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Evening star., 1909-05-06
VICTIM OF RUNAWAY IS DEAD
ABRAHAM SMITH. NEGRO,
KNOCKED DOWN BY HORSE.
Thought he Had Escaped Injury,
But Later Goes to Hospital.
Hemorrhage and Fracture.

As result of being struck and knocked
noon at eth and Nj streets northwest
Abraham Smith, colored. nifty years OF
age, of 1870 NJ street northwest. died al
Hospital
horse attached to a wagon of the
National Cash Register Company had
been left by the driver. Max Brown
colored. standing in front of 7th street
store. While the driver was in the store
the horse became frightened and started
to run.
At 7th and NJ streets the horse col
lided with a lamp post. A horse and
wagon of j. E. Lacey. GOT New Yori
avenue northwest, driven by William
Howard. colored, was turning east into
NJ street, when the runaway team crash
ed into the rear of the wagon.
The Lacey wagon was forced forward
upon the launches of the horse. Howard
was thrown from his seat and became
entangled in the harness. The horse hs
was driving started to run, but was
stopped before it had gone far.
At the time the runaway team crashed
into the Lacey wagon William Hamburg
of GOS NJ street northwest and A. Smitl
were passing the place. Both men were
knocked to the ground.
Hamburg went to the Homeopathic
Hospital. where his injuries were treated
He later went to his house. Smith re
fused treatment, and went to the home
of a friend, 1141 7th street
About 8 O'Clock last night, however, he
became suddenly i'll and was removed t.
the Emergency Hospital in the ambu
lance. There he died this morning o1
hemorrhage and possible fracture of The
skull.
make an investigation.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
CROWDS AT EAGLES FETE.
Ferari's Animal Show Continues to
Be Drawing Card.

ESAdI1 AulIual Snow CO0L1nueS TO
Be Drawing Card.
Another large crowd attended the ex-
position being held at New jersey ave-
nue. and C street northwest, under the
direction of the Eagles. last night. The
tiny Russian prince" was one of the
most popular of the shows, and the square
in which he sits was crowded the great
er portion of the evening Others were
attracted to the show where the largest
horse in the world is on exhibition. In
the same show is located the hairless
horse and the cow with the human skin.
This latter animal is covered entirely
with human-like cuticle.
Col. Francis Ferari's trained wild ami
NAL show attracted much attention. Here
lion and leopard trainers make snarling
leopards and powerful lions do Their every
bidding. In a cage filled with lions one
of the trainers suddenly lights red light
The other lights of the show are eXtin-
gu shed and he begins firing a pistol.
The apparently frightened ANIMALS scat
ter in all parts of the cage. This exhibit
ton is called Teddy in the Jungle at
Midnight
The human butterfly and other shows
about the grounds also attracted large
numbers. The Eagles have headquarters
in the Ell R.no HOTEL on the opposite
side of New Jersey avenue from the snow.
Evening star., 1909-05-06

lie IL.
With this bare announcement, piped in
the shrll voice of a newsboy, Atwell J.
Cross, tall and brawny and sixty-nine
years of age, stepped out briskly from
in front of The Star building at $3.50
oc'ock this morning and began his
long tramp across the continent to Den
yer.
Mr.. Cross is veteran Indian fighter,
and he looks it. He served a number of
years on the frontier in one of the regu-
lar cavalry regiments, and became Injured
to hardships. 1t is because of his rough
and ready army experience that he feels
well able to cope with the difficulties he
may encounter on his long walk across
the country. and over the giant Rockies.
q though in age he lacks but one year
of being three score and ten.
He is not taking the tramp of about
1900 miles on a wager. Neither is he
doing 1t for his health, but because he
prefers to walk rather than ride over
the railroads and pay the. toll that would
be exacted, he explained.
I've got a mining claim in Colorado, "
he said this morning, land l am going
back there to develop it. If l strike il
rich any future trips l may make to
Washington will not be afoot'
Mr.. Cross came here to have his eyes
treated at the Episcopal Eye. Ear and
Throat Hospital. He was nearly blind
when he reached the city several weeks
ago. but when he made his start west
ward this morning he declared his sight
had been restored, and to demonstrate the
truth of his assertion he picked up a
copy of yesterdays Evening Star and
read from it.
From this city he will 60 to Cumber-
land and continue west via Cincinnati and
Chicago. He started 'in light marching
order" That is. he carried only the
garments he wore and small package
Of underwear He will pay for his meals
and lodgings on the way, and says he
expects to eat his Christmas dinner in
Denver.
While one of Uncle Sans fighting men
In the late Cos and early 7Os Mr.. Cross
participated in many scraps with the willy
ard bloodthirsty Apaches. He also had
deserts of Arizona. He is a native OF
California, and says that although he is
not a Weston he would not fear an en-
durance test with the venerable pedes-
trian.
Mr.. Cross has been arranging for the
big walk for several days. and the sur
geOns at the hospital informed him that
the journey on foot would not be detri-
mental to his eyes. BY prearrangement he
appeared at The Star office this morning.
and as government clerks were going to
their daily stunts for Uncle Sam he
stepped out toward the northeast, going
at the mi itary cadence of 100 steps to
the minute. A small assemblage of men
and boys waved him his adieu and
wished him Godspeed as he started He
said he would send The Star bulletins
from different cities along the route Civ
ing the progress of his tramp.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
APRIL FIRE LOSSES S4,923.
SIX FALSE ALARMS SOUNDED
DURING THE MONTH.
Estimated Damage Caused by Flames
Only About Four Per Cent Over
the Insurance Carried.

Fire losses in the District of Columbia
during April amounted to only $i,S2', ac-
cording to the monthly report OF the
fire department chief, submitted to the
Commissioners today.
During the month 1O1 alarms OF fire
were received, of which forty-five were
bell alarms and fifty-six local alarms
says the report. "Of the bell alarms
six were false; of the local alarms none
were false.
The loss occasioned by the bell alarms
is estimated at $2,s73. covered by an
insurance of 1850. and the loss by the
local alarms S2,O5O. covered by an in
surance of $4,000. The total estimated
loss is s4923. covered by an insurance
of $123.O1O. The total estimated loss
is a little over per cent of the total
insurance, $123O1O.
''Of the ninety-five actual fires, forty
two were in brick. twenty-three in frame.
and one in q stone building, fifteen for
the burning of brush, four for the burn
ing of rubbish. two for the burning of
fences, two for the burning of trees, one
for fire in an ash cart. one for a fire
in a lumber pile, one for a fire en- a
dump. one for fire In wood pile. one
for fire in manure pile and one for
a fire that No. IL engine company re-
sponded to on a light"
Evening star., 1909-05-06
VOCALIST WINS APPLAUSE.
Koehler Recital Pleases Large
Audience at Washington Club.

Estimated by the need of applause. the
entertainment provided by the song recital
of Hilda koehler was pleasing to an
audience which filled the auditorium of
the Washington Club last night.
Perhaps most approval was accorded to
a trio of Mcdowell songs, to which the
vocalist's soprano tones and temperament
seemed aptly fitted. Godard's Chansc n
de Florian also displayed excellent lyric
qualities.
Saint Saens aria from Samson and
Delilah" was the one attempt at dramatic
Interpretation. Other songs were an elesie
of Marsenet: Grieg's "Solvejs Lied" Schu-
manns "Condracht,' Schubert's "Gretch-
en- am Spinnrade'' and Griegs "Hoff-
nung''
The young violinist. Master Ralph Leo
Goldsmith. drew a clever bow over the
strings to reproduce the music of .'Ober-
toss Wieniawski; .Spanischer Tanz, )"
Redfield, and "Cavatina," by Raft.
Miss Besse E. Monaghan was the ac-
companSt.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
LOCAL MENTION.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

Belasco-Lulu CHASER in Mile. Mischief,
SIS pm.
National-The Aborn Opera Company In
robin Hood" SIS pm.
Columbia-The Columbia players in The
Three of U.s." S:15 pm.
Chases-Polite vaudeville, Sis pm.
New Academy-"For Her Children S
Sake, S:15 pm.
S:f, pm.
Ma sjestic-Continuous vaudeville ana
moving pictures. { pm.
Gayety-Rice & Bartons Rose Hill Eng
1ish Folly Company, S:1o pm.
Old Baltimore and Ohio depot grounds.
New Jersey avenue and c street north
weSt-The Eagles carnival
Evening star., 1909-05-06

New Houses.
Get lowest prices from Stone e. Fairfax
-Advt.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Federation of Women's Clubs Holds
Closing Session.

At the closing session Of the annual
meeting Of the Federation of Women's
Clubs of the District of Columbia yes
terday afternoon in the Eighth Street
Temple officers for the coming year
were elected as follows:
President. Mrs. Charles NJ Pepper;
first vice president. Mrs. Josephine A.
Rich; second vice president, Mrs. w. E.
Andrews, recording secretary, Mrs.
Lydia Adams lliams; corresponding
secretary (re-elected), Mrs. John H.
Stokes; treasurer (re-elected), Miss
Flora J.. McCreery; auditor (re-elected).
Mrs. Helen r. Tindall. and general fed
Grafton secretary (re-elected), Mrs. Ellen
S. Cromwell.
Reports Of the president of the af-
filiated societies in the federation closed
the session. Organizations reporting
were as follows: Woman's National
Press Association, Pro-Re-Nata, Legion
Of Loyal Women, w. c. I. u, Woman's
Suffrage Association, Excelsior Literary
Club, Washington Kindergarten Club,
Aid Association for Blind of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Woman's Bindery
Union, Columbia Heights Art Club.
Council of Jewish Women. Womans s
Clinic. Chapter B, p. E. O., and the
PhilO-ClaSSicS.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
PLANT AGAINST TRASH MAN.
Poor Collection Alleged by Resident
of the HEIGHTS

Poor work by the trash collector was
the subject Of a complaint recently re
ceived by the Commissioners from r.
S. Palmer, 1889 Biltmore street.
Il beg to invite your attention to
the fact that Saturday (April 24), after
the trash collector had passed through
the alley between Biltmore and Calvert
streets, I picked up ninety-tw bits of
paper in a distance of about $50 feet
This is the kind of work which makes
it so difficult to keep waste paper of
the streets and alleys. Most of the
paper which I picked up in the alley
had evidently been dropped or blown
from the cart"
Investigating the complaint, Inspec-
tor w. E. G. Penny of the street clean
ing department has stated to the Com
missioners that he found on several
visits that the alley is clean.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
SCRIBES TO MAKE MERRY.
Doings on Carpet at Castle Of Ma
tional Press Club.

There will be doings at the new castle
Of the National Press Club Saturday
evening. according to a call just issued by
the entertainment committee.
The occasion has been designated as "a
joyfest." The unique invitation states
that Madge," the lighthouse keepers
daughter. has come to town. She will he
on hand with a real thriller"
Did you ever see Coon Shakespeare?
Some has been imported and triee
out. It's scream. Don't miss It," con-
tinues the call.
Julian. who initiates the senator's. and
Ross. the card sharp. are on the bill.
There will be talent from the theaters. q
few great men who will be in Washington
that night. and splashed here and there
throughout the merry evening the music
of Prof. Alexander DeCourcey School
crafts orchestra-a new find.
.'Piparch Cotter.ll will maintain order
Mark well the date. The sport COM
mences little before 1O.''
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Negro Stabbed During Fight.

Charged with assault with a deadly
weapon. Ersie Thomas, colored, twenty
nine years Of age. is locked up at the
fourth precinct station to await the re-
suit of the wound he is alleged to have
inflicted in the left side of Edward Jones,
also colored. Jones, who is twenty-seven
years of age. and lives at So l street
southwest. is under treatment at the
Emergency Hospital. The men engaged
In row near Az and c streets shortly
after 8 o'clock last night, it is charged,
and the knife was used. 1t is probable
mat the left lung of the victim was
punctured
Evening star., 1909-05-06
WILL FIGHT EXTRADITION.
Man Wanted Here for Diamond Rob-
bery Plans Legal Contest,

Thomas Lyons. who is under arrest
in New York for alleged participation
in the $500 diamond robbery committed
at the house of Mrs. ]. r. Brown. 1910
G street, about three months ago, will
not return to this city without making
legal fight. He was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Shields yes
terday and had the hearing postponed
until next Monday. Bond was fixed at
5000, and the prisoner arranged to fur
nish it.
Mrs. Brown and Detective Hewlett, who
went to New York to appear as witnesses
against Lyons. returned home last even
ing. While Marshal Henkel was put
ting the nippers on the prisoner yester-
day to take him to the Tombs the lat
ter remarked: That's right. I'd get
away if l could, and If I got start
you would not have a chance to get
me-"
Evening star., 1909-05-06
w Inv Does lit Cure

Not because it is Sarsaparilla,
but because it is medicine OF
peculiar merit, composed Of more
than twenty different remedial
agents effecting phenomenal cures
of troubles of the blood, stomach,
liver and bowels.
Thus Houd's Sarsaparilla cures scrcfula. ecze-
ma aneniia. catarrh. nervousness. that tired
feeling, dyspepsia. loss of appetite. aud build,
up the system.
Get IL today in the usual liquid form or II
chocolated tablet form called Sarsatabs.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
TO DESCRIBE WATER SUPPLY.
Supt. Hardy Will Lecture on the
Aqueduct and Filtration Plant.

ject o. lecture delivered by James
Rees Ewing, Ph.D. 10 the students or
Howard University in the Memorial
Chapel this morning. This evening =
30 o'clock lecture illustrated with
stereopticon views will be given at the
university by +. II. Hardy, superin-
tendent of the filtration plant. His topic
will be THE Washington Aaueduct and
Filtration Plant
Tie annual academy prize debate VIII
he held tomorrow evening ut o clock in
Rankin Memorial Hall. the subject or
the debate being Resolved. That linn
tied monarchy like England is better
form of government than republic like
the United States" The public Is in
vited to he present at these events.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Maine Monument Association

Definite plans for the erection of a
monument in this city in honor of the
American sailors who went down with
the battleship Maine in Havana harbor
in 1885 will be laid at meeting of
the Maine Monument Association, to be
held at O'Clock this evening. The MEM
be.s of the organization. as well as all
patriotic citizens interested in the project,
arc requested 10 assemble in the office
of Representative Joseph A. Goulden, in
the House OF Representatives office build
ing. Admiral Sigsbee. president of the
assc citation, will preside.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
SOUTHEAST PEOPLE PROTEST.
Want Present Jail and Workhouse
Sites Converted Into Parks.

Convert into park the reservation now
occupied by the Jail and workhouse after
those institutions are removed to new
sites, is the request of the Southeast
Washington Citizens Association made
to the District Commissioners.
At recent meeting, the letter says,
a resolution was adopted declaring that
this association protest to the District
Commissioners and the District commit
tees of the United States Senate and
House of Representatives against the
use of the government reservation now
occupied by the United States Jail and
workhouse. for aany purpose whatsoever
other than park purposes; and. further,
we are opposed to the resolution intro
duced in the House of Representatives
by Representative Alcott of New York
creating an asylum for the criminal in
sane on said reservation, and it is the
sense of this association that said in
stitution should be located with a fed
eral penitentiary."
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Improvements Ordered.

Upon motion of Engineer Commissioner
Judson the Commissioners have issued
the following orders: That a catch basin
be constructed at the northeast corner
of 18th street and Park road northwest
at an estimated cost of 500. and that
the roadway of South Capitol street be-
tween Canal and Virginia avenue be paved
with old granite block by day labor. at
an estimated cost of 81 500.
Evening star., 1909-05-06

Gas oline Starts Fire in Tailor Shop.
No. 6 engine company responded to a
local alarm about 9:2o o'clock this MORN
ing for fire in the tailor shop of Walter
Coleman. % H street northwest The
blaze was caused by gasoline igniting
some cloth. The damage amounted to
about $40.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
SuRReNOERS TO AUTHORITIES
WILLIAM PALLAS, WEAK FROM
HUNGER, GIVES HIMSELF UP.
Staggers into New York Police Sta
tion-Fails to Pay Alimony.
Attachment Issued.

William Pallas. at one time an agent
for the Washington Humane Society.
surrendered % the New York police last
night. saying he was willing to return to
this city. an attachment for him having
been issued by Judge De Lacy of the
Juvenile Court for failure TO pay alimony.
A dispatch from New York says:
~ haggard young man. almost on the
verge of collapse from exhaustion due to
lack of food. staggered into police head
quarters III Brooklyn tonight and said
that he wished to surrender TO the au-
thori les. His name. lie said, was Will
lam Pallas. his age thirty-two years. and
his position that of clerk in the govern
ment service. which department he did
not specify. He said he was wanted In
Washington for failure 10 pay 81 a week
alimcny TO his wife. Unable to meet the
payments. he had fled from the capital
His funds gave cut at Wilmington, Del
and he resumed his journey on foot
walking first to Elizabeth. N. j.. thence
to this city. Food Lad not passed his
lips in two days. he said
Net to Send for Pallas.
Inspector Eoardman. chief of detectives
received a message from the New York
police authorities today that Pallas was
in custody and asking what disposition
to make of him.
In order to bring prisoner out OF
New York, Inspector Boardman re-
marked. 1t is necessary TO have him in
dicted. and all We have against him is
d Juvenile Court attachment for failure
to contribute to the support of his wife
Mrs. BESSIE Pallas, and child"
Inspector Boardman thought 1t hardly
worth while bringing him hack. He has nc
money. 1t appea $, and could not assis,
his wife and child. The United States
district attorney was consulted and the
New York authorities then told that he
would not be sent for. Paiias resided a,
GO3 9th street northeast The record
shows that TWO warrants and three at.
tachments in ncn-suppolt cases have beer
| recorded against Pa.las during the last
year.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Dramatic Club "Social Night"

Last evening was social night" at the
clubrooms of the Immaculate Conception
Dramatic Club. Rev Father Marr. pas
tor of the Immaculate Conception Church,
and Fathers Beavans and Connolly, as
sistants, who had the members as their
guests. made short addresses. in which
they complimented the members who
took part I'm the play of "Maneuvers of
Jane" SO successfully produced last week.
After refreshments were served the men,
EerS danced until late hour.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
SS 5g|3l!

Da ~ Matinc 5. alc. N,cn!ncs. Zoo. aOc and &c.
IRENE FRANKLIN. QUEEN or vhUpE-
VILE Offering Her Exclusive and Original
Character Songs Incluiinc Red Head" Etc.
RERT coOTE & co. N "A LAMB OK WALL,
STREET. The Sutclife Troupe Raymond &
Cayrrly. Linton & Laurence Willie Weston.
Ruby Raymond & Go. Two Oh namen In Paris
Vitagrnph. Next wrrk-.'A Night With The
Evening star., 1909-05-06
LEHIaH CLUB DINNER.
1G1110A OIOb O1NNG1C.
Annual Banquet Of Southern Mem
bers to Be Held Tomorrow.

UCAS " DC x4ClO AOAO1AO"s
The annual dinner Of the Southern
Lehigh Club to be given at Rauscher's
tomorrow evening. will be attended by
a large number of members of the
American Society of Mechanical Fngi-
neers, holding its convention In Washing
ton this week.
There will also be present President
Drlnker of Lehigh University, President
Blackwell of Randolph Macon. Prof.
Doolittle of the University of Pennsyl-
vanla. Attorney General Wickersham,
Prof. Heck of Rutgers College, and a
large number of alumni from New York
Philadelphia and elsewhere.
The Southern Lehigh Club includes in
its membership alumni from Maryland.
Virginia and other southern states, hav-
,Ee its headquarters at Washington. The
president of the club is Asa +. Phillips
of the engineer department of the Dis
trict.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Injured by Fall From Wagon.

Daniel Washington. colored. twenty-five
years of age, of 1O2 Douglas court north
west was removed to the Freedmens
Hospital this morning suffering from a
cut on his head, which he received as a
result of falling from a wagon which he
was driving at 1st and r streets north
west. His condition is not regarded as
serious
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Paul N. Fridinger's Funeral.

Arrangements have been made for the
funeral of Paul N. Fridlinger. War De-
partment empIoye. who was drowned in
the Georgetown channel while returning
in a canoe from Alexandria last Friday
night. to take place at o'clock this aft
ernoon. Rev. Robert NJ. Moore will con-
duct services over the remains in the par
Tor at the undertaking establishment of
Frank Geier's Sons. 1113 7th street. To-
morrow morning the body will be taken
TO Hagerstown, Md, for interment
Evening star., 1909-05-06
The Richardson Sale.

Fine mahogany furniture in desirable
designs: silver, paintings. rugs bric-a-
brac from the Richardson home in Con-
necticut avenue and other private
sources at public auction in the Sloan
galleries, 14O7 G street, tomorrow ut
II and ). This will be the last day of
the sale and rare bargains may be ex-
pected.-Advt.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Senator Stewart Left Personal Estate
Valued at Only $500.

Vdlueu at Only Yl,OUU.
William NJ Stewart, former senator
from Nevada, by his will, dated Decembe,
4. 1905, devised his entire estate to his
widow, Mrs May Agnes Stewart He
declares that he Intentionally omits to
provide for any of his children or grand
children. The widow is also named as
executrix.
According to the petition for the pro-
bate of the will filed by the widow, Mr.
Stewart owned no real estate and his
personal property did not exceed in value
$1,JOO. His debts are said to aggregate
$25,00O.
BY the terms of the will of James Smp-
son. dated July &c, 1899, one-half of his
estate is devised to his son, William r.
Simpson, absolutely. The other half is
to be held in trust for his daughter, Mar
tina M. s. Brown, for life, then for hel
children until the youngest attains ma
jority. The son Is also named as ex-
ecutOr.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
17O5 Pa. Ave-, Star Branch.

Those living near 18th and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest may leave Want Ads
for The Star at HoltZclaw's news stand
Telephone subscribers may phone ads di-
rect to The Star office.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Garden Party at Fairmont Seminary

A garden party will be held by the
faculty and students OF Fairmont Semi
nary on Saturday a ternoon from 4 until
q O'Clock at the grounds of Calumet
place. the senior school, 18th and Clifton
streets northwest
Evening star., 1909-05-06

George West. twenty-five years of age
a resident of Mechanics place, was treated
at the Emergency Hospital last night for
a scalp wound with d knife. He told the
police he had trouble with an unidentified
man near Sd and NJ streets southwest and
the latter cut him. He was able to &c
home after lie had received treatment.
Evening star., 1909-05-06

Linda Alexander. colored. of 1t22 r
street reported to the police that coiored
man had robbed her while on the street
near 11th and X streets about o:5o
O'Clock last night. snatching her pocket
book. She had $40, gold watch, chain
and charm in it:
Evening star., 1909-05-06

Report was made to the police last
night of theft committed at 202S 7th
street yesterday. Mrs. Rachael Johnson.
GD w street. who made the complaint.
says that eight waists. two spreads. six
pillowslips and two overcoats were taken.