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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

Reward Of labor in the House of Repre-
sentatives automatically resolves itself
into two grand divisions. One is privi-
leges-the other parquisites Ever since
the civil war, with q couple Of entertain
ing exceptions, republicans have dwelt in
the first division and democrats in the
second. All of which is illuminating and
bears in a genteel, If somewhat oblique
manner, on the life and works Of Repre-
sentative Charles c. Carlin of Alexandria
and vicinity.
There is never the slightest difficulty in
distinguishing between the two grand d.
visions. A trained newspaper man, even
II strange to Washington and its ways
and whose feet have never trod the prim-
rose path from education to pensions. can
get wise in less than a minute. All that
he must do in order to become enlightened
is to stroll through the House corridors
clad in soft pencils, alligator note books
and other reportorial necessities and with
a submarine check or two sticking at a
rakish angle out Of his upstairs vest
pocket. The .demeanor of the various
members he meets will tell it's own story.
Glad Hand Always Reaching.
Should he encounter a sleek, well-fed
parsonage. actively fishing with both
hands in an open barrel of prime pork,
the chances are that the parsonage Is a
republican in good standing. Should the
parsonage acknowledge the reporters ap-
proach by placing the index finger Of the
right. hand across the labial cavity and
uttering a long, lingering sibilant s-s-s-s-
s-s-s-h-h-h, the probability crystal!izes
into a certainty. On the other hand, should
the reporter meet Cassius with brooding
eyes and melancholy mien. the signs In
dictate the nearness Of democracy. Should
the meandering Cassius go for the re-
porter like a dusty antelope in search OF
water, fall on his bosom. cry into his
back hair and speak. between sobs. of
''pieces in the paper" the democratic
guess would be clinched. All of which is
Illuminating and bears in a genteel, If
somewhat oblique manner. on the life and
works of Representative Charles c. Car
lin of Alexandria and vicinity.
Mr. Carlin is an admitted ornament OF
the second. or publicity. division. His
map is built for smiles, his brunette locks
cluster around a mental cocoanut full OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
LONG REST FOR KAISER.
Will Leave Berlin March g for Villa
at Corfu.

BERLIN, February 29.-Emperor Will
liam is to leave here March for his
new villa on the Island of Corfu, where
he will take comparatively long rest.
He has made his plans so that he leaves
Immediately after the launching at Will
helms Haven Of the first battleship of
the Dreadnaught type built by Germany.
The name of the vessel probably will be
Oranien, after the house of Orange, from
which the emperor is descended.
Prince Henry of the Netherlands will
be present at the launching. Queen Will
helmina at first accepted an invitation ia
witness the ceremony, but she has since
declined it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
WILL FIGHT NEW TAX Law.
Railways File Suits to Recover
Moueys Paid in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. February 90
The fight on the new franchise tax of the
state was begun today when the Louis
Vile and Nashville paid over $23, $50 fol-
the current year and at once brought suit
to recover it. The Atlantic Coast Line
paid over Sc. 423 and took the same action
After the payment. General Counsel
Stone of the LuiSville and Nashville
and Attorney General CARRIER arranged
the details of the friendly suit to test the
law on the ground that it is unconstitu-
tional. AS the tax is annual it amounts
to about $150.OOO a year for the Louis.
vile and Nashville alone.
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CLEANED up THE GERMANS
ARREST OF AN AMERICAN DIS
CLOSES sWINDLING SCHEME.
ouack Who Operated Under Many
Names and Reaped a Harvest
of Teuton Gold.

BERLIN, February 29.-In the person
of William Scott, an American who was
arrested this week in his sumptuously
furnished fiat in the suburb of Schmargen-
dorf, the Berlin police believe they have
captured the guiding spirit Of colossal
swindle which has spread its ramifications
as far as the German colonies. About
three years ago credulous people who
wished to dip into the future further than
the human eye could see were Invited by
advertisements in the press to communi-
cate with "Prof. Maxim" at an ad-
dress given in London. In reply to their
letters they received an intimation that
for the sum of SIPS they could become
members of the Maxim Alliance and
that this would further entitle them to
practice necromancy with the Maxim
planchette." for which an additional sum
of $3.50 was demanded.
The accompanying testimonials, appeal
ing to that weakness which most rapidly
deprives the confiding sex of its powers
Of Judgment. set forth how "planchette'
had answered in the affirmative the ques-
ton of q lady member of the alliance who
had wished to know whether she could
still count on the affections of gentle
man friend and how she had few days
later received from him an offer Of mar.
riage. which had since been fulfilled. An.
other rather ingeniousy imagined
achievement of the apparatus consisted in
advising a builder at what figure he
should tender for large contract at Mu-
Mich.
Gould Cure Anything.
But "Prof. Maxim's' ''planchette
was only one branch of the business
DIR. Keith Harvey had a specific for
deafness, "Dr Rice" an infallible cure
for rupture, mr. Smith charm against
rheumatism while ''Mr. Dana" could at
ford complete relief from shortness of
breath. and prof. Lind cover the
baldest crown with luxuriant growth OF
hair. Then there were preparations for
fairness, thinness and in fact all the short
comings which are the favorlte hunting
ground Of the quack. AT first Scott seems
to have used his various London addresses
ders, which were returned to Berlin to be
executed. Latterly, however, he appears
to have traded openly here. He dissent
mated q scurrilous paper printed In Ger
man, English and Russian, in which the
magic properties Of his preparations were
lauded. and SO enormous did his business
become that from his central office pack
cts to the nominal value of between 81 500
and $1,000 were dispatched daily Suisse
uuent to his arrest searches were under
taken In Ave different places, and guam
tity of quack remedies impounded which
filled large room In the criminal courts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
MENDICANT WAS RICH.
Shed Gold and Notes at the Station
House.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS. February 29.-Clad in filthy
rags. pinned together, an old man was
begging at the exit Of metropolitan
station, near the ST. Lazare terminus.
when policeman in plain clothes request
ed him to come along.
He protested that he was starving.
without a penny in the world. and was do
ing no harm, but he went, nevertheless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
To Check the White Plaque.

Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania
yesterday introduced by request bill
to create in the Treasury Department a
tuberculosis fund of 5000. 600 to be dis
pensed under the direction of the Secre-
tary, in the employment of experts and
the securing of all possible information
bearing upon the white plague and means
Of checking 1t.
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Washington. D. c., February &c, 1908.
Mr.. John G. Weinberg. The King
Baker"
Sir: Enclosed you will find. / hope, a
correct solution of the Little Bo-
Peep puzzle. We have used your
bread and pastry for a number of
years. and consider its quality second
to none. So thanking you for the
chance of getting back 80 cents for the
many dollars spent at your o street
market stand, I am yours respect
fully, Mrs. Thomas c. Cross.
1922 9Th st. NV.
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Calvert Descendant WEEDS.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. February 29.-Mss
Rosalie Eugenia Calvert. direct de-
scendant of the Lords Calvert, was mar
ried today to Prof. w. W. Holland of
Eastville. Va, who Is connected with
Johns Hopkins University. The ceremony
was performed at the residence of Car
dinal Gibbons by Rev. p. c. Gavan, chan
cellor Of the cathedral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

Tens of thousands of people are under
stood to have fallen into his traps, and it
is said that his booty ran into hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
Washington Grove. Md.

February u, 1BOS.
King Baker: Enclosed find answer to
Meinberg's sheep puzzle. I like your
bread very much, but cannot get 1t
very often, as l live in the country,
but get it whenever 1 can. Sincerely
yours, Miss Amy White.
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Anacostla. ID. G. Februarr % 1aos.

Anacostia, d. c., February %, 1908.
Weinberg. The King Baker.
Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find sew
en- sheep inclosed in separate pens. for
which you are giving in exchange
Meinberg's Bread, provided they are
properly penned. which / hope they
are. as / can always eat Meinberg's
Bread above all others
Yours very respectfully,
Mrs. NJ. L. Ellis,
PIG Jackson st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

Washington. D. c.. February q, 1908.
Weinberg. THE King Baker,
Dear Sir: Enclosed find answer to
puzzle. We have used your whole
Wheat Bread for the last seven years,
and 1t is the best to be had In this
town. Mrs. Klinger,
4Oi 3 st. ne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

Washington, D. c., February %. 1908.
Dear Sir: This is the way I'd draw
the lines to separate each of the sheep.
hoping this solution Is correct. We
use your bread and find 1t very nice.
! hope to get an answer saying 1t Is
correct. Yours truly, Irwin German,
GO G st. ne.
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Washington, D. c.. February &c, 1908.
Mr.. J.. G. Weinberg.
Dear Sir: Please find inclosed solu-
ton of puzzle. l have been using
your bread some time, and I think it's
the best on the market. Hoping my
solution is correct, 1 am yours very
respectfully, j. T. Simmons,
POT 10th ST. ne.
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Washington, d. c., February %, 1908.
Mr.. Weinberg.
Dear Sir: write in answer to your
problem, which / think I have done
perfectly. according to your instruc-
tons. I have been a regular customer
to you in regards to your baking since
have been married. Hoping to find
the inclosed correct, 1 will close, await
Ing results, Respectfully.
Maurice Thompson.
313 18th st. s.w.
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Washington. d. c.. February 81. 1908.

Mr.. John Weinberg.
Dear Sir: Your letter of the Goth in
slant containing check duly received,
for which l tender my sincere thanks
with best wishes. and hope you will
live many years to come yet and bake
us many loaves of your good bread,
which we are very fond of.
Wishing you the greatest success. /
am respectfully yours, j. E. Boland,
1904 Champlain st. NV.
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Anacostia, D. C

Mr.. ]. G. Weinberg.
Dear Sir: 1 hope to find this puzzle
O. K. as same as your bread. Re-
spectfully, William E. Wiley,
2j Jefferson st.
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Washington. D. c.
Weinberg Company. Washington. d. C.
Dear Sir: Enclosed please find sheep
puzzle, which 1 hope Is correctly
solved. Your bread is SO good IL am
entitled to q prize / would like bread
checks sent. Yours truly,
Gertrude Langtry.
III 18th ST. NV.
Answer: No bread checks sent.
]. G. NJ.
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Washington. ID. c.. February %, 1908.
The King Baker,"
Dear Sir: / am sending my solution
OF the sheep puzzle. and hope it is cor
rect and will win a prize.
] drew three straight lines across the
picture and gave each sheep a sep
oRate pen.
I do not think Little Bo-Peep would
get cheated in the exchange of one Of
her sheep for a loaf Of Meinbergs
Bread, because 1t is the BEST.
Hoping to hear from your soon,
Yours respectfully. J. A. Rollings,
1143 22d ST. NV.
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Washington. ID. c., February 26, 1903.
The King Baker.
My Dear Sir: i send you the soIu-
tion to sheep puzzle in Sunday Star
February q. 1 hope 1t is correct and
that you will send me a check for 50
cents to open an account at the United
States Trust Company.
l like your bread and eat II every
day. Very truly yours.
Elroy Humphrey,
Gagged 10 years.).
GIG n ST n w
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Washington. D. c.. February u. 1908
Mr.. john G. Weinberg, The King
Baker"
Dear Sir: Inclosed find sheep puzzle
solved. 1t is not as hard to solve as
the mystery of your good BREAD
AND CAKES. sold at such reasonable
rates. Is the puzzle of the state.
I will accept for my check your re-
manning custom Of all future bakery
supplies, with thanks for your many
previous orders. Respectfully,
III. j. Bieber.
SOB NJ st. s.w,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14
OLD STARS DEFEATED.
Washburn Youngsters Take Revenge
on the Has-Beens.

The old stars who so proudly hum
bled the Washburn team a week before
We're triumphed over by the Blue, last
Saturday, the tables being completely
reversed by a score of 16 to 0. And
still Notwithstanding the score it was
hard fought game and deserved some
patronage, more than the mere handful
who attended the game.
The day was an ideal one for such
a game. 1t was trif1e chilly, just
enough so to spur the old timers into
another battle. The field was soft, not
muddy enough to interfere with the
injuries and induce players to take
chances.
The old timers put up a great game.
1t is only fair to them to say that they
did not have their full strength in the
field. Mr.. Haughey, the veteran guard
who is tower of strength to the old
timers was prevented by business from
attending the game. But crippled
through they were by his absence, the
veterans never showed the yellow and
their game was played hard at every
stage.
Washburn played as hard game as
she did at any time during the regular
season. They displayed the same form
that surprised the natives the day they
played Oklahoma to a standstill. McVey
and Whitney were the only regulars alb
sent from the game. Moneys place was
taken by Walworth. Walworth is one
sons Freshman team and is assured a
berth on the varsity for next season.
He is fleet of foot, lodges we'll in the
open field, put up a good interference
and kicks well. He has been trained
this season with a view of putting him
in at quarter next season. But from
the form which he displayed Saturday,
he would have to go some to make a
better quarter than he does a half.
There was but mere handful of pat
rons at the game Saturday. A few CO.
eds from Holbrook. who needed the out
door exercise, a professor or two, and a
limited number of the loyal down town
supporters composed the crowd. All of
which shows the Washburn student
body to be a most ungrateful crowd.
Many players of the old star team
made personal sacrifices to play the
game. It wasn't the love of the game
that prompted the men. many of whom
had not been in a suit in years, to play.
1t was just to help the Washburn Ath-
letic association out. Surely it would
seem that Washburn's students don't
appreciate the efforts to the alumni to
help along their interests.
Through courtesy the old stars were
given their choice of goals and elected
to defend the north goal. Hope kicked
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READY FOR A FIGHT.
The President Preparing to Meet
Congress on Its Own Ground.

| Washington, Dec. 14.-President
| Roosevelt and supporters of the ad-
ministration believe they have dis
| covered a determination on the part
of senators of both parties to discredit
the administration in its closing days.
The president has called to his sup
port his friends in the senate and is
planning a vigorous defense, If not a
counter aggressive movement.
At this time most interest centers
about the determination in both
houses of congress to eXpunge from
| it's records that portion of the presf-
dents message referring to the secret
service and the use of its operatives in
maintaining surveillance over senators
and representatives. Not content with
this, opponents of the administration
many of whom are Republicans
are seeking a compromise in the
Brownville affray, which the president
believes would cast a direct reflection
upon him.
In the senate there will be direct
arraignment of the administration for
the recent diplomatic note with Japan,
which, it will be claimed, commits this
government to an attitude without the
cooperation of the senate, and hence
completely ignores the constitutional
mandate in that connection.
The president and his friends in
congress believe they see a studied in
tent, if not Conspiracy" against the
president in all of these things. They
days to criticise the president for or
dering the destruction of the Pennsyl
vania railroad station here on the
Mall.
Just now the president is busiest
with the controversy in which he has
become involved over the 5000, 600
payment for the old French canal
rights. He is having an investigation
made and proposes shortly to fire a
broadside in that matter which he
thinks will completely drive the critics
Of the administration from the field.
He has indicated to callers that If
any phase of the action of congress in
connection with the secret service or
his references to the secret service in
his message comes UP to him that he
will have a sizzling message to send
to congress which will disclose the
records of members of both houses in
connection with western land opera
tions which will be more sensational
than anything that has come from
the White House during his admins
tration
1t is even said that the president
contemp1ates going into a number of
cases in which there has never been
either court action or publicity to show
secret service agents and the difficult
les met by the government in stamp
ing out fraud.
It is admitted, even on Capitol Hill.
that the weakest cause which mem
bers of congress have taken up IS OPP
position to the Japanese notes. 1t is
admitted that the country generally
has accepted these notes as serving
very good end and clarifying the sit
uation betfeen the United states and
Japan. 1t is also realized that the
president will have some strong
champions in the senate, and that
there are many presidents for the
Japan correspondence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14
RAILROAD NEWS.
Much New Work to BE Done in
Nebraska Next Spring
To Better Connections Between
Lincoln and Topeka.
UNION PACIFIC LEADS,
Burlington Is Also Planning
Many Improvements.
Other Items of Interest i'm Rail
way Circles.

Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 14-When the
railroads get ready to build again in
Nebraska, two big projects by two big
companies may be put through that
will work changes on the railroad
map of the state and make greater
changes in the direction or route OF
heavy through traffic These plans
have been made by the Burlington and
the Union Pacific. The BurIington's
plan contemplates a link connecting
the Guernsey line at Bridgeport with
the main line at kearney, thus divert
ing traffic for the central part of WV
oming, and perhaps to the great
northwest in time from the present
Billings line to a line that will follow
the Platte valley from Kearney to its
wyoming source. In this stretch there
is approximately 225 miles of road to
build to make the Nebraska connec-
ton, and more than that mileage to
make connection in Wyoming between
Guernsey and the present lines of the
company in the Big Horn basin. The
other project includes complete sur
veys and estimates on an airline rail-
road from Omaha to Lincoln and
direct route from Lincoln to Stroms-
burg. In this there is about one hun
dred miles of road included, some
heavy construction work, and also line
improvement and connection building
between Lincoln and Topeka. With
this constructed much of the business
that now goes from Kansas City west
by way OF Denver would pass through
Lincoln. Some railroad men aver that
the carrying out of this plan, now so
far along that nothing remains to be
done but letting of contracts and ac-
tual building, will be started in the
spring
The Union Pacific is now the only
road building new mileage in Nebras-
ka. It is grading and building track
up the north river and it is said the
line will be completed between Osh-
kosh and Northport by early spring.
Trains are now run to Oshkosh.
A great many other schemes for ad-
ding to the railroad mileage of the
state have been discussed and the
needs for new lines brought to the at
tention of railroad managers, but none
of the plans so far made have gone so
far as the line above mentioned Con-
struction was once started by the Bur-
lington on the line up the North
Platte valley west of North Platte,
and for some reason stopped almost
as hurriedIy as it was begun The
Union Pacific, however, kept on build
ing and has line now nearly one
hundred miles long up the North
river.
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Gals of the. company has been induced
change will be made is not known, bdt
it will probably be in the near future.
The Rock Island system is using the
telephone between this city ana Herlhg-
ton and all the company's business on
that branch is transacted in this man
ner including the running of the trains.
The system has been in vogue Tor the
past four months and it is announced
work and is also an economical move.
The length of the Rock Island branch
was not sufficient to displace many TEL
egraph operators, but the Union IA
cific branch is approximately Zoo mics
in length and if the telephone system
was installed there it would mean the
displacement of a dozen or more tele-
graph operators.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14
N CHANGES On COAST LINES.
Many Promotions of Popular Officials
Announced.

Announced.
Albuquerque. N M, Dec. 14.-As the
result of an official notice posted Oh the
bulletin board in the Santa re SHOPS
offices yesterday afternoon, there IS
much joy among the clerical force IN
the mechanical department. The notice
contained the information that num-
Der of the men had been promoted 10
fill various positions caused py Trans
fers, promotions and creation OF new
positions. The changes were caused py
the visit of S. L. Bean, mechanical sup
erintendent of the coast lines, who has
been here several days. MT: Bean, aLteT
a. conference with other officials OF the
road, appointed w. A George, superln-
tendent of shops, with headquarters
here, and William Daze, master me
chanic, with territory between Albu.
querque and Seligman. AS result OF
these appointments there was a general
shakeup in the personnel of the force
in the master mechanics office. -
S. E. Vizelich, who was CHER clerk
to Point Richmond, where it is under
stood he will become assistant TO MAS
ter Mechanic E. H.. Harlow. G. +:
Clark, record clerk, has been appointed
chief clerk to Mr.. Daze. Chas- Spanr,
chief timekeeper, has been advanced TO
be record clerk, and John ]. T1erney mas
relieved Mr.. Spahr. Frank Bradley, as
tribution clerk, has taken the poslt1on
of stock clerk, vacated by MI T1erney.
Harry Aspinwall, for some time nead
bonus clerk, has been appointed cnleI
clerk under Superintendent OF Shops
w. A. George. Clarence Wigeley, bonus
accountant. has been advanced to the
position formerly held by Mr.. Aspin-
wall The change in the lineup or the
force will mean an advance IN salary
for every one concerned and the men
we're kept busy yesterday congratu-