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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
NIAGARA MOVEMENT.
Organization of Colored People Meets
at Harper's Ferry.
Special Correspondence of The Star

Organization Of Colored People Meets
at Harper's Ferry.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va,
August 16. 1903
The second annual meeting of the Nj
agara movement is in session here. Tho
exercises were opened last night with ad-
dresses Of welcome by F. H. M. Murray.
editor of the Home News. Alexandria,
Va; President H. I. Mcdonald of storer
College. on the grounds Of which institu-
ton the meetings are being held. ami ].
r. Clifford Of Martinsburg, w. Va, edf-
tor Of the Pioneer Press and secretary OF
the Niagara movement for West Virginia
DR.. w. E. B. Dubois, general secretary of
the Niagara movement, responded to
these addresses Of welcome and took &C.
CASTOR to explain the aims and purposes
Of the movement.
He spoke in part as follows:
I'VE are people developing within a
surrounding civilization either submissive
or hostile, one of submission to environ
ment, the other opposition to hostile envi-
TO say one Is right or one wrong is to say
what Is untrue. Because of tremendous
pressure there Is nothing to do but for
the inner group to submit
AAeie are times Wnen proper assertion
OF manhood and thought on the part of the
inner group secures something; there are
times when they miss the opportunity to
assert. The best thing to do to get along
with the people here Is to agree, and get
to work, and save what we can from the
wreck. The time Is ripe to realize that the
people are free; to learn self-assertion, and
to try In every way to make men Of them
selves and to make the people realize that
they are men. That In general Is the sort
OF thing that the Niagara movement stands
for. We always notice that the evil that is
nearest you. the evil that you see. is the
thing that preys upon you most. It may
not be the thing doing the most harm; peo-
pie going along together often fall out;
but after all Is the cause of our disagree
ment so great that 1t is going to over
shadow something that we ought to be
fighting for? or Is the cause OF our dis
agreement small thing compared with the
larger evil that we ought to fight?
I'VE want to Increase the spirit Of work,
to have men get fitting idea and to work
upon that idea. 1t Is not hindrance to ar
que QUITO get men to work together is the
spirit of organization. We welcome all
people who agree; ours is not an exclusive
Organization, and We have no desire to
segregate ourselves.
The meeting today was taken up with re-
ports from state secretaries and public
meeting, at which addresses were delivered
by W. M. Trotter, Boston. Mass: ]. Max
Barber. Atlanta, Ga; F. L. McGhee, st.
Paul, MINI.
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CHICAGO BANK AFFAIR
NO TRUTH IN REPORT OF FUGI-
TIVE PRES DENT.

MOBILE, Ala, August H.-There 10 no
truth In reports sent out from this city tnat
a man believed to be Paul o. Stensland, the
fugitive banker Of Chicago. was seen last
night in house in the outskirts Of Mobile
and that posse had surrounded the place.
A report stated that Stensland was in
this city with ]. B. Mitchell at Dauphin
street. At the number indicated Mrs. j. B.
Mitchell conducts a restaurant She said
that no person answering the description Of
Stensland had been there, and that as to
her husband he had been dead FIVE years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
The Ogden Mills Twins.
From the New York World,

London Is greatly interested in "the Mills
twins" daughters Of Mrs. Ogden Mills and
nieces Of the American ambassadress. Sep
arately these two girls would not attract
any particular attention. but together and
invariably dressed alike. from the tips OF
their toes to their very Partisan hats every
one stares at them and every one asks who
they are. Ever since they were born Mrs
Ogden Mills has insisted that they shall be
dressed alike in the minutest detail. Each
OF these girls has the same set Of friends.
and no one ever thinks of giving present
to one without also presenting the same to
the other. Their maids are also twin SIS
ters and exceedingly alike. and they. too.
are dressed exactly the same. Their pets
are always of the same family. For in
stance, their special favorftes, two fox ter
riers, are brothers. while their little Jap
anese spaniels are sisters. For matrimonial
purposes. we assume. only twins need
apply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
STANDARD OIL PROBE.

Inquiry Resumed at Ch:ceg, Today
Railroads Involved.
CHICAGO, August 17.-Investgation of
the charge that the Standard OIL Com
pany received rebates from certain rail-
roads in shipping its product from Whit
ing. Ind, to East st. Louis and from Whit
ing to Grand Junction. Tenn, was resumed
by the federal grand Jury today.
The railroads said to be involved IN the
charges are the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern. the Illinois Central. the Evans
Vile and Terre Haute and the Chicago
Terminal Transfer Company.
There Is no federal Judge in Chicago at
the present time and unless a member Of
the federal bench Is specially summoned
here no indictments can be returned before
next Tuesday, when Judge eBthea is ex-
pected to return from a vacation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

LONDON, August 1.-THE earthquake
shock felt at Mendoza. Argentina. las.
night did not result in any serious conse-
quences, according to dispatch to the
Reuter- Telegram Company from Buenos
Ayres.
SAGINAW, Mich. August 17.-Chairman
Winship of the democratic state central
committee today received from DR.. Thomas
N. Rogers Of Sault Ste. Marie an accept
ance Of the nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor on the democratic ticket rendered
him by the state committee.
READING, Pa. August 17-John H.
Rothermel Of this city was today nomi-
mated for Congress by the democrats Of the
thirteenth Pennsylvania district.
LOUISVILLE, KY. August 17-spalding
Coleman, member Of the board of public
In Kentucky and Tennessee. died suddenly
today at the city hall. His family is In
Wequetonsing, Mich.
SKOwHEGAN, Me-, August 17.-Rebecca
s. Clark. better known as Sophia May
writer of many books for children, died at
Norridgewock last night at the age of sew
enty-three years.
WEST BADEN, Ind, August Thames
8. Neville mayor of Bloomington, ILL.,, died
suddenly here today.
RICHMOND, Va, August 1.-THE full
text of the decision of the supreme court
of appeals on the case of Button against the
corporation commission affirming the right
of the legislature to appoint Button insur-
ance commissioner was made public today.
COLON, August 1.-THE American sani-
tary officers today announced that the re-
cent outbreak of smallpox here is consid-
cred to have ended and that the town Is
entitled to clean bills of health
NORFOLK, Va, August 17.-With all the
heavy rains of the past two months In the
Norfolk county trucking belt that Of last
night in the Deep creek district was the
heaviest and today cornfields and other
crops are submerged. The fall potato crop
Is rotting in the ground and kale seed
sowed recently is in the bitches and other
places, having been entirely washed away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
PITTsBURa GLASS WORKS.
Peace Reigns Today at the Mines Of
Company.

PITTSBURG, August 17.-Peace prevailed
at the mines Of the Pittsburg Plate Glass
Company today. The works were in opera
ton as usual and no strikers were to be
seen in the vicinity. Camp Determine
tion." the headquarters of the locked out
men. Is practically deserted. The men
have been arrested or have temporarily
gone elsewhere. and only. their wives and
children remain Stephen Moseley. who
was supposed to have been thrown In the
river by the strikers, was found today. He
was not seriously hurt. Stefano Reaway,
who was beaten and stabbed during the
riot, died last night
No further trouble is anticipated by the
mine owners,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
Fined for Not sprinkling It's Tracks.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. August IA fine of 800
assessed by a jury in Justice Gibbons
court yesterday against the Chicago Consol-
idated Traction Company for failure to
sprinkle portion Of a street on its line,
was confused with the verdict In a case
against the Chicago Union Traction Com
pany returned by another jury in the same
court. The last-named company was on
triaf charged with operating dirty cars. The
was so recorded in the court, but confusion
with the sprinkling case led to the report
that 800 fine had been assessed in the
dirty car case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17

Excise Board Declines to Revoke q
Liquor License.

A hearing was given by the excise board
today to several property owners on e
street northeast. who protested against the
taransfer OF the liquor license of the late
Catharine Sullivan to Patrick ]. Sheehan.
Revocation Of the license for the saloon,
which is located at 314 C street northeast.
was asked by the professionals. and 1t was
commended that the signatures Of a majority
of the property owners in the square had
not been secured for the transfer.
Attorney Bell representing Sheehan, de-
clared that the required signatures had
been secured, and he spoke sarcastically OF
the plan pursued by the protestants In wait
ing until the purchase price of the saloon.
ST. $50, had been paid to the trustees OF
Mrs. Sullivan's estate before coming for
ward with objections.
The board decided that 1t was not within
its power to revoke the license.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
Salmon for the Thames.

From the London Spectator
The establishment Of salmon where
there are no salmon. whether it is a aues-
ton OF introduction Or reintroduction. al
ways. in all parts of the world. seems
very difficult. With the trout 1t Is quite
another story; they do excelIently and
grow to a salmon's size On the analogy
the salmon ought to rival tarpon. But
he does not His rule seems to be to 20
to sea and there be lost. The results arc
not fattering; and that is the worst as
pect Of the case for salmon in the Thames
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
A Serious ARRAY.

ST. PETERSBURG, August ia seri-
Gus ARRAY occurred today in the subufb of
Kolpino between workmen of the govern
ment arms factory and soldiers arising
from quarrel between a patrol of six
soldiers and dozen workmen. Each side
received accessions, and the fight continued
with stones. clubs and rife butts. num-
Der of men on both sides were seriously
wounded,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
Canals and Agriculture.

From the London Agricultural Economist.
BY common consent farming grayftates
into the same districts which canal build
ers perforce seek for their operations.
Hence the fact that canal lines If re-
stored and developed would be primarily
beneficial to the cause OF rural revival
The old canals ran through much farm
ing land Of Importance, and new ones
must do the same. %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
English Horses in France.

From the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
Years ago English horses used to be
sent to run in France. and as a rule the
expeditions paid more or less handsomely.
But times have changed. Fewer go: those
that make the journey usually come back
defeated. In twenty-three years, from
1868 to 1885. twFive English horses won
the Grand Prix. II we include the Eng
lish-trained Kisber Since that date our
horses have invariably failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
Political Crime.
From Blackwood's Magazine.

There is no such thing as political crime.
What Is known by that name differs from
common crime only In the ihadequacy Of
its motive. There can be no doubt that this
term, which IL, of course, its own contra
diction. has encouraged the degenerates
who deal In explosives. And the sooner 1t
is abolished from the vocabularies of
statesmen and judges the better viii 1t be
for the peace and sanity Of Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
The
Saturday
Star

1 Tomorrow's Saturday Star
! will contain many articles of
|. great interest to all readers.
/ Included in the large list of
+ special features there will be
!. found the following:
I GREAT ENTERPRISES.
1 Frank Carpenter writes of
I. the opportunities of Uncle
!. Sam in South America.
4 Illustrated.
T OLD GRETNA GREEN.
{ Story of the romantic spot
I where many clipping couples
!. have been made one.
1 FOR MUNICIPAL BATHS.
Il Growth of the movement
!. for putting the poor in the
!, cities next to Goodness.
Z illustrated.
7 BEACH LIFE GUARDS.
I Why medical students are
{ preferred for positions of
life savers at the seaside re-
7 sorts.
! GIVE UP THE CORSET.
/ Paris beauties in a sympo-
! SUM concerning a very
! pressing subject. Illustrated.
i: GALA GARDEN GOWNS.
! Latest styles in feminine
I costumes for wear at parties
! held in the open air. Illus
trated.
DOC" GORDON.
! Another installment Of Mary
E. Wilkins-Freeman's thrill
: ing novel which is being
printed in The Saturday and
! Sunday Star. Illustrated.
! THE MASTER ENGINEER
A stirring short story writ
ten for The Star by Mary
: Talbot Campbell.
: THE PRISONER
! OF ZENDA.
Another chapter of Anthony
Hopes exciting tale of love
and adventure that is run
ming as daily serial in The
Star.
All Washington Reads The
! Saturday Star.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
Not What He Seemed:
rom London Country Life.

From LONDON Country Ii1e.
Romance has flung deceptive halo over
the old yeoman farmer. He was certainly
not good tiller OF the soil. but lazy. old
fashioned and unenterprising. No houses
were so much In need Of repair, no gardens
so il-kept, no fields 30 overgrown with
weeds as those Of the small proprietor OF
the eighteenth century.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
Ohio Woman Took carsolie Acid.

Mary Burton, while her husband was In
Columbus. took dose of carbolic acid last
night and her body was found this morning.
She had hung a white card on the front
door and left long letter, the contents of
which have not been given out Mrs Bur-
ton was married only recently and came
here from Luisia. KY Her father Is VIII
bur Calhoun of Wilbur. KY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
War of the Future.
Prom Engineering Times.

From Engineefing Times.
II cannot be long before the torpedo con-
trolied and directed from a depot ship be-
comes an actual factor in-modern warfare.
The advantages of such an arrangement
are SO obvious that progress in this direc-
ton will be watched with the greatest in
terest. A machine-made war, governed as
all wars are. simply by the question of
cost, Is q contamination deyoutiy to be
wished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
Launch Of the North Carolina.

The armored cruiser North Carolina will
be launched at Newport News shipyards
October g. A sponsor has not yet been
chosen. but it is probable that the governor
OF North Carolina will be asked to name
the lady for that honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
Downtown Temperature.

Afieck's standard Thermometer was as fol-
Iowa: Q an. e: II noon. 81; 2 pm. g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
Victim Not American Woman.

VIctIm MOI American W oman.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
AVON. N. Y, August 17.-Afiss Desmir-
non, niece Of Mrs. Martha Wadsworth
cables from Finland that she Is well and
ignorant of any cause for anxiety concern
Ing her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
Longworths En- Route for Washington.

OYSTER BAY. L. l.. August 17.-Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Longworth left Oyster
Bay today for Washington. where they will
make brief stay, and then go to Cfnc.n-
natl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17

READING, Pa. August Holm H.
Rothermel Of this city was today nomi-
mated for Congress by the democrats Of the
thirteenth Pennsylvania district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17

SKOWHEGAN, Me-, August 17.-Rebecca
s. Clark. better known as Sophia May
writer of many books for children. died at
Norridgewock last night at the age of sew
enty-three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17

WEST BADEN, Ind. August Thames
8. Neville mayor of Bloomington, Ill.,, died
suddenly here today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17


Col Biddie. the Engineer Commissioner.
has received a communication from Robert
Lawrence of 116 Bedford street, Boston.
Mass. mourning az to the development of
the Potomac's water power. In his letter
he explains that he will visit Washington
early next month with an engineer to look
into the possibilities of constructing water
power plant of sufficient horse power to OPP
crate large shoe factory.
Mr.. Lawrence asked that all reports or
statements with reference to the matter
which the Commissioners might have at
hand be sent him in advance of his coming.
In order that he might have some idea OF
the contemplated work at hand.
In reply. Commissioner Biddle said that
unfortunately there are no official reports
on the subject. since the idea 10 a new one
and had never been considered until the
Greater WashinRton'' boom had been so
consistently agitated by citizens and the
papers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-07-06
FOUR ARE HURT
IN AUTO WRECK
Car Driven by Mishawaka, Ind, Post
master Turns Over Three
Times.

South Bend, Ind, July Post
master and Mrs. y. A. Shaw, Mrs.
John A. Winn, wife of the rector Of
the Mishawaka Episcopal church, and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Z. Schuyler narrowly
escaped death in an automobile wreck
near Osceola. The car was running
at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour,
when in rounding a turn the steering
gear broke and the machine turned
over three times, throwing the pas
sengers unconscious into the road
Shortly after the accident Mr.. Shaw
recovered consciousness, crawled to a
nearby farmhouse and summoned am
balances and doctors from Mishawa-
ka. Although none of the party will
die, all are seriously injured, Mrs.
VIM being the most badly hurt, both
legs being broken.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-07-06
Stockings of Human Hair.

They were black stockings, thick,
stiff, lustrous, End the price mark on
them was $15.
''From China" said the dealer-"from
northern China. Every family has a
few pairs of human hair stockings
there. They are worn over the cotton
stockings-they are too prickly to be
worn next the skin - and, properly
treated, they last a lifetime. The Chi
nese exporter who sold me these stock
ings said that when a chila's hair is
shaved in northern China the hair is
preserved in a special hair box of lac
quer. AS soon as the box is full enough
the hair is taken from it, and a pair Of
stockings is woven. Such stockings
have a sentimental, almost a religious
value, and they are rarely parted with,
It would be safe to bet that there are
not six other pairs of hair stockings on
sale in America" New York Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-07-06
Birds Spring Wedding Clothes.

There are a number of birds that put
on fresh, bright beautiful clothes for
their spring weddings. These birds.
when they mate, change their sober
dress of gray or brown for plumes of
gold and scarlet. Thus the warrior
bird Of Germany puts on for the mat
ing season ruff of many bright hues,
while the female dons cape of white.
The grebe's wedding dress is two tufts
of brilliant blue feathers. They stand
like horns upon his head. They en-
nance his beauty greatly. The gnat
catcher is a dull brown bird, but in the
spring his plumes turn beautiful
green. The fire Weaver's wedding
dress is the most splendid Of all. This
bird, sober fellow in the winter,
wears when he takes wife a dress of
bright red.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-07-06
CYCLONE WRECKS
Bic CIRCUS TENT
Huge Canvas Is Hurled on
the Heads of Ten Thou
sand People.

Aurora. I'll, July 2.-In one Of the
seycreSt cyclones ever experienced III
Fox river valley the three-ringed tent
of the Ringing Bros circus collapsed
in the driving park here late in the
afternoon during a performance. \
panic followed, in which two persons
lost their lives and seven others were
injured severely.
Forty elephants. performing at the
time in the arena, became frightened
and the attendants had difficulty in
preventing them from stampeding.
They were cOrraled, however and
with whip and prodder restrained in
their quarters until the storm sub
sided.
The dead: Matthew Bury, Aurora,
struck by a falling tent pole and
trampled by the crowd; William Cress,
Geneva, died from heart disease, due
to the shock The injured: j. Abel,
circus performer, hip dislocated; Mrs.
Bertha Freeman. Geneva, cut and
bruised: John KehOe, circus performer,
shoulder dislocated; John Ray. Aurora,
ambulance driver. burned by live wire
while engaged in rescue work; Mrs.
Sharping. Shabbona, bruised and suf-
fering from shock; Mrs. Stanfield,
ShabbOna. cut and bruised; Joseph
Williams, Aurora, policeman, cut and
bruised while engaged in rescue work.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-07-06
The Men of Turkey.

With the exception of the Mussul.
mans the men of Turkey are laborers.
one and all. Usually in the villages
for there are no farms as we under
stand the term and every one lives III
a hamlet or a city the men own the
property in common with the rest Of
the family. When girl marries she
goes to Ter husbands home to live, and
when her children become old enougii
they take their turn in filling the fields
and marketing the produce. Agricul-
ture is the main occupation every
where, and it is Of the simplest form
The farmer rises with the dawn and
in company with his wife, sons and
daughters repairs to the fields. One
woman only remains at home to pre-
pare the meals and set the house in or.
der.-Southern Workman.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-07-06
The GarfhaIdf.

The Garibaldi are a very ancient Ii
gurian family. The first who used the
name would seem to have been Carl
bald, duke Of Bavaria, A. d. 5S4. From
him descended Grimaldus, king OF Lom-
hardy, A. D. 673 His son was Carl
baldus. Then the name disappears, but
it is early found among the mobiles of
Genoa, and at the institution of the
Liber Aureus, in 1923, it's members
are recorded as Of the ancient nobility.
From 1923 to 1851 the successive gen
erations of the Garibaldi are recorded
in the ''Libro d'Oro" and the last name
but one there entered is Joseph Carl
baldi, born 1892, probably an ancestor
of the dictator. In 1855 Jeannetia Gar
tbaldi was one Of the four senators who
accompanied the doge of Genoa to Yer
sailles after Louis XIV. had nearly de-
stroyed Geneva Ia Superba by bombs
to apologize to the ruthless tyrant.-
Notes and Queries.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-07-06
Whistler Saved Him.

A certain famous English poet whose
name the reader must be left to fill in
for himself was once threatened with
expulsion from a swell London club
for dancing a fandangO upon the silk
hats of other members. James Mac
Neill Whistler, however, interposed and
saved him with his eloquence. One
man of genius, Mr.. Whistler urged,
was worth any number of silk hats,
seeing that silk hats could be replaced
and men of genius could not. Then
and not till then the irate committee
reconsidered it's decision and accepted
the apology which was rendered