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document, and is still preserved in the ar
chives. After expressing his desire to de-
vote a generous portion Of his wealth to
pious purposes and for the benefit of the
people, he proceeds to hazard the reckless
opinion that education has great advantages.
He had observed this frequently during his
eventful life, and declares that ut drives
out ignorance, disposes men to wisdom,
improves their manners, endows them with
virtue, and by this means favors and facili-
tates the good administration of public at
fairs" He then makes the endowment with
stipulation that all the pupils shall kneel
before the altar Of the chapel every MORN
ing and say an Ave Maria and a Pater
Noster for the repose of his soul.
In curious contrast with the trite observa-
ton of Sir Francis concerning the benefits
of education. the city council Of Geneva, in
accordance with the tyranny Of the times,
Immediately declared the school a monopoly
and decided that there should be no COM
petition In the same lines of learning. An
order was passed closing all private and
parish schools of the same grade and for
bidding private tutors and all others to
that were taught at the new institution.
The council could not compel students to
attend 1t, but could prevent them from
attending any other. Several pedagogues
who could not obtain chairs in it's faculty
other professional engagements under
took to give private instruction, but the
city fathers stopped that "side-stepping"
very sharply by locking them up in the
stocks in the public square adorned with
placards informing whomever 1t might con-
Germ that they were enemies Of public
education
John Calvin's College.
John Calvin founded the university in
1868. The original building of "Calvins
College, it is called. still stands and is
now used, as 1t always has been, for
grammar school, or gymnasium as they call
them over here Calvin intended that the
University Of Geneva should be a fountain
of Protestant thought and propaganda. He
intended to make it the greatest institution
in Europe, but had great difficulty in rails
ing funds. Most of it's students were poor
and could not pay fees enough to support
the faculties, SO the city council adopted
various and some rather arbitrary means to
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ASKS REMOVAL OF THAw CASE
Counsel Wants Trial by the Supreme
Court

The application of Clifford w. Hartridge,
counsel for Harry X. Thaw, under indict-
ment for the murder Of Stanford White, for
the removal of the trial of Thawtfrom the
court of general sessions to the criminal
branch of the supreme court, was argued
before Justice Bischof in New York yester-
day afternoon. At the conclusion OF the
hearing Justice Bischoff reserved his de-
cision.
In the argument John B. Gleason of coun-
SCI for Thaw said:
IF there was ever a case where the trans-
fer should be made it is In this case. There
has been no killing that was SO public as
this. Most murders have been done in pri-
vate, but this killing was done in public
place In sight of 1000 people, and the news
papers have carried column after cofumn Of
the case.
Mr.. Gleason said that no criticism on the
lower court was meant by the application
I'VE have repeatedly offered to move the
case in the supreme court" he said. I'VE are
ready to try the case now, and yet the dis
trict attorney says that the trial cannot
come up until the middle of November This
case can be tried In the supreme court and
tried soon" Mr.. Gleason said that Thaw is
in direct hostility to the court of general
sessions and that the latter court was now
under a writ of prohibition of the supreme
court as to the method Of the district attor-
ney in securing evidence for the prosecu-
ton.
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BOMB FOR JACOB scHIFF.
Tin Box Filled With Powder, Gun
cotton and Bullets.

An internal machine, addressed to Jacob
H. Schir Of Kuhn. Loeb & Co., floor of the
New York stock exchange" was found
under letter box in Philadelphia yester-
day by a small negro boy, who turned 1t
over to the pQstman.
1t was very similar to an internal ma
chine which was mailed to the Office of
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., in New York, August 1s,
last year, the chief difference being that
the bomb found yesterday was rugged up
In small tin box, while the one which was
sent last year was in wooden box.
David Campbell, thirteen-year-oldn negro
boy, saw a carefully wrapped package ly
ing under letter box at Sunset and Ger
mantown avenues The boy picked it up
and carried it to his mother. She saw that
1t was addressed and intended evidently
for the mail. Mrs. Campbell told the
boy to take the box to the Chestnut Hill
substation of the post Office On the way to
the substation young Campbell met Harry
Salzman, a mail carrier, and handed the
package to him. Salzman took the boy to
the substation and Campbell explained 70
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in similar manner London controls the
seal fur trade Geneva claims the most
skillful experts in fur dressing, tanning and
dye1ng: They are so skilful that they can
| turn the hide of a cat into royal ermine
and muskrat pelt into sable without the
slightest difficulty.
OF course everybody knows that Geneva
| is an has been for ages the center of the
matchmaking trade, and more than a thou
SAND men are now engaged here in that
business The factories are Insignificant in
size and output compared with those at
Elgin and Waltham, and they are mostly
engaged in the manufacture of fancy de-
signs and cheap watches. The music box
business is also very large and vast quanti-
ties of jewelry are turned out here. The
river Rhone. which carries off the waters of
Lake Leman to the Mediterranean, is a
swift, transparent and noble stream. as
blue as indigo, which 1 told is due to
the fact that it carries so much sand in
solution. 1t PUSHES through the midst of the
city like torrent and is more ornamental
than useful. There is no finer water power
in the world, but 1t is very little used. An
unlimited amount of power is wasted. There
are number Of factories along the banks
and the city government has a big plant for
lighting and street purposes.
You can get better watch for less money
in the United States than you can buy in
Switzerland, and the prices of the jewelry
and precious stones offered for sale here
are 30, 40 and so per cent higher than in
New York or Chicago. Notwithstanding
that fact, hundreds of thousands of dollars
are spent mere ana at the nelSnDOrlng re-
sorts by Americans for watches, jewelry,
music boxes, furs and knick-knacks.
Several years ago a Washington lady
know bought in Geneva four of those mu-
steal cake trays. which are arranged
that they will keep silent as long as they
stand on the table, but the moment they
are lifted the band begins to play. They
cost her S. each, and, being a conscientious
woman, she declared them in the custom
house and paid As per cent duty, which
brought them UP to nearly $3.50 each.
When she reached Philadelphia she gave
three of them to her sisters. But one of
them seemed to be out of order and
wouldn't work. SO she took it to a store to
have 1t repaired
II can have 1t fixed for you, madam,
said the clerk. but 1t is very delicate
job and will probably cost you more than a
new plate. Indeed, can sell you one Just
like this for less money than we would
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Superintendent Knight how the marcel
came into his possession
Mrs. Campbell came hurrying into the
suDstdtlon WhlIe superintendent knight was
talking to her son. and asked knight NOT 10
DE- hard on the boy, saying that he didn't
know the package was Intended for the
mans, ma,ls; Altogether the incident had a queer
look TO the superintendent of the substa-
ton, and he decided to take a chance and
see what was inside the manila wranpings
Knight slashod hole in the bottom of the
package, through cover and all Powder
streamed through the hole and knight
wasted no time in sousing the package In
a bucket of water
After it had soaked a while he took Il
to the post office, where several inspectors
and secret service men made an examina-
ton.
1t was about ten inches long and four
inches wide, perhaps an inch ard a half
Nigh There were 10 cents worth of post
age stamps on the cover, the stamps being
arranged neatly.
The sender of the Internal machine had
refrained carefully from addressing the
package In his own hand. He had taken
Mr.. Schiff name, evidently from a COM
mercial directory of some sort and after
the name he had pasted a slip with the
printed words, Kuhn Loeb e. Co. floor
of the New York stock exchange, New
York"
Post Office Inspector Williams declared
that he had a clue that would probably lead
to the arrest of the sender of the bomb. He
said that a member of the Russian Hebrew
colony had called at the Federal building
and told him OF a secret meeting of the
radical section held about ten days ago.
At this. meeting Mr.. Schiff was round
ly denounced by speaker who had
recently come from Russia for having
given alleged secret aid to the car In the
japanese war. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. fioated
the japanese bonds, but the orator declared
that Mr.. Schiff was in constant correspond
enCe with the car ministers. He made
the same charge against the Rothschilds.
On August IS last year, while Mr. Schiff
was at his country place at Bar Harbor, a
On the same day a similar internal machine
was mailed to the office of NJ. Guggenheims
Sons q Co, at Il Broadway Evidently the
bombs were sent by the same person.
The sent to Mr.. Schif was done
up in brown paper The arrangement OF
the matches, powder and bullets were al
most the same as in the one found yester-
day. A sliding lid, moving in grooves, was
the device intended to explode the powder.
clerk thought the package had a sus-
ptcious appearance and handed it to the
police of the Old Slip station. They turned
it over to Superintendent Murray of the bu-
reau of combustibles, who investiga ted its
contents. The police worked for weeks try
ing to get clue to the sender but they
failed and no arrest was made.
Mr.. Schiff and his friends made light of
the bomb, but private detectives were nired
at once, who guarded Mr.. Schiff closely at
his Bar Harbor house. Eventually the
police came to the conclusion that the
bomb was sent by some crank who had
had hard time in Wall street and wanted
to blow up a few tinancers to get even.
Mr.. Schiff was in town yesterday and at
Seabright overnight.
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him that would like two connecting rooms
with bath. He replied that he could give
me two rooms, but could not have them
connecting or even on the same floor. Then
when asked when he would probably have
the rooms 1 wanted he suggested that
call him up the last of the week. Our
landlord told me yesterday that forty or
more German tourists slept in the park the
night before, because they could not get
accommodations.
Thousands of Russian refugees, rich and
poor, mobiles and peasants, are in Geneva
and at other towns on the lake. was told
that there were 5000 at Lausanne who have
left their native country for fear Of revolu-
tons and other disturbances, or to avoid
arrest. And there is smaller number from
Turkey and other disturbed countries.
Chartran's Beautiful Villa.
The most beautiful villa on the lake be-
longs to Chartran, the portrait artist. He
bought little island, a little bunch Of
rocks rising above the surface of the water,
and filled in between them with rubble,
cement and earth until he got a solid plat
form about hundred feet square. Upon
this he built pretty little square villa, two
stories high and painted white, and by
hauling earth from the mainland succeeded
in making a little garden. Here he spends
his summers in sight of Mont Blanc and
other snow-clad peaks, in one of the most
unique and charming homes that you can
imagine.
Paderewski, the pianist, has a fine villa
near Lausanne, surrounded by vineyard
where he spends the time between his con-
cert tours, experimenting with viticulture
and trying to breed new varieties of grapes
Mrs. Henry 1. Barclay Of New York, who
was Lorillard, has one of the finest man
sions in the neighborhood at Bellevue
suburb of Geneva. Another beautiful cha
teau called La Bocage, at Pregny, a little
n mill &C.
SCOTS Emulsion of cod liver OIL Robert
Bailey Wade, who married a sister of the
wife of Bishop Potter of New York has an
imposing chateau in the same neghbor-
hood. Mr.. Keene, formerly of the MiIwau-
kee Sentinel, who is American consul here,
has list of about $50 Americans perma-
nently residing in Geneva and vicinity.
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home with the doctors of Calvin's school,
and there was a strong faint of the doctrine
Of predestination in his religion.
University Now Prosperous.
The university is very prosperous now;
more SO than it has ever been, and during
the recent semester 1 1863 students were en-
rolled. OF these only 3O2 were natives of
Switzerland. The remainder numbering
1.O87, were foreigners. The Russians are
In a very large majority. numbering 700
or more, and more than half of them are
Jews. There are sixty Turks and number
of Bulgarians. Servians, Roumanians,
Greeks and other representatives of the
Balkan states.
The usefulness and the catalogue of the
university have been growing very rapidly
Of late years. but no more so than those of
other European universities. There seems
the continent. The number of students in
the twenty-one universities of Germany has
increased from 29.117 in 1895 to 1890 in
1906. The University Of Berlin is now, next
stitution of learning in the world. having
S,OS1 students during the last year The
University of Paris has nearly twice as
many-more than 5000. Bohn has 2,90S
and Heidelberg 1,443.
Trade and Manufactures.
But Geneva is not exclusively an educa-
tional town; it's mercantile business and
manufacturing both extensive, profit
able and increasing rapidly. For several
centuries 1t has been the center of the fur
trade, dividing that interest with London
and Leipsic. 1t is impossible to determine
how 1t happens, but the largest fur dealers
in Europe are established In Geneva, and
manufacturers from all over the world
come here twice a year to attend auctions
of rare furs and skins. Geneva fur dealers
have buyers travelling constantly through
Siberia, Manchuria, Mongolia, Persia,
through the jungles of darkest Africa,
among the peaks Of the Andes and along
the valleys Of the Amazon and the Orinoco.
be redressed. and then are sold at auction
semi-annually. Most of the European furs
go to Leipsic, where they are auctioned off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
Temperance Meeting at Soldiers Home

The first of series of temperance meet
ings to be held at Stanley Hall, Soldiers
Home, took place last night under the
auspices of a committee of Perseverance
Lodge, International Order of Good Tenn
plars. The hall crowded and many
signed the pledge. The program, in charge
of Mr.. John c. Foster. chairman of the
committee was as follows: Opening prayer
by Mr.. ]. S. Blackford of Silver Star Lodge
/. o. G. T.; vocal solo, Mrs. Lewis; address,
by Judge ]. w. Nichol; song. by little Miss
linus Gilbert, entitled "Heinie;" coon songs
by little Miss Marguerite Elwood; duet, by
little Miss linus Gilbert and Miss Elwood.
Miss Lottie Lewis, in black face. gave
a ''darky sermon" which was greatly APP
plauded: address by Col. James c. Lee,
interspersed with anecdotes.
The meeting adjourned after singing MY
Country, IT'S of Thee and prayer by Mr..
Blackford. Next Monday night there will
be another program given, including
number of addresses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
IN HANDS OF CHIEF.
Locomotive Engineers Charges Re
ferred to Maj. Sylvester.

Commissioner Macfarland has notified the
superintendent of police of the action Of
Division 100, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers in complaining of the conduct
Of the police upon the occasion of the rail-
road accident at Maryland avenue and 9th
street about two weeks ago, as heretofore
stated in The Star. Maj. Sylvester was
not in his office today, but will return to-
morrow and will probably start an investi-
CATION. 1t is thought that charges may be
preferred aginst some of the fourth pre-
cinct police and the matter can then be
thoroughly sifted
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gates in parking fences to swing inwardly,
he would suggest the following:
THAT section l of article xiii of the
police regulations be amended by changing
the last sentence thereof that the same
shall read: All gates in parking fences
must swing inwardly. and no gate shall
swing outwardly over any public space,
sidewalk, avenue, street or alley"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
Conditions on the Bluemont Branch.

Can't you help us toward lettering the
conditions on the Bluemont branch of the
Southern? Alleged broken down engines
and miserable schedules have been the
vogue during the past few days. There
has been strike of the trackmen for many
weeks, 1t is said, thus endangering the lives
of hundreds of riders by neglect of the
roadbed.
1t is rumored the corporation commission
has been requested to investigate the con-
ditions on this road, the hearings commence
ing tomorrow at Richmond. Between The
Star and the commission, / am sure there
will be something doing"
W. G. COLLINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
Swim cling of Gates.

The Commissioners have approved the
report of Corporation Counsel Thomas
forwarded to them several days ago, stat
ing that II in their opinion a regulation
prohibiting gates from swinging outward
over public space is needed, in addition to
the present police regulation requiring all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
A SEAT OF LEARNING
Geneva Has Always Been
Noted for Its Schools.
ONE DATES FROM 1929
Greatest Educational Center in Eu-
rope Once.
COLLEGE FOUNDED BY CALVIN
Struggle for Life of the University,
Which is Now in Prosperous
Condition.
COLLEGE FOUNDED BY CALVIN
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS
Special Correspondence of The Star and the Chicago
Record Herald.


GENEVA, August 30, 1906.
Ever since the earliest times Geneva has
been seat of learning. The records of the
city show that there was a famous school
for ecclesiastics here early as the twelfth
century, and a public school, which still
exists, was established in 1929 by the mu-
nif1cence Of Sir Francis Versonnex. At one
time Geneva was the greatest educational
center in the world.
The deed of endowment by which Sir
Francis established his school is a quaint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25

Moses Sept. Sales Offer Best Values
in Furniture, Carpets, Rugs and Draperies.
advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
TO COMPETE WITH STANDARD.
Pipe Line Proposed for Southwestern
Oil Field.

Secretary Hitchcock Of the Interior De-
partment has announced that Melton &
Company Of Pittsburg. Independent Oil pro-
ducers. are going to construct the pipeline
which It is proposed to run from Bartles-
Vile. l. T.. to Port Arthur. Texas, for the
purpose Of trying to wrest control Of the
southwestern field from the Standard OIL
Company. The MELONS are said to be
backed by an abundance of capital, and to
have an abundance of experience In oil pipe
line construction. On the projected pipe
line Mr.. Hitchcock says they expect to
spend $1,000 900 instead of IS, COO. 600, as first
announced. The refinery at Port Arthur il
to be enlarged to meet the increased need.
Secretary Hitchcock heartily approves of
the plans of the Mellon brothers and re-
CARDS their proposition az a good. clean
one.
The MELONS own the Mellon National
Bank Of Pittsburg. and control the Union
Trust Company. said to be the strongest
financial institution in that city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20

{ 29 more buying
{ days before Christmas.

D.7ETTY Little Lace Jokes that onlv
cost 5Oc. each, Of Pt. GAUGE or Pt
Venice, that are exceedingly useful in
II ATTEST creation in Fur Jackets
? II = Is handsome pony effect made OF i'm
ported Caracul. SKINS beautifully lined
with brocade and finished with ailt buttons.
bargain at S65.00
N.AINTY Little Hatpin Rolls, some
ured silk; both have little pin-cushion
ends and a frill Of ribbon around each end
for g finish. and ribbon hangers; only 69c
TOR Thanksgiving favors, feathered
Turkeys in all their pride and POM
posity, and If it wasn't for the small
20c. and soc. each.
I'm OILY Ribbon for thousand and
II II one Christmas uses, and only costing
Ice. yard for 3h-inch width at the
ribbon counter.
IN ANDSOME Jet Hair Barrettes,
4 Il very pretty in light hair, only ss.ss
HILDREN'S Handkerchiefs. with
~ funny little verses and quaint little pic
by inimitnble Peter Newell. &c. each.
NTANITY Bags Of imported alligator
" leather. in variety Of colorings in the
seasons latest combinations. Beauti-
fully lined with brocaded satin. fitted with
tening with a 5eweled clasp, for a LBS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
Submarines Out Of Commission.
The submarines Pike and Grampus have
been placed out Of commission at the navy
yard, Mare Island. Cal. in order to receive
extensive repairs
Army Orders

Commissary Sergeant John Gibbins, 9Th
Cavalry. has been retired on his own appli.
cation.
Capt George B. Pillsbury. Corps Of Engi-
neers. and MAI. Ira A. Haynes. military
secretary. each have been granted forty
days leave Of absence.
First Lieut.. r. X. Cravens has been trans
ferred from the 4th Company. Coast Artil-
lery, to the unassigned list.
First Lieut.. 8. L. Pike, &th Infantry. and
First Lieut.. John X. Cowau. 18th Infantry.
have Exchanged places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
Army Orders.

Major NJ B. Waltz. general stan. on duty
here. has been ordered to Atlanta, Ga..2 to
superintend the shipping and packing of
public property.
Leaves OF absence have been granted as
follows: Captain H. 1. Wigmore. Corps of
Engineers one month: Captain 8. A. Pur-
Vance, ID Cavalry, three months, with per-
mission to return to the United States from
the Philippines: Captain Jes. q Heron. ID
Cavalry. forty dayA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
To Destroy the Whit. Wines.

The Navy Department has ordered the
U. 8. g. Lebanon. which IL being used as
derelict destroyer. to cruise in search Of
and, II found. to destroy the derelict bark
White Wings. which was sighted on Friday
afternoon last In latitude 20 degrees 70
minutes north and longitude 50 degrees Z
steamers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-24
To Examine Ballots In Jack.
SOn-Smith Contest.

House Elections Committee No. 2,
which recently heard arguments in the
contested election case of former Rep
resentative William II. Jackson against
Representative Thomas A. Smith, of
the First Congressional district of
MARYLAND, appointed subcommittee to
look over the disputed ballots in the
case. The subcommittee is composed
of Representative Miller, of Kansas:
Representative Weems, of Ohio, and
Representative Talbot, of Maryland.
The subcommittee will report to the
full committee. which will not reach a
conclusion in the matter of Mr.. Smith's
seat for some time to come. perhaps for
four or five weeks. Since the argu-
ments were heard in the Maryland case
the committee has heard number of
witnesses in the st. Louis election ease,
which is also pending before it. The
Maryland case will probably not be de-
cided until after conclusion has been
reached in the st. Louis case.