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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09
FIGHT FOR JUSTICE
INDIAN AID SOCIETY TO ASSIST
VISITING DELEGATION.

In their fight for justice the delegation
of Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw and Chicka-
saw Indians, who have made an appeal to
the American people. as published in The
Sunday Star, will be assisted by former
members of the Indian Aid Society. it was
said today. The Indians have established
headquarters at the Rochester House, 91O
4 street, and today they were given as
surances of the cooperation of those who
were connected with the aid association in
pushing the fight before Congress.
1t was also said today that the grim old
chief of the Creek, Eufaula Harjo, will
seek an interview with President Roose-
Welt in order that he may tell 1.-The great
father" of the injustice that is being
melted out to his people and how all
former treaty rights are being violated.
Chief Harjo. through an interpreter, to-
day explained that many of the Indians
in Oklahoma are being arrested and
thrust into Jail, their only offense being
their declination to accept land patents In
severalty.
1.-The government is one party to our
treaty." the chief said, land the full-blood
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Indians are the other party. The compact
both parties and we have never given our
consent to have it broken. The govern
ment has promised us that we shall live
forever on our land-as long as the sun
shines, the grass grows and the water
flows-and yet it has not kept that sacred
promise
Breaking of Contract.
To the Indian mind the breaking of a
compact sealed by a great government
with the large silver peace and friend
ship medals is inexplicabe. He says he
can understand how one man or several
may be bad and break promises, lie and
steal, but for powerful nation to deceive
weak people after making fair promises
is beyond the Indians power of compre-
hension, for he says he does not want to
believe that all are bad.
Creeks, with which tribe the first treaty
was made. by representatives of Presi-
dents John Quincy Adams and Andrew
Jackson. The tokens are of solid silver.
and weigh at least one pound each. The
Indians regard them of great value, be-
cause they believe that some time the
silver pieces and the promises engraved
upon them will bring this government to
a realization of the alleged injustice that
has been inflicted upon them.
With Chief Harjo in his mission for his
people are James l.. Gray and John
Smith, both of whom have high standing
among the Creeks, Cherokees, Chickasaws
and Choctaws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Chas. r. Cameron Confesses to Pro
curing Money by False Pretenses.

Charles R. Cameron, alias Robert Camp
bell, who telegraphed to the local police
department to send a detective for him in
South Carolina, as he desired to come to
this city to answer to the charge of false
pretenses, and who was subsequently
brought here for trial. was held in $4,000
bond for the action of the grand jury by
Judge Kimball of the Police Court this
morning In default of bail he was re-
manded to prison pending investigation
of the charges against him by the grand
jury.
Cameron. 1t is stated, obtained $500 upon
the strength of fraudulent money order
from the United States Savings Bank OF
this city October % last. The order pur-
ported to have been signed by John c.
Athey of 24OO 18th street. 1t is said
Cameron admits the charge against him.
and stated the cause of his misdoing was
the urgent need OF money. In response
to the prisoners telegram, Detective Bur
lingame of the central Office was sent
south for the man during the middle OF
last week and reached this city Saturday
night last.
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DEATH OF MR.. MEYER
Announced in House by Mr..
RansdelI of Louisiana.
HOUSE SOON ADJOURNED
After Adopting Suitable Resolutions
of Regret.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER
Served in Confederate Army-Had
Been a Long Time in House
From LIST Louisiana District.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER

Immediately after the House of Repre-
sentatives convened today, Mr. Ransdell
of Louisiana informed that body of the
death, yesterday, of Mr.. Adolph Meyer of
the first district of Louisiana. He offered
resolutions of regret. which were adopted.
and as a further mark of respect the
House, at 12:12 pm, adjourned.
His Active Career.
Adolph Meyer. formerly assistant adju-
tant general in the Confederate army. has
represented the first Louisiana district in
the House of Representatives for the past
eighteen years. He was born in Natchez,
Miss. His father was German emigrant
who settled in Natchez October 10. 1872.
He was d student at the University of
Virginia in 1862. when he entered the Con-
federate army and served until the close
of the war on the staff of Brig Gen John
S. Williams of Kentucky. In 1881 he was
appointed brigadier general of the LIST
Brigade, Louisiana State National Guard.
He was engaged in the cultivation of cot
ton and sugar in his native state.
Mr.. Meyer was first chosen to represent
his district in 1891. and was a member
of the Fifty-second, Fifty-third, Fifty
fourth. Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, Fifty
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seventh, Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Con-
crosses, and was reelected to the Sixtieth,
receiving 1867 votes to 6S1 for Henry
Leiner, republican, and 2S4 for A. l..
Smith, socialist.
Gen. Meyer was active in the National
Guard affairs of his state. He was elected
colonel of the list Louisiana Regiment in
1879, and in 1881 was appointed brigadier
general commanding the LIST Brigade, en-
bracing all the uniformed corps of the
state.
On the retirement of Col. Samuel M.
Robertson last March. Gen. Meyer became
the dean Of the Louisiana delegation in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09
SUICIDE OF CAPT. AINswoRTH.
Commander Of Revenue Cutter Rush
Shoots Himself in Head.

SEATTLE, March Capt. Daniel J.
Ainsworth, commander of the revenue cut.
ter Rush, committed suicide yesterday
by shooting himself in the head. His body
was found In bathroom early yesterday
The captain appeared greatly worried
during the last few days. but no one
could give reason for his act. A court
martial is in progress. but the captain is
said not to be involved. The captain had
applied for leave of absence to visit his
sick mother in Portsmouth, N. H. His
request was denied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09
German Auto Accidents.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN. March 9.-In the reichstag Dr.
Nieberding. minister of justice. reported
that in tie year ended October 1. 1907
nearly 5000 automobile accidents took
place in Germany. and that thereby 145
persons were killed and AGO injured. He
said a bill had been prepared dealing in
a comprehensive way with motor traffic
One of it's provisions forbade any one to
drive a car until he had obtained a GER
tificate of competence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09
MILITARY TELEGRAPH CORPS
ANDREW CARNEGIE PAYS PEN.
SIONS TO NEEDY MEMBERS.
Men Served During the Civil War
Purpose Of Bill Pending
in Congress.

Members of the Association of Mill
tary Photographers Of the Civil War who
reside in this city have been officially
informed that Andrew Carnegie, who orig
inally organized them for duty, will here
after pay pensions from his own resources
to INDECENT former members of the former
military telegraph corps of the army
who served their country between 1861
and 1865. The failure of Congress to
place these men on the government pen
sion roll is characterized tardy JUS
tice bill to establish their eligibility
as pensioners, it is said, is now pending in
Congress.
The story of how the wealthy iron mas
ter came to establish a private pension
roll for the military telegraphers is given
In communication received by the local
members from their headquarters in New
York. 1t Is stated that the executive
committee of the United States Military
Telegraph Corps held a meeting recently
in New York. and addressed to Andrew
Carnegie. who is an honorary member of
the organization, communication in
which 1t was stated.
THE United States Military Telegraph
Corps of the United States Army. inaug-
urated by you. grew during the civil war
into mighty arm of service. Its life
was marked here and there with tragedy
and exceptional cases Of heroism, and
everywhere by patriotic and self-sacri-
ficing service unexcelled by that of any
other arm.
Nature Of the Service.
1.-THE service IT performed was analogous
to that Of the signal corps combined with
that Of the scout and field courier and to
a considerable extent it relieved the cav
airy arm. The members of he corps
| shared the perils privations and suffer-
| ings of the private soldier. but thus far
they have been denied by the government
| the soldiers reward. For a quarter of a
| century the survivors have appealed to
Congress for a pensionable status SO that
| they might be on parity with all other
| soldiers of the war. but the only thing
accomplished has been the granting to
| by the act of January 26, 1897.
From beginning to end of the civil war
| about 200 names appeared upon the rolls
Of the corps, but Of that number less
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than 200 survive Many of the survivors
have passed the psalmist's limit of life.
three-score years and ten, while the
others are rapidly moving toward It, Some
of them are in impaired financial circum-
stances and little help would be timely.
preliminary but somewhat careful can
vass has been made. and 1t Is the be-
lief Of the committee that not over 10
per cent Of the whole number of survi-
vors-i. e., 10 per cent Of 200, are in such
needy circumstances.
Honor Pension Roll.
knowing your love for the craft Of
your youth and feeling that you take a
virtuous pride in the achievements Of
the corps Of your founding. is it ask
ing too much Of you to suggest if among
your many generous benefactions you
can find a place for an Honor Pension
Roll to which the surviving members Of
the corps would be eligible? Should you
look with favor upon this proposal we
suggest that the executive committee Of
the United States Military Corps shall
carefully consider any applications for
relief that may be made hereunder and
will approve only such as may appear
to be worthy Of such relief, all such ap-
plications to have the written approval
of at least five members Of the executive
committee.
I'VE venture also to make the follow
ing suggestion, that whatever relief you
may see fit to bestow might be, for in
stance, the equivalent Of the pension
given by our government to the private
soldier in the United States Army, l. e..
say $144 per year, and only until such
time as Congress may pass pension
bill in favor of the members OF our
corps Such bill has been before Con-
gress for a number of years. and we
have some reason to hope that 1t may
pass during one Of the sessions or the
Sixtieth Congress. Perhaps any, ravor-
able action you may take upon our pres
ent petition may hasten action by Con-
gress."
The foregoing letter to Mr.. Carnegie
was signed by the committee as follows:
William Bender Wilson, ex ofhc1o,
chairman; David Homer Bates, secre-
| tary; Robert c. Clowry, Charles A. I'm
ker, Albert B. Chandler.
Mr.. Carnegie's Reply.
Mr.. Carnegie replied to the committee
as follows:
Yours Of December 8 received. I
| consider 1T a great privilege to furnish
such members Of the Military Telegraph
Corps as the committe recommends. Mr..
r. A. Franks, president of the Home
Trust Company. Hoboken. N. j., has been
instructed to place on the pension rolls
those the committee recommends, and
mail them checks each year beginning
January l next"
Che first check for the naval pension
roll was received, 1t is said, and the
private pension system is now in full
operation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09
WILL BUILD A HOUSE.
Purchaser of Lot on N Street to I'm.
prove It.

prove It.
The Moore & Hill Real Estate Co. has
sold for Albert Marshall of Harrisburg.
Pa, to Watson J. Newton lot 221s by
100 feet on the north side of N street
between 21st and odd streets northwest
It is understood the price was about
$500. Mr. Newton will improve his
purchase by the erection of a three story
apartment house
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09

Open at 8 am. close at 6 pm.
daily, excepting Saturdays. Open
Saturday until 9 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09
SPECIAL NOTICE.
46=ir1. Black Taffeta,
o. 9ussl silly; s %s1o. $l.O9

When we advertised former lot OF this
46-inch Black Taffeta Silk a fortnight ago we
did not expect to be able to get any more of it,
owing to the fact that the maker had discon-
tinued making this extra width silk A few days
ago we received word that he had left a lot of
about 900 yards, and we bought it on the same
favorable terms as before
1t pure dye, Extra Heavy Quality Black Tafeta
Silk 46 inches wide with high. usrous finish. Every
yard guaranteed to wear The same quality and same
width tafeta sold all 81 rs yard. To-
morrow at remarkable price concession of $1O9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09
$40 China Mattings
at 1898 Roll.

They are heavy weight,
seamless China Mattings. made of
smooth-finished palmed straw, with
heavy, corded. firm edge.
Being strictly reversible, they will
give double service.
Colorings of red. green and blue.
Each roll contains full 40 yards. Reg
ular price. $40 a roll. Tomorrow at
$5.9S roll.
Fourth floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09
Silk Pettic0ats. $3.50
Regularly S.. 90, ~

A special purchase Of Wom-
ems Extra Heavy Rustling Quality
Black Taffeta Silk Petticoats at the
lowest price ever named for equally
as good quality.
Made with deep shirred ruffle and
extra dust ruffle-all lengths.
In every detail of workmanship and
quality they are regular So petit
coats.
Offered tomorrow at $3.50 each.
Third Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09
Underwear. hM-
Regularly 20c, Il ~

Special sale of 200 dozen
Womens Gauze-weight Underwear at
a decided saving tomorrow.
Shirts are high neck and long
sleeves: tights are knee length, and
pants are lace trimmed.
Good elastic quality-proper weight
for present wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09
SMALL WARES.

SMALL WANEO.
Invisible Hair Pins. Cabinet or as S~
Heavy Japanned Wire Hair Pins.
strai light or crimped Worth &c a paper. 4 ~
papers Tor. ~
Ironing Wax. best grade. IL pieces Qc
Ready-made Buttonholes, on good Dr.
quality white lawn. Yard. ........... lev
Elastic Shirt waist Belts. with waist ex-
tender; good quality Isle elastic, with strong
nickel waist extender pin: all sizes. Inc
Regularly 1bc. ...-................
Curling Irons. hardwood handles. &c Re-
kind .................'.''
Marcel Waving Irons, the heavy nickeled,
four-prong style. with wood handles. SQAc
Special ..............- .-.....'...
Ribbon Wire, black or white. per ZC
yard NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~
Marcel Waving Irons, four-prong 4 SC
style, nickeled finish. ................ NV
'.Delco'' De Longs Invisible Eyes; D.
doz in envelope. Worth Sc. ~
Samson Pins. 400 in paper. ~
Warren's Collar Supporter Sets; regular
1Oc value: made Of silk-cOvered col E~
larbOne Set. ...................'.
Sewing Machine Needles; all popular
makes and sizes. Regularly &c pa-D4/ n
per .................... ....-/x~
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All Special Sundays Papers for today
for the ncmen weather which prevented
many of our patrons from visiting the store today
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-30
Wrestling With a Tiger.

Two brothers, Khuda Bakhs and
Shaikh Abdul CHAM of Moradabad,
were dispatched to Rampur on an er-
rand, and while entering a grove at
Khadpura, says the Indian Daily Tele-
graph, a tiger sprang upon Khuda
lBakhs, who, being an athlete, warded
off the blow aimed at him with his
right hand and caught one Of the
paws with the other and maintained
his hold, though the tiger was mauling
the other hand.
Abdul Ghani now rushed up with a
stout stick, which he forced down the
tigers throat, making It release his
brothers hand, when Khuda Bakhs
seized another paw with his wounded
hand, forcing both paws back. He
wrestled with the tiger, keeping 1t
down by sheer force, while Abdul
Ghani killed 1t with his lathi
The tiger was carried by the broth
ers to his highness the nawab Of Ram
pur, "who kept the skin as a memento
and sent Khuda Bakhs to the state
dispensary for treatment"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-30
Nar1nie's
Lesson.
BY CARL WILLIAMS.
Copyrighted, 1905, by Associated
Literary Press,

Wont you do what is right by m,
daughterT'
Mamie shivered at the pathos OF the
plea and turned to look at the speaker
It was odd that he should pick out the
platform of the elevated station for his
appeal, but perhaps this was some
chance meeting and the only opportu.
nifty the old man had
"She was happy girl until she met
you" the old man continued. There
was no better or happier girl in the
whole city, and now
The voice broke through excess Of
emotion, and Sannie turned to see who
the man might be. He was younger
than she had expected, and he bore the
stamp Of prosperity. He was no trem-
bling, decripit old man, but middle
aged and well to do. Stll, there was
no mistaking the sincerity of his
speech, and Mamie shifted her glance
to the young man.
WIN q hlOc SuuuuclAuS SuU sue
turned and hurried aboard the train
which had just pulled In.
It was not the train she wanted, but
she felt she must get away from the
place, for the man to whom the elder
was making his appeal was Jack Lau-
rance, her Jack. He listened to the
other man largely because Of the re-
straining hand upon his arm. He
could not get away, and his handsome
face plainly showed the annoyance he
felt, but there was no suggestion of
remorse or shame. In the train Nan
nie shuddered again and twisted the
solitaire that was the pledge of his
love.
With gesture Of despair, she finally
drew the ring from her finger and
slipped it into her purse. 1t had been
the pledge Of his love, and he had
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-30


proved recreant to an earlier promise.
Somewhere a woman mourned her
broken heart and his broken promises.
At the next station Mamie changed
30 a train in the opposite direction.
she had been hurrying downtown to
meet Jack for a matinee with him.
They were to have met at d downtown
station because he could not get away
from the Office In time to call for her.
What he was doing in the uptown dis
trict she did not know, and now she
told herself that she did not care.
Bravely she held out until she
reached the house; then she hurried to
her own room to throw herself upon
the bed and food the pillow with her
tears.
Less than year had passed since
Jack Laurance had come into her life,
but 1t had been the most important
year Of her girlhood.
Almost from the first she had been
attracted to him by his manliness and
the honesty of the deep brown eyes.
She had been pleased with his atten-
lions, and when he told his love and
asked her to become his wife it seemed
as if her cup Of Joy was filed to over
flowing. She had often felt super
shtious dread that something might
happen, and now that fear had been
realized
Several times the telephone bell rang,
but Mamie felt that she could not
speak to Laurance even over the wire,
and the last time she sent message
to the effect that she would write to
him.
Before she could finish her letter
one had come from him in which he
aDologized for not keeping his appoint
ment on time and explaining that he
had run uptown on business and had
been delayed by an unexpected en-
counter with an old friend from whom
he had been unable to escape.
The letter was the last thing needed
10 connrm Mamie In her resolution.
BY his own admission Jack had been
uptown. He might intend to explain
away his detention by an old friend,
but Mamie knew what that encounter
had meant SO it was brief and
formal note that accompanied the ring
back to the giver.
Jack did not yield easily, but Nan
ME would not read the letters he wrote |
tmploring her to explain just what the
trouble had been. He told her he |
could not believe that the engagement |
was broken because he had been late
In keeping an appointment, and he
begged her to give him an opportunity
to explain.
To Mamie the letters merely meant
that ne feared the old man had sought
her and revealed Laurances perfdy.
Doubtless he wished to ascertain If
this was the fact, that he might offer
some explanation. Perhaps he even
thought that he might be able to win
her over, but no one could have lis
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-30
Popularity of Snakes.

A snake tanner who had trained a
serpent to follow him around the
house and even out of doors happened
one day to take it with him to a
strange place. The snake, unused to
the locality, suddenly seemed to forget
all his training and, escaping into the
bushes, resisted capture with bites
and every indication of wildness.
When caught it at once resumed its
tame habits. This tendency to be-
come wild Immediately upon obtaining
their freedom and to again become
tame when caught is said to be a pc
culiarity Of snakes.-New York Trib-
une.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-30

WANTED-REASONABLY GOOD
fish boat. 26 feet by or 8 feet
beam, with not less than hp. m.
Apply by letter or in person, to &C.
H. H., Occident Hotel. 1921
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-30

LOOSE LEAF LEDGERS ALL
kinds-made by The J. S. Dellinger
Company.
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wANTED-FURN1sHED ROOMS
HOUSE MOVERS.

FREDRlCKSON BROS.-We make
a speciality Of house moving. car
penters, contractors, general jobbing;
prompt attention to all orders. Cor
ner Tenth and Duane streets.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

MAGAZINE BINDING OF ALL
kinds done at the Astorian Office
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LEFT IN A. v. ALIENS OFFICE,
purse containing small sum OF
money Owner call and identity same
S-28-2t
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TO LET-FURNIsHED ROOMS

FURNISHED ROOM WITH OR
without table board; board 81 per
week; rooms reasonable. 276 Bond.
S-2s-6t
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WANTED-TO BUY A HORSE;
weight about 1850 pounds; not over
8 years old; must be good driver and
gentle, also city broke. Address AS
torian Office. 6-o-tf.
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MESSENGER BOYS WITH b.
cycles wanted at the Western
Union. S-22-tf
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WANTED-MAN AND WIFE TO
do farm work; good house. etc,
Apply to DR., owens-Adair, Sunny
mead Farm. S-2o-3t
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-ssilllia--silsslasis|i
MASSAGE.
LOST AND FOUND.

-~N~e~@~~>~-~~~~~@-~~N-> >>~Nr~N~-~~~-~~~>-~~~-~~~
FOUND-A PAIR OF LADIES'
long kid gloves at the Regatta
grandstand. Owner can have same
by applying at this office, proving
property and paying for this notice.
8-2o-tf
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-30

FURNISHED HOUSEKEEPING
and single rooms. 677 Exchanged
S-27-7t
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
HELP WANTED

BOY WANTED; STEADY EN-
ployment, Apply Postal Telegraph
Cable Office. S.2S-3t
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-30

FOR SALE CHEAP, ONE scHoL-
arship in the international Cores
pondence School of Scranton. En-
quire Astorian Office. S-7-tf
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FURNISHED COTTAGE ON 18TH
street with piano and sewing ma
chine to parties without children, $50
month rent, Address D, B., AS
torian. S-22-tf