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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30

Charles W. Fairbanks, Vice President OF
the United States Henry l.. West, Commits
sioner of the District; L G. Blout, president
of the Washington Hebrew Congregation;
Simon Wolf. B. Gusdorf past president Of
the congregation Louis Stern, rabbi of the
congregation for many years; Abram 81
mon, present rabbi, and s. Herman and S.
Heller, two ofsthe men who were in the
congregation at its organization fifty years
ago. The church was brilliantly lighted
and the rich decorations were shown off to
good advantage.
The Opening Services.
The jubilee services began at 7:3O o'clock
with the regular Friday evening services of
the church. At 0 clock that program was
brought to close and the public services,
devoted to the celebra ton of the anniVer-
cary, were begun AT that time President
Blcut conducted Vice President Fairbanks,
Commissioner West and Simon Wolf to the
stage. The president of the congregation
had charge and introduced the speakers OF
the evening At first he called attention TO
an interesting relic which was on table
in front of the pulpit. 1t was the original
charter Of the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation, granted 10 them by the Thirty
fourth Congress, in 1855, signed by Presi-
dent Franklin Pierce, in an act entitled AN
Act for the Benefit of the Hebrew Commu-
nifty in Washington" He pictured the small
number of Hebrews, who, desiring to wor-
ship according to the dictates Of their own
conscience, met fifty years ago. Contlnu-
ing, he said:
"There are many pioneers sleeping in the
grass, sleeping the sleep of the just. But
there are out of all those pioneers, only
nine now living, seven outside of the city
and two present here tonight. How happy
they must feel that the seed which they
sowed took root and grew and that the
harvest has been great in increase in
numbers and resources. To the survivors !
desire to express for the congregation, the
sincere and best wishes, with the hope that,
although you have passed fifty years with
US, you may pass many more and happy
ones still"
Vice Presidents Address
Vice President Fairbanks was next IN
troduced, and he said In part: Il am graft
fed at the opportunity to share with you
the exercises of this interesting historic
occasion. 1t marks epoch in your his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
A Dish of Dogfish.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
Dogfsh ought to be good to cat rs It IL
well known that they feed on soles. plaice
and founders. The naturalist hailiuE from
thu north Kent marshes with whom I col
Elaborated in various books said that in his
boyhood they We're much used by the fish
ing folk and that they We're excellent eat
ing, a middle outlet being considered by
many to be as good as the best lobster ever
eaten. AS a boy he never tired Of hearing
the fshermen'S yarns about how the great
savage creatures snapped and fought when
they were captured; lying in the bottom OF
the boats they dashed about and bit at the
men and at each other. The larger ones
would fix on the men s sea boots as they
moved about, or hang on 20 their oilskln
fishing coats like bulldogs. bite froJ1
one was no joke.
Dogfsh abounded at certain seasons in
some parts of the fishing grounds, other
parts they avoided. Sometimes the men
would go out only to catch dogfsh just TO
reduce their numbers a little They caught
great numbers of them and sold them
somewhere further down the coast keep
ing back just a few for themselves and
their neighbors You could get monster
for a couple of shillings.
Couch. the naturalist, says he has known
10000 of the picked doghsh to be taken ct
one cast OF the seine. Robert Chalmers
quoted as follows from the journal OF
Spalding, the town clerk of Aberdeen:
1872 From the beginning of this year up
to June there was a scarcity of white fish
along the east coast, TO the hurt and hun
ger of the poor, and beggaring of the fsh-
ermen 1t was reported that when the
fishers had laid their lines and taken fishes
abUEdantly there came one beast called the
seadog to the lines and ate and Destroyed
the hall bodies, and left nothing on the
lines but the heads. The like scarcity OF
fishes TO continue so long has scarcely been
seen in Scotland, while all other meats
were also very dear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
Russians Want to Stay in Japan.

The latest editions of the japanese papers
say that 1880 Russian prisoners now in that
country have asked permission to remain
permanently in japan, and that between
three and four thousand have applied for
transportation to the United States in pref
erence to being sent back to their own
country General Danicheff, who is IN
charge of the transportation of prisoners
in behalf OF the Russian government, re-
fuses to pay the expenses of emigrantS to
the United States. but has told those who
have applied to him that he does not care
where they go, provided they have the
permission of the Japanese government. If
they have money enough to pay their
steamship fare to the United States he has
no objection to their using it. They will
relieve their own government of so much
expense. Nor has he any objection to rrts-
oners remaining in Japan provided they
have the permission of that government.
The disposition of the Russians seems to
be to get rid of the men Japan has turned
over to them as easily and as cheaply as
possible.
The prisoners are not anxious to return to
Russia, and insist upon being landed at
Odessa and other ports on the Black sea.
They object seriously to being shipped to
Vladivostok. The first ship load sent from
Japan mutinied as soon as they found that
they were being taken there. About 9 900
men were crowded upon a chartered Ger
man vessel under the suppositIon that they
were going TO Odessa. They were scarce
ly outside the harbor when they discov-
cred that their destination was Vladivostoll
whereupon they seized the captain and
| crew and threatened to throw them over
board II they persisted on that course. The
captain dropped anchor and ran up signals
! of distress. a Japanese cruiser went out
| to him and at his request lowed him bach
| into the harbor, where his vessel was still
| lying at last reports. The prisoners object
| to going TO Vladivostok because that city is
already overcrowded with discharged sol.
| diers, and mere than million men II
| Manchuria are awaiting transportation t
| Russia over the Great Siberian railroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
An Impressive Sight.

1t must have been a very impressive
sight when the Emperor of Japan appeared
before the great shrine of his ancestors at
Use to formally and officially report to
them and the Divine Presence the trium-
plant conclusion of the war. The cere-
monies were very simple. The emperor
was attended by the members of his cab
met, by several military and naval dignf-
taries and by retinue of his relatives and
members of the court. He laid tribute of
money. flowers and rice upon the shrine,
which was symbolical OF prosperity and
loyalty, andaread from manuscript an adj
dress to the spirits of his ancestors in
which he ascrlbed to their virtues the won
derful achievements OF the imperial army
and navy during the recent struggle. He
asked their continued favor and protection
and appealed to the Divine Presence for
peaceful prosperity for his people in the
future.
This Is the fourth time the mikado has
made pilgrimage TO. Iss. The nrst was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
KITES SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT.
Bell Flying Machine Flies With a
Heavy Man.

A cal,leeram from Halifax, n. s., last
night saws: Prof. Alexander Graham Bel
thinks he is a step nearer the attainment Oh
his ambition to perfect flying machine
ba sed on the tetrahedral kite principle He
has been experimenting in this direction
for several years on his estate of Benin
Rhreagh. Cape Breton. On Wednesday he
succeeded in getting his latest designed
kite. which he has named the Frost King
10 lift a man named Neill McDearmid.
weighing 165 pounds, to height OF thirty
feet and support him there as steadily as II
glued to the sky
This kite. which is named in honor OF
Walter Archer Frost OF Keenan,, Wis, was
first flown on the day of that young man >
marriage last week to Miss Susan Wlnl-
fred McCurdy, Mr.. Bells private secretary.
and on that occasion 1t held a man on the
rope, but only five feet from the ground
and al the end of a flying line.
The kite which is constructed of 1900
tetrahedral cells, having a total area OF
752 square feet of silk, making support
ing surface of 440 square feet, carried aloft
not only its own weight of sixty-one pounds,
but also load comprising flying lines, dan
Cling ropes and rope ladder, making SIX
ty-two pounds more, together with McDear-
mid making a total altogether OF 2Se
pounds.
McDearmid chung to the flying line close
to the Kite as ne was IIteu SrdceluIiy llto
the air. There he remained for several min
utes until satisfactory photographs We're
taken of the kite, which was for the entire
time under perfect control
Its descent was as graceful as its ascent
slow and steady, and 1t allghted gently
upon the ground, without perceptible dam
age to any of its fragile cells. While not
the largest tetrahedral kite to be success
fully launched at Benin Bhreagh 1t Is the
largest that has supported itself at sucf
an altitude and carried such weight.
Prof. Bell left for Washington greatly
pleased with the result of the experiment
and convinced that he had passed another
milestone on the road toward complet.
success in his attempt to solve the problem
of aerial navigation with bodies heavier
| than the air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
Vitality of Trees.

From the San Francisco Call.
An illustration of the wonderful vitality
and reproductiveness of the redwood is re-
ported from Ukiah as existing In the forests
of Mendocino county. 1t consists of the
trunk of a redwood tree felled for the man
ufacture of shingles. which, after lying on
the ground undisturbed for several months,
sprouted number OF young trees whose
roots had developed in its own body
Travellers through the coast forests have
frequently observed the phenomenon of
rows of well-developed trees growing out
of the bodies Of those that have lain long
enough on the earth to perish and decay.
Some years ago a newspaper correspondent
reported the strange phenomenon OF new
redwood growth on bridge built of red
wood logs across q Humboldt county
stream.
The sides of this bridge consisted of two
large redwoods which had been felled so
that the ends rested in the soil on each
bank. All along the upper side OF each
log a row of sturdy redwood saplings de-
veloped shortly after the bridge had been
finished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
Tenure Made More Secure.

The growth of this sentiment, as I have
said, makes the tenure of the faculties of
such institutions more secure than it has
been In the past, but nevertheless their sal
aries are small, and they have no better
opportunity to provide for the future than
other people of their profession. There
fore, it would seem that they should be in
cluded with the faculties of private and de-
nOminatiOnal institutions and enjoy their
share of Mr.. Carnegie's benevOlenCe. But,
If they are. 1t will cut down the average
pension considera bly,. The revenues from
the trust cannot possibly be more than half
a million dollars a year, and that will give
only $500 each for 900 pensioners, or
81 600 each for $50, while the number of
for the pension roll is very much larger.
1 understand that the subject was taken
UP again at the late meeting of the trustees
OF the Carnegie fund but was laid over
without discussion 1t cannot be fairly
considered until the trustees know just
how many people they will have to take
care OF, and how far their money will go.
If Mr. Carnegie should drop another $10-
COS, 600 into their laps and tell them to in
clude the faculties Of state colleges in their
list / am sure they would be very glad to
do It.
DR. Henry 7. Pritchett, now president of
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
has resigned one of the most important
positions held by any educator In this
country to become the executive officer of
the Carnegie trustees. No better man could
have been chosen, but he is not able to de-
vote his entire time to the business at
present and il will take several months be-
fore the organization is finally perfected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
WHO WILL SHARE It?
Discussion Regarding the
Carnegie Pension Fund.
MATTER rs UNDECIDED
STATUS OF PROFESSORS IN STATE
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
Not Known How Many Will Be Eligi-
ble-Russians Want to Stay in
Japan-Mikado's Gratitude.
BY WILLIAM z. CURTIS.

| Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
| There is a good deal of discussion just
| now among those most interested as to
| whether professors In state universities and
| colleges are to share in the benefits of the
| Carnegie ten-million- dollar pension fund.
| Mr.. Carnegie's deed of trust does not make
| that clear, but leaves the matter in doubt,
and the board of trustees at their first
meeting declined to commit themselves on
the subject. At the recent meeting OF the
presidents of state universities at Washing
ton the subject was introduced, and there
was considerable discussion pro and con-
the prevailing sentiment being that the
terms of the trust do not include instruc-
tors in state institutions, although there is
decided opinion that It should do So
They are not paid any better than the facul-
ties OF corporate and UNCONVENTIONAL col
leges. and have no better opportunity to
save money for their old age and for their
widows and orphans Indeed, as rule
their positions are more insecure than those
Of any other learned professors, although
the politicians are having less influence
over state educational institutions every
year
There has been a very wholesome change
in this respect. 1t was not long ago that
the trustees and president of state uni
Sitions every time there was change in the
political complexion of the administration
of affairs, and in some cases whenever
new governor was elected, just as the trus-
tees of state benevolent institutions are ex
pected to do now. Two or three state In
situations in the north are still more or
less under political influence, but most Of
them are now entirely free from it, and no
questions are asked as to the political view
or the personal preferences of any of the
professors. As vacancies occur in the
board of trustees they are filled by persons
friendly to the party in power and sup
pOrters of the governor. This is perfectly
natural. Officials are expected to distribute
their favors among their friends, but it is
a long time since the faculty of a state in
stitution was disturbed to any extent for
political reasons. Public sentiment will not
tolerate such interference with education
except in one or two states as I have Sug-
gested. and It will not continue very long
there.
AT the University of Missouri, for ex-
ample, although a majority of the board of
trustees appointed by the governor are
democrats. they elected one of their repub-
liCan colleagues their chairman, not be
cause of his politics. however. but for his
fitness for the position. And although
Missouri has much politics as any state,
public sentiment approves the choice. and
would not permit the management of the
institution to be interfered with by the pol
iticianS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE
Local Hebrew Congregation
Celebrates Semi Centennial.
ELABORATE PROGRAM
ADDRESS BY VICE PRESIDENT
FAIRBANKS AND OTHERS.
Commissioner West Speaks of Debts
the World Owes to the
Jewish Race.
PROGRAM

With the Vice President of the nation and
a Commissioner of the District of Columbia
as their guests, and with an attendance of
fully 1,500 pergons, the members of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation cele-
brated the completion of Atty years Of
work, of progress and of accomplishment,
at the Hebrew Temple on Sth street north
west last night. The services, which were
two hours and half in duration, held the
intense interest of the audience, and the
spirit of the jubilee was manifest through
out.
The celebration of the golden anniversary
of the Washington Hebrew Congregation
brought together a notable gathering of
prominent nell. Seated on the stage were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
Holiday Feasting at New York Hotels

troih Leslie weekly
The buffet is more New Years than a
Christmas feature. although 1t is spread
for both holidays. In the majority OF the
larger cafes and hotels in New York on
New Years and especially for the even
ing. the tables are engaged months ahead
by the jewellers. After 8 o'clock in the
evening nothing but champagne is served
10 drink, and the bufrets represent the
edihles. Last year In one well-known cafe
the quantity OF champagne drunk during
the twenty-four hours OF New Years day
ranged up to 5000 bottles, and yet, with
the exception of horn blowing and singing,
1t was an orderly night. without damage
done even to the glasses. While the streets
Of New York are still thronged on every
New Years eve with many thousands OF
merry-makers, thousands of others prefer
TO celebrate the happy occasion at some
attractive hotel, and the number OF these
guests is yearly increasing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
BELMONT RAISED WAGES.
More Than 5000 Guards, Switchmen
and Conductors Participate.

Increases of pay, affecting more than
5000 men in the employ of the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company. were an
neunced In New York yesterday to begin
January 1. The men who will get higher
wages are the guards, hand switchmen and
conductors in the subway and on the ele-
waited roads. While the increases are not
large in Individual cases. they will make
the Interborough salary list much greater
In the aggregate
In addition to a circular, General Man
ager Hedley gave out o memorandum, stat
ing that, beginning January /, all train
clerks and starters in the employ OF the
PETERBOROUGH working twelve hours q day
will be allowed two days on each month
with full pay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
First South American Cardinal.
2 Pail Mall Gazette

From the Pail Mall Gazstte.
Monsignor Gioachino Arceverde de Abe
querque Cavalcanti. upon whom Plus Y has
bestowed the red hat thereby creating the
first South American cardinal, comes of the
Brazilian branch of the ancient and noble
Italian family of Cavalcanti. one of whose
members, Guido Cavalvanti, was the friend
of Dante. In South America the Brazilian
branch has been established four hundred
years, and many Cavalcantis have held
distinguished positions In the church and
state in that country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
puhIic Hall in Toxic.

The people of the city of Washington
should take notice that~the citizens OF
Toxic have subscribed 100000 yen
(s5no oool for the construction of a public
hall in that city. Washington needs such
a hall more than Toxic and has been talk.
ing about one longer. The population OF
hrt we have much greater wealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
A Honey Home.

From Mothers Magazine.
A beautiful young sewing-girl, chatting
along to me. pictured a state OF things in
her life which amazed me. And yet how
natural almost unavoidable. 1 have since
seen it to be in many a worthy, loving
home!
Her energetic, successful mother, always
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
Amended.

From the Philadelphia Press.
II don't think I'm coneeited." said Brag-
ley. but can't help remRrking how much
the girls make of me-"
Say" remarked Knox don't leave words
out in that careless way"
What do you mean? What word?"
THE word fun after much.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
Dogs Long Journey Home.
From the London Mail

From The Iond0n MhlI.
An instance of the homing instinct IN
dogs is reported from Buckinghamshire.
Constable Atkinson having been transferred
recently from Wraysbury to Long Crendon,
took his retriever dog with him while on
night duty. He missed the dog, and on
the following morning 1t was found In its
old home. By the most direct route the
journey is over fifty miles, and had been ac-
complished in little more than seven hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.

Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles
Your druggist will refund money IL PAZ0 ONT.
AENT falls b cure IN to II days. 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
Recognition of Christianity.

The recognition of Christianity as factor
in the national life by the Japanese govern
ment during the recent was very sig
nifcant Christian chaplains were APP
pointed for the army and for the hospitals,
and agents of the Bible Society were per-
mitted to distribute copies of the gospels
and other portions of the Scriptures In the
Notifications. in the hospital in the camps
and even in the trenches. The Young Men
Christian Association was not only per-
mitted but was assisted in its work among
the soldiers and was encouraged In every
possible way to establish headquarters In
the camps At one time the secretary of
war called upon the Y. NJ. G. A. at TOXIC
to furnish fifty young men for confidential
missions This is considered an act of
great significance showing the faith that is
placed in the native Christians by the gov
ernment. The number Of prominent men in
the army, navy, parliament and the i'm
periaI and municipal governments who be-
long to the Christian churches of Japan
is very large and others have married
Christian wives. 1t is very remarkable
coincidence that both the Marquis Oyama,
who is commander-in-chief of the army,
and Admiral Togo, the great naval nero,
both have Christian wives although neither
of them profess that faith, and Togo s re
cent appearance at a celebrated shrine TO
address the spirits of his dead officers ana
soldiers indicates that he still adheres 10
the ancient superstitions of his people.