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THE HIPPoDRoME, PARIS.

Boompers. Holland, only had to show his
social and financial backing to walk off
with the lease-on terms that make one
fight-evening cost. in general expenses
and part of the advertising, 81 400 before
the lights are turned up.
klegin, in addition pays the owning
syndicate 80 per cent of the profits after
deducting expenses and $1,000 per even
that it pays him to spend more to adver-
tise a fight in Paris than English fight
promoters take in for their gross re-
ceipts.
The innovation that makes such things
possible is what Parisans want-the all
professional program here sprung on the
world for the first time.
::
No preliminares. No amateurs
When MacVea meets Herbert Synnott
this week it will be all but world cham
pion fighting; yet into the same program
Klegin has put Jimmy Game drought
from Sioux City to fight the redoubtable
Kid Davis for the lightweight champion
ship of Europe; Dick Green of Chicago
meets Bob Scanlon Of Louisiana. and Jim
Styles. an English favorite in Paris.
fights Bill Chester. middeweight cham
pion of South Africa.
For such a program. the Parisians will
crowd the Hippodrome In 1000 paying
places, club sports paying their $50 to
litter UP a laughably spacious ringside,
puny FOUNDERS filling $50 loges with Jewell
ed beauties. palpitating in white furs and
plumes to see red claret tapped!
For these men are no pugs. Jim Styles
was sparring partner to Burns on his
trip to Europe. Bill Chester brings a
reputation for being unwhipped in South
Africa. Having beaten every one of
their own class in Paris, their meeting
might stand for a principal event; yet
Klegin puts them between Kid Davis and
MacVea.
Now Kid Davis, called 1.-The wonder -
drew Jim Driscoll in twenty rounds and
ing HlppOdrOme seance he will fight
Jimmy Britt, who twice in America-if
unofficially-got the best of Battling Nell
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tive preachers. Many of the teachers of
the mission schools throughout South
Africa have been educated there, and it
has done much in bringing it's European
pupils TO an understanding of the native
character. The institution consists of a
large central building, a score of dormi-
tories, many workshops and a hospital.
Connected with it is a farm on which
the boys work and all sorts of manual
training are taught. The morning hours
are devoted to study and recitations, and
a part of each afternoon to work upon
the farm and in the gardens and shops.
The school has its military drills and
physical training. 1t has a brass band
and the white and black boys play cricket
together Every Friday evening there
Is literary society and there are occa-
slonal lectures, papers and debates
The girls have their own industrial
work. and learn dressmaking cooking
and laundering during their stay. 1t is
not difficult for a Lovedale graduate to
get job. Many OF the former students
are now interpreters some are clerks in
employed in the stores.
In Kimberley and Johannesburg, the
great centers of the gold and diamond in
dustries. natives are now paid about 81
per day. This is considered enormous
wages for this part of the world. Only
generation ago natives were paid 3
cents for ten or eleven hours work. Then
an AK would buy an OK and string of
glass beads pay a negro for carrying a
load OF seventy pounds hundred miles
through the wilds. These are the wages
that still prevail in parts OF Uganda, Brit
ish East Africa and German East Africa,
and the white men there will tell you that
IL Is wrong TO pay more.
/ remember a talk which l had with a
government official of British Central
Africa. We were talking about the ma
tive labor and / asked whether ii was
possible TO get any work out of the blacks
of NyaSsaland. He replied:
Yes, We get some work from them, but
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among the whites, would rather not have
the blacks learn trades, and they desire
to keep the labor Of the two races dis
tinct.
= *
AS to the co-education of the races
there is only one place in South Africa
where that is carried on to any extent.
This is at LOvedale, about $50 miles
northeast of Cape Town. There is a
missionary training institution of the
United Free Church of Scotland at that
place, and in 1t the whites and blacks
are educated together. 1t is sort of
boarding school with something like
eight hundred pupils: and it might be
called an academy, although it has all
the branches from the kindergarten to
the normal training school. This school
is doing much in making teachers and ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-05

ARTISANS ( h i n k
that all Americans
are handy pugilists.
They are wild over
I h e A m e r / C a n
physique, and think
it comes from
scrapping.
Collie & e athlete
tourists towering
a | o II 6 the boule-
ard, rich automo-
bile sports. stern,
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COncelnin0
Well-knOWn peODle

afternoon he said, and tried to sell her
"a new wrinkle erad.cator.'
land how did the man make out?
said L.
He left in half hour. was the an
swer, with a gross of bottles of wrinkle
eradicator of my wife's own manufacture
that he had purchased from her. -
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M AXES Pugilism Fash
Nl ionable-Paris the New
Fight Center - Shorty Nc
Cabe at the Hippodrome in
Person of MacVea and Syn
mott, Whom Burns and John
son Must Meet on Their Re-
turn From Australia-Most
Expensive Physical Culture
in the World at HIGGINS Pa
latial Club-Teaches French
Sports Their Savate Is Dippy.
peciaI Correspoodepce Of Tho
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haru- .aced, showering gold; husky art stu
dents hulking through the Latin quarter;
our new type business men, alert. swift,
rosy; tough little jockeys and the race
track push; all smooth shaved. sedate and
modest. all yet with the insolent Ameri-
can eye, they fit in perfectly with the
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HE white people
here are becoming
excited over the
ne gro question.
During the past
six months I have
visited every col
ony south of the
Zambesi, and the
better class OF
Europeans every
where have fears
of a race war in
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THE INVlNCIBLES.

UDOBLEY EVANS has been a splendid
~ fighter, one of our very best fight
ers in his time, and no wonder
The speaker. an aged resident OF Floyd
county. Va. laughed.
"Robley was born with military genius.
he said. HE showed military genius
from the cradle.
Il saw him one day in his childhood
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playing tin soldiers with another boy.
Each had a toy cannon that shot rubber
balls the size of marbles, and each had
an army of about hundred tin soldiers
The battle was IA big gun affair. The
boy who knocked over the most Of his OPP
ponents tin soldiers won.
"Robley always won. His cannon balls
would always destroy the opposing army
while his own forces would remain prac
tically intact. Yet it seemed to me.
somehow, that Robley shot very little. If
at all better. than the other boy.
The Virginlan laughed again.
And, by jove, he didn't, either!' he
said. He had some kind of paste on
the bottom of his soldiers that glued them
upright to the f1oor!'
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M ORE Ka1r Schools
Nl Wanted - Labor and
Wages-Three Cents Versus
One Dollar Per Day-How
the Natives Are Taxed
Their Lands and How Held
"A Look at a Kahr Kraal
Queer Customs, Etc.
Copyright 1905, by Frank G. CARPENTER!
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
CAPE, TOWN
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P'P-S November %. 1908.
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lings and now private parties have come
in and are building a railroad; they want
steady labor and are offering six shil-
lings.'
six shillings? A dollar and a half a
day." asked l.
mo, six shillings a month. 1t is too
much. and the worst of it is that the ma
tive will expect that wages right along.
and he cannot see why he should not
have it. 1t is a great mistake
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Special Correspondence OF The Star
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
Two Shanties and Colored Chapel
Burn Down.
)SS ESTIMATED AT $4,000
Children Left in Shack BY Parents
May Have Started Blaze With
Matches
rom The World Of Monday.

From The World OF Monday.
Fire broke out at 10 O'CLOCK this
morning in one of the shanties near
the old fair grounds owned by the
Standard Lime & Stone Co. an6 in a
few minutes it was in ashes, togeth-
er with an adjoining shanty and
chapel.
The buildings were all frame. The
shanties were about Is by 20 feet in
size and the chapel about Is by 30
feet in dimensions. The loss on build
ings and contents is estimated at $500.
The fire started in the shanty oc.
cupied by Samuel Bailey, colored. He
was at work in the stone quarry at
the time and his wife at work up
town, leaving two little children alone
in the house. 1t is supposed that they
were playing with matches and, ignit-
ing, set the house on fire. The flames
communicated to the adjoining shack
and then to the chapel. All went up
in smoke, together with nearly all
their contents.
The shanties were occupied by a
number of colored laborers in the
stone quarries and they lost nearly
everything.
Ryneal Co. No. / responded TO the
alarm with their chemical and hose
wagon, but till they got out there the
fire had pretty nearly burned itself
out.
On the way out the fire wagon
struck two-horse wagon amidships
on East Stephen street and knocked
the bed off it and broke the coupling
p6e. Nobody was hurt
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
MONDAY MORNING FIREICAR STRIKE is SETTLED
Company Reinstates Men Vino
Were Discharged.
I'LL QUIET IN CUMBERLAND
No Cars Run During the Day and No
Disorder-Bandwagon Was the
Only Public Conveyance.

Cumberland, Md, April 2o.-The
street car strike, inaugurated Satur-
day morning, upon the refusal of the
company to reinstate two of the men
discharged on account of gambling In
the company's car barn office, was
amicably settled last night 0y com
mittee from the Allegany Trades
council and President George l.. Well
ington. General Manager w. Minor
Roberts, jr., ad directors of the COM
pany. Shortly before thar time
Messrs. Harry Irvine, Frederick Zihl-
man, Frank L. Geory, Joseph Furlong
and Oswald Weber, the arbitration
committee of the Allegany Trades
council, acting in accordance with the
resolution adopted at the union meet
ing Sunday afternoon under the aus
pices of the Trades Council, called
upon the company's officers and re-
quested the reinstatement of the men.
The matter was gone into thorough
ly and the company agreed to rein
state the men upon condition that
there would not be repetition of the
abuses complained of and that there
would hereafter be a strenuous en-
forcement of the rules of the com
pany against drinking. gambling, etc.
The Trades Council agreed to see to it
that the men live up to the company
rules. Should the men fail to do SO
1t was decided that their DISMISSAL
would follow. 1t was further agreed
that should there be any differences or
grievances upon the part of either the
company or the men, that the COM
pany would settle these differences
with a committee of the railway men.
The strike continued al day. no
cars being moved Twenty-six men
applied for positions ON the line Satur-
day. but only one of them reported for
duty Sunday. Most of the strikers
We're at the barn, however. Manager
Roberts told them their positions were
still open to them and would be until
this morning.
Late Saturday evening the large
band wagon that was carrying passen-
gers between Cumberland and South
Cumberland, but which was obliged to
quit on account of the rain, was again
out for business. The news of the
agreement spread rapidly and caused
much rejoicing. The street car men
gathered in Trades Council hall last
night and ratified the action of the
committee. There were no acts of dis
order.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
Noted Fireman Dead.

Augustus Helmet, former tax collec-
tor and formerly a wholesale and re-
tail coal dealer, died on Sunday at
Blue Ridge Summit, Pa, aged Sc
years. His death was due to hear,
trouble, superinduced by tuberculosis
He was an active volunteer fireman.
Mr.. Helmet wascaptain at one time of
the famous First Hose Heel racing
team Of Hagerstown, and later filled
offices in both the Maryland State
Fremen's association. and the Cumber-
land Valley Firemen's association
He is survived by his widow, who was
Miss Helen c. Dugan, of Williamsport
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
Observation-Disclosures.
HON. C. WOOD DALEY DEAD
Prominent Attorney of Elkins Dies
From Effects of Paralysis.

Hon. C. Wood Daley died at mid
night Wednesday at his home ait Ell
kins, as a result of stroke of paraly-
sis, which he sustained about a week
ago. The news was learned with
deep regret by the many friends OF
the deceased in this city.
Mr.. Daley was recognized as one of
the most brilliant and brainy men OF
West Virginia, an astute lawyer and
an orator of wide reputation, his po-
litical speeches being Telling and eff
fectiye, and often has been heard IN
the most important campaigns. He
was the general counsel for the Coal
and Coke railroad and for other rail
roads and interests of Davis and FL
kins. and he enjoyed law practice
estimated to be worth $4,000 year.
He was genial and generous, frank
and fair at all times.
Although he never held public Of
fee he was on several occasions urg-
ed to become a candidate for con-
gress in the second distrit, but he al
ways refused, preferring the practice
of his profession instead of public
life.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
FIREMEN'S CONVENTION
THE c. v. ASSOCIATION MEETS
HERE MAY 20.
Secretary Jones Announces Date and
Wants Full Attendance--New
President To Be Elected.

Mr. Wellington G. Jone, of Harris
burg, secretary of the Cumberland
Valley Volunteer Flremea's associa-
tion, has officially notified the fire
companies here that the annual con-
vention Of the association will be held
in Martinsburg, Wednesday. May 20,
1908. Each fire company in the asso-
citation is entitled TO one delegate. 1t
will be one-day convention.
Secretary Jones says: The financ. al
depression has made big demonstra-
tion impossible, but there will be
something doing of interet to voimn-
teer firemen."
Among the numerous matters of bus
mess transacted at the convention will
be the election OF a president ano
secretary of the association and to
select the place for the convention in
1909.
The president OF the association now
Is Mr.. A. Lincoln Shaffer, of Cham
bersburg. Mr.. John A. Rowe, of the
Always There Hook and Ladder Co.,
of Waynesboro, is candidate for the
office and stands good chance of be
ing elected. He Is a popular fireman
and prominent in the affairs of the as
soc,ation.
1t is altogether likely that Carlisle
viii get the convention next year.
The town win then celebrate its cen
tennial and one Of the features will
be big firemen's demonstration. The
firemen of Carlisle have already asked
for the convention next year and the
chances are that they will get it with
out opposition.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25

fine of five hundred dollars, nor, II
elected, can draw any compensation
from his Office until 1t is filed. The
provision limiting candidates ex-
penses as well as the one requiring
filing OF statement is applicable to
nominations, as well as elections.
The most stringent--and if they are
observed the most effecuve-provis-
ions of the bin relate to the collect
ing and dsbursing money by cam
paign committees or other party or
CARNATIONS. Whenever two or more
persons are associated together for
collecting or disbursing money for
election purposes they are declared
TO be committee and required to
have at all times a treasurer through
whose hands all moneys that are col
lected or disbursed must pass. This
treasurer must keep at all times a de
tailed account showing where all
money comes from and to whom and
for what purpose it goes out. Within
thirty days after every election he
must file, with the clerk of the coun-
ty court of the county in which he
resides, full, true and detailed ac-
count and statement, subscribed ana
sworn to, setting forth each AMI every
sum of money received or dsbursed
by him, and also all debts of such
committee at the time of such state
ment This statement and those by
candidates are at all times open to
public Inspection
Violation of the provisions OF the
act by the treasurer or members OF
the committee or by others are gener-
ally made misdmeanors. while any
conspiracy to deprive one of an of
flee for which he has received a ma
jority of the votes cast at an election
is made felony. Judges of all circuit
and criminal courts are required to
give the act in charge to all grand
juries.
The act Is sufficiently strenuous to
materially lessen the corruption that
has characterized elections in this
state Of late years If public sentiment
shall continue strong ENOUGH to Sc.
cure its enforcement. If not, things
will continue as they have been unul
the patience OF the people is entirely
hausted when we may expect the en-
actment of more stringent legislation
and the inficton of much severer
punishments. than any contained in
this first direct attack on corrupt
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
The May Metropolitan.

How does Taft really stand towards
the Roosevelt policies? This is I'M
doubtedly the most interesting ques-
ton for the voters this year. 1t is
answered in an important document
in the May Metropolitan Magazine.
Taft as Presidential Candidate"
by the Hon. Frank H. Hitchcock.
Taft's campaign manager. THE
Giants of Modern Warfare" in the
same issue, takes up the strides OF the
nations in the matter of offense and
defense. Common Sense in Exercise"
by Charles H. Cochrane has some in
eresting things to say about prolong-
ing life and conserving health. THE
Flour Barrel by Herbert Vanderhoof.
dwells on the commercial possibilities
of the Hudson Bay region. Louis
Rhead gives further variety to a
strong number with an article on tar
pom fishing.
The fiction in the May issue of
this magazine has unusual strength.
including The Lighted Candles"
Robert Hichens great serial; The
Second Lesson" by Lieut.. Hugh M.
Kelly; "The Recruit by e. L. Mis-
ner; Happy Hawkins on the Chinese
Question by Robert Alexander
Wason; and "Wang's Horseshoes," by
John Stuart Thornton.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
IN MEMORY OF GENERAL GRANT
Taft, Carnegie and Leslie M. Shaw
Speak at Service.

New York, April 20.--In honor OF
the seth anniversary of the birth of
General Ulysses s. Grant a memorial
service was held last night in Metro
olpitan Temple, at which Secretary of
War Taft, Andrew Carnegie and for
mer Secretary of the Treasury Leslie
NJ. Shaw made addresses, and the
Grant Post, Grand Army of the Re
public, presented national flag to
the church. This is the church al
which General Grant, while a resident
of the city, attended worship.
The service was a prelude to the
dedicatory services next Sunday of a
peace memorial window to General
Grant, which has been set in the wall
facing the avenue.
Secretary Taft spoke of General
Grant, the man and the soldier of ac-
ton, whom he ranked as a military
genius with Frederick the Great and
Napoleon. The secretary gave an IL
Illuminated resume of Grants life.
drawing here and there eulogistic OBJ
servations of the greatness of the
man. Members of Grant Post and
those OF other patriotic organizations
applauded warmly.
Andrew Carnegie chose Peace" as
the subject of his address. He said
General Grant, through his life of un-
remitting labor, never failed upon oc.
casion to express, as Washington did.
his devotion to the cause of peace.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
CONTRACT AWARDED
C. c. Keedy Will Put in Heat in the
Y. M. c. A. Building.

At meeting of the Y. M. c. A.
building committee Friday night, Mr..
C. c.. Keedy, this city, was awarded
the contract for the heating and
plumbing of the new Y. M. c. A. build
ing at his bid of little less than
$4,000.
The other bidders for the job were
Mr.. Harry A. Hannah, this city, and
Moser e Bro, of Hagerstown.
Mr.. C. l.. Harding, of Washington,
architect of the building, had slightly
revised the specifications and was
present at the meeting to approve the
bid.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
Won't Be State Librarian.

j. r. Clifford, this city, anent the
article that appeared in The Evening
World Friday evening in which he
was named among the many appli'
cants for the appointment of state
librarian, says that he is not such
applicant and would not take the ap-
pointment if rendered to him by Gov
ernor Dawson, for the reason that he
is engaged in better and more con-
genial business,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
KNIGHTS to Charles Town.

From The World of Monday.
Thirty Knights Templar of Pales
tine Commandery, by invitation, went
to Charles Town this afternoon to hear
Sir Knight Bishop w. l.. Gravatt
preach special sermon tonight to
Potomac Commandery, Knights TEN
par of Charles Town.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
CIRCUIT COURT SESSION
Col. James Mckown Foreman of
Grand Jury.
APRIL TERM BEGAN TODAY
Judge Faulkner Delivers Notable
Charge To the Grand Jury-sey-
erai True Bills Found.

The April term of the circuit court
OF Berkeley county commenced this
morning at $50 O'Clock, Judge E.
Boyd Faulkner presiding.
Clerk L. Dew. Gerhardt called the
roll of the grand jury, after which the
following grand jurors were excused:
George M. Busey, D. w. Rodrick. z. C.
Henshaw. w. r. Spiker and j. W.
Welshans.
Mr.. James McKown, of Gerrards-
town, was made foreman OF the grand
jury. After the customary oath had
been administered to the grand ju-
rors Judge Faulkner delivered his
charge.
The court, among other hin-s call
ed attention to the fragrant violations
of the Equor laws governing retailers
selling liquors on Sunday and to
minors, drunkards, weak-minded per-
sons, etc, and read part of The new
liquor law that goes into effect May
rs, emphasizing the severe penalties
imposed for its violation.
He called the grand jury's attention
to the condition of the county jait
from which prisoner recently es-
capped. If the jail is not secure, aid
the court, guards must be placed
there. He said that he would appoint
a committee to examine the Jail and
if found insecure he would have the
prisoners removed to Morgan county.
Judge Faulkner next spoke of the
condition of the court house; the in
adequacy and insecurity of the vaults
for the protection of the county rec
onds. He said that IL the county
court did not take action in this mat
ter after next July he would remove
the court to Morgan county
The court referred to the condition
along Dyewater run where sewerage OF
all sorts, dead animals, tainted meat,
etc, are emptied into it, a ractice
that is unsanitary and a menace to
the health of the community.
hC SOuit SdiiCQ dttCIliOu W Tue GU
caine habit in Martinsburg and to the
bribery and other violations of the
election law passed by the last legis-
lature. After Judge FaulkneFs
charge the grand jury retired.
At noon the grand jury adjourned
for an hour after having returned the
following as true bills:
State VS.. Thomas Myers, for grand
larceny.
State VS.. Roy Hettenhouser, for
grand larceny.
State VS.. William Sisson, for grand
larceny
State VS.. NJ w. Pyle, for aiding and
procuring others to commit arson.
The hearing docket of the court
was called during the afternoon and
several cases set for trial, the dates
being set too late to publish in to-
days paper.
Chancery Case.
J. w. Harden, ct al, VS.. John r.
Harden, ct al; decree appointing spec
iaf commissioner to make sale of the
real estate.