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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-11
I<T HESE periodical rummies of the
rail- remarked the steward OF
= Ill Of fancy lN1itel

<<T HEsE periodical rummies of the
rail" remarked the steward OF
the club car of A fancy limited
train that rushes in and out of Washing
ton on it's Journey TO and from New York
and Chicago. get my Angora. I'm star
handler of them. be that as it may II / do
cay so myself. but sometimes they over
work the play and force me to be too
busy That's what | don't like about 1t.
One club car rummy can make one club
car steward as busy cerise ant on
hot rock and often there are times when
] need rest. yes. yes.
Il speak now, if you're taking me. of
the boys who do their RUNNING exclusively
when they travel. When they're moved
by the sousey spirit they simply fix up
their affairs at home. take passage on
one or other of the trains de luxe where
they're known to the steward who over
sees the ladling out of the juice and then
they get 1t all in and then out OF their
systems When it's all over-sOmetimes
they make several back and forth trips
before it's all over-they go. some few of
them to the dim ward where pink cater
pillars eternally try to climb over slippery
temple gongs: but most of them just flag
the booze until the next time out, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-11
Special Correspondence OF The Star

NEW YORK, April TO- 1903.
- YER here they're nightly con-
cerned. not to say wrought up.
over this y. Vanderbilt divorce
business One wonders why.
one does. 1t is understood that
Mrs a. Vanderbilt is agreeable per-
son. This does not seem so startling in
itself. Always very wealthy, she has al
ways had Just exactly what she wanted.
In such circumstances it is not so inordi-
nately difficult to be an agreeable person
al the very least Caliban. l think. would
have s,oughed off his crouch had he come
into possession of bank roll early In
life Money makes the bear go. None
of us would be so peevish. presumably.
had we been born with a morocco-bound
cheuue book in the cradle. And so no.
body is ready to deny that Mrs. A. Van
derbilt is. or was-before she had them
papers" served-an agreeable individual.
Whose Business Is TIP
As for A Vanderbilt. he. too. is agree
able in a coloress. molluskan sort of
way. Driving a Goa n. with a dove-gray
1op-hat on his head he wears a really
dental smile at times. He has nice wavy
hair and quite good teeth. His clothes fit
him. He sure knows hawss when he
sees one Likewise he knows a good
dawg He does not partake of pie or peas
with a knife. He is uncommonly well
manicured. He does not talk very much
because talking is irksome, and there's no
particular reason why he should be irked
The world is his bivalve, anyhow. What
need for talk?
Well A. Eanderbilt's agreeable wife
sues him for a divorce for some reason or
other that is of no particular consequence
This. it seems. ought 10 be of no especial
interest to anybody except the A. Van
derbilts and the auriferous mannikns
and mannikinesses among whom they
move. Why. then, should all hands in
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and is hooked ahead so TO speak, right
up to the beginning of the Newport sea-
son, though there is no likelihood that
she will make a prolonged stay in this
country at this time. | saw this novel
writing lady at the Plaza the other after
noon. She quite looks her age. which is
which is to be found i'm the Who's Who"
books. She is quite stout. with grayish
brown hair, and is quite lacking in what
is commonly called distinction. She has
the sort of face that you would describe
as strong or Interesting" if you hap
pened to be in lodging sort of a mood,
for Mrs. Ward is not by any means beau
tiful. She was dressed after the inevita-
bly, dowdy manner of EngliShwomen of
all ages and ranks. The women with her
were making great deal over her, and
she appeared to enjoy ii quite keenly, as
why shouldn't she? Mrs. Ward says she
likes us, which is very nice. If she likes
us her liking perhaps may atone for the
dislike that her uncle-I believe he was her
uncle-Matthew Arnold seemed to feel for
Us when he visited the United States back
yonder a couple Of decades ago-when he
reproached us. you'll recall for not hav-
ng any nice old messy ruins or things
like those. Mrs. Ward guardedly eX-
presses the view that We'll do; that we
are energetic; that yes, indeady our
buildings are quite high and handsome.
aren't they: that our women are clever
in a nervous sort> of way. and not with
out certain sharp prettiness. too; that
our men work too hard and haven't,
therefore. the time to cultivate the High
er and Nobler. which accounts for the
fact. presumably. that our women have
got us skinned to death. as NJ. Arnold
would have expressed it, and so on. It's all
very nice really. to be approved of and
patted on the curls this way. And in re-
turn we think Mrs. FL. Ward is strictly all
right even If she did write Robert Els
mere which was sad work. heag;ies,
now wasn't it?
Amt It the Truth, Bill!
It's queer. queer. though, how we say
.'sh-sh-sh.' and just incline our heads
and project our ears forard and listen
and listen and listen when one of these
Englishwomen gets off boat here and
begins to tell us where and how we stand
with her. 1t honestly u. We gulp 1t all
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t&VV7E are just now bordering upon
w the beginning of the period"
observed the square, awed
NashinGtonian who never tries to con
himself. when the Washington-as-a-
Ter-resort boys will commence TO tell us
all about 1t.
II always let EN- rave. ! don't mind
their telling me. II doesn't bother me to
listen to EN- talk.
They begin by asking me If | am 60
ing away this coming summer. and. IL
SO. where: and finally. why. I tell EN-
yes am going away from here this
summer, that I am going to stay away
from here this summer just as long as
possibly can. consistent with my need for
making Hving-and then they do the
rest.
They pull that Why" whecze on me.
md then I settle hack and permit 'em to
gurgle their heads off
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nothing else worth mentioning. and his
wife is RELOCATING him to the discard be-
cause she says he won't do.
Certainly these elders In the world OF
gold have poor eye for picking winners
from among their own progeny. Which
Is all that 1t seems necessary to say upon
this topic, If this much were needed.
When Silence Was Not Gold.
Is there any good reason why one cop
shouldn't tell another cop that he is a
cop, particularly in a moment of dire dis
tress. with the blackjacks flying and the
guns ready to be drawn?
Because had one young cop been ready
to answer this question one day last
week he might have saved his life. The
young cop. in plain clothes because he
was Off duty. fell In with bunch OF
hoodlums, whom he tackled. He was pur-
suing one of them. when another police
man, this one a sergeant from q far re-
moved precinct who was trying out a
motorcycle, sped along upon the scene.
The sergeant was in mufti. too. and. per-
ceiving the patrolman in plain clothes
running. he quickly concluded that the
patrolman was the man to be gathered in.
So he hoped from his motorcycle and
tackled that running one. 1t was fine
bit Of practice for both. this blackjack
work. Then the sergeant. finding him.
self outmatched. he drew his gun and let
the patrolman have a bullet in the abdo-
men. Not until the patrolman was
stretched out on the car track. ready to
die, did the sergeant learn his mistake
Another policeman-this one in uniform
ambled 'up and told the sergeant that he
had shot a new and bright policeman
1t is to be wondered at. seemingly. that
either one or other OF these peace guard
tans, fighting there with blackjacks like
a couple OF Thames navvies. didn't in
form the other that he was member Of
the uniformed force. Thus a life had been
spared. Taciturnity may be beautiful;
and subject to the approval of all CLANS
yet 1t has its drawbacks and its abuses.
This killing OF the young policeman
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NEW YORK., April 10. 19U&.
YER here they're nightly con-
cerned. not to say wrought up.
over this y. Vanderbilt divorce
business. One wonders why. |
one does. 1t is understood that
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R~R y ONDER why there hasn't been
much of anything published
NAx recently about the ACQUISITION.
w which is being installed In the
Of a
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15

the worst part of the suburb and by-streets
almost in darkness.
Now, there was one fault Teddy could
deny with truth. and that was cowardice.
lie had shown great bravery on several occa-
SONS during his career in the service, and
that was probably the reason the officers had
been SO lenient with him. However. he had
heard SO many tales about the present neigh
Oorhood, especially this street-Cale Moreno
that he tried to keep in sight of the officer:
But, alas! his slow movements soon dropped
him behind.
After walking block or so the form ahead
disappeared, but he could still hear the sound
of footsteps on the plank walk. That pres
entity faded away, also, and Teddy was left
alone in the street.
Thinking it would be safer in the middle
OF the road, he accordingly moved out,
scuffie came in front. 1t lasted only a mo-
ment, and then silence ensued, only broken
by the sharp putting of a tug on the distant
river or far-away whistle from the city.
Teddy halted at the first intimation of
trouble, but, reassured by the succeeding
quiet, resumed his way, albeit very cautious
ly and with much peering about at the shad-
owy houses.
wish / was aboard" he muttered, strain
ing his eyes in futile endeavor to catch a
glimpse of the vanished officer This is a
mighty risky place around here; No wonder
he was in such hurry But he got out of
sight mighty quick. I'll Gracious!''
At the sudden exclamation he stopped in
stantly, struck by a terrible thought. Per
haps that sound was caused by thieves at
taeking the paymaster. The very idea was
enough, and the brave lad started off at
run toward the sidewalk whence the noise
had come.
AS he went along he drew out knife
similar to those invariably worn by sailors
attached to a lanyard around the neck, but
it formed poor weapon at best, having only
short blade, squared at the end.
However, it was better than nothing. So
Teddy prepared to use it if the occasion re-
quired.
A very few minutes, at the speed he was
going, brought him in front of an old two
story frame house, standing alone, and, from
all appearances. untenanted.
Not sign of light could be seen at any
of the windows. above or below; and, to
make its vacancy more apparent, one of the
upper shutters swung back and forth with a
weird, uncanny sound, much given to i'm
press youthful minds as one of the attributes
of haunted mansions.
Teddy noted all this with undaunted cour-
age, however, and mounted the wooden walk
with the intention of taking closer look in
the deep shadows nearer the wall.
As he stepped on the first row of planks
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15

We were in Buenos Ayres, moored hard and
fast in a narrow river called the Boca, on
the southern edge of the city. 1t was be-
fore the splendid new docks were commenced
and the neighborhood bore bad name. Mur,
ders were frequent, and robberies occurred
in almost broad daylight.
Like all "sailor towns" the vicinity teem-
ed with groggeries of the lowest descrlptioh'
but we We're compelled to lay IN there, OF
else remain at the outer anchorage, distance
of ten miles from the city, which, as you can
understand, would not be convenient to those
contemplating a stay OF several montns' as
we did.
Liberty without stint was given to the
crew, and they were earnestly ADVISED 10
spend their time up in the central portion,
away from the danger of the immediate sur
roundings.
At last it came to pass that one OF Teddy's
periodical "quarantines" found an end, SO
he hied ashore one day to revel IN his tlrst
visit to Argentine soil. Together with oivers n
from his feet and took train for the central
station.
1t is not to the purpose to say with what
phlegmatic delight he wended his hating
way through the devious streets OF the capl-
tai, nor what he saw there to draw reluctant
expressions of wonder from his lips, suffice
it that after leaving the theatre, late that
night, he started for the depot down near
Plaza Victoria, to take an owl tram 10 the
Boca.
There we're seven or eight in the. party. all
lively boys, with the quickness of youth in
their heeis-all save Teddy-so the result was
that he became separated from the rest long
before the big clock on the station tower
loomed in the distance.
Nothing loath, he Jagged along, and reach
ed the ticket Office in time to hear rumble
of iron wheels from the interior of the depot,
and. as he entered the gates, red taillamp
on the end of the last coach winked mock
ing eye at him from down the track before
it disappeared behind the quaint old Custom
House.
After a half-hour of monotonous waiting,
the next train pulled out, bearing Teddy as
one of the passengers, and the run to General
Brown Station was made without mishap.
On getting out of the coach he noticed the
paymaster of the Nantucket step from an
ether, and start up the long, dimlyi lighted
street leading to the boat landing.
Teddy followed him, mentally resolving to
keep the officer in view until the ship was
reached.
After certain hour at night trains did not
go to the Boca Station, but discharged pas
sengers for that point at General Brown and
continued up the main line. This compelled
those bound for the shipping to pass through
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
The Awakening@f Teddy fhe8nail.

his foot kicked against some object. Stoop
ing, over, he picked up stiff felt hat, and,
with sudden exclamation of astonishment,
recognized it as one similar to that worn by
the officer.
A quick examination revealed ragged
break in the crown, and, as his fingers clutch
ed the brim, he felt, with growing horror,
that it was moist and sticky.
The boy stood there for a moment, irreso-
lutte. He looked up and down the street for
aid, but saw nothing save an almost unbroken
stretch of miserable shantes, dark and drear,
and away IN the distance sputterng oil
lamp, its sickly fame only making the black
ness OF the night more apparent.
The wind had risen slightly and blew in
6tiul gusts. sending eddying clouds of dust
skeltering through the road. A momentary
lull would bring occasional notes from the
busy river-the harsh clank of windlass
surface, or the mellowy sound of a ships bell
striking the hour. 1t all seemed SO near;
but he could not hope for assistance from
that quarter, time was too precious.
Dropping the tell-tale hat, Teddy crept to
the door and tried the knob. 1t yielded to
his touch. Forcing it slightly open, he lis
tened intently.
At first nothing came to his expectant ears
from within, and he was just in the act of
drawing the door closed again, when a cry,
short and gasping, rang out.
Immediately following came a fierce excla-
nation in Spanish, and then he heard the un-
mistakable sounds of struggle inside.
Help, help!"
The appeal came from above and in
voice he knew well. 1t was the paymaster.
'Courage" shouted Teddy, in reply.
And dashing the wooden barrier wide open,
with bang that echoed through the house,
he sprang in and encountered flight of
shalSy steps, leading almost from the en-
trance.
Clutching his knife firmly in one hand,
Teddy flew up the stairs, three at a time,
making all the noise he possibly could in the
operation and calling out in loud tones to
the officer.
Even above the din of his own creation he
could hear the sound of skurrying feet over
head, and then, before he could stop himself,
he tripped over a PROSTATE body at the top
of the stairs and fell fiat on the hall floor
Luckily his weapon was secured by the
lanyard, SO, recovering almost Immediately,
he prepared for an expected onslaught from
the invisible thieves.
To his surprise, it did not come; but a
slight noise from the gloom beyond Indicated
their presence, and he stepped warily back
ward until his heels struck against the body
over which he had just stumbled.
AS he did SO. Teddy heard feeble groan,
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
Copyright. by James Elyersono

tCopyriEht. Dy James EiYerson.l
TIE deserved the title there is no gain
IA saying that. for more indolent lad
never stepped or crawled deck ,Ud,a OF a
the time he was drafted to the United states
sloop of war Nantucket Teddys idleness had
attracted the attention OF all on boaru. f%pa %
some reason he was late in everything, ana l1e
number Of times he was hkened to cow
tall in the rude wit of the forward deck,
would have covered other lads with shame;
but Teddy was of different metal l1ttie
things like that did not worry nm, ana, 70
tell the truth, he answered Just as quicky
to that title as any other-which is not say
ing much.
In the morning when the boatswains pipe
gave the signal, and every one else turned
out instanter, Master Teddy, was sure TO TO
cling to the comfort of his hammock until
the berthdeck was clear.
While the hubbub of lashing up scores OF
the canvas sleeping-bags sounded, he would
stir uneasily and peep one eye over the cage
but arise promptly? No, sir. He would re-
main there and wink and stretch until the
master-at-arms came along with pig SUCK
and beat the bottom; then, when the physi-
cal pain became too intense, he would ehmp
out, but not before
When he reached the spar-deck to stow his
hammock, the netting cloths were invariably
hauled over Just two minutes previous, and
down he would go on the report-book Tor
trial the next day.
But what did he care? Furnishing. him
was like pouring water on ducks back,
and he laughed to scorn all the peculiar in
iictions known to naval rules. He was in
constant attendance at the little court held
each day at the mainmast by the captain,
and it became an established fact that his
imperative duty between nine and ten every
morning was to listen to sundry charges
brought up against HIM.
AZ last it was seriously suggested that
Naval Apprentice Theodore Walton be dis
missed from the service as in ipncorrigible.. The
threatened disgrace, and for several days it
was noticed that he moved around more live
lv' but It was only fleeting reformation
gone before we ceased wondering at the
change.
Now. all this is preamble tending to show
nv The subsequent contrast that, just as GER
tsin as every cloud has silver lining, every
how harbors somewhere in his youthful dis
position little, spark smoulddering away,
which, If famed by the proper breeze, bursts
into lasting fame. But poor Teddy's spark
was very hard to reach; sa and ?ad i required
was aroused at last, and this is the way it
happened.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-16
ROADS USE EMPLOYEES
IN RATE CAMPAIGN

Members of the Wholesalers asso
citation assert that the railroads are
now using the services of their EN-
ployes 10 create sentiment in favor OF
an increase In freight rates.
VIM. II. Kent, an engineer. lately
addressed the business men of Jack
son and made overtures to the Whole
salers OF Detroit for a meeting.
Railroad arguments in the matter
are well known by the Detroit merch
ants. through the address here OF w
c. Brown. vice, president OF the New
York Central. This has been used as
text in other speeches made in var
ious cities by railroad men, Brown
argued that an increase in rates must
come or a cutting down in the wages
OF labor.
So far the only boosts in rates made
have been on coffee and sugar by the
roads TO the east and south OF Chi
cago. Further increases which are
threatened. would impose a serious
tax on the wholesale trade OF this and
other cities and also a tax on the con
sumner.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-16
Brazilian Government
Has Stopped the Coffee
Gambling in Gotham

NEW YORK. July 16.-Gambling In
coffee on the New York coffee ex'
change has almost ceased. This is
true. also, with regard to the coffee
speculation in the houses OF Europe
In two days there have been only a
few more than 10000 bags OF coffee
sold on the New York exchange. A
year ago the daily sales were about
10000 bags.
This condition has been brought
about by the government Of Brazil
In 1906 there was an enormous crop
OF coffee. To have marketed the
whole Of the product would have sent
prices tumbling and Brazilian planters
would have been ruined. The coffee
had TO be disposed Of and the govern
ment borrowed money, making the
coffee and the export duty on 1t Sc
curity. This coffee now owned by the
government amounts to about 5000.
900 bags. The government against
this has borrowed $45.000.000. With
this enormous holding the government
controls the market. AS result
prices have huctuated SO little that
transactions on the exchange have
been made Improbable. Brazil sup
plies about two-thirds OF the coffee
used by the world.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-16
SHRINERS TO GATHER
NEXT IN LOUISVILLE

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 16.-Geo. w.
Fowle, OF Detroit, didn't land the Of
fee OF outer imperial guard OF the An
cfcnt Arabic Order, Mobiles of the A ys-
tic Shrine and the Queen City OF the
Straits failed of selection for the 1909
conclave. Louisville is where the
Shriners next will gather. Atlantic
City and Seattle also were contest
ants for the honor
The officers chosen follow Poten-
tate, Edwin |. Alderman, Marion, la. !;
deputy potentate, Geo. l.. Street, Rich
mond. Va; chief rabban, Fred A.
Mines, Los Angeles, Cal: assistant
rabban, j. Frank Treat, Fargo. N. d. !;
high priest and prophet, William j.
Cunningham, Baltimore; oriental
guide, VIM. w. Irwin, wheeling, w.
Va; first ceremonial master, Jacob l..
Barron, Columbia, s. c.; second cere-
monial master, Frederick r. Smith,
Rochester. N. Y; marshal. ]. Put
nam Stevens, Portland. Me-;
captain Of the guard, Henry F. Med.
ringhaus, Jr., st. Louis; outer guard.
Chas. +. Ovenshire. Minneapolis;
treasurer, william s. Brown, Pitts.
burg: recorder. Benjamin F. Rowell,
Boston. The treasurer and recorder
were reelected.
Among the 20 patrols which paraded
were Moslem OF Detroit, Saladin OF
Grand Rapids, Elf Kurafeh of Saginaw.
Zenobia, OF Toledo. Al Koran OF Cleve-
land and Ismalia Of Buffalo.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-16
MAJESTIC BEATS
CARMAN|A RACING
WHITE STAR LINER WINNER IN
DoGoEDLY FOUGHT OCEAN
CONTEST.

NEW YORK, July 16.--One of the
most doggedly contested ocean races
In years, ended today at the Sandy
Hook lightship, when the White Star
liner Majestic passed In just 26 min
utes before the Cunard turbiner Car
mania. beating the latter in elapsed
time by four hours and "a minutes.
The Carmania passed Daunt's Rock
four hours and eight minutes before
the Majestic. All the way across the
Atlantic. the two vessels were In com
munication with each other by wire
less. but in spite OF the best the Car
mania could do. the Majestic kept
gaining on her day by day.
All the way from Nantucket 70
Sandy Hook It was a neck and neck
race. but the Majestic had captured
the lead and the Carmania never
headed her.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-16
WARNER CAMPAIGN AUTO
SMASHED BY ENGINE

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, July 10
Gov. Warner had a narrow escape
from being hurled from his campaign
auto by an Ann Arbor train, near
Henrietta yesterday. One OF the mo.
tor cars closely trailing his ard in
which were seated campaigners w. ID.
Wade, Martin Northrup. A. E. vii.
liams and Claude Williams, was struck
by the locomotive. the occupants OF
the auto pitched out and the machine
smashed. Wade and Northrup were
slightly hurt.
The governors auto had just clear.
ed the track In time to avoid the on.
rushing engine. After the party had
recovered from their fright they all
piled into the machine in which the
governor rode, and proceeded on their
journey.
The train. which struck the auto,
stopped. and the engine crew and
conductor were berated b. the COVER
nor. who declared they had failed to
sound the proper signals for the cross.
ing.