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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
Walthour Home Again.

NEW YORK. June l5.-BobbY Walthour.
the bicycle rider, arrived today on the
steamer La Touraine. after a racing tour in
Germany and trar--
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OF BASE BALL PLAYERS

came to the cheese which was of a Samson
like quality as to strength.
Doc White picked up a piece. and after
sampling 1t he said to Nick Altrock who
had thrown down the chunk he had:
Il wonder why they call this club cheese"
Possibly" replied Nick. as he began
wsping his fingers. because you could
knock a man down with it,
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What Ralph Glaze Supposed.
How Honest He Was.

Jimmy Ryan, who once played center field
for Washington, but who for years was a
popular and valued member of the Chi
Cages was in the off season connected
with the Chicago detective force. While
serving in this capacity Jimmy became ac-
quainted with nearly all the crooks who
operated In the west.
When Ryan was a member of the Wash
ingtOn club there was no western city that
the club happened to stop In but some old
crook or ex-crook would show up around
the hotel to pay his respects to the genial
James
This resulted in Jimmy being guyei a
whole lot by the other members Of the
team who used to ask Jimmy what crime
such and such visitor committed. 1t
didn't make any difference to the players
whether 1t crook or an honest man
who happened to drop around the hotel to
see Ryan the merry ball tossers put all Of
Jimmys visitors in the rogue class.
But Jimmy didn't mind the kidding. for
he is himself a past master in the art Of
kidding.
One day In ST. Louis a fine-looking man
called to sec Ryan. and from his face and
the great front he put up one would have
picked him out possessing the highest
sign Of degeneracy discernible, and for once
the team did not get after Jimmy about
his caller but Lew Drill said:
"V'>.l. boys. let's congratulate Jimmy on
that friend any way, because l believe him
to be straight. and 1 bet that Ryan never
had to lock him up when he was de-
tective.'
lis that fellow honest Jimmy" asked
Wyatt Lee.
who? He honest" snorted Jimmy, why
give that lad chance an he'd pick the
pockets Of a pool table
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Why the Black Sea Looks Blue.

AItizer of the Washington club on account
Of his having travelled In the far east.
where he did foreign military service for
Uncle Sam, is looked upon as an authority
by his team mates when any argument
arises among the players which deals with
things or happenings in the orient
The other day Charley Hickman. who is
a scholar when 1t comes to geography was
talking with Jones, the speedy outfielder.
about the territory of Russia, when Jones
stopped him long enough to inquire as to
why it happened that the Black sea looked
blue.
This question stumped the cheerful Hick-
man, and he turned to Dave AltiZer. who
was lacing his shoes. and asked him why
it was that the Black sea looked blue.
Altizer finished lacing his shoe. and then.
rising to his feet, he faced Hickman and
said:
You want to know why the Black sea
looks blue, Ell? Well, il you had all those
Cossacks to wash you would look blue 90. -
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Tim Hurst and Dad Clarke.

1t was during a game between the Phila
delphias and the New Yorks and Tim
Hurst was certainly having his work cut
out for him. Every decision appeared to be
the cause of protests from one side or the
other. while the New York crowd was hot
after the little indicator handler
Now. when the home team or. In fact any
other team gets after this game little Celt
one may expect to see the kicking side
get the worst end Of it. as Tim will surely
come out ahead on the deal.
This particular day Clarke. the pitcher,
had been giving Tim considerable back
talk and the more he talked the more OF
the home plate did the eccentric Dad have
to cut before Hurst would credit him with
a strike.
Finally Clarke became exasperated be-
cause Tim wouldn't call 'cm good when
he cut the corners. When Hurst had called
one a ball that Dad seemed to think ought
to have been a strike the eXcitable Clarke
throwing discretion to the wind and with
his face distorted with rage. up to
where the umpire stood. back Of the catch
err and in a voice that could be heard all
over the grand stand he shrieked:
Look a here, Tim Hurst. what are
you trying to do? Do you want to make a
fool out of me-"
Il do not. Mr.. Clarke" replied Tim with
mock politeneSS: I'm your case l feel safe
in allowing nature to take its course
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fibrous matter and being only partially sue
cessful turned to Charley and remarked:
Il wonder why it Is that they call this
meat porterhouse?"
Il suppose" YEARLY replied the fleet
footed outfielder, that they call 1t porter
house so they can charge us a dollar for
it."
What Ralph Glaze Supposed.
Ralph Glaze, the good-looking ex-college
kid, whom Boston had the great luck to
sign. was standing in the lobby of a Wash
ington hotel. talking with Grimshaw. when
their attention was attracted to one of the
hotel bell boys. hustling by. Grimshaw.
who is not given to delving into deep prob
lematical musing. on remarkng the uni
formed attendant said to Glaze
Il wonder why it Is Ralph, that they al
ways call these bell boys by the name Of
'buttons?'"
Il suppose" drawled Ralph. in that slow
way he has of speaking. that 1t is because
they are always off when you need them
most
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16

Boston has solved tho problem Of max
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16

The games should draw out record-break-
ing crowds this week-that Is, IL good
weather prevails. as some good games are
scheduled that should result in much ex-
element and close scores.
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1t won't be much of a surprise to any
one II change in the standing OF the
clubs happens this week. as the teams
as so closely punched that game one
way or the other will make a big shift.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16

With the tying up of the car lines first
by the great fire and recently by strike. the
motor car has proven blessing indeed to
San Francisco. Nearly every car in the
city was employed during the strike trans
porting passengers from the ferry depot to
various parts OF the city.
Business troubles, due to bad weather, are
blamed for the suicide at New York of
Marius B. Beekman, president of a COM
pany which operates sightseeing automo-
biles in several cities.
The good roads movement has taken a
greater hold on the south than ever before.
the facility with which convict labor may
be utilized being a strong incentive TO high
way building.
In addition to the expenditure of Sl,0O0bOO
on Connecticut roads by the state, the
towns will have their own yearly appropria-
tions left intact to spend on roads leading
to the state highways.
There should be plenty of good roads in
the vicinity of San Jose. Cal. for highway
improvements Whereabouts are in charge of
George b. Poihemus, president of the Santa
Clara County Automobile Club.
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1t was the general opinion that the loss
of several players would greatly enect
the playing Of the Atlantic team. 1t did
hurt to some extent, but the manage
ment has signed players in their places.
who while not as fast as their predecessors,
know the game throughout and are playing
good ball at the present time.
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Hotel Arrivals,

Ebbitt-E. T. Glenn. New York; T. B.
Kennerly, Piedmont, w. Va; E. H. KLEIN
rath, Bancroft. Va; Charles c. Lyon.
Baltimore: D. w. Coffman, U. S. IN; w.
P. Neill. L. s. N.
New Willard-J. S. Cappin. Franklin,
Pa: r. s. Hubbell and Mrs. HubbelI,
Brooklyn, N. Y: David Bispham, Phila-
delphia: r. P. Stout. Bethlehem, Pa; H.
o. Smith. New York; ]. w. Jackson.
Augusta, Ga: 7. J. Jones. U. S. A.;
Samuel Heller. Baltimore: c. D. Elliott,
Parker; ]. F. Adamson. Baltimore.
Arlington-A. w. Sewall. Philadelphia
Walter Bradley. New York; E. w. Calell,
New York: M. p. Towne. Philadelphia;
John Firth. New York: F. A. Eubank.
Oswego, N. Y.
Normandie-A. Taylor, Cincinnati; John
J. Coady. New York; Charles Miller and
Mrs. Miller. Omaha. Neb:: Mrs. J. E.
Caur. New York: H. G. Lennox, Rich
mond Hill. N. Y: E. F. Demmeile, Brook
Ign. N. Y: A. L. Dorreter. Baltimore, Md.
Riggs-Mrs. r. ]. Brockenbragh, New
York: B. J. Shafer. New York: r. {.
Collins. Pottsville. Pa: James Cloustie.
New York; T. B. Hapgood, New York;
Ed w. Taylor. Frankfort. Ky; y. L..
Claudy. Baltimore: ]. ALI. Goldschmidt,
New York: A. Benny. Bayonne, N. j.;
Miss Edna Doll. New Orleans; Miss
Corinne Doll. New Orleans: Mrs. E.
Parvers. New York: f. B. Killgore, New
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Births Reported.

The following births were reported at
the health Office during the past twenty
four hours:
female.
Robert NJ and Mary Williamson. De-
cember IA, male.
Wallace w. and Annie NJ. Rollins, De-
cember 5. female.
A. c. and Stella Pierce, December IA
male.
Charles W. and Katie Nicholson. De-
cember IL. male.
Carl J. and Anna Mess. December 16
female.
Walter and Fannie McAtee, December
IA, male.
George r. and Mary e. Hughes. De.
cember II. male.
Claude D. and Annie E. Higgin. Decem.
her IA. female.
Leslie B. and Sue Gray, December IL
female.
Claude. W. and Ellice H. De Forest, De.
Frank ]. and Mary J. Drew, December
5, female.
Henry A. and Sarah Lavisson. Decem.
Der IL, female.
William H. and Florence Bryan. Deem
Der II, female.
David c. and Kate I. Buscall, Deem
Der 0, male. ''.. ..'... .'.-'-.-.
Hammond and Ella Thomas, December
6. male.
Alexander and Mary E. Tyler, December
IT. male.
Charles R. and Maud Jones, December
IA. male.
Wil..am T. and Matte Hicks. December
Ii, male.
Joseph A. and Fannie Dodson, December
a. male.
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BLIND BOY PHILOSOPHER.
Talks on the Questionable Useful
ness of College Education

CHICAGO. December 19.-George Rex
Clark, the blind boy who graduated from
the University of Chicago Tuesday. wants
to make politics his lifework. He made
a special study Of politics in college and
intends soon to take an active part in the
affairs of his ward, the seventh. He
aspires first to become an alderman, but
hopes to climb high on the political ladder.
Politics l believe makes a great field
for blind men, and I am surprised there
are not more in it," said Clark yesterday.
There is no doubt that the blind man
could be a good and efficient politician il
he would Blindness in itself should not
be great handicap. On the contrary. il
might aid. 1t might give one more time
for reflection and consideration Of the
problems of state"
Speaking of the benefits Of his college
education, he said: college education is
questionable luxury. 1t has been a
question to me whether the four years
time a man puts in is worth while. In
one way II is not worth it; but for a blind
man a college education is the best thing
possible.
II believe that every state ought to set
aside 5000 a year for fund to send
each blind man who wants to go to COL
lege or to a university. The state should
furnish one each-I believe there would
not be more than half dozen-wth 81, 900
a year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-19
SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS.
Fifteenth Meeting Held at the Pin
chot Home.

AT the hfteenth meeting of the National
society OF the Fine Arts. which was held
last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
James w. Pinchot, lecture on Interior
decoration was given by Mrs. Candace
"heeier OF New York. The subject was
one upon which Mrs. Wheeler could speak
with authority. as she has given many
years OF her life to its study, and was one
OF the founders of the first Decorative
Arts Societies in this country. Her name
Is also closely allied with the organization
known as the Associated Artists" and
with the formation and settlement of On
teora Park. Tracing the history of the art
OF decoration from the day when the first
wall of a cave. to its fruition in England
at the time of William Morris. Mrs.
Wheeler showed how 1t was the beauty
hunger which had called it forth and en-
gendered its development. Telling, inter-
estingly of the relation of the art to the
life of the people, she made clear its dig
nifty and importance. Applying the rule
for accession given by Norris she urged
that useful things might be beautiful and
beautiful things adapted to our needs
color. she insisted, was the chief factor
In decoration, and had a deeper influence
and significance than many were aware.
AS in other manifestations of art. Mrs.
Wheeler explained, that in order to be
vital the art of decoration must be express
sive of the life of the period in which 1t
was produced. Beautiful as are the tex
tiles of the other lands, and by-gone days,
1t would not do for us to merely repro
duce them-the east is still the east, and
the west the west. and so they would re-
main in spirit and sympathy. Mrs. Wheeler
declared that no great light had arisen
as yet in this country. but that instead
we have today a widening of general in
tereSt. and many who have taken up, ard
successfully carried on, one branch of dec
orative work. In conclusion she showed
the decorations by Abbey in the Public
Library of Boston. and series of mural
paintings for public buildings by Mr..
Blashfieid. who painted, it will be remem-
bered, the ceiling of the rotunda of the
main reading room at the Library of
Congress.
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State Liquor Law Supreme,

CHICAGO. December 19.-Judge Heap OF
the municipal court rendered a sweeping
decision yesterday In favor of the prose
cution against saloonkeepers for violation
of the Sunday-closing law. He declared
that the defense in such cases cannot in
troduce as part of its case the city orti-
nances giving saloonkeepers the right to
keep open bars on Sunday. He asserted
that the state law is 81. rene and that
the city council cannot properly pass
ordinances which conflict with any act
of the state legislature. The defense in
the Sunday-closing cases had based it's
hopes of acquittal on the city ordinance.
Judge Heap declared, however, that no
reference could be made to IL during any
trial for violation of the Sunday-ciosIng
law
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Cheers for Rescue.

NEW YORK, December 19-Fireman
Andrew McManus of truck 30 ran up
through John Aiken's house. at so West
18th street, to the third floor last night,
when Aiken and his family. who had run
out as soon as a fire started in the base
ment, told him that Mrs. Mary Magill.
about fifty years old, was trapped in the
top floor
BEFORE his comrades had raised a ladder
to the front window the smoke which
prevented McManus' exit through the hall
drove him out of the window on to the
coping of the window below.
he hnally coaxed Mrs. Magill on to this
narrow perch, and then managed to pass
her into the window Of the adjoining
house. Crowds on the street applauded as
McManus completed the rescue success
fully by swinging himself in at the same
window. -
The fire was confined to the basement
and did 5000 damage
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Samuel Johnson and RACHEL Brown.
William G. Burner and Lizzie F. Cough
lin.
Ohio w. Somerville and Julia K. War
ner.
Henry T. Burkhardt and Sarah D.
Walsh. both of Petersburg, Va
James Speaks and Annie Wood.
William H. Dimes and Charlotte Gross.
Harvey L. Heflin and Pearl Soutter, both
Of Culpeper, Va.
Edmund Gary and Susie Butler.
George H. Cornwell and Lizzie NJ. Sa-
terwhite.
Shirley E. Spicer and Eddie T. Strother,
both of Remington, Va.
James r. Carpenter and Nellie W. Hal
ley, both of Charles county. Md.
Roscoe I. Maxwell of Philadelphia, Pa,
and Brownie E. Wysong of this city.
Matthew Young and Ida Branson.
Albert Jaeger and Olive L. Paxton.
John 8. Umberger of Monrovia, Md, and
Ida NJ. Syes of this city.
Clarence E. Johnson and Maggie Smith.
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Deaths in the District.

The following deaths were reported at
the health Office during the past twenty
four hours:
Hattie Burdette, q years, 1910 32d street
northwest.
Jane c. Mangum. 81 years. 800 North
Carolina avenue.
Madge R. Rogers, A years, 81 r street
northwest.
Allan T. Sangston, 81 years, 705 Rhode
Island avenue.
Florence 1. Wilson. q years. II Iowa
circle.
Mary A. Forrest, year, 927 New Hamp-
shire avenue northwest.
Eliza E. 8. Brown, II years, 1923 Q
street northwest.
Charles L. Walker, II years, 40 Sd
street northwest.
Mary Posey, so years. 1247 Maryland
avenue northeast
William Smith, 81 years, 235 1871 street
southwest.
Phoebe Jackson, So years. 2 Baldwins
court.
Clarence johnson, years. 81 Harrison
avenue.
James Davis IS years, 1T street
northwest.
Alexander Braxton. so years, 1882 Euclid
street.
John Thomas. 1 month, 1870 18th street
northwest.
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Prof. Anichkoff Sentenced.

ST. PETERSBURG, December 1o.-Prof
Anichkoff. who holds the chair of litera-
ture in the University OF st. Petersburg.
has been sentenced to confinement in a
fortress for eighteen months for being
member of the Peasant League OF Nov
gorod. NJ. Anichkoff was the hero of q
romantic incident in the days when the
progressive newspaper Osvobozhdnis was
being smuggled at great risk into Rus
STA. He made what was ostensibly a
wedding trip with a well-kuown woman
writer in an attempt to import copies Of
the paper. Both were arrested and I'M
prisoned in fortress for one year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-19
BONAPARTE'S HANGING BOOM
SAID TO WANT
HIM AS A CANDIDATE.
His Modest Scheme for. Exterminat-
ing Habitual Criminals Meets
With Approval.

CHICAGO, December 19.-The Tribune
today says:
AN underground movement which had
as it's object the election of Attorney
General Charles ]. Bonaparte to the
presidency of the United States is in
progress. 1t has come up for breath in
Chicago, Washington and Boston, and
may be presented briefly in New York
and Indianapolis.
so far as is known it is only an under
ground campaign which is being con-
Quoted, and at present there is no evil
dence to indicate that Mr. Bonaparte
is aware of the proceedings himself. The
campaign managers are physicians. They
have their issue and they have selected
Mr.. Bonaparte as their candidate be-
cause he is known to favor the PROPOSE
ton. The issue is the determination of
the criminal classes
Real Social Revolution.
THE physicians propose to confine
habitual criminals in asylum prisons for
life Mr.. Bonaparte, as he has made
known in his speeches, would hang them.
The physicians admit that the habitual
criminal should be hanged, but they are
afraid that the country is not ready
for this.
LAS compromise the doctors propose
to confine them for life either in asylums
or in a penal colony, and they hope that
Mr.. Bonaparte can be persuaded to mod
fy his views to agree with their ideas
when 1t is opportune and practical A
republican candidate for President nomi-
mated on a platform the chief plank of
which calls for the confinement of habitual
criminals will constitute favorable be
ginning in the medical opinion.
THE movement is being conducted by
confidential correspondence from city to
city and is intcrestin gon this account, as
well because of it's new national issue.
The physicians are averse to seeing
their names in print as connected with
the boom, and explain that it is their de-
sire to see the movement develop be-
fore their connection becomes known"
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public entertainments, such as the opera.
the great musical or other gala perform
ances. Her absence from the opera lately,
which occasioned some surprise in a
social way, has been explained by Mrs.
Reyburn, who says that she made appli-
cation for a box at the proper time. but
was not able to secure one. Any other
place in the house would hardly be COM
mensurate with the dignity which she
contends does or at least ought to sur
round the Office which her husband holds
and In the honors Of which his wife natu-
rally shares.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee were with Mr..
and Mrs. Perry Belmont in their box at
the opera last night in New York. Other
WashingtonianS conspicuous in the horse
shoe were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May, the
latter wearing an emerald green velvet
costume and tiara of diamonds.
The Brazilian ambassador and Nine. Ma
buco entertained informally at dinner last
night for the italian ambassador and Bar
oness Mayor des Planches. The baroness
received at the embassy yesterday about
sixty women of the italian colony here
who have formed themselves into society
which they have named for her, the Am
bassadress Marie Society.
Mrs. John P. Jackson gave a luncheon
today.
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Pen. Prisoners Make Their Escape.

The local police department has re-
ceived word from George o. Osborne,
keeper of the New Jersey state prison at
Trenton. N. j.. asking that lookout be
kept for Thomas Buckley, alias Thomas
Burns, thirty years of age, and John Lam
genberg, thirty-one years of age, who es-
capped from the prison last Monday. Buck
ley was serving a term of thirteen years
for robbery. and Langenberg was serving
time for larceny. A reward of $500 is to
be paid for their arrest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-19
Booker Washington Joins Masous.

BOSTON, December 19.-The degrees in
Freemasonry were conferred on Booker T.
Washington. president Of Tuskegee Insti-
tute. Alabama, by William Lloyd Mar
SHALL grand master of Prince Hall Grand
Lodge. F. and a. NJ, of Massachusetts,
last night at the apartments Of the COL
ored Masons. II. c. Binford, grand mas
ter of the Grand Lodge OF Alabama, In
whose jurisdiction DR.. Washington re-
sides, officially sanctioned the granting Of
the degrees and sent letter Of congratu-
lation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-19
Westminster for Kelvin,

LONDON. December 19.-The Royal So
ciety. of which Lord Kelvin was formerly
president. will petition the dean of West
minister Abbey for permission to bury the
DISTINGUISHED scientist in that historic
church.