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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
JAPANESE SCHOOLGIRLS WORK.
Rules of the Tea Ceremony-Feast
of the Dolls.

From the London News.
There is new woman in Japan" says
Miss Alice Nj. Bacon. for many years
head mistress of the Peeresses' School in
Toxic, land she is the problem of the
day in Japan. Girls are coming into the
cities from the whole country to go to
school, and it is a problem to know what
10 do with them. They know only the
cd system. and their parents know only
that, but they feel the pulse of the new
life and they cannot be held back.
1T is rather pathetic that the Japanese
girl knows so we'll that her school days
are her happiest days. She never plans
the gay, happy years when I'm grown
tup. Instead she takes all her little
schoO. girl pleasures with the full con-
sciousness that when they are over there
will come time when devotion to duly
will be almost the only pleasure in life
for her. She knows that after her school
days the mother-in-law's house waits for
her. and that there In the lowest place in
a strangers house she will have TO work
patiently her way up to the respect ana
good will Of a strange family
The little daughter of a wealthy house
goes to school from 10 II. She learns
reading. writing. natural science. English.
the koto, sewing, cooking and the tea
ceremony.
The rules of the tea ceremony were
was besieging Elizabeth. Every move
ment of the woman. every position or
cup, spoon. tea caddy, towel, is pre-
scribed.
ITO a foreigner Japanese sewing seems
so extremely simple that 1t would hardly
seem necessary to study 1t, but the Japa-
nese girl applies herself to 1t with me
knowledge that in the future the appear
ance of her children, her husband. her
mother-in-law and her father-in-law Will
all be set down to her credit or discredii.
She learns to cook suffic emily to direct
her servants, particularly in the line OF
rice and pickles
The daughter of the house must learn
to arrange the flowers not only artisti-
ca.ly, but SO that they will bear that
wealth of symbolism found In every jap
anese grouping of MOWERS.
The feast of the dolls is the qualntest
of all the little Japanese girls festlvais.
In the storehouse where are kept all the
family treasures there are boxes n'ieo
with dolls which have come down from
the erandmothers and great-grandmotn
ers. Each new bride brings her rolls
when she comes TO her father-in-la"
house. and she keeps the feast each year
till her eldest daughter is old enough 10
take it up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Man in Arrest Here Explains
the Procedure.
MAKES ADMISSION OF GUILT
Comes Across With the Goods,
Local Detectives Say.
DEFRAUDS WASHINGTON HOTEL
Easy Matter to Obtain Money
Prisoner Remarks, and Then
Tells How He Did It.

Detectives Nermillion and Barbee ar
rested man yesterday afternoon re-
garded by the police as one of the most
clever check operators in this country.
When arrested and taken from a Bati-
more and Ohio train yesterday he told
the detectives they had the wrong man.
However. "he came across with the
goods today, one of the detectives said
after the prisoner had been measured
and photographed and had conversed
with Inspector Boardman.
Il got off checks in every state from
New York to Florida" the prisoner in
arrest admitted, land it was easy
money"
The prisoner, whose name was given as
Lawrence I. Latshaw, said his age is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
VILE. and that Inspector lsham later
marked some OF the trusses weak


Mr.. Hills superintendent. Fred Hantzke'
had made a model of the skeleton Struc-
ture which was used in connection with
Mr.. Hills testimony, and he was called
10 prove IL correct. Coroner hewitt, now
ever made him admit that yesterday he
lad said there was one rope the position
Of which he had forgotten. After discus
sion II was decided not to admit the
model as formal evidence at present.
The model caused much talk and argu-
ment every attorney and all the jurymen
participating. and it became evident that
there are many theories in the minds of
those interested in the case. and that the
question of the positions Of the ropes.
guys. anchorages, etc, Will have much
weight in reaching a verdict
Peter Morgan. foreman. appeared again
today and declared that the material was
extremely weak and that the building fell
of It's own weight. There has been talk
of the building falling because IT was i'm
properly braced or guyed. but Morgan s
testimony was to the effect that the ropes
were rugged properly and that weak and
old steel caused the collapse.
He was questioned closely as to the
rigging and the hosting ropes, and testi-
fled that he used every precaution as the
work progressed.
James ]. McCracken, the engineer. was
called He gave his recollection of the
way the ropes were attached TO the
beams and anchorageS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
CAR VICTIM DEAD.
Christian Suikerbuik Succumbs to
Injuries Received Tuesday

Christian Suikerbuik. who fell and frac-
tured his skull while trying to board a
street car at oath and F streets Tuesday
afternoon. died at the Emergency Hospi-
tai this morning.
He was forty-nine years of age, and
was employed at the Abner-Drury Brew
ing Company as fireman. His wife sur
wives him.
Tuesday afternoon shortly after )
o'clock Suikerbuik quit work and went to
board the car on his way TO his home at
1443 Girard street, Brookland when the
accident occurred. Coroner hewitt will
make an investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Cult Of Beauty in Bosnia.
From the London Standard.

From the London Standard
Half century ago a traveller in Bos-
mia found the poorest peasant woman an
adept in the arts and adjuncts of the
toilet
Her store of cosmetics was said to be
astonishing" comprising oil of roses,
rose water. extracts of musk. saffron and
amber. She dyed her hair black and
dressed it with "kna." while her eye
brows and eyelashes were darkened with
a powder made from a green nut burned
black (schischark) She painted her cheeks
with powdered flower of the iris and her
nails with yet another floral product.
For a depilatory she used lime and alum.
In spite of these aids. however. the
beauty of the Bosnia women was a fading
thing at thirty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
SENATORS AT WHITE HOUSE.
Maj. Daniel Wishes the President
Tuck an HE Afr;o,, u,,x

Senator Smoot of Utah introduced to
the President the republican national
committeeman of Utah G. E. Loose, who
has come to Washington to argue before
the ways and means committee of the
House against reducing the duty on lead
We cannot afford to have any reduction
OF the duty on lead" said Mr.. Loose.
Senator Daniel of Virginia made a
call of courtesy upon the President and
wished him pleasure and success in his
African hunting trip. With wink. the
Virginia Senator said to the President
Il hope you will take our colored breth-
rem with you. where they can rejuvenate
themselves in their native land"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Knew the Miscreant's Ways.

From the Strand Magazine.
Harry Furniss tells a good story which
he heard from a friend, the colonel of a
Sikh regiment in India. The officers were
much annoyed by some native hanging
about their camp and "sniping' them with
a rifle. The colonel sent for his orderly.
native soldier, and said he wanted a
squad to 90 over the mountain that night
and catch the miScreant who was an
noying them. The orderly saluted and
begged to be allowed to act alone, as
surfing his colonel that he would soon
catch the culprit. The officer. admiring
his pluck agreed, and the next morning
the soldier walked in with the head of
the sniper. The officers were loud in
their praise of the soldiers valor.
"Oh, sirs, I had no difficulty" he said.
You see, 1 knew his ways. He was my
father"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
STREETS TO BE GRADED.
improvements Ordered by District
Commissioners

Within few days the work of grad
ing Monroe street northeast between 18th
and 18th streets will be begun, This i'm
provement was ordered by the District
Commissioners today and is estimated to
cost 5000. Chain gang labor will be
used.
The Commissioners have also ordered
that Raleigh place southeast between
Nichols avenue and 9TH street be regu-
lated and graded at an estimated cost of
S4on, and that their order of April "A
last. for setting new curb on the north
side of b street southwest between 18th
and 18th streets be Cancelled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
ESCORT FOR TANG CHAo VI.
Presidents Aids and High State Of
hcials to Meet Envoy.

Arrangements were made by the State
Department for the reception of Tang
Chao vi, the Chinese special envoy. who
probably will reach this city Monday aft
ernoon.
The envoy will be met at the Union sta
ton by either Assistant Secretary Bacon
or Assistant Secretary Wilson and several
other officials who will be selected for
that purpose, together with the military
aids of the President.
The party of the envoy will consist OF
twenty-one members, including Tang
Chao vi. After a simple reception and
introductions they will be driven to the
special residence that has been prepared
for them on X street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Receiver for Memphis Paper.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. November 27.-On
application of certain bondholders Judge
Walter Malone in chancery court today
appointed Judge A. c. Floyd receiver for
the News-Scimitar Publishing Company.
The newspaper will continue publication
as heretofore.
Judge Floyd was for a number of years
editor OF the Morning News. which was
merged into the News-Scimitar. At pres
ent he is the judge Of the city court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
OVERCOME BY GAS.
Stranger Taken to Emergency Hos
pital Will Recover.

Otis Harpine. twenty-one years of age,
whose home is at Moores store. near
Mount Jackson. Va, was taken to the
Emergency Hospital from 21S street
today and treated for gas poisoning
Harpine, who is a stenographer. came
here to get position and went to the
c street house last night with friend.
He retired about 1 o'clock this morning
and was found unconscious eight hours
later.
1t was stated by that friend that Har-
pine was not familiar with the working
of gas fixtures and so warned him to be
careful before he retired. The jet was
partly open. having been left in that con-
ditOn by mist AXE.
1t was stated at the hospital this after
noon that the patient will recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Castro Not Apprehensive.

The only information from Venezuela
received at the State Department regard
ing President Castro's departure for Eu-
rope has come in a dispatch from John
Brewer. clerk in the former American
legation at Caracas. who was left in
charge of the archives when Minister
Russell and Secretary Sleeper took their
departure from that city. Besides an
nouncing the date of departure his dis
patch said that Vice President Gomez
had been left in charge of the affairs of
the Venezuelan government. Castro's des-
tination is Bordeaux, France
The departure of President Castro is &C
cepted here as an indication that he has
no apprehensions of any hostile intention
on the part of the Dutch government in
the near future at least
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following We're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: November 26-4 pm. CT:
pm, Sc: Il midnight. 81. November q
Il am. 80: am, 50: IL noon. so: 2
pm. "a. Maximum. 81. al pm. No
vember 20: minimum, 81. at am. No
vember q.
Barometer: November 90 pm. 30. -:
= pm. 3O14: IL midnight 3O1S. Novem-
Der 274 am. 30.23 8 am. 1892; noon,
80 80: = pm, 3O2I.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours 81, q year ago, 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Police Precincts INSPECTED.

Members of the fifth. sixth and ninth
police precincts were inspected yesterday
afternoon by Maj. Sylvester and the other
members of the inspection committee. To-
day the fourth and tenth precincts were
inspected. Mai. Sylvester announced that
the inspection of the bicycle and mounted
forces would not be made until next
week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Lecture at Turnyerein.

1t is announced that Karl Hauptman,
distinguished German author and play
wright. will deliver a lecture at Pythian
Temple this evening under the auspices
of the Columbia Turnverein. Following
The lecture the visitor will be entertained
AT the turn hall and be the guest of the
society tomorrow and Sunday. 1t Is also
expected that Mr.. Hauptman will be re-
ceived by the President during his stay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Automobile Frightens Horse.

4 horse attached to a buggy owned by
Or. c. L. Childs, 1911 l. street north
west. while standing in front of 1904 l.
street northwest this morning became
frightened by a passing automobile and
ran away after breaking the weight
strap. but was quickly stopped. About
$50 damage to the buggy was caused
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
NEW DAMAGE TRIAL DENIED.
Justice Clabaugh Cuts Down YER
dict Against District 81 900.

The District of Columbia was saved
81 .0C0 by the action of Chief Justice Ga
baugh today in reducing from 5000 TO
$4,000 the verdict of jury rendered re-
Gently against the District in favor OF
DR.. Alvin T. Gregory.
DR.. Gregory was riding a bicycle in
Georgetown about year ago and was
struck by tree which was being feled
by District employees. The motion of the
District for new trial was overruled
by the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Train Crashes Into Yard Engine.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, November PA fast
northbound train over the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad at
an early hour this morning ran into a
yard engine at Eiba station. in the west
ern part of the city, driving the engine
through a garage. Two men. both col
ored were killed. Loss will reach $50, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
A New Years Suggestion
NEWS FROM HOME.

The best New Years
present you can give any
one is a subscription to
THE We | N G. and
SU N D.A Y S T A R, or
either. Send it to your
Father. Mother, Sister,
Brother or Friend who has
left this city for residence
elsewhere.
The Evening and Sunday
Star mailed to any adj
dress, postage prepaid, 90
cents a month or 500 a
year. The Evening Star,
so cents a month. The
Sunday Star, including the
Sunday Magazine, $I.5o a
year. The Saturday Star,
SI.oo a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Confederate Passes Check.

Early this morning the police learned
that a check for $50 had been passed at
the Hotel Johnson by the man who had
registered as r. NJ. Corners. 1t was at
first thought that Latshaw had passed it.
but employees of the hotel said they had
seen the prisoner at the hotel yesterday
conversing with the man who had regis
tered as Corners. and the prisoner adj
mitted that such was the case. He then
declared the man Corners was his brother
and that they had been working together.
The check passed at the Hotel Johnson
purported to bear the signature of w. H.
Coglin, president of the Western Supply
Company. Chicago, and was given on the
First National Bank of that city
Inspector Boardman said he thinks the
real name of the prisoner is Guild. The
prisoner told the inspector that he started
his operations in June of this year.
Checks traced to the prisoner and his
confederate involve charges of having
defrauded the ST. James. National. Ra-
leigh. Hotel Johnson and Riggs House
Those passed at the ST. James, National
and Raleigh were cashed last summer.
while those at the Riggs House and Hotel
Johnson were accepted this week.
Reports From Elsewhere.
Inspector Boardman last summer cor
responded with the police and hotel pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Over Half Million for Bible Society

NEW ORLEANS. November 27.-Of the
estate of $685. over half a million dol
lars was left to the American Bible So
ciety by Bloodgood Fl. Cutter, the poet, of
Little Neck, Long Island. who died last
September. In the report of the transfer
tax clerk. filed today at Mineola, the
value of the estate was disclosed Be
quests of small sums were made to sew
eral relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
WHIP FOR RAILWAYS
District Commissions Author
ity to Be Maintained.
CLARK WAITS FOR LANE
Intimates That Matter Will Be
Taken Up With Colleague.
MORE CARS ARE TO BE PUT ON
Improvement of Service to Bureau
of Engraving and to Department
of Agriculture Promised.

That the interstate commerce commits
sion proposes to take up the gauntlet
thrown down by the street railways of
Washington and to force the railways to
recognize the authority and jurisdiction
of the District electric railway commits
sion is indicated in letter, dated Novem-
her "a. from Commissioner E. f. Clark to
Gen. Wilson, chairman of the District
commission.
This question will be given further
consideration upon the return of Com
missioner Lane. who, as you know. has
given more attention to these questions
than any other individual commission
err" says Mr.. Clark, after acknowledging
receipt of communication which de-
scribes the situation and the attitude of
the RAILWAYS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Reports From Elsewhere.

Inspector B0ardman last summer cor
responded with the police and hotel pro-
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
Metcalf Gained Victory in
Dispute With Newberry
President Finally Sustained Secretary's View
Regarding Secrecy in Naval Matters
By c. c. Carlton
GspecialS Dispatch 10 The Call /


NEW YORK, Dec. 5.--Among the
prominent visitors to New York a few
uays ago We're Hon. Victor H. Metcalf
ana Wife, who were at the Park Ave-
nue. Motel. Metcalf, just before resign
ing the portfolio of secretary of the
navy, scored one on Assistant Secretary
NeWoerry, with whom he has not been
on the best of terms. One of the
points of difference between them con-
cerned the publicat ton or open discus
SION OF warship plans adopted at the
newport conference. Secretary Met
call strongly opposed publicity, while
assistant Secretary Newberry advo-
Gated the fullest discussion by naval
oihcers in order to get their views.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt supported New
oerry's publicity plan, whereat Metcalf
was wroth and rendered his resigna-
tloh, on the ground of i'll health. Be
Tore Metcalf left, however, President
roosevelt concluded that the secretary
was right, and he accordingly rescinded
the presidential order of October 80,
ana by his permission Metcalf issued
the following:
IT is directed that under no cireum-
stances is any officer to discuss before
Ine pupllc, or to give any information,
oolIectly or indirectly, concerning the
newport conference, or to discuss any
question of naval policy. without sub
hlltllng what he wishes to say to the
secretary y Of the navy, or through gai tn the
secretary of the navy to the president
OF the United States, and officers viii
pc neld TO strict accountability In this
respect.
The revocation of the former order
comes a little too late to do much
good however for there has already
been the fullest possible discussion of
the plans adopted at the Newport con-
ference, and some naval officers have
even printed their views in magazine
articles.
G. NJ. Hays, president of the Grand
trunk Pacific. formerly president of
new Canadian Overland railroad viii
be completed to Prince Rupert the PA
cifc terminal, by the fall of 1911.
The Canadian government Is a part
ner In this enterprise. Hays and his
administration have been strongly criti
clsed IN the Canadian parliament for
reckless extravaganza in the work OF
construction, and Hays defended him
self against this charge by showing
that the new lines roadbed will be bet
ter than that of any other transconti-
mental line. He said:
The same engine can haul up the
MAXIMUM grade of the Grand Trunk
Pacinc nearly four times more freight
in train than either the Great North
ern.s Northern Pacific or Union Pacific,
over fVe times more than on the Santa
Fe, and about seven times more than
can be hauled up grade on the Canadian
Pacific. These are very remarkable
flgures, | am aware, and ] accept the
responsibility for putting them on
record You can read in these figures
the reason for our so called generous
expenditures The interest on the cost
of such line Will be returned to us
ten times over in the economy of our
operations and in the Increased safety
OF our passengers.
we expect that our easy gradients,
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06

which are due not only or chiefly to
our generous expenditures but to our
possession of the Yellow Head pass
through the Rockies, will in few
years twist around great portion of
the wheat export trade of the northt
west, and with the opening of the
Panama canal in 1914 send wheat to
europe Get alone to Asia) by way OF
the Pacific
In discussing the loss of Sardou to
the literary and dramatic world David
Belasco said:
entered the Garden of Eden. and it
assumed violent form when Cain
hiIaed Ada ABEL 1t may even be said that
the original triangle that has become
eternal in the drama
Sardou was, the greatest of all
inleiodramatists in the matter of carry
ing suspense He was remarkable for
ms ability to lead to situation, to
Ieach climax. But he was without an
SaoI SaoH OF soul, heart poetry or true
ne stood alone, yet he was not eminent
~ great. He was the dramatist Of the
d ddLeater, not of life. The public of to-
DAY demands realism. Not buzz saw.
nor railway trains, nor raging storms.
out the realism of life as they see it or
aIl read Il every day. For after ALL life is
"Melodrama is conspicuous on our
stage today because there is a dearth
9l dI good writing. Managers. in their
desperation. are forcing down the
| tnroats OF people something they don't
I care for / don't think there is any
Ieal interest in melodrama at this
tIn. tIIilie. us the easiest thing to secure
lhat is all. Melodrama has been out
raged. depauched. 1t is anything but
edi1ylng. A season that began with
exninitlons by half naked dancers has
But there viii be reaction. Managers
WHO nave exploited undraped dancers
VIII be ashamed of themselves by this
TIME next year. Exhibitions of that
character can not be excused on the
plea OF art. But I wish to make one
exception. There is one woman, Isa-
DORA Duncan. who needs no pardon. In
nef l. saw only art. Years ago l saw
that woman. struggling to realize an
IDEAL She lived in a hall bedroom in
san Francisco on bread and water and
went almost ragged. But she was sus-
work"
TetrazZinis second season in New
York promises to be as brilliant a
success as last years. The Manhattan
opera house is always crowded TO ca
pacity when she sings. She achieved a
distinct triumph in Lucia" In this
Donizetti opera she made her greatest
success last year, and there was a
large audience present to welcome her
in it once more.
Nine. Tetrazzini simply came back to
her own. She was in splendid voice
and carried away her audience as usual
with the wonderful silvery voice which
finds such a perfect medium of ex-
preston in Donizettis flowing meas
ures. Her singing of the mad scene"
rousd the entire audience to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm, as we'll it might,
for 1t was a beautiful display of vocal
ization, with every run and trill and