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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
FEEDING STARVING CHINESE.
Relief From America Said to Have
Obliterated Ill Feeling.

SHANGHAI, May f7.-Thousands Of
starving women, children and aged per-
sons who were dying Of starvation in the
streets Of Sing Kiang Pu were placed We'd
nesday in a camp outside the city and are
now being fed by the relief organizations
Famine and fever are spreading and ad-
ditional families needing relief are being
enrolled daily. The funds sent within the
last seven days will prevent the cutting OF
the unripe grain.
A banquet was given to J. Linn Rodgers,
the United States consul general here, yes
terday by a number Of Chinese officials, in
GLIDING the taotai of Shanghai, the treaty
commissioners. WI Ting Fang former min
lister to the United States, and Lu Hal
Houan. former minister to Germany. The
Chinese speakers declared that the Ameri-
can famine relief had healed all the
breaches between China and the United
States and had cemented lasting friendship
between the two countries.
Mr.. Rodgers in reply said the United
States sought no advantage from her gifts
and urged the Chinese to obtain an Ameri-
can education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
Fastidiousness Betrayed Him.

TRENTON, N. J., May 17.-Fastidious
fear Of mud puddle led George Runyon,
wanted in Eastern, Pa, for attempted wife
murder, to stop here to roll up the bottom
of his trousers legs. and he was placed
under arrest after he had twice escaped
the police and ridden ON a train from Phil
lipsburg, across the river from his home
city, to Trenton. He Is now In Jail here.
pending extraddtion
A telegram asking his arrest was delayed.
and Trenton detectives reached the train
just in time to see him jump off and run.
They followed. but he was gaining on them
until he stopped to save his trousers from
the mud. He had previously escaped from
a constable in Easton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17

B. B. Grosscup, general western
counsel for the Northern Pacific
railroad, and leading corporation at
torney of the northwest, is authority
for the statement that President
Roosevelt is inclined to favor the
appointment of a commission by
Congress to appraise the value OF
the railroad property in the United
States. The idea is to figure on the
basis of full value for enterprise as
we'll as prosperity.
TACOMA, May 17.-"President Roosevelt
told me that he Is considering advocating
the appointment of a commission by Con-
gress to appraise the value of the railroad
property in the United States" said B. s..
Grosscup. general western counsel for the
Northern Pacific railroad, and leading cor
poration attorney Of the northwest, on his
return from the east yesterday morning.
THE attitude Of the President is different
from that of western state legislatures in
that he is not in favor of estimating merely
the cost Of reproducing the railroad prop
erty. Value Of business does not consist
of the value of goods on the shelves or ma
chinery In the factory. Mr.. Roosevelt is
willing to give railroads allowance for
energy, enterprise and patronage entering
into business.
I'm Washington, conversation with United
States Senator Daniel and others revealed
ant pP roSr do ta No
big issue of the day, and divulged a sur
prisins abandonment Of party lines. sena-
tor Daniel says he could not support Taft,
Roosevelt or Bryan. and that he night sup
port Root. When asked about himself he
said that the time was too early for man
who wore q uniform in '63 to try for
national office, and he would not be a cam
didates"
Mr.. Grosscup summarizes his opinion Of
the situation after his interviews with Ell
lott and Hill and other railroad men, and
his talks with Roosevelt and Daniel and
others as follows:
Railroads to Curb Expenditures.
Railroads will curb expenditures as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
Drouth Causes Suicides.

MERIDA, Yucatan, May 17.-An unprece-
denied drouth, which has parched this re-
gion, entailing enormous losses in all
branches of business and agriculture, is
held responsible for a wave Of suicide
among the wealthy and prominent classes
In three weeks there have been seven cases
of suicide.
Lorenzo Ricalde, a millionaire planter
shot himself through the heart on his es.
tate near Motul; Juan Maldonado COM
mission merchant, whose business had suf-
fered, yesterday killed himself here, letting
himself down into a well. and there blow
ing out his brains. Ramong Molina, mer-
chant and landowner, killed himself In his
home by swallowing mixed poisons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
Confederate Memorial Day in Norfolk.

NORFOLK, Va, May 17.-Confederate
memorial day was observed here yesterday,
confederate organizations from other nearby
places uniting with those and local military
companies here in the observance Of the
day. Sovereign Camp, Woodmen of the
World, now in convention here, with dele
gates from all parts of the country, ad-
journeds so that the delegates might partici-
pate in the observance of the day. Sow
ereign Commander ]. c. Root urged every
member to attend. The principal exercises
of the day were held at the confederate
monument on Commercial place. The bronze
figure on the monument, that of a confeder-
ate colorbearer, recently placed In position,
was formally dedicated Col William H.
Stewart of Portsmouth, grand commander
of Confederate Veterans, Virginia division,
was orator Of the day. After the exercises
at the monument column was formed
and paraded to Elmwood cemetery, where
graves of confederates were decorated and
salute was fired over them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
Leesburg and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Star:
JEESRIIRG Va Nav IT

LEESBURG, Va, May IT, 1907.
Mr.. Robert Grub, farmer of Loudoun
county, died at his home near Hillsboro
last Tuesday night, in the sixtieth year Of
his age His wife, who is a sister of Mr..
H. A. Thompson of Leesburg and Washing
ton, D. c., and his children, MISS Ruth
Grubb and Mr.. Hugh Grub, survive him.
Funeral services were held yesterday after
noon at o'clock, at his late residence. .
Capt. Floyd w. Harris of Washington,
D. c., has purchased from Mr.. Thomas E.
Durham the Stoke farm near Aide, Loudoun
county, which was purchased about year
ago from the heirs of the Skinner estate.
The farm, which contains 47S acres, to-
gether with the personal property, was
sold for $4,000
The reorganization of the fire companies
of Leesburg has been completed by the
town council, the same to go into effect
on July /. With the new system of fire
plugs only ten men will have charge Of
the reels, instead of the forty-eight men
formerly required. Mr.. Thomas w. Ed
wards was chosen chief and Messrs Charles
R. Norris, John Steadman, Newton Wood
ward, Walter Castle, Mathew Bell, Henry
L. Casey, John Clarke, John McCabe, R.
B. Hardy and E. H. Norris were elected
members.
Mr. Joseph Whitmore left Leesburg last
Wednesday for Crewe, Va, where he has
accepted the position of assistant secretary
OF the Young Mems Christian Association
of that town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
SCHEME TO FIND
VALUE OF ROADS
to Lawyer Grosscup Roose
welt Favors a Congressional Com
mittee of Appraisal to Estimate
the Properties.

much as possible till after the presidential
election There are two solutions OF the
railroad question. They will be national
issues. The states must abandon their at
tempts to regulate railroads by legislation
and turn over the affairs to the national
government, the government to regulate
rates on an equitable appraisement Of the
value of railroad property, and the only
other solution will be government owner
ship. This will inevitably follow the re-
fusal Of the states to turn over their con-
troll of the railroads to the government.
1 do not look for decided improvement
on the question of regulation of public
facilities till after the presidential election.
This does not mean that general enterprise
and the country will be crippled. All the
railroads in the United States are handling
from 10 to 20 per cent more business than
ever before Political problems will not
cause business stagnation. The west will
be least affected because it Is becoming its
own financial center.
State Regulation.
State regulation Of railroad rates Is
bound to be ineffective. It is question of
being compelled to keep a certain amount
of water in the bucket. You scoop out
spoonful here and put in another there.
The Washington railroad commission orders
SSiIaii iatSS IcuuCeu, ana q raise III rates
in Montana will follow. Federal regulation
will come to stay. The 3fnal outcome will
be the complete control of railroads by the
government through regulation or owner
ship.
VI admire Roosevelt. Financiers are mis-
taken when they consider him an enemy of
corporation enterprise, although some Of his
actions may have seemed little radical.
He Is a sincere man. He is giving Lots of
careful thought and headwork to railroad
matters. He receives and considers the
ideas of all who are in position to advise.
He does not believe in confiscation of the
property of railroads or a just deprivation
of the results of individuals efforts without
a fair recompense.
The lines of coming parties will be
railroads and public utilities instead of the
tariff question. Within five years parties
will be reactionaries and radicals the too
much governed and the adherents to NUM-
cipal ownership.
Il favor the adjustment of state legisla-
ton and national regulation and control
on an equitable basis of valuation. I be-
lieve this will be the outcome. This is the
Presidents policy, as indicated to me in my
conversations with him few days ago."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
Changes in Lighthouse Service.

The lighthouse service authorities an
nounce the following changes among the
lighthouse keeper force IN the district;
Albert c. Meyers, assistant keeper Of the
Love Point light station. on Chesapeake
bay. has resigned. and Wesley Gaskill Of
North Carolina has been appointed to the
service and assigned to duty as successor
of Mr.. Meyers at Love Point. .
Henry e. Radcliffe Of Virginia has been
appointed to the lighthouse service and
Is assigned to duty as assistant keeper OF
the Newport News Middle Ground light
station, succeeding Edward Farrow, trans-
ferred to the Wolf Trap light station on
the western shore Of Chesapeake bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
GIRLS KEEP THE DEATH PACT
MORE MEMBERS OF IOWA CLUB
KILL THEMSELVES.
Parents Of Daughters in Panic Of
Fear-Unable to Learn Who Has
Taken Oath of Destruction.


DIES MONIES, May 17.-dore tragedies
were added yesterday to the Suicide Clubs
list when two women, said to be members,
ended their lives. both by carbolic acid.
Miss Ida Golden, daughter Of q farmer
near Flagler. Iowa, swallowed carbolic
acid. Efforts of physicians to save her
proved futile and she died shortly after.
She was respondent.
Miss Katie Kessier took the same poison
at the same hour, in Iowa City. Notoriety
over law suit in which she was defendant,
relatives charging her with using undue in
fiuence over her uncle is given as the cause
She was over thirty years cd.
Efforts to fathom the inner secrets of the
club were made all day by Des Moines
newspapers, and last night the parents Of
grown daughters are in state bordering on
frenzy. Some Of the best detectives in the
state have been put on the case. ~'
A College Fraternity.
It is known that as far back as the last
summer session of the State Normal School
at Cedar Falls compact was formed
among a number of girls, but it was
thought the new organization was simply a
college fraternity.
The note left by Miss Kate Farrell Of Bir-
mfngham gave the only clue to the existence
of the suicide club. 1t read:
''To Dear Ones-Good-bye, am dying. I
swallowed poison. belong to club. Miss
to oil toll roic
together Goodbye
KATE FARRELL"
The name Of the president was oblit-
Grated after she had written it.
The chain of suicides began last Mon
day, when Miss Belle Wilson, living near
Council Bluffs, took carbolic acid. Before
she left the breakfast table to go to her
room she remarked she could never lead q
good enough life. The morning following
Miss Hannah Tomlinson Of New Market,
Iowa, took acid, having said life was not
worth living. She was found dead in her
room.
Number is Unknown.
How many are in the club is unknown.
Mrs. Lilly Milburn of Centerville in an
interview by telephone practically admitted
the club was a reality. She could not talk
much owing to the raw condition of her
throat, but managed to say the girls met
last summer at Cedar Falls, organized and
elected officers. Their names she refused
to divulge, saying an oath was taken by
every member. She said there were ten
charter members. but since last summer
many more had Joined.
The agreements Of the various girls seem
to have been carried out to the letter.
Every one drank carbolic acid at s O'Clock
In the morning. That they correspondent
with each other is known, but their letters
were burned. sre.s
The girls all come from highly respect
able families and are the daughters OF
wealthy farmers over the state. Some Of
the tragedies occurred hundreds of miles
apart Elizabeth Fletcher Of Bonaparte,
Miss; Ida Golden of Flagler and Miss
Kate Kessler Of Iowa City attended the
State University. The others finished
their courses in the State Normal School,
and 1t was there they met.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
Stonewall's Best Man Dead.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, May IT,
Clement D. Fishburne died yesterday at his
home. on High street Mr.. Fishburne was
seventy-ive years old. born in waynesboro,
Va, and was educated at Washington Col
Iege, now Washington and Lee University,
and at the University of Virginia. He prao-
ticed law in Charlottesville for many years.
but for tho last twenty years he had been
cashier of the Bank Of Albemarle. of which
he was one of the founders. Before the
war he was teacher in Davidson College,
North Carolina, and in 1857, when Gen.
"Stonewall" jackson and Miss Anna Morri-
son were married. he was the best man. He
served with credit throughout the war as a
member of the Rockbridge artillery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
Big Fire in Elizabeth CITY.

ELIZABETH CITY, N. c., May 17.-Ffre
yesterday destroyed Brickhouse & Arm
strong's livery stable, and thirty-ive or
forty horses were cremated. The livery
stables Of Fred Davis and Stokes & Com
mander also were destroyed, but their stock
was saved,
The fire then spread to three residences,
destroying them. The sash and blind fac
tory of Kramer Bros. also was destroyed
The losses are estimated at $35, 600, with
about $4,000 insurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
No Sunday Music in Hotels.

BOSTON May 17.-Music in hotel dining
rooms on Sunday is a violation of the law,
according to a, decision given yesterday by
Chief Justice Bolster of the municipal court,
in a test case brought against the members
of an orchestra playing at one Of the Bos-
ton hotels. Judge Bolster imposed a fine Of
- on each member Of the orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
Lieut.. Gen. zacharias Dead.

COPENHAGEN, May 1.-THE death is
announced Of Lieut.. Gen. Zacharias, vice
president Of the international permanent
geodetio commission,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17

A jury at Hagerstown, Nd, awarded Mise
Alice Spielman $500 damages against the
Adams Express Company for losing her
trunk
The Press., 1907-05-22
A UNIQUE CRITICISM.
The Shout That Made Remington's In.
 dian Open His Mouth.

The Shout That Made Remington's In.
 dian Open His Mouth.
 Frederic Remington's studio was quiet. A stiffness that betokens work pervaded the atmosphere, and the art. ist, working away at his canvas, "The Spirit of War;" silently laid on his colors of the scorching sun, and an In dian chief, raised in his stirrups, shout ing to his braves, inspiring them with courage for the fight.
 Remington had not heard knock at the studio door or the entrance of an unannounced guest. Nor did he realize that two sharp eyes were scan ming his work with that critical exam ination characteristic of the man who knows art"
 Suddenly there burst from the visitor such shout as any Indian chief would have been proud of.
 Another and another shout echoed through the studio. Remington, start ing back, dropped his brushes and pal cite and turned in the direction of the laundering voice.
 "Ah, bah! My boy, open his mouth. Make him shout. Make him look 1t. Open his mouth. So-so" And the stranger gave vent to two more shouts fit for the plains.
 It was Gerome and this was his method of expression in this special case. Remington, in accordance With his advice, "opened his mouth," and as a result instead of the slightly parted lips, there is a face so full of enthusiasm, so expressive of great heartfelt throb giving vent to cheer, that when one sees the picture he is prompted to the action of Gerome, who made probably the most unique criticism ever given on one of Rem ington's best pictures.-Scrap Book.
The Press., 1907-05-22

The following is the program fol the twenty-second annual convention of the Woman s Christian Temperance Union of Holland county, to be held in the Congregational church, Filing ton, Thursday: 10 8. m., devotional service, Mrs. J. K. Talcott, Filing. ton; convention called to order; roll call-response appointment of com. mittees; minutes of last convention report of treasurer; words of wei come, Rev. D. Jones, pastor of the Congregational church, Miss Mary J. Kimball, president Ellington union response; singing, county song; re- ports from unions and superintend- ents; award of county banner; Bible reading, Mrs. J. K. Barney; 12 m., noontide prayer; business; adjourn ment; collation., served by Ellington union; 1 p. m., praise service; 1.15 p. m., convention called to order; un' finished reports; "Our opportunities, '' Mrs. l.. K. Fuller; music; report oi credentials committee; election oi officers and superintendents; appoint ing l.. T. l.. delegate to state conven. tion; nominating delegate to national convention; "Some of the work &C., complished by the Woman's Christian Temperance union," Mrs. O. B. Bu- ell, state president; solo, Miss Ida M. Hall; visitors opportunity; ad- dress, Mrs. J. K. Barney, prison evangelist, Providence, R. T.; 5 p. m., adjournment.
The Press., 1907-05-22
UNION.


 Wm. Scranton is with friends in Brookfleld.
 Clifton Newell is visiting friends in Springfield.
 Luther Gardner visited friends in Springfield the past week.
 O. T. Newell visited his grand mother, Mrs. Carrie Clapp, in Hol- land the first of the week.
 Decoration day will be observed as usual. The members of D. P. Cor. bin post, "A, will decorate the graves of their fallen comrades at East yard at 9 a. m., Center yards at 1 1 a. m. arriving at the monument at 12 m., sharp. All old veterans, sons of vet erans and Spanish war veterans arc invited to march, also citizens anG children. Flowers for decorating may be left at E. W. Upham's as usual Every boy and girl is requested tc bring Q bouquet of their own. The exercises will be held in the Oongre gational church, commencing at l p m., as follows: Speaking by tho children; singing, and an address by Wm. D. Gourlay, who was a member of the Sixth Massachusetts regiment that fought it's way through Balti more April 19, 1861, on it's way tC Washington. He was also a member of the First Massachusetts Cavalry volunteers. Oomrade Gourlay is said to be a fine speaker Refreshments on the basket picnic plan. The vet erans hope the citizens will turn out in large numbers, as in former years, to help them in the observance of the dav
The Press., 1907-05-22

The presence of mind of the night operator at the Southern New Eng land Telephone company's exchange in Putnam, and the fact that there was a telephone in the residence of G. A. Lyon of East Woodstock, are responsible for the saving of MT. Lyon's home from being burned to the ground the other night. .
 The night operator at the local ex- change was on the board, when short ly before o'clock call came in on one of the lines from East Woodstock. She went in on the line in time to hear some one ory:
 Help FireP'
 Before she could find out who the person was or where the fire was sit uated the subscriber had left the tele- phone. With great presence of mind, the operator having found the num- ber of the wire on which the call had come in, began to ring up all the parties on it. As each one answered she told them that there was 6 fire somewhere in their neighborhood and that the people needed help. One of the subscribers who she reached was a MT. Peckham. He held the oper- ator on the line and gave her a list of names to call for assistance. While calling one the operator looked up the number of another, and so on until she had aroused the entire neighbor- hood and started all the men for the scene of the blaze.
 The fire was in the two-story farm house of H. B. Andrews. He, his wife and four children were awakened by the smell of smoke, and finding that it was impossible to save even their clothing, ran across the road to the house of MT. Lyon, and there called on the phone for help. The arrival of the neighbors called by the operator saved the home of MT. Lyon, which had caught fire, and the barns on Mir. Andrews place. Had it not been for this, both houses, which are five miles in the country, would have been burned to the ground.
The Press., 1907-05-22
SOMERS

Forrest Avery has 1O8 small chick ems matched out.
 Mrs. Jennie R. Noble has gone .to visit her sister at Vineland, N. J.
 Samuel Ordway of Seattle spent Sunday in town at Kibbe's hotel.
 MT. and Mrs. Lewis Terry of Wash ington, D. O.. have rented l.. E. Emo tenement for the summer.
 Miss Anna Converse of Brimfeld, Mass, is spending several days in town visiting her friend. Ida Rae Kibbe.
 The semi-annual meeting of the Holland conference of Congregational churches met with the church in Somers Tuesday.
 Miss F. M. Collins and Miss Clark of Hartford visited town Friday to make arrangements for the occupancy of their summer home here.
 Charles W. W. Pease, who has been employed in Brooklyn for the past year, went to Los Angeles, Cal, for his health and has secured Q good position at that place.
 The many friends of Miss Laura S.. Kibbe will be pleased to learn of her improved condition and prospects of recovery. She is still at Dr. Vail's g sanitarium at Enfield Street.
 At the adjourned meeting, held Saturday evening for the observation of Memorial day, the following oom mittees were. appointed: On address, Rev. E. P. Root; flowers, Miss E. L.. Patten, John Hunt, May Little, Olive Kibbe, Edith Wardwell, Alice Russell, Mrs. E. O. Sherman; to fill baskets. Mrs. A. L.: Dimock, Mrs. Horace Sikes, Miss Augusta Lombard, Miss Caroline Griffin, Mrs. Ernest Avery, Miss Blanche Avery; transportation. George F. Kibbe and Charles Bill ings; finance, W. P. Fuller; music, Mrs. W. O. Pease, George F. Kibbe, Mrs. 0. A. Pease, E. B. Little, Arthur Goldthorpe; marshal, E. s. Fuller. It was voted to invite the O. U. A. M. to join in the parade, and to have the different schools ad- dressed by Capt. s. H. Perry and H. J. Shaw.
The Press., 1907-05-22
Impartial Criticism.

A well known salesman entered a west end conservatory the other after noon on business. A girl was playing piano in an adjoining room. Sud denly she began Mendelssohn's Spring Song," and the teacher con- versing with the salesman paused to listen.
 Cant you stop that noise until explain this to you?'' broke in the man of business, who seemed to be a privI- legged character.
 'That girl will be great musician some day." replied the unruffled teach CT. "She is naturally talented Just listen."
 q don't agree with you," snapped the salesman. "She plays too fast and too loud Who Is she?"
 "Your daughter" returned the teach sr.-St. Louis Republic