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.ation at the pleasure of the Secretary

ocation at the pleasure Of the Secretary
OF War.
According 10 Col. Cosby, who is in
charge of the Improvement OF Potomac
Park, it is now 10 the interest Of the gov
eminent to revoke both permits. He says
that improvements are constantly being
made in the portion OF the park near the
wharf 1.-THE wharf he says. lis kept
In an unsightly condition and is an eye
sore which should be removed from the
water front Of Potomac Park.
He explains that the apparatus former
~ installed on the wharf for handling
heavy material has been removed and
that the wharf Is now used for unload
ing sand. Moreover" he adds, Little
field. Alvord & Co. do not use 1t them
selves, but lease 1t to 1. Il. Sm0ot, ap-
parently deriving a revenue fr1m the free
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-31

States"
Assistant Secretary Oliver has notified
Littlefleld. Alvord & Co. of the revocation
OF the permits for the use OF the land
In question and says that they will be
expected to remove the wharf and the
connecting pier within three months from
date.
This action is taken to indicate the
adoption OF a policy BY the War Depart
ment to regain possession of government
lands In the District used by private
persons, in some cases with permission
and in other cases without authority Of
law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-31

That action was taken by Gen. Oliver
assistant secretary of war. today on the
recommendation of Col. Cosby. Endorsed
by Col. Burr. acting chief of engineers
The records show that Littlefeld. Alvord
& Co. were given permit in January,
1898. to use the ground which is within
the limits OF Potomac Park. and to con-
struct wharf in front Of 1t for the pur-
pose of facilitating the economical ham
ding OF heavy stone and structural iron
required for building purposes In No
vember, 1900 the same firm was given
permission by the War Department to
connect the wharf with an old wharf by
a pile pier about forty-one feet Ions
Both Of these permits were subject to rev.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-31
RALLY FOR HOSPITAL
Washington Women Want the
Columbia Retained.
PETITIONS BEING SIGNED
Will Be Presented to the Senate Dis.
trict Committee and Presi-
dent Taft.

Hundreds Of Washington women today
| are joining in protest to be made to
President Taft and to the Senate District
committee against the abandonment of
Columbia Hospital by the government.
as proposed by the board Of charities.
There are now appearing in all the WASH
ington newspapers coupons for the sigma
lures of women here protesting against
the proposal to discontinue the hospital
Not only has the board Of lady visitors
of the hospital taken up the cause, but
many Washington women not officially
connected with the hospital, but who have
been patients there, are canvassing for
signatures to the petition and writing to
the members of the Senate District COM
mittee urging them to restore the sup
porting appropriation.
Views Of Mrs. Fitch.
Mrs. Henry Winslow Fitch. president
of the board of lady visitors, said to-
day:
For over fifteen years l have been
one of the board of visitors of the Co
lumbia Hospital and during that time
have been a regular caller at the hos
pital. and know we'll, through obserya-
ton and from others, of the good work
that is being done there.
Il was an inmate of the hospital for
weeks and feel that / owe my life to the
skill of the surgeons and the good care
of the nurses there.
Copies of the petition for the preserva-
ton OF the hospital have been displayed
in all of the womens clubs of Washing
ton and in many stores and apartment
houses. All these are to be presented to
the Senate District committee and after
ward to President Taft.
One of the former patients of the hos
pital has written to the Senate District
committee in Part as follows:
Il am not a suffragctte. but l wish
there were women in Congress-. for such
a thing as the abandonment of Columbia
Hospital could not even be considered
We're there women among the lawmakers.
have been patient there twice and
can speak from experience of the need
of a woman's hospital in Washington and
the thoroughly adequate way in which
Columbia fills that need.
Thinks Hospital Needed.
Il happen to know something of hos
pital practice both here and abroad, and
l wish to say that it will be q serious
econohlic mistake if this hospital Is re-
moved from Washington. The system
of payment by the government for the
charity cases treated in the hospital is
the system followed in the most adj
vanced cities in this country and Canada.
II grant that the building Is old and
inadequate. What the hospital does is
accomplished in spite of this handicap.
The hospital ought to have new build
ing. I have heard that it will cost $780,
600. If SO 1t will be the best investment
of the money that the federal govern
ment and the District government can
make
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ASK SPECIAL ELECTION
ON ROAD BOND ISSUE
Land Company Wants Mary
land Taxpayers to Help
Build Boulevard.
special Correspondence Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md. January 81, 1872
Jasper W. Long. William w. Ander-
son and ]. Hampton Jones, representing
the Chevy Chase to Great Falls Land
Company. appeared before the county
commissioners here yesterday afternoon
and presented a petition. signed by
twenty-five taxpayers and voters of
Bethesda and Potomac districts. this
county. asking the commissioners to call
a special election to enable the voters of
the two districts to pass upon the propo-
sition to bond the two districts for 900
to assist the land company in construct
ing a boulevard from Chevy Chase Circle
to Great Falls, a distance Of about nine
miles.
1t was represented that it is the pur-
pose CT the land company to donate
strip of land/1OO feet wide as right o.
way for the boulevard and to expend
10000 in the construction OF the thor
oughfare, provided the two districts bene-
fitted raise like SUM
The commissioners were also told that
the land company would agree to an in
crease of s1O0.O00 in the assessment of
the property held by the company.
Hearing Set for February 2S.
The commissioners set February % to
hear arguments for and against the prop
osition. In the meantime the petition has
been withdrawn for the purpose of Sc
curing more. signers. 1t is understood
that should the proposition carry it would
mean an increase of cents in the tax
rates for the two districts.
In Potomac district the general county
tax rate for 1912 Is "a cents: there is q
special tax rate due to a road bond issue
OF "a cen $. and the state tax Is - cents
making a total of $1.46 per 500.
In Bethesda district the total tax rate
is $40 per $780, divided as follows:
County. 81 cents: special road cents,
and state, - cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-31
GEN. OLIVER ORDERS
SAND WHARF REMOVED
Deemed to Be in the Way Of the
improvements to Potomac
Park.

Because it is in the way of improve
ments in progress on Potomac Park and
is regarded as an eyesore on the land
scape, the War Department has ordered
the removal of the old sand wharf on the
river front at the foot Of eth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-31

The first woman ever arrested in Sui.
folh. Va. charged with shoplifting. 10
Viola Robinson. who was Friday held for
court by Mayor Holiday.
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lians. from the tropics to the arctic

ests'' and palm dotted deserts of Old
Mexico to the turbulent salmcn-stocked
waters OF the Columbia. There were
elimpjses Of home life among the peace
full pueblos. picturesque Indian girls. with
their zerapes and quain. sheaddresses;
mothers with. blanket-wrapped babies.
war parties, PRESS In ceremonial and
wandering parties OF Apaches and Navajos
on the wind-swept heights of mountains
and in the dark shadows of the plentiful
canyons and the infrequent forests OF the
southwest.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-28

NASHVILLE. Tenn, June PA
special from Mckenzie. Tenn. states
that Clarence Heron a planter and
tenant of his NAMED Barton. are both
in critical condition as the result Of
am encounter they had today follow
Ing dispute over crops. Heron shot
Parton who attacked him with a hoe
gnd Inflicted serious wounds on his
dome,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
BEARS NATHAN HALE'S NAME
Historic Paper Brings 5000, Highest
Price at Losing Sale.

What is regarded by book experts as an
exceedingly valuable document OF the
American Revolution, being the remon-
strance of Colonel John Stark and twenty
Of his officers to General Schuyler against
their removal from Crown Point to Ticon-
deroga. brought the highest price-SOO-.
Yesterday at the first session of the sale
OF Part II of the library Of the late Benson
J. Losing, at the Anderson Galleries.
George y. Smith was the purchaser.
This document, which is dated Crown
Point, July S, l06, bears, among other sig
natures. that Of Nathan Hale, when, II IS
supposed, he was a major I'm Colonel Reed s
New Hampshire regiment He aftcrward
became colonel Of the "a Regiment Of the
New Hampshire line.
Mr.. Smith also paid $50 for an extremely
rare copy-sald to be the first one offered
at auctiOn-of the Boston Port Bill" This
act. closing the port of Boston and max
ing Salem the seat of government and Mar
blchcad the chief port Of entry. was APP
proved March 81, III, and went into effect
on June l. 1t was England's answer to
the Boston Tea Party, and was the means
Of bringing together the thirteen Colonies
for united action against England.
At the evening session George +. Smith
paid $500 for an extremely rare copy of the
bradford imprint of "A Complaint OF Some
of the Members of the Low Dutch Re-
formed Church" II was printed in 10.
An autograph letter to Andrew Adams,
signed by Zebulon Butler. was sold on or
brought $3.50. The total of both sessions
WAS $780, 40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
HoMGoPATHISTS TO REBUILT
Medical College and Flower Hospital
Outgrow Present Quarters.

new site and plant for the New York
homeopathic Medical College and Flower
Hospital. to cost about one million dollars.
is being considered by trustees of the IN
stitution. The college is growing so rapid
" that its present quarters have become
insufficient
1t has now the largest registration In its
history. its present freshman class being
as large as the total registration four
years ago making It the second largest
medical college I'm New York state.
Flower Hospital, which IS owned by the
college, is also experiencing steady In
crease in the demands made upon IT by the
public
Plans for the change will be announced
next week at the annual meeting Of the
Alumni Association of the New YORK
homeopathic Medical College The week
will be given over TO exercises by those
connected with the college and hospital
Next Monday evening the nurses train
ing school will have its annual commence
rent exercises Tuesday will he class day,
and the members OF the graduating class
Of the college will hold their exercises. On
Wednesday evening the ffty-second an
nuaI commencement exercises Of the col
lege will be held at Engineers Club Hail.
Nos. 80 West 10th street Thursday, Memo
rial Day, will be alumni day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
THEATRE CLUBS ORGANIZE
Sydney Rosenfeld Gives Plans Of New
National Federation.

The National Federation OF Theatre
Clubs, new organization recently incor-
pcrated, with headquarters in the Knlcker-
booker Theatre Building. No. 1862 Broad
way, held a meeting at the Berkeley The
atre last night. Sydney Rosenfeld, presi-
cent pro TEN. Of the federation, presided
Mr.. Rosenfeld said the new organization
would be doing something never before at
tempted by producing plays which it
thought worth while. The federation would
be manager. audience and everything rolled
into one, IN time exercising a great in-s
iiuence on the theatre. The federation
eventually probably would have theatre
and d stock company of its own, he said.
The federation is open 10 all clubs OF
actors, playwrights and others Interested
in the drama, and numbers several as
sociations already. Budding young play
wrights can submit their efforts to the
reading committee, and If favorably passed
upon the federation will produce them. II
the organization sells such a play to
manager the author will receive royalties.
che first production will be made next fall.
Il is expected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
MRS. sToRRS LEFT s2,OOO,OOO
Estate Goes to Distant Relatives and
N. Y. Skin and Cancer Hospital.

The will OF Mrs Cornelia Storrs Of North
Salem. disposes Of an estate WORTH 5000, H0
among distant relatives and n charitable
II stitution. Mrs Storrs gave much ~
charity in her life. and she died without
leaving relatives any closer than her
cousins
Some Of those named in The will were
Clara \ smith, Norwalk. conn, S2,500. Ida
and Eugene TnderhiH. Caldwell. y. J.. g.
oro. Helen 4. Butterworth. No Is East 18th
street, New York City. s5Ooo; William r.
Beers, Elizabeth. y. J.. 5000; Marie Alice
Tyler. Sussex. y. J.. Mrs. Adelaide VI.
Hamilton. New York city. and Sarah NJ.
Smith, North salem. $500 each: Charles +.
Keller, North Salem, Sl,ooo. and Bertha F..
Fpps. her personal attendant. Sl,an.
To the executors, Mr. Storrs and George
F Butterworth, Of No. i04 East @oth street.
New York. she gave the hotel property at
North Salem, property in Tichenor. Pen
rington and other streets I'm Newark. and
Nos. 157, 15q and 1871 East 1OSth street and
Nos. Go1 and 3O3 Mulberry street. New York
City. Half Of the residuary estate goes 70
the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital.
New York City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE
"Alias Jimmy Valentine.

The Manhattan stock company opened the
third week of It's season at the Manhattan
Opera House with a production Of Paul
Armstrong; popular alias Jimmy Valen-
tine" The psychology Of this piece may
be inverted and unnatural. but Electrically
It IS effective Clifford Bruce gave an ex-
cellent performance Of the title part. en-
phasizing its maniness and modesty. as
we'll as the acuteness of a man Of proper
instincts who still remembers the days
when he went wrong William Riley Hatch
was equally good as the detective and
BERNARD McOwen presented a clever char
acter sketch Of Bill Avery. The other
PARTS. which are much overshadowed We're
acceptably taken The house was crowded
10 the limit OF its capacity. and many
we're turned away. which tells the story of
the success the stock company is making
on the West Side. The cast was:
Handler Warden Of Sing Sing .... Thomas Gum
smith his clerk ...................Ja James Mury
Buckendolfenhach. German inventor
Edgar Nelson
DOYLE. detective. ......... William Riley Hatch
Mrs Webster .................M Miss Harriet Ross
Robert Fay. lieutenant Governor OF New
York .......''....: - l., a. FuIler
Rose Lane, his niece. ........ Miss Alma Belwin
RIlnly Davis, forger. .......... John Holloway
Dick the Rat. a sneak thief. ....... George Hoey
Lee Randall doing ten years for burglary
under the name Of Jimmy Valentine,
Clifford Bruce
william Lane. Roses father an Illinois
banker ....: 49,. :: -, .Cultls beh'oh
Joseph Byron Tottsn
Bobby. Roses brother g.. Master Billy Burton
Kitty. Roses sister ............ Little Miss Moore
Williams. a bank clerk Frank Thompson
Bellboy Observation-Disclosures. Stewart Stone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Gerald du Maurier has arranged with
Compton Mackenzie, the author Of Car
nival." for q dramatized version Of the
book, which Du Maurer plans TO produce
on the stage in London this coming autumn
Arrangements are also being perfected fol
an American production of the play
Wcrba & Luescher's production. The
Rose Maid" which is at the Globe Theatre
has been selected by the cadet body al
West Point as the show they will witness
on the occasion OF their annual theatre
marty. The evening set aside for the future
generals is Wednesday, June u, which will
be designated as Army Night" at the
Globe.
His performance of Welland Strong in
"A WinsOme Widow" at the Ziegfeld
Moulin Rouge last night marked the five
thousandth time that Harry Conor has APP
neared I'm that role. Four thousand, nine
huNired and ifty-six of the performances
were given in "A Trip to Chinatown
The De Koven opera Company will cele-
hrate the twenty-second anniversary of the
first production of robin Hood at the
New Amsterdam Theatre, on Monday night.
Iunc 10 Reginald De koven VIII lead the
orchestra and Harry B. Smith VIII give q
box party for the surviving members Oh
tine original cast who attend
Miss Jessie Busley. late of the New The
atre, will make her Broadway debut In
vaudeville at the Fifth Avenue Theatre
ncxt week i'm sketch Of department store
life by Rupert Hughes, entitled Miss 3lS. "
Wuss Busley will be supported by large
Next season Miss 3lS' will be
eXpanded into comedy in which Miss
Busey will star
The three hundredth performance of
Bought and Paid For" at William a.
Rradv,s PLAYHOUSE, took place last evening.
SILK programmes were provided for every
member OF a large audience.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
BELGIAN KING SLANDEREO
His Queen MaIiCiOuSIy Depicted
as Jealous and MurderouS.
PROSECUTION HAS BEGUN
Defamers Say Royal Consort at
Laeken Fired Revolver,
Shooting Woman Dead.

BRUSSELS. May ga semi-official COM
r,unioue dealing with false reports as to
che private life of the royal family was
,ssued to-day in the following terms;
since a recent garden party held at
raeken calumnious rumors have been put in
circulation concerning the private life Of the
oval family. II has even been declared
hat on the day of the garden party the
Queen Of the Belgians surprised King Al
hert In the company Of a lady's maid and
that the Queen shot the woman dead with
revolver.
King Albert had no knowledge Of
these reports. although for several days
military officers attached TO the court had
learned of them by telephone calls both
from within Belgium and from abroad.
after consultation il was decided to ac-
quaint the King with the reports. His
majesty was astonished and very indig-
nant. He decided to prosecute the authors
Of the reports and all persons repeating
them.
criminal proceedings were instituted
this afternoon before the Kings procu-
rator."
The newspaper lie Peuplc" understands
that three persons. whose names are not
Given. are being proceeded against for cir
culating the ISLANDERS, which take three
forms. According TO the first, the queen
surprised the King i'm the company of a
Isdv's maid and killed the latter. Accord
inr TO the second, the Queen fired upon the
King, while the third report makes 1t ap-
near as II the Queen merely threatened the
lady's maid.
The Kings private secretary, in state
nent tonight. said: "Of course. the stories
are quite unfounded. Although because
Of my position I cannot he considered an
altogether impartial witness, I can emphat-
icalIy declare that the happiness Of the
ROYAL family has never been disturbed and
that the King and Queen arc a most united
couple"
II IS believed possible that the ISLANDERS
had their origin in a recent below-stairs
scandal at the palace involving lady's
maid I'm attendance on one Of the Queen 5
ladies in waiting and a court servant. The
maid in question died in childbirth re"
DAYS ago. about the time the reports con-
,srning the King began to circulate and
4, Is thought that this incident may bear
some correlation 10 the rumors affecting
The royal family.
The incident has produced profound
sensation here and public opinion is great
" wrought up over the ISLANDERS and their
authors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
WINTER GARDEN NOVELTIES
The Two Hollanders Specialize n
Languages-NeW Songs Added.

The Introduction OF Chretienni and Loul-
settle, known as the Two liollanders, anu
the addition of some new songs and fresh
supply Of end mems talk in the Pierrots
minstrels improved the long and varied en-
tertainment last night at the Winter Car
den.
The sketch. From Peasant TO Artist
which introduced the Hollanders, started
with motion pictures which showed the
performers in the streets OF their native
town in Holland and portrayed quarrel
between them, which ends in the wife
running away on the spot a good old
fashioned chase" follows, in which the
wife, followed by the husband races 10
Amsterdam by horse power, THENCE 10
Bremen and Bremerhaven by train ana
from there to New York by greyhound
Then the pictures vanish voices are
heard calling in excitement at the rear oil
the auditorium. the lights flash up and the
Louisette Of the pictures, stiH closely pur-
sued by Chretienn, dashes down to the
stage across the howery way. So they ar
rive, the quarrel which started them on
their long run is patched up and they be-
gin their series of linguistic specialties.
Chretlenni takes the orchestra ledueI
baton and his place. and in the successive
make-ups of an Italian, French, an Eng
lsh and Spanish conductor, leads the
orchestra IN songs which Louisette, in cos
tunes and languages to match. sings on
the stage The sketch was well received
last night. 1t seemed to lit I'm both with
the mood Of the onlookers and the general
tone of the programme better than many
of the foreign specialties imported to the
Garden during the past season.
Al Jolson. as usual. contributed the cheef-
lest moments to the evenings Wit. He sang
new plantation song, called Robert +.
Lee" which won too many encores 10
keep count Of. Stella Mayhem, whose com
edy, like Josons. springs from natural
sources. sang about how It feels to smoke
ones first pipe. The words made II clear
that IT was not a personal experience.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
WAS FORTY YEARS A SOLDIER
Matthew Duggan Dead in Astoria After
Long Service.

Matthew Duggan, who saw forty years o.
continuous service I'm the regular army anu
was retired in 1898 with the rank OF oru-
nance sergeant. is deadat his former nome
~ otc Jamaica avenue, Astoria, aged sew
ont,. four years. Born in Oyster Bay Dug
can enlisted in 1858, was sent to Utah ana
Gov ,hirtv years participated in Mormon
and indian troubles. He saw the Indian ana
hnralo disappear from the plains ana 'ne
rrairie schooner make way ior me fu'li'i",''
T. ,s-, he married Miss Winfred Lane IN
~ 800, and I'm 1874 he was promoted TO
ordnance sergeant for meritorious service.
To ,,,cs At Fort Hancock at the time Of his
rot,roment. lie is survived by his wife
,,ro sons William Duggan, who is In the
Government service at Sandy HOOK ann
Albert Duggan. and two daughters MISS
Josephine Dusgan and MISS Eupn ieHn,.'
y,,,a,aan lie was a member Of Benjamin
p,rccold Post. G. a. r.. of Long Island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
ALASKA MOTION PICTURES
Films of Carnegie Expedition
Shown at Maxine Elliott's.

Yesterday afternoon, at a special press
view, the Carnegie Alaska-Siberla expedi-
tion motion pictures were shown at the
Maxine Elliott Theatre by Captain F. r.
Kleinschmidt
The expedition left Seattle last June. at
the instigation Of the Carnegie Museum, of
Pittsburgh, TO get specimens OF the birds
and animals OF the Arctic regions and TO
take close range motion pictures Of them.
The results of the Photographic end Of
the expedition would be interesting If they
were more distinct. Seals, guls. cormo.
rants, bears. walrus and other denizens Of
the northland, not TO forget the Esquimaus
fitted across the canvas, but not with the
clear outlines and the clean black and
whites 70 which moving picture FANS OF
to-day have become accustomed
Tho Carnegie pictures will be shown
every evening and at Wednesday and sat
urday matinees