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clerk of the Washington police department,
but he thad no idea that he was defaulter.
Winnings at Sheepshead.

Winnings at Sheepshead.
Kemps first day the track netted him
nearly $50. the second days pickings from
the bookies amounting to something like
$40 While he had money he had no trou-
BILE finding girl friends. but when at the
end Of the third day, he went broke he also
found 1T necessary to seek other COM
panfons.
I'm broke he said at the hotel that
night but I'm going to Baltimore. where
I will get money. Then I'll return
The present whereabouts of Kemp. the
detectives admit. depends somewhat upon
his real financial condition at the time
he left the hotel after making the state
ment that he was broke. Some Of them
believe that he without funds and
that he killed himself. while others think
he had put away money enough to give him
start on a voyage which would land him
a long distance from the United States.
1t is reported here that Kemp has been
heard from since his departure from the
hotel four days after he disappeared from
Washington and rumor has it that he is in
some out-of-the-way place. but just
where the place is has not been stated. One
of the actress friends of Kemp is response
bic for the statement that he is still alive
and that he is in the United States, but
If she really knows where he Is she has
not divulged 1t to any of the detectives
here.
Kemp Was Communicative. =
It is recalled by those who came in con-
tact with Kemp while he was here that
he was very communicative. conversing
with the hotel clerk ID guests and making
himself agreeable with everybody. When
he reached here he had small mustache
but the morning after his arrival he went
to barber and had 1t shaved. The loss of
SO small an amount of hirsute growth made
great change in his general appea -ance.
although those who had met him at the
hotel the day previous were able to rec
ogniZe him as Mr.. Henderson of Baiti-
more. -
This is the first time in twenty years"
he remarked to one of the guests at the
hotel, that l have had my mustache
shaved, and know my folks will not know
me when return home"
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NATION TRAIN WRECK.
A Revised List of the Dead and
Wounded

CHARLESTON, Ill. August 31-A re-
vised list OF the dead and injured in the
wreck of the passenger train on the Mat
ioon and Charleston Electric railway yes
terdav reduces the number OF dead TO four
teen and two fatally injured.
There We're ninety-nine passengers on the
car All were killed or more or less In
jured The seriously injured number forty
one
Coroner Grimes OF Coles county began
an official investigation of the wreck to-
day. Assisting him is States Attorney
John McNutt Statements made by Fred
erick More, superintendent of the road and
the crews of the passenger train and ex-
press car conflict somewhat. When the cars
crashed together. at the mouth of a deep
cut and at the end of a reverse curve the
cries of the injured were heard by neigh
boring farmers.
In the confusion it occurred to the nine
ycar-old daughter OF John Linden, a farm
er. TO go for help. She ran over a mile
down the track TO the fair grounds gate
and summoned aid. telling of the accident
and the large number of dead and injured.
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and was still going on long after mid
night, and one In the hall seemed to
be any happier than Prince Wilhelm. sur
rounded by his countrymen. John Aspe-
gren, president of the Swedish chamber of
commerce. was the POSTMASTER. and offered
the first toast Of the evening. which was to
the President of the United States. after
which Herman LagerkrantZ, the Swedish
minister at Washington proposed the
health of King Oscar. The toast to the
prince was Offered by Magnus Clarholm,
the acting consul general of Sweden in New
York
Prince Wilhelm followed Mr.. Clarhofm.
and made by far the longest public talk
he has made since his arrival in tn coun
try. His speech was constantly Interrupted
by applause. particularly HIS refefe noes to
the fatherland-
Ties Between Two Countries
II congratulate you. my friends said
Prince Wilhelm, "for your citizenship in
this great country. l have only been here
a short time, but wherever l have gone
everybody. from the great President or
the United States to the laboring man. has
spoken of Sweden and the Swedes In the
most complimentary terms. But l have
not only heard about the Swedes In Amer
lea. 1 have also seen them. and nave
found that Swedish will and Swedish brains
have done great deal in the upbuiioihs
of America.
II have seen them at work. working not
only for their own best interest. but also
for the good of the nation that Is now
their home. 1 found that. while the SWedes
had been successful In this country, they.
nevertheless, all speak lovingly Of their own
fatherland. We may well be proud of the
Swedes In America.
Last spring 1 attended the banquet or
the Swedish erican Society In Stock
holm. The seal of that society Is chain
stretching across the seas. uniting the two
countries. and this chain represents a deep
f,tl, o~'o y,1 for ha
in America. and a love for the fatheriand
by the SWedes in America
The prince then offered toast to the
fatherland.
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sure that he would be one of the first to
know about 1t II such a deal were even
contemplated by Whitelaw Reid and Mr..
Roosevelt.
Denial by Loeb.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y. August 3l.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt will not become a news
paper man at the end of his term.
The story printed in New York paper
that he is negotiating for control of the
New York Tribune was denounced by
Secretary Loeb a fake made out of
whole cloth.
mo such plan has ever been thought
of by the President said Mr.. Loeb.
Neither would he consider It for a mo-
ment The very idea of former Presi
dent conducting a newspaper and crlticfSing
the acts of his successor is undfgnified
and preposterous."
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MICHIGAN CoMPANY's PLIGHT.
Head of Firm Missing and 100000
Outstanding Claims.

CHICAGO August 31-The Tribune today
says:
Several banks of Chicago are awaiting
with interest the result of an audit of the
books of the BeldngHa Manufacturing
Company.
While the audit is in progress Jesse F.
Hall of Winnetka, president of the corpora
ton. is mysteriously absent from the city.
He left ten days ago.
1t is said there is s50OOOO worth of COM
mercial paper outstanding against the
company.
The company is engage; in the manufac-
ture of refrigerato-s, and has factory at
Belding. Mich, big offices here. and
branches in other cities 1t has been grow
Ing rapidly in business. The first intima-
ton any of President Halls business asso-
ciates had that anything was wrong with
the company was on August II.
On that date Percy Z. EClihart, attorney
for the corporation, informed the creditors
that Mr.. Hall had made a statement 20
him. The text of this has not been di-
Vulged. but it is said to have been in effect
that through the use of the firms name
Mr.. Hall able to float several large
loans and diverted some of the money to
his own Investments.
Statement From Hall.
BELDING. Mich. August 31.-Brinton F.
Hall. vice president and manager of the
Eelding Hall Company. which Chicago dis
patches say is financially embarrassed with
s-sS.US in paper outst anding against the
concern. this morning made this statement
1T is true that the company is financially
embarrassed but We expect to get out of
the trouble all right. 1t Is not true that
my brother Jesse +. Hall, fiuated paper in
the company name and unknown to the
company. Every transaction of his was in
pursuance of his business relations with
tie company and was authorized.
Has my brother disappeared? Well, do
not know where he is.
The Eelding-Hall plant located here about
ten years ago and started to manufacture
refrIgeraturs. The business prospered. and
today there are three large factories. The
products of the concern now include kitchen
cabinets and folding tables. although the
refrigerator line is the main output.
The company employs approximately so
men when running full. but within the past
few days factory "C'' has been shut down
and a number OF hands laid off.
Vice President Brinton Hall states that
the firm has been doing $4,000 business
yearly.
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PRESIDENT AND STRIKE
OFFICIALLY STATED he WILL
NOT INTERFERE.

OYSTER BAY. N. Y, August Silt was
authoritatively stated today that President
Roosevelt will not interfere or take any
part looking to a settlement of the teleg-
raphers' strike. Secretary Loeb said the
numerous appeals to the President to take
such action which have been reported in
the newspapers have not been received at
Oyster Bay. and that at no time since the
beginning of the strike has the President
seen any necessity or reason why he should
intervene.
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BONA FIDE CIRCULATION OF THE
EVENING AND SUNDAY STAR.

The sworn statement below shows
that the circulation of THE STAR
is what it is claimed to be. The
circulation of THE STAR for tho
week. including and combining its
evening and Sunday morning is
sues, is the largest, the best and
the only sworn detailed circulation
of each day, covering all issues, In
the District Of Columbia
In both it's evening and Sunday
morning issues it has a larger car
rier delivery circulation into the
homes of Washington than any
other two local papers combined.
THE SUNDAY STAR viewed sepa-
rately, has the largest, the best and
the only sworn circulation IN the
District of Columbia.
Fifteen thousand of THE STARS
regular subscribers take no other
Washington paper whatever In
their homes, depending upon THE
STAR alone for news and adver-
Using.
THE STAR, daily and Sunday,
thoroughly covers the local adver-
Using field. reaching all classes OF
Washington purchasers. rich and
Door alike, in their homes, on every
day In the week, at an hour when
they have the time and inclination
to read a newspaper.
SATURDAY. August "a, 1907 ...... 33,515
SUNDAY August 25 1907. 1880
MONDAY, August 26, 1907. ....... 32,O18
TUESDAY, August q, 1907 S2,27O
WEDNESDAY. August 2s. 1907. -. 81 1897
THURSDAY, August %, 1907. 32 ,O81
FRIDAY, August 30, 1907. 1894
Total for the week. .2cS, 4O2
Average. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s., 620
I solemnly swear that the above
statement represents only the num-
Der of copies of THE EVENING
and SUNDAY STAR circulated dur
ing the seven days ending August
80 1907-that Is, the number Of
copies actually sold. delivered. fur
nished or mailed. for valuable con-
sideration. to bona f1de purchasers
or subscribers-and that the copies
SO counted are not returnable to or
remain in the ONCE unsold, except
in the case Of Sunday papers sent
to out-of-town agents only, from
whom q few returns Of unsold pa
pers have not yet been received
CORNELIUS ECKHARDr,
Acting Business Manager.
The Evening Star Newspaper Com.
pany.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this thirty-first day of Au.
gust, A. p. 1907.
W. SPENCER ARMSTRONG.
(Seal) Notary Public.
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THIRTY AUTOS BURNED.
Disastrous Fire In a Chicago Garage
Followed Gas Explosion.

CHICAGO. August 31.-Thirty automo-
biies were destroyed today by FIRE in Croft
Brothers garage at 51-o5 Evanston ave-
nue.. The fire followed an explosion Of
gasoline in tank on one of the machines
Firemen were unable to save any Of the
machines because OF numerous explosions
which followed the spread OF the flames.
at about 100000 The loss Is covered by
Insurance
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ROOSEVELT AN EDITOR.
Rumor That He May Run tho New
York Tribune.

NEW YORK. August 31-A rumor was in
circulation yesterday that President Roose-
Welt had arranged to get control of the New
York Tribune and to assume its direction
after he leaves the White House.
Hart Lyman. editor-in-chief of the Tri-
bune, when asked about this report. said 1t
was the first he had heard Of II. He was
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS

SIASCONSET. Mass, August 81
Steamer New York, from Southampton for
New York. was tn communication with the
wireless station here when abeam of Nan
tucket iightship at am. today. Will prob
ably dock about pm. today.
NEW YORK. August 31.-Arrived:
Steamer New York, from Southampton and
CherbourE.
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PLAGUE DELAYS STEAMER.
Member of Crew Taken Ashore a
Honolulu

HONOLULU, August 31.-t\ case of
plague is reported on the mail steamer
Sierra, just arrived here. a member of the
crew being ill. The cabin passengers have
all been landed. The sailing of the steamer
will probably be delayed.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 31.-Dr. Walt
ings. health officer. reports that there is no
change in the plague situation. No new
cases have developed. The board of health
has decided to fumigate and sterilize the
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SOUTHAMPTON. August 31.-The Amer
lean line steamship st. Louis. which sailed
from here for New York today, had among
her passengers Senator and Mrs. Chauncey
u. DepeW.
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NATION WRECK.
Four Have Died as a Result of Their
Injuries.

NATION, ILL.,, August 31.-Four persons
died last night Of injuries suffered yester-
day In the collision of two nterurban cars
near Charleston. H., making the total dead
nineteen persons Nearly fifty others were
injured, a dozen Of these being in critical
condition. The four who died during the
night are:
Mrs. William Cole.
Ronald Porkys.
John Riley.
Peter meyers.
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made throughout all the regions by all the
operators.
Operators Rebel.

II is explained that many of the operators
refused to comply with this demand. and
that therefore, the officials of the Philadel-
phia and Reading Coal and Iron Company,
on further pressure and importantly on the
part of the said Haani, in order to relieve
the situation and Or.nS about industrial
peace. believed it wa desirable and neces-
sary to enter into conferences with the mine
operators who had setu unwilling TO grant
the advance in ges.
It Is stated that "th latter conferences
were held betwe II 30 officials or repre-
septatlVeS OF the pr.H ii mine operators
who had thSreto;C. II ID the SAID ad-
vance in wages NO IL prSssntativea of
tho principal mine operators who had re-
agreement OF the saiI last mentioned opera
tors. this defender: Obliged 20 and did
agree with certain of t.ie operators several
ly and how 1t had pr"-ex'stins contracts for
the purchase o. tIe coal ~ be produced by
them resysCtivel! ID who were severally
the tenants or less OF this defendant. to
enter into new contracts with such as should
desire to do so. Ir,lr asing the pTic to
be- paid for tn coal TO be produced by
them. respectively. nd to be sold and de-
Hyered TO this defendant.
No Conspiracy.
Continuing, the answ states that this
defendant now AYERS that all of the said
conferences between the said several pr!n-
cipaI mine operators ana said Individual
operators and tn. ID purchase contracts
which resulted thrretrom were wholly
Brought about, col4peiied and forced upon
this defendant by the turbulence, violence
and intimidation aforesaid. by the failure
OF the gov ruuI nj OF the United states,
and that OF the Commonwealth hOf PennSyl-
Vania to enforce the laws 10 protect this
defendant and its .n'k1eU in the peaceful
and lawful pros, cI.i.au of their work and
N tI MI ~ %
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STAND ON DIVORCE ISSUE
Central Registry Bureau at Washing
ton Urged
DEGREES ON REAL RESIDENTS
Treaty-Making Powers Discussed.
British Delegate Refers to the San
Francisco-Japanese Affair.

PORTLAND. Me. August 3l.-This is tho
last day OF the conference OF the Inter-
national Law Association, which was con-
vened Thursday morning. 1t was expected
that both A morning and evening session
would be held. on the previous days
Limits of active intervention by a state
to secure the fuldllment of contracts in
favor OF its own citizens entered into by
them with other states was the subject OF
paper which was to be read during tho
morning session by Chief Justice Simeon
+. Baldwin of the Connecticut supreme
court of errors, the honorary president of tho
conference. The other papers prepared for
today Were By NJ. CASTOR de I.eval of Brus-
sells. DR.. Erne Whitman and Or. \. Hin
denberg of COPENHAGEN
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Guarded by Crocodiles

more simple. In the interior OF his palace
the King caused 10 be constructed large
tank which he kept constantly filed with
water Then he took several teak logs, which
he had bored with holes, and into these holes
he put his specie reserve. The holes were closed
UP. and the logs put INTO the tank.
Then some crocodIles. Of the largest and
fercest description, were installed in the tank,
and maintained there,-not being fed so much
however. IS 10 interfere with their natural
ferocitv. ANY person who would undertake
10 reach the treasure laden logs would surely
be eaten by the crocodies- And anyone who
would undertake 10 put the sauTlans out Of ms
wav would undoubtedly make noise enough TO
attract the attention OF the human guards
and OF the King himself, for the ruler Of AMMAN
is required by custom TO remain very closely
IN his palace.
At all events, the royal crocodile treasury
has never been robbed and it cannot burn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07

G wears ago the King Of AMMAN was
~ oEaat perplexed TO devise a means 70
rl q considerable amount Of recently
az eas1re, seeing that IN AMMAN IRON
se- good resisting power are unknown,
view IF the further fact that uuiOrtu-
"a louP His Majcsty's loyal subjects there
2e 10 uncomfortable number Of adroIt
t So, therefore, the King had 70 resort
FL means IN harmony with the natural
or f.rces q h.s country.
human guards he could not fully
r. Animals do not steal money, and nature
b. -r5ed Hiss Majesty with al animal that
CO. he wheeled OF killed except with a
gr deal II danger and trouble. The croco-
l.h an animal. Happy thought The
b would have the crocodile guard his
81 re-erve.
~ avail himself Of the services Of the
q e.. be must keep his money IN place
VIII lrocOdiles are al home. Nothing was
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ES8xay The Humor of 7z>7
kMf Writing Humor NIL
Fh F7W
III DWIGHT SPENCER ANDERSON III

IN ID YOU ever write Joke. and have some
= ld friend inform YOU that he read It
ears ago IN such and such a papers -
lrir -.te. mildly, that YOU made Il over from
son he said to YOU the dav before2-or
p m derlsl0n TO the very ISSUE OF the
Ire from which YOU purloined IL
then, that there j. no such thing IN
world as a new Joke. Your witty
who ettervesccs merrimcnt on a summer
hen the lights OF the city act Ike cham
upon his braln-scintillating as his
--ee may be-has never Vet, and never
give utterance TO new Joke In support
gi -tatenent are hereby appended fen
rs OF condolences that have come under
personal observation.
E.~eing Is TOO good for some men and
no-t ltures. SATURDAY EVENING Posi-
re al agree that painting may be guilty
~ many crimes against good taste that
har eag is too good for it.'-PUcK.
She. You must not kiss me until We are
for ally engaged.
DO YOU mean TO say that YOU always
L. upon that rule'
Shes I've always tried TO-"
Magazine OF Fun; October, 1906.
on March x. 1906, this joke, word for word.
al red IN Life" with a very pretty illus
-- writers were probably original.
ve YOU much room IN Your new hat?"
.Hmt Mercy no, / should think not Myl
or 1tchen and dining room are SO small that
We have 10 Use condensed milk. '-IID BITS
N-s A. The Medleys never use any but
condensed milk"
~ A. Wei, their fiat is even smaller
tn OURS. American SPECTATOR.
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- HAFARRAL.
Men have been hung on less evidence than
this. ] don't know when this squib was first
printed. nor where Mr- Chaparral resides, or,
If he Is a magazine, where has publication
Office Is located; but | know ! wrote that thing
way back last summer. and submitted II 20
Judge on August p, who returned II to me.
II was then offered 10 Puck" on October y.
and accepted. II has caused me "A great deal
Of embarrassment, however especially because
the two magazines were ISSUED practically the
same day
/ have not written this to be personal de-
Tense. Here IS the point: a man who IS writ
ing humor can be original only N the form OF
his expression; never IN the elemental idea
And the man who Is quick 10 suspect plagiaT
ism when he observes such condolences merely
exposes his own inexpeTience. Why, / once
printed a yarn that Mark Twain had used long
years before ! was born. Shall | accuse our
great American humoriSt Of stealing my thun-
der No, indeed. He IS innocent admit II.
Besides (although ! do not wish 10 indulge IN
compliments that might turn his head. IN my
opinion that story IS the best thing Mr. Clemens
ever wrote
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07

Ills The modern version;
Ere -uau: That's q beautiful song. 1t
sl--r F. carries me away
-.e Ia sorry didn't sing i early in the
eve ONO WESLEYAN TRANSCRIPT.
H understand that Mrs. Virgins re-
ie IT. Virgins thirteen times before She
&C. opted h.rl.
Yes She evidently thought II best
q vel before taking. MAGAZINE OF
FuE March, 1900
lifted him seven or eight times before
shc -av Consented 20 marry HIM"
he she considered hmm = dose OF -lledi-
cir.
".rh5"
ae vel shaken before taken. "-CLEvE-
La LADDER; March 9, 1890.
T- Ee Of Joke writing is that every joke
Sd -Es he Is writing new ones II would
b a matter Of plling up statistics 70
n a-e with these example have seen
an res in LippincOtt that appeared IN
HGth's Companion fifteen wears ago.
L. December, 1900, "Lippincott's {" appears
tn cradle mummy:
diamond IN the rough"
why We cut HIM
vi first appeared years ago IN the farce
" written and presented TO the pub
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
From Sheridan TO Date

CHERIDAN. author of The Rivals" and
~ -The school for Scandal was once in
tn pany OF bore, who, upon mention
b. le Of certain popular air, remarked
tha- Havs carried nm away when he heard
H. Hhl can whistle it," asked sheridan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07

presumption that after year the joke IS a
new one again.
Another:
Last winter the proprietors OF a hardware
store IN country town hung out this sign:
lONEs SMITH
Cheap Skates
" It was several DAYS before its double mean
ing dawned on them. u b. CoLEY.
| sold a squib on the same idea to a now
deiunct fiction magazine, and II appeared in
their April. 1000. ISSUE Mr. Colev's version
Is better than mine being shorter. Inciden-
tally, mine hasn't been paid for, and his has
Shake, Coley,
SO many minds constantly working on the
qulps OF language cannot help but hit upon the
same ideas.
An Embarrassing Experience
T NOW come TO my most interesting, as we'll
as most embarrassing, experience III this
hne. The following appeared over my sigma
ture IN Puck, December -, 1900:
SOCIETY FICTION
Chapter /.
Patrlmony.
Chapter ii.
Matrimony.
Chapter III.
ACTimOny.
Chapter ~.
AlimOnV."
HeIebt Lake oalllr Acpose ana STATE, !
wrote that thing myself, all alone, with a pen
Gil and a riming dictionary, and the idea OF the
similarity Of the two words Matrimony" and
" Alimony."
And the following appeared in the exchange
column OF Judge" December IS, 1000 issued
and on the stands the same week with Puck
THE MONEY PROBLEM.
4 drama in five acts:
Act /.
Patrimony.
Act II.
MatrImony.
Act Ill
Parsimony.
Act ".
Testimony.
Act Y.
Alimony"
-CHAPARRAL.