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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
UNITED STATES STEEL RuMoR.
Report on Change Yesterday of 8
Bond Issue

A report was IN circulation in Wall street.
New York, yesterday to the effect that the
United States Steel Corporation was about
TO negotiate bond issue When shown
this report Ebert H. Gary, chairman of the
board of directors of the United States
Steel Corporation, said:
II stated to the press about two month
since that 4 part of the cost of the large
plant which is being cons tructed in Indiana
near Chicago, may be announced sooner or
later, but that a large proportion at least
would be paid for out of earnings. There Is
no change in the situation since that time
except the amount OF cash set aside from
earnings to apply on the Expenditures at this
point has been increased. There Is now
available for this purpose about $4,000 600
and il is doubtful If we can expend more
than that sum during this year. 1t is
therefore evident that no bonds need be
issued in the near future. Whether or not
bonds will be issued to provide cash for a
part of the cost of this plant Is question
for future consideration by our finance
committee and board OF directors The
question viii probably not be considered
very SOON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
New York Banking Law Amended.

Gov. Higgins has signed four amendments
to the banking law, the most important of
which was a measure of Senator Stevens
designed to continue as legal savings bank
investments the bonds of a railroad COM
pany which has been merged with another
railroad corporation and permitting the In
vestment in the bonds of certain municipali-
ties which have not defaulted in payment of
their obligations since January l, 1873. This
latter provision will restore ST. Paul. Min
neapolis. st. Louis. Milwaukee and Pitts
burg to the list Of cities whose bonds are
considered safe for savings bank invest
ments.
The bill, 1t is said, anticipates the merger
or the Chicago and Alton Railroad Com
pany with the Chicago and Alton Railway
Company. 1t IS understood that bonds of
me former company amounting to about
81 100000 are held by the savings banks of
this state -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
Wanted to Answer Murder Charge.

Detectives Hewlett and Pratt have been
looking for William Conway, alias Victor
McClelland, colored. who is wanted 10 an
swer a charge of murder at Altoona, Pa
McClelland, who is about thirty years Of
age has been employed by the Drake
Stratton Company upon the railroad work
at Tuxedo. Md, having previously worked
Tor the same company at Youngstown.
ONO Sunday he left here and went TO
Altoona. reaching there Monday That
night he met his wife on the street In
company with a coored man. and, IL is
charged, he shot and killed him. His trunk
was billed to be sent to Benning and the
detectives thought he had probably re-
turned here. Men employed upon the rail-
road work say they have seen nothing OF
hlm since he went away from Tuxedo sun
day. The local police have been furnished
a good desCriplion Of the allegad murderer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
The Telephone Voice.
From the New York Globe.

FROM the New YORK Globe
According to Mr.. Edward ]. Hall, presi-
dent of the Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany, the telephone is gradually changing
the voice of the nation The rise of the
telephone is he says. little the casual
onlooker may think it, bringing all normal
voices to a sameness Of pitch and engraft-
ing a similarity of enunciaton." Even
that delightful southern drawn is disap-
pearfng where the long-distance wire Is
largely used
This is a novel idea, but not as yet, at
least, very obviously supported by the
facts Indeed, one of the rather striking
features of telephone talk is the certainty
with which every little personal popularity
of emphasis and pronunciation is repro
duced over two three hundred miles of
filmy copper wire. The voice of the man
talking into a telephone at Albany is just
as personal and dentihable by his partner
in New York as if both takers were in the
same room.
That a constant use Of the telephone may
improve enunciation and produce a sharp.
clear-cut conversational tone is not improb-
able, at least in the case of central station
operatives and others continually talking
over the wire; but that It's use bring
about any such desirable reformation in
the man who talks into 1t perhaps a dozen
or twenty times a day for three or four
minute periods is not, TO say the least
probable.
There may, however be enough In the
idea to Justify the trial of telephony as an
elocutional training. If some of our actors
would take temporary positions as Hello
ers'' during the summer and give the the
ory a fair. test they might, if the plan IS
effective, relieve theatergoers from an I'M
healthy strain on their ears, and would at
least, finally settle the question of the tele-
phones Evolutionary value. Any device
which would render some OF our Thespians
understandable on the stage would trans
mute a cotton mouthed darby into an elo-
cutionst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
CURE OF LEPRoSY.
General Wyman and DR.. Irion Of
Louisiana Skeptical About Report.

I.
A rather sensational statement that has
attracted considerable attention, has been
telegraphed from New Orleans that a cure
has been discovered for leprosy by Drs.
Dyer and Hopkins In charge of the State
Lepers Home at Indian Camp, Ibervlle
parish The statement made was that three
patients, two women. anu boy, aged thir-
teen. thirty and fifty years, respectively.
had been discharged from the home fully
cured.
The statement was submitted to DR.. C. II.
Irion, president OF the Louisiana state
board OF health. and Surg Gen. Wyman
or the U. s. Marine HOSPITAL servica hotb
OF whom are particularly Interested in len
rosy investigation. They both said that
they had heard nothing of the report. They
said that ii was quite true there had heen
some very gratifying results from treat
fnent at the home. but that so far no sns.
eiftc nor any course of treatment had heen
found that would cure an advanced "a GO
They said, however, that this much nro-
gress had been made, that there was little
doubt felt that leprosy, like tuberculosis
| IL taken in time, could be at least STAYED
and the case greatly aided IL not cured.
Further than this they could not comment
| on the report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
For Umbrella Forgetters.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Lost umbrellas. forgotten umbrellas, .
said the lost and found clerk, pay my
salary. We sell all that are unclaimed.
you know deriving from this odd source
500 a month.
Nearly all lost umbrellas are left in
trains. There is a thing to do with an
umbrella on entering a train that will as
sure you Of not leaving it. I'll tell you
what that thing is.
When you sit down in the car place the
umbrella on the outside, between yourself
and the aisle. Thus the umbrella is q
fence. 1t bars you in. When you jump up
hastily to get off at your station you fall
over it. You can't forget It whether sou
would or not"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
The Immigration Bill Passed

The Senate just before adjournment yes
terday AFTERNOON passed the immigration
DILL The major portion of the discussion
was devoted to the provision for supplying
Information concerning the different sec
tons of the country to newly-arrived immi-
grants. After being modified as TO pre-
vent great expense the provision was
adopted.
The bill consists of a series of amend
ments to the existing law, all of them in
tended to permit stricter regulations for
keeping out the defective classes of aliens
The head tax is increased from 81 to So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
AXE" speech, In which he spoke of gross
nd reckless assaults on character. and

rake" Hpeech, In which he spoke Of gross
and reckless assaults on character. and
adds.
Despite the labored and sustained effort
upon the part of Secretary Taft to impugn
my motives simply because he felt II neces-
sary to sustain and support his il-advised
outburst of temper and abusive treatment
of me at the time had hoped for calm
and dispasstonate consideration of the ques-
lions involved. and which should have been
amicabfy settled and adjusted. without irri-
tation. and without embarrassment to the
administration. or injury to the work, he
has been unable to refute any statement of
fact made by me before your committee;
veracity has been confined to calling untrue
certain statements that were merely ques-
tons of personal opinion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
Geographical History of Spain

From the National Geographic Magazine
Marked though 1t has been by faults
largely those of the ages, the geographical
history of Spain is glorious to the highest
degree, whether measured by Its material
or moral results. With the discoveries or
Columbus and the world circumna viga ton
of Magellan. modern geography was born
Indefatigable in purpose, unsurpassed in
bravery, unyielding in religion, but defer
entail to racial prejudices, gracious In
manner and courteous in speech, Spanish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
Condition of Harry Gully Improved

Harry Gully, secretary to Representative
Byrd of Mississippi, who was injured about
the head by coming in contact with troll
ley pole near Cleveland Park Tuesday
night is still under treatment at the Elmer
gency Hospital. His condition is much i'm
proved, and he will probably be able to
leave the hospital in few days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
The Appropriate Medium.

From the Baltimore American.
How do you think that harmony in the
march OF righteousness can best be secur-
ed?"
I should imagine by using an upright pi-
ano."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24

that his remarks were mainly the views of
Gov. Magoon and were SO stated. Con-
tinuing, the letter says:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
Control of Streets

Mr. P. J. Brennan did not think the Dis
trict Commissioners should have control of
the streets and sidewalks. but that such
control should be vested as at present, in
Congress. and he ploved that It is the
sense Of the association that the law be
allowed to stand as at present"
MI Conrad Syme declared he did not
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-21
THE EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS, n. D.

plays that succeeds in pleasing all.
classes fof amusement seekers. 1t is,
frequently referred to as musical
melodrama," and perhaps this is as
good definition for it as one could
find. 1t certainly has plenty Of the
element of melodrama injected into 1t,
also has plenty of comedy and a love
story that is sustained throughout the
three acts in which the play has been
written. It has chorus and ensemble
numbers galore and is punctuated at
frequent intervals with song numbers
that are of that catchy order SO aptly
described as whistleable.
A splendid cast of principals will be
found in the little Johnny Jones"
company, the more important names
being, Tom Lewis, Sam J. Ryan, Bob
by Barry, Charles Bachmann, VIM. E.
Meehan, c. Harrington, VIM. Seymour,
Fred Walcott, Edward Sheehan, T. ].
Panfold, Harry Kittredge, Jack Raj
fael, Helen Courtney, Adele Rafter,
Edith Tyler and Stella Tracey.
A very beautiful scenic investture
and some particularly elaborate cos
tunes will be in evidence during the
performance of Little Johnny Jones"
here. and chorus of 65 who have re-
peatedly been commended for their
personal appearance and vocal ability.
Here are some of the songs that are
no doubt as familiar to theatregoers
as they are to the people who have
been interpreting them for the past
year an da half, but which are just as
fascinating as they ever were.
They're all my Friends" "The Cecil
in London Town." "Mam'selle Fau-
chette," "'op in the 'Ansom," Nest
ing in a New York Tree" Yankee
Doodle Boy" "Off to the Derby"
"Girls from the U. S. A." Sailors of
the st. Hurrah," Captain of the Ten
day Boat" "Good Bye, Flo" so Long,
Sing-Song," Good Old California" "a
Girl l Know" Give My Regards to
Broadway" March of the Frisco
Chinks," and I'm Mighty Glad I'm
Living and That's ALL"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-21
ADJUSTMENTS

Beatty Bros. worlds greatest spe-
cialty and comedy show. A show that
contains great variety of clean, high
class amusements, ladies and gentle
men, all of whom are stars. Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Chick, the great society
entertainers, will appear in many acts
as we'll as in high class speciality acts,
one Of which is entitled Australia
Duo" which consists of talking, sing
ing, and fancy dancing, an original
show that is moral, amusing, and in
structive. Between acts you will see
10000 colored moving pictures pro-
duced by the largest moving picture
machine on earth made to order for
Beatty Bros. Mrs. John 7. Chick and
Miss Lena Harvey will appear in
Pleasing illustrated songs. This show
comes very highly recommended by
the leading newspapers, most especial
ly of the state, and there can be
10 doubt as to the merits of this show.
1t is not A-Fly-By- Overnight propo-
sition. The very fact that Mr.. E. v.
Beatty, Business manager, has booked
his show for one week is proof of a
great show.
A complete change of program at
each performance.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-21
sore On \. Hin.

An individual, who had been par
taking Of the cup which cheers. and
also inebriates. was In quest Of some
more of the same one night in the.
refreshment bureau OF hotel. His
attention was arrested by the con-
versation of several men near by, one
of whom loked as II he were somebody
of importance. The cheered and in.
ebriated person touched this man on
the shoulder.
Say" he said. you congress-
man?'i
"Yes," said the look
ing person.
Where from?'
Missouri" replied the other, going
out with his companions and Mailing
car. The hilarious one followed and
got aboard, next to his victim
You're from-hic- Missouri, eh?"
he said as he paid his fare. Wasn't it
shame they beat -Cockrell
for the senate?"
The self-confessed congressman did
not reply. His questioner thumped
him on the shoulder and repeated the
question.
"Yes, it was unfortunate" he finally
replied.
"Unforshnit?' shouted the lushful
one. why, it is a cussed, bloomin',
Internal outrage! Mos infmas thing
ever happened in civilized community
that old Cockrell got-hic-beat.
Wasn't it?"
Il am afraid it was," the congress
man responded, but he did not put
any heart into 1t, and looked unhappy
Then his questioner turned to one of
the congressman's companions and
said:
THAT man don't seem to 'preciate
enormity of his-hic-crime. Who is
he, anyway"
Senator Warner, who beat Cock
rell for the senate" replied the man
addressed in a high, clear voice that
was heard all over the car.
The admirer of Cockrell looked at
him with his mouth wide open for a
moment, and then in bibulous confid-
ence leaned over to his informant and
whispered, well, don't tell him, cause
wouldn't wanna hurt his feeIin's,
but I'm dead sore on him."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-21
INITIATES THE ORIGINAL.
Young Englishman Named George
Washington Arraigned for
Cutting Down Trees.

A young man of the name of George
Washington was lately Drought before
the bench of magistrates at Bendigo,
charged with ILLEGALLY cutting down
timber on crown lands" At first, says
the Liverpool Post, he strenuously de-
MED his guilt, pointing out that he
had nothing Of the nature Of hatchet.
When 1t was urged that by taking this
line of defense he was spelling good
tradition, he at once pleaded guilty,
somewhat confusing the minds of his
hearers by adding that It was worth
while telling lie If it enabled him,
even feebly, to initiate his great name.
sake. The chairman of the bench then
took up his parable. George Wash.
ington," he said. "you have pleaded
guilty in somewhat dubious language
to a most serious charge. You have
no right to go into the orchard of an
other to cut down trees, even though
they be not cherry trees. feel sure
that in pleading guilty you are telling
the truth, and when you say you are
telling lie in so doing, you are telling
a lie. twenty-five days" "He might
have kept to the book at the end"
sighed George Washington. as he went
below.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-21
Golf in Cactus Center.

that joint q Poker Bili's
When a tenderfoot was spotted actin
Queerlike in the hills;
He'd ball of gutta percha and was
putin in his ticks
Jest a-knockin' 1t to glory with bunch
Well, we went up there quite Gurus and
we watched him paste the ball
Till itchin' fer to try 1t seemed to get
a-holt Of all.
And at last Packsaddle Stevens asked
to give the thing a swat,
show the stranger what was what.
Well, the golfer stuck the spheroid on a
little pile O. dirt
And Packsaddle swiped and swatted,
but he didn't do no hurt.
He barked his shine terrific and he
broke his little stick,
And when he heard a smoker his guns
came out too quick.
We dropped behind the cactus, with
some holes clipped in our clothes,
While the golfer for the sky limo wag-
.ged his checker boarded hose:
And when we took home Stevens and
three others that was hurt
The golf ball still was settin' on its
little pile O. dirt.
So we amt no new St. Andrews and we
hope no golfer thinks
set Of oatmeal links
We go in fer games that's quiet and
stir up no blood and fuss,
And down in Cactus Center pokcr's
good enough fer US.
Denver Republican.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-21
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY

l513-Pope Julius III. died.
1555-Henry Grey, duke OF Suffolk.
beheaded.
1623-Pierre de Bose born.
18th. De Spinoza, philosopher.
died.
172s-Peter III. of Russia born. Died
July II. 1862.
IsO1-Cardinal John Henry Newman
born.
1830-Ogdensburg. N. Y. taken by
the British.
1S21-Charles Scribner, New York
publisher. born. Died Aug. 26, 1871.
l824-Eugene De Beauharnais died.
lS39-Charles Rossi, R. A. died.
1S4S-John Quincy Adams. sixth
president, died. Born 1857.
l852-Resignation Of the Russell
ministry in England.
I85S-Earthquake nearly destroyed
Corinth. Greece.
1S6S-President Johnson removed
Stanton and appointed Gen. Thomas
secretary of war.
1S71-District of Columbia made a
territorial government.
1885-Washington monument at ma
tiOnal capital dedicated.
1SS7-Wilson Barrett, English trag-
edian, made first appearance in Am
erica.
18S9-James C.. Flood, California
millionaire, died in Germany.
1891-Charles Foster of Ohio ap-
pointed secretary of the treasury.
19O5-Federal government indicted
Cassie L. Chadwick.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-21

In justice to Mayor Duis, as well as
for the enlightenment of the tax pay
ers of Grand Forks, the Herald should
have no hesitancy in pointing to a
single official act of that gentleman
upon which to base valid claim for
his reelection. If Mr.. Duis has been
other than a cheap imitator of his
predecessors the Herald should ex-
perience no difficulty in demonstrating
that fact.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-21
The River Of Rest.

A beautiful stream is the River of Rest;
and cold,
A tall mast crosses a star in the west,
white sail CLEANS in the west
worlds gold;
1t leans to the shore of the River Of
The lily-lined shores of the River of
Rest.
The boatman rises, he reaches a hand.
He knows you well, he will steer you
And far. SO far from all ills upon land,
From hates, from fates that pursue
and pursue; = : :
Far over the lily-lined River of Rest
Dear mystical, magical River Of Rest.
A stored, sweet stream is this River of
Rest: -
The souls Of all time keep it's ulti-
mate shore; -
And journey you east, or journey you
west, PHI FL ~ -
unwiliins, Or willing. sure-footed. or
4ou II surely 8 win come to this River Of
This beautiful. beautiful River Of Rest.
i5 "a \; i3sIs Joaquin Miller.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-21
A Clever Subterfuee.


George Y. Wallace, president of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone COM
pany, and one of the best known resi-
dents of Salt Lake, tells this as his
latest telephone story:
In a certain western central office
enc hello girl was always late in ar
irving in the morning. Time and time
again the manager pleaded with her
to be more prompt. Her hardness
continued until he was moved to des-
perate methods.
Now, Miss B. he said one
morning as he came to her exchange
with a package in his hand. 81 have
little scheme which I hope will en-
able you to arrive at the Office on time.
Here is fine alarm clock for you.
Promise me that you will use it,,
The young woman promised, and
accordingly set the alarm clock for
the proper hour when she retired for
that night. At z o'clock the next
morning there was a tremendous
whirring from the alarm clock. The
sleepy hello girl rolled over in bed
and said sweetly:
Line busy; call again."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-21
sLittle Johuny JONES',

George M. Cohan's famous MUSICAL
melodrama Little Johnny JONES'"
which has scored such tremendous
success, is scheduled for an engage
ment at the Metropolitan tonight and
judging from the particularly heavy
advance sale reported, there is going
to be q succession qf brilliant audi
ences to witness this celebrated play
which has been pleasing New Workers.
for the past SIX months. Little john
ny Jones" Is one Of those peculiar
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-21
Frankness Personified.

Jerome X. Jerome, at a bachelors
club dinner in New York, said of
bachelorhood:
mo doubt it is the dread of the ia
ther-in-la& that keeps so many of you
young men single. We hear great
deal of the horrid mother-in-law, but
the more horrid father-in-law artfully
manages to keep in the background.
He ought to be dragged out into the
limelight of criticism. He ought to
be exposed.
Il think the consensus of opinion
is that the father-in-law is worse
than the mother-inlaw. 1t Is because
he is dreaded SO much, maybe, that
no one talks of him.
Il admired the pluck recently of
young fellow who spoke up to his
sweetheart's father. This crustly old
gentleman, when the youth asked for
the young's girls hand, said with
sneer:
You want to marry my daughter.
do you? Let me tell you that yours
not exactly the sort Of man would
choose for a son-in-law.' VI
The youth nodded.
Well. to be frank he said, you
are not the sort Of man I'd choose for
q father-in-law, either. !. But ws
needn't chum up, you know. unless We
want to-"