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Evening star., 1909-06-09
TO AVERT THE DUST NUISANCE
SPRINKLING RAILWAY RIGHT
OF WAY RECOMMENDED.
Complaint by Citizens Regarded by
Assistant Engineer Commis-
sioner as Well Founded

That dust caused by the motion of cleo
trio cars on suburban streets is nui-
sance has been officially recognized by
District officials, and the operating offl-
cials of railways will be requested TO
sprinkle or oil their right of way on lines
about which complaint is made
The matter was brought up by a recent
letter to the District Commissioners by
the secretary of the Brightwood Park
Citizens Association.
Many protests and comp laints, the
letter says, in reference to a recent meet
ing, were made relative to the nuisance
and inconvenience, as we'll as discomforts.
to those travelling and living adjacent TO
the dust created by the cars on the said
railway. as the space between the tracks
is not paved or sprinkled.
Capt. L. NJ. Markham, assistant to the
Engineer Commissioner, in charge of high
ways, says that the complaint is be-
lieved t. be we'll founded
The dust occasioned by rapid motion
of the cars is thought to be a distinct
nuisance not only to abutting property
holders. but to the railway patrons as
WELL, he continues. 1t is therefore
recommended that the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company be requested
to adopt suitable preventive measures
either by systematic sprinklng of their
tracks or by oiling thereof. This office
WILL in addition, take the matter up
verbally with the railroad officials
Evening star., 1909-06-09
POST OFFICE CHANGES.
designations, Promotions, Appoint
ments and Removal Announced

The following designations in the Post
Office Department have been announced
Ev F. Martin of Missouri. post Office
Inspector at S2.GoO per annum. in the
office of the Postmaster General, ef-
fective May 81. 1893; john Hoyt of In
diana post Office inspector at $1,000 per
annum. with 81 per diem, in the Office
of the Postmaster General. effective June
30 1909: John w. Wiley of Missouri,
clerk at $500 per annum. in the office of
the Postma ster General effective June =,
1909.
Also the following promotions: Frank
u. Gardner of Missouri. transferred from
office of first assistant postmaster gem
cral to that OF Postmaster General, and
promoted from messenger tSS4o) to clerk
tSloO, effective June 4. 1863; John J..
Luckett of Virginia from assistant mes
senser CS12W to messenger tSS4o, in office
of first assistant postmaster general, eff
fective June l. 1909: Charles A Bracher
of Connecticut from messenger CS40) to
clerk (s9U0. in the stamped envelope
agency Office of the third assistant post
master general effective June j. 1909.
The following appointments: William
f. Taliaferro of Georgia, clerk (SgOm at
headquarters of division of post office
inspectors Office of Postmaster General
Leo Nelson of New York. clerk Isl POD
in the office of Postmaster General:
Walter f. Paul of Illinois, assistant mes
senger tS12O) in office of first assistant
postmaster general
The following removal: John b. john
son of Wisconsin. laborer ($66W in office
of fourth assistant postmaster general,
effective May II. 1909.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
SHRINERS ELECT OFFICERS.
Mobiles of Mystic Order Proceed With
Business.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. June a-The follow
ing officers were elected today by the I'm
perial Council, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine:
Imperial potentate. George l.. Street o
Richmond. Va.
Imperial deputy potentate, Frederick X
Hines of Los Angeles.
Imperial chief rabban, J. Frank Prea
of Fargo. n. d.
Imperial assistant rabban. w. j. Gun
ninsham Of Baltimore.
Imperial high prieSt and prophet, viii
liam w. Irwin of Wheeling.
Imperial oriental guide. Jacob T. Bar
ron of Columbia. S. G..
Imperial treasurer, William S. Brown
Pittsburg. reelected.
Imperial recorder. Benjamin w. Row
ell of Boston,. reelected.
Imperial first ceremonial master, Fred
erick r. Smith of Rochester. y. Y.
Imperial second ceremonial master, J
p Stevens of Portland, Me.
Imperial marshal, Henry W. Neidring-
haus of st. Louis
Imperial captain of the guard, Charles
T.. Ovenshine of Minneapolis
A vote will be taken this afternoon OF
the question of where the next conven
ton shall be held. New Orleans ha:
been making a campaign against Toledo
Ohio, and Richmond, Va. to entertain
the mobiles at their next annual meeting
giving the session to the men of Jerusa
lem Temple pivots upon the question o
weather. Nevertheless, Potentate Gu:
Levy and his New Orleans comrades say
they will win.
Automobile and motor cycle races vii
be run this afternoon the sporting
attraction given the Shriners. The event.
are to be contested at Douglas Park
They are being given by the local enter
tainment committee in conjunction with
the Louisville Dealers Associa ton
Homer George of New Orleans is man
ager of contests and has arranged eight
events, two for motorcycles. Barne,
Oldfeld and other noted drivers viii
compete. The feature of the racing will
be a tifty-mie free-for-all stock car event
In the motor circle races Robert Stubbs
holder of the worlds record of AZ % sec
onds. will be leading competitor Ter
machines are entered.
Following the races a prize patrol drill
will take place In -ront of the grand
stand A band concert by 800 musician.
will follow the drills while reception
will be rendered the patrols after the con
cert The Shriners will spend the day a
Douglas Park More than 25,0OO spec
tatorS are expected.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
Arrest of Charles Vicarrio
Regared as a Go-BetWeen

COLUMBUS. Ohio. June 9.-Charles
Eicarrio of Bellefontaine, an Italian, was
arrested today at Bellefontaine by Post
Office Inspector Hosford, and will be
taken to Toledo by United States Marshal
Chandler of Cleveland. He Is charged
with being the go-between in securing
money for the Black Hand gang that has
been run down at Marion and Columbus.
Many letters We're found in his room
at the residence where Silvatoria Cira
was assassinated year ago, and they
were at once sent to Columbus Cira
is now believed to have been killed by
tile Black Hand.
Eicarrio is brother of Antonio vi
carrie. arrested yesterday at Marion He
was found at the home of Mrs. Salvatore
ira. which was surrounded by the Of
ficers. Nicarrio was heavily armed, and
had $1,000 on his person. Women and
children in the house are said to have
been armed also.
Nfcarrio would say nothing and would
only curse when told that d confederate
al Marion had confessed. He went to
Bellefontaine from Cleveland two years
ago. and is originally from Messina.
where. 1t is said. ne lost his mother and
brother in the earthquake.
Nicarrlo is a member of the fruit firm
Of Demar Go. Salvatore Cira was shot
ana Killed year ago by Charles Demar.
nephew. who was acquitted on the
plea OF self-defense \ year prior Charles
brother Joseph Demar. was assassinated
and his slayer was never captured.
A Specimen Letter.
The following is a Black Hand letter
sent to John Amicon the rich fruit dealer
here. 1t is sample Of them all:
Dear john Amicon: We have sent YOU
several letters. We have put dynamite
behind your door and YOU are death ugly
wretch, YOU need not lament If when you
do not expect it. il will cost YOU YOUR
life. Already our band has YOU down in
the register of the dead. We have ar
rived at the time and already two of us
are under obligations 10 kill YOU even
though You are guarded by a thousand
police. Take the street as your friend
Lieut. Petrosino did.
ugly wretch that YOU are. that Won
content yourself with trying to avoid the
payment Of the money, $4,000; but by
the blood of God, we are back of YOU
We have learned your store, and YOU will
he accosted when you do no, EXPECT If
Tie sight of two dagger thrusts and then
YOU will sleep forever. One thing | tell
you. no one can belong TO our band who
has not killed ten persons. We have
killed kings and emperors Consider a
fly like you? No. no, Do not think il
We know that YOU are rich. and you
must give up some blood. If you wish
10 avert your death you will search fol
an honorable person to come to Pittsburg
and while he is searching for us he will
he found We advise you that if YOU &c
To the police you can count yourSelt
dead-that is, you die first
Wretch. Do your duty without the
police and it will be we'll Either none,
or your life. In short time YOU will
see thai we know how TO do it, Soon yor
will be. 4 the cross. =
Evening star., 1909-06-09
TO PROVE FORMER SHORTAGE
FEATURE OF ODEN B. GRAY'S
TRIAL IN COURT.
Witnesses on Hand Today to Support
Attorney Bakers Offer at Yes
terday's Hearing.

Witnesses were offered by the prosecu-
tion today in the trial of Oden B. Gray.
former bookkeeper OF the Washington
. Loan and Trust Company. in Criminal
| Court No I, before Justice Gould, on a
charge of forgery. to prove the offer made
yesterday by United States Attorney
Baker to show that Gray was short in his
accounts with a local coal company. of
which he was agent. and had been re-
peatedly urged by its officers to make
settlement
1t was testified that August II last A
check for S1.1O0 was drawn against the
deposit in the United States Trust Com
pany, made with the alleged forged
check for $3.50. and that on the same
day Gray paid to the coal company in
partial settlement of his account 81 .0oo.
Ihe government also showed that Au-
gust - a check for $500 was drawn
against the deposit in the National Cap
ital Bank. 1t was testified that on the
same day Gray's wife deposited $500 TO
her credit in a local bank and a note of
Gray for S123 was satisfied.
Coal Company's Officer Testifies.
Samuel F. Compton. an officer of the
coal company. testified as to the relations
of the defendant with the coal company.
| He stated that the commissions made
| by Gray on sales amounted to about 500
a year. He told of repeated efforts to
get Gray to settle outstanding accounts.
! In June. 1908, witness stated, when Gray
| was urged to make collections from per-
| soiS to whom he had sold coal, the de-
| fendant stated that many of his Gus
| toners had settled their accounts with
him. and he would arrange for an early
settlement.
| August IL Mr.. Compton said he re-
ceived s1050 from Gray which was cred
tied on the account. Gray furnished no
| list of his customers bills at the time of
| payment. Mr.. Compton declared but
| later in the day an account was rem
dered by the defendant and on its show
| ing a deficit of ST. Gray gave a check
for that amount
Farmers Testify.
| James Belt Berry and Thomas l.. Berry.
farmers, living near Forrestville Md, tes-
| titled that they did not know a farmer in
| that vicinity by the name of l. T. Berry
in which the National Capital Bank ac-
| count stood. Witnesses had no accounts
in that institution.
| Mark E. Taylor was called to the stand
| anu testified that he had given checks
| drawn on one of the banks at which the
| accounts were opened to Mr.. Gray i'm pay
| ment of board. Taylor said he had lived
| for some time at the home of the defend
ant
| The name of NJ. E Taylor had been
given as reference by the person who
| opened the account. and the government
| sought to connect Gray with the indi-
vidua making the deposit by showing
that he knew Taylor was depositol
at the bank by reason of the receipt of
| the checks.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
TRAILED BY BLOODHOUNDS.
Three Men Arrested Charged Will
Shooting Ex-Sheriff Callahan.

Speclal DlSpdtcn 10 he star.
LEXINGTON, Ky. June 9.-Capt V. G
Mullikin returned to Lexington this morn
ing from Crockettsville, Breathitt county,
where he succeeded in trailing with his
two bloodhounds and arresting the alleged
assassins of former Sheriff Ed Callahan.
The men under arrest are Govan Smith
and Elisha Smith. brothers, and Levi
Johnson, and the officers are now in pur-
suit of John Smith, the real leader of the
anti-Callahan faction, who is charged by
Callahan and his friends with planning
the attempted assassination.
Capt Mullikin said that one of the men
under arrest received an offer of $500 from
John Smith a week ago to kill Callahan,
and the latter believes it was i'm carrying
out this agreement that he was shot from
ambush.
The men under arrest are i'm Jail in
Jackson, and Circuit Court Judge James
p. Adams impaneled a special grand jury
this morning to investigate the attempt to
assassinate the noted feud leader.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
LOOK FOR AN ACQUITTAL.
Lawyers Predict Failure of Case
Against Former Clerk Downs.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 9-Lack of con-
elusive evidence. in the opinion of law
yers who have followed the case, is like
ly to cause a failure of the prosecution
of Willie" Downs, the former clerk in
the city hall at Baltimore, who is now
on trial in this city for alleged stealing
of city funds. A number of witnesses
testified at the trial this morning. but
none of those put on the stand by the
prosecution brought forth anything par
ticularly damaging to the defendant.
The amount Downs is supposed to have
misappropriated is $4,000, which he Is
said to have deposited in ii bank.
Among the witnesses heard today were
Edgar NJ Hackney. bookkeeper. and
John A. Graham, auditor for the National
Marine Bank They testified concerning
certain alterations in the city's pass
book, and told of Downs visiting the
bank and asking for the city pass book.
During today's proceedings Downs sat
between his attorneys, Harry B. Wolf
and Thomas C. Weeks. and frequently
suggested questions for them to ask the
states witnesses. He appeared cool and
undisturbed.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
DISTRICT EDUCATOR HoNoRED,
Supt. o. E. Darnall Elected Presi-
dent of National Association.

Orton E. Darnall. superintendent of the
National Training School for Boys on the
Bladensburg road. was honored yesterday
at the second days session of the sixth
annual conference on the education of
backward, truant and delinquent children,
held in Buffalo. n. y. He was elected
president of the national organization.
Mr.. Darnall was congratulated and COM
plimented by his co-workers in the work
of making good citizens of wayward lads
Rev C. w. Skinner. superintendent of
the Industrial Home School of this city,
delivered an address yesterday. His
topic was The Effect of Play in the De-
velopment of a Child Judge George S.
Adams of Cleveland urged the necessity
of public Fairgrounds. He said they are
needed more than juvenile courts. Wal
ter A. Wheeler of Westboro. Mass. urged
that parents should play with their chill
dren and he their companions in their
spare hours
Evening star., 1909-06-09

of Black Hand gang. 1t will be de-
cided later today as to what will be
done with the men under arrest at Ma
rion United States Marshal Chandler
is awaiting orders from Attorney Day
before he takes the prisoners into Gus
tody. The men under arrest viii be held
on the charge of using the mails to de-
fraud.
Antonio Eicarrio, who was arrested in
Columbus. has his home in Dennison He
was taken to Canton for preliminary
hearing before United States commits
sioner This hearing will be held this
afternoon before United States Commits
sioner Whiting.
A. Marfis of Dennison. for whose arrest
a warrant has been prepared by the pos
tai inspectors. has not formally been
taken into custody. All the inspectors
working on the case will hold confer
ence with Attorney Day in Cleveland Sat
urday
Evening star., 1909-06-09
London Office of The Star.

The London Office of The Star. at !
Regent street. is maintained for the con-
venience of Washington people travelling
in Europe. Any one, before going to Eu-
rope, should come to The Star office In
Washington and make arrangements for
the full use of the London office. A
letter introducing the traveller will be
given. and full instructions issued from
this Office to the London office to take
care of his needs. forwarding mail, etc
All friends of The Star are cordially in.
vited to avail themselves of these facili.
ties without cost.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
Testing Taxicab Meters.

The testing Of the meters used on taxi
cabs I'm the District is being vigorously
pushed by the sealer of weights and
measures. Col w. c. Haskell. OF forty
five meters already tested thirty-seven
were found correct and sealed. and eight
were condemned for repairs A blue label
is pasted across the front of correct
meter and yellow label on an incor-
rect meter
Evening star., 1909-06-09
SUSPECTED OF MURDER.
Vicarrio Believed to Be Connected
With Petrosino's Death.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. June 9.-Postal In
spector Oldfield is positive the Black Hand
suspect Vicarrio, arrested today at Belle
fontaine was connected with the murder
of the New York detective Petrosino in
Italy some months ago.
Il base my belief" he said. ION the
fact that this man Vicarrio is known to
have left for Italy about the time Pet
rosno was assassinated. Vicarrio spent
some time in Italy and returned here.
believe him to be one Of the ringleaders
of the Malta of the United States. and
consider his capture of first Importance.
Knives and Revolvers as Exhibits.
FAIRMONT, w. Va, June 9.-With
the counsel table piled high with knives,
revolvers and other paraphernalia Of an
alleged Black Hand society, nineteen
men arrested two months ago on raid
were placed on trial here.
Orazio Parabeli, nineteen years old
claims he was, forced to join the organi-
cation under penalty of death, and COM
PEELED to pay SO. He told of finally
becoming alarmed and going to the dis
trict attorney who marked five five-dol-
lar bills and advised him to join the or
saniZation. If an intended victime re.
fused to give the money demanded, he
said, members of the society drew mark
ed cards from a deck to decide who
should kill him.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
Personal Mention.

Joseph /. Saks of the firm of Saks &
Co. sailed on the Lusitania from New
York yesterday for a three-month trip
to Europe.
Dr. Joseph Milton Heller has gone to
Atlantic City to attend the meeting of
the American Medical Association.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
Denies She Is Engaged to Wed.

BERLIN, June 9.-Geraldine Farrar,
replying to an inquiry concerning the re-
port recently published that she was en-
gagged to be married to Antonio Scotti,
the singer writes from Bad Elster as fol-
lows:
You may officially deny all reports of
my engagement or marriage. They are
fabrications which long ago ceased to
interest me-
Evening star., 1909-06-09
To Build Five Destrovers.

Contracts have been awarded by the
Navy Department for five torpedo boat
destroyers to the following named firms: I:
The Fore River Shipbuilding Co, at $644.-
600; Bath iron works, at S659, 500; New
York Shipbuilding Company, at S64s. 900;
William Cramp & Sons. at $637 900, and
Newport News Shipbuilding Company, at
St;.9 600.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
To Practice for big" Ball Game.

In preparation for the big" game
with the Chamber of Commerce at Ameri-
can League Park June 23, for the benefit
of the Playground Association, the Wash
ington Board of Trades base ball team
will practice on the east diamond Of the
White Lot ellipse next Friday at O'Clock
pm. All candidates have been notified
to report promptly at the corner of 10th
and f streets northwest. The letter of
notification is signed by Dr. Frank Z.
Gibson. captain.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
F irst-Class Postmasters to Meet.

SAVANNAH Ga. June 9.-President
Henry Blum. jr., of the national organi-
zation of postmasters, first-class, has an
nounced that the annual convention of
the postmasters will be held at Toledo
August 10. 70 and 81.
1t Is expected that 400 postmasters.
representing nearly all important cities
OF the United States. will be in attend
ance at the convention.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
Men Will Be Charged With
Using the Mails to Defraud

CLEVELAND. Ohio. June 9.-Post Of
flee Inspector T.. +. Hutches arrived here
from Marion, Ohio. today, TO make ar
rangements with United States Attorney
Day regarding the prosecution of the
three Italians arrested at Marion yes
terday on the charge of being members
Evening star., 1909-06-09
Knives and Revolvers as Exhibits
Harris Heads Theatrical Association

NEW YORK, June 9.-Henry B. Harris
was elected president of the National AS
sociation of Theatrical Producing Man
ayers at the second annual meeting of the
association here yesterday. He succeeds
Henry W. Savage, who declined to serve
again In review of the years work 1t
was declared that 900 play piracies were
stopped, many of them during course of
actual rendition.
Evening star., 1909-06-09

Jonas Bell, engaged for many years in
the milling business near Big Spring,
Washington county. Md. died at his
home of neuralgia of the heart. He was
fifty-seven years old. He was born near
Leitersburg and was son of Jonas Bell.
In 1874 he married Miss Sarah Angle.
Ten children survive.
Evening star., 1909-06-09

Mr.. Daniels bride is Mrs. Florence
Goodyear Wagner, who recently obtained
divorce in Paris from George Olds
Wagner of Buffalo. Daniels career has
been a remarkably bright one: while he
won his novice race in the fall of 1900. it
was not until December, 1909. that he
really entered the competitive ranks, and
from that day to this his races have
been uninterrupted succession of
record breaking performances At the
Olympic games of 1904, in St Louis,
he lowered his first worlds mark. the
.,.n-yard open water one, which he
brought down to IA 10, and thereafter
no standard has been safe from his at
tackS.
Evening star., 1909-06-09

Continued on Ninth Page.l
Evening star., 1909-06-09

Unifying the School Bodies.
For some years the university carried
on the work for these groups in separate
colleges one doing its work in the day
time and the other in the evening. thus
isoating each group. In fact, all the
departments of the university were dis
connected and isolated. there being no tie
between the different bodies of studMts,
and therefore no common university in
terest When ii was determined to en-
large the work and introduce new meth
ods of teaching in certain departments
we also determined to unity the schools
of the university and bring the student
bodies into closer union. This was done
i'm order that there might be created a
true university spirit and that each
group might feel the influence and inspi-
ration of association with every other
group, that there might be a deeper con-
sciousness on the part of each student
that he was a member OF great whole
and not simply an attendant upon am iso-
lated school: that in the association or
the larger body there might come that
strength and uplift which one feels when
he is part of great whole.
The evening classes were therefore
discontinued and the classroom work set
to begin at o'clock in the morning and
to close at $50 in the afternoon. The
groups of evening students were moved
up into the Afternoon hours. the day
students taking part OF their work In
the afternoon hours, and so the two
came into relations with each other.
I'm this change from the evening to
afternoon the students were not changed
in quality kind. They were no diff
ferent The work was not changed, eX-
cept as the whole work was improved
it was enlarged and additional courses
were added. but IL was the same quality
of work that had been done before. The
U.ontinued on Ninth Pagel
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-23

The store of the Virginia Store
Co. wac entered on Saturday night,
the intruders wrenching a bar from
a rear window, and an amount of
silverware and cutlery swiped. The
work is supposed to be a natural
result of an over-supply of that ele.
meut which never worked and never
will, OF which the range has plenty
and to spare.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-23

w. S. Russell, representing the
Vulcan Steam Shovel Co., arrived
in the city the last of the week and
will make the range his headquart.
ers for some weeks. The Vulcan
was one of the fret shovels ever put
on the range, and it is Mr.. Russelis
mission to look after the placing of
additional machines of this type on
the new work along the range.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-23

Matt Prijanovich and family will
leave shortly for Bingham Canyon,
Utah, where Mr.. Prijanovich intends
engaging in business. He was west
early in the year on a visit to his
brother, and became enamored of
the country as a prospective busi-
ness place, but he will retain his
Virginia property and may again
return to the best city on the range.