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Tax on Bowling Alleys.
DETENTION OF THE PLEIADES.
Russia Asked to Explain Why She is
Not Allowed to Depart.

The State Department has Instructed Am
bassador Mccormick to ask the Russian
government at st. Petersburg for an ex-
PLANTATION Of the compulsory detention in
the harbor Of Port Arthur of the Ameri-
can ship Pleiades which conveyed a cargo
Of -four to that place from Honolulu just
before the outbreak of hostilities. The
ship is owned by the Boston Towboat Com
pany.. which has made formal complaint
to the State Department. hence the in
struction to Minister Mccormick.
BY some officials here the opinion is ex-
pressed that the detention Of the Pleiades
by the Russian authorities is not vio-
lation Of international law provided ade-
quate demurrage Is paid to the owners of
the vessel. 1t IL assumed that tho vessel
is detained for strategical purposes, and
naval officers point out that the departure
of the vessel at this time might enable
the Japanese to learn important facts about
the condition of affairs at Port Arthur
1t Is roughly estimated that a sufficient
demurrage would be from s100 to $500 a
day depending upon the value of the ves-
sells return cargo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13
UNMINDFUL OF WAR.
Japanese Emperor Gives Banquet in
Honor of Accession Of His Dynasty.

Japanese Emperor Gives Banquet in
Honor of Accession Of His Dynasty.
TOKYO, February 12.-On the occasion
Yesterday of the 2564th anniversary of the
accession Of the Emperor Jimmu. founder
of the dynasty, q banquet was given by the
present emperor at the imperial palace.
and his majesty addressed his guests az
follows:
Upon the occasion Of this memorable an
niyersary 1t gives me great pleasure to en-
tertain the foreign representatives. MIN
isters officers and other distinguished per-
sons. 1t is indeed with deep regret that
circumstances beyond our control COM
pelled US to sever peaceful negotiations
with q neighboring power. We, however.
are pleased to say that our relations OF
friendship are daily increasing In cordiality
with the powers so worthily represented
here. and that we desire most earnestly to
draw these relations still closer.
1--WE propose the health and happiness
of the sovereigns of these powers"
China Also is Neutral.
TOKYO, February 13-The Chinese gov
ernment yesterday proclaimed the neutrali-
ty Of China during the war between Russia
and Japan.
Japanese Steamer Sunk.
YOKOHAMA. February i3.-It II reported
here that the Russian warships Gromoboi.
Rossia. hurik and Bogatyr sunk the Japan
ese merchant steamer Akoura Maru on
Hokkaido on February IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13
LOYAL ADDRESS TO THE CzAR.
From the Imperial Council - Former
Makes Patriotic Reply.

ST. PETERSBURG. February B.-A loyal
address from the council of the empire was
presented to Emperor Nicholas yesterday
His majesty replying to the deputation pre-
senting the document. said:
IT thank you for the expression of your
sentiments, and hope. with you, that Gods
help will be with US In these times. SO Sc
rious to us. 1 count now. as always, upon
your devotion to myself and to the father.
land, and hope Russia will, as heretofore
in her history. emerge from her grievous
tria- with honor, and strengthened both at
home and abroad, and again devote herself
to the arts of peace. SO dear to my heart
and so necessary to the fatherland."
The emperor has accepted the offer OF
the knightly orders of Courtand, Livonia
and Esthonia to equip a medical corps for
service at the front
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13
GERMANY NEUTRAL.
Restrictions Even Imposed on Germans
Residing Abroad.

BERLIN, February 1S-The imperial
chancellor, Count Won Buelow. In the
Reichsanzeiger. the governments ofiicial
organ, today issued the following proclama-
ton:
I'm consequence of the oficia1 declara-
lions of war between the imperial govern
ment of Russia and the imperial govern
ment of Japan 1t becomes the duty Of every
pires colonies. and also of Germans resid-
ing abroad. to observe in all their relations
the strictest neutrality"
Details of prohibitions contained in the
British and some other declarations OF neu-
trality are omitted. The officers of the
crown are charged to see that neutrality is
enforced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13
FEELING OF DIscoURAGEMENT.
Doctors Unable to Keep Down Senator
Hanna's Temperature.

There was an air of general discourage
ment around the lobby of the hotel when
the o'clock bulletin concerning the condi-
tion Of Senator Hanna was given out. 1t
was at once realized, and. in fact, admitted,
by those in close touch with the attending
physicians that the battle for Senator
Hanna's life now hinged on the control of
his temperature. which during the early
hours OF the morning reached the maxi
mum, 10o degrees. and at 8 o'clock. after
alcoholic sponge baths. could only be re-
duced to 1919. which caused much uneasi-
ness among the physicians.
1t was said by Mr. Dover shortly after 8
o'clock that apart from the high tempera-
ture the general conditions were improved
Certain II appeared that Mr. Hanna was
greatly improved In every way except that
of temperature at 8 o'clock this morning
over what he was at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. when hope was practically given
up by the physicians and members of his
family.
Continued Use Of Oxygen.
The continued use of oxygen has Of course
kept the life in Senator Hanna's body. and
It has been a remarkable condition that
even in the gravest portions of the crisis
Senator Hanna has been able to take and
retain the nourishment given him with the
regularity prescribed by the physicians.
While the physicians at ten o'clock this
morning still held out hope on the theory
that while there is life there is hope"
and With the remarkable and unexpected
rally Of yesterday afternoon before them
1t is generally understood that they are
greatly worried over their inability to con-
troll the temperature, even by the use of
the most strenuous measures. Continued
sponge baths of alcohol, which as a gen.
eral rule have reduced the temperature one
Continued on Second Page)
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assessed as individuals will have to pay
tax Of 11a per centum on their capital
stock. The value of the capital stock Is to
be fixed by the board of personal tax ap-
praisers.
Concession to Building Associations.
The Commissioners proposed to reduce the
tax on building associations from to 11a
per centum on their gross earnings. The
committee agrees to a reduction to 2 per
centum.
The Commissioners in their bill sought to
eliminate "heirlooms'' from the list Of ex-
empted personal property by amending the
list to read as follows: Libraries, school
books. wearing apparel, articles Of personal
adornment and all family portraits
The committee goes further and elimi-
mates in addition to heirlooms the words
articles of personal adornment." On the
subject of these exemptions the committee
report reads:
Articles Of Personal Adornment.
1.-THE Commissioners report in favor Of
striking out the word 'heirlooms' for the
reason that 1t presents opportunity to many
persons to exempt large amount Of their
personal property, and that there is no
practical way for the appraisers to deter
mine whether this property is a bona fide
heirloom or not
Ino cOHmlttee agreed with the Commits
sioners in regard to this amendment, but
believes that the bill should go further and
strike out from exemption articles of per-
sonal adornment.' The committee sees no
reason why property of this kind, owned
mainly by those who are amply able to pay
the tax. should have the privilege of ex-
emption under the law"
The remaining provisions of the bill are
allowed to stand as submitted by the Com
misSionerS.
Tax on Bowling Alleys.
One Of the paragraphs provides tax of
80 a year on each bowling alley operated
in the District. The last license law omit
ted these places of amusement. The other
paragraph gives the collector of taxes dis
cretion in designating the place of sale Of
personal property distrained for the nom
payment of taxes. The original! law pro-
vided for the sale Of such goods at the col
lector's office AS the Commissioners ex-
planned. 1t would be manifestly impossible
to haul a tugboat from the Potomac river
to the District building If the owner of the
vessel had failed to promptly pay the levy.
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AT THE WH|TEJgB6t
More Talk About the Fair
banks Boom.
SENATOR'S suPPo RI
FOR VICE PRESIDENT EXTENDS
BEYOND HIS OWN STATE.
A Way to Aid Baltimore Printers
Being Considered-An Invitation
Declined-Thanks Of Veterans.

Representatives Hemenway and Watson
of Indiana conferred with the President
this morning, but were discreetly silent
about the subject. The boom of Senator
Fairbanks as the republican vice presi-
Dental candidate is growing right along,
and If he should be nominal ted the chances
are decidedly strong that Mr.. Hemenway
would succeed him in the Senate. Senator
Fairbanks although knowing that his
friends are beginning to get some kind OF
an organiza ton in shape to press his
ton, gives no indication of his In
tentons. If he is to be candidate he
refrains from saying so. If he is not he Is
just as carefully allowing the work for
him to go on without word to the con-
trary. 1t is believed that within few
months there will be formidable boom for
Fairbanks. The republican managers be-
gin to realize. it is said, that they may
have to make fight in Indiana, and that
the ticket would be much strengthened by
an Indiana man as running mate of the
President.
The support of Senator Fairbanks ex-
tends beyond his own state, and is gather
ing prominence and strength not generally
known. Senator Cullom of Illinois thinks
that Senator Fairbanks is the man who
ought to be nominated, and there are 9TH
ers in the Senate of the same opinion.
Senator Cullom says that II Senator Fair
banks would accept the nomination he
would be an excellent man on the ticket.
He believes also that Senator Fairbanks
could not do otherwise than accept the
nomination II offered to him. President
Roosevelt did not desire to acceptfthe same
nomination, Senator Cullom says, but did
so. Conditions have changed as to the vice
presidency in the last few years. and 1t is
a position to be sought and not to be shun-
ned, as in the past. Senator Cullom pre-
diets that the ticket this year will be Roose-
velt and Fairbanks.
Help for Baltimore.
Representative Wachter of Baltimore
called on the President and asked him to
temporarily suspend the operations of the
civil service so far as temporary places in
the government printing Office are con-
cerned and permit the employment there
of Baltimore printers. book binders, press
men and 9th merartisans who were thrown
out of work by the recent fre.
President Roosevelt considered the sug-
gestion an excellent one, and at once took
mission and with the Public Printer. If he
should learn that the additional help can
be profitably employed at the government
printing ONCE 1t Is probable tie temporary
suspension OF the regulations win be made
as requested.
Mr.. wachter said thatBaltimore business
men are getting their affairs IN shape rap
idly. and that it is iAteresting to keep
track OF the many plans that have been
adopted to resume business operations and
keep the trade that threatened to go some
where else The belief now prevails that
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RUSSIANS LEAVE SEOUL.
Diplomatic Representatives and Lega-
ton Guard Escorted by japanese.

LONDON, February 13.-The official ad-
vices from Tokyo to the Japanese legation
here say that in addition to NJ Pavloff, the
and the Russian legation guard. all the
other Russians at Seoul left the Korean
capital on the same train yesterday, bound
for China, via Chemulpo. guarded by Japa-
nese troops and gendarmes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13
California Defaulter Sentenced.

OAKLAND, CAL, February l3-William
A. MCGOWAN. the defaulting secretary of
the University of California. has been SEN
fenced to serve six years and eleven
months in the San Quentin prison.
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Stockmen's Vice Presidential Candidate
TUCSON. ARIZ. February 13.-At the an
nual Lincoln day banquet Of the Arizona
republicans held here the stockmen's boom
for John W. Springer. former president OF
the National Livestock Association, for the
republican vice presidential nomination was
launched.
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assessed as individuals will have to pay
tax of 11a per centum on their capital
stock. The value of the capital stock is to
be fixed by the board Of personal tax ap-
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PROMISED HIS HELP
Senator Hanna VIII hid
the Doctors,
TEMPERATURE LOWER
ked Physician About His
Condition.
LATEST REPORT GOOD
CONTINUED TO TAKE NOURlSH-
MENT THIS MORNING.
Opinion of the Doctors This Afternoon
Was That He Had eight
ing Chance"

2:3o p.m.-The senator is sleep
ing gently. At IL noon the tenn
perature was Io3; at 1 80 O'Clock,
after a bath, his temperature was
reduced to 1908; the pulse, III
respiration, 81.
(SignedD R1XEY,
CARTER
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RIXEY,
CARTER.
Held His Own Through Night.

Held His Own Through Night.
At 7 80 o'clock this morning Mr..
Dover announced that Senator Han
ma had held his own through the
night. He awoke several times, but
since 3 o'clock has been more quiet.
Twice during the night his temper
ature rose, and at am. it was los,
the same point reached at midnight.
Sponge baths were given each time
the temperature rose. In the first
instance the temperature immedi-
ately fell. The temperature has not
been taken since the second bath.
Morning Bulletin.
o:25 am.-Senator Hanna had
comfortable night. His tempera
ture was higher, reaching los. This
morning at 9 o'clock his pulse was
12o; respiration, 81; temperature,
1o4.o. He is taking nourishment
well. RlXEY.
OSLER.
CARTER.
At 9 am. o'clock, having received
sponge baths, the senator's temper
ature was reduced to Io4. The
great trouble confronting the ply
sicians in the treatment is the tend
ency of the temperature to rise.
His Son Arrives.
Daniel R. Hanna and his wife ar
rived at the Arlington Hotel from
Cleveland at Io:I5 am.
The Noon Bulletin.
The following bulletin was issued
by Senator Hanna's physicians at
noon:
"At IL O'Clock noon Senator
Hanna is resting quietly. His tenn
perature is 1888; pulse, us; respir-
alton, "a. He continues to take
nourishment well. There has been
no change in his general condition
since the morning bulletin was is
sued.
"RIXEY,
GARTER"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-16
Cactus Button OF Mexico.

Certain Of the Indian tribes Of Mexl-
co have curious belief about the cac-
tus button. This is small apple Of
certain kind of cacti. Before It is
ripe 1t is plucked and pressed fat un-
til 1t is about the size Of an American
50-cent piece, but Of about half the
thickness. These, cactl buttons are
sold at quite high price, because the
plant is somewhta rare and is found
only in high, rocky places, generally
difficult of access. This cactus has the
effect Of leaving the most wonderful
and rosecolored dreams to him who
INDUCES in 1t.
The story Of the Indians is that
this cactus was once the food Of the
gods The evil spirit stole 1t from
men who had found 1t and begun to
eat 1t. He did 1t in the steep noun
tains, where 1t was lost for many hun
dreds Of years. But man, who was
born with a tagte for 1t in his mouth,
never gave up the search for 1t until
at last he found 1t. 1t still has the
power to give one visions of heaven,
its ancient home.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-16
Pin Prick Led to Victory.

Nelson gained his great victory of
the Nile through pin prick. 1t came
about in this way: Sir John Acton,
then commander ip chief Of the land
and sea forces Of Naples, happened to
be in his wife's dressing room at the
moment she was preparing for dinner.
Lady Acton's French maid was also
in the room, and was so startled at
receiving a letter from her brother, a
sailor In the French navy, whom she
believed to be dead, that she ran a
pin into her mistress flesh.
Apologizing for her carelessness, the
maid stated the cause of her sur
price. With carefully suppressed
eagerness Sir John offered to read the
letter while the maid continued her
duties. The maid gladly consented.
Having read the letter, the com.
mander in chief left the house in
search Of Lord Nelson, who had in
vain been seeking the French feet. He
found him and impaired to him the
contents Of the letter.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-16

Have you hobby Of some kind? If
not, get you one. What sort of a hob
by? 1t matters not so it is clean and
diverting. Golf. gardening tennis, Gro
quet cooking. photography, wicket
work or work bench, love or literature
one Of these or of hundred others
may save your health. One who takes
his business home with him and sleeps
with 1t courts breakdown. He Is
putting crows feet about his eyes, gray
hair in his head, stress on his nerves
He is carrying about load, one end
Of which rests upon his brain and the
other upon his heart. This sort of a
man needs relaxation from his task
and change in the course of his
thoughts. Without such short mental
vacation he cannot go to his work. with
that freshness that is demanded by
our competitive living. Get a hobby
and ride 1t some. 1t Is not necessary
to ride the hobby all the time. One
need not become crank. Put 1t
through its PAGES when you aSe tired.
The change will rest you. Ride it
when you are blue. The color of life
will change. Relax the bent bow so
that 1t may go back with snap.
Note the optimists. Nine out of ten
Of them either have a hobby or We're
born to see the bright side. A hobby
we'll ridden will clarity your vision
and correct moral or mental strabis-
mus. You can't ride your hobby cross
eyed. The trouble with most of us
is that we do not see the need Of a
hobby until 1t is rather late to choose
one. We are going to be happy-some-
time. We need touch of Bill Nye's
philosophy: Enjoy life while you
can, for you will be dead a long time"
1t Is pathetic fact that many of us
are dead long time before comes the
holiday we had promised ourselves.
Get hobby.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-16

and light curly hair now turning gray.
His eyes are perhaps his most remark
able feature, quizzical blue eyes that
laugh gently, but which upon sion
can COW the most mutinous sailor into
childlike faith and obedience. Per
sonal magnetism is his to an extraor-
dinary degree-the gift Of making
men believe and trust in him. II
any man can extricate the Russian
fleet from Its plight and peril, Admiral
Wren, till lately junior captain in the
Russian navy, is the man to do 1t.
Anecdotes Of Admiral Wren are IN
Vulnerable in the Russian navy. He
was In early life cadet on the Peter
Veliky, and went away In boat.
Three miles from the ship the boat
upset In a squall. 1t was night, and
the boat was not expected back for
some hours, 80 that rescue was prac-
tically out of the question. On board
the Peter vellky, however, a brother
officer was suddenly seized with the
idea that Wren was In danger, and
on his own responsibility he lowered
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-16

boat and started to look for him. BY
providence or chance he, working
b.indly in the darkness, came upon
the capsized pinnace, with Wren, the
sole survivor, clinging to 1t in the last
stages Of exhaustion. Little wonder
that, in the hour Of defeat, Russians
remember this incident and see in 1t
some destiny at work.
Later on Wren Quelled a mutiny
single-handed, and during the last few
years has been the right-hand man of
the Grand Duke Alexander in the fight
for efficiency.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-16

The German bands may disappear
from the streets, but successor to
them is in training. Cries of Hear!
hear! recently attracted the atten-
ton of the dwellers in a New York
apartment house. A man with meg
aphone at his mouth and covered ta-
BILE at his side was soon discovered by
hre-escapes. When the audience seem
ed large enough, the man uncovered
the table, on which there was a phon-
ograph. A succession Of songs soon
edited the crowd, and the thrifty in
ventor Of new amusement gathered
the coin tossed down to him, and de-
parted for fresh fields.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-16
Lynchings should be stampt

Lynchings should be stamped out,
North and South. East and West The
newspapers, the churches and all edu-
cational forces should unite. Laws
can't be enforced with effect II pop
ular sentiment is against their enforce
ment Anti-lynching sentiment must
be created by education. The pulpit,
the press, the forum and the school are
the institutions that can bring into ex-
lstence a stable, earnest, law-respecting
condition Of public mind. The process
may be slow, but 1t will be effective.
The anti-lynching crusade should be-
come a national rather than sectional
crusade. For, though 1t may be more
prevalent in some sections than in 9TH
ers, there is evidence that defiance of
law can become national disorder.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-16
Man Against Man.

"hen senator Hanna, as chairman
OF the National Republican Commit.
Tee, was conducting the campaign in
l9oo he was annoyed by a man who
applied for the position of messenger
at the national headquarters. The man
called to see the Senator four daya in
succession to present his applica tion
and urge his claims.
AFTER his fourth visit Senator Han
ma sent for the man who was serving
as messenger. you saw that man
VINO was here just now1 incurred
Hanna. eA
Yes SIR said the messenger
DO you know what he wantsw
NO. SIR"
wei, he wants your place, and If
see him again he will get IT.
senator Hanna never saw the per-
ststent applicant again.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-16

Every autumn thousands play foot
and almost all the participants and
spectators enjoy it The only cloud
over the game is the belief which
some hold that football Is more dan
gerous than other vigorous sports.
Anything is dangerous to which a
greater number of accidents than oc-
cur In the normal course of life can
be directly traced. The sailor pretend
ed that bed was dangerous place, be-
cause many people die there. A year
ago professor in Illinois University
Investigated the statistics of football
in sixty American colleges, to discover
whether the common impression about
the game was well grounded. He
found that in ten years, among two
hundred and ten thousand students en-
rolled in these colleges, twenty-three
thousand, or eleven per cent, played
football. OF these only two hundred
and sixty were injured badly enough
to lose any time from classroom duties.
Three were killed. In view Of the
large number Of students engaged in
the game, the professor considers the
number permanently injured 80
small as to be practically negligible
quantity" He finds that in all good
institutions football is adequately
supervised by the authorities, and that
college onicers approve the game in
the ratio Of twenty-seven to one.
Finally, accident insurance statistics
show that many other sports are more
dangerous than football. The case for
football rests on the broad reason for
all vigorouss manly sport; young men
take to such sport naturally, and they
need it not only for their physical we'll
being, but for their moral steadiness.
AS President Eliot Of Harvard has
said, athletics are moral safeguard
in discharging the high energies Of
youth.