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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
BATTLE OF TsUsH1MA
Reviewed by Admiral Sir cvnr,an
Bridge.
Special Cabiegram to The Star

Speeioi CdpieHfdm TO The Star
LONDON. August 12.-At a meeting this
week OF the Institution of Naval Archi.
tects. Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge. discuss
ing trafalgar and Tsushima under the title
OF Naval Strategy and Tactics at the Time
OF Trafalgar" said:
believe from the date of Salamls down.
ward history records no decisive naval We
tory in which the victorious fleet has not
succeeded In concentrating against a rela-
lively weak spot In its enemy's formation
a greater number Of it's own ships. The
rule certainly prevailed in the battle OF An
gust 1O last. of Port Arthur. though 1t was
not so overwhelmingly decisive as some
others. At the recent sea fight in the
straits OF Tsushima, at least some of the
Russian ships were defeated or DESTROYED
by a combination of japanese ships against
them.
Looking back at the tactics In the time
OF Trafalgar We see that history confirms
the experience of earlier wars, viz, that
victory does not necessarily fall to the side
which has the bigger ships. 1t is we'll
known fact Of naval history that generally
the French ships were larger and the Span
ish much larger than the British of corre-
spending classes. This superiority of size
certainly did not carry with 1t victory in
were generally bigger than the Dutch ships
which they fought. and it Is of great sig
nif1cance that at Camperdown the victory
was due. not to superiority in the size Of In
dividual ships, but, shown by the diff
ferent lists OF killed and wounded. to the
act Of bringing a larger number against
smaller
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13

mitch cantankerous litigation and 1t has
ever resulted in the ruling that a man has
a right to defend himself in a reasonable
manner If he is attacked. whatever may be
his geogra phical position. and the incl
dental contiguity of his home ''cuts no Ice"
in the case.
Doctors agree that the public is wrong In
the popular conception that burglars some
times chloroform the inmates of house
before committing a robbery. The usual
story Is that the anesthetic was squirted
into the sleeping room through keyholes.
Kansas City surgeon who has had occa-
sion to administer chloroform or ether 500
times says that chloroform, administered in
this manner, would put qutetus on the
burglar as well as the inmates of home.
minister chlOroform to sleeping persons,
and have met with very poor results. The
first effects of an anesthetic Is not to lull
to insensibiiity, but to arouse all the mental
AMI physical vigor of the person to whom 1t
Is given. -
The public has great confidence in the
magic number three, and without any rea-
sonable basis for the belief. 1t is common
ly believed that IL drowning person sinks
fo- the third time he is gone for good and
all. The facts contradict this Many per-
sons die on the first sinking. and If one has
the strength and vitality to rise to the sur
face Of the water twice, 1t furnishes an ex-
ceIlent presumption that he will be able to
do so again. In an eddy or rapidly moving
waters people have sank from sight half
dozen times and lived to tell the experience
to their grandchildren.
Then there Is the third congestive chill,
commonly believed to be fatal. Most peo-
pie who die from this cause succumb to the
first or second attack II a man succeeds
In weathering two of them, the odds are In
favor of his coming out victor In the third
Almost every community possesses citizen
who boasts the fact that he has silver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
MRS. BROWN POTTER.
Has Earned Money in AL Parts Of the
World.


Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON. August 12-Before Mrs Brown
Potter met her creditors at the bankruptcy
court she stood al the top OF her long flight
of stairs, and as the men to whom she owed
money walked up to the meeting room 1t
looked almost as II the celebrated actress
was holding reception and welcoming her
guests.
1T seems from Mrs. Potter's statements"
said the chairman, that she started on the
London stage sixteen years ago. and has
since acted In every part Of the world. Her
600 year"
The liabilities Of the actress are estimate
at $9l.5O OF which $4,000 are returned as
unsecured, and there are also contingent
liabilities amounting to SOS 900 In connection
wild the production of Du Barry.
oo n1ie assets were estimated to produce $50
Wv IN addition to which Mrs. Potter owned
shares In certain companies, and papers re-
lating to the concession OF certain lands In
northern Nigeria. '''' 500" -
a apparently her assets were more than SUI
hcient to meet her liabilities, but the off,
clal receiver understood that when nronert y
valued by her at sos, 900 was put I'M for
offered. '" was "'e
d, The chairman reported that one v.ar 600
or ABOUT the 1st Of August, 1904. the actress
was Undoubtedly solvent. Out of her ca nj
TAI she mad purchased about five acres OF
iand at Maidenhead, and upon this she built
6ray Lodse, together with stables. Suisse
quently she purchased Thamesfield and the
Den. she estima ted her total outlay on the
properly at 10000. and she mortgaged II to
the extent Of $6SOOO ~
Fart OF the money raised was required for
her production of ''Pagliacci' at the Sayov
Iheater. but 1t did not prove a financial suc.
cess. AS TO the play 'Du Barry" which was
also produced at the Savoy, Mrs. Potter
stated that her former solicitor was con-
IeIheo win the production. She attribute
ner failure to losses on the stage nrod,,c-
lions at the Savoy. which. she alleged. were
que to great extent to the action OF the
soaiei.or. As no offer was submitted to the
countant. was appointed trustee to adrninis-
yer the estate In bankruptcy with the as
sistance OF a committee of inspection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
QUEENS VISITS To
VICTORIA HOSPITAL
Stories Read Like Those in a
Children's Book.
Special CabIegram TO The Star.

special CabeGram 10 The Star,
LONDON. August l2.-The stories told
about the visit OF Queen Alexandra to the
wards OF the Victoria Hospital for Children
at Chelsea reads like a leaf from the page
of some oId-fashioned story book. Her
majesty went from cot to cot. saying Kind
words to every occupant. The little pa
tents were somewhat overawed at times.
One little boy who had been chosen to pre-
sent bouquet of La France roses to tho
queen had been carefully instructed to bow
when he handed the flowers to her majesty.
The little fellow only gave the queen tho
bouquet. but in his excitement he merely
said bow Instead OF making one.
Her majesty was greatly interested in a
boy who has become partially blind. and
asked him questions about the state Of his
eyes. expressing the hope that the one
which was the least affected would soon be
OF service to him. She was quite pleased
when he said he could see as far as tho
window.
Her majesty also chatted to a girl who Is
suffering from st. Nitus' dance, and gave
her a rose from her bouquet. which the
young girl declares she Will keep all OF her
life.
A visit was paid to the empty ward. ana
her majesty gave permission to call II tina
Alexandra ward. The operating theater
was also seen.
The visit of the queen was not quite a
surprise. for her majesty HAD sent a mes
sage the night before to say that she was
coming. One little girl. who had been
knocked down in the streets OF Chelsea
and had hurt her back. was very anxious
to see the queen. Once before she had tried
to see her when the queen was riding in a
procession but she got in the middle OF a
crowd and went home weeping.
VIII the queen come and see me- sis
ter?' she asked the nurse in charge OF her
ward. From early morning until / o'clock
in the day she kept close watch on the
door. and every now and then she said:
please. sister, IL the queen coming
now?''
Every little face beamed with happiness
as the queen bent over the cots and chatted
about ''dollies' and 'puffer trains and
other toys the little ones were playing
with.
The poor little child with the injured
bac ok was perhaps the happiest of them all.
for she had a talk with the queen. She
said:
Yes, ma am. I'm very happy now. for
I've seen the queen" when the queen asked
her II she was happy at the hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
A French Sea Serpent.
ecial Cabiegram to The Star.

Special Cabiegram to The Star.
PARIS. August 12.-Terror was recently
caused among people walking round the
largest lake in the Bots de Boulogne by the
appearance In the water of a strange ami
NAL with an enormous head. The borders
OF the lake are usually patronized in this
warm season by families and by men and
women who have retired from business:
Many of these people saw the supposed
monster and raised the cry of alarm. The
woodrangers were appealed to by the
frightened folks but they only smiled and
winked at each other.
The truth soon came out. The supposed
aquatic monster was a diver who was
searching for a valuable jewel lost by a
lady while she was sitting on the margin of
the lake. The jewel, valued at nearly $500.
became detached from an Ornamental COM
bination on her bodice Having told the
Bots de Boulogne caretakers of her loss,
she was authorized to employ diver.
The man searched the bottom of the lake
near the bank for two days, but failed to
find the precious object.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13

the bill for allowing tramways along West
minister and Biackfriars bridges and along
the Victoria Embankment. He gave the
adverse majority credit. however. for sim
certify OF motive and goodness of intention.
II the lord chancellor said that a course
was tho right one to pursue 1t must be
right in the opinion OF the noble lords. But
the Earl OF Aberdeen added that he was
pretty sure that the tramways would come
house Of lords or not.
At meeting Of the Southwark borough
council resolution was passed by forty
votes to six condemning the action OF the
house OF lords in having rejected the over
tramways bridge bill. The mayor 0he Rev.
A. w. Jephson) pointed out that twenty-one
out OF the twenty weight metropolitan Dor
oughs had supported the measure. while the
remaining seven had not expressed an ad-
verse opinion. This Is taken a measure
OF the reflection OF the popular sentiment
and as criterion OF the feeling against the
house OF lords In this connection
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13

plate in his skull. Surgeons say that very
few attempts were ever made at such an
operation, and all of them were failures.
There does not exist man who has silver
plate in his skull. although many men hon
estly believe that they are carrying this
species of paraphernalia in their craniums.
The bone of the skull cannot live and be
healthy In the presence of a foreign body.
1t Is said by surgeons to be physical I'll
possibility, but this serves In no way 10
overcome the common and erroneous be-
lief.
The medical fraternity has another false
belief to combat in cases of shingles"
This disease consists of skin eruption
always following affected nerves. and COM
monty appearing on the body. 1t Is very
common belief that IL the Shingles COM
pletely surround the body and strike a
meeting point. the patient will die Instant
ly. The belief Is untrue"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
MAN WITH feelings"
SUPER sENsITIvENESS AS 1T AT
FECTED LIFE OF HUMAN BEING.
The Boy With the Log Wagon and the
Veteran Who Quit the Soldiers
Home on Account of Cob Pipes.
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
did you ever meet one of these sensitive
men who are offended easily and deeply?
Men who fly of the handle, / call them. A
cross word from the boss may strike him
ir a tender spot. A lump comes In his
throat. He drops his work. walks straight
out the door and never stops for hundred
miles There are lots of this kind of men.
How they suffer: and no one knows. The
employer may wonder why the man did not
turn up for work the next morning. He
did not know he had offended"
The observing man had observed some
thing.
IAN old man. a fine old fellow. but one
OF the ny-or-the-handle kind. came to my
house the other day" he continued. he
was carrying his yalise and had walked
from the Soldiers Home in Leavenworth-
He stopped rested and talked with me.
I'm fool, l guess he said. and
have always been one. | just left good
home and without any reason. Just those
darned old cob pipes. Every one Of those
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
FEELING AGAINST LORDS.
Extension of London Tramway System
the Cause.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, August FIT would seem
that not since the famous home rule
agitation has there been as much pop
ular feeling against the house of lords
as at the present time. because that body
appears indisposed to allow the extensions
of the London tramway systems Even the
Earl of Aberdeen speaking this week at a
liberal garden party said that he certainly
was not proud of the house of lords at the
present moment, because of the division on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
Home for Single Men.
'ecial Cshlcgram to The Star.

opeCIHi LAI,Ics.Aul The Star.
DUBLIN. August 12.-This week Lord
Iveagh entertained a number of visitors
at the newly finished home for single men
which he has built and equipped at Bride
road, Dublin. Iveagh house will afford the
struggling single men a healthful home and
separate sleeping accommodations Al a rent
Of Is Cd per week. and will be conducted
on the principles which obtain at the Row
ton houses in London. The house has a
frontal of 1876 feet and depth of 100 feet
and is five stories in height. 1t contains 5l6
cubicles and Is provided with dining, smok-
ing and reading rooms, a free library and
shoemaker. grocer and tailor shops
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
Social Democrats Campaign
Special Cablegram to The Star.

BERLIN. August 12.-Encouraged doubt
less by the success of their efforts in Rus
STA the social democrats in Ger
many have resolved to carry on their cam
paign among army recruits in a more sys-
tematic and active manner than hitherto.
They will seek, In the first place, to circu-
late socialistic literature among the re-
cruits. with the object of instructing the
men how to shield themselves from III
treatment. making also a special point of
the mild punishment melted out to SER
geants who maltreat their men, and the ter
rible fate in store for the common soldier
who is guilty Of ordinary breach OF dis
cipline. Saxony will be the first country
where this agitation will be attempted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
INFANT MORTALITY,
Vast Deal Of Attention In
London.
'pecial Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON. August 12.-The subject Of IN
FAINT mortality has been receiving a vast
deal Of attention not only at the hands of
the public health conference. but at the
hands OF health boards and health COM
mittees as well.
DIR. E. c. Moore of Huddersfield is au-
thority for the statement that in some OF
the large cities only three out Of every
four children born live twelve months.
while in the country districts the mortal
ity Is often as low as ninety per LOCO. At
the Southwark coroners court during q
recent inquiry into the death of child
from improper feeding DR.. f. J. Waldo
said that the infant death rate in South
wark was higher than In any other district
In London. He said that In Hampstead
the death rate was only one-third as heavy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
Internal New York.

From The Il0ndoh GIobe-
Here In London We cannot realize the
torture of a hot summer in New York
There is space here. even in the poorest
quarters. New York Is the nearest approach
to the Black Hole of Calcutta that the In
genuity of man has yet devised. Every
body who can afford to leave the placg
flies from the hot weathsr - u It were
pestilence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13

examined the ak. Then he looked at the
broken wagon.
What the Father Said.
There was a tumult going on In the
boys heart. The next act of his father
meant worlds to him.
Why didn't you break your neck, too?
asked the father sarcastically
The cord of strangling emotion that
had been drawing tighter every moment In
the boys throat was severed. He breathed
free. 1t was all over He put the halters
on the horses. walked straight through the
other door of the barn, through the woods,
across the wheat and the next thing he
was doing was riding a wheel horse to a
gun carriage in the civil war. He was
only seventeen years old then. He saw four
years of war because his wagon wedged on
stump. So insignificant things like that
have ruled his life sternly as the fates
ever since. All of some mems lives are
bound In shadows and in mlseries, but this
poor fellows life story is composed Of a
series of bee line hikes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
White Ants Destroy House.
ial Cablegram TO The Star,


PARIS. August 12.-In the village Of Ne
rae near Bordeaux, a house has been eaten
entirely through by white ants. and has just
crumbled to pieces. The owner OF the
house noted from time to time that por-
tons of the walls looked as though they
were being eaten by insects and as fast as
one part of the roof ceiling was re-
paired another fell in. Finally the entire
house tumbled down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
Notables Sailed From Europe.

LIVERPOOL. August 12.-Among the
passengers on the steamer Campania. which
sailed for New York today. We're Represent
tative Timothy d. Sullivan OF New York:
Julia Marlowe, the actress; Major Surgeon
Ronald Ross, and DR.. hubert Boyce, pro-
fessors of the Liverpool School OF Tropical
Medicines. Professors Ross and Boyce are
going to New Orleans to assist the
thorities there in dealing with the yellow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
POPULAR BELIEFS
Ignorance as to the Law in Every Day
Occurrences.

From the Kansas City Jourfal.
1t is an American prediction to believe
the outre and freakish stories that are
based solely on hearsay testimony and to
reject often the commonplace matters of
fact. A list of the cheerful lies that are
commonly believed would fill a volume.
Only a few of them are given below.
How often have you been inflicted with
the story of the man who was overpaid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13

old dodgers smoking a cob pipe. War
stories and cob pipes. / smoked one my
self when I went there. but when they all
lit up l threw mine away. l stood 1t as
long as could. All of a sudden l took my
valise and walked out. I've got a daugh-
ter in Salina and there aren't any cob pipes
there
He told many experiences of his life, and
it was one of rare interest. But always at
some high tension moment he had taken
French leave of his opportunities and hiked
with frog in his throat. He had worked
at many trades. Once he painting a
house. He was going on joyfully with his
work when he thought he saw his boss
peeping around a corner.
Dropped the Brush and Quit.
No one has to watch me when l
work he said. as he descended from his
perch. laid down his brush and made for
the horizon without ever looking back. He
became foreman of sheep ranch. One day
as he was saddling up to ride to another
range his employer touched a sensitive cord
with some chance remark. The injured
man rode away and kept riding until. Wyo-
ming far behind. he came into Fort Robin
son. Neb First and last the little bump
of sensitiveness had driven that man from
pillar to post over the world and back
again. And he was on one OF his Decline
travels when first saw him. He stopped
long enough to tell his fascinating story
and continue his straight-edge migration.
What an odd life to lead. The man had
all the qualities that win In this world ex-
cept one. He couldn't stand having hts
feelings hurt. He had gone up and down
the winding roads OF fortune. adventure
and romance, and all the journey ended no.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
American Women.

From the House Beautiful.
Hundreds of thousands of American 'wo-
men are born. live their lives. and die IN
boarding houses Or hotels. without ever
finding time to create a home for them
selves, or without even feeling a desire to
do SO. 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
WOULD GUST ALL
AMERICAN BROKERS
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
MANCHESTER, August 1.-THE Man
chester Guardian. one OF the leading news
papers in the British empire. prints the fol-
lowing regarding the proposition to practi-
cally eliminate all the minor American cot
ton brokerage concerns by raising the
amount Of the subscription OF associate
members residing in America from 500 to
$500:
"Of course were the proposed legislation
begotten of desire to limit the speculation
of the American gambler, no word could
be raised against it. but that is not the In
tention and 1t could not be the result. The
American associate members are firms
some 115 In number-all actively and legiti-
mately concerned in the cotton trade, and
the Cotton Association does not pretend
that 1t does not desire the business coming
from these firms. 1t does, however,
chance of increasing its revenue from such
a promising source. probably arguing that
with new cotton exchange In course of
erection such additional revenue will be
welcome. Such an argument Is, of course,
not admitted. but the reasons given are:
/. That the amount at present paid by the
American associates Is much less in proper
ton than the amount paid by full members.
taking into account the value of the asso-
citation shares. @ That there does not
seem to have been any possibility of coming
to an arrangement with the American cot
ton exchanges for reciprocal privileges of
associate membership with the associa-
tion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13

According to secret circular just sent
out to all Its committees by the bund. a
fresh program or riot against the promoters
OF the reform agitation was to have broken
out last Sunday at Dvinsk. but 1t was ap-
parently defeated by the prompt precau-
lions Of the local self-defense organization.
The circular states that it can be proved
that the assistant pristaf of Devinsk. one
Grusinsky. actively supervised the prepa-
rations for the pogrom and employed po-
llcemen In beating up recruits. Belopolsky.
the notorious black hundred" chieftain,
was invited to the town, and 1t was ar
ranged with him that large number Of
his most experienced Hooligans and rowdies
should be brought to Dvinsk at SO much
a head. This Is believed to be the way in
which the bureaucracy Is now trying to
strike at the roots Of the constitutional
agitation; for 1t Is needless to say that If
the revolutionary prOletariat can be terror
lied. the liberal zemstvoists will hold meet
ings and draft petitions In vain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13

region Of the Caucasus. but throughout all
Ruaaian Europe as well. The seif-defense
committee and patrols formed and armed
byst the Jewish bund have done much dur
ing the last few months to limit the activ-
ties Of these rioters. but every now and
then a weak spot In detected In the bund
system and thither the reaotionaries dis
patch their black hundreds to slay and
pillage all who are suspected OF tender
ness for reforms. Jitomir afforded one such
opportunity owing to the weakness Of the
local defense committee. but even then the
Pogromists or rioters were taught a severe
lesson by the armed bundists and the
Christian students who fought shoulder to
shoulder with them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13

The organization of riots against the
promoters of the reform agitation and es-
pecially against the Jews, is being actively
pushed forward by the inferior provincial
officials with the connivance of the
higher authorities, not only throughout the