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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06

the matter. If they had any notions of their
in regard to the discipline of the school, and the
sort of ideals they were expected to live up to-
consulted them about it.
| do not here quarrel with these conditions;
merely state them. To large extent the autocracy
of the school ROOM like that of the home expresses
of the most beautiful and happy of human rela-
tionships; being based, it is, the natural and
wholesome instincts of love- care for the young and
leadership the part of parent and teacher; and
imitation, love, and respect on the part of child and
pupil. But comes my friend DR.. Book with the
suggestion that might be productive of good results
toilet teachers themselves pupils see them
Everyone knows that children prefer teach
ers to others. Now, DR.. Books idea is that if we
could get at the grounds of that preference, we
should learn something that would be both profit
able and interesting to know Accordingly, he has
attempted to get these deep, unuttered thoughts
of childhood and youth by the Socratic method of
asking questions what has significantly been called
the hebamic method, the method of the midwife.
DR. Book asked about thousand students in
various high schools from Massachusetts to Montana
and Utah to describe carefully both the best teacher
they ever had, and also the worst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
Pupils Grabbed Their Opportunity

A PPARENTLY this was the opportunity that
youth had been waiting for all through the ages.
Descriptions poured in thick and fast. Naturally,
they showed revolutionary spirit nor did they
write Declaration of Independence. Children
in many respects the most conservative of human
creatures. But they did tell in unmistakable terms
the kind of teacher they wanted the kind that helped
them the most and the kind that discouraged them
and did them the most harm.
The best teacher wrote girl, is the good
natured jolly teacher who enters into the fun and
talk of the pupils though she was of them her
self She is always ready for good joke; but should
be in trouble she is just ready to help them
She has the faculty for cheering up
Another said, MY ideal teacher is not auto
matte brilliant talker holding herself aloof from
us. neither is she taskmaster; but who
knows our first names whom we can understand
and who understands us, who knows something
about our home lives and he'll us in our every day
trials and work"
What of the characteristics of this ideal
teacher? Well, of course she has all the virtues-she
is kind, generous, forgving, considerate of the dull
and slow, is never sarcastic r1dCuleS speaks
harshly in class a certain teacher | once had y.
wrote girl, " was very nervous and at times very
impatient and cross. | found it the burden of my
life to learn anything she tried to teach while in this
state of nervousness But when she was her normal
self, she very pleasant and kind, and all went
well. 1t only goes to show that a teacher who is
kind can obtain better results than teacher who is
given to impotence and crankiness."
Again, the he pfu teacher is pleasant, cheerful
good natured, happy, Jolly, witty, tempered
socable and SO forth One girl wrote of her teacher
. She acts more a friend than teacher, and If in
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prompted them to do as they did, -
never forgot that she was once a
school girl herself and had her trials
and escapades. and therefore never
judged girl before she had looked
at the matter from her side, -" had
the power to look into Our minds and
hearts, as it were, and to see all our
needs and defects and so know better
how to help us than anybody else.
fully understood boys, seemed
to have a knack for understanding
a boys ways and needs. and to have
the proper regard for the feelings of
his pupils, -" had been a boy once
himself, and therefore knows just
etc etc
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T E A c H E R

selves to their highly complex and difficult environ
he things from their point of view. Of such
teacher, the pupils wrote She to understand
thoroughly - recognizes the fact that
learn her subject easily others can and
treats accordingly, =" understands when pupil
is making failure from pure illness.
and quietly helps him along had keen APP
probation of girls character, knew their every
emotion and thought and the very impulses that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
BIRTHPLACE OF c. o. p.
Citizens Will Preserve the Old School
 House at Ripon.

Ripon. Wis. March 14.-The old school house here in which the national repub- lean party had it's birth has been put chased by the Commercial club and if the plan of President Hughes of Ripon college is carried out the building will be moved to the college campus and used as a museum for Wisconsin relics.
 President Hughes has offered a site for the building on the campus to the Com- merciaf club and only the sanction of the college trustees is necessary for the eon- summation of the plans.
 The persons who owned the school house offered it to the Ripon Historical society, but the price was deemed excess sive. An offer was then made by outside parties, who, 1t was understood intended to remodel the historic building.
 To prevent this. the citizens of Ripon took hold of q plan to preserve the build- ing and the purchase by the Commercial club was the result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
REUTERDAHL HAS
 STARTED FOR HOME

San Diego, Cal, March Wireless messages from Magdalena bay today state that the cruiser Buffalo. which was prac- tlcally the only United States ship at the bay when the battleships arrived, will leave tomorrow for San Diego. The Buffalo is in command of Capt. Charles Pond and 1t was understood that she would remain at Magdalena for the pres ent for handling targets for the fleets practice This work will have to be done by the navy tug Fortune. The reason for the trip of the Buffalo is not made ap- parent by the dispatch,
 The wireless station here was busy all last night with official and fleet mes sages, all of the former being in cipher and very little of the latter containing news other than that which has already been made public.
 Henry T. Reuterdahl, the well known correspondent, whose criticism of the construction of the battleships of the United States navy has created such a storm Of discussion and investigation was on board the Culgoa, as a pas senger from Callao, MT Reuterdahl left Hampton Roads with the fleet on it's long cruise having obtained special per mission from the navy department to do SO He remained in the city only a few hours and left for the north. It is un- derstood he will attend the investigation in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
Supporter of Hughes Throws Up Sponge and Comedies
 Taft the Nomination
SENATOR BOURNE SAYS
 ROOSEVELT IS TIE MANI
Oregon Senator Believes That Roose. welt Will Yield to the Demands of the People and Accept the
 Nomination Himself.

Washington, March 14.-(Special. )-Here are two opinions by two republican states men: Representative Perkins of New York threw up the sponge for Governor Hughes this morning. Secretary Taft will be- nominated without the shadow of doubt. he told the President. and though the people of New York are, of course, for Governor Hughes they will not be dis pleased over the result.
 There's nothing the people of New York would like better than to see Gov ernor Hughes nominated and elected,' said Mir. Perkins "but as a matter of fact he has show whatever for the nomination. This is conceded by prac- tically every politician in the country in and out of New York. Taft seems to have the nomination nailed down, and hls friends have clinched the nails on the under side, so that no one can pull it up.
 That being the case, the people of New York will be pretty well pleased any way, for they like the Secretary of War better than any other candidate after Hughes. The opposition to Taft will not be able to make anything of a combination. As soon as the first ballot is over, if Taft does not have the nomina- tion then. the delegates pledged to favor ite sons will flock into his inclosure and it will be all over"
 ''I don't believe that Taft will get 600 votes in the convention. I have made bet with another senator that he'll not get $50; that shows just how strongly I feel that President Roosevelt is the man that the convention will nominate' l Senator Bourne of Oregon, who has said 1 the same thing before. and who says he'n | keep saying things of the sort until after the convention meets. called at the White House this afternoon and reiterated his familiar prediction
 "The nomination. and election of Taft would be the saddest thing that could happen to the electorate of this country continued Senator Bourne. Whose voice shall prevail The voice of the man ,n the White House or the voice of the people? The man in the White House says we must take Taft The people say that the man in the White House must run again.
 "Is Roosevelt the dictator or the ser want of the people? If he is not the dic- tator he will bow to the popular will and take another term. He is the only man that can win on the republican ticket. If he is not nominated, Bryan will sweep the country for in stae popular estimate it is in this order: Roosevelt. Bryan, La Follette'' ". $.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
FIRE IN UNION STATION.
Heavy Damage Is Caused In Structure
 In St. Louis.

St. Louis, March H.-St. Louis union station, said to be one of the finest in the world, was threatened with destruc- ton tonight by a fire resulting from an explosion of a gas tank under pas senger car and only quick work by fire men saved the great train shed. As it was, eight passenger coaches, three Penn- sylvania two Chicago and Alton. two Frisco and one Wabash were ruined and a section of the shed was destroyed, the total damage being estimated at $50O00.
 Trains were preparing for departure OH several of the stations twenty-seven tracks when the wooden ceiling of the train shed caught fire and scores of the passengers. many of them women, be- came panic stricken and leaped from the cars As they ran from the blazing arc behind them, they found the gates leading to the midway closed squad of policemen held the frightened passen- gers back while train caller, standing near the burning cars with megaphone, assured them there was no danger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
HEAVY FINE IMPOSED
 FOR INTINIDATING

Montgomery, March 14.-A special to the Advertiser from Mobile says:
 A jury in the city court today returned a ver'ict of guilty against Lawrence Burt, pres ent of the Mobile Typographical unio :, charged with intimidation and abusive language, fixing the fine at $137.50 from which decision attorneys for the de- fendant gave notice Of an appeal to the supreme court.
 Burt was charged with intimidating Miss l.. c. Alebeau. The president of the Typographical union was accused of going to her office and threatening her if she continued her practice of teaching girls the keyboard of a Mergenthaler typesetting machine
 Demurrers attacking the constitutional ity of the law governing intimidation were overrued by the court and the caso was tried on its merits.
 Miss Alebeau testified that Burt threat ened to hound her from city to city If she continued her practice of teaching girls Mergenthaler machine keyboards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

Denver, March kaleidoscope Alia, the condemned assassin of Father francis Leo Heinrichs, made wild attempt 10 escane from the county jail today. He assaulted A "trusty" with razor blade that he had secured in some unknown maner. seriously cutting him in the neck and might have added q second murder to his Denver record, if Deputy warden Carpen had not rushed to the 'trusty's' aid. Even with the two men against him Alia struggled like a wild animal to es- cane and had to be. beaten almost to un- consciousness before he would give up. He was exhausted by his eXertions and absolutely refused to talk with any one this afternoon.
 Baron Tosti, the Italian consul, claims that the outbreak is another proof of Alias insanity, but Attorney Widdicombe, who undertook the defense of the assas-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
SENATOR'S RESENT
 POLITICAL PLAY Big '-ht Is Impending Over 0N. homa MarshaIship DEAL FOR TAFT'S BENEFIT Nomination Of Grant Victor For Mar shaI Ip Eastern District of Okla
 homa Is Basis of War On
 Taft Boom.
DEAL FOR TAFTS BENEFIT

Washington. March 14.-(Special.)-A big row is impending in the Senate over the nomination of Grant Victor to be United States marshal for the eastern district of Oklahoma. The nomination has been favorably reported by the com mittee on judiciary, but last Tuesday it was recommitted to the committee on the objection of several senators, in ex- ecutive session.
 The objection made to the nomination., according to the statement of senators who are familiar with the case, is that it Is charged that MT. Victor's nomina- tion was the result of a deal by which he transferred his allegiance from the Fairbanks forces to the Taft forces and that the appointment thus virtually be- came a political pawn and asset. It is complained that this Is case of use of federal patronage to forward the Tart boom, which many senators will resent.
 The Taft people claim that Victor is being opposed as result of combina- tion of forces in the Senate desiring to ernbarrass the President. They threaten to retaliate on the Fairbanks men by making trouble for one of Vice Presi- dent Fairbanks ckers in Indiana. who holds a federal oifice and Is active in politics.
 It is said that the row has but fairly started and that it is likely to develop bitter features on both sides before it is over. According to the Fairbanks peo- pie, Grant Victor had been loyal sup porter of the Vice President until sum- moned to Washington and offered the United States marshalship by the admin istration in consideration of supporting the Taft candidacy. It is said that MT. Victor made no concealment of the req son for this change of front but ex- plained it by his desire to obtain the office, which carries considerable minor patronages with it.
 A man had already been named for. the place-C. A. Porter, a relative of the President-but objection was raised against him and his nomination was withdrawn and MT. Victor's substituted. He was appointed March and on March 4 his district chose Taft delegates.
 w. $.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
FORTY SHOTS FIRED.
One Man Is Wounded In Riot Among
 Teamsters.

New York. March i4.-Forty or more shots were fired and one man was wound cd in Il street riot late today between members of two rival teamster unions.
 The disorder was the climax of i'll feel ing between the United Teamsters' asso- citation and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. precipitated by the dis charge of United Teamsters and the sub stitution of teamsters from the national union by an East Side truckman
 A crowd of about 75 members of cad organization gathered on Front stree. and in the clash shots were fired by both sides and clubs and stones thrown. Jo- seph ForSey, a teamster, was struck in the leg by bullet. The police reserves were called and the trouble quelled after ,hree arrests wore made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
RUSSIANS DISAPPOINTED.
Army and Navy Men Wanted To Sec
 Japan Get Whipped.

St. Petersburg, March 14.-The decision of the American government to send the American battleships now at Magdalena bay back to the Atlantic by way of the Suez canal and Europe comes as an acute disappointment to the bellicose element in the Russian army and navy, for these officers confidently regarded the fleets departure from Hampton Roads as the first step in an inevitable war in which the pretensions of the island empire were to be humbled
 Furthermore, the announcement that the fleet is not to remain in the Pacific is considered as an indication that the 'war cloud between the United States and Japan has been definitely dissipated.
 Officials of the Russian foreign office and more experienced strategists, like Admiral Rojestvensky, have from the be- ginning taken the view that the American battleships were destined to be brought back to the Atlantic, since all the pur- poses of the voyage will only have been accomplished when the feasibility of transporting the fleet quickly from one coast to another has been demonstrated. The desire frequently has been expressed here that detachment of the American fleet should visit Russia while in Euro- pean waters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
PRINCIPLES OF DIVORCE.
French Law Makes Provision For For
 eign Suits.

Paris. March 14-The divorce court has laid down the principles that divorce in the case of foreigners domiclled in France may be returned upon grounds which are legal for divorce In France even when such grounds are not recog- n,zed bv the statutes of their own coun- +r;a. nrovided the home countries reo- oonize the application of the divorce laws os the foreign countries where the sub iects are domiciled. This ruling was made in connection with suit for divorce which has just been decided, the hus- band, a former resident of New York state. bringing the action against his English wife As both the authorities of the state of New York and England recognize the operation of the foreign law, a divorce was granted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
Sensation Is Created When
 Noted Trial Is Closing
CONVICTION FOR TWO MEN
Benson eidweIl and His Son Are Con- victed On Charges of Running a Confidence Game and
 Getting Money.

Chicago, March 14,-(SpeciaI.)- )-Ben- son Bidwel and his son. Charles F. Bidwell. respectively. president and secretary of the Bidwell Electric com pany were convicted by jury m Judge Chetlain's court this evening of obtaining money by means of a con- fidence game.
 For this felony both men are liable to a penitentiary sentence of from one to 10 years.
 Regarding the Bidwells as the most dangerous swindlers who have operated in Chicago for many a year and their celebrated "cold motor" as even more of fraud than the notorious "Keely motor the exposure of which stirred the east to Its roots several years ago, the jury showed disposition to con- vict the defendants of all the crimes in the calendar
 The indictment contained two counts enc charging obtaining money under fase pretenses, punishable by a fine If $2000 or Imprisonment of one year in the house of correction, the other charging practice of the confidence game for which a maximum punish ment of 10 years Imprisonment may be inflicted.
 On the first verdict the jury found both Bidwells guilty of both counts which was the same as though they had found man charged w.th murdes, | suiltSsof both murder and manslaugh- | ter. Judge uhet1ain refused to accert 1 the double verdict and sent the jury back to correct is. in the face og | veh hement objections from James Brady 1 and N. A. Beck, representing the de- i fense
 1 Mir. Brady also set the court by the ears after the jury had retired 10 carry out it's additional instructions, by asserting that the second juror from the right on the front row. Will liam Norton, had been carving on violent irritation throughout the trial with Miss Ida C. Palmer, the former confidential secretary of Charles r. Bidwell, who brought all the trouble upon the "cold motor" firm.
 "I shall file within the next day or two" he said, ''affidavits from a num- Der of persons who have been witnesses as to the irritation and who informed me of 1t.
 Morton has been smiling, holding and exchanging glances with Miss Palmer. I kept my own eyes on them just now when the jury was brought in for instructions. I saw Miss Pai~ mer smile, and mod at the juror and the juror smiled and nodded back. l con slider it grounds for a new trial and give notice to that effect right here.'
 As for the mix up in the verdict and the hour of wrestling to get it straigh tened out, court officers declare that there had never been anything liAe 1t in the history of local Jurisprudence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

Bristow, Okla, March 14-(Specal.)- St. Louis and San Francisco passenger train. eastbound, No. 40S, was wrecked this afternoon at :39 o'clock at a dan gerous curve and bridge seven miles west of Rristow. The wreck was caused by an obstruction being placed on the rails Two were killed outright, one fatally in- jured and several injured The dead;
 Trainman H. D. Harrison.
 w. T. Posten. Monett, Mo-, mail clerk,
 Fatally injured
 Frank Gibson, Canadian, Texas. legs crushed off and injured internally, brought to Bristow
 Others injured:
 L. D. Brogden Oklahoma City, express messenger, spine injured, ribs broken.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
KIRBY IS WINNER.
New Jersey Man Defeats Opponent In
 Golf Tournament.

Pinehurst, N. C., March 14.-Oswald Kirby of the Englewood Golf club of New Jersey, was the winner of the an- nual club championship golf tournament today. defeating Leslie D. Pierce of the Woodlawn club of Massachusetts, by the liberal margin of seven up and six to play6R. 36-hoe finals.
 Joh.. E. Porter of the Pittsburg County club, won the consolation from O. F. Clay of the Cleveland Country club. in an easy match.
 The entry list for the fourth annual spring tournament which begins Thursday next and continues through Saturday will run very close to the 150 mark. Six di- visions have been provided for with the possibility of two special divisions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

London, March H.-(Special. .)-FredericlS T. James, the famous naval authority, when asked today by a Hearst news correspondent for his opinion of the plan for maintaining strong American fleet in the Pacific, said:
 T believe a strong permanent Pacific fleet Is essential. A weak, updefended coast would tempt Japan unduly to bring on a race war, whioit would be a world calamity. A strone p'- ,-i-,s-S ffiSssg iu the Paeife is sns of'as r| 7saaaaitee O peace. Russa's defeat bl Japan was due to weak Pacific fleet.
 Washington, March H.-(speeial)--ca Richmond r. Hobson, upon reading the cable from MT. James, expressed himself as enthusiastically coneurring in the senti- ments therein expressed.
 'It is nothing but the truth" he said,