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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
SMALL BASIS FOR The RUMOR
INVITATIONS OF GRAFT BY WAR
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS.
Acting Secretary oliver Finds That
They Originated in Dispute Over
Lifebatt Appliances.

Inquiry at the War Department today
into a rumor that was current last night
to the effect that a scandal of formidable
proportions had developed, Involving
charges of graft" on the part OF high
officials, tended to confirm the conclusion
which was reached last night by ACHING
Secretary Oliver that the only foundation
for the rumor was that certain charges
had been made by the Irving Lifeboa'
Handler Company against one John +.
Carrothers as representative OF the
Marine Safety Appliance Company ana
the officials of the quartermaster's de-
partment Of the United States Army In
connection with the equipment OF the
army transports with devices for han
ding the lifeboats.
1t appears that the Irving company
claimed to be a Iicensee under the Ma
rine Appliance Company. having the sole
right to supply this patent device.
SO the former company not only brought
suit in the District of Columbia Supreme
Court last February against Carrothers. as
the representative of the Marine Appliance
Company, but 1t sought to make the Secre-
tary Of War and his subordinate officers
parties to the suit. Carrothers succeeded
in having his suit dismissed on the ground
that the Irving Company's true remedy
was a suit or suits directed against the
individuals of the Marine company and
the officers Of the War Department per-
sonally. The Irving Company thereupon
made bitter complaint to President Roose
welt at Oyster Bay, rejecting severely upon
the officials of the War Department, who
had entered into the contract with Car
rothers for sixty sets of the boat handlers.
This complaint in turn was referred by the
President to Acting Secretary Oliver, who
has made 1t the subject Of special re-
port to the President, informing him of the
facts of the case: that the War Department
is amply secured against any civil action
by a bond In the sum of $4,000 from Car
rOthers and that 80 far the War De-
partment is concerned the matter is re-
garded as closed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
Regatta Yachts Sailed for Home.

NORFOLK, Va. September 21-The
yachts Eleanor of Marblehead Mass; Sue
of New York, Regina of New York. Capsi-
cum of Port Washington. L. l.. and Doro-
thy of Baltimore. which participated in the
international cup yacht races in Hampton
roads. sailed for their respective home
ports today, the Eleanor. Dorothy and Cap
scum going inside up Chesapeake bay and
the others outside Dorothy q left on out
side last night for Marbiehead with owner
Hollis Burgess aboard. DR.. John F. Schaef-
for and Charles Lincoln were on the Sue, c.
Sherman Hoyt on the Regina and DR.. Dud-
ley Williams on the Dorothy Of Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
LAURIER SENDS REPLY
CANADIAN PREMIER ANSWERS
LABOR MEMS REQUEST.

OTTAWA. Ont. September 2l.-Sr Wilfrid
Laurier has sent the following telegram to
Mr.. Verville. Mp. In reply to a request
from the Dominion Trades and Labor Con-
gress that notice be given to abrogate the
Japanese treaty and that meantime the
importations of Japanese be kept down to
the number arranged for some time ago
between both countries:
OTTAWA. September 81. 1907. Alphonse
Vervllle. MP, president of trades and
labor council, Winnipeg, Man: have
given due consideration to your request
that immediate steps. be taken to terminate
the treaty with Japan. 1 would observe
that this treaty when brought into exist
ence some fifteen years ago did not apply
to Canada. and that some few years ago.
in response to the repeated expressions
OF public opinion and with a view Of
affording to Canadian producers an oppor-
tunity of taking their share of the growing
japanese trade, the Canadian government
became a party to this treaty and that 1t
was unanimously ratified by the Canadian
parliament. The treaty has proved of great
advantage. and our trade with Japan I'M
der 1t has considerably increased.
You base your appeal for the denuncia-
ton of this treaty on the allegation that a
crisis has arisen in British Columbia by
reason of the unprecedented influx of Japa-
nese. While It is true that most regretta BILE
incidents have lately occurred in Vancou-
yer, there seems reason to doubt that the
cause was the influx of Japanese. | am
in possession of a telegram from the mayor
of Vancouver, which has been rendered
public. which expressly AYERS that the dis
turbances were directed against Asiatics
generally rather than against japanese.
Under such circumstances any precipitate
action might be regrettabe, and before
committing themselves to such Il course the
government think that they should care
fully inquire into the which within
the recent past, have caused a greater in
fiuX to our shores than previously of orien-
tai people
(Signed) "WILFRID LAURIER."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
Receives Bullet in His Own Head.

NEW YORK. September 21.-In attempt
ing to prevent his mother from shooting
herself. as he thought she was about to
do. Curt Klein. sixteen years old. received
a bullet wound in his own head early today
In a furnished room house in I'd avenue.
He was taken at once to Bellevue Hospital
insensible and will probably die. His
mother was locked up charged with feloni-
GUS assault. Friction between Mr.. and
house. the police say, induced Mrs. Klein
to attempt suicide. as alleged. Mrs. Klein,
1t is charged. ran into her sons room, and.
drawing a revolver. exclaimed: well, I'm
going to end 1t all now" With a cry the
boy leaped from the bed where he had been
sitting and. rushing to her. caught her arm
and tried to wrest the revolver from her
In the struggle the weapon was discharged
and q bullet struck the lad behind the right
ear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
Work on Millionaire's Theater Stops.

NEW YORK. September 21.-Work has
been suspended on the new theater, the
playhouse founded by coterie of New
York millionaires. situated in Central
Park West between ed and Esd streets.
Ground was broken for the edifice last
December and the foundations were well
under way when the plans Of the architects
were filed the middle of August with the
building department. The theater was to
have been finished by October l. 1903.
Otto H. Kahn one of the founders of the
theater, said that the suspension was due
to the projectors having found out that
the building could not be finished a year
from now and they have taken the OPP
portunity to have needed changes made in
the plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
Gable Service INTERRUPTED.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, September 21.-The follow
ing notice was issued today by the Com
merciaI Cable Company: The Commercial
Pacific cable is interrupted beyond Mid
way. Messages for Guam, the Dutch In
dies, Philippines. China and Japan cannot
be forwarded vita San Francisco until fur
Their notice. They may be forwarded via
the Azores at the tariff rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
Wealthy Citizen Sentenced.

NEW CASTLE. Pa. September IL
George J. Jones, a wealthy real estate
owner and prominent citizen. was today
sentenced by Judge Porter to thirty days
in the Allegheny county penitentiary. He
pleaded guilty to a charge of leasing
building for gambling purposes The SEN
tence caused q sensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
WILL LEAVE next WEDNESDAY
ITINERARY ARRANGED FOR SEC
RETARY ROOTS TRIP.
Expects to Arrive in the City Of
Mexico on the 3Oth-Will Be
Here October 20.

Secretary Root accompanied by Mrs.
Root and Miss Root. returned to Washing
ton last night from New York where the
Secretary has been spending the summer.
He was early at his desk at the State De-
partment today and plunged into his work
with a Zest that indicated that he had COM
pletely recovered from the rundown con-
dtion in which he left Washington at the
beginning of the summer. His eye was
clear and bright; his complexion was good.
and there was a strength in the clasp of
his hand which showed that the Secretary
was in fine physical condition.
His first official caller today was Senior
Godoy, the Mexican charge of embassy.
who came to talk with him about his ap-
preaching visit to the City of Mexico. The
as announced by the Secretary himself.
after. consultation with the Pennsylvania
railr&d officials. who have been arranging
for the car movements, is as follows:
Secretary Roots Itinerary.
The Secretary, with his party. consisting
Of Mrs. Root Miss Root, Mr.. Doyle. his
private secretary for this occasion: William
Boatwright. his personal attendant. and
maid. will leave Washington on the Penn
sylvania railroad at $40 pm. next Wednes-
day via st. Louis. for San Antonio. Tex.
where they will arrive on the morning of
the 29th. Just what will happen at San
Antonio the Secretary does not know. be-
cause he Is still exchanging kilograms with
the local committee. which is to have charge
Of his reception at that point 1t is prob
able, however, that he will attend a ban
quet there and deliver few extempora-
neOus remarks.
AT any rate the Secretary will time his
movements SO as to reach Laredo some
time Sunday the 10Th. At that point the
party will be taken in hand by the Mexican
reception committee. headed by Gen. Ii
mantour. and will depart Immediately for
the City of Mexico. arriving there on the
evening Of September 80.
Secretary Root expects to spend the first
week after his arrival wholly in the> City
Of Mexico. where there is to be a round of
entertainments and receptions and of con-
ferences between President DiaZ and Secre-
tary Root The second week Is to be de-
voted to a series Of excursions to points
Of interest. not too far removed from the
capital. including Pueblo, OriZaba, Mon
terey. Guanajara and other points of in
terest. The departure of the party will be
timed so as to insure its return to Wash
ington by October 10 next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
Moorish Peace Parlev Of.

PARIS. September 2l.-It is officially an
nounced this afternoon that the peace ne
gotiations at Casa Blanca with the hostile
MSsrs have failed. and that Gen. Druds
win 10. usne the Offensive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
BEHIND ON CONTRACT
NOTICE POSTED IN FRONT OF UN-
COMPLETED BUILDING.

Members of the grievance committee Of
the building trades were assembled just
before noon today in front of the nearly
completed building at 1925 G street, on
which was posted typewtitten notice. The
leaders of the mechanics eagerly read the
notice and discussed It's contents. 1t was
signed by Herman o. Plugge, Frank A.
Lutz Alfred G. Grove and Lutz & Co, and
addressed to the Speir Company build
ers. contractors for the work. The card
recited that as the structure had not been
completed the date specified. August 1,
1907. land you have neglected to supply
sufticiency of properly skilled workmen or
materials of proper quality, and you have
failed to prosecute the work with prompt
ness and diligence" the owners propose to
take over the contract and complete the
work themselves and charge all damages
to the bond of Speir & Co., three days from
the date of the notice, which was Septem-
her 20
The business affairs of the Speir Com
pauy went into the hands of a receiver
several days ago, as published at the time
in The Star. and this is said to be one of
the echoes of the failure.
Mr.. McCracken of the grievance COM
mittce stated that union mechanics would
be put to work on the street building
Monday and the work completed. He also
said the construction of the bank at eth
and G. streets would he Strengthened out
next week. and union men put to work
there. Union mechanics. he added. were
engaged upon the buildings at LIST and b
streets, 1913 10th street and elsewhere.
Important action will be taken. it Is ex-
pected, by the grievance committee next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
REASONS FOR CHANGE
Proposition to Be Submitted to Con-
gress Next Winter.
TO FACILITATE BUSINESS
Objections Made to the Transfer on
Account of Downtown Bust
ness Interests.

Postmaster General Meyers proposition
q remove the general post office Of the
District To the vicinity of the new union
statiou-whirh he VIII submit to Congress
this w.utrr-bIds fair L. start the livehest
sort pf "a controversy. The business men
OF Washington seem to hold widely diver
gent views Is to the merits of the plan.
Some say it is Il good thing; some consider
II Is harmful. dangerous. impracticable
and otherwise undesirable. Some think the
genera, post office should remain at its
present Iocatiou. others believe substa ton
in the big building at llth and Pennsyl-
vauia avenue would answer all the city )
needs
Two things seem certain. Postmaster
General Meyer viii recommend that the
general post Office. BE- established in the i'm
mediate vicinity OF the now union station.
That's one. Many of the leading business
men Of tn. District Will favor the Idea and
many VII. OPPOSE IT, That's two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21

PARIS. September 21.IOflcial figures
published today show that France will
reap bountiful harvests this year. The
wheat yield will be 1887. 900 hectoliters,
against ia, sol. COO last year; rye will yield
90, 642 900, against 17.771 900. and maslin,
mixture of wheat and rye, will yield 2 474,
CO., against 2. Dos, 900 hectoliters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
TELEGRAiPHIC BRIEFS.

LONDON. September 21.-Over 177O00
British and Irish emigrants went to the
United States and Canada during the past
year. according to board of trade return
issued today. The total is greater than
Chat of any year since 1887. Canada
ceived last year the largest number of emf
grants. $1,000, nearly 10000 more than the
previous highest total for the Dominion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
Regarded as Good Thing.

In reference to Postmaster General
Meyers proposal. ]. Barton Miller. secre-
tiry and treasurer of the First Corpora
tive Building Association of Georgetown.
said: Il think the change would be a good
thing. 1t would better the facilities for
the handling of the mails and would do
away with the hauling of the mails through
the city and would save considerable time
and unnecessary expense.
r. A Castelar,. real estate broker of 1926
Wisconsin avenue northwest, also of
the opinion that the change would be de
sirabe he stated he thought that a city
post office should always be in the vicinity
~ lrnaE Station
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
WOULD HAVE COURTS
ENJO|N PRESSMEN

CINCINNATI, Oct. 10.-Seyeral
printing and publishing firms in Chi
cago, st. Louis, New York and Mas
sachusetts, with national officers of
the United Typothetae, brought ac-
rion in the United States court today
asking that the International Print
ing Pressmen and Assistants union
of America, be enioined from violat-
ing all agreements of January A.,
1907. by demanding an eight-hour
day.
The headquarters of the union are
in Cincinnati The petition asks that
the union he restrained from calling
or instituting strikes or aiding or e.
sisting in calling any strike against
the Typothetae or its members for
the refusal to institute the eight-hour
day before January /, 1903, or the
closed shop at any time; that 1t be
restrained from melting local unions
to institute strikes; from arranging
for or proceeding with a referendum
vote by the subordinate branches of
the pressmen's union, upon the sub
iect of instituting strikes against the
Typothetae or members of the Ty-
pothetae for refusal to institute the
closed shop or the eight-hour day,
and to enjoin the union from paying
out any money as strike benefits and
to further the carrying on of any
strike against the Typothetae or any
of the shops of its members.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
PENNSYLVANIA GRAFT
CAME BY CUBIC FOOT
Furnishings i'm Harrisburg Capitol
Sold to State on Novel
Plan.

In several rooms of the capitol at
Harrisburg is a type of mahogany
office table eight feet long, four
feet wide, two and one-half high. The
cost of each table to Sanderson, the
contractor, was $40. He charged the
state 81, 472, a commission of $3.50
per cent. Still more remarkable are
two rostrums, for which $4,000 were
paid the builder, and for which the
state paid Sanderson $90,74S.S0, a
commission of 4,305 per cent.
1t appears that all this furniture
and much more was bought by San
derson by the piece. but was sold to
the state "by the foot" at $3.50 a
foot. If we now take the dimensions
of the mahogany table which origin
ally cost $40 and compute its feet
by multiplying its length by its width.
and the result by its height thus: 4
times s is 80; 21s times so is so,
and then multiply S1S.40 by so, We
reach the sum of $1.472. or the price
of so cubic feet of table paid by
Pennsylvania to Sanderson.
This gentleman by similar multi
plications found that there were So
feet of backing Standard so reach
ed the price of $1,619.20 for that ar
ticle. The rostrums were dealt with
in the same cubical way. as were the
hundreds and thousands of other OBJ
jects that you will find distributed
through the five stories of the enor-
nous building. We. Pennsylvania
taxpayers, have paid for don't know
how many thousands of feet of
clocks, of umbrella tubs, of clothes
trees. and of filing cases,-Owen
Wister in the October Everybody's.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
VINEYARDS Of SMYRNA
PRODUCE GREAT WEALTH

The climatic conditions of Western
Asia Minor are exceptionally good for
producing wine. When it was dis
covered that wine produced in this
region could readily be exported to
such great wine growing countries as
France, Italy and Germany, an i'm
petus was given to the industry
throughout this Vilayet or province.
With the advent of modern methods
of culture and a rational study of the
varieties of vine which thrive best in
This soil, Smyrna has been able to
build up a growing and prosperous
trade with foreign countries.
The culture of the wine grape has
also spread from Smyrna to the in
terror of the Vilayet. In contradic-
ton to the vineyards of Smyrna,
which are principally built upon
slopes. those in the interior have
been laid out on the fiat plain The
products of the vineyards of Tur-
bali and Alden have become celebrat-
ed for their rich flavor and splendid
aroma.
During the past few years German
wine dealers have been interesting
themselves in Smyrna wine, and sew
eral large vineyards are now under
German management. This is having
a wholesome effect for the reason
that scientific methods are being in
troduced, and Greek vineyard owners,
who have thus far practically con-
trolled the market, are losing no time
in taking the necessary steps to bring
their vines up to an equal stale of
productivenesS.
The wine produced on the main
land will soon be in position to COM
pete favorably with that of Samos
and other islands of the archipelago.
One thing, however, which initiates
against a rapid development of the
foreign trade is the Is per cent ex-
port duty. The wine exported from
Smyrna finds its way chiefly to Hun
gary, where it is mixed with the ma
tive wines of that country and then
sold in European markets under the
well known name of Tokay.
The grapes of Smyrna are not only
made into wine. but they also pro-
duce raisins which are extensively eX-
ported to European and American
markets. The process of drying takes
place in the open field. The ripe
grapes are passed through thin So
luton of alkali in order to prevent
them from molding and also to re-
move certain small insects which
prey upon the fruit from the time of
the bud until it is picked. They are
cured in the hot sun of this climate,
are finally sent in huge baskets by
camel transport to the near ast rail-
way station and from there to Smyr-
ma, the port of embarkation.
Generally speaking, the process of
preserving grapes in Asia Minor is
very primitive. Apar from Smyrna,
where a number of up-to-date wine
presses have been introduced, the
usual method of pressing the juice
from the grape is by blocks of wood,
marble or stone. and even the feet
Consular Report.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
MARRIED IN HASTE
NOW IN THE PEN

LARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. 10.-Phile-
mon H. Cook, who married Mrs. An
ma Dillon of Ration, N. M, after a
living with and had introduced Miss
Anna l.. Morey of 1410 Larimer
street as his wife to his friends in
Sterling, Colo, was able to settle the
criminal charges brought against him
by Sterling business men, but pleaded
guilty in the district court here today
of stealing rifle and revolver from
Albert Cook of this city, and was
sentenced to eighteen months in the
state penitentiary.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
MESCAL WILL PRODUCE
MANY DIFFERENT JAGS

Gorgeous colors, glowing Visions
these are the effects of mescal, to
which many natives of Mexico and
New Mexico are addicted. Mescal is
a brown, brittle drug, concocted from
the dried leaves of small cactus
which grows along the Rio Grande.
Its properties were first discovered by
the Kiowa Indians, who became so
enslaved to it that its use was pro-
hibited by law. AS usual, though
the prohibition was ineffective. The
Indians used it in their religious
rites.
Experimenting with the drug,
Havelock Ellis was rewarded by
many varied and vivid visions in his
rooms in London.
1ridescent butterfly forms of the
most glowing colors fitted before
him. Myriads of them formed living
arabesques of superhuman design
and hues beyond description. Then
he seemed to see a hollow, revolving
vessel, upon whose mother-of-pearl
surface played the most strange and
brilliant colorings.
He tried to make notes with a pen,
picked up a pencil, which gave him
no trouble. AS he wrote his paper
was covered with soft golden light
and his hands glowed and flushed
with reds. The same glowing light
seemed to emanate from his limbs
when he undressed to retire. He
tired of his visions and lit the gas
which filled the room with glowing
radiance, while bright colored shad-
ows fitted before him.
Seemingly less pleasant was the
experience of medical experimental
of Kentucky, who undertook to ia.
thom the effects of hashish, by which
the orientals try to turn earth into
heaven.
Bizarre ideas took possession of his
mind. His ideas ran riot, and he
seemed to have lost all sense of ia
tigue. But. time became an eternity
He could not bear TO watch the min
ute hand of his watch make one rev
olution.
Afterward he was seized by an in
tense fear of impending death. Hor
r1ble, grOtesque monsters menace(
him. Then he felt himself expand
ing into space, as he climbed steer
precipices, overhanging dreadful
abysses, and was overwhelmed by un
utterable despair.
Not a very pleasant prospect fol
any man who might think of takins
up the hashish habit.-Oregon Jour
nal
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
BISCUIT NINE MAKES SHIP
MENT FROM CHERRY CREEK

Alonzo e. Hyde, of the Biscuit
Mining company, a Cherry Creek pro-
Queer. arrived in Ely last night and
registered at the Northern. Mr..
Hyde has been at the mines for sew
eral days overseeing the property.
He says that a shipment of one full
car of high grade ore was shipped
from the mine yesterday, running
from $1,000 to $4,000 to the ton in
silver and gold.
w. w. Browning, brother of the
gun inventor of Ogden, accompanied
Mr.. Hyde to the mine. and is with
him at the hotel
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-11
REPORTED THAT BODY
OF SIMPKINS is FOUND

SPOKANE, Wash, Oct 1O.-A
body said to be that of Jack Simp-
kins has been found near Pierce City,
Shoshone county, Idaho, badly de-
composed, the only means of identi-
fication being gun bearing a silver
name plate and Simpkins' name.
Miners who knew Simpkins we'll pos
itively identified the gun as one
owned by Simpkins. 1t is thought
that the man died in a snowstorm
some time last winter.