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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
Address of Welcome.

We got an address of welcome from
an American miner and his wife. and We
gave them a toast of thanks in return
We oarded the train again and the trip
continued Nothing can compare with
that magnificent scenery: but II there
happens to be- then / want to see 1t. We
kept going higher and higher. You Will
remember there was a train ahead or us.
composed principally OF officers OF the
fleet. guests OF officials OF Peru. When
we got I'd to l1,OOO feet we stopped at a
village which was the largest we had
seen so far. and which was used by the
sports of Lima as health resort. 1t
was the bummest health resort l ever
heard Of being composed mostly OF In
dians and huts. ! liked the place, how
ever. and wanted TO stay longer. There
was q public square. with d statue or
some Spaniard. with seats all around and
a lamp post at each corner. | was lean
ing against one and. happening to look
down, what do you suppose l saw. way
up in that fOrsaken spot: Liverpool.
England stamped on the iron OF the
post 1t startled me. Why need they go
so far to get that post? 1t still remains
a conundrum for me.
The whistle blew and we made for the
train. That's where the light air OF this
altitude got me: l most went down ana
out. It's all right as long as one doesn
run. but woe TO him who does. We start
ed again. and had gone about couple OF
miles when we felt the brakes go OIL full
force All heads went out Of the window.
All We saw was a red flag sticking out
of the bank The train came to full
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

Mrs. Hoover: "Children's Literature"
Mrs. Townshend: New X-ray Apparatus"
Mrs. Mckee: Jurisdiction of States and
of General Government" Maj. Lawrence:
Of View" Capt. Hart: "lmmigration.' Mr.
Waiporte: Local Current Events DR..
Mckee; Temperance in Politics. Mr..
Davis; Summary Of Current Events"
Mr.. Hunter. recitation. TIE Balky
Mule" was given by Mrs. Townshend:
Kirk; piano solo. Mrs. Eisinger.
At the close of the program refresh
ments were served by the hostess. as
sisted by Mrs. Curtis Eisinger and Miss
Eisinger.
At the Oriental Esoteric Center. 1443
q street. Sunday evening Miss Marsland
spoke on The Path of Initiation" Civ
ing some account Of those qualities
which. she stated. are at this moment
dawning in the consciousness of the
mass. and which are to be developed
fully in the near future. Will. one
pointedness. constancy. intuition. with
their attendant faculties. are coming
is aided. inspired and methodically
trained.
Wednesday evening the subject was
Horoscope" science which. 1t was
minds from the ancient Magi down
through Plato. Iamblichus and Flam-
marion Of our own day. 1t is now gen.
orally acknowledged by science that the
universe is one. and. the lecturer de-
clared. it should not. therefore. be diff
cult to believe that every part of this one
must act and react on every other part:
must we not then allow that the position
of so great a magnetic center. as a planet
is. will produce upon the brain of new
born infant virgin pure as IT is from all
other impressions, very marked erect.
The kabbala offers another side of this
science in the examination OF the names
of the person; letters corresponding to
numbers in the alphabet of the Magi. and
revealing with great exactness the char
acteristics of a man and the circum-
stances of his life
The Mckendree Epworth League met
Thursday evening and elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: Messrs.
G. E. Merryman, treasurer: G. H. DoWell.
secretary: u. B. Miller. president: c. E.
Deyo. first vice president; Mrs. Colburn.
second vice president; S. 8. Culbertson.
third vice president. and Mrs. ]. B. Cissel,
fourth vice president.
After the business meeting refresh
ments were served and a social time was
enjoyed.
The Abracadabra Club met April Is
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Perham at their
home 9O5 Westminster street. the presi-
four members answered roll call with
quota tons on flowers. The program COM
mittee is as follows: Capt Mcintosh
chairman; Mrs. c. H. Brumbaugh. Mrs.
George r. Ide. Mrs. A. P. Clark and DIR.
Henry Baker
The first paper of the evening was
given by Maj. George Potwin. entitled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
Personal Mention.

Announcement has been made that
Mr.. Edward Mclean, who has been en-
gagged in active law practice here. has
decided temporarily to engage in the
newspaper business with his father. TAX
ing up the western end of the business.
where Mr.. John r. Mclean has jour
nalistic interests. Mr. Wilton j. Lambert
having charge of Mr.. McLean's legal mat
tiers in the east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

NAPLES April 1S.-The body of Ber-
nard Warkentin of Newton. kas.. left
here today on board the steamer koenig
Albert for New York. Mr.. Warkentin was
accidentally shot and killed by Syrian
in a railroad train near Damascus a little
over two weeks ago. The body was ac-
compa MED by the widow and the son of
the dead man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. April 1s-Tne
German cruiser Bremen arrived here to-
day from Haiti, where She remained Tor
some time account of political trou-
bles in the island. She came for her an
nual overhauling at the snipyard here
and was due here March "a.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05
ONE EYE FOR GERMANY,

Germany doesn't mean to be caught mapping on the land, on and under the water, and in the air. While she is devoting herself to the construction of military airships, of which she will soon have five, she is also busily de- vising means by which she may pro- tect herself against the airships of a hostile power. For this purpose, guns of a peculiar type are being manufac- tured at the krupp works, Essen, for the purpose of disabling hostile air. ships maneuvering at a great height
 It will be possible to fire these guns either vertically or at an extremely high elevation. and they will be load cd with projectiles of a peculiar type. designed to inf1ict the greatest possi- ble damage on the balloon which sup ports the hull. Some of these will have jagged chains attached to them. ex- periments having shown the value of this device. Germany possesses two
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05
FRIENDLY.

ITO what do you attribute your suc- cess as a monarch?"
 After moments thought the Flu ropean ruler replied.
 Largely to bad marksmanship."- Washington Star.
 'Beware!" whispered the fortune tell CT. your bitterest enemy will shortly cross your path"-- 'Hooray" cried the man. delightedly: my new motor car won't do a thing to m."-Philadeiphia Press.
 T should think a. clockmaker's busi- ness was a very uncertain one" Why so?' Because it is business that runs on tick. and one engaged in it is always sure of strike coming, with the daily prospect of wind-up."- Baltimore American. The Timid Passenger--what would happen should the gas escape?
 The Cheerful Aeronaut-Oh, we should suffocate, but our deaths would not be unpleasant. I have the balloon filled with laughing gas.--Brooklyn Life
 Please. ma'am." said the maid there's q colored man and his wife at the door in answer to your advertise ment."
 laundress"
 Yes. ma'am. they are here."-Every bodys Magazine.
 He pulled out the map and showed her the route of their prospective elopemnt.
 And where is the place you have marked with a white starr" she asked innocently.
 That is Cleveland. There we write home for forgiveness"
 And the red star, Georgee"
 Niagara Falls. There we write hom, for money to get back with"
 Which shows that he was a far-see ing young man.-Chicago News.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05
Cussin' the Climate.

Old Sim Smith was the blessedest one For cussln the climate; Feared that his only idee of fun
 Was cussin' the climate. No matter where old Sid would go, Whether 'twould rain or whether
 'twould snow, Shinin' or stormin', cam or blow,
 He was cussin' the climate. Lived in Mizzoury for quite a spell, A-cussln' the climate; Said 1t was hotter than--I won't tell, Then. cussin' the climate, Sid moved down into Arkansaw, Where he continued to work his jaw Seemed obeyin' sort O law
 In cussin the climate. Then old Sid he moseyed East,
 Still cussin' the climate; Frothed at the mouth like a ragin'
 beast
 A-cussin' the climate: Massa chusetts, Connecticut and Maine, Each one goln' ag'in his grain. Old Sid's mission was always plain Just cussin the climate After a while he went out West.
 Still cussin' the climate. Swearin' that somewhere else was
 best:
 So. oussin' the climate Clean from Oregon down the coast, Finally Sid gave up the ghost. Now, he's gone where the grumblerS roast- Still cussin' the climate. New York Sun
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05
\ RADICAL BILL.

The bill providing for the expulsion from high school of any pupil be- longing to a secret fraternity, which has been introduced in the Ohio leg islature, and has been approved by the House committee on common schools, has awakened protest from school superintendents and principals as well as parents, who hold that it is too radical measure. It is also urged that such a law probably would be declared unconstitutional.
 Perhaps such a bill is too radical It may even be unconstitutional But doubtless the young folks in the Ohio high schools have been pretty radical in their society work, or play. They may also have been Unconstitutional in some of it. The real question is whether a school is just the place to carry on such work or play The whole problem is a difficult one to deal with. We suppose that if a law were made abolishing secret societies in high schools it might make them more se- cret than ever and so not much less harmful. The young folks are So smart
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
The New World of To-day,
(The Toronto Star.)

(The Toronto Star)
 The real significance of the voyage is the recognition of the growing import ance of the countries bordering upon the Pacific ocean; China. Japan, Cana da, Australia, Russia, the United States, Chile and Peru. Nearly all these coun- tries represent vast undeveloped re- sources; In some cases undeveloped land, in other cases, notably in China, undeveloped forces of human nature. We see here, in the large and true sense, new world entering upon a new epoch in history, and full of won derful possibilities. It happens that our attention has been directed to 1t forcibly. first by a war, and second by the sailing of fleet which is an in- strument of war. But it does not fol low that the new world of the Pacific is to repeat the history of the old world of the Mediterranean and the At lantic. The very magnitude of the field and of the interests involved will operate as a dissuasive against war. II is far more likely that in this new chapter of the worlds history there will be unfolded new conception of international relations; and that the example will be found, not in Europe but in North America, where the United | States and Canada stand side by side | In peace and In assurance of continued 1 peace.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05
A SOUTH CAROLINA PUZZLE,

South Carolina likes Itself pretty well, but 1t is a little doubtful about the showing it has made in dealing with the case of c. Wash Hunter. Hunter, who was convicted of man. slaughter for the killing of Ebert Copeland, in Laurens county, in July, 1906, in the Court of Sessions at Greenwood on ] Wednesday of last week was sentenced by Judge Gage to eight years at hard labor in the State penitentiary at Columbia He was re- leased on bail in the sum of S4,000 until his appeal can be heard by the State Supreme court. This was the fifth or sixth trial of the prisoner. On the first trial in Laurens county he was convicted of manslaughter. Sew eral other hearings of the case which followed resulted in mistrials, and then upon petition of the State the case was removed to Greenwood county on the ground that 1t was not possible to ob- tain a fair trial of the case in Laurens county. At the trial in Greenwood, as already noted, the prisoner was con- victed of manslaughter and was sen fenced to the State penitentiary.
 South Carolina and all concerned will have to wait until the Supreme court of the State says something be- fore they will know where they are Meanwhile, South Carolina isn't brag. ging much about South Carolina jus. 1 tice.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05
COMING.

The importance of the inland wa- terways is shown by the fact that there are in the United States some $25,000 miles of navigable rivers and at least an equal number which are navigable. or might be made so by improvement. There are also some 2,500 miles of navigable canals and more than 2,500 miles of sounds, bays and bayous read fly connected by canals, aggregating less than 1000 miles in length to form inner passages paralleling the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
 Of course while we are digging a big canal, building big warships and attending to several other big things, we may not be able to tackle the in- land waterways improvement very thoroughly. But there can be no doubt that we shall sometime thoroughly tackle it. When it is so tackled il should be done as the commission says it should be, which includes the expert framing of a definite policy; certainty of continuity and co-ordina- ton of plan and york; expert initia. tive in the choice of projects and tho succession of works; freedom in SC, lection of projects in accordance witt terms of cooperation, and the wides opportunity for applying modern bus mess methods
 When all the railroads, inclldng tn, subways, are built, all the navigabl, rivers improved, all the canals dul and all the airship lines in operation the United States will be busy place
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05
NEW HAVEN NEXT:

Philadelphia is not celebrated for good government, but they seem to have heard of its Fire department away off in Hungary. As a consequence for the next three months the city will have a real brigadier general in the ranks of its fire-fighters. Brigadier General Joseph Stephen Adams, head of the Budapest Fire brigade, at the command of the Hungarian govern ment has arrived in the Quaker City to study its Fire department. He purposes to learn from the inside, by experience, and to that end he will re- spond to alarms and drag leads of hose, like the everyday professional blue shirt" In explaining his mission to this country to Mayor Reyburn he said he wanted to be commissioned as a fireman, and. if necessary, wear the uniform of the Philadelphia depart ment.
 | As if is not to be supposed that Brigadier General Joseph Stephen Adams is in Philadelphia to study be- cause its Fire department is defective 1t is but fair to congratulate Phila. delphia on having saved its Fire de- partment from the ruin caused by bad politics. We may further be permitted to proudly remark that when Genera Adams gets through studying in Phil adelphia he can find Fire depart ment in New Haven which it will pay
 him to study.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05
THERE IS A LIMIT.

Boston is pretty sober now in con temptation of her financial situation, and even the great and rich city of New York is beginning to think. New York is now within $27,000,000 of it's debt limit, though 1t has looked as if there wasn't any such thing, and un- less the law is changed in such a way as to exempt from the debt limit mon ey raised for producing prop erty, such as new subways, for the next few years the city can raise altogether by bond issues only an amount about equal to annual charges for interest and sinking funds on debt now out standing.
 During the boom times little thing like a debt limit wasn't very notice able It sticks out more now, and the indications are that fl will continue tc stick out more. Perhaps the ingenious ! financier who thinks it Is a good time to buy up all the New York city bonds and put the price of them up tc IF or so figures that New York is going to economize now, and that hel bonds will grow more valuable because she does economize. If real economy is going to begin in New York city i will be a good place for 1t to begin The other thing has been long anc dangerously prevalent there. There i, debt limit, and even though long un noticed it must be noticed at last.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05

business. Had there been public utili- ties commission when the various branch lines of the Connecticut Rail- way and Lighting company were char tered. that is a commission clothed with the power to determine the char acter of their organization, that par ticular railway proposition would not have had the privilege of pouring .hogsheads of water into the capital stock to later unjustly enrich the pro- motors. The amount of money which might have been saved had such a commission been in existence from the first application of electricity to the tramway service is enormous.
 No one expects and no one wants to have a commission appointed that
 will fret the public service corpora
 lions or harass them in the perform ance of their business duties by inn posing tea table restrictions. On the
 other hand, every one should want the State to possess every minute the right
 to compel the corporations to conduct their business in accordance with the needs and the welfare of the general
 public, a. task they might not set them 1selves if the present provisions of over
 sight were to be indefinitely continued
 The entire movement Is rational and sane and should be pushed to fina 1 conclusion.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05

systems of wireless telegraphy suited for use on airships. One apparatus is of comparatively minute size. the transmitter and receiver weighing on- ly forty pounds. The radius of com munication is thirty miles. Another process has radius of communica- tion of 100 miles.
 It is evident that all the other great peaceful yet warlike powers must keep one eye on Germany, whatever they do with the other eye.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05

and able nowadays that perhaps all that can really be done is to compro- mise with them and get them to gen erously pass a resolution that the se- cret societies will not attempt to run the schools,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05

Switzerland isn't missing anything in the way of being attractive to tour ists. An eminent scientist has just announced that there are absolutely no microbes on the Swiss mountains at an altitude of 1000 feet.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05

It is to be hoped that the Chicago schoolma' am who has starteI to lNe for forty days on orange juice won't have to discover that somebody hes handed her a lemon.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05

Of all the suggestions which have been made as to how best to celebrate Count Tolstois eightieth birthday next August, the one which meets with the most approval, says the Fremdenblatt. is the school plan. If this is carried out the Tolstoi estate, Jassnaja Pol jana, will be purchased and will be converted into great educational in stitution The plan also includes the removal to Jassnaja Poliana from Dol gow Of the little house where the sage was born. The offer of Andrew Car negie, the American 'milliardiar, to se- cure from the various publishers the copyrights of Tolstofs works so that they may become the property of the world. also meets with much approval
 This will cost about 100000 rubles.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05

New York is to have the largest restaurant in the world. When it is prosperous it has the largest appetite and the largest money in the w)cld.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05

One of Cleopatras vases has been unearthed in Egypt, and its condition indicates that she didn't do her own homework.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05
SAVINGS AND DOINGS.

One political club in New York city has 3S7 members in the fire department. lS4 in the dock department, 2s7 in the street cleaning department and thirty nine affiliated young women who are public school teachers.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05

Pittsburg has suffered continuous typhoid fever epidemic for the last thirty four years, according to Dr. J. F. Edwards. superintendent of the bureau of health Of that city. In the course of that period 50.2 people have had the disease, and 1885 have died from it Last year 5.12a persons. or one in every sixty-six of the popula- : tion of the city, had typhoid fever and sos of them died.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05
Is to keep on hand St the St George vineyard a uniform supply of wine.

A large area of peat land has been found in Madison county, Montana. The owner of farm in the peat regions has experimented in drying the peat. and samples of the fuel distributed in Vir- ginia City have met with much favor The fuel will be prepared in large quantity and can be sold at low fig- ure. A coal famine. due to lack of cars. has been threatening the region and the discovery of SD cheap and eff ticient a substitute just at this time iS considered a godsend.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05

Some of the big wine-makers in Spain have been unable to get six cents a gallon for their product, and recent ly a number of them sent big casks into the public squares and let people drink what they wanted.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05

The largest cask in the world is at St. George vineyard, located at Matter moro. California Ii contains ef.aoo gallons. or enough to give e.ooO.ooo per sons each an ordinary wine glasstul or it's contents. II is built of the very finest California redwood and in all the vast amount of lumber used ln com structing it there is not 3 single nav
 The object of building so large a eask
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05

J. R. Darlington. n............. Publisher
 F. A. Street. ....... Business Manager T. F. F. Norman. Advertising Manager
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Issced Thursday. One Dollar Year.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-21
FOR ONLY TWO BATTLE SHIPS
Senate Naval Com nittee Stands PAT
on Houses Action.
President May Send Second and
More Vigorous MessaEe-Big In
crease in Appropriation Bill.

The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs
yesterday put the battle ship issue
squareiy up 10 the President.
Senator Hale. chairman Of the commit
tee. brought the naval appropriation
bill into the Senate from the committee.
with a favorable report. and the item
in the bill as it came from the House.
authorizing two battle ships. was not
changed. That an effort will be made
to change it on the floor of the Senate
is probable.
Representative Hobson, OF Alabama.
has been cauvassing the Senate in an
effort 10 arouse interest in the Pres
ident's programme for four battle ships
instead of two.
The prospect Of the second message
from President Roosevelt on the subject
is freely discussed, in which the demand
for two more battle ships viii be made in
language a little more vigorous than was
contained in the last message. which the
House ignored.
The Senate increased the aggregate of
appropriations carried IN the House bin
by S7.579C3 The bill as IL came from
the House carried approximately Sl06 900 600.
The principal item OF the Senate commit
tees increase is for the increased pay
of officers and enlisted men, 1858. .969 %.
For new public works the increase is
81 1529 400, Of which 81 000,000 Is for Pearl
Harbor alone, and 100000 for Norfolk.
Va. Another item of increase is 81. so. coo
for the purchase of three additional steam
colliers Mr.. Hale also added his per-
sOnal bill as an amendment, which gives
the staff corps the rank and title as
now established for the staff corps Of
the army and providing that this shall In
no way carry command.