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The Washington herald., 1909-05-13

BY MAIL OR CARRIER
'YE DEESTRICT SKULE" GIVEN.
Girls Of J. ". c. A. Entertain Large
Audience

The Indoor-Outdoor Club Of the Young
Women's Christian Association enter
tanned a large audience with a perform
ance OF "Te Deestrict Skule~ last night
in the gym" The following were the
participants:
School directors. Misses ". J. Van
Hook, chairman; Laura Jacques and
Irene Shirley; applicants for position OF
teacher, Miss Imogine James, as Mss
Dashawa--;; Miss Mamie Turpin. as Miss
Sharp: Miss Alice Smith. as Miss Simple.
and Miss Mildred Bartholow, as Nr
Prendergsst
The schoolgirls were Misses Clara Bal
lard, Lena Simson, Edith Church. Louise
Sackman, Bessie Shimman. Lucy Cray
croft Flora Finch, Robbins and Nellie
Dom. Tho schoolbeys were Marie VIII
fort. Anna Hall. Maud May. Virginia
HoIIinburger Bessie Catlett. and Mae Cat
lett Miss n O. Buckingham was a vis-
itor, dressed in a genuine old-time COS
tune.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
NEGROES IN STABBING AFFRAY
One Nearly Fatally Cut in squabbIe
Over Boy.

\ tErong Of promenaders IN Connecticut
avenue, near L street northwest saw
Daniel Johnson, a negro. nearly stabbed
10 death yesterday afternoon
4 large crowd gathered after the az
fray between Johnson and t7-o other ne-
grOes, which resulted from a quarrel be-
tween a ResTo boy and man. n which
Johnson took the part Of the boy.
The fight occurred about ; O'Clock
when the avenue was the scene os 3
.fsshionaoly dressed throng Of nen. .wou-
en-. and children. riding. driving, and
walking
johnson aCcosted q negro named VII
liam Carter for striking a boy. and Carter
drew knife The police aIege ne stab
bed johnson several times before the
later found a brick and hurled u AZ his
assailanJ William Dabney. also colored.
took a hand in the fight and was badly
beaten He was arrested by police Of the
Third precinct. but Carter escaped.
Johnson was removed 20 Emergency
Hospital suffering from three stab
wounds IN the body and several cuts
aoout the face and hands Physicians at
first thought the negro fatally injured.
but he revived slightly and may recover.
Detectives are searching for Carter.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
DIED

.CANAEAN-On Tuesday, Nay u, 1S0s. st
go a. n. MARY CANAEAN. n t1e
elghty-fourth year OF hs- age
Funeral VIII take place from C0steIl0is
undertaking establishment On Thurs
day morning. Nav 13 Mass ar s.
Joseph's Church al 2 o'clock
FACNCE-On Wednesday. Nav =. 1919. a.
the residence OF his sister. Elizabeth
4 Faunce. IA Bates street northwest
EDWIN :, son OF the late Jacob D.
and Mary FaUnce. aged sixty years
Funeral, private, Friday, MAY u phil
adelphia- Pa. and Norfolk. Va, pa
pears please COpy)
CLANCY Suddenly. on Tuesday. May
Il. 1860, a. her residence, I4)0 A street
southeast, SOPHIA 4 Cnee McCaT-
thy. vie OF John p. Clancy.
Funeral at 2 O'Clock Friday morning.
May Il from Holy Comforter Church.
thence 10 Mount Olivet Cemetery
HARNE-On Tuesday morning. Nav II.
1sl9. WILLIAM BLAINE HAREE. be
loved son OF Mary J. and the late T.
B Harne
Funeral Thursday. May Is. al 80 7. II.
from Lees chapel. So Pennsylvania
avenue northwest Relatives and
friends invited
JOHNsON-On WEDNESDAY. NAY p ra1.
at 4-15 ?. n. Mai. ALBERT EUGENE
HUGHES JOHNSON. aged eighty
two years
Funeral notice later
Tuesday. Nav Il. 1909.
at p n LUCY. beloved wife OF the
late Thomas McFadden.
Funeral from 70 Fenton street north
east, thence 90 St. Aloysius' Church.
Friday Nay Il, az $50 a. m Inter
ment at Mount Olivet Cemetery
MORRISON Tuesday morning Nav Il
1893. at Columbia HosnitaI Mrs
BRIDGET MORRIS (nee Kvnel. be-
loved wife OF Charles H Norris.
Funeral from Gawler's chapel. I-S0
pennsylvania avenue northwest
Thursday, May e. al SO e. n: thence
70 St Stephens Church. Twenty-fifJh
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Wnere mass VII De said at 9 O'Clock
PETER-On Tuesday. MAJ Il 190q a. :
?. m, ELIZA LAVINIA. widow OF
George Peter
Funeral services THURSDAY. RTav L -
? n, at her late residence. in Rock
Vile, MG. Interment. private al OAK
Ahl Cemetery. Washington d c
Kindly omit flowers
WOLLBERG-On Wednesdsv Ma -
1Sss. NATHAN WOLLBERC- beloved
husband Of ROsalia WoIIbere n as
seventy-first year.
Funeral from his late residence so
cameron street, Alexandra "a Fri
gay. Nay T. at 3 p. m Funeral pri-
vate- Baltimore papers please copyl
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
WILLARD REMAINS IN JAIL.
Efforts to Obtain His Release so Far
Inavnil.nE.

Albert Willard viii probably remain q
prisoner in the District jail until his trial
for killing Irving W Beck IS called.
Attorney Thomas G Taylor believes he
can obtain the release Of Willard under
bond BY persuading Mrs. Irving ". Beck.
the fourteen-year-Old widow. 10 tell the
story Of the killing OF her husband by
her father. although only two men ac-
cused OF homicide have been released
pending trial in the history OF the Dis
trict Criminal Court
Attorney Taylor has announced his de-
termination TO try 20 obtain the release
o. Willard IN few days. Either Justice
Anderson or Justice Gould viii decide
whether Willard shall remain 2 prisoner
and 20 them The girls story VIII be told
as the special reason required when ban
IS sought fl case where capital punish
ment may follow.
Evidence Eill be submitted 70 the grand
jury On Monday next Mrs. Beck has
not talked Of the tragedy since the death
OF hsZ husband
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
SON L. MiIIed Sa Only.

Cutting Of his son, william Thompson.
with a bequest Of IS. the Will of Henry
Thompson, who died on April %, last, was
fled for probate yesterday. bearing date
Of April =, last. All the personal prop
erty Is bequea thed 20 the wife. Caroline
Thompson The real estate is divided
between son, Richard Thompson. and
the vile. who is named executor with
out bond.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
DIES FROM HEART FAILURE.
Mrs. Henrietta Sharper Passes
Away Suddenly.

Mrs. Henrietta Sharper Passes
Away Suddenly.
Coroner J. Ramsey hewitt has issued a
certificate Of death from natural causes
in the case OF Mrs. Henrietta Sharper.
seventy-nine years ole. who died yester-
Gay al the home Of her daughter. Mrs.
Myrtle P DuvaH. 2 milliner. al 115 Ana
costa road southeast
Mrs. Sharper became suddenly I'll yes
tc-day morning about 1870 o'clock and
died before a physician could reach the
house she had been suffering for sew
ersI weeks from what was believed to be
heart trouble.
Mrs. Sharper was well known IN the
vicinity where she lived nearly all her
life. She had many friends in Anacostia
Washington. and Alexandra. and was
well liked. Her sudden death caused sor-
TOW among those who knew the aged
woman Arrangements for the funeral
have not been completed. but il is prob
able the services viii be held at the home
Of Mrs DuvaH.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
FRENCH PLAYS GIVEN.
Comedies Presented at the washing
ton Club Last Night.

Two sparkling French comedies were
presented at the last meeting Of the Cercls
des Precieuses Ridicules at the Wash
ngton Club last night The plays came
as the climax TO a successful season.
The first comedy was entitled Les
Plumes dU Paon." and the two parts
Marinette and Jasmin. were played. re-
spectvely. by Miss CIemence Martin and
Reed Paige Clark. ''Docteur' was the
title Of the second playlet, carrying a
larger cast. composed Of Julien Moreno
IL Gale, as Maurice LoTimois; Reed
Paige Clark as Capitsine Courbezon; An
ore BaTsomian, as Docteur Bouscardin.
and Miss Marie Becker, as Suzanne. the
Doctors daughter Miss Amy Clement
Lea-itt took the part Of Nile. Anais
Following the presentation Of the come
dies musical programme was given.
Felix Garziglia, the Partisan pianist. play
ing several selections.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
WILL DEDICATE HOUSE.
Social Settlement for Negroes e.
tabItshed in Southwest.

The dedication OF the rev social set
tlenent house for the unfortunate ne
groes OF the southwest az L and South
CAPITOL streets, viii be held al 4 o'clock
this afternoon An interesting programme
has been arranged.
Among the speakers VII Be Richard
A BalEager, Secretary OF tire Interior:
Dr.. Y. P. Thirkield. OF Howard Unirsr-
sity. and Charles 2. Weller, former sec
retary Of the Associated Charities IN
this city. now general secretary OF The
Associated Charities in Pittsburg. Com
missioner Macfarland will preside.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
Merer sclect. nffice

Secretary Meyer has decided 70 use the
room on the second floor Of the Navy
Department, overlooking the White
House. as his main ofiice during the
summer months, and it is now being 1T
ted up for that purpose The carved ma
hosany desk. presented TO Mr.. Meyer by
he Massachusetts, house OF representa-
tives. viii be installed in the plaza OF
honor.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
Brownsville Negro Sentenced.

soldiers discharged without honor from
Company c, Twenty-hfth Infantry. as a
result Of the Brownsville riot. was yes
teTday sent TO the WOrkbOuse by Judge
kimbal. Of the Police Court. on a charge
Of being vagrant- Jefferson told a pa
thetic story OF hardship since boyhood
days. and il is understood an effort viii
be made 10 obtain his restoration to the
army
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
WIG Is Gfren Estate.

Jacob Hayes. who died on May last
by his viii. fled for probate yesterday
leaves his entire estate 20 his wife Maria
Hayes. On her death the real estate is
TO go 70 a granddaughter. Nota Hayes:
two sons. Jacob 7. HAYES and Anthony
Hayes. and two daughters. Rebecca
Brown and Naria HAYES. The viii is
dated July Is, IsoZ
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13

While you thiak o. It. telephone your
Want Ad- to The Washing-oa Herald
and bIl wiz be sent you At cent word
While you think OF It, telephone your
Want Al 20 The Washington Herald.
and bill VIII be sent you al cent q word
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
STRUCK BY STREET CAR.
5. D. Buekett Suffers COncussIon of
the Brain.

Strsck by a car and knocked down,
Samuel D. Luckett. fifty years old. was
removed to Emergency Hospital yester-
cay afternoon, suffering concussion OF the
brain and injuries to the back and neck.
The accident occurred about 2:S0 o'clock
while Luckett was walking IN z street,
between Ninth and Tenth streets north
west. He was removed to his home. 9oi
z street southeast, last night His con-
dition is serious.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
ALEXANDRIA LOSES
HEAVILY BY FIRE
Business Block Destroyed and
Others Threatened.
LOSSES ESTIMATED AT 100000

BraddOek House, Surrounding the
Old J. G. Carlyle Mansion, Once in
Danger Of Destruction, but Bucket
Brigade Checks the FIames-As-
sistnnce Sent from Washington.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
HOW VOTES WILL BE ISSUED
IN
THE WASHINGTON HERALD'S
VOTING CONTEST.

number Of Inquiries have been received
Washington Herads
publish
you may desire upo
subject
~
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
MAI. JOHNSON dies
GOING TO HOSPITAL
Taken III in Office and Ex-
pireS in Few Minutes.
HAD CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE

was Aid to Secretary of War Stan.
ton, and for Many Years a Promi-
nent Patent Attorney of Washing
tOn-Had Charge of Secret TeIe-
graph Ciphers in Civil War.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13

Although the fremen put forth their
hest efforts. the flames threatened adjoin-
ing property. and numerous bucket brig
The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
MONUMENTS.
WE WRETSH MONUMENTS

OF The most durable stone known % scisucs Z
rocs ron tie manufacturers. thus szFi1g yo- q
Izi5diemsa's profit.
50 New Desi~,s q, Se-s~t F-o-n
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
Protecting Weaker Members.

III Paroihg prisoner serving term in the Indiana
o.aIe rrson at Michigan City Governor Marshall imposed
as cohdton OF the convcts release that he secure per.
manent employment in 'some" community where the sale
Oh quor is prohibited by law" The condition has been
met ana tne paroled man will go to work in town that
mas oeeh dry 1of year or more by remonstrance
Governor Marshall in word or two breaches wonder
iu sermon Tor the dry town. Here is ransgressor of
the laws who thought to have desert to another trial to
support hlmsef by honest industry. But it is made
uenne and Imperative condition of this new start in life
tht ne be placed beyond all power of the saloons temp
laton good thing in the of this penitent convict
wise provision to be hedged about him by the Governors
very practical not sentiment fencing of the man from
ehe perlls OF drink. No reasonable mind will dissent
from that.
NOW, there is in every community some percentage of
men just as weak as this paroed convict and who by
every reason that suggests and uste peculiar care for
MS souri oundng and his immunity from the perls of
temptation should be equally guarded and protected
Why not look to them? Not all, not more than a few
nave criminal instincts likely be driven BY drink
70 grave transgresson OF the law They may not be led
D drink to stea to burn KILL but they are led to rob
themselves OF susenance their families of support their
wives OF conentment their children of happiness self
respect and far chance to get in the world and raise
IN IT, The socltude that the paroled convict
rom the saloons temptation working in the heart and in
tegence OF on the great body of the people should
move the saloon from the presence of those hundreds
everywhere who are drawn by its lure and yield its
Temptations
Ihats what the temperance propaganda means. That's
Ine logic OF Governor Marshas position carried out-F
Wayne Sentinel
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21

Coming in from East Liberty OF
train we're two men who appar,
emily we're old acquaintance and
Who met in jovial mood. Both
men were quite gray, but each had
a luxurlant head Of hair. Neal
then sat a stout party with a shin
ing dome that was almost destitute
Of hirsute covering.
The two friends exchanged face
tlous remarks about silvered locks,
then indulged in some pleasantries
about the thinning of the thatch,' y
with casual references to doorknobs
and billiard balls, much to the
amusement Of the passengers, but
% The evident discontinue of the
baldheaded man.
The talk finally developed into an
argument on the cause Of badness,
ana m after considerable jocularity
y ue par turned to the pearly pated
Stranger, and one said:
Aiy friend and i have been dis
cussing the cause of badness. but
We can't seem to agree. Would you
nl'ha 'ellng us what You regard as
we real cause of badness 2"
ne stranger wheeled about, eyed
II. estloners fiercely and snorted /:
brains v'-Pittsburg Gazette.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
Why Not Use Dummies.

We have frequently said that the average congressman
has nothing 70 do with the framing of laws Some of our
readers regard this eXaggeration but the ADpea
never published real truth The fact is that most
congressn do not know how kill time during the ses
on and this accounts for the popularity of the national
game-draw poker-among the peoples representatives
words of Congressman Moss of Indiana
am well within the bonds of truth when say that
not necessary to have there need member
of the house to Washington attend the special session.
the republican members of ways and means
and the tariff law would have been substantially same as will
be anyhow.
1t will be observed that the gentleman says that con-
gressmen are only necessary to make up a quorum He
speaks the truth To act dummies; to stand up and
have their counted to give legal satisfaction to the
will of the trusts
That the mission of congressman So far as protect
ing the rights of the people is concerned they might as
well stay at home Appeal to Reason
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
ENGLISH BEAUTY CUP.
w..k Tea Invites Sleep and Improve
the Complexion.

7 advise those who consult IN,
ppon he tired complexion to in
dnlre in what is called the Snglisl
beaut, cup. Mr.. Gladstone took il
Zach night Of his life as long as h,
had tealth, and it is the cup which
keep. many an English beauty go
inc Il is simply tea, but tea mad,
without the nerve destroying at
tributes. II properly made it in
vites sleep.
Ycu take half small coffee
spoon Of tea, and you scatter it in
the bottom of a very large cup
The German coffee cups are best
for this purpose. Over this you
pour as much boiling, bubbling wa
Ter as the cup will hold.
The saucer is placed on the tor
Of the cup in Chinese fashion. Now
come. The big wadded tea cozy
which must be thrown over all. Ii
is an Oddly shaped coy, made to
cover cup and saucer. 1t stands for
FIVE minutes to steep.
Now comes the scientific part OF
the cup You take three very thin
slce- Of lemon, and you lay them
in a big hot cup. On top of the
slices Of lemon you place a big
maraschino, and then on top Of all
YOU pour in the tea, putting il
through a strainer.
The result will be a fine, weak.
hot, but healthful cup of tea with
Just the right flavor of lemon. You
can have sugar if you want it, and
Gladstone's rule of three big Jumps
viii do YOU no harm, for sugar is a
great builder up of the muscles.
By the way, if you are tagged out,
day or night, try eating a little
sugar A lump of sugar will re-
store the stomach and take away
that tired feeling. Sugar is recon-
nenced 10 women whose cheeks are
hollow 1t has way of building up
tissue.
A big cup of tea at night is ex-
cellent, but the trouble is that most
persons make it too strong. The
weaker the better. sThe same is true
Of coffee, which, if taken weak
enough ard with plenty of good
sugar, acts as a nightcap. Not one
person in a thousand can make it
night In Paris the French beauty
takes her foaming cup of whipped
chocolate after the theater with a
biscuit, or she sips her cafe au lait,
which is mostly milk. = London
American Register.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
AN ENGLISH BLIZZARD.
u Took . Regiment Of Soldiers 10
Clear the Roads In 1895.

There was a certain Hercules en-
gine which cut a noble figure in the
English blizzard Of 1886.
To appreciate the role played by
the Hercules some idea must be
given of the effect Of the storm on
other methods of travel. Fourteen
mail coaches were abandoned on as
many roads. Another was dug out
of drifts FIVE times between Exeter
and London.
Another was buried so deep that
it took 800 men, principally sappers
and miners. several hours to make
passage to the coach and rescue the
mails and passengers, while near
Chatham the snow lay to a depth of
thirty or forty feet, the military be-
ing turned out to the number of
600 TO clear the way.
In London the drifts were ten
feet deep, and hundreds of men and
carts were employed hauling snow
out to the fields in the suburbs. The
markets were in a bad way. One
day only four stall holders were
able to reach main market. Greens
which few days before the storm
were being sold for threepence a
bunch at market now fetched from
tenpence to a shilling, turnips, car
rots and celery becoming equally
dear, while penny handfuls of pars-
ley realized 2s. Cd, and the happy
possessor of a bunch which he had
previously purchased for ninepence
realized for his prize no less a sum
than f1 2s. Sd.
Amid all this confusion the pio-
neer railways covered themselves
with glory by running trains almost
without interruption. There was
deep cutting on one line where the
snow had drifted badly, and great
numbers of people turned out TO
see how the Hercules engine would
get along. They imagined, of course.
that she would be stopped. but to
their establishment the engine dash
ed night into the drift, clearing
her way through apparently with
out the slightest difficulty. the snow
at the same time flying over the top
of the engine chimney like foam
from the broken waves of violent
sea, and notwithstanding obstruc-
tions the train came down from
Greenhead Twenty miles) in one
hour and a quarter" = London
Queen.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21

"a movement was on foot fol
the alliance Of King Charles Of
Wurttembcr- and the Grand Ouch.
ess Olga Of Russia" said an artist
"An emissary of the Russian court
came 10 the Young king. laid certain
proposals before him and submitted
a portrait in oils of the royal lady
King Charles. after a close scrutiny
said:
"'This portrait fatters over
much. The ewes are too large and
brilliant. the hair too abundant, the
complexion too fioweriike and the
neck and a.ns too beautiful alto
gether.'
" But, your majesty said the as
tonished Russian. ''cu do not know
the grand duchess
"'No.' said the king, but / know
court painters
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21

At one Of the London clubs one
evening Mr.. Montagu Williams met
LoM -, who had just lost his ia
ther. The young lord was naturally
melancholy. and the lawyer pro-
posed visiting a theater opposite,
which proposition was accepted.
There was q slight fire in the thea
ter, whereupon the young lord was
among the first to bolt, like a rab-
Bit" out Of the building. Return
ing leisurely to the club, Mr.. Viii
hams found there his young friend
quietly smoking a cigar.
"What on earth made you bolt
that way? You seemed frightened
out of your wits mot difficult mat
ter perhaps. Don't you know that
on such an occasion if everybody
got up and rushed out panic would
ensue, with very likely fatal conse-
quences? Why on earth couldn't
you sit still, as ! did? There was
nothing serious the matter" Upon
this, with the most patronizing air,
the young gentleman replied, "Oh,
yes, that's very well for you, but
you've not just succeeded to peer
age and 100000 a year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
THE OBJECTION TO JOHN.
u Was Easily Removed When the SIT
ustion Was Explained.

The Gaylords and Nelson's have
always been Lcighbors and intimate
friends. 80 when John Gaylord al
twenty-four, a. fine fellow as eyel
was, began 10 see what sn altogeth
er charming girl Molly Nelson wa;
there was naturally no opposition
Indeed, as the affair" became Sc
rious II was evident TO all. includ.
ing John and Molly Themselves
that the parents concerned were de-
lighted. As vet there was no form
al announcement. but every one
knew that it was understood" and
evening at,er evening john talked
to Molly on the front porch, often
lingering after the other Nelson's
had retired.
The surprise Of the two was con.
sequently great when one evening a
shutting step was heard in the hall,
and presently Mr.. Nelson appeared
in slippers and dressing gown, can
die in hand. Quite evidently he
had gone to bed oli then got up
for some purpose.
"Why. father. what is the mat
teri"
Molly's cheeks we're burning, as
her father stood there hesitating
and eying John closely. John, lean
ing against the doorpost, where he
had stood for the last fifteen min
utes saving good night to Molly,
felt decidedly uncomfortable under
Mr.. Nelson's gaze.
In fact. it was embarrassing all
around. But John is a young man
who goes straight to the point.
as anything wrong, Mr.. Mel
son? ?" he began. "Am l to infer
that YOU object to my being here ?"
"Well. no, not exactly, John" /"
Mr.. NelsoD coughed slightly, hesi-
tating. Its only that mother and
| would like to get a little sleep"
"Fsther,r cried Molly, quite in
dignsnt. Eve couldn't have been dis
turbing any one! John has been
talking very low
81 don't doubt that. my dear"
Mr.. Nelson was beginning to enjoy
the situation. Its not that, nor
have any objection TO Johns talk
ing to you. In fact. haven't an
objection in tie world to John nor
TO his condHct. except
Mr.. Nelson is open to suspicion of
having prolonged the matter unnec-
essarily at this point.
Except in one thing. Mrs. Mel
son and | do object seriously, my
dear John. TO the habit you seem to
have formed this evening Of leaning
against the bell push Our bed
room is next TO the kitchen, and
this continuous bell ringing is not
conducive to repose"