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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
MUST CHEW YOUR FOOD.
Standard of Fashion Includes Mas.
tlcation of Scum.

NEW YORK, December 4.-"If Won
want to be fashionable and in style Va,
must chew your food" was the observa-
.,oh MADE today by DR.. Horace Fletcher.
the exponent of rational eating.
Dr. Fletcher, who. with bis x,ifo
abroad on the steamship saxonia to oh
serve mastication in foreign lands added
the comforting intelligence:
IN nve years from now it will NOT ba
considered respectable to be sick"
Dr. Fletcher says the great source =,
uhhappiness in the world comes from, III.
mouth. 'No
You may feel like ridiculing the ide.
. .hat 1t IS well to chew your SCUM" said
the DOCTOR cheerfully. II will houa Su
ask you to try it. It will imnrove 80
soup and help YOU the
never eat when worried. nervous or
angry IL is making and absorbinp no;son
10 ~ DO II. You should chew your food
tnirty-tWo times with every mouthf,1, r.
age - De great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
EGYPTIAN MUMMY FOR STOKES
Secretary for Yale Receives Subject
for Egyptologists.

NEW YORK. Dec. "A distinguished
Egyptian of uncertain identity arrived
today in the hold of the steamship Ara
gonia from Suez and Port Said He is
believed to be either one OF the Rameses
or a high official OF one of the Rameses
dynasties- At present he is handled as
900 pounds OF freight in the cargo of the
steamship.
Harold Stokes purchased the mummy,
which is said to be at least 5000 years
old, in Egypt and shipped it to his
brother. Arson Phelps Stokes. SECRETARY
of the Yale University. There the cedar
chest will be opened. and Egyptologists
expect to determine its identity and his
torical standing as a mummy by the
writings and wrappings incased with it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
CUSTOM INCURS PENALTY.
French Letters Mailed Without Suf-
icient Postage.

Thousands Of letters are being received
in the United States from France hear
ing postage of only cents, it seemingly
being the idea Of the senders of the let
ters that the rate of postage between the
two countries IS cents for letter mail,
Under the regulations, the postal author
tiles of the United States deliver the ma l.
but collect on ii not only the cents due
for lack of postage, but 3 cents additional
as a penalty The result is that individ-
uals and companies in the United States
obliged TO pay large amounts for
French postage. Ii is not unlikely that
the postmaster general may take up the
subject with the French postal authori-
ties with view 10 reaching a satisfac-
tory solution OF the problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
GREEK TOWN AROUSED,
Spectacular Protest Over Emigration
Brings Promise of Safeguard.

ATHENS, Greece, December 4.-The
coast town OF Patras was the scene Of a
demonstrat ton today in protest against
the legislation proposed by the govern
ment for the regulation Of emigration.
The citizens turned out in force. voicing
their displeasure In the streets, while the
houses and the vessels In the harbor
we're draped with mourning
The agitation continued until the off,
cials made a public promise that in the
law to be introduced the interests Of the
residents of Patras would be safeguarded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
APPEALS TO GOMEZ.
Leader of Independents in Cuba Al.
leges Unjust Treatment

HAVANA, December 4.-Gen Ey.r,.,,
c's'eiioz' leader of the Independent negro
party mas MADE complaint to President
ooiiie@' at the palace, that at the instiga-
Ion Oh Brig Gen Asbert. governor of
havana province, the police raided a
meeting OF negroes in the city of Guines,
heid FOR the purpose of perfecting their
pohtlcal organization. Many of those
at the meeting, included several of the
most prominent men in the district were
arrested and all were sentenced to thirty
days Imprisonment
President Gomez has promised Gen. Els.
tenor that he will investigate the matter
The incident has intensified the already
b tier feelings between the whites anc
the blacks in Guines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
WIFE o FEX-PRIEST DEAD.
Husband Pulpit Orator, Known as
Pere Hyacinthe.

PARIS, December 4.-Emilie Jane Low
son. wife of the ex-priest, Charles 10y
son, died today. She was born in New
York in 1888, the daughter of Amory
Butterield. Her first husband was Capt
Edwin b. Merriman, an American. Sep
TENDER 3, 1872, she was married i'm Lon
don to the then Father Loyson.
Charles Loyson. known as Pere Hya-
cinthe had been long a well known
French pulpit orator when his marriage
brought him into international notoriety.
He was chosen curate of the congregation
of Liberal Catholics at Geneva in 1879
and founded "Gallican" congregation
at Paris in 1879 At the time OF his mar
riage he was informed that he would
have to sink into the position of lay
man. He protested. however and con-
tinued his ''Gallican" services at an AnG.
ucan church at GaAF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
SYRIAN UNDER ARREST.
Charged With Misusing Mails to
Send BLACK Hand" Matter.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. December 4.-Salva-
tore Demma, Syrian, formerly of Belle
fontaine, is under arrest in connection
with the Black Hand cases. He Is charg-
ed with misusing the mails to send black
mail matter, and will be tried in Toledo
with the fifteen others who have been
arrested during the last few months. fol-
lowing disclosures of the unsuccessful
effort to extort $4,000 from John Ami
con, Columbus fruit dealer.
Postal authorities say Demma's broth
err was killed in Bellefontaine three years
ago by a member of the Black Hand So
ciety. who was himself killed later by a
relative Of Demma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
COLD WAVE IN THE WEST.
Kansas Covered With Both Snow and
Sleet.

TOPEKA, AKIN. December 4.-Kansas is
covered tonight with a blanket Of snow
and sleet. the trains are running late and
much wire trouble is being experienced by
telephone companies. The temperature
over practically the entire state has taken
a big drop, Arkansas City reporting 12
degrees below freezing.
The severest storm is between Dodge
City and Hutchinson. where 200 miles of
telephone wires are reported lost. In the
eastern part OF the state the sleetstorm
today was accompanied by lightning and
thunder 1t Is showing or sleeting tonight
over most of the state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LiVERPOOL' December 4.-C1osine:
cotton-spot quiet: prices 10 points high
er: American middling, fair, SIS: good
middling. 1874: middling. 1852; low mid
ding. 772: good ordinary. 7.46; ordinary
7.21. The sales OF the day were : oH
bales, of which 800 were for speculation
and export; and included 1900 bales
American. Receipts, 1900 bales. includ
ing 1880 American. Futures opened Arr
and closed feverish. December. 81.
December-January, 1865; January-Febr,,.
airy, 1858: February March. no: March,
April. 7.721; April-May. ia: May-June
775h; June-July, 7:73h; July-August,
LIN; August-September, 1857: Septem.
ber-October. 6SS1s; October-November
6.741s: November-D 6.6sIs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
Medium May Make Changes.

NORFOLK, Va, December IN. s.
Meldrum, the newly elected president of
the Seaboard Air Line railway. will come
to Norfolk Tuesday next to cline up the
Seaboard organization under the new
regime, as one Seaboard officer put 1t
today What changes, Il any, will be
made Is not yet known. 1t is possible.
however. that the office of L. G. Hass
assistant to the president. may be we'd
from the general Office building in Ports
mouth to Norfolk. Mr.. Medium, it is
will be here several days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
Historic Maine Paper Absorbed

PORTLAND, Me-. December 4.-After q
career of more than 10O years, the sale
of the Evening Advertiser by the State
Publishing Company TO the Evening Ex-
press Publishing Company was an
nounced tonight. The Advertisers name
will be preserved as part of the title of
the combined pAAe4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
Manila Mills to Suspend.

MANILA. December 4.-Managers of
the local cotton mills announce that they
will be obliged to suspend operations
when their present stocks are exhausted
because of the high prices of row mate
rial I'm New York and London. five hun
dred operatives will be rendered idle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
IN FROM DRILL GROUNDS.
Eight Battleships Of the Atlantic
Fleet at Norfolk.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. flight battle
ships OF the Atlantic fleet, now preparing
TO go to the south seas early in the year
for winter eyolutions, today dropped an
saor in Hampton Roads. They are the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
Texans After Mexican Race Track.

Ell PASO. Tex, December "A crusade
against the race track at Juarez. Mexico.
opposite Ell Paso, has been started
At mass meeting last night at the
chamber of commerce it was decided to
ask the state department to make an eff
! fort 10 have the concession for the race
track revoked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05

At the annual meeting OF A. p. Hill
Camp of Confederate Veterans OF Peters
burg. Va, George 8. Bernard was elected
commaudaE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
Woman's Qualifications.

1t has been asked that IL the right to
vote Is given to all kinds Of women, good
and vicious, black and white, where will
then come the purity Of the ballot, when
there has been added the same element
that now enjoys the right? In reply to
this l would say that the very great ma
jority of the inmates of our jails and
penttentiaries are men. Here we see room
for difference in character be ,ween men
and women. The proportion of immi-
grants entering Maryland each year is
three men to one woman. Hence the pro-
portion Of the immigrant vote to the ma
tive vote would be, decreased il we had
Womanhood as we'll as manhood suffrage.
Again, only one woman has been con-
victed of election frauds in Col, RADIO in
the past twelve years, whereas a great
many men have been convicted Of the
same offense within the same space Of
time. Men are chiefly the Office holde-s
and graft enters In more with men than
with women in this regard.
There are more immoral and drunken
men than there are women Of the same
character, and the general consensus OF
opinion in Colorado is that the women's
vote in that state has done more to
purify politics than anything else has
done. Our deep belief as American citi-
zens in democratic principles is perhaps
the best argument for making a republic
true. not a partial democracy. as 1t is
at present"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
Antagonism by Ministers.

During the past week there has de-
veloped considerable antagonism on the
part OF ministers against meeting in
theaters on Sundays In the interest OF
woman suffrage. The Equal Suffrage
League, however, has determined to con-
tinue to hold meetings and tomorrow
afternoon Mrs Frances Squire Potter
of Minnesota will address q meeting at
the Victoria Theater. when an effort will
be made to organize a working woman's
suffrage league. When asked as to her
views regarding the antagonism of min
listers, Mrs. Hooker said:
Il hould ike to ask these clergymen
what evenings working girls have free
at this time of the Year, If the clergy
men were to go down town nights and
see what is actually going on they would
find the shop girls working until and
10 o'clock. Why, the very reason we are
holding meeting tomorrow afternoon
is to protest against the unjust laws
In Maryland that make 1t possible for
girls and women to work over hours dur
ing the Christmas season. We want the
working girls to understand why there
are not better laws to protect them. We
believe 1t Is entirely In accordance with
the actual teachings of Christ that
politics and religion should be connected.
1t Is Impossible even to sufficiently ex-
pres; our annoyance with the clergvmen
who take the attitude that Christianity is
a theoretical thing, and bears no relation
to practical life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
Siding With Liquor Interests.

Some clergymen may not appreciate the
fact, but If they oppose woman suffrage
they are taking the same attitude toward
1t that the liquor interests are. One OF
the special reasons why women want the
ballot Is to be able to put up good fight
against the evils that result from the IN
licensed sale of alcohol"
Chairman John NJ. Tucker of the state
roads commission has prepared a sum-
mary of the work done by the commits.
sion during the past year. 1t shows that
contracts have been awarded for about
e1ghty-seven miles of highways, and in
addition to this the commission is directly
engaged In the construction of about
twenty miles of road, the wo k being. done
by county officials under the direct SUI
pervision of the state without a contract
In this mileage Is embraced every con-
ce1vable kind of road construction, one
OF the objects being to devise some means
whereby the cost of road building can be
reduced. Gov. Crothers is of the opinion
that methods can be devised whereby
the cost will be greatly lessened estimat-
ing the reduction. provided the necessary
legislation can be secured, at possibly
one-third. The total contracts awarded
by the state roads commission amount to
1866. lSS6 and this, augmented by the
work being done directly by the state,
Will bring the sum up to 81 ,OOO, 600
New Lunacy Bill.
The state lunacy commission will give
public demonstration next Thursday
evening, which will be in the nature of a
final appeal for public support for the
bill it has drafted for presentation at
the next session of the legislature. The
proposed bill. which is expected to sys-
tematize the work for The insane and
feeble-minded IN Maryland, is modelled ii,
great measure along the line Of bills
passed by Massachusetts, New York,
Illinois and Wisconsin, but which has
many features of it's own, which are de-
signed to meet peculiar local conditions
The bill calls for a permanent board of
insanity comprised of five members and
the attorney general of the state, the
members to serve without pay. 1t also
provides that the sum of $1,000 shall be
appropriated annually for the expenses
Of the board out of which a paid execu-
tive is provided. Chief among the fea-
lures of the bill is the provision giving
the board power to remove insane per-
sons from almshouses to asylums
Another important feature is that which
divides the state into hosp tai districts
and the bill amply covers the subject of
jurisdiction by the board by means of
boards of visitors for each county and
the provision for ANIMAL reports from the
heads Of institutions. The bill fixes the
cost of maintenance of one white person
at 500 per year, while that of a colore,l
patient is fixed at $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
BATTLE FOR BALLOT
Woman Suffrage Movement
Growing in Maryland.
TAXPAYERS ONLY TO VOTE
Also They Must Fulfill Certain Edu-
cational Requirements.
LEADER DEFENDS LEAGUE
Mrs. Hooker Explains Purpose of
Crusade for Their Opposition
to Movement.
special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
BALTIMORE, Md. December 4. 1900
The woman suffrage movement in
Maryland Is growing, and each week
finds new adherents to the cause. And
the women behind the movement are
not working for the prominence that
the espousal Of the cause gives them.
but because they are really in earnest
to secure votes for women. The leading
figure In the campaign is Mrs. Donald
K. Hooker, the wife of a prominent
physician of this city, and a womanly
woman in all that the term implies In
discussing the plans of the Equal SUI
frage League. of which she is the mill
tant figure. Mrs. Hooker said to The
Star correspondent today:
The league Is not asking for uni
versal woman suffrage. 1t Is merely
asking that women who are taxpayers
and who come up to certain elementary
educational requirements be granted
municipal suffrage. This is obviously
very conservative request and would
indicate that some woman suffraglsts
at least believe that the quality OF the
electorate should be raised.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11
Letters to Au1f Laurie From NepFlews and Nieces
PLAN FOR BENEFICIAL CLUB
Outline for WerkIna Literary Club i
Presented--tiInt Of Country Club
lEInt 70

Dear Aunt Laurie;
THINK most boys and girls de-
light In clubs or societies Of some
4 kind. They are very helpful to-
wards education as well as amusement.
Every child should be encouraged to
join some ciu6 or society It will ed
ucate them as each one takes his turn
IN the dlfferent ofiices.
In many communities there are lit
erary clubs, which, If properly con-
Quoted, may be the means of delight
ful social reunions during the long
winter evenings. Eyerywhere there
are clubs composed of young people:
To obtain the greatest good from the
club all programs for the season
should. in a general way, be mapped
out at the start
It should be the aim to make the
successive evenings as different as
possible in character.
1 used TO belong to a small sewing
club composed of gix girls. We WOULD
meet at the different girls houses ana
sew. Sometimes we would 90 taney
work for ourselves. and sometimes We
would sew for poor families.
while we sewed one member would
read or play on the plano, and SO IN
that way we passed many pleasant az
terno0ns together.
Now am not member OF any cinD.
although occasionally ! still take my
sewing and my books IN the sunshine
that so completely envelopes our
orange and lemon grove that looks out
over the santa Ana valley TO the rug
pad sierra Madre mountains beyond.
For companionship have my books
or an occasional friend from town, The
birds furnish the music from the SUR
rounding tree tops while from unoer
The trees can see the quail as they
scurry from tree 70 tree in guest or
food. Nature Is now part OF my
Country club.
EFFIE B. NICHOLS,
Box 1866, Corona. Cal; high school.
grade ..
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11

not wanted in it found out our rules
and secrets, and rather than break up
our club we had a meeting to- decide
the matter.
We planned that we would change
the name, rules and secrets, and so we
called 1t the s. G. Cor 81 meaning Star
club. and our trade mark was a red
star.
The members and officers we're Gladys
Beeks. Helen Paul, Marynel Gallenore,
Lillian MeMahill Marie House and
myself.
We still keep it and have had num-
Der OF good times. This vacation we
suppose. don't see any harm in
clubs OF this kind, but some people don't
approve of any kind.
EDITH HIGGINS.
Pine school, A6 grade. Age y years.
Long Beach, 1245 Locust avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11
No CLUES FOR SCHOOL PUPILS
Writer Believes Students Better of
Without Distraction
lFInt PrIzel

Dear Aunt Laurie:
NJ on gave us a good subject this
time. I think that clubs are fine
u when they DO not hinder either
work or study. Out of school I-think
a club is excellent. but school is not the
place for club. I will discuss both
sides of the question.
In school club is in the way. The
pupil has his mind occupied by it and
so cannot study. Now, In college there
are societies wher- no person is admit
ted unless he Is invited.
To be.invited one would have to have
friends in the societies. A new pupil
would not be likely to have friends In
the society and it might be months
before he could enter
Out Of school hours a club does not
interfere with studies. The boys and
girls can put their whole attention on
the club and it will be much more in
teresting than a club at school could
be- During vacation is just the time
to forKp sclub.
ThefeA are many kinds Of clubs, all
though ! don't belong to any club. /
have read a good deal OF them. A
theatrical club is fine, 1 think. The
bo.-s and girls can all Join together and
get up p' US and entertainments. There
IS a lot of fun in such a club.
For boys an athletic club Is excel
lent. They learn to box, play ball and
many other things.
For girls alone cooking or sewing
club Is good, beca Use It can teach girls
to cook and sew and still have good
time
have now mentioned three kinds of
clubs. I belong to no club, but would
like to Join theatrical or literary
club. Respectfully yours,
WILLIAM p. EMERSON.
1143 East Adams street. Grade AS,
Twentieth street school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11
CHARITABLE CLUBS
TEACH GOOD LESSON
Honorable MentIOn)

(Honorable Menton)
Dear Aunt Laurie:
II HAVE never written for the Junior
before
\ Well. think clubs are very
nice for children. once belonged to
a club called Helping Hands, and
we did try to help all we could. We
would buy little dolls and dress them
for little children. and you should have
seen how their eyes frightened when
we often brought them little cakes. or
such things.
But one day we moved from that
neighborhood and / never heard any
more OF the club. but hope it Is still
doing good,
now belong to a club called Little
Sunbeams.r and we often are g great
help to little children. We meet every
Thursday at different girls houses
then the one at whose house we are
tells Of good plan she has thought OF.
So often clubs are very good thlngss
they teach unselflshness and think Of
others.
we are very much interested in 8
poor little girl who lives near one Of
the members Of our club.
MARIAN ATWATER,
1853 East Thlrty-fifth street.
Thirtieth street school, grade AS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11
loo busY for cIaba

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The topic for this week. Clubs"
will be very interesting and am anx-
ious to hear what kind OF clubs the
juniors belong to and how they are
conducted. / have never belonged to a
club and don't believe there Is one IN
our nelghborhood.
don't believe a club would pc sue
cessful In our neighborhood, for the
reason that all the children help their
mothers after school hours and after
dinner have their lessons to do. Then
on Saturdays there Is more work TO
helm mother with and on Sundays 1t
would be quite impossible to holdlclub
meetings.
suppose, though that clubs for
children would be popular among the
wealthy people, where the children
have no work to do and possibly don't
even have to dress themselves.
gave q little party to my friends
on Saturday and we had a Jolly good
time while it lasted, but It was 8
o'clock before the children could come.
By 10 o'clock they had to leave.
Therefore got late to bed and were
very tired the next morning
MAUDE EDWARDS
1927 West Tenth street. Fifth grade
Hobart school. Age 13.
Your letter gave me an idea for the
drawing topic this week, as you will
see, Maude.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11
moNTEcIro HOME CLUB
PROVIDES COMFORTS
(HonorabIe MsntIon)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
KHOsT cIubS or societies ask those to
WI Join who can help them most.
LII T'his leaves out the boys and
girls who may be very anxious 70 join
some society or club.
But / think 1t q very good idea, as
those who belong to the club must att
tend 20 everything. This teaches boys
and girls to be independent.
We have club In Montecito called
"The MontecEto Home club" livery
one is invited to come every day In the
week 1t Is a building with six rooms
ana q woman, who is the matron, lives
there. Several wealthy ladies keep up
this club.
on Tuesday afternoons lady
teaches q sewing class, and on Satur-
days two cooking teachers come out
from santa Barbara. Friday evening
is q social evening. Popular music Is
sung and refreshments served.
aEihRa9 AB a HWHdaEg zuumn mmd q 1carl
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11

to play games in for those who do not
wish to sing.
There is a piano and anyone who
wishes 10 play can go there any time.
It is a nice place for girls and boys
especially those who have no homes.
vELORA PELTIER.
ATontecito school. 9TH grade, Monte-
cito. Age Is.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11
Two School Clubs

Dear Aunt Laurie:
have joined many clubs at school
and at home and. the greater part of
them have been successful, The last
one Joined we called the G. n Co
meaning Good Time club. Gladys
Beeks was president, Helen Paul secre-
tary and / was treasurer. Soon one OF
the girls that was not in It and was