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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
TEARING DOWN HOUSES
IN WILLOW TREE ALLEY
Court Which Has Been Con-
demned Soon to Be Made
Into Pretty Park.

Willow Tree alley. the interior court be-
which long has been characterized by
the health department as a plague spot,
soon will be but a memory Work of
demoishing the cS dwellings and 90 sheds
and stables in the alley has started and
within ninety days this part Of Washing
ton, it is expected, will have been con-
verted into an attractive interior park
Sidney r. Heckinger has the contract
for removing the buildings, and Is en-
ploying large force Of laborers. About
one dwelling a day is being demolished.
AS soon as the structures have been torn
down the property will be graded and
sodded. Walks will be constructed, and
the park will be beautifed in many ways.
Money to Beautify Park.
Congress appropriated s7s.5O0 for the
| condemnation OF Willow Tree alley, but
this was more than was needed. The
Commissioners found that they had bal
ance Of about $4,000. with which to con-
vert the ground into a park.
Roy G. Haynes, secretary of the board
for the condemnation of insanitary
buildings. said today that practically
all the residents of Willow Tree alley
have found new abodes within that
vicinity. One hundred and seventy
the court Were required to vacate. Mr..
Haynes declared that practically all
Of them are now living in better homes
and that the condemnation of the prop
erty has not worked a severe hardship
upon them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
BENCH WARRANT ISSUED
Judge De Lacy Orders One for Man
Who ESCAPED From Occanuan

\ bench warrant was ordered issued
yesterday afternoon by Judge De Lacy
Tor the arrest Of Lester Marshall as a
fugitive from the workhouse at -Oc-
coquan. Marshall has escaped from
the workhouse twice. where he is sup
posed TO be serving a sentence OF six
months for failing TO support his wife
and child.
Marshall had two children but one
Oh them, q five-year-oId girl. died about
= month ago: The other child. a girl
three years old. according to Mrs Mar
shall. IS sufferer from tuberculosis.
Marshall was sentenced to his term
IN the workhouse September IL. 1912
Ills term there would have expired by
this time. IL is declared, had IL NOT
been for the time he has spent away
from there after escaping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10

sent to the clergy of the city asking
that they mention the three-hundred-
thousand dollar campaign in their SER
mons tomorrow morning.
Among those who today signifed
their intention OF referring TO the
movement were Rev. T. E. Davis, West
minister Presbyterian Church; Rev
George +. Dudley, st. stephen )
Church: Rev. Lewis Z. Sheafe, People S
= .. A. Church: Rev. John Weidley
Church of the Reformation; Rev. II. i.
Stevenson. Bethany Baptist Church
Rev. Samuel H. Greene, Calvary Bap-
fist Church: Rev. c. Ernest Smith, St
Thomas Episcopal Church; Rev Z. Hez
SVEN, Centennial Baptist Church; Rev
Paul r. Hickok. Metropolitan Presby-
terrain Church; Rev. Walter +, Smith,
Whitney Avenue Memorial Christian
Church: Rev Robert Talbot. st. Paul 5
Episcopal Church; Rev. Charles Wood,
Church of the. Covenant; Rev Luther
Hess Waring, Georgetown Lutheran
Church: Rev. Randolph II. Mckim.
Church of the Epiphany. and Rev. e.
Everest Granger, Gunton-Tem Presoy-
terrain Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
SEEK LONGEVITY PAY.
Claims of Thirteen Teachers Submit.
ted to Auditor Tweedale.

Longevity pay aggregating $1,000 may
be allowed thirteen teachers of the high
and manual training schools of the Dis
trict of Columbia Claims involving this
amount have been submitted to Auditor
Tweedale by the board of education for
settlement.
The board, it is stated. agrees with
the claimants that they are entitled
to the increased pay because of teach
ing experience in the schools. Auditor
Tweedale will be called upon to decide
whether the teachers are entitled to the
increase under the various acts of Con-
gress relating to longevity pay. 1t
may be necessary, he said today, to SUBJ
init the question to the controller of
the Treasury.
The claimants are L. A. Ross. T. NJ.
Baber, q. w. Dennis. h. X. Bond, Flora
Frevhold NJ. +. Winner, ;. G. Ulrich,
r. /. Huff. l.. }. Douglass. w. NJ
Henard, g C. Woodson, j. ". McAdoo
and r. {. MCNEIL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today to
the following:
Joseph E. willard. to build store at 1929
Pennsylvania avenue; architect. John c.
Westervelt: builder. w. D. Lewis Com
pany; estimated cost, $4,000
Joseph D. Sullivan. to build dwelling at
1910 Vernon street northwest: architect
Francis p. Sullivan; builder, r. p
Witty: estimated cost. 5000
Gertrude 4. Lewis. to build dwellings,
from 2426 to 2434 Ontario road; architect
William p. Talbot: builder, l.. L. Lewis;
estimated cost, S11, 25O.
r. +. Basin. to repair store and dwell
ing at 936 14th street southeast; estimat-
ed cost. S75..
Martin McHugh, to repair store at 1908
II street northeast; estimated cost, 81, 100.
James Brennan, to repair store at IA
Bates street northwest; estimated cost,
800.
l. l.. Quesada. to repair dwelling at 242o
North Capitol street northwest; estimated
cost. 800. .
M. Dunnmore to repair dwelling at 3c3
Virginia avenue southeast; estimated cost.
500. S~'t -; -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
HEARING ON COAL RATES.
Commerce Commission to Take Up
c. & 0. Request for Increase.

A hearing on the proposed increases in
rates cn bituminous coal to this city from
the New river fields OF West Virginia
Will be given by the interstate commerce
commission June -
These new rates were proposed by the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad 10 become
effective April IS last The new rates it
Is commended, would necesstate material
advances in the price OF coal TO consum-
erS in this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
u. S. WILL NOT PAY.
Local Firm Unable to Collect Bill
Against Botanic Garden. a--

Declaril that the government is not
responsible for the authorized acts Of
Its officers or agents, the claim of Wood
ward & Lothrop for a bin of s39 for
floor covering purchased September last
by the United States Botanic Garden
was today disapproved in a decision OF
the controller of the Treasury This
decision affirmed one rendered by the
auditor for the State and other depart
ments.
The controller points to the law re-
Quir1nS the Secretary of the Treasury
to contract for m scellaneous supplies
for the government departments.
The decision calls Unauthorized and
fllegaf the act of the superintendent
OF the Botanic Garden in purchasing
the goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
PUSH CIVIL SERVICE INQUIRY.
Senators Will Consider Probe Resolu-
tions Next Week.

A meeting OF the Senate committee
on civil service for the purpose of
further considering the POmerene and
Overman resolutions. calling for an in
vestigation of the civil service admins
tration. will be held some day next
week. according to Senator Pomerene.
chairman Of the committee.
1t was learned today that consider
able additional Information charging
that the civil service laws have been
avoided In recent years has been laid
before the chairman Of the committee.
Senators interested in probing the
civil service. and those interested In
seeing the laws strengthened and more
rigidly enforced. do not intern to let
the matter drop. and 1t Is expected that
the committee will report out a reso-
luton dealing with the whole subject
before long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
IN FEAR OF X-RAYS.
Colored Man Applies at Police Head
quarters for Protection.

came 10 seek protection" was the
statement made this morning to Acting
SANITARY Officer Lynn at police head
quarters by Arthur Thompson. colored
forty years old. former employe Of the
District government, who Resides at Go
Sd street northwest
0oilie people nave peen putting N-rays
on me-. the colored man stated -,
burns the back OF my head and causrs
pain. Children in the neighborhooa shnu,
the contents OF letters as / write and
annoy me-"
Thompson stated that he formerly re-
sided In Newark. y. j. He came to this
city two years ago and was in the en-
poy OF the District government until two
months ago lie was sent to Washington
Asylum Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
IN "HANSEL AND GRETEL."
Grover Cleveland School Pupils En-.
terrain Their Friends.

The play Of "Hanse1 and Gretei' was
given by the pupils Of the Grover Cleve-
land School last evening, under the d.
rection of Miss Cecil Norton, a teacher al
the school
Several school officials were present, in-
Guiding Mrs. Edith Kingman Kern. mem
Der Of the board of education: Ernest L.
Thurston, assistant superintendent OF
schools, accompanied by Mrs. Thurston
Alexander T. Stuart, director of inter
mediate instruction: Allan Davis, princi-
pal of BUSINESS High School, and Selden
NJ. Ely. supervising principal of the fifth
division. The play will be repeated this
evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Aid to Mutual Savings Banks.

Representative Levy OF New York. who
has introduced several general bills for
reform IN currency and banking at yari-
Gus times. has introduced bill TO allow
mutual savings banks in the District of
Columbia to be organized without capital
said banks to be in all other respects
formed and managed as provided for in
the sedAS law Tor the District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Will Address Collegiate Club.

Prof. William Macon Coleman is sched-
uled to speak before the Collegiate Club
at its headquarters. Collegiate Han. 100
nth street northwest. tomorrow evening
on the subject The First Episode of the
French Revolution" This Is the first of
a series or talks the Collegiate Club ex-
poets to hold on the second ana fourth
Sunday evenings Of each month on his
torical, social. economical and kindred
subjects by men of prominence and au-
thority In each. The public is invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
CHARGED WITH MALFEASANCE
+. c. Jordan, CALIFORNIA; Secretary
of State, Under Fire.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, May 10.-Frank
=. Jordan, secretary of state Of CaIfor-
MA, Is unanimously charged with NAL
ieasance In office by the joint legislative
committee which recently Investigated
charges In his department. and IN its re-
port to the legislature today the commit
tee recommended that the case be turned
over To the attorney general
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
DEMOCRATS ARE WARNED.
New Hampshire Legislators Told
Tariff Bill Will Defeat Them.

Democratic members OF Congress from
New Hampshire were jokingiy warned by
former republican senators that they will
not be In public life after the Underwood
tariff bill is passed, at the annual ban
quet of the New hampshire Association
of Washington at the National Hotel last
night. Former Senators Blair and
Chandler, with Senator Hollis and Rep
resentative Stevens, were speakers at the
banquet.
Elmer E. Fisher, president Of the asso-
citation, introduced Charles Turner as
POSTMASTER About ninety natives Of
New Hampshire were present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
CONFER ON ORGANIZATION,
House Leaders Planning for Appoint
ment of Committees.

First steps toward organization of COM
mittees Of the House. was taken at a
conference today between Democratic
Leader Underwood. Republican Leader
Mann and Progressive Leader Murdoch.
The number of committee places for
progressives Is In DISPUTES and as there
are not enough progressives in the House
TO hold places on all the committees, an
attempt was made to select the COM
nittees on which the proSressives will be
reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Return Thanks for Founta;i.

Members of the Georgetown Woman's
Christian Temperance Union have thanked
the Georgetown Citizens Associations ana
the District water department foSproulpt
response to request for the erection of
a drinking fountain near WISCONSIN aye
nue. and l. street. III II the intentfsn
OF the union 10 ask for the erection OF
additional drinking fountains in that sec
ton. ~. :. Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Wife Sues for Divorce.

Alleging misconduct and naming CO.
respondent. Mrs. Frances E. Baden has
filod suit for an absolute divorce from
Marion Baden They were married Sep
TENDER Is. 1903, and have one child.
The wife seeks the custody OF the child
and an allowance for it's maintenance.
Attorney e. l. Gies appears for the
wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Linotypers Protest Rating System.

A vigorous protest against the present
system of rating linotype operators and
compositors in the government printing
office was adopted at a meeting of
operators and compositors held yester-
day at the G. r. Q. Resolutions were
adopted demanding a meeting with the
men responsible for the present condi-
tons to the end that a fair davis
work will receive the consideration
Justly DUE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Daniels Inspects Charleston Yard.

CHARLESTON. s. c., May 10-Secre-
tary Of the Navy Josephus Daniels spent
the forenoon inspecting the Charleston
navy yard. The Secretary and Mrs.
Daniels plan to leave Charleston tonight
on the torpedo boat destroyer Reid for
Port Royal. then they will go to Wash
ington, the Secretary having completed
the tour Of southern navy yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Sugar Schedule a Crime"

Senator Smith declared that the demo-
cratic sugar schedule was a crime. and
that ii would in three years give the
American Sugar Refining Company a
monopoly.
If the American Sugar Refining Com
pany and the Federal Sugar Refining
Company" said Senator Smith, have
made an alliance with the democratic
party. it is an unholy alliance. Men who
have not shirked in committing crimes
to increase the volume of their business.
and who are now responding to the viii
of the Law. make very poor allies for any
political party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
probably will be before the financ'
committee for a month.
Motion Precipitates Debate.

The Penrose motion Immediate pre-
cipitated a heated tariff debate. in
which Senator's William Alden Smith
Michigan: Smoot Utah: Works, CAN
fornia. and McCumber North Dakota
on the republican side, and Senator's
Thomas Colorado; Reed, Missouri
James. Kentucky, and others. on the
democratic side. participated
Senator Thomas read to the Senate an
article from Troy. y. v. newspaper IN
which an empIove of the United states
Shirt Company declared that concern al
ready had threatened tn reduce wages
and in other ways had attempted 10 coerce
it's workers to use their influence against
the Underwood bill.
Speaking for myself" said Senator
Thomas. Il want to say here and no"
that tactics of this sort Will produce
any but desired results. | believe that
an industry which resorts 10 this lire
of conduct in order that its employees
may be coerced should meet the result OF
having placed on tho free list. every
article that enters into its line of bust
ness"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Senator Smith Responds.

Senator Smith of Michigan answered
Mr.. Thomas He read an interview with
n Detroit business man printed N De-
troit paper predicting disaster to his
business If the Underwood bill passed.
81 think 1t little less than brazen eff
frontery." said Mr.. Smith. for the sena-
tor from Colorado to make these state
ments and to say manufacturers shall not
be allowed to complain about the burdens
put upon them by this bill.
Mr.. Smith said that every time the d. m
ecrats have revised the tariff both labor
and capital have suffered from lack of
employment.
IF you think by yo,.r threats you can
force silence on the part of employers Of
labor" shouted Senator Smith. you're
making a rniStal<pI'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
St. Louis Millionaire Dead.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, May 1O.-Alanson
D, Brown. sixty-five years old. a million
aire manufacturer OF st. Louis. died at
IL 80 this morning, after an illness Of sew
eral weeks. MT. Brown suffered from
ieucaemia, q rare, incurable disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
LIEUT.. RICHARD HILL. 4. :. \.

LIEUT.. RICHARD HILL. L. :. y.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd. MAY io-Iaeut.
Richard Hill. L. s. y. was found yester-
day afternoon ia his room i'm a boarding
house here with a bullet wound through
his heart
Although several of his friends say he
had been acting queerly, they Know OF
| no reason why he should take his life.
| jury of inquest gave a verdict OF
death by suicide.
Lieut.. Hill was one or forty young
officers pursuing a postgraduate course
| at the Naval POSTGRADUATE School here.
His engagement to Miss Henrietta Err
| win, daughter of Lieut.. Col. James T.
Erwin, L. s. A., was announced only
few days ago, and it was understood
| that the wedding was to have taken place
in November, upon the return OF Lieut.
Col. Erwin from the Philippines.
Lieut.. Hill had a room at the board
ing house of Mrs ~. W. Boiling, 2l7
Hanover street, just outside the Naval
Academy grounds. An automatic Colt re
volyer was found beside his body, and
box of cartridges, from which four had
been removed, lay on the dressing table.
Dead for Hours When Found.
From information gathered from per-
sons living at the Boiling residence, tho
young officer must have shot himself
about S O'clock Thursday morning. al
though his body was not discovered until
shortly before o'clock yesterday after
noon.
According TO occupants OF the house.
Lieut.. Hill returned from, Washington
shortly before O'Clock Thursday morn
ing, apparently in the best of spirits, for.
| ii is said he waved his hand to boarders
breakfatsing in the dining room as his
PISSED going to his room. Several persons
| in the house later heard a muffied noise,
as IL shot had been fired. Little at
tention was paid to IL, nor did any one
Investigate.
Fellow Officers at the pOst-graduate
school became alarmed yesterday over
Lieut.. Hill's continued absence from his
classes, as well as meals, as he had made
city. An investigation was started
shortly before O'Clock. The door OF
the young officers room was found to BE-
locked. An entrance was effected by
going through another room, over the
roof of the porch, and climbing into the
window OF Lieut.. HIS room. There the
body was discovered lying across the bed
Graduates With Class of 1907.
Lieut. Hill was twenty-nine years old
and was a native of Fort Dodge. Iowa.
He entered the Naval Academy in 1906.
and graduated from that institution
with the class Of 1897. He came TO An
napolis about a year ago and entered the
postgraduate class in ordnance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Delegates to Hague Conference.

send delegates to. represent the United
States at the International conference on
education to be held at The Hague this
year by a joint resolution passed by the
House today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10

Harvey II. Mackie Of Blake, Nd, has
purchased the Lewis mill property near
Singerly. Nd, for $4.461.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10

uarrisonburg. Va. is 10 have a new
reservoir which will hold 5.ouo,ooo gal
ions of water The present reseryoir
holds less than 100000 gallons. The
town council appropriated $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
SAYS GERMAN AND U. S.
RELATIONS ARE FRIENDLY
Ambassador Won Bernstoff Speaks
at German Publication Society
Dinner In New York.

NEW YORK, May 10.-The strength
ening OF friendly relations between Ger
many and the United States was the
keynote of speeches by American and
German citizens last night at the first
annual dinner of the German Publica-
ton Society Count Won Bernstorff, the
German ambassador; DR.. Charles ".
Eliot, president emeritus Of Harvard
University; President John Hiboen OF
Princeton University, and Theodore Sutro,
president OF the society, were among
those who made addresses.
1t Is the purpose of the organization
to promote a more cordial friendship be-
tween the nations by Interpreting TO
English-speaking people the modern III
erary masterpieces Of Germany.
Calls U. S. His Second Home.
Ambassador Won Bernstorff. In express
ing his pleasure that such a movement
had been inaugurated to form a new
bond of friendship between Germany
and the United States. remarked that
he regarded this country as his sec
ond home" and fel,citously alluded to
the cordial relations between the two
nations
Il was hrSt told mat Wdb " SpCo1>
!, bout the relations between Germany
and the United States he said.
that if l spoke about those
relations 1 would have nothing TO say
at all, because We nave GERMAN
proverb which says that those wives
are the best of whom one never SPEAKS;
And l have found that among political
relations those are always pest OF
whom one need say nothing at all;
these are generally perfect, and this
is the case between our two countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Graduates With Class of 1907.
Fiancee Informed of Suicide.

Miss Henrietta Erwin, the fiancee or
Lieut. Hin. was Informed of his suicide
this morning at the home of her uncle.
Maj. Waiter Gordon. l.. s. A.. at LIS 17tk
street northwest. where she and her
mother are staying. She was greatly,
shocker over the tragedy, but bore thu
news bravely. She had planned to 60
to Annapolis today to be the guest OF her
fiancee at base bali game there.
Absolutely no reason for the young
naval officers act could be given at Ma.
Gordon's home. Miss Erwin and her
mother denied themselves 10 callers. but
Maj. Gordon, when seen In his office az
the War Department this morning. said
he was as mucn in the dark any on.
else. He was sure that the engagement
OF his niece to Lieut.. Hi had not been
broken. and said that when the young
man was in Washington Wednesday he
was apparently in excellent spirits.
The announcement of the engage
ment of the couple was made only last
"Wednesday, at a luncheon party given
by Maj. Gordon at the CHEVY Chase
Club, although it had been known to
friends OF the family before that date.
No Cause Known.
Mai. Gordon said today that he did
not know the young man very well.
but had heard of nothing in his life
Wnlcn mlSHL cause MIN 10 XIII nlmSei1.
He said Miss Erwin had received no
news from Annapolis outside OF that
contained in newspaper dispatches.
Her home is in ST Louis, he said, and
she will probably return there shortly.
Miss Erwin returned from the orient
only a short time ago. Lieut. Col Err
win, her father, is still In the islands,
but was expected here later to attend
the wedding. The young couple met
while Lieut.. Hill was stationed in the
Philippines.
Lieut. Hill was a clasSmate of Lieuts
Russell and Rhodes, now stationed at
the navy yard here. He was first as
signed to the Minnesota and later TO
the Saratoga, where he served on the
staff of Admiral Murdoch. He was
later placed in command of the tor
pedo boat Barry, but was recently
ordered to the Naval Academy in
charge of the torpedo boat Chauncey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
To Give illustrated Lecture.

Miss Herdina is scheduled to give an IL
lustrated lecture on child labor at 4:3O
o'clock this afternoon and tomorrow at 4
o'clock. The exhibit will be under the
direction Of the Central Labor Union to-
morrow. and under the direction Of the
Consumers League Monday
Particular attention was paid today to
New York legislature. May 3, had passed
a law prohibiting the employment OF chill
dren under fourteen years Of age in tene-
Of doll and baby clothes in tenements.