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Evening star., 1909-05-15
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| ferring the fellowcraft's degree. This is
to make up for the meeting called off the
| night the Grand Lodge met. In addition
| to the stated communication May IS for
the entered apprentice degree. a second
special will be held May 81 at 80 p. m
! for both entered apprentice ard fellow
| crafts degrees.
Following the Royal Arch degree at its
/ special convOcatiOn Wednesday evening
| Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter. No
| .. gave banquet TO the initiates and its
/ friends al the Queen cafe. 1th and G
streets northwest. at which High Priest
| William W. Jermane was toastmaster
| There were informal toasts responded tn
by several speakers. including Companion
! Dickey. member of the new class
Carey S. Frye presented the new mem
! bers with the characteristic Mount
| HOreb jewel.
In his latest circular Roe FuIkerson
Worshpful master of Harmony Lodge
/ No II, relates a rather pretty legend. as
! follows:
In Strassburg. the capital of Alsace.
Lorraine. there is an old cathedral around
/ which cings a Masonic legend that has
come down from very ancient times
| from the days when our fraternity was
an operative one and engaged in building
vast cathedrals, abbeys and castles
where skillful hands wrought and hewed
and carved until stone resembled lace
| These buildings still exist. defying time
| and decay. and incite the interest and
| admiration of the architects and builders
of today. and are the pride of the state
| or locality where they stand
The legend states that once in every
year. as the deep toned bell Of this ca
| thedral booms out the solemn hour OF
| low twelve. the spirits OF the ancient
stonemasons. by whose patient and skill
| full hands that magnificent and sacred
edifice was erected, issue from the tomb
and turn again to inspect the result OF
| their former labors.
Up from the gloomy vaults they come
along the dim majestic aises and across
the marble pavement checkered with the
moonlight they tread with noiseless steps
and slow. The apprentices. with their
heavy burdens. the craftsmen with their
working tools and the masters with their
squares and scrolls Of plans and designs
stream forth in long shadowy train and
| wind three times around those noble
walls with only pause from time to
time. as one workman stops to look
again at some piece of his own handi-
work and call it good. and then they
vanish till another year shall call them
| forth.
So runs the legend. The application
! you ask
If decade hence the Supreme Grand
Master should allow you to return to this
/ scene of your Masonic labors, where
could yon go to find a piece of your
Masonic work and call 1t good?
Evening star., 1909-05-15
BISHOPS DEATH CASTS GLOOM.
Resolutions Adopted by Local A. M.
E. Churchmen for DIR. Franklin.

telegram announcing the death OF
Bishop NJ r. Franklin. DID,. of the A. NJ
F. Zion Church. at his residence at At
lanta, cast a gloom over the meeting of
the Zion ministers of the Washington dis
trict who had met in special session at
Trinity A. NJ E. Zion Church. on Morton
street northwest. yesterday. Presiding
Elder NJ. L. Blalcck called the meeting 10
order and presided. James w. Poe was
elected secretary. Resolutions of con-
dolence were adopted and message Of
sympathy ordered sent the bereaved wife
and family.
Bishop Franklin was elected to the epis-
Evening star., 1909-05-15
Story of a Bell.
rom the London

From the London Globe.
Few persons suspect that in the cathe-
dral church of Notre Dame is a bell con-
temporaneous with Joan of Arc-"the
blessed bell' which sounded the tocsin
when the maid of Lorraine appeared In
August. 1929. and Paris was beseged by
the English. This historic bell. referred
to by Victor Hugo in his "Notre Dame de
Paris. was given 10 the cathedral in
14cO by Jean de Montaign. l. was re-
founded in 1856, and then rebaptiZed
under the name of Emmanuel Louise
Therese. in honor of Louis XIV and
Marie Fherese of Austria.
So If this bell is not the same bell which
the heroine of Domremy heard. neverthe-
less the same metal vibrates today a; the
great religious ceremonies of the metro
politan church Inc view of later events
IL seems rather more than a coincidence
that when all the other bells of Notre
Dame We're destroyed by the revolution
lists Joan $ bell should have been spared
Evening star., 1909-05-15
TREATED BOYS TO BEER.
Charles Rollins Divided His Growler
and Will Go to Jail.

Charles Rollins. living in Southeast
Washington. was sent TO jail this morn
ing for six months by Judge Kimball
following a conviction in the Police Court
upon charges of giving liquor to minors.
Witnesses testified that Rollins pur-
chased a bucket of beer yesterday after
noon at a saloon near NJ street and New
Jersey avenue, and proceeded TO treat
several boys In the neighborhood with ITS
contents. Among these were John Dun
more. about sixteen years old. who gave
the most damaging testimony.
Policeman Rhin. made the arrest as
the result of complaint by persons i'm
the neiehborhood who saw the beer given
10 the boys.
Evening star., 1909-05-15
Victim of Raid Forfeits Collateral.

Howard w Grigshy arrested last night
for permitting gambling in his premises
on 9th street near h street. failed to
ann. ar in the Police court today for
trial and forfeited $50 collateral 1t
Was charged by the authorities that
Grigsby and "A number of other men par
ticipated in A pool game called Kelley,
and wagered stakes ranging from 10 cents
10 as much as dohar. The arrest
was made as result Of n complaint
filed with the first precinct authorities
and took the form of raiding party
feaGcd l.y Se,g'. Lee. The other police
men IA the RAID were Lyle and Sullivan.
Evening star., 1909-05-15
HIGH TARGET SCORES.
Company 6 and Signal Corps Men
Establish Spring Record.

Outdoing previous efforts of the fellow
suardsmen on the Congress Heights rife
range. officers and men of Company G. I'd
Battalion, I'd Regiment. and Of the Bri-
gade Signal Corps in their target practice
this week made the high record of the
spring shooting. Out Of thirty OFF,
GERS and men in Company q only one man
failed to qualify. Six men qualified as
Evening star., 1909-05-15
To Discuss Modern Sunday School.

The Modern Sunday School will be
the principal topic for discussion before
the Interdenominational Bible College. to
be held at the Galbrai:h A. NJ +. Zion
Church, 9Th street between l. and NJ
streets northwest tomorrow afternoon
al 3::t0 O'Clock Addresses will be deliv-
cred by Prof. A. u. Craig, Rev. S. l..
Corrothers Mrs. Annie NJ. Gordon and
others. 4 musical program will be rem
dered by Mrs. Eva Bell Height. Mrs.
Roberta Dabney and I. Edward Wilson.
Evening star., 1909-05-15
ODD FELLOWS.
LODGES


May 17-Beacon. No Is. Regular business
Excelsior. No. IL. Reg. business
Langdon No. 2G. Regular business
Union. No. IL. Regular business
May lS-GOlden Rule. No 81 Deg work
Washington. No. 6 Reg business
Amity. No. p. Regular business
Phoenix. No IS Regular business
May l9-Eastern, No. Visitation nv
Grand Lodge Officers
Harmony. No 3. Regular bus ness
Friendship. No. IL. Reg. business
Federal City. No. 70. Reg. business
Nay 20-Columbia. No. 10. Reg business
Covenant. M. IL. Reg. business
Salem. No. %. Regular business
May 21-Central. No. /. Regular business
Metropolis. No. l6. Degree work
ENCAMPAIENTS.
May l9-MOunt Nebo. No. G. Degree work
May 2l-Magenenu. No. 4. Reg business
REBEkAH BRANCH
May 17-Saomi, No. L.. Regular business
May 1s-Martha Washington. No. 3.
Regular business.
May l9-Ruth No. 2....... Degree work
Evening star., 1909-05-15

copal office by the general conference of
the church at Philadelphia last May.
and had served only one year lacking a
few days. This creates a vacancy on the
board of Zion bishops to be filed by the
next general conference in 1872
After the transaction of some special
business in the interest cf some iocai
church work of importance to ne con-
nection the meeting adjourned without
day, with the benediction by Rev. DIR.
6 l., COrrotherS
Evening star., 1909-05-15
Touch His Pocket Nerve.

From London Spare Moments.
Henry, you look very pale. What's
the trouble?"
Il was stung to the quick by an adder
this afternoon.
How did ii happen?
why, | dropped in AT the hank and the
bookkeeper t&!d me my account was over
drawn
Evening star., 1909-05-15

expert riflemen. five AS sharpshooters and
twenty as marksmen. OF the twenty-one
men I'm the Signal Corps. sixteen qualified
marksmen and one as a sharpshooter
Both detachments returned to the city
last night.
The rifle range was open today for
guardsmen wishing individual practice.
Monday Companies | and * I'd Battalion,
I'd Regiment. will take the range.
Evening star., 1909-05-15
New-Ism.

From the Chicago Tribune
Kitty" said her mother, rebukinxly
you must sit still when YOU are at the
Ia ahle.''
Il cant, mamma. protested the little
girl. I'm a Vegetarian.
Evening star., 1909-05-15

Cards have been issued announcing the
ma rriage of Miss Gertrude Bell Brenner.
da lighter of John j.. Brenner formerly
OF Middleburg. Loudoun county. Va. and
William Walter Dent of Frederick Md.
son OF DR.. and Mrs. Addison Dent of that
city.
Evening star., 1909-05-15
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
LODGES

May 1'-Talanthe. No. IL. Rank Of ESQUIRE
Equal. No. H.. Rank OF Page
Century. No. 80. Reg business
May lS-Webster. No. Z Rank of knight
Excelsior. No. H.. J. Reg business
Germania. No. Is. Reg. business
Capital. No. q. Rank Of Knight
May l3-Aiount Vernon. No. s.. Rank Of Page
Union. No. %. Regular business
Washington Company. No. I.
Inform Rank. nk.......... Drill
May 20-Franklin. No. 9
Ranks of Esquire and Knight
Harmony. No. q. Reg business
J. T: Coldwell Company. No. Z.
Uniform Rank. ......... Drill
May 2l-Syracusians, No. 10.
Rank of Knight
PYTHIAN SISTERS
May 21-Rathbone Temple. No. I.
Degree work.
LODGES OUTSIDE PYTHIAN TEMPLE.
May l1-Amaranth No. 80 Northeast
Temple. Rank OF Esquire
May ls-Decatur. No o. 423 G street
northwest. =. Regular business
Myrtle. No. 25. 3l6 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue southeast. Reg business
May l9-Hermione. No. IL, Odd Fellows
Hall. Georgetown. 80. Rank Of
Esquire.
Evening star., 1909-05-15

ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
May IS-Ia Fayette. No. ). p and NJ r.
May 19-t,nlumbia. No. -. II. ana NJ. F..
Nav al-SCHOOL or INSTRUCTIONS.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CoMMANDERiES.
May 11-Orien,. No. J.... Reg. business
MAY ASCENSION DAY SERVICES.
ST. Marks i. f. Church.
MAY 2I-Columbia. No. @....... Temple
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
RITE.
Nav IS-Mithras Lodge Of Perfection.
4th to 9th degrees
CRYPTIC RITE.
May Washington Council. No. Deg.
MAY U-Adoniram Council. L. D.. Deg
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
May 11-Ruth. No. /.
May 1S-Mizpah. No. s.
May 19-Areme, No. 10.
May % Esther. No. =.
May 2l-Martha, No. 4.
Evening star., 1909-05-15
MASONIC.

T.UIIV1FN.
May l1-ReRj. Il. French. .......... NJ. VI.
Anacostia. No. 21........E +. A.
PentaIpha. NJ. %. NJ. NJ.
May 1S-Harmony. No. II. special. r. c.
Myron NJ. Parker. No. 2I....E. A.
and r. &.
MAY Washington Centennial
No -. 4................F. r. e.
Osiris No. .G. ........ :. r. e.
MAY o0-Ia Faycftc. No. 10. ...... Social
TN honor of civil war veterans
Ma. al-Lchanon. No 1.............E E A.
Hiram No. l0..............F f. {.
Evening star., 1909-05-15
TO SECURE ECONOMY
President Initiates Plan of
Buying Government Supplies.
EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED
Schedule to Be Prepared by Gen.
eral Committee.
CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS
Uniform Method of Inspection and
Testing to Be Used by All the
Departments.
CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSAL

President Taft's plan looking toward Sc
curing economy in the purchase of sup
plies for the government service took
practical form yesterday when an exec
utive order was issued from the White
House TO make it operative. Its specific
purpose as stated in an Introductory para
graph is to systematic the purchase of
supplies needed III common by two or
more of the several departments and gov
ernment establishments TO secure II
supplies al lower and uniform prices and
to more effectively carry out the spirit of
the act of January ~ 1894. The order
creates a general supply committee. the
chairman of which is TO be secretary of
the board of awards. to be made up Of one
representative from each of the depart
ments and from independent bureaus in
Washington. including the District gov
eminent. The order follows:
Evening star., 1909-05-15

Harmony Lodge. No. IL. Will bold "A
special communication Tuesday evening
at go o'clock for the purpose of con-
Evening star., 1909-05-15

GR1Il1t III u.
May l1-Washington Council. No. i. Deg
May Adoniram Council. L. d.. Deg
The new era., 1909-12-30
NO STEEL TITS Fer kcTc,'.
Traaedlan Comes Onward ". ! cr'av..
anee for Which Real symra:.ty A..
VIII Be Felt.

He had long hair and 1t was black.
says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. HIS
voice was heavy, so heavy that at
times 1t rumbled. II
"Have the common people any,
r-rights?" he asked. p
"a few" the editor admitted
"And the uncommon people-how
about them?" .,,.
The editor adroitly parried the
question. st
State your grievance" he said. Il
The stranger assumed an impressive
pose. b
II am an actor" he announced,,
"and while am very busy man,
find time to read the daily journals.
In your sheet this morning. sir,
noted the statement that certain rail
roads are to adopt electricity as mo-
tive power. In this connection. they
will use steel ties instead Of wooden
ones. These steel ties, l am informed.
are apt to carry powerful electric cur
rents. There are times. sir, when.
through lack OF financial appreciation,
actors are forced to use the railroads
but not the cars. am tragedian,
sir. l have played Hamlet and Lear.
Do you think 1t right for soulless cor
porations to force Hamlet or Lear
to dance frantic mazurka, as 1t were.
from one electric-charged tie to anoth
err? Can these corporations do this un
just thing?"
I'D like to see 'em try It," said the
editor, as he turned back to his work.
The new era., 1909-12-30
A Wide Divergence.

Phunny-What is the difference pe
tween the paternal shiogie and sun
burn cure
Pvrry-I rrrrose it is thai one tans
'ha r;fc vhje the o'her hicos tho
IAN
The new era., 1909-12-30
WEDDING AN ENTIRE SUCCESS
Interruption by snoot Judson Was
Only DIscordant Element In j.
Grand Ceremony. 10

TOO bad, Sistak Sagg-suttingly
'twuz!-dat yo' couldn't be at de we'd
din" sympathetically said Sister Tug
gle. who had been present. "Ah-Lawd!
-'twuz one O. de most sonorous events
Of de present social season, yass'm de
bride, wild her hair all fused up like
1t had been done wild an egg-beater,
came uh-glidin' up de aisle, exceeded
by de rushers and six little girls disar.
rayed as angels uh-strollin' flowers in
de way. uh-whilst de awgin pea1ed
foth de 'Weddin' March FUN Meddle-
some, follered by whole, puhsession
O. swell-elegant kin folks uh-smellin' O
puffoomery like an observatory. and
two little boys dressed like charry-
bins. uh-holdin' up her trail. Pahson
Bagster met 'em dar at de cancellation
rail, and twas all gwine fine twell he
done axed: 'Who-all giveth dis yuh
woman away?' and dat low-down,
triflin' gamblin' man, Snoot Judson,
settin' back yander by de do. spoke
up, and says: 'Ah-Lawd! could, but
isn't dat meant De rushers done put
him out, razzah and all. an dat was de
end O. him. And den de pahson spoke
de solemn words o de sarrymony, an
most everybody cried 'twuz SO disin
fectant.' ~
"H'm-yass'm!" returned the lady
addressed. But what about de groom?
Yo' isn't mentioned him atall' Ia
"Oh, he was de conventional black
Puck.
The new era., 1909-12-30
The LONGEST eS.t Word.

What is believed to be the longest
word to be found in any dictionary
one that leaves even German and
Dutch hopelessly out of it-may be
turned up in Liddell and Scot,'s lexi
con by those who can read Gree
characters. Those who cannot MAY
be content to know that this word
which begins "lepadotemachosela
galeo." proceeds In like manner
through rs syllables, and counts no
letters in all. OF course, no ancient
Greek ever used such a word as this
in ordinary conversation II is a com
ic word invented by Aristophanes for
rhythmical delivery in one of his
plays and means dish compounded
of all sorts of fish, flesh fowl and
sauces, which are enumerated in the
word The most ingenious English
translation of 1t yet suggested is
hash"
The new era., 1909-12-30
PRIDE OF AMSTERDAM JEWS.
Synagogue In That City, Built by
Refugees, Is Easily the Finest
In the World.

In the midst of the Jewish quarter
stands the pride of Amsterdam Jews,
the grandest synagogue in the world
1t is great in everything, in its size,
its proportion, its age and its tradi-
tions. There Is no synagogue like 1t
anywhere. and while it stands there
cannot be anything like 1t.
The great temple in the Rue de la
Victoire In Paris may perhaps be
larger, the splendid synagogue in the
Oranienburgerstras in Berlin may
synagogue in Amsterdam has glory
all its own. Its majestic columns, its
solid oak, its noble ark and its lovely
windows all speak eloquently of the
type of Jew that sought the hospitali
ty of Holland when the cruel and
short-sighted policy of the Spain OF
those days drove the pioneers of the
community into the hardy little north
ern country.
The history of the congregation Is
not, however, one unbroken record of
peace and glory. Curiously enough.
its early members, free themselves at
last from persecution, seemed at
times to make UT for the persecution
they had endured by their own in
ternal intercommunal intolerance.
Their treatment of Uriel Acosta is
most painful chapter in their local
history, and their attitude toward
Baruch Spinoza was an error for
which no compensation can ever be
made. To the visitor to the syna-
gogue is still shown the seat which
Spinoza is supposed to have occupied,
but the tradition is probably apochry-
phaI.-Jewish Chronicle.
The new era., 1909-12-30
MALE "LsDY OF THE HOUSE"
Not Uncommon for New York Board
Ing Places to Be Conducted
by Men.

"a man acting as lady of the
was a distinct surprise to me- said
a New York woman who has been
trying to find a pleasant home for
friend from out of town. In single
morning came across two boarding
houses where men were in charge.
The first man was quite communica
tive and when expressed my regret
that / could not make arrangements
with his wife instead Of himself, he
said:
"'Oh, run the place now My wife
died three years ago and rather than
break up ] took charge Of it myself.
People wanted to stay and it was
easier to let things go on in the old
way
THE second man didnt have the
same excuse, as he'd never had wife.
He'd been living in the same house
for good many years and when It
was about to break up several years
ago he took 1t over rather than give
I'D his comfortable home. Incidental
ly he told me he was opening small
boarding house down at the seashore,
which was easily reached by the eie-
waited road, and that his guests could
come down there for week end and
claims to being a hotel keeper-just
a man who was playing 1andlady in
boarding ouse."-New York Sun.
The new era., 1909-12-30
Couldn't Place Horace.

They say that Horace wrote his
poems in praise of wine" the school
teacher said to the Billville citizen.
who? Horace Greedy? Never
knowed he writ poetry"
mo. no-the other Horace, who
comes from antiquity"
Never hearn tell of him. n'er the
place he come from; but it's my opin-
ion, whoever he wuz. that he had
mighty little to do to be wastin' words
on wine, when the country has more
corn Ticker tina n It kin consume
convenient; but, come ter think o,
1t, the less said bout corn. new o.
old. in the north Georgy region, the
better. The blamed OF government ia
mighty watchful!"-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The new era., 1909-12-30
Poor Fellow.

Police Justice-The man you ran
down swears positively you were grin
ming like a fiend before the car hii
him.
Trolley Motorman-I was, your
honor! But you will understand when
I tell you that was a chauffeur for
three years before got my present
job. and from force Of habit ] thought
could steer the car to avoid him
after throwing the usual scare into
him.-Puck.
The new era., 1909-12-30
Not a Lady Killer.

"They tell me, MI slathers.H SIN
pered the fluffy young thing, that yo,
are quite lady killer"
"'rhey de- me an injustice, upon m
word, Miss Giegles,'' responded t..
gallant old beau. laying his hand O.
his heart and making profound bow
'I catch 'em alive.~
The new era., 1909-12-30
The New Era for the home news
A Good Care.

81 can't understand Brown at all.
lre's no. b'. ike o-Aer men"
Is that so?"
Yes. He actually said it was
cod game OF baseball. and the no.
Ia .ost"
The new era., 1909-12-30
ctity

.Tll tell you. young r7N rhat is
the matter with you. You smoke TO
much"
why, doctor, l don't smoke any
more than you do!'
Il know it; but yon smoke worse
The Delta independent., 1909-10-29
Poor Ids. Us. Late Copy.

IL your advertisement is not displayed
satisfactorily it is perhaps due to the
fact that your copy came in LATE.
The INDEPENDENT is ready and anx-
ious to give the very finest and most
effectual display to every advertise
ment in order that it may bring the
best results and the greatest possible
increase in trade. To this end we again
most urgently request that every adver-
tiser favor US with copy EARLY in the
week. Copy should never reach this
office later than TUESDAY evening, as
later receipt makes it necessary to
RUSH the work and get POOR results,
The INDEPENDENT is well equipped to
give advertisers the very best, but
where all work is done by hand it takes
time, and we are anxious to have this
time and get up attractive advertising
for every one who will grant it by see
ing to it that copy reaches us by TUES
DAY evening or Wednesday at a. IN.
at the VERY LATEST. Our chief OBJ
ject in making this announcement is
that we may give every advertiser bet
ter service and make the INDEPENDENT
still more attractive to its readers, and
we trust that none may overlook this
important matter.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-29
Dun's Weekly Reuiew.

Dispatches to Dun's Review for the
week Indicate that except in some sec
tions where temperatures remain too
high for full distribution of seasonable
goods, expansion in mercantile activity
continues undated. The industrial
situation is especially bright. particu-
Iarly in iron and steel
Numerous recorders for footwear, dry
goods, millinery. clothing, hats and
mems furnishings are received at ST.
Louis. and further contracts increase in
volume. Manufacturing plants operate
at full capacity. while collections are
very satisfactory.
Jobbers at Kansas City report a sea-
sonable movement of merchandise and
large orders for future delivery.
Business conditions at Cleveland are
uniformly strong and active. All man
ufacturing plants are actively engaged.
Minneapolis reports very active de
mand for fall goods and a satisfactory
movement in all lines of trade Sea-
sonable weather has stimulated busi-
ness at st. Paul.
Bank exchanges this week at all lead.
ing cities in the United States are s3,-
1893, $40, 945. an increase OF IS So com
pared with year ago and of Ii 2R
compared with the corresponding week
in 1906.
Bank exchanges are now at a record
point. and illustrate clearly the extent
of the business activity that prevails
throughout the country. Every city
reports an increase over last year.