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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Dispute Over Buried Dishes.

FROM tne Oticd observer.
Here's a pretty question for the lawyers:
A hundred years or more ago some val
liable china dishes were buried by a family
in what is now Otsego county The land
passed into other hands, and In the course
of time-a few weeks ago-a farm hand
ploughing In the field. found the precious
relics. Many were broken by the plough,
but great many were saved, and they are
valuable. for collectors of old china are
anxious to get hold of this particular col
lection. But the trouble is that there are
many claimants for the china. First, there
Is the hired man who was holding the
plough which uncovered the rare old relics
On the principle that the finder is first
owner the dishes belong to him. Then
there Is the man who rented the farm and
for whom the discoverer was working On
the principle that the servants time be-
longs to his employer, and also that he ID
entitled to whatever the farm produces the
dishes belong to him.
But along comes the man who owns the
farm and who rented it to the man who
hired the chap who made the discovery,
and he claims ownership of the dishes be-
cause he Is the owner of the farm, and
while the lessee is entitled to the crops he
has no claim to what may be produced
from underground. The fourth claimant
is to be found in an heir Cor heirs) of the
CsEs, who buried the dishes 1t is pre-
sumed that they will find difficulty In set
ting up q claim, for 1t will not be easy to
prove that these were the dishes Grandma
Carr took such peculiar care of, and so the
other claimants may tell them to go ana
prove title. 1t is also suggested that the
state may get hand in the muddle, on the
ground that the unclaimed property OF de-
ceased persons revert to the common
wealth. thus making a fifth claimant fof
the coveted platters, plates, turecns and
teacups.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY.
Organisations Select Date for Decorat-
ing Graves.


Memorial services will be held June 2
next for the first time by the Confederate
Veterans organizations of the District,
when exercises will be held at Arlington
with the following orders in attendance:
Charles Broadway Rouss Camp of which
DIR. Samuel e. Lewis is commander; Camp
III of the Confederate Veterans Associa-
ton, of which Colonel H. A Herbert is
commander; the Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams, of which Raleigh T. Rains is -presi-
dent; the Ladies Southern Relief Corps Of
which Mrs. Howery is president; the
Stonewall Jackson Chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, of which Miss
Magnus Thompson is president, and the
Robert e. Lee Chapter, of which Mrs. j.
M. Hickey is president.
Invitations have been extended to the
confederate veterans of Alexandria, Va. !;
Hyattsville and Rockville, Md, to take
part in the ceremonies, as ha salso the
chapter of the Daughters Of the Confeder-
acy at Falls Church.
The program includes the bugle assembly
call, the strewing of flowers on the graves
of the confederates' section, singing, prayer
by Rev DR.. McKim and the sounding of
taps The arrangements are in charge of
Mr.. John M. Hickey.
The date selected by the local organiza-
uons is not the one chosen by the General
Association of Confederate Veterans which
celebrates in many states on June 3. The
Washington 'confederates, however, decided
that June Z is the most appropriate day in
the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
QUEER SUPERSTITIoNS.
Bad Luck Sure to Follow If You Are
Broke on Thursday.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
However smart a man may be. however
deep of brain. there is yet a trace of SUI
perstition in his makeup" said a thought
full man. land often 1t exists and controls
him in various ways without his knowing
anything about it. If you should tell him
that he was superstitious he would resent
1t, and in no uncertain way. But all mer
are superstitious in some way Just theV
same. There are little things about which
men are bit cranky, and they develop
into well-rounded superstitions. There In
Opie Reid. who has a queer little notion
that II he gets up Thursday morning with
out money in his pocket 1t Is bad luck. ana
he believes 1t so firmly that he will not ven-
tire out of the house, and will not turn his
hand to a piece of work IL 1t happens to
him.
He is generally very careful to see that
he has something left over Wednesday
night a nest egg, as the saying goes. for
Thursday morning. But sometimes he for
gets and suddenly discovers that he IL
dead broke. That settles it. Not a step
will he take from the house on that morn
ing. Now, how is that for superstition?
Yet, call him superstitious-well, you had
better do 1t at long range. l know another
man in Chicago who has queer little no
ton that 1t Is bad luck to forget anything
when you are leaving home In the morn
ing. One morning we had walked to the
car together. He suddenly turned on me
with the statement: I'll not go to the city
today When asked him why he said he
had forgotten something It's bad luck
he said. and he was unceremoniously max
ing tracks for the house when he said 1T. +
suppose we all have those little notions and
beliefs but we are not conscious of them,
and SO we are apt to believe quite honestly,
too. that we are not the least bit supersti.
tious BUT we are, just the same"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
ADVERTISING sMALLNESS.
Rebuke for Fools Who Write Names in
Public Places.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
The man who seeks notoriety by placard-
ing his name where he has no business to
put 1t merely advertises his own smallness
Individuals of this type drew from Presi-
dent Roosevelt a singing rebuke by tack
ing their cards upon the trunks of the great
sequoias near Santa Cruz. The President
suggested that the cards be torn down, and
the suggestion was acted upon with great
and immediate enthusiasm, which, however,
does not insure the trees from similar dec
orations in the future Why is 1t that some
people must record the momentQus occasion
of their visit to a notable place by chOpping
initials on tree trunks or scrawling names
with lead pencil wherever a surface suitable
for inscription is presented to their restless
gaze?
Some years ago there was a national con-
vention of the knights of Something or
other held in Washington. Besides the en-
inent sirs there were in the capital few
people of unexalted station who desired to
go down the Potomac as far as Mount Yer
non. They were quite indignant when they
found that the tombs of Washington and
his wife were covered inches deep with the
cards Of delegates to the convention, and
that more cards were forthcoming in the
very face of their protest, while the Off
Gals In charge of the grounds smiled en-
couragingly at the display of pasteboard.
You can't go to Niagara without being in
formed that John Smith and Matilda Jones
were at the edge of the Horseshoe on
Thursday of last week; nor can you inspect
the dome of the Capitol at Washington
without seeing all around penciled records
of distinguished climbers who have proceed
ed you. We do not believe anybody has
yet defaced the Grand Canyon Of the Col
orado, because 1t is somewhat difficult to
write names there so that they can be seen
by those who come after. and no one who
Is enough of a vandal to deface nature
would perpetrate the DETACHMENT unless he
was syre that somebody else would witness
and initiate it. Trees and rocks can't be
easily protected against such outrages, but
public buildings can and ought to be
through the summary punishment of Of
tenders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
PERMIT FOR REPAIRS REFUSED.
Owner of Building Must Show That It
Was Legally Constructed.

Chas. d. Fowler recently applied to the
Commissioner for permission tor take an old
board out of building occupied by fruit
stand and put In a new one The structure
is located at 1886 It'll street northwest. The
assistant inspector of buildings reported
after an examination that tine one-story
frame shed on the premises located on the
front building line had never been approved
by the building department and no permit
issued for its construction. No permit will
be granted the owner to repair the same
unless he can furnish the necessary infor-
nation that the structure was lawfully and
legally constructed. Structures of this sort
have not been authorized by the building
office within the fire limits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
THE JAPANESE SHARK.
A Deep Water Species, Whose Age
Puzzles Naturalists.

From Science.
In a recent number of the Japan Daily
Advertiser there is notice, and II deserves
record in Science, of the capture OF aool-
tional specimens of the deep water SHARK
Mitsukurina.
Students of fishes will recall that In 1910
Dean Mitsukuri, on the occasion OF ms
visit to Washington as a delegate TO the
international fur seal conference, proueh'
with him a shark which caused CONSUL
cradle comment. This specimen nao oeeh
taken in deep water on the Bay OF 1ohio'
then 1t came into the hands OF Alan O"s-
ton. a resident naturalist OF Yokohama'
and by him it had been presented 10 the
Imperial University Of Toxic. 1t was de-
scribed by President Jordan as Mitsuku-
rina owstoni. and regarded as the type OF
a distinct family Of lamoid sharks. Inc
form was evidently from deep water, ana
structurally it seemed to be close any OIL
Odontaspis-sO close, indeed, that we are
still in doubt whether DR., Jordan was JUS
titled in regarding it as representing as
tinct family. OF general interest the speci-
men certainly was, however, from It's gro
tesque appear ance.
But the feature which gave 1t especial
value to the student was its resemblance
to a shark of the cretaceOus period, sea-
phanorhynchus, generally assumed 10 De
extinct Was it possible. then, that this
Cretac6OuS shark was Sill ANiiS Al SoPeAAA
ese waters? And If this were true, might
it not occur in other deep sea regions, ike
its more ancient relative, Chlamydoseia-
chus? Thus. we find that DIR. Arthur Smith
woodward Of the British Museum; com a1a
menting QSy9) upon Mitsukurina. 1s dis-
dinctly OF the opinion that the new genus
was but synonyme for the e erza,t sSa
shark Nevertheless, we have to ADMIT tnat
the characters of the fossil shark are as
yet too imperfecty known to warrant rants
therefore Is to acknowledge for the present
tho validity of the name Mitsukurina.
The note In the Japanese paper announces
been taken, and we have promise. accord
ingly, that better anatomical data may be
locked for. For one thing 1t now appears
that the specimen first studied was an Inn
mature one. no examination OF the sort
parts having been made. The latest speci-
men in the hands of Mr.. DIVISION measures,
mirabile dictu about twelve feet In length,
and its weight Is estimated as between four
and Ave hundred pounds. This extreme
size, It will at once be seen. ranks this
shark as one of the largest members OF
deep water ichthyic fauna, and 1t 10 pos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Valves Preliminary Examination.

George Ainsley. who was brought here
from Baltimore by Detectives OBrien and
Cornwell. Tuesday night, to answer to a
charge of endorsement, pleaded not guilty
when arraigned In the United States branch
of the Police Court. He waived a prelimi-
nary hearing and Judge Scott fixed the
bond at 81 600 for his appearance before the
grand jury.
Ainsley was recently employed as drum
mer by Adolph Kahn, a jeweler at 935 F
street northwest. He was given d stock of
1ewelry valued at $780, which he is accused
Of disposing OF without making any return
"a his employer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
MODEL OF ST. LOUIS.
Proposed Exhibit at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition.

complete and expensive model of the
city of ST. Louis showing every street. ev-
cry avenue, every railroad, every ware
house and every building, will be exhibited
by the Business Mems League of that city
at the exposition William Flewellyn Saun-
ders, secretary and general manager OF
the league, has been in Washington look
ing over the model of the city of Wash
ington on exhibition in the Congressional
Library and posting himself as to the de-
tails of it's construction. He found sclen-
tifc and public men enthusiastic for the
scheme of building the proposed model, ana
of the opinion that 1t would not only make
a unique and interesting exhibit, but that
1t would be of vast commercial and prac-
teal value to the business interests OF the
city.
While the model will be an expensive one
and will be but one of three such models
in existence, Mr.. Saunders found the opln-
ion general that 1t would do much TO orlne
forcibly to the attention of the thousands
of visitors to the exposition the magnitude
of the city of st. Louis its great manufac-
turing and Industrial enterprises and It's
excellent transportation facilities. 80,
One of the striking features which Will
be faithfully reproduced is the CuppleS STA
tion a transportation facility possessed by
no other wholesale district In the world
Before coming to Washington Mr.. Saun-
ders visited the city of Boston, where ne
conferred Will 1cOES0 SdAIOh SuA IiS' ca
acknowledged authority on such models.
Mr.. Curtis has studied this class of work
in every civilized country where 1t is car
ried on, and has embodied all of their best
ideas in his work. He built the model OF
the city of Washington under the direction
of the park commission, which acted under
the authority of Congress. He also built
the model of the city of Boston. The st
Louis model will be on about the same
scale as the Washington city model. 1t
will be about thirty-five by forty feet. Some
idea Of it's proportions is gained by the in
formation that the Lincoln Trust building
will be about the height of spool of
thread. The Mississippi river will be about
two inches across So faithfully will the
streets and avenues and buildings be re-
produced that 1t will be possible for each
exposition visitor to locate his hotel or
boarding house, each country merchant the
factory or wholesale house from which he
buys his stock of goods. and each railroad
man the roads which give to St Louis its
transportation facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
BURIED AT ARLINGTON.
Remains of Maj. James Chester, U. S.
A., Retired, Laid at Rest.

With full military honors, the remains of
Major James Chester U. S. A. retired, who
died in this city last Wednesday, were laid
at rest in the National cemetery at Airing
ton this afternoon. Brief funeral services
were held at the officers late residence, COL
Dist street. They were conducted by Chap
lain Charles c. Pierce. I'd Cavalry. The
military escort was composed OF two troops
of the % Cavalry and the Field Battery
from Fort Myer.
The pallbearers were General w. s. Ran
dolph. General r. T. Frank General w. s.
Sinclair. General T. H. Bliss, Major H. M.
Kendall. Major Frederick Fuger Captain
Hamilton and Captain II. r. Lemly of the
army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
CLOSING VENEZUELAN PORTS.
An Incident Of the Campaign on the
Rebels,

At the Venezuelan legation the closing
of the ports in President Castro's decree
is regarded an incident of his campaign
against the revolutionists. All of the ports
mentioned except Bolivar and La Vela are
said to be unimportant The majority of
them are now In the hands of the revolu-
tionists.
The question of the recognition of the
blockade by the United States for this Is
what the suppression of the customs houses
practically amounts to- will be determined
when the State Department receives a copy
Of the decree announcing the suppression.
1t at present has no news on the subject
The general practice of our and other gov
ernments is to ignore paper blockades. and
to hold that a blockade to be respected
must be effective,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Mississippians' Annual Picnic.

The annual picnic of the Mississippi So
ciety will be held tomorrow at the Chain
bridge A tug has been chartered by the
society and the members will embark at
the foot of Sod street. Georgetown 1t is
expected that every member of the organ
ization will go on the excursion. as well as
number OF Mlssssippians who are now
in the city on visit. The boat will leave
at $50 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
BRIDGE DESIGN.
Artistic Element Considered in Munich
pal Long-Span Structures.

From the Scientific American.
At time like the present, when we are
constructing in this country, and notably
at New York. so many important municipal
long-span bridges, it is of interest to turn
to similar work which is being designed and
executed by foreign engineers and contrac-
tors Thanks to the municipal art commits
sion, in the city of New York strict atten-
ton is being paid and we hope will con-
tinue to be paid, to the artistic side or all
bridges, great and small, that are erected
in the metropolis. OF course the archltec-
tural embellishments of an engineering
structure is something that requires to De
undertaken by the architect or artist IN
direct collaboration with the engineer who
designs the structure. This COLLABORATION
is now being carried out; but it is quite q
question whether the bridge engineer, par
ticularly If he intends to devote himself to
city or county work, would not do well TO
round out his professional course by IN
GLIDING instruction in at least the elements
Of architectural design, or some kindred
study.
Hitherto, American bridge engineers have
been governed In their work too much Dy
the strictest considerations of utility: and
in the endeavor to design bridges that can
be built with the least expenditure Of time
and material for the maximum amount of
strength. they have produced structures
that are literal translation into steel Of
the straight lines and angles of the strain
sheet diagram. For economy of material
ana speed OIL cIeCtioil, eucSc pTluScS StdIiu
unsurpassed in the world; but it must be
confessed that, with few notable and
praiseworthy exceptions our bridges do not
compare In beauty and harmony with their
surroundings with the work of the CONT
mental engineers. Among the exceptions
may be mentioned the noble Washington
Arch bridge, over the Harlem river. and
the design by the present bridge commits
sioner for the new Manhattan bridge across
the East river, N. T.: while 1t need scarce.
ly be added that the famous Brooklyn sus-
pension bridge will be always thing OF
beauty. In spite OF the fact that the details
of its construction. judged from the modern
engineering standpoint. must be considered
rather crude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Enelish Literature Languishine.

From the London Academy and Literature.
No man of fine taste can doubt that Enc
glish letters are just now in bad way,
despite individual writer's who maintain
the high tradition. The small but culti-
waited circle of readers which made the
audience OF former writer's is ceasing to
exist. 1t was part OF nobleman's char
acter to have a taste for and patronage OF
letters in the days of our ancestors; now
the aristocracy is the last quarter to which
one looks for literary cultivation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Edward M. Tolman Dead.

Edward M. Toiman died yesterday after
noon at his residence. 400 4th street.
after a long Illness. Owing to weakness of
his throat, he had been obliged, in recent
years to spend the winters away from this
city He was fafty-three years of age.
Funeral services over the remains will
be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at
his late residence. The interment will be
private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
undergoes Second Operation.

Mr.. w. o. Ison of the United States treas
urer's office, who was recently operated
upon at the Columbia University Hospital
for hernia. has had to return there for an
operation for appendicitis, which was per-
formed Wednesday Of this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
sibly the most formidable member of its

community
The depth at which the specimen was
taken is not stated, but from the conditions
Of fishing near Numazu, the fish was ap-
parently taken in water deeper than three
hundred fathoms. AS symptom of its liv-
ing at great depth one notes in the latest
description of the fish that its flesh and
skeleton are extremely limp, folding like
wet rag"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
A 0ive-Away'.

Jaggles-"Do you think there is anything
in palmistry?''
Waggles-"Sure, Gayboy has a double
life line in his hand"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29

They are the Silk Belts You have
doubtless seen at the 18th street en-
trance. 12c for five hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Coupon No. 2.

This Palais Royal Coupon and
1Oc entities bearer to one 81 copy
of Mrs. Humphrey Wards STORY
of Bessie Costrell." May 80 only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29

Choice of 5-inch Satin Taffeta,
Plain Taffeta and Fancy Ribbons. in
white and all the best shades.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-18
cHloLsY.
sneclal Corre .noadenco

Special Core poldence
Chigley, l. T., Aug l7.-some q
our farmers are complaining OF tC
much wet weathes
]. J. Williams got h from Cashion
Okla, last Friday. He reports every
thing booming up in that country
w. II. WOlford left for Gariand
Texas, Sunday to wind up mis- faith
er's estate.
George Blythe and wife Of Chico
Texas. visited George w''Iiams last
week
j. I Williams gave al ice cream.
.hrLer Saturday night 10 all ,he Old
people of his community, and It was
an enjoyable affair.
VIM. Graham also gave une for the
young folks, and the boys say they
know that they had better time Than
the old ones.
Sam Smith and ]. J. Carter have
sold out their crops and viii start tn
Texas in a few days We regret t
lose them, as they have liycJ id this
section for a long time
DIR. Sharp and Mr.. Thrasher Of Iona
we're transacting business here Thurs
day.
w. II. Warn and wife have gone
TO Mill Creek
Allen Journigan, who has been llv.
ing here for the past year. left Sunday
for Texas, where he has secured a po-
sition in some railroad shops
H. T. Long, Jas. Gardner, WIN. Law
son, George Alexander, Ed Rice and
VIM. Stewart of wynnewood paid us
a pleasant call Saturday on .heir re-
turn from the grand lodge A. f. & A.
NJ. at Tishomingo.
Dolph Jarrett and iady paid us a
pleasant call Sunday. while en- route
to Sulphur.
b. F. Wilson and MISS Della Gun
ningham were quietly married at the
home of the brides parents Sunday
, evening. Rev. Freeman officiating
Mrs. Luster is getting along nicely
with her school here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-18
DON'T Be DECEIVED.

Good people, don't be deceived and
think there is only one man in
Territory competent and qualified to
ship bodies who died of contagious or
infectious diseases. am competent
and fully qualified to properly prepare
for shipment any body placed in my
hands, and am the only one in Ard
more having an embalmer's permit
from our board Of health. Also a GER
tifcate from one of the leading lee
turers and demonstrators on embalm-
ing and disinfection in the United
States. We have the finest and largest
line of collins and caskets to select
from and can please you. satisfac-
ton guaranteed. Calls attended to
promptly day or night
T. c. BRIDGMAN,,
The Leading Undertaken and Em-
balmer DIV
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-18
Warming Order.

In the United States Court in the In
dian Territory, Southern District