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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
WOMAN SUICIDE BY GAS,
FULLY DRESSED ON BED
Was About to Part With Man Com
panion, Who Discovered
the Tragedy.

Inhaling Illuminating gas through a
rubber tube as she lay on her bed. Mrs.
Rosa Garrett. twenty-three years of age
ended her life yesterday afternoon at 1872
X street.
hours when her body was found. Mrs.
Garrett was fully dressed and had
drawn a sheet over her before commit.
ting the act.
Henry B. Hughes. a painter and friend.
of Mrs. Garrett, went to the X street
house about 80 O'Clock yesterday aft
ernoon. Approaching her apartment he
detected the odor of gas. and effected an
entrance to her room by breaking open
the door.
He found the young woman already
dead. She had not been respondent. he
said and had talked yesterday morning
of returning to her relatives in Cat
lett. Va.
Hughes told the police that he and Mrs.
Garrett had Travelled together during the
past three years. He met her In Balti-
more. he said, and they have since lived
at Columbus, Cincinnati and Clifton
Forge.
He had recently decided to go to New
Jersey to get employment, he said. Mrs.
Garrett was going to visit her sister, Miss
Matte Shanholtz, at Catlett.
Coroner hewitt and Detective Armstrong
visited the K street house and made an
investigation. The coroner reached the
conclusion that the woman had taken her
life and deemed an inquest unnecessary.
Later in the afternoon the body was
taken to the morgue. Hughes said he
was unable to bury the body.
Relatives of the dead woman have been
advised of her death. Her body will prob
ably be taken to Catlett for burial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
COAL FOR NORTHERN PORTS.
Barges Take on Cargoes for Trans
portation to New England.

No. p. another of the big barges Of
the Consolidation Coal Company, which
has been lying at Georgetown for a week
past loading about 1000 tons Of soft Goa
from the Cumberland mining region, COM
pleted her cargo yesterday, and in tow of
the Taylor tug Camilla sailed for the
mouth of the Potomac to be turned over
to the barge Piedmont, which Is on its
way from Boston to ports in New Eng
land with three coal-laden barges in tow
The Consolidation Coal Company tug
Georges Creek. which is on her way from
Boston to Baltimore with tow of light
barges. is expected to turn barge No. s
over to the Camilla at Point Lookout to
be brought to this city this afternoon, to
be berthed at Georgetown, to take aboard
coal for New England.
BY the time this vessel is loaded an
other will be on her way here or at
Georgetown, so that there will be
steady movement of coal laden boats
from Georgetown throughout the ship
ping season. When ice-laden vessels be-
gin to arrive 1t is stated that some of
them will be chartered to load COAL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
CLOSES WITH BANQUET,
Social Function Under Auspices of
Philo Classics Club.

The PhilO Classics Club closed the
year with a banquet at the Portner
yesterday. The club colors red and
white. were carried out in the floral
decorations of peonies, roses and sweet
peas. The place cards were the handi-
work of Mrs. Robert Bruce Bare, a
member of the club.
The president, Mrs. Court F. Wood.
asted as toastmistress, and announced
the program of after-dinner speeches,
which were responded to as follows:
Looking Backward" Mrs. Eugene
Pitcher, first president of the club;
THE Club Prophecy" Mrs. j. Finney
Engle; THE Club Poem.'' Mrs. r. B.
Bare: THE Club Woman" Mrs. Charles
D. Glass; THE Valedictory Toast Mrs.
Augustus Knight. AS Mrs. Knight fin
1shed her toast she pledged The Philo
Classics" the toast. was drunk stand
Lang Syne" was sung.
An interesting feature of the oc-
casion was the distribution Of en-
blematic favors by Mrs. Engle, chair
man of the entertainment committee,
and her assistant. Mrs. Bare. 4
Those present were Mrs. r. Bruce
Davis, Mrs. George Dunn. Mrs. ]. Fin
ney EngIe. Mrs. Charles d. Glass, Mrs.
Joseph Harrison, Mrs. Augustus Knight,
Lacey, Mrs. Fannie NJ. Page. Mrs, LIE
Roy Parker, Mrs. Eugene Ii. Pitcher.
Mrs. John H. Stokes. Mrs. Swope OF
Harrisburg. Pa; Mrs. Scrivener, Mrs.
A. p. Tasker, Mrs. Melville B. Tewks-
bury, Mrs. Adele B. Thompson. Mrs. A.
Miss Estelle Wheeler, Mrs. Court F.
Wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
READINGS FOR THE BLIND.
Closing Program for the Season to
Re Given Newt SATURDAY.

The following is the program for vol
unteer readings and music in the reading
room for the blind at the Library of Con-
Eress, 2:3O to $3.50 pm:
Tuesday, May 24-Miss Siddons, dra-
matte reading and recitations
Thursday, May 26-Piano and song re-
cital, by Miss Belle Schiffman, pianist;
Miss We're Cory. pianist. from Chicago;
Miss Edna j. Sheehy. soprano.
Saturday. May 2S-The closing program
for the season. Representative George A.
Loud of Michigan will read a humorous
story and give a request program of
Rotations, followed by a musical pro-
gram by Miss S. Claire Murray, soprano;
Miss Beatrice Keith, pianist. and French
S. Hufty, violinist.
The readings and musicals at the IL
brary are primarily for the benefit of
the blind. Other persons will be ad-
mitted to the seating capacity of the
room, which will, however. accommodate
only fifty persons. in addition to the
~-inu and their escorts. The first fifty
persons coming will be seated, and after
that the doors will be closed to the
general public. Children will not be adj
mitted, except as escorts for the blind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
HORSES LIFE ABOVE MANS!
Revenue Service Employe Criticises
LEGISLATION by Congress.

"Moonshine in the South was the sub
ject Of an address by Robert Sharp of the
internal revenue service last night at a
meeting of the Tennessee Society in Pyth-
ian Temple.
Congress places horses upon a higher
plane than the families of men in the
service of the country. said Mr.. Sharp,
in passing a law to reimburse revenue
officers whose mounts are killed by
"moonShiners. He thought it a shame
Congress did not place human life upon as
high plane by making some provision
for the wives and children of those who
die in an endeavor to enforce the cOun-
trys laws.
Senator Robert Taylor also made an
address in which he praised the spirit
that prompts men and women to come
together for a social hour.
Miss Anna Hale gave character
sketch of Col Roosevelt. and Miss Gene
We've Small gave several whistling selec-
lions. There were several quartet selec-
tons by the Washington Canoe Club.
Justice Lurton- and Secretary Dickinson
were absent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
DIPLOMAS ARE AWARDED
GRADUATING EXERCISES OF
LAISE-PHILLIPS SCHOOL.
Eight Young Women in Class-Ex.
ercises Yesterday Afternoon at
New Willard Hotel.

With the stage bedecked with potted
plants and cut flowers in the red parlor
OF the New Willard Hotel yesterday aft
ernoon eight young women of the Laise-
Philips School were presented with their
diplomas by Mrs Phillips, principal of the
school.
Following the invocation the vocal class
sang the Flower Chorus" by Vincent
The Peer Gynt" suite. by Grieg. was
played by Misses Mllikan. Clarke, Booth
solo. "Printemps," by Stern. Miss Marie
Virginia Clarke gave prelude In c sharp
minor, by Rachmaninoff.
Miss Louise Millikan sang soprano
solos. Shadows" by Carrie Jacobs Bond,
and Kept In.' by Nevin. Miss Eunice
Hutchinson gave "Etude Mignonne.' by
Schutt. Miss Florence Hope Seippel gave
two violin solos by Daniel Van Gaens.
"Polonaise Militaire," by Chopin. was
mezzo-soprano solo "Erl-Konig," by
Schubert. was sung by Miss Stewart. &C.
companied by Miss Clark. Miss Louise
Mllllkan gave a concerto In G minor, by
Mendelssohn, with a second piano ac-
compartment by Mr.. B. Frank Gebest.
Program Of Exercises.
CUMMING the presentation VI luc uI.
plomas by Mrs. Phillips, who also made
a brief address, quintet selection with
obligato solo was rendered. after which
the "Viennese Serenade,'' by Stevenson.
was sung by Miss Grigsby. first soprano;
Miss Leibing. second soprano; Miss Stew
art, third soprano; Miss Miller, first alto:
Miss Millikan, second alto. The ac-
companists were Miss Clarke, piano; Miss
Seippel. violin; Miss Reyer, organ; Miss
Lillian May Lewis, obligato SOLO; l.. +.
Mandy, cellist. . The exercises closed
with the benediction.
The graduates We're Miss Eunice Daven-
port Hutchinson of Charlotte, N. CT;
Miss Florence Byrd Kennedy of Youngs-
town. Ohio; Miss Ida Thompson Server
of Washington. D. c.: Miss Eva Kahle
Steele Oh Tazewell, Va; Miss Ellen Mar
guerite stewart Of Seattle, WASH: Miss
Jessie Lee Zimmerman Of Johnstown
Pa; Miss Charlotte Miller of Canton,
Ohio. and Miss Frances Ernestine Leib-
ing of Terre Haute, Ind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Freight Agents Hold Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Local Freight
Agents Association of Washington, ID. C.,
and Alexandria, Va, was held in the
committee room at the Union station
Thursday evening. In brief address the
president Of the association, w. W. Bowie.
reviewed the proceedings of the past
year. An election of officers was. held.
resulting as follows: II. E. Gentry, freight
agent. w. S. r. r.. Alexandria, Va,
president; G. S. Hinkins, freight agent.
Southern railway, Alexandria. Va, vice
president. John d. Mahon, chief clerk.
p, b. & w. r. r. freight depot, Washing
ton, ID. c., secretary: w. l.. Whiting, chief
clerk. b. & q. r. r. freight depot WASH
ington, D. G., corresponding secretary,
and E. b. Bowling, agent, Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company treas
urer. c. w. Wattles. agent. Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company, Alex
andria. Va; ]. p. Stephenson, agent, M,
ID. & V. r. r. Co, Washington. d. c.; D.
G. Fisher, agent. B. & o. r. r., Wash
ington, d. c., and E. c. Joyce. freight
agent, w. S. r. R.. Potomac Transfer.
Va. were elected members of the execu-
tive committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
SAYS VERDICT IS DOUBLE.
Attorney for Davis Files Motion TO,
q New Trial.

Alleging that the verdict of the jury
finding John c. Davis guilty of en-
bezziement and false pretenses in obtain
ing $4,000 from Miss Nellie McKeown of
Cincinnati. Ohio, and DR.. r. Lee Wilkens
of Alexandria Is defective, Attorney
Henry p. Davis. for the prisoner, has
fled a motion for a new trial.
Mr.. Davis declares the verdict is double
in that it found ]. c. Davis guilty on
the tenth count of the indictment of en-
bezzling the same money of which 1t
found him guilty on the first nine
counts.
The indictment sets out various sums
received at different times in the first
nine counts and then recapitulates the
alleged entertainments in a tenth count
Mr.. Davis contends that If the defendant
enbezzled the moneys in the nine counts,
he had transferred the ownership before
the tenth count Is reached. and conse-
quently could not again embezzle the
money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Little Sufferer
From Eczema
Grew Worse in Spite of Six
Months of Ablest Treatment
Sleep Terribly Broken-Face,
Head and Hands Masses OF
Dreadful Humor.
a SINGLE SET OF
CUTICURA CURED HIM

II feel it my duty to let you know with what
success 1 have used the Cuticura Remedies
When our baby was seven weeks old he broke
out with what thought was heat, but which
gradually grew worse. We called in a doctor
He said 1t was eczema. and from that time we
dOctOred six months with three of the best doc
tors in Atchison, but he only got worse. His
face. head and hands solid sore. There
was end to the suffering for him. We had to
tie his little hands to keep him from scratching.
He never knew what it was to sleep we'll from
the time he took the disease until he was cured.
He kept us awake all hours in the night and
his health wasn't what you would call good. We
tried everything but the right thing. Finally
l got set of the Cuticura Remedies and am
pleased to say did not use all Of them until
he cured. We have waited a year and a
half to IL it would return, but 1t never has,
and today his skin is clear and fair as it posi-
bly, could be. 1 hope Cuticura may save some
one else's little ones suffering, and also their
pocketbooks. JOHN LEASON, 14t3 Atchison
ST., Atchison, Kan, Oct. 49, 1907"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
EXCURSIONS.

Strangers in the capital who desire to
make an interesting and enjoyable side
trip can take advantage of the weekend
rates via the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company line. Special tickets
are sold to Old Point Comfort, covering
both steamer expenses and board at the
Chamberlin.
Single and round trip tickets to New
York and Boston by sea are also sold by
the Norfolk and Washington line. They
cover transportation to Norfolk and from
that point transportation and meals via
Old Dominion liners and Merchants and
Miners steamships for Gotham and the
Hub. Service to Norfolk via Norfolk
and Washington boats Is daily, the SAIL
Ing hour being at 6:45 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
LOCAL MENTION.
ATTACHMENTS TONIGHT.

National-The Aborn Opera Company In
king Dodo," Sis pm.
Columbia-The Columbia Players in
The New York Idea.' sis pm.
Belasco-The Ben Greet Players in she
Stoops to Conquer Sis pm.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville. SIS pm.
New MISUNDERSTANDING and moving
pictures. ,2:3o. 715 and 900 pm.
Gayety-"Vanity Fair" SIS pm.
Cosmos-Vaudeville and moving pic
lures, 80, $50 and $50 pm.
Casino-Vaudeville and moving pictures,
IL a. m. to IL pm.
Observation-Disclosures and moving pic
lures, to ) and Z to IL pm.
The Arcade. 14th and Park road
Moving pictures and other amusementS.
The Midway, 14th and Park road
Fun for every one, 2:3O to q and to
IL pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
FOES OF VACCINATION MEET.
Compulsory Law Criticised as Un-
constitutional by Speakers.

Criticism of the law of the District
compelling vaccination of school chill
dren was made at the meeting of tho
Anti-compulsory Vaccination Society
of the District of Columbia last night
at the home Of the treasurer Of the
society. Mrs. S. w. Foster, 1901 18th
street northwest
The president Of the society, H. B.
Bradford; DR. Eugene Bettes and Prof
]. w. Nigh were among the speakers.
They declared that similar compulsory
vaccination laws had been pronounced
unconstitutional in several states.
The society plans to begin wide
spread distribution of literature on the
subject of vaccination. Petition sheets
were distributed last night, with the in
tention of getting more signatures to
the protest against compulsory vac
cination.
Opposition to the Owen bill provid-
ing for the establishment Of a depart
ment of health as part of the federal
government was voiced by the speakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21

Old Gas Ranges Made New.
BIG 18th. c. a. Muddiman & Co. 1904 G..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
"The Merry Wives of Windsor"

THE Merry Wives of Windsor" as
given by the Ben Greet Players at the
Belasco Theater last evening. served to
attract large and representative audi
ence. including the President and Mrs
Taft. Mr.. Greet impersonated Falstar
with consistent impressiveness. Dallas
Anderson, as Ford. made a very good
jealous husband, and Percival Seymour,
an acceptable Slender. George Vivian. as
Sir Hugh Evans; John Crawley. as Shall
low, and Harold Cheshire. as DIR. Caius.
all earned applause.
Grace Halsey Mills. as Mistress Page,
was natural, impressive and eminently
satisfactory. and SO, too. was Keith
Wakeman, as Mistress Ford. Credit is
also due to Ruth Vivian. as Mistress
Quickley: Violet Vivian. as Anne Page,
and lmogene Fairchild, clever Juvenile
Washington actress.
The stage settings were adequate and
the performance was entirely satisfac-
tory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
WELCOME TO LIMERICK
NOT ONLY IRISH CITY INV1T-
ING HOME-GOERS.
Business Men of Old Country to
Show Good Opportunities for
Investment to Visitors.

Joseph d. Sullivan, secretary of the
Irish Home-Going Association, is in re-
ceipt of a letter from the Limerick Cham
Der of Commerce. Ireland, inclosing reso.
lutions. unanimously adopted by that
body, welcoming the Irish home-goers to
that city, extending to them the priv
leges Of the chamber and offering CO.
operation in every possible way.
A committee of the chamber of COM
merce has been appointed to look after
the Americans who return to Limerick.
Other Cities in Line.
Other cities are taking similar steps to
welcome their kith and kin from North
America. Cavan proposes to hold an
American week in September.
The business men Of Ireland will exer,
every effort to show to their visiting
friends the possibilities that today await
the investor of capital in the old cOun.
try.
it is expected that many sons of Erin
will respond to the call Of home this
summer. Word has been recently re-
ceived by the association from Denver
Col; Butte, Mont, and several Other
western cities that large parties are be-
ing formed to visit the Emerald Isle
grateful Ireland, in the near future, viii
bless and honor the pioneers OF the up
lifting of Irelands industries through the
home-going movement
Another writes the following:
The efforts of the founders Of the as.
ISOLATION are bound to be crowned with
success"
Auto Trips Through Ireland.
Mr. Sullivan has also received com.
plete booklet regarding motor tours ar
ranged, so that the home-goers may visi,
all historic and attractive spots of the
country in comfortable automobiles. Al
tours have their starting place in the
city of Cork, selected as the most centra
place for the purpose.
The itinerary arranged for their Amer
lean cousins mas been scheduled as fol.
lows: Glengarriff, Waterville, Blarney
Castle. Killarney lakes. Lahinch and
Cuffs Of Moher. Bundoran watering re-
sort, Sligo, Port Rush, Belfast, Derry
Giants Causeway, RosstrOver, Dublin
the Vale Of Avocca, Waterford, and Kill
kenny. Armagh, Limerick and the Hill OF
Tara, Connemara, Lisdoonvarna Galway
Balyshannon, Coleraine, Carlow, Ma.
nooth. These are a few of the places
visited upon the trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
CHILDREN WILL PARADE.
Procession of St. Joseph's Catholic
Church Sunday School.

The children of ST. Joseph's Catholic
Church. I'd and c streets northeast, will
participate in a unique May procession
tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock.
There will be no May queen in the
ceremonial, but instead eight of the young
women in the Sunday school will carry d
statue of the Blessed Mother throughout
the line of march. They are Misses Han
nah Kline, Anna Quigley, Mary Carr,
Irene Callan. Gertrude Schladt, Frances
Healy, Bernadine kraemer and Madeline
Barrick.
Besides the Sunday school and church
choir the Holy Name Society will have a
conspicuous place in the line of march.
Rev. John c. Melies of the Catholic Uni
versity will make the address to the chill
dren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
SUICIDE WAS J. E. STANSBURY.
Richmond Establishes Identity of
Man Who Shot Himself.

James E. Stansbury. a retired feed
dealer Of Richmond. Va. was the man
who committed suicide in the Capitol
grounds by shooting himself in the right
temple.
His Identification was brought about
by message to Richmond from the
Washington police. The police of that
city communicated with relatives Of the
missing man.
Relatives in Richmond telegraphed E.
". Longinotte. DIG Sth street southeast.
a nephew of the dead man. He identified
the body at the morgue.
Last night r. l.. LAWYER. son-in-law
Of Mr.. Stansbury. came here from Rich
mond and had Undertaken Thomas NJ
Hindle take charge of the body.
Mrs. Stansbury. wife of the dead man.
died about three years ago. Mr.. STAINS
bury was sixty-five years old.
The body was taken to Richmond this
afternoon for interment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Diplomas Awarded to Four.

The annual graduation exercises of the
normal training classes of the Teachers
College, Howard University, were held
Thursday last in Andrew Rankin Me-
mortal Chapel. There were four grad
yates. The address to the class was
made by Rev. William H. Wilder, presi-
dent of the National Training School Of
the District. Diplomas were presented by
DR.. w. P. Th:rkield. president of the uni
versity. Those who received diplomas
were: Normal-Miss Edna H. Cook Chi
cago, and Miss Emma f.. Williams,
Philadelphia. Kindergarten-Miss Helen
E. Jones. Montgomery, Ala. Domestic
science-Miss Birdie E. Jordan. Dallas,
Tex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
MONEY WISELY EXPENDED
RIVER AND HARBOR APPRO-
PRIATIONS DEFENDED.
Commissioner Judson Addresses
Washington Society of Engineers
on Great Undertakings.

River and harbor improvements were
the subject of a talk by Commissioner
Judson before an audience composed of
members of the Washington Society Of
Engineers at Rauscher's last night. The
lecture was illustrated by means of col
Ored lantern slides. The first group
showed river improvements by contrac-
ton and bank protection. Channel eXca-
vations were shown in the second group.
Various types of dredges in use were
shown. Different kinds of structures used
in river and harbor improvements were
displayed in detail. such as breakwaters
and cribs.
In the course Of his talk Commissioner
Judson said:
Money Wisely Expended.
For many years. partly because it was
not known to what an extent railroads
would ramify throughout the country,
many improvements were undertaken
which at the present day may seem I'M
justifiable. There was also a period when
river and harbor legislation was, to q
certain extent. affected by a log-rolling
process, which introduced items that
should not have been in the acts. In re-
cent years. however, and especially under
Representative Theodore E. Burton, the
greatest care has come to be applied to
the preparation of river and harbOr acts,
and nearly all of the money that has been
appropriated in the last fifteen years has
been expended or will be expended in the
Wisest possible way.
Including the amounts carried in bills
now before Congress-. there has been APP
propriated for river and harbor improve
ments since 1920 over six hundred mill
lion dollars, Of which over five hundred
million dollars has been expended, and
nearly all Of it under the direction of
officers of the Corps of Engineers. to
which 1 consider it the greatest possible
honor to belong. The average annual
little over six million dollars. The aver
age annual expenditure is now apprOxi-
mately twenty-five million dollars.
Works on the Coast.
THE greatest accomplishments have
been made upon the coast and upon the
great lakes. Besides many minor har-
bors on the Atlantic and gulf coasts, fif-
teen great harbors have been created,
the average practicable depth in these
harbors being increased from twelve to
thirty feet. On the Pacific coasts nat
ural harbors existed at San Francisco
and on Puget sound. Artificial harbors
have been created at many additional
points. such as San Diego, San Pedro,
Coos Bay. Humboldt Bay and the mouth
Of the Columbia river. On the great
lakes more than forty improved harbors
have been created. In the typical case
the depth at entrance has been increased
from about two feet to approximately
twenty feet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Death of Z. P. Washbur1,.

The death of Edwin P. Washburn,
leading owner of coasting schooners en-
ployed In the coastwise trade on the At
lantic, is announced. Mr.. Washburn died
at Portland. Me, Wednesday last He
was member of the shipbuilding and
owning firm of Washburn Bros of Thom-
aston. Me-, and was well known in ship
ping circles throughout the country The
schooners Helen Thomas, James Pierce
Joseph B. Thomas. Joseph G. Ray, Mar
garet Thomas. Mary T. Quinby, Mary
Bradford Pierce and Stillman F. Kelly
are the vessels that fly the Washburn
house flag All of them are well known
at this port.