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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
THE DORCHESTER COMPLETED.
New Sidewheel Steamer Is Turned
Over to Her Owners.

Having been completed by her builders.
the Maryland Steel Company, at the
Sparrows Point (Md.) plant, the new side
wheel steamer Dorchester has been turn
ed over to her owners. the Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Com
pany. to be made ready for service. She
is now at a dock Of the owners in Balti-
more harbor to receive her fittings. furni-
ture and other outfit and in about two
weeks will be ready to go into service on
the Choptank river route Of the B.. c. &,
A. line.
The steamer Talbot, the sister ship of
the Dorchester, which also was built at
Sparrows Point, is rapidly approaching
completion and will be ready for her trial
trip next week. Steam has been
made on the boilers of the new vessel and
she has had a satisfactory dock trial at
the yards of her builders. Shortly after
her official trial trip she will be ready to
be turned over to her owners.
The Dorchester and the Talbot will dis
place the steamers JOppa and Avalon,
both of which have for many years been
i'm service out of Baltimore to the eastern
shore of Maryland, and are well known
to many residents of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
REVIVE INTEREST IN MUSIC.
High School Cadets to Reorganize
Their Regimental Band.

Washington High School Band. COM
posed of boys Of the high schools of this
city. will be reorganized tomorrow after
noon at the Mckinley Manual Training
School. About fifteen members of the
band of last year will form the nucleus
of this years organization. 1t is hoped
by those interested in the project that
many musicians from the several high
schools will enroll. The band may take
part in the inaugural parade next year
leading the High School Cadet Regiment.
Rehearsals will be held every Wednes-
day afternoon at , o'clock at the Nc
Kinley Manual Training School. in room
1O5. j. Raymond Wells of the Mckinley
ton of Frank Cheney Of the same school
management will be under the joint direc-
ton of Frank Cheney of the same school
and Walter Bradford of Business High
School. Harry White will be the faculty
adviser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
CLOSE Of COLUMBIA
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Leech Defeats ParmeIee in
Final Match in Mems Sim
giles of Consolation.

Yesterday saw the end Of the first an
nual tennis tournament of the Columbia
Country Club. and to say that it was a
success is putting it rather mildly. as in
both class and number it's entry list meas
ured up to the high standard set by other
local Journeys.
But one match was played yesterday,
the final round of the mems singles. con-
solutions, Edward o. Leech winning from
]. H. Parmelee in straight sets, Ga, 6-3
and 6-3. This was a very interesting
go, the players being evenly matched, the
scores in no way indicating their relative
strength.
Although the opening set was the
closest Of the three the last two were the
most interesting. as the men were playing
harder and many more sensational plays
were pulled off. In the first set, Leech
ran the score I'D to 40. He lost a game.
won one and then lost another, making it
"a. The tenth game was q deuce-One,
and Parmelee had several chances OF
taking it and tying up the set, but on
tennis, and he finally took this game,
which carried with it the set.
The second and third sets were almost
exact duplicates. the scores being 1denh-
cal, and the games were Won In just about
the same order in each. In these two sets
both players had reached their top form
and were playing as If their lives depend
ed on the result. Each player made
spectacular shots and with the exception
of Leech superior steadiness at critical
stages played an equal game. The loser
scored almost as many points as the Win
ner Leech being fortunate in being able
to score his when they meant games
Ieech's stroke was working nicely and he
showed lots of ability at covering his
court. Parmelee's ground-covering was
also good but his best asset was his
serve which seemed to puzzle his op-
ponent not a little and which gave him
several points either on aces or on poor
returns by Leech on balls he couldn't
handle.
With the closing of this tournament the
1912 tennis curtain is rung down, as there
are no more tournament, interclub or
intercity matches scheduled.
The summaries for yesterday follow:
Mems singles, consolation, final round
Edward o. Leech of Columbia defeated
]. H. Parmelee Of Columbia, Ga. 6-3 and
e3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
WILL PURSUE PIRATES.
Philippine Government to Use a
Swift Vessel in Gulu Archipelago.

Piracy again has broken out in Philip
pine waters. according to advices received
from Manila, and the Philippine govern
ment is taking vigorous steps to suppress
it. The pirates are reported to be active
in the Sulu archipelago and the govern
ment has authorized the construction of
a fast cutter at a cost of 100000, the
plans for which have been drawn by
Collector of Customs j. s. Stanley
The cutter will carry two Hotchkiss
rapid-fre guns and two speedy motor
boats, to be carried on davits amidships,
also will be heavily armed. The motor
boats are intended for use in the pursuit
of the buccaneers when they seek to
escape by sailing their lght-draft craft
over reefs that cannot be passed by the
larger vessels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
NEITHER BADLY DAMAGED.
Collision of Schooners Results il
Temporary Delay.

AS a result of a collision between the
four-masted schooners Margaret b.
Thomas. en- route from Boston to New
York. and the Perry Settler. en- route
from Boston to Baltimore, which occurred
Saturday last at the entrance to the har-
Dor at Saunderstown. Mass, both YES
sells lost a part of their rigging and were
otherwise damaged, but not so seriously
that, following temporary repairs. they
could not proceed on the voyages.
The Thomas is well known at this port,
where she has been many times with ice.
under the command of Capt. Rolano, who
was killed by the Spanish steward of the
vessel about year ago. Every fall, aft
err the close of the ice-running season to
this city, Capt. Bolano would take a
cargo of coal to Boston and would there
load apples, pears and other fruits, and
sail to Rio Janeiro to add to the Christ
mas dinners Of the residents of the Bra
lillian capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
CONFIRMS PURCHASE OF SITE.
Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Not
to Build Yet However

The quarterly meeting of the board of
governors of the Episcopal Eye. Ear and
Throat Hospital, 114T 18th street north
west. was held last night. and the recent
purchase of the adjoining property al
10Th and NJ streets. which will be the
site OF an addition to the hospital was
confirmed
Although the addition will not be built
Immediately, il was thought advisable 10
gain title to the property while IL was
on the market at a suitable figure The
board conducted much routine business
and appointed DIR. Arthur H. Kimball as
assistant to DIR. Monte Griffith in the
optical department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
ANNUAL INSPECTION.
Schedule of Visitations to w. R. c.,
Auxiliary to G.. A. r.

The annual inspection o. the Woman's
Relief Corps. auxiliary to the G.. A r.
will begin tonight with the visit of Mrs
Mamie p. Dorsey, one of the inspectors
to Farragut Corps. The work of in.
speeding all of the corps will continue
until the end of November.
The schedule follows: Logan Corps by
Mrs. Fannie l.. Page, Wednesday,; 0. =
Morton Corps by Mrs. Mamie L. Dorsey
Thursday night; Lafayette Corps by
Ellen a. Meyers, November 4: Charlie.
Sumner Corps by Mrs. Mamie p Dorsey
November s; Lincoln Corps by Mrs Dor
sey. November IL; Thomas Corps by Mrs
Meyers November 15; Sheridan Corps b,
Mrs. Dorsey, November 49, and Burnsid,
Corps by Mrs Page, November 27
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Elizabeth Clarke. pulp wood
from Nomini creek. at Alexandria ship
yard to l.. A. Clarke & Son; schooner
Winnie Windsor, oysters in the shell
from the lower Potomac beds. at 18th
street wharf for the market; tug Capt.
Toby, with lighter in tow from a river
point: power boat Ruth Kintz, garden
truck from Fort Foote for Washington
market; schooner Carrie Revell, cord
wood from NanjemOy creek, at Sd street
wharf for ]. H. Carter & Co.; schooners
Lottie Thomas. NJ. A. Avery and power
boat Sterling Sisters, oysters from the
Potomac beds, at 18th street wharf mar
ket; schooner Isaac Solomon, cord wood
from a river point. at an Eastern branch
wharf for the dealers; tug Powhatan
towing sand and gravel laden lighters
from Piscataway creek. at District sand
wharf, foot of 9th street southwest; fiat
tie Annie, railroad ties from a Maryland
point for the dealers.
Departures.
Power boat Jewel. light. for a lower
river point to load back to this city;
schooner Julia and Annie light, from
Alexandria for Nomini creek to load pulp
wood for dealers here; schooner Isaac
Solomon, light, for Wades bay to load
cord wood for the Washington market;
schooner Girls, light for the Potomac oys-
ter beds to load oysters in the shell for
this city; schooner Brooklyn, light, for
Coan river to load lumber for Baltimore;
sloop Volunteer. light. for a lower river
point to load back to this city; scow,
asphalt block. from foot of South Capitol
street for Alexandria street Improvement
work; power boat Bennett. light, for
Potomac point to load; power boat Annie
Wesley, light, for Chesapeake bay oyster
beds to load back to this city; tug Toby.
with two coal-laden boats in tow from
Georgetown for Indian Head; power boat
Raymond. from Alexandria for a river
point to load.
Memoranda.
Bark Matanzas. waiting orders at 18th
street wharf, will probably leave here in
tow today for Baltimore or Norfolk!
schooner William H. Mcguire has arrived
in Nomini creek from Alexandra to load
canned goods for this city; schooner Sam
uel Wood will return to St. Marys river
to load cord wood for the dealers here;
schooner BERTHE May Is in Nanjemoy
creek to load cord wood for local dealers:
schooner Avalon is loading oysters in the
lower river for the market here; schoon-
T. d. Purnell. in port here. will return to
a bay point to load canned goods; schoon
load lumber or cord wood for dealers
here; schooner j. A. Holland has loaded
lumber at Quantico for dealers here and
is due to arrive; schooner Ella is due at
this city with cord wood from Upper
Machodoc creek points; schooner Silver
Star is at Occoquan to load cord wood
back to this city for local dealers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
COL. M. M. PARKER PRESIDENT.
Elected Head of LIST Vermont Cavalry
at Fortieth Reunion.

At the fortieth annual reunion of the
survivors of the LIST Vermont Cavalry.
held in Burlington. VT. last week. Col.
Myron NJ Parker of this city was elected
president and Gettysburg was selected
as the place for the forty-first annual
reunion.
In December. 1868, at sixteen years of
age, Col Parker enlisted in this regi-
ment, serving until the close of the war,
having had two horses shot from under
him. The 1st Vermont Cavalry was
recruited three times and took part in
seventy-six battles. Gen. Sheridan once
said that whenever he was in battle
and it was going against him he sent
for the list Vermont Cavalry, and 1t
never failed him. Gen. T. S. Peck, for
many years the adjutant general of Yer
ment, was one of the officers of the regi-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
ALLEGED SALE OF COCAINE.
John H. Burch and Gustav Sand
strOm Accused of Violating Law

Charged with violations of the phar-
macy law, John H. Burch of 40 K street
northwest and Gustaf Sandstrom of 20
Grant place were arrested this morning
by Detectives Howes and Simpson of
the 1st precinct and Pharmacy Inspector
Sanders.
1t is charged the defendants have been
engaged in the sale of cocaine in the
Vicinity of Pennsylvania avenue and 10th
street northwest. Burch, the police say,
was robbed of cocaine some time ago,
and man who is supposed to have pur-
chased some of the proceeds of the theft
was made i'll.
The police are conducting further in
vestigation of alleged violations of the
cocaine laws and additional arrests prob
ably will be made. Burch and Sand
strom may be tried In the Police Court
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
REACH NO DECISION.
Bankers Associations Consider
Places to Meet

At a meeting yesterday of the commit
tee appointed by the representatives of
the Bankers Association of this city. the
stock exchange. the clearing house and
the Institute of Banking on the subject
of securing a place which can be used
by the four bodies, various propositions
which had been submitted were consid-
cred.
1t was decided, however to take time
to look more thoroughly into their merits
and also t.. give an opportunity for
other pror,/ ions to come in, of which
notice has IN received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER.
Jury Reaches Decision in Case of
Belle Mills.

Guilty of manslaughter was the verdict
rendered late yesterday afternoon by a
jury in Criminal Court No. 1 agains,
Belle Mills, colored. who was tried on an
indictment charging murder in the first
degree: me woman STABBED her husband,
John Mills, in June, 1911. causing a
wound from which he died on the way to
a hospital The plea was self-defense.
The prosecution was conducted by
United States Attorney Wilson and As
sistant United States Attorney Proctor
The prisoner was represented by Attor-
neys E. NJ. Hewlett and Edmund Hill, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
TAKING UP LOCAL QUESTIONS.
Matters Under Consideration by the
Board of Trade Committees.

For the purpose Of considering the pro-
posed fire prevention day. for Washing
ton. and also its annual report, the COM
mittee on public order of the Board of
Trade met this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The committee on public schools is to
meet tomorrow night at o'clock, and
THURSDAY at noon the subcommittee OF
the committee on municipal finance ap-
pointed to take up the Henry George, jr,
report on assessments in the District, is
to meet in the Office of it's chairman, John
Joy Edison, in the Washington Loan and
Trust building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
ROBERT H. HAZARD BURIED.
Funeral Of Washington Newspaper
Man Attended by Correspondents.

Funeral services for Robert H. Hazard,
one of the best known newspaper cor
respondents of Washington, who died at
his home in Woodbridge. D. c.. Saturday,
were held in Lees chapel at 1870 o'clock
this morning under the auspices of Pen
talpha Lodge of Masons. of which he
is a member. The body will be Gre
mated
Among the floral wreaths banked about
the casket was the one sent from the
White House conservatory at the direc-
ton of President Taft. Members of the
corps of Washington correspondents at
tended the services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
War Veteran Injured by Car.

jeremiah Root seventy-five years old,
inmate of the soldiers home at Milwau-
kee, was knocked down by a street car
last night at 18th and Otis streets north
east yesterday afternoon and painfully
injured He sustained several cuts on
his head and body, and was taken to
the Office of DIR. Frank H. Towner. The
physician gave first-aid treatment and
took the injured man to the Homeopathic
Hospital. Root is visiting friends at 12i1
Terry street northeast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
WANT LIGHTS RESTORED
TO SUBURBAN ROADS
Tak0ma Park Citizens to Pc
tition Commissioners-As-
ISOLATION Chooses Head.

The District Commissioners will be re-
quested to restore the lights which were
recently removed from Blair and Piney
Branch roads, their attention being called
to the fact that these thoroughfares are
constantly used by residents of that sec
ton at all hours of the night. This
action was decided upon at a meeting
of the Takoma Park Citizens Associa-
ton. held last night in the Takoma Park
Library. corner 9Th and Cedar streets.
The matter was brought up by Angus
Lamond. who stated that number of
young girlY who are employed at night
are forced to travel over these roads
under dangerous conditions. The asso-
citation will also request additional lights
Cedar streets northwest
Thanks for Favors.
A vote of thanks was extended to the
mayor and council of Takoma Park, Md,
the Maryland side of the town. This is
a recent Improvement, over 100 lamps
being distributed over the various ave-
nues in that section of Takoma Park.
The present unsatisfactory conditions
at the terminus. of the Brightwood divi-
sion of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. Takoma Park. which
compel passengers alighting from the
cars to walk several hundred feet up to
Cedar street through mud and dust, in
stead of being carried in the cars up to
the terminus of the line was discussed
at some length and referred to the rail-
road committee of the association for
action and report. In this connection at
tention was called to the fact that the
motOrmen and conductors eat their meals
on the cars and considerable damage has
been caused to wearing apparel of pas
sengers by contact with refuse on the
seats.
The committee will ask for better track
age facilities, including the construction
of a waiting station and platform for the
convenience Of patrons of the line.
Election of Officers.
The election of a president for the en-
suing year, which was deferred from the
meeting of a month ago, resulted in the
selection of DR.. D. n. Shoemaker J. D.
Kiefer was elected treasurer to fill the
vacancy caused by the election of DR..
Shoemaker. DR.. j. A. LIE Clerc was EJECT
ed alternate to the Federation Of Citizens
Associations.
A rising vote of thanks was extended
to James w. Dyre, the retiring president
for his untiring efforts and dilgent work
during the three terms of his administra-
ton.
President James w. Dyre submitted a
report of the work of the Federation of
Citizens Associations. which was ap-
proved by the association.
1t was announced that the kindergarten
class would not be removed from Ia
koma Park, although the assistant teach
er had been transferred to another school,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
B. H. Warner Reported Better.

Encouraging reports concerning the
condition Of B. H. Warner of Washing
ton are being received from Clifton
Springs, N. Y, where he is confined to
sanitarium suffering from a nervous
breakdown. He is reported to be i'm
proving rapidly, but it probably will be
several weeks before he will be able to
resume active work here again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
FIRE SPREAD BLOCKED
BY NEW WATER SERVICE
Mains Recently Installed Save
Property-0ne House
Total Loss.

Water service recently installed along
Alabama avenue in the vicinity of the
Hebrew cemetery proved highly beneficial
last night when fire started in the house
Of Gordon Jackson. colored. 1t was i'm
possible for the firemen to save the prop
erty, but with the water mains conven-
iently near they prevented the destruc-
ton of the house of Walter Quaries and
possibly other nearby homes.
Blaze Spreads Rapidly.
A few minutes after II o'clock fire was
discovered in the double two-story frame
house occupied by Jackson. who is en-
ployed at the steel plant and whose wife
conducted a small grocery store. The
blaze spread so rapidly there was little
chance of saving the furniture and other
belongings, but few articles being res
cued.
When Mrs. Jackson recalled that she
had between $50 and SO hidden in the
house it was too late to save it. In a
few minutes after the blaze was discOv-
cred the house was doomed. No. ) chemi-
cal company responded to an alarm, and
when the f1remen reached the scene of
the blaze used hose line, preventing
the spreading of the flames.
Additional Firemen Summoned.
No. Is engine company answered call
sent by members of the chemical COM
pany. and all of the firemen combined to
prevent the destruction Of the Quarles
home. The latter house was badly
scOrched. Its occupant stock out most
of their effects.
Mrs Annie jackson, Gordon Jackson's
wife, owned the building that was de-
strOyed. 1t was valued at about 81, 500
and was not insured. The Jacksons lost
practically everything they owned. An
investigation made by f1remen and po-
licemen failed to disclose the origin Of
the fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
WANT THE GRAND Jury
TO PROBE FUR THEFT
Man Under Arrest in Baltimore
Admits He Was in This
City Saturday.

1t is the intention of the police to have
the grand jury make an investigation Of
the fur robbery committed early Sunday
morning at the store of the Saks Ful
Company, 1912 street northwest. The
police have been told by persons EN-
ployed in the store that William F. Ed
wards, alias F. H Bradley. alias F. H
Miller, who is under arrest in Baltimore
for the alleged theft of furs and millinery
and his wife were in the store Saturday
afternoon, when, it is declared, the wife
tried on the coat that was afterward
stolen.
Detective Cox saw the Baltimore pris
oner yesterday afternoon, and learned
from him that he was in this city Satur
day. Edwards made the admission aftel
the Baltimore police had taken from hin
part Of round-trip railroad ticket tna
had been purchased in this city Sunday
and a receipt for a stop-over privilege or
trip from Atlanta.
In conversation with Detective Cox the
prisoner denied knowing anything abOu
the robbery in this city. He also denied
that his wife was with him in this city
Edwards told the detective that he wa:
arrested in Louisville last year because
he had about $4,000 worth of furs in his
possession. A Chicago business man, he
stated. saw the furs. but was unable tc
identify them as his property.
How did you settle the case?' De.
tective Cox asked him.
Il compromised it." he said, ''by giving
the Chicago man about $4,000 worth OF
the furs.'
Said to Have Broken Show Cases.
The prisoner is charged with having
broken open show cases in front of stores
on North Howard and North Charles
streets, Baltimore. and stolen furs and
millinery worth about $500. He was ar
rested by Sergt. Moore and Patrolman
West, who found him on the street car
rying a big bag containing the alleged
stolen property.
When arrested Edwards told the police
he was from Newark, n. J. He had a
revolver, but no effort was made to use
it, 1t was about $50 o'clock yesterday
morning when the two officers met Ed
wards in Lexington market, and they
thought his carrying a large muslin bag
was suspicious.
A sealskin coat, three fox skins, nine
ermine skins, one sealskin and an aigret
were found in the bag. They were iden-
titled as having been taken from two
stores.
Two charges of theft and one of con-
cealed weapons were preferred against
the prisoner, and Justice Saylor commit
ted him for court. Maj. Sylvester will
ask for the prisoner when the Baltimore
police finish with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22

any kind. ACC b.: 15c cans Herring Roe.
l0c: Ice boxes Soap for Ic; 12c cans Corn.
Sc: 12c Catsup. Sc: Fancy Rice. &c 10: 3
cans Salmon, DC: Sweet Potatoes. 11c PIX.
per bu.. 6Jc: White Potatoes. lac PIX, per
bu.. Coo: Yellow Onions. lac pix, per bu.,
65c; Apples. lie PIX. per bu., &c: High
grade O.eomargarine. PIC h.: Peanut But
ter, 10c Id. 926 Pa. ave. NV, and j. I. ID.
Pyles' other stores. IL in all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
Funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth bearing.

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth
bearing. wife of George T. bearing.
president of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company. were held at O'Clock this
morning at her late residence. zoos
Massachusetts, avenue northwest, Rev.
Frank II. Benson and Rev. w. V. Tuder
officiating. Rrial was made at Glenwood
cemeteries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
The Great Frederick, Md, Fair,

October % to %.
Tickets good going on all Baltimore and
Ohio trains Oct. 81 to %. valid for return
until 10Th, $3.50; and for special train only
leaving Union Station 8 am. October "a,
$40 round rip.-Advertisement.