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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-14

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-14

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-14
SALE STARTS AT 9 O'CLOCK; OPEN TILL 10 P. NJ SATURDAY
Mems $40, $12 and SIS Suits......$5.65
Mems SIS, SIS and $40 Suits.......$7.65
Mems $40, $22 and SIS Suits.......$9.85
Mems SIS and $18 RainCOats. ......S7.55
Mems Hats

FA1AA . AldA3
Soft styles only; all colors and
all sizes; worth si.50 10 $3.50: /
sale price $50. .65e
Mems Socks e.
All eolora good, heavy Wool
Sox; worth zoe; not hurt;a
sale price ...... .,......5f
Mems Shirts
Working Overshirts of fancy
cheviot; sale price .....l5e
Mems Shirts
Laundered shirts; all sizes: lin.
en- bosoms; slightly muaaed:
sale price ...... ......f0c
Mems Fancy Shirts
Mems stuff Bosom Fancy
Shirts; worth Si.OO and $3.50.
while they last $500. .g5e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-14

Conaifinmtle inteKeai has been
aroused by the announcement II a
Iapaneae wroAtling tournament to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
HAS PUBLIC TEST.
Demonstration Of Device to Prevent
Railroad Wrecks

The first public test Of the new device
which. as was stated in The Star several
day: ago. had been installed on two rail-
road locomotives of the Chesa peake Beach
railroad was made yesterday afternoon.
and was witnessed by large number Of
railroad officials and others.
1t is claimed by the inventor that
through the operation Of the device wher-
ever adopted railroad collisions due to an
open switch. a broken rail or open draw
bridges will be prevented.
The two engines equipped with the de-
vice We're run on the especially construct
ed track. An engine was started from
each end, and they were run toward each
as 1t seemed the iron monsters were about
to meet a red light appeared In the cab
the airbrakes were applied automatically
and the engines stopped. The engineers
did not make a move to shut off steam
until the engines had apparently come to
a standStill
Various tests were made. One engine
preached from the rear at full speed. to
he stopped by the automatic device An
engine was run at full speed toward an
open switch, but was forced to come to a
standstill at a point within few feet of
it. Rear-end collisions were attempted
without success.
The device consists Of red signal lights
in the cab and also an electric magnet
annlied to the airbrake. connected with q
third rail running alongside of the track.
SUPPLIED with electric current by a small
turbine on, the locomotive, For longer
stretch third rail Is planned to be laid
in the center Of the tracks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
FRIENDLY TO STUART.
His Retention as Superintendent of
Schools Foreshadowed.

1t was learned today from reliable
sources that the reappointment of Messrs.
James F. Oyster and w. V. Cox and Mrs.
Mary Church Terrell as members ofjthe
District board of education means that
Mr.. A. T. Stuart will continue as super
intendent of schools. A member of the
board stated that it will continue to give
Mr.. Stuart support and allow him to re-
main in charge of the educational end OF
the local public schools.
When Mr.. Stuart was elevated to the
supplementary last January after the
dismissal of Villa n f. Chancellor he
made 1T clear in his letter of acceptance
that he accepted the position temporarily
to allow the board time to make selec-
ton Of another head for the schools.
There have been many applications for
the position since that time. and to the
applicants the board has written that
there is mo vacancy and not likely to
be-" And MIR. Stuart has been given the
support of the board in carrying out his
policies. Recently it has been understood
that he felt he would continue in his pres
ent position while the personnel of the
board remains the same and gives MIN
the support which he has received In the
last few months.
The members of the board whose re-
appointment was announced in The Star
yesterday were the recipients many
congra tulations this morning. On the
desks of both the business men are many
letters containing complimentary senti-
ments and both of them were kept busy
answering telephone messages and re-
ceiving the friends who called.
Il appreciate very much the high COM
pliment which has been paid to me by
this reappointment." declared Mr.. Cox.
land l feel that it has been vindication
of the boards actions in the two years
it has had charge Of the schools; but
am undecided whether l ought to accept
the appointment. on account of the many
personal interests which demand my time
and attention"
Il appreciate the compliment Of this re-
appointment" said Capt. Oyster.
The calls of many teachers on the mem
| bers of the board who were reappolnteo
| today are taken to indicate that they ap-
prove earthly the action of the judges OF
the District Supreme Court in the mat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
DISPUTE IN CONFERENCE.
Senate and House Each Rejects the
Others Currency Bill.

The Aldrich currency bill was substitute
ed for the Vreeland bill In the Senate
yesterday afternoon and the transfer took
but little longer than was required in the
calling of the roll. The effect is to throw
both the Senate and House bills into con-
ference. The managers on the part of
the Senate who were Immediately ap-
pointed are Messrs. Aldrch. Allison. Hale.
Daniel and Teller. The dispatch with
which agreement was reached is strik-
ing example of what can be done in the
closing days of session of Congress-
All of the democratic members Of the
committee voted to support the Aldrich
bill in preference to the Vreeland meas
ure but on the floor of the Senate all but
four members of the minority voted
against the passage of the bill as amend
ed. The democrats who voted for the
bill were Messrs Daniel Johnston. Owen
and Teller An equal number of repub-
licans voted against the passage. being
Messrs. Borah. Bourne. Brown and Hey
burn. The final vote was AZ ayes and 20
noes.
The Vreeland currency bill. as amended
by the Senate. went to the House at $40
o'clock yesterday and Immediately was
called up by Mr.. Burton, Ohio, who
moved to suspend the rules, disagree to
the amendments and ask a conference.
After a sharp colloquy between Mr..
Burton and Mr.. Fowler. in which the lat
ter characterized as false a statement
that he had opposed his own bill. vote
was taken on the motion to ask for a
conference.
The vote resulted ayes $50. noes 1O3,
present g. and the bill was sent to con-
ference. The Speaker announced the
names of Messrs. Vreeland. New York;
Burton. Ohio; Weeks, Massachusetts. re-
publicans. and Glass. Virginia, and Pujo.
Louisiana. democrats. as the managers
on the part of the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
MISS MALE FILES SUIT.
Seeks $4,000 Damages From Mem
bers of Board of Education.

bers of Board OF Education.
James F. Oyster. William V. Cox. Mary
C. Terrell. Justina r. Hill. Ellen S. Mus
sey and Barton w. Evermann. all men,
bers of the board Of education. are named
defendants in a suit filed today in the Dis
trict Supreme Court by Miss Mary F..
Nalle to recover So. 900 damages for al
legged libel. Miss Nalle was removed from
the position of teacher in the public
schools and sought by mandamus to COM
pei reinstatement. Her appeal from the
nying her request was recently sustained
by the Court of Appeals
In the declaration filed by Attorneys
Cuttings and Chamberin Miss Male tells
the court that she has always been a
person of good reputation. and for more
than thirty years a teacher In the public
schools. and considered a faithful. dill
gent and most competent teacher. AL
though the defendants. she declares. well
knew these facts. they, without probable
cause but contriving and w.ckedly and
maliciouSly intending to injure her In her
character and reputation as a competent
school teacher. and to bring her into pub
lie scandal and disgrace" filed in the
District Supreme Court May II last a
paper writing. in which they charged
that she had been found deficient in the
necessary academic and pedagogic equip
ment of a competent teacher.
BY reason of the alleged libelous state
ments. Miss Nalle declares, she has lost
and been deprived of the support and
emoluments. which might otherwise have
accrued to her. and deprived Of the OPP
portunity of supporting herself by means
Of her business and profession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
PROMOTED BY PRESIDENT.
Army and Navy Nominations Sent to
the Senate.

The President sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate today:
Navy-Captain to be a rear admlrai.
Edward d. Taussig: ensign to be heu-
tenant, junior grade. and a lieutenant
George j. Meyers; assistant paymaster 10
be a passed assistant paymaster. William
l.. p. Simonpietri: paymaster, rank OF
lieutenant active list, 20 be paymaster.
rank of lieutenant commander. re-
tired list, Francis ]. Painter: midshipman
to be an ensign. Hugh K. Aiken; gunner
to be a chief gunner. Herbert A. Nevins.
Marine Corps-Brigadier general to be
a major general. George F. Elliott; cap
tain to be assistant adjutant and inspector
with rank of major David d. Porter. cap
tain to be assistant paymaster with rank
Of captain, Harold c. Reisinger; f1rst lieu
tenant to be assistant paymaster with
rank of captain, David b. Wills: first lieu
tenants to be assistant quartermasters
with rank of captain. Frank Haiford.
Walter f. Noa, Seth Williams, Edward
W. Banker. Charles r. sand eI -
War. infantry arm-Captain, to be
major Daniel B. Devere. I'D Infantry.
Cavalry arm-Second lieutenants. to be
first lieutenants: Robert w Losher. I'd
Cavalry: George Grunert. 18th Cavalry:
William r. Pope, I'd Cavalry; Olney
Place, 9th Cavalry: Thomas H. Cunning
ham. Sth Cavalry.
Post Office-To be postmasters: Iowa.
Hiram f. Morrison. Seymour. kentucky.
George ". Hutchinson. Lawrenceburg:
New Mexico, James T. Fay. Pennington;
Pennsylvania, Delos A. Wright. Union
City; Rhode Island. William r. Caswell.
Jamestown; Vermont, Heman l. Spof-
ford. North Bennington: Wisconsin, Geo.
f. Begrand, Wausaukee.
Justice-To be solicitor of internal reve-
nue.: Fletcher Maddox of Montana.
Treasury-To be collectors OF customs:
Cornelius O'keefe of Arizona, district OF
Arizona. Robert 8. Burlingame OF Rhode
Island. district of Newport. r. l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16

tana: r. H. Wakeman. Kansas: IL
Weaver. New York; H. c. Wick. Illinois;
C. II. Wilson. Iowa: c. H. Wright. Iowa
F.. NJ Zacharias, Florida: S. H. Ziegler
Louisiana
Alternates-E. H. Barber. Kentucky;
j. r. Bishop. Connecticut: Clarence Bull
branson. Illinois: j. H. Cullen. Arizona
]. A. Critchfield. Illinois: H. B. Dawson
New York: Roy Dudley. New Hampshire
J. Fl. Falge. Wisconsin: l.. X. Forbes
Wyoming: Garland Fulton. Mississippi
y. II. Geisenhoff. New York: L. r. Gray
California; Stuart Griffin. Michigan: p
c. Henry. Arkansas: r. w. Holt, Mis-
souri,: c. NJ. Hunt. Ohio; c. NJ. Ingraham
Ohio; F. L. Lake. South Carolina: ]. A
Lee: Minnesota: w. A. Mcculloch. New
York; E. O. Mcdonald. Maryland: H. c.
McIlvaine. jr., Pennsylvania; r. l.. Mar
tin. California: E. J. Meyer. Nebraska
A, E. Montgomery Nebraska: Nj. E
Noyes. New York; F.. NJ. Pace. Texas; r
8. Parr. Kansas: F. d. Reagan. Arkan-
sas: f. c. Rice. Oklahoma: D. B. Roben
Michigan. NJ Lab. Savage. Illinois: II
G. Skinner. Maryland; W. X. Snyder
Nebraska: I. c. Sowell. Tennessee; B. NJ
Thompson Wyoming; l.. NJ. Tucker. Kan
sas: A. 8. Walton. California: w. Wilson
Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
DOG STAYS RESCUE.
CANNES Mistaken Devotion Caused
Fatal Accident on Track.

BALTIMORE. May 16.-Isaac Harvey, a
tenyear-old negro boy. is dying at Uni
versty Hospital because of the mistaken
devotion OF "A small dog. his constant com
panion. The dog and the boy were play
ing together in the substation of the Con-
solidated Gas. Electric Light and Power
Company yesterday and ran across the
track just as q car loaded with coal was
being shifted into the station.
Brakeman William Houck. who was
standing near. saw the boy and was about
TO push him of the track when the dog
thinking the man was about to attack his
master. jumped at the outstretched hand
The car struck the child. According to
the story OF the brakeman, the dog Ia IA
on the niangled body until the ambula nca
came to take him to the hospital. Then
the dog disappeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
PASS MENTAL EXAMINATION.
Candidates for Admission to Naval
Academy.
Sneci,l pjsna,rh 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. May l6.-The list OF
those who have passed the mental exam
irations for admission TO the Naval Acah-
envy has been announced These exami-
na,ions were held throughout the coun-
try under civil service regulations a lew
~ chose named have taken their physical
examinations and some have been admit
ted The rest will be examined in the
early part OF June.
Those who took the mental examination
numbered aa4 Of whom liz passed.
The list follows: Principals. S. Alb
bott Arkansas. {. $. Alden. New York
A b. Anderson. New Jersey. l.. Il. Ard.
Alabama: G. W. Bagbym. Missouri; u. +
Bsrhey. Oregon. \ {. Behnt. Ohio: l.. IL.
Black New York. T. S. Boyd Penns!l-
yania; Donald Boyden. Illinois; j. j.
Brown. Massachusetts. NJ. ID. Brown. Ten
nessee: c. b. Byrne. AT large. South Da-
kota: w A. Corey. Massachusetts: l.. +.
Dentield. Minnesota. Davis DeTrevilie,
Texas: ] A. Din. Maine: Joseph Eikel.
Texas; r. T. F.ldredse. New Hampshire.
II f. Fisher Illinois. Fl. G. Frazer. West
Virginia: q s. Gillespie. Michigan: II. III.
Good. Indiana. +. W. CRUDE, Wisconsin.
- II. Guthrie Pennsyivania: w. 5. Haas.
Rhode Island. X. s. Haggart. New York:
r.. y Hall. Nebraska: ID. w Hamilton.
New Mexico: II. V. Harmon. New York:
N. r.. \
Vermont. 6. Hulirgs. Pennsylvania: }. Il.
Jackling at large. Washington -. w.
Johnson. Ohio: y. X. karstaedt. Wiscon-
sin: X r, Kerr, Oregon; Ill. NJ. kiener.
New Jersey. j. L. King. Massachusetts
r. V La lombard. New York. q. w. La
Mountain New York. r. 4. Lavender
Ohio. T.. F. I.eahy. Wisconsin. c. \. Lock
wood. jr.. Missouri: 4. w. Loder. Psnnsyi-
vsnia: J. NJ. Lott. Georgia. ii. j. Melon
aid kentucky. &. w. McNar. Georgia
H. G. Miller. Illinois: r. X. Morrissey
Wisconsin: \. s. Nelson, New York: 6
p. Oakley. Alabama: &. II. Osborn. Nir-
ginia; j. X. Palmer. Missouri: ID. T. Par
ker. Maine: II. G. Patrick, Indiana Fl. J
Peirce. Massachusetts. Roy Pfan. Okla
homa: j. Pryor. Texas: Dewitt G.
Ramsay. New York. J. l.. Reeves. North
Carolina. l.. j. Reilly, Connecticut: r. l.
B. Rice. NebrA,ka: S. Roberts. Illinois
r. s. robertson. Texas. S. +. Robinson
California. T.. Russell. Nebraska: a
p Sanborn. W isconsin: IL. F. Saunders
Michigan. r. r. Schurman. Illinois. T. G.
Sem. Alabama. W. A. Shaw. Maine: W
B. Slaughter. Alabama; G. s Smith
Pennsylvania: ". X. Snyder. Nebraska
II. g. Tisdale, Minnesota. r. Vail. Mon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
FOR AMUSEMENT BUILDING
LARGE SITE SECURED OPPOSITE
NEW YORK AVENUE CHURCH.
Property Has Frontage of More
Than 169 Feet on II Street.
Plans of Purchasers.

An amusement structure of large size
with a hotel adjoining is proposed for
this city. AS a preliminary negotia-
tons for the purchase of a suitable
site have just been concluded by Ed
mund X. Fox. trading as \. F. Fox
& Co. real estate brokers. The prop
erty secured has frontage of 16a feet
~ inches on the north side of H street
between 18th and l4th streets, overlook
ing the plaza formed by the junction of
H street and New York avenue.
n order to secure such a frontage a
number of properties held by different
owners were purchased. The purchase in
cludes the realty beginning on the west
with the Fredonia Hotel. owned by Mr..
Eisenhower: the Epiphany Church Home,
a vacant lot owned by John Taylor Arms
and houses 1919 and 1911. owned respect
lively by S. 4. Drury and f. X. Fox. AS
stated the entire frontage is more than
IT,, feet. and. with the exception of the
eastern twenty-five feet has a uniform
alley on the west and a thirty-foot alley
in the rear. the latter extending some
distance along the east side.
The total area is -. 163 square feet and
the aggregate price was $315,0M thus
making this transaction the largest here
for a long time. The property has been
many times considered for such a pur-
pose as now proposed, and the negotia-
tions for it's sale have been advanced to
various stages by a number of brokers,
but thus far without results.
The new owners were represented IN
this transaction by Mr.. w. F. Thomas.
MI Thomas Explains Plans.
According to Mr.. Thomas plans the
Fredonia Hotel and Epiphany Church
Home buildings are to be RACED and
hotel and theater building. the latter to
the east of the former and occupying
100 feet of the l65 frontage feet. erect
ed without delay. The hotel will he Of
ten stories and will contain approximate
ly 4HO rooms. Both buildings will be of
reinforced concrete construction. with
buff brick fronts. and of colonial archi-
lecture
The theater will be model Of its kind
and will probably be named The Co
lonial and will accommodate 5000 people.
1t will he devoted entirely to polite vaude-
vile. There will be no heating apparatus
in the building. all of the engines and boil
ers being located under the alley in the
rear of the structure.
The place will be heated by hot air
drawn into a chamber In the cellar and
then pumped under each seat in the
house. No posts will stand in the audi
Iorium
The dressing rooms will also he models.
with hot and cold water and bath accom-
a space of 63 feet by AS feet. while
the theater will occupy 100 by 145 feet:
All the stairways of the theater will
be on the outside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16

the orient among whom the abuse is most
prevalent"
England the Obstacle.
This brings the question directly to
Great Britain. and It may be expected
that the investigation will disclose In An
official form what is already known to
everybody. that the government Of India
Is primarily responsible for the opium
traffic in China and that the curse cannot
be removed without its consent Secre-
tary Root has been moving in this matter
with a clear knowledge OF the situation.
and it may be assumed that he has not
done anything without the knowledge OF
the British government Mr.. Bryce. the
British ambassador. has been fully in
formed of every step that has been taken,
and Is In entire sympathy with this and
every other practical effort to suppress the
traffic. AT the same time all the other ma
tons recognize and respect the motives
and Intentions Of the United States gov.
eminent which are to bring moral pres
it Is compelled to relinquish the profits IL
derives from the opium plantations under
Its care.
No person can cultivate peoples In In
dia without a license from the govern
ment. No person can manufacture opium
without a permit. and no opium manu-
facturer can sell his product TO any other
than government agents. Any violation
of the regulations concerning the culti-
walton of the poppy. the manufacture.
transportation, possession, sale, export or
use OF opium Is punished by heavy pen
alties-both fine and imprisonment. The
government regulates the area that may
be cultivated each year and pays an
average of 81 a pound for the raw drug.
Wherever necessary a portion. not ex-
ceeding one-half. of this price Is advanced
to poor farmers to enable them to pay
the expense Of cultivating and gather
ing their crop. The opium belt is about
6OU miles long and $50 wide lying In
eastern India just above a line drawn
from Bombay to Calcutta Benares. the
holy city of India. is the center OF the
traffic. The total area planted with
poppies will average $4,000 acres. About
a million and half Of people are en-
gagged in the cultivation OF the flower
and about 5000 in the manufacture OF tho
drug.
Inherited From the Moguls.
The British colonial government inner
tied the monopoly from the Moguls OF
the middle ages. to whom it was, as it is
now. the most productive source of reve-
nue. except the tax on land And the
methods and regulations OF the cultiva-
ton. manufacture and sale OF the drug
have not been changed for centuries.
The Church of England. reinforced by
all other religious bodies and innumera-
BILE organizations of philanthropists with
In and beyond the boundaries OF India.
has never been able to abolish the trafac
1t Is most extraordinary fact that mono
OF the innumerable commissions, COM
mittees and other Official and unoficial
agencies which have investigated and re-
ported upon the subject. has ever advo-
Gated the continuance OF the trahic II
is equally extraordinary that not single
viceroy or other Englishman who has
been personally responsible for the we'll
be ing OF the people OF India has ever ad-
vocated its prohibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
rrr1.MAN SAILS FOR EUROPE.
Says Democrats Will Win it Taft Is
Named by Republicans.

BOSTON. May Ex-senator Benjamin r.
Tillman of South Carolina sailed for Eu-
rope today on the White Star liner Can
opic The senator. who is accompanied
nv his wife. is making the trip for his
health.
Before sailing Senator Tillman discussed
the political situation, expressing the
on,nion that II Secretary Taft receives
tha republican presidential nomination
the democrats will win.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
Government to Build Big Ship.

One of the two big new battleships au-
thorized by Congress in the naval appro-
priation bill just approved by the Presi-
dent will be built at the Brooklyn navy
yard. Acting Secretary of the Navy New
berry issued orders to this effect today
Anticipating action by Congress. tentative
plans for the construction OF The two
ships authorized already have been pre-
pared by the bureau Of construction and
follow those laid down in the construc-
ton Of the 20.O0O-ton battleships Della
ware and North Dakota. now under con-
struction. The remaining ship will be
built by contract.