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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
TO HELP THE FUND
Committee for Lincoln Me-
mortal Is Named.
ROOSEVELT HEADS LIST
Prominent Men From Various Sec
tions Appointed-Will Meet
in the Fall.

A committee of fifty men, representing
all parts of the nation, to frame a plan
for memorial in Washington to Abra-
ham Lincoln, was appointed yesterday by
Hannis Taylor, former United States min
lister to Spain and chairman of the meet
ing held last Monday to take up the Lin
coin memorial plans. Mr.. Taylor placed
at the head of the list of committeeman
Theodore Roosevelt.
1t is planned to invite all the members
Of the committee to come to Washington
in the fall, at time when it will be pos
sible for former President Roosevelt to
attend meeting here in order that he
may preside. At that time it is ex-
pected that plans for the memorial will
be put into definite shape, so that the
committee will be able to make recon-
mendations to Congress when that body
meets in December 1t is likely that a
will be appointed to do much of the pre-
liminary work necessary.
Members of the Committee.
The committee named by Mr. Taylor,
under the authority vested in him at the
meeting Monday night is as follows:
Theodore Roosevelt. William J. Gaynor,
mayor of New York: Philander c. Knox.
Secretary of State; ]. NJ. Dickinson. Sec
rotary of War; Senator Shelby NJ. Gull
lom Of Illinois, Judson Harmon, Governor
of Ohio; Senator Elihu Root of New
York, Richard Olney Of Massachusetts,
Gen. John w. Foster of Indiana. former
Secretary of State; Edwin 8. Stuart Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania: William Hodges
Mann, Governor of Virginia; John c.
nf nsin loo J. ory.o,
of Louisiana, Eben S. Draper. Governor
of Massachusetts,; William W. kitchin,
Governor Of North Carolina; William r.
Chandler former senator from New
bama, Senator Thomas H. Carter of
Montana, Senator lie Roy Percy OF Mis-
sissippi. Hoke Smith of Georgia, Senator
Theodore f. Burton of Ohio, W. w. Fin
ley, president of the Southern railroad;
Charles s. Deneen, Governor of Illinois:
Herbert S. Hadley, Governor of Missouri:
Abbott l.. Lowell, president Of Harvard
University; Edwin A. Alderman, presi-
dent of the University of Virginia; Ar
thur +. Hadley. president of Yale Uni
Tulane University; Nicholas Murray But
ier, president of Columbia University:
Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton
University; Ira Remsen. president of
Johns Hopkins University; Francis Pres
ton Venable. president of the University
of North Carolina: Mgr. r. ]. Shahan.
rector of the Catholic University of
America; Bishop Alfred Harding, Com
missioner Cuno II. Rudolph, III. B. F.. Mac
farland, John B. Larner. Charles {.
Glover, Walter Stilson Hutehins, Alpheus
II. Snow, Ira K. Bennett. Chief Justice
Seth Shepard. Chief Justice Harry NJ.
Ciabaugh. Chief Justice Stanton J.
Peelle, Justice Thomas ii. Anderson. Ad
mral Charles II. Stockton. Scott G. Bone,
f. J. Fouts. JOHN Joy Edison, r. Ross
Perry, George f. Hamilton, \. S. Worth
al Ir,,%
Richard Weightman, Samuel Maddox,
lanes ID Mather and Simon Wolf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
Dying of Old Age.

It's just old age. he doctor says James
Guild is eighty-two years old, and for the
last thirty years he stuck SO fast to the
old shop and breathed in so much of the
dust that there abounds and took so lit
tie exercise that general breakdown
was inevitable.
Il wouldn't be surprised" said his son,
IF he really did die in the old shop His
mind is so set on getting back there that
I don't know whether I'm going to be
able to keep him here. It's been his life
for thirty years. His life. did ! say?
His rel; gion and his all. l might add
Habits are hard to break in the old
The reporter was taken for tour of
the old three-stOry building at 1O5 Penn
sylvania avenue, where James Guild :
treasures are stored. It's wonderful
place and the dust and dirt add to it's
charm. Not even Dickens could have
imagined disorder more complete or con-
fusion more chaotic. He tried to in 'The
Old Curiosity Shop but that old place
turesquely dirty SO Economically I'M
kempt as James Guilds shop.
One starts on the third floor. Here are
the old pictures, many of them valueess,
and yet many Of them extremely valuable
because of their antiquity. Most of them
are engravings, quaint etchings of a by
gone day. Some are hung on the walls in
their moldy frames and others are piled
up on the floor in heaps that reach up to
the visitors chest. Dust is everywhere
on the PICTURES, on the floor, a half inch
deep on the window sils. One stirs some
thing ever SO slightly and cloud of IT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
HORSE SHOW AWARDS.
Washington Exhibitors Among the
Prize Winners at Leesburg.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LEESBURG, Va. June 10, 1910.
The second days exhibition OF the
Loudoun County Horse and Colt Show
Association was attended by one Of the
largest crowds ever seen here. Rain
marred the events of the afternoon.
The awards were as follows:
Class ., harness horses: best four-year-
old and under-First, Stepson, owned by
T.. 4. Smith of Arcola. : a.; second, Act
A-Bit owned by Bowles Brothers of
Wildwood, Va: third, The Colonel. owned
by Kenneth y. Gilpn of Wildwood
Class IL, park saddle: best mare or
;e,ding: fifteen and one-half hands and
under-F'irst. Lord Golden, owned by
Herman UlIman OF Warrenton, Va: sec
ond, Leading Lady. owned by Bowles
Brothers: third, Rob Roy. owned by +.
II. James, jr.. Round Hill, Va.
Class 10, harness horses; best fiye-year-
old fifteen and one-half hands and I'M
der-First, Royal Swell. owned by Bowles
Brothers; second, Mabel owned by Henry
Harrison of Lcesburg, Va: third, horse
Of Lee Hechinger of Washington, ID. G..
Class !, combination saddle and harness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
ENGAGED FROM LETTERS.
Brother to Wed Sister of His Sis.
ter's Fiance.

TRENTON, n. j., June 1O-Having be-
come engaged to the sister of his sisters
fiance. as the result of letters exchanged
when he was travelling in India, Samuel
T. A. Wright of No. 10 I'd street will
marry Miss Marietta WOoley Of No. 7l2
I'd street. At the same time his sister
Lillian will become the wife of William
c. WOOley.
The ceremony will be performed at the
Wooley home June ~, the Rev. Charles
III. Elder, Trenton's marrying parson.'
officiating. Each couple will serve as at
tendants for the other.
While Wright was in India he received
a letter from his sister telling him of her
engagement to Wooley. The letter NELL
toned WOOley's sister. Correspondence
was begun and the second engagement
resulted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
News of the River Men.

Policeman Cooper of the harbor pre-
cinct, who has been on sick leave, has
recovered, and has returned to duty
Policeman Preston. who has been on
leave. also has returned TO duty with
the harbor detail
George Werst, engineer of the tug
Camilla, is on leave of absence, in con-
sequence OF illness in his family, and
William Nicholson is temporarily in
charge Of the engine room of the tug
Arthur Bland. steward on the Taylor
ting ID. NJ. Key, has been temporarily
transferred to the tug James q. Carteur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
Increase Nearly One-Third.

The number of commercial and munic-
ipal plants increased from 500 in 1902 to
Ala in 1907, the increase amounting 10
1904, or 3d. per cent
There were i'm 1907, according To the
report. upward of :,O0U0 individuals COM
panies corporations and municipalities,
exclusive of isolated electric plants which
reported the generation or utilization OF
electric current in what may be termed
commercial enterprises"
These industries represent an outstand-
ing capitalization of 5000, 146 1,:; OF
which amount 81, 361 BIS. $40 il credited 10
central electric stations-S3. 1. 49, .u96 10
electric railways, Ss14,616Ub4 10 CONNER
cial or mutual telephone companies AMI
$2o3,O19S1I TO telegraph companies, tho
latter item including ST., 126.2i2. the capt.
tai stock of wireless telegraph compa MES
The capitalization of the 11,10o indie.
pendent farmer or rural telephone lines
and of the 1,157 electric police patrol AMI
fire alarm systems could not be ascers
tanned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
RATHER RUBBING IT IN"
Wife Says She Had to Prepare Early
Breakfast for Deserving Husband.

TRENTON, June 10.-In a report to
the court of chancery yesterday Special
Master Willard c. Parker of Fleming
ton recommended that a divorce be
granted to Mrs. Ida M. Horner, whose
husband, she alleged, compelled her to
arise early and prepare breakfast for
him one morning, SO that he might take
the first train and desert her.
She testified that her husband paid the
rent for their home, but refused to give
her any money. and she had to support
herself by sewing and paperhanging
She decared that in an outburst of tenn
per her husband tore their wedding GER
tificate from the frame and burned it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
ACCUSED OF MURDER PLOT.
American Is Under Arrest in the
Argentine Republic,

BUENOS AIRES. Argentina, via Calves
ton, Tex. June 10-A sensation has been
caused here by the arrest OF an American
named John Hover. who Is accused of
plot to murder his partner, a man
named Dougherty. They were partners
in New York and Mexico.
Mr.. Dougherty established himself in
Buenos Aires two years ago. Their clerk.
Mr.. Lamerand. denounced MIR. Hover to
the police. saying that Mr.. Hover offered
him big sum to murder Mr.. Dougherty.
An alleged accomplish. Enrique Morrelli.
was also arrested while going on board
a steamship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
TRY TO SWIM TO LAND
STOWAWAYS LEAP OVERHEARD
FROM STEAMSHIP.
Picked Up in Boston Harbor, One
Subsequently Dies From Expos
ure-Others to Be Deported.

BOSTON, June 1O.-The attempt of two
lads. stowaways on the Leyland liner
Winifredian, to swim ten miles to shore
after dropping overheard from the
steamer at dawn yesterday near Boston
lightship, resulted fatally for one, a Ger
map named John Guedberg.
Guedberg and his companion, Max Sell
ing, a Lettish seaman, were picked up by
a small boats crew of the United Fruit
Company's steamer Greenbrier, which
followed the Winifredian up the harbor
an hour and a half later. Both were
unconscious from chill and exhaustion.
Guedberg's heart futtered feebly after he
was lifted over the side OF the small
boat. but he died before reaching the
Greenbrier. Selling, muscular, we'll
nourished youth, was revived.
Guedberg will be buried in the land
which he Strove to reach alive. Selling
will be deported when the Winfredian
makes her next outward voyage.
Settings Experience.
Selling told the following story:
Il am a Lettish sailor. Guedberg was
a German. We slowed away OH the
Winifredian and were found on the sec
ond day. We learned that We would not
De aI1OWSu ~ lduu Ills HOTHlnS we
figured we might swim ashore il we could
leave the boat in sight of land. We
stayed up on deck and saw land at
dawn. We lodged the watch, got a rope
and life preservers. let ourselves over the
side and were nearly drawn into the
screw first thing.
I'VE swallowed so much water and
were so chilled that We were helpless. We
never realized how cold the water would
be. 1t was like ice.
"Guedberg got a cramp in a few min
utes. He screamed to me- but could not
help him. l saw him drifting away. 1
wanted to keep near him TO help him, but
1 could hardly move my arms and legs:
became dizzy. 1 guess Guedberg lost
for he didn't answer my
calls. Finally 1 lost consciousness. l
don't know how long We were in the
water"
The pair were In the water about one
hour and half
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
AGREES TO ARBITRATION.
Mexico Consents to Proposition il
Chamizal Zone Case.

The United States and Mexico have
agreed to submit to arbitration the
Chamizal zone controversy. which in
wolves the question of jurisdiction over
certain land near Ell Paso, along the
Rio Grande boundary.
Senior de la Barra, the Mexican am
bassador yesterday afternoon notified the
Secretary OF War OF Mexico's acceptance
of the arbitration proposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
Roberta Bardrof Will Live.

Roberta Bardroh, seventeen years
old, who attempted suicide Tuesday. in
the woods near her home at Glen Echo
by shooting herself in the left breast
is still under treatment at the George
town University Hospital
Her condition is favorable. She will
probably be able to leave the hospital
in a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
GEN. GRANT AN LID.
Rev. Van Schaick Also Gets Degree
at St. Lawrence University.

ST Lawrence University, at Canton,
n. Y, Wednesday, at its annual COM
mencement conferred the honorary degree
of doctor of laws on Gen. Frederick D.
Grant and doctor Of divinity upon Rev.
John Van schaick. jr.. pastor of the
Church Of Our Father of this city.
DR.. Van Schaick was present to re-
ceive the degree, and last Tuesday night
delivered the annual address before the
Phi Beta Kappa Society on 1.-The White
Mans Part in Negro Education"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
Never Classified His Books.

The old man never attempted any
classification of his books. He just piled
them up, picking out those that he wish
ed to read himself and letting the others
gather dust. Up to few years ago.
when his eyesight failed, he sat in a
chair In the front of his shop each day
reading and reading and hardly looking
up when a customer came in.
I'm looking for Balzac's 'DrOll Sto-
ries, some one would say. entering the
shop. Have you got them?'
Don't know" the bookseller would re-
ply. Look 'em up yourself. I'm busy
And If the customer was real lover of
books he would go back and fuss through
the shelves and probably find what he
morning to himself. Also he would find
other books and old James Guild would
possibly drive hard bargain with him if
the volumes ne selected were of real
value.
OF late years people have been taking
advantage of the old mans loss of eye
sight and have walked out Of his shop
with books under their arms which they
overlooked paying for. That is why his
son hopes that he will be able to keep
him away from the shop for the rest of
his life.
The bookshop was first opened in 1880.
Before lnat time James Guild conducted
an auction shop. He was born In Phila-
delphia and came to Washington in 1850.
He was a stOnecutter by trade and was
one of the men employed in preparing the
stone for the Capitol.
There are only three of the stone
cutters that worked on the Capitol left,
said he this morning. There's Jimmie
Brady, who's now seventy-six, and Fred
Fritz, who's seventy, and myself. The
others are a little bit spryer than l am,
but I can remember farther bac'- than
they can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
rises sitting into ones lungs, provoking
severe fit of coughing.
Stuck to His Prices.

On the wall is small painting, almost
obscured with coating of dust and
CRIME. 1t represents the good Samaritan
ministering to the stranger on the Jericho
road. 1t was part of the loot of pro-
fame American soldier who helped despoll
an old Spanish church during the Next
can war He brought it back to this
country with him and sold ii for trife
1t finally passed into the hands OF
James Guild. who got it for next to moth
ing. He didn't know its value, but he
knew its age. and when some one offered
him $500 for it he refused to sell it. His
price was $1,000 There was no reason
why he should have fixed that arbitrary
figure. but he had a habit of saying take
1t or leave it,, and people very often
chose the latter alternative.
The stairs leading to the second floor
are so cluttered with old books that the
visitor has to carefully pick his steps to
keep from stumbling. Overlooking them
Is great oil painting of Mrs. John Drew
when that greatest of American come
dlennes was in her prime. Long years
ago Maurice Barrymore. her son-in-iaw.
looked 1t over and offered old James
Guild price for it. but the old man had
higher notions of its value, and it still
hangs there. covered with dust. John
Drew, her son. has heard of it and wants
TO buy it. but the price he considered
prohibitive 1t will probably fall into ais
possession when its owner dies.
Books and books and yet more books
fill the first and second floors Of the old
place-books on sagging shelves. books
piled four feet high on tumble-down Ia
bles and heaps Of books nearly as high
as mans head on the floor. Dust is
over everything. 1t unquestionably COW
ers hundreds of volumes of rare value
volumes of whose existence even old
James Guild himself never knew
professor from the University of
Virginia, rummasing through the stock
not long ago, came across an English
constitutional history published in 1132.
1t Is I'm twenty-five volumes. The covers
are rottns and the pages are yellow.
The volumes are extremely rare, and
upon his return to his home the univer-
sty offered Mr.. Guild $50 for the set,
but the old bookseller held out for $500,
and so the volumes remain unsold.
And this for only twenty-five volumes
out of total of 10 ONO or more,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
Large Increase in Income.

In 1902 there We're Pol railway compa-
MES which furnished electricity for light,
power and other purposes. These COM
panies reported an aggregate income OF
S1,tOS.oI4 from the sale of current In
1907 there We're 80 railway companies in
this class. and the income from the sale
OF current amounted to S20.033 ,30a
In I3U2 the annual output of all electric
stations and electric railways amounted
to 4.I6S. 535, 512 kilowatt hours. In 1897
the output of the two classes of stations
was 1O.G2l 1868, kilowatt hours, the in
crease in that year as compared with 1872
being 5,S52. S71 ,325 kilowatt hours. or
III per cent In 1902 the output by
electric railways formed IA per cent of
the total. but by 1907 the proportion foi.
such railways had fallen to 4I.9 per cent
Regarding the isolated plants, the re-
port states that for the purpose of light
ing and furnishing power for factories.
hotels or other enterprises a large guam
tity of electricity is generated in plants
which are operated for the exclusive
benefit of their owners. Some OF these
Isolated plants are extensive and have Il
much larger capacity than many OF the
central stations At the census of 1907 L
was estimated that there were $1,000 OF
these isolated electric plants in the
United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
Business Has Shown Remark
able Growth in Five Years.
CENSUS BUREAUS FIGURES
Industry Now Represents 0utstand-
ing Capital of More Than Six
Billion Dollars.

The magnitude of the central electric
station industry in the United States in
the census year 1907 as compared with
the census year 1902. and the growth
during the intervening five-year period.
are shown in the census bureaus special
report, now in press. on the second
United States census of the central cleo
trio light and power stations for the year
1907, prepared by William NJ. Steuarl,
chief statistician for manufactures.
The central electric stations are defined
in the report those which, exclusive
of isolated electric plants. furnish cleo
trical energy for lighting and heating:
and power for manufacturing and mining
purposes, for street railways and eleva-
tors, for charging batteries. etc
Central stations are classed as COM
mercial' and municipal; the former
being those operated under private own
ership. whether by individuals, compa-
MES or corporations, and the latter being
those operated by state, city or other
local governments, except those operated
especially for institutions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12

fully, IF she knew how anxious you are to 60"
She won't Shed rather look and criticize
l don't want her money, not penny of it," Eliz-
abeth finished wrathfully.
We'll, well, you not likely to get it. so calm
down. Spencer interposed ANY would think
to hear you that she was waiting at the back door
Tell us about this wonderful plan of yours, and
who put it into your head" said Garry.
Eyer SO many people go there" Elizabeth be-
gan, and there isn't a single place except the two
hotels, where you get decent cup of tea an
ice There's the dearest old house with garden
in front of it, belonging to the Chadwick estate
The rent isn't high for asked. want to take
down some of furniture, make II look like an
od-tme coffee house, and serve old fashioned dan-
ties" -.-ts.
"E1izabeti1's Inn, where she's OUT said
Spencer gaily
You know I can cook" replied Elizabeth, even
if did sampler in my childhood"
"Un, you? Garry interrupted It's my be-
lief, Bess, that you tumbled out of your cradle in
clam chowder. But what about the funds?"
'The funds provided for" Elizabeth answered
sagely give scrimped all the year for this very
purpose Then IT does not take great deal to
ley is: May ["
"You certainly may if you viii take me as reg
ular boarder," Spencer answered quickly
Fl can't; you'd eat up all the profits. But how
When he had given his consent, she took Grace with
her and down to1oothe situation The house
we'll built in the Colonial style, with hall running
the entire length. The parlor, in which Elizabeth
intended to her patrons, had quaint many
paned windows, and big stone fireplace where
fire Of driftwood was to be kept burning chilly
days.
The garden one of the chief attractions of the
place had suffered from neglect but vigorous work
withcth trowe and pruning knife restored its
former beauty Some days later, the sisters went
down again to the house, scrubbing ard polishing
until everything IN order. After that they r
ranged the furniture where it would show to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12

best advantage, the spinning-wheei in the hail. as
If its mistress had just left it. Over the door and
the gateway they erected the sign, "Ye Goode
At last Grace, in full-skirted gown and white
kerchief, with all her pretty hair hidden under a
Puritan cap, seated herself on the veranda with
bit of embroidery in her hands.
It's shame to make advertisement of you"
said Elizabeth; but I've got to do something to
gst P fsGo to f9ng here You look as if you
swered
For an hour or two she sewed on undisturbed
the sign, and on. But at last there a
troop of girls in the thinnest and sheerest OF sum
long at sweet Priscilla" Then the gate clicked
and they came slowly up the holyhock-bordered
pathway
Little maid of long ago." said the leader "do you
serve tea here? We are famished and your sign
looks very inviting"
yes" answered Grace, dropping courtesy and
entering INTO the spirit OF the thing will you please
When she had seated them, she brought forth,
not a printed bill-of-fare, but a slate which
Elizabeth mad written the names of the old fash
toned dainties for which she excelled.
The girls ordered Unfortunately. admiring the
snowy linen, the china, and the charming ROOM and
ITS the dearest most original place ever saw"
said the eldest she settled for the lunch. we
are coming every day. and we'll bring other people.
We must let them know about it "
The girls were good their word, The fame
O. the little inn where might rest and feast
among the surroundings of the past. spread among
the hotel people until they quite overlooked it.
One day, late in the afternoon. there came old
lady with grim, aristocratic face and sharp eyes
that looked through and through one. She seated
herself at little table and ordered strawberries
and sponge cake. Then she looked long and hard
at the auburn haired girl who served her.
Are yo1 Elizabeth Alice Copiey?" she asked.
Yes, Bess answered, wishing for the first time
in her life that she could deny her name.
CopvR1cErED 1o,o