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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-02
New Date Most Appropriate.

1.-The time now fixed for the exposition
is most appropriately selected to mark
the fiftieth anniversary of the accession
of his majesty the Emperor of Japan
The people of the United States will be
glad to show their friendship for the
people of Japan by joining in their cele-
bration of that happy OCCASION
The United States was the first nation
to accept the invitations of the Japanese
government extended to all countries to
participate in the Toxic exposition. An
appropriation of 81 100000 was made by
Congress at its last session. and a COM
mission consisting of Francis B. LoOmis
F. J. V. Skff and r. ID. Milet was ap-
pointed by the President to arrange for
this country's exhibit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-02
MARES NEST EMPTY!
Takahira's Mysterious Visits
to the President Explained.
EXPOSITION THE CAUSE
Chinese.American Alliance Was Not
Even Mentioned.
MIR. ROOSEvELT'S STATEMENT
Tells Secretary Root He Was Con-
suited About Change of EXPOSE
ton Date and Approved.
MIR. R0osEvELTs STATEMENT

OYSTER BAY, n. V. September .
The mystery regarding the cause of the
visit to President Roosevelt last Saturday
of Baron Kogoro Takahira. the Japanese
ambassador to the United States. and of
his visit to Secretary of State Elihu Root
at Clinton. n. Y. seems to be explained
in letter given out by the Presidents
secretary at the executive offices here
last night The letter is addressed to
the Secretary of State, and in it the Pres
ident brings to the attention of Mr.. Root
that the Japan exposition is to be post
poned from 1912 to 1917 by the govern
ment of Japan.
This Letter Explains.
The letter follows:
"OYSTER BAY. \. Y.
September l. 1908.
My Dear Secretary:
'"The Japanese government has, as you
are aware. informally announced TO our
government the probability that it will
be found advisa BILE to defer the exposition
until the year 1917, the year in which Will
be celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of
the accession of his majesty the emperor.
and | understand that the formal an
nouncement will soon follow.
THE reasons given for deferring the
exposition are controlling and will not
only meet universal approval, but show
sound judgment which is in itself guar
antee of the success of the exposition
when it is ultima tely held. The japanese
government finds that the present date
makes the time too short to permit OF the
eXpositiOn's being made what it ought TO
and will be made, while the expense en-
tailed in trying to accomplish too much
in too little time would be Waste1ullS
large. Moreover, there Is peculiar Mt
ness in holding the exposition to mark
the closing of half century of the reign
Of his majesty the emperor for that hai1
century has seen Japan stride forward TO
the position of a world power of the f1rst
class, with a sureness and rapidlty nterai-
~ uneXampled in all previous history
This. the first great international expo
sition ever held in Asia, must be of
kind which will fully meet the require
ments of so great an occasion. ana ample
time should be taken. The people OF the
United States hold for Japan pecunar
feeling of regard and friendship. ana no
other nation is more anxious imam we
are to help make the exposition success
in every way When Congress reassem-
bles. if any action on the part OF tne
United States is needed to accommodate
our preparations to the change in date.
will bring this matter 10 its attention.
The preliminary appropriation has al
ready been made and our commission
appointed Nothing has occurred except
that the date when the exposition Is 10
be held has been deferred, and IL nerels
gives us what we really needed-a longer
time in which to determine upon the scope
of our plan and to make the necessary
nrenarations for the participation which
Congress has already provided for by law.
sincerely yours, ,-r,r
Hon ELIHU ROOT,
Secretary of State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-02

pion, with whom he played, did 20, the
best up to that time, and many side
wagers were made that it would remain
so.
In the afternoon Nichols was in rare
good form, and nearly 800 persons fol-
lowed the match, including the national
champion. Jerome D. Travers. Nichols
drove perfectly and ran down his puts
with an accuracy that made the buffers
wonder if they would ever learn the
game. He played the first nine holes in -,
four under DOGGY. making the seventh
hole. 165 yards. in two Coming home ne
did 36, also four under DOGGY, and when
the new record was announced the throng
around the home green cheered the victor
to the echo. Anderson was not as steady
as in the morning and took 16
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-02
STABLEMEN TO Be HEARD
mo HORSES ABOVE FIRST
FLOOR" RECOMMENDS CHIEF.
Fire Regulations Should Be Amend
ed to Give Commissioners Power
to Force Improvements.

hearing will be granted by the Conn
missioners to livery stable owners in the
District as a result of the recommends
ton made recently by Fire Chief Belt
that the fire regulations be amended to
prohibit the stabling of horses above the
first floor
Chief Belt also has procured for Mr.
mcfarland information as to the fire
protection for stables in several of the
big cities. Only two or three cities have
made special efforts along this line.
There is now no law regulation UNI
der which the fire department can demand
proper fire protection for stables
Experience has convinced me- says
Chief Belt. that no horses o. other ami
mails should be stabbed in any building
on any floor above or below the ground
floor.
The present regulation in this regard
reads:
mo buildings shall hereafter be erected,
altered or reconstructed for stabling ami
mails above the first or ground floor I'M
less the building be made fireproof
throughout.
Chief Belts Views.
This permits the stabling of animals
on any floor OF a fireproof building" the
chief says. This. in my opinion. should
not be allowed. Whether building be
fireproof or not, we must not lose sight Of
the fact that in such buildings great
quantities of hay, straw and other in
fammables are stored, the ignition Of
which on any floor below that on which
the animals are stabbed means the conse-
quent danger of their being suffocated by
smoke and gases even if the flames can
not reach them Again, too, the burning
of the bedding in single stall. If the fire
be not extinguished at once, would be suf-
ficient to suffOcate and burn the animal in
such stall, to say nothing Of the danger
of the fire spreading from one stall to
another.
ut is Wen known that horses and other
animals will suffocate much more quickly
than human beings. and when ii is re-
membered that these animals are fastened
in their stalls and unable to aid them
possible precaution against fire is appar-
ent.
Lesson Of Forty Years.
I'm all of the numerous stable fires that
have occurred in the District of Columbia
during the last forty years 1 have never
known Of horse being rescued when it
was stabbed above or below the ground
floor and the fire originated on the floor
below. Disregarding the danger to which
horses are exposed when stabbed above or
below the ground floor of any building, 1t
should also be borne in mind that the res
cung of horses from n burning stable Is
one of the most hazardous duties devolv-
ing upon the members Of the fire depart
ment. These animals become panicstrick-
en-, cannot be led and the firemen are con-
stantly exposed to the danger of being
knocked down and trampled upon. This is
true In the case of horses stabbed on the
first floor. and when they are kept on any
floor above or below the first floor the
danger incident to their rescue is CORE
spondingly increased
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-02
GENTLEMEN OF PHILADELPHIA.

GENTLEMEN OF PHILADELPHIA
J. b. King, c. Thompson, b.. Shaw. ........ 12
r. :. White, l. b. W., b. Day. .............. q
c. Z. Morris, b. Day. ..................... o
J. A. Lester. C. Williams, b. Broughton. 80. 1Ol
y. Il. Graves, c. Day, b. BrOughtOn. ........ 3
f. NJ. Cregar, C. Cannell, b. Thompson. 900. IL
A. Priestley, run out. Observation-Disclosures. IL
W. +. Newhal, c. Thompson, b. Day....... Z
Bromhead, Williams, b. Harper. ......... 26
+. A. Greene, not out. ..................... 1S
c. II. Winter, did not bat Observation-Disclosures. %.
EAiidS
Total declared for wickets,. ............ 90
GRANTHAM AND DISTRICT.
VIM. b. King. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
Shaw. !. b. w, b. King. Observation-Disclosures. "a
Day, c. and b. King. Observation-Disclosures. 2
BrOughton, b. King. Observation-Disclosures. U
Williams run out. Observation-Disclosures. II
Thompson, not out AZ
Dixon, c. Graves. b. King NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. AZ
Cannell, not out. 8
Extras NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. q
Total (6 wicketsl. Observation-Disclosures. l59
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-10
DYEING OR GARMENTS.
How Women Can DO 1t Successfully
| Mt Home.

If little rlne and thought are civ
en- to the fixing up Of things that have
begun to look dowdy and soiled. you
cannot imagine how it will repay you,
says the Chicago News. The process
Of dyeing has become so easy that al
most any woman can do it successful
ly at home unless the garment be eS'
remedy intricate in its style and elab-
orate as to trimmings. However. the
small things of girls wardrobe can
be handled at home very successfully.
Take. for instance. your chiffon wells
that are soiled and faded. These veil
lngs should first be washed in a warm
suds and dried. ANY druggist carries
a full line Of reliable dyes. and ten
cent package will dye pound OF
goods. The dye should then be pre-
pared and the wells dipped to the de-
sired shade and ironed dry.
Another thing that can be success
fully handled at home is the coque
feather boas. which fade so quickly
in the summer and have become soiled
from the dust. Wash these first as you
would the wells by making suds. ana
dip the boa up and down until all the
dirt has disappeared. Now dry it and
then dip it in the dye. Take it OUT In
the open air and keep shaking it until
it is quite dry. This will require iif-
teen or twenty minutes. but If you 90
not shake it dry the fea..1'rs will hanG
heavy and lose their hnl.> appearance
Ribbons dye very easily at home
and all the soied ri'.'n'lS lett oTer
from the summer season rah ne Dup
ped Il dark shade and worn :t> ''eltS.
hair ribbons. etc. This is i'-"nli!
ncnty Il season where one tone Is be-
ing carried out in gowns. and this
means that all laces which 80 to trim
IL dress must be dyed that color Lay
ender dresses are trimmed With ElceS
dyed the same shade. Brown laceS
are seen made up in entire gulmpeS
TO be worn with the new shades OF
brown broadcloth suits. To carry oui
this idea YOU must first buy the goods
then buy the amount Of lace you want
in pure white or ccru. Take sample
of the goods and the lace to any rel'
able dyeing establishment. and they
will dye it the desired shade. iats
are made of this dyed lace. and much
Of it is used in trimming the fashion
able japanese sleeves.
Let the woman at home who wants
to try her hand at this work get Il ten
cent package Of dye ut any drug store
and begin Oh something that Is not par
ticularly valuable. Make the dye and
test its color with piece of old rag
that is clean. Go slow at first. and
with each time you will find that your
success has grown and that in this way
you can keep your little accessories III
| nice. fresh condition.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-10
HontebelIo to the Front.

The little town Of Monticello, our
nearest ueighbor beyond the Boyle
heights section Of Los Angeles. is 60
Ing to dispute with solhe Of our older
centers of population for the dlsdnc-
ton of having the best planted streets.
It has held meetings, decided to
plant the whole town plat to uniform
species and appointed good live COM
mittee who are even now purchasing
the 1900 trees necessary to make a
complete job Of the vast Aontebello
tract. says the Los Angeles Times.
When this gigantic cooperative plan
has seen few years active growth,
there will be found an object lesson on
the value Of uniform street tree plant
Ing which will have no superior In
southern California.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-10
THE >suAL CONTESTS.
Filed BY Dantzler, Meyers and Prio-
lcau for the Fees.

March "a is the day fixe for hear
ing the contests filed for the seats Of
Mess. Legare, patterson and Lever
by the three negroes, who claim TO
have been elected to congress. Aaron
P. Prioleau, who has been figuring
some in the prints of late, and who
once figured in jail for robbing the
mails, is contesting the Seat OF Le-
gare. Isaac Myers from somewhe e
about Aiken, is contesting the seat
of Patterson, while A. D. Dantzler
contests Levers seat. All three Of
these negroes have contested before,
and, finding it profitable, have done
it again. They each get $4,000 al
lowed by congress to any one who
files a contest The wonder is that
there are not dozen negroes every
time, instead of one in each district.
All they have to do is to get up and
run, then file notice that they were
rightfully elected and cheated out or
it. 1t is not necessary to get votes
at all. The election committee OF
the house, which will hear the con-
testants. will have some fun out OF
the negroes who appear before them
and then vote unanimously to throw
their cases away as being without
any Justification.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-10
COL. BANKS HONORED.
Presented With a Loving Cup BY His
Committee.

The State says one of the
pleasant incidents Of the pres
ent session Of the general as
sembly was the presentation Thurs
day of a handsome silver loving cup
to Representative j. A. Banks of Or
angeburg, the chairman of the ways
and means committee, by the other
members of that committee. Mr..
Banks has worked hard to make a
record while in charge of this, one
of most important parts of the gen.
eral assembly, and his committee has
been an unusually harmonious one.
But Mr.. Banks had not an inkling
of the pleasant surprise in store for
him when the committee met Thurs
day morning.
Mr.. Dick was selected to make the
presentation speech and in a few
words he told Of the high esteem in
which the chairman was held and
hoped that the cup would be accept
ed as a token Of the love and es-
TEEN OF the members.
Mr.. Banks, in receiving the cup,
expressed his appreciation. and made
the statement, much to the regret
of his friends, that he would on ac-
count of business reasons, hardly ask
for legislative recognition from the
baby county, Calhoun. However
the other members of the committee
state that Mr.. Banks must come BACK,
even if it is necessary to elect him
State senator and send him to the
MINER branch of the general assem-
bly,.
The cup is handsome one and is
engraved with the date and the en-
time membership Of the commit
tee
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-10
Home Trade PhiIosophy.r

Every man who spends s. around
home where only dollar was spent
before is benefactor to his race.
Plenty of men who froth at the
mouth when they discuss the centrall-
zation Of government are fostering
the Capitalization of trade by patroniz-
ing the big mail order houses which
try to gobble up the business Of local
merchants.
One way to stand by your own town
Is not to sit down and write orders for
goods to be shipped from the city when
you can buy them to just as much ad-
vantage right mt home.
A town with no business has no busi-
ness to be town, and it won't lie n
town very long after its business Is
eliminated by too much dallying on
the part Of it's citizens with the mail
order business.
The citizen who patronizes home In
dustries without seeking an excuse Is
the sparkle in the wine of life, while
the one who prefers to spend his mon
ey outside Of his own community is
the dregS.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-10
Town PLANNING.

In an address before the congress OF
hortculturists in jamestown some
weeks ago speaker said, 'll is the
duty of village improvement societies
and park superintendent to direct
their attention to the preparation OF
(townl plans rather than to cXpend all
their efforts and money Oh small
area or other minor improvements at
haDhazard or upon general clearing up
operations, street lighting and the like
that should be executed by the town
officers through their regular appro-
priations." He added that public splr-
it, wisely directed by g well thought
out plan, could transform a town In
from five to eight years, but he said
there must be locally leader in the
movement who is big enough to grasp
the whole conception and persistent
enough to hold fast against criticism
until 1t is we'll under way" This
means self sacrificing effort at 1rSt'
but ultimately it is sure Of general ap'
proval, and happily almost every town
contains such q leader.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-10
Very Sad Affair.

Last Tuesday at Cottageville Is. r..
Jackson was accidently shot by j. u.
Jacques, Jr., from the effects OF
which he died in few hours. 1t
seems that Mr.. Jackson had gone
over to the home of Mr.. Jacques, and
while there they were LOOKING at q
pistol supposed to be unloaded. While
it was in Mr.. JaQue's hands it went
off the ball striking Mr.. Jackson IN
tn. lower abdomen. All was done
for the wounded man possible, but
II was Of no avail. Before he dled
Mr.. Jackson made a statement 70
the effect that the shooting was en-
tirc.y accidental and absolved MT.
,Jaoues of all blame in the matter-
Mr.. Jouues Is discousolate and taxes
the death of his relative and 1rleho
very hard. Mr.. Jackson was prom
inent farmer in the Cottagevl' e sec
ton. He was As ycar7 -" a--o
leaves q se and six CT ID m he
yya -el; to Mr.. JaCue6 ,-At was
on lie most frien6', 'hrmS with hlm.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-10
THE PRESENT HOT SPELL.
Is Il Record Breaker As the Record
Will Show.

The high temperature of Sunday
was a record breaker for the first
decade of March, having risen 20
S5 degrees. The previous highest
temperature for the same decade Of
.harch was S4 degrees on the Sd and
4th in 1899. This was followed in
about two days by minimum tenn
perature Of 81 degrees, causing what
greenness that had appeared to turn
to withered black.
The highest March temperatures
in the last 81 years occurred on the
22d and 23 in 1894, followed on the
cath by a minimum temperature OF
"a degrees. The trees were green
with tender foliage, which was COM
pletely destroyed. Roses were in full
bloom and the rare spectacle was pre-
sented Of full blown roses encased
in half inch covering of clear ice,
rain having fallen when the surface
temperature was below freezing. In
that year fruit was largely destroyed
and many forest trees in which the
SAP had risen burst their bark and
died from the effects of the sap haV-
inc frosen beneath the bark.
The present hot spell is not gener-
al. the temperature in the upper
Mississippi valley having been from
zero to IS degrees below zero sun
day and the line of freezing temper
atures carried along the Rockies to
the Mexican border south of Arizona.
The entire cotton belt shared IN the
unusually high temperatures during
the last few days.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-10
Fares Reduced.

The Atlantic Coast Line and South
ern Railway have decided to reduce
their passenger fare to 2 1-2 cents
a mile to go into operation April l.
These roads, we are glad to state
have made this reduction voluntarily
in South Carolina which will make
the saving all the more thankfully
received by the people. 1t is always
far better for the railroads and the
people to work in harmony because
what is for the interest of one should
be for the interest of the other.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-10
Calhoun County Contest.

The Calhoun County Contest IS
now in the hands Of Washington
lawyer who has had considerable eX-
perience in the United States Supreme
Court. He has been employed by
the dsfranchised voters to look into
the matter. He is certain that If
the Court assumes Jurisdiction in the
case it will declare the election null
and void, but he is not certain that
there is a Federal question in the is
sue. This is the phase of the ques-
ton he is now considering. If he
thinks the Court will assume juris-
diction the case will be pushed. In
case the court assumes jurisdiction
and declares the election null and
void that will end the matter, even
if officers have been elected in the
new county.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-10
WANT THEM IMPROVED.
The Service Rendered by Public ttil-
ity Corporations Unsatisfactory.

ity Corporations Unsatisfactory.
At meeting of the Business Men S
League Friday night the Southern
Express, the Western Union and the
Bell Telephone Company each was
the subject of severe criticism ana
condemnation on account Of the SER
vice which is being rendered the peo-
pple of Orangeburg. Several months
ago the League took up these matters
with the several companies, with the
result that only one of item, the
telephone company paid any heed TO
the requests made.
The telephone service was con-
siderably improved, and this condl-
ton lasted for some time, but recent
" there have been "a number of COM
plants, principally regarding the
night service. A committee was ap-
pointed to confer with the local man
ager Of the company, with view TO
having the matter properly presented
to the officials, who have heretofore
seemed disposed to grant all reason
able requests. The service has been
improved, but not to degree which
is dmanded by the patrons.
The Southern Express Company
has ignored former request from
the league to improve its service to
the extent Of having the office remain
open continuously during business
hours and delivering all packages
within the city limits. Delivery IS
now limited to Main street, which IS
very unsatisfactory and at times the
office is closed during the business
part of the day. Once more the sec
retary of the League is instructed TO
take this matter up with the' eX-
press company in an effort to have
the deficiencies supplied.
Efforts have been repeatedly made
to have the Western Union Telegraph
Company give this city an unbroken
service from S A. M. until 8 T. M,
but so far without success. The
company simply refuses to comply on
the grounds that the business here
does not warrant two operators. The
neople are inclined to take different
view of the matter, however, and Will
insist upon their demands being con-
cidere6
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-10
JUMPED HIS CONTRACT.
CIV Gunter Leaves Sumter and
Goes to Rock Hill.

Guy Gunter's action in jumping
his verbal contract with the Sum-
ter club and signing with Rock Hill
has met with criticism from the
lovers of the popular national game
in Sumter. Sumter has found that
Guy is a tricky as circus mule.
A letter from Sumter says so
much confidence was reposed in Gum
ter that he was not signed up last
season, and it was not thought at
all necessary to enter into a written
contract with him this season, but ne
was handed all of the correspondence
papers and contracts and authorized
to complete the organization OF the
Sumter team.
"While the Sumter association Is
not losing any sleep over the loss
and feels absolutely no uneaslness
about getting as good man as Gun
fer to manage the Sumter team, still
the officers Of the Sumter club nat
urally resent The way that Gunter
treated them.
Had Gunter asked for his re-
lease he would have been turned
loose and no doubt with regret, as
he has been a successful manager
and player. Sumter people are de-
termined to have penant winning
team and will not fail to put up the
cash for lnis purpose.