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PAPA WAS HASTY.

married the dashing duke had returned
home in distress.
HAS that scoundrel deserted my lit
tie girl?' reared the enraged father.
"Papal" she exclaimed, Indignantly.
II shall be angry if you speak that way
of the duke. He has not deserted me.
| am only out of money"
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ONLY EIRsT STAGE OF AMENDMENT.

1t is premature to hail the constitutional amendments passed by thu Legs-
lature as accomplished facts They have passed only the frsto of three stages
Next winter they must again be introduced and passed in the Legislature. and
they will then be confronted by a n opposition that may accomplish the defeat
of sol OF all of them in either house. The Voorhees, judiciary amendments
passed one Legislature quite easily, only to be defeated in the next Legislature
What the people will do when they come o vote oil amendments is always
doubtful The last set of judiciary amendments in 1903 were all voted down.
If, therefore, the amendments just adopted shall pass the Legislature next
veal there is by no means a certainty that the people will vote to put them
into the SheC Constitution
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BREAKING OF WILLS.

To the EDITOR Of the Evening Star;
Is it not a fact hat it is a practical
impossibility to draw a will containing
any provisions out of the ordinary so
that it cannot be broken by contest in
COURT? LAYMAN.
1.-THE condition is quite the contrary
from what you seem to imagine. In
reply to a statement in a New York
newspaper that few wills can stand the
test OF real and justifiable effort to
break them, a Brooklyn maj who says
he was connected for six years with the
Surrogate's office. in Kings County,
points out that only thirteen of 1.T22
wills filed in that county were not adj
mitted to probate.
Statistics for the years 1927, inclu-
siVe, are as follows.
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TIE FATE OF CHHL SEA.

Chelsea, Massachusetts, forty years older than Newark, and me of the
most prosperous suburbs of Boston, has met with a great calamity by fire,
which yesterday destroyed onethrd of the city and made more than a thou
sand families homeless 1t is the old story of himsy wooden construction,
inadequate fire service and regulations and a high wind. The fire, m well
started, found abundance of fuel became uncomfortable, and in a few hours
run and desoaion overwhelmed the community. Chelsea takes its place in
the long roll Of Americana tiles and towns given III to confagration. The great
misfortune of Chelsea is another impressive lesson to American municipal
ties VIII IL be heeded2
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SOME METROPOLITAN RIGHTEOUSNESS

The bumptous men who represent the New York Merchants Association
and who possess the notion that the big city is monarch of all it surveys have
given notice that they will contest the construction Of a Pasaict trunk sewer to
New York ay. The power of the Federal government is to be invoked. The
SAM men appealed to the Federal government to stop navigation o. the Pas
Of "a to the railroad trains in this state that carry their goods westward and
that impudent demand was refused. The Federal government has n o power
and will not attempt IL exercise any, to interfere with a New Jersey State prof.
ret o purify a state river by diverdng sewage into the New Jersey waters of
New York Bay. New York has no rights superior to New Jerseys
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Adviees from u batbship fleet give the gratifying information that
every ship in the fleet in Magdalena Bay beat her previous good records in
rifle practise. Some best records were broken. The maerifoort voyage. of the
fleet and the perfect condition of the ships pon their arrival in Magdaena
Bay have won he admiration of the world, and this gunney record fairly
caps the climax" America will watch with pride the further journey of the
fleet to Australia, Japan and China and the Philippines, and thence to the
Suez Canal and the Mediterranean, and across the Atlantic, having circum-
navigated the globe, and then there win be a Homecoming reception that the
whole nation will ion IN
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PRoBABLY ORE POLICE PRoTEcTIoM.

If the Mayor and Police Commission shall rave their way the recommen-
daion by the lateg grand jury for additional police protection to adequately
over sections that are o virtually unprotected will be provided, and two
new precincts will be established Our city is growing rapidly, and the facih-
tics of the department must keep up with the growth. The departmental
force is also too small for a city of the character and size o Newark. In a
great emergency there would be a prdfuny small part of it to spare without
withdrawing police protection from all other sections than the ms in which
tbe trnuhe shomda arise
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HANDED DOWN.

"Ah. my lad" said the stranger, with
an encouraging smile. Il can see thai
you were cut out for something big.
"That may be, mister replied the
diminutive farmer boy, but it gen
orally happens that something big is
cut out for me"
For your
Yes, dads trousers. These are a pair.
| nave on now.'-Chicago News.
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POLITICS IN THE CHURCH.

If partisan politics creep into the conventions of the white churches, should
there be wonder that politics, a little more strongly favored. should be intro
duced in the conventions Of the negro churches? Bishop Alexander Wal
tcs,o Of the African Methodist Church, has as much right to turn his pulpit
into a political rostrum as las Pastor scudder, Of Jersey City. or any
other white political clergyman. and he IA with as good a grace make
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A PROSPECTIVE sNUB.

Phoebe--You would harry know
Freddy since he got back from Monte
Carlo. He lost all his money there.
Evelyn-Hardly know himl Why,
shan't know him at all,-Illustrated
Bits.
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the trip cost and how much time does
it consume? READER.
[You begin the trip from New York
to Boston at 129th street. and pass
through Bronx borough, Mt. Vernon,
New Rochelle, Greenwich, Conn; Siam
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wills Passed Con.

This shows that . per cent. of the
wills passed upon by the office are con-
tested and that less than l per cent.
are rejected. This assuredly disproves
so far as New York is concerned, the
frequently made assertion that lawyers
are incapable of writing wills that can
not be broken by their colleagues. Ed
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NO UNCERTAINTY.

Briggs-I hear you've been specl
lating in Wall street.
Griggs-There was no specializing
about it. 1 was a dead sure thing
from the start.-Life.
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JUST AS GOOD. BUT

Biggs-What do you know about
Blank? Is he as good as his word?
Diggs-Oh, yes; but I wouldn't believe
a word he said.-Chicago News.
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ford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, New Haven,
Hartford, Springfield, West Brookield,
Wellesley, Brookline and Boston. The
total cost would be about SO, and the
time required a little more than twenty
hours.-Ed.1
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HE WAS MIL.

AREN'T you going to marry Willie? ~
mo"
'.Why?s
Because I never did believe in giving
something for nothing"
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EYE TO BUSINESS.

"rhis country is going the same way
Rome did,
IF YOU are sure of that, let us corne
a bunch Of relics"
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FROM STAR READERS

Anonymous communications cannot be
printed. EXCEPT on political subjects the
names OF correspondents are not required for
publication. but as a guarantee of good faith.
Ed
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BATTLING.

A maid neither rich nor romantic
Wed a man neither proud nor pedanic,
And so retired is their life
And empty of strife
That the neighbors are thoroughly
frantic.
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TROLLEY TO S T

To the Editor OF the Evening Star:
What is the route to Boston by troll
ley from New York? How much would
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EYEN.


HAS he an even dispositions"
Yes; ugly all the time. cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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EVER FORGETFUL
AS THEY GOSSIP in CARS
Even ~Shockugly Distressing Incidents Seem Beyond the Pale Of
Secrecy or Decent Consideration When the Tongues Go Loose.

BY ADA LYNN.

~ o the person who believes in keeping his eyes or, rather, his ears,
opn. there is a world off musemen to be found in a ffteen-minute
u ride Of almost any trolley "a in the city, during the congested hours
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-11
SEATTLE BANKS RETIRING
CLEARING HOUSE CERTIFICATES

Seattle, Jan. 4.-The retirement of
the clearing house certificates issued
by the united Seattle banks early last
November has been under way for
several days and 100000 of the issue
has already been withdrawn.
Between $1,OOO,000 and $1,5O0,000 in
certificates was issued by the Clearing
already withdrawn is between one
tenth and one-ffteenth of the entire
issue.
eve. are following the regular plan
in the retirement of the certificates, y
said E. w. Andrews, chairman of the
Clearing House Association. "The
banks are retiring the certificates from
time to time, according to their con-
venience.
"The certificates have already be-
come unnecessary, and so we are with
drawing them as occasion offers. They
will continue to be retired in the same
way until they have all disappeared.
All of them will probably be with
drawn within few months. But the
process will be gradual"
The certificates in common use be-
gan to be issued November II. At
first they were only in denominations
|of IS, SO and $40, but a further con-
signment was soon put out which
also included denominations of 81 and
81 notes. They are pledged for re-
payment on or before April 1, 1908.
The early beginning Of their retire
ment is expected to result in few of
the issue being outstanding by April 1.
The certificates still outstanding
will, of course, continue to be in cir
culation just as heretofore, except as
small amounts are retired by the vari-
Gus banks from time to time.
In addition to the certificates in use
as currency, which have been retired,
more than 100000 of the loan GER
tificates used by the banks among
themselves since the present strin-
gency came on have also been with
drawn. These certificates were like
wise issued by the clearing house to
the individual banks in return for Sc
curities received from the banks.
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GOLD PRODUCTION LESS.
Alaska Output Decreases Over $4,000,
OOO-CoIorado Leads.

Washington, Jan. 4.-The produc-
ton of gold in the United States fell
off $4,753, 4O1 in 1907 as against 1906.
whereas the amount of silver produced
was increased by over 100000 fine
ounces. Alaska's gold production fell
off a little more than $3,O00,000, &C
cording to the preliminary report OF
the director of the mint.
Colorado is shown to have led all OF
the states in 1907 in the production OF
gold, as it did in 1866 the amount,
however, being reduced from nearly
$23,OOO,OOO in 1906 to nearly $21,00O,-
100 in 1907.
Montana leads the list in the pro-
duction of silver, with 12,118,00O fine
ounces, with Colorado and Utah only
a few thousand ounces behind.
The following table shows the value
in dollars of the production OF the
principal gold and silver states for
the wear 1907:
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JAPAN TO INACCURATE
POLICY OF. RETRENCHMENT

Victoria, Jan. 7.-Retrenchment in
army, naval and other expenses, IN
creased direct taxation and postpone
ment of public enterprises have been
decided upon by the Japanese govern
ment to cope with the straitened post
hellum financial situation, according
to adyices received by the steamer
Empress of China yesterday. Fifteen
million dollars is expected to be raised
nv the increased taxation, ten million
dollars yearly by curtailment OF mill
tary expenses, and almost i've million
dollars yearly for six years by re-
trenchment in naval enterprises, while
an average of twenty million dollars
is to be secured by postponement OF
public works for six years.
The arrest of the extension OF arma-
ment will be followed by a peace pol
lev. aided by ententes concluded win
the principal foreign powers. Consid-
cradle objection will have to be con-
tended with by the government not
onlv regarding the proposed Increased
taration. but from some sections OF
army and navy, the militarists light
ing strongly against the proposed cur
tailments.
The reimbursement of army expenses
NIL, lessen the amount to be provided
for military expenses for six years BY
en- nar cent. and for naval expenoi-
ture by Is per cent. $S0,000,O0O being
,onned from the army expenditures.
- fact the new budget provides Tor
general retrenchment. The total mum
her to be provided for is $2so.ooO'oVo.
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FACTORIES RESUME
pFNEWED DEMAND STARTS MANY
PLANTS THAT HAVE BEEN
SHUT DOWN.
travelling Men Begin to Scatter Over
Northwest Territory and a Rush Of
orders Is Expected to Follow Their
Raid-Stocks Have Been Depleted,

Seattle, Jan. 4.-Every day brings it's
nuota of announcements Of either &C.
tual or intended resumption of manu-
featuring plants of one kind or another
that closed almost Immediately after
the financial troubles broke over the
country.
Curtailment has been the watchword
of manufacturers for the past two
months, and it has been carried on to
such an extent that in some lines there
is a scarcity of stocks. For the last
two weeks practically every travelling
man working out of Seattle has been
in off the road for a vacation. Many
of them have left the city and by Mon
day nearly every house will have it's
men on the road. A big rush of orders
is expected Immediately, and this
means that manufacturing plants will
shortly resume operations.
The Washington Shoe Manufacture
ing Company's big factory at South
Seattle, which has been closed for
some time, will resume operations
Monday morning at practically full ca
pacity.
Announcement is made that work
has been resumed on a normal scale
at the plant of the Western Cooperage
Company, On Lake Union, in which
forty persons are employed, and the
same concerns big stock mill at Aber-
deem. employing 200 men, has resumed
operations.
Sawmills throughout the Northwest.
particularly those having a local out
let for their output, are resuming.
After a shutdown of about two weeks
work has been resumed at the plant
of the Rainier Beach Lumber Com
pany at Rainier Beach with a full
crew. Since the mill has been shut
down extensive alterations have been
made and the capacity nearly doubled.
Announcement is made that work
will be started at the Renton Glass
Factory by January 20, and William
Pigott, president of the Seattle Car
Manufacturing Company's new works
at Renton, stated last week that his
plant would be in operation at least by
February 1. The big factory of the
Yule Spinning & Irvine Company at
Renton, in which the machinery is
now being placed, also is expected to
be in full operation within month.
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ORGANIZATION OF PACIFIC
HOP GROWERS is ASSURED

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 4.-W. E.
Lovedal and A. L. Shinn of this city,
who have been canvassing the states
of Washington and Oregon for the pur.
pose of organizing the hop growers OF
the Pacific coast, have returned and
report unexpected results in every Sec
ton visited. They left California with
the assurance that at least 60 per cent
of the hop acreage in the state was
with the association, and in the North
in some localities they secured as high
as 95 per cent of the acreage, and in
no place did it run under 20 per cent,
In one district every acre was signed
up.
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Mining Men to Meet in Seattle.

Seattle, Jan. flames F. Call
breath, secretary Of the American Min
ing Congress, has forwarded to John
w. Troy, acting secretary Of the Alas
ka Club, q copy Of the resolution
adopted by the executive committee
of the congress fixing March 1924 for
the meeting with the mining men OF
the Northwest in Seattle. The meet
ing win be under the auspices Of the
congress. Mr.. Callbreath will be In
Seattle about the middle Of January.
with q View" he writes, TO bring
about more complete arrangements TOR
this meeting, In order that the best
results may be accomplished.
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STOCK or GOLD AND SILVER
UNITED STATES COINS GAINS

washington, Jan. 4.-The seminar.
nual provisional statement made by
the director OF the mint shows that
there has been gain In the stock Of
gold and silver coins in the United
States since June 80, 1907, OF $11S..
685, sos, as follows:
Gold coins, 100 ,507, 1872; silver coins,
s., 176,778.
The total stock Of gold and silver
coin IN the United States on January
Il 1905 was $2,146, 156.979.
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REAL sEAMANsHIP.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


Mr.. Bankson was telling story Of
maritime adventure. As he advanced
in it, says writer In the New York
Sun, his fellow club members gathered
round him and acquired delicious
thrills. A storm was evidently about
to break. He had told how banks Of
cloud appeared in the west and massed
themselves there, and he went on:
ut was no time to be at sea. I knew
that at high water there would be
trouble.
"The light breeze failed. I had all
sail set, but could not keep steerage-
way. simply drifted with the tide.
The surface Of the sea was like glass.
"A white frings OF clouds rapidly adj
vanced, and hid the dull leaden bank
below them. knew what that meant.
1 overhauled my ground-tackle, keep
ing an eye all the time on the storm
coming up against the direction In
which the wind had blown before the
calm fell.
Suddenly a ripple appeared on the
water, and advanced like an express
vessels up to windward dropped as II
the halyards had been cut. Men sour
ried about the decks,
"a yellow ruf1e appeared upon the
water, and advanced like an express
train. Beyond 1t was solid wall Of
rain, split by streaks Of lightning, and
there was peal after peal Of thunder.
II tried to head the craft 50 that she
would take the gale head on, but it was
no use. The ripple on the water, fol-
lowing closely the yellow foam, was
upon me.
"What was I to do? I could let safi
go on the run, drop the anchor, pay
out all my line and hang on. But
what IL the gale should be so stif that
she wouldn't lie to 1T? Then would
have to buoy my anchor and scud with
bare poles until it blew itself out.
While went over this in my mind It
came to the instant when something
had to be done"
Bankson paused at this thrilling mo-
ment
.Well," demanded listener, what
did you dor
II got out" said Bankson. without
another moments hesitation stepped
overheard, took the canoe under my
arm, and walked ashore Just in time
to escape wetting above the, knees. =
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arating the black squares cross each
other hazy penumbra may be seen.
If, however, attention is concentrated
upno one Of the spots 1t disappears,
though the others remain visible.
The Spider that Goes A-Hunting.
Do you know that there is kind OF
spider which spins no web? It is call
ed the Hunting spider" and it's favor
tie hunting ground is a sunny wall,
because there the flies are most lihely
to assemble, and flies are a dainty OF
which he is particularly fond
It is most interesting sight to watch
one Of these savage little creatures
when in search of a dinner. It prowls
along just like little lion until It
catches sight Of fly. Then there Is
moments pause, while the spider looks
carefully over the ground, as II decid-
ing the best course to take. As soon
as its mind Is made up on this point.
1t pulls itself together and PUSHES on
its prey 50 quickly that the poor little
fiy does not even know 1t is In danger
until it Is actually In the enemys
clutches.
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SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF
HARTMAN LINES POSSIBLE

Washington, Jan. Attorney Ten
eral Bonaparte, when questioned as 70
the truth of the statement that SUIT
would soon be brought to dissolve tne
relationship between the Union ana
Southern Pacific railroads. known as
the Hartman system, would only say
that the matter was under considera-
ton, but he was not prepared to either
affirm or deny the report.
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Totals .$s9, $40, 1893 $37.571,5So

Totals 1888 ,620,399 $37,51I,ooo
Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Nortn
Carolina, Porto Rico, Philippine Isl
ands, South Carolina, Tennessee ana
Virginia produced small quantities OF
gold and silver, which are included IN
the totals.
The commercial value of the hne
silver in 1906 averaged about Sc cents
per ounce and in 1907 about Sc cents
per ounce.
The production Of fine silver IN lSVo
amounted to 56,517, 900 ounces.
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what Men Are Made OF.

A bright boy made quite an apt an
swer to a cross-grained old man who
had outgrown his love for children.
Get out Of my way" were his surly
words. what are you good forY The
boy looked up in his face with bright
smile, and said, very promptly, "They
make men out of such things as we
are" The boy came of with flying
colors. It is pity that surly old men
should ever be made out of the good
stuff in children.
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ts
Turkish horseshoes are simply a dah
plate OF iron with hole In the middle.
In his volume Of Personal Adventures''
Col. ]. P. Robertson describes the ex-
traordinary method Of preparing the
horse to be shod
The farrier takes q good long rope,
doubles 1t, and knots a loop at the end.
to about the size Of good large horse
collar. This Is put over the horses
head after the manner Of horse col
lar, the knot resting on the horses
chest.
Then the two ends Of rope are
brought between his legs; each rope
then taken by a man. h hitched on TO-
the fetlocks Of his hind legs and
brought through the loop In front; then
bv 1 hard, steady pull the hind legs arc
drawn ND to the fore legA and the hou1e
falls heavily on his side.
An four feet are then tied together
10 the fetlockA the horse Is propped
mn 81 his back, and the f4rrier ~
nnietly down beside him, takes "a al
the old shoes and puts on new. VIA
the work b finished the horse T. ~
tied ana allowed to set w
10 weil-bred nnilonalze bcasts -
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