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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
MIGHT HAVE BEEN OURS.
Pacific Coast From Gulf of California
to the Arctic Sea.
From Leslie's Weekly.

From Lese's Weekly.
In the old controversy of 1856 with
England regarding the title to what was
then comprehensively called the Oregon
country" covering not only the present
states of Oregon. Washington and Idaho,
but all the present British territory on the
Pacific coast up to Alaska, the United
States contended that its title to all of that
region was perfect. Its title was based upon
the discovery of the Columbia river by the
Yankee skipper, Captain Gray, in 1892, by
the exploration Of the Columbia and its trb-
utares in 1866. by the erection Of Astor's
fur trading factory at Astoria in 1911, and
by a treaty with Russia in 1924. in which
Russia promised to plant no colonies south
of the present Alaska and the United States
promised to establish none north of Alas
ka's southern line England's claims were
based on glimpses which Drake got of the
Pacific coast region of the present United
States and Canada little over three CEN
turtles ago, by some discoveries by Cook
and Vancouver a little over one century
ago. and by possession of part of it by the
British fur-tradfng corporation, the Hud-
sons Bay Company. The United States
claims to part of the region were vastly
strengthened by colonization
A popular war cry of the democrats in
the campaign of 1874 was ''Fifty-four-f forty
or fight" the allusion being to the southern
boundary of the present Alaska, which is in
latitude "a degrees 10 tminutes The Amer
leans claimed all up 70 that line. while the
below the mouth ef the Columbia. The talk
about fighting for our rights in the terri
tory, however, subsidized soon after Polk 8
ed to be preparing for war, and a compro-
mise was reached on the forty-ninth par
auel in 1916. which fssthe present northern
boundary of thezstate Of Washington.
If the United States had persisted in its
claim of the territory up to 81 degrees 40
minutes. and had been able to maintain it
IN the war which appeared to be coming.
access to the Pacific on this continent. the
United States would have had. ever since
the annexation OF Alaska in 1867, an I'M
broken stretch of territory along the Pacific
from the southern line of California up into
the arctic regions and the boundary contro-
versy with England and Canada, which Is
now on, and those which have taken place
in the past sixty years in the same locality
would all have been averted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24

commit any error of conduct he is given
extra tasks or may even be dismissed A
majority of the lads attend night school
and several receive private tutoring at
home
In case of sickness the pay is continued
In case of death IN the ranks the mother
OF the deceased is voted an extra half years
salary, SUFFICIENT to cover funeral EXPENSES
Tipping of pages Is discouraged on the
Senate side. In days gone by extra revenue
II generous amounts was derived by those
VINO collected sets of congressional speech
es and who sold them to senator's Often
as much as 800 was thus realized during
one session. 1t used to be customary in
these good old days for pages to ask gen.
erCus senators for penknives, pocket books
and such sundries, which even now can he
drawn by members through the stationary
room. but this soliciting of generosity is
likewise forbidden now. About the only
source OF revenue is the filling Of auto
graph albums with senator's Signatures
lhese little books are sold to autograph
hends for So apiece. Each page avera GEES
$40 or SD now session from this enter
prise, which once yielded from $40 to $50
House Pages.
There are forty-three pages in the
House of Representatives. Twenty-four of
these are detailed for duty On the floor.
The others are stationed at the doors to
receive visitors cards; others are engaged
in the telephone booths and some run err
rands to and from the city. The floor
pages of the House are youngsters between
twelve and sixteen. but those outside vary
In years up to twenty. with the execution
OF the minority page" who Is thirty-four.
according TO the custom of the House the
minority party is allowed to retain one ma %
as long as 1t likes. and the one in question
has served since boyhood. through sessions
OF both republican and democratic control
The House pages receive the same nav
and allowances as those Of the upper cham.
Der. They are appointed by the doorkeeper
according to the apportionment OF each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24

an extra session of Congress be called on
the last day of given month he receives
pay Tor every day in that month and. SINH
larry. II the present session adjourns on the
list OF July the s.. 80 per diem will be al
lowed for the thirty idle days in that
month. 1t has become an established Gus
tom never TO pay the youthful messengers
less than months salary nor TO deduct
Sundays, holidays days over which tenn
porary adjournment has been taken. Thus
IL months of thirty-one days each lad
earns for those dependent upon him $3.50
In addition to this, senatorial generosity
goes To the extent of voting each employe
OF the chamber an extra months salary
each session. and the junior members OF
the higher legislative body come in for their
share. Thus short sessions assure a total
pay of S3iI-J0 for three months work in
terrupted by several weeks of vacation at
christmas. while long sessions are worth
$50. if adjournment is prolonged until
July Extra sessions, so common in past
Congresses Of course add TO these figures
majority of the Senate pages are faith
erlesS boys whose mothers need assistance
Some took their first baby steps upon vel
Vet, others first saw the light of day in
humble homes. one is the orphan of a
senator from West Virginia, another of an
sdjutant general of the army another of a
postmaster OF Washington. Two lost faith
ers in the Fords Theater disaster of ten
years ago, when many War Department
Clerks working in the Inflated building were
crushed by falling tinbers.
Sheer pluck won the smallest Senate mage
his commission. A year ago he was SELL
Ing newspapers on the streets of a small
town in Illinois. He had heard of the pages
at the Capitol. made up his determined lit
tie mind that he would become one Of them
and finally obtained a letter of introduction
to Senator Cul!om from a local politician
IN his community. He boarded an east
bound train alone. walked up to the Senate
chamber unatt .nded and handed to the
senator what his friends had supposed to
be useless credentials. The kindly states
man who bears such a marked resem-
blance to Lincoln looked the little man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
Opening of Chevy Chase Lake.

Chevy Chase Lake. with its brilliant illu-
limitations. beautiful grounds and numerous
amusements, will be reopened for the sea-
son Decoration day, Friday, May 80.
The leading attraction this season will be
evening concerts by a section of the United
States Marine Band These concerts will
be given every evening. including Sunday,
from TO Ill pm, the band occupying the
handsome stand erected last year, under
the supervision of Leader Santelmann
Classic selections will be rendered until
$50, after which the program will be COM
posed of dance music.
Seating accommodations for 5000 have
been provided. The rustic chairs and seats,
which have been placed in the most advan-
tageous positions for hearing the music.
will be kept carefully cleaned and busted.
so that ladies need have no fear Of soilins
their gowns.
In preparation for this season the floor Of
the dancing pavilion has been planed. sand
papered and waxed. and is now in finer con-
dition than ever. There will be dancing
every evening in the pavilion from $50 to
IL o'clock. AS usual, there will be hand
some Examinations, more than 5000 ether
lied lights having been placed around the
lake. Bowling and shooting galleries have
been put in order, and there are many ney
boats on the lake. AS heretofore. the
grounds will be thoroughly patrolled by
uniformed guards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
Benefit to Academy EMPLOYEES.

The close Of the season ut the Academy
Of music viii be marked by the employees
testimonial on Monday evening May -
which promises 10 be an unusually enjoy
able occasion Visiting artists. as wen as
the Washington public. realize the offatts
Of the management at this popular play
house to furnish the best Of service. and
appreciate the cheerful cooperation on t-,o
part Of the employees, whose Efficient and
faithful labor viii be rewarded by this tcs-
timonial entertainment rendered hy the
management and long list Of artists
The Offering Monday night should nlI the
house t. OVERLOOKING as tho stars RIP
reS"HtiEg comedy. opera, drama and vaud,-
vile, include many of NaShirc,tours f.
Worries. Bculah Enarf and Alfred Terry
will render their Scenes from the Mlsado:"
Elsie Worth viii give her Ccuniowu spc-
cialty; the Clldweis will appear In Il
sketch, and a. T.. Griffin Will eir, some Of
his whistling solos and mutations TIE
musical part Of the program will he COW
ered by Master Norman Daily and Miss il
liam kcechling, juvenile artists: c. H.
Duckonmil!CT, hassa; Thomas Moore and
Miss Lydia Rabbit Charles Merrill will
appear IL HIS famous EIcycl, act: William
Thornton. in his late success. Down WI. re
the Cotton Blossoms Grow: Hi l4-e Ross
in his aerial rings: Dcl Rcy Brothers i'm
their horizontal bar act. Carl Kaiser n
his latest successes. and Ncsyrs Gates
and Parker. the youngest 1.ghtw. icht box
ers in the world, Will give some scientific
Sparring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
ChaSe's Theater.

Geo. w. Fursman, the most notable of the
many producers of the immortal Stowe
drama, Uncle Toms Cabin" has prepared
a most elaborate production for Chase's
Theater next week. 1t will have an exist
ence of but one week only, and is designed
solely for Chase's. The scenery and other
accessories have been prepared with dis
tinct reference to the requirements of the
Washington theater Mr.. Fursman is cred
tied with having made million dollars
during his career, and since his retirement
from active theatrical pursuits he has
every year INDUCED himself in a production
for one week only Of the play from which
his wealth was made. Last year he Sc
lected the Academy of Music in BrookIyn.
and it drew immense audiences This year
being friend of Mr.. Chase, he expressed
a wish to make his production in Chase,s
theater, because of its extraordinary STAGE
dimensions. Mr.. Fursman's version of the
immortal novel In protest against slavery
is not one of the modern attenuated YER
sions frequently seen and which are SIM
ply gotten together to permit OF sensa-
tionalism. 1t is a faithful presentation of
the literary and dramatic qualities of the
book and is the only version accepted and
authorized by Mrs. Stowe as meeting he.
view of the requirements. Mr., Fursman
employs more than sixty people In the pro-
duction and the cast includes actors and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
The Huuchback.

Viola Aliens return to classic drama for
a brief period recalls the fact that when a
mere child she won much success in many
classics of the stage. She could hardly
however, have chosen a more delightful
medium for a special spring production
than that of James Sheridan Knowles IA
nous old comedy. THE Hunchback" 1t
has been the delight of generation after
generation of theater goers, and is a play
in which all the leading actresses for the
past sixty odd years have appeared Miss
Aliens former appearances in classic plays
are a matter of interest. The first Of the
great old plays in which she took part was
''Eirginius, in which she played Virginia
with John Mccullough. With this great
actor, Miss Allen, when a mere slip of a
girl. played a round of parts, including
besides Virginia. Desdemona, Parthenia
and Julia in THE Gladiator Miss Allen
was then fragile and delicate, but winning
and graceful She subsequently appeared
with Lawrence Barrett in THE Blot on the
Scutcheon.' and when the elder Salyini
last visited this country Miss Allen was
chosen as his leading lady, playing such
characters Cordelia in Lear" BESIDE
mona. Necdamia in The Gladiator" and
the wife in lie Mort Civile.' With the
Jefferson and Florence combination Miss
Allen enacted Lydia Languish in THE Ri
vals," and Cecilia Homespun in 1.-THE Heir
at Law" 1t is but natural, then that she
should decide for short season to try her
metal once again In classic drama She
is to have very handsome production in
scenery and costumes in this fine old COM
edy, by James Sheridan Knowles, and her
supporting company is to be adequate in
all respects. Miss Allen will present 1.-The
Hunchback" at the New National on Mon
day night.
In spite of an exceedingly large ad-
vance sale, and contrary to the Impression
that has gained credence that the supply
has been exhausted. many desirable seats
remain unsold, and may be obtained at the
box office on Monday morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24

was not paid the attention he thought It
merited. The play was finally presented q
Covent Garden Theater in 1>;,2 with vHrr-
nous success.
Fred. Frear is first Remembered in this
city as having been a member OF the Al
haugh Summer Opera Company during the
summer of 1923. and played In the thcater
now Chase's. Mr.. Frear was surrounded
then by Lily Post, Joseph Greensfe!dcr,
Alice Hosmer and other still popular sing
ers. That season was the most prosperous
ever given here during the heated term.
Some time ago Mr.. Frear appeared here
with the Strakosch Opera Company at the
Lafayette and renewed Old acquaintance.
He is a bon vivant and comedian of ready
and spontaneous wit.
K x
The plan for the season Of light opera at
Chass's Theater is that only the chorus
will be a permanent stock feature while
the principals will be changed with the
operas from week to week 1t is the in
tention to secure the majority OF the sing
ers who have achieved some measure Of
fame in each of the operas. The principal
members of the cast of Wang" which
follows Erminie. so far announced, are:
STANLEY Fetch, Alice HoSmer, Joseph W.
Smith of the Murray Lane Opera Company.
and Miss Norma Kopp. In lei Captain"
there will be Stanley Felch, Alice Hosmer,
aneu' hHlSnt, principal tenor OF the
Princess Chic Opera Company. and Miss
kopp. Frank Daniels old part in The
Idols Eye" will be sung by Fred Fredr.
who starred in it under Kirke La ShoMe's
management after Daniels.
Harry Corson Clarke, the well-known
comedian. no." playing season of summer
stock at the Columbia Theater, is a delight
| full raconteur and has a fund of interesting
| stories that are applicable to all occasions
He tells one of the old man Stetson and
charles Coghlan. Stetson had brought
Coghlan from England at considerable ex-
| pense. but was not at all pleased with his
| initial appearance. Rushing back of the
stage after the curtain fell, he burst into
Coghlans dressing room and exclaimed:
Say, CoShlan, you are certainly the
worst actor in the world. And to think.
| he added tearfully, 81 am paying you $3.50
| week. It's horrible horrible"
| NO doubt, answered the impertuTbah!c
| Charles, but if You must have luNuries
you have to pay high for them you know,
| especially imported ones"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24

Guilty-"Do you know anything about
hypnotism?' asked the girl in the pink
waist.
''Well." replied the fiuffy-haired maid. as
she held up her left hand to display a
sparkling solitaire to better advantage,
you can Judge for yourself"-Chicago
Daily News
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
The Coliseum.

The many ladies at the Coliseum opening
last Wednesday night proved enthusiastic
admirers of the thrilling motorcycle races.
Next Wednesday night George Leander. the
famous Chicago rider. and Nat Butler who
beat walthour at Boston April 10 and won
the 81 900 prize. will meet and race at the
Coliseum. On Friday night next there via
be a novel three-cornered motorcycle race
between Tommy Hall, the English mid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
Appropriately Placed.

From the Philadelphia Press.
"Our amateur minstrel show will be great.
We've got two professional end men,"
You don't say? Who are they?"
Zones a phrenologist and the others a
chiropodist.''
Indeed? Now. all you need is a belt
manufacturer for middeman."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
One Writer'S Views.

A well-known Washington writer in
commenting upon the increased facilities
so soon to be placed at the disposal of the
public. said:
1T ought to be matter of local pride to
bear in mind that Washington is each year
becoming literary center. To one engaged
in historic and other literary research the
which cannot be fully appreciated by the
general public. though the city offers a
place for residence which may be and is SO
appreciated by all who come here either for
temporary or permanent sojourn. l am
obliged to consult almost constantly books
of reference and other works at the library.
and the change will be very acceptable to
other persons similarly engaged, not to
mention the general reader.
THE untold wealth of information which
lies within the closed volumes of the
library finds its way into the columns of the
press, magazines and books, by percolatng
through thoughts of the writer's into the
minds of the close or the casual readers who
do not have time to receive more than a mere
cursory knowledge of the facts and the
events to which the trained literary stu
dent gives his attention. To Senator Wet
more, chairman of the joint committee on
library, and to Mr.. Putnam our local lit
erary circles and the general public owe
thanks for their untiring efforts to place all
of these almost limitless facilities within
convenient reach. While most of our visit
ors view the beautiful library building as
SIMPLY one OF the many me SHOW plaCeS
of the capital. the reader. the student and
those of literary turn of mind place it's
unitarian purposes above it's structural
beauties.
Those of us who write have noted with
pleasure that The Star has ever been fore
most in it's advocacy of utilizing to the
utmost all of the advantages of the Con-
gressional Library, and has been one of the
frmest supporters of the free public library.
When the Carnegie library Is completed in
Mount Vernon Square Washington will
have, together with the Congressional
Library. two great and beautiful receptacles
for the thoughts of men printed and bound
superior to any other city in the United
States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
ITS SUNDAY OPENING
MONEY FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL
LIBRARY, AVAILABLE.
How Librarian Putnam Will Expend
It After July should Be
Open Holidays.

The large and ever-increasing literary
tigators and the general public is looking
forward with much interest to the opening
of the Congressional Library on Sunday
afternoon and evening. This may be ex-
pected within the near future, for the ap-
preparation for it has become a law, though
not available until after July 1.
The library will not. however, be open
on the next ensuing Sunday said Librari-
an Putnam to a representative of The Star
this morning, 'for the reason that July, and
August also, are months during which, on
account Of the hot weather, the attendance,
either of readers or of sightseers, is ex-
tremely light. The appropriation is lump
sum available for the year, and can pre-
sumably be applied to best advantage by
more ample service In the autumn, winter
and spring months than by the uniform
disposition Of it over the entire fifty-two
Sundays
A Matter of Congratulation.
THAT the appropriation has been granted
Is of course, a matter of congratulation. 1t
brings the national library into accord with
most of the public libraries in the United
States active in service. In many cities
the public library is kept open all day on
uay' boSIHe hours PiopoSsu Hei iioLh
z until 10 p. m, are generally deemed suf-
fcjent. They afford the opportunity to at
tend religious services in the morning and
yet render the library available during the
hours of the afternoon evening, when
lew places of resort can offer better occu-
patton. The library is now open in the
evenings, but this does not take the place
of the opening on Sunday. The spectacle of
a. great plant such this lying idle for
one-seventh of the year cannot but be a
distressing one. The extra cost of render
ing it available for the additional ffty-two
days is so trifiing in comparison with the
gross present sum for maintenance that as
a mere matter of economy it seemed obliga-
tory.
THE phraseology of the law provides
only for the opening on Sundays. l trust
that next year, within the discretion of the
Librarian, the provision will be extended to
include certain at least of the legal holi-
days. The considerati tons which apply to
Sundays apply to most of the legal holi-
days. with the possible exception of Christ
mas and the Fourth of July, so that the
libraries open on Sundays are commonly
open on legal holidays also. Christ
mas Is essentially home day, given to
home pleasure and reunion: the Fourth
of July comes in the heated season
On the remaining Observation-Disclosures
Washington's birthday. etc.-there are
thousands of persons who, the morning
passed. find the afternoon and evening fla g
heavily, especially If they must be endured
within the limits of a hotel boarding
house. To such persons, regular residents
of the city, Washington adds the large
contingent of visitors from out of town,
who at present find practically every pub
any legal holiday
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1902-01-30
Sur; md beutlib.

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mas uerl6nupfen, uno oesbalb wiin=
l9en, baB MAJ bier nit 9ummil9u=
ben auftrdte, Die poLitii9e Seoeutuns
bes Selu6es mosli9it isnorire, sibt
bic Oetroiter uSree PreB" einise
amerifanil6e @ebanfen gu er,pdseu.
Selbitperltdnbli6 bat Der 9elu6 po=
litil9e Seoeutung, uno marIm audi
ni9t? Gs lit fein @runS porbanoen,
uarlm Oeutl9lanO ni9t 81 ben Ser.
Staaten lit freunbi@aftli6en gesies
bunse,t, Der &aiier ni9t Naes tbur
lolle, mas III leiner Wadt ltebt, lol9e
Sreunol9aft gu fOrbern. Das ame=
rifanil6e golf bat iider feline morali=
l9e ODER fommerSiele Serpfli6tuns,
Oeutld Lamb feinbli6 seiinnt gu fem.
l3wil6en beiben 9dnoern fam feline
Streitfrase auffommen, bic bas ame-
ritanii9e golf ni6t in freunbi9afts
li6er 8eiie beiselest ieben mO6te.