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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-05
ISLAND WASTING AWAY.
Considerable Area Of Heligoland
Washed Away by the Sea.

Recent news from Heligoland. according
to the London Standard. speaks Of further
encroachments by the sea on HelIgoland
in the North sea. Since the island was
ceded to Germany. in $780, in exchange for
Zanzibar. 1t has lost considerable area,
not alone through the collapse Of the sandy
cliffs which surround its shores, but also
through definite sinking on it's south side.
Engineers have been at work since the ces-
sion in a continuous endeavor to safeguard
the island from demolition, and consider
able work has been performed In filling
crevices in the rocks, while breakwaters
have been built to break the force Of the
sea.
1t has been found, however. that the very
sea floor on which these are constructed is
without stability, and 1t Is believed that the
work can only serve to delay the encroach-
ment of the sea on the friable cliffs. 1t has
now a circumference of little less than
three miles. as against three and three
quarters In 1850. The island has little i'm
portance, and is known chiefly as q water
Ing place. Its population numbers about
1000, and the natives OF Heligoland are
creditably known among the North sea and
Baltic pilots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-05
DAIRYINa IN ARGENTINA.
Considerable Attention Now Being De
voted to tho Industry.

According to Spanish advices the depart
ment of agriculture Of Argentina Is devot-
ing considerable attention to dairying 1t
has Just issued interesting pamphlet
dealing with THE dairy industry In Ar
gentina" Ola industrial lechera en- la Ar
gentina). In 1894 the expectations of but
ter amounted to no more than nineteen and
a half tons. In 1895 the figures were 494
tons: in 1901 they reached 1.51O tons; in
1902, Alps tons, and In 1908. $500 TONS OF
these last Great Britain took ALA tons
and Africa 1913.
Animal statistics for 1895 showed I, 300, 100
cows in the republic. Four provinces.
Cordoba, yielded 1S1. 800, 495 quarts of milk,
from which, after deductions were made for
dairy use, other than for dairy products
IL .266 tons of butter and 1,188 tons of
cheese were made. In the four provinces
named there are $40 diaries and fourteen
butter factories.
1t Is claimed that the campos of Brazil
the llanas of the Orinoco and the pampas
OF Argentina will one day be the world s
great dairy region. AS development goes
on there will be a demand for dairy ma
chinery, equipments. ETC., also for butter
factory outfits. The success achieved in
these lines by American dairymen enables
manufacturers and merchants making and
dealing In dairy supplies to secure a large
part of. the South American markets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-05
SEVERAL ASPIRAN rs
FOR SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL
SHIP IN THE coLoRED SCHOOLS.

Among the colored schools great interest
centers upon the appointment of a super
vsing principal to fill the vacancy caused
early in July by the death Of DR.. Ellis w.
Brown. The schools for the colored youth
of Washington are divided into four divi-
sions-the tenth, eleventh. twelfth and
thirteenth. The tenth, in the western Sec
ton of the city, is considered the most
desirable. 1t Is understood that the COM
mittee Of teachers, made up of Mrs. West,
DR.. Kingsman and Mr.. James F. Bundy,
has been besieged by applicants for the po-
sition. which pays salary Of $1,000.
Among the candidates are DR.. Henry L.
Baily. teacher Of Greek and French in the
NJ Street School, and DR.. Bruce Evans. Dr.
Evans, who Is principal of the Armstrong
Manual Training School. when asked this
morning about his chances for the position,
said:
Il must absolutely decline to make a can
yass for the position. 1t does not seem to
me to be dignifed to rush over the city get
ting letters of recommendation from bust
ness men and asking members of the board
to commit themselves The position is one
of great responsibility and requires special
training. If in the minds of the board of
education there is an idea that may prove
useful as a supervising principal l shall be
pleased to receive the appointment.
If on the other hand, they feel that the
school with which l have been connected
so long, and which they have kindly al
lowed me to develop, still needs my serv-
ices, shall find the work at the Armstrong
School congenial and be glad to remain
The school board certainly has the wisdom
to Judge who Is best fitted for the position
and / am sure we should be willing to leave
the matter unreservedly in their hands"
Booker Washington Not to Interfere.
Apropos of the attitude of Booker Wash
ington in the matter Of local school affairs
which has been under discussion, DR.. Ey-
ans said:
Please say that Mr.. Washington has alb
solutely no desire to interfere with the ap-
pointments made by the school board In
Washington for any of the positions. Va
cancies in the supervising corps, principals
or teachers would not tempt Mr.. Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-05
LEESBURG NEWS.
Republicans to Open Campaign the
18th Instant-Base Ball.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LEESBURG. Va, September 4, 1905.
The republican campaign In Loudour
couny Will be opened at Lessburg. Va,
Wednesday. September 10, at pm. The
speakers will be L. L. Lewis, candidate foi
governor; William Egghorn of Culpeper
candidate for commissioner of agriculture
and William B. King of Bluemont. Before
and during the meeting music will be pro-
vIded by Musician Edward B. LIewellyn,
cornet soloist of the United States Marine
Band.
The Leesburg and Rockville base ball
teams played a double-header here today.
The first game, which was called at l 80
o'clock, was the most exciting of any played
here this season. Eleven innings were re-
quired, and fine work was done on both
sides. In the second game which was call
ed about $3.50 o'clock, the pitcher for Lees
burg failed to appear and the visiting team
had things very much their own way. Beav-
ers was unable to pitch more than three
innings when Alexander was put in the box.
Only five hits were obtained off of him, but
the errors of the Leesburg boys were nu-
merous and The Rockville team won by the
score of 6 to O..
The features OF the game were the CATCH
Ing of Amber and Dawson. the pitching of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-05
Dining Furniture Reductions.

ton to promote the interest of his friends
whose candldature. like all others. must be
judged absolutely on merit"
1t Is said that should DR.. Evans be made
supervisor Of the 10th division a strong
applicant for the prlncipalship Of the Arm
strong will be found in Clarence H. Ma
della. who is at present head Of the shops
at the Armstrong. Mr.. Madella is a prac-
teal teacher of manual training. having
taken the preparatory course at Howard
University and advanced courses at the
Rnge Technical School of Cambridge. Mass.
Among the other candidates for the SUI
pervising principalship or the principalship
Of the Armstrong, in the event of va
cancy, are u. A. Craig, John Syphax. n.
e. Weatherless. J. w. Cromwell and r. c.
Bruce.
News was received this morning at the
Franklin School OF the death of Percival
D. Brooks. head teacher OF physics at the
Armstrong School. DR.. Bruce Evans,
principal of the school, expressed great re-
greet at the news Mr.. Brooks" he said.
was one of the strongest teachers of tho
subject In the coored schools of the Dis
trict. 1t will be very difficult to fill his
place
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from last Friday on account of the alb

from last Friday on account OF the abb
sence of members.
1T is thought necessary" he said. that
the committee reinforce what it has done
with respect to the principalshlp OF the
Capitol Hill High School A strong pro-
test will be made against the board of edu-
cations decision to return Mr.. NJ. F. F..
Swartzell to the Eastern High School.
Probably the committee will have some
thing to say about the appointing power Of
the board itself The question Of local rep
resentation on the board OF education will
certainly be discussed and we may have
some resolution on the subject for presen-
tation to the board or the Commission
ers OF the District"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-05
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
East Washington Committee to Con-

The East Washington Citizens Associa-
tion Will hold an executive committee
meeting tonight to draw up resolutions to
submit to the board OF education tomorrow
aight at its first regular meeting of the
year.
MIR. Thomas w. Smith. president of the
association. said today that the meeting
vas called for tonight, being postponed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-05
Boy Accidentally Shot.

While walking along the Bennings road
yesterday afternoon about $40 O'clock
William King. thirteen years old, of III
18th street southeast, was wounded in the
arm by random shot from the marshes
nearby. His injuries were not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-05
Slight Change in Fever Conditions.

Very slight. indeed, was the change in
the typhoid fever situation I'm the city to-
day, five new cases and six recoveries be-
ing reported to the health office. This pre-.
ponderance of one in the recoveries re-
duced the number of typhoid patients in
the city from 3II to 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-05
Building Permit Issued.

A building permit was issued by In
spector Ashford today as follows:
To ]. H. Rockwell. for repair Of three
story brick dwelling at l341 18th street
northwest. Mechanic, A. J. Bache. Esti-
mated cost. 81. 100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-05
Paid His Fine.

Paul L. cambridge. who was fined In the
Police Court on Saturday trustee OF
church for falling to connect the church
premises with the sewer. subsequently paid
the fine, which amounted to $40.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
COUNTY HOSPITAL INNATE
ONCE GLADSTONE'S BUTLER
Former Servant OF England's Grand
Old Man Now an Object OF
Charity

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 26.-Suffering
from an incurable disease. destitute
and without friends in this part of
the world, man who was once Wilt
lam E. Gladstone's butler and was
one of the heirs of England's Grand
Old Man." is patient at the Los
Angeles County Hospital. a public
charge, dependent upon county
charity for what he gets there The
mans name is John Williams. He is
a native of Wales.
For eight years Williams was in
Gladstone's service at Hawarden, and
by him was bequeathed $4,000. Com
ing to America he was for several
years butler in the service of Colonel
Cochrane of Boston, and many times
served the late President Mckinley
when the latter was a guest at the
Cochrane home. Then he invested in
a seagoing vessel and sailed on her.
The venture was financially dis
astrous, and broken in health. Will
Jams came to Southern California
probably to die.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
STRIKE
OF PROSPECTOR
Locates Six Claims He As
serts Are So Rich That
the Sight Made Him Dizzy
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call.

TACOMA, Feb. 26.-After prospect
ing for seven years from Upper Yukon
to Bering Sea, F. w. Harris has dis
covered what appears to be a noun
tain of gold-bearing ore which assures
him Of great fortune.
Harris, in company with David A.
Rearick, has located six claims on
Salmon River, seven miles from where
it empties into Portland Canal and
seventeen miles from tide water He
describes the location as a mountain
on which is exposed a vein OF sore
twenty-five feet wide and so rich that
1t made, him dizzy when he examined
it, An avalanche is supposed to have
laid bare the rich vein. Harris and
Rearick are not certain whether the
claims are in Alaska or British CO.
lumbia- While gold-bearing, the ore
contains enough silver to make the
claim worth working on that account
alone Canadian assays show 1000
ounces of silver to the ton-
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
MASS MEETINGS
END CONVENTION
Members of the Young Mems
Christian Association Fin
ish LabOrs at San Jose
Special Dispatch to III. Call

SAN JOSE, Feb. 26.-With three big
mass meetings this afternoon and three
meetings this evening. the fourteenth
annual convention of the State Young
Mems Christian Association came to
a close. The convention has been one
of the most successful ever held.
about 225 delegates from all parts Of
the State being in attendance.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon a mems
meeting was held in the Victory The
ater, which was addressed by F. S.
Goodman of New York and A. H.
Whitford of Buffalo. At the same hour
Mrs. A. H. Whitford addressed a
meeting for women in the First Meth
odist Church and Roy Campbell of San
Diego addressed a boys meeting in
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Assembly Hall.
This evening i. E. Brown. State Sec
retary of Illinois, addressed the con-
vention in the First Methodist Church.
A. H. Whitford addressed a meeting
in the First Presbyterian Church and
H. o. Hill spoke in the Baptist Church.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
ZAP IS POLITE
EVEN IN SOUP
J. Nuguchi, Who Falls Three
Stories Into a Dining
Room, Apologies for It
ALIGHTS IN TUREEN
Little Brown Man Drops In
Among the Guests at
the Hotel Buckingham

Japanese politeness stood the test of
thirty-foot fall through a transom
into soup tureen. The little brown
man, who remembered his manners in
such a strait, is ]. Nuguchi. porter at
The Buckingham, 655 Sutter street.
1t was dinner time on Saturday
night at that hostelry. The guests
had seated themselves in the dining
hall. Directly under a lightwell stood
table upon which was placed the
soup tureen.
Suddenly there was a rumbling,
dropped upon the table with an awful
thud. 1t was Nuguchi, commonly
known as Joe. He had fallen thirty
feet through the lightwell
Women shrieked and turned away,
not caring to see the mangled remains.
One man rushed out to telephone for
an ambulance, another called for the
morgue.
In the midst of the confusion Nugu-
chi arose. Part of the transom was
around his neck and the soup tureen
clung tenaciously to one foot. But
Nuguchi did not forget his manners.
Brushing the rice tomato from his
brow with a courtly gesture, he said:
Excuse, please, for spill soup. I am
much sorry, if you please. Honorably
pardon and 1 will haste to tell cook
to make more soup in place of hon
orable soup which was spilled"
The guests who had been Mortified
an instant before burst into laughter.
Mrs. H. Signor, the proprietor, realized
| that it was no use crying over split
soup and forgave the penitent Jap.
| When Nuguchi saw the smiles he
| felt relieved. The fact that he had
escaped death by a seeming miracle
l.- lit Ivy
concerned about the honorable soup
/ that had been spilled.
'I was reading the second reader.
which is a very difficult lesson" he
explained. Then 1 descented with
! haste and became in the SOUP"
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
Famed ChurChmdn Is
Coming From Wis
COnSin.

A very remarkable mission, to last
ten days, is to be held at the Church
of the Advent, Eleventh street and
Market. The missioner is to be Bishop
Weller, coadjutor of Fond du Lac,
Wis, a prelate noted for piety and elo-
quence, whose conservation a few years
ago astonished good old-time Episco-
palians by its elaborate ceremonial.
The congregation of the Advent
Church has been preparing for the ex-
pected mission by renewed devotion
and self-sacrifice. The mission will be-
gin on Friday, March 8, and conclude
on Sunday, the 18th.
Rev. Fathers Gee of st. Johns
Church, Oakland: Venables of Belve-
dere; Lathrop of Church of the Ad-
vent Parish, himself a missioner. and
the rector of st. Mary the Virgin, will
assist at the confessional and in oc-
casional addresses. Mass will be said
each day at $3.50, 7:45 and 8 o'clock a..
m. At p. m. a boy and girls mis-
sion will be held and every evening the
bishop will preach at s o'clock.
The purpose of the mission is to Gre
ate spiritual awakening among the
congregation and to convert to Cath
Ollie principles. Bishop Weller's ad-
dresses will be on these lines. The
most advanced ceremonial will be OBJ
served at the evening services and the
significance of each form will be ex-
planned. The mission will be conducted
on high church principles and many
conversions are hoped for.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
MYSTERY Wells
W0MAN'S DEED
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 26-Mystery sur
rounds a visitor who came to this city
last Friday and placed a 7-year-old
child in the Children's Home. She
said the child was given to her by a
couple in Santa Paula.
Inquiry at Santa Paula develops the
fact that the woman took the child
there a few months ago and called for
it last Thursday. The woman gave the
name of Helen Rush and said the
child's name was Ramona Carey. The
little one, through an interpreter, says
that her name is Maria Martinez and
that the woman is known as Alice
Rose.
From the child 1t has been learned
that she once lived in Honduras. After
the death of her mother she was
brought to Los Angeles by her god
mother, Castora Mara One day, the
little one says, while on an errand for
her godmother, Mrs. Rose, or Mrs.
Rush. took her by the hand and led
her to a house, where her hair was cut
off and she was reclothed from head
to foot. Later she was taken to Santa
Paula, where she was told that she
was to be called Ramona Carey,
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27

Like magic thousands of the pictures
have got into circulation-in barracks,
soldiers homes, restaurants, public
halls and everywhere where the masses
live and gather. Hundreds of photo
graphs showing the Kaiser in all sorts
of uniforms are in existence, but none
has ever before been available which
so completely typif1es the popular con-
ceprion Of him as the real leader Of his
people.
The Emperor was -46 years old on
January %, but shows few signs of the
gathering years except for splashes of
gray around the temples. His face is
still full and riIddy and his step and
figure as martial as of yore. He is said
to be working harder than ever in his
life.
The diplomatic problems presented
by the Russo-Japanese war and its
possible developments fascinate him,
and the astute manner in which Ger
man diplomacy has been guided since
the war begun is due, practically ex-
clusively, to his keen direction. 1t has
been his ambition to conduct Germany
with such unerring neutrality while
the war lasts that the fatherland will
be able to profit substantially, no mat
ter who wins the titanic struggle In
Manchuria, and IL is the opinion here
that so far he has succeeded admir-
ably.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
FALSE FRIEND
ROBS HEIKES
Ranchman From Santa Bar
bara Victim of Former Eel
low Employe at Ocean Beach

Edward Heikes, who came to the city
yesterday from a ranch in Santa Bar
bara, is bemoaning the loss of $40 taken
from him by a false friend last night
at the beach. Heikes was invited to a
dance by a friend named Harry"
whom he met on the ranch at Santa
Barbara. Harry said that the dance
was to take place at the beach and es-
corted Heikes there. When they
reached Forty-ninth avenue and H
street a third man joined the party.
They proceeded along the car tracks
till they came to the Ocean boulevard.
There the supposed friend ordered
Heikes to throw up his hands, at the
same time flourishing a revolver to
enforce the demand. The other man
went through Heikes' pockets in search
of plunder. Heikes started to defend
himself and was struck repeatedly with
the butt of the revolver receiving sew
eral ugly gashes in the scalp and face.
His outcries alarmed his assailants,
who fed after taking $40 from him.
Heikes was taken to the Park Hospital
for treatment and later reported his
loss and the attack to the police at
the Park station. He does not know
"Harry's" last name.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
Special cable to The Call.

BERLIN, Feb. 26.-Clad in oflskins
and steering the German ship of state
through tempestuous seas, Kaiser Will
helm figures in a new picture, entitled
Our Pilot" which has become the
most popular likeness Of the Emperor
obtainahle in the sFrsStberland- The.
picture is the work Of the Munich
painter, Nathaniel Schmitt, to whom
the Kaiser gave a series Of sittings.
The Kaiser is shown at the wheel Of
q ship called "Deutsches Reich"-Ger-
man Empire-which is depicted as rid
ing ssrenely through a gale. with the
redAwhite- black flag Of Germany flap
ping defantly at the stern The En-
peror. has a realistically firm grip on
the steering apparatus and the artist
has impaired to his strong. stern coun-
tenance the look Of determination and
fearlessness that characterize the most
intrepid of sea dogs. The original
painting. from which millions of copies
of all kinds and sizes have been struck
of for popular sale. is in Munich
gallery. It VII probably be bought by
admirers and presented to the Emperor
for hanging either in the Berlin Castle
or the National Gallery. The Kaiser
has expressed himself as immensely
pleased with Schmitt's work
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
GUESTS FLEE
FROM FLAMES
Fire in Fashionable Family
Hotel Causes a Heavy
Loss and Endangers Lives
EARLY MORNING BLAZE
Prompt Action of a Pedes-
trian Saves Occupants of
House in Los Angeles
EARLY MORNING BLAZE
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 26.-Fire Of
unknown origin destroyed the rear of
the Irwin, fashionable family hotel
on South Olive street. between Eighth
and Ninth. at o'clock this morning
and caused a panic among the several
families which occupied the place.
Several persons narrowly escaped
death by suffocation.
The fire was discovered by pas
serby, who burst open the front door
and ran through the smoke-filled hall
ways and aroused the inmates. The
people in the house had only time to
seize such clothing as was near their
beds and fee to the street. The fire.
men carried out one man, having
found him in hallway overcome with
smoke. He quickly revived.
Neighbors took care of the occu-
pants of the house and supplied them
with clothing. 1t was necessary to
sound second alarm summoning
four additional engine companies be-
fore the firemen could check the
spread of the flames and prevent the
loss of adjoining rooming-houses with
which the street is closely lined.
The property loss will not exceed
$500. but some of the guests lost
property which cannot be replaced.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
REFUSAL TO DANCE
ENDS IN A TRAGEDY

GREENSBURG, Pa, Feb. 26.-
Anna Onnafrey was the central figure
in bloody battle at the works Of the
Veteran Coal Company in Mount
Pleasant Township to-day, in which
two men were killed and six others
were stabbeS shot or slashed with
knives. The lead:
JOHN KOPKAS Jr., "a years old,
swf1o leaves a wife.
MICHAEL TECHOW, 80 years old,
who leaves wife and two children.
OF the wounded Thomas Pollack
may die.
Anna Onnafrey's refused to dance
with an unbidden guest at wedding
celebration started the trouble.