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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-18
The Reign of Affability.

"Of course" said the candidate, II can't
be expected to please everybody"
NO" answered the old campaigner;
the best you can do is to look benignly
pleasant and convey the impression that
everybody pleases you.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-18
The Lazy Mans Protest.

The busy bee has wisely hid
Great stores Of sweetness, allow;
But as for me, never did
Care much for honey, anyhow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-18

Mehmed Ali Beys retirement to private
life was even more rapid and complete
than that of David 3. Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-18
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Talking Her Over.

She is not pretty said the critical
woman. but she is interesting because
of her rank as a novelist
NO." rejoined Miss Cayenne. mot be-
cause of her rank; rather because Of
her rankness''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-18
Rainy Day Experience.

"Have You laid anything by for q rainy
day."
YES" answered Farmer Corntossel
'Fbut 1t was just like my old umbrella.
When I wanted to use 1t somebody had
always borrowed it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-18
Impressionistic.
SyYacuse Post Staudard.

From the Syracuse Post Standard.
The Washington Star presents a pic
ture OF the man VINO has read all the
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-18
Drop q Dollar.

From the Chicago News.
Drop dollar into campaign fund
and feel that patriotic glow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-18

No consolidation Of airship companies
has yet been undertaken. But that will
| doubtless come in time.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07

marks of responsibility emerged in a
state Of intoxicatlon aud gave most
realistic impersonation Of one with a
lag" The police patrol, manned
By monkey and drawn by n huge
dog. carrying a couple OF offending
CANNES from the stage was another
bit OF realism that brought deafening
applause from the audience Barnold
is the trainer OF these animals, but
made his appearance only when called
before the curtain.
An unusually pretty setting was
seen In the act presented by Edwin
Keough and company In "A Bit o.
Blarney." In this sparkling river
and waterfall at the Cove or Cork.
Ireland, at sunset was shown. The
nopsense and wit OF the act are safe
ly conflded to the care or MR. Keough
and Miss Helen Nelson. Al
though it's far cry from
acting the part OF an Irish
broth OF boy, to Robespierre,
the terrible. this was done by Mr..
keough in the part made famous by
Henry Irving in the dungeon of the
Conclergerie. France.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Murphy. in the
comedy. THE Coal Strike" also de-
lighted the audience with their rich
irish brogue and Irish humor. while
Lew Sully, OF the black face and won
werful purple suit. renewed old ac-
quaintanceships. He Is always a vel
come visitor to Detroit. Belle Davis
and her three pickanninies sang and
danced themselves into tho favor OF
the audience, while the Jap acrobats
and Jugglers. in dainty embroidered
kimonas that were the envy OF the
women present, did some wonderful
feats in their line. ALI Grant and
Ethel Hoag in a singing and talking
merry.goround. and the four Testers
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
UPHOLD MICHIGAN
TAX SALE LAW

WASHINGTON, April Tin deeid-
ing the case OF John NJ. Longyear vs..
William Toolan and Alexander McMil-
Ian against Longyear. the supreme
court OF the United States has up
held the Michigan law authorizing the
sale of property to pay delinquent
taxes.
Toolan and Mcmillan laid claim to
certain tract vi land In Clinton
county under such sale and were
antagonized by Longyear., who con-
tended that the sale was contrary 70
the fourteenth amendment OF the fed
'eral constitution In that IT authorized
the taking of property without due
process.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
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The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
DEP. HOBsOh IN A
PLEA FOR LARGER
NAVY
BRINGS OUT IN BOLD
RELIEF THE DANGER FROM
WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN Al
LIED WITH JAPAN.

WASHINGTON, April Tin one
pf the most eloquent speeches deliv-
cred In the house this session, Rep.
Richmond Pearson Hobson, Democrat,
OF Alabama, pleaded for an immediate
appropriation for four new battleships
Instead OF two as recommended by the
committee on naval affairs. II was
the maiden effort OF the young con-
gressman and formal naval officer.
The proper investigation of the
question OF national defense he de-
clared. .inyolyes consideration Of the
possibility OF war with Great Brit
ain and Japan combined. war in
which the American flag would be
wiped from the sea and the nordes of
Indian and China, as well as Japan
thrown open upon Our shores.
"The only rational basis for a prop
er rational defense Is for us to pro.
coed to guarantee control OF the sea
against any nation of Asia in the Pa.
cif1c and against any nation or Europe
IN the Atlantic, both at the same time
"The very first duty we owe our.
selves In keeping with the flrst law
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
The Detroit.

Perhaps no play that has come to
the Detroit opera house in many sea-
sons has excited more interest than
The Great Divide which made its
initial appearance Monday evening
before large and representative aud
fence Margaret Angelin and Henry
Miller are In the leading roles.
The play is from the pen OF Will
lam Vaughn Moody, and is full Of
vigor and pulsating with life. COM
bination OF psychological study and
essential melodrama. From the play
as presented, there can be no ques-
tioning the sincerity of the writer and
IL Is bold in treatment. II must nee
essarily be sincere, for on the stage
three drunken men bargain for tho
possession of an unprotected woman,
who gives herself to one OF them, the
one whom she believes to be the least
dangerous OF the three, on the condi-
tion that he conform by marriage TO
her inbred feeling for the conventions
and save her from the others. The sit
natlon is met frankly by the play
wright. there being no word TO give
offense. He then proceeds to work
out the regeneration OF the man
through the love OF woman. keeping
the characters apart until the going
down OF the last curtain.
The psychological student finds
much to study and ponder over in the
play. Why should woman OF the eyiT
dent refinement and culture Ruth
Jordan. impersonated by Miss Anglln.
even after the almost impossible and
melodramatic marriage. live with a
man whose mode of life and whole en-
vironment was so totally differ
ent from hers? And why, when he
handed her the revolver in the lonely
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
VIM. l.. WILSON TO BE
ARRAIGNED THURSDAY

PORT HURON. Mich. April -
William Il. Wilson, defaulting secre-
tary OF the United Home Protectors
Fraternity, will be arraigned In cir
cult court Thursday morning. Judge
Beach OF SaniIac county will preside
Judge Beach arrived at Port Huron
today, but owing TO important bust
ness the arraignment was postponed
from Tuesday until Thursday. Joseph
Walsh, attorney for Wilson. will then
argue the question OF bail reduction.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
of nature, is that America must be SUI
preme on the ocean.
American prcpertv Exposed

American Property Exposed.
ION the Atlantic, including the coun-
ties that border upon waterways. we
have 15,s00.000 population and ST.
COO, 100000 OF property values. prac-
tically within gunshot Of the water.
More American citizens are thus ex-
posed than there are citizens similar
ly exposed in all Hlrope combined.
and more American property exposed
than there Is other property exposed
in all the rest OF the world combined.
Forts. mines, torpedoes, torpedo boats.
and submarines are valuable accessor-
les, but such defenses have never stop
ped a determined commander OF q
great feet" he exclaimed. They did
not stop Nelson at Copenhagen, nor
Farragut at Mobile bay, nor Dewey at
Manila. Such defenses never deter
mine the issue OF war and have no
weight in lettering an enemy from
seeking war"
He declared. that the principle that
should prompt the navy is that with a
big navy America, the great peace ma
tion. could the better preserve peace
throughout the world. A big navy, he
said, would have prevented every war
the United States had ever fought.
Had we been strong enough In
navy to make Russia get out of Man
churia. the Russian war
would never have been fought" he
said. He characterized big navy as
the best insurance a nation could
have, less than one-tenth OF 1 per
cent--the cheapest insurance on
EARTH
He maintained, In conclusion. that
Zig navy did not interfere with Chris
tianity because to fold oHeA hands~and
let sin and wickedRess prevail are ut
terly un-Christlan."
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
COMING SOON!
SUM M Err AND
Queen Anne
!. Free Excursions
Daily to Bols Blanc Park and
out-in-Bay.
Save Queen Anne Soap and
Powder Hesde.
in comedy bicycle act. with some
unusually fine kinetograph pictures.
complete the bill.
.HEL|E'S FINESsE
WINS GOULOS

NEW YORK, April 7.-Baffied by
the steadfastnsss of Mme. Anna Gould
and the tact of the Prince de Sagan. It
is now announced that the Gould fam
lily has withdrawn their opposition TO
the second marriage OF Count Boni de
Castellane's former wife. A dinner at
the home OF Mrs. Edwin Gould was
the scene OF the surrender.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
Plenty oflTroubIe

r. caused by stagnauon of the liver
and bowels. To get rid OF II and head
that brings jaundiee. take Br. Kings
New Life pills. the reliable purifiers
that do the work Without grinding or
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Worcester, Central Drug Co. drug
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
Nv LOCAL PLAYHOUSES

shanty In southern Arizona, did she
not take his life as by every law she
had a perfect right TO do? And would
II not be improbable, not TO say I'M
possible. that knowing stephen
Clients mode OF life. previous to the
time the regeneration Is supposed to
have begun. that she would not have
taken the very first opportunity to fly
TO her people In the quiet New Eng
land village instead of wearing her
heart out on top OF THE Great Div
ide?"
The author evidently gave wide
scope TO his imagination when he drew
the character OF Ruth Jordan. but
nevertheless he did it in such an In
teresting and subtle manner that he
holds his audience from the rising OF
the curtain to the going down thereof.
When Ruth Jordan sighed for an ''un-
finished man" she found him in the
person of Stephen Client.
Both Mr.. Miller and Miss Anglin
reach the artistic apex In this produc-
ton, and no less than eight calls were
demanded OF them during the evening.
Miss Anglin showed unusual powers
as an actress in the rather difficult
role assigned her in the play. and she
was convincing and authoritative from
her first appearance in the ranch until
she found refuge with her husband in
the closing scene in the Massachu.
setts village
Mr. Miller, in the exacting part OF
Stephen Client was all that could be
desired and. both as the desperate.
who has lived hard and careless"
and later as the man pleading his
cause With his wife, he demonstrated
that he has In him the real stuff OF
which actors are made. The delicate
manner in which he reveals. step by
step. 10 his audience, the fact OF his
change in character. through the In
fiuence OF Ruth Jordan is excellent
and In the hands OF a less capable
artist the part would have suffered.
The only bit OF humor injected into
the play was by Miss Laura Hope
Crews az Polly Jordan. Her work was
delightfully."- natural.
The scenery In the second act show
ing the front OF Stephen Clients cabin
in the Cordillera mountains was very
fine.
The Great Divide" will continue
during tho remainder OF the week
with matinees Wednesday and Satnr-
day.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07

-FOUR women are members OF thn
tew committee on the charter OF Paso
Alto, Cal They were chosen 10 repre-.
sent the Woman,s- elHe. the Suffrage
club. the Library boaro and the tesc;,.
ere. The representatives or Ali the
other local organizations are men.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07

Red glass hastens vegetation, while
blue glass suppresses II. Sensitive
plants. like the mimosa. grow Is times
higher under red glass than under
blue.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
The Temple.


The bin provided for the patrons Of
tho Temple theator this week contains
nothing but fun from "A Bit o. Blair
ney.' TO the dog with the jag. There
were many good things presented
Monday afternoon. but perhaps no
one struck the fancy more forcefully
than the dog and monkey actors,
these animals producing the whole act
without the visible assistance OF
single person, or ell the animal acts
presented heretofore, this Ia without
Doubt "a the head, and The dogs and
monKeya run the whele village. even
20 grinding the sausage, dispensing
lnlnxinants and having Capt Coco for
tls pelice efficeF, After making NUM-
crews trips TO the village ssieeH aes
tAatAsa fFsvleseig =seFHe the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-04
PLAN NEW ISSUE OF
AOUEDUCT BONDS
OWENS BOARD HEARS VOICES OF
SMALL INVESTORS
Propose Putting Out $4,000 in $2oo
Bonds to Take Care of Idle
Money and Increase
Forces

The city council has decided to give
small investors another opportunity 10
subscribe to the owens aqueduct bonds
by ordering another issue of $S4O'OOo.
In the recent issue of $51OOOo there
was an oversubscription of $4,000, and
as there seems to be more money avail
able now for such safe municipal Sc
curities it is thought that another gen.
erous response will be made. The et-
feet will be to insure funds for putting
on a larger force of workmen immedl-
ately, thus taking care of the unem-
pIoyed situation, and it will also prins
funds from sources where possibly they
are earning but little revenue.
The aoueduct board is now centerlns
its work largely at the tunnel at Eliza
beth lake, the cement plant at Teha-
chapi and the work at Jawbone can
Won. From this point 1t can be ex-
tended in either direction as the FUNDS
and materials accumulate.
The first of the recent issues was
taken by the banks, the bonds being IN
$1,000 denominations. The next issue ol
bonds will be of 5000 denomination. This
will appeal to the small investors
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-04
OPEN OWENS BIDS
FOR NEW RAILROAD
First Section to Mojave VIII Be in
Use While Remaining Sections
Are Under Construc-
tion

Because of change in the specifica-
tions, the board of public works Will
not open the bids for constructing
railroad through owens valley until
April 13.
Originally it was planned to call for
the construction of the entire line with
in a certain time. Now it is proposed
to demand the completion of certain
sections within a given time. 1t is be-
lieved that the latter plan will expedite
construction work.
Bids will be asked for constructing
three sections, the contracts TO be
awarded to one company.
The first section under this arrange
ment, from Mojave north, will be COM
pleted quickly and can be used whlle
the second section is under way
The contract was advertised once be-
fore as freight carrying proposition,
and the only bidder the Southern Pa
cific company, put in figures which were
deemed too high.
1t is believed that the projectors OF
the owens valley line, headed by the
Jewett- -Jchffey interests, will bid this
time.
AS a last step the municipality itself
will build a line alongside the aqueduct
route.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-04
MORE STREET
IMPROVEMENT
is PLANNED
REVIVAL OF WORK INDICATES
BETTER BUSINESS
CITY WILL HANDLE DEAD ANIMAL
PROBLEM
HOUSING Commission Probably Will
Get Woman Inspector Under
Provisions Of Charter
on Experts

Los Angeles business conditions show
further improvement in the batch oil
petitions for street work filed yester-
day with City Clerk Harry Lelande.
The first petition was for improvins
Hoover street from Vendome to First
street, under the bond provisions of the
Vrooman act. This was signed by the
Forest Park company, S. S. Federman'
M. C. Royal, J. f. and w. H. Davies
and Clara r.. Shatto.
owners on Griffin avenue, between
Montecito park and Avenue SS, fol-
lowed. They also seek Improvement
under the bond provisions. M. G. John-
son signed the petition.
Vendome street owners, between First
and Hoover streets, ask Improvement
the work being advocated by Orrin u
Woodworth, Andrews & Shatto ana
Samuel s. Federman.
Avenue 40 is to be improved under the
cash provision of the Vrooman act, ap-
plying to that section of the thorough
fare between Pasadena avenue ana the
right of way of the San Pedro, Los An
geles & Salt Lake railway.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-04
CITY WILL HANDLE
ALL DEAD ANIMALS
Inspector Edwards Declined to Take
Up Unpleasant Work, but Addi-
tlonal Help Has Been
Provided

The carcass problem has been put up
to Inspector of Public Works D. K. Ed
wards. He will have official charge OF
the rendering of dead animals hereaf-
ter.
Inspector Edwards told the city coun-
Gilman at their special session yester-
day that he would have nothing to dc
with it, that the charter makes the po-
lice and health departments responsible
and that the city's incinerator is now
equipped for handling dead horses and
cows, but 1t availed not.
The council compromised, however, by
adding $25 monthly salary to Crematory
Superintendent G. Allen, agreed to pro-
animal wagon so as to take some OF
the work off the hands of the board OF
public works.
Police Chief Ed Kern was in the
council chamber and promptly protest
ed the suggestion that the police looB
after the work. The department is
short-handed now, the chief said, ano
clamors for more patrolmen are plllna
up from all parts of the city.
The arrangement for dead animal col
lection Is only temporary, and extends
only till the last day of June, when the
fiscal year ends.
At Councilman Walter Wren's sug-
gestion the city's legal department VIII
sue Contractor Clarence Hanson on his
bond, he having decided to forfeit $1,000
bond rather than continue the collec-
ton of animals, with a criminal penalty
existing against such hauling inside OF
the city limits.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-04
LOS ANGELES FLORISTS VISIT
PASADENA FLOWER SHOW
In Special Car Delegation Makes Sur
prise Fraterna Call at the Sue
cessful Tent Exhibition
of Blooms

Members of the Los Angeles Florists
club paid a visit to the Pasadena flower
show last night to show their fraternal
interest in the enterprise and to nave a
merry outing, which was shared by
their wives and daughters and friends
The officers of the club, DR.. A: u
Houghton and others interested in How
ers. awaited the arrival of the guests
as a committee at the Huntington sta
tion, where they boarded special car
for Pasadena.
Secretary G. S. Dunscomb provided
carnations and p. G. Barnhart sprigs OF
orange blossoms, which combination
constituted the official Los Angeles en-
blem for the night, and the party de-
scended on the show half hour late
to find warm welcome awaiting them.
Among the women in the party were
Mesdames Barnhart, Dunscomb, Dr.
Wernigk, H. W. Turner, F. II. Howard,
II. N. Gage, Charles Winzel, G. E. Nor
ton, o. c. Saakes, c. Haerle of Holly
wood and Misses Barnhart, Hill, How
ard and others.
A presentation of cut flowers was
made to the Pasadena officers, Dr.
Houghton doing the oratorical honors.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-04
AUDITOR is PROBING
POLICE TELEPHONES
GameweIl Fire Alarm Representatives
VIII Decline to Appear Before
Councils Secret lnquisi-
toriaI Committee

City Auditor w. c. Mushet yester-
day spent an hour at police head
quarters to note the workings or the
police signal system.
Beginning Tuesday the special COM
mittee of the city council which is TO
inquire into the circumstances Leading
to the adoption by Los Angeles OF the
Gamewell fire alarm system, VIII pegln
holding daily sessions in secret ana all
parties interested are equipping them-
selves with data.
1t is expected that the first witnesses
to be called will be the fire chief, Wal
ter Lips, the fire alarm superintendent,
F. w. Frankhauser, and the city cleo
trician. r. II. Manahan. They Will
give their views as to what system is
best and why; also where Qf any re-
forms can be introduced.
The different officials still insist
that the Gamewell system is the best
for Los Angeles. They say hundreds
of cities use it, while the only case
they know of where the Star electric
system is used is Cleveland, where it
is criticised
In reply to this, Auditor Mushet says
influences unfriendly to the Star sys-
tenn did all they could within the ranks
of city employees to give 1t unfair tests
in Mayor Johnson's city, and Los An
geles should give it a fair trial.
So far as known, the Gamewell people
have not changed their program of re-
fusing to appear before the commits
sion. The city auditor has ruled that
only the full council can demand the
presence of witnesses.
In the meantime inquiries have been
sent to half hundred cities by inter-
ests on both sides to get such data as
Los Angeles should have to settle this
much-discussed question.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-04
BUSINESS QUIET,
SAYS BRADS7REET
INDUSTRY STILL CURTAiLED IN
ALL SECTIONS
Wholesalers in the East Think Recent
Reductions in Cotton Goods Have
Placed Values on Reason.
able Working Basis

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 3.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say:
Trade is quiet the country over, in
dustry is still curtailed, as the stop
page of work by coal miners swells the
number of idle workers; collections are
slow, and although money is easy bank
ers complain that borrowing demand
is light, this latter being a reflection
of the lack of new business and the
absence of new enterprises. The move
ment of crops to market has been cur
tailed by farmers turning their atten-
ton to the work of the approaching
season. Retail buying, which opened
we'll last week, has not held the gain
we'll this week on account of the cold
wave visitation and the widespread eff
feet of the coal miners stoppage of
work in the central west.
Jobbing trade the country over is
quiet, filling-in orders being of rather
light volume, while fall trade is still
backward and slow to expand. At the
east there is a feeling among whole
salers that recent reductions in many
lines of cotton goods have brought
values down to a reasonable working
basis, and there is more doing In print
cloths at the further price concessions.
Export trade does not develop as we'll
as expected, and the reports of large
order for cotton goods from China are
not confirmed.
Iron and steel are also reported rath-
er less active for export, owing to
auietness in industry abroad. Other
lines of manufacturing industry show
little change
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending April number
247, against 2S6 last week and 1877 in
the like week of 1907
CanaGian failures for the last three
months exceed the same period of 1907
by so per cent, while liabilities have
doubled.
Wheat, including flour, exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending April aggregate 2,911, 1854
bushels, against 3,460,S72 this week last
year. For the forty weeks of the fiscal
wear the exports are 1853, 45S,417 bushels,
against 1874, ,O52, ,O51 in 1906-19O7,