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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-02
A. KAHN, Q35 IF St.

topic of the afternoon, and Mrs. D. S.
DAVIS told of conditions in our alleys
ana tenements and urged that each mem
Der OF the Mothers Club should visit
regularly at least one needy family for
lhe upii1t and encouragement of the
mothers In less fortunate circumstances.
VOCAL solos were given by Mrs. w, J..
Cawthorn. Mrs. II. D. Moulton and Mrs.
{. r. Emig. Mrs Curtis e. Gresham
recited "One More"-a plea for temper
ance.
The following kindergarten teachers en-
tertained the children: Miss Susan Pless-
ner Pollock. Miss A. E. King, Miss Gil
gnilliat, Miss Bessie Little ana Miss
Emma McFadden.
Mrs. James c. Fernald, president Of the
Mothers Club. announced fathers and
mothers, meeting In the First Congrera-
tional Church. 10th and G streets, De-
cember 10 at 2 Pm: topic. Home Max
ers and Home Defenders" The following
viii speak: Mrs. Della G. Smallwood.
principal of the Washington Seminary.
and Mrs. Ella A. Boole Of Brooklyn.
\. r.. national lecturer for the ". C.
T. L.
Refreshments were served by Mrs. c. Fl.
Hall. Mrs. E. Wilson, Miss Irene v.
Banes, Mrs. f. c. Stanton and Mrs. J. b.
Hiatt.
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funds. 1t is claimed that he and Chief
Clerk Thornton of that bank embezzleo
$1,000 or $4,000. from which Baker re-
ceived only 1915. Baker was sentenced or
November ., 1907, to his five-year term.
The two combinations were granted by
the President after conference with
= ttorney General Wickersham. who IA.
vored that action, taking the position that
Congress in attaching so serious pen.
atty to such cases as these doubtless had
in mind the paramount Importance Of the
exemplary effect on others, these tive
cases having mitigating circumstances.
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NAME A CANDIDATE.
Democrats Want Shoemaker
for Commissioner.
CENTRAL Committee ACTS
1ndorse Him to President for Ap.
pointment in Vests Place.
NOT A STRICT PARTISAN
Described in Resolutions as One
Who Will ttD,,< TIA 1n$ArAsfu -
CENTRAL COMMITTEE ACTS
Described in Resolutions as One
Who Will "Put the Interests of
the District Above Party"

Louis p. Shoemaker is cit" Whether
he gets the District commissionership or
not, he is hereafter in the class with
David B. Hill of New York and a few
others
He may hoist banner bearing that
strange device, Il am a democrat" and
none will say him nay.
For last night, after much conversation,
some Of which tested to the limit the as
bestos lining of the room in which they
sat, twenty members Of the District
democratic central committee, assembled
In Eagles Hall, said Mr.. Shoemaker was
q democrat.
Furthermore they gave him their in
dorsement for the commissionership made
vacant by the retirement Of Henry L.
West. And committee was appointed
to go and tell President Taft that the
central committee wants Mr.. Shoemaker
to have the job.
There was a whole lot Of talk about
iukewarm democrats and out-and-out
democrats, and some discussion as to
whether the Endorsement Of the commit
tee would be help or a hindrance to a
candidate for the commissionership. Some
members of the committee held that Mr..
Taft would naturally be suspicious of any
man coming to him with the Endorsement
OF the democratic central committee, and
would fear that If such a man were ap-
pointed he would fill the District building
with democrats, and work up political
machine for the undoing Of the republi-
can administration
These gentlemen were, however, in the
minority, and were promptly sat down
upon by the majority, who thought it the
duty of the committee to indorse some
body.
There was no vote taken on the nomi-
nation of the indorsee. Every one of the
representatives Of the various districts
named man" out loud. The result
came near having a Bryanesque touch to
It, for Mr.. Shoemaker got sixteen men,
tons to four for the other candidates
The others were p. T.. Moran and John s.
Miller
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FACES TWO CHARGES.
J. w. Smith Held for Grand Jury
and Also Sentenced to Jail.

Joseph w. Smith, thirty years old. of
No. I16 John Marshall place, was held
in 81 coo bond for the grand jury by
Judge kimbail in the Police Court this
morning on the charge of breaking into
the government boathouse at Potomac
Park and stealing s1OO worth of goods
Judge Kimball also sentenced Smith to
six months imprisonment on charge Of
stealing goods valued at between $50 and
$40 from new building at No. 1905 10th
street northwest. Smith pleaded guilty.
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Linn, clerk or messenger of the First
National Bank of Fairmont, W. Va.
charged with embezzling nearly $1,000
from that institution and sentenced to
Moundsville penitentiary January % last.
for five years, got his Communication after
his friends had made restitution to the
bank and the bank officers had joined in
a request for his pardon.
William w. Baker, the other former
bank employe whose sentence was COM
muted was in the Hamilton National
Bank Of Chicago, and was charged with
making false entries and embezzling
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MOTHERS WHO NEED HELP.
Topic at W. C. T. U. Club Meet.
ing.

meeting OF the ". c. r. U. Mothers
Club was held at headquarters, 52o 9th
street, yesterday afternoon under the
auspices OF the Mount Pleasant Auxiliary
of the District W. c. T. U. Mrs. Fred
Beail led devotional exercises and Mrs.
Alphonso Hart served as hostess. The
newly elected president of Mount Pleas
ant Union, Mrs. Florence NJ. Bradford,
was introduced.
1.-The Mothers Who Need Help" was the
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REDUCED BY ONE-HALF.
Sentences of Two Bank Clerks Com
muted by PRESIDENT

Because the minimum sentence author
lied by the law seemed too severe in the
cases, the President has committed the
sentences of two bank employees from five
years to two-and-a-half years, with al
lowances for good behavior. w. Spray
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Gen. Dudley's Condition.

Gen. W. w. Dudley. formerly commits
sioner of pensions, who has been
seriously i'll at his home here, is reported
today to be improving. He spent . COM
Portable niRht,
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building to md out what Is luz maj
with the children. The trend OF events
by regulation. 1 for one am oead SCI
against IT..
Has Done for His Own.
although it may have been an over
sight on my part, I never once went to
the District building to ask them what
time 1 should put my children to bed
Neither did / ask any policeman on the
block to drive them In after a certain
hour, l thought it was my duty to regu-
late that for my own family circle and
not put the nursery clock on the statute
books.
NV successor can settle the question
as far as l am concerned. l can prom.
ise YOU that / will have nothing to dc
with it.
"Anyhow. we have child-labor restric.
lions enough to act as curfew law"
Guardians Post Filled.
"Rut Mr.. West" the reporter said,
how about all these youngsters that
loaf around saloon doors and worse
places than that until midnight"
I'll tell you what" said the Com
missioner, with laugh. I'll appoint
Won a guardian for all those young
night owls. That will give you enough
to do"
And the Commissioner turned away
and began figuring on bids for fire
engine hose. ..
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The Resolutions Adopted.

After sixteen Of the committeeman said
Mr.. Shoemaker was the man the dissent
ing four quit dissenting and got aboard
the band wagon. Mr.. Shoemaker's nomi-
nation was made unanimous. Then these
resolutions were adopted for the benefit
of President Taft:
Mr.. Shoemaker is a resident Of the
District of Columbia in the fullest sense
of the word, beng a native here and
having all his property and family inter-
ests here. He is a man of the highest
integrity, thorough business man. and
has made close study for years of the
needs and prospects of this community.
which he is thoroughly competent to pro-
mote as Commiss oner. He Is universally
respected. and IS held In the highest re-
gard by his fellow-citizens of the Ma
tional Capital.
HE is a democrat in politics. but not
an excessive part san. putting the ad-
vantage Of the commonwealth first and
party second, and we know his appoint
ment will be satisfactory and his admin
stration of the Office will be honorable
to himself and the appointing power"
Committee to See President.
T. j. Moore, E. A. Newman and Andrew
j. Sanford were appointed committee to
call upon the President at an early date
and inform him of the committees action.
uo DlS light VI TIC hight "d5 over
Chairman ]. Fred Kelleys ruling that
meeting called by Vice Chairman Costello
and others for November %, and held on
that date, Chairman Kelley to the con-
trary notwithstanding, was no meeting at
all and that its proceedings should be
stricken from the records.
Immediately an appeal was taken to the
body Of the committee, and what the un-
terrified masses OF the committee did to
Chairman Kelley's ruling brought men,
cries of what happened to Alton B. Parker
when he ran against Theodore Roosevelt
for the presidency. They said that No
vember meeting was legal and they spent
a good many words saying it before the
final vote was taken.
Chairman Voted Down.
About the only thing done at the No
vember meeting was to elect James w.
Considine a member of the committee for
the nineteenth district. Last night Chair
an Kelley said Considine's election was
illegal. The body of the committee, ON
appeal, said Considine's election was legal
Members of the committee attending
last nights meeting were Thomas Moore,
w. Nick Clayton. John Ready, Frank
Wissner, J. B. Robinson, John s. Miller
John n. Hodgkins, B. G. Brown, Thomas
B. LIE Cuyer, John G. Campbell, Walter ].
Costello, J. Fred Kelley, Frank J. Nc
Quade, Robert E. Mattingly. Joseph W.
Byers, Andrew ]. Sanford, James w. Con-
sidine. Lyman ]. Burdine, Charles Dausch
and M. j. Coffey.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-12-29

Dogs of War.
The dogs of war" have been more
than figure of speech for thousands
of years. They We're used in Egypt
400 b. c. The Romans, the Teutons
and other fighting nations of antiquity
depended much on them for sentinel
and defense purposes. In the middle
ages they are said to have even worn
armor. The Spanish discoveries used
bloodhounds in tracking the Indians
In this country.
The Sextant.
The seXtant. an instrument whica
mas been so necessary to polar explora-
ton, was used by Arabian astronomers
as far back as 995. The Arabian in
strument had radius of fifty-nine feet
nine inches. The modern instrument.
which is small enough to be conven-
iently held in the hand, was invented
in 1870 by Thomas Godfrey of Phila-
deiphia and Captain Hadley of the
British navy.
Mace.
Mace is one of the outer coverings
of the nutmeg and is preferred by
many cooks because of it's color.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-12-29
a Polish Custom.

Peasant lads In the Villages of Po-
land have a pretty Christmas custom
which affords great delight not only
to themselves. but to the other vii
layers. This is called the procession
of the star. AT Christmas time the
boys make large hollow star, two
or three feet between points. lighted
from the interior. This is carried
aloft at the end of pole or staff. 1t
symboliZes the star of Bethlehem The
three wise men Of the East-Caspar,
Melchior and Balthazar-are imper-
sonated by boys. Others in the party
bear little puppet show cabinet, in
which are performed the drama of the
Nativity and other Scripture incidents
appropriate to the occasion. From
house to house around the village this
procession trudges in the snow at
night singing carols. and the villagers
present the boys With small coins as
Christmas gifts.
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Christmas With Stevenson.

Passengers aboard the steamship
Lubbock unexpectedly spent Christmas
at sea in the year 1890. but the fact
that Robert Louis Stevenson. the fa-
nous story writer, was among them
made that most memorable holiday
The Lubbock was en- route from Austria
liza to Samoa. She broke shaft and
Lmped along several days under sail
"Mr. Stevenson" says the captain in
relating the incident, .'cheered every
body up by telling funny stories that
were better, coming offhand from his
lips. than most literary men coul1
write if they worked over them for
weeks. He knew. too. that it was only
question Of short time before he
would die of consumption and that he
could never again go home for more
than brief visit. 1t was simply won
derful what difference that one man
made among the passengers. and 1
CUES; almost all of us wound gladly
spend the time to Lake port under
sail, with machinery disabled. If we
could have Stevenson aboard"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-12-29

in the real estate Office. l have seen
one potatoe that weighed Z and IL
pounds and ten potatoes that weighed
26 pounds, one cabbage that weighed
AZ pounds, one sugar beet that weigh
ed % pounds, one squash that weigh
ed 81 pounds and one pumpkin that
weighed 1O3 pounds. l have seen
wheat that weighed 81 pounds to the
bushel and went As bushels to the
acre; and oats that weighed 43 lbs.
per bushel. Remember, have seen
those things harvested and weighed.
Mr.. Willrath says nothing about
the climate, which is ideal. The sun
shines nearly every day in the year
and there is practically no wind. The
roads are always in first class condi-
ton, such roads as we have here now,
being absolutely unknown. The al
titude of some 1000 feet makes it a
most beautiful place to live. During
the warm weather the nights are al.
ways cool and one gets good nights
rest. There is very little Sickness
consumption, etc. being unknown
among the natives. And too, if in the
summer you are tired of work, it is
only a couple days journey to the
mountain, where the streams abound
in mountain trout fishing, for which is
a sport that must be experienced tt
know what it really is.
l am not writing this from heresay
but can prove any or all statements
made in this letter.
Very truly yours,
C. A. RANDALL.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-12-29

By special request we publish
the above article in defense of
the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming,
written by G. A. Randall, well
known Denison young man. The
article was written in reply to an
interview published in the Bull
letin and was presented to that
paper for publication and for
some reason refused publicity.
In the interests of fair play the
Review publishes Mr.. Randalps
article, and will be glad to print
any reply that may be made tc
it.
Knowing both the parties we
are inclined to believe their diff
ferences are in points of view, as
we know Mr.. Willroth, and are
absolutely certain that he would
not intentionally misrepresent in
any particular. According tc
our information much of the
Bulletins article credited to Mr..
Willroth was not said by him,
but was interpolated by the
editor of that paper.
Editor Review.
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Death of Mrs. Patrick Carey.

Mrs. Patrick Carey passed away at
her home, six miles northeast of Man
lila, December 1S, 'O9, after brief
illness. The large circle of her friends
together with the children mourn the
loss of a devoted mother and kind
and loving companion, friend and
neighbor.
Mary Mcmahon was born at Liscan-
or County, Clare Ireland about 1888,
and died Saturday morning, Dec. 1S,
1909. She spent the first seventeen
years of her life in Ireland, and in
1850, together with her father and
brother; her mother having passed
from this world, emigrated to Ameri-
ca, landing at New Orleans. A few
years later they moved to Memphis
Tennessee, where in 1854 she was
married to Patrick Carey, who died
nine years ago. To this union were
born eleven children, four OF whom
died at an early age, seven still sur
l
vive her, namely: Margaret, Thomas
and Patrick at the old home; join
Carey. who resides near Denison
Mrs. A. G. Mcmahon of Manila, Mrs
Thos. Sexton of Danbury and Mrs
Mart Houlihan of Charter Oak.
In 1865 the family moved to Gin
ton County, Iowa, and in 1870 came
to Crawford County, Iowa, wher'
they have since resided.
Funeral services were held Mon
day morning at II O'Clock at tn
Sacred Heart Catholic church, Re,
Father Lynch officiating. A larg
number of friends and neighbors Al
tended the funeral showing but
token of the great esteem in whicl
she was held by all whose opportun
}, ty it was to become acquainted wit
her. The floral offerings were beau
tiful which is but another symbol c
her love to all. The remains wer
: laid to rest in the Catholic cemeter!
The bereaved children have the hear
, felt and tenderest sympathy of tn
; entire community in their hour of so
j row.
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MistIetce on Apple rees.

The growth of the mistletoe on oak
is now of very rare occurrence. but It
flourishes luxuriantly in many parts Of
England on the apple trees.
The Military Attache.
The duties of military attache are
to make himself thoroughly acquaint-
ed with every change that takes place
in military affairs and to report from
time to time OH the mobilization, arma-
ment and equipment of the power to
which he is accredited.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-12-29
What's the Use?

:, Marjorie is day pupil at a select
school in the West Lake district. Her
mother disapproved Of her drinking
from the same cup that the other little
girls drank from. so she bought her an
aluminium collapsing cup for her very
own. The next day Marjorie came
running home and, with a kiss, ex-
claimed: ooh, mother, all the other little
girls at school like me specially much,
and we just have the most fun with
my collapsing cup! They all stand in
line taking turns drinking with it!'-
Housekeeper.
NoveIists and Love.
Charles Lever believed that novelists
should retire or at all events refrain
from writing love stories in due sea-
son. In his fifty-ninth year the author
of Charles O'Malley" writes to his
publisher: "What you hint about a real
love story is good, but don't forget
that Thackeray said that mo old man
must pirate about love- l remember
the Duke of Wellington once saying to
sand Year. 1T is not that he never
had ten thousand year, but he never
knew man who had AS to writing
about love from memory, it is like
counting over the banknotes Of bank
long broken. They remind you OF
money, it is true, but they're only
waste paper, after all."-London Mail.
What She Would Like.
"Willie," said Mr. Simpkins, 81 want
to give your sister some nice little
present. Do you know of anything
she would like?"
"Do IY' returned Willie. with a
strong emphasis on the do" II guess
I do"
"What it it, Willie?" asked Simpllins,
Slipping him quarter.
"Well, heard her tell mother this
morning that she wanted new box
of face powder, a bottle Of hair re-
storer, some new back switches, and"-
4 But Mr.. Simpkins had made hur.
ried exit.-Lippincott's.
Breaking Things.
A certain well known membe, OF
congress has house down in Wash
.ngton. One of the fixtures of the
place is an old negro servant named
Sally Ann. In the congressman's pres
ence one Sunday morning she broke 8
big cut glass dish at the sideboard
"What have you broken now, vol
black lnushfinger" yelled the
member, who possesses very express
i've vocabulary.
Sally Ann was quite unnerved, bu
she replied very humbly:
"'Tain't de fo'th commandment
bress de .awd"'--Philadelp Ledger
!, His Greed.
Mrs. pchurch--Maud, wish you
wouldn't have so much to do with
that young Higginside. l am told he
is a confirmed agnostic.
Miss Maud Why, mamma, the ag.
nostics don't confirm people, do they
Chicago Tribune.
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HERE IS RELIEF FOR WoMEa.

If you have pains in the back, Urinary, Bladder
or Kidney trouble and want certain, pleasant
herb relief from Women's ills, try Mother Gray's
"AUSTRALIAN-LEAF. tits slfe, reliable
regulator, and relieves all Female Weaknesses,
Including Inflammation and alterations. Mother
Gray's Australian-Leafis sold by Druggists or
sent by mail for so cts. Sample sent FREE.
Address, The Mother Gray Co., Lie Roy, NY.
Sold by the Lamborn Drug Co.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-12-29
Railway Mail
Clerks Wanted
The Government Pays Railway Mail
Clerks $500 to 81 200, and other en-
ployees up to $4,000 annually.

Uncle Sam will hold spring examinations
throughout the country for Railway Mail
Clerks, Custom House Clerks Stenograph-
ers, Bookkeepers. Departmental Clerks and
other Government Positions. Thousands
of appointments will be made. Any man
or woman over 10. in City or Country can
get instruction and free information by
writing at once to the Bureau of Instruc-
ton. 1850 Hamln Building. Rochester. N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-23
ANNIVERSARY OF
 WEDDING IGNORED
Mr.and Mrs. Moss Celebrate 20 Years of Married Life and Announce Engage ment of Their Daughter.

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Moss of 250 Will l liam street, celebrated the 20th anni- versary of their marriage at the Strat- field, last night, when they entertain
 ed a large party of friends at an e1ab-
 crate dinner. The celebration began with a card party after which the din- ner was served. The tables were
 handsomely decorated with roses and potted plants and souvenir menus were
 provided for the guests. At the table
 MT. Moss announced the engagement
 of his daughter, Beatrice, and Sey-
 mOur KaShmann, a prominent young
 merchant of Hartford. An orchestra
 furnished music during the evening.
 During the celebration a large delega-
 tion of Elks, accompanied by a band.
 marched to the hotel and added a Sere-
 made to the other attractions. The
 serenaders were entertained. The
 guests were: MT. and Mrs. Isaac Moss,
 Miss Beatrice Moss, MT. H. Krieger,
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel Greenstein, MT. and Mrs. J. B. Klein, MT. and Mrs. B. Oelsner. MT. and Mrs. Sigmund Loe- with, Miss Bertha Iautenbach, MT. and Mrs. Samuel SpeiIman, MT. and Mrs. Max Buechler. Mrs. L. MOSkOwitz, MT. and Mrs. Bernard Klein, MT. and Mrs. William Landsnan, MT. and Mrs. Eli Lesser, MT. and Mrs. Louis New berger, Mrs. Moses Klein, MT. and Mrs. H. L. Bishop, MT. and Mrs. L. Eisen- berg MT. and Mrs. Henry Harris, MT. and Mrs. Lehman Moses. MT. Nathan Herz, Miss Belle Klein, MT. and Mrs. J. Dolgoff, of this city; Mrs. Esther Moss MT. and Mrs. N. Magen, MT. and Mrs. M. I. Cohen, MT. and Mrs. A. Frankenstein, New York city; MT. and Mrs. J. Kashman, MT. Seymour Kashman, MT. and Mrs. Edward Moss, Hartford: MT. and Mrs. Leon Krieger, Providence, R. l.; MT. and Mrs. M. Cerowicz, Derby; Louis Simons, Wa terbury.
 MT. Kashmann is associated with his father, in Hartford, in the manage ment of one of the largest houses in the wholesale and retail produce busi- ness in New England. Miss Moss is 6 graduate of Bridgeport High school, where she was very popular because of her engaging manners and proposes sing ways. She is a musician of cul- ture and marked talent.
 . MT. Moss is himself an ardent Elk and was only prevented from being present at the dedication ceremonies last night by the function so much closer to him, which is said to be quite the finest thing of it's kind that has yet been given in the Stratfield.