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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-16
ENORMOUS GROWTH SHOWN.
Trade of United States With It's Non
Contiguous Territories.

The enormous growth in American trade
with it's non-contiguous territories in the
last calendar year as contrasted with 1904
is shown in figures compiled by the bureau
of statistics of the Department of Com
merce and Labor made public today. In
value this commerce aggregated $l31 Co.,
COO compared with less Than $1O0 OO0, 900
in 1904
OF this trade, $50 100000. in round num-
bers consisted of merchandise shipped to
those territories, and $I2,OOO,O00 worth Of
merchandise received from them. In addi-
ton to this. there was received from the
Alaskan territory over SIS, 800, COO worth of
gold, being its own production, and 49,
100000 of foreign gold principally from the
British territory adjacent
OF the S59.0000OO worth of merchandise
sent to the noncOntiguous territories, about
s22,c00,00O worth went to TvItu RICO, $17-
100000 to Alaska, 81, 100000 to Hawaii and
$T.tI0.GG0 to the Philippines.
The following figures show how Ameri-
can shipments of merchandise have in
creased in 1906 as compared with 1904
Porto Rico. from $12.o00,0O0 to 81. 900 coo;
Alaska, from $11, 100000 to SIT 100000;
Hawaii from S11, 100000 to $4,000, 600,
and to the Philippine Islands, from S. 200,
60 to a little over S7,U00,0O0.
Shipments of merchandise from nom
contiguous territories to the Omitted States
during the same period have increased as
follows: Hawaii. from 900 to nearly
$50, 000, coo; Porto Rico. from SIS, 600 900 to
SO 100 600; Alaska, from $10,50O0Go to
pines there is shown a slight reduction.
OF gold received from Alaska, the total OF
domestic production was in 1904 little
over 100000 and in 1906 SIS, 800, COO
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the nations of the world would in time
solve the problem. What we most needed
in the navy, he said, was not battleships,
not cruisers, not submarines, but greater
efficiency in the management and control
of those we now have.
"Are we to be frightened Mr.. Burton
asked by lingo talk of conflict with a
friendly nation? Japan has taken new
place in the concert of nations, but she
cannot maintain that place if she seeks a
conflict with other nations.
Our relations with Japan are friendly
and have been very friendly for the past
fifty years, and this, in my opinion, makes
war between Japan and the United States
impossible. (Applause) When the talk
subsidies. 1 am sure it will, We will
again look upon Japan as one of the great
circle of nations in which there Is friend
ship for us and no thought of war.
Mr.. Burton pointed out further that the
American navy is already one-half again
as large as that of Japan, and, taking into
account ships built and building, is 90 pei
cent larger. The United States. he thought
should take the lead in all moves for peace
This country could not afford to throw
away the advantage of her magnificent iso
Iation in it's effect upon the peace anC
welfare of the world
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MR.. BURTON PROTESTS
OPPOSED TO GREAT INCREASE OF
NAVAL STRENGTH.
Declares That There Seems to Be a
Mad Race for Big
Battleships.

Representative Burton of Ohio made
speech on the floor of the House yesterday
afternoon in opposition to the admins
trdtions naval program. Mr. Burtons
declaration that war between the United
States and Japan was an impossibiity. ow-
ing to the past and present extremely
friendly relations of those two nations, and
lis announcement of war talk as lingo
ism were received with great applause
MIR. Burton contended that the inevitable
trend of advancing civilization was for
peace, and that national development and
national progress had resulted in greatly
increased interest in the pursuit of sci
cnce and the Industries and in the rational
enjoyment OF life.
War is not so easy as Il, was" said Mr.
Burton When two nations are in con-
flct the whol" world IS interested and af-
feCted. the channels of trade are interfered
with. national development is hampered. So
those nations which are not at insist
That other nations do not engage in war
tnout the greatest and gravest reasons. q"
Nj. Burton pointed OUT that during the
century that had Just passed nearly 900
disputes. many of them Of the most Sc
TiOus nature had been settled by arbitra-
ton.
There lad been a great growth of senti-
ment in favor OF arbitration. The intol-
cradle burden of armament. tn. necessarily
oss3Ty withdrawal of millions of people
from more congenial pursuits must even
tually lead, he though,, to concerted action
looking To a decrease of armament
Mr. Burton recalled that in 1881 the mil
itary budget approximated s4200D.0Oo. one
third of which was for the navy and two
thirds for the army. In 1o,>I-S5 it had been
even less, and in 1887 ii again Appropriated
Sf2WO,OU. Now, however. and for twenty
years, the military budget was five times as
much, or between two hundr and two
hundred and ten millions.
Il cannot allow this occa sion to pass" he
said. without protesting against this naval
program.
Referring to his amendment for the
elimination from the bill of the item for
the proposed great battles nip, he said that
no two experts ON. battleships were agreed
on any one type Some favored battleships
OF LOCO tons and pointed out that even the
DreadnouSht, the proposed great English
craft had only two more 12-inch guns
than the South Carolina, one of our own
battleships.
some of the experts would not stop at 20 0O0-
ton vessels. but favored ships of from % 00(
to -, 600 tons. One expert had even gone
SO far 10 predict that not far in the flu
ture a sc, 000-ton battleship would be built
There seemed 10 be mad race for newer
larger and more expensive battleships and
he wanted to know why 1t was that there
was this willingness that ships of the pas,
be placed on the scrap heap in a few years
He thought that the eommon-sense Of
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100000 STARVING
NORTH CHINA FAMINE WORST IN
WORLDS HISTORY.

NEW YORK, February 16-Unless i'm
mediate succor be sent to the Chinese
famine sufferers in the district north of
the Yangtse river the lives of 100000
starving Chinese farmers will be snuffed
out within few weeks.
A communication to this effect was re-
ceived by E. R. Johnston of the Christian
Herald yesterday from a prominent civic
society in China which has been soliciting
aid for the famine sufferers from the ma
lions of the world.
Immediate steps will be taken by chart
table institutions of this city to send re-
lief to the sufferers.
1.-THE famine in North China is the most
terrible in the history of the world said
Mr.. Johnston. Not even the famines of
area of more than 10000 square miles,
; with a population of 100000. 1t is in
evitable that this whole population will be
wiped out unless relief be sent at once.
Last October and November it rained in
the district for forty days without cessa-
tion Every crop was utterly ruined. The
Chinese Of that section rely for food en-
tirely upon what they raise. They are
mostly small landholders or tenants.
1.-The whole country was covered with
water, and, as there were no crops, there
was no seed for new planting. In De-
cember 100000 of the 10,00O,O0 inhabi-
IanCS were destitute tdLu luOuSdAuo iiehO
died By February the whole population
was starving and the suffering was terri
BILE.
men stripped trees of their bark for
food Women threw their children into the
river rather than see them die of starva-
ton Suicides were counted by the thou
sand.
Mothers sold their boys and girls for a
dollar apiece used the money thus obtained
to provide the children with food, and then
killed themselves. Older children were sold
into slavery and worse, so that the money
they brought might be used to feed their
little brothers and sisters.
ITO make matters worse, smallpox and
typhoid fever broke out in the famine
camps and thousands died of these dis
eases. The cities were surrounded by thou
sands of shadow-like men and women from
the country districts. They were ALMOST
starved to death, and many of them could
hardly walk. Death camps were instituted
to which the dying crawled to breathe their
last.
Every possible effort Is being made by
the Chinese government to relieve the suf-
Isfering Food is being brought from the
southern cities and from other countries.
The Red Cross Society has responded to the
cry of the famine sufferers, an. Is convey
ing money and provisions to China
Dr. Lewis Klopsch Of the Christian Her
aid has already sent $4,000 to the suf-
ferers and has promised to send $4,000 a
| month for the next four months. One dol
| lar from every American will save one life
In China for a week. Millions are in the
famine camps now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-16
RAILWAY CONSOLIDATION.
Bill Affecting Oklahoma Discussed by
Senate Committee.

The Oklahoma railroad consolidation bill,
introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Warner,
was considered yesterday by the Senate
committee on Indian affairs
Judge L. F. Parker represented the rail-
roads and urged the passage of the meas
ure. He was questioned closely by Senator
La Toilette, who took the position that the
bill would permit consolidation in viola
ton of the Sherman law and the principles
laid down by the Supreme Court In the
Northern Securities case. He declared that
there was an effort to get the bill through
before Oklahoma sent senators here to OPP
pose its passage.
The bill permits the Frisco system to alb
sorib the St Louis, San Francisco and New
Orleans Railroad Company formerly the
Arkansas and Choctaw Railway Company.
the st. Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad
Company, the st. Louis. Oklahoma and
Southern Railroad Company and the Okla
homa City and Western Railroad Company.
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ART BRINGS $75,975
BROOKLYN COLLECTION UNDER
HAMMER OF AUCTIoNEER.

NEW YORK, February 16-The water
colors and paintings belonging to the collec-
ton of Mr.. a. Augustus Healy of Brooklyn,
that have been on exhibition in the Ameri-
can Art Galleries, were sold at auction last
evening by Mr.. Thomas L. Kirby in Men
delssohn Hall. A total of $I5,975 was real
lied for twenty aquarelles and seventy-four
oil paintings. The collection was almost
exclusively confined to works by modern
Dutch artists and the Barbizon men, in
Guiding a few American examples.
Highest prices fell to the Frenchmen,
and of these to Daubigny The first Dau-
bigny, Banks of the Marne,' started at
$1,000 and was stoutly contested until it
fell at $500 to Mr.. Charles ]. Peabody.
This was the largest sum bid at the sale.
Another Daubigny, "A Showery Day in
Spring. started at $1,000 and arrived at
$1,000, the second largest price of the even
ing, at which it was bought by Mr.. Call
de Sylvia.
The third and last Daubigny, Spring
time" brought 81, 100, falling to Colonel
Robert II. Woodward. The Cain lie
Dernier QUARTER" was bought by Messrs
pignies sold well, THE Birches" bringing
s., 100, and "A Summer Day." $1,000, Mr.
Nathan Allen buying the fQrmer and Mr.
Emerson Mcmillan the latter.
A Troyon for $1,000.
The Troyon 1.-The Ferry not being char
| acteristic, brought but $1,O5O, being bought
| by Mr.. ]. Epstein. Rousseaus Plain at
| Barbizon'' was secured anonymously for
| s1,225. These various paintings were all
! relatively small. SO that the prices upheld
! the fame of the Barbizon men.
Among the Dutchnlen Jacob and Will
| helm Naris led. The first electric moment
| of the sale was when the ''View Of Dord-
| recht," a water color by Jacob Maris, was
| bought by Messrs. Scott & towles for
| s., COO In the oils the upright Under the
/ Willows by Jacob Maris, starting at
81 coo, was bid up to $500, falling to
| Messrs knoedler & Co.
"Playmates," by Kever. also was bought
| by Messrs. Knoedler & Co. for $3.50. "A
/ Dutch Interior" by Josef Israels started
| at 600 and at s., 600 fell to Messrs. Arthur
/ Tooth & Sons The larger Israels, "Old
1 Man Walking brought but $780, His
| waiting for His Master was bought
| anonymously at $1,700
! Among the Dutch landscape painters
! Autumn by TIL de Book, brought the
highest price. falling to Mr.. NJ. H. Lehman
4 for $1,15O. "A Shepherd and His Flock, .
i by PETER Menten brought 81 600 and was
! bought by Mr.. ]. Epstein.
Although the few American paintings
| In the sale were not among the most i'm
portant examples of the artists whose
names they bore, they held their own
among all but the higher priced pictures.
/ Blakelock brought $500, and George H.
l McCord the same.
/ Buyers besides those named, included
| Messrs Julius Ochme, c. w. Kraushaar
Ffshel. Alder & Schwartz. William ].
Curtis. Chester A. Beatty and Hugo Refs
niger. Pat Sheedy was In the audience, but
| If he bought 1t was under a nom de con-
| noisseur, as his name Is not on the record
! of the salen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-16
GUN SHOP DROPPED
TO NAVAL BILL
LOST IN THE HOUSE.
Appropriation for Local Navy Yard
Defeated Largely Through Efforts
of Pennsylvanians.

The provision for a gun foundry at the
Washington navy yard which was inserted
in the naval bill in the form of an amend
ment in committee of the whole, was sepa-
rated into a separate proposition in the
House yesterday afternoon and lost upon
a pretty strict party vote, 16O to 1O8. The
bill was passed. The Pennsylvania men,
bers were active in securing the defeat
of the foundry amendment Representative
Watson made the motion that the gun
foundry amendment apprOpriating 100000
be separated from other amendments.
Twenty republicans jumped the party bar
rier and voted for the retention of the
amendment.
The, amendment offered by Representative
Burton of Ohio, eliminating the provision
for another big battleship, was defeated
in rising vote, 100 to 1O6. By tellers the
vote was LAG to ia.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Sulzer of
New York. defining the size and type OF
battleship and ST. ulatng that it saould
be built in j government yard at New
York, was defeated.
An amendment was adopted limiting to
$4,000 each the cost of the two torpedo
boat destroyerS, authorized in the bill, ex-
elusive of armament.
Another amendment was adopted, pro-
viuing that of the vessels authorized In
last years naval bill, as well as in this
years, mot more than one battlesh'D and
one torpedo destroyer. or two torpedo boat
party" Both these amendments were pre-.
-sented by the chairman of the committee
Mr.. Foss.
The chairman of the appropriations com
mittee, Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota, was one
of the supporters of the Burton amend
ment on the ground of economy. He die
mot share Mr.. Burton's dream of WORLD
peace by International arbitration, but hi
thought the United States was already ex
pending a sufficient sum on account of pas
wars and wars to come.
1--WE are now spending" said Mr.. Taw
ney, ION wars we have had and wars We
are hunting for larger proportion of oul
revenues than any other nation on the face
of the EARTH
There was the old fight on the question
OF armor plate Mr.. w. w. Kitchin Of
North Carolina offered an amendment that
in securing the armor of the best quality
for the two battleships mentioned in the
BILL the Secretary Of the Navy shall moi
contract to pay greater prices per ton thar
the prices contracted to be paid for thu
battleships South Carolina and Michigan
He explained that unless this was adopted
the Midyale Bethlehem and Carnegie fac
tories might undertake to raise the price
The amendment was debated by Mr.. Eos.
of Illinois and Mr.. kitchin and was de
feated, IS to 124
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ORDER FOR AUTOPSY
NEW YORK DISTRICT ATTORNEY
HALTs CREMATION OF WOMAN.
Sister of the Deceased Wants INQUIRY
Into Cause of Death-Coroner's
Physician to Make Inquiry.

NEW YORK, February 16-As the result
OF complaint made at the district at
torney's office similar to that in the case
or Mrs. Ida Binge, whose death is still
pelng investigated, the funeral services of
Mrs Minerva n. Mann, a wealthy woman
VINO oied or FEBRUARY II, at 81 West Goth
street, were held up yesterday afternoon
oruers were sent to the Stephen Merritt
Undertaking rooms yesterday, postponing
the cremation of Mrs. Mann's BODY until
AFTER Coroner's Physician Weston has made
an autopsy, which will be held this morning
The complaint in the case of Mrs. Mann
was made by lawyer named Walker of IN
Wall street, who went to the district at
torneys office with Mrs. Emma N. Krinps
OF Chicago, a sister of the dead woman
Mrs krings said that she didn't want her
sister buried until she was certain that she
died OF apoplexy, as the death certificate.
made out by Dr. William Stevens of ~
west o2d street, stated.
To Look for Brain Lesion.
Assistant District Attorney Smyth notl-
ned Coroner Acriteli to investigate tho
case. The coroner learned that the Woman's
Dody was to have been cremated yesterday
afternoon and he ordered the cremation
postponed until DR.. Weston will ascertain
whether lesion of the brain can be found.
which will indicate that apoplexy was the
cause of death.
Coroner Acriteli said last night that he
understood that Mrs. Mann was the widow
OF the man who invented the Barrios imita
ton diamond and owned number of tene-
ment houses, including the house in which
she lived. She also had about IS 900 worth
of real diamonds, the coroner said. He said
he would take no action in the case until
after the autopsy
Valuables Missing.
Lawyer Walker, who was in charge at
Mrs. Mann's former apartments last night
said that he got worked up over the case
when he found that much of Mrs Mann's
jewelry was missing from her apartment.
The jewels include pair of diamond ear
rings, a diamond sunburst and two solitaire
diamonds. The lawyer said that Mrs.
Mann's bank book on department store
savings department showed $500 that had
been withdrawn shortly before she died
II don't understand why Mrs. Mann's
relatives weren't notified until at least
twenty four hours after she had died." said
Lawyer Walker. Her body was embalmed
three hours after she had died, and was
taken out of the house so secretly that not
even Mrs. Mann's friends in the house
knew she was dead until several days
later"
A notice of Mrs. Mann's death was first
printed yesterday morning and the funeral
was set for o'clock the same morning.
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Petition for Tariff Revision.

An urgent demand for tariff revision
signed by Gov. Guild and members of both
houses of the Massachusetts, legislature
was read in the Senate yesterday. The petit
ton. after indorsing a maximum and mini
mum tariff. asks the President to use the
powers placed in his hands for speedy
consideration Of the subject In Congress
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yesterday informed the coroner that the
death of Mrs. Rose Vzral, the mother of the
family, was caused by arsenic.
OF six deaths In the family five are now
known to have been caused by arsenic. The
analysis in the case of the remaining one
has not yet been completed.
Herman Belek, a fortune-teller, is con-
fined in the county Jail on the charge Of
being implicated in the deaths of the men,
bcrs of the family.
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Arsenic Killed Mrs. vzral.

CHICAGO. February 16-Prof. Walter
Haines, the chemist who has analysed the
organs Of the members of the vzral family,
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Immigration Station at Galveston.

station at Galveston, Tex, Is authorized
in a bill passed by the Senate yesterday.
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Wants to Know About Car Shortage.

By resolution the Senate mas Called Upon
the Interstate commerce commission for the
testimony recently taken by 1t at Minneap-
oils and Chicago respecting the shortage of
cars for the movement OF freight, particu-
larly the grain crop.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
JOKE ON HOTEL CHAPLAIN
Called 10 Wed Couple In Suit q
Learns u Means sblddoo.

Called 10 Wed Couple In Suit a.
Learns II Means Sklddoo.
Some one called Rev. DR.. Henry
Marsh Warren Of New York, the par
son who marries people at hotels. the
other night by telephone, saying:
Il am a Pittsburg millionaire, emil
neatly respectable. l am at the Vic
toria with q young lady whom hops
you win enable me to call my own.
WIN you kindly hasten to our hoteli
You will ind US in suit o.
The hotel chaplain was in his great
coat In q minute. and a cab whirled
aim downtown, says the New YORK
World Reporters. warned By wire
less, were waiting for him.
Il have come to marry a couple in
suit q" said the parsOn.
I'VE have no suit numbered 3. said
the CLERK. -Our lowest number Is 100
Twenty -three-that's the skidOo mum
bar. You have been stung"
Or. Warren was forced to agree.
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PRIVATE FISH POND
Supreme Court Establishes Le-
gal Rights.

A decision which settles the stand.
ing of private fish ponds in no unmIs-
taxable terms, was handed down from
the supreme court, In the case OF j.
Sherwood VS.. W. n. Stephens.
The case was brought up az the Sc.
quel of the state game warden, W. II.
Stephens, tearing out q dam in FIRE.
mont county, which enclosed what
Sherwood claimed as Q private flah
pond. II was claimed by the appel
liant that be had established these
ponds. four in number, In 1892, and
that they were private ponds, such as
he bad a right to maintain. In
1905. Stephens, as game warden, tore
out the dams, allowing the fab in the
pond 20 escape, 100000 Of them,
for which suit was brought for $500
damages.
"Wben the matter came into the
district court in Fremont county, a
demurrer was filed, stating that the
complaint did not allege cause for &C
tion in that 1t failed to show that the
pond was q legal pond. and entitled
to legal protection. The demurrer
was sustained. The plaintiff dscliR-
ed to amend the complaint. but ap-
pealed 10 the supreme court. The
supreme court uphold the lower court
in every particular, in 9 we'll written
opinion by Justice Sullivan.
The syllabus of the opinion, which
gives the gist OF all the points on
which argument was made, ls a. fol
lows:
81. 1t is within the police power
of the state to enact such general
laws as may be necessary for the pro,
lection Of fish and game and 70 ragu.
late and restrict the right to take
game or fish. aud my absolutely pro
hibit the taking thereof for traf1iS
or commerce.
40. Thee IL 8 fundamental die
tinction bewtsen the ownsrship whicl
one may acquire In game and tn
ownership which be may acquire il
chsttels or lands.
80. A party Is prohibited frUu
in any manner impeding the passaR'
Of Deb mp or down the stream In thii
state by any obstruction placed II
the stream.
"a. Under the provision Of &c
TONS Of an act pAsssd for the proteo
ton Of flsh and game By the isgisla
ture In 1908 Session Laws, p. 1872
and a. amended in 1905 (Sasaioi
Laws, p. 25s), private ponds mas b
constructed and maintained an
stoeked with Ga and Tie Eight . 9
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easily cleaned by beating and washing
and not retentive OF dust. Moths do
not attack them.
The paper yarn is much used for
making bagging instead Of jute or
used in combination with II, one thread
Of jute with tive OF paper. 1t is used
for outing hats, canvas shoes and slip
pers, towels which are easily taken
for linen, wall hangings, uphOlstering
for verandA furniture, as it Is not af-
fected by the weather. and for outing
suits. It Is said to be particularly
suited for underwear.
The processes used are said to be
secret, and no information Is given re-
garding them.