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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
DISTRICT MAN ELECTED.
DR.. Finley Chosen President Of Ma
ttonal Dental Society.

DR.. NJ F. Finley, a representative OF the
Capital Dental Associa ton of this city,
was elected president at the convention of
the national association at Buffalo, ~ Y,
yesterday. He Is the man who so stoutly
waged the fight in the first days meeting
against DR.. Bryant and the other members
of new organization which sought recog-
milton by the national body.
DR.. Finley's imprisoned speech, In which
he declared that no person who did not
belong to his state association was At to
belong to the national association, carried
the day against the delegates, who wanted
to recognize local societies. This speech
brought him to the notice of the convention
and resulted in his election as president.
This is reputed to be the first time in
forty-five years a Washington man has
been chosen head of the national society.
DR.. Finley has been active in both local
and national dental organization work for
many years. He was also an officer and
one of the organizers of the fourth inter-
national dental congress at st. Louis, Mo-,
in 1904, which, it is claimed was the larg-
est meeting of representatives of any pro-
fession ever assembled in this country.
Other officers were elected as follows::
Vice president from the south, DR.. Frank
Holland of Atlanta; vice president from
the east DR.. l.. P. Bethel of Columbus,
Ohio; vice president from the west, VIII
liam Conrad, st. Louis; recording secretary,
DR. A. H Peck of Chicago; corresponding
secretary, DR.. C. S. Butler of Buffalo; treas
urer DIR. V. f. Turner, Raleigh.
Preceding the election of officers the Ma
tional Dental Association fixed on Atlanta,
Ga, as the place, and the first Tuesday In
1906, as the time of the next
annual meeting.
DR. Emory Bryant of this city and his
friends were elated because ne was per-
mtted to take part IN yesterday deLpeIa-
lions of the association. Among the recon-
mendations made by the executive councii
of the association Wednesday was that all
certificates presented at the present coz
vention be recognized, and the recon-
mendation was Immediately adopted, thus
in a measure multiplying the action or Iues-
day denying the Bryant delegates seats IN
the convention Wednesdays action gave
seats and voices to DR. Bryant and his fol-
lowing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
PEACEFUL PORTSMOUTH
quiet Town Where ENJOYS Will Meet
Plans for Their Comfort.

riVih the new York Tribune
Inc peace ENJOYS appointed by Russia
and Japan are to have an excellent onnor
tunity to study the benign effects of de-
mocracy in American town life. They will,
also be able to see on what found tfons of
hoerty the first beams of this republic were
f1lo. portsmouth. N H, where the neso-
t'atons preliminary to the signing of
peace treaty are to be conducted is one of
tne Oldest towns in New England, and its
snaoy streets and handsome old houses
give II dignity, feeling Of restfulness
ana an evidence of culture pecultar lv char
acteristic of the earliest American settle
Wents IN the north. 1t is town of high
nlteuectual ideals. In its streets are to
De round museums, libraries and churches
unusually large and numerous for a place
OF such size. For example. II has four
times as many books as people. Although
us population is hardly more than ten
thousand, yet 1t has two libraries with a
total or more than forty thousand volumes
portsmouth was settled in 1923 only three
years later than Plymouth, and is there
lore more than two hundred and eighty
years old 1t Is situated on a peninsula
which Juts out into the deep commodious
bay at the mouth of the Piscataqua river
The Atlantic ocean Is three miles away
Ahout ten miles to the southeast are the
we!l-knewn Isles of Shoals, a cluster of
eight barren, rocky islands rising out OF
Tie swelling bosom of the Atlantic. The
largest are Appledore. which has an area
OF 400 acres, and Star which contains 100
acres There are large hotels on the is
lands and accordingly the ENJOYS will have
ample opportunity to keep cool for they
can spend their nights in the windswept
hostelries II they do not care to sleep on
board the vessels provided for them by the
United States government.
Portsmouth also contains several build
ngs of historic interest. Including the old
houses Of Governors Wentworth and Lang
don and the Portsmouth Athenaeum
New Hampshires only port has long been
the site of United States navy yard. 1t
lis in new building in this yard that the
negotiations will be held The ENJOYS will
be especially free from interference here
for the yard is on island. Several of
the famous frigates of the United States
navy were built here. and among them
were the Ranger of which John Paul Jones
was captain, and the Kearsarge. The Con-
stitution, the threatened destruction of
which about seventy-fve years ago drew
from Oliver Wendell Holmes those famous
verses. "Old Ironsides, was kept here at
one time. The Spanish prisoners. including
Admiral Cervera, who were taken at San
tiago, were kept at Portsmouth before be-
Ing returned to Spain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
Police and Gloves.
From the New York Evening Post.

From the New YORK evening fost.
Baltimore, which a short time ago had
a number of interesting matters-political
and other-to think about. has shelved
them all now. and Is devoting undivided
thought to the all-overshadowing question,
Should policemen be compelled to wear
white cotton gloves in summer The
police commissioners have for the first time
required It, and the sympathizing city is
discussing the outrage with a warmth OF
feeling that is not easy for an outsider to
understand The Americans humorist, Mr..
Gillian, grows almost bitter over 1t, sar-
castically describing how the policeman
about to make an arrest would look at the
fying criminals coat collar and draw back
fearful Of soiling the speckless Isle thread.
The News is equally concerned. In the
dog days." it observes, with his hands en-
cased in cotton, the lot of the policeman
is melancholy example of the dtsadvan-
tage of grandeur It's good thing that
1t is not punishable offense for the guar
dams Of our peace to go to some secluded
corner and there, unbuttontng those hate
full gloves, to blow upon warm and pers-
piring wrists in vain effort to find sur
cease of sorrow" What is and what Is not
an outrage must always be matters of
opinion. But 1t was a good many degrees
hotter this week in New York than In Bal
timore and the Evening Posts windows
overlook a crossing where two policemen
stood all the week without either taking
OF their gloves or, 30 far as we have learn
ed complained Of them. And, II grievances
coat with brass buttons is considerably
heavier and hotter than any pair Of thread
gloves. There have been some advocates
OF theory that comfort in temperature
was merely matter OF equalization over
the body, 80 that q man whose hands were
cold could just az we'll take on his coat
as put on q pair Of mtttens. II any virtue
stun remains In thu doctrine svsu heaSy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
reason Of the expiration Of his term Of en-


listment.
The members of Company q. LIST Infantry,
Maryland National Guard, commanded by
Capt Phil E. Porter, last night elected
Corp. Arthur w. Hopkins to fill the va
cancy caused by the recent resignation OF
Second Lieut.. George T. Tydings. Lieut..
Hopkins has been member of Company g
for number of years, and served through
the Spanish-American war as a corporal.
He will assume the duties of his higher
grade as soon as his commission Is received
from the adjutant generals office.
Capt. Phil e. Porter. commanding Com
pany @. LIST Infantry. Maryland National
Guard. has been detailed to conduct the
election to be held by members of Company
M LIST Infantry, Capt. Hugh R. Riley COM
manding. tomorrow night, Friday, July %.
to fill the vacancy caused by the recent
resignation Of Second Lieut.. 2. H. g. Gran
ford.
The following officers have been detailed
to examine the successor chosen by the
company: Maj. w. G. Claude, Capt. P. E.
Porter, Capt. Hugh r. Riley and First
Lieut.. John dep Douw.
big surprise was sprung this morning
when 1t became known that Mr.. Henry
Rullman had declined the position of col
lector-treasurer of Annapolis, to which he
was elected last Monday night by the city
council after he had come out as an
avowed aspirant for the job. special
meeting Of the council Is therefore neces-
sary. that the position may be filed at
once and before August.
Following a rather busy day In Annapo-
lis today, in which he held short session
OF his pardon court. took up the Werntz
supervisor charges and opened bids for
state printing, among other things Gov
WARMED will leave late this afternoon for
Baltimore. His eXcellency will not return
to the monumental city by rail, but will
go by water aboard the state oyster navy
steamer Gov r. l.. McLane, Commander
T. B. Howard.
Gov. Warfeld today made public the
names or the papers throughout the state
which he has selected to publish the pro-
posed constitutional amendment to the con-
stitution OF the state for thirteen weeks
prior to the coming state election. as re-
CURED by law. There were papers selected
FOR each county in the state, both weekly
and daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
THE EQUITABLE CASE.
Number of Policyholders Ask for a
Receiver.

In the form of an amended complaint to
a bill filed last April suit was begun yester-
day in the United States circuit court for
the southern New York district to throw
the entire S421 100000 assets of the EQuit-
able Life Assurance Society into the hands
of receivers, who shall take possession of
all the funds, assets and property held by
the defendant society of every character
and description and administer the same
as they may be directed by the court
More than forty policy holders in the
Equitable. representing a dozen different
states, are included as compliments in the
present suit, which is based in part upon
the allegation that the society has no funds
is insolvent. The attorneys of record are
the Dos Passos Brothers and Battle &
Marshall of New York and Joseph de F.
Junkln of Philadelphia.
With j. Wilcox Brown Of Maryland, the
holder of a SIS. 900 policy, as complainant,
papers were filed last April to compel dis
tribution of the $S4OOO,OO0 surplus fund OF
the society, to compel the management to
make an accounting to the policy holders
and for the appointment of receivers for the
surplus fund pending judicial ascertainment
of the rights of the policy holders thereto.
Since the filing of that blu permission
was obtained to file an amended complaint.
Revelations of acknowledgement that have
become public since the original bill was
fled have made 1t easy to materially
strengthen it. and forty-four other policy
holders have interviewed In the suit making
common cause with J. Wilcox Brown.
Intervening petitions in behalf OF six pol
Icy holders were filed by Battle & Marshall
last Wednesday. These, together with the
amounts of the policies they hold in the
Equitable, John 8. Williams of Rich
mond, Va, $1,000 Oscar A. Daube of New
York. $1,000; Henry s. Black Of Philadel-
phla. 81 200; Thomas L. Waters of New
York. 5000; Horatio G. Gibson of WASH
ington. d. c., 5000, and Charles s. Davis
OF Oklahoma, $1,000.
Thomas ]. Barry, a lawyer Of Boston,
has also filed intervening petitions in be-
half of Benjamin Dellheim, 81 COO and Ju-
Ian B. Hart, $4,000 both Of Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
USAGE IN LANGUAGE.
Grammars and Dictionaries Fall Be-
fore Custom.
From the New York Sun.

from the new YORK sun.
Prof. Lounsbury, one OF the most toll
Grant and tolerable of all professors, for
the reason that he processes SO little and
holds dogma SO lightly in his profession.
has some admirable observations in the
current Harper's on the uncertainties OF
usage In the English tongue.
He has always been a strong opponent
of the schoolmasterly crew. who would
govern our language by the rules and
regulations established by Messrs. Lind
ley Murray & Co., and has stood firmly
for usage against the grammars and
dictionaries of the classroom. He is OPP
ponent of most of the theories of cor
rect speech and declines to bow to the
admirably reasonable decisions OF the
parsers. The question" he says. lis sim
ply, Is the particular word of cohstruc-
ton under consideration sanctioned by the
authority OF the best writer's of the past
and of the present. And II is just at
this point that the difficulty of establishing
a standard of correctness begins. For the
truth Is that the great writers are as In
correct according to the opinion of the
schools, as the great musicians or the great
painters. And just as Bach is full of mis-
takes that would never be tolerated In our
academies of music. so do most of the nota-
BILE masters of literature abound in errors
sufficient to supply q complete set OF nor
rible examples to any Of our reasonable
grammarians. As Prof. Lounsbury OBJ
serves: THE ability to write English cor
rectly does not belong TO the great masters
of our speech. 1t is limited to the obscure
men who have devoted themselves to the
task of showing how far these Wanted
writer's have fallen short OF the Ideas OF
linguistic proprety entertained by their I'M
recognized betters. AS a result OF these
critical crusades there is escape from
the dismal conclusion that the correct use
of the language Is not TO be found In the
authors whom every one reads with pleas
ure, but is an accomplishment reserved ex-
clusively for those whom nobody can sue
coed in reading at ALL
an instructive history of such phrases as
1.-The three first" and the two first In
stead of the first three and the first
two" The blunder is a pet aversion of the
grammarians yet IL has a respectable pedi-
gree extending back to the fourteenth CEN
tury So, too with the of lay for lie.
Pepys Fielding, Horace Walpole. Scott.
Trollope were among the offenders, and
Sterne persisted despite the ridicule OF a
reviewer, who, commenting on the lines,
Maria lays in my BOSOM" observed Our
readers may possibly conclude that Maria
was the name of favorite hen"
We may not conclude from this, however,
that the substitution OF lay for lie is for
ever justified by respectable usage. The tyr
amy of authority Is dangerous in what
ever shape ii appears and a rule estab-
lished on the occasional blunders of the
great may be as mischievous any OF the
rules established by the little grammar
makers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
nhcently successful effort to reach he'll

nificently successful effort to reach her
home and mate.
Belgium for some time the scene of
daily race between a pigeon and train
which travels between Lige and Waremme,
Of which the Mouse, n leading Belgian
newspaper, gives the following account:
THE train starts at three minutes to 10
am, and a crowd gathers daily to see
the pigeon go with it. The bird wheels
around the station while the passengers are
taking their seats, and soon as the
whistle Is blown and the journey begins II
takes up a position a little behind the en-
CINE, and there it flies surrounded 10y tho
moist, though warm, steam. which L evil
IDENTIFY enjoys.
1T retains this position even while tho
train Is passing through tunnels, and APP
parently is not incommoded In the least
by the warm vapor. When the train reaches
its destination the bird flies swiftly along
the railroad track back to Liege, where Il
arrives about half-past IL O'Clock. This
pigeon was born at the railway station in
Liege. and consequently is familiar with
trains, smoke and steam"
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from year to year without objection or dis
cussion. Now 1t is suggested that Congress
would find 1t difficult, with this precedent
tablished, to refuse like courtesy to
the various patriotic bodies of the country,
such as the Grand Army OF the Republic.
May Make an Issue Of This.
Whether the joint committee of Congress
sees fit to recommend curtailment of this
class of printing at public expense or not, 1t
is said that there are men In both houses
who are inclined to make an issue Of It and
to fight any further printing of that kind.
Whether they will be brave enough to stand
up against the wishes Of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution when the time
comes is to be seen Now they say they
will
The expense incurred in printing the re-
ports OF the Daughters Is said to be largely
responsible for the action of the House of
Representatives in refusing to allow the
American Academy at Rome to make its
annual report to Congress. Last winter
there was a bill before Congress to charter
the American Academy at Rome. The bill
made no suggestions of support for the
academy by the government. 1t did, how
ever. with spirit of submission that was
shown in the charter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, want to report to
Congress. The matter came to the atten-
ton of Speaker Cannon, who expressed the
utmost interest in the noble work of the
academy in promoting the study of art by
ambitious Americans in the center of the
world of art at Rome. He said 1t was a
fine thing that such men Pierpont Nor
gan and others should donate portions of
their fortune to such worthy objects. But
when 1t was proposed to have the academy
make annual reports to Congress he drew
the line. He also decreed that the names of
public officials should be taken out of the
list of incorporators. Then, with the char
ter freed of governmental and congressional
suggestions. it was sent through the House
of Representatives flying.
Congress is getting afraid of any patri-
otto desire on the part of any one to make
reports to Congress. Congress sees that a
report to Congress means an oblgati ton on
the part of Congress to print the report, and
that only swells the printing bills. 1t is de-
clared by some of the leaders who are in
vestigating the expenses of the government
from printing that If Congress would con-
sent to charter every concern that would
desire to be chartered and authorized to
make reports to Congress that 1t would not
be long before Congress would have to build
another printing office in order to print the
reports.
Some of the men who fear the printing of
these long reports declare that they would
like to print longer reports from the gas
company, the telephone company and some
other corporations that are required to
make reports of their dongs, but which
confine their statements to very limited
space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
PIGEONS RACE TRAINS.
Experiments in England Show That
Birds Seldom Fly a Mile a Minute.

From London It'd Bits
So many wild statements are made as to
the speed of a carrier pigeon that 1t is in
teresting to learn how fast 1t can actually
travel under the most favorable conditions.
On recent Saturday between 200, 600 and
800 600 birds were tossed in competitions in
various parts of the country, and some
thousands of these feathered athletes raced
to London from Retford and Branston,
journeys Of 127 and 115 miles, respectively.
The conditions were IDEAL the weather was
beautifully clear and fresh wind was
blowing to help the birds on their way;
and yet under such favorable circumstances
few of the birds attained speed of a mile
q minute, which in these days of swift loco
motion is beginning to be considered COM
paratively slow.
when 1000 pigeons were tossed at Temple
combe to race to London. Assisted nv a
southwest wind they travelled so rapidly
that many of them had reached their coles
some time before their owners even thought
of looking for them. One bird actually COW
cred 1O8 miles in "a minutes, maintaining
throughout the long journey speed of
nearly sixty-nine miles an hour; another did
equally we'll by travelling to Chelsea at the
average rate OF 201S yards a minute; while
one bird out of every ten exceeded sixty
miles an hour.
A very remarkable journey. which illus
trates the endurance and courage of a
pigeon, was made some time ago by a bird
called Silver Queen, belonging to a member
of the Homing Club Of South Pittsburg.
On August 7, 1900 this bird, with several
Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, in the pres
ence of a large gathering Of people interest
ed. The pigeons, when released, made sew
eral circles In the air. then all of them few
eastward. They were first heard Of four
days later, when a letter, dated August II,
reached the Pittsburg club from Henry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
Baron Komura at Oyster Bay.

Baron Komura. accompanied by Minister
Takahira, the other japanese envoy, paid
respects to President Roosevelt, at Oyster
Bay, L. l., yesterday.
They were invited to remain for luncheon.
and, incidentally. discussed not only the
peace negotiations. but that armistice in
Manchuria. which is so near the PRESIDENT
heart IT Is highly probable that the Presi-
dent succeeded in influencing the eastern
diplomats to recommend that their govern
ment should at least not force the fighting
while the peace negotiations are In progress
at PortsmoOth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
Men Improved by Marriage.
From the Philadelphia Record.


Did you ever notice how 1t improves
man to be married." This query was pro-
pounded by a young southern woman here.
You can always depend upon 1t, that II IL
a married man who shows you all the small
courtesies in an elevator; II is a married
man who stands up for you In the street
car and II is a married man who does all
the chores at picnic. The most Thought
less, irresponsible kind of a single man
often becomes a veritable model OF amia-
bility after he gets him wife. suppose
his wife has so drummed good manners
into him that he has to keep practising all
the time to keep in trim. believe business
men have more respect for married man,
too They succeed better In everything they
do Why. only the other day there was
base ball game between the married man
and the single men. Who won? The mar
ried men, of course. And you can't tell
me their wives did not have something to
do with it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28

transportation project, for 1t is promised
that the proposed route will cut through
several profitable veins.
Such a thing is not at all unlikely. TIE
surface of Colorado has been skinned of
gold and silver and the miners are now
boring tunnels to get at what is under the
rocks below. There, they say, the real
stuff is to be found, but it requires organ
ization and capital to reach it. An oEdt-
nary miner cannot make a fortune In a few
months, as he used to do. Money, M
chnery, transportation facilities and or
ganization are necessary. Hence, the in
dustry is being concentrated in big COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28

gloves in summer should add to the com.
fort of a uniform.
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Nos POI to 267. CHAS. BRUNGER
Fresh Dressed Spring Chickens drawn, 20c. a 25c.
Georgia Peaches and Pears, lOc box. Rock
ford Cantaloupes, SC. up. Phone Main 1881.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-12

was first filed, after stipulation be-
tween the government and counsel for
the defense that the plea in abatement
should not be waved by the fling Of
the demurrer.
Judge Bennett OF the Dalles, as at
tomey for Mitchell, announced that
there was a question of moral turpi-
ude involved in the case wherein SEN
ator Mitchell is accused Of accepting
$1,000 from A..D. Puter and therefore
he would waive all legal tecAn calities
and be ready to proceed TO trial with
out delay upon tie issue1 al stake.
Judge Bennett entered a plea Of not
guilty for the senator in three Of the
cases against him-two Tor conspiracy
and one for accepting money while
holding the position Of United States
senator TO expedite title before land
department
District Attorney Henry objected TO
the pleas Of abatement On the ground
If their beng fled too late The hear
ing will be given Friday.