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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-01-05
REScUES BOY ON DARK
NIGHT ON HEAVY SEA

NANAIMO, B. c., Jaa. Had
it not been for the heroism of j. NJ.
Greenshields, chief engineer of the
steamship Joan, who saved their son
Jack from drowning last night, after a
gallant struggle against overwhelming
odds, Mr.. and MIS-. Richard Prouse
would be mourning their second ber-
eavement within period of two mo-
nths. Their youngest son was drown
ed while battling near the colliery
shaft. so
The Joan was about ITO cast her
lines to the wharf on her return trip
from Vancouver when clies were
heard that some one had fallen off the
dock There was heavy sea running
at the time The night was black as
ink. The rlucky engineer. however,
on hearing the boys shrieks, leaped
over the side of the still moving steam
er. and, after swimming around in the
icy waters with whitecaps constantly
breaking over him caught the lad as
he was about to sink for the last time.
A life line was thrown from the steam,
er and both were pulled aboard-the
lad unconscious.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-01-05
Something Wrong.

The bishop of Worcester. on alighti:: z
from a train at Paddington. asked q
porter to see after his luggage
How many articles are there, sir ?"
asked the porter.
Thirty nne." replied the bishop kb.
stractedly.
The man came back and said he
could find only two.-LOndon Sporting
Times.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-01-05

The Burmese mile. which is equal {,
two English miles. is described by
word meaning Ito sit" being the ia,
lance that 4 man walks before he sts1
siders it necessary to sit down.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-01-05
Gifts NJ Rautfsms.

Gifts to infants ut their baptism are
OF ancient origin. Formerly the spon-
sors generally offered gilt spoons to
The child These spoons were called
apostle spoons because the figures Of
the twelve apostles were carved ut the
top Of the handles Rich SPONSORS
gave the complete set of twelve. while
for those who We're not so Opulent four
was considered the proper number.
and poor sponsors would content them
selves with offering one. In the latter
ease the handle of the spoon generally
exhibited the figure of any saint in
honor OF whom the child received its
name. 1t is in allusiOn to this custom
that when tranmer professed to he
uny"",' :: e being sponsor to the
yol:. :: r:it,',, Shakespeare makes the
KILL; / "'v:
{, no. come. my lord:
You'd spare your spoons.
The mug or spoon and fork offering
of the present day appears as Il very
GebaScd survival of Il really beautiful
christening Offering.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-01-05
The Only One of His Kind.

'IIave You ever attempted to pla.
Hamlet " asked the mana ger
NO, sir. do not consider myself
fitted by nature to imperSonate the
melancholy Dane"
Then you are, indeed. as you have
said. an exceptional actor. I Will give
you job. Chica go Record Herald
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-01-05
Holding His Own.

"How are you getting on with y-1uc
writing for the magazines g
Just holding my own. They send
me back as much as send them
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-01-05

1t Is only the spirit of rebellion that
Graves for happiness In this life.-Ib-
Sen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
French Female Lawyers.
Special Cablegram to The Star

PARIS, December 1O.-A quaint little cere-
mony took place today at the Palais de
Justice. 1t was the admission to the bar
of two new lady advocates. or lawyers in
the persons of Madame Benezech, wife Of
the distinguished Partisan barrister of that
name, and of Mdlle.. Mile They took the
oath before Judge Ditto in the first cham
Der of the civil tribunal in ths presence of
large number of black robed confreres
Madame BeneEech is the third lady who
has been admitted to the bar, and Mdlle
Mile is the fourth since the ice was broken
about three years ago by the admission
of Mdlle. Chauvin, who, by the way has
been quite a success. having won many a
difficult case in various courts since the
beginning of her practice.
both very young and exceedingly hand
some, thus refuting the theory that beauty
is an impeachment to arduous intellectual
pursuits. They begin their career also
with very strict declaratio of profess
sional faith No one with bad or a
dishonest cause need come to them. They
will defend only good and just causes, and
will defend them well, so at least said
Madame Benezech to a "confrere," before
taking the oath. With four lady lawyers
now in Paris, the position of feminine ad-
vocates seems assured, and an encourage
ment Is given to many studous young
girl now perhaps dreaming of future ca
reer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
DROWNED OUT "THE BAT.~
Emergency Fire Apparatus Quenched
the Strauss Opera.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN, December 1O.-The performance
of the Strauss opera "Fledermaus' in the
Central Theater was interrupted the other
evening in a. manner probably unprece-
denied in the annals of the drama.
The audience had assembled and the thea
ter was crowded from top to bottom, when
suddenly torrents of water began to pour
over the stage. 1t was a perfect deluge in
minute or two, rapidly growing worse.
Soon the entire stage became flooded with
water. Pieces of scenery commenced to
float about, and the water poured over
the footlights into the orchestra so that the
bandsmen were forced to retreat. The
wings were flooded and the dressing rooms
became uninhabitabie. The occupants of
the front rows OF stalls took to precipitate
fight, while the remainder Of the audience
looked on in establishment.
Suddenly shouts were heard, Are We to
be drowned in the building?' Great ex-
element prevailed, but finally the rushing
of the waters was stopped and the man
ager, drenched from head to foot, ap-
peared on the stage and announced that
the flood had done much damage to the
scenery and behind the scenes that was
impossible to go on with the usual per-
Torrance. He requested the audience to
call at the box Office, where the money
would be refunded.
The cause of the deluge was simple. In
Berlin the police regulations compel every
theater to have special hose pipes directed
on the stage, so that in case Of fire tor
rents of water may suddenly be brought to
play on the most infiammable part of the
theater. ..-
This particular evening a young, mex
perienced fireman was performing his duty
behind the scenes when he accidentally
turned on this special apparatus. AS it took
some time to ascertain the cause of the
stream the theater was consequently del
uged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
BALLooNED OVER THE ALPS.
Remarkable Trip of Two italian Aer
onauts.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
MILAN, December 1O-The aeronauts
Csuelli and Crespi, who recently crossed
the Alps in a balloon for the first time
on record, have just made public details
concerning their voyage across the noun
tans The distance from Milan to Aix-les-
Bains measured in straight line is 16O
miles, and this was covered in four hours
and five minutes. The highest speed at
tanned was sixty-two miles per hour. At
a height of 5000 meters the aeronauts were
compelled to have recourse to oxygen to
enable them to breathe and their pulses
were beating at the rate of 100 per minute.
The maximum height reached was $500
meters, where the thermometer registered
"a degrees c. below zero CO degrees F..
Three degrees lower the mercury would
intrepid aeronauts had taken with them
was frozen into a hard block of ice so
that when they arrived over Aix-les-Bains
they had to open the valve to descend
NJ Usuelli and Crespi state that at a
height of 5000 meters they had a perfect
sight of the sphericity of the earth. The
actual crossing over Mount Blanc caused
them intense emotion. Below everything
looked like an endless of ice. In
the huge white plain it seemed as If the
mountains had suddenly been crushed
down. So deep were the emotions of the
two aerOnauts that they were compelled to
weep because of the majesty of the scene
They landed in a meadow about two hun
ceived cheerful assistance from their coun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

Policeman w. E. FUR Of the seventh pre-
cinct is off duty as a result of a fall sus-
tanned while attempting to board a moving
car at Wisconsin avenue and NJ street last
Saturday afternoon.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for a re-
ception next Friday evening by the congre-
CATION of the Georgetown Evangelical Luth-
eran Church, in the church parlors, to the
pastor. Rev. Luther H. Waring.
It is explained that the mission beginning
January 6 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church,
Both and o streets. will devote the nrst
week exclusively to women and the second
week to men.
At a recent meeting of Mizpah Chapter
No. 8, Order of the Eastern Star. officers
were elected as follows: Mrs. Jennie OAR
cey worthy matron; John Proctor, worthy
patron; Mrs. Carrie Fuller, assistant ma
iron; Mrs Annie Thrift, secretary; Mrs.
Louise Wagner, treasurer; Mrs. Maud Proc
tor, conductress; Mrs. Myers. assistant con-
ductress; Mrs. Charlotte HOLIDAY, Adah;
Miss Mamie Vermillion, Ruth; MISS Mamie
Isch, Esther; Mrs. Pearl Wasting, Martha;
Miss Grace Myers, Electa; Mrs. Lena Lew
is, chaplain; Mrs. Mamie R. Morgan. di-
rector of the Masonic and Eastern Star
At meeting of the Georgetown Council,
No. 1O11, of the National Unior. last week
the officers were elected for the ensuing
year. as follows: ]. Hayden, president; w.
f. Taylor, vice president; A Z. Newman.
secretary; Richard P Waddey, financial
secretary; L. H. Yeatman, treasurer; ID. Il.
Beach, speaker; ]. r. Newman, usher; J. +.
Darcy chaplain; NJ. Hover, doorkeeper;
T. A. Newman. sergeant: Lawrence Polling,
John A. Phillips, H. p johnson, trustees;
j. R. Newman, delegate to cabinet; L. H.
Yeatman, delegate to immediate relief.
officers of Potomac Lodge, No. 8, +. A. A.
M, were elected for the ensuing year at
meeting of the lodge held last week, as fol-
lows: Worshipful master. Lem Towers, jr.;
senior warden, r. S. Clifton; junior warden,
1. B. Moulton; secretary, Isaac Burch; Sc
nior deacon, R. B. Clokey; junior deacon,
w. c. Hunt: senior steward, c. G. Gray;
junior steward T. G. King; tiler, G. w. AL
len, delegate to Masonic board of relief, c.
G. Williams; delegate to ST. Johns Mite As
ISOLATION, G. ]. Fritch; delegate to board Of
directors of the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home w. s. Waddey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
vesuvius Merely arumbled.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
ROME, December 1O.-For few hours
the other day Naples and all the Vesuvian
villages thought they were again about to
be the victims of Vesuvian eruption-in-
deed, shortly before noon all Of the phe-
nomena reappeared which characterize
great volcanic disturbances. There was a
sudden earthquake accompanied by sue
cessive detonations followed by rain of
ashes and cinders which, fortunately for
Naples, a sea wind carried in the direction
of OttaJano and Pompeii. From Naples
there was visible only column of dense
smoke issuing from the volcano. Great
alarm was caused among the people of
the village who, remembering their recent
lesson fed; but confidence and calm were
reestablished when Professor Matteucci,
director of the Vesuvian observatory, de-
clared that the eruption was caused by a
large. edge of the crater having fallen
inside, which together with the heavy rain
which reached the zone of the fire pro-
duced the convulsion. There was. he add
ed. no likelihood OF repetition Of the
disturbance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
CHATEAU SHELTERED FoRGERs.
Ingenious and Daring Band Of French
Counterfeiters
Special Cablegram to The Star

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS, ccember bit Is not often that
a baroness appears in court on the charge
of hiring a sumptuous villa and directing
band of forgers to produce false bank
notes and clever limitations of railway
shares quoted on the Paris Bourse. Yet
1t happens that a parsonage of precisely
this type has appeared in court during the
past few days accompanied by her STAR
of coadjutors. Of whom FIVE were present
during the trial. All of them have made
previous acquaintance with various courts
and gaols in different countries.
In 1877 the Paris Lyons and Mediter-
ranean railway had commissioned Paris
printer TO print a series of new three
per cent shares. but as the printing was
not satisfactory the company refused to
accept them. They were finally sold as
waste paper. and the bundles eventually
fell into the hands of Victor Lankmann,
. Belgian, who was sentenced for forgery
TO six years Imprisonment and expelled
from France ten years ago.
Last year. 1t is alleged, the baroness,
being short of funds, contrived plot with
lankmann for fabricating 100000 worth of
the above mentioned shares and disposing
Of them among purchasers of pawn tick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
Looted the Guelph Museum.


HANOVER, December 10.-Burglars the
other evening entered the Guelph Museum
at the Herrenhausen Castle and stole fifty
jeweled orders, ornamented swords and
other gems valued at $4,000. -.
The castle was the summer residence Of
the former British and Hanoverian kings.
The last king of Hanover, George w.,
founded here the Guelph Museum, and
among other objects of historical inter-
est, complete collection of all the deco
rations in use during the time Of the
Georges. The museum Is detached
building some distance from the CASTLE
and it appears as though the burglars eff
fected an entrance by breaking a win
dow on the ground floor without disturb
ing an attendant who was on the premises.
They distracted the contents Of a large
glass case in which were fifty orders worn
by King Ernest Augusta. Among them
were the insignia of the Garter and two
orders of St. Patrick, two Stars, one Of
the Bath and one of st. Michael and st.
George, e number of the Hanoverian or
ders and the Prussian Black Eagle and
the Russian St. Andrew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
offered John Burns a Tip.
pecial Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, December 1O.-A quaint adven-
ture befell Mr.. John Burns, the president
of the local government board. the other
Sunday afternoon. He was walking along
the towing path OF the river toward
Hammersmith, when he saw two boys en-
deavoring to pull boat against the tide.
Their efforts met with practically no re-
suit and after watching them for some
time Mr.. Burns called to them to row to
the bank.
This they did, and after taking off his
coat he rowed the boys all the way to
Hammersmith.
One of the boys offered him a tip for
the work. THANK you," said the cabinet
minister, smiling as he walked away.
"You need not trouble about that
It was not until one of the passers-
by informed the boys who Mr.. Burns
was that they recognized in the strange
ferryman the cabinet minister and former
labor leader Of London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
EVICTION TRAGEDY RECALLED.
Brutal Revenge by Lord of Glenveigh
Castle

Special Cablegram to The Star
DUBLIN, December 1O.-The intention OF
Mrs. Adair to sell Glenveigh Castle. county
Donegal, which has been leased this sea-
son to the Earl of Eglinton, will recall
one Of the most dreadful eviction scenes
in the whole history Of Irish landlordism.
which, from its peculiar cruelty. attracted
universal attention. The beauty OF the
scenery of Glenveigh attracted the atten-
ton of Mr. John George Adair, Queens
county landlord, while on a sporting visit
to the locality, and he resolved to buy the
property. There were disagreements be-
tween him and his tenants, and finally one
of his herdsmen was murdered. Mr..
Adair's revenge was the banishment Of
the whole population. Dublin Castle even
made preparations for assisting him in
this act of brutal and wholesale tyranny.
Mr.. Adairs bailiffs were supplied with
the services of large number of soldiers
and police. On Monday, April g. 1861 the
work of eviction began and the inhabitants
of the whole countryside were turned
adrift on the world, being expelled from
their houses which were leveled to the
ground. The poor starving people remain
ed on the bleak mountains and were even
tually sent to Australia by the exercise
of charitable friends.
The tragedy excited the attention of
many people, and 1t made Isaac Butt, a
conservative member then sitting in the
house of commons, take the decisive step
in espousing the cause of the Irish people.
When at length a sufficient sum was col
lected largely through the exertions of
the Rev. James McFadden, then a young
curate in the district, for their departure
to a new land not held in bondage like
their own, the poor people were sought
out and gathered together. Some by this
time had sunk under their sufferings. One
man named Bradley had lost his reason
under the shock; other cases were nearly
as heart-rending. There were old men
who would keep wandering over the ruins
In view Of their ruined homes, full of the
idea that some day Mr.. Adair might let
them return, but who at last had to be
borne to distant warehouses to die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
TIE STANDARD OIL co.
GREAT NUMBER OF INDICTMENTS
RETURNED BY GRAND JURIES

During the year 8, 1913 indictments were
returned by the grand juries of the country
as the result of the discrimination of the
railroads In favor of the Standard Oil Com
pany. This is the striking statement made
In the report of Commissioner of Corpora
lions Garfield. The commissioner says:
"Du ing the investigation Of the oil in
dustry 1t was discovered that a very wide
spread system of railway Determinations
existed in favor of the Standard Oil Com
pany, affecting a very large proportion Of
the country and resulting substantially in
giving the Standard Oil Company an over
whelming advantage in transportation in
almost all sections of the country; that
this system had been in existence for a
number of years, and that largely by virtue
OF 1t the Standard had been able to re-
strict or eliminate competition throughout
many parts of the country. and thereafter
reap the benefits of monopoly.
These railway determinations took va
nature, and so skillfuily concealed that
their existence was very rarely suspected.
even by the active competitors of the Stand
ard, although such competitors knew that
in general they were doing business at a
Disadvantage" ;as{
The report says that as result of the
investigation the most of the secret rates
and rebates were cancelled as soon as they
mao been mace publlc, ana the Independent
Oil shippers are now, according to their
own reports to the bureau, receiving some
thing like equality of treatment.
The bureau is at work on other tnvestigaI
lions into the tobacco, sugar, steel and coal
industries and special reports on these
subjects will be made in due time.
Commissioner. Garfield urges again the
necessity for the establishment of federal
inspection and supervision of the greater
Industrial corporations engaged in inter-
state and foreign commerce, He says 1t
will not interfere with the power ard
authority of the states over the corpora
tons created under state laws, and is not
an invasion of private rights, but merely
will restore individual responsibility and
prevent the corporation from being the
hiding place of the irresponsible, dis
honest or corrupt manager"
Denial of the right to engage in inter-
state commerce is suggested as the penalty
for proved violation OF the law. The report
says the work of the year strikingly demon
strates the value of efficient publicity for
the correction of corporate abuses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
Horse Scorns Suicide.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The star.
PARIS, December 1O.-A small coal dealer
at Vanves thought he had an original idea
for committing suicide, and he tried 1t al
most with success. 1t was to lie on his
bed without eating or drinking and wait
for death to come. He remained in that
position for four days, and might have
achieved his end had it not been for his
poor old horse which he had left in the
stable and which had no enthusiasm for
his masters scheme. On the fourth day
the poor beast. not having been fed all
that time, made such a noise by paving
the ground and gnawing the wood that
neighbors came to inquire. They found the
coal dealer in a lethargic sleep, and when
he woke up after considerable shaking he
turned to them and said: Cant you let
me die in peace?' When told about the
horse he replied: II quite forgot all about
the beast, or I would have turned him
loose" The police have since disturbed
the sleeper and would-be suicide by lock-
ing him up in the local. Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
Roosevelt a Contributor.
Special Dispatch to The Star

special Dlspatcn TO Inc SUR
IS MIDDLETOWN, N. T., December TO-
President Roosevelt has sent a photograph
of the White House, with the following
inscription. to the manager of the De-
witt Fife and Drum Corps fair. which is
to be held next week:
with good wishes for the success of the
fair. From Theodore Roosevelt"
When President Roosevelt was a candidate
for Vice President he visited this city,
and as he was being driven through the
principal street the horses attached to
his carriage knocked down boy The
President took the boy, whose name is
Samuel Curan, into his carriage and
presented him with a rabbits foot which
he had in his pocket. telling the boy that It
would bring him good luck. The boy kept
the rabbits foot and has prospered. He
is now a member Of the drum corps. and
his companions wanted him to give his
rabbits foot to the fair to be ratified for,
but he refused. One of the members then
wrote to the President, detailing the cir
cumstances and the photograph, of the
White House with the Presidents auto
graph was the result.