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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
IN HANDS OF NEW OWNERS.
Seagoing Barge Annapolis Sold to
Erie Railroad Company.

The seagolng barge Annapolis, which
in the past year mas taken q number of
cargoes Of railroad ties from Alexandria
and the Potomac river to New York and
Boston. has been sold by the p. Dough-
erty Company Of Baltimore to the Erie
Railroad Company. and she will shortly
be turned over to her new owners. The
vessel is to be used in the transportation
of coal from New York to points along
Long Island Sound and Boston.
The Annapolis is modern type of coal
and cargo carrying barge and was built
in 1905 at Sharptown, Nd. and has been
used in the coastwise trade between this
port, Norfolk and New York The An
napolis is $50 feet long. 30 feet beam and
IA feet deep: 446 gross and 40 net tons
register. Only recently the barge Pa
tuxent was purchased from the Dough-
erty Company by the Erie Railroad Com
pany
Capt. Charles Willard has sold his in
terest in the coasting schooner John
Twohy Of Boston to Capt. Arey, who will
take command of the vessel and continue
her in the coasting trade. The Twohy is
a four-masted schooner of 1.019 tons
register. and was built at Newburyport.
Mass, in 1891. Capt. Arey was formerly
master Of the schooner j. c. Strawbridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
SOUTHEAST CITIZENS
TO REQUEST PAVING
Association Wants Roadway
at 18th Street and PennsV-
vania Avenue Improved.

A request for the paving Of the road
way at 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast will be made in the
immediate future to the District Commits
sioners by the terms Of a resolution
adopted by members Of the Southeast
Washington Citizens Association at a
meeting last evening at 814 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast. A request will
also be made that the park at the in
tersection Of those two streets be fin
ished.
Statements were made at the meet
ing in which it was pointed out that
the Avenue, paved as far as 18th street,
could not be paved any further until
the park was curbed and put in gen.
eral good condition. In the mean
while. 1t is said. 14th street and Penn
sylvania avenue become exceedingly
muddy In bad weather. It is said that
more people get off at that point than
at any other in the southeast except
9Th street and the Avenue.
Approve Hospital for Inebriates.
A letter from the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association asking for the CO.
OpefAtlOu VI Tue SoutHchSt ciSi1eHS W
have a hospital for inebriates erected
met with the approval of the members,
but it was decided to ask the Columbia
Heights citizens to bring the matter be-
fore the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tons, as 1t is q matter of general inter
est throughout the city, rather than to
any one or two localities. The south
east association will support the plan If
it is brought before the federation.
The resignation Of e. r. Brooks as
secretary CT the organization was ac-
cepted A vote of thanks was rendered
him for his service to the association.
A vote Of thanks was also rendered A.
G. Hermann, president Of the associa-
ton, for his work In making the recent
smoker Of the association a success.
An amendment to the constitution pro-
viding for the appointment of a men,
bership committee Was unanimously
passed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
MRS. GEORGIA ROBINSON
SUCCUMBS TO APOPLExY
Funeral Services at Her Late Home
Friday Acknowledgement
in Oak Hill.

Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia NJ
Robinson. widow Of Bushrod Robinson,
will take place at 2 o'clock Friday after
noon at her late home, 1909 10tl
street northwest. Rev. DR.. Charles Wood
pastor of the Church Of the Covenant
officiating. The interment will be in Oak
Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Robinson died suddenly last night
following stroke Of apoplexy. She was
ministering at the time to her daughter
Mrs. Arthur w. Yates, who has been suf-
fering from grip. Mrs. Yates becam,
i'll Sunday. Late yesterday afternoon
while giving her some medicine, Mrs
Robinson dropped to the floor uncon-
scious, and died soon afterward.
Native of Alabama.
Mrs. Robinson was born seventy four
years ago in Athens. Ala. She was mar
ried to John Douglas Of Alexandria, Va
soon after the civil war. Mr.. Douglas
died In 1856, and about ten years later
she came to this city to live. In 1890 she
married Bushrod Robinson. who was q
ker. which later became tRe firm of Rob-
inson, Cherry & Co. He died in 1852.
Mrs. Yates, the daughter mentioned:
sister, Mrs. George F. Brott of 1909 10Th
street; a daughter-in-law, Mrs Howard
Gray Douglas, 1923 Oregon avenue; three
grandchildren, Georgia Marion Yates ant
Malcolm and Margaret Douglass, and a
nephew, Robert r. Brott Of 1909 10Th
street, survive her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
MANY WILL COMPETE
IN MODEL AERO RACES
Washington Boys Expect to Beat
American Record at Benning
Meet Next Month.

Entries have been received for the
model flying contests to be held at the
Benning race track during tho aviation
meet there May 8, 6 and Z. The entrants
are forty-two members Of the Junior
Aero Club Of Washington. The contests
are for altitude, speed, duration and con-
struction.
The boys so far are building models
on the plan Of tho French machines.
They are driven by twisted rubber bands.
The foreign record Is nearly 900 feet.
Tho American record 20 far is only $50
feet, but it is believed that Washington
boys will Be able to beat this with the
new type Of machine. The names of
those who have entered are Dundy
Wheeler, Marvin Lanasure, Arthur Aiken,
Cart Vevitt. E. Cornell, Clifford Jones,
Randall Saunders. ]. H. McCauley. H.
Ben Street. G. D. Pierce, Ralph Robey.
Norman e. SILL Alfred Goodoff, Richard
Wakefield. Frank Becllert, Alfred Lewis,
George P. Dittmar. Edward Metcalf, H.
4: McCutcheon. ]. r. Schem. Howard
Mitchell, S. Wassernan, George Mathews,
WILDER Botelor, r. N. Davis, James Jen-
nings. George Williams. E. F. Gray, H
Farnam. Percy Hall, ]. A. Mccarthy.
James Stevens. George Burke, Harry
Smith, ]. r. Smith, j. A. Sittelie, o.
Anderson, F. Anderson, e. Wolf, A. Hart
man, George Miller and Howard McClain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
COAL IN NEW GAS PLANT.
Georgetown Company to Use That
Fuel Instead of Water.

That the new gas plant which it is
proposed to erect for the Georgetown Gas
Light Company will be a coal gas plant
rather than a water gas plant is the
statement made by a director Of
the Washington Gas Light Company.
which owns a controlling interest in the
Georgetown company. The plant will be
up to date In every way and capable of
turning out Illuminating gas as cheapIy
as any other simila: plant in the country
1t was explained that while the cost Of
installing a coal gas plant was greater
than Is the case with a water gas plant
the cost of operating the coal gas plant
would be slightly less than operating q
water gas plant. The danger from the
deadly carbon monOxide found in the wa
ter gas also would be eliminated it was
said. by the use of coal gas.
A time will come, and not SO very far
distant, when the people Of Washington
and Georgetown will be able to use gas
as q means Of heating their houses" the
director referred to declared. He added
that the reduction in the cost of gas
would be brought about by the adoption
OF the latest methods Of manufacture and
economic distribution. He spoke heartily
in favor of a public service commission
to have proper supervision over the gas
companies and other public utilities cor
pOrations in the District. He said he be-
lieved that such a commission would find
a means whereby the two gas companies
In the District could be consolidated with
out any further legislation by Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
VETERAN MASONS HONORED.
Old Members Are Entertained BY
Federal 1,ofIpe.

Federal Lodge. No I. F. A. A. NJ. char
tered September l., 1893. the oldest lodge
In the District Of Columbia. last night en-
tertained and honored its veteran mem
bers, twenty-seven of whom have been
such for moro than a quarter OF a cen
fury. Grand Master j. Claude KEEPER was
present and delivered an address appro-
pirate to the occasion, which was re-
sponded to by Rear Admiral George w.
Baird. L. 5. N, retired. who was grand
master of the Grand Lodge of the Dis
trict in 1896
Conspicuous among those present was
Golf A. Hall. the oldest surviving master
Of the lodge, and the oldest surviving past
deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge.
He expressed regret that his brother, AL
bert c. Hall. who became member OF
the lodge at the same time as he. was un-
able to he present
Other addresses were made by John d.
Bartlett, who was master Of Federal
Lodge in 1868: Thomas w. Fowler. John
7. Chancey, DIR. Adajah Behrend, John T.
Clements. Charles r. Benjamin, William
NJ. Somerville and George Gibson, veteran
members of the lodge.
Music was furnished by a choir COM
posed Of Messrs. Simpson, Jones, Aiken
and Hides, with j. w. Cheney as organist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26

II have suffered from tie same trouble painful
finger nails) At different periods Of my life.
The first time Of its occurrence, perhaps twenty
i've years ago. after trying home remedies with
out getting helped:I asked my doctor to pre-
that my NAH: and ringers were well The imam.
nation and suppuration began at he base OF the
finger nall. Sometimes IL was so painful that
had 10 a poultice to induce suppuration After
the pus WAS discharged the swelling would 70
down until the next period Of Inflammation. pos
sibly not more than q week two afterward.
These frequent indammatsons resulted In the
loss OF the nall
Perhaps ten years later began again TO sur.
fer from the same trouble. Again I tried various
remedies. among them prescription from q
doctor Of a friend of mine. who had suffered
from like trouble. This seemed to help some
what Cor time but II not q permanent
cure next tried a prescription from my own
tive. diseased skin that could not use IL.
hogan Cuticna Soap and Ointment
hal used the Cutfcura Ointment previously on
my chidrep's scalps with good effect. did moi
use the Soap exclusively, but rubbed the Cuti.
cura Ointment into the base Of the nail every
night thoroughly. and as often beside i could
! had not used II but a few weeks before my
rails were better, and in a short time they were
apparently well. There was more suppura-
fen nor Inflammation. the nails grew out clean
again. One box of Cuticura Ointment was all
lhat used in e6ectfng q cure" tSigned) Mrs
I J Horton. Katonah. n. Y. Apr. IS. 1870 On
Sept 81 Mrs Horton wrote: ~ have had M
further return Of the trouble with my finger
nails
Sold everywhere Potter Drug Chem. Corp
sole props. $50 Columbus Ave-, Boston.
e-Mailed free samples Of Cutieura Soap ane
Ointment. with Cap. book on skin treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
BONNIE SCOTLAND HIS TOPIC.
Rev. DR.. Woodrow Delivers Lectur'
Before St. Andrews Society.

Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Woodrow lectured
on Scotland last night in the parlors OF
the First Congregational Church. under
the auspices Of the local st. Andrews
Society. His audience consisted Of prac-
tically the entire membership of the So
ciety and a number Of invited guests. in
GLIDING several native Scotchmen visiting
Washington.
After speaking of Scots and Scotland
generally, DR.. Woodrow gave detailed
description of the cities of Glasgow and
Edinburgh. their forms of government.
the religious phases Of the lives Of their
inhabitants and the influences in the de-
velopment of literature, art and the So
cial progress Of the British islands. The
lecturer gave graphic picture Of the
two cities as they apparently were at
the time Of the reformation. DR.. Wood
row illustrated his talk with stereopti-
con views from photographs taken on
recent trips to Scotland.
Following the lecture there was a
short program Of Scottish songs and bal
lads by Miss Elijah beth Leckie, Macfar-
land Brockett of Glasgow and w. w.
Whiddftt. William Ramsey, president OF
the society, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
FOR HIGHWAY TO LEESBURG.
Association Formed to Aid in Con.
struction Of a Good Road.

An association to aid in the work of
building q highway between Washing
ton and Leesburg was formed at Lees
burg yesterday. After an illustrated lee
ture on good roads given by Lester 4.
Boykin of the Department of Agriculture,
in the town hall, the organization was
formed. It is to be called the Leesburs
and Washington Good Roads Association.
Subscriptions were announced amounting
to $1,000. 1t is estimated that about $50,
600 will be needed.
Former State Senator Henry Fairfax
was elected president, William b. Hibbs,
vice president; H. H. Trundle, secretary,
and F. f. Saunders, treasurer The Of
fcers. together with J. G. Hopkins, Rob-
ert N. Harper, f. B. White, w. E. Linn,
w. c. Eustis, r. r. Walker, John r.
Hutchinson and Joseph Nichol, will con-
stitute the executive committee
A subscription of 5000 was made yes
terday by J. g. Hopkins, and R. n. Har-
per gave $1,000. Both Mr.. Hopkins and
Mi. Harper agreed to double their con-
tributions if Leesburg and the surround
ing country would raise $4,000 for the
project. Another contribution of $1,000
was made by a citizen Of Leesburg who
wished his name withheld.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
OYSTER SEASON CLOSES.
No More to Be Taken From Potomac
Until September.

The oyster-taking season on the Poto-
mac closed yesterday, and from now until
next September Il Is unlawful to take
oysters from the natural beds. The oys-
ter-dredging season closed over a month
ago. and at that time most of the larger
vessels withdrew from the oyster trade,
leaving but q few to depend upon the
tongers for the supplies to bring to the
market here.
Although the season has closed small
craft will continue to come to the 18th
street wharf with supplies aboard from
private beds as long as there is any de-
mand for them, and oysters can often be
bought from vessels In the middle of May.
This morning there were two small craft
at the wharf with g. hundred or two
bushels of the bivalves aboard. The oys-
tiers were selling at about 50 cents q
bushel.
Supplies are received by the oyster
houses in barrels from bay points all the
year around.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
CHURCH GETS GRADE DAMAGE.
Order in Favor Of Ryland Methodist
Congregation Signed.

Chief Justice Clabaugh of the District
Supreme Court. at the instance Of Special
Attorney for the District A. Leftwich
Sinclair, has signed an order ratifyins
and confirming a grade-damage award of
$1,000 in favor of the Ryland Methodist
Episcopal Church. the owner of property
at 10th and D streets southwest, recently
made and reported to the court by the
Union station grade-damage commission.
The grade-damage commission has re-
ported to the District Supreme Court
appraisements of nothing in respect of
sublot % in square 327. improved by
premises 11O2 Maryland avenue south
west, owned by Matilda Drummer: sublot
~ In square go, improved by premises
11O4 Maryland avenue southwest, owned
by Louise NJ. Holmead. and sublot 11l2
Maryland avenue southwest. owned by
Clara l. Mari.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
HOLDS PATRIOTIC SESSION.
Meade Post Members Entertained
With Song and Speech.

After the conclusion of the business OF
George G. Meade Post, No. s. G. A. R., In
Grand Army Hall, patriotic session was
held. with Commander John Riley presid'
ing and Adjt. L. H. Patterson as chair.
man of the entertainment committee
Speeches were made by Col. Thomas s.
Hopkins, adjutant general Of the Ma.
tional Encampment: Capt. Thomas II. Nc
Kee. department representative to the Ma
tional Encampment: Capt. W. r. RAM
sey, Department Commander George c.
Ross, Chaplain E. {. Grumley and Capt.
Jacob Ballet Of Post So, Mortified,
MINI.
The addresses were interspersed with
patriotic songs by Col. George Ross and
Capt. James Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
NEWS Of ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
Parents Begin Legal Fight
for Custody of Their Four
Year-0Id Daughter.
Special Correspondence Of The star.

ROCKVILLE Md, April e. 1911.
A legal fight between parents over the
custody of their only child was begun
In the circuit court here yesterday, when
Mrs. Ethel Roberts Of Bethesda, this
county. by her attorney, John A. Gar
rett Of Rockville, filed petition for a
writ Of habeas corpus to compel her
husband. John Roberts. to bring Lillian
Augusta Roberts. the four-year-old
daughter Of the couple. into court. for
the court to determine which parent
should have the custody Of the little one.
Mrs. Roberts represents that she and
Roberts were married in Rockville In
December, 1905, and that soon afterward
she was deserted, the child being born
several months later; that several
months ago she and her husband became
reconciled, but that in March last her
husband again deserted her, taking the
child with him: that after a search Of
several weeks the husband and child
were located in a house near Great Falls,
this county, but that the father refused
to allow the mother to take the child,
notwithstanding that the child cried to
20 with its mother. The case probably
will be heard by Judge Peter within the
next few days. Before her marriage
Mrs. Roberts was Miss Ethel Fowler OF
Rockville.
Election at Glen Echo.
An election will be held at Glen Echo
next Monday to choose two members of
the town council to succeed Councilmen
Louis c. Witkowski and H. H. MCGEE.
whose terms of two years expire The
candidates for the positions are Messrs.
Witkowski, MCGEE. William E. Ogle,
Walter P. Shaw and Henry Surguy. The
hold-over members Of the board are
Mayor Ohio F. James and Councilmen
Daniel Collins and Thomas A. Weaver.
D. HoughtOn, John III. Lloyd and Oliver
s. Boswell to conduct the election.
Mrs. Maria Carroll Terrell, for many
years a resident Of Washington, died Mon
day night at her home In Gaithersburg,
aged seventy-fOur years. Her death was
due to general debility and other trou-
bles. Her body has been taken to Wash
ington for burial.
Sheriff William r. Welt has appointed
Benjamin Peyton Whalen a deputy sheriff
for Bethesda district, a position he for
merly held, but which he resigned upon
being charged with implication in an as
sault upon Richard G.. l.. Moncure, q
Virginia attorney, here several months
ago.
A license to marry has been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court here to
Miss Margaret Ann Bean of Ashton, this
county, and George Franklin Kuster Of
Rockville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
Miss Holbrook Will Lecture.

Miss Lydia 3. Holbrook will deliver the
lecture on the fifth chapter of the Jubilee
Text Book. Western Women in Eastern
Lands" this evening in the lecture hall
of the Public Library. under the aus
pices OF the Woman's INSTRUMENTATION
al Missionary Union. The lecture is free
to the general public. Miss Holbrook's
subject will be 1.-The New Woman of the
orient" Mrs. George Thompson Prewitt
will give the fore word
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
TOOK ALCOHOL FOR MEDICINE.
Colored Woman Thought It Was
Cough Remedy.

Ella Carter, colored. OF 1115 Della ware
avenue southwest drank a small quantity
of wood alcohol this morning about 1
o'clock and was made i'll. She had a
cough and took the alcohol. thinking il
was cough medicine. physician from
Emergency Hospital responded to a call
He found the patient was more fright
ened than sick
The physician treated her and found
it unnecessary for her to go to the hos
pital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
POLICEMAN YEARS AGO.
Frank A. Zimmerman Oldest Pen.
sioner From Baltimore Force.

Frank A. Zimmerman, seventy-two years
old, and the first police officer in Balti-
more to be placed on the pension roll in
that city, has just celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary of his retirement from
the police service. Mr.. Zimmerman is
native Of tMs city. and at the out
break Of the civil war was employed on
the police force Of Washington
When the war began he resigned from
the local force and removed to Baltimore
Shortly thereafter. with forty others, he
sailed on the old steamer Adeline for Nor
folk, where they organized a company
and called themselves the Baltimore
Heavy Artillery. June 8. 1851, they were
entered into the regular Confederate serv-
ice.
Mr.. Zimmerman was appointed to the
police force in Baltimore January IL.
1865
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
ORDER DANGER SIGNALS
AT STREET CROSSINGS
Commissioners Take Steps to
Prevent Accidents on
Electric Lines.

Warning bells and danger signals at
certain crossings deemed dangerous by
the Commissioners will be requested
of the Washington. Baltimore and An
napolis railway and the Chesapeake
Beach railway. Following an investi-
CATION Of a complaint from the North
east Suburban Citizens Association, l..
r. Grabill, superintendent OF county
roads, and Capt. Mark Brooke, assist
ant engineer commissioner, have in
Dictated certain crossings where warn
ing bells or signals Of some sort are
advisable.
Substance Of Complaint.
The associations letter was written
to the Commissioners by Charles T.
Mitchell, chairman of the street COM
mittee. 1t set forth:
THE association begs to call your at
tention to the danger of some one los
ing his life by not having the crossing
at 6sth street and also at Division ave-
nue. graded and by not having signals
there
l.. R. Grabill. superintendent of
county roads. went over the route and
reported no warning signals at any
crossing In the vicinity covered by the
association. He recommended that
the Washington. Baltimore and An
napolis Railroad Company be required
to install warning signals where the
tracks cross 50th street. SD street,
57th street. 5sth street and 61st street.
He also recommended that the Chesa-
peake Beach railway be required to
install warning signals at the cross
ings of their tracks at Division ave-
nue.. Saint Catherine street, 5Sth street
and 61st street.
Capt. Brooke's Recommendation.
Capt. Brooke's recommendation con-
tanned this paragraph:
There is no regulation requiring
electric lines to install signals at
crossings, but the frequency of the
service and the high speed of the cars
give rise to dangerous conditions. and
it Is believed. therefore. that the Com
missioners are justified in requesting
the installation of safety devices at
these points"
The recommendations have all been
approved by the Commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
DO Not GriDe

II have taken Hoods Pills for the last few
years when needed. and would not be without
them. had been subject to gastritis before
tsing them. Now when I feel 1t coming On
take dose Of Hoods Pills and so avoid it.
They are mild and do not gripe." Mrs. yalen-
tine Ran. Is Riverdale Ave-, Yonkers, n. 7.
Hoods Pills are purely vegetable. cure bilious.
ness. constipation. etc. Try them. All druggists.
If MADE By HOOD IT's GOOD.