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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
ASKS FOR A RECEIVER.
Suit Filed Against Kentucky Stave
Co. by Louisville Cooperage Firm.

LOUISVILLE, KY, December 12.-In
suit filed in the circuit court today
the Louisville Cooperase Company asked
for a receiver for the Kentucky Stave
Company. making charges that the latter
concern is endeavoring 10 "cheat, hinder
and delay" the plaintiff from collection
of a claim amounting to nearly $4,000
by the removal of its property out of the
state by the disposal of its assets without
any adequate consideration
The stave company is subs idiary cor
poration OF the kentucky Refining Com
pany. and the petition charges that both
concerns are hopelessly insolvent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK.

NEW YORK, December 12--Beeves-
Receipts. 6SI. Nothing doing in live cat
tie: feeling steady. Dressed. quiet, but
steady at Sc to lie. Christmas beef, 111ac
to 12lsc. Liverpool and London cattle
and beef market steady. Exports today,
20 cattle and 5.s75 quarters of beef.
Calves-Receipts. Jos. Market steady.
Veals, 500 to 1850: western calves, AS
barnyard calves. nominal: dressed calves
quiet at yesterdays quotations.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, boil Sheep
steady: lambs easy: few cars unsold
Sheep, 30 to 400; no good sheep here
lambs, 40 to $50; no really choice here
Hogs-Receipts. 6,444. Market steady.
State hogs sold at $40; Ohio at 6.O5.
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Revolutionary Naval Records.

tags are furnished by the ordnance de-
partment to each organization COM
mander.
Revolutionary Naval Records.
The Navy Department continues to re-
ceive the records of the revolutionary
war, which have been in the archives OF
the other executive departments, and
which, by direction of the President,
We're transferred to the Navy Department
library. These records are being carded
and indeXed and promise to be valuable
addition to the Navy Department fund
of information. The names are of use to
those who wish to join patriotic societies
in aiding them in establishing eligibility
great historical value, beng rather of In
dividual interest
Faces a Heavy Penalty.
Charles A. Williams, a chief yeoman in
the United States navy, attached to the
recruiting station in New York, who de-
serted recently. has been placed on trial
before the general ourt-martial in the
New York navy yard. If Williams should
be convicted on all the charges against
him he could be sent to d naval prison
for twenty-one and q half years.
The eight charges and thirty Specifica-
tons include desertion. violation of a law
ful order issued by. the Secretary of the
Navy, forgery, acts in prejudice OF good
order and discipline, theft. embezzlement,
Scandalous conduct to the destruction of
good morals, and disobeying the order
OF his superior officer.
Waving the Standard Height.
Army officers who have TO do with the
examination of candidates for appoint
ments to the army look with favor on
the action of the War Department in
waiving the defect of lack of height In
the cases of several candidates who
otherwise came up to the requirements
This has led to a discussion in the gen.
eral staff respecting the ACCESSIBILITY of
paying less attention to height the
standard of which has in the last year
or two been raised in the case of those
admitted to the United States Military
Academy 1t is maintained that the serv-
rejecting candidates who are not quite
up to the height prescribed. The i'm
preston prevails, however. that no
change will be made. although there may
hereafter be greater disposition to
waive this defect on the ground that it
Tor the military service.
Army Orders.
Mai. Joseph T. Dickman, 18th Cavalry,
has been detailed as an acting Inspector
general He will repair to this city and
report to the inspector general of the
army for duty in his office.
The leave of absence granted Maj. John
p. Hams, paymaster, is extended one
month.
Capt. Charles c. Ballou, quartermaster,
has been ordered to take station at Balti-
more, Md, in connection with his duties
as constructing quartermaster at Fort
Howard, Fort ArmiStead, Fort Carroll
and Fort McHenry. Md.
The following changes in the stations
of commissaries are ordered: Capt Cecil
Stewart. from San francisco to Manila,
Philippine Islands; Capt. William Elliott.
from the Philippine division to St Louis,
Mo-
Retirement of Col. Parkhurst.
Col. Charles ID. Parkhurst. Coast Artii-
Iery Corps, has been placed on the re-
tired list on his own application, to take
effect March 10 next. He is from Massa-
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1866 347 in cash after conducting the
business since their appointment, August

The greater amount of expenditures will
likely be caused by the payment of ap-
proved claims of 8B5 creditors, amounting
in the aggregate to 81, 156,3 4S.1O
Twenty-four creditors with claims ag-
gregating 81 500 filed their claims after
the expiration of the time limit, Novem-
Der 81. The receivers ask for instructions
from the court as to the disposition of
these claims.
Total cash receipts since the receiver
ship amount to S.. 433, ga, interest on de-
benture bonds forwarded to London own
ers amount to $127,7S9. Notes due re-
ceivets amount to $495, sos. An inventory
of wheat on hand and of supplies gives
an estimated value of $274, 56S. Taking
into account the reports of the account
ants, Warwick, Mitchell & Company,
the receivers estimate the liabilities of
the company at $5.143,95S, and the net
current assets about s., 124,02S.
The good will of the concern, together
with the commercial value of its brands
and the franchise owned in connection
with the st. Anthony Falls Water Com
pany, is considered, both by the receivers
and the accountants. more than bal
ancing the Indebtedness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
MANCHESTER CLOTH MARKET.

MANCHESTER, England, December IL.
Business on the cloth market during the
past week was decidedly dull. and offers
from abroad came lower than ever. The
only outlets where average sales are be-
ing made are the South American and
Mediterranean markets. which absorbed
miscellaneous and standard assortments.
Yarns continued disappointing. Ameri-
can COPS occasionally changed hands at
easier rates. but Egyptians found few
buyers, and stocks continued to increase.
Prices were irregular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Rates UP to Western Shippers.

CHICAGO, Ill. December 1.-THE IL
linois Manufacturers Association today
sent kilograms to the Pacific Coast job
bers and Manufacturers Association and
to other western shippers asking them
what action. if any. they will take to
protest against the proposed increase in
transcontinental freight rates. to take
effect January ]. The increases on va
rious commodities, II is stated. are to
ton is to be made conditional on the sug-
gestiOns of the western shippers replies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
SPRING STYLES FOR women
VERTICAL EFFECT WILL BE THE
PRINCIPAL FEATURE.
Suits Will Come in One, Two and
Three Pieces, All Hipless-Less
Circumference of Skirts.

TOLEDO Ohio. December 12.-The Off
cial edict has been issued, and now nus
band may picture how his wife will ap-
pear in her new spring toggery. the
ukase has gone forth from the semi-an-
nual convention of the national cloak,
suit and skirt manufacturers. ana there
is positively no recall. The wearing APP
parel now in vogue must be cast aside
and the OF clio man will reap a harvest
in the spring. perhaps.
The main thing about the new styles
for women will be the vertical effect
given the wearers. The suits will come
in one two and three pieces, all hipless.
and one of the strongest features In the
change will be the reduced size at the
bottom of both separate and suit skirts.
These officers were elected, after which
the convention adjourned: President,
Samuel J.. Schocnfeld. Toledo; vice presi-
dent. y. Printz, Cleveland; secretary. Sol
Kline, Chicago: treasurer. III. 5. Living
Ston. Cincinnati Directors-Morris Black,
Cleveland: Morris Hirsch Chicago; Rob-
crt Friedman. ST. Louis: j. p. Rowland,
Chicago; Harry Sterne. Cincinnati Louis
Ottheimer, Toledo: Morris Wolff, Cleve-
land
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
CASH FOR THE CREDITORS.
Receivers for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Comnany File First Report

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, December r.
Receivers of the Pilisbury- Washburn
Flour Mills Company. limited. according
10 their first report 10 Milton ID. Purdy.
Judge OF the United States circuit court,
filed today. have now on hand the sum of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

regular reg, price ;a ''c pair spe- soc
White Nottingham Lace Curtains
regular price. S1.25 pair. Spe- O2c
ciaf price: choice of patterns.
White Nottingham Lace Curtains;
regular price, 500 pair.
Choice OF patterns. Spe- 81 IN
clal price.
Arabian Curtains; regular
price. 500 pair. Special ca tx
sale price.
White Irish Point Lace Curtains:
regular price. $500 pair G. 0S
Special price.
Cluny. Curtains, in white and Ara
bian: regular price. 500. c. IN
Special sale price. ........... ~O'OO
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Tapestry Portieres; two patterns in
solid coiors; regular price, CT 2S
$3.50 pair. Special sale price. v sOO
Tapestry Portieres: two patterns in
solid colors: regular price, COOS
$500 pair. Special price. -. V&'1c
Tapestry Portieres: choice of two
patterns in solid colors: reg
ular price, $500. Special @ AZ
Tapestry Portieres: regu- C2OE
lar price. $3.50. Special price. pOs y
$3.50 Couch Covers; choice CT az
of two patterns. ................ " sCC
$3.50 Couch Covers: choice Cd *
of two patterns. V@sOO
+. $3.50 Couch Covers: ori- CO an
entail patterns. VO. ~
$50 Couch Covers; ORR S4.O5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

Lord Northcote Sails for Home.
NEW YORK. December 12.-Lord
Northcote, the retiring Governor General
of Australia. left for England today on
the steamer Arabic.
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! tags are furnished by the ordnance de-
. partment to each organization COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
The Official Decree.

Tie official decree on styles is as fol-
lows:
Two-piece tailored suits-Hipless and
haif-fittcd jackets. Getaway and straight
fronts, "a to A. inches long and 80 to 80
inches long for misses Long, narrow coat
sleeves.
Skirts-To be gored and of diminished
fullness with a tendency TO high-waisted
effects.
Three-piece suts-Without sleeves, with
net or lace yokes, or made to be worn
over waist with hipless jackets. Getaway
fronts predominating. Long small sleeves.
Tailored dresses - One-piece complete
dresses in both princess and raised waist
effects Guimpe dresses more particular
ly for misses and juniors.
Separate coats-Hipless and semi-fitted
cloth Jackets with some tendency toward
cutaway effects. - TO ~ inches long for
ladies and 80 TO SO inches long for misses.
coat sleeves.
Tailoring or touring coats-Ialf-f fitted
empire or hipIess effects, - to 81 inches
long.
Silk and satin coats-All lengths.
Separate skirts-Simlar to suit skirts
but show more trimming mainly in verti-
cal effects.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
THE LONG MOTOR RACE.

On February IL Of this year six mo-
tor cars. representing the makers and
drivers of four nations-Germany,
Italy, France and America-started
from Times Square, New York city,
on a race across three continents to
Paris. Three of them survived the trip
across this continent, and these three
only, leaving out at the finish the rep
resentatives of that nation whose cap
ital is the terminal of the race, are
likely to enter Paris
A few days ago the German car fin
ished the race, and won the appear
ance of victory, also the Russian prize
offered to the car first actually enter
ing Paris. But the German victory is
an empty one, unless some accident
delays its two competitors over two
weeks from entrance to the capital of
France. The German car has actually
travelled over 1900 miles less than
the American out of the 21,O00 miles
of the course. The American car has
a time allowance of 80 days over the
German, and 10 over the Italian car.
These allowances are due to the
American car because the other cars
were carried a considerable distance
in the western section of this contin-
ent by train and also because of the
trip which the American car took on
the original route of the race to Alas
ka and which was not taken by the
other cars. Only a serious accident
can prevent the American car from
being the actual winner, and it, should
If nothing happens, reach Paris in a
day or two.
Whatever the details of the out
come. it is now known that in the Sc
verest test ever given to the highway
motor car. a test which no other form
of locomotive could stand, American
manufacture. American pluck and
American ingenuity have shown them
selves at every point to be superior.
That is enough for the present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

GFrom the Chicago News.1
The silver question-Is 1t solid or
only plated?
A blind actor should be able to act
with feeling.
Opportunities and shrewd poIiti-
clans wear rubber shoes.
The man who plants a ladder never
knows what may come up.
1t takes the strongest kind of love
to survive the onion test.
Too much Of the love Cupid hands
out is of the cold-storage brand.
The child with a mind of it's own
seldom cares to mind its parents.
progressive man is apt to get his
back up when asked to come down.
Some men seem to extend a stand
ing offer to the public to sit down on
them.
You may have a way of your own.
but you need not expect always to
have your own way.
Doubtless some people go around
looking for charity because Of what IL
is supposed to cover.
After young man has been en-
ployed in drug store for a coupIe OF
weeks people begin to call him doc"
The summer girl can't laugh in her
sleeve because of the absence thereof
but she may make q hit with her fun.
ny-bons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
The Pickpockets of Europe.

1.-THE American who travels in Eu-
rope and does not keep the closest
watch on his valuables is almost sure
to be relieved Of his personal belong
ings by pickpockets," said Mr.. w. E.
Migbe1l, vice president Of the San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce, who
has Just finished a two-year tour OF
the world.
The light-fingered gentry are active
everywhere from London to Cairo, but
I will give the palm for boldness and
dexterity to the professionals of Italy,
where the plumber of pockets has been
reduced to a fine art. 1 am a careful
man and did not need to read the con-
slant warnings against pickpockets,
and yet in the great plaza of Venice 1
Of credit for $4,000. There was an
enormous crowd that had turned out
to hear the band play, the day being
Sunday, and I was jostled two or three
times by a huge fellow with a big
black mustache. Finally. seeing that
he was doing it purposely, lost my
temper and addressed hot remark to
him. at which he exclaimed, Pardon,
monsieur dropped his umbrella at my
feet and in STOPPING to get 1t managed
in some way to get my letter or credit,
although it was in an inside pocket. 1t
caused me a lot of trouble, the send
ing of many cablegrams and some
money, DuI IlldH16Co " nave iAO Pehy
ment stopped and the thief profted
nothing.
"In Rome on last Christmas day /
went out for a ride in the suburbs to
see some rare paintings in an old
church. wishing to see the country,
took a street car that was densely
packed. The air was pretty crisp and
I wore an overcoat closely buttoned.
How on earth the rascal managed to
get to my watch and make way with
it will puzzle me to my life's end. but
he did the trick, as found on getting
off the car.
Had it been only an ordinary time
niece I would never have said a word
Of the loss. but 1t was an unusually
fine one and I valued 1t much more
than the $500 it cost me."-Baltimore
American
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
CARIcATURING DIGNIrARIEs.

The caricaturing of high officials,
even OF the head of the state, of which
complaint. sometimes well founded
and sometimes Ill founded, has often
been made in this country, and for the
regulation of which legislation has
been sought, is evidently one of those
matters which they do not order bet
ter in France. On the contrary, the
grievance seems to be particularly
serious there and to involve features
which are really ominous.
Mr.. Gervais, prominent member
of the chamber Of deputies. complains
not that he and his colleagues are
caricatured, but that the president Of
the republic is grossly burlesqued and
pictorially or dramatically iampooned,
apparently with malicious intent to
make him seem ridiculous or con-
temptible or worse, and that this is
done publicly, with indications of
popular approval. In London. he
points out. when a picture Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
Sells Rat-Tail as Rare Plant.

A tramp went to the home of Ar
thur S. Saunders, in the south part
Of Kosciusko county. and, in the alb
sence of the head of the family. sold
Mrs. Saunders what he represented to
be a rare plant, but which subse-
quently developed to be a rat with its
caudal appendage protruding from
the earth in a pot in which it had
been placed by the man. The tail Of
the rat had been cleverly attached to
q stick with thread. Mrs. Saunders.
desiring to place the plant" in
more presentable receptacle. was
about to transplant it when she dis
covered that she had been swindled
to the extent of so cents.-Warsaw
Ind) dispatch to Indianapolis Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
QUAKER MEDTTATIONS.
TFrom the Philadelph.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.]
If IL a mighty little word 70 carry
so much weight.
The most comforting thing in hot
weather is cold cash.
when a man looks for work is II
due to idle curiosity?
1t takes nine tailors to make some
men. and others are self-made.
There isn't anything much more un-
comfortable than a hero out Of Job.
Quantity counts more with the aver
age girl than quality in the matter or
beaux-
The pen is mightier than the
sword" said the poet. I'll bet I
make more money than you DO" re-
torted the sword-swallower.
Blobbs-"You know it is impossible
to make something out of nothing. ;"
Slobbs-"Well, a girls bathing suit
comes pretty near it."
Nell-"No less than six ministers
assisted at their wedding" Belle
"And to think that one measly little
divorce lawyer can undo all that!''
Guzzler-"Colonel Kaintuck drinks
his whisky straight. doesn't hep
O'Soaque-"Yes; he becomes profane
at the mere mention of water Guz-
zler-"Regards water an merely some
thing to be damned, chr"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
AYHAWKER JOTS

Quite fierce quarrel is on between
Liberal and Plains as to which town
furnishes the worst ball players.
The University Of Kansas has a real
live goat for sale. 1t is a lusty crea-
ture, being a survivor of several poison
tests.
Coolidge is to be congratulated A
new barber has arrived in the town
and the local paper says he is first
class
The corn crop around lola is look
ing mighty good. The expectations are
that it will average between so and 70
bushels an acre.
Bale P. Waggener. the Atchison
hard luck. He recently burned a hole
in his Panama hat with a lighted cigar
which he nonchalantly held in his
hand, as is his wont. 1t is alleged
that the hat cost SIS.
On exhibition in Norton is a corn
stalk nine feet high. 1t was taken
from a field near Edmond But this
is really a midget as to other stalks
that will be reported from time to
time from all over the state so the
Norton people ought not to marvel or
brag much.
An innovation in church services has
been started by Wichita pastor. The
other Sunday he asked the members
of the congregation to whistle the
hymn tunes if they could not sing them
with the choir. Many responded will
ingly and the effect is said to have been
pleasfng,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
WHEN MARY BREAKS a PI.ArE.

WHEN MARY BREAKS A PLATE.
Whenever Mary breaks a plate,
A groan uprises with the crash,
And Mas hands fly upon her ears
To deaden the unnerving smash.
Inc while she turns as white as ash,
And quite precluding all debate,
Exciaims: There goes my Delft cake
Whenever Mary breaks plate.
But Mas conviction Is not quite
The certainty Of Sister Sue
Who drops her hands upon her lap
And gasps for breath a time or two.
With eyes uprolled as If to WOO
Perhaps a kinder turn from fate,
While she exclaims: MY cut-glass bow1r'
Whenever Mary breaks a plate.
And Grandma's guess is neither that
OF Ma nor Sue at all,
But intuition tells her what
Has gone at last beyond recall
As Humpty Dumpty from the wall
Descended at an ancient date,
And she exclaims: MY piece Of Seyresv
Whenever Mary breaks plate.
And each bewailing something priced.
They move lamenting through the door,
And when they find it was a plate,
Worth cents that hit the floor,
Pas smile makes everybody sore,
And none of them participate
In conversation for a while
Whenever Mary breaks a plate.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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sovereign Is presented on the screen al
a music hall it is always a respectful
likeness and Is treated with loyal re-
spect. But in Paris a picture of the
president when thus presented is
usually most offensive caricature.
deliberately calculated to provoke de-
rision. 1t may be added that at cir
cuses In France clowns are often
dressed to represent the president,
and his likeness and name are COM
monty used for advertising purposes.
often in a most undignified If not posi-
lively insulting manner. And all such
pictorial happenings are greeted by
the populace with hilarity and en-
thusiasm
Yet. strange to say, the people gen.
orally have high respect for the presi-
dent, and there is a law strictly for
bidding such caricatures of him. why,
then, do they not resent the outrage
which is done to their own sentiments,
and why do they not enforce the law?
Because. probably, of an exaggerated
fear OF being thought to take things
too seriously and of being regarded as
puritanical. That seems to be the
only explanation. Nevertheless. as
Mr.. Gervais says. the abuse. If I'M
checked, must have an evil effect upon
France in the eyes of the world.
Strangers who have not the French
temperament will not appreciate the
French reasons for liberation of such
practices. and will conclude that the
people have scant respect for their
chosen chief of state. The matter is
no doubt a difficult and delicate one
to deal with by legislation and through
police action. But it ought to be pos
sible to regulate 1t through the opera
ton of disapproval. public taste and
self respect.