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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-19
Of Two-Flat Type.

The houses built by the company, ia
of which have been turned over to the
housing committee of the womans Wei
fare department for rent-collecting pur-
poses are of the two-tlat type. Each
house is of two stories. and each floor
consists of an independent fat Of three.
four or five rooms. Each fiat hes sepa-
rate entrance from the street back
yard, a small cellar and an exit to the
alley in the rear. The plan eliminates
the unpleasant features of tenement life
In other cities. A good range with
water back is i'm each kitchen. and each
dat has well-lighted bathroom with hot
and cola water.
Houses of the sort mentioned Will re-
place some of the shacks in the alleys
which will be retained under the woman $
welfare bills to be introduced. Snow 8
court and Goat alley will be made into
parks according to the plan Snow S
court which runs from .4W | street
northwest to .c:... 18th street northwest. Is
ciassed as hopeless. Rev. Wilbur Vincent
Nailalieu member of one of the COM
mittces in the organized alley cleanup
movement. says Of this court:
ii consists of fort, seven houses in
eight separate rows, facing hEe distinct
..tleN streets. There are many blind pock-
ets and hidden ways amid the lrregu-
sarities of the fences. Most of the build
iugS are brick. but there is one row of
snaDhy frames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-19
CAPITAL ALLEYS
AS HOME PLACES
Work of Women in Replacing
Shacks With Modern SAM
tary Dwellings.
LEGISLATION NEEDED
TO AID THEIR PLANS
Requirements Will Be Discussed
Wednesday Morning at Meeting
at the Playhouse.

Members Of tie Washington section IF
The Woman's Welfare Department Ma
ilonal Civic Fedora ton will speak Of the
alley situation al the Playhouse Wednes-
day morning at il o'clock. and tell some
thing of the present movement 10 clean
up Shows court and Goat alley. and the
scheme by which modern sanitary homes
will take the place of sIum houses which
will eventually be destroyed in various
other alleys of the city. This meeting
will be the last Of the department for
this season.
If the two bills which have been
drafted to condemn Goat alley and
SHOWS court are introduced into the
House and Senate tomorrow. immedi-
ate action will be taken by both men
and women interested in the combined
movement to see that the proposed
iesisla ton does not die in the pigeon
holes of any committee. Meantime The
campaign of educating congressman
as to the need for this legislation will
be continued. Memhers of III" District
committees and of. the appropriation
object lessons. Motor car trips through
the alleys of the city win continue.
The District Commissioners have
been interviewed on the subject of this
alley cleanup campaign. and their
warm support has been promised.
Better Homes for FOor
Every one interested In the cleaning up
of bad alley conditions in Washington.
realizes that when one shack in an aleN
IS destroyed some other place must be
crowded for the family thus oustcd. To
.ake care of this situation. the women of
the Washington section of the woman's
welfare department of the National
Civic Federation have worked out Il
plan whereby the esta bliSnlGt mt of sani-
tary alley houses i. progress in paIa!-
lei with the destruction Of the Shacks in
which slIm dWcliers have lived in filth
and without regard to the necessity OF
modern plumbing. The housing commit
tee is workin. with well known build
ing company which since i:si has hcen
interested in practical philanthropy.
which consists in build NJ, substantial and
sariiary alley homes with proper equip
ment to he rented at $50 month or
!; little more, i'm accordance with size or
condit
In effect the company has beep giving
: God homes at the same price that the
popularity termed ..s.-a. home has been
rented. 1t. has been A mixture of busl-
ness and charity. philanthropy and > per
cent. as the dividend on the investment
has been kept at about that amount.
This company is seeking now 10 extent
its activities and the womans welfare de-
partment is aiding it in every way. Some
of those interested in this philanthropy
and ; per cent" are Gen. George M. Stern
berg. Col George Truesdell. Dr George
NJ Kober. Charles j. Bell Emile Berliner.
William =. Emo and Simon Wolf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-19

Fair and cooler tonight. Tues
day fair. with light to moderate
north winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-19

About every one in Washing
ton who reads at all reads The
Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15

against Cecil Williams. whom he
charged With having robbed him of SIC
while they were in the same room at
q hotel in the lower end of the city
Williams managed to get away from
0zay and vent to the station in the
hopes Of getting out of the city. but as
there was no train at A. Vi, TO take
him TO his destination he returned &c
the hotel. In the meantime Ozay has
traced Williams to the station. Here
Office. Edward Mclaughlin WAS mott
fed aad he went to the hotel with
Deputy Marshal Simpson and fount
Williams in bed with another man. The
money had been partly expended tc
pay fer a room, and the remaining s.
was found in the toe of Williams shoe
When arraigned before Judge Matthew
in the municipal court, "Wednesday
morning, Williams pleaded guilty and
VAS sentenced to serve 80 days in Jail
One ease for intoxication Was alst
before the court. The offender paid hi;
fine and was released
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
AMERICAN MISSIONARIES
Expelled From Station in kortcha,
Southern Albania.


Boston. May H-The American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
today, received a cable dispatch from the
United States consul at Saloniki stating
that the American missionaries, Rev.
Phineas b. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy.
had been expelled from their station in
Kortcha, southern Albania, and were
now in Salonki.
Secretary James L. Barton of the
board said that Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy
were sent to Kortcha, six years ago. and
have been conducting school for Alba
Man girls there. They We're in the city
when the Greeks took possession.
Mr.. Kennedy" said Mr.. Barton. has
given himself very fully to the work of
relieving the great distress prevailing In
the city and in the neighboring villages.
In the last letters received from him he
reports that apparently the Greek Off
Gals We're suspicious of 1t as q guard
was placed In front of his house and the
names Of all those, who came 70 the
house were kept"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
METHODIST LADIES' AID
Holds Annual Meeting and Elects Of
ficers for the Year.

The annual meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society of the Pleasant Street
Methodist church as held in the par
sonaee, Wednesday evening. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Mrs. Emma $.
Jackson: first vice president. Mrs. y.
W. Pottle; second vice president, Mrs.
Louis Pollard; third vice president.
Mrs. J. +. Hill; secretary, Mrs. Harry
Neal; treasurer, Mrs. T.. NJ. Jepson;
and collector, Mrs. Abel Goodrich. The
reports of the various committees and
officers were also read together with
an account by Mrs. Fl. c. Turner. who
acted as delegate from the local socie-
ty of the Federation of the Ladies
Aid. held. May l, in Augusta. The
business meeting was followed by a
very enjoyable luncheon. The COM
mittee in charge of the arrangement
of the menu and entertainment con-
sisted of Mrs. Abel Goodrich, chair
man. Mrs. Henry Winter and Mrs. l..
r. Brown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
FAIRFIELD.

The members OF the Lawrence High
school Dramatic club will presen,
their play, the one-act comedy "a
Center. Friday evening, May b. under
the auspices of the Victor Grange
Following is the cast of characters:
Paul Jennings. young New Yorker
Otis Totman; Victor Craven, a young
NJ. D., Herbert Blakeney; Edith Jen-
ninss, Paul's wife, Mildred Richard
son; Fanny. Paul's sister, Ruth Hen
deison. Mrs Craven, Victor's mother
Margaret Totman; Bridget. "A servant
of the Jennings, Harvey Doe. The
play will be followed by dance
Ray Mitchell of Portland. a former
resident of this town, was calling on
relatives in town, Tuesday.
Miss Evelyn Parker returned to her
home in Troy, Tuesday, after few
days visit in town with her sister
Mrs. Leland Miller.
Miss Winnifred Atwood is confined
to her home on Newhall street with an
attack of humps.
d. Nj. Bradbury is passing several
days at Temple Heights on business.
Mrs. Matte c. e. Patten, who has
been passing the winter in Pittsfield
Mass. is a guest in town of her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Emerson. OF
Gerald Terrace.
William Hall of Madison was u bust.
ness caller in town, Wednesday
The members of the Prokayds So.
ciety will hold an Experience Socia.
bic" Monday evening at the Moth.
dist church vestry. Each member vii
earn dollar and will relate story
III connection with the task. An en-.
tertainment will be furnished.
MSS Mildred Chute, teacher of the
Grades VIII and TX of the Nortl
building, was taken i'll. this week, and
left. Tuesday, for her home IN Skow.
hegaE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
Secret Service Chief
Wilkie to Resign.

Washington, May H.--Johnt Il. AYilkie.
supervising special agent of4the5 customs
service and for II years chief of the
United States secret service. will resign
from the government service shortly, it
was learned in unofficial quarters. Tues
day, Mr.. Wilkie Wilt retire voluntarily to
accept a commercial position in Chicago.
His successor has not yet been chosen.
Mr.. Wilkie was head of the force that
Investigated the widespread customs
frauds unearthed, during the past few
years. and as chief of the secret service
he organized the emergency force of men
that checkmated Spanish spies, during
the war with Spain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15

carve his way to freedom Detective
Boschulte Was severely cut in the neck
and Deputy Bohaber was stabbed in
the breast before Evans was oyerpo@ :
cred. The girl was arrested.
Only the presence in the courtroom
of an unusually large number of
bailffs and detectives prevented a
double murder and the release of EV-
ans and Albert Jensen, who had been
tried with Evans for burglary. accord
ing to Municipal Judge Cooper.
a number of friends of the two
men were i'll the court room, and 1t Is
believed that they planned to 30 to
the prisoners aid when they were
frightened by the number of men who
met the attack of Evans and Jensen
Miss Fairfield had introduced her
self as Evans sister and managed to
give him the knife in her handker-
chief when she approached him by
permission of the court, ostensibly to
kiss the prisoner goodbye
Evans, after being taken to jail, de-
clared he had tried 10 kill Detective
Boschulte, because he said. the po-
licemen had beaten him in the police
station while seeking TO extract con-
fe3sion of guilt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
StilWell Pleads Not
Guilty of Bribery.

New York. May H.-Stephen j. Still
well, state senator from the Bronx,
pleaded not guilty. Tuesday afternoon,
to an indictment charging him with
bribery, and petitioned the court on the
plea of poverty to assign lawyer to
defend him. Patrick Butler, a friend,
went the indicted senator's $4,000 bail.
The district attorney will move
"Wednesday, for a special panel of
ta1esmen from which to pick jury to
trysltt1ys case. Senator Stillwell agreed
to thesspeeding of the trial.
To- lstifwells plea for counsel. the
state Senator j. ID. McClelland a.
member, of the Senate COMMITTEES
which Investigated the charges lodged
against Mr. Stilwell. was assigned to
defend his colleague. Mr.. McClelland
said he had hesitated about taking
the case ina smuch as he had been on
this committee, but Supreme Court
Justice Seabury said he saw no reason
WHY that should deter him
The bail bond offered in StiIwelrs
behalf was not formally accepted, but
was held over for examination, until
tomorrow morning. In the meantime.
Mr. Stilwell will remain on parole.
The indictment charges him with at
tempting to obtain $500 from George
II, Kendall, president of the New York
Banknote Co, for favorable commit
tee reports to the Legislature on
bill in which Mr.. Kendall was inter-
psted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
DEXTER.

a very enjoyable and well attended
social affair took place, wednesday
evening. at Knights of Pythias hall
when the members of Crystal Temple
Pythian Sisters, gave an entertain
ment and social to the members OF
the order and also To the knights Oh
Pythians with their partners. Refresh
ments were served
Dress rehearsal was held, Wednes-
day evening. for the cantata, Merry
Milkmaids." to be given in connection
with the annual school fair, Thursday
and Friday evenings. Eighty children
will take part.
Robert CaswelI is having an add
ton built on his house on Spring
street.
Mrs. Stanley Plumber president OF
the State Federation of Womea's
Clubs. is i'll, at her home on High
street
Memorial services in memory of tn,
late John Treferthen were held, On
Tuesday afternoon. at the Treferthen
home. q few miles from Dexter village.
Rev. Stanley Gates Spear of the Uni
versalist church offciated Interment
was in a cemetery in Exeter. Many
beautiful floral offerings gave testi-
mony mutely to the esteem in which
he was held
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
COburn Nine
Colby 10, Two.

a mere handful of supporters Of thu
Crimson and Gold and Il few loyal
Colby Freshmen gathered on Libbey
field, Wednesday. and saw the collegi-
ans sc down to defeat before the school
boys TO the tune of . to .. ShuSter did
the twirlins for the Freshmen team
and pitched a good game. but hits at
opportune times and 4 few errors OH
the part Of the Colby men, ena bicd
the Institute nine to roll up as many
runs. Nut once did the Colby aggre-
CATION connect effectively with orcatt.
lii the first inning, however. he pass
cd III succession Barker and Stanwood
al" ~ clever stealing and errors by
Foster and BeI2er both men reached
home, scoring the only tallies for their
team throughout the game. In the Sec
ond inning Foster made 4 pretty hit
for two bases. but both men who fol-
lowed him at the bat. We're able to
bring him home In the seventh in
ming with two men on bases. Shuster
walked Coburn batter. Foster then
stepped up to the plate and drove the
horsehide into deep center for three
bases. scoring the other three men,
The feature of the game was the field
ing OF the Coburn boys. The game was
called at the close of the eighth in
ming on account of lateness.
The summary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
POLICE PREPARED.
Day of Fruitless Conferences Leaves
Cincinnati Street Railways Paralyzed.

Cincinnati. May n.-After day OF
frutless conferences. in which Mayor
Henry T. Hunt was the intermediary be-
tween the Cincinnati Traction Co. and it,
striking employees, the deadlock was stu
on, Tuesday night, and the street car
system was absolutely paralyzed. The
traction company officials are willing to
open negotiations but declare they can
not recognize the recently organized
union The union leaders declare that
the recognition of the, union must take
precedence over their other demands.
The company now has 800 men from
other cities and says it is in condition to
resume some of its schedules If the POI
lice will assist them Chief of ioiice
Copelan has the entire police on duty in
two shifts of II hours each with an
emergency force of 100 men provided with
automobiles to be rushed to the scene
of any trouble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
OAKLAND.

The funeral of the late A. Ct. Rick
err was held, at 2 p. NJ Wednesday,
the Rev. G. G.. Mosher of Augusta Off
ciating. The service was in charge
Of the Masonic orders. of which Mr..
Kicker was a member, and the cere
mony was very impressive.
The community was shocked and
grieved to learn of the sudden death
of Mrs. George Allen, about 3 p. NJ.
Wednesday. She was about her reg
ular household duties and was walk
ing from one room to another when
she fell to the floor. Death was in
Simultaneous, probably the result of
heart trouble, of which she had been
afflicted for some time.
The entertainment which was to
have been given by the children of
the Universalist Sunday school. OF,
Thursday evening. has been indefinite
ly postponed.
Mrs George Mares received a
shower of post cards on her birth
day Tuesday over 40 of her friends
in East Wilton remembering her.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
WateryilIe Six
Brunswick Five.

In game that was necessary to
20 10 innings to finish, WaterVllc
High defeated Brunswick High, on
"Wednesday afternoon, on Alumni field,
by the score of To 3, Waterville OBJ
ened with a rush and succeeded in
rolling up three scores that stood the
local boys in good stead before thu
close of the contest. Both teams then
steadied down and played good bah
throughout Raekcliffe weakened in
the ninth and With three men on
bases Mulholland was taken off thiri
to replace him and was able to pull
his teammates out of the hole by
striking out the next two batters.
Rackcliffe, however, pitched a good
game and famed u of the Brunswick
sluggers. A couple of punched hits in
the tenth sent the winning run across
the plate and brought to a close one
of the best High school games played
on local diamond for some time
WATERVILLE HIGH.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
81
PITTSFIELD.

Capt. l.. Q. Haskell IF CO. y, n. c.
5. NJ. recently made the following pro-
motions: l.. c. Nutter and John Getch-
ell from corporals to sergeants; Je-
seph Kinney, E. A. Hunter and John
X; Clarity from privates to corporals.
Lieut.. Edward Butcher of the United
States army will make the annual in
spection, Thursday evening, May 10.
Miss Helen Farauhar of New York
City, secretary of the Y. w. C. A. Pre-
paratory Schools in New England, is
in town. Wednesday, at NJ. c. |. chap
fore the students.
Miss Alice Bradford of Fairfield was
a guest. over Tuesday night, of her
uncle. Charles Berdeen and family.
Bethlehem Chapter, O. E. s.. will en-
terrain the members of Katahdin
Chapter. O. +. S. of Old Town and
Nakomis Chapter of Newport. Tues
day evening. May 20. The officers of
Nakomis Chapter will confer the de-
gree.
Lewis Sturtevant of this town, NJ.
c. l.. Us, Colby T.. has accepted the
position as coach for the NJ. G. |.
baseball team for this season
Mrs. y. c. Smith, who has passe,,
the winter With her daughter in indie
pendehee. Kan, and who has been Wis
iting her son, Seth Smith. in Bruins
w,ck, arrived in Newport, Tuesday,
fol visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Lander. before coming to
Pittsfield.
G. NJ. Hersey of Lowell, Mass. for
merly of this town, left, Wednesday.
| for his home, after visit here with
| his father, Preston Hersey
| Miss Caro- Murray was in Skowhegan,
| Wednesday, on business.
| Mrs. K. NJ. Goodwin of Newport was
| the guest, Wednesday. of Mrs. A. FL
| Bursc.
| Miss Mae Spauldirg is assisting fei
| a time at the Maine street Office OF
| the Pittslield Poultry plant.
| Miss Leila Gilman, operator at The
| local telephone exchange, is in New
| port TO assist, for few days. at the
| telephone exchange in that town, be
| cause of the death of Waldo BarroWs
who was operator at the exchange
MIR, and Mrs. Will Murray of Rob-
inson are visiting Mr.. Murray's sis
ter Mrs. Frank Hackett.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles w. Brown, whe
lave been residents of this town for a
number of years, have gone to Mon
son, where they will locate,
Meridian Lodge, +. and y NJ. viii
held a special communication. Friday
evening, for work in the +. a. degree
on three candidates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
Confederate Woman
Has Union Position.

Washington, May 4.-Denied reap
Monument as postmaster at Gaines
vile, Ga, by the Democratic admins
tration. Mrs. Helen ID. Longstreet,
widow of the famous Confederate
general, has been offered position
by a former Union soldier. Mrs. Long
street said, Tuesday, that Col. Albert +.
Boone of Clarksburg, w. Va, had Of
fered her a place in his office at $4,000
a year.
IF | find tliat l feel myself fitted TO
do the work in Col. Boone's office, .
she added, n shall accept his offer
in the same spirit in Which Gen,
Lcngstreet accepted commission
from President Grant when he found
himself an outcast in the land whose
battle flags he had followed with SUI
prcme devotion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
A Hot Time and Great Loss
By Fire on Gov. Haines' Farm.

Governor William T. Haines passed
The greater part Of Wednesday at his
farm on the outskirts of the city and
while there incidentally and accident
~ started a fire that partly destroy
ed his log cabin, with loss of about
500,
His EXcellcncy was having sort of
general spring cleaning on his we'll
kept acres, and to get rid of the brush,
started a small fire with the intention
of burning it. Before he was aware of
il the fire made connection with the
overalls the Governor was wearing and
he found himself atre.
With calm elaboration the Chief
Executive removed the flaming gar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15

The police have found no evidence con-
Meeting the attempted train wrecking and
the attempt to steal the dynamite with
the strike situation in northern New Jer-
sey. Thousands of silk mill operatives
and railroad and contract 1aborers are
out In four counties. The silk strikers
are organized with the Industrial Work
ers Of the World or the American FEEDER
alton of Labor and the Railroad and CON-
tract workers with the Laborers' Inter-
national Union.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
Erie Road Taking
Every Precaution

Paterson, \. j., May IA city detec'
tive rode on the locomotive of every Erie
Railroad train that entered and left Pat
erson, Tuesday night, in an effort te
avert railroad wrecks. Three attempts
have been made within = hours to derai
trains. The third endeavor was blocked
Tuesday. by trainmen when two men
tried to uncouple the cars of a train
whihe was drawing into the station The
pair escaped
An attempt to enter magazine where
2000O sticks of dynamite are stored was
made, Tuesday, by persons unknown te
the authorities Entrance TO the building
was forced by picks, hut concrete walls
barred the way to the explosive,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15

ments ard stepped nearby to his snug
log cabin and hung the overalls on a
little wooden peg, believing the fire
in the blue overalls to be completely
out. He resumed his duties and chores
about the place and then went home
for mis- midday meal.
About 1.3o Il telephone message
brought the news to the Haines house
Md that the cabin was afire. The Gov
elffor and few members OF the fire
Department FASTENED to the scene OF
the conflagration, but by the time they
had reached the cabin the neighbors
practically had the fire out.
Together with the loss of the over
ais ard an extra pair Of the Cover
nor's trousers, the loss reached $780,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15

The Clukey Libby Co. has sold out
their entire stock of clothing and gen.
tlemen's furnishings to the American
Clothing Co of Portland, for 90 cents
on the dollar. In order to clean up
this stock at once they propose to
offer the entire stock at great
slaughter in prices. The sale begins.
Friday May is, at 161 Main street,
Watervile. Watch Thursdays paper
for the full page announcement.