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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
INSANE ASYLUM TEAM.
Prospects for the Season Are De.
clared to Be Bright.

The base ball team at the Government
Hospital for the Insane has been re-
organized and the prospects for a success
full season are bright. The management
Of the team has announced its intention
to arrange a more pretentious schedule
Of games this year than last season. a.
1t is thought the team possesses unusual
playing strength this year. A. e. Onutt
has been elected team manger and he has
schedule in preparation which will in
cIude some Of the strongest clubs In tho
District and vicinity as prospective op-
ponents. The management Of the hos
pital, looking upon the sport in the light
Of an amusement and benefit for the
patients under care at the institution,
has, with the concurrence Of DR.. William
A White. the superintendent. ordered
handsome new uniforms and all the para
phernalia necessary. The diamond at
prepared and the grounds are large
enough to permit Of the seating Of several
hundred spectators. At the games that
will be played it Is desired that as many
Of the inmates of the asylum as possible
will be present to witness the sport and
seats will be provided accordingly. Some
of the players who have been at practice
there during recent weeks have had ex-
perience on other teams and are looked
upon as valuable acquisitions to the
asylum nine.
Among those who will be in the lineup
for the asylum this year are George G.
Jones, first baseman and captain, who fill
ed the position acceptably last year: Dren-
nan. pitcher. the former Georgetown star.
who will do some Of the pitching for the
institution across the river: Thrall. at
second base, who has been playing at the
asylum for several years: Willett. left
field. who has been in the Departmental
League; Spicer. Humphrey and Treakle.
all of whom have played for teams
around the city; j. r. Moore, a pitcher
of last years nine: Pickett, at short field,
who has shown up in practice as a good
fielder and timely hitter; Sheep. who will
be substitute infielder: Holiday, catch
er. and Smith, an infielder.
All the positions on the team have not
yet been provided for. but permanent as
signments will be made in time for the
first game a short time hence. The new
uniforms purchased are of white with
black trimmings. the letters &c. H. l."
being placed across the breast. Chal-
lenges have been issued by the team to
Gallaudet. George Washington. Episcopal
High School. Alexandria. Va. and the
Rockville Nd, team. The team from
Washington navy yard has been given
the opening date at the asylum, probably
April %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
NATIONALS LOSE
A SEE-SAW GAME
Continued From First Page.)

been better. but he was too ambitious. and
In an effort to make third he was thrown
out. The Washingtons started the ninth
by getting a man on first base. Mcbride
was the player and he subsequently
reached third but no one was able to get
him home.
In the Highlanders' half Of the ninth
they tied the score. Chase tripled to the
score board, and after Hemphill had been
put out of the way Conroy hit for two
bases and sent the first baseman home.
Warner, who had been playing first base
for the Nationals. in the absence of Free
man. hit to center field in the eleventh
inning for two bases. The next two men
were out and then Stahl did his celebrated
act Warner scored and Shipke, whose
fly had been missed by StahI. got home
on Burton's double. The Nationals looked
like winners in this inning, but on Milan's
single Stahl made a quick recovery OF the
ball and threw Burns out at the plate on
q very close decision.
In New York's half of the inning Burns
seemed to lose his nerve. He sent Stahl
to first and hit Elberfeld with a pitched
ball. 1t would be moro accurate to say
that EIberfeld walked into the ball. He
has habit of doing that sort Of thing in
this city without being called down for it
by the umpires.
Kelly Goes in to Pitch.
Cantilon suddenly changed his mind
about his pitchers and put keely. cold
man. in the box He had no chance to
warm up and the first motion that he
made gave Stahl encouragement to steal
third. Chase hit for base. sending Stahl
over the rubber and Elberfeld to third.
Keely could do nothing but keep the ball
on the plate. and he put one over so
straight to Hemphill that he could not
miss 1t If he wanted. He hit for single
and another run came home. That was
all that New York needed. 1t was a
lucky victory for the Highlanders for all
that. They are likely to have their trou-
bles before they are through with the
Nationals next week. Score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

JACOB HOPE. the famous pet stock
J dealer of Philadelphia, was showing a
reporter one Of his phonograph-trained
parrots. truly marvellous bird.
This parrot isn't like the Uncle one"
said Mr. Hope. There was a Nicetown
man. you know. who had a parrot that
he once commanded to say Uncle in
front of roomful Of guests. The parrot
could say Uncle beautifully, yet though
the man pleaded with it nearly an hour,
il remained as silent as the grave.
Then. enraged, he snatched up the OBJ
stinate parrot. ran with 1t to the chicken
coop. and. half twisting its neck. threw
II in among the hens.
After his guests were gone he regretted
his cruelty. He went sadly back to the
chickencoop to see if the poor parrot was
dead.
Opening the door. he frowned Ten of
his twelve prize Plymouth Rocks lay
corpses on the floor. and the parrot was
standing on the eleventh twisting her
neck. and screaming:
Say Uncle durn We; say I'm
cle". -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
WHAT IT SHOWED.

7 LILLIAN B. HILL. the well-known
l. writer OF humorous advertisements.
told al a dinner in Chicago about a grocer
who advertised for a boy. and whose wife
presented him the next day with twins
both boys.
This story was printed said Miss
Hill the other day. and afterward a
famous Irish-American woman dress
maker spoke to me about it.
There was no point to It, the woman
objected.
No point?' said I. Consider. The
man advertised for boy His wife
presented him with twins. both boys. II
that doesn't show the value of adver-
tisement, what does 1t show?
1T shows the dreAsmaker replied.
that II he had conflded his business
affairs to his wife. a man ought to do.
he would have been saved tn. expense
of that advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19


A new scheme for arousing local pride
is being worked in an enterprising west
ern city. The plan in brief is, instead
OF attempting to vitalize the civic spirit
of the whole community, to organize
clubs in different localities and to clean
up and light up certain sections with
out regard to what may be done else
where. For instance. a club is organized
in a single block and merchants on
each side Of the street are persuaded to
join. If 1t is desired to make the block
brilliant with light at night an investi-
cation is had to see how 1t can be done.
how much it will cost and what 1t is
worth. The plan has worked so success
fully that organizations are springing
up all over the same city to devote their
attention to cleaning or lighting a GER
tain restricted territory. 1t is much
easier to secure cooperation between
twenty merchants than between two hum
dred. and the influence OF the few
spreads in a widening circle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
The Lady and the Cigarette.

And what to-do there has been about
women smoking in public places. Per-
sonally do not like it. and I must con-
TESS it has no European prestige. Euro
pean woman Of position do smoke, and
have smoked for many years. and they
do this quite openly in their own draw
ing rooms. in private houses and after
luncheon, dinner or supper. The cigarette
is an instrument Of grace in some wom-
en-. 1t is piquant, and there is. besides,
an air Of bonnie comaraderie In 1t. But
1t must be remembered that until quite
recently. European women never lunched
or dined quite in public. Twenty years
women of position. who had their own
homes, never dined at restaurants or
hotels. They made use Of these only
when travelling. and were seldom seen
at the ordinary of a hotel or INN at
home. When men dined out. stag as
they call it here, they went to their
clubs.
There is much difference between a
cabinet particular and a suite of rooms
at continental restaurant empaoye s,
or In Russia or in Paris or in Italy. 1
should have Immediately judged the
character OF the woman had l seen her
smoking In public.
But all THIS ID cndH6eu' no
have adopted the American plan Of liv-
ing in hotels. They dine out IN the even,
thew hasten from the play to suppers. al
though at the leading hotels the lights
90 out a little after midnight. The Eng
fish women are delighted at this eman n
use our own slang. Two women OF
title, one a beautiful young matron. the
bride Of two years ago. and the other 2
lady in waiting to the queen. INDUCED.
it seems. in cigarettes after dinner on
Of an English diplomat followed suit
We do now just as we please. We have
M regulations or rules. The spirit OF
anciaTsnn ia abroad in the land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

The first real race of the year takes
place Wednesday next at Annapolis. when
the Harvard crew will make its first ap-
pearance in southern waters and will row
against the first crew of midshipmen. The
race will be for two miles and will be
rowed over the inner course above the
bridge of the Short Line railroad. Both
Harvard and Naval Academy use exactly
the same style of stroke, as Glendon. the
coach of Annapolis. Is a graduate of Har-
ward and the Boston Athletic Club. A
large crowd will 60 down from Washing
ton to witness the races and 1t Is eX-
pected the new trolley line will run spe-
cial coaches down to the scene of the
race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
Racing Licenses Granted.

LEXINGTON. KY. April 1S.-The Ken
lucky racing commission today granted
licenses to 125 trainers. apprentices and
jockeys to appear on the tracks at Lex
ington, Louisville and Latonia this year
Two new rules were put into effect, one
being that boys under thirteen years and
weighing under seventy pounds shall not
be allowed to ride and a rule affecting
must not carry less than eighty pounds
three-year- eghtyseven, and four
year-old, 100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
AN APPETITE FOR CHICKEN.

ENRY e Dixey was sneerlng ABOUT
n the souabble that recently went on
hetween two brave young men over
Carnegie medal.
.It is not a very ennobling thing" he
said, ito see two heroes fighting and
having over a medal for heroism. Mr.
Carnegie should have thought Of this
when he originated his hero fund.
"The taste for medals. once formed. Is
worse than the taste for chicken. You
know what Mrs. G. Washington White
said of her husband, don't you?
my WASH she said, is the must man
for chicken you ever see. Why. II he
can't git chicken no other way, he'll go
and buy one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
Totals. SO 6 IL 80 4

sRatted for Freeman in the eighth inning.
iNone out when winning run was made.
Washington. o o .
New York. o o o 3-S
Tvo-base hits - Gehring. Conroy. Warner
Shipke Burns Hemphill. Three-b base hit--Chase
Hits-on Burns: IN ten innings S,a sss.ines hits
hill. Stahl Double plays-Niles, Elberfeld and
Chase: clymer. Delehanty; Mcbride and nd Dele Ns
hanty. Left on bases-Washington. D; New
York Z First base on balls-O6 Newton. 8: on
Burns 2 First base errors-Washington. 2
New York, 2. Hit by pitcher-By Newton. l: by
e. Passed ball-Street. Wild pitch-Newton
Time of game-2 hours and II minutes. I'm
pires-Messrs. Connolly and Hurst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

Tom Kincaid. who is stroking the Naval
Academy crew this year, is a product of
Georgetown and got his first knowledge
of aQuatics around the Potomac boat
house. He was a member of that husky
foot ball squad known as Cooke Parks"
who, several years ago. swept everything
before them. Besides being a first-class
man and athlete, Midshipman Kincaid is
regarded as one of the star men in his
classes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

ITHACA, N. Y, April 1S.-Yale was VIC
torious over Cornell in soccer foot ball
here today, winning the game. which was
played In a pouring rain and on muddy
field. by a score OF to o. This victory
ties Yale with Haverford for the fntercol-
legiata championship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
Interpreted.

Say" called st. Peter to an attend
ant, send down for a tin horn gambler
and a copy Of George AIDES Fables:
there's a man from Chicago outside. and
I can't understand a word he says"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
Assassin-Defying Motor Car.

from tne Gar
There Is no better vehicle for defeat
ing the plots Of assassins than the
motor car on account Of it's swiftness.
mobility and invulnerability. Horses
can be shot, but If the driver of the car
is untouched, bullets can do but little
harm, and even though the tires be
puncturedsthe cassc can run On.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
The Laws Delay.

From the MANCHESTER Guafdlan.
The suggestion that the law Of this coun-
try should be amended SO as to protect
ancient monuments and works of art to a
greater extent than is now the case gains
considerably in force from what now
seems to be the inevitable fate of Crosby
Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

NEW BRITAIN, Conn.,. April 1s.-Hol-
yoke easily won the exhibition game of
base ball from New Britain here this
afternoon by a score of II to ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
Won by Twining. A. G.

The strong Washington Heights base
ball team was defeated Friday afternoon
by the Twining Athletic Club by 10 to 9.
Rupertus pitched the first three innings
for the winners, but owing to the cool
weather he was not in good form Maloy
went In the fourth inning and did not al
low a hit. Score:
R.H.E.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

IT don't know where the governments
would turn for beef If there were a war
tomorrow. Chicago could not supply them
and the production Of the Argentina is
not yet large enough to be relied on. Be-
sides, the beef packed there in the sum-
mer months has not the keeping quail
ties that are absolutely necessary. The
British colonies are only packing enough
beef for their own consumption and for
their trade with the mother country, and
they have not the supplies of cattle to
expand their production suddenly
The situation described by Mr. Bur-
rows will soon be an exceedingly serious
ono for the British workingman. who lives
to great extent on American beef. both
canned and fresh. He has difficulty
enough now in making both ends meet,
and the cheap beef which came from
America opened up a food supply to him
which was unknown before. English meat
is totally beyond his reach. and he will
have to return to his old diet Of bread
and cheese. varied with a bit Of American
bacon occasionally. Even the cheese is
likely to rise in price. however. for most
of that consumed by the working class
in England comes from America and
Carada. and the shortage of cattle will
in time. of course. make itself felt as a
factor in raising cheese prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
CAN'T FIGHT WITHOUT
AMERICAN CANNED BEEF
Il Correspondence Of The Star.

LONDON. April I. 1908.
TT has been predicted by an English
military expert that there Will not
be great war for a year or two at
least. And the reason he gives fer this
opinion Is that there is a shortage of
American canned beef. Armies, he says,
cannot fight unless they are fed. and in
these days they must be fed on Ameri-
can canned beef. because there is no
other food obtainable in sufficiently
way that it can be easily transported
and kept in eatable condition for an
indefinite period under the varying con-
ditions of warfare.
Within the last few weeks one Chi
cago Arm alone has shipped back to the
United States more than 5,OOO,O 900
pounds Of canned beef. and it would
have shipped more had the supplies
been available in England. This arm is
Libby. McNeill & Libby. the largest
packers of canned beef in the world
and w. F. Burrows, the vice president
and secretary Of the company. is now in
London searching for further supplies.
I'VE are not looking for business
now" he told me. I'VE have all we can
do to supply our regular trade. and we
must look after that first. The British
"oi OAiCo doSoieiScu the Otner Jay IOT
tenders for a very large supply Of can
ned beef. I instructed our people here
not to bid. and I understand that the
other Chicago houses have issued similar
instructions. I don't think the British
government will get the beef. The
French war Office and the Russian gov
eminent are also in the market looking
for canned beef, and 1t cannot be had.
Even our own government is in diff
cultfes. The Pacific fleet is said to be
looking for canned beef at San Fran
cisco and cannot find it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

THE fact is that the demand for beef
In America has outgrown the supply.
and it seems likely that it will continue
to do SO. We can get so much better
prices for fresh meat now that it does
not pay to can it. The population of
America is increasing faster than any
population ever increased before. and
the supply of cattle Is not increasing.
In fact. there may have been a slight
decrease. but that factor alone would
not account for the shortage of canned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
ETTNGER~Jhco GnGEY
beef We are selling as much beef as
selling 1t at high

ever, but we are selling 1t at high
prices as fresh beef.
ut pays us now to ship our canned beef
back to America because we can get so
much better prices for it there. We can
get at least 50 per cent more than in Eng
land today and the tendency is for prices
to RISE l would not take the largest gov
eminent contract that could be offered
today for less than g cents pound, and
we have been selling beef on such con-
tracts until now at 3 cents a pound. In
fact, I would rather not have the con-
tracts at all. You can realize what the
situation is when tell you that last year
output.
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THE NICET0WN PARROT.

3 Wssninston Heights. 3 : 8 8 % I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
A Foo1hardy
Frenchman
THROUGH the-Dan-

THOROUGH the-Dan-
L akil country, be-
tween Erer Gotto and
Oder. not long ago
travelled the caravan
of William Northrup
Mcmillan, conveying
the sections of several
steel boats with which
he purposed navigat-
ing and exploring the
Blue Nile from it's
source to Khartum, a
region that had never
been traVersed by
white men.
In the party was
Dubois Desaulle a gay
and reckless eX-offiCer
of the foreign legion
that had long served
in Algiers against raid
ing Arab sheiks, and
harbored no fear of
the unorganized, wild
tribesmen through
whose country they
were travelling.
Mcmillan knew them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

Yes Negus," answered the elder
Then decreed Menelik, give your brother
first choiCe!'
Over wide territory beyond the Abyssinian border
Menelik's power is much feared and his will as
much respected as among his subjects OF this
there occurred recently most dramatic proof.
Bordering Abyssinia the east is the Danakl
country. 1t adoins the province of Shoa, of which
MenelilS Ras, feudal King. before his acces
sion to the Abyssinian throne. The Danakils
savage pagan people of admixed Hamite (early
Egyptian) and Ethiopian ancestry. They are per-
haps the most tirelessly warlike in all Africa.
Though often severely beaten by their Italian and
somali neighbors, they have never been subdued
Indeed, slaughter may in way be said to be
warrior must provide for the worship of the woman
of his choice before he may hope to win and have
her 1t is necessary that he should have killed royal
game-lion rhnoceros elephant,-but that is
not enough. Single handed he must kill man and
bring the maid trophy of the kill before she will
even consider him; and Danakil maids of spirit
often demand some plurality of trophies. Thus the
license for each Danakil mating is written in the
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better however and held his command under strict
military discipline marched in close order with
scouts out, forbade straying from the column. and
zarebaed his night camps. for the march a
severe one and he had neither the time suff-
Gent force to divide safely search for to
missing Stragglers.
Urged with the rest never to go unarmed and to
stay close with the caravan Dubois Desaul!es only
reply was a laughing Never never! l will never
carry arms for those baboonsi / will scare them
into flight with sticks! Don't worry about me-.
Interested IN botany and entomology holding
the natives in utter contempt he repeatedly strayed
from the column for hours without even much
pistol by way OF arms; until finally Mcmillan
told him that if he again so strayed he would be
placed under guard for the rest of the march. But
the very next day, riding a mule with the advance
guard led by H. Morgan Brown, Dubois Desaulle
slipped unobserved into the bush, probably in pur-
suit of winged wonder that had crossed his
path.
Camp made early in the afternoon on the
banks of the Doba River. and strong party. with
shkaree crackers. led by Brown, sent out in
search of the straggler Night came on before they
could pick up his trail, and nothing further could
be done except to build signal fires on adjacent
hills But all without result; and anxiety for his
safety crystallized into chill fear for his life when
the dull glow of the signal fires suddenly
tinguished by the next mornings sun (the desert
up blood red out of shrouding Darkness like rocket
from its case, and at once it is day..
An hour later Browns shikarees found the place
where Dubois-Desaue had strayed from the col
umn; followed it winding through the bush hther
and yon for two miles. point where he had found
a native warrior seated beneath tree: read, with
their unerring skill at sign lore that there he had
stood and talked for sometime with the native, and
then pressed along the line of sign of rider and
footman, travelling side by side till. within the
shelter of specially dense surrounding bush, the
footman had dropped behind the rider-for what
dastardly assassins purpose the next twenty steps
revealed
There Law the stark body of gay Dubois Desaulle.
dropped from his mule without struggle by
mortal spear thrust in his back. the manner of his
mutilation Danakil's sign manual
The Last Rites
IMMEDIATELY messengers were sent to the cara
L bearing the news and asking reinforcementS.
At the time the ndomitabe chief Mcmillan was laid
up with veldt the legs, unable to walk. or
even to ride except in litter. Promptly, however.
he despatched Lieutenant Fairfax and William
NARROW with about thirty men, to Browns
support with orders to quit till they got the
murderer By forced