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Evening star., 1909-02-17
GUESTS OF GUARDSMEN.
Farewell Dinner to Troopers Ordered
to the PHILIPPINES.

\ farewell dinner to number of Of
fcers OF the 18th Cavalry, United States
Army, stationed at Fort Myer, but under
orders for the hiiippines was given last
night at Ecksteins. 1412 New York ave
nue.. by several officers of the District
OF Columbia National Guard. There were
no weepings nor sorrowful fareWells, but
instead all made merry, laughed, and told
good stories.
Col. Emmett Urell spoke of the good
fellowship existing between the regulars
and the guard, and referred to the bene-
fit derived by the guard from the asso-
citation with the men of the 18th Cavalry.
Capt. Benjamin b. Hyer. quartermaster
of the cavalry regiment returned the
compliment by telling of the pleasure and
profit derived by the troopers from
friendship with the guardsmen Other
speakers were Capt. T.. G. Schafer, d. G.
\. G.; Capt Robert Cook. -. G n G.:
Lieut.. James Goethe. 18th Cavalry. and
Lieut.. Harry $. Berry. 18th Cavalry.
Those present at the dinner included Col
Emmet Creil, Capt. F.. G. Schafer. Capt
Robert Cook. Capt. Benjamin f. Hyer.
Capt. Guy n: Preston. Capt. Marion G..
p. Raysor. Capt Thomas NJ Corcoran.
Capt. r. +. Howard. c. A. C.; Lieut
James Goethe. Lieut.. Harry S Berry and
Charles Ecksten.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
Robert Mantell.

Bookings for seats for Mr.. Mantell $
engagement at the National Theater indi-
cate "A widespread interest in the
Shakespearean plays to he given by this
tragedian. Two years ago Mr.. Mantell
appeared here in a severely classic reper-
toire and the reception accorded him be-
speaks welcome at this time. No
tragedian within a decade has under
taken repertoire OF so much variety
Each production will be garnsheu with
appropriate scenery and costumes and
an adequate supporting company will
supplement the work of Mr.. Mantell. This
season Louis Nl. Romeo and Juliet"
and The Lady OF Lyons. have been
added to the list of PLAYS and as they
are rarely presented in a worthy manner
their revival during the week is most
opportune. The engagement will be ush-
cred in with special matinee Monday
with The Lady of Lyons Macbeth
being the bin for the night. Tuesday
night. king Lear: Wednesday matinee,
The Merchant of Venice: Wednesday
night. Hamlet: Thursday night.
.Richelieu''; Friday night. Louis XII:
Saturday matinee. Romeo and Juliet !:
Saturday night, Richard III"
Evening star., 1909-02-17
HALLECK OVERSTAYS LEAVE.
Missing From st. Elizabeth and
Police Asked to Find Him

Winfield II. Halleck. son of Maj w. F.
Halleck. retired. took French leave of
the Government Hospital for the Insane
yesterday afternoon and had not returned
there this morning.
The young man. who has been away
from the institution number of times
during the eighteen months he has been
a patient there. was missed at. supper
time. He had the freedom Of the grounds
and was in the dining room at noon.
Just what time or how he left the
grounds is not known. He was about
the city last night, talking to friends,
and said to some of them that he would
return to the hospital today.
1t was denied at the hospital today
that he had assaulted one of the guards
Winfield is given to romancing" said
one of the hospital physicians this morn
ing. He probably imagines he made IL
daring escape
The last time Halleck was away from
the institution he called at several news
paper offices and told stories about him
self. purely originating in his own imagi-
nation. The police have been asked to
find him.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
FUNERAL OF GEO. HILDRETH.
Services Tomorrow and Interment in
Oak Hill Cemetery.

Funeral services over the remains of
George Hildreth, who died yesterday aft
ernoon at the family apartment in the
Prince Karl, 10Th and X streets north
west, will be held tomorrow afternoon in
the chapel in Oak Hill cemetery. Rev
Edward Slater Dunlap, assistant rector
of st. Johns Episcopal Church, will con-
duct the services.
The remains will be placed in the re-
ceiving vault at the cemetery, and will
interment in the family burying ground
where the Hildreths have been inferred
for over century.
About four years ago MIR. Hildreth, en-
ployed in the pension office and often
selected to write the White House in
vitations on account of his fine penman-
ship. was stricken with apopexy. Since
that time he has been comparative in
valid.
When he arose yesterday morning he
complained of feeling i'll. He later re-
turned to his couch. and at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon was stricken with the sec
ond attack of apopleXy.
DIR. Edgar Snowdcn was hastily sum-
moned but when he arrived Mr. Hill
dreth was beyond aid. He died shortly
thereafter.
He was widely known in Washington
AS Il base ball expert. Before he was
stricken several years ago he was promi-
nent in athletic circles.
He was forty-four years of age His
widow and one son, Clarence Hildreth
survive.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
DISTRICT TO MOVE BODIES
BUILDER HAS ABANDONED
CEMETERY ON HIS HANDS.
Congress Asked to Authorize
Cremation of Remains in Old
EbeEezer Graveyard.

Henry q. FrcitaG. VINO bought lard
near the corner Of 18th and p streets
southeast for building lots, and found
later he had purchased a cemetery, has
appealed to the District commissioners.
through his attorney, Andrew Lipscomb.
asking that they recommend to Congress
the passage OF an act authorizing the
removal of the bodies. Commissioners
Macfarland has approved recommended
tion of Health Officer Woodward to carry
out the request.
Attorney Lipscomb states that Nj
Fretag has begun the erection Of some
houses on lots he has bought in square
1859
HE finds that it is filed with buried
bodies having formerly been the ceme-
terry of the Ebenezer African Church.
says the attorney. ''Through the efficient
courtesy of the health officer learn that
no interments have been made in said
cemetery since June 30 1874. and that
about that time by an unbound order
of the health office further interments
were forbidden. Several laws prevent
the present owner from disint erment of
the remaining bodies. several hundred
in number. public alley running
through this square is also filled with
graves. and no use can be made of this
square for building purposes. for laying
water and gas pipes. etc, without dig
ging through sepulchers and exposing the
remains of human creatures whose rela-
tives and friends are. for the most part,
poor. unknown and Indifferent"
Health Officer Woodward has recon-
mended to the Commissioners that Il bill
be drafted by the corporation counsel
authorizing the health officer to issue a
permit for the disinterment and disposa
of the remains.
virtually abandoned, proper respect for
the dead requires the removal of the
remains from the land before II is used
for other than cemetery purposes. says
the health officer. He recommends that
rhe remains be cremated.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
DANCE FOR QUAKE VICTIMS
Italian Hunting Club Gives Large
MASQUERADE Ball.

The Columbus Hunting Club of Wash
ington. an Italian organization, gave
large masquerade ball in the National Ri
f1es' Armory in G street last night for the
benefit of the earthquake sufferers in the
home country. The ball was success
financially, and substantial sum for the
sufferers was raised.
Features Of the evening were a float in
the shape of boat carrying Columbus
and his crew on the voyage to America
and the ruins of an old house showing
the devastation of the earthquake. placed
in a -orner of the hall. Prizes for indi-
vidual and group costumes were awarded
as follows: First prize. group composed
of Margarete Hulm. III. Choping A.
Cashio and &. j.. L., y. and l.. Bovelo:
second prize, group composed OF S. Scale
and girls; third prize. G.. Mortellaro;
fourth prize. Mrs Diolot and Mrs. Sen
diZ. and fifth prize. Rocco Gerocco.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
FIREMEN FIGHT FLAMES.
Companies of Local Department Re-
spond to Alarms.

Several companies of the fire depart
ment were summoned from their quarters
this morning about O'Clock, a blaze
having been discovered in an old building
between the river and canal several
squares west of the Aqueduct bridge. The
blaze spread to a two-story frame struc-
ture occupied by Italian laborers en-
ployed on railroad work. and also to a
temporary trestle used by men in the
employ of George killeen. All the frame
work in the old stone mill was rendered
worthless, the dwelling occupied by the
workmen was destroyed and the treste
was badly damaged
When the fremen reached the scene the
flames had gained such Roadway that it
was impossible to do much effective work.
One company obtained water from the
canal, while another used a hydrant near
the Conduit and Foxhall roads finding
it necessary to carry the hose line across
the canal. Many persons in the city
were attracted to the fire. some of them
thinking the blaze was in one of the boat
houses on the river front.
Occupants Of the dwelling house made
unsuccessful efforts to save their effects.
They were awakened by the bright light
from the fire, but the blaze reached
thei- house so quickly that they were
unable to save their personal property.
The firemen remained on the scene until
long after daybreak, not leaving until the
last spark had been extinguished. 1t is
stated that the larger of the two struc
lures was used bone mill several
years ago. Policemen estimated the dam
age at about $500. Samuel Broderick
owned the mill property and house.
| No. engine company responded to
local alarm of fire this morning about y
o'clock because of blaze in the chimney
at the house of Mrs. Emma Hamann. The
property was not damaged.
A curtain In contact with lighted gas
| jet caused d blaze in the house of David
Berry. l5l1 10th street. last evening short
| ly after 6 O'Clock. An alarm, sounded
| from box 319, summoned several COM
| panies of the fire department and the
| blaze was extinguished after about $40
damage had been caused.
| No. 1S engine company responded to
d local alarm this morning about O'Clock
| because of a slight blaze in an unoccupied
| frame building near the foot Of I'd street
southeast There was nothing found to
| indicate the origin Of the blaze The
damage was slight.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
BANQUET OF BOYS BRIGADE.
Proposed Celebration of Anniversary
of Washington's Birthday.

Washington's birthday will be cele-
brated by the District of Columbia and
Virginia Division Of the United Boys
Brigade of America with banquet next
Monday al 4 o'clock pm. al the y. NJ
{. \. Companies and individual officers
will report in the boys building between
3 and 3:t5 pm. in uniform without side
arms. After tho banquet those present
will be presented to Lieut.. Gen. IL. G.
Wilmer the comma nicr in chief.
Division Commander Henry faVorS the
organization OF athletic teams for par
tiCipa ton in the field-daN events SatUr-
day. May Il. \ trophy will be awarded
IL the winning company. and medals VIII
be given 10 individual winners.
Company Is of -. Marks tpiSC npa |
Church. under Commandant J. Jarvis But
Ter. has been installed az company ot
the L. r. r. A.. and Chaplain K. Ashton
Curtis. Capt. r. w. Ashby. First Lieut.
Jerome T. Burke and Second Lieut.. Will
son s. Huiliish have been commissioned.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
Two Schooners in Distress.

Tn" schooner Virginia Rulon, while
bound from the Potomac river 10 New
York was in collision off Hog Island
about three weeks ago with the schooner
Thomas Winsmore.
Tile Rulon got the worst of the en-
counter, losing her cathead and flying
lbboom and having her rigging damaged.
With damaged rigging she reached her
d"s. ination in the latter part of last week.
The American schooner Mary Sanford.
abandoned at sea while on voyage from
Morgan City. La, to New York, ner crew
taken off by the British steamer MnoIa
and landed al Havre, France, was known
at this port. though IL has been several
years since she was last here
Evening star., 1909-02-17
Conditions on Canal Zone.

The engineers were a BILE to talk of gem
eral conditions in the Canal Zone without
running counter to their official ohliGa-
tions, and this they did. The tenor OF
their remarks indicated thorough salts
faction with the general outlook for
successful carrying ont of the canal prof.
ect. Comparisons between the work done
by the French and that done hy the
American government were made, dccic-
edly favorable to the latter. ISham
Randolph of the Illinois Improvement
Company of Chicago. who paid a hiGh
tribute 10 the ability of Col. Goetha Is.
said that what the French did was re
markabe, considering the equipment they
had.
When the French commenced 10 dig
the Culebra cut. he said. 'the level was
-; feet above the sea. When they stop
ped. ii was les feet above, and now it
is ninety feet above sea level. II is the
greatest movement of dirt in history.
Others of the board of consulting en-
Eineers who discussed the climate, the
sanitary and other conditions on the
st hmus were Frederic p Stearns of Bos-
ton. chairman of the board; John r.
Freeman of Providence, r. l.; Capt
Charles P. Allen of Chicago. Allen Hazen
of New York, James D. Schuyler of Los
Angeles and Arthur P. Davis. chief en-
gineer of the reclamation service.
F.. H. Newell, director OF the reclama
ton service, on behalf of the society,
thanked the board of engineers for the
information they had given the society
At the end of the reception a buffet
luncheon was served.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
MORALS IN EDUCATION.
Addresses Before the College Club!
of the High Schools.

At the February meeting of the college
clubs of the Washington high schools last
evening in The Y. NJ. c. A. building Dr..
Elmer Brown. commissioner of education,
and David r. Porter of New York city
were the principal speakers. Mr.. Porter
is a graduate of Bowdon and Rhodes
scholar. He spoke on THE Value of
Moral Training in Our High Schools and
said that last year 5000 North American
college students had made a study of the
Bible.
Mr.. Brown said that in his opinion the
ethics of Christianity should be made
part of the curriculum of every school.
He spoke The Moral and Religious
Education of Youth
The college clubs organized in the
various high schools for the purpose of
studying DR.. W. J. jerks Problems of d
High School Boy.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
Holmes Travelogue on Berlin.

At the New Masonic Auditorium next
Sunday night Mr.. Wright Kramer will
deliver the second of the present series
OF Burton Holmes Travelogues the
subject being Berlin This course is
devoted to the great cities of Eurooa
Imperial Berlin is the newest of conf
mental capitals and the cleanest Mr.
Holmes presents the Berlin of 1907.
showing its Industrious daily life ITS
impressive state ceremonies and its mill
tary spectacles. Glinlpses of the port of
Hamburg. moving studies of the German
navy OFF Heligoland and Il tour OF the
canals of the little paradise called the
Spreewald add variety and interest Mr.
Kramer. who delivers the lecture was a
fellow-traveler with Mr.. Halnes and is
thus able to deliver the same travelosue
as did Mr.. Holmes last season, using of
course, the same illustrations
Evening star., 1909-02-17
BURNING Eczema
Quickly Spread
Started Like Ringworm on Hand
Hand Swelled and Then HUI
NOR Spread to Arms, Legs and
FACET Was Something Ter
rible.
PBEggRDP TGON@ FAILED;
gy1T0gURA CURED NsM

Il have used the CuticIra Remedies for very
bad Of eczema with complete success. About
fifteen eighteen years ago the disease dcvel
opcd In the shape OF large pinhead on top OF
my hand. II burned and itched much that
compelled 10 show ii TO doctor. He pro-
nounced il rngWorm, and made very light OF il.
He gave wash and told me to apply il be
fore. going to bed and all would be in the
morning But the morning my hand was
all swollen up and pcuticed it. When the
doctor came to his office showed him the hand
and IL my surprise he told me that he had never
experienced such ease i'll his practice and said
i, was well p1ultceJ it. After trying his
different remedies toe disease Increased and
went up my arms and finally to my thighs and
legs generally and finally ON my face The burn
ing was something terrible. After I had tried
this doctor. thought, long enough went 10
another doctor who had the reputation Of being
the best in town. He told 1t was bad
cas-, of eczema and that ii would take quite a
while 10 cure it. His medicine checked the ad
vance Of the disease but further.
II 1inally concluded TO try the Cuticura Rene
dies. bought cake of Cuticura Soap. box
of Cuiicura Ointment and bottle of Cutcura
Rcsolvent and found relief in the first trial. con
iinued until was completely free from the dis
ease and | have not been troubled with another
attack since I still Use the Cuticura Ointment
in my family ii is OF the best remedies
heal other injury rapidly. can
freely and truthfully say that the cuticura
Remedies the hest far my experience
went with them and l am still recommending
them feeling | moi making mistake.
4. Eukhart ..t W. Market 81. Chambersburs
Pa Sept. IL. 1870" "
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Huner of Infants; Children and Adults
consists Of Cu,fcura Soap csc, to Cleanse the
nfrncu Tp..It Heal he lin
ana Cuticura ResolvenI ,50ct tor in the form CT
Chocolate Coated Pills. oJ, per vial of 10, 10
Purify the Blood Sold thIoIshnu, The world.
Potter Drug & Chem Corp, Sole Props. Bos ton.
Mass.
!. Mailed Free. tutirura Book "n Skin Diseases.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
Illustrated Lecture.

Preceding the reception the society
listened to an illustrated lecture in the
main hall of George Washington Univer-
sity, by Van II. Manning. topograpler
United States geological survey. who has
since last summer been in charge of the
government reclamation work in the
Yazoo basin. His subject was the Over
flow Lands of the Yazoo Delta He had
a number of excellent lantern slides
showing the damage caused by the over
flowing of the waters of the Missis
Sippi river
Evening star., 1909-02-17
Funeral of Jacob p. Harris.

Funeral services over the remains Of
Jacob p Harris of this city. who died
Tuesday morning. will be held at the fam
lily residence, 11:9 L street northwest to-
morrow at ; o'clock. Rev. DR. NJ. Ross
Fishburn of the Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church will officiate The inter-
ment will be in Congressional cemetery.
The death of Mr.. Harris was due to a
paralytic stroke. He was stricken soon
after arriving at his place OF business
Wednesday morning last. He had been in
the employ of w. E. Moses & Sons contju-
uously for the past thirty-tive years. and
had not only the respect and friendship
Of the members of that firm. but also of
his associates. A wife, two sons and a
daughter survive him.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
A N U S E M E Mt S
"Paid in Full"

Paid in Full will be seen at the CO.
lumbia Theater next week. The engage
ment will open with a Monday holiday
matinee. The play is famous for the
accuracy with which it depicts present
day life and conditions in New York.
Produced in New York early last season
it ran there until few weeks ago. The
story is of young clerk who stole be
cause he could not get an advance III
salary. then sought to degrade his wife
to save himself. There will be the usual
Thursday and Saturday matinees as well
as the extra one on Washinstons birth
day. The total number of performances
here will be nine. and the boN-office in
uufries indicate capacity demand for
seats at all OF them.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
Ninety and Nine"

When Ira D. Sankey whistled til,
tune of the Ninety and Nine mid the
nils of Old Scotland. more than thirty
years ago he little dreamed that lis
song would one day furnish inspira-
ton Tor popular melodrama. The
theme. while it is By no means a new
one. has many possibilities and Ramsay
MorrlS has woven into the story IL
score or more of the characters one
sees in every village. 1t enjoyed a run
OF more than five months at the Acal-
emy of Music. New York. 1t comes 20
the Academy for the week of February
-. opening with special Washing
tons birthday matinee
Evening star., 1909-02-17
Eight-Year-Old Boy Run Over.

Donald Lietz, eight years of age, was
run over yesterday afternoon by wagon
belonging to Littlefield Il Alvord and SER
iously injured. The boy riding
tricycle. near 21st and | streets when the
accident occurred Joseph Yates colored
living at 212O Z street. driver of the team
was unable to prevent the accident when
he realized the rider of the tricycle. was
in danger. Donald was knocked from his
wheel and one wheel of the wagon passed
over his left leg. His leg was fractured
and he sustained bruises about the body
The injured boy was removed to the home
OF his parents, 2126 Pennsylvania avenue,
where has was attended by DIR. H NJ
Dixon. Yates was arrested and taken to
the third precinct police station. but was
subsequently released.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
CITY AND DISTRICT.
New Police Precinct Wanted.

The action of the Senate in including
in the District appropriation bill pro-
vision for the creation Of a new police
precinct east of the AnacoStia river is
commended in letter to the Commits
Sion"rs from u. G.. Fountain. secretary
of the East Washington Heights Citi-
zCnS' Association.
IT viii be a matter for congratulatiOn
both for you and the citizens if the item
- retained in the bill" says the letter
There is real need for such precinct
and we hope il will be established in the
near future with a captain, Il lieutenant,
three mounted SergeantS and the neCeS
sary complement of men.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
LOCAL MENTION.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

\ationaI-Marie Doro in THE Richest
Girl" S:1J pm
1cla sco-William Faversham IN The
World and His Wife S:1J pm.
columbia Henrietta CroSman IN
sham" SID pm.
Chase'S-Polite vaudeville, S:1o pm
New Academy-''A Miilionairc's Re
Ncngc," S:1J pm.
New Lyccum- Morning, Noon and
Night. S.1J pm.
t,aycty-Ecntz-S -Santlcy Company, S:15
pm.
Majestic Continuous vaudeville and
muvins pictures. 30 pm
Evening star., 1909-02-17
joseph F. Sheehan,

thaseS next week will witness the ap-
pearance for the first time in vaudeville
of Joseph +. Sheahan, the eminent tenor
Mr.. Sheehan's repertoire will embrace
onerauc selections. intersperSed with
Irish ballads, amply demonstrating his
versatility and range Fun in a Board
ing House.. one Of the additional features
is a comedy mosaic introducing those fic-
titious and farcical characters. the Gagg
Brothers and other star boarders in the
actors boarding house.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
"Marcelle.'

Louise Cunning comes to the BelaSco
Tlcater next week appearing in PtxleX
and IuderS' operetta. ''Marcell,. Mar
ceiie is III two acts and three scenes.
all of them laid in the little German teu-
dal town of Berghof. near the French
frontier. Miss Cunning appears i'll the
titla role. and it is said to offer her eN-
Ceptional opportunities. In the support
ing company are Jess Dandy. Laurenca
Wheat. Frank RuShworth. Herbert Cav
thornc. Henry Norman. George Boniface.
jr.. David Bennett. Robert O'Connor.
George Edward Reed. Norma Brown.
Edith Girvan. Louise TOzier Nettie Black
and Marion Ford
Evening star., 1909-02-17
Whereabouts of River Men.

Capt. James Marmaduke was first officer
with Capt Chap Posey of the new steam
er Southland on her initial trip from
Old Point TO this city.
Capt Biscoe Milburn. master of the
n & w line steamer Washington. has
recovered from a severe attack of acute
indigestion and will resume command of
his steamer within the next day or two,
relieving Capt. Frank Phillips.
Quartermaster Jean Murdoch is on duty
aboard the steamer Wakefield on the
river route in place of quartermaster
who is taking leave OF absence ashore
Evening star., 1909-02-17
"Uncle Sans Bellies

The Uncle Sans Bellies Company. a
new burlesque organization. makes its bow
at the New Lyceum Theater next week
Commencing with Monday matinee Feb
ruary -. the performance is designed to
Introduce some novelties in this STYLE of
entertainment Speciality performers of
note have been engaged and elaborate and
enectlVe scenery is used. Manager ker-
nan expects II 10 be one Of the best of the
good things of the New I.yceum sea SON