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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16
PIER BEING REBUILT.
Work on Ice Company's Wharf Is
Nearly Completed.

The work Of rebuilding the pier OF the
American Ice Company, at the foot OF
9th street southwest, is rapidly approach
ing completion and within the next few
days the structure Will be ready for ves-
sells to berth at II. The cribbing portion
of the pier has been renewed, new
mooring and fender piles put in and the
larger part Of the pier has been made
practically new. AS the ice company
has but little use for the pier as an ice
discharging point, II is used largely by
lumber vessels and those laden with can
ned goods from the lower river and
Chesapeake bay points
The work OF renewing the foundations
to the harbor police precinct. on Water
street. has been completed.
The Clarke & Winston Company has
a pile driver and wharf building force
at work rebuilding the excursion and
freight piers of the Potomac & Chesa-
peake Steamboat Company, at Colonial
Beach, and ii is stated the wharves will
be put in thorough order. The piers were
damaged by drift ice last winter.
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COL. BRINTON SELLS FARM.
Washingtonian Disposes Of Glendale,
Near Leesburg, Va.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

special Correspondence OF The Star.
LEESBURG, Va. June 15 1912
Col. Brinton of Washington. D. c., has
sold a farm near Leesburg, known as
Glendale. to Henry C. Gibson. The farm
contains 255 acres and adjoins those of
Robert T. Hempstone and F. D. Paul
The Mountain View farm, belonging to
the estate of the late Samuel N. Brown
of Lincoln, this county. has been pur-
chased by Ashby Rust for $3.50 an acre.
The property contains $50 acres and is
situated near Philomont.
Rev. T. c. Bagby, a native of Brazil.
will deliver an illustrated lecture on
Missions Of Brazil" at the Baptist
Church here. next Wednesday evening.
Rev. j. NJ. Long of Washington will
preach at the Baptist Church tomorrow
morning and evening.
Sergt. Mike Powers Of the United States
Army, who is detailed for instruction
work with the Virginia militia. is in
Leesburg to remain several weeks with
the local company.
The Purcellville Auditorium has been
engaged by the Columbia Dramatic Club
of Washington for performance on the
evening of July 4.
Arrangements are being made for a
horse show and races at Carolina track,
near Hamilton. this county, July 4.
The Baptist churches of Hamilton and
Waterford have extended a call to Rev.
Mr.. Wingfield of Lynchburg, Va.
The new concrete road bridge over the
town branch near the railroad station
is about completed. The bridge was erect
ed through the efforts of the Leesburg
Civic Improvement Society, and the own
ers Of automobiles In the town and county
Announcement has been made Of the
marriage of Miss Nellie L. Eberhart,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Eberhart,
to Roy NJ. Grubb Of Neersville Loudon
county. The ceremony was held at the
home Of w. E. Evans, In Brunswick,
Md, Wednesday. Rev. C. w. Hess, pas
tor Of the Lutheran Church, officiating.
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ANAC0sTIA.

The Sunday services which have been
held the past season in the chapel at the
Government Hospital for the Insane will
be discontinued after the last Sunday in
this month. Rev. George NJ Cummings,
pastor Of the Garden Memorial Presby-
terrain Church, In Anacostia, has con-
Quoted the services this month, and Ed
ward T. Davis. director Of the choir Of
the Presbyterian Church. has been in
charge of the singing this year, being as
sisted on special occasions by members
Of the various musical organizations of
Anacostia The services will be resumed
in September
Members OF Anacostia Tent, No. Z,
Knights of the Maccabees, today will
visit a number Of cemeteries in the Dis
trict and Maryland for the purpose of
decorating the graves Of dead members.
Representatives will visit Forestville and
Barnaby parishes. in Prince GEORGES
county, Md, and Bryantown. Charles
county. Md, where several former men-
bers OF the local tent are buried me
work will be in charge Of q special COM
mittee composed Of Richard A. Estep and
E. w. Eubank.
Electa Chapter, No. 2. Order of the
Eastern Star, of Anacostia, is arrangins
for the observance of Its eighteenth an
niversary, July next.
The Washington Yacht Club is now &C.
cupying it's new quarters on the site Jus'
west Of the Pennsylvania Avenue Driose'
and also has completed the erection OF
new wharf and caused channel, with
an average depth Of ten feet, to be dug
from the wharf to the regular channel OF
the Eastern branch. The officers for the
present season have been announced as
follows: l. ]. Johnston, commodore; w.
Jarvis. vice commodore; Fairfax Botz,
fleet captain; r. NJ Collins. secretary
treasurer; S. E. Mason and A. w. Rich
ards, trustees.
Annual Childrens day exercises are to
be held in the Anacostta Methodlst
Episcopal Church and the Anacostia Bap-
list Church this evening at I: 10 o CLOCK.
Elaborate programs are to be given at
each church.
Randolph Jennings has begun work on
three modern two-story frame dwellings,
on Portland street near Sth street, Con-
gress Heights to cost about 5000 each
They will be finished with stucco HOW
ard Newcomb, now in Panama, mas
awarded a contract for the erection OF
home on Nichols avenue, near clark
Mace. to cost about 5000. His brother,
Edward j. Newcomb of Congress
Heights. will superintend the work
Three houses at the corner OF Nichols
avenue and v street, belonging to the
estate of the late John Brazerol, were
sold at auction the past week by Adam
A Weschler. The entire property
brought about $500.
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LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTIONS.
Steamer Maple on Tour-Examina-
ton for Engineer Service.

Having completed hull and engine re-
pairs and other work at Baltimore
shipyard. the lighthouse service steamer
Maple. Capt. Miles, has gone into service
and has sailed from Baltimore on buoy
inspection work on Chesapeake bay and
its tributaries that will require about
week to complete. She will then re-
turn to Baltimore. The bureau of light
houses Of the Department of Commerce
and Labor has authorized Inspector Ru-
land to place two new beacon lights in
Mobjack bay. Va One light will be
erected on Lone point and the other on
Cradle point, and the work will be done
as soon as q lighthouse service steamer
is available.
There are five vacancies in the cadet
engineer list in the lighthouse service in
the fifth district and an examination to
fill these vacancies will be held June %.
These positions pay from $500 to $3.50 per
year. Information regarding the exami-
nation can be obtained from the United
States civil service commission.
a notice regarding changes in aids to
navigation on Chesapeake bay and its
tributaries has been issued from the Of
flee Of Inspector rutland, as follows:
Virginia Chesapeake bay - Pultz bar
light: the structure supporting this light
carried away by ice February Ii, and
light temporarily discontinued; was re-
built and light re-established. Pianka-
tank river-Cherry point light: the struc-
ture supporting this light overturned by
ice February 10, and light temporarily
was rebuilt and light re-
established. Elizabeth river gas buoy.
No. 30, was superseded June IL by a
cylindrical gas buoy. with lighter super
structure; same characteristic, but can
dlepower reduced from 56 to 81 Ches-
apeake bay-Main channel to Baltimore
New Point Comfort shoal buoy, No. 9,
second-class can. found missing; was re-
placed. Elizabeth river-Channel buoy.
No "a, found out of position; was re-
placed. Mobjack bay-Barge wreck buoy,
HIS, established June L. in 31a fathoms of
water, about Is miles northwest by west
one-half west. from New Point Comfort
lighthouse, marking sunken barge; char
acteristic, light ten seconds, eclipse hf,
teen seconds.
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JOHN A. DALEY DEAD.
Son Of. Police Captain Ill More Than
Year.

John A Daley, Oldest son Of Capt. John
c. Daley of the ninth precinct, died
yesterday at his home, 60 T street
northwest, following an illness Of more
than a year. Funeral services will be
held at the house Monday morning at 8
o'clock, following which requiem mass
will be celebrated at st. Martins Church.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet cemetery.
Mr.. Daley was twenty-eight years old
and graduate of GonZaga College.
About a year and half ago he went
to Panama to do civil engineering
work, but his health failed him and he
was forced to return to his home in
this city. His condition became gradu-
ally worse and about three weeks ago
he suffered a stroke of paralysis, which
affected his left side and eventually
brought about his death Mr.. Daley
was a member of the Knights of CO.
lumbus and the Elks.
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PRICES OF CRABS FALL.
Still Reigns in the Supply,
However.

Although the receipt of crabs, both
hard and soft shell, continues very light.
the high prices asked for them caused
a sharp fall in the demand for the shell
fish and as consequence prices have
within the past few days taken a decided
tumble. The steamers from the river
landings. which usually at this season are
bringing up crabs in large quantities, now
are coming into port with but few bar
rels and packages aboard.
A week ago soft crabs were selling at
from 81 to $50 a dozen. Yesterday they
could have been bought at from 20 cents
to 81 dozen. while the hard shelled
variety sold at $1.5O to Sc per hundred.
1t Is stated that the shortage in the
catch Of crabs is general all over Chesa-
peake bay and its tributaries.
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PLANS FOR WAREHOUSE.
Fireproof Structure Proposed at q.
S. Army Engineers Station.

The United States army engineers sta
ton in Potomac Park, opposite the foot
of 14th street southwest. is to be i'm
proved by the erection of large fire.
proof warehouse. work on which has
been started under the supervision of
Office from the engineers office. The
new building is to be of reinforced con-
crete and will be large enough to store
all the appliances used by the engineers
in their work of river and harbor i'm
provement. The building. 1t is stated.
will be completed and ready for occu-
pancy in about two months.
The cleaning up Of the big pile OF
earth from the excavation of the new
bureau of engraving and printing. which
accumulated at the engineers headQuar-
tiers during the winter. when II could
not be moved by the Lighters. is pracuc-
ally cleaned up, and the grounds about
the engineers station are being put
in the good order they were last summer.
The engineers headquarters, 1t is
claimed. will this summer be made one
of the prettiest places about the harbor.
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TRADE IN RAILROAD TIES.
Large Quantities Transported BY
Water to New York.

Quite large fleet of bay vessels is en-
gagged in the transportation Of railroad
ties from river and bay points to Phila-
delphia and Wilmington, Del, for Wash
ington firms, and big schooners and
barges are employed in taking the ties
from the Potomac to New York. Among
the little craft employed in the Phila-
delphia trade are the schooners Mildred,
Lewis Worrell, Julia and Annie, Juliet
Hopkins, Earl Biscoe and Annie and
Robert Bratton. Each carries from 800
to 200 ties.
The barge Clinton, loading ties at
Alexandria for New York. will complete
her cargo in the latter part of this week
and will sail with about $1,000 aboard.
The barge Goodwill is at a river point
to load and the barge Patuxent, at
Georgetown, will leave there today for
Nanjemoy creek to load. In addition to
these vessels barges are reported in
Nomini and other creeks taking aboard
cargoes of ties for northern points.
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Sell House Tags This Week.

1t was announced last night at the
headquarters Of the Boy Scouts in the
Metropolitan Bank building that house
tags will be sold all during the present
week, the sale beginning Monday. The
tags are not to be displayed in the houses.
however. until Tag day." June %. The
Boy Scouts will be enlisted in the work
of selling the tags. 1t is believed that
fully 5000 boys will have tags for sale
and the city will be districted in such a
way that the work of the different squads
will not be duplicated.
The local council believes that nearly
everybody will be willing to chip in"
for the benefit Of this great work. which
means SO much to the boys Of the rising
generation.
Part of the funds Will be used for the
Boy Scout encampment, which Is opening
on the same day at River View on the
Potomac, and all the money which can
be raised by this means will be used for
carrying on this work for the year.
The five banks of the United States
Trust Company will have tellers on duty
until a late hour Tuesday. June Is. to
receive money for the Boy Scouts from
the Tag day sales.
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NEW DUTY FOR BARK CHASE.
Will Be Hospital Ship in Hampton
Roads,

The old naval frigate jamestown.
which for ten years or longer has been
doing duty as a hospital ship for the
marine hospital service In Hampton
Roads is to be displaced by the revenue
cutter service practice bark Chase. which
has been made ready at Baltimore for
the work, and which was taken to
Hampton Roads the latter part OF last
week
The Chase for a quarter OF a century
was the ship aboard which the embryo
officers OF the revenue cutter service re-
ceived practical instruction. About six
years ago the gunboat Bancroft was
transferred from the navy to the revenue
cutter service and, renamed Itasca, re-
placed the Chase as the training ship.
The Chase then was laid up at Arundel
cove, near Baltimore. and was used for
storage and other purposes until about
three months ago, when she was trans
ferred TO the marine hospital service.
The Chase was built at New Bedford.
Mass, in 1878. She is AS feet long,
twenty-five feet seven inches beam and
ten feet nine inches deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16
ORPHANS TO Be GUESTS
Will Be Entertained by the
EIkS at Marshall
Hall.

Wednesday. June 10. will be orphans
outing day Of Washington Lodge of
Elks. when the children in the various
asylums of the city will be the guests
of the Elks for the day at Marshall
Hall.
Orphans outing day Is an annual
event for the Elks. and each year the
antlered tribe strives to provide the
There will be special amusements for
the children, in addition to the regular
attractions of Marshall Hall.
subcommittee of the orphans outing
committee will call at the various city
orphan asylums next Wednesday morn
ing and personally escort the children
to the Macalester's wharf in special
street cars. buses and autos The ar
rangements for the affair are we'll in
hand and fair weather is hoped for,
that the children-and the committee
men-may have q glorious day of It
The following members Of Washington
Lodge of Elks have the orphans outing
man; Leon Strauss. secretary; Abe Cohen.
treasurer; E D. Johnson, ]. A. Far
rell, Arthur Abbott. A. Hagerman.
]. Perry, Herman Richards, J. Richards.
Samuel Richards. David Busch, D. J. ull-
man, ]. Fred Rupertus, j. M Becker, j..
Lyons, S. p. Laut, l. F. Zwissler, Z. II.
Neumeyer. IT,, j. J. Allen, George c.
Humphrey. ]. Root, c. E. Bright, DR.. w.
w. Georges. John E. Hogan, ]. G. Schlos-
ser, Max Hirsch Peter Latterner. +. A.
Hermann. Leo Odekoven. !. NJ. Wright,
Joseph NJ. Keefe. M. E. Swing, Charles
Volk, Leo Loeb, A. B. Girard, p. g..
Schaeffer. James L. Ward. w. F. Nor
rison, Al Huber. A. Davis. Frank Meyers,
P. J. Coffey. DR.. S. Wren Howard, John
NJ Kline, Frank Solan. Al Hollander.
Otto Botch. Henry Hull, II. L. King. j.
B. Ullman, Hugh r. Harvey. Charles j.
Columbus, C. E Eagle. George ]. Bessler.
p. J. Foley and Theo. Pfckard.
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LETTER CARRIERS OUTING.
Excursion to Chesapeake Beach
Takes Place Thursday.

The Letter Carriers Association OF
Washington will hold its annual outing
at Chesapeake Beach next Thursday,
June 20 this being the tenth excursion
conducted by the Organization.
The members Of the committee in
charge of the excursion are G. E. Win
kleman, chairman; A. e. Hamacher, j.
B. Woodfeld, F. P. Williams. w. j.
Hamacher, NJ. K. Eppley, J. 7. Van
Doren, and A. r. Bierley.
Special guests Of the letter carriers will
be First Assistant Postmaster General
Grandfield, Postmaster Merritt, Assistant
Postmaster Robinson, Granville Hunt,
Supt. Haycock of the city delivery de-
partment; c. b. Matthews and other Of
ficials of the Washington post office and
the department.
A program of athletic events for men,
women. boys and girls has been ar
ranged, with prizes for the winners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16
VESSELS ARE OVERHAULED.
Several River Craft Now Are Under.
going Repairs.

One Of the large brick and clay car
rying lighters belonging to the John
Miller Company of this city is out on
the marine railway at Benefits boat
yard for a general .overhauling. I'm
sound planking in the hull of the
lighter will be removed and replaced
with new material. and the vessel will
be calked from stem to stern before
she is put overheard.
Dredge No. of the feet of sand
diggers belonging to the Columbia
Sand and Granite Company Is at the
Alexandria shipyard for general re-
pairs.
The schooner Bessie Ford, which has
been lying at anchor in the harbor
for several weeks past. has developed
a leak, and was brought into the 18th
street wharf for temporary repairs.
The schooner May and Annie Bes-
wick, which was out on the marine
railway at the Alexandria shipyard
has undergone repairs to her hull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16
BOUGHT BY BALTIMORE FIRM.
Government Transport Yosemite
May See No More Service

A Baltimore firm has become the owner
Of the naval transport Yosemite, which
was recently sold at public auction at
the Norfolk navy yard. AS she cannot
be placed under the American flag, hav-
ing been foreign built, 1t is probable the
vessel will be brought to Baltimore to be
stripped. The Yosemite was originally
the British steamer Clearwater, built at
Newcastle, England in 1894. The ship
was purchased for transport when the
war with Spain broke out. She was then
named the Ingalls,. but was later trans
ferred to the navy as tender and re-
named Yosemite. Before she was con-
demned the Yosemite was overhauled at
an expense of 10000, but was regarded
as too small for future use.
Should no foreign purchaser be found
for the vessel, 1t is proboble that her
owners will have her broken up for the
metal in her.
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Suffragists Going to Baltimore.

The College Woman's Equal Suffrage
League has completed arrangements to
go to Baltimore the afternoon Of June
q to participate in the woman suffrage
meeting to be held there that evening.
Leaders have planned for a special car
over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Mrs. Helen Tfndal OF the Stafford has
charge of the tickets. Special represent
atives of the league. however, will be at
the station from 2:3O o'clock to the hour
of the start to supply those suffragists
who prefer to wait until that time be-
fore securing tickets.
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TUG CARTER INSPECTED.
Meets All Requirements Provided in
Regulations.

The tug James o. Carter of the Tay-
lor feet Of this city underwent her
annual inspection by the United States
steamboat inspection service yester-
day. Assistant Boiler Inspector Milne
conducting the boiler and machinery
tests, and Assistant Hull Inspector
Dunn looking after the hull and equip
ment Though the tug is not employ
ed in passenger transportation, she
was given a thorough going over, and
her life-saving and f1re-fighting ap-
planes were put through all the tests
required for passenger-carrying boats.
The tug met all the requirements of
the inspection regulations with ease.
and will be licensed to engage in gen.
eral towing work on the Potomac river
and Chesapeake bay for another year.
She returned to service yesterday aft
ernoon under the command Of Capt.
James kendrick.
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IRISH PIGS IMPORTED.
Animals Are Consigned to w. G..
Eustis of Leesburg. Va.

Aboard the steamer Templemore Of the
Johnston Line, which arrived at Balti-
more in the past week from Liverpool.
were a number OF fne pigs from an
especially fine breed Of large black pigs
that are raised in County Craven, Ire
land. They are consigned to w. c.. Dus-
tbs of Leesburg. Va The pigs are of
exceptionally pure breed and long pedi-
gree and are to be used exclusively to
improve stock in this country. The ami
mails on arrival were taken to the ma
tional animal quarantine station at
Turner's, Md.
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CHARGED With Theft of Check.

A check for 81. 80 given to John Oden
of Gaithersburg. Nd, two weeks ago by
Mrs. Maud Walters, also Of Gaithersburg,
was traced last night to Harry Thomas,
colored. nineteen years old. a resident OF
Benning and porter in the store of Frank
T. Knock, 311 7th street northwest
Detectives Evans and ODea arrested
Thomas and locked him up to answer a
charge Of petty theft. Thomas explana-
ton was that he found the check in trash
at his place of employment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16
FAVOR ELECTRIC CHAIR.
Commissioners Indorse Bill Doing
Away With Hanging.

The District Commissioners yesterday
submitted to Congress q favorable report
on the bill Of Representative Griest, pro-
viding that punishment for first degree
murder IN the District of Columbia shall
be death by electrocution instead OF hang
ing.
The bill authorizes an amendment of
section sol of the code of law Of the
District to make that section read as
follows:
THE punishment Of murder in the first
degree shall be death by electrocution.
The punishment of murder in the second
degree shall be Imprisonment for life or
for not less than twenty years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16
COUNTRY CLUB OFFICERS.
Board of Directors Elect for the En-
suing Year.

At the annual meeting Of the board Of
directors Of the Washington Country
Club the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President. DR.. j.
Taber Johnson; vice president. Frank
Upman: secretary, Herbert Knox
Smith; treasurer, Alexander T. Hensey
chairman greens committee. E. B. Cal
vert; chairman house committee, DIR.
Loren B. T. Johnson, and chairman
membership committee, DR.. III. P. Cobey.
Dr. Albert Mann was chosen a member
Of the board of directors, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
w. A. Campbell.
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Mother \ Child
ItChGd \ BURNED
Troubled About 2 Years. Often
Could Not Sleep. Used Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. In 2
or 5 Weeks Well.

Doekry, y C.-"Abcut three years ago my
mite girl was taken with breaking out. 1t
began on her arm AMI shoulder and In a few
days ~as taken with what seemed 10 be the
same thing 1t started on my chest and finally
got all over me. We troubled with II for
pbout two years. Often could not Sleep Ii
would itch and burn at night and we
just wanted to scratch. which made sores I
bnally used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
We hathed with the Cuticura Soap and water,
and then applied the Cuticma Ointment freely
Rll over the affected parts. ! used this treat
mcnt two or three times week. and in two or
three weeks l was well and my little girl too.
and we have had symptoms OF the skin dis
ease since. lSigned) Mrs. Emma Alexander,
Nov. ~ 1911.