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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
SPEND CHRISTMAS At HOMES
CABINET MEMBERS WHO WILL
STAY IN THE CITY.
Secretaries Root, Cortelyou and VIII.
son to Celebrate the Day
in Capital.

Vice President Fairbanks will spend
Christmas in this city. His daughter
Mrs John Timnons. and the sons OF the
household are here also. Mrs. Fairbanks
went to Atlantic City yesterday.
Secretary and Mrs. Root will spend
Christmas day quietly at their beauti-
full home on Scott Circle. For the first
time in many years their children will
not be with them during the holidays
Secretary Root will improve the short
respite from official demands to take
rest. His leg. which was injured some
weeks ago, while ON the mend, still trou-
bles him.
Secretary and Mrs. Cortelyou and their
young family circle are spending the holt
DAYS here. Their elder children are home
from school.
Secretary and Mrs. Wright will enjoy a
reunion with al the members Of their.
household at their old home in Memphis.
The Secretary and Mrs. Wright will re-
turn here in time to take part in the
Presidents New Year reception and also
to receive the officers OF the army at
their temporary home at 2OO9 N street.
formerly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Met
calf.
Assistant Secretary Oliver. who is act
ing secretary of war. will spend the day
at his residence. 1885 N street, with Mrs.
Oliver and the Misses Oliver.
Secretary Newberry will be the guest OF
the Detroit Club in Detroit tomorrow.
Mrs. Newberry and the children are with
him at their old home.
Assistant Secretary Satterlee, who is
acting secretary of the navy for the first
time. will spend the day at his home in
New York city, returning here for bust
ness Saturday morning.
The ATTORNEY General and Mrs. Bona
parte will spend the day at their Bati-
more home.
The Postmaster General and his SON
went south for a few days cunning trip.
Mrs. Meyer and her daughters remained
here.
The Secretary of Agriculture will spend
Christmas in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
DEATH OF EDGAR N. MARBLE
FORMER PATENT COMMISSION.
Err VICTIM OF PARALYSIS.
Stricken Wednesday-Had Served
United States in Several Of
fetal Capacities.

Edgar NJ. Marble, formerly commission
er of patents. died at his home in Ham
mond Court this morning at Q O'clock.
Mr. Marble had been sick only one day.
Death resulted from stroke Of paralysis
he suffered Wednesday. Drs. Hume and
Mackall OF Georgetown were in attend
ance.
The funeral will be Saturday and inter
ment at Arlington at o'clock.
Mr.. Ma bic had been a resident of
Washington since his service as commits
sioner of patents. He was in business as
a patent attorney.
His family consists Of Mrs. Marble
and two sons, Harry NJ. and Louise NJ.
Marble
He was born in New York state in 1898,
moved to Michigan while a young man
and has always claimed residence in that
state. Mr.. Marble practiced as a patent
.awyer in Michigan.
He was admit d to the bar in that
state and practiced his profession until
the year 1877. He was appointed March
50 Of that year assistant attorney gem
eral for the Departm mt of the Interior,
receiving his commission from President
Hayes
In November of the same year Presi.
mt Hayes appointed Mr.. Marble assist
ant attorney general Of the United States.
He was admitted to practice before the
Supreme Cou-t of the United States De-
cember o. 1873. He was appointed also
by President Hay commissioner OF pat
ents April %. 1880.
August IA of that year, the commissioner
of Indian affairs being i'll, Mr.. Marble.
while still commissioner of patents. was
signated to perform the duties of com
missioner of Indian affairs. This double
task, which he accomplished with no little
skill, won for him the p. also OF the ad-
ministration.
He left the Office of commissioner OF
patent in 1854 and at the same Tina
ended his career as a government official
For a number of years thereafter he
was associated with his sons, Harry NJ
and Louis NJ. Marble in the patent bust
ness in New York and this city. The
firm name was Z. NJ Marble & Sons.
For the past five or six years Mr.. Mar
BILE has been engaged in the patent bust
ness here with Offices at 913 f street
northwest. His son Harry Marble still
has the business in New York, while
Louis Marble is now engaged in the
manufacturing business in Canton, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

the car tracks all was right. but when
they cut out into the drifts they began
to stick.
AS a result nearly all of the wagons
were either hours late with their deliveries
or were put out of commission entirely
All Tuesday night and all day yesterday
the companies were hiring horses and
teams. Collections and deliveries are
set back thereby from twentyfour to
forty-eight hours. This will also make
delays in outgoing packages. Many Christ
mas gifts will be several days late.
This morning the KIP ess comp anies
using the electric wagons hired from one
of the local storage and delivery compa-
MES forty of their horse-drawn wagons
The snow brought a whit Christmastida
for the children, but 1t brought trouble
some one for the express companies and
the men who must handle the boxes and
packages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
TEST OF MONKEY MEMORY
PURPOSE OF EXPERIMENTS AT
UNIVERSITY.
Psychologists Want to Know the
Simian Capacity to Profit
by Experience.

The department Of psychology and not
the department of medicine Of George
Washington University is making expert
ments with the twelve Rhesus monkeys
which are housed in the medical building
in III street, and concerning which there
has been some curiosity recently. The
whole story was told to Star reporter
frankly and freely this morning by DIR.
Housh, director of the department Of edu-
cation. who Is connected with the depart
ment Of psychology also.
The department of psychology of
George Washington is conducting a
series OF experiments in it's regular re-
search work In comparative or animal
psychology. This work has been re-
ceiving a good deal Of attention at
them Harvard. JOINS H eSsRhy and am eng
cago. George Washington, keeping
abreast OF the times, is doing similar
work of her own.
All psychologists receive great aid in
their study of the human mind by
studying the animal mind. Such study
represents no new theory. but one that
is recognized by all psychologists. Not
only monkeys. but other animals are
closely observed. the study of their
minds being made for the sake of
mind.
One thing that makes the animal mind
valuable in this work is its simplicity
The human mind. Influenced by centuries
Of artificial development and by civiliza-
ton, has grown complex, whereas the
mind of the animal has remained as SIM
pie and as primal as his physical charac-
teristics.
The monkeys that will be studied by the
department of psychology are not to be
taught tricks. They are simply to be well
cared for and kept in as healthy a condi-
ton as possible in order that whatever
mentality they possess may develop nor
mally. The monkeys are but nine months
old and by taking them young 1t Is
thought that a better opportunity will
be afforded for the study of the develop
ment their minds will undergo
Psychologists have come to recognize,
as the basic difference between the ant
NAL mind and the human mind, the abil-
ity to learn by experience. The human
mind profits by experience to a great eX-
tent, while the animal mind profits only
to a limited extent. Just what that limit
Is in the animal mind il. what the leading
psychologists are now trying to find
In the last analysis the question hinges
on the power of the memory. In train
ing monkeys the George Washington psy
biologists will endeavor to find out all
they can about how much or how little
the monkeys can remember.
The monkeys have been at the uni
versity only few weeks and the real
study of them has barely begun. 1t will
be carried on throughout the academic
year There will he no viYisection. In
fact the medical department has nothing
ply housed in the medical building for
convenience.
DIR. Hougl said today that he could not
tell when the results of the experimental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
HARGIS TRIAL NEARS END.
Case Expected to Go to the Jury
This Afternoon.

Special Dispatch to The Star
IRVINE, Ky, december 4-Beach
Hargis, who killed his father at jackson
a year ago. has been on trial for nearly
two weeks. Today attorneys are speaking
in the case, and this afternoon the jury
will be asked to say if the boy is guilty
or If he acted in self-defense
Attorney VIII A. Young, who defended
Judge James Hargis in all Of his murder
trials, getting him acquitted in several of
them. is speaking for the defense of the
son this morning.
Much speculation has been INDUCED in
regarding the failure OF the defense to
introduce Govan Smith as a witness to
contradict evidence introduced by the
prosecution. Smith was town marshall
OF ackson at the time Of the killing. and
placed Beach Hargis under arrest and II
was contended by the prosecution that
the marks on young Hargis were inflicted
by the officer when the prisoner resisted
arrest
1t was learned today that Smith feared
to come to Irvine as he was afraid the
efforts were being made to ass,ssinate
him by certain parties in the Callahan
Smith feud now raging in Breathitt
county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
Stand for a Bad Cause,
rom the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
These men exhibited what the court
denounces as utter. rampant. insolent
defiance" ''unrefined insult coarse af-
'front.' vulgar indignty.'' No court
could tolerate it They set themselves
up over the courts as an authority on
the Constitution. but their pretext that
the constitutional guarantee Of free speech
and free press insured the right to de-
stroy regulations and property as they
We're doing Is the f1imsiest possible. With
Gompers, on his record as a labor leader,
there is no room for sympathy. now that
he faces the natural consequences OF his
lawlessness. Mitchell had seemed to
stand in a class apart from Gompers.
saner and more law-abiding. but he Is
in this studied affront to the courts as
deeply as the others. If they stood for
better cause they would still deserve
exemplary punishment. But they stand
for a bad cause-in particular a boycott
in support of a local union which vio-
lated its contract. and in general a COM
bination to force the preference Of its
members to all workers excluded from
its rolls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
Angry Students Riot in Paris.

PARIS, December 4.-The Inauguration
today OF new system Of examinations at
the Medical School of the Sorbonne. OBJ
jectionable to the students. was the occa-
sion of serious manifestations
Two thousand students paraded the
streets voicing their displeasure. They
broke windows in the school with stones
and showered the police with eggs, stones
and sticks.
Several persons. including some innocent
witnesses, received injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
Too True.
From the Cleveland Leaf

From the Cleveland Leader.
mo one understands met he groaned;
mo one on earth
1t is the old story wrung from many A
tortured youthful heart The sufferer is
generally mistaken. but the pain Is no less
poignant Yet in this instance the mans
complaint was true. Nobody on earth
could understand him.
For he was All announcer of trains at
the union depot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
Jumps From Hotel Window.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. December "a =
Hiram NJ. Cox. aged sixty-five years, a
capitalist and retired wholesale merchant
of Portland. Me. committed suicide to-
day by jumping from the third-s,ory win
dow of hotel to the pavement, sta1ce
of thirty-five feet Mr.. and Mrs. Cox have
been here since November Mr.. Cox be-
ing under treatment for nervous trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
The Unions and MI. Gompers.
Must Obey or Go to Jail.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The laws are not perfect: it may be
that the boycott is defensible; the laws
may in the course of time be modified,
but until the laws are changed Mr.. Com
pars must either obey the courts int Irpre
tation of the existing laws or go to jail.
If Mr.. Gompers' notions shall be incor-
porated into our laws and practice COM
panies like the Bucks S.ove and Range
Company and other business enterprises
will exist only by sufferance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
Murder is Suspected.

XENIA, Ohio. December 4.-The charred
body Of Albert Larkins of Newark, Ohio,
a ventriloquist, aged seventy-two years,
was found today in the partly destroyed
Maple Corner School House, near here.
The coroner believes Larkins was slain,
and is making an investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

and dissolving the Waters-Pierce Conn
pany.
At the same time the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia was rendering a
decision by which MessrS. Gompers,
Mitchell and Morrison. respectively presi-
dent, vice president and secretary of the
Federation of Labor, were condemned to
Imprisonment for terms ranging from one
year to six months each.
Oil trust and labor trust seem to stand
on an even footing before the courts.
The Unions and MI. Gompers.
From the New York Times.
Neither Mr.. Gompers nor the federation
suffers for anything done in advancement
of their own interests. They suffer for in
juring others, both employers and em-
ployes, both capitalists and laborers. They
forbade all commerce of their enemies
without their leave. They forbade con-
tracts of labor and employment without
their approval. This is mething very
different from advancing the interests Of
trades unions or trades unionists. 1t is
intimated that the unions contemplate as
sociating themselves with Mr.. Gompers'
mistake. 1t is a bunder which they
would do we'll not to commit. They can
abandon Mr.. Gompers' position and sur
vive. but for the community to retreat
from the judges position would be to in
itiate anarchy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
Law Stronger Than Labor.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
There is belief that law is stronger
than organized labor which disobeys and
defies it, and that courts of law will not
be successfully opposed by labor organ
izattons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
There Are Others.

FROM the New York American
1t seems to the American that in this
test case the District court could have
made it's decision emphatic and establish
ed its principle without unnecessary Sc
verify, and that 1t would have been wise
and prudent to do so.
And If labor has sinned In the matter
OF the Bucks Stove Company this paper
happens to know that there are not a
few large corporations In this and other
cities which are at the present moment
openly, in the matter OF the blacklist.
With no disrespect to the District court,
we are glad that an appeal is to be taken
from it's judgment and we hope Its sen
tence will be reversed.
The American has often differed from
Mr.. Gompers and Mr.. Mitchell and 1t
holds no brief to speak for them now,
but II their & --latest guilt Is that they de-
ltberateiy violated the Sherman antitrust
law we can see no reason why either OF
them should be sent to the penitentiary for
one year, when the managers of the
sugar trust, after fragrant and long-con-
tinued violation OF the antitrust stat
ute, when convicted were subjected to
simple fine, which was paid, not by the
chief offenders, but By their stockholders.
"A Plague Of Both Your Trusts
From the New York Herald.
The supreme court OF Missouri yester-
day handed down a decision ousting the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana and the
Republic Oil Company from that state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
An Unfortunately Severe Decision.
The Defiance of the Courts.

From the philadelphia Press.
We have no security for life and prop
erty in this country when courts can
be successfully defied and their judg-
ments dsregarded. When every man
is law unto himself the law cannot
be enforced against those who choose
to disobey it. This means social disor-
ganization and confusion. Public peace
and private security are dependent on
the orderly administration of the laws
through appointed officials under the
guidance and authority of the courts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

Investigations would be embodied in the
form Of a report. Scientists conducting
such Investigations are always reluctant
to discuss the results of their research
until the work has been completed. For
this reason it is probable that it will be
some months before DIR. Hough and those
associated with him in the study of the
monkeys will be prepared to say any
thing about what they have discovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

expressed the opinion that it will be lone
of the strongest factors in amalgamating
the forces of organized labor
He said. further. that he believed the
decision surely would be reversed by the
Court of Appeals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
SENTENCES OF LABOR LEADERS
COMMENT ON JUDGE WRIGHT'S
DECISION.
Severity of Punishment Regarded as
Just and Also as Unwise and
Unwarranted.

From the Baltimore American.
The verdict means that labor shall no
longer suffer the false leading of men
who confuse self-aggrandizement with
rights. 1t means that here
after the intelligent labor forces may
work out their interests in harmony with
the general veal of the country. 1t
accorded full recognition. It means that
the dangerous trend toward utter con-
fusion and class antagonism shall be
checked. The atmosphere has been clear
ed and much of vagueness has been dis
sipated by the decision against the men
whom Judge Wright called boastful and
persistent violatorS of the law.
An Unfortunately Severe Decision.
From the New York World.
Next to actual maintaining of the su-
premacy of law and of the courts nothing
is of more Importance than keeping pub
lie sentiment in sympathy with such su-
p-emacy. However fair and impartial
Justice Wright endeayored to be in deal
ing with the defendants, however correct
his conclusions. however just his sentence,
the fact remains that labor leaders will
be able to cite a hundred words and ex-
presSions from his decision with which
to persuade their followers that the court
was prejudiced against all labor unions.
To say that this is unfortunate, and
doubly unfortunate at time when or
ganized effort is made to cripple the
power of the courts, is to state it mildly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
Haywood Expects Reversal.

DENVER. December 4.-In discussing
he decision of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia yesterday, whereby
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison were SER
.enced TO imprisonment for alleged VIC
alton of the courts injunction, William
d. Haywood, former secretary-treasur
Of the Western Federation of Miners. but
anV featuring in the cause Of socialism,
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29
ALASKA APPOINTMENTS HELD UP
tUnrtod proeo Tol.araph.cablo ssrlos)

Washington, Feb. 29-The Alaska federal appoint ments being held up consistently in the senate and there sno telling to the ultimate disposition even in the of Prosecuting Attorney Grigsby of Nome and Judge Reid of the third district In both these there have been entered strong objections that to hay great weight The Grgsby and Reid cases are causing trouble not anticipated when their names first went in The nature of the objections against Ggby has not yet developed although it is declared the department of usce places weight upon them The only objections to Reid far known is that he is not acquainted with the north The matter of the postoces appointments at Val dez and Skagway in sau quo Some action is expected to be taken on them most any day.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29
PEOPLE WERE T00 PATIENT'
nR GRAVES APPROVES ACTION OF THE MASS HEETIHG

Travelling Railroad Mall Clerk Graves has returned from a visit to Ketchlkan, where he wont on official business. He says the route from Ke,chlkan to Howkan around Cape chacon has been discontinued, MT. Graves was not present during the period preceding or at the time of the mass meeting held to protest against the mail Service offered this upper country by tho steamships from the south. Be iO very much interested iu tho matter and today declared the &C., tlon taken is such AS he has been ask iug the people of this city and Junesu, 10 take for years. Be says he has,
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29

A $2o Suit for SIS Read Bohronds' ad,
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29
IN
 BAD WEATHER
(By United Prsss.,

Sitka. Feb. 2s-The government cableship Burnside reports that she is having plenty of trouble with the cable she picked up a few days ago. Stormy weather prevents her from making the splice. However she hopes to put the west and the interior into communica- tion with the world today.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29
(sy United Proos )

Callao, Peru, Feb. 29-Tbe American fleet sailed from here this morning. The whole country round was out to see the departure. It was a magnificent spectacle. A salute was fired by all the ships in the harbor but the Ameri- cana did not reply. They moved silent ly out to sea and formed four abreast, their streamers of smoke lifted above
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29
TWO MEN LOST ON CHICHAG0FF

Sitka Feb. 29-Jack Noble and companion named Smith, who were sent by manager Goldsten from Juneau prospect the Chicbago island are lost They were landed at Salisbury sound by the Georgia on February I0 and were go to DeGros camp The Minnie, which has just returned from the camp reports that they never reached there The Minnie engagedto go in search or them has sailed with party who will land at the point where the put ashore and try to follow their a
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29
AUTOS 0N THE
 RUN AGAIN
(sy United Prsss.)

Chicago, Feb. 29-The auto racers resumed their run thIs morning, hay ing put their machines in shape after the severe tests to which they were put iD the run from Buffalo. The Amerl. can, Monty Roberts led away. Two other cars left at the same time, one French and the other the Italian.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29
AFTER AEL RULERS OF THE WORLD
United pcess Tolograph-cabIo sorvIoo.)

Buenos Ayress Feb. 29-While president Alcorta was taking his morning ride in open carriage in the park to- day bomb was thrown which struck under the carriage It failed to explode and the guard acted vaanty in rush. ing to and picking up the deadly instrument and removing it from the vicinity The incident occupied but instant and the excitement that might have attended it quick Iy aayed by the president driving away nonchalanty Police quickly at work however and four arrests were made although it is not certain that the real dynamter has been arrested The attempted assassination came as surprise there has been dscontentment among the citizens of late believed it the work of foreigners that have organized kill the mOnarchs and rulers of the world
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29

the ieatherweight champion, put Ed. Kelly to sleep in the seventh of whst was to have been a twenty round fight here last night. Kelly never vas at any time in tho game with tho bAntan chief. A largo crowd witnessed the ai- fair. Kelly was game and took his punishment in good form
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29
ONE SIGN OF
 HIS SANITY
(sy United PrSoal

New York, Feb. 2s-Apothsr twist has been taken in tho case of Harry ThAw. He has Ratly refused to pay his attorneys until he shall have been released from the asylum
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-29

Frank Stuart Is in receipt of wire from Ketchikan advising him that the Cottage City will not arrive here until late Monday. She has 100 tons of freight and 45 passengers.