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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19

Senator Stephen 3. Elkins of West
Virginia was last night elected president
of the University Club. He succeeds
Secretary Charles d. Walcott of the
Smithsonian institution, who has been
president for two years. Former pres
idents of the club We're President Taft
and former Secretary of the Treasury
George b. Cortelyou.
Other officers chosen last night are
G. F. Williams. first vice president; w.
p. Emo. second vice president: r. p.
Barnard. secretary: H. p. Blair, assistant
secretary; +. l.. Dougherty, treasurer;
James F. Hood, assistant treasurer. and
Walter Wyman, librarian. These officers,
with Charles u. Walcott, Wallace ID.
Mclean and J. B. Curtis, compose the
board of directors.
Senator Elkins is a graduate of the
Missouri State University, in the class
of 1850. He took up the practice of
law in New Mexico, was elected mem
Der Of the territorial legislative assembly
in 1854 and held tie offices of territorial
district attorney, attorney general and
chosen a member of Congress for the
Forty third and Forty-fourth Congresses.
After leaving Congress he moved to
West Virginia. He was Secretary of
War in President Harrison's cabinet for
a short time. He was elected to the
Senate from West Virginia in February,
1894. and has been consistently reelected
to succeed himself ever since. His
present term will expire in 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19
PASSENGERS ALL SAVED
STEAMSHIP GEORGIA CARRIES
SIXTY-FIvE TO JUNEAU,
Rescued From the Yucatan, Which
Was Wrecked by Contact
With Iceberg.

JUNEAU, Alaska, February 1a.-Bring-
ing passengers and part Of the crew of
the Alaska Steamship Company's steamer
Yucatan. which sank in six fathoms of
water off Chicagof Island Wednesday,
after striking an iceberg in Icy strait,
the steamship Georgia arrived last night
None OF the sixty-flve passengers was
injured. All the passengers unite in prais-
ing the officers and crew. The passengers
will leave Monday for Seattle.
1t was learned that the Yucatan officers
supposed they were sailing through slush
ice, and the ship ran into a berg twenty
five feet long and fifteen feet high, which
was hidden from view by a snowstorm.
Cuts Mass of Ice in Two.
Capt. Porter and the pilot, Capt john
son. said that the Yucatan broke the
huge mass Of Ice In two. Swerved from
her course by the collision. the steamer
struck reef and tore a hole in her side.
The ship bounded off into deep water. and
Capt. Porter at once ordered full speed
ahead for Mud bay.
The passengers were rowed ashore. and
all the mail and some of the baggage
taken off before the ship sank. The
landing was made on Goose Island, near
Chicagof Island. The mon built huts
and made tents of sails taken from the
ship. Fires were kept going day and
night, and no one suffered.
Thursday afternoon some of the ten
woman passengers were reWed to Hoonah,
an Indian trading town, where they were
cared for by American traders.
Five sailors are watching the wreck.
Capt. Porter says that If prompt action
is taken the Yucatan can be floated and
repaired
Hope to Raise the Yucatan.
SEATTLE. Wash. February 19.-The
steamship Yucatan. which sank in Mud
bay. Chicagof Island. after collision with
an iceberg, was insured for 100000. I'm
derwriters hope to float the Yucatan and
tow her to Seattle. The passengers and
crew of the sunken steamer are still in
camp on the island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19

Association, which provides relief fund
used for food, fuel. clothing, milk, eggs
and other necessities, the Associated
Charities endeavors to relate the giver to
the beneficiary by organizing" relief for
special cases. Such gifts go into the
Golden Book Funds of the society to be
used as designated for rent, medical ap-
pliances. transportation and similar pur-
poses.
Summer Outings. The Associated Chari--
f1es, through its summer outings commit
tee. conducts two camps where mothers
and children are taken for a fortnight.
and selects hundreds of benefciaries from
its clients for day excursions during
July and August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19
SPECIAL SERVICES.
Congregation to Further the Cause
of Benevolence.

The congregation of the Simpson Me-
mortal NJ. E. Church, Sherman and Frol-
ida avenues northwest, has secured Rev
DIR. w. p. Thirkield. president of Howard
University, to preach a special sermon to-
morrow evening at s o'clock in the in
terest of conference benevolence. Two
other meetings, also In that interest. will
be held by the pastor OF the church prior
to the close of the conference year, which
will be in two weeks. The congregation
has unanimously asked for the return OF
the pastor, Rev. w. 8. Jackson.
Monday evening Rev. DR.. l. L. Thomas
general field agent of the church, at pres
ent travelling in the interest of the board
Of home missions and the Church Exten-
sion Society. will deliver a lecture on
Things Necessary for Victory" at Simp-
son Church Others who will also deliver
short addresses at this meeting are Rev
Nj. w. Clair, Rev. Z. 8. Williams and DR.
b. T. Perkins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19
Become Neighbors.
Street Litter and Nuisances.

To the Editor of The Star:
i see that an organization of women
is proposed to stop the throwing OF
trash in the streets, etc, which Ger.
tainly is a very desirable object. 1t is
not simply the residents in the alleys
but men and boys on the streets who
are responsible. In addition to these
classes there Is a class of dealers who
employ boys to travel about the city
and distribute circulars, which they
throw on the lawns doorsteps Oh
pOrches, from which they are blown in
all directions by the wind. 1t is a
common practice for persons to buy q
small lot of fruit, cigars or other arti-
cles. either at the stands or carts along
the streets. and when the bag Is emp
tied to throw 1t down on the pavement
or into the street; and SO with news
papers and the wrappings of bundles
1t is a careless. dirty habit, and one
that ought to be stopped.
In my opinion there is only one way
in which 1t can be effectually stopped
and that Is to impose a fine on those
who do it, and give part of the fine
when paid. to the informer Under
such a plan every boy on the streets
would be constantly on the lookout for
offenders, and with a thorough enforce
ment of the law the practice would
soon be broken up. l am aware that
some sickly sentimentalists may object
a
/ fail to see wherein it differs from the
Offering of a bounty for the arrest or
exposure Of criminals. In addition to
this detectives are employed by the
government and are paid salary, as
are the police everywhere, for the de-
lection OF crime and criminals, and If
Unsuitable in those cases, it is in this
Moreover while the eXertions of the
women's organizations may accomplish
much good, 1T Is obvious that there are
reason other and more elective means
should be adopted.
There Is also another practice that
should be stopped, and that Is the de-
private and public property. so common
in the District. This consists usually
of scratching, marring or otherwise de-
facing the walls of buildings, ratings
etc. in many instances, as in my own
case, breaking off the pickets of Orna-
mental ratings half an inch In diam
eter. This, of course, is done. by the
hoodlums and street gamins. who seem
to delight in injuring or defac1ng prop
erty. AS 1t is done without the knoWl-
edge of the owners, and as there are
not enough police to watch or prevent
them. the only remedy is to make 1t ar
object for some of the party to expose
them.
the city, married and defaced by the
scratching of matches on them. This
of course is done by men and young
fellows who certainly ought to know
better. 1t is all very we'll to talk
about city beautiful" but we will
never see 1t so long as these practices
are permitted. In foreign cities the
person who throws a scrap Of paper Oh
the street Is arrested and prosecuted
and it ought to be the same here. Con-
gress should enact stringent law or
the subject broad enough to embrace
all these and similar practices. and
make it the duty of the authorities to
strictly enforce 1t. w. {. DODGE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19
Asked to Make Tomorrow
Associated Charities Day."
EXPLAIN WORK OF RELIEF
Education of Public, More Than
Money, the Purpose.
GREAT NEED OF WORKERS
Much Which Otherwise Were I'M
possible May Be Accomplished
by Personal Visits.

A number of clergymen and laymen
have united in a call to the churches of
Washington to make tomorrow "Associat-
ed Charities day" and in the services 1t is
expected that the clergy in all the
churches will tell their parishioners of the
many splendid reasons why they should
take a deep interest in this work for the
alienation of the poor of the city. The
committee having the call in charge is
made up of the following:
Rev. Samuel H. Greene Calvary Rap
list Church. Rev. Charles E. Guthrie.
Iamline NJ. Z. Church: Rev. George A.
Miller, Ninth Street Christian Church /;
Rev L. q. B. Pierce. All Souls Church
Rev. William T. Russell. St. Patrick
Church: Rev. John Van Schaick, jr..
Church of Our Father; Rabbi Abram ST.
mon, Washington Hebrew Congregation;
Rev. Roland Cotton Smith. ST. Johns p.
F.. Church: Rev. j. Howard Wells. Mount
Vernon Place NJ. f. Church South; Rev.
Charles Wood. Church of the Covenant;
Rev. Samuel III. Woodrow. First Congre-
Eauonal Church and Messrs. Walter C..
Clephane and Mr.. +. Francis Riggs, lay
men
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooners Halle n. Winnie Windsor
Eta and Willie Clarence, oysters in the
shell from the Potomac beds to the deal
ers; Standard Oil Company tug No. L..
towing tank barges 81 and a, oil in bulk
from Baltimore for this city and George
town; schooner Mary and Ann Beswick,
from Georgetown, 10 complete unloading
cargo Of pine lumber; schooner Isabel.
from Nomini with lumber to dealers here;
tug Camilla. towing A. {. Co. covered
lighter. suphuric acid making material
from Cabin Branch mine pier.
Departures.
Tug William II. Yerkes, Jr.. with .
tow Of light vessels for a down-river
point; Standard Oil tug No. IL, towing
tank barges 50 and II. light. to Baltimore
to load: schooner William H. Bixier. light.
for Potomac point to load back to this
city; schooner Ethel Vale. light. for tho
Potomac oyster beds to load for this mar
ket: schooner Edith Muir, light, for Po-
tomac point to load: schooner c *. Lew
is. light, for Coan river to load oysters;
schooner Thomas w. Kirby, light, for
down-river point; schooner Urbana, light.
for the Rappahannock to load lumber.
Memoranda.
Schooner Clarence H. Venner has gone
to North Boothbay, Ne, to load ice for
Alexandria; schooner Avalon is at Po-
tomac point loading oysters for this mar
ket. schooner Freddie L. Hamblin is at a
North Carolina point loading lumber for
the dealers here. schooner Mabel is at a
bay point loading for this city: schooner
A. III. Quinby has sailed from a down
river point with lumber or this city; tug
Nj. Mitchell Davis is at Cape Henry
seeking a tow for Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19
MERIDIAN HILL LOTS SOLD
MIR. KEEN ACQUIRES FINE
MOUNT PLEASANT SITE.
Other Important Realty Deals in
Northwest Section Reported
by Firms.

The lots at the intersection of Belmont
and Crescent streets. having a frontage of
$50 feet on these streets. have been trans
ferred to Frederic A. Keen. These lots
are on the crest of Meridian Hill, and
command a fine view of the city and sur
rounding country. and are adjacent to the
property on which Henry White will in
the near future erect his home.
This sale was consummated through the
real estate office Of Frederic May.
The real estate corporation of Willett
& Reinecke Company has sold the
entire row of. ten houses on 9Th street
between + and G. northeast. The houses
which were erected by Fred A. Norway
and Martin L. Gottwals, were started In
the early part of last fall, and, in spite
of the fact that it will now take fully
a months continuous, work to complete
them. they have all been sold. All of
the houses are of colonial type. the two
corner ones having full bay-Window
effect. They contain six rooms and eel
lar are finished in hardwood throughout,
decorated and heated by hot water. Will
at least ten more of these houses could
have been sold at the price of 81, 100. The
aggregate sale of the above property
amounts to $4,000.
WiIIett q Helnecke Company 1urtner re-
port that they have sold an apartment
house on Columbia Heights for $37, 500
and at the request of the purchaser the
building and his name are withheld until
close of sale.
They also sold for Ellerson & Pickford
premises No. 326 4th street southeast
This is a twO-story and cellar colonial
front residence, containing seven rooms
and bath and tight pressed brick front
They have also sold premises No. 1916 Sth
street northwest for Mrs. Barbara c.
Trautman. The prices of the two last
houses aggregate about $500.
The residence 2125 Bancroft place
has been sold by Harry Wardman
through Stone & Fairfax. real estate
brokers, to f. r Alexander. The price
paid was about $4,000. The house.
which occupies a lot with a frontage
Of twenty-five feet and depth Of 100
feet, has twelve rooms and two baths.
The arrangement is that of the English
basement, and the front is built of
stone of a light shade.
The purchaser, intending to occupy
the house as his home, is having plans
made by B. Stanley Simmons. archi-
tect, for additions and changes which
are to be made. The former will in
clude a back building which will ex-
tend to the height of the main struc-
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19
IN ANNUAL REUNION.
Division No. 2, A. o. H., to Meet
Tomorrow Afternoon.

The annual reunion meeting of Division
No. 2, Ancient Order of Hibernians, will
be held at Eagles Hall, 9Th and K streets
northwest, tomorrow afternoon. beginning
at 2:3O O'Clock. President p. ]. Conlon
has prepared an entertaining program for
the occasion
Among those taking part viii be Rev.
DIR. William T Russell. Representative
William Cary of Wisconsin and Repre-
sentative Patrick F. Gill of Missouri. Pa
pers will be read by members of the d.
vision on phases of Irish history. There
will be a presentation in connection with
the recent Irish fair and field day. and
complimentary tickets will be distributed
for the St. Patricks day celebration hy
the Ancient Order Of HibernianA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19
Yale Alumni Dinner Tonight.

The Washington Yale Alumni Associa-
ton will give it's annual banquet at the
Raleigh Hotel tonight Among the guests
will be President Taft, who is an enthu
siastic Yale man. There are nearly three
hundred Yale graduates here, and it is
expected that many will turn out tonight
to welcome President Taft. The president
of the alumni association is Truman H.
Newberry. Cpshur MoOrehead is the sec
rotary and Frederick Brooke treasurer.
All Yale men in town, whether members
of the alumni association or not. have
been invited to the dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19
SWEET LIPS HIS BANE,
Sugar Testified That Negro Had
Eaten Stolen Buns.

Sugar clinging to the corners of his lips
was testimony that caused the convic-
ton of Harry Miller. coiored. arraigned
in Police Court today. on a charge OF
stealing one dozen buns from Joseph Gu
llama.
Policeman w. F. Terry told Judge Null
lowry that he saw the cOlored man ap-
proach Mr.. Giuliania's place this morn
ing and take a package. Miller disap-
peared, but the policeman saw him again
shortly afterward. The package was gone
but telltale sugar was about Miller's
mouth.
Miller told the court that a friend at q
coalyard had told him how to get the
buns. He was sent down In default of a
fine of so.
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Eight Application Bureaus.

Eight Division Conference.-The chari-
ties maintains eight stations or applica-
ton bureaus, located within easy reach
of the poorer sections of the city Each
branch Office is In charge of trained
social worker A weekly or fortnightly
conference is held at these branch offices
The members of these conferences are
cIergymen. church workers and those in
terested in the welfare of the poor. A
cordial invitation is extended to the
churches 10 send representatives to these
meetings
Employment for the Handicapped-Ex-
perience shows that employment will
often redeem a family to self-respect
where charity would fail. Able bodied
effcient persons of good habits are, as
a rule. not applicants to the Associated
Charities There is usually some handi-
cap. either physical or moral. which
brings the family to the society The
problem. therefore. is one of character
building. the Strengthening OF will and
purpose. the building up of physical
stamina. to tight against disease and low
standards of living. Here is where the
friendly visitor and volunteer can be of
great help.
Organization of Relief.-ln addition to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19

The Jail is heavily guarded. although it
is not expected an attempt will be made
to harm the men. Precautions are being
taken to prevent an attempt at self-de-
struction by William Seyler. Extra guards
have been placed at his cell door, and also
in front of his brothers.
Detectives Miller and Malseede. who &C
companied them from Petersburg, waited
only to make a brief report before leav-
ing for their homes. They said the strain
of watching their charges on the long
trip had worn them out.
They refused to say whether a confes-
sion had been obtained from either Of the
Seylers or if they admitted any knowl-
edge of Miss Adams death.
"All / am going to say in regard to the
case now is that l am glad that the job
of getting the Seylers here is over said
Chief Woodruff just before midnight. 81
expect important developments, however, -
The families of the accused men say a
lawyer has been engaged for them. His
name Is not divulged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19

education supplanted industrial training
disastrous results followed. He paid trib-
ute to Gen. Armstrong and Hampton In
Stitute.
Dr. Mitchell said that the tasks con-
fronting the south are economic develop
ment. national indignation and racial adj
justment. He referred to the Hampton
and Tuskeegee schools as examples of
the efficiency of manual training rather
than liberal education.
President Finley declared that knowi-
edge of the Greek roots does not help a
colored man to dig potatoes. and said
dustrial lines. He expressed the opinion
that the south can be trusted to bring
about the proper solution of the race
problem.
else Booker Washington, said DR.. Frs
sell, but we must realize now that what
he has done alone would amply excuse
the existence of every negro educational
institution. DIR. FTissell spoke of the
Hampton School and the work accom-
plished there, and highly complimented
Howard University and results OF negro
education in the District.
Relationship Forever Changed.
DR.. billiard of New Orleans said. in part !:
THE question is what is TO be done
now? | think We must first clearly recog-
niZe the fact that the old relationship,
that of the old black NANNY is gone.
Whatever may be the future relationship
between the races, it can never again be
that. 1t seems to me that We can begin
to see the future status. We can see
throughout the south a natural Segrega
ton going on. / think that the negroes
will more and more develop their own ac-
tivities. At the same time there will be
mutual and necessary cooperation.
What then can we do, both for our
good and for the negros good. TO help
him develop himself and his activities
into social usefulness? i think that there
are at least two things which we can do.
The first will cost nothing in money, the
second will cost much.
The first thing we can do liz to refrA n
from i'll feeling. to have patience and to
be willing that the race should be hopeful
of progress and improvement. In other
words. we should have the attitude Of
good will and not the attitude of i'll will.
The second thing we can do is TO as
sist in the education of the negro, and
by education / mean a real education, an
education for living, an education that
leads to the knowledge of how to do
things better and how to live better"
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ton of the negro in showing the way
by which the poor whites of the south
must be educated.
'There are two things. it seems to me-
moving in the south that are going to
solve the so-called negro question and
solve the difficulties that we have there.
The first is the developing interest of the
best class of the southerners in the edu-
cation of the negro and the conscious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19
LONGTIME FRIENDS ARE
BOUND BY CLOSER TIE
Two Michigan Women Make Dis
covery They Are Sisters After
Long Association.

BAY CITY, Mich, February 19-After
living here during their girlhood as
schoolmates and playmates. Mrs. John
Schettler Of this city and Mrs. Charles
Bell, now OF Cleveland, have discovered
they are sisters. Twenty-four years ago
the sisters, Mary, now Mrs. Bell, and
Elsie. Mrs. SchettIer, were with two other
sisters and a brother, placed in the Sag
NAV orphans home following the death
of their parents. Elsie was adopted by
Silas Knight and wife OF Oakley, Mich,
and shortly afterward Mary became the
foster child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey
Smith of this city.
Become Neighbors.
A few years later the knights moved to
Bay City and became neighbors of the
Smiths. The two girls became friends.
but neither family divulged the facts con-
corning the parentage OF their foster
daughters. and their relationship was
not discovered.
Recently Mrs. SchettIer began search
for her brother and sisters and in exam
lining the orphanage records discovered
that the little Smith girl was her sister
Mary. She was later traced to Cleveland
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destination he crouched in his seat. Orvis
who had engaged in conversation with his
guards and passengers, became silent. :
The younger brother, James, tried tC
encourage them, and said they had moth.
ing to fear None expected a large crowd
would be awaiting their arrival.
The police had taken special precautions
to prevent any effective effort to reach
them being made by the people. AS soon
as the train entered the station Chief oil
Police Woodruff, at the head OF a squad
of bluecoats, rushed for the smoker and
the Seylers were hurried out so quickly
that the crowd hardly caught glimpse
Of them.
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ness on the part of the best class of
southerners that nothing will help the
south so much as the Industrial education
of the negro and his elevation in that
way, and, second. what is equally impor-
tant, the increase in the wealth of the
south