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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22

ferry wharf of the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company, 7th street southwest,
the crowds were the largest, and at 1880
o'clock there was hardly breathing space
around the offices where the tickets were
sold.
Several OF the local fire companies with
Chief Belt in command, the Red Men, in
war paint and feathers, and a detachment
Of sailors from the MayfioWer together with
the band from the ship, were drawn up In
line at that hour preparatory TO going on
board the ferry at the first opportune mo-
ment
High up on the fence near the boat
landing a woman was seated watching
the crowd assemble. Just after the ar
rival OF a car, and while the passengers
were being unloaded, she suddenly lost
her balance and fell backward to the
hard wooden floor. She laid still for a
moment and the crowd rushed to her as
sistance, many thinking she was badly
hurt. The woman was helped to a seat,
and in a few moments 1t was found that
with the exception of the shock caused
by the fall she was uninjured. A few
moments later she boarded the boat for
Alexandria.
The cars carrying the cadets of the
high schools of this city were unloading
the different companies one square apart
along 18th street leading from the wharf.
Later the crowd became too large to be
carried by the ferry Woodbury., and the
| Washington of the Norfolk line was
placed in the service.
The National Guard organizations, with
the sailors and other bodies, were con-
veyed across the river on this boat. The
officials of the Norfolk line have an
nounced that the ferry service trips will
continue three hours later this evening
than usual, and instead of stopping at
$50 o'clock the crowds can depend upon
the ferry running until 9:30 o'clock.
Travelled by Special Car.
The palace car Mount Vernon of the
Washington. Alexandria and Mount Vernon
line conveyed a select party to Alexandria
this afternoon at l o'clock, including Sen
ator John w. Daniel and Senator Thomas
s. Martin of Virginia, Commissioner Henry
B. F. Macfarland, Commissioner Henry L.
West and Commissioner John Biddle of the
District of Columbia, Representative and
Mrs John f. Rixey of Virginia Mrs.
Charles Dick and Mrs. Charles II. Gros-
venor of Ohio. The party of visitors was
accompanied by former Mayor E. E. Down
ham of Alexandria, Mr. Frank Hume of
Alexandria county, Mr. John A. Marshall OF
Alexandria city and others.
Special arrangements had been made by
the electric company for the conveyance OF
this party. The Mount Vernon, which is
| used only on important occasions was re-
served for the trip and was moved into po-
sitfon in front of the depot promptly at ]
o'clock When it arrived the distinguished
visitors, who had been waiting only a few
minutes, stepped aboard and the car started
promptly. The car was In charge of Con-
ductor Wellington Crockett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
Reid Opened London Exhibit.

LONDON. February %. = Ambassador
Reid today formally opened the second
section Of the sixth annual exhibition of
the International Society of Sculptors,
Painters and Gravers at the new gallery.
The president of the society, Auguste Ro-
din, presided. The gallery was crowded
with artists and contributors to art. Mr..
Reid, In a short and pleasing speech, re-
ferred to the fact that both the founder
and the first president of the society were
Americans, and expressed the hope that the
foundation principles may yet penetrate
America Speaking of whistler. Mr.. Reid
said that he was one of the foremost, II not
the foremost etcher of his century.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
YOUNG INVENTOR DROWNED.
Lost His Life Experimenting With
Saving Device.

CHICAGO, February pa dispatch to
the Tribune from Lawrenceburg, Ind. says:
Warren Mitchell, a young inventor, lost
his life yesterday when testing an appara-
tus which he had invented for preventing
the loss of life from skating on thin ice.
The device consisted of light framework
to be fastened about the skaters body and
extending three feet on each side. Mitch
ell took his contrivance to Tanners creek.
While skating his foot came in contact
with an obstruction and he was thrown
headlong upon the ice. The ice gave way
and the upper part of his body went under
water. The device about his waist ham
pered him so that he could not raise him
self, and when taken from the water he
was dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
THE BLACKBURN CHARGES.
Why Judge Boyd Did Not Preside at
AshevilIe.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va, February 22.-Federal
Judge Edmund WaddilI of eastern Virginia
Is presiding over the United States court
at Asheville, N. c., where Representative
In Congress E. Spencer Blackburn was IN
dicted yesterday. 1t is understood here
that Judge Boyd of North Carolina did not
desire to preside at the time of the indict-
ment of Representative Blackburn, because
of the bitter personal and political feeling
which at one time existed between Judge
Boyd and Blackburn. Several years ago
Blackburn preferred charges against Judge
Boyd in an effort to secure his impeach-
ment or removal from the bench. These
charges failed.
Judge Waddill, at the request of Judge
Boyd, was designated by the Department
of Justice at Washington to preside at this
term of the North Carolina federal court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
A HASTY MARRIAGE.
Indiana Couple Undaunted by Age
Elope.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PAOLI, Ind, February 22.-James w.
Henderson, aged seventy, eloped yesterday
with Mrs Anna J. Wilson. aged fifty-ntne,
of Canton, Ind, after courtship in which
the couple had only seen each other once.
1t was a case of love at first sight. and
the groom left without apprising his most
intimate friends and went to Canton. and
together with his fiancee eluded their Can
ton friends and went to Salem and were
married.
He was wealthy widower. and this
union makes his fourth venture. The bride
was for eight years deputy postmistress at
Canton and at one time owned large busi-
ness interests there and elsewhere.
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REDIsTRIcTINa BILL REPORTED.
Endorsed at Meeting Of the Virginia
Senate Committee.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
RICHMOND. Va, February 22.--The sem
ate committee on privileges and elections
held a meeting last evening and favorably
reported the Sale-Hold redistricting bill.
The measure was taken up in the senate
today and was passed as it came from
the house. The>St. Clair amendments af
fecting the sixth and ninth districts had
been stricken out In the house.
Surry county Is taken from the second
and put In the fourth district. Warwick
and Elizabeth City counties and Newport
News are taken from the second district
and placed in the first. and York, james
City and Charles City and Williamsburg
come from the second district and go to
the third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
ELECTRIC PLANT CRIPPLED.
Central Station In San Francisco
Burned Early Today.

SAN FRANCISCO. February 22.-Fire
broke out in the central station of the San
Francisco Gas and Electric Company early
today The blaze started in new addition
to the building where new dynamos were
being installed. The building contained
number of crude Oil and gasoline tanks, and
explosion after explosion followed but for
tunately within heavy brick walls, and none
of the fremen was hurt. The interior new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22

section Of the building was burned out
completely.
The building was the source of electric
light and power for the central portion of
the city. and all the downtown streets and
buildings We're in darkness, save where gas
fixtures were in working, position. The fire
also shut off all downtown telephone serv-
ice and played havoc with the service of
the telegraph companies. Many wires run
ming out of the city We're rendered useless.
The loss will be large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
Maine Central's Big Fire.
Special Dispatch to The Star

SpecIaI Dlspatch 10 The sur.
ADAM JUNCTION, N. B.. February 22.-
Fire which started In the express Office
near the Maine Central railroad station in
vanceboro. Me-, destroyed the station
buildings, the United States customs store
house the Maine Central repair shops, the
freight sheds and other buildings. The fire
is said to have originated from lamp ex-
poding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
Small Jobbers Declared Defaulters.

LONDON, February 22.-Two small job
bers in the American and Kaffir markets,
respectively. were declared defaulters on
the stock exchange this morning Other
wise the settlement thus far has not real
lied the fears OF important failures. The
transactions were most narrow. Kaffirs
hardened tritlo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
MONSTER PARADE
IN ALEXANDRIA
Celebration of Washington's
Birthday Anniversary.
CITY BEDECKED WITH FLAGS
Twenty Thousand Strangers Line the
Sidewalks.
WASHINGTON REPRESENTED
National Guard and High School
Cadet Regiment in Line-social
Functions Tonight.
WASHINGTON REPRESENTED

The birthday anniversary of Gen.
George Washington was celebrated at
Alexandria this afternoon amid sun
shine, music and pleasing environ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22

PTesdcnt Friendship veteran FIFe Company.
dred years. The people OF Alexandria know
how 20 handle 81 function OF the kind now
going on within their gates, and it Is safe
20 say that an the many thousand of
strangers now iu Alexandria will return
home Telling yhat they have been well en-
tertaincd
The rain yesterday put damper on the
spirits of those iu charge, and prevented
much OF the elaborate decorations that had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
The Recommendation

The committee recommends that article ii
OF the insurance law be so amended as to
permit the formation hereunder of mutual
corporations without capital stock to trans
act the business of life insurance and for
such other purposes as are authorized to be
connected Herewith in the case of stock
corporations; provided at least 500 persons
have subscribed to become members therein
in the aggregate amount of at least ST.
100000 to be insured upon their lives AMI
shall have each paid in one full annual pre-
MUM in cash upon the insurance subscribed
for. and provided further that It shall make
the same deposits with the superintendent
of insurance that are required of stock cor
pora tions formed for similar purposes.
Section 200, permitting the incorporation
of companies upon the cooperative or as
sessment plan should be amended so as not
to permit such companies to be Incorporated
In the future. and foreign companies OF
this sort not already transacting business In
this state should not be permitted to enter
he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
THE FEELING IN CHIN A
VIEWS OF HOSPITAL WORKER
ARRIVED AT SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 22.-Dr. T.
w. Ayers. who has been engaged in hospital
work in north China for five years past, in
connection with the southern Baptist mis-
sion, arrived from the orient yesterday. In
discussing the situation in China, a subject
on which he Is we'll informed, he said:
'tAll of the trouble now brewing in China
is directly attributable to deep-seated and
unconquerable antipathy toward the govern
ment. The feeling of dissatisfaction is
spreading. and to my mind revolution is
imminent. The anti-foreign feeling is mere
ly one of the expressions of the movement,
which has for it's purpose the unseating Of
the Manchu dynasty and the establishment
of a republican form of government in its
stead The boycott on American goods,
similarly, is expression of the same revo-
lutiOnary purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
The Means to an End.

'"rhese things are merely the means to
an end. The student class has become a
numerous and influential body. It Is a
matter of interest that a month or so ago
1900 students. who returned to China In a
body from the schools they had been at
tending in Toxic. had a great many unknd
things to say to the rulers of their own
country.
These students. who are members of the
better classes in China, are responsible for
the growth and propagation of the anti
foreign sentiment and for the boycott
The anti-foreign feeling is not directed
particularly toward the missionaries The
empire is that the foreigners are there to
grab territory. and the Chinese can see that
the missionaries are not in China to make
money or grab territory"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
THE INSURANCE
REPORT
Result of Armstrong Investigat-
ing Committee.
MADE AT ALBANY TODAY
Presented in Both Houses of the Legis-
lature.
ACCOMPANIED BY EIGHT BILLS
Designed to Carry Into Effect in De-
tail Recommendation Public
Hearing on March 9.

ALBANY, n. Y, February 22-The re-
port of the Armstrong special insurance
investigating committee was presented in
both houses of the legislature today It
was accompanied by eight bills designed
to carry into effect IN detail the recon-
mendatlons of the committee. Senator Arm
strong made a statement in which he said
that counsel for the committee Mr. Hughes
Mr.. McKeen and himself had worked on
the bills until o'clock this morning and
had not then finished their Iabors He
asked leave for the committee to submit
supplemental report which viii contain
the proposed forms Of the standard life
insurance policies to be prescribed by law
He promised this report next week.
There will be a public hearing on the bills
before the investigating committee Itself
on Friday, March .. in the assembly cham
ber.
In a statement made to newspaper men
before the presentation OF the report Sena-
tor Armstrong said he hoped to have
passed before April - The bill which will
defer the annual elections in the mutual
This it is believed. probably would nulli-
fy all proxies obtained up to this time by
Thomas W. Lawson and the policyhoders
committee of state governors and others,
as well as those which the management OF
the companies Themselves have been gath
ering through their agents
A Lengthy Report.
The report of the Joint committee OF
fla a..
New York appointed to investigate the
affairs of the life insurance companies
covers printed pamphlet of 3l9 pages
After reciting the resolution authorizing
the work and the plan adopted for the in
vestigation by the committee each individ-
ual company is passed I'm review. There are
fifteen companies organized under the laws
of New York issuing level premium poll
cies. and in a single instance only the
committee departed from the policy OF linn
iting Its Investigation to companies or
ganiZed under the laws of New York. This
company was the Prudential Life Insurance
Company of New Jersey.
The matters demanding the consideration
of the legislature for the purpose OF rem
edyins existing evils and of establishing
more securely the business OF life insurance
IN this state are grouped under the fol-
lowing heads:
l. Organization of life insurance corpora
tions.
2 Control, or the rights of policy holders
in the election OF directors.
8. Retirement OF stock.
4. Investment including syndicate partio-
ipations.
3. Limitation Of new business.
&. Political contributions.
!. Lobbying.
8. Limitation OF expenses.
o. Valuation of policies.
10 Rebates.
IL Surrender values.
l2 Ascertainment and distribution OF
surplus.
13 nemedies of policy holders. or right
to resort to the courts.
IA Forms of policies.
10 Publicity and state supervision.
1C Penalties.
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Chairman Reception Committee.
in The Star of yesterday evening that the
weather bureau promised bright day for
the celebration cheered them up, and this
morning they were up bright and early and
were soon at work adding the embellish-
ments, so that by the time the parade
started this afternoon King street and other
streets over which it moved were masses
Continued on Seventh Page.)
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So-Called Mutual Companies.

Concerning the so-called mutual compa-
nies the committee says:
Notwithstanding their theoretical rights.
policy holders have had little or no voice in
the management Intrenched behind prox-
les. easily collected by subservient agents
and running for long periods, unless ex-
pressly revoked the officers of these COM
panies have occupied unassailabie positions
and have been able to exercise despotc
power Ownership of the entire stock of an
unmixed stock corporation scarcely could
give tenure more secure. The most fertile
source of evils in administration has been ir-
responsibility of official power. However
much this may be expected in the case or
absolute stock control In that of a mutual
company, it proceeds from a fragrant dis
regard of the law of its being
While Ii would be plainly unwlse that
the management of a life Insurance COM
pany should be rendered unstable or that
it's personnel should be frequently changed,
it is of the first importance that officers
should realize their direct responsibility to
those whom tney represent and should rely
for their continuance in Office upon proved
efficiency and not upon a practical inabil-
ity to the policyholders to depose them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
A Plan Recommended.

with these objects In view, the follow
ing plan is recommended. AT least five
months prior to each election. lists of pol
icyholders having at least $1,000 of In
surance In force, properly classified by
states and countries. giving names and ad-
dresses, but not the amount OF insurance,
should be fled with the superintendent OF
insurance. and similar lists should be open
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Down the broad thoroughfare of Penn
sylvania avenue every now and then bands
of music would approach. marching to the
air Of Garry Me Back to Old Virginia s
Shore" and others as appropriate. At the
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Continued on Seventh Page.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27


wand in
yesterday
and predicted victory today
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probably
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and
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Memphis
out outright
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All
played including yesterday The rule the Southern
adopted as the
championship
Nashville Birmingham oyer
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that Nashville would sell anything they mad
received his
Nashville purchased signed castro
be Bimlngh
Birmingham Brninghann only promise
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Peoples Savings Bank and Trust COM
many. as to my honesty for my contracts
Fully three-fourths o. my patients have
been treated by some one else before call
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do not use large advertisements and
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would make 1t seem that the play was
a good one. The play only is counted when
made with none out. But, on the other
hand, 1t resulted in all double plays and
in the other cases the runner was forced
at second base.
The double plays destroyed the advan-
tage gained by the fourteen clean base
hits were made.
When fly ball goes to the outield the
chances are 800 to l that 1t will be caught,
so don't worry when the fielder Is stand
ing under the ball. The odds are all in
his favor
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
STANDING.

game and won out. constitution or no con-
stitution. A trick like that is always
worth the while when you get away with
It, Only don't get caught.
For several years now Vaughn has man
aged to keep Clark and Raglan, two men
probably better than those sent north.
They have been neatly covered by the
slagtown mogul Even money that next
sea son finds Clark and Raglan and VIII
helm to boot, back on the slagpile heap.
A Few Words on Dale Gear.
From the taiienders to the leaders is a
wide jump almost any day, but that Is the
experience of one Dale Gear, field captain
of the Birmingham team, in 1906, and man
ager of the Little Rocks in 1905
Dale is Just about as clever a fielder
as there Is In the Southern league, and he
ranks fairly high as a hitter. Atlanta
had o chance to get Gears services but
Billy Smith played the cautious act and
lost out, as Vaughn snapped at the oppor-
tunity to get the former Little Rock man
age-
Last year Dale had an awful run of
luck with that Little Rock aggregation
and when in addition to ending up In the
rear he was also compelled to give his
men due bills for a part of the wages
coming to them, he decided to seek
more moueyed town than the one existing
In Old Arkansas.
He considered the teams, and decided
that 1t was far better to serve as little
lemon in the Birmingham brigade than
as the whole squeeze on tough luck
aggregation from the home of Kavanaugh.
Dale is a fine fellow in addition to be-
ing a clever baseball player and has won
many friends in the Stag city by his work
both on and off the field.
The chances are that he will not be OF
1. oil 10 n
seek a managerial job again. Wherever
he goes, with him he takes the best wishes
of Southern league fans.
Shake Vaughn. shake Gear. the rag is
Brmingham's and Atlanta is making the
pace hot for second place.
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WHAT OTHERS SAY.

For next year 1t might be we'll for the
Firms to reserve Pearson and Wiseman
for the outfield and Wells for SUBJ
catcher The pitching staff is also worth
holding, but so far the others-put em
on the bargain counter and let 'em go at
any old price. Get rid of the bunch. 1t
makes no difference how.-Nashville
American.
New Orleans enjoys the distinction of
shutting out more teams than any other
club in the Southern league this season.
The Pelicans have twenty-one scalps
dangling from their belt Birmingham
is second, with fifteen. During the season
Nashville has scored half dozen shut
outs. Birmingham, Little Rock. Memphis.
Shreveport. Atlanta and Montgomery be-
ing the victims. The figures also snow
that Nashville has played no favorites
in the matter of being shut out, every
club in the league having performed this
feat at the expense of the local bunch.
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SHREVEPORT WINS
ANOTHER EASILY
NASHVILLE WAS AN EASY MARK
FOR PIRATES-AN ERROR BY
WlsEMAN LET IN THREE RUNS
FOR SHREVEPORT.

Shreveport, August 26.--shreveport made
1t three straight from Nashville, winning
today's game in easy fashion. Wiseman's
wild throw to the plate which went
through hole under the grandstand let
In three Of the locals runs in the third
inning. Byrne's opportune hitting and
base running was the feature. Score: