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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
cURIos1TIEs IN COMPLIMENTS.
Some Odd Presents That Have Been
Given to Rulers.
From Tit Bits.

From Tit-Bits.
A very pretty compliment was paid by
his fellow townsmen to President FaIlieres
of France upon the occasion of his recent
visit to his birthplace. the little town of
Mezin. To widen the street the house in
which the president was born had been
pulled down some years ago. What was
to be done? The people of Mezin put
their heads. together and when fheir dis
tinguished fellow citizen arrived imagine
his delight at finding an exact reproduction
of his old home in papier mache! All was
perfect. down to the very furniture part
of which had been collected from the coun-
try around and part reproduced in fac
simile. The president thanked his friends
in voice broken with emotion. and tears
actually streamed down his cheeks as he
finished his little speech.
The late French president. NJ. Loubet,
was once the recipient of an Interesting
present 1t consisted Of an immense album
filled with thousands of press cuttings re-
lating to his visits to Italy and to Eng
land The album. which is of enormous
size and richly bound. contains not only
cuttings, but photographs and illustrations
of all kinds. 1t forms. indeed. a complete
chronicle of his life written by many diff
ferent people. and in more than a dozen
different languages.
In India the native rajahs consider it the
highest possible compliment to be presented
sequently both King Edward and the
Prince of Wales have been the recipients
of many gifts of this description. But
when. one fine day. two splendid tigers ar
rived unexpectedly at Sandringham. King
Edward was driven to demonstrate. Il
have accommodation" he said. for horses,
dogs, cows. cats, mice and even rats, but
L must draw the line at tigers
An odd gift was received by the Crown
Prince of Germany upon his coming of age.
A deputation of butchers attended bearing
an enormous and magnificent steak. supon
the surface of which was worked ins suet
their greetings to the future nohafcfi.'
The late Prince Bismarck once. received
from some miners in Westphalia btsst Of
himself carved in COAL and Is said that
this odd present was always carefully pre-
served by him and looked upon somewhat
in the light of luck bringer.
A compliment which had serious results
paid to an actor named Hanson at
little mining town in British Columbia
The audience was so stirred by Mr.. Han
sons acting that some persons began
throwing presents upon the stage like
spectators at Spanish builfght: One
burly miner, having nothing else handy
hurled lump of gold ore. Uniuckily it
hit the actor on the head and knocked
him down He was badly injured and it
was weeks before he was able to play
again.
pliment belongs TO tribe of Indians on
the Alaskan coast. When a chief wishes
to do honor to a distinguished visitor he
invites him to a ''potlatch." or feast. Then
when all have eaten their fill the chief
goes to the edge of the cliff and solemnly
sions as he thinks he can afford. This IL
held to be the highest form Of compliment
and much superior to merely giving pres
ents to the guest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Mission at St. Patrick's Church.

three weeks mission was opened at
st. Patrick's Church yesterday with solemn
high mass and a sermon by Rev. Father
Cortney. Associated with him in the series
Of meetings. will be Fathers Kane and
Reilly Of the archdiecesan missionary band
Of New York city. and the work will con-
tinue until February 10. The first weeks
instructions will be devoted exclusively to
women. the second week for men and the
third week for non-Catholies desiring to
learn what the Roman Church teaches. ser
mons during that week being directed
mainly to explanations Of the Catholic doc
trine.
At the Z, and o'clock masses yesterday
morning the missionary fathers made the
announcements for the mission. outlining
what was expected to be accomplished
Father Courtney, one of the missionary
fathers. preached at the high mass at II
o clock, answering the general objection to
religion prevalent in the world today. The
solemn high mass was sung by Rev. VIII
liam e. Carroll, with Rev. Thomas e. Nc
Smyth as subdeacon. Rev. DIR. d. J. Stat
ford. the pastor Of st. Patrick's. was In the
sanctuary. For the morning service the
choir had prepared a choral mass by
OShea. Students from Holy Cross College
at the Catholic University Of America sang
the proper OF the mass Intrott, Grad
ual /" "Onertory" and Communion"
Devotfons will occur every evening ut
7:3O o'clock: masses every week day at g.
Z, and am. with instructions at the 8
and O'Clock masses. cordial Invitation
IL extended nOn-Cath0lics - al the serv-
Ices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
REGULATION OF INSURANCE.
Companies Required to Incorporate
Under District Laws.

Senator Galhnger today introduced bill
requiring companies insuring against
death. sickness. ETC., in the District Of
Columbia to incorporate under the laws
Of the District before doing business.
Purely fraternal insurance companies are
not included under this proposed law. The
bill has the Endorsement Of the District
Commissioners. 1t has called forth a
protest from DR.. Robert w. Brown. 1877
nth street, who says he deems it unfair
to require companies insuring only up to
$1,000 to put up $780, while companies
giving insurance for unlimited amounts
have to deposit only 100000. He says
he has seen much of the operation Of
those companies that give sick benefits
and that pay small insurance to cover fu-
neral expenses, and that they are great
help to the poor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Home for Aged and Infirm.

In communication to the Commissioners
today DR.. Percy G. Smith, superintendent
of the Home for the Aged and Infirm. stated
that the present appropriation of $4,000 Is
not sufficient to run that Institution for the
balance of the fiscal year. and asked the
Commissioners to include an item of s.. $50
for 1t in the deficiency bill. DR.. Smith ex-
planned that as this is the first year the
Home for the Aged and Infirm has been I'm
existence the appropriation allotted 1t was
purely experimental. 1t was based upon a
daily average Of 200 inmates at 500 per
capita a year. The daily average. he said.
has always been considerably more than
that number. thereby reducing the annual
per capita. During the winter months the
daily average has been materially in
creased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Lineal Society Euchre Party.

There was q large attendance OF Spanish
War Veterans. their relatives and friends
at a euchre and social gathering. given
under the auspices Of the Lineal Society
of the Spanish War. at its hall. Sic 9th
street, last Friday evening. At the con-
clusion of the social hour the game was
called After fifteen games had been
played ''taps'' was sounded, and the names
OF the prize winners announced. The first
ladies' prize was won by Mrs H. c. Cough
Ian; second. by Miss M. Curtin. and the
third. by Mrs. Charles ]. Harlow. The
first gentlemen's prize went to Mr.. w. L.
Lawson; second, to Mr.. w. Henderson, and
the third. to Mr.. F. Prospect The party
was in charge Of the executive committee
as follows: Miss Anna Ferris. chairman;
Mrs. Leta NJ. Ferguson. Mrs. Fred. 8.
Hodgson, Mrs. w. L. Lawson. Mrs. Daniel
p. Conway. Mrs. J. Walter Mitchell, Mrs.
Harry Welsh and Mrs. Pearl Dolph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
J. p. aRUET's CHARGES.
Claims He Can Prove Bailey's Connec-
ton With Oil Monopoly.

The New York American today prints a
three-page article giving charges against
Senator Bailey. which, it is claimed, ]. p
Gruet. for seventeen years secretary of the
Waters-Pierce OIL Company. can prove. The
American claims that Gruet can prove:
Il. That Senator Bailey, at the time he
was engaged in an effort to reinstail the
Waters-Pierce OIL Company In Texas. knew
without a shadow Of a doubt that he was
working for the Standard oil trust:
80. That Senator Bailey instead Of prac-
ticing law and receiving a fee therefor, as
he stated in his speeches. was practicing
Influence and that influence in favor OF
the Standard OIL trusts branch, the Waters
Pierce OIL Company. which had been GUST
ed from the state by the decree OF the high
est courts;
's. That Senator. Bailey received va
rious sums of money for his services to the
Waters-Pierce OIL Company In the mat
ter Of this Texas legislation: that these
sums of money came through the hands Of
ters-Pierce OIL Company: that these sums
were repaid to Henry Clay Pierce by the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company. and that the,
papers which prove Senator Bailey's guilt
became part Of the records Of the waters
Pierce OIL Company. attached to the voucn-
ers which represented the payments to
Senator soseEn W; Bailey. :.
these moneys. knew that they were a gift
and not a loan. as he has stated. and In no
instance have these moneys ever been re-
paid. A note for 5000 given to Henry
Clay Pierce and transferred by him to the
Waters-Pjsrce Oil Company was taken into
the assets Of that company among bills re-
ceivabie. and when at its maturity 1t was
not paid that note was charged on the
books to profit and loss. and the original
note In now In the hands of the attorney
general of the state OF Texas and Is still
unpaid. Mr. Gruet win prove that MT
Bailey faisified when he said that this note
had been paid.
IS. That Senator Bailey received the
dividends from 100 shares Of stock OF the
Waters-Pierce OIL Company an part of his
reward for cIinching the hold Of that COM
bination ON the oil business Of Texas. Mr..
Gruet Will show that at Henry Pierce
direction he split the stock certificate of the
president of the Waters-Pierce Company
into two certificates. one for 1.150 shares
and one for 400 shares. To complete the
chain Of circumstantlal evidence. Attorney
GAnerai Davidson Of Texas will show that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
IDENTIFIED.
A Florida Razorback Shoat Furnishes
Proof Of His Identity.

A Florida Razorback shoat Furnishes
Proof Of His Identity.
From the New York Sun.
small shoat that looked like a young
razorback hog from Florida was roofing in
the sawdust In the show window of a
Brooklyn butcher store. His color markings
were somewhat like those of a hyena and
his countenance had ferocious aspect lie
was so thin that the sunlight almost shone
through him. There was low fence along
the inner edge of the window SILL -'
solemn looking man entered the store,
walked to about the middle Of the floor and
said:
Whore, Who're. whoo-e-e-e!"
Cut it out said the proprietor.
Whore, Who're. whOo-e-e-ey' the man
repeated.
'Wheek, wheek-wheek. wh-e-e-e-k!" came
from the pig in the show window Then
the little fence crashed down and the pig
followed it ana began roofing at the
strangers feet.
IL guess he's the real goods" said the
man. "He knows the call. Down in the
Florida pine woods the raz0rbacks will an
swer that call when they are hungry. Give
him something to eat. i- ..;.y ...-,-..
With this the man said Good day" and
went on. - -- .,.rf-,z- s..,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
RAzINa A LANDMARK.


for 7. n. c. A. Building.
FREDERICK. Nd, january 2l.-The
work of razing the old Park Hotel prop
erty, on the southeast corner OF West
Church and Court streets. on the site of
which will be erected Frederick's hand
some new Young Mems Christian Associa>
ton building. was begun Saturday. The
contract specifies that the new building
must be completed by November 16 next.
In the latter part of the fifties the hotel
was known as the Dill House and was
conducted at that time by Ezra Shank,
and later in the sixties. by Mrs. Shank.
When the Shanks discontinued the bust
ness they were succeeded by Messrs. Will
liam B. Tabler and Charles B. Fout. who
conducted 1t as tavern until the latter
part Of June. 1873. when they were sue
who conducted 1t for a number of years.
1t was afterward taken charge of by
Messrs. Picking and Dean. who ran it until
July. 1879, when Col. Frank B. Carlin took
charge of the property. and on July 4,
House.
In 1885 Mrs. Ann c. Carlin purchased
the property from r1r. Lewis H. Dill, and
In 1888 Mr.. Dill bought 1t at mortgages
sale of Ann c. Carlin and Charles D. Doll.
Later the property was owned by Louis
McMurray, who retained the ownership
until the time Of his death. In 1890 Charles
w. Rose, ST., and Henry Williams pur-
chased the hotel from Jane M. McMurray
and William A. Fisher. administrators of
Louis McMurray, for the sum of $4,000.
Since then there have been a number of
tenants. P. E. Long OF. the. City Hotel was
proprietor for number OF years. and after
ward Mr.. Seth Burgess ran it for short
while under the name ot.tfsst Hotel Burgess.
and was succeeded by Douglass Bros, who
named 1t the Park Hotel
Afterward Col. Hoy assumed charge for
while. He was succeeded by Mr.. ].
Henry Steele. and about two years ago
the hotel was in. charge of Mr.. J. c. Gil
bert. For several years it has been unoc-
cupied. 1t was purchased some months ago
for the Young Mems Christian Association
at cost of $4,000.
The property is one of the landmarks of
the city and has been the stopping. place
Of travelling men from all parts of the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Washington saengerbund Entertains.


A one-act comedy, entitled THE Gosling
Of Buchenau." and program OF recita-
lions and declamatory parts were rendered
last evening by the dramatic section Of
the Washington Saengerbund. The audi
ence was large and repeatedly applauded
the players.
The various parts were taken by F. A.
Rockar, Miss Minna Bueter. Miss Pauline
Holer F. Bueter, s. Scharbau and William
Hannemann, who is the director of the
dramatic section. Mrs. A. Schumacher
pleased the audience with original recita-
tons.
The Wiener Manner Gesang Verein, or
Vienna male chorus, which is scheduled to
arrive in America in the spring. will be the
guests of the local Saengerbund while in
this city The chorus is one Of the fore
most German singing societies. Arrange
ments. SO far. have been made for two
concerts: one before President Roosevelt,
and the other at local theater.
Nearly every member of the chorus is
said to be a nobleman or other distin-
guished person. The public concerts are
given for charitable purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
OWNERS TESTIMONY ALL IN.
Hearing Before Commissioner Of Union
Station Grade Claims.

The union station grade damage commits
sion today finished hearing testimony In
behalf Of the owners of the property on
the north side of street between North
Capitol street and New Jersey avenue. re-
garding the damages alleged to have re-
suited to the property from the change
made in the grade of street by the mu-
nicipai authorities in order to provide ap-
proaches to the union station. The hear
ing Of evidence for the property owners
has occupied the attention OF the commits
sion for upward Of two weeks.
The commission VIII meet at the city heu
tomorrow at 1890 am. when Special Coun-
sci for the District Sinclair will begin the
Of testimony In behaif OF the
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
No Sale of Homeward Bound Mission.

'The statement that this mission has been
offered for sale is false" Mrs. HasIam.
commander of the Homeward Bound Mis-
sion, declared during the services last
night in the auditorium. 119 Pennsylvania
avenue. She added that a report had been
circulated to the effect that she was at
tempting to dispose of the mission by bar
ter.
such a thing would be unheard Of" she
added. THE mission is fiourishing. and
should I desire to retire from this work
there would be no sale. but the work would
go on as usual To sell a mission is some
thing unheard of. and the person who cir
culated such a report is not a genuine mis-
sionary.'
The service was opened with prayer by
Capt. Theodore Valiant and Capt. Settle.
There was a solo by Lieut.. Nellie Haslam.
and Mrs. Hatton delivered an address on
the subject of Victory" in which she
urged her hearers to ''valiantly fight the
good battle. and victory would be theirs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Architects Elect Officers.

The annual meeting of the Washington
Chapter Of the American Institute Of Archi-
tects was held in the Octagon last Friday.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, e. w. Dom, tr.:
vice president, William ]. Marsh; treasurer.
F. B. Pyle; secretary. Percy Ash: commit
tee on admissions, Snowden Ashford, j.
Rush Marshall and Robert Stead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Hot Water Cure.
From Woman's Life.

FROM " oman 5 LIE. ~.
An acute attack Of Group will be usually
relieved in ten minutes IL a towel or strip
of flannel folded lengthwise and dipped
into hot water. then slightly wrung oat. be
placed around the neck of the sufferer and
covered so as to retain the heat The same
placed over the sea: of pain will In most
cases quickly give relief to neuralgia and
:oothache. and laid over the stomach acts
like magic in attacks of collie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Meeting at Italian Embassy.

1t is announced that the Dante AlighIeri
Society. an italian literary organization is
to meet Friday evening at the Italian en-
bassy. where Baron des Planches will
speak on Dante in Italian History"
The local society is branch of a large
organization. with headquarters in Rome
At meeting to be held at the embassy
next month former Comm ssioner of Edu-
cation Harris will speak on What Dante
Has Done For Other Nations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

Deyelopments are looked for in the
typhoid fever situation through what APP
near to be the refusal Of the Scranton
OPAL DOOR board to assist IN aiding the
needy. The board Of associated charities
has relieved hundreds of families at a cost
thousand dollars II dsbt - . result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

Oriental silks valued at 100000 were
scattered over the prairie at Clontorf. MIMI,
during q binding blizzard. when ten ex-
press cars on a special train on the Great
Northern railroad were ditched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
acceptance Of the separation law as it

acceptance Of the separation law as 1t
stands
IT answer to this that the deliberations
of that assembly having taken place In the
utmost secrecy. the pope alone knows OF
the verdict of that assembly. and he en-
phatically denies the assertion of the
French government. In his encyclical to
the French bishops he refers to their al
most unanimous condemnation OF that
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-02-21
TO MARK BOUNDARIES OF
ROYAL GORGE PARK

At a special meeting of the members
Of the recently created city park com
mission, held at the top OF the Royal
Gorge last Friday, steps were taken
to mark the boundaries OF the Royal
Gorge park, as provided in the bill
passed by congress last year ceding
the property to Canon. City. Up to the
present time comparatively little has
been done to comply with the con-
gressional enactment by which the
people OF this city become the owners
OF strip of territory approximately
Ave miles long and three miles wide
at the top of the Royal Gorge, although
a movement has been inaugurated by
the park commission which will meet
sll OF the obligations OF the city in the
premises.
A survey of the park Is now being
made and on its conclusion monu-
ments will. be set up as required by
law to define its limits. The park has
a superficial area of nearly fifteen
square miles. and is a magnificent do
main. II extends about one mile south
OF the gorge and two miles north of
II, and stretches out for distance OF
I'VE miles from east to west No city
In the United States has such a splen-
did reserve for pleasure purposes as
the Royal Gorge Park and Canon City
ought 10 make the most of 1t by i'm
proving It whenever opportunity for It
arises. II is an asset of which the
people of this city should be proud.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-02-21

Canon City business men evidently
take issue with the prevailing idea
that corporations are assassins of
progress and enemies of public well
fare. They have arranged to give a
banquet to inaugurate a boosting
movement, and the list of invited
guests includes representatives of all
the large corporations which do bus
mess in their city.
1T is plain that they do not look
upon the Colorado Fuel & Iron COM
pany. the telephone, railroad and sim
liar utility corporations as their enc
mics, else they would not have asked
them to be present and join in launch
ing new era of progress.
The plan of getting work makers
together TO talk over the future after
eating good dinner is becoming quite
common. 1t has been productive of
great deal of good In Denver. Canon
City is sprouting new ambitions, and
so Its well wishers have borrowed the
plan.
The twentieth of this month is the
date set: Governor Buchtel is TO at
tend and give instructions on how to
Smile and Push" and it is hoped that
much good Will result. The city at
the mouth of the canon has come to
fear that its light is being hid as by
bushel. and takes this means to
throw of the covering. II wants the
Gorge. wants more fruit growers to
put its idle acres to orchard. and
would have its undeveloped resources
inquired into by men of capital and
the will to do.
'All of which is admirable. fine
and much TO be desired, but the point
is that It has included tentacles of
the octopuses among those to whom it
is looking for help, and seems not to
knw that the purpse of all such Is
TO throttle growing communities in
which they are Interested!
I'VE wonder why 1t is that every
now anu lutu me sEhileI tuWHs are
able Ia see virtue in what Denver, for
instance. has come to look upon as
criminal.
Editor Guy Hardy. of Canon City,
at a recent meeting in Denver, apol-
ogized for the fact that in his city
and other small ones throughout the
state there remains an old-fashioned
tendency to trust mankind and believe
every man honest until he has been
indicted, tried and ordered locked up.
Possibly this accounts for this unus-
ual guest list prepared for the BAN
quet of the boosters of his town. Any
how, It is rather encouraging to find
that there is one place eft on earth
where n work maker and business
protector is not looked upon as a
criminal per se.'
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-02-21
School Orders Called

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing registered school orders issued
by the several districts of Fremont
County. Colorado, drawn upon the spe-
cial fund. will be paid on presentation
to the County Treasurer. at his office
in Canon. City, Colorado, at any time
during business hours between the
date this notice and March Sth, 1907.
And further notice is hereby given
that all school orderes called by this
notice not so presented shall cease to
draw interest on and after March sth,
fun-