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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
LEAGUE AGAINST DUELING.
Ladies of Ancient Families of Austria
in Organization.

VIENNA. June S.-There has just been
inaugurated with all due formalities a
Ladies League against dueling. Repre-
sentatives of the most ancient families Of
the empire as well many ladies of the
higher middle class have become members.
The president as we'll as the founder of the
league is the hereditary Princess Therese
of SchwarZenberg. who. in brilliant ad-
dress, has explained the purpose of the
league. pointing out the great interest
women had in the suppression of the duel
ing evil.
Women" said the princess, shall fight
with their strongest weapon-their intellect
and heart-in carrying campaign
against dueling. When no woman can
longer be found to see hero in each duel
list the last hour will have struck for the
duel.
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McCarren Buys a Newspaper.
,ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The STAR.
NEW YORK, June S.-State Senator Pat
rick II. McCarren has bought a controlling
interest in the New York Daily News. He
takes charge Of the publication today and
has outlined a course that is intended to inn
prove 1t in every respect. he says. In the
management of the paper Patrick J. Daily,
his cousin. who has been named as its gem
eral manager, and Frank A. Bailey, u
Brooklyn real estate broker. will be. assoc
ciated with the state senator. All adver.
Using given out by the corporation coun.
sells office will in future be given to tha
News, 1t " predicted.
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SONS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Adjourned to Meet Next Year in This
City.
Special Dispatch to The Sta

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DENVER. Col, June S.-Nelson A Nc
Clary of Chicago has been elected president
general of the National Society OF the Sons
of the American Revolution. Other officers
elected were:
Vice presidents. T. G. Avery of Buffalo,
w. H. Bayley, District of Columbia; J. w.
Whiting. Alabama; secretary general, A. H.
Howard Clark Washington, d. c.; treas
general, Willard Secor of Iowa: chap
lain general. the Rev ]. H. Randall of New
York: historian general DR.. r. w. Slocum
of Colorado.
Forty-one members of the board of trus-
tees, one from each state having branch
of the national society, We're also elected.
The organization adjourned to meet next
year in Washington, u. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
FOUND DEAD IN THE ROAD.
Victims Death Due to Excitement
While Escaping From Sanitarium.

NEW YORK, June 8.-The body of R., L.
Steiner a former New York merchant, who
was being treated for insanity at a sani-
tarium in Corona, L. l., was found in the
road in the village today after he and Jo-
seph Klene, another inmate, had escaped
from the sanitarium last night Kleine was
found hiding in the woods, but gave no clue
to the cause of Steiner's death. The man.
ager of the sanitarium said that death was
due to heart disease resulting from the ex-
element of the escape
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
cRoF. NEWTON DEAD.
Well-Known Authority on Birds.
Was Seventy-Eight Years Of Age.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LONDON. June S.-Prof. Alfred Newton
NJ. A, F. r. s.. the weli-known authority
on birds, is dead. He was seventy EIGHT
years of age.
Prof. Newton was the pioneer in Great
Britain of legislation for protection Of
birds and the passage of the most impor-
tant bills to that end was due to his agita-
ton of the subject. He was a great traveller.
wrote many books on birds and zoology in
general and was the author of the "Dc-
tionary of Birds" published in 1886 He
was the recipient of high hOnors from the
leading learned societies. including the gold
medal of the Linnaenean Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

The human hair crop is a profitable and
extensive industry. Five tons of 1t are
annually imported by the merchants of
London. The center of the trade is Paris.
where 100000 pounds of it are harvested
annually, with q valuation of $4OO0OOO.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-07-12
Conclusion.

ton, limitation of two years is put up
on the office of Presidency, and l lay
down my trust deeply beholden to you for
the distinguished honor you conferred
upon me and the exceptional oppor-
tunity you afforded me to serve my re-
igion and my people. 1t was my ambl-
tion to uphold the dignity and enhance
the usefulness of our organization, so
sacred and dear to us, because it is
monument of Isaac M. Wise, the immor-
tai man who founded it and with so
clear vision OWNED it's possibilities.
And turn the office over to my success
sOr with the consciousness that there is
a big destiny before American Israel.
unified and united, and that the Cen
trail Conference Of American Rabbis is
constituted to play very important role
in the unfolding of Judaism in our land
of magnificent spiritual, as well as ma
terial, opportunities and possibilities.
1t is for this generation Of American
Jews, for whom the freedom Of inquiry
and thought and the liberty Of indi-
vidual conscience have been established
by heroic struggle with the powers OF
bigotry and fanaticism, to present Juda-
ism in such a manner that it will appeal
to the heart and win the assent OF the
mind, be in accord with the growing
thought of the world and yet so truly
Jewish that every born Jew can give
spontaneous assent to it and that, de-
spite ceremonial differences, no religious
schism need arise between the native and
the alien, the ritualist and the spiritual
ist.
It is for this generation, for whom the
hardest and most thanl>less pioneer work
has already been done, to build the
school, the synagogue, the college and
whatever other institutions may be
needed for the awakening, the nurtur-
ing and Strengthening of the Jewish
consciousness, upon foundation so
strong and with walls so firmly con-
structed that they will not tumble I'M
der the onslaughts Of criticism, or crum-
BILE under the ravages Of Indifference and
materialism.
1t is for this generation stirred by
the story Of progroms, inspired by the
presence of thousands and thousands of
martyrs, reused by the crying need of
national and international cooperation,
to unite the Jews Of the land into "a
three-fold cord that cannot be broken"
by esteeming one another, by confessing
our spiritual as well as our philan-
thropic needs and by respecting the con-
tribution each element of the commun-
itv is best fitted to supply especially by
The Jewish outlook., 1907-07-12
of this work which is so worthy Of our

Achievements OF the year
The last convention planned many
tasks for the year; and L take pride in
reporting that owing to the fidelity OF
your officers and committees all OF its
mandates have been carried out. A tes-
timonial was handed to Mr.. Simon Wolf
on the occasion Of his seventieth birth
day and the resolutions in memory OF
DR.. Lippman Mayer were engrossed.
The subventions to various publications
were paid. A request was sent out to
devote the Sabbath -Shekalim sermon to
synagogue-e extension. A protest against
Sabbath legislation was sent to Wash
ingtOn and efforts made in behalf of the
passage Of liberal immigration law of
Congress. The year book Of 344 pages
appeared on December 18th, the minutes
having been approved by the Executive
Committee and the remarks Of speakers
submitted to them for revision. Eight
hundred copies were distributed accord
ing to newly prepared mailing-list
Five different reprints Of papers were
made. Five thousand copies Of the
pamphlet ''Why the Bible should not be
read in the Public Schools were printed
and twenty-four hundred copies dis
tributed to newspapers, boards Of educa-
ton, libraries, etc. A pamphlet Of hol-
iday sermons was printed and five hun
dred copies distributed free. A special
edition Of the Sabbath Service was
printed for the use of srmmer-resorts.
A new edition Of eleven thousand copies
Of volumes one and two of the Union
prayer book was printed and eight thou
sand five hundred and ten copies sold,
nineteen new congregations having
adopted the ritual, total now of two
hundred and ffty-one congregations. A
final revision was made Of the man
uscript Of the Union Haggadah for Pass
over Eve, and Of the five thousand cop
les printed, twenty seven hundred and
thirty-eight were sold. The weekday
services, minister's handbook, and re-
vised scriptural readings were printed
as manuscript, and sent to the members
for emendation or suggestion The COM
mittee on card index sent out printed
supplementary report for the guidance
of co-laborers and has some five thous-
and indexed cards on file The score
Of committee reports and the papers to
be presented to this convention give ad-
ditional evidence of fruitful activity.
1t is pleasure for me to acknowl-
edge this gratifying proof Of the ability
of our members and this promising in
dication of their willingness to serve to-
gether; and / herewith express my heart
felt appreciation and gratitude to the
Executive Committee and to every mem
her Of the conference who rendered ser
The Jewish outlook., 1907-07-12

prepare for the ministry and consecrate
themselves to this kind of missionary ac-
tivity in a university town, the capital
of state, or a popular health resort
Therefore, a national fund ought to be
created for the subvention of poorly
paid ministers, a fund from which to
supplement the salary contributed by
the home town, because, in reality, these
men would serve the whole country and
maintain the dignity of our people and
religion throughout the land. 1t is
within the province of the Conference
to stimulate the creation of such fund.
Pension Fund.
In this connection, l would call your
attention to our pension-fund created
by the accumulation of One-half of our
membership dues, one-half of the net
profits of our publications and one-half
of the interest received from our invest
ments. The fund now approximates
$4,000 and draws about $500 interest.
Our three pensioners receive 81 100 per
annum; and we are already drawing
from the funds which we are eager to
add to the principal. Nearly all of our
members are still under fifty years Of
age and the claims upon the fund are
therefore almost at the minimum. 1t is
reasonable to expect, however, that at
ter the lapse of another decade, there
will be a considerably larger number
who will be deserving of our protection;
and would we be equal to the emergency,
it behooves us to make ample provision
for the future now, by utilizing the ap-
propriate opportunities to interest our
wealthy co-religionists in the augmen-
tation of this worthy fund, either by do
nation or bequest.
Fund for Antiquarian Research.
Some of our men of means, having
shown a worthy inclination to establish
foundations for research-wOrk in some
of the secular universities of our land,
this might be the proper time for call
ing attention to the further desirability
of creating a moderate fund to enable
men, trained for the work and eager to
do it, to make antiquarian researches in
Palestine and the adjoining countries
Although much light could be thrown
upon our history by making excavations
copying inscriptions, searching for man
lscripts through the Orient, we Jews
have as yet done humiliatingly little in
this direction The vicinity of Sura and
Pumbedita, our ancient seats Of learn
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
JAPS ASS|M|LATE
EASTERN SIBERIA
Even Russian Officials Have
Discharged Native
Servants.

ST PETERSBURG, Feb. 16.-Russians
from saghaIien and from the Maritime
Province declare that japanese immi-
grants have already "eaten up" Rus
sia's Pacific coast.
''SaghaHen," says DR.. Speransky, who
has just arrived in St. Petersburg,
might just az well have al. been ceded
to the Japanese. The north of the
island mas completely fallen under Jap
anese domination.
Wages have fallen The Russian Of
hcials in the north Of the island have
sent their servants to the mainland, and
replaced them by japanese, who want
practically no wages, and who eat prac-
ucally nothing.
THE Japanese are introducing into
the Maritime Province all their customs.
The Russian language is bound to dis
appear. Nothing can withstand the yell
low mems fierce energy. Everything
from geishas TO lucifer matches. will be
Japanned within five years time"
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Would Help the Blind
To Assist Themselves
By Handlcraf Work
Miss Winifred Holt Wishes New York system
Adopted in Washington, So That SightIeSS Can
Make SaIabe Articles -.

Winifred Holt. She IS the daughter Of
Henry Holt, the publisher. During a
visit 20 Florence, she became interested
In the wonderful work being done there
for the blind and Immediately f0reswore
all social obligations that she might
give up her time TO assisting the sight
less. Tho united wealth OF the Misses
Holt was sufficient 20 admit Of their
making large donations. but they desired
10 teach independence 90 these helpless.
Instead. therefore, Of sacrificing lux
uries. they gave up all Of their time.
and learned numerous trades, that they
might teach them to the blind. They
have turned over their large New York
residence for such a use as this, and
while one girl Is being taught typewrit-
ing, another is learning some other
equally valuable business. such as chair
Gaming. broom making. etc. That their
efforts may be as practical as possible
Miss Edith Holt and Miss Winifred
Holt undertake TO dispose OF the work
Of these people. When not engaged in
teaching the blind to teach the blind,
they are busy teaching the sighted that
the blind make really capable workmen
and wOrkWOmen.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

Only the very rich can wear purple.
declare the fashion papers. because the
life Of a purple suit is very brief, the
suns rays acting very quickly on the
dye and causing the color TO fade. So
the man who wears purple viii just
about have TO employ a private tailor,
unless some enterprising individual viii
discover some means OF protecting the
delicate fabrics from the suns rays.
The manager Of a well-kuOwu tailor
ing establishment. which has just re-
ccived its first shipment Of purple and
violet fabrics from the English mills
offered q faint hope for the man whose
bank account does not run into six fig
ures- He may be able 10 wear purple
without getting q new suit each time be
walks IN the sunshine. He said.
We have not had time 20 test the dye
used IN these new purple and violet
cloths, hut i can see no reason why
purple should not be as serviceable as
other colors- We viii test this cloth.
which has Just arrived, and viii soon
be able 20 determine whether IL is true
that IL viii fade more quickly than other
COlOTs- While we are prepared TO sup
ply the demand for purple suits. We do
not anticipate that the new fashion Will
be carried further than holiday and out
ing dress, as the color would be too
conspicuous for business wear
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Purple Suits for Men
NOW Decree of Fashion
Creators of Style Preparing TO Supply the
Most Delicate Shades and TintS for Holiday
and Lounging Suits.

PITTSBURG. Feb. 16.-Men wear
purple,
This is the decree of the fashion max
ers and the only fashionable color for
holiday and lOunging suits this summer
will be this bright and perishable color
in all its varying tints and shades.
The official announcement Of the ad-
vent Of the purple fashion" comes f. a
ca blegTam from London, where the
creators Of fashion have proclaimed the
latest through the columns OF the
tailoring journal Mems Wear. but FASH
iOuable tailors are faster than the cable
and their shops already are stocked with
the choicest worsted flannels and other
outing cloths in the most delicate tints
of purple and violet all ready TO be
nodded 10 fit fashionable men.
But don't get excited or begin worry
ing because you had planned to wear
your last summers suit-that green one.
which was so fashionable IN l9O6-for
unless you are able 10 have several
suits. you could not join the purple
faddists'' anyway, and your renovated
green suit or your washable gray flannel
will be just about as proper" as any
thing that viii be offered except purple.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS
TOuTTLE SISTERS OF POOR

The will Of Joanna J Barry, dated
August 3. 1904. which has been offered
for probate. directs that her household
effects be given to the Little Sisters Of
the Poor Her house and lot. I24 F
street northwest she bequeaths 20 the
president and directors Of Gonzaga Col
Iege. who are to see that her debts are
paid. and also the following legacies:
To Mt Olive Cemetery. 500. to be In
vested and. the income therefrOm TO be
used in keeping the testator's burial lot
in repair: 500 TO the Shrine OF the Sa-
cred Heart; 800 TO st. Vincent's Female
Orphan Asylum, and the residue OF the
estate 10 the president Of Gonzaga Col
IeEe for masses for the testaJOr and her
relatives. c. J. Murphy is named as
executor
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
TRUST IN PEWS
CAUSES ARREST
FOR CONSPIRACY
One Furniture Maker
Held, Others Thought
in Danger.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1G.-Frederick A. Hol-
brook. a director in the American Heat
ing Company and chairman Of the board
of control OF the School Furniture Man
ufacturers' Association. was arrested
today under orders from United States
District Attorney Sims. who accuses
him of conspiracy with others to COM
5ine in restraint Of trade. Z. II. STAFF
ford. a.so a member of the board Of
control is named in the warrant as be-
ng cO-cOnspirator Of HolbrOok.
HolbrOok was aTraiSned before United
States Commissioner .Foote and released
under bond Of $500. Further investiga-
lion of an alleged combine TO control
The manufacture and sale OF school and
theatrical furniture Of the country is
said 20 be certain by The Government
and more arrests Will follow.
Harry =. Duncan, a special agent for
the Government, filed the complaint
upon which HolbTOok was arrested. The
principal charge against the furniture
dealers is IN connection with the sale
Of church Pews throughout the cOun-
try.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
.BEERBOHh TREE
TO VISIT AMERICA
Will Start international Fly
ing Theatrical
Tours.

LONDON. Feb l6--BeerbOhm Tree,
the famous Shal1espearean actor. N
tends 10 follow his weeks engagement
in Berlin by a trip TO New York. He
Intends 10 make only a brief stay, how
ever thus inauEurating a series Of what
may be called International flying
theatrical tours.
Alr. Trees wife VIII not accompany
him She IS stiu an invalid. She Is still
estranged from her gifted husband Mr.
Tree, who IS 20 give expectations OF
"A Midsummer Nights Dream -
Winters Tale" and Nero" viii meet
with an enthusiastic reception in Ger
many.
An American citizen-a native Of Ger
mauy-wlO came from a visit 10 Berlin
last week says that every seat has
been booked for the whole OF the visit.
He met MIR. Tree In London, and Mr..
Tree expressed himself as looking for
ward eagerly 20 his Jraus-A Atlantic trip
Il like Americans said 8Ir. Tree; they
are appreciative.'
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
NO FEAR FROM SUN SPOTS,
MERELY SOLAR UPHEAVALS
Prof. Peters, of Naval
Observatory, Scouts
AlarmiSt Tale.
Phenomena Might Have
Some Slight EIecz
trical Effect.

The face of "Old SoT' has been dread
fully freckled during the last two weeks.
and astronomers all over the world have
been keeping close watch on these little
spots. They are only small in cOmpari-
son with the immensely of the sun. for
they cover an enormous area.
These sun spots began to display
themselves on February 6, when they
entered by the right lower edge Of the
solar disc.
Prof. George H. Peters, Of the United
States Naval Observatory, states that
the sun will get rid Of these spots on
Tuesday or Wednesday. Prof. Peters
has made daily photographs of these
spots since their first appearance.
Huge Size of Spots.
He roughly estimates that they cover
10000 miles by $1,000 miles, an area of
6.5OOOOO,0O square miles.
There are fully fifty or sixty large
Spots" said Prof Peters, ''and n great
many small ones. They constantly
change form. The sun. to our under
standing. is 81 great gaseous globe of a
diameter of $4,000 miles. and as can
be seen by the photograph, these sun
spots are to be compared in size TO the
dent of a plnhead on fairly large
orange. They are caused by upheavals
or explosions from the interior of the
sun. which is apparently OF greater heat
than the surface visible to us"
Prof Peters secuted the idea that the
coming or going of these spots over
the face Of the sun would even remote
" affect terrestrial matters.
IF any, the results would be infn-
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
CONVERT NORTON HOUSE
INTO OFFICE BUILDING

Extensive alterations are planned 20
the three-story brick dwelling at SO
Fourteenth street northwest. which is
to be converted into an office building
A new front Will be added and all the
necessary changes made to prepare IL
for the uses intended. This house is
almost the last Of the dwellings on that
square. and was al one time the home
Of one Of the most prominent local ply
sIcians. The tide Of travel has entirely
changed it into "a business square, and
Mrs Mary l. Norton. the owner. de
cided to make the changes 10 conform
TO the new conditions. The plans have
been prepared by Marsh * Peters, archi-
tects.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

An effort is now well on foot in
Washington TO organize an aid associa-
tion for the blind, such as exists in
New York. 1t is a plan 10 send teach
ers into the homes Of blind people to
teach them 70 make salable articles
Aside from the schools and institu-
lions for the higher education Of the
blind. but little has been done for them
in this country. and the present move.
which has been wisely thought out
and IS practically demonstrated IN
New York. seems a model which might
adapt itself 10 the requirements OF
the people everywhere
Miss Hollis Purpose.
Miss Winifred Holt is the secretary
for the New York Association for the
Blind, whose headquarters are I'm her
New York home. and feeling that her
years Of work In connection with Miss
Esther Josselyn Gifin. of the Blind
Pavilion Of the Congressional Library,
might be made Of use in Washington,
she came here last week for the pur-
pose Of establishing a branch to benefit
the blind Of the Capital
Behind her in New York Miss Holt
has. as president Of her organization,
Richard Watson Glider; as vice presi-
dents. Miss Helen Keller and Dr. f
Park Lewis while DR.. John Shaw Bill
ings, Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mark Twain. Dr. Nicholas Murray
Butler, and Robert w de Forest are
honorary vice presidents On the ad-
visory board are Joseph II. Choate
nichard II. DENLY, DR.. Felix Adler
Archbishop Farley. and a number of
other equally prominent men and
women.
Sacrifice for Blind.
Seldom has society been offered a
more delightful treat than the lecture
given last Monday afternoon. by Miss
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
H. n. DAVIS DEAD,
FATHER OF SENATOR

BUFFALO. y. Y, Feb. 16.-Hcrace
Nelson Davis died OF senility at the
home Of his daughter. Mrs Thomas T.
Moorford, IN this city, at a few minutes
before midnight last night. He was the
father Of the late Cushman X Da-
sofa.
Mr. Davis was ninety-five years old
During the recent years he made his
home with his son in ST. Paul. but since
the death of the latter. he aas passed his
time between the residences Of his two
daughters. Mrs Thomas 7. MOorfOrd
and Mrs Bartlett Trip. Of Yankton. s.
D. The remains VIII be taken 20
Waukesha. Wis, for inteTment.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

viii not be from the sun. 1t takes ages
for a change to take place on it's face
that IS noticeable"
Prof Peters. who has been mem
her Of four eclipse parties that have
been sent OLt by the Government, de
clares the sun IS behaving itself very
well, gives 10 sign Of going out OF bust
ness, and scouts the idea Of any danger
from its spots.
In addition TO photographing the sun $
face, Prof. Peters is keeping his eye
and lens on Il.
To sum il all UP. it's the interior OF
the sun that brings out the spots on
It's face just as the interior troubles on
this earth give us our tragedies Of San
Francisco, Valparaiso, and Kingston.