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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-09

Niagara Falls were Past Department Com
mander c. A. Simmons and Capt. Hamilton
Ward, who Is New York's candidate for the
position of commaBder-in-chief.
Gen. G. M. Moulton who is a candidate
for election as comm ander-in- chief, arrives
with the Illinois delegation. Large delega-
tions came from Chicago and other western
cities aad states. y uniformed escort met
the delegates, and the lady visitors will
be enterta ned By the members OF the Mary
y. Babcock and Edith X. Roosevelt Aux
iliaries, Mrs. Ida NJ. Galloway. president.
and by the ladies of tie National lIneal
Society. Mrs. E. V Hodgson. supreme chief
ruler.
Indiana sent delegation instructed in
favor of capt. Hamilton Ward for COM
mander-n-cl!ief Col Russell B. Harrison.
department commander Of Indiana, is here.
The Delegates from New Jersey. nine in
number. as vel as several from Conaecti-
cut and Mass achusettS, have aligned them
selves with New \ ork
The Illinois delegation has opened head
quarters a the Ebbitt House. with Past
Commander Mouiton in charge. AGjutant
General Charles F. Sherwood also has his
headquarters there. Thirty delegates from
Ohio and a number from Michigan. in
charge of Commander-in-Chief Miller. are
here.
Mai. W. H. Davis. department com
mander of Pennsylvania, and James H.
Stansfield. commander of the Department OF
Illinois. have opened headquarters at the
Ebbitt House Department Commander
SHREDDER of Ohio is also here.
Ladies' Auxiliary.
Earl Bonhannon of Muskogee and Carl
Holtzschue of Oklahoma City are booming
| the latter city for next years national en-
campment. The Massachusetts delegation is
stated to have declared it's intention to sup
! port New Yorks candidate. Hamilton Ward.
| for commander-in-chief.
Mrs. Mary E. Gedney, national president
general arrived Yesterday with the New
York delegation. as did Mrs. NJ. F. McMil-
Ian, president of the New York department
auxiliary. Headquarters for the National
Auxiliary are established at the Ebbitt
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Paul and in some cases the tiny enslgns
iuttered from the same uniforms. In audi
ton 10 Commander Sands and Vice Com
mander Shipworth those composing the
Richmond delegation presented at the ros-
truIn were Adjt. C. /. Darlington. Trustee
II. T.. Peyton, National Delegate J. A. Lee
Masurier. James MCGraw. Jr.. John e.
WeCkcrt and W. II. Underwater.
Not only was the gathering one long to
he remembered for its splendid spirit OF
Comradeship and patriotism bat it furnish
ed most striking and brilliant martial
scans. The walls were draDed with the ma
tional colors, while tire stars and stripes
fosted from the beams and raiters. the
big hall was perfectly lighted. on the long
tables in the center OF the room was an
abundance of tire pia n things so familiar
to tho daily table of soldier. Tnere was
liberal supply of smoking material. while
liquid refreshments were not lacking.
Cooperation of District People.
Commander Mitchell presided After call
ing the meeting to order at $50 o'clock he
explained that the entertainment provided
was made possible by the generous and
hearty cooperation of the people in gen.
elal of the District When he mentioned
the interest manifested ty the President
of tie United States, Col. Roosevelt" in
the success of the encanCment, the audi
eucC gave vent to its enthusiasm by pro-
longcd cheering. Such was the case when
over the name of the President was men
TUNED during the evening in connection
with the Cuban campaign. Capt. Mitchell
was followed by Commanderin-Che Mil
Ter who related amusing incidents of the
life Of the soldiers in the trenches in Cuba.
In closing he paid high tribute to the
boys who had fought the fight for hui
nianity.' On account of their services, he
declared, they entitled to a higher
order of citizenship. Gen. George H. Har-
RES. commanding the District of Columbia
militia, who has done much to insure the
success OF the encampment. was present
and received an ovation expressive of the
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handled to be always Young 1t took this
some time to sink in, but in the middle Of
the next paragraph the audience began to
see connection and applauded iaughingly.
This reminded Mr.. Macfarland of the De-
new story of the custard pie, and he told
that. getting some more laughs out of the
party, and said he was glad to see that they
had arrived If only by slow freight.
Then he spoke more seriously. and after
telling them that they were heartily well
come, said
The man who sent Morse's first message
from the Capitol to Baltimore is still liv-
ing. Well may we say in the inspired
words of that first message, What hath
God wrought? No fairy tale is more Won
derful than the story of the development
of the telegraph in this one lifetime. Even
without the new marvel known the
wireless telegraph, even without its near
relative, the telephone. the telegrap phi of
Henry and Morse stands as one of the
wonders of the world. 1t is hard for us
who have had the use of it all our lives to
realize what life was without it. but We
know that if it should be suddenly taken
away from us the whole fabric of our life
would be shaken by a gigantic earth
quake. The services which you have rem
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Commander Fitzhugh Lee Camp, Richmond. Va.
where the red parlor has been placed at
their disposal for a reception room. and an
other hall on the same floor has been set
apart fer their business sessions.
The president general, Mrs. Mary E.
Gedney of New York. arrived with the del
egatiOn from that state, accompanied by
Mrs. NJ. +. Mcmillan Of Rochester. DEPART
ment PRESIDENT. and many other members.
Review of Year Work.
Comm Hde"-iH Chief Charles r. M;a.er in
his address yesterday reviewed his personal
work as chief and sa he
was assn. ed there WAS a great awake ming
of interest il the organization. especially
in the south, where many camps now are
being formed. 4 tentative agreement has
been entered into between Comm lnder Mil
Ter and Commander Walker OF the Legion
of Spanish War Veterans of Massa chusetts,
prov ding fer a consolidation of the two or
CARNATIONS. 1t probably will be ratified at
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Frederick H. Walker of Boston. COM
mander-in- chief of the Legion of Span
ish War Veterans: Rev. DR.. Otis Glaze
brook of the Department of New Jersey:
Capt. G. w. Kicker, Maj j. NJ. Piper,
Mai Frederick. S. Hodgson, candidate
for COMMUNICATIVE of the United
Spanish War Veterans, and Capt Henry
Foster Solos were sung by Messrs E.
L. Hutchinson and Greenberg.
Letters expressing regret at inability
to attend the camp fire were received
from john r. King. past COMMUNICATIVE
chief of the G. A r.; Judge De Lacy OF
the District Juvenile Court Gen John c.
Black of the civil service commission
and Mr.. II. G. Jacobs.
Arrival Of Veterans.
The veterans poured into the city Sunday
and yesterday by the train load. New York
sent 800, in two divisions. including the New
York city contingent. headed by Department
Commander Frank Keck while among the
veterans from Rochester. Buffalo and
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the members had only words TO express
their appreciation of the welcome that had
been extended them, they had hearts that
could feel much more than the words ex-
pressed. He thanked Mr.. Macfarland for
his greeting, and President Young then
read some of the formal reports The treas
urers report showed that the organiza ton
was in a sound financial condition and that
there were altogether L. 42 members on the
roll. There had been sixteen vacancies Gre
ated by death in the past year, one of them.
8. H. Kaufman of The Star, and another
Edward Rosewa of the Omaha Bee.
Col. Wilson. who was an old friend OF
Rosewaters $. read eulogy of the dead man,
and the meeting passed special resolutions
of regret at his death. committe
then appointed to draft resolutions on the
subject of the other deaths with Instructions
to communicate them TO the families of the
deceased.
By noon the business of the convention
was over and the members started for Ar
lington, where they took drive through
the grounds. 1t had been intended to hold
a special drill for their benefit a Fort Myer
but the Cuban disturbance with the shift
ing of troops interfered with this plan.
The members will all go to the theater to-
night and the principal event of tomorrow
will be a reception in the afternoon at the
White House. There will he a banquet
Thursday night at the hotel at which about
200 members will be present.
Native Washingtonian.
William Ham" Young, who has just
closed a term as president of the associa-
ton, is a native Washingtonian and the
Oldest telegrapher in point of service in tho
city. commencing his career as messenger
in 1854 with the Washington and New Or
leans Telegraph Company, OF which Amos
Kendall was president.
The office of this company at that time
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They are after a good time and they
have it.
Business Session Held
AS to the business, they elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. Harvey D. Reynolds. superintendent
of the Postal at Buffalo; vice president,
George A. Burnett, superintendent of the
Great Northwestern Telegraph Company at
Buffalo. John Brant. the secretary and
treasurer. who is now i'll at his home in
New York was reelected. matter of
course.
Niagara Fa Is was selected as the next
meeting place. 1t IS the custom to elect
the officers rom the next years convention
city. and this plan was followed in the case
of Buffalo,
The military telegraphers reelected their
old officers, with the addition of one mem
Der to the executive committee. They. are:
President, Col William b. Wilson of Phila-
deiphia; vice president, William L. Ives of
New York; secretary and treasurer. J. E.
Petit of Chicago. Executive committee:
A. Fl. Bliss, Chicago: A. B. Chandler. New
York; w. r. Plum, Chicago; George c.
Maynard, Washington, d. c.; K. 3. Hoover
New York; J. D. Cruise Kansas City; NJ H.
kerner, New York; John Nintrup phla-
delphia Cam. Culbertson Knoxyil g Iowa
The military men Will. as usual meet with
the old timers at their next convention.
The Decorations.
The room had been decorated by the War
Department with big american flags looped
over the windows and around the hall there
was a remarkably fine collection of pic
lures showing the history of the telegraph
from the earliest days to the present There
was the old committee room in the Capitot
when the first message was sent to Balti-
more, and the first public telegraph office
in washington, in what is the land
office building. There are also pictures of
the noted men in the telegraph world. And
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spoken TO the Virgiuians in words express
Sive OF the deepest consideration for the
valor OF their ancestors and for THEN. own
services to the government. He referred to
the happy augury the occasion afforded OF
uuceasng peace. good will aud good fellow
ship between the citizens Of the republic in
all parts OF its territories.
Hospitality of Richmond offered
Commander Alexander H. Sands and Sc
. nior Vice Commander George y. Shipworth
of Fitzhugh Lee Camp made appropriate
and stirring responses. The big han re-
sounded again and again with t1e applause
with which their words were received. In
the course OF his remarks Commander
Sands stated that he was commissioned to
offer the hospitality of Richmond 60 the
encampment for its reunion next year. lie
enforced his urgent tender by presenting
written Invitations from Mayor Mccarthy
OF the city of Richmond and Gov. Swanson
of Virginia. All the members of the Vir-
ginia camp present were Well supplied with
ribbons inscribed 'On to Richmond" and
IN O short time hundreds of members from
other organizations were also wearing the
badges. Others wore thu red ribbons Of st.
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Local Treasurer Old Time Teegra piers Association
photo by Buck
dered in war and in peace alone entitle
the telegraph to universal gratitude. And
you deserve your share of praise for its
beneficence. because of your loyalty and
fidelity. Here. where Henry and Morse
lived. where the first message was sent,
here at the heart of the political life of
the nation, the seat of its authority. from
which its government sends its messages
in war and in peace over the wires at
home and abroad and under the seas. every
where connecting with all other peoples,
and bringing US into that closer under
standing which means peace and mutual
benefit, you ought to feel perfectly at home.
Some of you sent Lincoln's commands in
the civil war, some of you sent McKin-
ley's commands in the Spanish war, all of
you have been close to our greatest men
in time of peace, and all of you deserve
we'll of your country
Response by Mr.. Dealy.
MI Dealy responded. saying that though
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this encampment Tie Massachusetts or
ganization has about 100 members. Com
mander Miller recommended that. n the
south, where there many co o-ed men
eligible to membership in the organization.
separate camps and separate departments
be organized for white and for colored
members. The financial condition OF the
organization. Commander Miller said, is
good, all bills being pad and balance of
200 being in bank. While it was not pos
sible for the commander to report the pre-
else membership CT the United Spanish War
Veterans, he said it Appropriated a, 900.
A scene of PRONOUNCED enthusiasm mark
ed the opening of the encampment. When
Commissioner Mcfarland spoke of Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt, the soldier
President" the veterans sprang to their
feet and the large auditorium rang with
soldier cheers. above which sounded the
rebel yell Of the south, and the handicap
ping of the ladies of the auxiiaries. A
similar demonstration followed when Mr..
mcfarland referred to the martyr Presi-
dent, William Mckinley.
Star Will Print Full Reports.
Complete reports of the proceedings of the
third nationai encampment and reunion of
the United Spanish War Veterans will an
pear in the columns of The Star from Sum
day. October Z, to Saturday, October 13.
inclusive. In addition to the proceedings
there will be from day to day sketches OF
the prominent officers and members of the
organization and "reminiscences of the fir
ing Hne. camp, the march and bivouac In
The Sunday Star. October Z, there appears
the genesis Of the soldier society, history
Of the national body of United Spanish
War Veterans, history Of the national and
local auxiliaries to the U. s. w. ", and
sketches of the candidates for commander
in-chief. The editions throughout will be
handsomely illustrated. Agents will be sta
toned at thesEbbitt House. at the assem-
bly, hall in the National Guard Armory and
at the national committees headquarters
Hotter Regent, to take orders for The Star
covering the encampment dates of seven
days. The price for the seven editions will
be Is cents. postage prepaid. to all points
in the United States and Canada Or orders
may be left at the main office. Star build
ing, 1lth street and Pennsylvania avenue
opposite the city post Office.
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Member Of Executive Committee.
photo by Harris-Ewing.)


these were the property of President Young,
from his private collection, and had been
loaned for the purpose.
Another relic of old times was the gavel
with which the president raped the meet
Ing to order. 1t was an old Harp sounder
and was In use fifty years ago. The presi-
dents badge was officially pinned on his
coat by Mr. Deal with few appropriate
remarks. This badge is not the property
OF the president, but only loaned to lin for
the year. 1t was presented to the society
by one of its past presidents. James D.
Reed. and contains daguerreotype portrait
o. -4orse set round with pearls.
Mr.. Macfarland's Address
President Young introduced Commissioner
Mcfarland, saying that he was glad to be
able to present the head of the capital gov
eminent, whom he knew through long years
Of close personal contact, and who he felt
was almost one Of them. Mr. Mcfarland
did not attempt to make formal talk. He
said that the old timers were old in name
and years only. and that their perennial
youth seemed like Che electric currents they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-09
NOTED LAWYERS SUICIDE.
N. B. Hart Found Dead at Stamford,
Conn, Today.

STAMFORD. Comp. October 9.-Nathan-
Tel r. Hart. a prominent lawyer, was found
dead in his office today, having shot him
self some time during the night. Mr..
Hart formerly was assistant United States
district attorney and was about fifty-five
years old.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS,

Jealousy is like some other things
the lid should be kept on it.
When you say no. say it in a manner
that will leave no doubt of your mean
ing.
When giving advice to others here is
a small slice to serve yourself: Keep
still more.
How little the best doctor knows!
And how helpless he is in the presence
Of serious illness!
1t is said that disappointment is hard
to bear, but we all stand it pretty we'll
when we look in the glass.
A man just starting into a law suit
has more faith in courts than his at
torney ever claims to have.
There are too many young men who
start out to make their mark in the
world and stop at soda fountain or
hammock on the way.-Atchison Globe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12
The Word "CannibaIis1n."

The word ''cannibalism'' is really the
name of a people. 1t is Identical with
Carib, many of the Caribs, who for
merly fourished in the West Indies,
having been consumers of human flesh.
The letters "l,'' en- and "r'' are inter-
changeable in certain aboriginal Ameri-
can languages, so that Columbus found
one West Indian island saying "Cani-
ba' where another said "Carib," while
Shakespeare's Caliban is another va
rlety of the same. Columbus own con-
lecture was that the name was con-
nected with the great khan, and later
philologists Of the old slapdash type as
ISOLATED with ''canis," a dog. Ap-
parently, however, the meaning Of
"carib' was brave and daring.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12
VeneZuela Hard Hit.

Venezuela's commercial conditions
have suffered sorely from the recent
complications. according to United
States Consul Mofat of La Guayra.
The opportunity to keep in touch
With the foreign market for cocoa and
coffee, the principal articles Of export,
has been prevented through the sew
erance of direct cable communication.
Which is of the utmost Importance to
those who must keep informed as to
market conditions in order to ship to
the best advantage. The extended in
certainty as to the adjustment of for
elgn matters is restraining trade in
other quarters and compelling those
who largely control the financial situa-
ton, commission and banking houses,
to be very prudent in commitments in
VolVlng any ventures beyond actual
and present requirements.
The railroads and harbor CORPORA
lions with grave apprehension note the
decided falling off in earnings, unmis-
taxable evidence Of the declining con-
d1tions. Several of the concessions re-
Gently granted have been abandoned
through misgivings as to the future.
and the options paid thereon for
feited. That underlying conditions are
prejudicial to prosperity, at least for
the present, is so apparent as to cause
anxiety on the part Of all commercial
interests, and business men are not
taking chances.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12

Readers of James Whitcomb Riley's
verse will not be surprised to learn
that the poet is so preoccupied with
his higher thoughts that he has to
nave his own phone number written
down for fear he will be at a loss to
ring up the folks. Being a true poet.
Rlley's pocketbook is a safe place to
carry the important memorandum, as
the pickpockets are not likely to raid
him. At the same time it would make
it doubly secure to paste the mem, in
his hat and anchor that to his button
hole by stout string.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12
TYPHOID FEVER.
Sources Of This Dangerous and Pro-
tracted Disease.


Although there is always more or
less typhoid fever in most Of the larger
cities Of this country, the late summer
and autumn are the seasons when it is
most to be feared.
The disease is not so formidable, as
regards the mortality, as some others,
but its great length and the evil conse-
quences which sometimes follow it in
the form of weak heart, weak spine or
nervous disorders make it quite as Sc
rious as some which are more fatal, but
far LESS protracted.
Unless .one knows how the disease is
usually spread one cannot hope to
avoid it, and so it may be useful to
consider in what ways the germs of
the malady find their way into the sys-
TEN.
Water is the usual vehicle for ty-
phoid germs, as is we'll known, and
probably all great outbreaks of the dis
ease in cities are due to an infected
water supply. This has been strikingly
shown in Philadelphia, where some
parts of the city are supplied with fl
tered water and others with unfiltered
or mixed water. Comparing two parts
Of the city in which the conditions, ex-
cept as to water supply, are almost the
same, it was found that in the one sup
piled with filtered water the occurrence
rate of typhoid fever was one in five
thousand, while in the others, in which
the unfltered water was drunk it was
one in sixteen hundred.
But a city with an ideal water SUD-
ply may be scourged with typhoid
fever, although less severely, through
the medium of impure ice, and it is al
most as important to know where the
ice is cut, OF with what water it is
made, if artificial, as where the city
water comes from. Not long since a
number of officers on one Of the United
States ships in the Mediterranean
squadron were taken down with ty-
phoid fever. When the source of the
Infection was traced it was found to be
some ice bought at Athens, the ice ma
chine on shipboard having broken
down.
Another source of infection is found
In oysters that have been fattened in
streams contaminated with sewage.
Not only has typhoid followed the eat
Ing of these fish, but the typhoid bacilli
have been found in the stomachs of the
oysters.
Raw vegetables used for salads may
have been grown in soil contaminated
with Stops used as fertilizers or may
have been washed in infected water.
Unless water supply is above sus-
picion all that used for drinking, tooth
cleaning and in the kitchen should be
boiled and the drinking water cooled
by putting vessels containing it on the
ice, not by putting ice in the water it.
self.
Finally, great care should be taken
to screen all food from flies, for if
there is a case of typhoid fever in the
neighborhood flies may become most
active distributors of the poison
Youths COMPANION.