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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

has been avenged by the parents. The
mothers Of some children who were kept
In school by him fell upon his house at
uightfah. demanding that their children
be released. He refused. saying that
Polish swine must be taught manners.
whereupon they broke in and would have
torn him to pieces had not the police in
terfered. arrestng parents and children
The former were sentenced to several
days imprisonment, while the latter were
sent back to the tender mercies Of Koch
One of Koch's colleagues a teacher named
Muller, who lives in a neighboring town,
was also waylaid and beaten by the par
ents Of some children he had ill-treated
The government sent him as head master
to bigger Polish school, where he car
ried on his system of Germanization to
his hearts content. thrashing and I'M
prisonfng his pupils for speaking Polish,
even in play times. The mere mention of
similar instances would fill volumes.
Since the passing Of the. appropriation
bill new law has come into force for
bidding all public meetings where Polish
is spoken. The last one was held in
Posen May and was attended by
delegates from all over Poland. Protests
utterly impotent. of course) were made
against the new laws and all those pres
ent pledged themselves to hold on to
their land at all costs and to go about
teaching Polish without pay to the peas
ant and other children whose parents
could not afford teachers. This system
saved the Polish language in the old days
in Russian Poland. and the Posen Poles
hope it will have the same effect now.
Muzzling the Polish Press.
The Prussians are also trying to kill or
muzzle the Polish press. Every Polish
paper in Prussia has two editors; one
spends his time in prison and the other
carries on the newspaper Sometimes
both are locked up at once. and their
duties devolve upon some friend who is
plucky enough to take the risks. The
German papers carry on a perpetual war
fare with the Polish ones. printing mag
mary articles which are supposed to
have apneared in the Polish organs. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

land. and his countrymen who heard Of
1t said that the farmers pluck and de-
termination should have reward in the
warmed and made generally suitable to
the hard. northern winter. Drzymala had
spent all his money on the old cart and
the fine, and it would have been very
long time before he could have bought a
new home" A small committee was
formed in Posen and modest subscriptions
came In from Polish farm labOrers and
small farmers. At last enough money
was collected to order a cart: and Dry
mala recently had the pleasure OF receiv-
ing the gift It is twenty-four feet long.
nine feet high and six feet wide. and
consists of a cupboardlike "anteroom,"
a small kitchen with cooking stove. and
a living room. where a second stove can
be fitted in winter. The wooden walls
are lined with cork and asbestos; the
fine. small windows are fitted with stout
shutters. while the two doors-at back
and front-are provided with movable
steps.
Prosecuting School Children.
The tumble-down clowns cart has al
ready found favor-dilapidated and small
as 1t is-in the eyes Of several small
farmers. whose cottages are falling to
pieces. and who cannot get the necessary
permission to build new ones Several
want to buy 1t, and the man who does
SO will be thought very lucky.
The schools are another source Of per-
secution because Of the Prussians' at
tempts to stamp out the Polish language.
The Poles are a Roman Catholic people,
and this fact does not please their mas
tiers, who do all in their power to ruin
the priests and abolish Roman Catholic
churches. Religion is taught to the
Polish children by German masters, who
try to force their charges to say their
prayers in German. This leads to all
sorts Of struggles. for the children re-
fuse to pray in any language but their
own For persistent refusal they are
beaten, and little mites seven years old
can be seen with cuts and bruises all
over their bodies. inflicted by German
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the Roosevelt of the period. the Hon.
Zeus ]. Jupiter. had been properly on his
Job of running the universe"
r
what wuz the matter with this partys
writin's?" asked the House Detective.
Didn't his stuff go all right at the timer"
Eyes, 1 guess it must've gone all right
then" said the Hotel Clerk. What I'm
complaining about IL that people keep on
pulling Aesop's fables when If they'd look
around them they'd see easy enough that
they don't fit any more. We've out
grown them the same as we have the
states rights doctrine and the habit OF
teaching college graduates how to spell
correctly"
LAS. for instance. how? asked the
House Detective.
We'll" said the Hotel Clerk. take the
classic about the grasshopper and the ant.
That was one Of Aesop's best bets, II not
his one best. According to the original
version the grasshopper had a perfectly
lovely time all that summer going around
the country, In a minstrel suit and tan
pants, singing tenor with the Locust City
Quartet, and frittering away his substance
on those long, cool ones with a straw in
the glass, while the ant never missed q
day from the works and put something
gratifying in the savings bank every Sat-
urday night. And then one day. during
the following winter, brakeman showed
an unknown tramp Off freight train, in
the middle Of the worst snow storm since
the blizzard Of "a. hard by the modest
cot of the Woodworking ant. 1t was the
grasshopper and at his timid knock the
ant came out and gave him the morgue
slab eye and told him they didn't need
anybody to shovel of the snow. and then
went inside and shut the door in the
grasshopper's abashed face. And the next
morning. according to the local papers,
milkman making his early rounds found
a stranger, believed from papers in his
pockets to be named Percy ]. Katydid,
frozen stir in a deep drift back of the
roundhouse. And the moral was that a
grasshopper has a better time than an
ant, but don't last as long.
i 4
well. wot's the matter with that one?'
inquired the House Detective.
Nothing. only it doesn't turn out that
way in a great modern city," said the
Hotel Clerk. II know. Larry, because /
came from the same town that Gyondoln
Gwendolyn Grasshopper and Ann Eliza
Ant came from. They both came on about
the same time to carve out their futures
in the uetropolis So they had a similar
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correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
CRACOw. Poland, July 10, 1908.
n ICHEL DRZYMALA, a hum
Ia ~ BILE Polish peasant. who prob
ably has no notion that he is
Of Importance to the world,
happens to be doing more than
any one else to call attention to the grim
work Germany has been doing so quietly
and SO remorselessly in Prussianizing Po-
land-the same kind Of work In Poland
that made universal outcry when Rus
STA tried it on.
Some time ago the Prussian government
passed a law forbidding Polish peasants
to build a cottage or any rooted building
whatever, even on their own ground. When
their huts fall to pieces from sheer age
they are, therefore. often obliged to sell
their little farms and go elsewhere-gen-
orally to America. The idea. OF course.
is that, gradually, all the farms now
belonging to Polish peasants will fall into
the hands Of Prussians. who are granted
special privileges by the Berlin govern
ment for developing the land.
Now. the good Michel Drzymala lately
bought a small farm and. finding the
dwelling in ruin, attempted to repair It..
The authorities interfered. and Drzynala
and his family set themselves up in the
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Hon
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ambition, but they weren't constructed
alike. Ann Eliza was one Of those life-is-
real-life-is-earnest girlies who's got
straight tip from somewhere that the grave
is not the goal. She had facial express
sion that reminded you OF fiat note on
a parlor organ and straight up-and-
down figure. When she put on white she
looked something like a bandaged thumb.
But usually she wore strictly hygienic
shirt waist fastened up the front with
plain pin and a health food walking skirt.
She knew whole chapters Of Bayard Tay-
lor off by heart and she dearly loved to
go to the public library and get one OF the
standard works of E. P. Roe and just sit
down and devour it.
but Gwendolyn was different. Any time
she had two ideas at once there was
crowded feeling in her head. But she had
upwards Of nine pounds Of sun-kissed hair
that was all her own and the eye Of
startled doe, and one Of those figures that
went right in and then seemed to come
marching regalia Of the uniform rank OF
tho Lady Man-eaters and passed through
a. crowd there would be low involuntary
whistling sound followed by hush Of
tense silence.
well, Ann Eliza and Gwendolyn did not
meet for months. But one evening as
Ann Eliza was walking home from the
Office to save carfare she saw Gwendolyn
lust climbing into a touring car sligtly
larger than one Of those owl lunch Wag-
ons The latter was atttred In such
manner as to create the impression that
she had just been Matched out OF an
Easter egg For hat she wore probably
the rarest thing that had been seen IN
feathers since the great aux went extinct.
She also wore one OF the new style or
hunting case frocks that had the appear
ance of having been fitted to the form
by an expert paper hanger ana then
sealed Theoretically. One might have sala
that she was putting all her money on
her back, but at the same time one must
acknowledge that the back was Ger
tainly getting good run for its money.
The person with her was the very image
of an only son and there was something
about the At of his coat suggesting the
idea that his folks must have money.
Have q care warned the Ant. IT'S
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TSs 0@HSs T.vs 'TF.Vs -f:.|s -eT'S~'Ff.O y" -"
GO Far, Michel Has the
- Best of an Entertaining
Controversy That Is Call
ing Wide Attention to the
, Drastic Methods by Which
Poland Is Being Russian
ized-With the Idea of In
, ducing Polish Peasants to
Leave Their Land, Prussian
Government Refuses to Let
.. Them Rebuild Houses That
!: Tumble Down, But Michel
) Bought a Clowns Caravan
!. and Wheeled It on to His
: Farm, and the Government
. Hasn't Found a Way to Deal
! With Him-Flogging School
! Children Who Insist on Say
ing Their Prayers in Polish.
~
masters during the religion lesson
me Of the prime offenders is an ell
1entary school teacher named Koch. WI
caches in the village school Of Wysziey
\ the grand duchy Of Posen. He ar
lis many imitators all over Prussian P
and do not conflne themselves to bea
1g the Polish children who refuse ,
ray in German. They keep them In tt
chools for as long as twenty hours :
stretch, locked up in dark rooms witt
ut anything to eat. till they are too wea
rom fear and hunger to resist longer, ar
ay their prayers in German. Such inc
ents are boosted Of by the teachers {
Examples Of progress.
In one or two Instances Koch's brutali'
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15

Could a sale be more opportune?
Did you dream. of such possibilities?
Just the sensible. practical outdoor
and dress waists you want and only
about one third to pay.
Ladies lingerie waists, some trim
med with valenciennes lace Others
with embroidery. $500 value. Busted
Price...... .............'.. .'.'s'''
Ladies' lingerie waists Of sheer
white lawn, panel front of eyelet en-
broidery. elaborated with baby Irish
nnn Busted Price. ......
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15
Domestics

Relentless and decisive price cut
ting on goods that are well known. :
Apron checks, new patterns, Sc val
ne, Busted Price. ..................
Light and dark American prints
So value. Busted Price per 3D..
SO inch Brown Homespuns Sc value
Busted Price, per I'd. ..............'
Best quality dress ginghams 1ot
value, Busted Price per yd..........
Best quality SO inch Bleaching, 1bt
value, Busted Price per I'd. .........
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15
Mems Pants

Mems pants of good durable fabrics.
well made, neat patterns, $500 value
Busted Price
Mems pants, hand twisted cassi-
meres, cheviots and fancy worsteds,
$500 value, Busted Price.
Mems fine worsted pants, in the
fashionable colors and patterns, silk
sewed throughout, $500 value, Busted
Price "
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15

Ladies Cambria drawers with deep
ruffles or hemstitched hens and tucks
75c value, Busted Price ............
Ladies Cambria skirts, deep UNI
brella tucked ruffle with wide torchon
lace, SLIPS value. Busted Price.......
Ladies Gowns trimmed with val lace
and ribbon drawn through beading,
$3.50 value. Busted Price. ...........
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15
Mems Shoes

Mems German grain leather and
satin calf shoes ard oxfords, plain
and cap toe, $3.50 value, Busted Price
Mems shoes and oxfords of vici Kid,
Patent Leather. Velour, ETC., $500
value, Busted Price. .................
Mems extra fine dress shoes and OK.
fords including a number of well
known agency brands, $500 value
Busted Price.
Ladies' Shoes
Ladies shoes and oxfords in excel.
lent styles, including the new coin
toe, Cuban heels, $3.50 value, Busted
Ladies new spring oxfords in excel.
come in all sizes and widths, in all
the leading shapes, $3.50 value, Bust
ed Price ...................
Ladies French Kid and Gun Metal
oxfords, in all the popular shapes,
$3.50 value, Busted Price. ...........
A big line of boys and childrens
shoes and slippers - 3Sc on the dol
lar.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15
Mems SPriI

Mems Balbriggan underwear. s5c
value, Busted Price ......
Mems Elastic Seam drawers 75c
value, Busted Price. .
Mems Egyptian Balbriggan under
wear, tapped seams throughout, 75c
value, Busted Price. ....
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-21
FIGHTING THE CHOLERA
Heroic Means Taken by Authorities
of Manila.

Manila. Sept. 21.-The civil commits
sion. summoned in special session by
Governor General Smith to deal with
the epidemic of cholera, today de-
cided to order 200 members of the
constabularly in the city to assist the
health inspectors in their campaign
against the plague. 1t was decided to
discourage, as far as possible, the
gatherings of people and to refuse
permits for feasts and like celebra-
'tionss Additional preparations and
more nurseH. have volunteered for
service and have gone to the cholera
hospital, where equipment has been
provided for 100 additional patients.
Twenty-Five new cases were reported
between 6 o'clock this morning and
2:30 O'Clock this afternoon.
ST. Petersburg, Sept. 21.ICholera
continues to increase rapidly day by
day In st. Petersburg. The efforts of
the authorities in stopping the sale of
liquor between Saturday and Monday
and the other preventative measures
taken have had but little, IL any ef-
feet in checking the spread of the
epidemic. Between noon OF Sunday
and noon of today the municipal hos
pitals reported $50 cases and 1856
deaths, and in addition the statistics
from the military and suburban hos
pitals for this same period of time
will sYell this total to truly formid-
able proportions.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-21
Comptroller Of Currency Makes
Some Pointed Remarks on
Official 1ncompetency
RESERVATIONS, INSTEAD OF
EXCUSES ARE WHAT ARE WANTED
Unable to Even approximately Esti.
mate the Value Of Paper and Secur.
tiles Held by the Banks While De.
falcations Are Concealed

Washington, Sept. 21.-"I say to
you emphatically that your work
must be improved. Embezzlements
have failed to discovery, defaulcations
apd dishonesty have been concealed
from you, and in many cases you have
failed to correctly or even approxi-
mately estimate the value of paper
and securities held by the banks" !"
This was the declaration made today
by Comptroller of the Currency
Lawrence o. Murray in addressing a
conference of national bank exam
liners representing practically all of
the territory east of the Ohio river.
He advised them that If they could
not find out the true condition of
banks, to send in their designations
and not to send excuses. The con-
ference which is being held behind
closed doors, is expected to last sew
eral days and is the first under the
comptroller's call of September 9 to
discuss bank examiners work with a
view to radical improvement.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-21
STORY DECIDEDLY
BRyANEsQUE
No Foundation for Silly Rumor
About Hitchcock's Deposal
as Chairman

Chicago. Sept. 21.-The stories to
the effect that there has been q change
or is to be change made in the man
agement Of the Republican national
campaign appear to be without the
slightest foundation. The Associated
Press has caused Inquiries to be made
In every place that could be expected
to supply reliable information on the
subject and 1t is declared that the
campaign 10 being conducted along
lines originally planned and that the
program will continue without altera-
tion. Apparently the story that there
is to be. q change In the management
Of the campaign and that Chairman
Hitchcock is to be subordinated in
authority, although remaining nomin-
ally at the head of the committee, or
iginated from the announcement that
Senator Crane would visit the western
headquarters in this city and the fact
that he had. been In conference with
Judge Taft In Cincinnati. The truth
Of the case IL that Senator Crane ar
rived in Chicago today because he
was requested by Chairman Hitch
cock to meet him here at this time.
The real purtoseof the senator's visit
is tho financial end OF the campaign
work. ~.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-21
WAGES INCREASED
Marked Increase in Prices, and Higher
Paw Follows.

ray FOLLOWS.
Pittsburg, Sept. 21.-Thousands Of
window glass workers, by the regu-
lar bi-monthly settlement of the wage
rate, based on the selling price Of
glass, will for the next sixty days re-
ceive stiff advance in wages over
the past two months, the announce
ment of this fact coming after the
meeting Of the commissioners at the
Hotel Henry yesterday. The commits
sion is composed Of Ed Herbel and
William Garrigan for the National
Window Glass Workers association,
and w. T. Palmer and w. r. Jones
for the manufacturers.
The showing made gives the selling
price of single strength glass at 30,
and 10 1-2 per cent OF list, reduction
of the discount of per cent; while
the selling price of oouble strength
glass was 80, and 241-2 per cent OF
list. or a reduction in the discount
Of 16 per cent. These reductions are
so much less than for the prior two
months that the workers advance In
pay is unusually heavy.
The settlement for the sixty days
includes all four trades. the blowers,
gatherers, hatteners and cutters. Tho
improved selling price is held to be
the best indication of the ehalthier
condition Of the window glass trade.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-21
AWFUL CALAMITY
Paris Is Unable to Talk to the Out.
side World To-day.

SlQe VOFlU lOuHys
Paris, Sept. 21.-Paris is practical
ly rYostrated commercially todav as
the result of fire that last night
destroyed the central telephone build
ing. The postoffice building was not
destroyed, as was at one time re-
ported. 1t was saved only by the un-
firing efforts of the firemen. In addi-
ton to the total interruption Of the
telephone service between Paris and
the provinces and the foreign points
the department Of posts announced
this afternoon that the flames had also
destroyed large number Of long dis
tance telegraph wires which were
strung under the telephone headquart-
era, Consequently the telegraph serv-
ice to England. Belgium, Australia.
tho northern part Of France and the
suburbs of Paris IL seriously affected
and 1t is impossible today to handle
the business offered.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-21
FREEDOM HANGS
ON TECAMCAL|TY
Question is Whether v Thsw is
HatitledS = to . Trial BY s
Jury

White Plains, N. Y, Sept. 21.-Is
Harry Thaw entitled, under the laws
Of the state Of New York, to have a
jury trial as to his insanity? This
question and this alone is involved in
the proceedings to be heard today by
Supreme Court Justice Isaac N. Mills,
here on the return Of the writ Of
habeas corpus obtained by Thaw on
June az, after Justice Moorschauser,
without q jury, had decided that Thaw
was dangerous lunatic and should
be. continued In confinement in the
Matewan asylum for insane criminals.
District Attorney Jerome is expected
to appear and oppose the granting Of
the jury trial.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-21
GRAND TRUNK
PACIFIC OPENED
Line Will be Completed to Ed
monton by the Beginning of
Winter

Winnipeg, Sept. 21.-Alfred w.
Smithers of London, vice president of
the Grand Trunk railway, assisted by
Charles NJ. Hays, president Of the
Grand Trunk Pacific railway. Official
ly opened, this morning. The Grand
Trunk railway. the third trans-con-
tinental way across Canada, which is
now completed from Winnipeg to Bat
tie river, distance of 666 miles and
is ready to handle traffic for that dis
tance. The line will be completed to
Edmonton, a thousand miles. by the
beginning of this winter.