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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Names Singing Schools.
From the Bangor News.


Down here in old Penobscot. as we'll as in
the nearby counties, the singing school
which is very good imitation Of those in
which our ancestors learned the rudiments
of music, still nourishes, and the boys and
girls flock to the weekly meetings even as
former boys and girls did when talIow
dip glued to the top of the desk with some
OF Its own fat used to do in the time when
kerosene was thought to be a luxury Near
~ every afternoon we meet a singing school
master OF the old style in Exchange street,
Bangor. on his way to take the train to
some outlying town, where he is going to
instruct a class in singing in the evening
He informs us that singing schools are Just
as popular now they were in the days
before he WAS gray-headed. and that the
young people are just as fond of sitting
together and reciting do, ra, mi, ia, SOL AMI
the rest of the series, as were their for
bears Methods have improved somewhat,
he hopes, though the principles are about
the same. AS is always the case, a few of
the pupils are quick to learn and gain
mastery of musical notation in short
time. though a majority attend the classes
and follow the instructions more for the
pleasure of meeting with friends than for
any musical information they may gain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
FINANCE AND TRADE
Leather Stocks Under Pres
sure at Today's Opening.
OTHER PRICES HIGHER
RECOVERY IN q. s. LEATHER
STIMULATED MARKET.
o.. S. Steel Gave Sustaining Tone
Bank Statement Caused Realizing
and Some Recessions.

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE leather
stocks We're under pressure of liquidation
today on the announcement of the reorgan-
ization plan, but otherwise prices were
higher throughout. Rock Island and Anal
gamated Copper rose rs, Erie Union Pa
ciic, Canadian Pacific. United States Steel
preferred. Colorado Fuel and Westinghouse
Electric point. and Tennessee Coal.
United States Steel and Illinois Central
large fraction. Leather preferred dropped
2. and 6O0O shares of the common sold at
15ls and Is. compared with 1854 last night
The market was largely affected by the
heavy operations in United States Leather.
recovery to 10 In that stock was attended
by higher prices elsewhere. New York Cen
trail. Illinois Central. Hooking Valley. Ten
nessee Coal and Brooklyn Transit showing
momentary advances of l to ~. Stop loss
orders were uncovered in United States
Leather on another drop to l37s. and the
general list fell back in sympathy.
The earlier advances were largely alb
breviated. especially in Union Pacific, Anal
gamated Copper. Tennessee Coal and
Brooklyn Transit. Speculation al II o. clock
was quieter and very irregular. The United
lines were supported. while others were
sold. American Coal sold at an advance of
% points over the preceding sale.
The undertono Of the market was very
urn ana sustained ny the strength OF the
United States Steel stocks, but the striking
gains were confined to less important
stocks United States Steel rose /. the pre-
ferred nearly and the Leather stocks raj
lied a fraction over point.
Westinghouse Electric rose D. Federal
Mining "a Lake Erie and Western i. Du-
luth, South Shore and Atlantic preferred
2a4 Virginia Iron 2l2. Northwestern "a.
General Electric and American Express ~
and SIT. Paul. Kansas and Texas. Wiscon-
Sin Central preferred and Republic Steel l.
There a fall of las In Chicago and
Alton, ia in Pullman and in Great North
ern preferred Realizing on the bank state
ment caused some recessions and a break
in Amalgamated Copper to a point below
last night unsettled the list Reactions ran
to point in some of the leaders and Read
ing lost a point The closing was active
and weak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Successful Coffee Clubs.
the Baltimore Herald.

From the Baltimore Herald.
The opponents of the saloon should d.
rect their attention to the success of the
club was started by an association for
the purpose of establishing place OF
refreshment recreation and amusement,
where no intoxicating liquors, cigars or
tobacco in any form were to be sold, the
profits not to be divided among the mem.
bers os the association. but to be capital.
lied continuously, with the view of es.
tablshing other such houses.
The progress has been striking. San
Diego has now two club rooms for men
and one for women. Other towns have
taken up the idea, and there are similar
places at Los Angeles Santa Clara, Peta-
luna and Bakersfield. They are both So
cial and financial successes. Men who
formerly spent their time in saloons now
drop into the coffee rooms and lunch,
read, play checkers and enjoy a social
chat. The two club rooms In Los Angeles
are visited daily by from 1000 to LOO
men. In San Diego the attendance at the
three places averages about 500, OF which
200 are visitors to the women's club.
Ii takes about s.. 900 to launch a club,
but when it gets well under way il pays
for itself In San Diego it has been
ascertained that one half of the men who
come to the coffee rooms formerly visited
the saloon. With Bishop Potters pure
drink saloon on one side and the CALI
fornia coffee clubs on the other, those
who are opposed to the saloon as at pres.
ent conducted have interesting expert
mentS to watch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
ALL VISITORS BARRED.
Mrs. Chadwick's Physical Condition
Discussed.

Mrs. Chadwick this morning had her first
experience with the rule made yesterday
by Sheriff Barry that she should receive
no visitors except in the regular visiting
hours. Her nurse, Freda Swanstorm, called
at the Jail early this morning. was told
that she could not see Mrs. Chadwick. and
departed after leaving some small articles
that she had brought. 1t Is not probable
that the prisoner will see anybody from
this time on. and even in jail visiting hours
she will be compelled to descend three
flights OF stairs and talk to her visitors
through small window in the Jail graf
tngs provided for that purpose
Her physical condition and temper were
much improved this morning. She de-
clfned to order any breakfast, but read the
morning papers with interest, and laughed
heartily at several stories they contained.
one which declared that she had received a
check for $s5D0.oO0. payable on the bank
of the River Jordan" seeming to afford
her especial amusement.
Sheriff Barry this morning reiterated his
order of yesterday that she would not.
while in the county Jail, be permitted to
receive people even when an order signed
by the United States marshal was pre-
Sented. unless the visitors came between
the hours of l and on days other than
Saturday. Sundays and holidays.
J. P. Dawley. her attorney, said this
morning that Mrs Chadwick would not
answer any questions in court for the
present, and will make no statements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Skyscraper School Buildings.

FROM the Cleveland Ilaln DeaieE
In day of big things large school build
ings are naturally to be expected. but a
plan under consideration by the New York
school authorities raised the question
whether size may not be carried to a ride
ulous and dangerous extreme. The plan
contemplates the erection of school build
ing ten more stories in height" and in
tended to accommodate no less than 5000
children. 1t will have about fifteen class
rooms each floor. $50 in all. The
structure will be fireproof, only desks and
doors being infammable, and if the fire
should break out in one room 1t could be
closed until the flames had burned them
selves out. Transportation from floor to
floor will be furnished by elevators.
Such is the scheme. which will make
those gasp who recall the little red SCHOOL
house and the modest but adequate city
school buildings Of not many years ago. 1t
is very impressive. but would be rather
mole interesting If the New York authori-
ties should tell how they propose to over
come certain objections that come at once
to mind
Why. for example should doors and desks
be combustible in these days Of freproofed
wood? Again. no skyscraper in New York
houses as many people as 1t Is proposed to
crowd into this up-to-date schoolhouse;
and tenants Of Office buildings and the
like do not arrive and depart at the same
hour and moment twice day, each morn
Ing and afternoon. as do the pupils of q
public school. These eight regiments of
children will have to find simultaneous in
gress and egress-no easy task even for
officers and well disciplined soldiers
Smoke Is quite as dangerous as fire and
Is not eliminated even in so-called fire.
proof buildings. Fire drills in the schools
have greatly reduced the danger from fire
and ensuing panic. but they will have to be
brought to an uncomfortable point of per-
lection. or child nature will have to be
radically changed, If children are to be
held quietly in line awaiting their turn to
while smoke from perhaps a score of ele-
vator shafts is EMBEDDING them.
The idea of a schoolhouse large enough
to contain the school population of town
or $1,000 or more inhabitants Is novel and
impressive. The New York authorities
though, are quite likely to conclude that
their scheme is of more speculative inter-
est than practical Importance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Schooner Reported Afire.
THE PORT ARTHUR STATUS.
London Opinion of the Military Situa-
tion-Besiegers and Besieged.
Dispatch TO The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
NEW YORK December IA cablegram
from London says: There seems to be
good ground for the assertion OF the Rus
SLAMS that the Japanese victory at 2o3-
Meter Hin is not as decisive as claimed by
the Japanese. and that Gen. Stoessel VIII
be able to hold out at Port Arthur for
some time The Japanese guns thus far
mounted on the hill are slx-inchers. Large
as these are. in their own degree, they are
babies in strength. weight and caltber to
the monsters that are required for the real
task of reducing the fortress, Great guns
that will have to be dragged up to the top
OF 2a3-Meter Hill in order to overwhelm
reighborng forts before they assaulted
have. no doubt long since been brought
as close as it is safe to store Them to posi-
tons where they are ultimately to be.
Even so, it will take all the power that
the Japanese army an bring 10 bear to drag
shears and tackle must be used to mount
them on the spot where they have been
carried. Besides this, the Russians are en-
gagged In building defensive works.
Whether the Russians have accepted de-
feat at 203-Meter Hi and abandoned all
attempts to recapture lost ground cannot
IS Yet be Learn ed. For. II realizing the
vital Importance to them of it's recovery.
they resolved on some fresh effort. 1t could
only now be made by great concentrations,
such as must take time.
on the other hand though for the Japa-
nese the place is chiefly valuable as a stage
in their general progress, and stepping
stone for further advance, they must have
had much to do before they could again
move forward.
Each must, in the first place. guard their
new possession lest Its very value should
become dangerous by provoking the Ut
most energy on the part of their slillful
enemy 10 drive them off. They have COM
pletely to reverse the defensive character of
works. making them point in opposite li-
rection to that for which they were de-
signed. This. In itself. Is no light task.
1t follows that the organization OF regular
protection and reconstruction of fortifica-
ton would be postponed till 1t could be
confidently believed that such series of
actions by the great part of the beseiged
army had definitely come 10 an end Only
then would II be practicable to detail men
with tools instead OF weapons to change
sites for guns.
The infantry parapet would be more cas-
lily modlIied to suit their new object but
the whole even a part of the under
taking involves much toll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
SPECULATION OVER WAR.
Second Stage of Contest Interests Lon.
don and Paris.
Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, December IA cable
gram from London says: Speculation IS
active in London and Paris as TO the prob
able course of events In the far east now
That the war has entered upon its second
stage. That the end of the struggle Is In
sight not even the most sangune suggests
Several versions Of the contents Of the note
OF the car TO President Loubet in cir
culation are doubtless purely fictitious, but
one of them pretends TO represent the mind
OF the Russian autocrat is only less reso-
Iute than six months ago to expel the jap
ahese from the mainland and to reduce
Japan to the rank of third-rate power
III Is widely assumed that the statement
or the French ambassador. Bompardt. who
pore the note from st. Petersburg to Paris
rejects che final purpose of Russia-a pur-
pose entirely consistent with the Views of
me moderate party. led by Lamsdortr
Mirsky and Avvelien
The only difference looked for now that
the grand ducal cabal is waning in influ-
ence, is one OF methods
IN word, Russia will endeavor to over
whelm her adversary, not by swift blows on
land and sea. but by the slow deadly pro-
ceSarS of exhaustion. Such is the theory
pIni runded on the banks of the Seine and
IL Is regarded as not absurd here
Military experts now advise Oyama to do
all he can to spare the lives of his veterans,
pointing out that his army is at the maxi
mum of efficiency possible, whereas the
Russian is limited only by peculiar exiCen-
cles OF CommisSary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Deceased Wife's Sister.
From the London Chronicle.

There is an erroneous impression that
marriage with deceased wife's sister Is
easy in France. AS matter Of fact, 1t can
be performed only by the authorization of
the government. which is a very serious az
fair. When application is made minute
inquiry into the private lives of the appli-
cants is set on foot Apparently this Is so
exacting that no average standard of recti-
tude can pass the ordeal. The minister of
Justice has issued circular to the re-
sponsible officials, requiring them to con-
duct their examinati ton in "a large and hu-
name spirit, so as to soften whatever may
be too rigorous in the bearing of the civil
code on the majority of cases" In Paris
attention is called to the fact that the
house of commons has frequently approved
marriage with a deceased wife's sister. and
1t is suggested that a bill to remove all
obstacles should be passed through the
French chamber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
PROCEEDINGS REVIEWED
Record Received of the Inquiry Into
the Sinking of Merchant Vessel.

Judge Advocate General Diehl of the navy
s reviewing the proceedings of the court
u inquiry of which Capt. William J. Bar
nette was president, appointed to investi-
gate the circumstances which resulted in
the sinking OF the merchant schooner Will
son and Hunting by the United States sup
ply ship Culgoa off the Barnegat Light sew
eral weeks ago and the drowning of the
captain and his wife and two members Of
the crew OF the merchantmen
The court held its sessions at the New
YORK navy yard. and made thorough In
Festlgation of the subject with a view of
establishing the responsibility for the catas-
trophe. 1t is alleged that the naval vessel
ran down the schooner from behind In a
heavy fog. The Culgoa was In command
OF Lieut.. Commander Robert NJ Doyle,
who was assisted by Lieut. Commander W.
= Winchell, Lteuts. Henry c. Muslin and
William c. Assessor and Ensign Lewis j.
Connolly. If one or more of these officers
was found TO have neglected his duties at
the time of the accident he will be or
dered before a court-martial for trial. The
findings OF the court will not be made pub
lie until they have been submitted by the
judge advocate general to the Secretary Of
the Navy for final action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Washington Stock Exchange.

Ssles-Reyuiar call. IL O'Clock uoon-washingtos
hwy. aud Flee. Is. 81 600 at SAT-. 81 900 at ss%
81 900 ut s4A 81. 600 at s4a. 81 600 Mt s4a.
Washington Gas cert. s.. 900 at 1904, 50. 900 at
III 81 900 at III. 81 600 at i2I. $1,000 at 12I.
Warrington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., 100 at So. Q
Mt 80
American Security and Trust. 10 at a2s. 10 al,
OF.
Union Trust and Storage at Il7I.
Washington Gas. IS 63tz - At sStA, Is az
63iz. p at 62ia. rs at 63ia. - at 6SA 70 at 63a.
- mt 63I.
Lanstou Monotyp~. 100 at 12l-. 100 at 1915. 10 AZ
l2E- 100 ut I'm ZOE at IN. 10 at 1874.
Greene Copper. 100 at 2TIs. 100 21ls.
After call-washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd. "a
at SGT. so at S3s.
Washington Rwy. and Eiec. COM, 81 at 80. 80
at -.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. IS. 81, 600 at sss.
5000 at san. s1,eoo at s4s. s.. 600 at sss.
81 600 ut san
Washington Gas. ; at s4i. 1 at e.
American Grsphaphone pfd., 100 at 90. 100 at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
ARRAIGNED TOGETHER
MRS. CHADWICK, BECKwITH AND
apEAR PLEADED NOT GUILTY.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. December l7.-Mra.
Cassie L. Chadwick. President Beckwith
and Cashier Spear OF the Citizens Nation
al Bank Of Oberlin. Ohio. were arralgned
in the United States district court. before
Judge Wing. this afternoon. All OF them
pleaded not guilty to the charges brought
against them.
United States District Attorney Sullivan
asked that bail be fixed in each case, and
]. P. Dawley. attorney for Mrs. Chadwick.
declared that his client had no desire to
offer bail and would remain in custody for
the present at least.
Beckwith and Spear were ordered by
Judge Wing to increase their bonds to
$4,000. they having been held previously
under bonds Of $4,000. They furnished
the bond and were allowed to depart. Mrs.
Chadwick returning to the jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Shall and Will.
From the London Chronicle

TUT lIIt LUIItOH NHTUHVle
1t is very well, writes correspondent on
that subject of grammar which eXcites cor
respondents as meter excites poets; it Is
well and easily done to rebuke the reviving
Celt for his "shalls' and wills But are
we really prepared to give him rule? The
customary glib and complacent answer that
roughly speaking. will implies voition.
and ''shall'' compulsiOn lin some degree).
fails entirely to account for the interchange
of these verbs with change of persons. And
when We express a mere future. without
either volition or compulsion. we use
shall for the first person. and will for
the second and third II shall dine at
eight, you will dine at eight he will dine
at eight Why? What have We to say for
ourselves to the Latin and the Celt? And
yet the English child and the English
costermonger, who may get nothing else
right. never make a mistake In this most
arbitrary custom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Tooth as Life Saver.

Paris Cor. the London Telegraph.
Nine. Leveque, now on her trial for at
tempted manslaughter. is the wife of a
dentist. He brought divorce proceedings
against her. Thereupon she armed herself
with revolver and discharged it point
blank at him. Luckily for the dentist, he
looks after other peoples teeth. but neg
lects his own. The bullet went into his
mouth, found convenient nook in a hollow
molar, and settled itself therein comfort
ably. The man was unhurt, and even the
tough old tooth seems to have stood tho Inn
pact we'll and not to have budged. The
while the moiar stopped the bullet, the bull
let has also stopped the molar. The dentist
had q providentiai escape. but It Is bad
advertisement for dentistry. II he had had
that tooth filled he would be dead man by
now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Understanding Poker.
From the Atchison Globe

The women believe that every man knows
all about poker but only few men do. II
is true, however, that nearly every man
pretends to understand the game
thoroughly. When there is a poker joke at
a theater all the men smile and look at
their women folks with sort of pity, but
the fellows who smile know very little
about the game and afraid to play 1t,
for in almost every little social affair con-
nected with chips and pairs there is a tin
horn gambler industriously engaged in
working chumps The few men who really
understand poker have a habit of winning
the money Of the men who pretend to I'M
derstand 1t. so the large majority of men
know nothing about the game further than
that a good hand is hard to get. The writer
of this never played game of poker In his
life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Americanism.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle
Some British innocent writes to New
York paper to complain of American words.
Why say plurality" when you mean ma
jority'? What is the good of graft when
bribery would do as well, or of pass
upon when you mean to Judge? Surely
1t is vulgar. pleads the innocent. to say a.
book or game is bully when you find 1t
delightful. He might have asked why
loan is Il verb in America when lend is
still sufficient for an elder world. But all
these things belong to the exuberant indi-
viduality of the American. If he wants to
say plurality" instead of ''majority, why
in the name of the Declaration of Independ-
ence should he not have his way? Besides.
he has enriched the English language with
so many sparkling idioms that little per-
versty may be excused in him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Maps of Manchuria.
rom the Geographic Magazine.

I
The German government has recently is-
sued series of map sheets Of Manchuria
showing the scene of war. The sheets
show in detail the rivers and streams and
the roads and trails. The French govern
ment has also issued map sheets of the
same region. The two series are striking
evidence of the confusion of our knowl-
edge of Manchuria and Korea. For In
stance, the spelling of places is SO different
that they are almost unrecognizable-i. e.,
Chemulpo Is spelled Tschemulpo on the
German map and Tchemoul Pc on the
French map. Now that all nations are so
intimately and Jointly interested in world
events, they ought to decide on uniform
spelling of geographic names.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Publish the Pension Rolls.
rom the Hartford Courant.

From the Hartford Courant.
Why are not the pension rolls made pub
lie? It certainly seems as II there was no
discredit In drawing compensation for serv.
Ices rendered to ones country, and. II
there are fraudulent pensions being drawn.
who should and who would be quicker to
resent the fraud than the men who risks
ed their lives to save the country? 1t 10
incomprehensfble that there should b the
opposition to such q simple business prop
osition as greets the suggestion that the
lists be made public. They belong to the
public. and they should b reckoned roa
Of honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets.
Baltimore Markets.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. December 17.-FLOUR-Dull,
unchanged receipts, 6, 7O5 barrels exports, ,157
barrels.
wHEAT-weak: spot, contract. I11a111H; De-
eember, 11ia111A; January. l12a112N; February,
113Aa114: May. 116: steamer No. red, 104ha
104A receipts 81. PSI bushels: southern by sample,
97a111H; southern on grade. 101Aa111A.
CORN-Steady; spot, new. 5OAa50A; year bO4sa
coN:, January, o0*a5oA February. so7sasoS:
4SN; receipts, SO, 156 bushels; exports CO. O00 new
southern white corn, 45l1a50; new southern yellow
corn. 451za5Oh.
OATs.steady; No: 2 white, So sales; No. 2
Mixed SSH bid: receipts, 2.017 bushels.
RYE-Duli; uptown. No. western. s8as7; re-
ceipts, 0l6 bushels.
HAY-Steady unchanged.
GRAIN FREtGHTS-firm. unchanged
BUTTER-Steady: fancy imitation. 20a21; fancg
creamery. 47a2S; fancy ladls. I7a18; store packed.
14al0.
EGGS-Easy, 20.
CHEESE Firm; large. lixa12: medium. 12a12x:
small, l2Kal2k.
sUdAR-strons: coarse sranulated. s7s; nne.
07E
Today's Government .Receipts.
National bank notes received today for