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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
UNION STATION DAMAGES.
Awards Reported by Commission t.
District Supreme Court.

The Union station grade-damage com
mission has reported to the District SUI
preme Court its appraisements of dam
ages to real estate on Virginia avenue
southeast, between 9th and 9TH streets,
in square $50, on account of changes made
in the grade of Virginia avenue In con-
nection with the railroad terminal work
The appraisements are as follows:
Part of original lot l. square $50. nav
ing a front on X street, Virginia avenue
and 9TH street, Edward Abner, owner, no
damages.
Part of lot !, square $50, improved by
premises 6::3 Virginia avenue, James +.
Howe owner, $500: part OF original lot l,
square $50. fronting on Virginia avenue
and X street. Henry Eberbach, owner,
no damages.
Lot i. square $50, William l.. Mahoney,
owner. Sloo.
Lot 3, square $50. improved by premises
gu Virginia avenue, Charles L. Sander
son, owner, $500.
Part of lot . square $50, improved by
premises $40 Virginia avenue, Mary
Dougherty, owner, $4OO.
Lot :. square $50. improved by premises
611 and 615 Virginia avenue, Henrietta
Adams. owner, 1885.
Part of lot 8, square $50. improved by
premises 613 Virginia avenue. James Paul
owner, S4S5.
Part of lot 9. square $50, improved by
premises Gil Virginia avenue, William r.
Phillips, owner, $500.
Lot Il, square $50. improved by prem
Uses 6O1 Virginia avenue, Charles Schafer
and Albert Schulteis. trustees, owners.
$1,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
MANY MEMBERS ADDED.
Growth of Washington Federation,
Homing Pigeon Fanciers.

At the annual meeting of the Washing
ton Federation, which is the Washington
district of the National Federation of
American Homng Pigeon Fanciers. the
following officers were elected: President.
William ]. Toy: vice president. Walter
o. Norwood; second vice president. John
Holmead; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. w. F. Dis
mer: chairman of the race committee, A.
F. Higdon, and associate members, f. E.
Dismer and Phil krous.
The association enjoyed the unique dis
tinction last year OF not losing single
member, and the membership increased
80 per cent.
The score Of successes which the club
has enjoyed the past year has caused
many new applications to pour in. which
are awaiting consideration. The pros
poets Of becoming the largest individual
club of the Atlantic combine. of which
the Washington Federation is sponsor, is
most promising.
Since moving into its new quarters, 1407
New York avenue, the Washington Fed
Grafton has made the most rapid strides
in the history of the association, and to-
day it claims to have no superior in the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
TEN YEARS FOR COLORED BOY
CHARLES WILLARD, SLAYER OF
COMPANION, Is SENTENCED.
Safety of Women Considered by
Court in Heavy Penalty Imposed
on Charles Catlett.

Justice Gould. In Criminl Court No. l,
yesterday sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary Charles Willard. q fifteen
year-old colored boy, who pleaded guilty
to manslaughter In connection with the
death of Ernest Lewis. juno Is last.
The absence of a reformatory in the
District. Justice Gould declared. rendered
it necessary to impose a penitentiary
term Of imprisonment. Had the defendant
been of mature years, the court said. the
offense would have been clearly first de-
gree murder.
Willard told the court he had an ar
gument with Lewis while returning from
school and Lewis struck him. Angered
at the blow, he said, he went to the
house of friend and procuring a revol-
yer. returned and shot Lewis.
A sentence of six years and six months
in the penitentiary was imposed on
Charles Catlett colored recently convict
ed of robbing Miss Edith Wilkinson No
vember % last. Justice Gould told the
prisoner it was his intention to impose
such sentences in robbery cases as would
insure safety to women on the streets
at night The Identity In this case, he
said. was conclusively established
William H. White, the veteran recently
convicted of shooting William Doming-
ton, fellow inmate of the Soldiers
Home, September 8 last, was sentenced
to serve one year and one day in the
penitentiary.
In extending clemency. Justice Gould
said that 1t appeared from the evidence
that White had been wrought UP over a
trifie and had no intention Of killing
bennington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
JANUARY BUILDING BOOM
PERMITS SHOW LARGE In
CREASE OVER DECEMBER.
County Shows Largest Gain in Struc-
lures to Cost Million and
a Quarter.

Building operations In the District dur
ing the month of January were much
larger than during the preceding month,
according to the monthly report of Snow
den Ashford inspector of buildings, sub
mtted to Engineer Commissioner Cosby
yesterday. During the month OF January
permits were issued covering 81 262.o %
worth of building work, against Si2o,-
SO for the month of December.
Permits were issued during the month
for the erection of 10 brick dwellings, TO
cost 500. 900. 5 apartment houses. to cost
$.lS 500: d stores. to cost SIS. 400 | school
house to cost $4,000; 6 stables. to cost
9.5J0; ) sheds. to cost $1,000: l garage.
to cost 5000; l workshop. to cost 81, 400: ,
warehouses. to cost 5000; ! store and
dwelling. to cost $500: and l office, to
cost 81 800, all to be built of brick. Per
mitS were also issued for 30 frame dwell
ings, TO cost $611 800; 81 wooden sheds, to
cost S1.144; stables. to cost $50 The
report also shows that permits were is
sued for repairing los brick dwellings at
cost of $423S7 and for repairing d
wooden buildings. to cost Sc, 4Io.
The report also shows that the greater
part of this work is to be done In the
county portion of the District. The dis
tribution of the work by sections is as
follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S32.95O; southeast.
$500: southwest, $1,000: northwest, $116.-
800; county, 81 ,02S. $50.
Observation-Disclosures, S4576: southeast.
81 ,U65; southwest. S1O.371: northwest, $o6,-
49,; county, S1,S4S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
SPANISH LAUNCH CONVERTED
Mercedes to Be Altered for Use of
Fisheries Bureau,

The boiler and engine of the former
army launch Mercedes has been taken out
OF the boat at Benefits boatyard and
she is being transformed into a power
launch for the use of the bureau Of fish
cries at its propagating station at Bry-
ans Point. Md.
The removal of the boiler and engine
has necessitated the receiling of the in
side of the hull and other work being
done TO fit the launch for new duties The
boat will be equipped with a large gas
oline power engine that is expected to
drive II through the water at a speed in
excess of ten miles an hour.
With steam equipment the Mercedes
was one of the fastest launches on the
river. The launch will be ready for serv-
Ice by the time the yellow perch propa-
eating season opens in the latter part of
next month and will be employed in TAX
ing perch spawn from the fishermen to
the station.
By the time the yellow perch season
ends the shad-taking season will be at
hand The launch will be used in this
work.
The Mercedes was formerly one Of the
steam tenders OF the Spanish cruiser
Reina Mercedes and was captured when
Santiago was taken by the American
troops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
ARMY SURGEONS AID ASKED.
Plea for Widow Of Maj. Carroll o
Mosquito Fame.

Appeal from the office Of the surgeon
general ito all medical officers Of the
army" asking for contributions to relieve
the distress under which the widow OF
Maj James Carroll. the army surgeon
who sacrificed his life in the interests of
medical science. is placed.
DR.. Carroll was the associate Of the late
DIR. Walter Reed and the late DR.. Jesse
William Lazaer in the experiments OF Ha-
vana. Cuba. which proved that the mos
quito is the transmitting agent in yellow
fever.
DR.. Carroll was the first to allow himself
to be bitten by an infected mosquito. and
he had a severe attack of the disease.
While he recovered in a measure from
the acute attack. he never fully regained
his health. Finally he succumbed to
after-effects of the disease. 1t is the
opinion of medical men the world over
that DR.. Carroll had no small part In saw
ing an inestimable number of lives.
The appeal to the medical officers states
that there is a mortgage on Mrs. Carroll s
home. She has pension Of $125 a month,
not sufficient. 1t is said, to support her
self, seven minor children and Maj. Car
rolls mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
Hayward Damaged in Storm-Once
Sunk bv German Steamer

The four-masted schooner Harry r.
Hayward. Capt. Nash, put into Bermuda
Thursday last in distress with sails blown
away and spars broken.
The vessel sailed from Port Tampa Jan
uary II with phosphate rock for BaIti-
more. 1t Is supposed she was caught in
one of the recent gales on the south At
lantic and was blown off shore and dam
aged.
The message received regarding the
plight of the vessel makes no mention of
a leak. Capt J. B. Croker of Thomaston
Me, the managing owner of the Hay
ward, will go to Bermuda to look after
her
The Hayward Is the vessel that about
three years ago was run into off Cape
Henry by a German steamship and was
so badly damaged that she sank In Lynn
haven bay as she was being towed into
Hampton roads by the tug NJ. Mitchell
Davis of this city. The vessel was on the
bottom for several weeks but was finally
f1oated, repaired and returned to service
She has several times brought cargoes
to this port and was here in the past sum-
mer with load of ice from Maine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
New Art Galleries Opened.

The A. Mendelsohn art galleries and
auction rooms. A. Mendelsohn. auc-
tioneer. 1409-1411 New York avenue
northwest. have been recently opened.
The new firm Is an outgrowth of the
former auction house at the same address
OF Townsend e Co.
The new company has made some al
terations and engagements in the old
building. The first public auction and
sale will begin tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock. AT that time sale of general
articles, including fine old Sheffield plate.
antique silver pieces and furniture. will
be opened, and will continue through the
week
The new firm has strong business con-
nections I'm New York Philadelphia. Bos-
ton and other large cities. and will there
by be able to offer to the Washington
public larger opportunities for the an
tique collector and the art connoisseur
than ever before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
INDIANA BELLIES HERE.
Winners in Voting Contest on Tour
Of the South.

Seven young ladies. bellies in their In
diana homes and winners in a contest
inaugurated recently by the Daily Tribune
of New Castle. Ind, have been making a
tour of the south as the guests Of that
paper. Yesterday the party arrived
here from Norfolk aboard the steamer of
the Norfolk and Washington line. and are
today taking In the sights and points Of
interest in the Capital city. The Capitol,
Congress. the Washington Monument and
the departing MIS- were visited during the
early hours of the day, and many other
points Of interest will be inspected this
evening. The party will remain here until
late tonight or tomorrow. when they will
start for home over the line of the Penn
sylvania railroad.
The party consists of Miss Nellie Ed
wards. New Castle: Miss Borgia Haskell.
Straughn; Miss Pearl Kutz, Millville: Miss
Antolnett Modlin. New Castle Miss Car
RE Newcomer Mount Summit: Miss Edith
Stearns, Cadiz. and Miss Edith Villars,
New Castle.
The young ladies are chaperoned by
Mrs. Horace l.. Burr. and Mr.. Burr. who
Is business manager of the Tribune. is in
personal charge of the trip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
ALLEGES NON-sUPPoRT.
Joseph Walch Arrested on Complaint
of His Wife.

Joseph Walch, pressman at the bureau
OF engraving and printing, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Detectives Evans
and O'Dea on a warrant sworn out bv
his wife, Mrs. Eva Walch, alleging non
support of her and their -months-old
child.
Walch said his home is at Landover
Prince George county, and declared his
counsel had been trying to effect set
Element with Mrs. Walch. He said he
had been asked to contribute $50 a month
to the support Of his wife and child. but
he thought the amount was excessive
He sent for his counsel, Attorney Howard
Duckett. to arrange bond for his release
to appear In court tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
RAILROADS.
Southern Railway.

" B.-Following schedule figures published
only inforna ton. and not guaranteed.
For Atlanta, Birmingham, Mobile. New Orleans.
Ashevile. Chattanooga. Memphis. 900 am. and
1913 pm. daily
For Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga. Memphis.
New Orleans. 1910 pm. daily.
For Colsmbia. Charleston. Augusta. Aiken.
Savannah. Jacksonville and Florida points. 4:l0
pm. daily.
Tourist for California. tri-weekly; $40
Pm. Monday. Wednesday, Friday.
Local for Harrisonburg. $50 a. daily: 4:15
pm. week days: for Danville. 40 m. daily,
and for Charlottesville. 100 an and i:55 p IN.
daily. Frequent trains to and from Bluemont.
L. 6 BROWN General Agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
FRENCH PEOPLE AND ART.
Miss Ann Seaton Schmidt to Lecture
at Public Library

The second lecture in the course of the
National Society of Fine Arts will be held
in the lecture hall of the Public Library
next Tuesday evening. Miss Ann Seaton
Schmidt will lecture on France, Her
People and Her Art The lecture will
be illustrated by stereopticon views.
The Public Library has installed in the
exhibition cases adjoining the hall, ma
terial to illustrate this lecture. 1t in
cludes reproductions OF examples of the
following recent or contemporary French
painters: Dagnan-Bouveret, Carriere,
Monet, Bastion-Lepage. Breton. Millet,
Puvis de Chavannes and Lerolle. Photo
graphs of the work of hodin. Dampt,
Chapu and Fromiet. sculptors, are also
shown.
At the request Of the lecturer pictures
of scenes in Brittany are also displayed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
PLEA TO PRESIDENT IN Vain
MISS KING ASKED HIM TO SAVE
F STREET TREES
But Commissioners Say They Must
Go to Make Way for Union
Station Car Tracks.
spare that tree. !"

"Woodman. spare that tree.
Or rather. Spare those trees. was the
appeal OF Miss Matte b. King of :i53
street northeast made to the President OF
the United States in behalf of row of
young pies on + street from the Union
station to 9Th street northeast. The let
ter was referred by the President 10 the
District Commissioners and the appeal VIII
be in vain. A decision that the trees must
be sacrificed Is approved by Engineer
Commissioner Cosby and Commissioners
mcfarland.
There is TO be street car track on
street northeast from the Union station
to Sth street northeast wrote Miss King
to the President in order TO have TINS
track the trees will have to be cut down.
We have the rrettiest trees In the city
on this street. can't you save these trees
for use? l have written to the Commits
sioners about this matter: they say they
cannot do anything. | believe you can
save them. If YOU will IL you want to
live in the hearts of the people on +
street after you leave the White House
save our trees. ! beg of you TO give
this your careful consideration.
When this letter reached the Commits
sioners from the White House it was re-
ferred to Capt. f. Nj. Markham, assistant
to the Engineer Commissioner.
Recent legislation, he reports, has
directed a double-track extension OF the
Capital Traction Companys system along
f street northeast from I'd street to Sth
street, between which limits this street
has a width between curbs Of about
thirty-five feet. The law requires that
wherever, in the Judgment OF the Com
missioners. it is necessary to widen Il
street for the purpose of reasonably &C
commodating vehicular traffic the same
shall be done at the expense Of the rail-
road company.
"A width of thirty-five feet between
curbs. such exists on street. is
deemed wholly inadequate for the accom-
mediation of a double-track railway and
vehcular traffic, for which reason 1t Is
expected to widen to forty-five feet.
1T is fact that there exists on this
street a line of very handsome young
naples, the necessity for whose deStruc
ton has been carefully considered and
greatly regretted by this office. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that the necessity for
such destruction is real one and cannot
be avoided"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Commissioner Brown to Speak.

Elmer Z. Brown, United States COM
missioner of education. is announced as
the speaker at the mems meeting of the
Colored mems branch Of the Y. NJ. &. A
tomorrow at $50 pm. The meeting
will be held in the True Reformer
Hall, 18th and streets northwest. and
the speakers subject will be He That
E,ndureth." Mr.. Walter Brown of the
Lyric Orchestra will render a trombone
solo.
The organiza ton recently perfected for
visiting delinquent subscribers Is max
ing Roadway and has collected consider
able money from the subscribers. A
meeting will be held next "Wednesday
night for the purpose of perfecting the
organization. Mr.. Ralph w. Tyler. audi
tor of the navy. has been elected chair
man, DR.. George w. Cabaniss. colonel
and the men have been formed into
regiment for collection divided into ten
companies each under a competent cap
tain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
ONLY TO FIGHT FIRE.
Commissioners Report on Bill to Give
Chevy Chase Water


The District Commissioners have notified
Chairman Smith Of the House District
committee that they favor the passage of
a bill allowing the town of Chevy Chase.
Md. to connect its water system with
that Of the District. only If the bill is
amended to allow the use of the Districts
water solely for extinguishing fires. The
Commissioners object to the use of the
Districts water in certain leases of
emergency and necessity" as provided in
he bill.
The Commissioners say that, in addition
to objections set forth in a letter of last
April. 'it does not seem the part of wis
dom to extend the water supply system of
the District. which the Commissioners
have repeatedly Informed Congress is
barely sufficient for the Districts own
needs, to community lying beyond it's
limits and which has contributed nothing
to the installation or maintenance of the
system, and the Commissioners cannot
help feeling that the enactment of this
bill would mean the Inauguration of a
policy which in time would result in most
of the neighboring communities claiming
the right to be supplied with water by the
District.
The objections stated apply. however
particularly to that portion OF the bill
which proposes to provide that Chevy
Chase, Md, shall be provided with Dis
trict water in certain cases of emergency
or necessity The objections are not so
strong TO a supply for use only In extin-
gushing fires. such occasions would
be of rare occurrence and the total
amount of water supplied cannot be
great.
IF Congress is willing 70 allow such
use the Commissioners advise that the
proposed act be amended by inserting on
page !. line II. after the word use the
word only and by emitting ali between
the word fires in line /. page >, and the
word provided in line 2. page -
A copy of the bill modified in accord
ance with that suggestion is inclosed In
the letter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
MEASLES IS WIDELY EPIDEMIC
CASES REPORTED SINCE JANU-
AIRY 1 NUMBER 1859.
More by 400 Than Reported All Last
Year-Typhoid and Scarlet
Fever on Increase.

The measles epidemic increased enor-
mously during the past week. according
to reports received at the health ONCE
Health officials are alarmed at the rate
with which 1t is spreading in all parts
Of the District.
New cases reported last week were
much greater in number than was report
ed in any previous week since the cpl
demic began. Returns up to last night
gave no indication that the epidemic is
decreasing.
During the week ended last night 463
new cases were reported. raising the total
since the first of the year to 1.6s9 This
is over 400 more cases than were reported
during the entire twelve months of last
year.
At the beginning o. the week there were
900 cases under treatment. Although a
large number Of recoveries have been re-
corded during the seven days following,
1t is estimated that there are at the pres
ent time about 1.4OO cases under treat
ment in homes of Washington.
When only Is new cases were reported
last Sunday the health officials hoped
that the epidemic had spent its force. But
Monday Is new cases developed. Every
day since an increasing large number has
been recorded.
The daily records for the week are as
follows:
Sunday, IS new cases reported: Monday,
60. Tuesday. 81: Wednesday, 50; Thurs
day, 30: Friday, 93: Saturday, IS The
figures for yesterday are not complete, as
many reporting cards will not reach the
health office until today.
Other contagious diseases are also on
the increase. according TO DR.. e. l.. Lee
Merle of the contagious disease service.
There is twice as much typhoid fever in
the District at present than at the same
time last year. Scarlet fever is also on
the increase.
Il cannot account for the large Increase
In measles cases." said DR.. LeMerle.
There seems to be no let up in the cpl
demic in sight at present"
Health officials are making strenuous ef-
forts to stop the spread of measles. AS
soon as any case is reported a notice is
sent to the home of the patient calling at
tention to the rules governing the quaran
tine Of sufferers and of those exposed.
Owing to the large number of the cases,
however. it is impossible for the inspec
tors to personally see that the rules are
strictly carried out. Main efforts of in
spectors are directed to keeping from
schooroomS the children who have con-
tracted the disease or those who have
been exposed to it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
CABMAN DYER ACCUSED.
Charged With Pledging Property
for Which He Had Not Paid.

Charged with buying silverware or the
part payment plan and disposing Of It be-
fore making final payment. Bernard Dyer
was arrested yesterday afternoon by De-
tectives Berman and Cox and held for
trial in the Police Court tomorrow morn
ing 1t is alleged that he bargained to
pay William Thrift So for a set of sill
verware. paying fifty cents on account.
Before making another payment, 1t is
charged, he obtained a loan of So on the
property.
Dyer, who is a cabman. gave his ad-
dress as 1919 Goth street. After he had
been placed under arrest Hack Inspector
Dawson charged him with having failed
to have proper numbers on his vehicle.
Friends, it is believed, will arrange Tor
his release on security.