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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
Cars Address Doctored by Censors
Tenement Flats,

From the Baltimore Herald
rather novel undertaking is under way
in Brooklyn. and If present plans are
realized it will have a building quite
unique, at once a business and social ex-
pertinent, the latter of an unusual kind
The erection of a twenty-story tenement
house. covering an entire block, is the
project, and the unusual feature is that
the building will be built with reference
to the most advanced ideas as to heat,
light and ventilation, with bright sunny
rooms, planned with special regard for
children, who will be welcomed instead OF
rejected, as they are now in many tene-
ment houses. In other words. an attempt
will be made to furnish poor people with
acceptable flats, with every reasonable re-
gard for their family requirements. Should
the experiment prove successful from q
business point of view, the money derived
from the building will be used to erect
another of the same kind.
In great cities the housing of the poor
has become a question that has engaged
philanthropists. The model" working
mans house made its appearance long
ago, but 1t has not met conditions which
in all large cities, among the middle
more and more toward cooperative resi-
dence, as the fiat system Of living may be
called: and it Is not rash to assume that
the housing question will be more effec-
lively and practically met by some such
plan as is mentioned above than In
system of small houses intended for
single families. This is certainly true OF
New York, If not of cities with indefinite
room for territorial expansion.
Beth in Paris and London the Roths-
childs have interested themselves in build
ing acceptable dwellings for workingmen.
The attempt In Paris is Of recent date.
and though well thought Of has not yet
had time to show results. In London the
houses are run by a company, philan-
money invested. They have achieved their
purpose, and SO competent an observer
as NJ Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu. tho dis
tinguished French economist, declares that
the poor of London are better housed than
those of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
Kings and Laws.
From the London Standard.


The law does not allow the king to take
proceedings in a civil court against any of
his subjects, but permits the institution of
criminal proceedings. When this course is
taken his majesty's evidence is taken on
commission and read to the court, as the
sovereign cannot appear personally. There
was an instance three years ago, when the
kings testimony was read in the case of
a man who was charged with forging his
majesty's name to check. A subject can
take civil action against the sovereign by
presenting to parliament what is known as
a petition of right This petition Is re-
ferred to the law lords in the house Of
lords, who decide whether the action
against the sovereign is to be heard or not;
but, as matter of fact, no action against
the sovereign has been taken by a subject
of the British crown for the past 100 years.
The kaiser IS not permitted to insti-
tute personally ANY proceedings against
subject either In civil or criminal court.
and no legal action can be taken against
him, except for debt in which case the
plaintiff must see the controller of the
imperial household.
If the King of Italy enters into any It'll
cation with a subject a special court Is
summoned for the hearing of the case The
king must appear personally as a witness,
but he possesses the privilege of declining
to answer any questions put to him by
counsel.
The car can be sued in the civil courts
of Russia by any of his subjects, but this
has not been done for many years, for the
simple reason that the man who did so.
whether he had a good case or not, would
certainly end his days in a Siberian prison
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
Why Togo Won.
From Engineering.


Although we cannot at present draw any
conclusions as to the relative efficiencies Of
gun and torpedo, or the effect upon tactics
armor. speer and other elements Of war
ship design, there is one lesson of this bat
tie that stands predominant. 1t is as old
as history itself. and has been repeated in
almost every battle that has been fought
since man began to slay his fellow man. It
is that brain, nerve and sinew decide the
fight rather than weapons. 1t is a doctrine
to- which we all subscribe. but seldom fol-
low. Our talk is great of ships and guns.
little Of practice and use.
tions, can never have navy fit to cope
with that Of Japan. On one side we hear Of
leaders quarreling in the very presence Of
the enemy-of mutinies, disorder and I'M
readiness; on the other. a people provident,
brave and ever ready to sacrifice not only
their lives-that Is common enough-but
their dignity, or rather vanity, for the pro-
lection of beloved country. The battles
that have been lost through the jealousy OF
commanders is almost beyond belief. TO
Judge by the event there seems to have
been no lack of bravery shown by the de-
feated side The ships that surrendered
were apparently in hopeless plight and
many seem to have fought after any ex-
pectation of victory was beyond hope. One
cannot but sympathixe with the unfortunate
Russian admiral He was given task to
perform which we now know must have
been impossible; a fact which he doubtless
Recognized from the frst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
GREAT INDIAN CONFERENCE
Important Gathering at DEVILS Lake
N. D., in October.

A great convention of Indians from all
parts of the United States is to be held at
the Devils Lake reservation in North Da-
kota the second week in October. This
movement Is headed by the Indian Conere-
gational and Presbyterian churches at Fort
rotten, N. d. The purpose is to establish
reservat ions Throughout, the country, and 10
establish truer religious feeling
1t Will be the most varied affair that has
ever occurred There will be delegates from
almost every Indian reserve In The United
States Almost a thousand will be there
some coming from Oregon, over / 500 miles
others from Oklahoma and Indian Territory
some from Arizona, 400 miles away.
1t VIII be the first and greatest affair at
tempted by Indians and is watched with ap-
parent interest. 1t marks the advancement
of the red man, his approach to the Ameri-
can civilization. Many of the most noted
Indians in America will be there Among
these in all probability will be DIR. Oron-
hyatekha of Toronto, the supreme chief
ranger of the Independent Foresters.
The Sioux tribe Of the Congregational and
Presbyterian churches are preparing for
the convention, to be held In the second
week in October. Subscriptions and dona-
tons are being collected, already having Sc
cured over 81 LOCO in cash, 100 head of cattle.
large amounts Of -four and other farm pro-
ducts. The churches throughout the coun-
try are helping them by donations
The meeting will be held under an i'm
mense canvas tent. This convention will
be conducted under American rules dis
pensfng with customs, nevertheless they VIII
have a great feast 1t will be exclusively
Indian, although any one wishing to attend
unique affair ever conducted. About 1900
will attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
Long Pastorates in New York.

From the Christian Intelligencer.
In our note on the thirty-ffth anniver-
sary of the pastorate of the Rev. DR.. Rob-
ert 8. Macarthur, we quoted the statement.
in his sermon that only three clergymen
in New York are in the same pulpits as
when his pastorate began in 1870 DR..
Macarthur and we also failed to discover
two pastors of our church who for even
longer period have been exercising an efh-
Client and wide-reaching, even If less con-
spicuous. ministry than any of those named
by the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church.
The Rev. John H. Oerter, D. D., has been
pastor of the Fourth German Reformed
Dutch Church, now in 40th street, since
1858. nearly fifty years. and is yet doing
admirable service, combining as he does
unusual scholarship with practical wisdom.
The Rev. Julius w. Geyer. D. D.. for nearly
as long. or forty-two years, has been the
beloved and honored pastor of the German
Evangelical Church, in Houston street II
account be taken of pastors in Greater New
York mention should be made of the thirty
six-year passionate of the Rev. c. d. r.
Steinfuhrer, d. D., in the Second Church OF
Astoria. Our German churches seem 70
find good men as pastors and have the Wis
dom to hold on to them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
Vera zasulitch Ill

From the London Daily News.
The news from Geneva that Vera Zasu-
Itch lies seriously III recalls a stirring
chapter in the history Of nihilism.
In 1874 Tkatchef issued his famous mani
festo advising "a struggle with the govern
ment and the established order of things.
a struggle to the last drop of blood and to
the last BREATH The government was
driven to adopt severe repressive measures,
and In the winter of 1851 1913 agitators
were publicly tried in st. Petersburg. Nearly
all were condemned to Imprisonment or
exile.
In July, 1877, Gen. Trepoff, head Of the
Russian police, visited the st. Petersburg
prison and ordered the nihilist prisoners to
be brought before him. One Bogoluhoff re-
fused to salute the general. who ordered
him to be flogged.
In February, 1873. Vera Zasulitch gained
admission to Gen. Trepoff's Office. Drawing
revolver. she fired at him, and he re-
ceived a seDious though not mortal wound
So great was the generals unpOpularity
that, though Vera Zasulitch admitted her
guilt. the jury (seven of whom were off,
cials) acquitted her.
She was set at liberty, and on gaining
the streets was loudly cheered. Her car
riage was followed by cheering con-
course. On the police endeavoring to dis
perse the crowd two pistol shots were fired,
q student being killed and a woman wound
ed. Vera Zasu1itch disappeared.
Vera Zasulitch Whose brother was de-
feated by the Japanese on the YaIu) has
since lived In Switzerland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
Woman's Scholarship,

From the Chicago Record Herald
Co-educatfon is resulting in the INTEL
lectual humiliation Of men. In the class
rooms of almost every college and univer-
sity where the joint instruction of both
sexes is permanent feature the feminine
students have been excelling their mascu-
line rivals, and at a majority Of the COM
mencement day ceremonies which are now
close at hand the girl graduate will prac-
tically monopolize the honors in scholar
ship.
The superiority Of the young woman stu
dent over her athletic brother in the duties
for which colleges are endowed seems now
to be an established fact. In order that the
question might not be considered from any
limited local point of view or Judged by
isolated instances, the Record Herald has
collected statistics relating to the COM
parattve scholarship of men and women in
the undergraduate liberal arts departments
of sixteen prominent co-educational insti-
tutions, north south, east and west The
result is truly surprising. In one graduating
class alone have the men excelled the wom-
en-and this event caused general surprise
among the faculty of that particular uni
yersity. In two or three of the others the
data were not yet available but every
thing pointed toward the usual victory OF
the women. In all the others the eternal
feminine was overwhelmingly triumphant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
Weight Of a Crowd.
From the London Post

From the London Post.
When a stand for supporting a number
Of spectators collapses 1t is usually found
that the reason for the collapse Is In
some rottenness Of the material or the
when rhythmical stamping or movement on
the part of the crowd occupying the stand
has produced breakdown by coinciding In
vibration with what Is called the structures
natural period Of oscillation.
Another cause suggested by some expert
ments carried on at Harvard, is that build
ers and engineers usually underestimate
the weight of crowds. 1t is usually assum-
ed that the weight of a crowd is about
forty-five pounds to fifty pounds to the
square foot. But the experiments to which
we allude. and which were carried out by
Prof. L. J. johnson with The aid of under
graduates, show that foot ball stands
bridges and platforms may have to sustain
a considerably greater weight than that.
Prof Johnson built box six feet square
and placed varying numbers of men in 1t.
Eleven men weighing on the average eleven
stone each were easily placed in 1t. That
gave a load of over forty-seven pounds per
square foot But eleven men carefully
placed only occupied places around three
sides of the box; no fewer than forty men
could be packed into the box If they were
all made to face the same way. The aver
age weight Of these undergraduates was
eleven stone nine pounds and this would
give a pressure per square foot Of 181
pounds, which is nearly four times as much
as constructors allow for.
Yet at a foot ball MATCH where all the
spectators face one way the crowding
would be little less close than in these
experiments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
ArroRNEx AS ro1Iczl1AH.


Morgan n. Beach. United States dis
t1ict attorney, assumed the role OF police
omcer yesterday afternoon while on his
way home from his Office, where he acts
as the public prosecutor. and as a conse-
quence. William livery. colored. is locked
up in the third precinct station house
charged with assault. The case should
have come up in the Police Court this
morning, but, owing to the starting of the
Lipsconab trial in the higher court, Mr..
Beach could not appear as a witness. and
the case was postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. Beach was walking toward his home
last night with a friend. when he saw
on Vermont avenue above H street. While
Mr. Beach was gazing at the man he saw
him raise his big hand and strike little
boy SO hard as to knock him down. Tho
little fellow struck the ground heavily and
soon commenced to cry
The sight incensed the district attorney
greatly and he rushed for the big colored
man. He soon within speaking dis.
lance, and he did not hesitate to say what
he intended.
You may consider yourself under ar
rest said the United States attorney. Soon
after he called up the third precinct sta
ton house and Officer Sheets was sent
down to the scene Of the trouble. Al the
request of the district attorney Ivey was
taken to the station house, where he was
charged with assault
The case is said by the witness to be
one of exceptional cruelty, as the child who
was struck was only about five years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
The Catalpa Tree South.
rom the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Ph1ladelpbla Ledger
Between the lumber manufacturer the
naval stores operator and the annual forest
fires, the south is being rapidly denuded Of
her forests, while no effort is made to per-
petuate the pine timber The cypress is OF
too slow growth to offer much hope, requir-
ing twelve years to grow one inch In
thickness. Recently the northern hardy ca
talpa has been introduced into gulf states,
and there is promise of an abundant supply
Of timber by the time the pine shall have
disappeared. The owner of a catalpa plan
tation in Louisiana has planted $1,000 Of
these trees in Florida for the East Coast
Railroad Company. A cypress tree four
feet in diameter requires 400 years to grow;
southern yellow pine grows .large enough
for saving in from seventy-five to 12O years,
while catalpa speciosa two feet in diameter
has been grown in New Orleans in fourteen
years. Because of this rapid growth 1t is
now one Of the trees most in favor for rail-
road ties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
Elephants LAUNDERING.

From the Pail Mall Magazine.
1.-THE elephants round us were dragging
the logs to the mill to be sawed. They were
harnessed for this with q broad breastband
and heavy chains. A native looped the
chains round the logs, and the elephant
started or with them and deposited them
on the trolley. Others were picking up the
ga wed planks with their trunks and carry
ing them across the yard to be piled.
"A mahout sat on the neck of every ele
plant, and II the animal picked up too
small a plank the mahout would hint, with
his iron spike, that two might go to that
load. Then, grunting, the elephant would
pick up the second, with infinite delicacy
of balance, turn, march over, and deposit
them beside the pile, always returning for
another load SO long as there were any
planks ready. When there were none he
would take his ease In the sun and wait.
Or perhaps there were heavy logs to he
pushed from one place to another; and If
pushing would do, with his trunk curled
against the log. no elephant would give
himself the trouble of picking 1t up, any
more than a housemaid Will pick up chair
on casters.
more fascinating it was than can tell
to see the jungle patriarch kneel down 10
a heavy log, twist his trunk round It, place
it on the top of the pile, and then calculate
its position and push and pull until it was
square in its place. The oldest, because
the most reasonable. thing was to see the
elephant, pushing against the end of a very
heavy log, stretch out one hind leg to give
himself balance and purchase. That SEEM
ed to bring him, somehow very near to US;
he was not only doing our work. but he
was doing 1t in our way.
presently, with one accord, all the ele-
plants dropped work and moved in the d.
rection of the sheds.
That means it's II o'clock said the
foreman. Dinner hour. Not for King Ed
ward himself could we get them to do
stroke of work from now till g. IT'S their
time off. At 8 they begin again and work
till dusk, and they start about g in the
morning. but they don't understand over
time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
Army Orders

Captain Isaac Newell, 22d Infantry, has
been granted leave Of absence for four
months. and Second Lieutenant E. L. Bull,
22d Infantry, for three months, each with
permission to return TO the United States
from the Philippines by way of Europe.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Heath, ord
nance department, has been ordered to this
city for consultation with the chief Of
ordnance on official business
Major Francis ]. Herman Of the general
staff has been relieved from duty at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas, and ordered to this
city for duty.
Captain William G. Ham, general stan,
has been relieved from duty in this city
and ordered to San Francisco for duty as
assistant to the chief of staff Of the Pa
cific division
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
STIRRING THINGS UP
REBORN CRUSADE CON-
TINUEs IN PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, June M.-John w.
Hill, former chief Of the filtration bureau.
who was arrested late yesterday on charges
OF forgery and Justification OF official rec
ords. was given preliminary hearing be-
fore Magistrate Eisenbrown today.
The arrest of Mr.. Hill was due in a large
measure to the disclosures made at the re-
cent hearing of Select Councilman Frank
H. Caven. who is now under ball on
charges of violating his councilmanic oath
by contracting to furnish sand and gravel
for the Torresdale filter beds.
In advance of the hearing Mr.. Hill reso-
lutely refused to make any comment upon
his arrest further than to say he was ready
at any time to face his accusers. He was
asked IL he would tell the causes that led
him to resign hts position as chief of the
filtration bureau, but declined to go into
any explanations, contenting himself with
observing that he had had good reasons for
severing his relations with the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
Naval Orders.

Commander d. w. Coffman has been
commissioned a commander In the navy.
Paymaster G. M. Stackhouse, to the
Charleston.
Paymaster w. B. Rodgers, from duty as
acting general storekeeper and continue
on duty as assistant to the general store
keeper, navy yard. Mare Island, Cal
Paymaster T. H. Hicks, from the Illinois
to the navy yard, Mare Island. Cal, for
duty as general storekeeper
Paymaster P. G. Kennard from the New
ark to the naval hospital, Norfolk, Va,
for treatment.
Paymaster G. w. Reeves from the bu-
reau of supplies and accounts, Navy De-
partment, this city, to the Illinois.
Paymaster j. r. Sanford, from the navy
yard. New York. N. Y. to the Newark.
Midshipman R. Wainwright, jr., has been
granted three months extension of leave,
Carpenter r. HI. Lake has been war
ranted carpenter In ths navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
1ocxvuLH AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.

SPECIAL Correspondence OF me star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, June 20. 1905.
The annual examinations for certificates
to teach In the white public schools OF
Montgomery county were held yesterday
and today in the high school building, be-
ing conducted by County, Superintendent 8.
r. White. In all forty-six took the ex-
aminations. large majority being from
this county, but there were quite num-
Der from other points. The results will
not be announced for several weeks. The
examinations for certificates to teach in
the colored schools of the county will be
held here tomorrow
Wheat is about ripe IN this section and
harvesting will occupy the attention of the
farming community for the next few days
1t is believed that a good crop will be
harvested. The straw throughout the coun-
~ is reported light, but the heads are
wen filled and heavy. Other crops through
out the county are understood to be do
ing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. William w. White of Wash
ington have taken rooms at the Corcoran
Hotel here for few weeks
John Kicks, who formerly resided in this
county was given hearing here today
before Justice of the Peace Brewer on the
Charge of muTderously assaulting William
Davis colored. also a resident of this coun-
ty. The assault is alleged to have taken
place at Tobeytown, in September of last
year, Davis being dangerously cut across
the chest with razor. Kicks is alleged
ID have left the county soon after the oc-
Gun renee and was not located until few
days ago, when he was placed under ar
rest in Tenleytown. Justice Brewer COM
mltted the accused to Jail to await the
action of the November grand jury
Miss Jennie Bailey of New York is a
guest of Miss Isabel Bouic, at this place.
An enjoyable entertainment for the bene-
NJ OF st Johns Catholic Church at Forest
Glen, this county was given by the Forest
Glen Dramatic Club this evening in st.
Johns Hall, Forest Glen. Capt. Racket"
was presented in clever style, and this
was followed by a short sketch by Miss
Edna Hardy and Mr.. Eichelberger. Miss
Louise Kilgour and Mr.. John Kraft of
Washington, Mr.. Cy Cummings of Chevy
Chase and Mr.. Berry Clark of Sligo con-
tr1buted vocal music. The affair was I'M
der the management of Miss Edna Hardy
and was enjoyable throughout.