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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08

hundred former soldiers. sailors and ma
rines were present.
business session preceded the service.
with Commander A. G.. Broacker in the
chair, when six recruits were elected and
mustered in.
Lemuel Fight unanimous request
was asked to preside at the subsequent
proceedings and in taking the chair
thanked the assembled veterans for the
honor conferred. 1T Is fitting" he said
that we celebrate this day with pa
triotic songs and speechmaking. and in
my opinion all of our national holidays
should be in like manner celebrated
Let us honor the dear old nag
President Fugitt then selected to make
addresses representative in turn of
those who served In the Indian wars, civil
war and Spanish-AInerican war
Those addressing the meeting were
Commander T. f. Lee of Admiral Porter
Garrison. Senior Vice Commander j. w.
Thornton of Gen Guy V. Henry Garrison.
Adjutant j. j. Strain Of Gen. William +.
Barry Garrison. George L. Snider and
Commander Broacker of Roosevelt Gar
rison. w. F. Fortune and ]. w. Mason,
late OF the 9th United States Cavalry.
William A. Hickey was then called upon
and made an address suggesting that
there be a veteran division formed for
participation in the coming inaugural pa
rade.
1T seems TO me-" he said. that the
G. a. r., Spanish War Veterans and
Army and Navy Union and kindred bod
les should endeavor to arrange with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08
WANTS A SOUTH POLAR LINE.
Land Office Here Receives a Rea
Crazy Letter.

Am asking for appropriation to
build railroad through the South Polar
regions writes u man in Stockton, Cal,
IN a letter just received by Commissioners
bennett of the general land office. The
letter. which had been filed away in the
government archives i'm the same man.
ner as any official document. has been
supplemented by humorous Endorsements
Of some of the officials through whose
divisions the letter in the regular de-
partmental routine had to pass The let
ter advances some peculiar solar theories,
declaring that the high speed the sun
travels creates electric light on a large
scale. and adds that it is twenty times
farther around the earth sout Ithan
west. This Is the peculiar declaration of
the author of the letter:
The moon is myth. It is a picture
of a portion OF the solar ring reflected
against space by suns that travel around
through this solar ring which we are
living cn.s j concluded that the land of
flee is the proper place to present this
problem"
The writer also submits a diagram il
lustration OF his views on the shape of
the earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08

that there was the sound OF jolt. a
whoop. a little bit of blood and a bel
lieerent MahOney. The alarm caused
Policemen johnny Cats and Edwards
to run to the rescue of Altdorfer
Mahoney for third time was put I'M
der arrest. When he appeared at the
station house he was welcomed with
such comments as, why. look who's
here" Good morning. Mr.. Mahoney, it's
twenty this trick and Won't you leave
your card?'
Mahoney confessed he was short the
twenty, and was detained at the station
until some one communicated with friends
near his home. The cash was deposited
at the fifth precinct.
Where are you going now. Mr.. Ma
honey" asked one of the station men
as the record winner sauntered down the
steps.
Home. thank you. Good night" was
the reply.
In the financial clerks office in the Po
lice Court this morning SO was marked
to the credit of the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08
FOR PIMPlES, TOO
New Discovery Cures EcZcma anu
Graduates Minor Skin Troubles
Over Night.

About a month ago the dispensers OF posiam'
thu discovery for the cure Of eczema. de-
tided to allow the druggists Of the country 10
handle it. Previous to that time 1t could only De
obtained direct from the Laboratories.
Since this change In the method OF dis-rion'
ton poslam has met with the most phenomenal
success Of anything introduced 10 the drug trade
in the last thirty years. All leading druggists.
including Ogram's and O'DonneH's. in Washing
ton. are now carrying the special oOGent Size
recently adopted. also the 81 Jar.
This great success is not surprising wren Il
IS remembered that in eczema cases. poslam
stops the itching with first application, proceeds
TO heal Immediately. and cures chronic cases 10
few weeks. In minor skin troubles, such as
pmples. blarkheads, acne. herpes hiotches.
RASH etc. results show after an overniShtsa ppi-
cation. Experimental samples Of p'sam are
sent to any by mail free Of charge. by the
Emergency Laboratories. 81 West 23th street.
New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08
D|CTUM OF FASHION |
The Dressmakers' Convention
Passes Upon Latest Styles.
SHEATH GOWN NOT AU FAT
Yet One Hardly Knows What to
Wear These Days.
FEATHERS TO BE WORN LONG
Yard and Quarter Is Proper
Measure-Coming Modes Are
Doubtful
FEATHERS TO BE WORN LONE

NEW YORK, September S.-The sew
erth annual fashion exposition of the
Dressmakers' Association of America
opened yesterday in the large hail of the
Masonic Temple. 23d street and 9th ave
nue.. amid profuse decoration of Stars
and Stripes, palms and flowers.
At the back OF the stage, on what close
ly resembled an altar, was white femi-
Sis of the eternal corset Upon it poured
a flood of electric light.
1t was not a living FORM it would not
have been q goddess If It had been.
What at once the fascinated devotce
perceived was that below the slender
waist of the fair inanimate one the deli
cate lines described a compression and
restriction of circumference hitherto
unattained by fashions widest frolic.
Delegates Marvelonsly Gowned.
When the doors were opened at 1
o'clock approximately d hundred dress
makers trcoped in. They were from
near and far The dominant figure of
the convention was that of Miss Eliza
beth A. G. White, president of the as
ISOLATION.
Miss White may be said to have repre-
SonteO ParlS. since SHe TctuTItu
four days ago. When she assembled the
platform to open the convention she was
arrayed In wonderful gown of steel
gray satin-or elephant gray, as she
later ordered IL to be called-an artistic
creation directly from the atelier of NJ
Drecol of the Partisan capital.
stu more marvellous was the hat,
which swept in a vast circle round her
head 1t was from the Rue de la PAX
from the studio of Mile Camille Roger.
Its foundation and main superstructure
were of black ottoman; its crown and
glory was the violet de parme ostrich
feather, which was one yard and quar-
ter long.
Miss White welcomed these votaries and
purveyors OF fashion from all parts OF
the land.
"Dressmakers.' said she. ARE among
the first to- he affected when there is q
great depression of business. l am not
Il prophet nor seventh daughter OF
seventh daughter, but | predict that the
dressmaking industry is soon going TO be
better than ever before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08

those who will have charge Of that pa
rade 10 let the men who have served the
American flag be placed in a most con-
spicGous place in the 4th OF March next
parade"
These sentiments were applauded. G
w. Blush and Joseph Correll acted, re-
spectirely, color bearer and sergeant
alarms of the meeting. and the exer-
cises closed with the singing OF THE
Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08
MAhONEY HAS SUCH A NIGHT !
THREE TIMES POLICE INTER
RUPT HIS PLEASURE.
Jawed Bluecoat and Had Two Dis
pufes With Civilians-Forfeits
S35 Collateral.

busy day for the police was sLabor
day Many arrests were made for viola
ton of the police regulations and trivial
assaults.
The record of the day and possibly for
any other day was established last night
by George A. Mahoney, who gave his oc
cupation as manager and his address as
433 Cd street southeast. Within three
hours-between II pm. and = ANNA
honey was taken into custody three times
at the first precinct station house. Each
time he deposited collateral for his APP
pearance in Police Court Mahoney for
feited his security this morning.
Mahoney first crossed the police horizon
about II o'clock. when Crossing Police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08
Largest Picture in America.

PROCTOR. VT. September s. Guido
Horvath. a Hungarian artist. has com
pleted. here, after years of careful work
study and research. a mammoth oil paint
ing of washington at the Battle of Tren-
ton"
1t is claimed TO be the largest single
picture on any subject ever produced il
this country. 1t is 210 feet long and
eleven feet high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08
Longworth Loses $40, 900.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, September S.-Rep-
resentative Nicholas Longworth's two
story brick stable al his Grandin road
home vas completely destroyed by fire
shortly before O'Clock this morning,
causing loss Of $50, 600 With the stable
five carriages were burned, but the serv-
ants. who slept in the stable, got out
safely and saved the horses. Mr.. and
Mrs. LonsWcrth had just returned from
Il party when the lire was discovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08
COMMODORE BOB" CELEBRATES
Harbormaster Has Been in Service
Thirty Years.

Commodore Bob Sutton lieutenant of
the harbor police precinct and harbormas-
ter, yesterday celebrated the thirtieth an
niversary of his service on the river front
September 4, 1878, Lieut.. Sutton, then a
private on the police force. was detailed
to duty as fish and oyster inspector with
headquarters at the fish wharf. In july
1881 he was made acting harbormaster
and the appointment was made perma-
nent in 1885,. He Is the only harbor-
master the city has ever had.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08
CELEBRATES LABOR DAY.
Patriotic Exercises Last Evening b,
Army and Navy Union.

The members of Roosevelt Garrison. to-
gether with representatives from the
other local garrsons Of the Army and
Navy Union, celebrated Labor day last
night in g. A. r. Hall. at which over one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08

This Velour Lining is 81 inches wide.
1t has an exceedingly high luster and is
an ideal material for the making of sep
arate drop skirts or for coats.
All colors, also white, cream and black.
If you haven't use for this Velour Lining
right away, buy tomorrow for future &C.
casiOnS.
First Floors Kann. Sons & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08
As to the Sheath Gown.

solemn intensity, las to the sheath gown.
If pin had dropped the noise would
have been heard. Every auditor waited
spellbound for the next words.
1.-THE sheath gown Is not the latest
style is what issued from her lips.
Every breath was sharply indrawn and
every face was study of conflicting
emotions.
1T was not issued by any of the lead
ing Partisan houses" she firmly declared.
An obscure firm sent it forth, and 1t
was not popular. Practically. it was
dead before it was born.
However. there was a great huirah
about it for a while, absurdly started
by the fact that two cafe singers from
the outer boulevards wore extreme
sheath gowns at the Chantilly races.
While in Paris ! made it my business
about the attempted innovation They
said no nice woman would wear them.
Then came notifications, and some of
them are acceptable.
But while the status OF the sheath
gown has been settled finally enough
in other matters 1 never knew a year
when styles were unsettled and I'M
stable. It's impossible to say just
what is the very latest dictum of
fashion,
From 10 to 12 today Miss Whites col
lection of creations will be on inspec-
ton. This afternoon, beginning at 80.
she will demonstrate with a corps of
trained assistants, and AT $50 this even
ing she will tell how to wear hygieni-
caly the latest corset, which Is declared
to he ''imperative' when the newest
French gowns are worn.
The latest corset will be adjusted upon
beautiful living models before the eyes
OF all-the women present. There will
be no men-unless by strategy or treach-
cry. Only one other similar demonstra-
ton will be made during the weeks ses-
sion. That Will be Thursday evening.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-11

surrendering a little of its monopoly
profit on steel, which is a raw ma
terial for thousands of industries,
could not only keep its own mills run
ming more steadily, but could give a
great impetus to millions of factory
wheels, giving unemployment to thou
sands of men and relief to millions of
consumers of products into which steel
enters The trust would be compelled
TO do this if the tariff on steel were
removed. The New York Journal of
Commerce in its issue of Feb. 10 well
says:
at (the steel trusD holds the whole
process of recovery in check and keeps
both capital and labor in idleness. 1t
sends abroad and makes it easier for
foreigners in order not to lose its hold
upon export markets But the do
nestle market it has at its mercy, and
there it is ineXorable Abroad it has
to meet competition. At home it has
managed to strangle it while protected
from any that might invade its terri
pass that the people need protection,
which only competition can give, and
they can have it among domestic pro
ducers as soon as they will permit it
from foreign producers. 1t is to no
small extent the tariff that enables
the trusts to keep up prices and keep
down the effort to recover industrial
and trade activity"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-11
MAKING HARD TIMES.
Specific Examples Showing How Com
bnstions Affect Industry.

Whether or not the trusts were re-
sponsible for the coming of the panic,
it is easy to see how they are making
the business depression longer and
more intense. The officials of the
American Newspaper Publishers as
sociation have given out a statement
showing that the paper trust is cur
failing its output, closing down mills,
discharging workmen and-keeping
prices up. This sort of thing makes
hard times harder. The tribute exact
ed by the paper trust has been raised
so high that many newspapers and
other users of paper have decreased
the size of their publications and in
some cases raised their subscription
rates
If the trust were interested in re-
lieving the industrial depression or in
anything except its own income, it
would narrow its margin of profit a
little, lower the price and stimulate
the use Of paper, keep it's mills run
ming and its workmen employed. Even
prOtectionist editors can see the evils
of the tariff on paper and wood pulp,
which enables the trust to lay tribute
on publishers and the people,
In like manner the steel trust by
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-11
PRIZES FOR ROAD MAKING
County Fair Offers Prizes for
Best Roads Made With the Split
Log Drag.

The use of split log drag as the
cheapest and most effective method of
making good roads is becoming
popular all over the state. The
Pierce County Fair board recently
decided to offer a list of four substan-
tial prizes, the smallest of which is So,
for the best split log drag exhibited
at their fair. In awarding the prizes
the judges are expected to take into
consideration the amount of improve
ment each drag has accomplished on
a stretch of road during the summer.
The Board is going to hold a meeting
at which a member of Highway Divis-
ion of the State Geological Survey at
Madison will instruct the contestants
on how to make their drag and how
to use them. A pamphlet on the drag,
issued by the Highway Division, will
be distributed at the same time.
The Fair Board is urging to town
officers to grade up the roads which
are to be in the contest, and to credit
the contestants on their road taxes
Cor the time put in dragging.
This progressive board has worked
out a scheme that cannot fail to be of
great benefit to the roads Of their
county. Every farmer and farmers
boy within miles of the fair grounds
will either learn the usefulness of the
drag by taking part in the contest or
by seeing and driving over roads
which his neighbOrs have made with it
in the contest.
1t is to be hoped that many other
organizations will adopt this plan.
With about a third, or less, of the
money now spent on/clay or loan
roads of the state, they could be kept
in first class condition by using the
drag. There ought to be such a drag
every mile of clay or loan road in on
the state, and the farmers aid by the
town for using it after every rain.
If this were the case the improvement
of such roads would be almost beyond
belief. II any of our readers are
interested they can get a pamphlet
telling how to make and use the drag
by writing to the Highway Division
of the State Geological Survey at
Madison. They distribute them free
to anyone who is interested enough
to drop them a card asking for one.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-11
BRYAN to the Bankers

Mr.. Bryan made some palpable hits
in his address to the banquet of the
Chicago Bankers club.
To the hasty views it might seem
rather astounding that Mr.. Bryan
should be the guest of honor and chief
speaker at such gathering.
But 1t must be considered ~ that
this radical theOrist is in fact an eX-
tremely keen business man who has
amassed much property and would be
conservative enough against any con-
hscatory radicalism that might SER
iOusly menace property rights; and
(2) that when the panic was on last
fall Mr.. Bryan greatly to his credit
repeatedly proclaimed the general
trustworthiness of the banks, and
Loyalty used his great influence with
the masses in counseling faith in the
banks.
By those words of sense and reas
surance at a time when popular dis
trust verged on panic, and when
F6SGOCeu COuuueuCG WAS Jue para
mount need of the hour, Mr.. Bryan
did public service.
These bankers owed Mr.. Bryan a
good turn tor his honest services to
the forces of sense and sanity in panic
times last year.
Mr.. Bryan's practical suggestions
for the reform of banking are interest
ing. We note that his demand for
the sharp medicine of q jail sentence
for bank officials who break the law
against excessive loans to one indi-
vidual was not rapturously received.
But it caused some thinking.
Bankers like Walse, Heinze and
the rest, who use their banks as hop
pers to feed depositors' money into
their own private ventures and specu-
lations let US say, gambles), are GO
ing to be up against something dras-
tic in the shape of a penal statute with
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-11

That Now Haven judge who has i'm
posed fines and cost on two Yale foot
ball gIadiators found guilty OF riot
Gus behavior and resistance to the
police seems to have got close to the
root of the matter when he declared
that he did not care whether the cul-
prits "were Yale students or bod car
riers" so long as evidence was clear
that they had committed gross Offense8
against public peace. Most people
are willing to make allowances for
mere ebullitions of high spirits on the
part of youthful collegians. But
when these pass the limits of tolerance
and act like ruffians they deserve ex-
actly the same treatment that would
normally be meted out to nOn-cOllegi-
ate offenders Of the same type.-The
Chippewa Times.
A practice which is altogether too
common in the trial of this class Of
cases is for the judge to let the pris-
oners off with a reprimand, not for
the guilty parties themselves, but for
the educational institutions to which
they belong. Where punishment is
meted our it should be imposed direct
ly upon the guilty, and not scattered
broadcast like rain, which falls upon
the just and unjust.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-11
UNIVERSITY BUTTER AND
CHEESE SCORING.
Eleven Exhibitors from Iowa
County.


The University Dairy School butter
and cheese scoring Exhibitions,
which were organized year ago, and
have proved so successful, will be
continued regularly each month
throughout the coming year.
During the past year PIT samples
of butter and cheese have been scored
and tested for moisture. "a of these
samples were sent in from Iowa cOun-
ty.
Our State Dairy and Food Commits
sion and Dairy Division of the De-
partment of Agriculture, Washington,
D. c., will again cooperate with the
University scorings to the extent of
each furnishing two judges.
These education scOrings will take
place, as usual, between the 10th. and
the 10Th. of each month and are open
to all makers of butter and cheese
factory or dairy within the state.
About the 10th. of each month, ex-
press a box of cheese, tub or print of
butter to the Dairy School, Madison,
Wis. After the first consignment,
your name will be placed upon the
mailing list and you will receive the
regular call each month. The coming
year each exhibitor will be given in
addition to score and moisture de-
termination a complete outline of the
methods employed in the making of
the three highest and the three lowest
scoring samples of butter and cheese
as we'll as a salt and casein determi-
nation.
Buttermakers and Cheesemakers
from this county not in the scorings
now, should write for the necessary
tags and blank to Math. Michels,
Madison, Wisconsin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-11
Venus Flower Basket.

If, when you are in Washington, you
will go into the "chiIdren's room" ut
the Smithsonian institution, you will
see one of the most beautiful produc-
lions of the sea SO fr2il and artistic IS
its makeup that you feel sure that not
nature, but man, must have produced
an object of such delicate beauty But
nature did do it and made it on the
bottom of the sea too. If you win 70
down into the waters in the region OF
the Philippine Islands and dig around
in the mud, you might bring up Il
spongy looking object that resembles
the white of an egg in its consistency
1t looks like a flower basket and may
have hermit crab inside, for the crab
lives at the same depth and likes to
crawl into the basket, but he does not
find much hospitality awaiting him, for
the sponge closes over him and holds
him forever. This product of the sea
is called Venus flower basket, so nam
ed because in its finished state 1t might
well make a receptacle for the gar
lands of the goddess of beauty This
IS after 1t is cleaned and prepared for
sale, for it then looks as If 1t were
made of fine spun glass, with It's fila
mentS spreading out from the bottom.
These are called "spicules" and serve
to anchor the animal to the bottom,
and so firmly does it hold on that 1t
takes q good strong pull to bring it up.
The first Venus flower basket to be
cleaned and sold easily brought the
price Of $50. Now, however, few
dollars will buy very beautiful one
Pathfinder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-11
Mar sfield and Marston.

Richard Mansfield was once In Rich
ard Marston's studio looking over some
scenes he had ordered for rev pro-
duction. The famous scenic artist had
known Mansfield during the short peri
cd the latter did some painting in Lon
don. Mansfield at the time had met
with little success on the stage aud
very likely thought he could paint bet
ter than he could act
In his commanding way he told Mar
ston to take down a certain scene, in
which he said the color was not prop
erly laid out
THAT is not what / want" he said.
81 know something about scene paint
ing. / was a scenic artist once"
Eyes, Mr. Mansfield" said Marston.
with peculiar emphasis. II was an ac-
tor once, but I was a bad one."-kan-
sas City Newsbook
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-11
Beware OF the Lottery Scheme,

The American Press: The post
Office authorities have again given
warning to newspapers that the law
governing the publication of lucky
number holders in raf1ies and other
things will be strictly enforced from
now on. The warning states that
newspaper publishers must exercise
more care in the future and not pub
Iish anything regarding guessing con-
tests or any other proposition wherein
there is the slightest chance of lot
terry or chance scheme. The penalty
for the violation is the withdrawal of
the paper from the mails.