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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
Home TALENT IS HEARD
Musical Program Given at
Columbia Turnverein and
Saengerbund.

Last night was home talent evening
at the Washington Saengenbund. and,
as Is usual on such occasions. the large
hall In the clubhouse on c street near
Sd street northwest was filled with
members Of the Saengerbund and their
guests to listen to a program Of vocal
and instrumental music presented by
soloists all the male members of whom
are members Of the organization.
The program included instrumental
selections by Miss Marion Fouke, Mas
tiers T. Ceffo and n Kirby and H.
Donch, violinists, accompanied by Miss
Anna Roetschi, at the piano; a bari
tone solo. by Thomas A. Murray; duet
by r. Brauner and C. Xanten; an in
strumental number by A. Brauner,
either; /. Nickolaus and r. Brauner,
bass solo by j. Redeker; violin solo
by l.. Nickolaus; bass solo by j. w.
Jones; trio, Messrs. Whittemore and
Aanten, tenors, and Thomas A. Murray,
baritone; an instrumental selection by
the group that opened the program,
and others.
All the numbers were warmly ap-
plauded and encores were plentiful
The Columbia Turnverein also had it's
home talent evening at it's clubhouse,
S2S M street northwest, last evening,
with Fred Laux, /. Heipenheimer, 8. s.
Scharbau. George Bahr. Fritz Muller.
Mrs. s. Zahn and others contributing
to program Of which the good sized
audience frequently expressed its ap-
probation in applause and demands for
enc0res.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
FOUR-MASTER PURCHASED.
Schooner Building at Bath to Enter
Phosphate Rock Trade.

The -masted schooner building at
the works Of Kelly & Spear. at Bath.
Me-. and said to be the only schooner
under construction at that city. has been
purchased as she lies on the stocks BY
Capt. John Davis and others of Phila-
delphia. and 1t is stated that she will
be made ready to go into the phosphate
rock trade between Florida ports and the
Chesapeake. So small il the demand for
sailing craft Of the type Of the new
schooner that she has been over year
in building. but now that purchaser
has been found for her she will be
pushed rapidly to completion, and will
be ready to go into commission early in
the summer.
The loss in the past winter Of Eve or
six big four and five masted vessels that
were employed in the phosphate rock
trade has created a demand for vessels
for this service. Phosphate rock Is
cargo that is hard on vessels and only
strongly built ships can be used In for II.
The new schooner will have q carrying
capacity Of about Loo tons dead weight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08

Cleanup Week Inaugurated
by the Residents of
kensington.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondents Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, April S. 1912.
At q recent meeting Of the Kensington
Improvement Association the week be-
ginning today was designated as clean
ing-up week." and during that time every
householder In the town Is expected to
see that trash Of every description is re-
moved from his premises.
At the annual meeting of the Sandy
Spring Lyceurn Company, officers to serve
one year were chosen as follows: Presi-
dent, Mortimer o. Stabler; secretary, Miss
Marjorie Snowden; treasurer, Samuel B.
Wetherald; directors. Mrs. Emily T. Mas
sey. Miss Virginia NJ. Stabler, William
w. Moore, jr., Edgar Farquhar and Will
liam J. Thomas.
At the biennial town election to be held
at Kensington. May 6. successors to
Mayor John A. Cannon and Councilmen
william E. Birgfeld and Frederick A.
Wright will be chosen.
It Is understood that Mayor Cannon
will not stand for reelection, and so
far the only avowed candidate to sue
coed him IL Joseph w. Buck, who Is
president OF the Kensington Improvement
association. 1t is thought there will be
a number Of candidates for councilmen.
The town council has appointed George
II. Snyder, Lawrence F1ack and George
W. Magic to conduct the election.
The trustees Of the county almshouse
met at that institution Saturday. Fol-
lowing the transaction of business, the
trustees and a number Of others were en-
tertained at dinner by Supt. Philip Case.
Mrs. Harriet Allen Jackson, ninety
years old, died recently at the home of
her son, Frank d. Jackson, near Ashton.
this county. Her death was due to pneu-
monia and followed an illness Of only a
few days. She leaves seven children.
Mrs. jackson was q niece Of Samuel
Wilson. the original Uncle Sam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
WOOD FOR PAPER MILLS.
Potomac Vessels Hauling Material
for Piedmont, W. Va, Firm.

Within the next three months 10000
cords Of poplar wood, cut in the woods
along the Potomac. will be shipped by L.
A. Clarke & Son of this city to the West
Virginia Pulp and Paper Company at
Piedmont, W. Va, to be converted into
newspaper print ana other grades Of
paper for the American markets.
The shipment of the wood has been
started, several vessels in the past two
weeks having brought cargoes Of the
material TO the Alexandria shipyard,
where it was loaded on cars to be taken
by rail to its destination Four vessels,
with about a hundred cords aboard, are
lying at the Alexandria wharf discharg
ing cargoes. and a steamer and three or
four vessels are at Potomac points load
ing the material to be brought to Alex
andria.
The schooners Caroline Mears, M. F.
Roberts. Mary, John Bradford and
Frenchy, the sloop Rita Gator and the
steamer Daniel X. jackson, 1t Is stated,
will be employed in bringing the wood
to Alexandria the greater part Of the
summer, and later other vessels will be
commissioned for this purpose. To OBJ
tain this large amount Of material, the
woods along the Potomac both in Mary
land and Virginia, are being secured for
poplar trees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
:. NEW CHAMBER COMMITTEES.
President Oyster Announces His
Appointments.

p President James F. Oyster Of the Cham
her Of Commerce has appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
To analyze the report Of the auddt COM
mittee. d. ]. Callahan, chairman; Jonn
Dolph and p. T. Moran.
To make arrangements for the annual
excursion of the Chamber Of Commerce,
II. c. c. Stiles, chairman; George Judd.
d. g. Porter, F. w. Mckenzie and Thom-
rs Grant
70 act with a similar committee from
the Board Of Trade for the decoration OF
the business houses at the time OF the
unveiling of the statue Of Columbus in
Union Station Plaza, A. d. Prince, chair
man: Julius Garfnkle, Simon kann, w. r.
GUIDE A ]. May.
To consider the ACCESSIBILITY Of taking up
the proposition submitted by the Rich
mond business men for the formation OF
q corporation to aid in the construction
and maintenance of q Richmond-to-W Wash
inRfon highway. c. J.. Bell. Chairman;
Henry B. r. Mcfarland and w. T. CALI
her.
Mr.. Stiles has called q meeting Of his
committee for Thursday at noon. Three
itineraries have already been submitted
for consideration.
The April meeting Of the Chamber OF
Commerce is to be held at O'Clock to-
morrow. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, former
head of the chemistry bureau In the Ie-
partment Of Agriculture. Will deliver an
address on Civic Pride"
The membership committee Of the cham
Der has reported the election OF s1xfy-six
members since January 1. 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
SCHOONER BEING REBUILT.
Capt. Jesse Fegan Spending Thou.
sands on the Matte f. Dean.

The two-masted bay schooner Matte F.
Dean, which recently was purchased by
Capt. Jesse Fegan Of Nomini, Va. is at
the boatyard in the mouth of Bretons
bay, Md, being rebuilt and made practi-
cally a new vessel. Her hull has been
opened and all unsound timbers are be-
ing replaced with new wood. Decks and
other parts of the vessel are being over
hauled. Capt. Fegan will spend several
thousand dollars on the craft before she
is ready to return to service.
The Dean is a vessel of forty-eight
tons register and is sixty-eight feet long.
She was built at Madison. Nd. in 1884.
1t is understood that when the Dean is
ready for service a son Of Capt. Fegan
will be made her commander.
The schooner Peri, which has been lying
in Aqua creek since last fall, has recent
ly been thoroughly overhauIed and re-
painted and Is ready to go into commits
sion. Capt. knight, her owner is await
ing the coming Of her new captain from
Colonial Beach in order to start her for
this city with lumber or cord wood
aboard. :.
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GEN. KEARNY'S BURIAL
PLANS ARE COMPLETED
Interment at Arlington Friday
to Be Preceded by New
York Services.

Arrangements have been perfected for
the transfer of the body Of Maj. Gen.
Philip Kearny, from its resting place in
Trinity churchyard, New York. to Airing
ton national cemetery, and the final cere-
Friday. Orations will be made at the
grave by Gen. George A. Crook and
Corporal James Tanner, and the In
terment will be conducted with full mill
tary honors.
The body of Gen. Kearny will be
taken from the family vault In the
at Trinity Church next
morning, incased in new cas-
ket, and taken to the chancel Of the
church, where services will be held at
1890 o'clock. with the rector. Rev. DR..
William T. Manning. officiating. The band
from Governors Island will play dirge
music at the services.
Body to Lie in State.
The casket will then be placed on a
caisson and taken to the city hall. the
escort being four companies of regular
troops, Phil Kearny Post, No. s, g.
A. r., and detachments from the New
York 7th Regiment and Troop A. There
the body will lie in state until Friday
morning, the guard of honor, being de-
tailed from Phil Kearny Post.
Services will be held Thursday after
noon in the city hall, at which the speak
ers will be Gen. Daniel E. Sickles. Gov.
Dix of New York, Gov. Wilson of New
Jersey and Mayor Gaynor. The body.
with it's escort, will be entrained for
Washington at 8 o'clock Friday morning,
coming over the Pennsylvania railroad.
Accompanying the body will be the men,
bers of the commission which had in
charge the details Of the removal, consist
ing Of C. F. Hopkins Of Boston, chair
man: John Lawrence Of New Brunswick.
E. L. Van Aston Of Newark. John Bodine
Of Camden. Frank o. Cole Of Jersey City.
]. ]. Inglis, jr., Of Paterson, and Eugene
Burke Of Morristown. The New Jersey
legislature appropriated 5000 to move
Gen. Kearny's body to Washington and
$4,000 for q monument in Arlington GEM
etery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
CITY's EASTER PARADELESS.
Rain Keeps Majority of Purchasers
Of Seasonable Finery Indoors.

If the rain had held OF only one day
Washington would have seen another Of
those Easter parades along Connecticut
avenue. Pennsylvania avenue and other
fashion routes that would have added one
more chapter in the history Of such oc-
cas!ons. making famous the National
Capital. The morning parade was made
up chiefly OF churchgoers and the dis
play Of handsome wearing apparel was
not marked. and in the afternoon there
was downpour Of rain.
The majority Of those persons who had
laid in a stock Of Easter clothes in
tended to wear them in the afternoon,
but they spent that part Of the day in
doors.
Easter Sunday would have been much
happier II the crowd had been allowed
to vauEt itself in the ordinarily spring
like weather Of q Sunday afternoon.
However. Washington was not the only
wet city yesterday afternoon. Rain was
general all over the country. Cleveland
had a snowstorTn, and the state Of Michi-
gan reported light SHOWS all day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner John Branford, pulp wood, at
Alexandria from Mattox creek for ship
mcnt to Piedmont w. Va; schooner
Oakland. cord wood from a lower river
point, at 10th street wharf for l.. A.
Clarke & Son; Standard Oil Company
tank barge No. So. from Baltimore
with oil in bulk for this city; schooner
]. p. Robinson, cord wood from upper
Machodoc creek for the dealers x schooner
Frenchy. at Alexandria with poplar
wood aboard from Mattox creek for
shipment to paper-making plants in West
Virginia; barges Seneca and Rancocas
are at Georgetown with coal from Phil
adelphia; tug George w. Pride, with q
tow Of sand and gravel carrying light
ers from Piscataway creek; tug Camilla.
Georgetown: sloop Daisy, at Alexandria
to load merchandise for Pennington,
Departures.
Schooner Mary Ann Shea, light, for
Aqua creek to load pine lumber back
to this city; schooner c. B. Shepherd,
for a river point with merchandise: sloop
Flora Elsie, merchandise from dealers
here to Nomini creek points; schooner
Kathleen, light, for river point to
load lumber or cord wood for dealers
here; power boat River Springs, light,
for st. GATHERINGS sound, Md; schooner
J. A. Holland light, for a Potomac
point to. load back to this city; fattie
Rafting Joe, light, from Alexandria for
q river point to load back to this city;
tug D. u. Key, with a tow. OF lighters
for a --down-river point; tug ROsalie.
towing sand-carrying lighters to dig
ging grounds down river; scow Blanch-
ard. from Alexandria for q Potomac
point to load cord wood back to this
city; sloop Rather, light, from 11th
street wharf to load.
Memoranda.
Schooner Maria o. Teel has arrived
at Baltimore from Alexandria to load
coal for Mayport, Fla: schooner Ella
is in Upper Machodoc creek loading
cord wood for dealers here; schooner
Earl Biscoe Is at Virginia point to
load railroad ties for Philadelphia;
schooners Edwin and Maude, Grace G..
Bennett and Mable and Ruth will sail
this week from Newbern. N. c., for
this city with pine lumber; sloop Rita
Gator will return to a Potomac point
to load poplar wood for Alexandria;
schooner Mary Lee has sailed from Bal
timore for Newport News, and will load
lumber; schooner Maine is at Morgan's.
Pamunkey river, Va, to load lumber;
scho0ners Kate and RebaN Sterling have
sailed from Baltimore for the Kappa
hammock river to load lumber; schooner
creek to load for this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
TO MOVE YACHT CLUB HOME.
Corinthian Headquarters to Be on
virginia Side of River.

The Corinthian Yacht Club Of this city.
which will move its headquarters from
the present location in the harbor. near
the foot Of 9th street southwest. to the
Virginia side Of the river between the
steam railroad and the Highway bridges,
has placed the contract for the removal
Of the present clubhouse to it's new loca-
ton in the hands Of Capt Julius
Wanner.
The clubhouse, building 46 feet by 46
feet, and about Is feet hight is to be
lifted from its foundation and placed
upon lighters to be taken to the new
site and placed upon new foundations.
This work, it is stated, will be done with
in the next two or three weeks.
The new location Of the Cornthian
Club headquarters is an admirable one,
with good anchorage grounds for all the
launches in its feet, where they will be
undisturbed by the swells from passing
vessels. Communication between the city
and the boat club headquarters will be
by the Washington-Virg mia "a lroad cars
to the south end Of the Highway bridge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
By WALT MASON

believe in teaching teaching them with voice pen
that the honest the best the kale but
there ought be law and he nebors
jail believe showing boys that the pures sanest joys
the joys that do leave them feeling stale but neiebo
Jonas Yaw blows whistle for the and happy
the boys in jail commits crime believe wasted time
when ride him through the village rail- better
what gtbut old Jonas takes delight when he the
factor rushed to JAIL watch the rich float in gded
palaceboa and wish him happy zephyrs his
Jonas him with bitter wall of crying loudly
rich should BE in jail We trying and ALL improve
muddy ba and surely hope efforts will fail; don't
believe we'll make noble till shake this old oosness
sending to jail Oh don't believe well people
in cell till they're hardened in their the pale
Try to lead men back when jumped the shining
can't reform the guy who rots in Jail. - p
.s==s= :.:.ss- lns.Az llszc,,.
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SERIES OF EXERCISES.
Plans for Celebration of Fiftieth An.
niyersarY of Emancipation.

Rev. Simon p. w. Drew. pastor Of the
Cosmopolitan Baptist Church. is plan
ming a series Of exercises to be held in
connection with the fiftieth anniversary
Of the emancipation. of slaves in the Dis
trict Of Columbia April Is The celebra-
ton will continue from April 16 to
April p.
The jubilee sermon will be preached by
Rev. Mr.. Drew April p at o'clock pm.
at which time all the colored G. A. r.
men and members of other colored or
CARNATIONS are expected to be present.
Members Of the True Reformers, st.
Luke's. Odd Fellows. Good Samaritans
and other secret associations will also
be present. ~, ~
Invitations have been extended by Hen
ry L. johnson. recorder Of deeds; j. C.
Napier. register OF the Treasury: Judge
r. II. Terrell. Assistant Attorney Gem
eral w. H. Lewis. Rev. ]. n. Ross and
Rev. w. Bishop johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08

Coroner and Police investigating an
Abandonment Case.

Wrapped only in a woman's nimsy
dressing gown. an abandoned boy baby
was found in a basket in the rear OF
the Garfield Hospital yesterday. The
child died last night at the Founding
Hospital from the effects Of exposure.
Coroner hewitt and the police are In
vestigating the case today. Nothing was
found on the basket or dressing gown
which would lead to the Identification OF
the person or persons who hal abandoned
the child.
Policeman Rout of the tenth precinct
was passing the rear Of the Garfield Hos
pital yesterday morning when he heard
feeble cry Investigation showed that 1t
came from a basket which had been
placed on the wall surrounding the hos
pltal. The child was found inside the
basket. Wrapping the gown about the
babe, the officer took 1t to the station
house, from where it was transferred to
the hospital.
The body of the infant was taken to
the District morgue last night and an
autopsy today showed the cc.se OF death
70 be as stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
COAL FOR LIGHTsHIPS.
Steamer MayAower to Take Cargo
for Coast Stations.

The lighthouse service steamer May
flower. Capt. Tull, is at Baltimore to
take aboard several hundred tons of
soft coal for Mghtships No. 90, on the
Diamond shoal station, and No. 80.
on the Cape Lookout station. both on
the North Carolina coast. The coal
will be placed In the bunkers of the
lightships and will be used for steaming
purposes, il necessary.
The lighthouse tender Maple, Capt
Miles. with Inspector Poundstone aboard,
was at Norfolk last week. Commander
Poundstone is making an inspection of
the light stations ON the Chesapeake
bay section of the fifth lighthouse district,
and may visit the North Carolina sounds.
The work of overhauling lightship No.
e, from the Diamond shoal station,
which was damaged several weeks ago
when . vessel collided with her. is to Be
started in Q short time. Bids for the
work on tho vessel were opened last week
and II II stated the contract for the
overhauling Of the ship will be awarded
to q Norfolk firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
CRITICIZES DISTRICT HEADS.
Rev. Earle Wiley, in Sermon, Lauds
Works LIQUOR Bill.

How the Commissioners can say there
are no demands for reform in the liquor
trafac such as proposed in the Works bill
now before Congress is inconceivable,
Rev. DR.. Earle Whitley said during his
sermon in the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church last evening. He remarked he
could hardly understand their position in
the face of the agitation during the past
winter. He also is at loss to under
stand. he said, why the Commissioners
should come forward with q substitute
measure for the Works bill, and asked
those in the congregation to sign q peti-
bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
A. c. MOSES BITTEN BY DOG.
Animal, Shot by Policeman, to Be
Examined for Rabies.

Arthur C. Moses was bitten on the left
leg by a dog owned by him last evening
while in the grounds of his home at Pine
hurst, d. c.
Policeman J. w. Jones of the Tenley-
town precinct shot the dog. Its body will
be taken to the bureau of animal indus
try, Department Of Agriculture, for ex-
animation to determine whether II was
suffering from rabies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
REV. LEWIS PURTUM' CHOSEN.
Becomes Assistant Pastor Of First
Conversational Church.

/; Rev. Samuel r.. Swift has resigned as
assistant pastor Of the, First Congrega-
tional Church to accept the pastorate Of
the First Congregational Church Of Hine-
dale, Mass, and has left Washington to
take up his new work. He will be sue
ceeded by Rev. Lewis Purtum, who for
some time has been in charge OF the
Park Road Methodist Protestant Church
of this city.
! Rev. Mr.. Purtum. 1t is declared was
chosen for. the assistant pastorate because
ing had success In that line At the Park
Road Church since he became its pastor
two years ago. He came here from the
Western Maryland Theological Seminary
at Westminster, Md He will take UP his
new duties April 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
Fails to Turn Of Gas; Overcome.

Failing to completely turn OF the gas
In his room last night before retiring,
Antonio CifIo. "a roomer at 81 street
northwest, was found UNCONSCIOUS this
morning. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital, where. II was stated, he would
recover. Butte Angelo. who resides in
the house. detected the odor Of gas this
morning and traced 1t to Cinos room.
The door was closed. but not locked. An
CELLO entered the room and turned on the
gas. He then telephoned for the ambu-
lance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
FUGITIVE TRUSTY SOUGHT.
Alleged to Have Robbed Associates
at 0cooouan.

Jackson, colored. Of q Logan place, a
District workhouse ''trusty," who escaped
yesterday morning after. 1t 10 alleged, he
apparel.
Jackson was under q six-month SEN
tence at OccoQuan. With the other
TRUSTEES" he was put to work as deck
hand on the steamer General Warren,
which hauls freight and supplies to the
workhOuse- With the disappearance OF
Jackson, the police say, the clothing OF
the other men was missed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08

Washington Elementary Teachers
Institute Meets Tomorrow.

Speakers at the annual institute of the
Washington Elementary Graded Sunday
School Teachers Union. which holds its
opening session at Wesley M. E. Church.
Sti and F streets northwest. tomorrow
morning. will be Charles d. Meigs Of In
Annapolis, Miss Maria Baldwin OF Balti-
more, Mrs. Frank Hamilton Of New York
:ity, Mrs. w. E. Muh1ey and Rev. w. /.
Mckinney of Washington.
At the morning session Mrs. Hamilton.
who was formerly Miss Elbertine Robert
son. and who is a well known Sunday
school worker. will address the institute
On Sunday School Methods and Mr.
Mcigs will tell How to Fish for Minnows
and Catch Bass" The address of the aft
srncon. by Mr.. Meigs. will be on the SUBJ
iect 1.-THE Door to the Scholars Heart,
and How to Open 1t"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
KINGS PHYSICIAN HERE.
Sir Bertrand Dawson to Visit Hos.
pitfalls of United States.

Sir Bertrand Dawson, physician to
King George Of England. consulting
physician to the late King Edward VII
and former head Of the London City
Hospital. ia In Washington, whore. with
Lady Dawson, he Is stopping for q few
days at the New willard.
His mission in America is to visit the
sanatorium at Rochester, Minn.. con-
Quoted by the Drs. Mayo. He will study
the system OF hygiene employed in the
Mayo institution and will later investi-
gate several of the larger hospitals Of
the country. notably the Cook County
Hospital at Chicago; Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore. and the Bellevue
Hospital, in New. York.