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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
FUNERAL OF DR.. FOSTER.
Services to Be Held at Family Home
Tomorrow Afternoon.

Funeral services will be held at the
family home tomorrow afternoon at :
o clock for DIR. Franklin J. Foster. a
veteran of the civil war and a former
employee of the War Department, who
died at his home, 942 S street northwest,
yesterday from the effects Of paralytic
stroke several weeks ago. The interment
will be in Glenwood cemetery. ST. John 5
Lodge, No IL. +. \. a. NJ, of which Mr..
Foster was past master, will have
charge of the services at the cemetery
DIR. Foster was born in Dunki. X. y. Y,
where he spent his boyhood. At the out
break of the war he enlisted in the 49th
New York Regiment and served with the
Army of the Potomac. 1t was during
the middle of the conflict at the battle
of Bull Run that he was made a cap
tain for bravery. He fought in the bat
tie of Antietam under Gen. Mcclellan.
When the war closed he came to Wash
ington and entered the Georgetown Me u
cal College and was graduated in 1872,
but he never engaged actively in the
practice of his profession.
In 1873 he was appointed to position
in the War Department, which he held
up to three years ago.
DR.. Foster is survived by his Wife,
Elizabeth j. Foster: two sons, Walter G..
and s. W. Foster. and a daughter Mrs.
Ben L. WEIGH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
ANACOsTIA.

St. Teresa's Branch. No. ,91, Catholic
knights of America. has voted to oppose
the plan proposed by the national man
ayers of the society of the District of
Columbia for the consolidation OF ali
these bodies and has instructed It's dele
gates to act accordingly at the general
meeting to be held the evening of Feb
ruary Il in Washington.
\ joint meeting of the Brotherhood Of
st. Andrew and the Daughters of the
King of Emmanuel Church will be held
tonight in the parish hall of the editica.
when Rev. W. G. Davenport Will deliver
the third of series of lectures on the
life of Christ.
Plans have been approved and material
for the contemplated work at the Ana
costa Baptist Church is arrir-;ng on the
ground. Work vii, ne started in the near
future. \ large basement is 10 be con-
structeu under tho present frame editice.
of sufficient size to ne used place OF
assembly. where entertainments and meet
in2s can be held. besides providing rest
rooms. la vatorieS and a pastors study.
The work is under the charge Of the
Building and Loan Association.
Rev. Mr.. Graham. who for many years
was the archdeacon of the diocese of
southern Maryland. preached the sermon
at the morning service in Emmanuel
Church yesterday and assisted Rev. w.
g. Davenport in the celebration of the
holy communion. 4 permanent system of
ushering was instituted. with Franklin $.
Gicker in charge and William III. Cook
and Samuel W. Frazier as assistants.
Valentines, red hearts, all sizes. Goulds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
LAUNCHES BEING OvERHAULED
Preparations Made by Owners for
Spring Season.

The power launch Happy Days. belonging
to Joseph Bresnahan of this city. is at
the foot of 11th street. receiving a general
overhauling in preparation for a hunting
trip to the lower river. The vessel is
being cleaned and painted. is having her
engine overhauled and will, it is stated,
leave here on the trip this week, if the
weather will permit.
The power launch Wonder. owned by
Capt. Anton Simmell of this city, is out
at Regans boatyard for general repair
work in preparation for pleasure cruis-
ing on the river in the spring. The plank
ing on the hull of the vessel is being re-
neWed, and she will be painted and re-
ceive engine repairs before she is put
overheard
The power LAUNCH BENJAMIN. ~, belong
ing 10 Capt. win Neitzy is at Cumber-
lands boathouse. foot of 9th street, to
have long overhanging stern put on
and to be generally overhauled. The work
on the launch Will be completed this week
and Capt. NeitZy will use her in the
spring to visit fishing shores. Later in
the season she will be used for pleasure
cruising the river.
The launch PeriiX. owned by Capt.
Frederick Buckingham. is at the boat
house foot of 9th street to be hauled out
for attention to hull and for other repair
work. The little craft. it is stated. will
be housed over and put in shape for cruis-
ing on the river in rough weather. The
launch Riverside also is to be fitted with
a new cabin before the opening of the
boating season.
The launch Ducal, at Regan'S boatyard.
is TO be hauled out shortly for her annual
spring cleaning and painting in prepara-
ton for summer cruising.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
FOR PERMANENT BUILDING.
Trade Bodies to Urge Pan-American
Conference to Indorse Project.

The Washington Board of Trade and
Chamber of Commerce will join it is be-
lieved. in attempt to have the Pan
American commercial conference, which
meets here February IL, indorse project
for the erection of permanent exposition
buildings in Washington for the use of
the United States and foreign nations.
John Barrett, director general of the
Pan-American Union, under whose aus
pieces the conference is to be held. said
today that he would be glad to have the
matter presented to the conference. He
expressed himself as heartily in favor of
the general plan to have permanent in
duStrial exposition established in Wash
ington. He said that the total number of
acceptances received to date to attend
the an-American commercial conference
was 5I2. More than 100 boards of trade
and chambers of commerce are included
i'm the number. in addition to :;63 business
firms.
Additional speakers who will partici-
pate in the discussions of the conference
We're announced yesterday. The list in
cludes Q. p. Austin. chief of the bureau
of statistics, Department of Commerce
and Labor Prof. Hiram Bingham of
Yale and several other representatives OF
leading American universities, it was an
nounced, will attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
MRS. WRIGHT AND PARTY
UNHURT BY RUNAWAY
Injury to Occupants of Car.
rage Prevented by CoIored
Driver and Policeman.

Five persons were possibly saved
from serious injury yesterday after
noon by the efforts of John Thomas,
colored. driver for Mrs. j. NJ. Wright.
| wife of Marshal Wright of the United
States Supreme Court, and Bicycle Po-
liceman Dixon.
Shortly after o'clock Mrs. Wright,
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Hawkins.
Miss Nellie Speed of New York and
Mrs. Jean W. Swope as her guests left
the Everett apartments. 10Th and III
streets. in a carriage for a drive in
Potomac Park.
When the driver attempted to cross
Pennsylvania avenue at 18th street an
automobile operated by an unidentified
person collided with the carriage. The
horses became frightened. Before
1nomas could check them they started
at a mad pace toward the White House.
While endeavoring to check the horses
the driver called to the occupants of
soon have the horses under control.
The horses continued to 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue. where they collided
with a street car. They then turned into
New York avenue. Bicycle Policeman
Dixon of the third precinct started in
pursuit. He followed the runaways to
18th and II streets. There he abandoned
his wheel.
The automobile of Ambrose Swami was
pressed into service. While standing on
the running board of the machine at 18th
street and Florida avenue, Dixon grabbed
hold OF one horses Bride He was drag
ged from the machine. He held on to the
bride, however and the team was soon
stopped.
The policeman was slightly injured and
went to his home, in the Raymond apart
ment, I'D street between II and 1 streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
SCHOOL DESK INQUIRY.
Board of Trade Committee to Begin
Investigation Tonight.

\ thorough investigation of the charges
recently made that the local public
schools have been furnished during the
last four years with desks of material
inferior to the specifications for the
desks will be made at a meeting tonight
at o'clock of the Special subcommittee
of the Board of Trade committee on pub
tic schools.
Isaac Cans, chairman of the iNesti-
eating committee. said today that Presi-
dent James f. Oyster of the board of ed
ucation. Supt. Stuart of the public
schools, a representative of the manu-
facturer who had furnished the desks. a
building expert. Snowden Ashford.
municipal architect. and Herbert +. l..
Allen. who made the charges. have been
invited to attend the meeting tonight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
SURVIVORS TO CELEBRATE.
Turnverein Members Who Fought
for Union to Observe Anniversary.

Today there are but fifteen survivors of
the :2J members of the Columbia Turn
veren and the NoeWaerts Tunverein of
Baltimore who shouGered arms and
marched forth in the defense of their
! country April II. 1861 But the Columbia
Turnveren, III conjunction with Com
panies A and 3 of the Turner Rifles Sth
Battalion and German Jaegers. is al
ready making preparations for the cele-
braton of their 1iftieth anniversary, and
the United German Societies of this city
and Baltimore will assist.
The committee in charge consists of
Kurt Noelckner chairman: +. +. Mann,
secretary: John Alt Charles Spies and
Alvin r. Meissner. all of the Turner's:
Rudolph Saur, Louis kattler and T.. Run
pert of the 18th Battalion; il. I4echner, X
Meinhardt, G. Brown, \. Reinhardt and
l.. Bauer, ST., of the United German So
cietieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
TO HELP RAISE MAINE.
Big Suction Dredge Davis Starts fol-
Havana.

The big suction dredge Norman II. Da-
Wis, which. it is expected, will be used
in the work of raising the wreck OF the
battleship Maine from the waters OF Ha-
yana harbor. has left Baltimore, in tow
of the big sea-going tug Buccaneer Of
the American Towing Company fleet. for
the Cuban capital.
The dredge was built at Baltimore for
q Cuban corporation, and was completed
seyHal months ago. She started on the
long trip TO Havana early last fall, and
when short distance below Hatteras
She ran into a series of gales that al
most demolished her superstructure and
made II dangerous to continue the voy-
age.
The dredge was towed back to Hampton
roads, and after lying there for sew
e-al weeks the marine insurance under
writers arranged with the builders of
the dredSe at Baltimore to repair her
This has been done. and another start
Tor her home port is to be made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
BISHOPS SON BURIED.
w. B. Satin Victim of Blood Poison.
ing Following Accident.

The body Of W. Il. Sabin. eldest son
OF Bishop oliver =. Sabin of the Chris
tian Science Church, residing at 1920 NJ
street northwest. who died last week at
Providence Hospital. was inferred in
Mount Olivet cemetery
Mr.. Sabin was thirty-eiGht years of age
and was A native 81 this city. He Is
survived by his wife and two children
MIR. Sabn was married to Miss Annie
Jones of Alexandria Va, about fifteen
years ago and prior 10 leaving Wash
lngton Ia reside in New England he was
employed in the Washington navy yard
Bishop Sabin reports that his sons
death was due To blood poison resulting
from his leg being crushed in an acc..-nt
last July with fishing fleet about four
miles of Bath. Me. He was taken to the
marine hospital at Portland, Ne. where
he remained for five months. during which
time several operations We're performed.
Failing to secure the relief hoped for,
he WAS brought to this city last Decem-
her and placed in Providence Hospital,
where another operation was performed.
\ number CT fragments of bone were
removed. but. owing to the fact that
septic poisoning had set in, it was i'm
possible To save his life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
WHISKY STORY DENIED.
Superintendent of Workhouse Says
Inquiry Disproyed the Report.

Regarding the charge that liquor is
being struggled into the workhouse camp
at Occoquan. as detailed in a letter OF
resignation to the Commissioners from a
guard named William kearfott, Supt
Whitaker said today that kearfott had
been making that statement for a long
time, and had been shown to be entirely
mistaken two weeks ago when the in
vestigation he demanded had been carried
out.
Il heard that this guard was making
statements OF that kind to some one
about two weeks ago.. Supt. Whitaker
said today. II called him into my Office
and asked him about them, and l alsC
asked why he had not come to me with
his criticism. Just to make sure OF the
matter | had rigid investigation made
and proved that no whisky is being SNUG.
gled into the camp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
BOARD FOR TAX APPEALS.
Complaints to Be Heard for Month
at District Building.

Any one having a kick" about his per-
sonal tax assessment will find a board
organized at the District building to hear
complaints against the appraisers In
accordance with the law, this board is
organized the first Monday in February
and hears appeals for month.
The appeal board is composed of Will
liam +. Richards, assessor. chairman: L.
Nj. Talcott. vice chairman, and the MEM
bers of the board of assistant assessors
They sit III the board room on the first
floor of the District building
Between l3.a0 and IA eco notices TO per-
sonal taxpayers have been sent out by
Daniel II. Edwards, clerk to the board
Of personal TAX appraisers. These no
tees have been sent out to people whose
original declaration has not been accept +
ed and ~ people who have objected to
The appraisemenl.
The notices state that appeals should
be made by personal appearance and that
the notice should he presented to the
board. The board convenes at IN O'Clock
and adjournS at ; o'clock, except SatIr-
day. when il adjourns at noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
New Schooner Hull Sold.

The Gardner c. Deering Company OF
Bath, Me. owner of a large fleet of
coastng schoonerS. has purchased from
Capt James w. lIawlcy the hull OF a
large four asted schooner IN process of
construction at Il Bath shipyard. The new
vessel which will register LOO tons, will
be launched in the coming month and will
he ready. To go into commission early i'll
next July. 1t will be made modern and
up-to-date coaster and will be used in the
coal, tie and lumber transportation bust
ness between Atlantic seaboard ports and
will probably bring ice to Alexandria oc
this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner oscar. cord wood from Nom1nl
creek to l.. A. Clark & Son, at 10th street
wharf: schooner Ella Hill. oysters In the
shell from Colonial Beach at Alexandra;
United States Army tug General Warren,
towing lighters from District workhouSe,
Occouuan creek Va: bark Edna Smith.
asphalt from Trinidad for Washington
Block and Tile Company, at foot South
capitol street: f1attie Yellow Kid. oysters
i'll the shell at Alexandria; tug Camilla,
towing bark Smith from the mouth of the
river: tug Carter. towing gas-coai-laden
barges from Shepherds at Georgetown.
Departures.
i. Schooner Grace G. Bennett. light. for
Alexandria, to load glass bottles for a
North Carolina point barge Choptank.
gravel from Georgetown to navy yard at
Norfolk. Va: schooner Quicktime. light.
for the Yeocomico river to load back to
this city; tug Dixie towing one light and
one loaded barge from Georgetown for
hay points: tug James o. Carter. towing
lighter from Eastern branch to Broad
creek: schooner Rafting Joe. light, for a
lower Potomac point to load oysters in
the shell back to this city. tug Rosalle.
from Alexandria towing lighters for sand
digging machine down river.
Memoranda.
Steamer Daniel X. jackson is in Mattox
creek loading lumber for the dealers here:
schooner Clearance A. Holland will return
10 a Virginia point to load lumber;
schooner S. Sawyer is chartered to load
lumber on the Rappahannock river for
Baltimore: schooner Majestic is at Po-
Iomac point loading oysters in the shell
for the market here; harkentine Allen
wilde has sailed from Charleston for
Baltimore in tow of tug Margaret:
schooner Katie has sailed from Baltimore
for the York river TO load lumber;
schooner Silver Wave is at Potomac point
loading for this city: United States light
house service steamer Holly, has arrived
at Baltimore from this city: schooner
Charles II. Pryor is at lower Potomac
point loading oysters in the shell for the
market here: schooner ]. b. Cunningham
is at Potomac point to load back to
this port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
GETTING READY.
Southern Railway Base Ball Team
Elects Officers.

The Southern Railway base ball club of
the r. r. Y. NJ. c. 4. League held a
meeting yesterday at the Southern Rail-
way building. The following officers
were elected: =. II. Mccarthy, manager:
E. r. Buckler, treasurer.
The team will be much stronger this
season than last. as a few new players
have signed. The old players that will
be seen on the team this year are Buck
Ter. Garrett, Young, Riddle. Rsdon. Sen
senney. Burns. Platz and Holbrunner.
The new players that will Try for the
team are Gill. Lovelass, Munich Allen,
kerney Smith. Jones and Douglass.
A meeting of the f. r. Y. NJ. c. \
League will be held Tuesday evening al
o'clock in the rooms of the y. NJ G. \
at the Union station
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
Clergy in Favor of Curfew.

In many of the churches yesterday the
subject OF a clrfew law for Washington
was discussed at length ana the consensus
of opinion, - expressed by the clergy, is
that such a law would prove a great ben
eft 10 the District. Rev. DR.. Radcliffe
of the New York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Church, Rev. DR.. Mckim of the Church
OF the Epiphany. Rev. DIR. Power, Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church: Rev
Lloyd G. Douglass. Luther Memorial
Church. and Rev. +. b. IIowden ST.
Johns Episcopal Church. Georgetown.
We're included in the list of clergy speak
ing ON the subject. Several meetings of
the curfew committee will meet this
week and matters relating To the proposed
bill will be discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
OBSERVES GOTH BIRTHDAY.
Thomas w. Riley Is Congratulated
by. Many Friends.

Thomas W. Riley celebrated his
ninetieth birthday anniversary yesterd ay y
at his residence, 1000 F street southwest
where he was the recipient of congratula-
tons by numerous friends and relatives
who found him in good health. He retains
his full mentality and is replete with
"reminiscences of old Washington
He spoke interestingly of his boyhood
days. when he engaged in blowing. rails
ing corn, etc. where now are residences
and business houses, and of the times be
fore the Monument or the Smithsonian
Institution were thought of, when the
Mall and, for that matter, much of the
territory south, was an open commons,
with only here and there a human ha BIZ
tation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
PREPARE FOR NEW HOTEL.
Work of Razing Buildings on 1st
Street Begun.

The work of tearing down frame houses
on 1st street between B and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest. to make way for
a Misunderstanding thousand-dollar hotel.
directly facing the Capitol. MAS begun
Saturday. The new hotel * TO be four
stories high. 1t is being built by Morris
Weinstein of sos Broadway. New York.
and will be named the Winston Hotel
The frame houses which are being torn
down are Nos. 10. IL. ia. 116 and IL.
1st street northwest They were built
sixty years ago and ABOUT thirty years
ago We're nicknamed Charity row. The
houses were owned by John Purdy. who.
when he died, left eighty-siX houses in
the immediate vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
Funeral of Mrs. Grace Nichol.

Funeral services for Mrs. Grace Young
NichoS, wife of John r.. Nichol, a clerk
in the War Department, who died yester-
day afternoon of blood poisoning, at her
home in the Park apartment house, after
an illness of two weeks, will be held late
this afternoon at her home. Rev.
Samuel Fl. Woodrow, pastor of the First
Congregational Church, will officiate. The
body will be taken to Springfield, S. D.,
for burial. Mrs. Nichol was married in
September 1909, and leaves, besides her
husband baby two weeks cd.
En- route to South Dakota the funeral
party. which leaves here at 6:45 this
evening, will stop at Yankton, s. D.,
where both Mr.. and Mrs. Nichol were
students in college together. There it is
planned that college friends will gather
to express their sympathy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
SAENGERBUND GIVES PLAYS.
Two Comedies Presented by the
Dramatic Section.

Two short comical sketches were pre-
scented by the dramatic section of the
Washington Saengerbund at its club
house last evening 20 an audience that
was generous in its applause. 1t was
the first appearance of the Saengerbund
dramatists this season. The first play
was entitled 'koeck and Guste." 1t
served to introduce a number OF songs.
Those who took part were Mrs. NJ DeN,
Miss Louise Boeckler. William Sirowatki.
q. c. Pauls and William Hannemann.
Aus der JugendZeit, was the other. with
the same cast and the addition of Mrs.
II. Lossau and w. q. Pitt.
Announcement was made of the fifty
ninth annual masquerade ball, to be given
at National Rifles Armory next Monday
evening. and for which elaborate prepa-
rations have been made. There will be
prizes offered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
Live GLOSSY Hair
ON Healthy Scalps

To prevent dry, thin and falling hair, remove
dandrutf. alay itching and irritation and pro
mote the growth and beauty of Tie hair fire.
quent shalnpoos with cutirIra soap. assisted by
occasional dressings with Cuicura ointment are
usually effective when other methods fail. la
preserving, purifying aud bcaut:fying the skin
in preventing minor cruptions from becoming
chronic and i'll The treatment Of torturing dis
figuring humors from infancy TO age. these pure
sweet and gentle en7ollients have no rivals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
Board of Trade Meetings.

The February meeting of the board Of
directors of the Board of Trade will he
held at 4:15 o'clock this afternoon. The
bridges committee will meet in the board
rooms at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock the
committee on charities and corrections
will hold a meeting in the board rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
Stoves Cause of Two Fires.

A coal oil stove exploded in the home
of John Jackson, 529 21st street north
west, yesterday afternoon, resulting in
a fire which caused about S. damage.
The fire department was called to the
scene by an alarm from box 313
An overheated stove in the rear of
ga Pennsylvania avenue northwest
yesterday afternoon was responsible
for fire which caused about $40 dam
age. No. IA engine company extin.
guiShed the blaze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06

Court of Appeals Sustains
Lower Body in Case Against
Railway Company.
CORRESPONDENCE of The Star.

Special Correspondence of he Star
ROCKVILLE. Nd, February q. 1911.
The Maryland Court of Appeals has
handed down decision sustaining the
circuit court for this county in the case
Of Clarence Moore of Washington city
and this county against the kens!nSton
and Chevy Chase Electric Railway Com
pany. thus finally disposing of the case.
The suit was brought by aIr. Moore
several months ago to restrain the rail
way company from constructing a sid
ing on his farm between kensinSton
and Chevy Chase Lake. The company
contended that the deed from the for
mer owners of the property conveying
a right of way for the railway gave
the company the right to construct what
ever sidings might be found to he nee
essary, but the circuit court held other
wise and granted the injunction prayed
for by Mr.. Moore. The case was taken
to the court of appeals with the result
stated
Mr.. Moore was represented by At
torney Robert E. Peter Of Rockville.