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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-11
Anainst The Lava.

Charley. DEAR" said young Mrs. Tor
kins. "is It against the laws to win
money on horse racesr'
Yes; against the laws Of chaAce."-
Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-11
Truthful.

4 thought you said when I hired you
that you didn't drink"
Il didn't at that time. couldn't at
ford to drink until got a job
Brooklyn Life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-11

If an men were as industsaDus %
some men are Curious, what Q busy
place this world weuld DA-SeMsrvitIs
Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-11

II Il easy to improve what has al
ready been invented. Latin Proverb.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
REPORT ON SCHOOLS.
Subject of Discussion Today by
Chamber of Commerce.


The report of the committee on schools
of the Washington Chamber of Commerce
will be given consideration before the
board Of directors of that organization at
special meeting that has been called for
4 O'Clock this afternoon at headquarters
in the Guide building. 1914 + street
MIR. Percival Brown, chairman of the
committee. will submit the report which
1t is said. will eynbody the conclusions of
the committee after series of hearings
at which teachers. school officials and
others gave testimony as to the workings
of the system under the present school
law.
1t is understood the committee has
reached definite conclusions relative to
school affairs, which will be embodied in
this report. 1t is thought it will not con-
tan any drastic recommendations, hut will
point out that the best thing for the
schools and all concerned is period of
quiet. which will allow the proper work
ing out of the system under the law, and
give the board of education time to render
good service without an overturning such
as the school system has had twice with
in less than ten years
The booklet committee has closed a con-
tract with George II. Gall to write and
compile a publication. The contract for
the printing has also been awarded The
edition of the pamphlet will be :OGN,
copies, and it will be distributed among
similar organizations
Ii is said DIR. Chancellor who was jn-
vited to appear before the school commit
tee, did not respond to the invitation.
Evening star., 1908-01-28

ceeding four years. who shall at all times
be under the direction of the director of
education. The director % education is
empowered to dismiss such assistant di-
rectors as he may deem advisable for the
good of the service. The director of edu-
cation shall report annually to Congress
upon the first Monday in December. The
salary of the director of education shall
be 5000 annually. The salary of the as
sistant directors of education shall be S:,,>
5OO annually.
Section t. That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed"
Among those present at the meeting of
the subcommittee this morning was Vice
Chairman Herbert +. l.. Allen of the
committee on public schools of the local
Board of Trade. which body passed reso-
luton recently in favor of requesting
Congress not to investigate the schools
at this time Mr.. Allen intended to ad-
dress the subcommittee if he had been
given an opportunity. After the meeting
he told Star reporter that he would
call a meeting of his committee to con-
slider whether to make attempt to get
a hearing from the full Senate District
committee.
Greed NJ Fulton of the firm of Leckie
Fulton & Cox. Dr. Chancellors attorneys
was present at the hearing.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
CUBS FOOD
THEY THRIVE ON GRAPE NUTS.

Healthy babies don't cry ind the well-nourished
baby that Is fed on Grape-Nuts is never u crying
baby Many babies who cannot take any other
food relish the perfect food. Grape-Nuts and get
well.
.'My little baby was given up by three doctors
who said that the condensed milk on which | had
fed her bad ruined the childs stomach. One Of
the doctors told that the only thing to do
would he TO try Grape-Nuts. ! got some and
prepa red IL follows: ! soaked / n tablespoon
fuls In one pint of cold water for half an hour
then ! strained o6 the liquid and mixed II tea
spoonfuls Of this strained Grape Nuts juice with
six teaspoonfuls OF rich milk put IN a pinch of
salt and a little sugar warmed II and gave II
to baby every two hours
In this simple. easy way saved baby's life,
and have built her up TO strong. healthy child
rosy and laughing The food must certainly lie
perfect 10 have such wonderful effect Ms this
] can trutbfully say think il is the best food
10 tho world TO raise delicate babies on. and Is
also n delicious. healthful food for grown-ups as
We have discovered in our family
Grape Nuts Is equally valuable to the strong.
healthy man or woman. II stands for the true
theory Of health. There's \ Reason Read
The Road TO Wellville," In pkSs.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

ELEVENTH AND F. STREETS NORTH
WEST northwest corncr)-William
h. Gurley, trustees, to Emmons s.
Smith and John H. Howell trustees
part original lots / and >, square
:21; 81.
BR1GHTWOOD PARk-Lewis n. Simp-
son ct uN. to Lewis NJ Simpson, lot
81. block &: $40.
D STREET SOUTHEAST between 1otn
and 18th streets-Jackson H. Ralston
ct al. trustees to Edward ~ Rich
ards. lots 16, IL. Is, square 10ls;
$500
FLORIDA AVENUE NORTHWEST
near 1st street-William G.. Carter ct
ux. to Elizabeth S. Saum. lot 1s7
GRISWOLD's ADDITION TO ANACos-
TIA-George M Emmerich ct al,
trustees. to John F. and Catherine L.
McCarron. part lot 211
SEVENTH AND l. STREETS SOUTH
WEST-Thomas II. Martin ct TX. to
James Martin, lots II and -, square
All: $40.
RIGGS STREET NORTHWEST between
18th and 18th streets-Josephine P
Hill ct vir, William A., To karoline
Christoph. lot lis. square go: SO.
NEW JERSEY AVENUE SOUTHEAST
between l. and NJ straets-Lawrence
Hufty ct al, trustees. to Malcolm
Hufty, lot y, square north of IA,
81 .JW.
BLOOMINGDALE-C O. Kimball e,
ux to Max II. Cook, part lot 10. block
q: $40
LONGNECKER'S ADDITION TO CON
GRESS HEIGHTS-Henry G. Long
necker ct ux. to Henrietta Westnedge
lot q. block &; $40
r STREET SOUTHEAST between 7tt
and Sth streets-Jane 7. Bland ct vir
Charles w. to James Trimbe part or
iginal lot "a. square 9o2; $40. James
Trimble conveys same property te
Charles w. Bland: $40
ALLEY between 18th and 14th. V and w
streets northwest-Chares NJ Jones tC
Norman T. Ryon, lot 50, square 235
II STREET NORTHWEST between ST.
and 9th streets-Georgiana HowIano
to Gustav Noigt. part of original lo1
l. square 40i; 500.
c STREET SOUTHWEST between 1874
and nth streets-James II. Taylor
| trustee, to Louis A. Johnson, origina
| lot 30. square 26:s: S3.SS3.
NOS. 1926 AND 1915 N STREET NORTH
WEST-Charles Early ct TX. to George
| S. Webb, lots 80 and 90. square 116
| WARD PLACE NORTHWEST near New
Hampshire avenue-Thomas II. VIII
kinson ct ux. to John c. Dancy, par
! lots 70 SO. 81. square 20; $40.
WOODRIDGE-E. b. Townsend ct ux. tt
Jean Louis Felix Ingold. lot ;, block =
| $40.
PLEASANT PLAINS-Augusta G. Mot,
1 to Carrie I. Hartshorn, lot IL. square
| .S95: SO.
/ WATER STREET near Aqueduct Bridge
| Charles NJ Campbell ct al. to Poto
| mac Beat Club Of the District of Co
lumbia, part of GeorgetoWn. s., ,334.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
New British Patent Law in Effect.

Consul Albert Halstead of l,irming
ham advises that the new British pat
ents and designs act became operative
January 1. 1908. This act makes COM
pulsory the working Ito an adequate
extent" in the United Kingdom of pat
cnts having the benefit of the protection
of the British patent laws. and will
force the manufacture in the United
Kingdom of many articles now made in
the United States for export to the
United Kingdom. 1t will bring work
to British labor and that is what it is
interded to do. Its effect will be most
striking in connection with the manu-
facture of shoe machinery.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
THE DOLLIVER BILL.
Provisions of the Measure Recon-
mended for Adoption.


Senator Dolliver of Iowa, chairman of
the committee on education and labor, of
the Senate, introduced the following bill
January ID, and it was referred to the
committee on the District of Columbia and
by that committee to it's subcommittee on
education and labor. of which Senator
Burkett of Nebraska is chairman and the
following senators are members: Scott
of West Virginia. Carter of Montana,
Martin of Virginia and Johnston of Ala
bama:
A bill to establish the direction and
control of public ed ducation In the Dis
trct of Columbia
BE II enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. of the United States
of America In Congress assembled. That
on and after April 1, 1908. the direction
and control of the public schools of the
District of Columbia shall be, and are
hereby transferred from the board of
education and vested in director of edu-
cation. who shall succeed to all the pow
ers hitherto resident in said board of educ
cation and in certain officers OF said
board. to wit: Superintendent. assistant
superintendent of white schools assist
ant superintendent of colored schools and
secretary to the said board. The offices
of said SUPERINTENDENT. assistant superin-
tendent and secretary are hereby abolish
ed to take effect April 1. 1898.
Section >. That the director of educa-
ton shall he appointed by the commissioner
of education of the United States for a
term of four years. or until his successor
shall be appointed No person shall be eli
gible to the office o.. the director of edu-
cation who shall not be a graduate of a
college or university of recognized stand
ing, have pursued not less than three
years of graduate university work or the
equivalent. and has held educational po-
sitons of superior direction and control
for a period of ten years or the equivalent
Section - That the offices of super
vising principals arc hereby abolished. to
tale effect July l. 1905 On and after that
date the director of education shall ap-
poiEt seven assistant directors. two OF
whom shall be colored. for terms not eX-
Evening star., 1908-01-28
Stafford Memorial Fund.

To dcide upon the best way of caring
for the contributions to the fund far
memorial to Rev. DIR. u. J. Stafford. late
rector of ST. Patr!cks Church. the com
m,ttee In charge Will hold a meeting at
St. Patricks rectory this evening.
II is the opinion OF the committee that
the exact form of the memorial will not
be determined until after the funds are
put together and the amount of money
available will be determined. At a recent
meeting OF the committee 1t was suggested
that the committee purchase the pulpit in
the church designed and installed by
Father Stafford. Others have suggested
that the memorial should be statue of
Christ.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
PEANUTS IN BRITISH INDIA.
Crop Failing in the Carnatic, But
Good in Burmah

The peanut crop in the British districts
of the Deccan and Belgaum of the Car
natic, whepe this tuber is principally
grown, is reported 81 per cent short.
amounting to 1881 acres. and - per
cent below the average. on account of
the lack Of rain. In fact the peanut
crop generally is poor except that under
irrigation, which is good
The 1905 peanut acreage in Burma was
1s,743 acres, and the culture is to be
greatly extended. as it w!thstands
drought better than sesamum. The di-
rector of agriculture is confident that the
groundnut is the coming crop of the dry
zone.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
Chile's Enormous Salt Deposits.

The salt deposits of Chile are the great
est I'm the world. The Salar Grande mine
in the province of Tarapaca. about sixty
miles south and east of Iquique. covers
an area of $1,000 acres to the depth of
twenty-five feet. This body of salt is
nearly pure. and contains more than H.
COO. 600 OcO tons. or enough to supply the
worlds demands for many decades. There
are several other deposits in the interior
that cover two or three times the area
of the above.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
Naval Orders.

Capt. G.. II. Peters. to report to .,ecre-
tary of. War, Washington. d. c.. for spe-
cial temporary duty as member of board
to formulate regulations for joint opera
on shore.
Lieut. Commander c. n. Off1ey. from
bureau of steam engineering, Navy De-
partment. to the navy yard. Mare Island.
Cal, for special temporary duty; thence
to the West Virginia senior engineer
officer of that vessel. and additional duty
as fleet engineer. United States Pacific
fleet.
Lieut. Commander c. B.. Price. from
the West Virginia and wait orders
Lieut. Commander .. V. II. Allen. from
charge of the navy recruiting station,
Denver, Col. and wait orders.
Lieut. Commander w G. Mitchell, from
command of the Stringham, to command
the Porter.
Lieut. W. V. Tomb. when discharged
from treatment at the United States
Naval Medical School Hospital. Washing
ton D. c.. to duty in charge of the navy
recruiting station Denver. Col.
Lieut. r. III. Osborn. from navy yard.
Pensacola. Fla. to Washington, D. c..
for examination for retirement.
Mdshipman G. b. Wright, from the
Strngham to the Porter.
Surg C. Dew Browell. from naval
training station, Newport, r. L., to the
Asst. Surg NJ, Donelson. from the
Stringham 10 the Porter.
First Lieut.. L. S. Willis L. S. NJ. c.;
First Lieut.. w. T. Hoadiey, L. S. NJ c.. ::
First Lieut. F. A. Barker. L. S. NJ. c.,
First Lieut.. A. NJ Watson. L. S. NJ. c..
and First Lieut. f. P. Moses, L. s. NJ.
c. have been commissioned.
Boatswain J. He'll. to the Prairie.
Boatswain II. T. Johnson. to the Phil
adelphia. navy yard. Puget Sound. Wash.
Warrant Machnist ]. Wilson. retired.
when discharged treatment United States
Naval Medical School Hospital, Wash
ington, D c.. to home.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
WEATHER FORECAST.
Rain or Snow Tonight-Tomorrow
Clearing and Colder.

Forecast Till pm Wednesday.-For
the District of Columbia, rain or snow to-
night Wednesday clearing and colder:
fresh to brisk southwest to northwest
winds
For Maryland. snow in western. rain or
snow in eastern portion tonight. Wednes-
day colder. with snow in western and
clearing in eastern portion; fresh TO brisk
southwest to northwest winds.
For Virginia, rain in southeast, rain or
snow in northern and western portions
tonight and Wednesday: warmer tonight
in southern portion. colder Wednesday
in northern and western portions; fresh
southwesterly winds, shifting to north
westerly.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
caSt.-A well-defined trough of low press
ure extends from interior Texas north
eastward with rains and SHOWS that do
not extend far from its outer edges. IL
Is followed on its northwestern side by q
cold wave. with high pressure. and min
imum temperature of 30 degrees below
zero was reported from the Canadian
northwest 1t is also much colder in the
Atlantic states. especially in New Eng
land and northern New York. where the
temperatures range from zero to II de-
greeS below. The weather was fair in
the Missouri valley and the southwest.
but west of the Rocky mountains IL con-
tinues unsettled, with local rains and
SHOWS.
Rains and SHOWS will be quite general
tonight in the east and south, but by
Wednesday night the weather should be
clearing and colder. and with the south
eastward spread of the northwest cold
high pressure. there should be few
days of winter temperatures.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be fresh to brisk southwesterly:
on the south Atlantic coast light to fresh
east to southeast. and on the east gulf
1iObf N fresh hprV shifting N
westerly and northwesterly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to brisk southwest
erly winds; fair Tuesday. probably snow
Wednesday to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: San Luis Obispo. 81"
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of tpe
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at = pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures -. pm. "a:
pm, 60 L. midnight. -: January ~. 4
a M 70: a M. ~: II noon. :S: , m, ~.
Maximum. 40. at > pm. January ~;
minimum. % at am. January ~.
Barometer-January aS. pm, 2?.I9:
pm. 1904; II midnight. 1919; January ~.
4 am 5O02, s am. 3u.01; noon, 3O.W;
pm, 29.45.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 20; year ago, 10.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 9:16 am. and 10:2o
D. m; high tide 2:J6 am. and 3:2S pm.
Tomorrow--Low tide. 1917 a. and
70 pm; high tide, 400 am. and 4:30
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 100 am: sun sets,
5:17 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 1:0S am.
Moon rises 3:2G m. tomorrow.
The Citv 1ichfS
Evening star., 1908-01-28
Death of Carpenter jacobson.

Chief Carpenter Jacob Jacobson. U.SN.,
died at the Naval Hospital, New Fort
Lyon, Col, January 25. Carpenter Jacob
son was born in Norway April 81. 1888,
and was appointed a carpenter in the
navy from February 9, 1900. afterward
being promoted 10 chief carpenter from
February 8, 1906. His last duty was per
formed at the naval station. Key West
Fla. August s. 1907. he was admitted to
the Naval Hospital. New Fort Lyon Col.
and was under treatment at that hospital
when his death occurred.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
Naval Movements.

The cruiser Des Moines has arrived at
Newport and the collier Leonidas at
ports-m mouth n. II.
The gunbcat Vilialobos has sailed from
Shanghai for cruise mp the fanStse river.
the collier Lebanon from Puerto Cortez
for Guantanamo and the colliers Nero,
Brutus and Abarenda from Rio for Hamp
ton roads via San Juan.
The armored cruiser South Dakota was
placed in commission at the navy yard.
Mare Island Cal. yesterday.
Evening star., 1908-01-28

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ms. CO.. 18TH AND NEW YORK
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PIERCE BoTELER. SECRETARY.
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Evening star., 1908-01-28
Increasing Navy of Chile.

The Chilean government is proposing to
expend S2.JOn,nO United States currency
additional on its navy and its equipment
in the near future.
Evening star., 1908-01-28

Chemical company No. >, at Bright
wood. was summoned by phone this
morning for fire in the chimney of the
residence Of Benjamin C. King on Blair
road The damage amounted to about so.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
.,PIRITUALISM.

kEEI.ER'S oLD-FASHIoNEp TRUMPET AND
mustsl s%ance. unlike all other In the
world Wednesday night 1901 Fairmont st.
private interviews every day ON all matters
Evening star., 1908-01-28

FOR RENT-OFFICE ROOMS 4o3-4-5 IN THE
Evening Star building: also room 800 and room
all. suitable for an artist. large windows.
north iight. They are all most desirable Offices.
Annlv AZ one at The Star Once. ta6.tf
Evening star., 1908-01-28
PALMISTRY.

MR.. DAoJD-THE RENOWNED ORIENTAL
palnist and psychic. In his readings he will
rot only tell YOU the present conditions Of
your life. but will also advise You correctly
and coohdentialy on everything of interest to
YOU. business personal arairS. Studios, 1922
q NV; phone. North ii3ok Hrs. 10 a IN. to
pm. No fortune-tellins or finding lost articles.
m
Evening star., 1908-01-28
Death of Col. Henry Lippincott.

The adjutant general of the army mas
been advised of the death from carcinoma
of the rectum of Col. Henry Lippincott
L. S. A.. retired which occurred at Brook
lyn, N Y, January %. 1893
Col Lippincott was born in Nova Scotia
September %. 1899. and was appointed as
sistant surgeon from California February
oS. 1866. and was promoted through the
several grades to colonel which grade he
reached April Il, 1901. He served as as
sistant surgeon of the 9th California Vol
unteer Infantry from May Is. 1860. until
October 81, 1865. He was retired by opera
ton of law September - l9H3. having
reached the age of sixty-four years.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
CITY AND DISTRICT.

Susie Foster. sixteen years ofage, who
was reported to have disappeared from
her home, IL; South Pine street. Rich
mond. Va. about ten days ago, was found
in this city last night. She was arrested
by the police of the first precinct as n
fugitive from her home, and relatives took
charge of her
The Mems Club of the Dunbar
ton Avenue NJ. +. Church has ar
ranged to hold a meeting this evening
to hear an address by Mr. Andrew NJ.
Connell on "The Science of Vital Force .
The meeting will be held at 31st and n
streets.
Bicycle owners have been experiencing
trouble the past week a number of them
having complained to the police that they
were robbed Detective Trumbo. who is
detailed upon the work of looking for BIZ
cycle thieves. has recovered number of
stolen wheels. He found some of them
had been taken. robbed of tire or other
parts and abandoned.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
Return Of Col. Abbot.

Lieut.. Col. Frederic V. Abbot, Corps
of Engineers, one of the principal assist
ants of the chief of engineers at the
War Department, has just returned to
this city from a four months visit to
the Philippine Islands, where he made a
thorough inspection of the principal en-
eineering works under way in the archi-
pelago While in the islands he quail
fed in the horsemanship endurance re-
quirements prescribed for all field Of
Evening star., 1908-01-28
The City Lights.

The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extnguishing begun one hour before sun
rise All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extnguished forty-tive minutes before
sunrise
Evening star., 1908-01-28
BOOKMAKER INDICTED
New York Man Charged With
Violating Law.
GAMING TABLE AT BENNlNG
Two Bills Returned Against Him
Charging Unlawful Acts.
IOBJECT TO BE SUBSERVED
Plan Is to Determine Whether
"Perambulating Bookmakers'
Are Amenable to the Law.
IOBJECT TO BE SUBSERVED

The grand jury today indicted John
Walters a New York bookmaker, for al
Legged violations of the local gambling law.
it being alleged that he set UP a gaming
| table at Benning during the last fail meet
in November Two indictments were re-
turned, charging the same alleged un-
lawful acts, the indictments being wordcd
differently and describing the alleged Of
fenses in different ways.
The object of the indictment is to nave
legally determined whether .'perambulat-
ing bookmaking, as, it is called. constl-
tutes violation of the gambling laws.
Under the decision of Justice Stafford in
the Davis case the having of fixed place
for taking and recording bets was held
to be violation of the statute. and since
the rendering of that decision the layers
of odds at Benning had discarded the old
stools which they formerly used and
moved about. taking bet here and an
other there
United States Attorney Baker is deter
mined, it is stated, that the Court of Ap-
peals. when it hears the Davis case. shall
also have before 1t the question of the
'perambulating method, so that the mat
ter of betting at Benning In any shape
shall be finally determined 1t is under
stood that the Washington Jockey Club
and the New York lawyers co-operated
with the district attorney, and the indict
ments returned today are for the purpose
Of making a test case. the name of Mr.
alters Icing furnished by the racing in
r sts.
1t is probable that trial of thu
charges against Walters will be called
'1ior4 jury until the appellate court has
Iccided the question of law. which. 1t is
understood. will be raised by demurrer to
le indictments. This proceeding may be
AIKEN shortly. as the Davis ease is the
.-st on the call of the District Court of
,preals for next Tuesday.
1t is also regarded as probable that the
government will ask that the Davis case
iba permitted to go over one month in
order that the necessary formalities may
be complied with and the two hearings
combined.
Evening star., 1908-01-28
Retirement of Two Generals.

Brig. Gen. Mcdorem crawford, who was
recently promoted from colonel of the
Coast Artillery Corps. was placed on the
retired list yesterday on account of age.
He is from Oregon and was graduated
from the United States Military Academy
In 1861. His latest service was as COM
mandant of the post at Fort Wadsworth,
n. Y.
Another vacancy in the list of briga-
dier generals will occur next Friday on
the statutory retirement for age of Brig.
Gen. j. NJ. X. Davis, commanding the
Department of the Gulf at Atlanta. Ga
Gen Davis was born in the District Of
Columbia, and was graduated from the
Military Academy in June. 1867. In May
last he was promoted brigadier general
from colonel in the Coast Artillery Corps.
1t is expected that the President VIII
fill these two vacancies in a few days.