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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
LITTLE DESK AND CHAIR
FOR EACH LITTLE PUPIL
innovation in Public Schools Is
Having First Grade
Try-0ut.

Little desks, about a foot and a half
high, and chairs that exactly fit the aver
age child of five and six years old are
the innovations in the public schools OF
Washington.
And they are not nailed to the floor
either, as are the majority Of chairs and
desks. but may be picked up by the
children and carried about wherever
the teacher takes them.
The new chairs, made especially fol-
children just past the kindergarten age
are at present in only two buildings, the
Franklin and the Force schools. where
they are being tried out as experiments
The main object of the new chair is to
permit its being placed out of the way
when the children play their games and
sing songs which are accompanied by
actions suggestive of the words they are
singing, and to permit the youngsters ia
has an especially interesting story to
tell them.
This does away with great deal OF
the formality which used to be so op-
pressive In the schoolrOOm. but which
Is gradually giving way to feeling OF
friendship and congeniality.
And then the children, who are SO for
tuu0tc dS W pOSSCoS tucSc IOV0Olc QSShS
and chairs have feeling of ownership
that is not possible when the desk cannot
be moved about and carried from room
to room. This feeling of ownership in
stills d feeling of responsibility in the
small breasts, which Is not always seen
where there is no love for the desk
The desks are made of light wood and
weigh about ten pounds each. They dc
not cramp the children as does the old
form Of desks, claim the school officials
The children 90 not have to twist their
heads all about whenever there Is
something to see on the side board. In
stead they merely have to face their
chairs about and remain in the same
comfortable position they had at first.
II 1t Is decided by the school authori-
ties to adopt these chairs and desks for
use in the first grades 1t may mean
that the new school buildings will have
different shaped rooms than at present
Some other form Of room may give more
space than the present form.
1t Is said that In respect of the
movable desks and chairs the Washing
ton schools are strictly up-to-date, as
there is no other city in the country
which Is using them at the present date
in the first grade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENTS.
Boy on Back of Machine Injured
Man Knocked Down,

Two persons were injured in automobile
accidents yesterday. Israel Miller, thir-
teen years old. Of 2125 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest, who was enjoying a ride
on the back Of an automobile of the Met
ropolitan Coach Company, was hurt
when the auto collided with a street car.
Both car and automobile were slightly
damaged
Tony Cantanata Of 355 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest was knocked down last
night at LIST street and Pennsylvania
avenue by a small red automobile driven
by two unidentified men. Cantanata
went to Casualty Hospital for treatment
for injuries to his legs. Later he asked
the police to identify the driver Of the
car which hit him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
THANKSGIVING BASKETS.
Cheer to Be Distributed by Central
Union Mission.

IF any one knows of poor people to
whom a Thanksgiving basket should be
sent we will be glad to have the names. :"
said Rev. r. ]. Lukens, superintendent
of Central Union Mission. today.
I'VE want to act as an agent for the
giving public of Washington. Donations
of money and goods will be thankfully
received, to be distributed to the deserv-
ing poor of the city at Thanksgiving
time"
The distribution of Thanksgiving bas-
kets to the poor is being planned now by
the mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Meeting of w. C. T. U. Workers.

A public meeting, under the auspices
of Mt. Pleasant W. c. r. u, was held
last evening in the Fourth Presbyterian
Church. The president Of the union, Mrs.
Nj. A. Tyndall, presided. Rev. Joseph
Kelley, pastor of the church, welcomed
the audience and conducted devotional
exercises.
Rev. DIR. Dudley. pastor of st.
Stephens Episcopal Church, sang solo.
entitled Come Unto Me-
Mrs. George Hurlebaus and Mrs. Mar
jorie Hart MOulton each contributed a
soprano solo.
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis. national legis-
Iative superintendent of the w. c. T. T..
told Of her trip abroad to attend the
worlds w. c. T. L. convention in Glas-
gov, Scotland, where fifty-two countries
were represented and go voting delegates
from the United States were In attend
AnCA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

A mass meeting under the auspices Of
the District Democratic College Mems
Club. branch organization of the Ma
tional League Of Democratic College
Clubs. will be held in the New Willard
Hotel tomorrow evening at Sis o'clock
Addresses will be delivered by Thomas
Nelson Page. Representative Carlin Of
Virginia. Charles A. Douglas and ]. j.
Speught. w. w. Bride Is chairman Of
the committee on arrangements
The speakers will urge all who can pos
sibly do SO to go to their respective
homes and cast ballot in behalf Of the
cause which they have espoused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
LAST RITES FOR THE DEAD.
Funeral of William s. Carter, Re-
tired Fireman. to Occur Tomorrow.

Funeral services for William s. Carter.
retired fireman. will be held tomorrow
at Wright's undertaking establishment,
1879 10th street northwest. Rev. ]. j.
Muir. pastor of Temple Baptist Church,
will oficiate and the interment will be at
Glenwood.
The deceased. who was forty-three years
old. was injured at a fire several years
ago. A cancer of the stomach resulted
and 1t ultimately caused his death.
He was at first granted a pension OF
S25 a month. Later the Commissioners
increased the amount to $50. but still
later 1t was reduced to So. The present
board of Commissioners restored the $50
pension.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
LECTURES ON TURKEY.
Harvard Club Hears Address BY
Stanwood Cobb.

Turkish characteristics was the SUBJ
ject of lecture delivered by Stanwood
Cobb before the Harvard Club last night
at the University Club
Mr.. Cobb. who spent three years in
Turkey in connection with Roberts Col
lege, an American school established
there. gave an insight into the life and
customs of the Turks based on personal
contact and observation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
Arrivals.

Schooner s. L. Bowen, cord wood from a
Virginia point to ]. H. Carter & Co.
scow Bush. cord wood from Mashall Hal
to L. A. Clark & Son, 10th street wharf
power launch Virginia, Capt. Jolly. tow
ing lighter from Mattawoman creek te
Alexandria: schooners s. s. Smith, Silver
Wave, Eta, Winnie Windsor, Mildred d
and NJ. J. Stevenson, oysters in the shell
from Potomac and Chesapeake bay beds
to the dealers here: scow Hercules, lum.
her from Mattawoman creek to the East
ern branch: schooner PLUME e. Smith
cord wood. from Maryland point to l.. A
Clark & Son; tug Capt. Toby. with a
lighter in tow from Broad creek for the
Eastern branch: tug Carter. towing raft
of pine piling from OccOquan to George
town. for the Clark and Winston Com
pany; tug Meade, with tow of sand and
gravel-laden lighters from a down-river
point to dealers; Five Sisters. lumber
from Aqua creek at Alexandria.
Departures.
Schooner r. Bowers, light, for Balti-
more to load coal for a Maine port
schooner s. C. Kimball, light. for the Po-
tomac oyster beds to load oysters in the
shell for the dealers here; scow Fanny,
light, for Marshall Hall to load cord wood
or lumber back to this city: barge Laura
v. Groves, railway ties from the Potomac
to Philadelphia; schooner r. A. Pryor,
light, for Potomac point to load back to
this city; tug Dixie, with a tow of barges
from this city for Baltimore and bay
points; tug Capt. Toby, with a tow from
the Eastern branch to Broad creek, Md
schooner D. ]. Ballard, light, for the
Blackstone Island oyster beds to load
for the market here; tug George w.
Pride, with tow of lighters for Piscat-
away creek: schooner Martin Wagner,
light, for the Potomac oyster beds to load
for the Alexandria market; United States
torpedo boat Row, for Norfolk.
Memoranda.
Schooner Grace G. Bennett has sailed
from the Eastern branch with street
sweepings for New York; barge Donahoe
it in Upper Machodoc creek loading rail-
way ties for a northern point; schooner
Silver Star is at a Potomac point loading
lumber for dealers here; schooner Oriental
is at Maryland point loading cord wood
for the dealers here; barges Vincent Nc
Nally and Albemarle, with gravel from
this city, have arrived at Norfolk: barge
Chaptico is in Nanjamoy creek loading
pulp wood for Philadelphia: barge Totus-
key Is at Freestone Point, Va, completing
the loading of a cargo of ties for Phila-
delphia; United States naval tug Triton
has arrived here from Norfolk: schooner
Lottie Carter is on her way to this city
with cord wood aboard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Athletics in the Colored Grades.

The athletic league for pupils in the
grades of the colored schools will lbs
launteed next Monday afternoon at 3:3C
O'Clock at meeting eff al the man
teachers, principals, and interested per-
sons of the colored schools at the NJ
Street High School. Els B. Henderson. a
teacher of physical culture, is at the head
of the movement. The board of educa-
ton gave it's approval of the idea at its
latest meeting.
AS athletics have already been firmly
established in connection with the high
and normal schools, 1t is believed similar
activities should be established among the
pupils of the grades. An effort viii be
made to have more contests between
pupils of the same school and not 50
many between pupils of different schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Deplores Unnecessary Use of Drugs.

DIR. George Macdonald deplored what
he classed as the dangerous and unnec
essary use of drugs in the medicinal worl
of today, and stated that the time was
not far off when the psycho-therapeutic
treatment of ills will be generally &C.
cepted, at a meeting of the Psycho-T hera.
peutic Society of Washington in w. c. T.
L. Hall last night. DIR. Macdonald was
introduced by DR.. Charles F. Winbigier
Phi. NJ, the director. who presided. The
following officers were elected for the
coming year: DIR. Charles F. winbigler.
director: DIR. George Macdonald. associ-
ate director; E. M. Macleod. treasurer,
and Miss A. NJ. Clayton, secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Injured by Fall From Bicycle.

Joseph Elsey the colored janitor at the
eighth precinct police station, fell from
his bicycle last night while at Pennsyl.
vania avenue and 18th street northwest.
Elsey was unconscious when picked up
and was rushed to the Emergency Hos
pital. He was soon revived and was
later able to go to his home At 6l2 X
street southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Sues for Absolute Divorce

George w. Ripley has filed suit for an
absolute divorce from Inez v. Ripley.
They were married January 4. 1905. and
lived together until September. 1905, when.
IL Is alleged, the wife left her husband.
They have one child. A correspondent is
named In the petition filed through At
torney Hayden johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

Had James Matthews, colored. submit
ted quietly to arrest yesterday afternoon,
the police say, he would have been in
the Police Court this morning to answer
a simple charge of violating the police
regulations in dumping dirt on vacant
lot. He resisted arrest however. Police
man Showalter alleges, and he is in the
Casualty Hospital suffering from wound
inflicted by the policemans club. He
will also have to answer two charges
when he is taken to court.
Matthews home Is at 467 Grant court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
LOCAL MENTION.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

acknowledgements Crosman in Anti
Matrimony," Sis pm.
Belasco-Mr. Weldon Crossmith in MI.
Preedy and the Countess" S:16 pm.
Coiumbia-Denman Thompson in 1.-THE
Old Homestead" Sis pm.
Chase's-Poite Vaudeville, Sis pm.
New Academy-Eleanor Montell in AT
the Mercy of Tiberius,'' Sis pm.
Gayety-"Crusoe Girls" Sis pm.
New Lyceum-"Lady Buccaneers" S:15
pm.
Casino-Vaudeville and moving pictures,
12:45 to $50 and 6:45 to IL pm.
MISUNDERSTANDING and moving pic
lures, to 3 and to IL pm.
Cosmos-vaudeville and moving pic
lures. ! pm. to IL pm.
The Arcade-Dancing and roller skating.
New Howard Theater. street near
7th-"My Friend From Dixie" pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Years OF S uffering
Catarrh and Blood Disease-Doc
tors Failed to Cure.

Miss Mabel f. Dawkins, 1914 Lafayette st.
Fort Wayne, Ind, writes: For three years
was troubled with catarrh and blood disease.
tried several doctors and dozen different rem
edies. but none of them did me any good.
friend told me Of Hoods Sarsaparills. 1 tool
two bottles OF this medicine and was as well ana
strong as ever. feel like a different person and
recommend Hoods to any one SUFFERING from
catarrh."
Get it today in usual liquid form or chocolstet
tablets called SARSATABS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
COMFORT FOR SORE
GLANDS AND FEE 7

Cuticura soap, assisted BY Cuticura ointment
10 superior to all other skin soaps for presery-
ing the hands. preventing redness, roughness and
ehappng. and imparting In a single night that
veivety softness and whiteness SO much desired BY
women. For those whose occupations tend to In
Jure the hands or who suffer from dry, assured,
itrhing. feyerish palms and shapeess nails. with
painful Bnser-ends. Caticura soap and Cuticura
aintmcut are wonderful. These pure, sweet and
gentle cpolients equally successful for tired,
aching. irritated and itching feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Hurt in Fall Through Trapdoor.

Thomas Mccartney of 1918 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest fell through a
trapdoor in front of store near 14th and
streets northwest yesterday afternoon
and fractured two bones In his foot His
injury was treated at Emergency Hos
ptal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
BURDEN TO THE PEOPLE,
IF NOT WELL DIRECTED
Bishop Brent's Advice to Colored
Students Regarding the Acquisi-
ton Of knowledge.

IF it is not to become a burden to the
people. privilege must always be trans
lated into terms Of responsibility" declared
the Rt. Rev. Charles Henry Brent, Prot
estant Episcopal missionary bishop of the
Philippines, to large gathering of the
students at Howard University yesterday
afternoon. Thus the prelate summed
up the advantages and possibilities of the
colored race.
All menA he declared. are seeking one
ideal. "Some are nearer than others, u
he said, "but we are all striving for per-
feet manhood. Without this we are mis-
cradle and are not living up to our pos
sibilities.
Conscience and Education
1.-The only way to gain manhood is to
fight for it. 1t is a thing that is moi
born to us. but comes only after a hard
struggle. Education. of mind and hand
are an actual menece. unless they are ac-
companied by education Of conscience
The highly educated man who has nc
moral sense is dangerous, no matter what
his race or what his standing in the COM
munity."
In conclusion the bishop said: ''The
colored people should not spend their
time in vain regrets on the color of their
skin. but should do their share in giving
real progress to the nation. The colored
people are part of the country. They
haVe duty to perform in the future de-
velopment OF the United States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
VIRGINIA CITY MASONS
GUESTS IN WASHINGTON
Members of Meridian Lodge Of Rich
mond Entertained by King
Solomon Lodge.

To exchange fraternal courtesies and to
witness sight rare for them about twen-
ty Richmond Masons of Meridian Lodge,
the daylight lodge of that city, were
the guests of King Solomon Lodge, No.
81, the daylight lodge of Washington,
yesterday afternoon. 1t was the occasion
of the annual visitation of the grand
master of the District of Columbia &C.
companied by the officers of the Grand
Lodge to King Solomon Lodge. Owing
to the compactness of this jurisdiction, 1t
is possible and customary for the grand
master to make an annual visitation to
each Of the subordinate lodges. In states
where the lodges are more widely scat
tered the visitations are made to most
Of the lodges by a district deputy. grand
master.
Luncheon at Masonic Temple.
The Richmond visitors arrived in the
city about o'clock yesterday afternoon
and were met by a delegation of King
Solomon Lodge, which escorted them to
Masonic Temple, where luncheon was
served. After luncheon the visitros in
spectea the new temple and then attended
the grand visitation to King Solomon
Lodge, when they. were. formally well
coined Addresses were made by Grand
Master George c. Ober; John Lane
Johns. master of King Solomon Lodge;
Rev. Robert w. Forsythe, chaplain of the
visiting lodge: DR.. William p. Matthews,
it's me- ster, and others
The grafton of the day was delivered
by Rev. J. Henning helms, rector of the
Church of the Ascension and member
of King Solomon Lodge. Frank w. Gun.
ningham, who Is known as the father
of Meridian Lodge, and who was its first
master, sang several solos, and Charles
B. Hanford, also q member of King Solo
mon Lodge. gave recftations.
List of the Visitors.
Among the members of Meridian Lodge
who made the visitation were DR.. Will
liam P. Mathews, master: DR.. Manfred
Coll, junior warden; Charles A. Nesbitt,
secretary; the Rev. Robert w. Forsythe,
chaplain; Past Masters Charles A. Mes
bitt, Frank w. Cunningham and o. J.
Mallory, and T. H. Ellet, L. w. Lane, NJ.
L. g. Boyle, ST., A. II. Flournoy. r. w.
O'Brien, J. v. Barrett, H. NJ. Cousins,
W. A. Holzapfel, J. D. Hite, J. E. Hud-
gins, w. v. Mallory, E. D. Hawks and
C. M. Moncure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Miss Ransom Gets 81, 900 Damages.

Miss Frances A. Ransom has been
awarded a verdict of $1,000 damages
against the Capital Traction Company by
jury in Circuit Court No. /, before
Justice Anderson. Miss Ransom was in
jured by being thrown from a car at
7th street and Pennsylvania avenue. June
2, 1905. She was represented by At
torney Conrad II. Syme
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

Baltimore & Ohio to Aeroplane Contest
At Aviation Field. Halethorpe,
81 % round trip; s.. p including admission,
Nov 2 to 8. Excellent train service. Spe-
cial train leaves Union station los pm.
Returning, fast express trains leave Hale
thorpe for Washington at 4:OS, sos and
eos p.m.-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

The faithful dogs have traced Desmond to
HE lair, and now re up to Claude to get
him. But Desmond's diaboIieal cunning
places an unexpected obstacle In our hero's
path. The dastardly dog has forced Rosa
mond to use her arm - bar for the door,
and Claude wouldn't hurt her FOR money,
marbles or chalk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Was on the Trenton at Samoa.

7th and r Sts., Star Branch Once.
At the rate of 1 cent per word Wanted
Help advertisements are received at Cris-
wells Drug Store, eth and T SITS. NV.
and are sent Immediately to The Star
office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Conxer should Have the sob

of CLEANING YOUR CARPETS Best
work at lowest consistent prices. Coneer
employs special process that makes floor
coverings entirely mothproof. Phone w. 42I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

Our noble young hero 10 some stratesist
himself. While Hector and Clarence are
burrswing under the door, Claude works the
photograph, thus making 0ssmond believe
that the dogs are still outside. Howe that
for q stunt? DONE you ever tell u again
that Claude 10 not there with the think
stun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
WITH BROKEN NECK
MAN WALKS AROUND
Peters, Who Fell With the Que.
bee CantiIever Bridge,
Visits Washington.

Theodore William Peters, who claims tc
be the only man with a broken neck
alive, is in Washington.
Peters was structural iron worker or
Quebec cantilever bridge, which collapsed
in 1907. killing ninety men, among them
four Washingtonians. Almost every bone
in Peters body was broken, he claims
and his neck broken in three places Har.
messed from his waist up in a mass OF
straps and metal plates, his bones crack.
ing with almost every movement, Peters
creeps around nowadays-three years
after his neck was broken. He reached
Washington this morning from Norfolk
and Is on his way to New York
Strapped as he is, Peters literally car
ries his head in a sling. Around his neck
is leather collar four inches wide and
nearly an inch thick, to hold in place
the metal plates that keep his head from
falling forward and severing his spinal
cord. The leather collar is held in place
by network Of straps that cover the top
of his head and support his chin, and is
further connected by a series Of straps
attached to heavy belt around his
waist. The man Is SO trussed up it is
practically impossible for him to bend
over.
Was on the Trenton at Samoa.
According to his own story, Peters life
has been one series of accidents that con-
tinued to threaten his life even after the
accident that left him with broken
neck. When a young man. he enlisted
in the navy and was on the U. S. s.
Trenton, when she sank in a hurricane
off the Samoan Islands. Only a year ago,
while crossing some railroad tracks near
New York, he was struck by passing
locomotive and hurled twenty feet to
the side of the tracks. His protecting
harness was torn from him, but Peters
escaped serious injury. .
Peters travels alone, carrying with him
special travelling chair, in which he
sleeps. He never sleeps in a bed. He is
now forty-two years old, he says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

Wait for Jackson Bros Great sale
Monday. Wonderful prices on Furniture.
Carpets. etc. MOIST
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Large Houses All Interested.
Regulation Of Advertising.

I'm the matter of advertising and SUBJ
scriptions, for which rules 10 and IL were
adopted, l am glad to report that the
secretary has in daily receipt all propo-
sitions referred to him by members of
this association. The executive commit
tee has taken these under consideration,
and in nearly every case has made an
adverse report, thus saving members the
necessity of subscribing to, projects in
which the committee could not see any
advantage to the advertiser or subscriber.
One case in particular was that in which
an institution had been promised 500
from the proceeds of recital, and it
was found upon investigation that from
s.. 900 to $1,000 was raised from business
men of the city, a great part of which
would go into the hands of the pro-
mOters.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
CITY ITEMS.
1t Pays to Re Extra Cs

where health is concerned. Because they
are the purest, oldest and best. HEU-
RICH'S BEERS are first choice with the
particular. 2doz. Lager. s.. 30: 2doz. Senate, or
iMaerzen. ST. To- bot. rebate, JOc. Call w 1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Sues Railway for $4,000 Damages,

William Lynch today filed suit to re-
cover $4,000 damages from the Capital
Traction Company for alleged personal in
jury. Through Attorneys Butz & Bless
ing he says he was crossing the roadway
at 9TH street and Pennsylvania avenue
June last when a car ran him down and
seriously injured him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

able you need ARNOLD'S OGDENSBU re-
ALE. 1t adds just the right flavor and
tang. Honestly made.unfiltered. Grocers'
or phone ARLINGTON BOT. CO.. w. 81.
nO3-d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Harvey. Restaurant Announces

the engagement of the well known
authors, composers and vocal enter
tanners, Messrs. Chick and Roth, to
contribute to the pleasure of their
after-theater guests. Come and spend
the evening with us.