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Evening star., 1907-11-07
COMES HOME LOADED.
Full to the Guards and Had a Great
Time.

SAN FRANCISCO. November Cap
tain Porter of the steam w1haler Beiuga,
which arrived from the arctic yesterday
with $4,000 pounds OF bone. seventy two
fox skins and one bear skin. confirms the
report from Unalaska that the other ships
of the fleet are safe and are coming home
with big catches.
Capt. Porter, who has been going to the
arctic for many years, says that never
before were whales so plentiful as this
season. Nine whales fell before the har-
poons of the Beluga's whalemen Capt
Porter added that he never say the
whales so wild. There were thousands OF
them, but they We're very hard to catch.
The Be!uga lost four whales that had
been harpooned. In each case the wound
ed mammal took refuge under the Ice
which neCessitated cutting the line that
held him prisoner.
The Beluga encountered a great deal of
Ice. Several times the Whaler was com
pletely surrounded, but each time a favor
able turn of the wind enabled the whale
men to force their vessel into clear water
In one jam il took the Beluea ten days to
extriCate itself. and when il got clear the
propeller was so badly damaged that the
ship went under the shelter of Herschel
Island and there shipped new propeller
The Beluga left Cnalaska October %
Two days before leaving a terrific south
easter swept into the harbor The steam
w,haler Belvidere. which left Cnalaska Oc-
tober = for this port and has not yet ar
rived must have been driven far to the
northward by the storm. The Belvidere
had six whales
The Beluga left the Sherman with twelve
whales a. Unalaska. The William Baylies
with four whales sailed October 25 for
this port. The Beluga spoke to the
Thrasher October II with five whales
Evening star., 1907-11-07
A BelI-Ridden Town,


l rom i'ihrkWt6J
A well-known tourist of the world has
stated as his opinion that Lucerne is the
most heil-ridden town in Europe He had
assuredly never been to SchwyZ To be
gin with. the countless cattle that pass
our streets in the small hours of
the morning on their way to or from the
upland pastures wear bells as big as
buckets. And there are church bells too
hne peal they are, no DOUBT, but the
noble art of bell ringing either never ex-
isted or has been lost here. The bells are
rung by being smitten or banged to-
gether by two small boys. whose legs are
plainly Visible-an alluring mark for an
tie open louvres of the
cAurcn tower. the sounds produced being
about as tdifytns as the music of a dom
key engine In full play. The performance
begins about 4 30 am. and continues un-
I'll early service at =. and If there Is a
funera which is every other day or so
Tiers will be another sustained burst of
me lody from to : During the remain
der of the day he ringing is varied and
persistent, but il lacks the Irritating DOW
er or III" early morning exercises. Sooner
or latsr public opinion will be aroused;
thos, boys will be dragged from their
pHrch. iiSuratively If not literally and
peace and quiet will reign In the epOny-
NOUS capital Of the confed aracy.
Evening star., 1907-11-07
The Twentieth-Century Church.


The institutional church is doing splen-
did work. but is not further dvelopment
possible? The idea of a costly church
building a place of merely ceremonial
worship is relic of ba arbarism: splendid
editices devoted solely to such uses ara
monuments to the old heathensh idea that
the worship of God consists in outward
pomp and display. Christ Himself praac ch al
on the mountains and in the fields: must
His disciples OF today preach in cathe-
drals? Church members in many Of our
great cities are weekly solicited for CON
trhutions to home and foreign missions
and the manifold philanthropies of the
church. and IT is well that they should
give Of their abundance. But is 1t not a
pity that less well-to- do wOrshpers should
be called upon for church expenditures
which they can i'll afford. perhaps kept
out of the churches by reason of their in
ability to make them. when the interest
on the churches unproductive real estate
Investments would go far toward provid-
ing funds for these noble purposes? Has
not the time come VIII the churches
should either utilize their expensive sites
in part. at least. for business purposes. or
sell them and devote the larger part of
the proceeds to practical Christian usaS"
Would there be any inconSruity in having
modest share of the church property d.
voted to assembly rooms. while other por-
tons We're put to business purposes" Then
the property of our churches. admins tered
on business principles. might yiald such
returns that church philanthropies would
flourish as never before, salaries sufficient
TO attract and hold the abiest men in the
ministry might be paid. and practicility
and spirituality might go hand in hand in
the forward march of tn church of the
twentieth century.
Evening star., 1907-11-07
Squaw Buried in London.
From the London T. P.'s Weekly

From the London 7. P-'s Weekly.
In 1880 a party of the Michigan tr bc
arrived in London. including the chief.
uk Come tthe Little Boar Their OBJ
Ject was to negotiate for the sal" Of Ger
tain lands. and II was arranged that they
Snou.d ba presented to King William
But on the appointed day Diving
Mouse. the SGuaw OF Little Boar. died
in the partys lodgings in Waterloo road
a puiful ending enough for daughter
Of the wild. When sickness came upon
her she refused all medicine saying that
If the Great Spirit intended her to die il
would max" him angry to fight against
his Will. She Subm tied to baptism only
for the s!ngulariy feminine reason that
there would be more ceremony at her
funeral Little Boar took a melancholy
pleasure in making Sumptuous pr"para
[ IONS for the funeral. An elabnrlt" ShrOud
rrs and laurel leaves were PLACID upon
her breast: her earrings were laden with
the dead face was painted
rad. and over all flung a magnifi-
cent Indian shawl. Thus invested Diving
Mouse was carried To 81. Johns church
ward in the Waterloo road and the chief
with infinite dignity. addressed the per
sons assembled. concluding with these
words: ''She who WAS all my earthly
happiness is now under the earth; but
{ he Great Spirit has placed her there. and
my bosom is calm. | am not | never
was. a man Of tears. but her loss has
made me shed many.
Evening star., 1907-11-07
Objects to Cement Sidewalks.

F. w. Harper of 1929 G street north
east appeared before the board Of Com
missioners at the District building yes
terday and protested against the pro-
posed laying OF a cement sidewalk on
both sides Of G street between 18th and
18th streets northeast. Property owned
by Mr.. Harper abuts on this sidewalk
and he said he was unwilling to pay an
asse essment that will be made upon the
abuttinS property owners in nm sction
with the Improvement He declared that
the present brick sidewalk is good enough
D. D. Thompson of 1333 F street north
west was present at the hearing and went
on record as approving the proposed
sidewalk. and said the new sidewalk
is soreiy needed. The Commiss toner's con-
GUIDED the hearing by saying they would
like to hear the views of the other prop
erty owners on the square in question be
fore they take any action IN the mat
ter.
Evening star., 1907-11-07
KAISER's BRITISH VISIT.
Will Stay Fortnight on Isle Of
Wight

BERLIN. November 7.-Emperor Will
liam's intention to stay a fortnight on the
Isle OF Wight after his visit to the Brit
ish court. upon the advice Of his ply
sfc1ans and in order to complete his re-
covery from an attack of catarrh," as
the authorized communication to the pub
lie reads. is a mystification, because the
emperor with the exception Of a slight
cold remaining after his recent attack
OF influenza appears to be in perfect
health
Prof. Schmidt. the throat and nose spe-
ciaifst of Frankfort, who excised the
polyp from the emperOr's throat in 1905
was III Berlin last week. He said thera
was not the slightest trace of a recur-
renee of the growth and that his mai
esty's throat was absolutely normal
Specuiations. therefore. that the old trou-
Bile may possibly have returned are out
of the quest ion.
member OF the imperial entoura ga
who spent an hour and a half with the
emperor today said to the correspondent
of the Associated Press:
His majesty remarked that the cold
which had made him wretched for week
had now left him l knew of the en-
perorS purpose to rest on the Isle of
Wight, and | studied his voice to see If
il was any different from usual. 1t was
quito the same, clear and rather loud
seemingly there was no StOppage IN the
head as might result from catarrhal
trouble"
The emperor drove through Inter den
Linden before 3 o'clock this morning,
and then went through the park. He
appeared to be in uncommon'y good
health. and talked animatedly with his
adjutants.
1t appears probable that the emperor In
deciding to stay on the Isle of Wight
really wishes to be away from the cares
of state for a couple of weeks. and thus
relieve himself from engagements that
EeW seem burdensome. he has been
working very nas4 -eoectJr.
Evening star., 1907-11-07
The Look on the Dead Face.

From the Chicago Daily News
Il shall never forget said Rev. Dr. J
Everist Cathell. rector Of 81. Paurs Epis
copal Church In Des Moincs. IAN cX-
perience | once had N Richmond Ind,
during my minis s.ry there
"A man who kept an oyster and re-
fresAment room called the chapel be-
cause it was always open on Sunday was
the husband of Il br .lliant woman whose
literary gifts are still one of the things
to which eastern Indiana points with
pride. The husbands ostensible business
vas in reality but side line, however, as
he made speciality of a game known
among the laity as poker His place
was rendezvous for good sized fol
lowing of gamesters and had become as
such notorious.
In the course of time James. the hus-
band. met with an accident in which one
OF his ankles was bruised and lacerated
to such an extent that blood poisoning
resulted. After a week or SO OF terrible
suffering he died. AS pastor of the fam
ily | was, of course, especially Interested
In their afffiction. but circumstances made
It impossible for me to be present and
officiate at the ObsequieS. as I should
have liked to do under the distress ng
conditions. / had to be at Indianapolis
attending a diocesan convention on the
day of the funeral l delegated my as
sistant-a splendid o,d man--the duty of
''On my return from indianapolis the
next day / called upon the widow and
found her pretty badly indispOsed. She
lay on the couch in considerable distress
and talked with great difficulty. l sad
to her:
You don't know how deeply l regret
that | cou!d not be present With you in
your sorrow and perform such little Of
as lay in my power toward lessening
your suffering and making your grief
ca Sier to bear l hope, however-and feel
quite sure-the services of my slant
were all that could have bean desired
under the sad circumstances.
- oh, DR.. Cathel,' she said. 1 in
deed sorry you could not have been pres
ent. 1t would have been comfort 10
have you. But all was done that might
he done. The day was a so.utely per-
fect-the sky a fiaw.eSs turquoise. the
sunshine liquid gold, the grass velvet
emerald, the balm itself: that dear
old man with his kindly < nllr voice read
the service divfnely. and evnrywhare-
everywhere were James friends. 1t
never known there We're so many who
would care to follow him To his last
resting place.
. But. most beauti;u, of an she con
tinued. reach ns out her hauI and iay-
ing ii on mine, was the look thr poor.
dead face. 1t was look of perfect peace
and rest. To know that a ter all his
suffering h" could assam" again such an
expression was a great and blessed sat
iSfactiOn to me. Why. do yoI know. 81"
concluded. brighten ng up. / hav' Stru
exactly that Look on his face when Le
held four aces: "
Evening star., 1907-11-07
Retail Grocers and Hucksters.

10 ih' f1l'ui OF / ur star.
Referring to the reported opposition Of
The Retail Groccrs' Association to the city
hucksters. and Their suggestion that tHr
license he raised To an indefinite. If not
prohthi'ivr amount, | must express the
hop" that our commissioners viii fully
consider both sides of their move 80 maui
festlNl In the interest OF the ''rrtai
grocers and greatly detrimental To the
interest of Consumers generally
First OF all, A patron Of huckstrrs.
as well "a the gTocrrs. / must say that
the quality of The vegetables and other
commodities handled 10y the average
hurkster Is superior to that ui thr aver
age grocer. while the price Is almost uni
formly less than that of the grocer who.
To Il large extent. sells and charges To his
credit customers. while the huckster most
ly sells for spot cash, thus largely clint
mating the element OF risk against which
the grocer must provide by means of
higher prices. Again, throttle the muck
ster and thus do away with competition.
and the grocer will spc dily rails" his
prices on the pretence OF increased first
cost adding To , cents for each advance
of half to cent.
In fact. the organization or retall
groCers exists solely To benefit its members
by uniform increase of prices and black,
listing delinquent customers, Well as TO
one locality to another must. In order to
open an account in his new location. pro
duce certificate OF his paying qualities
from his Cd to his new dealer.
Several years ago the retail grocerS 50
threatened the bakers that they were
forced to discontinue serving private cus-
toners at their homes under penalty OF
not handling their output. The writer
was thus supplied for five years by one
baker at "A saving of ] cent per leaf until
the baker had to quit selling to private
families. and thereafter paid | cent more
for each loaf of bread | purchased
= In both cases. In al other purchases
of groceries, the writer paid spot cash In
fact. has paid spot cash for all he has
bought in ffteen years. II 1t were not
for the numerous indepenNr mt or non-af-
fiiatory grocers and hucEVkers, cOnsum-
ers today would doubtless be compelled to
pay average Of 10 TO 20 per cent more
for family supplies. / believe that all
lines of business should he conducted on
a safe margin Of profit. but insist that eX
tOrtionate prices should be subject To
heavy fines and Imprisonment If repeated.
The Retail Grocers Association is but "A
combination in restraint Of trade. and
should be restricted in its op ration AS
we'll AS fined for violation OF law.
Il " SHEf I<E,I Is.
Evening star., 1907-11-07
HARRY F. BENDER DEAD.
Former Washingtonien Passes
Away Suddenly in New York.

A dispatch from New York announces
that tll,. body of man who died SUD
denly OF an unknown cause late last Iues-
day night in ~" Grand Central station was
identified Yesterday as that of Harry +.
Bender treasurer of the GaneWel! Fare
Alarm Tel-gra nh company. He was also
secretary and treasurer OF the Michigan
Auxiliary FIR" Alarm Company and
treasurer u th,. Gameweli Auxiliary Fire
Alarm Company.
Mr. Bender who had been connected
with the Gamcweil companies FIR seven
teen years. was q Washingtonian. anu
was educated IN the local public schools.
He was forty-two years of age and a son
of Mr. J r Bender. for number of
years chief of the Indian division of the
Interior department. and Mrs. Mary II.
Bender. He was also a nephew of Mr..
r. W. Bender Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company OF this city.
AS soon as the body was identified II
was taken to the home of the deceased. in
Mount Vernon. y. Y. where the funeral
services will be held tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star., 1907-11-07
A New Discomfort in the Air.

From the New York Tribune.
A baker in Ned, village near Frank
fort-on- Main. had a fine batch of plum
cakes which were cooling on his roof
ruined the other day by d shower of sand
ballast thrown from above by a
passing aeronaut. His misfortune calls
attention to new discomfort of civ
flIzation. When a!rships are as common
as automobiles and tie air is as full of
falling sand "a it is now of gasoline
fumes. must we roof over the entire
earth in order to be protected from aerial
assaults? Or must nature readiust us
to our environments, SO that we shall ell
JOY sand in our plum cakes as much as
we now enjoy the delicious and refresh
ing aroma of gasoline as an indispen. able
element in pure air?
Evening star., 1907-11-07
NATIONAL BOARD MEETS.
Business Considered by Daughters
of American Revolution.

A meeting of the National Board of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
was held yeste rday afternoon IN the board
rooms In the Washington Loan and Trust
building 1t is stated that the d. A. r.
Society had hoped to be in the Cont
mental Memorial Hall by this time. but 1t
IL believed the move will not be made for
some months to come.
The meeting yesterday afternoon par
took of the nature of society event. as
many Of the members of the board We're
meeting for the first time this fall One of
the events OF the day was the presenta-
tiOn TO the president general. Mrs Donald
Mclean. of a splendid Chrysanthemum
named for her last year by DR.. Galloway
of the Department OF Agriculture. The
preSenta ton was made by Mrs. J. Eakin
GadSby. through whose suggestion. it Is
stated. til" name was bestowed. 1t was
one of the favorite new cNrysanthemums
OF last years exposition. The present was
received by Mrs. Mclean with few re-
marks of Il complimentary nature to Mrs.
Gadsby and appreciation of the honor be-
slowed upon her.
At the business session the president
general by special request gave brief re-
sumo of the trips she has made curing
the summer. in which it IS stated she
Travelled many thousand mills.
Mrs. Benjamin Purcell Of Richmond. Va.
chairman OF the Jane St0Wn ID. y. X. com
m!ttee. was unable to attend the board
meeting, but sent Instead a telegram an
nouncing the award to the Daughters of
the American Revolution of a gold medal
and a diploma for the ID. A. X. exhibit at
the exposition.
The state Confere nee OF the Maryland y.
A. r. Is to be held In Frederick. Md. No
venber IL. and an invitatiO was extended
20 the national board to attend. a great
many announced their intention of acce pit
ing the hospitality OF the Maryland u. A
r. This IS the birthplace OF the president
general. Mrs. Mclean, and she VIII be the
guest of honor al the conference.
The reports OF the officers showed that
the society is increasing in membership at
q rapid rate and the financial standing of
the society Is good.
Those In attendance upon the boa rd
meeting were: The president general Mrs
Charles IL Terry. New York; Miss Anna
9. Benning. Ga; Mrs. J. Eakin Gadsby.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. Mrs H V
Boynton. Mrs. John Paul Earnest. Mrs
H. L. Hodgkins. Mrs. Charlotte Emerson
Main and Mrs. Ester +. Noble all of the
District. Mrs. Theodore G. Bates Massa-
chusetts: Mrs. Truman II Newberry
Mich: Mrs Richard ] Barber. Rhode Is
land: Mrs Pemhrnka Pt"m Maryland
and Mrs Jamison. Virginia.
The Continental Memorial Hall commit
fee Will DuIl i III -...- .., ~ a. :,
O'Clock this afternoon.
Evening star., 1907-11-07
Balancing the Aeroplane.


From the Cosmopolitan.
An aercpiane may be defined aS "A sur
face propelled horizontally In such 2
manner that the resulting pressure of air
from beneath prevents its falling. \ bal
loon can remain stationary over given
spot in calm, but an aeroDlane must be
kept in motion If II IS to remain in the
air. Such a plane literally runs on the
air like a skater gliding over thin ice.
The most familiar example of an aero
plane IS the kite of our boyhood days. We
all remember how We kept it aloft even
in a light breeze by running with II
against the wind. Substitute the pull of
propeller for the cord and the aero
plane flying machine is created II this
were all. the problem OF artificial flight
would have been solved long ago. There
re mains the supremacy difficult art of bal
Evening star., 1907-11-07

w f. McReynoids of r. McReynolds'
Sons applied several weeks ago for per-
init to build addition to his carriage
repository at 1929 l. street The permit
was refused because the app ication failed
to specify that five feet would be allow ed
in the rear Of the addition for light and
ventilation The building regulations pro
vde that certain percentage of lot
must be devoted to light and ventilat ton
Mr.. McReynolds wanted to erect the adj
dition without observing the requirement
Accompanied by his attorney. he appeared
before the board of Commissio ioners at 4
pubic hearing today, and asked that an
exception he made in his case on the
ground that the intent of the regulation is
To apply only to hotels and apartment
houses They declared that the Comm g
sioners have the discretion to make such
exception The matter has been referred
to the corporation counsel for an opinion
Evening star., 1907-11-07
Double Funeral

Funeral services over the remains of
William White and Mrs Lillian ToWnsby
who died last Saturday. were held at the
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church. on Yer
mont avenue between q and streets
northwest yesterday at o'clock. Rev
George W Lee offciated. ass :sted by Rev
NJ. w. d. Norman and James E Willis
Solos We're rendered by Prof J. T. Lay
tin and Prof. Thomas G.. Johnson. The
choir was under direction Of Prof. Will
liam 7. Johnson, chorister. Resolutions
Of coincidence were read by Miss Mamie
Lucas, Mrs Marion Griffin, Mrs. Lillebell
b. Gibson. Mrs Olivia Pryor and Miss s
Thomas from the various societies and
clubs to which the deceased belonged
Tributes upon both caSkets were numer-
Gus. Both were buried in Harmony Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1907-11-07
Montgomery Vote Canvassed.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. November !, 1917
The supervisors of elections for Mont
gomery county. Messrs William f. Grif-
fifth and William H. Wade. democrats. and
Thomas Vinson. republican. met here to-
day. and after organizing as a board OF
canvassers by electing Mr.. Griffith presi-
dent and Mr. Vinson secretary. canvassed
the vote cast at Tuesdays election.
The official count increased the majority
of Judge Crothers for governor to jO4 and
showed all the other democrats to have
been elected by majorities of from 194 up.
The official canvass of the votes cast at
the democratic senatorial primary cleo
ton gives Smith majority of 64S over
Warfield, the total vote of each being as
follows: Smith. 1,SjS; Warfield. 1.2ll; ;
Talbot received 30 votes. Senator
WhyteS vote for the short term was
1853.
Evening star., 1907-11-07
$3.50 for a "Strad.v

F-nm ia" London Mail.
A. Christ.-'s yesterday ESQ was paid
for a violin by Antonio StradIrari Of
Crem"Ha- Tie "Strad" is a W-cll-pre-
served and representative example of
the best period of the great max ker' 5
work. bearing the original label with
date OF 1903. and there was keen com
petition FOR It's possession. Numerous
objects uC v"rtu and bitouterie also
claimed the attention of collectors. the
grettest attraction being a little High
land pebble seal engraved with a coat
Of-arms ana gold mounted which for
mcTly belonged to Robert Burns This
notable relic OF the Highland DOet
fetched To- while "A fine miniature of
Marie Louise. by FUger. brought e375.
At SothebyS interest cent.red in an
old Roman Telic. consisting OF the right
arm and hand of a silver figure of
Victory. detached from one of the
standards OF the Sixth Legion. 1T was
found In quarry near to chichester
In 1921. II realized E12O.
Evening star., 1907-11-07
Why the Kaiser Tarries.

BERLIN. November THE decision of
Emperor William not to visit Holland and
to rest on the Isle of Wight after his
visit to King Edward was taken Tues
day morning. after the emperor's physi-
clans had perceived that the cold which
he had taken October % while watching
the airship experiment at Tesel had left
an inflammation around the palate and the
netghboring channels leading to the ears.
AS his majesty suffered much in earlier