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Evening star., 1909-05-09
WINsLoW BRONZE UNVEILED.
Massachusetts Honors Hero of Bat
tie With the Alabama,

BOSTON. May s.-The memory of a ia
nous son of Massachusetts was honored
and the memorial hail at the statehouse
further embelished today by the un-
yelling of a bronze bas-relef of Rear
Admiral John Ancrum Winslow. com
mander Of the kearsarge when she sank
the Alabama off Cherbourg and saved the
remnants of the. American mercantile ma
rne.
The flag drapng the panel was removed
by Miss Catherine RCketson Among
those who stood beside her were Can't
Herbert Winslow. U.SN.. son of the
man whose figure was revealed Gov.
Draper. Lieut.. Gov. rockingham, the
executive council and large number of
invited guests
After the ceremonies the company
marched upstairs to the hall of the house
of representatives. where the exercises
continued and where the life and note
worthy acts of ADMIRAL Winslow were
pictured III words by Representative
Weeks of Newton
Evening star., 1909-05-09
CALLED TO NEW YORK.
Chicago, Rector Invited to Become
Vicar of st. Luke's Chapel.

CHICAGO, May s.-Rev. Simon T.
Blunt. rector of the Church of the Re-
deemer In Chicago, has been called by
Rev. DR. VIM T. Manning, rector of
Trinity Church. New York. to the vi
cariate of ST. Luke's Chapel in New York
An arm of famous old Trinity.
The Church of the Redeemer embraces
the aristocratic circles of Hyde Park.
and the call to the rector is to a parish
allied with old Trinity, composed of the
wage-earning masses. The invitation,
coming to the Chicago rector at time
when the affairs of ST. Lukes are at
crucial point because of it's alliance with
ST Johns Chapel. whose revolt against
the authority of the vestry and its effort
to invoke the power of the courts are
fresh in the public mind. is being thought
fully considered by the Rev. Mr.. Blunt.
The Chicago rector admitted that he
had received the call. but he refused to
intimate that he would accept. Among
his close friends, however. there is a feel
ing that he will go to ST. Luke's.
Rev Blunt came to the Church of the
Redeemer five years ago from Providence,
r. L., where he was senior curate at st.
Stephens
Il am not yet sure said Rev. Blunt
today which way my duty directs me.
/ would prefer to say nothing definite
until next week
Evening star., 1909-05-09
APPALACHIAN ENGINEERS.
Delegates at Roanoke Convention
Hear Paper by District Man.

ROANOKE, Va, May, S.-The Appala-
chian Engineering Association met here
today with representatives present from
a number of states. The meeting was
called 70 order by the president, Prof
f. A. Schubert. and the delegates were
welcomed by Mayor J. H. Cutchin. Dr.
I; G. White, state geologist for West Vir-
ginia, responded to the mayors address.
At the afternoon session "a paper on The
Water Power Possibilities of the South
was read by Prof. l.. S. Randolph of
Blacksburg. Va. who was followed by
Baird Halberstadt of Pottsville. Pa, on
Some Recent Researches on the Origin
of Coal
At the night session Maj. William \.
Page of Washington, d. c.. read paper
on The Organization and Engineering
Difficulties of the Virgnian Railway. NJ
NJ Caldwell of Roanoke read paper on
Lead and Zinc Deposits of Virginia :;
Dr. Frank A. Wilder of North Holston,
Va. had as his subject Gypsum De-
posits cf Southwest Virginia"
A number of other papers were read.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Reception for New Pastor.

The congrega ton of Anacostia NJ. F..
Church gave a reception Friday evening
in honor of the new minister, Rev. w.
E. Bird. Addresses of welcome were
made by Supt. A. B. Suit of the Sunday
school Charles Linger of the Epworth
League. George Q. Watson of the Mems
Club. Mrs. George o. Watson of the
Ladies' Aid Society and Mrs. Samuel
Campbell of~ the Women's Home Mis-
sionary Society. Solos were rendered by
Mrs. William Latimer. Mrs. Gilbert Lee
and Mrs Charles Linger. and mandolin
solos were given by Miss Cybil Sypher
and Mrs. Leo Moskowitz. John Fort re-
cited and George Orem and Miss Edna
Orem gave instrumental solos. A floral
tribute was presented to Mrs Bird from
the ladies of the congregation through
Mrs. Samuel Campbell.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Michael Riley Tries to Die.

Michael Riley, house carpenter al the
Hotel Gordon, attempted suicide shortly
after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by
slashins his throat with a penknife and
then hitting himself in the head with a
hatchet and small sledge-hammer He
was unconscious when discovered and was
hurried to the Emergency Hospital where
his wounds were pronounced to be not
fatal. Riley is unmarried and no cause
is assigned for his act. He had been
drinking and was reprimanded the early
part of the week. but was perfectly sober
when he attempted suicide. The hospital
authorities say his recovery is matter
of short time, unless complications
arise.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
HOT FOR HOLIDAY STAMP.
Red Cross Will Exhibit New De.
signs Just the Same.

for unique exhibition In Washington
the latter part of this month. 1t has re-
ceived more than six hundred designs for
a Christmas stamp to be used next win
ter during the holidays. and all these will
be put on display in the Municipal build
ing shortly after the close of the national
competition. May -. A number of de-
signs were received from Honolulu yes
terday and an associate committee of
artists will pass on the designs and
award the cash prizes of 500, $50 and
SO
These stamps are to he put on pack
ages and letters. in addition to the resu-
lar postage A year ago the sale of such
stamps netted the Red Cross $13S,0U0.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
A Rise From Mr.. Aldrich.

That was where Mr.. Aldrich grew i'm
patient-just a wee bit. He told Mr..
Burkett the committee had sat up nights
over that bill and had done the best it
could and if every senator was going to
famiiarize himself thoroughly and satisfy
his conscience on every item in it before
voting it would be ten years before the
bill was passed.
"Cnless,'' he added, 1.-The senator from
Nebraska were the committee and
would undertake to explain it."
Mr. Aldrch sighed perceptibly when
he observed how unfortunate for the
country ii was that Mr.. Burkett wasn't
a member of the committee.
Before Mr. Aldrich sat down he said
something else. He declared with no
little vehemence that the committee had
given heed to the men who had come be-
fore it representing American industries.
That innocent remark was unfortunate,
for it caused further delay. Mr.. Clay of
Georgia resented ii and said SO III neat
little speech. The country had come to
a pretty pass, said the Georgian, when
it was admitted by the makers of the
tariff that they did whatever the tariff
benetciaries asked them to do
Not at all rejoined the chairman, and
explained that he meant when it came to
d question between the evidence of Amer
lean producers and the enemies of Ameii-
can industries the committee gave great
er credence to the former. He coyly ask
ed Mr.. Clay if the committee didn't do
the proper thing when it gave the great
est weight of all to the information laid
before it by the senators OF state when
fixing the duties OH that states products.
Being a senator, Mr.. Clay. of course
had to agree When everybody had been
put in pleasant frame of mind by these
and other airy pleasantries Mr.. Bristow
resumed his speech and read more testi-
mony i'm a grand effort to show that the
smelling companies didn't need and ought
not have that 5s of l cent. He con-
ceded that Is might be given them with
impunity but the other SIS never
Lodge Starts Something.
The next speech was made by Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts
who was recently elevated for efficient
service to a position on the finance COM
mittee. Ii was great defense of the
committee that he made and everything
would have been all right had he. not
wound up with sage expression of opin-
ion upon the history of the United States.
Nobody ever pledged me-" he said, to
revise the tariff downward or TO revise it
upward. What we are pledged to is a
Evening star., 1909-05-09
DAILY SHOCKS IN QUAKE ZONE.
Calabrian District Shaken 90 Times
Since Great Catastrophe.

ROME, May S.-Since the. great earth
quake of December scarcely day has
passed without shocks. more or less
strong, being felt at Messina. Reggie and
surrounding districts
The observatory in the Gala brian earth
quake zone has registered from December
IS last up to this morning 213 shocks.
Since the former date there have been
no shocks strong enough TO destroy
buildings.
Totterins walls have been overthrown.
but there has practically been no loss of
life since the day of the great disaster
from this cause. Two slight shocks oc-
CURED this morning in various quarters,
but no dana sc was done.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
EARL's COURT EXPOSITION.
American Colony in London Out in
Force at Opening.

LONDON. May S.-The American colony
in London turned out in some force this
afternoon for the state opening. by the
lo-d mayor of The Golden West and
American Industries Exhibition at Earrs
Court
In declaring the exhibition open the lord
mayor empha sized the entente of per-
feet cordiality existing between Americans
and Enslishmen'' and the ben Its that
could be expected from such fine display
of American industries and manufacture.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
DIED.

BLACKSTONE On May Z, 1909 at $3.50 Cham
plain street northwest, ALBERTA Z. BLACK
lSTONE. infant twin daughter of Roger and
Lucy Blackstone and granddaughter of
Thomas and Mary Winston.
Funeral Monday. May 10. from family residence.
$3.50 Champlain street, at 10 m. All friends
invited.
BOARMAN On May l. 1909 in BROOKLYN y. Y.
Mrs. CLAUDINE J. B0ARMAN. widow of
the late j. :. Boarman. in the sixty fifth
year Of her age.
#. /. P.
Interment at Bryantown. Md. Charles and
Prince George county. Nd. papers please
copyJ
DENNY. On Saturday, May S. 1909. at $50
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Remains to Be Sent Home.
Worth $40 and $45.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. May S.-The
body of Past Assistant Surgeon J. p. De
Bruier of the United States gunboat Pa
ducah, who died here Yesterday, has
been embalmed and will be sent to his
late home At Evansville. Ind The au-
topsS showed that death was due to acute
dilation of the heart.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

Strikers Ask for Cancellation Board.
WINNIPEG. Manitoba. May s.-The
striking coal miners of Alberta and east.
ern British Columbia have decided to ask
the department of labor at Ottawa to ap-
point board of conciliation to settle the
strike and have named Frank Sherman
aS their representative.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Judge Penfield No Better.

The condition of Judge William L.
Penfied. who has been critically i'll for
several weeks at his apa rtments in the
Ontario. was reported late last night 10
be unchanged.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Senator Beveridge Jumps In.

Right at that point it became apparent
that Mr.. Bristow had helpers. Mr.. Bev-
eridge of Indiana jumped manfully into
the breach first, but it wasn't long before
Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota, Mr. Burkett of
Nebraska. and even Mr.. Root of New
York, reputed to be one of the highest
of high protectioniSts. followed in his
train. Here's what Mr.. Beveridse said
when he landed in the breach:
IF Mr.. Brush can't lose. no matter
which way the tariff goes oughtn't he to
be the most unbiased witness we could
tind?"
That was something of a staggerer for
the elder statesmen, and they felt worse
when Mr. Root said a little later that he
knew Mr.. Brush very well. and that, bar
ring a wee little bit of human frailty, he
was a man whom everybody ought to be-
lieve. no matter what he was talking
about. or something like that. After that
Mr.. Clapp of Minnesota, who said some
harsh things about Mr.. Aldrich's commit
tee Friday. arose and voGchSafed the OBJ
servation that any man was likely to be
embarrassed in expressing his opinions by
his personal inclinations. even some of
the men who had asked the committee for
the high duties.
All this was too much for Mr. Burkett.
He just couldn't sit still any longer,
SO he bobbed up and told Mr.. Aldrich
he didn't like the way the finance COM
mttee resented the efforts of other SEN
ators to get information. He wanted TO
know whether that committee had given
a hearing to anybody who wanted de-
crease of tariff duties. When Mr.. Smoot
replied that low-duty men had pestered
the life out of members of the COM
mttee for a month Mr.. Burkett said
he knew it. but that wasn't giving them
a hearing Mr.. Burkett declared he want
ed information and was going to have
III there
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Discovered by MI. Bristow.

Now. this was discovered by Senator
Bristow. the new man that Kansas sent to
the Senate March last. Mr.. Brstow is
a republican. but he is insurgent. In
fact. he surges harder than several of the
other insurgents put together.
why. why. why" shouted Mr.. Bris-
tow at the members of the finance COM
mittee, why this increase on the pig :"
Mr.. Aldrich explained. and so did Mr..
Hepburn and Mr.. Smoot, who have led
interests in their states. but Mr.. Bristow
was not satisfied He had heard Mr.. Al
drich demand actual facts in the nature
of statistics from Senator CummnS,
author of the Iowa idea of tariff re-
form. the day before. and decided to turn
the tables. The defenders couldn't pro-
duce any more figures than Mr.. Cummns
could in his speech although they had
plenty of theory, and said it was all as
plain as day.
Then Mr.. Bristow commenced to read
testimony from the tariff hearings before
the House ways and means committee
last fall. Finally he came to what Mr.
Brush, representing the American Smelt-
ing and Refining Company, had to say.
which was that differentia of one
eighth of one cent was enough for any
pig. Mr.. Smoot, assisted ably by Mr.
Smith of Michigan. tried to discredit this
testimony by saving that this concern
had Just many mines and smelters in
Mexico as it had in America, and SO it
couldn't lose,
Evening star., 1909-05-09
MUCH USE OF WORDS
Senators Full of Tariff Talk,
But Accomplish Nothing.
LEAD SCHEDULE DID 1T
Mr.. Bristow's Little Discovery Cause
of Lively Debate.
MR.. ALDRICH LOSES PATIENCE
And MI. Lodge in Attempting to De-
fend Committee Stirs a Row by
Going Into History.
IR. ALDRICH LOSES PATIENCE

Speeches are to be expected in the Sem
ate at all times. and especially during an
extraordinary session called for the pur-
all previous records for the present ses-
sion, even in this favorite sport. We're
knocked to smithereens yesterday in that
body. There were more difficult kinds of
speeches to the minute. with less Of ac-
complishment, than on any day since the
pleasant debate began on the Payne-A1d-
rich tariff bill
Nearly everybody took hand-from
the east and west. north and south. re-
publican insurgent against republican
elder statesman, and democrat against
both. And the cause of it all was lead
For three days now the Senate has been
working on that lead rate It's away up
toward the front of the first schedule in
the bil-at least that is where it has
been transplanted for convenience, so it
will come next to paint-and that makes
it pretty plain that Senator Aldrich of
Rhode Island hasn't got very far along
with his bill. The truth is that the prog
resS has been SO slow aS to irritate the
cha irman of the finance committee.
Lead was responsible for the trouble in
this way. The House put straight duty
of liz cents d pound lead in the ore
and pig lead. The Senate finance COM
mittea, in its wisdom. decided that there
should be a differential on the pig lead or
in other words that since pig lead was
more valuable than lead in the ore 1t
should pay A higher rate of duty So the
committee when it reported the bill had
put a differential of fve-eighths of a
raiO
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Missouri's Forests.

Nature has bestowed upon the 10000
square miles of Missouri rich and va
ried gifts, and they will not diminish if
they are handled on the right economic
system. On the other hand. they will
certainly be destroyed If not protected
by forethought and wise methods.
When forests are slashed off waste
fully something more than timber is
wiped out Floods are increased. and
the climate itself is affected. A farm
er whose soil washes away loses his
working basis. Every desert place in
the paths Of civilization tells its story
of wanton waste Of the forests. The
mischief may be quickly. done. Only
ten years ago the wooded area in Mis-
souri, was estimated at 1900 square
miles, or 60 per cent. Now the forest
area is stated to be 1900 square miles,
or 80 per cent The lumber production
in Missouri during the last decade has
averaged at least 60O,OOOOOO feet a
year. At this rate comparatively lit
tie would cease to be reckoned in a
large way. Yet, properly conserved,
it would last forever.-St Louis Globe
Democrat
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
The Presidents Offices.

The wing of the White House, built
in 1903 for the Offices Of the president,
has proved to be too small, although it
contains much more room than was
available when the executive business
was donein the main building. Congress
has appropriated money for doubling
the size Of the new wing, and work on
it will begin soon. The addition will
extend over the ground used by Pres
ident Roosevelt as a tennis court. The
plans provide for a large oval room
for the president overlooking the PO-
tomac, fanked on the right by his sec
retary's Office and on the left by a new
cabinet room. An enlarged waiting
room for the public and a special
waiting room for members Of congress
viii occupy part Of the space vacated
in the original building. and the presi-
dent. separated from the public by a
hail. VIII be able to do his work IN
greater privacy.-Youth's Companion.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14

"Well Irrigation of Small Farms
in the Willamette Valley" is the
title Of a booklet recently ISSUED
by the passenger department of
O. r. & n. and Southern Pacific
Company lines in Oregon, of which
VIM. McMurray is the general
passenger agent. The author Is
r. M. Brereton, of Portland. The
publication is devoted to an ex-
planation Of tbs well-irrigation
system and the advantages which
may be derived therefrom, and a
CODY of it should be in the hands
of every farmer and agriculturist
in Oregon. Copies of the pamph-
let may be obtained free of charge
on application to VIM. McMurray,
Portland Oregon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
THE HORSE.
hs Is SO Stupid That Hs Can Be
Taught Any Habit.

There have been on exhibition at
various times Aorses that are appar-
entity prodigies of mathematical insight
that can do anything with numbers
that the trainer can do. Yet we alb
solutely know that no animal can so
much as count at all. Furthermore, it
Is always the horse that performs
these marvels, though the horse Is the
most utterly stupid of all the dumb
friends.
That is precisely why the horse is
always taken to be made into an arith-
metician. He is so stupid that he can
be taught anything-any habit, that is
and. having no mind to be taken up
with his own affairs, can be relied on
to do exactly as he is told.
All these arithmetical fakes, what.
ever their details, are worked in essen
TALLY the same way. The horse is
taught, by endless repetitions, some
mechanical habit. A given signal, and
he begins to paw the floor. Another
signal. and he stops. Press the proper
button, and he takes sponge and
rubs it over a certain spot on black
board or picks up card lying in a
certain position. That is all he does.
The meaning of the act exists for the
spectator only. The pawings count
the answer to problem in addition,
the card bears the reply to question
but the horse does not know it. He
merely follows blind habit. just as
he will stop when you say whoa
though you interpolate the word into
your recitation of the Declaration of
Independence Magazine.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
What Forty Poles Make.

A good story is told about certain
professor whose business 1t was to lee
ture to a number Of students on sur
veying. During one Of the lectures the
professor said that in his opinion the
pole was of little or no value. TO the
astonishment of those present a Polish
gentleman arose and after accusing the
professor of, insulting his countrymen
demanded an apology.
The professor thereupon explained
that the pole to which he referred was
merely term of measurement. The
Polish gentleman. seeing his mistake,
asked the professor to forgive his ap.
parent rudeness. To this the professor
smartly replied:
You could not be rude. sir, even If
you tried. for it takes forty poles to
make one rood!-LOndon Mail.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Bad For the Game.

Joe Ryan, the Chicago story teller,
met a coal operator who told him a
story of two dealers at a gambling
house who were invited to go out and
shoot ducks They had never shot
anything, these dealers, but craps and
patrons, and they were nervous and
not exactly up to what they were to
do.
They went to hunting hut in the
Illinois river and were told they were
to rise early in the morning and go out
after the ducks. They were so excited
they couldn't sleep, and about mid
night one of them went out In front Of
the hut and saw a large number Of
wooden decoy ducks floating in the
water. He rushed back, got his gun
and began firing at the dec0ys.
His companion, startled by the
sound, came out and took one look
Then he screamed: stop it. Stop it,
you lunatic. You're shooting the
sters!'-Saturday Evening Post.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
The Amazon River.

Although not the largest or longest
river. the Amazon is the most wonder
full river in the world, with mouth
$50 miles in width and with a force
Of water that repels or at least over
lays the ocean to a distance Of more
than fifty leagues. Yet in spite Of
the weight of the river the tide makes
it's influence felt for 500 miles from
the coast. The ,easterly trade winds
blow almost invariably upward, so as
to be ready to help the vessel against
the adverse currents.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
1T CAME TRUE.
The Large Party and the Calamity
That Followed.

The Large Party and the Calamity
That Followed.
You can't make me believe" Uncle
Abner Jarvis was saying, that there
isn't something in fortune telling"
His auditors were grouped round the
stove in the corner grocery store. Ever
have any experience with it," asked
one of them.
That's what l was going to tell
you," resumed Uncle Abner. "Once
when l was at the county fair l saw
a little tent with a sign on the outside
Of it that said Nine. Somebody-or-other
would tell your fortune for 25 cents.
1 stepped inside just for fun.
IA woman with thick veil over her
face was sitting in chair on raised
platform. 1 gave her quarter, and
she looked at my hand. One Of the
things she told me was that I was
going to have a large party at my
house in less than month and that it
would be follered by a calamity.
II laughed at that. Thinks I to my
SCi1, VIC nam uhu any p'li liSS VI any
kind to our house for two years, and
don't reckon We'll have one quite as
soon as that
But it did come true. In about two
weeks my wife's Aunt Jane came to
visit us, and If you think she amt q
large party you ought to see her. She
weighs 2S7 pounds"
But how about the calamity?" in
quired the man who was sitting on the
nail keg after long pause.
well" said Uncle Abner slowly.
'she broke down our spare bed the
first night she slept in it."-Youth's
COmDaniOn
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
SkepticaI.

81 kind of agree with the folks who
say that story about George Washing
ton and the cherry tree is myth"
said Farmer Corntossel after thought
full silence.
For what reason?' inquired his
wife.
"Well. human nature IS purity much
the same in all generations. and if I
had a boy who picked up an AK an
voluntarily went out to chop wood
wouldn't chide him. I'd hand him a
medal" Washington Star.