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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-11
The Navy.
From the New York Herald.

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The senators and representatives in Cor.
gress that oppose the building of a te,t-
million dollar battleship should, with TIE
clear insight furnished by ready-to-hard
philosophy teaching through familiar ex-
ample, reflect that oattleships must lie
cheaper than war. and that the aggregl-
ton Of a logical number Of these uni q
must clothe a navy with the invincibilify
that supplies the surest guarantee OF peace.
None OF these instrumentaltties are. it Ii
conceded, the cheap creations of an hour.
and therefore, even though all sound re.i-
soning compels the United States to build
each year for a decade two .'Dreadnoughts
-as ultimate war energy is now cry. .al-
Hzed in a word-we must remember thct the
total outlay OF two hundred millions OF dol
lars will be less than what our ok of pre-
paredness imposed In the war with Spain.
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London's Charities.

From the London Evening News.
There are In London 1.s29 philanthropic
institutions, which spend annually e6,357,-
100 IN the relief Of sickness and distress, In
addition to unknown sums which are given
by individuals and local agencies. Many OF
these institutions have the same objects.
There are. for instance, 126 which are con-
cerned for the blind. Is for the deaf and
dumb. 10 for cripples and 1913 for the sick
Many cover the same ground, almost crowd
ing one area. while another area L. barr-l
Of the help they might give.
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FOUR MEN INJURED.
Collapse Of Brick Stable, Rear of
1914 T Street.

A brick stable in the rear of 1914 7 street,
under construction for DIR. James Esln, COL
lapsed about o'clock this afternoon, in
juring four persons.
The injured are Philip Bane. bricklayer.
614 1 street; James Jennings, colored, 21OO
Virginia avenue; William Cissell, brick
layer, Of Kenilworth, and Albert Cowell,
1341 u street. contractor.
Bane, Jennings and Cissell were re-
moved to the F,reedmen's Hospital.
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Twenty-three Dollars Skidoo.

The hoodoo of ''23'' has lowered about
Frank Thomas driver for the Schwarz-
child & Sulzberger Company, 7th and
streets. according to a report received by
the police today. Thomas says that he left
$23 in four envelopes on the seat of his
wagon, and while he was away on an err
rand the s23 skidooed. He has asked the
police to locate the person who helped the
S23 to disappear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-11

Convicted Of Conduct Unbecc ming an
Officer.

Convicted OF Conduct Unbeco ming IN
Officer.
The Navy Department is informed that
Passed Assistant Paymaster Jere Maupin
of the navy. serving on the Asiatic station,
was recently convicted by court-martial OF
scandalous conduct and conduct unbecorn-
ing an officer and a gentleman and SEN
fenced to a reduction Of ten numbers in his
grade, and to be reprimanded. 1t was al
legged that Paymaster Maupin. while IN
uniform, engaged in an alteration on the
Luneta at Manila and used improper Ian
guage In the presence of ladies assembled
at the public concert.
The sentence was approved by the fleet
commander who administered the required
reprimand.
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New Oil Company Chartered.

HARRISBURG, Pa. January ia
charter was issued by the state department
today to the Pure Oil Company, which is
capitalized at 100000. The company is au-
thorized to build 2O0-mile pipe line from
Wetzel county, w. Va, to Marcus Hook
Pa, fifteen miles south of PHILADELPHIA
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Slight Blaze.

An alarm was turned in about 10 o'clock
this morning for fire in the house of Mrs.
Cornelia Beckwith. widow of Gen. e. G.
Beckwith. at 1851 street northwest. The
fremen discovered that some SCOT in the
chimney was burning. Only slight damage
resulted.
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Appleyard Arraigned In Buffalo.

BUFFALO, N. Y, January 11.-Arthur
E. Appleyard of Boston arrived in Buffalo
today to be arraigned before Justice John
Woodward, in criminal court. under an in
dictment charging grand larceny in the
first degree for defrauding the German
Bank out of $4,000 by giving worthless
securities for loan Of that amount When
brought before the court Appleyard plead
.'ed not guilty and was admitted to bail in
$4,000.
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Building Permits Issued.

Building permits were issued by In
spector Ashford today as follows:
To Firth-Sterling Steel Company. one
brick pump house and steel water tower
at Giesboro manor Builders, F1rth-Steri-
ing Steel Company. Estimated cost. s. ,OOO
To Benjamin w. Guy. for one two-story
brick apartment house at 121S Madison
street northwest. Architect, A NJ Poyn-
ton. Builder, J. O. Guy. Estimated cost
"a 500
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Built on Wooden Piles.
Moorish Inhabitants.

The inhabitants. mostly descendants of a
Sloorlsh race, profess Mohammedanism
several Independent natives inhabit the
islands They build their houses on posts
and adopt other usages of ultra-Gangetic
nations. They manufacture gold and silver
hilsree work with great skill; also silk and
cotton fabrics, earthenware. arms and do.
mestic goods generally
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PASSED BY THE SENATE.
No Division Necessary on tne Service
Pension Bill,


The Senate today passed the McCumher
service pension bill without division
Immediately after converting the Senate
entered upon the consideration of Senator
McCumber's bill in the hope of disposing
of 1t during the day. The bill was so
amended as to make it applicable to sur
vivors of the Mexican as well as the civil
war, and SO as TO prohibit the payment Of
fees to pension attorneys.
An Interesting Scene.
The consideration of the bill gave rise to
an Interesting discussion as to the term
that should be used to designate the late
unpleasantness" between the states The
bill Itself referred to the incident of 1861.
Is as the rebellion. but Senator Carmack
objected to that term and said that civil
war was more correct in describing what
occurred between the states
The matter interested many senator's
and there We're other suggestions. Senator
Patterson wished 10 call II the war of Sc
cesslon, and Senator Money preferred IN
have IL known as the war between the
states. The occasion brought out some in
teresting historical references and amonp
Others Senator Bacon spoke Mr.. Bacon
declared that George Washington and
Oliver Cromwell might both be called reb-
els. George Washington had acknowledge
the authority of King George III and Crom.
well had acknowledged that of Charles 1
But In the case of the southern states from
the very beginning OF the Union the right
OF state to secede. IL IL saw fit, was in
dispute.
Even decisions of the United States Su-
preme Court as late 1880 had contained
references which Indicated that even In
that honorable body there was difference
of opinion, and the preponderance in view
was In favor OF the right of state il IL
saw fit, to secede. So il was that in up-
holding the authority of the state against
the authority of the federal government
a soldier OF the confederacy could not be
properly called a rebel. The term rebel -
he said, was odious and therefore offensive.
story OF human interest was injected
into the debate by Senator Scott, who told
of confederate who was shot and killed
In his state during the war and then car
ried to his little cabin and buried In q
country churchyard. Forty years later his
son entered the service of the United States
and was killed at San Juan in Cuba. That
boys body was brought home, taken to the
same little cabin and buried in the same
country churchyard by the side OF his IA
Their. the confederate. The American flag
was spread over the graves of both OF
them.
Il think 'har Ia; !:cdent," said Senator
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The
Saturday
Star.

Included in the large list OF
! attractively illustrated special
! features that will be found in
| The Saturday Star tomorrow
will be the following:
! MOROCCO IN 1907.
Frank Carpenter gives
; bird's-eye view of a much
coveted empire. Illustrated.
CERTIFIED A VIcOMTE.
How titles of nobility are
made good by the republic of
France. Illustrated.
! SOON TO BE SENATOR.
Career of Simon Guggen-
! helm of Colorado, one of
seven famous sons. Illus
trated.
!: HELPING THE WRITERS.
How American Kiplings
might be made out of deserv-
ing "Lit'r'y Fellers."
KATE MEREDITH, Financier
Another installrnent of ].
Cutliffe Hyne's interesting
new novel.
!! EXALTED ABOVE ALL.
Position occupied by the
head of the Smithsonian In
)! stitution. Illustrated.
!. FRENCH CUIRASSIERS.
Record of three centuries
of wonderful victories. IL
). Illustrated.
THE SLAVE OF SILENCE.
Entertaining chapter of
: Fred M. Whites great mys-
terry story.
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Smith to Succeed Alger.

Representative William Alden Smith of
Michigan was nominated in the republican
caucus at Lansing last night to succeed
Gen. Russell A. Alger in the United States
Senate.
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many LIVES LOST
IN TIDAL WATERS
Over 300 Persons Perish on
East Indian Islands.
THE LOSS IS VERY GREAT
City With 5000 Houses is Built on
Wooden Piles.
ISLAND PROVINCE OF SUMATRA
HAS Half-Million Inhabitants and
is Said to Be Remarkably
Healthy.
THE LOSS IS VERY GREAT
ISLAND PROVINCE OF SUMATRA

THE HAGUE, January ia
tidal wave has devastated some Of
the Dutch East Indian Islands
south of Achim. The loss is very
great. According to brief official
dispatch three hundred persons
,perished on the Island of fana,
while forty are known to havebeen
drowned at the Island of Simalu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-11

Achin is a province of the Island of Su-
matra. in the Malay archipelago. Tana,
or again. properly known Tana-Bugis,
often called Celebes. is another island.
forming part of the same group.
Though cut by the equator and wholly
under the torrid zone, Celebes is thought
remarkably healthy, the natives er joying a
vigorous old age, and Europeans living
longer than anywhere else in the east. Its
extreme heats are tempered by the sea
breezes, by rains and by the north winds
that prevail for part of the year. The east
monsoon lasts from May to November. and
the west during the rema lining months.
Thick fogs. thunderstorms and water
epouts off the coast are frequent.
Built on Wooden Piles
Achin is built on wooden piles and is
said to comprise considerably over 5000
houses. Its coast line is as extensive as
that of France. Achin was for several
years at war with the Netherlands, which
power claims sovereignty over all Sumatra,
but was subjugated in 1873. Its area is
22.oOO square miles and it's population near
ly half a million
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WIPED OUT BY FIRE
FLAMES CAUSE LOSS OF 81, O00,-
900 IN LANCASTER, PA.

LANCASTER. Pa. January ia fire
which started in the tobacco warehouse of
8. r.. Moss & Co., here today spread
to adjoining property and caused a loss
estimated at 100000. A delay in turning
in the alarm gave the fire good start,
and when the firemen arrived 1t was be-
yond their control
The structure was a four-story brick
and was filled with tobacco. The flames
communicated to Moss cigar factory adj
joining. five-story brick building. which
was also destroyed. " hen the south wall
of the cigar factory collapsed the only
truck of the fire department was buried in
the debris. and number of firemen mar
rowly escaped from death or injury. The
loss on the warehouse is placed at 100000
and on the cigar factory at 100000
Five Dwellings Burned.
The warehouse of the American Cigar
Company. to the north of the Moss buildings,
also caught fire, but was not greatly dam
aged. 1t is feared. however, that the COM
pany's loss on the contents will be very
heavy from water and smoke
To the east of the cigar factory five
dwellings were completely ruined. On the
opposite side of the street are several large
tobacco warehouses and in their rear the
immense freight sheds of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. The wind swept the
flames against these warehouses, and as
the fire apparently was beyond the control
of the local firemen. appeals were made to
Harrisburg and Columbia for help. the ap-
peals later being countermanded
The fire department turned almost its en-
tire attention to the warehouses of Morris
Levy, Kramer & Goldberg and John Brim-
mer which were being licked by ne flames.
None of them caught fire, but their con-
tents were damaged by the water and
smoke, and with the Moss and American
cigar companies loss will run the damage
up to a million dollars.
The fire Is ascribed to the falling of an
electric arc light, which pulled down a
weak electric light wire pole. This in turn
caused crossing of wires.
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Pensions Taken Up by the House.

The House today took up private pension
bills there being nearly 100 on the calendar,
the result of months work on the part Of
the committee on invalid pensions.
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Il think 1t would be going q good way
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-11-22
ENCOURAGING FACTS
THOSE CONTEMPLATING CHANGE
OF RESIDENCE SHOULD
READ THEM.

The other day the writer was In the
Office of the Canadian Government at
st. Paul, Minnesota. On the windows
of the building were signs to the effect
that homesteads of 160 acres were
given free to actual settlers, and in
the windows were displays of wheat,
oats, barley. other grains and vege-
tables, which he was told were grown
in Western Canada. This could be
readily believed for in no other coun-
try on the Continent would 1t be pos.
sible to grow such splendid specimens.
The world is now pretty well advised
that in the growing of such cereals
as have been named and vegetables as
well the Provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta have no
competitor. For several years past
specimens have been exhibited at
State and County Fairs throughout the
State, and these exhibits are looked
upon as one of the chief attractions.
They have demonstrated what can be
done in the climate of a country pos
sessing a soil that will grow things.
But that it was possible to grow vege-
tables such as were seen there seemed
to create some doubt. But ii was
the case. And apples too. Not Of
course the splendid fruit grown in
countries more congenial to such cul-
ture, but they were in evidence
Throughout Indiana, the hoosier farm
ers were forced to stop and think
When a similar exhibit was placed be-
fore them during the past few weeks,
many of them were forced to stop and
remark: THAT is much ahead of any
thing we can do. The quality of the
grain we have conceded, for has not
so-and-so sent us samples grown on
his own farm the like of which we had
never seen before. But to think Of
the vegetables-and such vegetables.
Why, we thought everything was
frozen up there, and these turnips,
cabbages. caulnowers, beets, man
Colds, pumpkins, and squashes are
away ahead of anything we ever saw
grow" That is the story everywhere.
Thousands of Western Canada home
steaders, formerly United States citi.
zens. are growing just such grain. just
such vegetables, which yield them q
splendid profit with little outlay on the
farms that they have secured from the
Government of the Dominion of Can
ada at the nominal cost OF $40 for 100
acres. If adjoining land is wanted it
can no secured from the railway COM
panies or from private individuals at
moderate prices and reasonable terms.
BY placing your name and address on
a postal card and addressing it to the
Canadian Government Agent, whose
name appears elsewhere, a copy Of
Last Best West" telling you all about
1t will be sent you free.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-11-22
HOW HE FOUND THE KEY.
Brothers. Method Was Simple, but
Also Somewhat Costly.

Miss Dresswell had just returned,
after spending a week with country
friend. Imagine her CONSERVATION
when she discovered her previously
well.stocked wardrobe empty!
Gracious, George!" she said to her
brother. Where are all my clothes?
And what in the world is that great
black patch on the lawn?"
The face of George exhibited all the
well-known signs of conscious right
eousness, and he met her gaze I'M
flinchingly.'
Maria" he replied consolingly, "you
wrote to me that if l wanted the key
of the billiard room / should find IL in
the pocket of your bolero."
Eyes, yes!"
"Well, don't know a bolero from a
fichu or box pleat, so l took all the
things to the lawn and burnt them.
Then l recovered the key from the
ashes"
She froze him with a stare, and he
is now thawing slowly on the kitchen
stove.--Stray Stories.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-11-22
According to the Viewpoint
BY E. H. PORTER
Copyright by Daily Story Pub Coz
Ey E. II. PORTER

My joy was short-lived. however
for no sooner had | touched the suit
case than great hulk of a fellow OPP
posite laid violent hands on me and
called me a thief Naturally protest
ed. So did he. So also did the conduct
or, and various cab-drivers, pedestri-
ans and small boys who stopped to
see the fun. BY this time | was out of
the car, of course, the center af at
traction; and in spite of my protesta-
tons that | knew every rag and but
ton that the bag contained, | was
marched off to the police station.
Picture, If you can, my air of in
jured innocence, as l faced my Judge;
picture my cocksureness of the
speedy vindication of my woodland
picture. If you dare, my state of mind
when the opened suitcase disclosed,
not masculine disorder and neckties,
but very feminine fluff of lace, linen,
and pink ribbon!
There is just one ray of hope:
there is just one straw of support that
my submerged soul lays hold of. Did
you take away my suitcase by mis-
take this afternoon, and leave me
your sisters, or am l a thief, and
does this fun of lace and linen belong
to the fair unknown in the carr"
Pretty Girl Speaks. "Oh, but peo
pie do forget and leave things in cars
even the biggest kind of things.
sometimes. Why, only this afternoon
on Broadway car there was a fine
looking suitcase right next to me.
and there wasn't sign of an owner
anywhere near it,"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-11-22
DOCTORS ORGANIZE UNION.
Toronto Physicians Fix Higher Scale
of Prices.

Toronto, Ont.-The doctors of this
city west of Yonge street have formed
a union under the name NO IL Ter
ritorial Division of the College of Ply
sicians and Surgeons" The objects of
the organization are to improve the
condition of the profession against
quacks, establish minimum fees and
amend lodge terms. The lowest fee
for medical examination for fraternal
societies has been fixed at 50, while
the minimum fee for minor operations
has been fixed at $40. and that for
major operations at $50. For a first
visit to a patient 81 hereafter will be
charged, and 81 for each subsequent
visit, while the fee for night visits will
be doubled, being fixed at SO. The
charge for an Office visit has been
made 81, including prescription. while
to give anesthetics So will be charged.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-11-22
FOUR SHAFTS OF HUMoR.
Pithy Remarks from One Of the Fore
most Jokesmiths.

With the truly artistic tempera
ment the bird in the bush has scant
notion of doubling it's value by chang
ing to the hand.
A has-been is a man who has spent
his time with hair vigors. electric
brushes and newspaper recipes, when
he should have been winning a laurel
wreath to cover his ignominy with.
When you enter shop state just
what you want. For then the mer.
chant can go intelligently to work to
sell you something else. The great
law of commerce is to sell people
what they don't want. What they dc
want will sell itself.
But, probably it is no harder TO live
up to your reputation when you are
young than it will be TO live it down
when You are older.-Puck.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-11-22
FILIPINos TAKE TO BASEBALL.
Little Brown Men Are Enthusiastic
Devotees of the Game.


That baseball is the national game
of the Filipinos is the assertion Of
George Moore, district school superin-
tendent for the province OF Masbete,
in southern Luzon who is at the Dill
er hotel on his way to the Philippines
after a vacation in this country, says
the Seattle Times.
The little brown men have taken to
the American game with great enthusi-
asm, and it is having the effect of as.
sisting in Americanizing the. Filipino,
according to Moore, who has spent the
last six years in the islands Moore,
who was well known in athletics in
this country, having been a record
man and coach at the University of
Indiana, is responsible for the intro
duction of baseball in his district, and
in relating his experiences in teaching
the game to his wards, said:
When l went over to Masbete the
game was not known to the Filipinos.
but after | had explained its possibili-
ties they took to it with great enthusi-
asm. Before long we had many stu
dents who were able to play as we'll
as the average American youth. Soon
they began to organize teams In the
various towns in the province. and we
now have a regular baseball season in
Masbete. In the capital of the prov
ince we have one team that was only
scored against in one inning in three
games.
las for the fans, the Filipinos have
the Americans backed off the boards.
II is nothing for the audience TO swarm
upon the diamond to express its APP
probation of some brilliant play. and
at one game 5000 persons were on
the field congratulating a player. and
ii was nearly an hour before the
game could be again started. Every
body in town turns out for the games,
and there is a spirit of rivalry that re-
minds one of the league games in this
country.
AN American umpire would have
an easy time of it in Luzon, for the
players never treat the arbiter of the
that he receives in this country. The
, umpire's decisions are always re-
ceived without kicking, and the Off
cial is accorded respect that would
seem impossible to the men who de-
eide the games over here.
Athletics have been of the great
est use in developing the Filipino. and
will always play an important part in
the educational system. The natives
go in for ali sorts of exercise, and the
schools have regular field and track
meets. as they do in this country The
only trouble with the Filipino is the
lack of nerve that renders him liable
to go to pieces at critical times. But
taken all in all, they are an energetic
race and take kindly to all athletic
sports introduced by Americans"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-11-22
ITCHING RASH 1s YEARS.
Girls Rash Spread and Grew Worse
Under Specialists Care-Perfeet
Cure by Cuticura Remedies.

when my daughter was a baby she
had a breaking out behind the ears.
The doctor said that she would out.
grow it, and it did get somewhat bet.
ter until she was about fifteen years
old, and after that she could get moth.
ing that would drive it away. She was
always applying something in the way
of salves. II troubled her behind the
knees, opposite the elbows, back of
the neck and ears, under the chin, and
then it got on the face. That was
about three years ago. She took treat
ment with a specialist and seemed TO
get worse all the time. We were then
advised to try the Cuticura Remedies,
and now don't see any breaking out.
NJ. Curley, 11-19 Sixteenth St., Bay
City, Mich, May 20, 1906"