viii
conduct the exercises during the week
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MEMORIAL TO WALLACE.
statue OF Author, Soldier, and DipIO-
mat Unveiled on January IL.

Public ceremonies unwilling the marble
statue Of Gen. Lew Wallace, tho second
contribution OF the state of Indiana 10
Statuary Han IN the Capitol. viii occur
at noon on January II. Speeches viii be
made by Gov Marshall and Senator Bev-
eridge, OF Indiana
Lew Wallace. third. grandson OF the In
diana diplomat. soldier and author. will
pull the cord that Will loosen the drap-
ings and reveal the figure.
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WILL COUNT OUR WEALTH.
Corps OF Experts Begin Colossal
Task To-day ut Treasury.

Task To-day at Treasury.
The colossal task OF counting Uncle
Sans wealth as represented in the
Treasury Department will be begun
to-day by a corps OF experts.
The occasion for this counting OF wealth
IS the retirement Of Charles II. Treat as
Treasurer. and his succession by Lee
McClung. Before Mr.. McClung takes up
the WORK and furnishes a receipt for the
valuables intrusted to him he wants to
be sure they are there. The money was
last counted in 1905, when Mr.. Treat sue
ceeded Ellis H. Roberts. It will take
about three months to count the funds.
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JESUITS TO OPEN STATIONS.
Chain Of chronological Observu
tories TO BE Inaugurated To-day,

What is believed 10 be the most com
plete system for the observation Of
chronological disturbances viii be put in
operation to-day. when the chain OF sta
tlons erected by the Jesuits viii be in
QUgurated.
Patrick H. O'DonneI. a lawyer, donated
the funds for the station at Georgetown.
The chronological instruments VIII be in
use from san Francisco to Brooklyn and
Washington. wherever the JesUl-s have a
Hnrfaua
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ocenn stenmships.

New York, Oct 3L-Auived: Baltic, from Liver
pool. October 3: ST. Paul. from Southampton. DC.
tober %
Bremen.
Sailed fr1n foreign ports; Arabic from Queens
tosa. Campania, from Queenstown.
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List of Pastors.

NJ. Suman's successors IN the pastorate
Of the church have been the following:
Rev. George A. Nixdorf, lS1-lS9i: Rev
Stanley Bllhelmer. 1S94-19Oi; Rev. David
Bittle Floyd, d. D., 1895: Rev. Luther
Hess Waung. Pm. D.. the present pastor.
who assumed charge in 1906.
one of the old heirlooms still possessed
and highly priced by the congregation,
coming down from it's early history. is a
large old German pulpit Bible, printed in
Tuebingen. Germany. In 1870.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-01
PERRY CARSON DEAD
Former Negro Political
Leader Passes Away.
ILLNESS LASTED THREE DAYS
Veteran OF Civil War and Foremost
ColOred Man in Washington Made
His Influence Felt in Efforts To
UpHft Race-Three Times u Dele
gate to Republican Convention.

After an illness lasting three days, Col
Perry Carson. for years. the negro pollt-
lcal leader of Washington and one Of the
most influential men among his race in
the Capital. died at his home, I'LL Fourth
street northwest, yesterday morning. Col
Carson was seventy-nine years old. Until
a few days before his death ne appeared
70 be In good health.
The body will lie In state in ST. Paul's
Chapel from 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing until the same hour Wednesday morn
ing. It Will then be taken to Meuopoli-
tan A. NJ. Z. Church, in NJ street where
the funeral service will be held at noon
The colored Masons. Of which he was a
member. will be in charge OF the serv-
ices,
Survived by wife.
Col Carson IS survived by his wife and
one son, now out OF town. from whom his
friends are waiting before making def
mite arrangements for the funeral
No man. perhaps. VIII be more mourned
by the negro race in Washington than
Col Carson. for since he came TO Wash
ington his efforts were solely directed
toward building up and uniting his people
He was born in Baltimore IN 1880 OF
slave parents. A free man himself, he
began at an early age TO do what he
could TO release other negroes from
bondage. For years he drove a wagon
that formed part Of the complicated "un-
derground railway system By which
slaves were brought into free country and
given citizenship rights.
At the beginning or the second year OF
the civil war Col. Carson Joined the Union
army as a commissioned officer. He served
until the close OF the struggle. when he
was honorably discharged with his pres
eut rank.
shortly after the close % the war he
came 10 Washington. where he mixed In
politics under the regime then IN force
here. His first step was 90 band the ne
groes together Organizing the historic
boys In blue" political club. he made his
influence felt
Thrice Elected Delegate.
He was thrice elected TO the Republican
national convention as delegates from the
District He last served when Mckinley
was nominated for President Col Carson
was q member OF the Army and Navy
Union. the John +. Cook Masonic Lodge. !
and the Mecca Temple, IN the Order OF
Shriners.
For years he held positions In the Dis
triCt government.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
GEORGE P. ZURHORST.
FUNERAL DESIGNS
History Club in session.

The regular meeting Of the Capitol Hill
History Club was held at the nome Of
Ms. Meyer. The p1pers were interesting
and instructive. III cluo will meet again
on November 10, With Yrs. J. C. Weldon.
81 Seaton place no{ thwtst
The Washington herald., 1909-11-01
LUTHERANS HONOR
PIONEER CHURCH
Evangelical Congregation Is
140 Years Old.
BUILT IN GEORGETOWN IN 1869

First Structure eat Wisconsin Avenue
and Volta Place Erected of Logs.
Cradle of Lutheranism in This Sec
tIOn-Fitting Services Held by Com
municants-HistOry Reviewed.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-01

Services in commemOration Of the 10th
anniversary Of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Georgetown, Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Volta place northwest were held
yesterday.
The first structure erected on the site
OF the present brick church. in 1863, was
a log building. This humble place Of
worship antedated any other Lutheran
church or parochial school building IN
what is now the District OF Columbia by
slxty-four years. 1t was the chadle Of
1 NJ ham nlanl In fhnln narra
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22

wa1stcoat pocket While he was sliding
OF his ear down the dark staircase.
To recovcr it meant, at the least, shell
ter for the night. followed by Il decent.
comfortable and sustaining morning
meal. Fortified by both he could re-
deem his luggage. change to clothing
mere suitable for daylight travelling,
pawn his valuables and enter into nego-
tiations with the steamship
for permission to exchange his pas
| sage. with a sum to boot, for trans
portation on another liner-a most
feasible project. q temptation all but
irresistible.
But thcn-the risk. Supposing. for
the sake of argument, the customary
night Waterman to have taken up a
transient residence in No. 9. sup
posing the police to have entered with
him and found the stunned man on
the second floor, would the Waterman
rot be vigilant for another nocturnal
marauder-would NOT the police now,
more thar ever, he Eeeping a wary eye
on that house of suspicious happen
ings:
Decidedly to re-enter it would be to
incur Il deadly risk. And Yet undoubt-
eddy, beyond question. his sovereign
purse was waiting for him somewhere
on the second flight of stairs, while
his means of clandestine entry lay
warm in his tingers-the key to the
dark entry, which he had by force of
habit pocketed after locking the door
on leaving the house with Dorothy.
He came to the Hog-in-the-Pound.
Its windows We're dim with low
turned gaslights. Down the covered
nlleyway Quadrant news slept in a
dusk. but fitfully relieved by a lamp
or two round which the friendly mist
clung close and thick.
There would he none to see.
Skulking, throat swollen with fear,
heart beating like Il snare drum, Kirk
wood took his chance. Buttoning his
o%verccat collar up to his chin and ours
ING the fact that his hat must stand
house, he sped ON tiptoe down the cob
blet way and close beneath the house
walls of Quadrant news; but, half
way in, he stopped, c~onfounded by an
unforeseen difficulty. How was he to
identify the narrow entry of No. 9,
whose counterparts doubtless commu
nicated with the news from every res
idence on four sides of the city block ?
He almost lost his head when he
realized thar escape was already cut
OF w the way he had come. some
-. -. t.nthni snlnn Iwn mon WMre
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22

entering the alley. lie coula nea n
tramping and shuttle of clumsy feet
and voices that muttered indistinctly-
One seemed to trip over something and
cursed. The other laughed. The voices
grew more loud. They We're coming
his way. He dared 40 longer vacillate.
He dived into the nearest black hole
OF a passageWay and in sheer despera-
ton flung himself, key in hand. against
the door at the end. Mark how his
luck served him who had forsworn
her. He found Il keyhole and inserted
the key. 1t turned. SO did the knob
The door gave inward. He fell in
with it. slammed it. shot the bolts and,
painting. leaned against its panels, in q
pit of everlasting night, but saved
for the time being, at all events.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22

She did not answer at once. lS1t her
eyes We're kind and sympathetic. He
plucked heart of their tolerance.
ut isn't too late yet" he argued.
LET me take you to your friends-vou
must have friends in the city. But
this-this midnight flight down the
Thames, this atmosphere of stealth
and suspicion, this
But my place is with my father,
Mr.. Kirkwood," she interposed. II
daren't doubt him, dare Il"
81 suppose not"
80 l must go with him. Pm glad
thank you for caring. dear Mr.. Kirk
wood. And again GOOD night"
Good luck attend YOU" he NUT
tered. following hcr to the boat.
Calendar helped her in anG turned
back to kirSwood With a look of arch
triumph. Klrkwood wondered If he
had overheard. Whether OF no, he
could afford to be masxnanimous. seiz-
ing Kirkwood's hand he pumped it
| vigorously.
My dear boy, you've been an angel
In disguise. And | guess YOU think
me the devil in masquerade" He
chuckled, in high conceit with himself
over the turn of affairs. Good night
and-and fare thee well..' He dropped
into the boat, seating himself to face
the recalcitrant Mulready. Cast off.
there"
The boat dropped away, the oars
lifting and falling. With Il weariful
sense of loneliness and disappointment
lNirkwood hung over the rail TO watch
them out OF sight.
Somewhat weariiy the young man
released the railing and assembled the
stairs. And that is the cnd.' he TOLD
himself, Struggling With an acute sense
of personal injury. He had been hard.
been lightened by the incifable glamour
OF romance. Mystery and adventure
had engaged him. He had served Il fail
woman and been associated with men
whose ways, however questionable
Were the ways of courage. hedged
thickly about with perils.
Disconsolate and aggrieved. he gain
ed the street. He was miles from st
cameras, foot weary. to all intents anl
purposes lost.
In this extremity chance smiled upon
him. The cabby who at his initial in
stance had Travelled this weary way
from Quadrant news, after the man
ner of his kind, ere turning back ha6
sought surcease Of fatigue at the neal
est public. From afar Kirkwood saw
the four wheeler at the curb and made
all haste toward it.
Entering the gin mill, he found the
cabby, soothed him with bitter and, in
! structing him for st. Pancras with al
| speed, dropped, limp and ~listless will
fatigue, into the conveyance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22
CHAPTER IN.

:" he
of the box Three N ski
enunciated the cabby, his tone
4 that of a mar prepared for
trouble, inclined to give trouble Il vel
come. His %bloodshot eyes blinked
truculently at his alighted fare. Three
m SIX" he iterated aggressively.
An adjacent but heretofore abstract
ed policeman pricked up his ears and
assumed an intelligent expression.
"Bermondsey OF Stairs to Sain' Pan
cras," argued the cabby assertively,
seven mile by tn radius-three N
six"
kirkwood stood on the outer station
platform, neal the entrance to third
class waiting rooms. Continuing to
tumble through his pockets for an elu-
sive sovereign purse, he looked up
mildly at the man.
"All right, cabby,'' he said, with pa
cific purpose: you'll get your fare in
half u shake"
sThree N six..' croaked the cabby,
like q blowsy and yindictive parrot.
Inc BOBBY SLEOlleG nearer.
YES" said kirkwood, mildly divert
| ed. why not sing it, cabby:"
"Lor' lumme..' The cabby exploded
with indignation, continuing to give q
lifelike imitation of a rumpled parrot.
II 'ad trouble enough wifi you at Ber-
| mondsey OF Stairs hover that quid
| you promised, didn't I? Sing it! My
| heye.."
"Quid. cabby" And then. remem-
| boring that he had promised the fell
| Quadrant news, Kirkwood grinned
broadly, eyes twinkling, for Mulready
| must have fallen heir to that covenant.
But you got the sovereign? You got
it, didn't you, cabby"
The driver affirmed the fact with un-
necessary leaf and profanity and an
amendment to the effect hat he would
have spoiled his fares sanguinary
| conk had the outcome been less salts
factory.
The information proved so amusing
that Kirkwood, chuckling, forbore to
resent the manner of its delivery and,
abandoning until a more favorable time
the chase Of the coy sovereign purse,
extracted from one trousers pocket
half a handful of large English small
change.
''Three shillings and sixpence." He
counted the coins into the cabby's
grimy and bloated paw and added
quietly: 1.-The exact distance is rather
less than four miles, my m%an-your
fare, precisely 2 shillings. You may
keep the extra IS pence for be-
ing such n conscientious blackguard-
or talk 1t over with the officer here
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22
By Louis Joseph Vance

an unseltish soul, Mulready. Fortu-
hately 1t happened that l came along
not tive minutes after he'd carried you
off. How was that, Dorothy"
Tier glance wavered uneasily between
the two, Mulready and her father. The
former, struggling to declare his indif-
terence, turned his back souarcly upon
them. She frowned.
He came out of Mrs. Hallam's and
got into the four wheeler. saying you
mad sent him to take your place and
would join US on the .Alethea."
500. How about it, Mulready?"
The man swung back slowly. "yyhat
You choose to think" he said after q
deliberate pause.
wei, never mind. We'l go over
the matter at our leisure on the Ale
thea"
There was in the adventurous tone
a menace, bitter and not to be ignored,
which Mulready saw fit to challenge.
Il think not" he declared. 81 thinl
not. I'm weary Of your addle pate6
suspicious. It'd be plain to n ont
but a fool that 1 acted for the besr
interests OF all concerned in this mat
ter. If you're not content to see it il
that light I'm DONE"
ION. it you want to put it that way
I'm not content, Mr.. Mulready," re
torted Calendar dangerously.
Please yourself. l bid you goot
evening and-goodby." The man tool
a step toward the stairs.
Calendar dropped his right hand int
his topcoat pocket. Just a minute
he said sweet]y, and Mulready stopped
Abruptly the fat a~dventurer's smolder
ing resentment leapcd in flame. THAT
will be about all. Mr.. Mulready. Bout
face, You hound. and get into that
boat! D'you think III temporize Will
you till doomsday? Then forget it
You're wrong, dead wrong. Youl
bluffs called, and"-with an evil cluc.
kle-''I hold a full house. Mulready-
every chamber taken" He lifted
m%eaningly the hand in the coat pocket
Now, in With YOU"
With Il grin and Il Swagger of pure
bravado Mulready turned and obeyed
Unnoticed of any save perhaps Calen-
dar himself the boat had drawn in at
the stage a moment earlier. Mulready
dropped into it and threw himself sui.
lenly upon the midships thwart.
Nov, Dorothy, in you go, my DEAR
continued Calendar, with a self salts.
fed wag of his head.
Half dazed, to all seeming. she NOV
ed toward the boat. With clumsy and
assertive g%allantry her father stepped
before her, offering his hand-his hand
which she did not touch, for in the act
of descending she remembered and
swung impulsively back to Kirkwood
Good night. Mr.. Kirkwood. Good
night. l shan't forget"
He took her hand and bowed above
it, but when his head was lifted be
still retained her fingers in a lingering
clasp.
Good night" be said reluctantly
In a sudden flush Of daring he turned
and nodded coolly to Calendar. witt