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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
INQUIRY INTO COLLISION.
Naval Court Examining Crash Be-
tween Prairie and Fishing Boat.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON. October 3.-An official court of
inquiry. appointed by Rear Admiral Evans,
began an inquiry today into the causes of
the collision between the cruiser Prairie and
the Boston fishing schooner Flora E. Nick
erson. of the outer side Of Cape Cod. last
Friday morning, In which the fishing
schooner was completely dismasted and
otherwise damaged. Capt. Potter of the
battleship Vermont is president of the
court, Lieut.. Commander Althouse of the
Vermont, Judge advocate, and Capt. KIM
ball and Commander Hourigan of the bat
tleship New Jersey the other members.
The court held its first session at 10 this
morning aboard the battleship Vermont at
the navy yard. 7. A. CroweH & Co..of At
hntic avenue. the owners of the damaged
Vessel, were represented by counsel at the
hearing. The Prairie shows no signs of in
jury She Is anchored in the stream of the
navy yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
sHoTGUNs FOR MOTORISTS.
Atlantic City Brigade Sanctioned b,
the Board of Freeholders

ATLANTIC CITY. October 3-The
board of freeholders has sanctioned the
appointments to the famous Shotgun
Brigade" that will hereafter guard coun-
try roads from lawless -autoists and five
constables. whose duty it will be to keep
watch on automobiles will get to work at
once. A private telephone line will help
the policemen follow the movements Of
any driver that shows inclination to dis
regard the speed limit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
LOOK WHO'S HERE!

Ex-Representative Babcock Of Wisconsin
is in town. He has taken up his residence
on B street near the Capitol and will re-
main during the winter. Wisconsin Is all
right during the summer. with pike muska-
longe and bass in Trout lake. and other
things in the lodge ashore, but when the
leaves begin to turn-why. Washngton'for
him. --
Albert Halstead. consul at Manchester,
breezed into town today. He is fondly re-
membered by reason of his residence Of
several years on Newspaper row and his
consequent acquaintance with public men.
He used to be one of the most persistent
interviewers in the corps of correspond
entS. Lord, how times do changed Albert
when asked for an Interview today blushed
vividly and allowed that he didn't know
anything about anything, anyhow.
Morton E. Crane is back from a foreign
shore. He has toured Europe under most
suspicious circumstances-secretar to the
immigration commission. Space forbids due
credit to his impressions in these circum-
stances.
Col. Tolford. late Of Columbus, is peryad.
ing F street these days, renewing the ac-
qua1ntances made in the course of forty
years of visiting Washington Mail will
reach him at the Ebbitt House.
Ex-Representative Hugh Dinsmore was
looking up the haberdasheries on F street
this morning. having just arrived. He en-
countered five wrecks on the way to Wash
1nSton. was twenty-fOur hours late and
Lord knows where Is his wandering trunk
tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
ELIOT ON MATRIMoNY.
President Of Harvard Tells Freshmen
to Look Forward to Marriage.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. October 3.-"Iook
forward to being married. said President
Eliot Of Harvard, addressing 500 freshmen
last evening at the annual Harvard faculty
reception to freshmen held in the Harvard
Union. After giving the newcomers some
wholesome advice as to their conduct and
aspirations as students, President Elliot
advised them to contemplate with equa-
nimity and courage the prospect Of welded
life
Look forward to being married." he said
THAT to look forward to is one of the
great privileges of life. Make yourself fit
for the loving service you expect your wife
TO give you Look forward to having chill
dren and a home. Look forward to what
Kind of an example, as a father. you would
like to set have known men to worry
about the future of their sons because they
themselves were wild at that age of life.
LOOK forward to being serviceable."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03

The Prince Of Wales, who witnessed the
doubles match for the Davis cup, July %
last, has presented the ALI England Tennis
Club with a silver cup, to be held for
year by the winner of the all-comers' sim
giles m the contests for the championship
Of the world. as provided for under the
rules governing the Davis cup competitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03

The memory Of the late Gen. Baron
Kodama, who was chief of staff of Field
Marshal Oyama during the war with Rus
STA, and who died at Toxic, July o. 1908.
was honored yesterday by the Japanese
emperor. who invested his heir with the
title Of count.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
ANOTHER CuNARD CUT.
$50 Rate Established on Steamers
Out Of Boston.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON. October 8.-The passenger-rats
slashing among the different European
lines goes on. 1t Ii announced that the
Cunard line has cut its minimum rate on
the steamships Ivernia and Saxonia, sail
Ing from here. to $50-a reduction of $50.
The rate was lowered to meet the cut on
tho White Star line which went into effect
recently. The second cabin rate on the
Cunard steamships IL $3.50.
A prominent steamship man said today
that he did not believe the cabin rate from
here would 60 below $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
Bubonic Plague at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. October 3.-Fifty-one
verified cases of bubonic plague have de-
veloped in San Francisco to date. accord
Ing to the report being kept in the office Of
DR.. Blue OF the marine hospital, in charge
Of the work Of eradication
There have been thirty deaths. About
thirty suspects are under observation One
OF the ffty-one verified cases, Miss Keeling
a trained nurse at the City and County
Hospital. has recovered and been dis
charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
"swindled," Says Supposed swindler.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON. October 3.-Dugald Ross, the
Canadian, who disappeared from the Berka-
ley Hotel the other day, leaving his hotel
bill and many other debts unsettled. was
caught by the police at Dover today He
asserted that he had been unable to meet
his monetary obligations since he had been
swindled out of q large sun. Of money by
means Of q bogus check.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
ocTAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.
NEW YORK. October 3.-Arrived: Steam
er Adriatic. from Southampton.
HAVRE. October 3.-Arrived: Steamer La
Lorraine. from New York

SABLE ISLAND. October 3-The steamer
La Provence. from Havre for New York.
was in communication by wireless telegraph
with the Marconi station here when ninety
miles east at am. today. VIII probably
dock about 5 pm. Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
CHARLES. EMORY SMITH WEEDS.
Married to Miss Nichols at Elberon,
N. j., Today.

ELBERON, n. j., October 3.-Charles
Emory Smith, editor of the Phila delphia
Press minister to Russia under President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03

q reception and breakfast. Many guests
from New York and this city attended the
ceremony.
Miss Nichols is a sister OF Mrs. Oscar
Livingston of New York, and Mrs J. F.
Sullivan of Philadelphia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03

Harrison and Postmaster General under
President Mckinley. was married today to
Miss Henrietta Nichols, daughter of Mrs.
Washington Romaine Nichols of New York.
The ceremony took place at II o'clock
at the summer home of the brides mother
at Elberon. N. j., and was followed by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
Jacob Weiss Enters Denial.

Mr. Jacob Weiss was interviewed by q
Star reporter this afternoon. In answer to
a question respecting his knowledge Of the
shooting he stated that he knew nothing
whatever about 1t. He said he was at his
house Sunday evening about the hour the
shooting is alleged to have occurred and
denies that he left the house at that time
or earlier. He claims he can prove he had
no connection with the affair and knew
nothing about 1t until he was informed by
others. The statement that he left his
home that evening for any purpose prior
to the shooting of Mullen was emphatically
denied.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-08-22
AMONG the Pigmies.

Though ii was q dangerous under.
taking for the African explorers to
travel through lhc land of the pigfnies,
there must have been huge interest
in ohserVin" the ways of these little
imps who We're generally struck spell.
bound Mt tie sight of the white men.
Mr.. lloyd. writing in Chambers's s
Journal, says he was twenty days
walking through the great forest in
hahted by the piguieS. forets so
dark that in many places it was i'm
possible to read, even at monday.
The pigmieS were fairly intelligent,
and peacefully disposed. although their
arrows were tipped with deadly pol
son. They had frightened appear
ance. and covered their faces, ike shy
children. when spoken to- The forest
was alive with elephants, leopards,
Wild pigs, huiialoes, and antelopes.
After leaving the forest Mr., Lloyd
came to one place where he took the
opportunity of screwing together the
bicycle which he had brought with
him A spin on the machine brought
out thousands of men, women, and
children from their villages, and they
danced and yelled with delight at see
ing. as they expressed it, a European
riding n snake
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-08-22
Whittier Color Blind.

''Mr. Whittier greatly surprised me
by coufeSSing that he was quite color
blind > says the Bookman. He eX-
his condition by saying that
If came to Amesbuty / should be
scandalized hy one of his carpets. 1t
that he was never permitted
by the guardian goddess of his hearth
to 90 shopping for himself. but that
once, being in Boston, and needing n
carpet, he had ventured to go to a store
and buy what he had thought TO be a
very nice quiet article, precisely suited
to adorn \ Quaker home When it ar
rived al Amcsbury there was a univer-
sal shout of horror. for what had
struck Mr.. Whittier as a particularly
soft combination OF browns and grays
proved. TO normal eyes, TO be loud
pattern Of bright red roses on field
of the crulest cabbage green. When
he had told me this it was then easy
to observe that the fulness and bril-
llancy of his wonderful eyes had some
thing which was not entirely normal
about them"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-08-22

Hugh Montgomery, whose father
owns a large ranch in the fertile San
Joaquin Valley, California, went TO
San Francisco and paid brief visit
at the house of clerical uncle
This divine. who is one of the best
and most hospitable OF men, follows
the custom of having prayers before
breakfast In connection with this
serv'ce e-ch r1omher Of the family
ci Gle Is expected TO recite a verse OF
scripture Hugh, who has habitually
4 very Y --'1hv HS~e+ite hecaT,e decid-
edly sharp set before the amen was
said When hi9 tG n came to recite a
verse he signiLe san " repeated the fa'
mjliar words:
How many hired servants of my
fathers have bread enough and to
are. while J perish OF hunger?"
The reverend uncle listened with
fwinkling G. and there was speedy
aGjournmeL, 10 Widespread table.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-08-22
OWL COURT SHIPS
Show Devotion Rarely Met Among
More Favored Creatures.


Very funny it is, from the human
point of view, to witness the love-mak-
ing of a couple of owls on moonlight
night, as they sit together on the cop
ing of an old wall, or on the horizontal
limb Of some giant of the forest. Perch
ed on the same bough or the same wall
or ruin, the lady owl, though usually
much bigger and stronger than her
mate looks the picture Of demure coy
ness, If little excited inwardly, like
a girl at her first ball.
But the male owl, says the Pail Mall
Magazine. is very much in earnest; for
a moment or two he remains quite
still, then he puffs out all his feathers.
bows, and utters softened scream,
followed by a modified hiss that is full
of tender meaning, and then he nudges
her with his wing; she opens her big
eyes very wide, and gives him side
long glance that may be hint, for,
horrible to relate. from the depths OF
his interior he instantly brings up a
half-digested mouse; aud, although she
is full Of similar rodents and stag
beetles as she can comfortably hold,
she opens her mouth and accepts the
fragrant gift with a murmur OF salts
faction that speaks volumes of love
morse has been disposed of, they ca
ress each other tenderly for moment
or two, and then sit closely pressed to
each others side while the process Of
assimilation is perfected. after which
they simultaneously fit away into the
moonlight on noiseless wing in search
of further prey.
Not only do the owls guard each
other with a devotion that is rarely met
with among more favored creatures.
They positively idolize taeir ill-favored
offspring, for whose sake they willing
ly risk not only liberty. but life. A
.'onlg owl is not an attractive looking
object from our point of view. but in
its fathers and mothers eyes 1t is per-
fection. and the way they wait on it,
cuddle and caress it. feed it and keep
It clean, must be seen to be believed.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-08-22
A Word to State Republicans.

"The Republican party is not re-
sponsible for the misuse that has been
made Of it in Philadelphia, says the
editor of the Juniata Herald. The
truth is that it deserves credit for cor
recting the wrongs that have been COM
mitted by some OF it's faithless meT-
bers The corruption that has existed
I'm Philadelphia is wholly of q loca.
character and the party in the state has
no connection with or relation to t.
Why should the party elsewhere suffer
on account of It? Why should state
candidates be defeated because OF what
has occurred in a single city? If the
sins of few were TO be visited upon
the party when could it ever be sue
cessful? The Republican ticket is COM
posed OF honest men. was fairly noml-
mated and is entitled TO the support of
every member of the party Be sure
to vote for it."
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-08-22
Birds and Bills.

There is something wrong with THU
bill" said the yGG1g married man to
The milliner who has imported Par
Islam price, IS vel as styles.
1T is corr ect in every item," after
looking It over.
Eight dollars fos that bird, no big
ger than my fist?"
Yes, sir. and cheap at that
"All right, madam. III settle, but It's
robbery. We had our first anniversary
yesterday and l bought ten pound
turkey for 81 25 - Detroit Free Press
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-08-22
Well Qualified.

Mr.. Blankson.f said the lawyer, tur
ming TO the man who had been drawn
rs a juror, fiiis is {. case in which--by
the way, Mr.. Blanlson, have you ever
been witness before an investigating
committee2'
Yes, sir
We'll take him. Your Honor He
doesn't know anything about this case
OR anything else. Chicago Tribune
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-08-22
THE STATE TREAsuRERsHip
Republican Nominee As Viewed BY An
Editor EroCf His Home County,

Republican Nominee As Viewed BY An
Editor FrorT His Home County.
In commenting upon the contest for
state treasurer, the editor of the Holli
daysburg Register says:
Hon J. Lee Plummer, the Republi-
can candidate for state treasurer, has
the ability to fill that Office with
credit This fact cannot be success.
fully contradicted besides. he is
known by the people with whom he
has lived all his life to be perfectly
honest and reliable and a man of the
strictest integrity. While not a Pro-
hibitionist. he is man of the strictest
temperance habits. These are facts
which cannot be controverted. He was
regularly nominated in a Republican
state convention, composed of dele
gates who were chosen by the Republi.
cans of the various counties of the
state
There was every opportunity for
any man In the state to contest the
nomination with him. He was nomi.
mated fairly as the candidate Of his
party. Now, what Republican can have
a valid excuse to vote against him:
Is it better that the Republicans as
sist Democrat into one of the best
offices OF the state, or vote for their
candidate. who is In every way worthy? =?
The opposition is trying hard TO raise
a respectable fight against him, tpt
the only possible show they will have
will he through the votes OF Repubh.
cans Why should we aid them .n
their work."
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-08-22
A Complete Cure.

"ot What did the faith curer cure
you?" asked the septic.
sOf my faith" said the former ds-
sotee-~ Boston Herald,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-15
MUNICH THE CITY OF BEER.
consumption Of Beverage In That
Town 700 900 Barrels a Year.

consumption Of Beverage In That
Town 10000 Barrels /. Year.
Munich Is tie great beer city Of the
world" said Fritz 6ommersen, Mem.
phis. who has recently returned from
continental trip. There are nearly
5000 brewer!es in Bavaria, big and
little. or about one to every 1000 In.
habitants. The largest are In Munich,
one Of which produces annually 7,oo0..
600 gallons OF beer. and there are two
others not far behind.
THE city Of Munich drinks every
year 10000 barrels OF beer, or nearly
two barrels TO every man, woman and
child in the place. and payE more than
e6,000.000 for 1t. Taking the whole
country. the consumption OF beer Is
$50 quarts head OF population. Mu.
mich alone has nearly 300 breweries,
there having been steady Increase
IN the number for the last 200 years.
In 1900 there were sixty breweries in
the capital, but the first records con.
corning the brewing OF beer date back
TO 1l50. For several centuries after
that time mead, a concoct!on OF water
and fsrmented honey. was the com.
mon drink OF the people.
In 1915 the hofbrau. or royal brew.
cry, was established. which is still
. hourishing institution and puts q
great deal OF money yearly into the
kings coifers. When Gen. Grant WAS
In Munich the hofbrau was the only
one Of the city's sights that he chose
to see. and he was so well pleased
with the beer that he gave the wait
ress 5o-cent tip."-MIlwaukee Free
Press.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-15
SLAVERY STILL IN EXISTENCE.
Prsetieed Under Another Name, Bu
That Is All.

Slavery is still practiced by civilized
peoples, points out Charles Edwart
Russell. in Everybody's. He writes:
Very curious observations pertain
TO the Anglo-Saxon practice in nomen
clature by which a thing become
something else II called by another
name. Thus there is no Chinese slav-
cry in South Africa, we are assured
because the conditions there are called
'coolie labor In Assam the employer
holds over his employe in the tea
nelds every right that a resident OF
Alabama held over his negroes pre-
vious to 1868. but We must not call
the condition slayery-it is linden
tured labor Queensland sugar plant
ers used TO hire ruffians to go il
schooners among the South sea is.
iands and capture the natives and
bring them 10 the plantations to labor.
but the men engaged in this pleasant
rafiic were not slave catchers: they
were recruiters They used to bring
their captures to shore In vessels so
Ike the old slave ships you could
hardly tell re difference. but the bust.
ness they were engaged in was not
slave trading; 1t was merely labor"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-15
Penetrated Parson Disguise.

The Rev. DR.. George Hodges. dear
OF the Episcopal Theological School at
Cambridge, is famous storyteller.
perhaps one Of the best ever heard e
Boston.
Here Is one OF his latest
Il believe It TO be essential" said hs.
that parsons should not affect too
much austere dignity. mingle freely
with their fellows and drop. II posi-.
Bile, the ultra clerical air which sur
rounds them.
But this cannot always be done
easily. A friend OF mine, the rector
OF a nearby church, while on a visit
to Chicago, where he was a total
stranger. decided to try q Turkish
bath.
After his bath he was sitting on
the marble slab in the cooling room.
robed only In q scant towel.
An inebriated individual strolled in
and looked at him critically, sputtered:
'Devilish hot In here, parson'."
And my friend collapsed.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-15
RAISING CATTLE IN WESr.
How Refrigerator Car Built UP I
1SadA the TStrsf Euipad

To produce beef that will stand re,
frigerating and long carrying" writes
Mr.. Russell In the Nay installnent
OF The GresteS m. In the World"
In Everybodys mAi-asine. cattle must
be fed on food thsi contains certain
nesh.making elementa. In some parts
OF the country there grows what Is
called short grass which has all the
required nutrition. But the supply Of
short grass cattle is not sufficient
The only other food that viii make
the quality OF beef requisite for re-
frigeratlon purposes IL corn. Hence.
In the great corn belt OF the west
(Missouri, Iowa, southern Minnesota,
South Dakota. eastern Nebraska. east
eru kansas) the practice came TO be
this; The farmer bought from the
western ranges in western Nebraska
and Colorado range cattle that had
been matured on common grass. took
them to his farm and fed them on
corn for six or eight months. When
they had been sufficiently finished on
corn they were shipped TO be slaugh.
tered.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-15
japanese Goldfish Farms.

Although the goldfish occurs in
Wild state in Japan. It Is probable that
China soms 400 years ago furnished
the stock from which the wonderful
varieties Of japanese goldfish have
been bred II Ia reported that In feu.
Gal days when the famine vas abroad
In the land and many people were
starving. the trade in goldfish was
aourishipg.
The demand at present appears TO
b without limit. and the output
shows a substantial increase each
year Many thousand people make .
living BY growing goldfish for mar.
ket. and hundrds OF pedlers carry the
hsh through the streets and along the
country roads In wooden tubs suspend.
Cd from shoulder bar.
The leading goldfish center is Kor!-
yama, near the ancient capital city OF
Nara. Here are $50 Independent
breeding establishments. whose year.
ly product runs far into the millions.
One farm which I visited vas started
l&0 years ago. At first II was con.
Quoted merely for the pleasure Of the
owner. but It eventually became
commercial enterprise and is now
very prohtable-Nauonai Geographic
Magazine.
Oti'ixiro a mud Turtle,
A feat which In ingenuity eopa,s
mat OF Solomon. who. tradition saws
threaded an intricately pierced stone
by means OF hair tied to n living
worm is reported by an upstate en-.
eireer.
n long sewer in an upstate cItv
recently became clogged." he saws
The problem OF clearing 1t was solved
In this way: A ball OF twine was tied
to the shell OF mud turtle the lit,le
animal was put into the entrance n,
the sewer and a stream Of water was
turned on. The turtle burrowed #,
way through the refuse, was 'wa,erad
on at each manhole. and emerged vic.
torious At the outlet. A rope attached
to the twine. . swab. and strong arms
accomplished the rest swiftly and
economicslly."-New York Times
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-15
REGISTER HERE

Inquiries tos help aad ios work ~ eontinualy
coming to and frequently we cannot give satikaet-
ory answerI
Inquiries also cons 10 - tos Accommodations Il al
kinda furnished and unfurnshed rooms with and With
out board. Persons who havs such, should also res-
lister with In case this practice becomes general
viii greatly aid IN endeavoes to further the pub
ues welfare IN thsss two Particular Rtha ea1
vrhs q phone ~