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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09
Indian Corn in the Far North.
From the Boston Alaskan.

1t always has been supposed that In
dian corn was too sensitive a growth to
mature in the northland. for in many por-
tons OF both western Canada and Ontario
the production of corn Is not attempted,
the danger of destruction by frost render
Ing the crop too uncertain for commercial
purposes. But now comes the report from
Dawson that August Johnson, proprietor
OF large laundry there. who devotes his
spare time to experiments in gardening
corn for the table in what has been so
north"
Last spring he obtained from the states
several pounds OF seed corn belonging to
an early maturing variety. AS this ar
Rived little late in the season ne planted
1t in his greenhouse. and as soon as il
had come I'D transpianted the young
plants to his garden. July the first ears
were ripe for gathering and Johnson and
his family enjoyed a meal of them. AS
July Is very early and as there Is a
month and a half of good growing wealth
er In Dawson after that date. 1T may be
taken for granted that corn can be
ripened perfectly in that latitude.
Preparations are being made to plant a
result Dawson people will feast cheaply
present % cents for a small OR of the
canned kind Specimens of this first corn
grown in the north. and various other
spe cinens showing the different dates at
which it may be planted and gathered
and the length and size to which 1t may
grow. will be exhibited at the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09

From the San Francisco Ohronicle.
Countess Meherenc de st. Pierre of st.
Brienc, province Of Brittany, in France
has Just returned from a lonely three
months trip that took her 1,600 miles
beyond civilization In the far northern
districts Of British America. She went
forth accompanied by only two Indian
guides and penetrated to the sixtieth
parallel. riding astride, tramping. padding
In light canoes, floating down treacherous.
rock-picketed rapids in clumsy native
barges, and for one period Of two weeks
seeing no human being except her two
Indian servants.
'.The Indians in that region are very
superstitious, very ungrateful. very indie
pendent, but very honest. 1 invited a
chief to have luncheon with mo. He re-
fused. To eat in company with woman
would degrade him: he would lose caste
with his tribe. In another part Of the
squaws along on an expedition. But
the Indians would not permit me to shoot
any game. One Of the traditions Of the
tribe, left by some old medicine man
long since dead, was that II a woman
were ever permitted to shoot moose or elk
squaws would become powerful and mas
ter the men. offered them so for every
shot might make. but money was no In
::Aii up through tina. wild. rich coun-
try. everywhere I saw Indians. never
saw a man who would do any manual
work without having his gloves on. The
The squaws prepare tho skins and fashion
the moccasins, but the men do the hunt
ing and boating. Each sex does its own
work"
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Library contains valuable Information re-
garding the work accomplished during the
past year and notes improvement in
library facilities. commencing the present
library administration.
The committee thinks the salaries of the
staff of workers and of the present IL
brarian should be increased.
1t urgently recommends the following:
l. The increase Of salaries and Of staff,
of library trustees.
2 Increase Of appropriation for books.
3. Provision TOR acceptance of funds Of
fered by Mr.. Carnegie for establishment
Report on Sewerage.
In the report Of the committee on sew
erage 1t 10 claimed that the sewerage
system Of the District is equal to that Of
any other city of its age and size in the
country. The sewage disposal plant it
finds to be ideal in conception. and so
constructed and operated as to ultimately
make the city safe from sewer contami-
nation. from loss from excessive rainfall
or floods. 1t notes the need of two dykes.
one on the southwest line of n street, the
other at the foot of 18th street, In order
to provide complete protection against
floods.
The trunk sewers, it is claimed, will
meet all requirements Of a population. ex-
ceeding half a million.
The committee recommends the making
by Congress Of appropriations for the de-
partment OF sewers. as asked for hereto
fore by the Commissioners in their annual
report. and urges the construction Of the
two dykes recommended by the engineer
department.
Transportation Report.
The committee on transportation re-
ports that during the past year much has
been accomplished, notably the compile
ton Of the Pennsylvania railroad freight
terminal. which. with the large increase
in freight yards and in modern freight
warehouses Of ample proportions, has
greatly relieved the congested conditions
against which Washington merchants
have so long commended. The Southern
railroad. it Is stated. has opened a local
freight office here with the Pennsylvania
railroad, 80 that the old arrangement Of
has been eliminated and arrangements for
rapid through freight have been COM
pleted. This also applies to the Chesapeake
and Ohio and Atlantic Coast Line railroad
points and to shipments coming into
Washington via the south. which were
formerly congested at Alexandria De-
lays from the north and west both by the
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio
railroads. have also been greatly reduced.
The removal Of the Adams Express
Company and the United States Express
Company warehouses to the vicinity Of
the Union station Is noted. The report
also refers to the increase for freight
mac river points by the opening of new
line of steamers known as the Washington
and Norfolk and Richmond Steamship
Company.
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How Queens Dress.

Worth Of Paris. in Harper's Bazaar.
The Russian empress cares little for
dress. though her coronation robe of
cloth of silver and pearls was a marvellous
thing And she looked like some goddess
of the north in novel ball dress I de-
signed for her recently. IL was sim
pie gown of white velvet with long
train and superb veil This last was kept
in its place by a jeweled white dove.
lightly perched on the tsaritsas hair.
which was arranged over a cushion
Carmen SYLVIA. the white-haired Queen
of Roumania, affects the charming flow
ing draperies of her country. with long
lace veil held in position with Jeweled
pins. The favorite color of Queen Elena
of italy Is n soft blue-gray. Wilhelmina
of Holland feels most at home In a tailor.
made gown, and the Dowager Queen OF
Spain has brilliant taste in patterned Bro
cades and silks.
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tunate results at times is testified to by
the accidents noted during the year that
closed December 81 last, when Is acct
dents were caused by wagons and bug
gies. by automobiles. by bicycles. ~
by street cars and l by steam railway
cars-a total of IL.
When We recall that for the year
which closed June 30 last the police ar
rested 33 individuals under sixteen years
of age on the charge of housebreaking, 4
white and 20 colored. L. of whom We're
turned over to the board of children
guardians by the court and II of whom
were sent TO the reform school. an OBJ
ject lesson is presented FiftN-one, per-
sons under sixteen years of age We're APP
pretended for criminal offenses including
murder. rape and robbery: ~ Of these
We're males and | female; ii OF them
white and 81 colored.
In dealing with those. under sixteen
years of age fer misdemeanors there were
1.5OO cases of arrests made by the po-
lice dusing the year where the charges
were sustained. About g., of them We're
white and SO colored while the females
numbered only about 100. Violations in
cident to the streets embraced: Cruelty to
animals. d: dsorderly conduct. :;i6; de-
stroying private property. as. fugitives
from parents, 30: incorrigibility. ne; pet
larceny. 364; police regulations. "a: con-
cealed weapons. 5.
Relation to Juvenile DELINQUENCY.
The Relation of Public Fairgrounds 10
Juvenile Delinquency" was the subject of
an able discussion. by Judge Ben B. Lind
sey. judge of the juvenile court of Den
ver,. Col. Judge Lindsey stands practically
in the position of the father or the juve-
nile court system of the present day. and
his successful work in his own court in
has wi att
ton. Judge Lindsey said:
1t Is no longer questioned that the
best method Of fighting crime is TO begin
where crime begins. and that we must
look for relief through measures that are
preventive. rather than punitive. The
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Woman's Independence.

From Ieslie's Weekly.
With the household il is now made
up. il is not psychologically a good thing
Tor one person TO be dependent upon the
will % another and solely attached to HIS
interests No matter how perfectly
woman is educated in the schools, she will
not keep pace with men unless she has
some concsrns.f FOR which she is primarily
responsible This does not amount to
SAYING that she must be financially in
dependent, or q bread-winner.s though
there Is no objection to that. But her
life demands some first-hand reaction to
the world for the sake of her character
and intelligence. Under the pressure of
natural selection man made a tardy al
lance with woman and the home In prim-
tive times He has used woman as a
plaything, as lay figure on which to
hang his wealth: has bought her cheap
and bought her dear: but he has really
never associated with her.
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the parent where the parent Is response
BILE. a more positive responsibility for the
moral and physical welfare of the child.
The parent who shirks the moral or physi-
cal welfare of the child may be pun
iShed.
Expense an Obstacle.
Zone obstacle to the public playground
has been the cost. If the average citi-
zen, if the average business man. if you
please would only wake to the fact that
the most economic scheme for handling
the problem of crime is that which pre-
vents rather than that which at fear
full expense is merely the engine TO con-
Wet and punish after crime has become
an established fact. we could make prog
reSs faster. Because the actual return
in dollars are more less invisible it
is difficult for some people to see the
necessity for public Fairgrounds.
Our plea for public Fairgrounds is a
plea for justice TO the boy. We are liter
ally crowding him off the earth. We have
no right to deny him his heritage: but
tina. is just what We are doing i'm nearly
every large city in this country but he
is hitting back and hitting hard when he
doesn't mean to. while we vaguely under
stand and stupidity punish him for crime.
Why shouldn't he rebel? The ana zing
thing is that he is not worse than he is.
Perhaps the boy needs to be taught
where fun ends and law begins. but his
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CHURCH NOTICES.
UNITARIAN.

ALL SOULS CHURCH. CORNER 14TH AND L
sts.. Ulysses G.. b. Pierce. minister.-9:45 a. m.
Sunday school. Class for the Comparative Study
service. sermon by the minister: pm, Young
Peoples Religious Union 8, evening service.
third in course Of sermons by the minister
The Inner Meaning Of Some Gospel Teach
ings." III. Opening the Eyes Of the Blind"
The public invited to all services feS-2t
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REPORTS ARE READY
Board of Trade Committees
on Needs of the District.
AVENUE PROJECT FAVORED
Organization Asked to Urge Pur-
chase by the Government.
WATER SUPPLY DISCUSSED
Timely Suggestions as to Public
Improvements and How They
Should Be Provided For.
AVENUE PROJECT FAVORED
To Urge Avenue Purchase.

The committee thinks that
the project for the United
States government taking the
land on the south side of
Pennsylvania avenue from
the Capitol to The Treasury
for departmental buildings,
etc, already approved by the
Board of Trade, be actively
urged.-Parks and Reserva-
tons Committee of the Board
of Trade.
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fact that we have rather followed the re-
verse of this rule in the past is only one
of our Inconsistencies. We dealt with
things rather than with human beings:
that is. the thing xhe human being did
In dealing with the problem of crime in
youth we shall make progress iust in pro-
portion as we appreciate the absurdity OF
limiting our remedies to the court the
hangman and the .jailer.
I'VE cannot justify disobedience or ex-
cuse wrongdoing. But we are unjust
when We compel the boy to assume all the
burden. If there was crime and no pub
lie playground in a congested neighbor-
hood. may we not well ask if society is
not as much responsible as the boy for
any of the boys disregard of property
rights?
Compliments President Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt has done our ma
ton no greater service-as great as has
been that service to our country-than
by constant reiteration keeping lis re-
minded Of the Importance of those greater
problems that concern the home and the
child in the home There are hundreds
of thousands of children in this country
who have 40 home. Even the fact that
there be father and mother and place
OF habitation does not necessarily mean
nome Some of the most homeless chill
dren L know come from places like that
The neglect to the child now means the
neglect TO the parent in the future The
care of the child now means a better
parenthood in the tomorrow. Our fight
for better child now is the best way to
hgnt for better parent in the future
The great majority of that part of our
so-called criminal class who are caught
and conHned are from the youth of the
nation. L believe that the police and the
courts are concerned with the IawleSsness
of more than a hundred thousand chill
dren every year i'm the cities of this coun-
try. and that means million in each gen.
GRAFTON of childhood. Should there not
be some warning in tnis appalling fact
Some of you may think il is an indict-
ment of the home and the school. 1t is
rather an indictment of certain social
and exononiic conditions with which the
home and the school are powerless to
contend. The school cannot entirely over
come the deficiencies of the home. Neither
can the home always overcome the de-
ticiencies of the environment in which
it is submerged. The child has no home
where it has no play
I'VE must not encourage the parent TO
shirk. We may do much to help the
child through compelling the home to
care for its own. Starting i'm Colorado
about six years ago we established Il new
offense i'm this country. 1t is called
contributory delinquency or dependency.
1t is spreading all over this country. Tn
der these laws the state is eXactins of
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Weather Conditions and General Fore
cast.-The continued fall in temperature
over the northeast portion OF the country
has caused a further upbuilding Of the
extensive high pressure area that covers
the greater portion of the country east OF
the Rocky mountains, as well as the
crowding southwark to the Texas coast
of the disturbance that was over south
eastern Colorado Friday night. Fair
weather has therefore prevailed east OF
the Mississippi river. while to the west
ward 1t was generally cloudy. but with
out precipitation Of consequence. except
in eastern and southern Texas.
1t Is much colder In the lake region. the
middle Atlantic states and New England.
with temperatures ranging from Z to "a
degrees below the seasonal average. the
line of zero temperature extending into
central New York. West Of the Missis-
sippi river temperatures have fallen
slightly. as a rule. but are still consider
ably above the seasonal average in the
lower Missouri and lower Arkansas val
leys.
The great high pressure area will con-
tinue to dominate weather conditions dur
ing Sunday over the eastern half Of the
country. causing continued fair weather
over the northern. but unsettled condi-
tons. with rain. over the southern dis.
tricts. owing to the depression over
southern Texas that 10 likely to move
observation-disclosures. Between the Mis-.
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PALMISTRY.

MR DAOUD-THr RENOWNED ORIENTAL
pnlmsst and psychic. In his readings he will
only tell you the present conditions of
yonr life but will also advise you correctly
and confdentially everything of interest to
vnu business personal affairs. Studios. 1922
Qn.w.; phone. North 1130-K. Hrs. 10 am. to
SPIN. No fortune-telling OF finding lost articles.
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SPIRITUALISM.

kEEIER. 1901 FAIRMoNT ST-wED. NIGHT.
trumpet and musical seance: Friday and Sunday
nights. wonderful manifestations in the light;
private slate writing, any information. daily.
Phone North 5204. ja19-24t
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair Today-Tomorrow Increasing
Cloudiness and Warmer.

Forecast For Sunday and Monday-FoT
the District Of Columbia. eastern Penn
sylvania, New Jersey. Delaware and
Maryland. fair Sunday. Monday increas-
ing cloudiness and warmer; light TO
fresh north to northeast winds.
For Virginia. fair Sunday. Monday In
creasing cloudiness and warmer. rain or
snow in southern portion: fresh north to
northeast winds.
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along the line from the little seven-ye ar
old who tried TO reach the door-bell Of
the neighhors house when the minister,
coming along. lifted the little fellow up.
Tie gave il a whang and a bang, and
shocked the good man as he scooted down
tho street as hard as his little legs could
carry him. only 10 turn and shout 20 his
friend. Hey mister you'd better run like
the devil or You'll ger caught. We must
know where To meet this boy and how 10
understand him: and i'm teaching him
where fun ends and the law begins We
mus have due regard both for his fun.
hi; exc rcise. his bIlobling energies and the
Law. | have found that when We do that
ne is the noblest little creature in the
world. He is truthful. generous and hon
est He will respect your rights ever
moro than YOU respect his.
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Some Of the Results.

THAT the occupancy Of the streets for
childish pastines 10 attended by unfor-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-08
RAILROAD PETITIONS.
For AbOlishing Of One Of Its Own Grade
Crossings.

Northfcld, April s,The Central Yer
mont railway company has filed PEI
tition whit the board Of railroad com.
nissioners setting forth that there is a
highway crossing at grade in North
field which it considers highly danger
ous and which ought in the interests
II public safety ID be abolished,
The crossing referred to ii the sol
called Blood crossing about two and
one half miles south Of Northfield viii
lage. The highway was laid out before
the railroad was built, according to
bst information and therefore the rail-
road crosses the highway Mt this point
The petition of the railroad coigpany
represents that III its opinion the grade
at this crossing can be abolished by the
construction Of an overhead highway
bridge and trestle with an earthworby
approach on either side The petition
further asks the railroad commissioners
III fix d time and place for the hearing
Of the parties interested, with d view
cf obtaining the abolishment Of the
grade crossing and the construction Of
an overhead crossing such as the board
may deem most advisable, and that
the board apportion the expense between
the state. railroad company and town
of Mortified. as shall seem Just ana the
statute provides.
In accordance with this petition the
railroad commissioners have appointed
a nearing at the Northfeld house, April
10 at nine a. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-08
THEFT CASES
FELL FLAT
John R. KlmbalI Of Randolph
Couldn't Hold His Wife
He Had Accused Both Of Stealing a Safe
Containing $500, While He Was
Away From Home After
His Family.

Boston, April a.-Haying had his wife
and mother-in-law arrested DIR. John Z.
Kimball Of Randolph, Vt, saw both ac-
quilted by order Of Judge Wait in the
superior criminal court yesterday after.
noon.
IEe accused the women Of conspiracy
in connection with the alleged larceny
cf safe containing $4,000 and valuable
jewelry during his absence from home.
He had lived with his mother. in-law.
Anna w, Reed, in West Rutland square
and vent to New Hampshire to escort
bis wife and children home.
When he reached the resort where
they were staying he found they had
left there. Returning to Boston be
learned that the safe had been removed
to store house and blown open.
Counsel for the women disposed Of
the case on technicality. Under the
common law a wife cannot steal her
husbands money and third party act-
Ing with the knowledge and consent of
tie wife cannot be guilty Of stealing the
the same. The court ordered the dis
charge Of the women.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-08
MANY SALOONS 10 GO
As Result Of Illinois Elections Held Yes.
terday.

Chicago, April ss-In the local option
elections held by 100 townships IN S4
counties 81 Illinois outside Of the city
of Chicago, yesterday, 70 counties be.
came absolutely anti saloon territory
and approximately 1850 or about one
half Of the total number Of saloons in
that territory were voted out Of busi-
ness. Most Of the larger cities of the
state, however, voted Iii favor Of hcens-
ing saloons. The larger cities voting in
favor of the saloons;
Springfield, Freeport, Aurora, Elgin,
Sterling, Kankakee, Lincoln, Monmouth,
Bloomington, Dangille, Joliet, Murphys-
boro and Rock Island.
Those voting to abolish the saloon
were:
Rockford, Decatur. Dixon Hopes
town, Georgetown, Pontiac, Shelbyyille,
Carbondale and Champaign.
The following counties are now abso-
lutely anti-saloon territory, 50 created
by the voters yesterday, and are In adj
dition to The six which voted last NO
vember to abolish the dram shops:
Boone, Aloultrie, Fayette, Hamilton,
Egar. Clark, Brown, Saline, Gallatin,
Douglas, Macon Cumberland Platt
shelby Coles, White, Wayne and Rieh-
land.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-08
BRYAN REPLIES 70 TAFT.
Denies That He Changed Front on the
Philippine Question.

Denver, Col, April S.. Mr.. Taft is
either misinformed or be lacks candur
when he says / changed front on the
Philippine question" said MFR. w. J.
Bryan yesterday, referring to the adj
dress OF Secretary Taft at Omaha on
Monday night. Mr.. Taft undoubtedly
had reference to the statement made
public while the Paris treaty was pend
ing before the Senate
The question presented at that time,
said Mr.. Bryan, was this: Shall we
reject that treaty, continue the state
of war and force Spain to recognize the
independence OF the Philippines, or shall
we ratifv the treaty and declare cur
intention to recognize the independence
Of the Philippines ourselves? ] took the
position that It was easier for us to
act alone than to force Spain TO act,
and that we have as much right to
recognize the independence of tie Philip
pines ourselves as to force Spain to do
t. The Senate ratified the treaty and
came 50 near deciding N favor OF indie
pendence Of the Philippines that it re-
quired the vote of the vice-presidont TO
defeat the resolution.
MI idfA NNEAA W EAP PlaiN NttttAEt
he purposely conceals the important
part 81 ny plan. or whether he is really
ignorant Of the subject. There has nev.
er been day since the treaty was fati-
fed that We could not have made the
promise Of independence and thus made
friends Of the filipinos No exchange
could Be given for oHr colonial policy
except as excuse which attacks the prin-
ciples Of self government.