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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
CLOSE AND EXCITING
RACE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF
TWO BATTLEsHIPs.

The race between the United States gov
ernment and the Newport News Shipbuild-
ing and Dry Dock Company in the con-
struction of battleships is becoming close
and exciting. The battleship Connecticut
is under construction at the New York
navy yard in competition with the battle
ship Louisiana, which is being built by the
Newport News Company at Newport News.
Va. The vessels are Identical in every par
ticular, and the test Is to determine
whether it is more advantageous for the
government to build its own ships or to
have the work done at private shipyards.
The essential elements in the contest are
workmanship. cost of construction and
time of completion.
The Connecticut Now Ahead.
Up to within the past few months all the
chances seemed to favor the success of the
Newport News Company in completing it's
vessel first, but now the tide is turned, and
the government-built boat is reported to be
nearer completion than It's rival. The con-
tract for the Louisiana was signed October
TO- 1902 and the company, with its COM
piete and extensive plant, was enabled to
begin work at once, whereas the govern
ment was not prepared to initiate the work
on the Connecticut at the New York navy
yard for nearly two months later.
Inc Keel of the Louisiana was laid
fepruary Z, 1903 and that of the Con-
neeticut. March z. 1903. exactly one month
later. Since then up to the 1st NJ Nav
last the rate of progress on the Louisiana
mad been greater than 1t was on the Com
nect1cut. The Louisiana was launched
August u, 1904, and the Connecticut was
launched September 20 following May /
last the Louisiana was reported at 74S3
per cent completed while the rate of com
pietion Of the Connecticut was stated at
slight gain in the work on the Connecticut
as compared with that on the Louisiana
during the preceding month.
The Official Statement.
An official statement issued by Chief
Naval Constructor Capps today regarding
work on naval vessels under construction
shows that the work on the Connecticut,
for the first time, Is farther advanced
than the work on its rival private-built
ship. The percentage of completion of the
two vessels is now officially stated as 77.73
for the Connecticut and 1855 for the
Louisiana.
While there Is apparently only a slight
difference in the stage of progress on the
two vessels, naval officials feel very much
encouraged over the situation and now
predict that the government-bu ship will
certainly win the contest In the matter of
time. They base this prediction on the fact
that the private company had all the ad-
vantages in the start and that the govern
ment overcame the time handicap before
the vessels were little more than three
fourths completed. The officials of the
department are equally sanguine that the
government work will compare favorably
as to both character and cost with that
OF its private competitor.
Under it's contract the Newport News
Company is required to complete the Louis
lana by the 18th of March next, and it will
ha 10 ayd nj h0 a,f
constructors to finish up the work on the
Connecticut before that date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
WORLDS RECORD BROKEN.
Salt Lake Man Scores in Mile
Motor Cycle Race,

OGDEN, Utah, June 13.-The world 8
competition five-mile motorcycle record has
been broken by E. B. Heagren of Salt sake
on the Greenwood track.
The time was $50 3-5. which is twenty
three and four-hfths seconds faster than
Heagren's former worlds record made in
Salt Lake City last June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
WEAVER'S IESTIGATION
WARRANT ISSUED FOR ARREST OF
COUNCILMAN CAvEN.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, June 13-At the
instigation of Mayor Weaver a warrant
was issued today for the arrest of Frank
H. Caven, select councilman of the thirty
fourth ward.
He is charged with being interested In
city contracts in violation Of his council
manic oath.
Caven was arrested and held in $4,000
bail for hearing on Thursday. Former
Judge Gordon. who represented the mayor.
said his witnesses would not be ready until
that day. Caven secured bail and was re-
leased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FIGHT.
Nay Be Called Off by Reason of Clubs
Action.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 13.-Thcre
is prospect that the Fitzsimmons- -Schreck
light scheduled for July 3, will be called off,
unless an agreement is reached between
F1tzsimmons' manager, George Freedman, n,
and the Salt Lake Athletic Club. Freedman
arrived in the city last night, to find that
the local club had not deposited it's $1,000
forfeit money. He at once called the match
off, although assured that the money would
be deposited before midnight If desired
FiZsmmons and Schreck each have 81 OOg
forfeit posted in Chicago and the local man.
ayers claim that they were Withholding the
clubs money until the deposit is transferred
to this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
OFFICIAL FOUND GUILTY.
Pittsburg Police Captain Accused Of
Accepting Brides.

PITTSBURG, June 13.-Police Captain
James Wilson of Allegheny. accused OF ac-
cepting bribes in connection with Illegal
houses, was found guilty today, but the
jury recommended him to the mercy Of the
court.
This was Captain Wilson's third trial.
The jury disagreed at the first and he was
acquitted at the second. The prosecution
Of Captain Wilson was conducted under the
auspices Of the "Anti-Graft" League, which
several months ago was instrumental in the
arrest Of 1872 persons in Allegheny.
The convicted mans attorneys will ask
for a new trial and If 1t is refused they will
take the case to the superior court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
PLUNGED TO HIS DEATH.
Frightful Act Of Man in a Deliriun
From Nightmare.

NEW YORK. June 13.-Springing from
his bed in delirium OF fear caused by
nightmare, Carl A. Claussen, a wealthy
broker, today plunged through his bed
room window to the stone paved areaway
four stories below. His skull was crushed
and he was dead when picked up a few
minutes later
Claussen was fifty-six years old. He had
been member of the produce axchange
for more than twenty years His business
Is said to be most prosperous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
NO STAY OF EXECUTION
COURT OF APPEALS REFUSED
NEW TRIAL FOR PATRICK.

ALBANY, N. Y. June 13.-The court Of
appeals today refused to grant stay Of
execution Of the death sentence, to permit
a motion for reargument in the case OF
Albert T. Patrick, convicted of the murder
of William NJ Rice.
The court, which will adjourn on Friday
until October, will fix the date Of execution
before its adjournment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
GAYNOR- GREENE CASE
COUNsEL'S PETITION FOR APPEAL
GRANTED BY COURT.

MONTREAL, June 13.-Judge Hall today
granted the petition of counsel for Gaynor
and Greene to be allowed to appeal to the
supreme court against the decision of Jus
tice Davidson, that Judge Lafontaine had
the right to act as eXtradition commissioner.
This action undoubtedly will cause delay
of six months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
WEAVER VICTIM CARED FOR.
Suspended City Official Given State
Job at Harrisburg.

HARRISBURG. Pa. June 13.-Arthur r.
H. Morrow, the republican Organization
leader of the 28th ward. Philadelphia, was
today appointed bond clerk In the state
treasury at salary OF $500 year.
Mr.. Morrow was formerly assistant d.
rector Of the department of supplies In
Philadelphia, and was one OF the first Of
fcials removed when Mayor Weaver began
his warfare against the organisation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
CROPS IN RUSSIA.
Good Prospects for Harvest in Many
Sections

ST. PETERSBURG. June 13.-The pros
poets of a good Russian harvest continue.
In the south, southwest, northern Cau-
casus, Vistula region and the Ural prov
1nces the condition of the crops is far
above the average, but the outlook is cor
respondingly bad in some of the central
governments and the Volga region.
The outlook for rye is less satisfactory,
the failure of the crops covering the same
area as the wheat failure. and is practically
complete in the upper Volga region. Fam
Inc Is predicted in some of the governments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
NEW CHINESE RAILWAY.
First Train Over Yellow River Bridge
Opening in November

SHANGHAI, June 13.-The first locomo-
tive, drawing an inspection train in charge
Of the chief engineer OF the Pelham rail-
way, crossed the Yellow river bridge, over
one thousand feet long, on June IL
The opening of the line for general traf-
fic will take place. 1t Is expected. In No
vember next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
Another Rothschild Dead.

VIENNA, June 13.-Baron Nathaniel de
Rothschild. brother OF the head of the
Austrian branch Of the firm. died today. He
had been seriously Ill for long time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
The Hague Fayorably Considered.

1t was .ascertained today that in the ex-
changes between the Russian embassy and
the Japanese legation with their respective
cred as a particularly desirable location of
the peace conference. Not only does the
Netherlands capital present all the require
ments Tor so important an assemblage, out
sentimental reasons exist for the holding
of the conference in that city. Both Russia
ana Japan We're participants in the great
international peace conference held at The
Hague, Emperor Nicholas having initial ed
the negotiations which led to the confer
ence. 1t would be delightful a place as
Is AFFORDED by Europe for the holding of a
midsummer conference and In official cir
eles here 1t is regarded not unlikely that
The Hague may be agreed upon by the bel
Ggerent powers.
II is pointed out that a formal armistlce
between the two great armies facing each
other on the plains of Manchuria hardly
VIII be arranged until the peace confer
ence shall take definite form. The sug-
sestlon is made, however that, in view OF
the pending negotiations, neither the Rus
slan nor the japanese government would
permit another general engagement
AT the White House in the early hours of
the official day there were no callers whose
mission was to discuss peace negotiations
with the President. This being cabinet
day. President Roosevelt denied himself TO
practically all callers He received a few
persons on pressing official business, but
there was no discussion of peace The
subject of the pending negotiations was
considered in an informal way at the cab
met meeting, the President receiving the
cordial congratulations of the members of
MS cabinet on the result of his negotia-
uons. Assurance Is given that no impor-
tant decisions bearing upon the negotiations
were reached
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13

ST. LOUIS, June 13.-Kotaro Date. q
Japanese student. has been awarded the
wayman Crow medal for 1905 at the st
Louis School Of Fine Arts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13

It can be said that the place OF the
meeting OF the plenipotentiaries of the
two governments was not finally selected.
In the arrangement Of this detail and
others Of like Importance President
Roosevelt is acting az an intermediary be-
tween Russia and Japan. Russia. through
Ambassador Cassini. has indicated her
preference FOR one place for the holding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
Discussing Meeting Place.

Following the important conferences of
yesterday and last night, there was lull in
the negotiations today The discussion of the
time and place of meeting of the peace
conference is proceeding between the rep
resentatives of Russia and Japan at this
capital and their home governments. These
subjects We're taken up with Count Cassini
and Minister Takahira yesterday by the
President, but neither the ambassador nor
the minister was empowered at that time
to speak definitely for his government
II is known that Ambassador Cassini
tentatively suggested one place and Min
lister Iakahira another. 1t is intimated
ofhcially today that Paris was the choice
OIL the Russian government and London of
the japanese. 1t can be said that neither
government expected that its choice would
be ratified by the other As heretofore in.
dicated. both Paris and London present OBJ
)ections which, it is thought in diplomatic
circles, practically eliminate them from Sc
rious consideration. Were il not that the
conference is to be held in midsummer
Washington almost certainly would be Sc
iected, as both Russia and Japan regard
this capital with favor, not only on ac-
count of the admirable facilities it af-
fords, but for the strong additional reason
that the conference is to be arranged
through the notable efforts of President
Roosevelt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13
FORMAL REPLY HERE
Russia's Assent to the PreSi-
dents Suggestion.
CABLED BY MEY Err
IN AGREEMENT WITH COUNT CAS-
SINTS ASSURANCES.
At Request of Belligerents, Their Re
sponses Will Not Be Made Public
Now-Their Tenor Stated.
CABLED BY MEY ER

IT was announced today that the formal
reply of the Russian government TO Presi-
dent Roosevelt's identical note of last
Thursday was in the hands of the Amerl-
can government. Tine response was hand
ed to Ambassador Meyer at St. Petersburg
by Count Lamsdorf and transmitted by the
ambassador to President RooseEN. 1t
can be said that it is in perfect consonance
with the oral assurances given to the
President yesterday by Count Cassini, the
Russian ambassador.
1t had been intended by the President to
make public the replies of both Russia and
Japan to his appeal for cessation of hos
tilities in the far east, but decision has
been reached not to publish them at this
time. This determination was reached at
the suggestion of both bellgerents that a
publication of the responses at this juno
ture might not be desirable. Official assur-
ance is given, however that the informal
statements of the contents of the replies
are not only accurate. but practically COM
plete as to the information contained in
them. Neither of the formal responses
contains suggestions to the place of
meeting of the peace conference or the
names of the plenipotentiares of the two
governments They are mere acceptances.
in diplomatic form, of the proposition of
President Roosevelt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13

VIENNA, June 13-Archduke Joseph Of
Austria died today. He was born in 1888.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30

is-not only without the least pretensiOn to
Drettiness. the prettiness of that kind of woman,
don't v know, but ugly, positively ugly and
repulsive
Il never saw the woman myself, you understand
I'm glad | didn't l bar Tussauds the Zoo and
,,glv women; but don't v know, | had 1t from
somebody at the time OF course everybody talked
= over-that her face was freckled, that she wore
wig that her voice was not to be compared for
sweetness TO the noise your caddie makes when he
rubs sandpaper over a rusty cleeK. buI' worse
than that her hands and feet! My dear fellow,
have YOU ever undergone the sudden feel1ng OF
nausea that horrible feeling of internal cramP that
comes over one when sees, unexpectedly, IN
the broad davtime-doesn't matter whether 1t
GUNNER ar winter whether ones mt or OF color
-, b,,ge hands and two monstrous feet attached
20 the body of an entire stranger, who IS a woman?
Good gadi even now | want TO shudder Not that
T s,,er saw the woman myself, you understand.
r., old I didn't / bar Tussauds s. the loo and
,,, S,,r,er-did tell yer that? But the descrip
80 bad Of her at the time from woman who
tad = from a man who had II from another woman
us - saw the least, vivid; demd vivid
..Where was |? The womanf On, ah yes the
woman Well my dear teler, that was the woman
Arthur Toer the fastidious Arthur IoIler' the
man who once was known 10 say that mother
IN, .,a,,. birth 10 an ugly child should be punished
-, layy-tbat was the woman this eplcure married.
poor Arthur Tollerl | cant help chortIn, al
though it amt the kind OF thing one grlns at as
- IL At least / don't But then l was always
hit IF q sentinentalist, don't know W nat!
Oh NJ, that's not the whole dem d sarcasm of the
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30

sr- - ornament walls OF history; how he was I'M
l-..-- eager, careless, too light-hearted TO De
~.- I'd with the songs that are set IN the MINOR
20, ta- Of each day TO look beyond its sunset;
AaF he hurried with averted head from the
manned, the commonplace, the Pinched, the
Starving and thought IL worth his while only TO
ca with the beautiful, the pleasing the delicately
nu-fa-ed
aen they viii pause and slightly sink their
voices. showing more Of the whites Of their eyes,
and Tell yOu tapping you the knee 70 control
your whole attention how, that brave day on
"-ilh Arthur Toller stepped over the heads OF
many better men than himself into one OF those
coveted posts which gained only by back
STAIRS influence, he went hunting thrown from
MS morse, lay for weeks the verge Of death, and
recovered his health and strength only 70 wish
That lac had died. He was blindi
and they viii make another pause, and VIII
say with an appropriate gesture-both hands
oi['1sed, palms toward YOU, both slightly wagging.
and you viii know what's coming Such IS life,
nay dear young friend, such is life, a saying
you may have heard before and are pretty certain
~ hear again. And then, warming 10 their work,
they VIII 90 or telling you things about Arthur
roller. They viii tell you. Of course, that he was
ooiged 10 give up all hope Of the niche in the
iaoss-grown wall, and that he left the army Of
Ais country 70 Join the unnumbered ranks of the
olher vast army-the army OF coming men who
never come
Good cad, my dear boyl" they viii say-Can
you hear the more than slightly bronchial voice!
an you the stitfiy wazed mustache, the baggy,
DAiing, watcry eyes. the line-dlssected skin, the
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30

good judge OF beauty, thank you, and that, blind
as he was, he knew that he marryn a woman
whose beauty put the worlds nose out of joint.
Poor devili-I mean the woman. To be
obliged TO stand by she was, pretty nearly every
day and the looks of pity and horror in peoples
eyes while her husband raved about her face
Good gad don't y know But he loved her, so it
said, and so he chucked society, chucked his
best friends, chucked everything because she
naturally wanted to get away and be quiet.
One day, not long ago. perhaps year, perhaps
twO-my memory for dates is not what it used to
be-somebody came across them living in a beauti-
full place miles from civilization as happy as a
couple of larks-he still blind she still ugly But
to him she was still the most beautiful woman in
the world, by gadl
What's become of EN- now I don't know
Whether he recovered his sight and went of his
head when he actually the woman he had
married, don't know The bettin' is that he
recovered his sight and went off his head That's
the way Providence generally plays the game.
And | shouldn't be at all surprised if the woman
didn't commit suicide. Those sort of women gen
orally do. But don't know. l don | really know
But l know. And if you care to know shall
tell YOU just to show you how little truth there
IS in the things they say" and that Providence
doesn't always play the game in the way your
bronchial friend suggested
Some ten years after Arthur Toler married his
nurse and about nine years after they both dis
appeared from what generally call the world
found myself in the neighborhood of their beautiful
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30
The Glorious Realization That Came
With the Restoration of His Sight
By MO HAMILTON
by Olive Rush
illustrated by Olive Rush

attenuated neck? Can you feel the twisted finger
tapping tremblingly your knee?- Good
CAD, just think of it! The-the irony, the-the
blamed sarcasm of the thing! Arthur Toller the
man with the keenest eve for beauty, blind and
married TO his nurse, a hideous woman, a
from nowhere 50 TO speak a without
an aitch to her name. a woman-good perhaps,
at least good that kind of woman generally
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30

81 W dS IOlQ- 1 IllIlk
of it! Blind man
there; ugly woman
there, most likely
with her hands on
blind mans shoul-
der; friends, feeling
dev lish awkward,
there. Some Of EN-
say they never have.
Blind man chuckles;
ugly woman squirms.
Some of EN- gasp
and hold on to bits
of furniture. Blind
man chuckles to
think of the effect
her beauty has
caused; ugly woman
wishes she was dead,
and friends, one and
all, vow never to go
there again.
As to the woman.
she was honest
enough to try and
convince him as to
her ugliness-I will
say that for her.
She even, so it was
SAID, got her trends
to come and tell him
SO. But he used to
break out into a
great laugh-Arthur
Toller's laugh was a
laugh, my dear fell
Ter, once heard. never
forgOtten-and take
the woman in his
arms and tell her
that he was a pretty
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30

n Don ~ savings, and both Of them have to do
with This -.a. for Il is tale of a and a woman,
io- men and women, and II has 10 do with love.
-naee remember the name OF Arthur Toler.
VIII s-a. heir heads when YOU mention It TO them
gray they VIII be, for tins Is a tale OF yes
te--ay- sigh and say. All, yes handsome
Arth-- e- who lost his sight and married his
nurse locus woman, and had none OF the luck
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30

lSI-< % what Shakespeare
s-.- Beauty doth varnish
age IS i newborn. and gives
The -- The cradles infancy.
q. lis -- sun that maketh all
tl-ng And again he said:
Beau but q vain and doubt
III goo. There Is much truth
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30

wrong word. l ought to have said conviction.
conviction nothing argument, could shake
Good gad don't Y know! Before he married her
he used to ask his friends if they had ever seen
more lovely woman than Eliza, or Elizabeth or
whatever her name was-those kind of women are
generally Elias or Elizabeths-n1v memory for
names is not what it used to be. At any rate that's
what he used to ask 'e1n-before the woman too
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30

come Arthur
I0..e-
AuE i Won
Iella- EDathet-
ica-T II all
pr0ra they VIII
1shr Id cigar.
undo On OF so
OF t. -lstCOatS,
lsh & -.- q foot
sloo. ek some
little drawer
II q of their
meme. The lock
o. u creak
|ttl ness and
Tel -gs about
ART
The tell YOU,
"i-a agglngs
u q man
hA1- gay and
To- alive-to-
oat -ang the
Me IN. who
ha1 world al
h.s Lar he was
Z and the
son -l-on and
gree. -l-ou Of a
s9--- Fighting
-e-. - SO-and-
sl-- low he IN
he- rom them
I-e HlJn % be
The coming
I-r arrived -
Tie Ire 10 work
ior elf, as his
ta--e had done, a
niche IN The moss
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30

thing, my dear fellow. Oh Lor'
no, by no means!
Now, you'll hardly believe it,
but he married this--this re-
pulsive person, under the impress
sion that she was the most beauti-
full woman in the world. Impress
sion, did | say? Well, that's the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-10-02
coy HAD AN EXPLANATION.
Example Of the Original View o
Things Child Msy Take.


Things Child Msy Take.
In their efforts to teach children
writes Edwin j. Prindls, in st. Mich
olss parents are often surprised b,
the original views which the young
sters take, and by their presentation
Of views which. while they may be bu
partial, are at least correct and dis
eliminating so FAR as they go.
II occurred to a father, who notice,
carpenter hsmuering upon the rco
Of n distant house.. that he would Civ,
his little son IS years old a lesson IL
physics by calling attention to the fac
that the blows OF the hammer coult
be seen before the sound made b,
chem co3ld be heard, and e1plainm,
tNat the difference in time betweei
tho seeing OF the blows and the hear
ing OF the noise was due to the fac
That light travels much faster thar
so-nd. lie sought to Introduce th.
sdbJect by asking the boy II he unde
stood why II was that he could sc,
The hammer fall before he could haa
the noise OF the stroke. He was as
tonished to receive the reply. "Yes
It's because my eyes are nearer 20 IN,
hammer than NV ears