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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
Australian English.
I'm the Toronto Globe

From the Toronto Globe
The first thing that Canadian visitor to
Australia must do Is to learn the English
language. He must learn to calculate his
wealth In pounds and his weight in stones.
He must ssearnast to say tram instead Of
street car.fa nd lift instead of elevator. He
must learn tos say luggage for baggage.
guard for Ieonductor, carriage for car and
goods train for freight train. II he Is q
married man, dispatched to town each
morning with little list Of household needs
for purchase he must learn to ask not for
molasses but for treacle, not for coal oil
but for kerosendr not for beets but for beet
root. not for cornstarch but for corn -four.
not for corn meal but for maize meal He
must not ask an Australian friend to rec
ommend him to a reliable hardware dealer
or mems furnisher; instead he must ask
for an tronmohger or a mercer. BY perse-
yerance, however, he will soon master all
these difficulties Of standard notation and
nomenclature, He will then proceed to step
further In his linguistic studies ana learn
to speak fiuentlYs Of penny as a BROWN"
Of a sixpenny piece as "sprat," Of a slfii-
ling as bob and OF sovereign as
''uuid." When once he has made this En-
gIish vocabulary his own he may then put
tha finishing touches to his literary educa-
ton by Acquiring the Australian accent
which. to dull Canadian ears, Is indistIn-
Ruishable from the Cockney. However, It
ill-behooves man with q Yankee twang to
throw stones at the Cockney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
TROUBLE IN RED CROSS.
Arose Over Adoption Of Amendment
to Bylaws,

What might be termed as a mild state of
chaos relgned for short time at yester-
days session of the annual meeting of the
Red Cross Society, and as result several
members withdrew from the asSemblage
From what can be learned the trouble
arose over the adoption Of an entire new
set Of bylaws. offered by Mrs. Harriet L.
Reed of Dorchester, Mass
According to member of the society the
new bylaws were adopted by a vote of
80 to ID. 1t is further declared that 70 of
the ~ votes cast in favor OF the new by
laws were proxies. obtained, It is said, by a
statement sent out to the members of the
organization to the effect that the President
desired slight revision of the bylaws.
Before the question was put ex-Secretary
Of State. Mr.. John W. Foster. moved that
the new bylaws be printed and sent to each
member of the Red Cross, in order that
they might fully understand for what
changes their proxies would be used and
that vote upon revision be postpsned until
the next annual meeting of the organiza-
ton. Mr.. Fosters motion was Immediately
voted down and the set of new bylaws
adopted.
AS soon as the result Of the vote was an
nounced about ten of the thirteen members
who cast their ballots against revision to
such radical extent withdrew from the
session, as stated above.
Under the new bylaws Miss Clara Barton
Is elected president Of the Red Cross for
life. and empowered to appoint an execu-
tive committee composed Of four members.
Miss Barton has also the right to designate
| where each annual meeting shall be held.
The new bylaws also say that moneys
may be received and expended wftboi,t
| passing through the hands Of the treasurer.
| The above features Of the new bylaws are
| considered by many Of the members as
among the most radical changes made in
the constitution OF the organizatio It
| was further stated that by the adoption Of
| the new bylaws all previous measures bear
| ing upon the government Of the Red Cross
| are repealed
| Members Of the society who voted against
| the adoption of the latest revision of the
| bylaws fear that yesterdays proceedings
Will tend to ALLEVIATE rather than to excite
| sympathy. Many Of the members also fear
that some of the societys best supporters
| who are opposed to the revision will with
draw from the organization entirely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
Stocks We're Sold Freely All
Around.
TENDENCY DOWNWARD
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION DIS
couRAeEs BUYERS.
Settlement Of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company's Dissensions-
Old OfRcers Elected.
Special Dispatch to Tie Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to Tie Evening Star.
NEW YORK, December fo-Today's
stock market opened dull and irregular and
gave little promise of new or significant
developments The buying power seemed
to have dwindied, and stocks which sought
market, for any reason. found an unwill-
ing and restricted demand.
Yesterdays fayorite argument, namely
that market which became duh at de-
clines must be upon the verge OF an ad-
vance, gave way 10 the view that lower
prices alone could force activity.
Scattered selling set I'm and the number
OF tired holders willing to be relieved of
their securities seemed to increase.
Some selling of st. Paul attracted atten-
ton early in the day and seemed TO come
from sources which had but recently paid
for 1t at higher prices. This Improbable
selling suggested difficulty in making sat
isfactorv loan arrangements.
Manhattan was sold down ather sharply
but was said to have been well taken on
the way down. Sellers of this stock sold
the general list. and the room reached the
conclusion that less desirable issues had
to be protected In this way. Louisville and
Nashville sold of easily. western houses
having the business, and rumor had IL that
the minority holders would be shown only
scant consideration by the new owners
Union Pacific was freely sold. and there
was good selling or Baltimore and OHIO
around the room.
The Industrial list was heavy and lacked
snap. Amalgamated Copper yielded In SYM
pathy with the general business. and there
was less urgent inquiry for American
Sugar. ."t's ,-H -
The steel issues sold on with the rest,
and the market as a whole seemed to be
well supplied with stop loss orders frac-
tionally under the recent stagna ton point.
The Colorado Fuel election resulted I'm
retaining all the old officers. and the rail-
roads will arrange to divide the company's
traffic after the fashion planned before the
Osgood-Gates contest.
The old Wall street adage that II never
pays to fight has been rather bluntly DEM
onstrated in the case OF this company.
Traders sold the market vigorously during
the last hour, using prospective gold ship
ments to South America and the restricted
condition of the money market as an argu-
ment against Improvement. Time money
is scarce. and 6 per cent is the minimum
rate for the best collaterals.
Bull markets cannot be made out of such
conditions. The best judges think the I'M
satisfactory money condition will have end
ed with the year, but some time In Febru-
airy is pointed out the most likely time
for return to normal conditions. Real
owners of stocks not alarmed, but mar
gin operators and the borrower on unsal-
able collaterals may be forced into selling
good things TO protect things less good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
THE STATEHOOD BILL
Contest Opened in the Senate
Today.
CLAIM OF Mr.. QUAY
SAYS HE CAN PASS THE OMNIBUS
MEASURE.
More Than an Hours Time Consumed
in Reading House Bill and
the Substitute.
CLAIM OF Mr.. QUAY

The contest on the statehood bill began
in the Senate today. Senator Quay having
the first innings. The proposition before
the Senate in this: The House bill proyfd-
ing for the admission of Oklahoma. New
Mexico and Arizona to statehood has been
reported from the committee on territories
with recommendation that all after the
enacting clause Of the House bill be
stricken out and bill substituted provid-
ing for the admission Of Oklahoma taking
in the Indian territory
The democratic senators unanimously are
in favor OF admitting the three territories
to statehood. Senator Quay is at the head
of the minority Of the republican side of the
chamber concurring in the democratic view.
The majority of the committee on terri
tories. and, it Is claimed. a majority Of re-
publicans of the Senate, are in favor of the
substitute before described. Senator Quay
claims that he has sufficient votes to pass
his omnibus bill providing for the admission
of the three territories
Mr.. Quay's Mistake.
When the Senate convened Mr.. Quay
(Pa.} submitted number Of resolutions OF
citizens of Oklahoma favoring the omnibus
statehood bill and protesting against joint
statehood with the Indian territory.
A wave Of laughter swept over the cham
Der when the clerk read one telegram
which expressed the opinion that statehood
for Oklahoma would make 1t "hopelessly
democratic"
Mr.. Quay announced that he had sent 1t
to the desk by mistake.
MIR. Quay submitted an individual report
favor1ng the passage of the omnibus state
hood bill and opposing the one-state bill OF
the majority of the committee on terri
tories
A bill to refund internal revenue taxes
paid by owners OF private dies was passed.
The House Bill Read.
At O'Clock Senator Nelson of Minnesota
arose and asked that the statehood bill be
laid aside for few moments, as the chair
man Of the committee on territories had
not yet brought in his report but would be
up with 1t in little while.
Senator Quay, who was closely watching
every move, said that the Senate had been
waiting for that report for six months, and
probably it made little difference when 1t
came in.
He suggested to Senator Nelson that In
stead OF the bill being laid aside the clerk
should read the House bill proposed to be
stricken out and the language proposed to
be substituted This was done.
The House bill and the Senate committee
substitute were voluminous documents and
their reading occupied more than an hour
In the meantime Senator Beveridge came in
with his report and mass Of documents
bearing upon the subject.
The two champions of the opposing fac
lions. Senator Quay and Senator Beveridge
occupied prominent seats in the chamber
and sat watching each other during the
proceedings each anxious to secure every
possible parliamentary advantage and to
prevent his opponent from scoring point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
FOR CONSULAR REFORMS.
Lodge Amendment to Diplomatic Bill
is Supported.

favorable report on the consular reform
bill ASIAN amendment to the diplomatic ap-
preparation bill today was authorized by the
Senate committee on foreign relations.
conference was held at the State De-
partment today of persons interested in the
pending measures for the reform of the con-
sular service. The conference was held in
the office of DR.. HILL the assistant secretary
OF state and besides himself there were
present Third Assistant Secretary Peirce,
Commissioner Garfield Col. Ella of Chicago.
Mr.. Scott of Cleveland. Mr.. Corwipe of New
York. Mr. Carr. chief of the consular bu-
reau. Mr.. Gushing OF Ohio and Mr.. Thorn of
Washington. There was a general discus
sion OF the various propositions looking to
consular reform now before Congress, and
the conclusion of the majority of those pres
ent was that the Lodge amendment pro-
posed to the diplomatic appropriation bill
was the most promising proposition, and it
VIII therefore receive SUPPORT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
For an Army General Hospital.

The House Of Representatives was asked
today for an appropriation Of $3750 900 by
the Secretary of War for the construction
of an army general hospital in this city.
The hospital is to be used for the treatment
of special cases. for instruction in connec-
ton with the army medical school and to
serve as a base hospital in time Of war. The
estimate includes $4,000 for the purchase
of site for the hospital. The estimate is
accompanied with a statement by the sur
geon general of the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Nd, December 1o.--Flour dull and
steady, unchanged; receipts. 13.523 barrels: eK-
ports. $50 barrels: Wheat frner: spot and De-
steamer No. red, 7Iisafis.; receipts "a 800 bush
els; exports. none; southern by sample. 67a7e;
old. J6a56H: new. So; year 81; January, 5la51h;
Eebraary, 5oisasos March. 80; steamer mixed ed
bushels; southern white corn, new, 49l4a56k;
southern yellow corn. new, ast4a55tr Oats firm;
No. 2 white, 37s37la; No. mixed 351aa36;
ceipts 500 bushels; exports. none. Rye frmer:
No. 2, aska5sh; No. western. 56Aa56is; re-
eeipts, $4,000 bushels: exports, none. Hay firm.
unchanged. Grain freights quiet; steam TO Liver
pool. per bushel, 2z4d. December; Cork for orders.
per quarter, Is. December Butter firm and higher;
fancy imitation. FLAG; fancy creamery. 80a30h;
fancy ladle, 2oa22; fancy roll, 1ga22 good roll.
17a16: store packed. l6a1s. Eggs firm and higher;
fresh. 26a27. Cheese ffrm. unchanged: large. 13.a
1875; medium, 131sa13h; small, 1Shai3a Sugar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular call, IL o'clock Washington
% q Is7s: I at ISIS, 10 at iss% American
Linotyps 10 q is7M. Washington Gas, IS sA' at
,5A. Is at 10y. % at 7oA. 70 at 7e. Lanston
Ratifo.d Bonds-oapitnl Traction As. 1913. bid.
asked. Metropolitan Cert. Indebtt: B. 1854 bid.
Columbia CT ds ID nora 5s BID asked a' cy
and Suburban 6s, 9s bid. Anacastia and Potomac
CO. Is. 70 bid, SO asked ,'" anu --''e''
Miscellaneous Bonds.washington Gas Co. es. Sc
Sid, io5h asked; Q. S, Electric Light Cert Ind.
Il s. ios% bid Mssenls Hall %s.osiate sa S,
104 bid. American Graphophone Deb S. 80 bid.
Safe Deposit and Trust stocks-National Safe De
P and and ,s e bid 2oS asked
Security and Trust, s15 bid, 2i9 asked. Union
and S.n I'D bid ,,S asked Washington
ls4H asked Ths Washington RailMay and EeslIIc
way and Else aa Co. Conn., a2 BID IN asked
Central. 2as bid, Farmers and Mechanics. 800 bid
iG e Did ss. i lsS ia "a w.t EsS
I44H bid. $50 asked. fraders.. $50 bid. lincoln.
i2S bd ss Rs rs "a soe aslss
Esankln. 81 bid. 60 asked. Metropoiit.n; 70 bid,
IL 40 S Is ..EeS
bid, 80 asked Netional Union, * bid, Q asked;
csoi = sd = id ssifd ASKED ase 81
bid: Colonial. loass bid. no asssd. =. -.
81 asked ask ds Columbia Title. AZ BID. asked Wssh
inEtsn I.le b,a e asked. s.s.t.-cs...Ds...
ana Potomac Telephone. q asked American Graph-
opnone Com. SX bid, 6M asked. American Graph
Gas Stocks-Washing Gas. 7bx bid 7sH asked.
0oorxet0wn Gas, 76h bid.
Type Machine Stocks Adergenthaler Linotype,
Is7x bid, lSzx asked. Lanston Monotype. 9x
Miscsilaneous Stocks-Greens Con. Copper Co..
15k bid ~ asked. Washingtqp Market, 10 bid.
lid, 1z5 asked ). Maury Dove Oh. ia bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
Annual Leave a Privilege.
Esperanto.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune. .
"Esperanto' is the hopeful name Of a new
universal language. The structure of Es-
peranto is simple; its roots few. There are
only seventeen grammatical rules. which
for reading purposes may be ignored. The
time In which 1t can be acquired may be
reckoned In hours. Invented by Russian
physician, one Zamenhoff. in 1887, it has Of
late made vast strides, and its 'adherents-
to be found mainly, but not exclusively. in
Latin countries - France, Spain. Canada,
etc.-havc been estimated at $4,000. 1t Is
patronizeds by the Touring Club de France
and betwixt its professors. OF whatever
kindred or nation. there has come to SUBJ
sist sort Of ''freemasonry." The propa-
cation of the language is carried on in five
reviews. The Esperantiste (France), the
Lingao Internacia hungary, the Lumo
tCanada), the Rondiranto (Bulgaria) and
the Esperanto SPAIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
Plants That Cough.

From the London Exprcss :.
Man has not monopoly of coughing. Be-
fore there was a vertebrate on the earth.
while man was in process OF evolution
through the vegetable world. etada tussiens
that is what botanists call him, while we
know him as "the coughing bean"-cough-
ed and blew dust out of his lungs. Recent
ly botanists have been giving special atten-
ton to this bean. and tell interesting things
about IL. It is a native Of warm and moist
tropical countries. and objects most EN-.
phatfcally to dust. When dust settles on
the branching pores in the leaves of the
plant and chokes them gas accumulates
inside, and when 1t gains sufficient pressure
there comes an explosion with sound ex-
actly like coughing and the dust is blown
from it's lodgment. And, more strange
the effort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
SUMNER REPORTS SUCCESS.
His Vessels Captured Mayaguez and
Mined the Channel.

Rear admiral Sumner, commanding the
"euemy's feet in the naval maneuvers
row In progress In the neighborhood of
Porto Rico, confirmed the press reports of
his success In the attempt to seize and
mine one of the ports of the defending fleet
IN the following brief and modest cable
gram to the, Navy Department, dated at
Mayasuez, Porto Rico. yesterday:
Secretary Of the Navy. Washington:
Arrived at Mayaguez '6:24 this morning
by northern route. Channel mined and
place captured. SUMNER"
BY the rules of the war game, the at
lacking fleet required to seize port
and mine 1t before the appearance in the
vicinity OF defending fleet twice as nu-
merous. and this has been done by Admiral
Summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
dispatches From the Front"

From the Los Angeles Times.
The war correspondent OF Tucson has
broken loose again with a report filled with
horrifying details regarding an outbreak of
the Yaquis. This tribe Of Indians has proved
to be of great value as copy makers to the
rising young journalists of the southwest
Whenever a sensation Is needed the meek
and gentle Yaqui can be depended upon as
a subject for such sensation. even though
he hasn't moved fourteen feet away from
the reservation. nor had gun In his hand
for six months. He has been a monumental
money maker for the Tucson and FL Paso
war correspondents, who never get nearer
the front than the telegraph office, and
doubtless will continue to be SO long as
there Is one OF the tribe alive. And after
grounds the war correspondent OF the
southwest win subsist solely upon Yaaui
traditions depend upon the fellow for that,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
Presidential Nominations.

The President today sent the following
nominations TO the Senate: Eilery H. Will
son. collector of customs, district OF Prov
ideuee, X. /.
FIRST Lieut.. John F. Wild, to be captain
revenue cutter service. 1s.Ss-v
Nayy-To be assistant paymasters: John
A b. Smith. Jr., New York; Felix r. Holt
Of Maryland.
Eugene E. Mcdonald. New Jersey. to be
q chaplain.
iedian inspectors-James McLaughlin Of
North Dakota: Cyrus Beede, Iowa; Arthur
n Tinker. Massachusetts (reappointments).
ard number OF postmasters including
John NJ Jarboe at Oakland, Nd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
Nine Teams Left in Cycle Race.

NEW YORK. December 10.-There are
nine teams left in the six-day bicycle race.
Doerflinger and Heller, the German COM
bination, having been officially declared out
of the race Tor absenting themselves from
the track for four hours. The score at L
o'clock WAS:
McFarland-Maya, 1.1s2 miles. 8 laps: Stin-
SON. Moran. 1.132 miles. laps; Bedell-Be-
dell. 1.132 miles. 8 laps: Newkirk- Jacobson,
1882 miles, 8 laps: Butler5Turyille, 1882
miles, laps; Leander-Floyd Krebs. 1.132
Sniles, laps; Barclay-Franz Krebs. 1.132
miles, laps: Keegan-Peterson. 1132 miles.
laps; Galvin-Root. 1.182 miles. Z laps.
The record for this. the sixty-irst hour. Is
!, 196 miles and 8 laps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
LABOR IN HAWAII.
Witnesses Before Senate immigration
Committee,

William Haywood, representing the Ha-
waiian sugar planters, told the Senate COM
mittee on immigration today that the edu-
cational test in. the immigration bill would
have the effect OF keeping out of Hawaii
the only labor that Hawaians can now
obtain.
Joseph Smolnski, representing the Amer
lean Polish alliance, opposed the educa-
tional test, and A. P. Anderson. represent
ing the American steamship line, suggested
that various changes be made in the meas
II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
SATURDAY HIS SUNDAY
Treasury Department and Civil Service
Commission Are Confronted
With a Problem.

The Treasury Department and the civil
service commission are confronted with the
problem Of what to do with a Seventh Day
Adventist who is In the government serv-
ice and refuses to work on Saturday which
Is the Sabbath Of that religion. A short
time ago the Treasury Department was
forced to dismiss one of it's clerks in the
customs service in New York who refused
to work on Saturday when there was a
pressure of business.
In the present instance the clerk Is In the
service in this city. He is Elmer. Pettiford,
one ofthe best employees in the Office of the
auditor for the War Department. For a
long time Mr.. Pettiford has had an under
standing that he should absent himself on
Saturdays to the extent OF his annual
leave. and remain away the other Satur-
days in the year If his work was in condi-
ton for him to be away.
Declined to Obey.
Last Friday Mr. Pettiford was notified that
the auditor considered his work not up,
and required that he should be at his desk
on Saturday. Mr.. Pettiford did not COM
ply. and when he reported for duty Mon
day it was decided to prefer charges against
him of misconduct and delinquency.
These charges have been formulated and
are before Mr.. Pettiford and the civil serv-
ice commission Mr.. Pettiford visited the
treasury today, his wife accompanying him.
He indicated that he would answer the
charges and attempt to show that hts work
was up to date.
2 1t is pointed out that the civil service
commission rules prevent the dismissal of
person because of political or religious
opinions or affiliations. Mr.. Pettiford will
refer to. this in his argument. but it will be
held by the department that a man is also
REQUIRED to comply with the government
service rules as to his work, and that Mr..
Pettiford has not done this
Annual Leave a Privilege.
1t will also be shown that annual leave
is matter of privilege which Secre-
tary grants at his pleasure. and that every
thing has been done for Mr.. Pettiford that
the law warrants.
The department will hold that under no
circumstances could precedent be set Of
permitting man to refuse to work when
his services Were necessary. The chances
are that Mr.. Pettiford will be dismissed If
he insists on his course and does not an
swer. the charges In way to clear himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
The Eight-Hour Bill.

Senator Proctor today made an argument
before the Senate committee on education
and labor for modification Of the eight
hour bill. so as to make clearer some of it's
provisions. He said that as the bill stands
1t would be necessary to take It to the
courts for Interpretation. Ex-Secretary
Herbert and others appeared before the
committee In the interest of the shipbuId-
ing industry. They opposed the bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
No Official Information in London

LONDON. December 10.-In response to
an inquiry made at the foreign Office rep
resentative of the Associated Press was In
formed that up to o'clock this evening no
information Of an official character had
been received from Venezuela, everything
being left to the commander of the British
feet. who had received explicit instructions
as TO what course to pursue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
The Reciprocity Treaties.

The Senate committee on foreign rela-
lions today acted favorably upon agree
ments for the extension of the time limits
fixed in the various reciprocity treaties
pending before the Senate. The extension
is for IA year in each case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
New Police Court Building.

An estimate for an appropriation of
$4,000 for the purchase of q site for a new
building for the Police Court in this city
was transmitted to the House today by
Secretary Shaw from the District Commits
sioners. The estimate includes the sum OF
$500 for the preparation Of plans for the
new building