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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
EDUCATION THAT EDucATEs.
Practical Tests Better Than Mere Mem
orizing in Schools.

ffom the Troy ffeSS.
Educators are growing fonder and fonder
Of the idea of making education practical.
In Brooklyn new plan has been adopted
for examinations for graduation from high
more largely on class work through the
year and less on the result Of closing tests.
Each principal conducts examinations at
his own discretion, but the emphasis Is
thrown upon practical ability instead of on
the mere accumulation Of facts. The class
work Will be made to turn on the power to
think rather than to mernorfze. The Brook
lyn Eagle says:
For instance, in languages. the exami-
nations Will be designed to test the pupils
power to read at sight and to translate into
fdiomatic English In English literature
knowledge of the history of literature and
good taste in reading will be counted rather
than knowledge Of any text book. In Eng
iish composition the test will be the ability
to make clear synopsis Of a composition,
and to write clearly and accurately. while
the long-despiSed and neglected spelling will
be counted. In science the number of ex-
perimsnts performed and the students SKILL
neatness and accuracy In performing them
will hold first place. and In history the
knowledge OF the sequence of important
events and the ability to trace causes to re-
suits win be tested by the examination
Everywhere there is a reaction from the
craze for bISnesy. and .'qusIity," not quar-
tity," Is sgafn becoming the desfderatum.
Nowhere Is this change more important
and more hopeful than In the field of edu-
cation. In travelling through life only such
baggage Is desira BILE as can be utilized for
the needs OF the journey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
0NoRoETt1yEN AFFAIRS.
Work on New University Hospital Adj
dition to Be begun Monday.

It is ofIicially announced that work on
the new addition to the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital Will be commenced next
Monday. The need Of more space at the
hospital has been apparent for some time.
the demands upon. the Institution having
Increased almost daily The addition will
contain about twenty rooms, and will great
ly relieve the osngesuon at the hospital
The lot upon which it will be erected has
a frontage of 80 feet on N street and
depth of 100 feet on 35th street 1t was pre-
scented to the directors of the institution by
Mr.. Francis Riggs Contractor Larken viii
have charge of the work.
shadow box parity was held last even
ing at Good TemplarS Hall, Tenleytown,
under the auspices OF Silver Star Lodge,
No. 20, I. o. G. T., OF that place. A musi-
cal and literary program was rendered by
Misses Maude Pinder, Mamie McGrimes
and Teresa Taylor and Mrs George Walker
and Messrs F. D. Vowel. ]. H Hanolein.
Curtis M. Smith and George walker under
the direction Of Mr.. J. T. Finney and Mrs
Bette Smith. Refreshments were served
Mr.. F. L. Moore, who has been confined
to his home, 1850 31st street northwest for
several weeks with an attack of grip, has
almost entirely recovered.
Desk Sergeant Samuel Goodman has re-
turned to duty at the seventh precinct sta
ton, after an absence OF several days on
account Of illness.
Georgetown Branches Star Ofaee.
The Evening Star has branch offices at
O'Donnells drug stores. 1900 s2d street and
corner SOD and O streets. where advertise
ments are received at regular rates. Want
ed Help and Wanted Situations cost 1 cent
q word.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
PAYMENTS Authorized.

The Supreme Court Of the District Of CO.
lumbia. sitting in general term. has begun
the signing Of orders authorizing the pay
ment to the several claimants Of the
amounts recently decreed to be due them
in connection with the Potomac fats case.
These payments are reimbursements for
improvements made by private owners on
lands along the river front. title to which.
the courts have held. is vested in the United
States.
Congress recently made an appropriation
Of the amount needed for the reimburse
ments in question. but the money can be
disbursed only by order Of the court In
each Individual instance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13

nels for best results. is boiled in lime water
until soft 1t Is then washed thoroughly
in water to remove all traces of lime, and
rubbed between the hands to remove the
outer husk of the corn The clean corn Is
then ground, while wet, to soft mass,
which is easiest accomplished with a
peanut butter mill. The wet dough result
ing from grinding is patted into thin cakes
Of convenient size and baked on dry grid
die Chat Is, without fat and served hot.
In the better class families it is usual to
have one servant bake these tortillas con-
tinually during the course of meal, SO that
the table may be supplied fresh from the
griddle all the time. While these cakes are
a radical departure to all English-speaking
people, many soon develop a great liking
for them. They are especially palatable
when eaten with highly favored meat
dishes. such as the Mexican "chie con
carne;" and also when spread with butter.
1t may be well to add that no salt is used
in the preparation Of these cakes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
Charged With Embezzlement.

Alexander Ehmling. twenty years old.
whose home Is in Baltimore, was arrested
this afternoon by Detectives Helan and
McNamee and held to answer charges Of
embezzlement. He was employed as book
keeper for the Sewell Distributing Com
pany, at 1905 B street northwest. It is
alleged that he has falsiffed the records
of his employers. and that his accounts are
about $500 short. It is also charged that
he sent 653 pounds of candy to q local
auction room and received $16 for It. The
young man admits his guilt. He Is held
for trial tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
Georgetown Branches Star once.
NEGRO INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION
TO Be Held at Jonesboro', Virginia,
August 8.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va. March IL, 1908.
A preliminary conference of colored liz
dustrial workers was held at Richmond,
Va, today DR.. r. Emmett Jones, general
director and founder of the Woman's Gen.
trail League Training School and Hospital
Of Richmond. acted as chairman, with Mag
nus l.. Robinson, president William Nc
Kinley Industrial School Of Alexandria.
Va. as secretary pro tenn. It was first de-
cided to hold the congress at the new vii
lase OF Jonesbore', a negro town, located
six miles from Richmond On the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway August g. 1903 DIR.
Jones stated the plan OF organization to be
as follows:
l. The regular call will be signed by not
less than ffty farmers. mechanics and la
borers. including women engaged in dress
making, cooking and trained nurses.
g. The state OF Virginia will be organized
into Industrial districts. wherein local dis
trict industrial conferences will meet every
six months and choose delegates to the an
nual state congress. Every farmer, me-
chantc or laborer who may attend the state
congress will be given voice in the meet
ings.
3. The first subject to be taken up will
be. What to grow, where to grow and
how to grow, and to obtain information
from all who may attend and reports from
all parts OF the state-what they own, their
plan OF farming, and other statistics that
will be helpful iHMa king thevirginia negro
4. To encourag tie building Of small
negro towns in Hcaanty and not far from
the railroad iins gatreby said scommuni-
their raising dir tosahe city markets.
8. To urge tH negroes to leave the
crowded cities am 81 in the country and
itself.
6. To invite thu negro principaIs teschers
and ministers Of Virginia, and the doctors,
dentists and other Industrial educators to
be present and give fheIr experiences and
deliver addresses-on topics that will be of
service in Observation-Disclosures plans for
the betterment ofsthe masses
Z. That a local .co0mfttee will be an
nounced to care-ror TIE congress, and the
railroads will be aske& to reduce the rates
on all lines in WfgiM&
g. At the meeting ofHthe congress in Au-
gust permanept oHceEs viii be elected. to
serve four years. and 90 experimental farm
will be establi shed at Joneshoro, which
will be owned by the state congress-
The congress. Will, it Is expected, be at
tended by thousand or more colored Vir-
ginians. and 1t will mark a new era in the
Industrial condition Of the colored people
Of the state. - & - -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
Divorces Granted.

A decree has been signed by Justice Hag-
ner, in Equity Court No. 1. granting Della
Everett a divorce from Henry s. Everett.
on the ground of infidelity. The custody
Of the child of the couple is given to the
mother.
Justice Hagner has announced that he
will grant the petition Of Julia F. Mat
thews for divorce from Harry f. Mat
thews. The decree has not yet been drawn.
Justice Gould. in Equity Court No. 2. has
signed a decree granting Rose L. Colladay
divorce from william E. Colladay on the
ground OF crueltylgeThs petitioner Is award
ed the custody oesthe;child Of the couple,
and is granted andallswance of alimony at
the rate of $40 month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
Personal Journalism,
rom the london Chronicle

FROM the LONDON Chronicle.
Dickens should have made Mr.. Potts en-
igrate to Kansas. Editors with his neat
turn for vehemence not only abound In that
free and easy state. but are even esteemed.
MT. Bayse OF the Bellevifle (Kan.) Tele-
scope Is one Of them. A paper In a neigh
boring town criticised the gentleman who
represents Mr.. Bayse's district In the Leg
islature. The editor struck the true note
in his reply: From time fmmemorial It has
been customary for ants and fleas and flies
and fools. scoundrels and scalawags and
sA<unles. Januses. jackasses and Judases,
Lizards. leeches and lice. to assail mankind
In general and their superiors In particular.
The attack last week." etc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
Women and Spoons
From Che Chicago Tribune.

The managers of the Athletic Club OF this
city. taking account Of stock after their
Japanese fete." which was the attraction
of the regular ladies day." found not
only that 2s7 sprigs OF artificial apple and
chrysanthemum blossoms had disappeared
from the decorations. as well as an I'M
known number of miniature vases and bits
Of bric-a-brac. but that in round numbers
200 spoons are lacking. Il II significant
that this property disappeared on '1adisS
have no use for decorative adjuncts. for
vases. for bits of china. for small bric-a-
brac or for SPOONS The inference is un-
avoidable. All this must have been femt-
nine piursder: perhaps. more politely speak-
ing, feminine perQuisiees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
England's Roman Relics,

Bfo1a The London News.
Great interest attaches to the excavations
which are being conducted at the Dorset
shire village Of Fifehead Neville. under the
direction of Mr.. Wlngfieid Neville Of Sher-
borne Castle. So far the remains OF Ro-
man residence, probably that of Roman
magistrate. have been unearthed. and there
Is evidence showing that further finds may
be expected. A beautiful mosaic pavement
mas Just been uncovered In what was ap-
parently the chief department. Of the house,
and also bath-the square red Roman
siies In perfect preservation--and numerous
walls and other masonry, with bits Of pot
perry. etc. There are ample indications that
there existed here considerable SETTLE
tnent. and 1t Is believed that archaeological
investigation on larger scale In the dis
erict would be amply rewarded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
Fractured Collar Bone.

Stephen Davis. colored. thirty-five years
old. was taken to the Emergency Hospital
this morning suffering from a fracture Of
hts collar bone. He was injured by earth
falling on him while he was working in an
excavation near 21st and N streets north
west. The injured man lives at 1890 New
Jersey avenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
Jevelry store Burglarized.

Complaint was made to the police this
morning that the store Of Nassiff e. Hag-
gar and Ferdinand s. q. David. No. 1913 r
street northwest. was entered last night and
tewelry valued at about $50 taken An
entrance was effected through the hall. the
door being opened with duplicate key.
The Jewelry Included coil necklace. ninety
rings with settinga and two chains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
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Hearing Set for March IS.

Hearing has been PIT for Wednesday.
March %. of theycaSsiof Lee Gin Sen. a
Chinaman. the pEpprietor of a laundry in
E street between, 9th and 10th streets. ar
rested on a charge Of being In the United
States in violation of TIE Chinese exclusion
act. The hearing win 8 be before United
States Commissioner Anson 8. Taylor. At
torneys Thompson, andI Laskey will appear
for Lee Gin Sen and Assistant United
States Attorney Adkins for the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
Tortillas.
From the Scientific American.

ID.
In conjunction with tho systematic effort
made in recent years by the United States
to make known in Europe the food value,
or. rather. table value. of Indian corn. It
may interest many housekeepers to know
how tortiIias are made. These tortiiias are
as many know. thin cakes of corn. and are
used in Mexico and other Spanisf-Ameri-
can countries almost universally in lieu OF
wheat bread. The corn, selected clean kerr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
ACTIVITY IN GAS STOCK.
Feature Of the Transactions on the
Local Exchange.

The activity in the stock of the Wash
ington Gas Company. which Is marked
feature of the transactions in the local
exchange, Is believed to be based on a be-
lief that some disposition is to be made
of the earnings of the company, either in
the form Of an extra dividend or the issue
of stock-perhaps both. Today the stock
sold up to SAN. Once before it about
reached that point and then 1t was based
on the expectation that the bill would pass
Congress permitting an Increase in the
capital stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
Charles Moore the Guest Of Honor

VnaI1eS moore tho 0ueSt or Honor.
The Medical Society Of the District OF
Columbia gave q dinner last evening at
the Shoreham in honor OF Mr.. Charles
Moore. clerk Of the Senate committee on
the District of Columbia. Dr. Kober pre-
sided. Forty members Of the society were
present and all joined In good wishes to
Mr.. Moore In his new field Of labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13

DR. Daneff will ta- the war portfolio ad
interim in the Bulgarian cabinet In conse-
quence OF the resignation Of War Minister
PaprikoH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
NEW SPRING SHOES.

Guaranteed Patents"
Finest handmade Patent
Colt low-heel Boots. for
Young Girls and Boys.
Sizes 2ls to Q, with fine dull
Kangaroo tops. 90 =o
Latest. mob NJ SUD
best Styles. :. ~@eOO
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-28
ATTACKS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Dowie Pays His Respects to Mrs. Eddy
and Her Book.

New York. Oct. 2s.-About 1000
persons attended the regular morning
ameeting at Madison Square Garden
when DoWie talked on christian Sci
ence and especially on Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy and her book. He de-
clared that Christian Science was
neither Christianity nor science.
Mrs. Eddy's book, he declared, was
Inconsistent with the first elements
OF good sense
THE only possible charm In the
book he continued. seems to be that
1t Is impossible TO understand. There
Is one grain OF truth In Christian Sci
ence, II teaches that disease does
not come from God.
AS for the arguments OF the 'scten-
lists that there Is no such thing as
feeling, tasting or smelling except in
the imagination Of persons it Is all
bosh :"
Dowie concluded by saying that
Christian Science undermined all
common honesty and verac!ty in the
human mind y
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-28
LARGE NUMBER OF STEAMERS
REMAIN EXPOSED TO THE
PERILs or YUKON ICE.
LITTLE HOPE Of ESCAPING SAFELY
VESSELS AND cAReoEs iMPER.
LIED WORTH OVER TWO
MILLION DOLLARS.

Seattle, Wash, Oct 2s--A special
from Dawson says that steamers and
cargoes valued at more than $2.0O0,-
900 remain exposed to the perils OF
the Yukon ice and frost with little
prospect of being got to places OF
safety for the winter. Some steamers
have full cargoes OF perishable provi-
sions and these are certain to be
ruined. The steamers Columbian, Vic
I torian, Zelandian and Bailey are stuck
on the bar 100 miles above Dawson
and the big packet Will H. Isom, built
at a cost-of 100000, is caught on the
bar at the mouth of the Yukon. All
are in danger of being crushed by the
Ice. The cold storage steamer Kerr:
with $150,00O worth of refrigerated
meats, is stalled below Eagle and will
not get through this year
The gold output Of the Klondike for
the past season is now figured at s1o,-
4O0, 900.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-28
DEposlToRs START A RUN.
Offices Of st. Louis Trust Companies
Besieged.

ST. Louis, Oct. 28.-As the result Of
disQuieting rumOrs run was started
during the day on the Mississippi Val
ley Trust company, but as fast as the
depositors poured in they were given
their money without hesitancy.
A run was started on the Mercantile
Trust company at 1870 by savings de-
positors. People suddenly thronged
the corridor and in very few mo-
ments line had been formed from
the bank window out to the street.
Policemen hurried to the scene and
prevented disorder, while within the
bank officials mingled with the crowd
and assured everybody that deposits
would be speedily paid.
President Francis of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition company, a oil
rector of the Mississippi Valley Trust
company, made a speech to the depos-
sitors who filled that bank at 2 o'clock
in which he tried to reassure them
He said that a committee OF three
disinterested persons had only recent
ly gone over the books Of the company
and had not found anything that
should cause apprehension as to the
stability of that institution. There
were no bad investments or loans. He
hoped that those who had money in
the company's vaults should be calm
and reconsider their desire to take it
out and not cause any apprehension
on the part Of the general public
The Mississippi Valley Trust company,
he said, was willing and able to pay
all who wished their money and
waived its right to take advantage OF
the sixty-day clause.
At the Lincoln Trust company's
Offices a long line of depositors stood
before the paying teller's window and
as fast as they presented their books
the money demanded was paid out.
A great many women were noticeable
among the depositors, many of whom
were clerks in department stores.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-28
SERIOUS REL lalous RIOT.
Three Doukhobors Killed and Another
Fatally Injured.


Winnipeg, Man, Oct. 2S.-Word has
been received here of a riot in the
Doukhobor5 colony to the north of
Swan Lake in which three persons
were killed and another fatally in
jured.
Peter Veregin, the so-called Christ
Of these people, went on visit to the
Yorkton colony. Before he went he
called his followers before him and
while they lay prostrate before him he
told them to follow out his doctrine
during his absence and to pay no heed
to any so-called missionaries who
might visit them. For a day all went
we'll until Methodist minister named
Perkins arrived at the settleme MT and
tried to preach to them. The commu-
nifty divided, one faction of the women
stripping themselves of clothing as
they have done on several previous oc-
casions and starting to look for Peter
Veregin, the leader and self-styled
Christ. The men interfered and a
pitched battle ensued.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-28
FOR KILLING HER HUSBAND.
Aged Iowa Woman Sentenced to Prison
for Life.

Cresco, Ia. Oct 2Ss-Mrs. Sophia
Kruger, aged slxty-eight years. has
been found guilty of numbering her
husband and sentenced to life I'M.
prisonment for the crime
The crime for which Mrs. Krueger
was sentenced to spend the rest OF her
life within prison walls was commit
ted last spring krueger's body was
found with several stones tied about
the neck in the river not far from his
home
He had been killed With blow on
the head, evidently inflicted with an
axe. The tool was found late c ov-
cred with blood After killing him
Mrs, Kruger put her husbands body
in a buggy and drove TO the river and
threw him in,
She was found by a. neighbor COM
ing from the river in the buggy, Sus.
picion was directed toward her and
her arrest followed shortly afterward,
Nothing developed after the murder
or during the trial to show motive
for the crime.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-28
COUNSEL SCORES BRYAN.
Personal Feeling Apparent in Bennett
VIII Case.

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 2S-In the
contested will case Of the late Phil
s. Bennett Judge Stoddard, attorney
for Mrs. Bennett, read a letter before
the court in which MIR. Bryan had
written to Mrs. Bennett that Judge
Stoddard was a disappointed gold
Democrat who had left the party and
in order to be able to defeat Mr.. Bry-
an had placed himself In position TO
ovpose the Bennett Will, which left
Bryan legacy Of s50.0Q0.
Judge Stoddard gave Bryan scor-
ing before the crowded courtroom
Judge Cleveland decision will prob
ably not be given for few days.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-28
70 DEAL WITH LAsoH PROBLEMS
National Organization Of Employers
to Sc Formed.

Chicago, Oct 28.-Delegates repre-
senting score of national trade or
ganizations will attend a meeting TO
be held hero Oct. 20 and so for the
purpose of forming a national employ
ers' association to deal with labor
problems The organization will be
as farreaching. 1t is said among en-
ployers as the American Federation Of
Labor is among employees. commit
tee will meet shortly to draft a con-
stitution and bylaws for the proposed
organization. The programme for the
two days meeting as at present out
lined provides for the discussion Of
the labor question, tho formation or q
bureau OF education, the establish
ment of an official organ and the for
nation of plans for the extension Of
the organization into every part OF the
country where employers have to deal
with labor unions.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-28
RECEIVER is INDICTED.
Federal Grand Jury Looks Into Oregon
Land Office Affairs.

Portland, Ore, Oct. 2S.-The United
States grand jury has returned an in
dictment against Asa B. Thompson,
receiver OF the land Office at La
Grande, Ore. The indictment charges
Thompson with soliciting money to
influence his official decision for ap-
proval for homestead applications
which had been held up for insult
ficiency Of proof. q
There are three counts in the in
dictment and among the witnesses
against Thompson is Charles Cunning
ham, well known stockman Of East
ern Oregon. 1t is alleged that Thomp-
son approached Cunningham and of
fered to have ten homestead applica-
tions approved in consideration Of
$500. The other counts concern the
alleged dealing with Asa Robinson,
to whom he is alleged to have offered
his services for $50 in the case of
each application.