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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
MINERS ARE ARRIVING
BIG CONFERENCE AT INDIANAPo-
LIS TO OCCUPY ALL WEEK.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March 13.-Repre-
sentatives of the anthracite and bitumin-
Gus coal miners are arriving for the con-
vention and conferences which viii occupy
the attention of tho country during the
next week. Presidents John Fahy and w.
H. Dettry OF the anthracite districts are
here.
The national executive board will meet
tomorrow and among other matters wiz
take up the Doian situation at Pittsburg.
conference on the anthracite situation
VIII be held tomorrow night.
President John Fahy OF the Shamokin
district, President w. II. Dettry of the Ha-
zieton district and George w Hartlein, sec
retary-treasurer OF the Shamokin district,
three or the anthracite leaders and mem
oers OF the anthracite miners subscale COM
mittee, held conference with President
John Mitchell today. President T. d. Nj
cnois OF the Wilkesbarre- Scranton district.
VIII arrive in the city. this evening, and
most of the fun scale committee Will be
mere IN time for a conference tomorrow.
rms conference will consider the reply
or the anthracite operators and will de-
eide whether not the anthracite matter
will be handled here in the national con-
Ventlon or in special convention of an
thraeite districts Immediately following the
indianapolis convention On the settlement
or this question will hinge the time and
place OF making a formal reply to the ope-
fators and the preparations for the meet
ing with the anthracite operators In New
York city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
The Ideal In Everyday Life.
hairless Wagner, in Harper's Bazaar.

Let US row go for walk. during which
we viii observe the people who are pursu-
ing their caliings. Let US note their mood.
We shall come upon persons whom we
cannot see sweep. hammer or dig the earth
without experiencing a desire to take from
them their broom or hammer or spade In
order to show them how they ought to use
It, This sort of worker is to be met with
quite as often in the schools. In the church.
In the studios of painting and sculpture, as
In the fields. the mines and the shops.
Without ideals people are the same every
where. When they teach. they make Us
weary of learning; when they make music.
they cause US to hate music. They have no
faith in their work. All the time they have
the air OF saying: What stupid trade I
have chosen! BE sure my children shall not
follow 1t. =
Those who put the ideal into their work
produce an altogether different effect upon
us, whether they be manual or intellectual
laborers You see them at work, perform
Ing at times unpleasant duties. which you.
perhaps, would not choose, but. with so
much OF goodwill. OF prnctuaiity and
fidelity and sfth an appreciation OF tho
nsafui flight OF days that they appear
great TO Us. and an envy seisas w to initiate
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
TROLLEY CAR COLLISION.
One Killed, Four Fatally Injured and
Fourteen Hurt.

Special Dispatch to The Star
OMAHA, Neb., March 13.-During blind
ing snowstorm 9his morning a southbound
motor car, coming down a steep grade
jumped, the track and crashed into O.
northbound car. AS result one person
was killed, four fatally injured and four
teen otherwise injured. some seriously
others slightly James Ratican of Fort
Worth. Tex. who was instantly killed. had
a timber driven completely through his
brain
The northbound car was crushed like an
eggsheu and literally cut in twain.
Passengers were hurled in every direc-
ton when the car struck and then the
soulful bound car plowed through the mass
OF wreckage and among the men and wo-
men. The snow about the wrecked car
was stained with blood and trails OF GRIM
son marked the paths over which the In
jured and dying were borne.
Several Of the injured who were uncon-
scious were quickly covered by the snow
and rescuers were compelled to search
through The storm for these. In time all
the snow was cleared away SO none were
missed.
In the terrible snowstorm motormen were
unable to see more than a few feet and
were practically running blind. The south
bound car was running very fast down the
18th street hill near l street when the crash
came. Both cars were wrecked. but the
north-bound was completely demolished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
UNDER FOUR CHARGES.
William H. Young Held for Action
of the Grand jury.

-Four cases Of housebreaking will be
brought TO the attention of the grand Jury
against William H. Young who was ar
rested yesterday at Del Ray, Va, by Pre-
cinct Detective Reinhard and Policeman
jackson of the fourth precinct While only
one case was filed against him In the Po-
lice Court this morning the warrant in
cluded references to the three other cases
lie was accused of entering a church at the
corner of LIST and II streets southwest
March >. and taking therefrom two silver
communion cups. He was held for the
action of the grand jury by Judge l<imball
and in default of bond for 81, 900 he was
committed to Jail
Rev. Alexandria WiIbanks. the pastor of
the church IN question stated that when
the cups were wanted for use Sunday
March !. they wero discovered to be miss
ing. The loss was reported TO the police
and their Investigations resulted in the find
ing of the cups in the possession of q
woman friend of Young. She stated 1t Is
said that Young had given them to her to
keep. The policeman traced Young to
Alexandria and while on their way there
they met him at Del Ray. coming toward
Washington.
On March the house OF Alice Dozer at
I& I'd street southwest was broken into
and about 50 worth of clothes were taken
from the house. Entrance was gained
through side door at about 2 am. An
other place that was entered about the
same time was the house OF Agnes Frazier
at 46S l. street southwest Through a win
dow on the second story the burglar got
into the house and carried away some
clothes and "a ham and other estables. At
about the same time, Young was discovered
in the room of Thomas f. Young In the
flats at GIG Delaware avenue southwest.
helping himself to an oyercoat
When Young was arrest he was identified.
IL Is stated. the man who had disposed
of the articles from the Frazier and the
Dovier houses to secondhand dealers, and
ne thus connected with those house,
breakngs Nearly all of the property was
recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
Wood as q Food.
rom the Literary Digest.


An inmate OF an English. workhouse.
writing to the Times I-ondop), states thar
he has discovered that common deal wood
is a valuable food and medicine II cut small
and eaten" Brown bread" he adds. is
not In It for its tonic and invigoratins ef-
feet" Commenting on this. an editorial
writer in the Lancet. who is DOUBTFUL
whether this may not be clumsy attempt
at Joke on the subject OF the workhouse
bread Is at the same time moved to remark
that there Is really no reason why. III the
necessity arises. wood should not be en-
ployed as a source OF food. since # consists
chiefly of cellular fiber. which. on suitable
chemical treatment. may be converted mo
sugar. He goes on: .t..
but directly wood can have no value as
a food fer the human organism IN
asmuch as the digestive Juices are not abie
to deal with 1t. A certain amount of woody
fiber u.s. we believe. digested by the horse
by reason of the presence OF peculiar dl-
sestive engine In that particular animals
digestive canal. which is capable OF con-
yerting cellular tissue into sugar. The cor
respondent tust referred to would appear
to be in the possession of similar pecu-
uarjty Chemistry at any rate.
throws no light on either a tonic or an in
MIGRATING effect which could be fairly as
cribed to the constituents OF wood, Tor they
consist almost entirely OF fiber which Is
highly indigestible and which yields abso-
iuteIy nothing of nutritious value to the
action. powerful though II be, OF the human
gastric juices. As we have said, however.
wood en- long treatment with acid IL even
tually transformed into sugar. which. OF
course is q valuable food OF Its class. In
the same way our WORKOUT shirts and col
lars could be converted into food, and pos
sibly il this gentleman were TO substitute
a white shirt for his common deal wood
the results would compare fayorably with
even white bread. His idiosyncrasy Is. we
believe, rare."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
VETERAN DooRKEEPER DEAD.
Death OF Basil Moxley at Baltimore
Notable Career

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Nd. March 13-Basil Mox-
icy the veteran doorkeeper of Ford's Opera
House, who was stricken with paralysis in
the lobby OF the theater last Saturday even
Ing died at the Maryland University Hos
pital this morning. He served Foris for
hfty-six years almost continuously going
out In 1850 with the late John T. Ford
as doorkeeper of the Nightingale Minstrels.
Mr. Monkey was In his eighty first year, and
with but few exceptions had never missed
a performance in the theaters with which
he had been identified.
He was one Of the palIbearers who as
sisted at the burial of a body supposed to
have been that of John Wilkes Booth, the
murderer of President Lincoln. Mr. Mox-
ley asserted in 1903 that the body of Booth
does not rest N the Booth lot at Green
mount He said that the body buried In
Greenmount cemetery was not that of the
assassin. but that of another man for
warded to Baltimore by the government at
the solicitation of the Booth family and
their friends.
Mr. Monkey enjoyed the personal acauaint-
aRce of nearly all of the great stars, from
the elder Booth down to Joseph Jefferson.
and of the stars now on the stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
ASKS FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.
Suit Filed at Norfolk by Woman
Clerk in War Department.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va. March 13-Mrs. Susan
Yeatman Egerton, formerly Norfolk so
ciety leader, and now holding a clerkship in
the War Department and residing at 1917
I street northwest, Washington. D. c..
brought a suit here today for an absolute
divorce from her husband. John f. Eyer
ton. formerly of Washington, d. C.
The plaintiff alleges that the defendant
deserted her In April 1903 leaving the
country, and went to Manila. P. l., where
he is now supposed to be living Miss Sue
featman and John F. Egerton, the latter
having been prominent In the Virginia Club
here after his coming to Norfolk from
Washington. were married at st. Lukes
Episcopal Church November IL 1897 the
wedding being brilliant one with all OF
Norfolk and many Washington society peo-
pie In attendance. Rev. DIR. Arthur s.
Lloyd of New York. missionary secretary
of the Episcopal Church in American was
the celebrant. There was wedding tour,
and the Egertons took cottage at vir-
ginia Beach, entertaining during the sue
ceeding summers many Washingtonians
Mrs. Egerton In her bill of complaint filed
In court today declares that from the date
Of their wedding her husband has utterly
failed to support her. but, on the other
hand. she was compelled TO seek work as
a department clerk in Washington and sup
port him until he wilfuIly deserted her and
left for the Philippines. The bill of divorce
was signed by Mrs. Egerton in Washing
ton. She claims Norfolk as her legal resi-
dence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
HoLLIsTER MURDER TRIAL.
Ivens' Confession Most Remarkable
Ever Obtained in Chicago.

CHICAGO, March l3.-rhe reading of the
confession Of Richard Ivens, on trial for the
murder of Mrs. Bessie HOLSTER was re-
Sumed today 1t is said to be the most
complete confession ever obtained in this
city from q prisoner and went into the
story OF the attack upon and killing Of the
woman with detail that was revolving
DIR. Ludwig Hektoen who conducted the
post-mortem examination, produced in
court the tongue. trachea and other parts
OF the body. He declared positively that
death had been caused by strangulation
The prisoner apparently was greatly at
fected by the exhibition, and. after gazing
mt the box which held the exhibits, dropped
his head upon his breast and did not ra ise
it again while DIR. Hektoen was on the
stand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
Spiritualism Explained.

From Everybody's Magazine.
Spirttualism is the successor Of the medi-
eyal occultism and OF the older magic. To-
day science. without accepting Its mani
festations studies them: and In these trou-
bled waters almost all the facts upon which
the new metaphysics is founded have been
fished UP. Like magnetism. 1t has drawn
the attention OF physicians to the phe-
nomena of induced sleep and has given
many OF the data for the study of hypnosis
ard suggestion. The mediums who be-
lieve, like the ancient pythonesses. that
they are possessed by foreign spirits. have
served for the study of the change or per
sonality and telepathy. And IT has shown
that the prodigies diabolic and divine. re-
corded In all early religions were not SO
fabulous es the critical fanaed Al all
events science admits that there is force
call 1t psychic as Crookes does, neurio
with Baretz vital with Baraduc, or the
odic force of Reichenbrach--a force which
can be measured and described, which
leaves its mark on the Photographic plate.
which emanates from every living being.
which acts at a distance. which saves or
destroys Plato knew Il, Great wisards
Hike Cardan made use OF II. The chArlatans
like Caghostro blurbdered upon It. The SCI
entists have the last word.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
RESULT OF INQUIRY.
Small Boy Declared to Be Too Young
to Commit Crime

Martin Moran, the little eight-year-eld boy
or Georgetown who Is charged with hav-
ing caused the death of Jennie Birdofsky,
an efght-year-old girl, by hitting her on
The head with stone. was this afternoon
released by coroners jury at a hearing
before Coroner Ramsey hewitt at the
morgue. Because of his tender years the
jury held him to be incapable of committing
crime.
The stone throwing occurred February IA
last. The little girl did not seem to be
badly hurt at first, but Saturday last she
died at the Children's Hospital
At the inquest held today several wit
nesses were examined DR. w. D. Brice.
druggist, at 31st and NJ streets, told of hay
ing given the injured child first treatment
but he advised the calling In of physician.
DR.. GiazebroOk, the deputy coroner testi-
ned as to the results Of the autopsy. He
said 1t was developed that the child died
OF an abscess on the BRAIN brought on by
blow on the forehead that fractured the
skull. Dr. ]. H. Holland. resident physician
at the Chiidren's Hospital, the next wit
ness, told or the treatment of the child and
OF her death after having had several con-
vuisions. brought on by the absorption of
injected matter into the system. Mrs. Kate
Rosendorf sister of the dead child tes-
titled to the calling of physician to treat
the. case and of the medical attention she
had received.
john Moran, a sfx-year-old boy, stated
that his brother threw the stone and ran.
but the little fellow was much confused In
his testimony.
This closed the evidence, and the Jury.
consisting Of Messrs. Wash. Evans, J. e.
Jesse, Maurice Fitzgerald, John F. Shee-
han. 7. e. Ogram and G. F. w. Strictly,
found verdict releasing the boy on the
grounds stated.
Martin Moran. the boy who is said to
have thrown the stone which inflicted
the fatal injury. was at the hearing In
charge of his father. He is a little
black eyed, black haired. paIe-faced lad.
looking to be younger than he is said to
be--eight years old. He seemed perfect
ly unconscious of the seriousness of the
charge against him, and throughout the
hearing sat swinging his legs, which did
not reach the floor by several inches. and
playing with his hands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
Desires Divorce and Alimony.

Suit for divorce was filed today In the
District Supreme Court by Lucy Pollard
against William Pollard. desertion and In
fidelity being alleged. Mrs. Pollard states
that she was married in this city April q,
1892 one child. now in her custody, being
born Of the union. She alleges that after
the first six or eight months of their mar
ried life her husband became abusive and
cruel. She asks that she be allowed to re-
sumo her maiden name, Lucy Robinson,
and requests the court to direct the de-
fcndant to pay her a reasonable sum for
the support of herself and her child. The
petition was filed by Attorneys Royal A.
Hughes and Augustus W. Gray.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
No Railroad Passes in France.

From Everybody's Magazine.
With the pass bribery nuisance France
deals in summary fashion. Railroads have
no chance to win the good will of French
deputies and senators by surreptitious Ia
vors. Every French senator and deputy
has by law an annual pass every rail-
road. This the government compels the
railroads to furnish. Then the government
deducts for the pass ten francs month
from the pay Of the senator or deputy. The
railroads get nothing That is the extent
of that performance The passes are pro-
vided to afford the senators and deputies
opportunity to acquaint themselves with
conditions in the country and every part
Of II.
The president of the republic must be
transported on public business at the ex-
pense Of the railroads. That is the law. and
the service entails no kind Of obligation on
tho presidents part. Even IL the com
panies were to furnish him with a special
train of beautiful cars. that would mean
nothing because they are obliged to trans<
port him with their best devices anyway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
SHOULD BE STREETS.
Committee Appointed to Investigate
Alleys Meets

MAJ Richard Sylvester. superintendent of
ponce George 5. Wilson. superintendent of
charities and William Richards, the Dis
tflct surveyor. composing a commission ap-
pointed TO visit the alleys and to pass upon
the sanitary and moral conditions. as well
as upon the adyisability of making streets
OF them. as heretofore stated In The Star,
heid meeting at police headquarters to-
day They considered the cases of Kings
court, or O street alley. and Ridge street
alley. The former Is between 4rh and 5th
ana \ and o streets and the latter is in tbs,
square directly south
The members of the commission conclud-
ed mat the alleys should be opened and
converted into streets, but formal renorts
Will not be sent to the Commissioners until
the surveyor has an opportunity to survey
the ground and pass upon the question of
damages and benefits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
WIRE SERVICE RESTORED.
Result Of Heavy Storm of Last Week
Overcome

BOSTON. Mass, March 13.-After ninety
six hours Of interruption, the telegraph and
telephone companies at noon today re-
ported that the prostration caused by the
storm of last Friday had been overcome,
and that communication with practically
all points had been restored. The various
corporations agree that no such serious
damage as that OF last week ha occurred
since the terrific storm of November, 1898
The financial damage is estimated at hun
dreds of thousands Of dollars
The New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Company after the storm found / 500
miles of its wires were on the ground and
at least 1900 miles of wire out OF com
mission by breaks. The Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies. says that
1t is impossible to estimate in figures the
extent of the damage to them or the total
cost of rebuilding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
RESENTED CRITICISM.
Nephew Of Spanish General Assault
ed Deputy at Madrid.

MADRID. March 13.--As the royal cor
tege was passing The chamber OF deputies.
a nephew OF Gen. Primo-Rivera the for
mer commander OF the spanish troops in
the Philippine Islands. savagely assaulted
Deputy sogiano for criricising acts of the
Spanish generals in Cuba and the Phil
ippines. Senior Sogiano was knocked down
and lost two of his teeth
The assault followed united declare lions
upon the part of Gems. Rivera, Weyler,
Blanco. Polavie1a and Linares denying the
charges OF irregularity in Cuba and the
Philippines. Gen. Rivera announced that
he would resign from the army unless the
government defended the generals against
the charges. and Gen. Weyler declared that
he intended to take their defense into his
own hands. Rivera's nephew thereupon de-
termtned to publicly assault Deputy 30
giano, who was chiefly responsible for the
criticisms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
Nine Millions Plows at Work.
From Farming

from FARMING
It's blowing time. Two hundred mil
lion acres Of land will be plowed this year
In tho United States and about 1900 600
plows are on the farms to do the work
The capital invested In plows alone rep
resents $50 100000. Such q multitude OF
types OF piows and blowers can be found
on this old continent that we can but name
a few. In the great southwest the Mohave
with his three or four sauaws starts for
the planting ground. Each woman car
ries her digging stick. the most primitive
OF all plows, and the man stands guard
all day while the Original farmers" OF
this country dig the land and plant their
gourd seeds. In Canada but for the In
reference OF the government we might see
the Doukhobor women drawing the plow
in exactly the same way that they have
done Tor centuries. In New Ensaand 18th. tn.
oxen are being yoked. and In the middle
west ths fourhorse teams are ready II
the south the negro sits on his pioy stiit
to watch the train 90 by.
In other parts OF the country We ma
traction engines at work. pioWinG forty OF
more acres day and requiring but two
or three men to Do II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
Foreign Terms.
From the Critic.

From the trltlc.
1t is unhappily true that there are a few
French terms (such ''naif' and "tete-a-
tete'D for witch our language has as yet
evolved no satisfactory equivalent. The
self-respecting writer will do all he can TO
avoid even these. and use them only when
1t would be. to speak. an affectatiou to
refrain. But the vile practice " rytng TO
a French word whenever an English enc
was In the least difficult to find has long
been abandoned by all educated people, nor
Is there much danger that the exhortatfons
OF the Chronicle will revive II. I, for my
part, am all for accepting foreign express
sions that can be Anglicized without diff
fculty or grotesqueness. For instance, L
regard "overman" and "hinterland" az
legitimate English words. That, however,
is matter Of opinion, and Is not what the
Chronicle man has in view. His principle
is that you show respect for the English
language when you call a man a "poseur,"
dasrespeot when you say that he has lung
trouble" Was there ever quainter inver-
sion OF reasonl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
THEPACKERS' HEARING
COUNSEL FOR ARMOUR & CO. RE-
sUNED HIS ARGUMENT.

CHICAGO, March 13.--Attorney John
s. Miller counsel for Armour Sc Co. In
the packers case, resumed his argument
today before Judge Humphrey. contend
ing that the court should direct the Jury
to return verdict for the packers. At
torney General Moody will make the
main argument for the government. Tho
government has entered a cross motion
asking that the court exclude the evil
dence taken during the last two months
and return a verdict for the government,
and the Attorney General will argue In
its support.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
NOTED CHURCHMAN ARRIVED.
Rev. VIM. S. O'Connell Tells of Trip
to Japan.

BOSTON. March 13-Most Rev VIM S.
OConnel, recently appointed coadjutor
archbishop OF Boston, arrived here today
on the steamer Romantic from Naples. At
the dock to greet the archbishop were many
Catholic clergymen and laymen from Maine
and Massachusetts
The prelate spoke freely of his recent trip
to Japan, which he made as the special am
bassador of the pope. He expressed him.
self as charmed with the japanese and their
country and said that his sojourn In Japan
was most delightful.
People have read OF the progress made
by the Japanese In the last few years" said
he. but those who have not been In Japan
cannot begin to realize the great intelligence
and strength of that people"