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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
PHILIP DoBLIN IN COLLAPSE.
Man Who Figured in Submarine Boat
Bribery Charges.

The New York World Of today says:
Philip Doblin. snubbed by his friends and
avoided by his former companions because
of his connection with the story Repres-
sentative Montague LESSER told of the at
tempt to bride him, was found by a men,
Der of his family in Central Park yesterday
morning in condition bordering on nerv-
GUS and mental collapse.
Intimate friends Of Doblin say that he
has been on the downward path ever since
his return from Washington after his re-
markable testimony before the investigat-
ing committee of the House of Representa-
tives.
At that time Doblin testified one day
that he had been instructed by Lemuel E.
Quigg to offer a bribe to Representative
Lessler to support the bill appropriating
money for the purchase. of Holland sub
marine boats. On the day following Dob
lin asked to be allowed to testify again,
and stated that he had deliberately lied
that as a matter of fact Mr.. Quigg had
made no such requests to him and that he
had acted on his own behalf. This state
ment so muddled the whole situation that
the congressional committee whitewashed
both Mr.. Quigg and Representative Lessler
and arranged that the whole matter should
be dropped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09

attorney. Mr.. Bowie F. Waters Of Rock
Vile. have applied for q petition In bank
ruptcy, taking advantage Of the bankruptcy
law Of 1888.
The clay pigeon shooting. contest came
OF at Dawsonville FRIDAY last instead OF
Saturday, and was attended by q large
number Of persons. Some very fine SCOTS
were made, though most Of the members
Of the club were absent. Mr.. Chas. J. Lyd.
dane broke 10 pigeons out of 20; John VIII
liams Is; Nathan 8. Allnutt, ID; Chloe
Meem II, and James III. Jones. 10.
Thomas Hines, who, as stated In The
Star. was badly hurt while making an
effort to board the Baltimore and Winches-
ter accommodation train at Monrovla q
few nights ago. died at the City Hospit y,
in Frederick, Saturday night His body
was taken home near Monrovia.
Those who suffered by fire at Mt. Airy
have determined to erect brick houses in
stead of frame structures. Nearly all the
parties who suffered from the fire have
begun new buildings.
Cards are out now announcing the com.
ing marriage Of Mr.. Willard G. Steward oil
Washington. d. c., and Miss Mary Louise
Darby of Jacksonville. the ceremony to
take place in Seneca Church, at that place.
Thursday afternoon next.
Mrs. Essie Mullican Of washington Is AT
her home at Hyattstown visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. w. Price. She
was accompanied by her sister, Miss Marab
Price who has been visiting in Washing
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
ELECTION LAWS SUSTAINED.
Porto Rico's Executive Council
Scotches Bill Favoring Violators.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening star.
SAN JUAN, P. R., March 3. 1903
Ten of the eleven members of the execu-
tive council this week united to teach Porto
Ricans, in a most effective manner, that
the election laws must be respected Mr.
Gomez native, introduced in the house OF
delegates ga bill to classify prisoners"
which was really intended to extend speclai
privileges to certain individuals convicted
of crimes against the elective franchlse.
Attorney General Harlan quickly discerned
this and when the bill reached the execu-
tive council and was sent to the judiciary
committee. of which Mr.. Harlan is chair
man, he wrote the following report, Whlcn
was promptly concurred in by the COUNCIL
the only negative vote being cast by Dr.
Jose Brioso, a native:
s.The purpose of this bill is to separate
from other prisoners those that nave been
convicted and are serving sentences LOT
frauds against the election franchise and TO
give them special privileges While serving
their terms. 1t is proposed in section that
such prisoners shall not be shaved or nave
their hair cropped like other prisoners, ana
that their friends and relatives, contrary 10
the general prison regulations, may not only
bring food to them from the outside, but
may provide them with beds and other
furniture and comforts. In other WORDS
as the bill Is drawn, the intention seems 10
be not to treat such prisoners as criminals
or such crimes as crimes against the people
worthy of serious punishment, but to treat
them more as political offenders.
''In free government, founded upon the
principles of the American Constitution no
crimes in the judgment of the committee,
is more serious or should be more seriously
punished than a crime against the electlVe
franchise. Such crimes strike at the very
vitals of free government and should be
punished with severity. One such fraud
upon the elective franchise in a close con-
test might overthrow the will of the whole
people; and to give the prisoner guilty of it
special privileges while undergoing his pun
ishment is simply to invite the commission
of such offenses. In this form of govern
ment such crimes are not political, but In
the highest degree immoral
1.-THE committee, therefore, recommends
that the bill be indefinitely postponed"
1t is the definite purpose of the admins
tration to insist upon fair elections in Porto
Rico, but the task of securing them Is not
easy One result of the last campaign is
tnat more than 100 cases of violations OF
the election laws are now before the courts
and several convictions have already been
secured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.

ROCKVILLE, Md, March 8, 1908.
1.-THE SNOWFALL was the title of a play
we'll rendered by a number of the young
folks of Rockville in the Opera House here
last evening 1t was given for the benefit
of the Rockville base ball team and was
enjoyed by a large gathering. The various
characters were as follows: Felix Feather
stone, practical joker, Mr.. Russell
Brewer; Uncle John. who does not under
stand, Edwin Smith; Harry Prendergarst,
who does understand, Stephen Quigley;
Saunders, a man servant, Hugh Gascott;
Mrs. Featherstone, who presses the joke,
Miss Daisy Prescott; Ethel Granger, an
innocent victim, Miss Helen Talbot; Pen
elope, the avenging Venus, Miss Harriet
Jones.
Following the performance dancing was
INDUCED in, among the participants being
the following: Miss Annadale Beard ard
Messrs. Abbott and Charles Beard and Mr..
Hanway of Washington; Misses Virgie
Brewer Hattie Jones. Ethel Lyddane,
Helen Talbot, Daisy Prescott, Lucy Ma
son. Bessie Green, Rose Armstrong, Nellie
Printup, Priscilla Dawson, Lucy Simpson,
Mrs. H. A. Dawson, Messrs. Albert Bou;c,
Russell Brewer, Stephen Quigley, Hugh
Glascott, Thomas Talbot. Somerville Daw-
son. Theodore Mason, Randolph Mason,
Brewer John Higgins Wardlaw Mason and
Edward England.
Mr.. John H. Kelchner, proprietor of the
Montgomery Hotel at this place, returned
vest erday from an extended sojourn at
Hot Springs, N. c., where he went for the
benefit Of his health.
At a recent meeting of the mayor and
council of Rockville it was ordered that
81 500 be paid on the account of the Thomas
C. Bashor Company for the two gasoline
engines and pumps, which were recently
installed. The payment was made, how
ever, with the understanding that it would
not be considered as an acceptance of tins
plant. 1t Is stated that the pumping au-
paratus is not giving satisfaction, although
the representatives of the Bashor Company
state that 1t is not the fault Of the ma
chinery but that there is not a sufficient
supply of water. This is denied by those
members of the town council who are IA
miliar with the, capacity of the two wells.
DR.. Frank H Mannakee and two sist ars,
who have made Rockville their home for
the past two years, have purchased resi-
dence at Kensingt6n and will make that
place their future permanent home
Rev. P. p. tHFdournoy, pastor Of the
Bethesda Presbyterian Church, preached
the regular weekly sermon to the young
men of Rockville and vicinity. The meet
ing was held fffis afternoon in the Rock
Vile Presbyterian. Church and was well
attended Excellent music was a feature of
the meeting. II .nhs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
Boyd's.s4d Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
BOYD'S, Md. March g. l,

BOYDiS. Md, March 8, 1903.
The dog which evidenced signs of rabies
and which was running at large in this
section Of county about month for sew
eral days at artimef before being killed at
Hyattstown has done a good deal Of dam
age among the hogs in the section OF
Hyattstown and that vicinity. Yesterday
Willis O. Rhodes of Hyattstown was COM
PEELED to kill four fine hogs that had rabies
from the dogs bites. and about six OF
seven others were killed in that vicinity
from the same cause. A number of dogs
with undisputed signs of rabies were also
killed.
Messrs. C. D. Grifath. p Jones. Charles
v. Morrison H. W. Spurrier. G. W. Red
dick, Chas. J. Norris, T. r. Hall and Ruby
Downes are now in Baltimore attending the
first sessions of the biennial convention Of
the Interstate Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation as delegates from the PooIespille
branch of the organization.
A movable platform has been shipped
here from the Baltimore and Ohio shops at
Mt Glare for handling milk shipments for
Washington into the cars at this station.
Messrs. Newton A. Pierce, Geo. w. w.
Pierce and Arthur Hughes. through their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
JAPAN's POSITION IN ORIENT.
Speech of Minister Takahira Before
PHILADELPHIA Scientific Club.

Mr. Takahira the japanese minister, de-
liyered an address in Philadelphia last even
ing on the Position Of japan in the Far
East" He prefaced his remarks by &C
knowledging the debt which, he said, Japan
owed to the United States. Speaking OF the
new policy in his country, the minister said:
although Japan had been shut Off from
the world knowledge from abroad had
crept in by various channels and had per-
meated and Influenced intelligent public
opinion And so, when Perry knocked at
Japan's door, he found, as has been said by
a distinguished Japanese, a man on the In
side to help him open 1t.
Japanese progress has really been plant
of slow growth. 1t has been tended and
nourished at no small cost of labor and sac
rif1ce Now that it has borne fruit it is the
earnest desire of the Japanese people that
kindred nations, their neighbors, should UNI
dertake the same labor for themselves and
enjoy like benefits. That sums up Japan's
attitude toward other eastern nations
Referring to the religion Of Japan, Mr..
Takahira said:
at has been said that Christianity must
be the basis of all genuine national pro-
gress. 1 admire and respect Christianity
and acknowledge the great good it has ac-
complished, but 1 think it is not so much
the form as the spirit that matters in this
regard.
Japan is not Christian nation in the
sense in which the term is used. Her re-
ligion consists of what DR.. Griff1s calls
an 'amalgam' of three systems Of morality
and reIigion-Shintoism, Confucianism and
Buddhism. The moral lessons drawn from
the three have been combined into sys-
tenn of ethics peculiar to Japan.
Perhaps the most important result has
been the incubation of a spirit of loyalty
and devotion to duty which has been taught
for centuries, an adherence to which has
enabled the Japanese people to adapt them
selves to new circumstances with cheerful
ness and to surmount difficulties that might
otherwise have barred the way to all ma
.tionaI progress. Loyalty to the throne and
to duty is the motif of Japanese progress"
The minister declared that Japan is not a
warlike nation.
ut is her DESIRE" he said, chat peace and
orderly development shall prevail. The
maintenance Of peace and Of mutual interde-
pendence among the eastern nations she re-
CARDS as the only means by which pros
perity can be assured to them. This does
not mean that there should be coalition,
either offensive defensive, among the
eastern nations against the rest of the
world.
"A country to be truly prosperous must
have prosperous and contented neighbors
Japan desires that her neighbors shall be
prosperous and contented both for their
own sakes and for hers.
1.-The occupation Of the Philippines by q
powerful and peace-loving nation like the
United States makes 1t certain that these
happy conditions will prevail there"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
Mems WaistcOats for
DaV and Evening Wear.

White and Fancy Waistcoats are
very extensively worn and are de-
servedly popular. Waistcoats are
one of the special features of Our
Mems Furnishing Department, and
you will always find the very newest
ideas and styles here. The prices
are very moderate, quality and
workmanship considered.
White and Fancy Single-breasted
Waistcoats.
SIPS, $I.5o, $I.75 to $3.50.
ouble-breasted Waistcoats,
$500 to $500.
Evening Waistcoats.
$3.50, $500, $3.50 and $500.
Terry Bath Robes.
(Our own importation)
Mems.
$500, $500, $3.50 to $500.
Boys.
SIPS, SI.5o, $500 to $3.50.
Main floor, just of st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
Dressy Styles.

The present season Is strictly a dressy one. In
fact, the fashions tend to exceeding dressi-
ness. Elaborate trimmings are prominent features
Of the latest modes
Imported novelty goods much seen in the
| ready -to-wear gowns but Voiles in vogue.
Nothing in this line is in favor than Wolfe,
soft, clinging, graceful. beautiful.
The blouse at the back well in front is a
new feature of the bodice. The full blouse with
position back and collaress is very much wanted.
This style is shown in GOWNS of remarkable ele-
gance
The short Eton is still with us; but required
to be more deliberately trimmed than formerly.
Some of the new Etons collarless but have low
collar effects in whatever forms the garnitures.
AS to skirts of all costumes it would appear
that the feet not to be at all in evidence.
Fashion demands that the skirt be very long, even
long enough to step on in front. This recalls that
the Empress Eugenia favored the style of shorten
ing the skirt and that one of the old European
soyereigns who had all his life been accustomed to
seeing royal ladies in trailing robes, on handing
the empress of the French into a carriage whis-
pered in her Have lest you show your
feet. His idea is revived
New tailored suits-most of them-are quite much
trimmed-getting away from the plain and severe
effects Of couple of years ago, and following the
prevailing modes of elaboration. Rich 1aces, en-
broideres, applques and fancy silks with touches
of black velvet used to produce the desired
elaborate effects.
A Louis XIV suit of novelty goods is faced in
front with very rich silk shading with several
tns Of green-a seasonable color. Large cut steel
buttons are set on either side.
Lace medallions form the garniture of another
elegant suit in black cloth.
Notwithstanding the prevalence Of highly elabo-
rate garnitures of the majority Of tailored gowns,
there still come. though in considerable minority,
suits which adhere to the well-established idea
that woman's tailor-made gown should be as
plain as mans tailor-made coat.
There may be seen among these q tailored suit
of tan covert cloth, made lines Of severity with
the regulation strapped and of stitch
ing around the bottom of the skirt.
The ideal travelling garment is made Of elegant
new fabrics that shed both dust and rain. They
are ir cravenette, tafeta gloria and other light
weight materials
SILK coats prominently the correct style for
spring, being ideally light and dressy. Stirring
forms very attractive feature of the fash
Ions in these coats, with very rich garniture Of
embossed grapes and their foliage.
Pretty little silk coats, less deliberately
trimmed, form feature Of the spring season for
misses and children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
New Spring Shoes.

Spring Footwear is fast showing
itself and in more pleasing styles
and shapes than ever before. There
seems to be no limit to the shoe
makers art, every season bringing
its full quota of new effects, and
those of this spring far excelling
anything heretofore shown, in style,
beauty, elegance and shape.
The toes this season border on the
narrow. Soles are close and light.
Heels are high, some narrow grace
fully and are called concave Cuban.
A new Cuban and the Louis heel will
be worn more than ever.
We have just received several lines of women's
Spring Shoes, button and lace, with squareedged
est last. These perfect models Of footwear
and possess that quality and elegance that has
made this department so popular with those who
We are showing several lines Of women's Spring
Oxford Ties. in patent ideal kid corona colt, wa!
dull kid being the approved feathers used singly or
in combination. with fine effect.
for all outdoor and indoor sports. including golf
tennis, ping pong, gymnasium etc.
Also Riding Boots and Leggins.
Also House Shoes, in button and lace, of very
soft kidskfns. with hand-turn soles. Also the
prince Albert and Newport Ties and Buskins
Also House Shoes for maids house girls, nurses
etc.
Also new shipment Of Infants Soft-sole Shoes
Ankle Ties, Coonials and Roman Sandals In pink
blue. red white. black, tan and patent leather
Also complete line Of Moccasins, I'm solid col
ors and combinations The infants stock this year
is by far the largest we have ever shown
Also full line Of Colored Shoe Laces, now being
SO extensively used for making shopping bags,
belts. etc.-whte and black, white and blue, pur-
pie, blue, green drab. black, white. red.
We also keep at all times a complete line of
shoe findings In the best qualities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
Price, $500.

The popular and stylish Louis Coat is nsed in
Street Suit OF beautiful soft Scotch novelty cloth.
I'm a gray effect shot with blue and green: the
lapels are faced with stitched white panne velvet
and edged with silk trimming, which blends ex-
auisely carrying out the color effect of the cloth:
the same trimming is used for the high turnover
collar; the sleeves tucked at the wrist; the
unllned habit back skirt is tucked from the waist
md falls loose at the bottom, giving full flare.
Price, $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09

and black Scotch novelty cloth, which Is of the
smartest fabrics used this season. The blouse
jacket. which is coarless, is tucked back and
front; the lapels faced with apple green panne
velvet mounted with fancy black silk braid and
edged with white silk Braid the neck is finished
with black satin and ornaments of green SILK; the
high crushed girdle is of the same material: the
full sleeves tucked at wrist and have GUNS OF
same trimming that used on lapels the unlined
skirt IL circular with stitched overskirt effect.
Prica S1S 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
Rich Silk Coats.
Price, $500.

Bloue Carlos and Long Coaks-a fashionable
and will be great demand We show superb collection de
The elaborate than Many
are srred white silk with black,
lining. Charming for and travelling
handsome Black handsome quality of Black Peau
Louis XIV garment has hrred de Sole is made into stylish
bodice and sleeves and long tabs ,,o . ,a - .l ho ,d
ornamented with silk applique work e '' " ~ " ~
An ideal spring garment. on sleeves; White tanea hned
Special value at $500 Special value al $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09

Chickasaw and Choctaw Indian merchants
have entered protest against the collection
of a 1 per cent tribal tax on their stocks Of
goods.
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Price, 10000.

4 very practical and extremely pretty Suit.
which could he used all summer, is made of wolfe
of an exquisite shade of blue over silk Of same
color; the blouse has deep cape edged with blue
with white MORE and edged with silk; it has
stitched belt of wolfe. with double circular hip
pieces these also being edged with the novelty
trimming number of silk ornaments adorn the
cape sleeves and back of belt; the skirt, which Is
circular is deliberately tucked.
Price. $1,000.
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Smart Tail0r=rHade Suits

stylish than the madoorder We show
styles absolutely exclusive styles of which only
kind duplicate Some copies and some
notifications the latest productions OF the
European Most the cloths foreign novelties and
will not be the cloth counters.
We believe collection of Hclass Talormade Suits is
country The array of styles and of materials
make selection the individual The
OF Tailor-nade Cloth Suits
nm HmMI
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BON r1ARCHE, 314=32O 9TH st.
The Portraits Of Former Speakers.

Colonel Freeman Thorp has been COM
missioned to paint the portrait of ex-Speak-
e- Henderson to be hung In the lobby OF
the House Of Representatives. 1t Is custom
airy to have the portrait OF each Speaker
added to the collection Of previous presid-
ing officers Of the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
Increased Pay for o. p. Trainmen.

A dispatch from Omaha. Nebr.. says:
The ofiicfals Of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company and the members Of the joint
committee of conductors and brakemen
have reached an agreement whereby the
salaries OF ]. 500 OF the employees are In
creased from II to Is per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09

pretty Street Suit is of tan novelty cloth; the
blouse jacket has box paits running from shoulder
to waist. back and front; the lower part of blouse
Is of olive taffeta mounted with heavy Cluny lace;
the lapels also of silk covered with lace; the
skirt is unlined, making 1t especially desirable. and
has the overskirt effect, popular this season, and
l., made habit back.
Price, $4,000.
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Price, $1,000.

Another most attractive blue wolfe gown is made
with Louis coat of very elaborate and artistic
design around the bust and lower part of blouse
are rows O, cording and shirring: between these
rows of shirrhg are half-nch tucks; this coat Is
made without a collar. but is trimmed around
neck down front and around belt with black and
white silk trimming the skirt is tucked all around
in small tucks falling loose at the bottom; the
coat is lined with white affeta and the skirt has
drop filming of blue and black two-toned silk, fin
ished with two full founces.
Price, 10000.
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We offer the following
Special Value i'm
WOrmen'S OxfOrdss

Several styles in Spring Oxfords,
for street wear, of bright dongola,
with patent leaNaer tip or tip oil
same-the proper weight for present
wear. Special price,
$3.50 a Pair.
Third floor Tenth It.
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$500 to 10000.
We mention half dozen particularly attractive styles:

Black Wolfe is the material used in very styl
ish Suit suitable for calling church 1t is made
with a blouse having the and popular cape
effect; stitched black taffeta forms the stole eff
feet, which is finished with black and white SILK
ornaments; the cuffs and belt also of black
taffeta: the skirt has front panel on either side
of which three tucks falling loose at the bot
tom forming fans-while four broad tucks finish
the bottom of the skirt from the panel to back
This suit is made foundation of black taf-
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Woodward & LOthrOp,
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Store will close at $50 until further notice.
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