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Evening star., 1909-01-24
GAELIC SOCIETY MEETING.
Lovers of Irish Lore Enjoy Rare
Entertainment.

meeting of the Gaelic Society of
Washington was held Wednesday evening
in the Carroll Institute Hall. James
Mooney, the president. presiding. A
paper on THE Costume of the Ancient
Irish" was read by Miss Nellie Ryan
Thomas The paper was illustrated with
colored drawings, the work of the
speaker.
Rev. DR.. Thomas ]. Shahan spoke on
ireland and the Irish in Shakespeare. -
illustrating with passages from King
Lear" LAS You Like It. and Henry vi.
DIR. Shahan, whose name Is announced as
the next rector of the Catholic University,
is an active worker in the society and is
vice chairman of the section of history
and literature.
Miss Margaret Walsh rendered several
characteristic Irish airs on the piano, In
cluding "Cois Leasa.'' THE Soldiers JOY
known favorites with the older generation
and we'll received by the audience. Prof.
Michael Dowd sang a popular air with
pleasing effect, accompanying himself on
the violin. and the meeting closed with a
violin duet by MesSrS. Michael and John
Dowd.
Although but little more than a year
old, the Gaelic Society is rapidly coming
to the front as one of the leading literary
and educational organiZat of the cap-
tai it's programs combining in a marked
degree the scholarly and lighter entertain
ment feature, with special reference to the
presentation of Gaelic literature, history
and music,
Evening star., 1909-01-24
A Remarkable Walk.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor or The star:
The Presidents ride of fifty miles to
Warrenton and return has been heralded
as remarkable. / think l can relate an in
cdent which in comparison will reduce it
to an ordinary affair
Some years back, while / was living in
Leonardtown, the county seat of this, ST.
Mary county, / remember the fact that
two negro men started from Washington
on foot one morning after getting their
breakfast I don't know if they ate it off
the mantlepiece) and walked to Leonard
town the same day, distance of sixty
miles, reaching there, to the best of my
recollection between and o'clock in
the evening. The ground at the time was
covered with snow, from two to three
inches, and besides wearing heavy over
coats. the men brought several packages.
among them one for the gentleman in
whose store I was at that time a clerk.
One of these men, James Gordon, is, l
understand, at this time employed at a
livery stable in your city: the other,
James Sewal. is living in l4eonardtown.
They We're at that time, il is true, young
and vigorous men; Sewal. especially, was
remarkable for his strength even as a
youth.
I remember perfectly when | was a boy,
about ten or eleven, and he about eighteen
or twenty years, and employed by ply
sician. who boarded with my mother. that
time and again he would grasp myself and
my older brother (abOut thirteen with
either hand. by the waist of our trousers.
and my younger brother (about seven
years old) by his with his teeth, and run
a hundred yards with apparently no eff
fort. But, nevertheless, l think the walk
referred to was an equal test of endurance
with the Presidents ride.
LUKE f. MATTHEW'S
Park Hail. Md.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
BOYS CHARGED WITH LARCENY
One Committed to Reform School.
other on Probation.

Two sixteen-year- boys giving their
names as Richard Callahan of ) Myrtle
street northeast and William Sullivan of
422 5th street northwest were arraigned
in the Juvenile Court yesterday, charged
with the larceny of 81 from a guest at
the Raleigh Hotel After hearing the
testimony in the case Judge DeLacy sent
Sullivan to the Reform School, it being
stated he had been released from that in
situation on probation, and Callahan was
placed on probation under the care of
the board of children's guardians.
Callahan is employed as messenger
at the Postal Telegraph Office. while Sui
livan had formerly been employed there.
In response to a call from the Raleigh
Hotel Callahan was sent there, but met
Sullivan outside and agreed to divide the
money. If any, between them. The latter
Is said to have gone to the hotel and re-
ceived two tickets for a local theater.
which the owner wished to have refund
ed. Sullivan is said to have entered the
place and received the tickets, where
upon, Callahan went to the hotel and had
his call slip marked mo call" The boys
are said to have received the money Tor
the tickets and then disappeared. The
guest at the hotel complained to the po-
lice, which resulted in the arrests.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
RETURNS WITH DETECTIVE.
Resident of Staunton to Explain
Possession of Jewelry.

There was nothing about the appearance
of Olivia Baber when she reached police
headquarters last evening to indicate that
she was prisoner. although Detective
O'Brien had her in custody. Olivia. who
is resident OF Staunton. Va, had been
brought from her home by the detective.
He had arrested her because, it is alleged.
she took watch and chain worth $46
the property of Miss Belle Burhans a
pupil at the Bristol School, 10Th street
and Mintwood place. where she had been
employed.
When Detective O'Brien reached Staun-
ton this morning and learned that rela-
tives of the young woman were connect
ed with the town government he feared
he would have trouble bringing her away
but Miss Baber consented to return and
was not placed in arrest. She met the
detective at the railroad station and
accompanied him here. The young wom-
an surrendered the watch and chain to
the detective, telling him she found them
while working at the school, and de-
nying she had committed theft. She was
sent to the house of detention last night
to be cared for until she can be ar
raigned in the Police Court tomorrow.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
ELkS PROMISE A GREAT SHOW
THREE EVENINGS TO BE DE-
VOTED TO MINSTRELSY.
Big First Part and an Extensive and
Varied Olio to Be Given Feb
ruary l, 2 and 3.

Merry minstrelsy of the best variety
will be the order in the hall of the new
Elks Home, 921 II street northwest, the
evenings of February J. and 3. The
Elks going to produce the finest
minstrel show ever those nights with
a capable crew of their talented menl-
bers.
Frank Rebstock has the charge of the
stage end of the show and he is said
to be preparing the greatest amateur
treat that Washington has seen for
years. The show will be a regulation
minstrel show with the big first part
and an extensive and varied olio. A num-
Der of prominent local soloists will hold
up the singing. together with a we'll
drilled chorus of "blackfaces." Among
these soloists are Dana c. Holland
Charles E. Myers, Roland r. Rodrick
Edward P. Schwartz, Thomas A. Murray
and John r. Purvis. The end men are
"Cy" Cummings, Frank Rebstock, James
A. Balderson and John J. German. Dana
C. Holland will be the interlocutor.
One of the 'headliners' in the olio will
be the Marine Band. playing. among
other things, the famous sextet from
Lucia de Lammermoor." The band will
also play the dance music following the
entertainments of the first two evenings
Pete Becker will be heard in songs. Other
numbers will be w. c. Jones. the ex-
pert in legerdemain, DR.. G1bson'S Dane
ing Girls and Roe Fulkerson, in chalk
talk Other acts will be added later
Following is list of those participating
and having the entertainment in charge:
Committee of arrangements-Fred j.
Marshemer, chairman: Edward N. Bow
man. secretary; Lloyd B. Brooke. James
NJ Dunn. Walter ]. Tharp. Dana c. Hol-
land, Frank Rebstock. Thomas A Muir
ray, A. j. Cummings. 3. f. Sauter, Jo-
seph Fl. Wood. Conrad Hoffman. Edward
p. Schwartz and John B. Maxwell
Minstrel men-Dana G.. Holland, Charles
E. Myers. Edward p. Schwartz, John r.
Purvis, Roland r. Rodrick. Frank Reb-
stock "A. ]. Cummings, John ]. German.
Conrad Hoffman. Patrick F. Coffey.
James NJ. Dunn Joseph H. Wood, John
c. Wood James A. Balderson, B. F.
Sauter, Frank b. Swart. Albert S. Smith,
Frank Pierce, c. e. Bright, Thomas A.
Murray, Walter ]. Tharp, G. c. Cole.
Herman Richards, George Ackman, Allen
Holander, William B. Dawson and
Charles F. Hermann
The principals-Frank Rebstock stage
manager: Dana c. Holland. interlocutor.
Soloists: Dana c. Holland. bass; Charles
E. Myers, tenor; Edward p. Schwartz.
tenor: John r. Purvis, baritone; Roland
R. Rodrick, baritone. and Thomas A.
Murray, bass. End men, Frank Reb-
stock. Andrew J. Cummings, James A.
Balderson and John J. German
Musical director-Prof. George Herbert
Wells.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
RIVER FIREMEN ACT AS HOSTS
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AT AN
NUAL OYSTER ROAST.
Good Time Provided District Officials
and Others by Firedghter's
Gallant Crew.

OYSTERS were roasted and guests toast
ed by the gallant tars of the Firefighter
Friday night in the water front firehouse
The function, which was termed the an
nual oyster feast of the officers and crew
of the fireboat, was engineered by Capt.
Jacob Stulz, and the guest list included
District Commissioners Macfarland and
West, Maj. Sylvester. chief of police; F.
j. Wagner. fire chief: William F. Gude.
president of the Chamber of Commerce;
Auditor Alonzo Tweedale. Disbursing Of
ficer Louis c. Wilson. Fire Marshall P.
W. Nicholson, Lieut.. j. r. Sutton,
Morguemaster Shoenberger and Assist
ant Morguemaster Reynolds.
The fun was fast and furious. many
musical and vaudeville features being pre-
sented during the evening.
The supply of bivalves, fresh from their
winter beds in the Potomac. was heaped
high in the home of the Fireflghter, and
the chefs served them roasted, toasted,
fried and on the shell. There was also
a plenteous supply of good nature. and
the guests told funny stories and praised
the work of the fire laddies who are CALL
ed upon to fight the raging red demon"
when it breaks loose on the water front
or among the craft at the piers.
Commissioner Macfarland was called
away while the festivities were at their
height. but he stayed long enough to
say that the trim fireboat and its brave
and jolly crew were the real things"
Will Schoen berger the keeper of the
morgue. related some uncanny yarns
about THE People Have Seen Who Did
Not See Me- Capt. Stulz was also at
his best in relating "HoW it is Did, when
the blaze breaks forth, and Maj Syl-
veSter expressed some pardonable pride
upon the work of the next-door neighbors
of the river front firemen-ComInodore
Sutton and his force of harbor police, who
work hand in glove with the fire fighters
when disaster comes.
The guests We're loud In their thanks
to the crew of the Firefghter for the
magnificent entertainment given them.
Capt. Jacob Stulz headed the reception
committee which included Lieut.. Moag,
Engineers Reed and Harrison. Assistant
Engineers Glenn and Tenneson. Privates
Rawley, Kullman, Tegler, Marmaduke.
Downes, Pratt. Stevens, Klein. Jones.
Wilson and Firemen Richardson and
George Klein.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
STOPS INTEREST ON GAS BILLS
MEASURE SUBMITTED TO CoUN
Sell FOR OPINION.
Proposed Bill Drafted by F. w.
Mahood in Behalf of De-
linquent Users.

Corporation Counsel f. II. Thomas will
be asked by the Commissioners to pass
on the draft of a bill submitted to them
by T. w. Mahood of 1905 Both street.
which the author says is designed as
preventive of the present practice of
charging the gas users of the District %
per cent interest for a day or so should
they inadvertently fail to pay the bill
or be unable to pay same on the date
due. even though the gas companies have
in their hands sufficient funds to meet
same and on which they are paying but
+ per cent interest per year
The bill provides that the penalty
heretofore charged by the gas companies
operating in the District of Columbia to
consumers of gas in the said District tor
non-payment of gas bills within specled
time is hereby declared unlawful
THAT gas companies operating In the
District of Columbia shall charge de-
lirquent bills to the deposit made by con-
sumers who may have become delinquent
at the net cost provided by law;
THAT where no deposit is required from
the owners of houses the gas companies
shall be allowed to discontinue furnishing
gas to such owners as may become de-
linquent and shall have the right TO
turn off the gas from such premises ana
refuse to furnish gas to such dellnquents
Onlll all outstanding blliS diC paul ~
gether with the legal rate of interest on
such delinquent bills from the date they
become payable until paid.
THAT gas companies operating IN 'he
District of Columbia shall not discontinue
furnishing gas to consumers VINO nave
made deposits with such gas companies
until sixty days after the first meter
reading on the delinquent bills, 1t being
the intent of this section that as the gas
companies require such a deposit as VIII
cover two months gas bills, they shdli
not turn off the gas until the deposit IS
exhausted
THAT the receipts for deposits shall be
non-transferable and non-negotlabe. ana
shall be at the legal rate of interest IN the
District of Columbia from date or deposit
until the date of release; or in the event
that any delinquent bill is charged to said
deposit, it shall bear interest to the date
on which such bill is due.
THAT for any nfraction of this law any
gas company operating in the District OF
Columbia shall be subject to such penalty
as shall be equal to the actual damage
sustained by any complainant against
such gas company, together with All costs
of suits or actions. the original p!il ana
certificate of deposit to be prlma facie
evidence of such infraction on the part
of the gas company, and said penalties
may be collectible in any court of COM
petent jurisdiction. the damage to be
paid to the complainant and the costs of
suit to be paid to the District of Column
ba in manner prescribed by law.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
A Great Ride.

To The Editor OF The Star:
When Queen Elizabeth died at London
in 1903, Sir Robert Carey. her kinsman.
hearing d sapphire ring as a token of her
decease to King James VI of Scotland.
her successor upon the throne of Eng
land, rode by horse to Doncaster after 10
O'Clock of night, 1872 miles. The next
night he reached his own house at Wild
drington by horse. los miles, and the fol-
lowing day at noon reached Norham, 331
miles, and would have supped with the
king at Edinburgh, but his horse stum-
bled, giving him a great fall. striking him
with his heels on the head SO that he
shed much blood so that he was forced
10 ride a soft pace after and found the
king in bed. Sir Robert Carey recovered
in four days from his great ride and fall
DAVID S. COPELAND.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
Ordered by Commissioners.

The Commissioners have issued orders
for the laying of the following water
mains and sewers:
Eighty feet. more or less. of S-inch wa
ter main in Genesee place between 18th
street and Quarry road northwest
Two hundred and ten feet. more or less.
O. S-lnch water main in u street eastward
from present dead end of main to a
point in L street opposite south of alley
in l. street between Fendall and 18th
streets southeast.
Sewer in Park road between 18th and
18th streets.
Sewer in alley of square 1920.
Ii has also been ordered that a pipe
BE placed across 1ith street on the mort h
side of kearney street northeast and an
open gutter he carried short distance
eastward on kearney street at an esti-
mated cost of SEQ. chargeable to the ap-
preparation for repairs TO county roads,
1bJ.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
NEEDED LINK IN The CHAIN
BILL TO MAKE UNIFORM LAW
OF WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS.
Communication Sent to Chairman
Smith of House District Committee
by the Commissioners.

That the enactment of IAN act to make
uniform the law of warehouse receipts
in the District of Columbia is needed
link in the chain of uniformity all over
the country is the reason urged by the
Commissioners for its passage. in a let
ter sent to Chairman Smith of the House
District committee yesterday. The repre-
sentative asked for further information
showing the need of its enactment.
Inclosed in the letter are several copies
Of resolutions passed by the conference
Of commissioners on uniform state laws.
the American Bar Association, the Ma
tional Board of Trade and the American
Warehousemen's Association and the
American Bankers Association. approv-
Ing the warehouse receipts act.
Continuing the letter says:
Approved by Board Of Trade.
THE act has also been approved by
the Washington Board of Trade. the
Board of Trade and Transportation of
New York City. by the numerous cham
bers of commerce Of New York. Philadel-
phia, Chicago and other large cities of
the country.
According to the telephone directory
Of the city of Washington. issued De-
storage warehouses in the city of Wash
ington, most of them apparently doing
but a small business. OF the five prin-
cipal ones. the Terminal Storage Com
pany. the Merchants Transfer and Stor-
age Company and the Security Storage
Company. three in number. are members
of the American Warehousemen's Asso-
citation, which has formally approved of
the act, and one of the others has now an
application on file for membership in
that corporation.
Warehouse Receipts as Collected.
THE warehousing business in Wash
ington is largely local. and compared to
the large commercial cities it's business in
warehouse receipts is small. 1t is, how
ever the hope of the friends of the ware
house receipts act that it will. when for
mally adopted by all of the states in the
country. make warehouse receipts an eX-
cellent collateral for loans by the banking
institutions of the country in cities remote
from the place where the goods are ware
housed. The act is, therefore, OF very
great Importance to the banking COM
munity OF the city Of Washington. from a
monetary standpoint, and its enactment in
the District of Columbia needed link In
the chain of uniformity.
"The only legislation directly affecting
warehousemen in the District of Columbia
will be found in sections S3S. 1919. 162u
and 1921 of the code of law for the Dis
trict of Columbia. with which the ware
house receipts act does not conflict. Nei-
ther does it conflict. SO far as the Com
missioners are advised from the commits
sioners on uniform laws of the District OF
Colum bia with the common law practice
of our courts.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
SIGMA CHI BANQUET.
Washington Alumni Chapter to Gel
ebrate Twentieth Anniversary.

Washington Alumni Chapter to Gel
ebrate Twentieth Anniversary.
At meeting OF the executive commit
tee of the Washington Alumni Chapter Of
the Sigma Chi Fraternity 1t was decided
to celebrate the twentieth anniversary
of the chapter al banquet. to be held at
Rauscher's February 30. Many out-of-
town members prominent In the frater-
nifty have been invited to attend and the
chapter expects to make this anniversary
the largest reunion of Sigma CHS which
has been held in Washington for a num-
Der Of years.
The officers of the Washington Alumni
Prof. De Witt c. Croissant. vice presi-
dent; DR. Robert Farnham, historian;
Edwin j. Mckee. treasurer; E. G. Evans,
secretary, and r. G. Hunt, DR.. J. H.
Holland and Norris F. Frey, executive
committee. If there are any members re-
siding in Washington whose names are
not on the chapter rolls they are request
ed to send their names to the chairman of
the banquet committee, Morris +. Frey,
National Metropolitan Bank building.
A number of unique features will be in
troduced for the first time. Clarence Hen
sey of Lafayette is expected to exhibit
his sleig hit -of-hand feats; Risley Hunt.
the popular tenor. will sing several solos,
and Judge Dorman will give his imitation
of 1.-The kentucky colonel" The remain
der of the program has not yet been an
nounced
Evening star., 1909-01-24
Controversy Will Be Dropped.

Secretary Newberry has indicated that
there will be no further action in the
matter of the protest filed by Commander
Albert l.. Key against Chief Constructor
Capps, in which the former protested
against certain passages in the annual
report Of the constructor which the COM
mander thought reflected on him. The
passages referred to public criticism of
alleged defects in battleship construction.
Admiral Capps has made reply to the
commanders letter, but its contents will
not he made public. Secretary Newberry
prefers to let the controversy rest where
il i5
Evening star., 1909-01-24
Lincoln's Premonition.

To the Editor Of The Star:
In view of the approaching anniversary
of Lincolns birthday this may be of in
terest. l distinctly remember reading
during the civil war. a short paragraph
in one Of the Washington papers 1 picked
up in an abandoned Confederate camp.
giving conversation with the great man,
In which he makes the prediction that
however the war may end he would not
survive it long; that his life would end
quickly thereafter. l have never seen
this referred to in any article on Lin
coin. l have looked through the Wash
ington Chronicle of 1863. but cannot find
1t; 1t may be in the other papers published
at that time in Washington. / picked the
Va. in April or May 1868, just before
Bufords cavalry crossed the Potomac
and struck out for Getty sburg, after the
cavalry fights at Aldie and Upperville
and the Gap. E. H. KLEMROTH.
Selma Ala.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
Mrs. Galloway to Install Officers.

Mrs. Ida NJ. Galloway. senior vice
president general, National Auxiliary to
the Spanish War Veterans, will be the
guest of Gen. Harry C. Egbert Camp,
No. AZ. Germantown. Philadelphia. to-
morrow evening. The commander, w. f..
Torr, has invited Mrs. Galloway to assist
in organizing an auxiliary to Camp ~
the members of which served in the
Spanish-American war. Philippines insur-
rection and China campaign. Mrs. Gallo
way will Tuesday evening install the new
officers of Naval Auxiliary No. 1 of
Philadelphia. and he rtained at din
ner given in her honor Mrs. Galloway
will be accompanied by Mrs Cora NJ
Campbell president of Admiral George
Dewey Naval Auxiliary. No. 3. District
OF Columbia Department, United Spanish
War Veterans.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
NEW YORK LEADS.
National Red Cross Has Received
S9O1,131 for italian Sufferers.

$oO1,131 for Italian Sufferers.
The National Red Cross has received
S9O1 .131 to date for the relief of the suf-
ferers from the earthquake in southern
Italy. OF that amount New York con-
tributed $3O6617; California. s1sO,o6l :;
Illinois, s91, 900; the Christian Herald.
$4,000; Missouri, s37,O94: Connecticut.
s34, 173; Massachusetts, s31 671: Wisconsin.
s23. 1877: Rhode Island. s20,426: Pennsyl-
vania. s16 1853; Maryland. s14.747; District
of Columbia, $14,275; Washington. S1OS4I
Ohio, So 726; Iowa, $3.50; Indiana. 81
1872; New Jersey, s7,OO6; Michigan, $6O0Q;
New Hampshire, $3,2o2; Virginia, s., l36;
South Carolina. $1,000: Alabama. s2,6ll |;
Maine, $2O79; louisiana. $ls64: Nevada.
81 ,So5: Minnesota, S1.73S, Nebraska, ST.
3O5; Kansas, s1,131: Vermont. s929; West
Virginia, $SO4: Delaware, $3.50; Arizona.
1886. Montana $3.50; North Carolina, 500;
kentucky, 500: Georgia, $169; Tennessee,
s126: Mississippi, $119; Colorado. $111;
Texas, s9o: Oklahoma, s66: South Dakota
s64: Arkansas, s55: Florida, $4; New
Mexico, s23: Oregon, 81; Wyoming, $s;
Idaho, So: Utah. IS; North Dakota, =;
Quebec, $40; Mexico, s.: Nova Scotia. IL.
Anonymous. not credited above, $l1.2o.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
Observation-Disclosures

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