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Evening star., 1908-01-16
MILLIONAIRE BREWER DEAD.
Noted Philadelphia, a Lutheran,
Knighted by the Pope.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. January 16.-John F.
Betz, the millionaire brewer, died at his
home in North Broad street today. after
an illness of several months. He recently
distributed among his children property
valued at several million dollars. including
the Betz building in this city. Mr.. Betz
was seventy-seven years old. and had an
eventful, though successful career in
finance.
Mr.. Betz although a Lutheran, was a
chevalier of ST. Gregory, by grant of the
late Pope Leo XIII. He was born in Ger
many in 1881 and was brought to this
country when an infant. In 1858 hea start
ed the Eagle brewery in New York, under
the name of Ciausen & Betz. Fourteen
wears later he started a brewery in this
city from which he derived most of his
wealth He was largely interested in sew
eral financial institutions of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Betz married a second time late in
life and left two children, aged four and
seven years. by this marriage. John F.
Betz, IT., a son by his first wife, will sue
ceed the !hther In his extensive interests.
The honor conferred upon Mr.. BetZ by
Pope Leo was an unusual one. His first
wife was a member of well-known Cath
olic family of Stuttgart. Germany, and 1t
Il understood that his interest In Catholi-
Evening star., 1908-01-16
THE JAPANESE SITUATION.
The Saionji Cabinet Has Passed
Through Three Crises.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
TOXIC. January 16.-Tomorrow's Ko.
kumin, reviewing the situation at length
will show that the Saionji cabinet passed
through three distinct crises within the
past two months in attempts to adjust the
budget. These were averted only through
the good offices of ex-Premier Baron Kat
sura.
1t is significant that the needs of the
railways have been the disturbing factor
The army and navy. which were to bear
two-thirds Of the proposed postponements
of appropriations. consented. Isaburo
Yamagata. minister of communications
Baron Katsura and Baron Admiral Yam.
atoto. minister of marine. insisting upon
the necessity of the postponement, thus
following Prince Ito's peace policy.
The forecasts for the Saonii administra-
ton are gloomy. Viscount Inajior Tajiri
the chief of the board of audit character
ICES the present budget as hopeless Even
the semi -official Jill admits that the cabi-
nets dignity has been seriously impaired
A stormy session of the diet is expected
but the numerical strength Of the seiyukai
government party) renders dissolution
improbable. The general opinion is that
the half-dead ministry will be nursed
through the session and that then a COM
plete change will come.
The state of the health of Baron Kat
sura, who is suffering from a serious af-
lection of the kidneys. complicates mat
terS.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
OPENED BY KING aUsrAvE.
Formal Opening Of First Parmlia
ment Under His Rule.

STOCKHOLM, January 16.-The forma
opening of the first parliament under the
reign of King Gustave took place in this
city today with simple ceremonies. King
Gustave, who was present. in the speech
from the throne referring to the heavy
responsibility that devolved upon him
with the death of King Oscar, promised
in whole-hearted zeal for the prosperity
and progress of the fatherland, always
to try and fulfill his duty. 1T is my
hope" the king said, 'in both good and
evil days to be supported by my Swedish
people in the common work for the true
veal of the fatherland"
Continuing. his majesty announced tina,
the suffrage bill adopted at the last ses.
sion of the rigsdad would be resubmitted
to the present house for final approval
but he said there was no intention OF
giving the franchise to women for the
present Special commissions are con.
sidering joint scheme of naval anc
military national defense, as we'll as tn
question of the relations between employ.
ers and workmen.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
REVOLUTION IN HAITI.
First Actual Operation Of Move
! ment Is Successful.

PORT AU PRINCE. Haiti, January 10.
The first actual operation of revolu-
tionary movement against the present
government of A.aiti took place yesterday
and has, so far. been successful. An ex-
pedition composed of Haytiens who have
been in exile under the command D. Jean
Juneau. effected a landing not far from
Gonaives. sixty-five miles northwest of
here. and occupied that town. The gov
ernment is taking measures to resist the
movement. Port au Prince Is calm.
Jean juneau commanded detachment
of revolutionary troops during the move
ment of 1902 under the direction of An
tenor Firmin.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
FACTS ABOUT THE CANAL.
Data Published by Chairman Taw-
ney Of Appropriations Committee.

Chairman Tawney OF the House COM
mittee on appropriations today made pub
lie the data adduced at the hearings on
the estimates for the construction of the
Panama canal for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1909. which were conducted on
the isthmus by that committee in No
vember.
The transcribed testimony fills a book
of 800 pages and deals with every possi-
BILE detail of the $500. 100000 project and
the conditions Of life created by it's prose-
cution. Among the thousands Of inter-
esting facts brought out by hearings are
the following:
The number of government employees in
the Canal Zone. professional and skilled,
5000: west Indian laborers. 15.OOO: Italian
and Spanish laborers. 5000; total, $4,000.
The laborers generally remain on the
Isthmus one year, and emigrate in No
venlber and December. Salaried employees
are allowed six weeks leave of absence,
with full pay. every year Sick leaves are
granted common laborers
or the saIaried men 3.7OO are bachelors
and 600 have their families with them.
There are also 500 married men whose
families remained at home. 10 proVne zoe
a family, would cost the government
81. 100000. There are 5000 american en-
ployes on the isthmus. To Date there mas
been appropriated for the construction OF
the canal S70, Co.'S 56S, of which S4S.2so. lO
had been expended at the close OF the
last fiscal year. The original estimate ap-
proved by Congress called for an expendi-
ture of S14O,OOOOOO, but this did not In
clude sanitation or the expenses OF the
zone government or the purchase price OF
$50. .OCc, 600.
The total number of arrests made in the
| zone from January l to Octoper 81. I3u'
was 519J. There are four churches III
the zone provided by the government, ano
eleven clergymen on the government pay
roll. -.
The employees death rate on the 18th
mus is twenty-six per thousand lhere
hasNbeen no case of yellow fever reported
since May of 1905 1t is the only dlsease
that has been epidemic there. The zone
hospitals will accommodate 2OOO patients.
The largest number under treatment az
one time was /, 100 last August. About
fifteen Of these were lepers.
Evening star., 1908-01-16

of the zone to the Supreme Court OF the
United States, but with that exception he
had no recommendations to make. After
the construction of the canal has been
completed he thought there should be a
compre hensive form of government de-
vised fo- the zone. but he saw no reason
for that now.
This year has satisfied me-" said Mr..
Taft, that contract for doing the work
on the Panama canal is impracticable.
He added that any firm able to supply
the large amount of money needed to
carry on the work would demand such a
large profit as to make 1t inadvisable to
enter upon 1t.
The committee adjourned until tomor-
row. when Col. Goethals, chief engineer OF
the canal work. will be heard.
Evening star., 1908-01-16

cism and in tie Roman see originated in
the influence which Mrs. Betz exercised
over him. He gave large sums of money
for the use of the church. and his first
audience with Leo XIII was held in init
mate conversation by him. seated upon q
can.
Pope Leo expressed great surprise at Mr..
Betz's evident deep interest in the welfare
OF the holy see. In view of the fact that
he was a Lutheran. At the end of the
interview. and bebre Mr.. Betz left. the
Vatican, one Of the papal officials handed
him brevet Of the title of chevalier of
ST. Gregory, which Leo had caused to be
prepared, unknown to him, while the con-
versation was in progress.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
Parker Fire Victim Found.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. January 16.-The body OF
George A. O'Connor, one of the firemen
buried in the ruins of the Parker build
ing, was found this morning. O'Connor
was a member of the company Of Engine
t. He was known to be in the building
when the floors at the southeast corner
of the building fell through to the base
ment. He was one Of the three men
known to have been killed. The others
were Thomas Phillips, a member of the
same company. and John Fallon OF fire
patrol .. The efforts to recover the bodies
were kept ups day after day. That of
Thomas Phillips was found Saturday.
The pile of wreckage and the quantity of
water in the basement made slow work
Of the search.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
WILL DEFER ENDORSEMENT
Federal Oficeholders Enlisted to
Block Governors Advance.
PAY $40 CASH OR NO VOTE
Aspiring Candidate Will Be in New,
York Himself Tomorrow to
Take a Hand.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
tive Herbert Parsons. president of the
republican county committee. came over
from Washington today to take charge
Of the lineup of the members to secure
further postponement at the meeting
tonight of the resolution indorsing Gov.
Hughes for the presidential nomination.
The plan of Mr.. Parsons and his friends
is not to kill the resolution, but to defer
action for another month. At the De-
cencber meeting there was little opposi-
ton to laying the resolution over until
this month.
Senator's Page and SAKE and Harry W.
Mack. the three original Hughes men.
continued today to talk hopefully of get
ting the resolution through tonight. but
they were at the same time busy count
ing noses to see IL they could muster
enough votes. II they find by the time
the meeting opens that the opposition is
In the majority. it Is not probable that
they will insist on vote. All local fed.
eral officeholders who are members o.
the committee will vote against actor
on the Hughes resolution. Several dis
| trict leaders said that this fact woult
influence many votes. Very few repub
| lican politicians care to antagonize thu
national administration at this time.
At county headquarters this morning /
was said that there was no doubt Of tn,
ability Of President Parsons and hi.
friends to control enough votes to defea
the Hughes resolution. The order tha
the dues of SO year must be paid befor
keep down the attendance.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
Presidential Nominations.

The President today nominated Paul j.
Sours to be postmaster at Denver, Col,
and Motley H. Flint to be postmaster at
Los Angeles. Cal.
j. Ernst Breda was nominated for reg
lister of the land office at Natchitoches,
La.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
Rear Admiral Brownson Back.

Rear Admiral Brownson, U.S.N., re.
tired, who has been in South Carolina
duck shooting. has returned to his resi-
dence in this city. He has become a de-
voted horseman and takes a long ride
every day.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
Legislation Needed.

Senator Kittredge asked Mr. Taft
whether he had any recommendations
sor new legislation for the Canal Zone.
The Secretary replied that he thought
there should be an appeal from the courts
Evening star., 1908-01-16
st. Louis Not Against Taft.
Consular Agency to Remain.

Representative Croner of North Da-
kota called on the President today with
II. Berndecke. vice consul OF Norway,
stationed in North Dakota. to protest
against the talked-of extinction OF
CONTINUED on Second Page.l
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-03
Ueess Of Palm Trees.

The various kinds of palm trees on
the island of Ceylon are 10 themselves
of great interest, and when their dif-
ferent uses are explained person can
well appreciate how essential they are
TO the natives in the low country sim
galese districts. From the sap of the
cocoanut palm the spirit he drinks Isl
distilled; the kernel of the nut Is a
necessary element in his daily curry:
the milk is the beverage offered to
every visitor to his domain; his only
lamp is fed from the oil; his nets
for fishing are manufactured from its
fibre, as is also the rope which keeps
his goat or COW from going astray;
while the rafters of his house, the
thatch of the roof and the window
blinds are made from its leaf and
wood. There is. perhaps, no product
in the world that is put to so many
and such profitable uses as the cocoa
nut palm, for, even before It Is grown,
its leaf ribs are tied together to make
brooms for sweeping and cages ior
birds.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-03
In a dams pockets.

A fairly well-equipped gentleman
true to his calling and to his friends
carries quite kit Of tools. There
is a jackknife, match box, cigar
cutter. a nail file, corkscrew, fin
ger nail tool and possibly cigar
holder, and some good fiye-centers
to give away. And yet women won
der what he finds to put in his pock.
cts.
To facilitate further the business
of just hanging around, he must have
a little money, handkerchief, bunch
OF keys, fountain pen, some lead pen.
ellis and sharDener eye glasses, noto-
book, watch, old letters, papers or
more or less supposed value and a
cardcase, Not one pocket could be
spared unless 1t Is the one ON his
nightshirt and that looks so sweet
Clay Center (kan) Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-03
BAN In Eoot as Yeark

All unconscious of the fact, Mr.. Max
Bolkhard, OF 206 Foster avenue, spent
thirty-six years with an immense rifle
bullet between two toes OF his left
foot. II was removed last week by
DIR. John ID. Blake and his son. Dr.
Herbert c. Blake, with Mr.. Bolkhard's
little toe and a part OF the bone OF
his foot, which had decayed as q re-
suit of the presence OF the bullet.
Mr. Bolkhard was German soldier
in the Franco-Prussian War. After
passing through many hard-fought
battles without getting a scratch. he
received the bullet wound In the foot
one wintry night while on sentry duty
mile from the troops of the army
with which he served. This was on
Dec. 2, 1870 He spent the night In
the snow in the French province OF
Orleans, and the patrol the following
morning carried him off TO the field
hospital, where he received attention.
He was later sent to a regular hos
pital.
The wound healed, and Mr.. Bolk-
nara tnouBnt notnMg more OF II, be-
lieving that the bullet had been re-
moved He suffered with rheumatism
and he attributed all his pains, in
cluding the one in his foot, which
was sometimes intense, to this ,malady.
Recently there were indications that
other trouble had developed, so DR..
Blake, who was summoned, decided
that an operation was necessary, as
part of the bone had decayed. In re-
moving the diseased bone he discoy-
cred the bullet, which was lodged be-
tween the little toe and the one ad-
Joining. The bullet is three-quarters
of an inch long and so heavy that Mr..
Blokhard is unable to understand how
he carried 1t about without knowing
OF its presence. The bullet is pre-
served as a memento of the war
Baltimore News. a af lEH
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-03
olives and Olive OIL.

SPANS olive industry is increasing
In Importance. One of the leading
branches is the preparation of green
olives. The olives are put up in bottles
or kegs. To carry out the pickling
process the olives are we'll sorted,
as only those which show no faults can
be kept. They are then placed for
several days in cold water, which is
renewed frequently. Then they are
placed in brine bath, which consists
Of a salt and soda solution, and are
covered with the liquid. In some cas-
es different aromatic substances are
added to the bath SC as to give a spe-
cial flavor to the olives. Ripe or near
ly ripe olives are but little in demand
and are not consumed 10 a large
extent. l
Extraction of olive oil has been car
ried out heretofore by primitive pro-
cess, although improved machinery is
now being introduced. The olives were
ground up In a horse mill before pres
sing. The ground olives were then
put In lever press, using boiling
water for the extraction. The pro-
cess Is a slow one and the olives need
to be stored on hand for some time.
They are thus likely to ferment and
give an inferior quality OF oil. IT is
estimated that there are some 5000 or
1000 OF such primitive oil presses In
use In Spain at the present time.
After the extraction the oil is placed
In large earthenware jars or tin tanks
and is then filtered. In some cases
the air is kept from the oil by means
OF layer OF alcohol. which is placed
on the surface. The inferior grades
OF oil are used In soap manufacture
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-03
Common Fire Dangers In
Kitchens Aud Cellars.

Mere than half OF all fires In
dwelling houses start in the Kitchen
or from sparks rom the kitchen lluo
The cook stove gaLs no summer va
cation. 1t is always fed too much ami
the wool Of the floor and wall near
Ii, in many houses, are not projected
from It's heat.
A kitchen sloye standing three
feet from the bare wooden wall 'r
Partition may set 1t afire. II the wall
is covered with a sheet of tin, zinc,
or iron il is safe to place the stove
within a foot OF it, but not nearer.
The sheet OF metal Is useless II tack
ed against the wood. 1t mus be held
away ha.f an inch so air behind
can carry away the heat. II il is heli
by screw hooks i. can be taken o
to be polished. Bright tin throws Off
heat letter than any other metal. IL
a lath in a wall is bare from the
falling cut of a piece of plaster the
danger Is the same as from a wooden
wall
ceiling of wood should be pro-
tected 10y metal, if the elbow of the
stovepipe is within foot of It,
The boards in the floor under the
stove must have over them a sheet =
metal big enough to come cut a foe.
in from: of the ash pan. Ii wood Is
usul nor fuel it should come out a
loot under the door through which
the sticks are put in. because red-hot
Goals or burning ends of sticks
which are too long often fal from It.
This sheet lnlsed not be held away
from the f,oor, as the one on the wall
must be, because all the cold air on
tering a room movos along the floor
to the stove. JH 3N4i Wa
Many houses are burned by the ig-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-03
GOOD GAME
ON TONIGHT
Marion Meets Twin City
Team at the Rink.
CALLERS GOING GOOD
Twin City now In Second
Place in League.
Marion Continues to Improve in
General Play-Lsrgei Crowds at
Contests.

nher0l. be a game at the rink to-
night that will be worth while, money
and a lot OF other things. Twin Cit,
Will oppose MariCn and both teams
are travelling at top speed just now,
hence some fur will fly.
Marion is now in undisputed poss-
essich of fourth pace and the up
ward climb has been particularly
pleasing to the followers Of the game
here. The team is working we'll To-
gether. The passing is clever and q
great attack is being worked up 1t
is a Noticeable fact that Marion gen
orally CARRIES its opponents off their
feet in the eaIiy minutes OF the fray
and If al is well they then get enough
to win re must bd said though in
favor ofi Dt@link lads that they are
not qwitters and are equal to the task
Of fighting just as 'harl at the finish
as at the beginning.
This McGrath vemtable Igiant,
taerror to the rushers is playing some
game for Marionf He is fast on his
feet for a big man and SENS abgolu-
tely foarlss In throwing himself in
frCnt of Slashng drives Of the op-
ponents. 1t has besn charged that
AlcGrath is too rough on the floor. A
man OF his weight Is bound to be q
trdf e rough but he stops the oppon-
ents and that is what is demanded Of
HIM Polo is not a parlor game
Devlin is improving wonderfully in
his play. 1t seems early in the season
that Eddi6s troubles as manager cap
tain of a losIrlg team weighed so
heavily upon him that IL affected his
playing. But Marion is doing better
now and the captains work viii
continue 10 improve. None of the CEN
ters dn this league have anything on
him.
Daley is driving at the goal with
all the dleverness possible Cunning
ham too. is doing grand work ON the
floor and in drivirg goal The defense
with Hickey in his present form is
peaches and cream
The consStent Faying of the Ma !
rich team is bringing out lovers OF
the sport in greater numbers than
ever before. When the public rea' izCs F.
that 1t has polo team-the equal OF
any in the league-the rink will be
packed at every performance. 1t takes /
boosters to make a pd1nant winner.
It's all get in.
The Twin City team with Ole, |
Quigley and other stars is now In
second Place and has been defeating
everything in sight. It's up to Marion
to put crimp In the downstaters
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-03
TREATMENT FOR SNAKE BITES.
United States consuI at Alden Praises
Permaneanate OF Potassium.

Whisky, the old, original remedy for
snakebite, has rival Consul Master
ton at Alden reports to this government
that insteaA of rushing for jug and
drinking enough rye or Bourbon TO
float ship. snakebite victims will
soon be treated with permanganate
of potassium, which Is likely to make
snakebite much less popular as soon
as the new cure is tried I'm this country,
for permanganate neither cheers nor
inebriates.
Col. Masterton writes: "Dr. Rodgers
reports of az cases of snakebite in
which this new remedy was put into
practice. In two cases II failed. bur
these were cases in which the longest
interval elapsed before the remedy
was applied. The persons were Bit
ten during the night and were not
treated till the following day, the
interval in one case amounting to IL
hours and in the other TO nine hours.
In seven OF the successful cases the
snakes were killed. In five cases the
snakes were cobras The other two
were vipers. In the remaining three
successful casesbt the ideneity of the
snake was not ascertained In two cas-
es, and In the other case the reptile
was seen and described as a cobra.
"Of the two fatal cases one was Bit
ten by cobra and the other by a
snake that was not identified. Two
OF the successful cases were treated by
Europeans without any medical train
ing. In three of the successful cases
treatment was begun at once in the
remaining seven the interval varied
from half an hour to four hours These
results show that even when all the
doubtful elements have been excluded
or allowed for, this method promises
to be the most tfficacious and a very
satisfactory feature is that il is SO
simple that anybody can apply it, and
so cheap that 1t is within the reach
of the poorest.
when person has been bitten by
a snake the first thing to do is to
apply a ligature above, the wound to
prevent the rapid absorption of the
venom. Then an incision is TO be made
over the snakebite with any sharp cut
ting instrument that is perfectly clean,
and a few grains of the pedmangan-
ate are TO be rubbed on t.-