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Evening star., 1909-05-09
CHINESE spy CAUGHT IN PARIS
STOLE SHEAF OF FRENCH MA
TIoNAL DEFENSE DOCUMENTS.
Nabbed at the Frontier by Secret
Service Men-Suspicious Photo
graphs Found.
Special cablezram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star
PARIS, May 8.-A curious espionage af-
fair Is at present being investigated by
NJ. Harmard's. detectives. 1t Is q case
Of certain documents concerning the ma
tional defense being stolen by young
Chinese naval student, named Yen kho
Hoa. from the Borda, a vessel used for
training naval officers.
NJ. Bordeaux, the Judge d'instruction.
is engaged in trying to discover the truth
Of the matter, while Yen kho Hoa is in
the Sante prison, charged not with espion-
age, but with simple theft. He is pupil
on the naval training ship Borda, sta
toned at Brest. and recently introduced
himself, with another Chinese student, In
to the room Of some Of the French stu
dents, who are allowed access to docu-
ments which are not given to the foreign
students, and seized all the papers he
could lay hands on. The pair then fled
to Brussels, where they hired photo
graphic studio and photographed the
documents they had stolen. The photo
graphers' bill came to $3.50.
The French authorities discovered the
theft, the Cinnamon were shadowed, and
when Yen Kho Hoa took the train for
Paris the customs officials were warned
and examined his trunks at the frontier.
He was allowed to continue his journey
to Paris, but was arrested on arriving
here. His companion has not been found.
having suddenly quilted the hotel al
Brussels. leaving behind a number OF
Photographic negatives and proofs.
The prisoner denies that he Is a spy.
1t was merely keenness that induced him
to steal the documents. He explained that
he wanted to acquire the same technical
knowledge as his comrades, and intended
to return the documents.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
BOY GINNEO IN BALE OF COTTON
FEARFUL DISCOVERY SOLVES
MYSTERY OF MISSING CHILD.
Little Ones Body Found at Liver
pool in Shipment From Texas
Last December.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GALVESTON. Tex. May S.-The disap-
pearance of little Alfred Hartman, the
two-year-old son of George and Angelina
Hartman Of Gillespie county. five months
ago, has been solved by the finding of
the dead body of the infant in a bale of
cotton opened at a gin in Liverpool, Eng
land.
1t was early In December that Hart
man. who is prosperous farmer. took
load of cotton to a gin a few miles from
his home and had it ginned. His little
son. who was the youngest of several
children. accompanied him on the trip to
Fredericksburg. and in some manner be-
came separated from his father. Search
for the missing boy proved without sue
cess, and 1t was finally believed that the
baby had fallen In a creek and his body
washed away by the current.
The finding of a body answering the
description accounts for the child hav-
ing crept into the press while open and,
falling asleep, was ginned in bale of
cotton. The cotton was sold to a Texas
concern. placed in a warehouse for sew
eral weeks and finally exported to Liver
pool. The bale was opened a few days
ago and the flattened body Of the child
discovered. Through the various channels
the cotton was traced back to the broker
who bought 1t in Texas. and the identity
OF the infant established.
The body will be shipped back to this
country for burial In the family lot.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
RUSSIA WELCOMES RocKHILL.
Sees Friend in New Envoy and
Scores American Dis1oyalty.

Scores American Dis1oyalty.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG. May s.-The Novoe
Vremya publishes an editorial welcoming
w. w. Rockhill as ambassador to Russia.
It asserts that America, on more .han
one occasion, lily requited the friendly
turns done her by Russia. 1t refers par
ticularly to the anti-Russian sympathies
of Americans during the late war.
This ingratitude resulted in no advan-
tage to the United States, which fact is
beginning to be generally recognized
among Americans, says the editorial.
"Mr. Rockhill.' says the Novoe Vrem-
va belongs among those few American
politicians. who. at the very outset, resist
ed the epidemic of Russophobia on the
American continent. We can welcome his
appointment as a sign of the return Of
the United States to healthy political
views. Perhaps he may succeed in
mitigating the deep disillusionment that
resulted from the acts of the United
States in the trying period experienced by
Russia in the far east In the beginning Of
the century"
Evening star., 1909-05-09
LECTURES HIS CoMPATRIoTs.
Lord Charles Beresford Refers Spe
cially to British Naval Scare.

LIVERPOOL. May S.-Lord Charles
Beresford. upon whom the Liverpool Uni
versity today conferred the degree OF
doctor of laws. took occasion to lecture
his compatriots on the "deplorable phys
ical defects that recently have developed
in the race
Lord Charles referred especially to the
naval scare that has dominated England
OF late and declared that the nation had
lost the old British method Of looking al
things with calmness and dignity. II the
cabinet committee now considering the
question Of the lack Of naval readiness
raised by himself found things as he had
no doubt they would, there would be nc
necessity of panic and recrimination, but
the nation would have to reassert the old
British spirit, see where things were
wrong and calmly put them right.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Verdict Of Justifiable Shooting.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. May S.-The coro-
ner's verdict returned today In the case
of lIrs Elizabeth Forsythe. who shot and
killed Louis D. Plowman. q printer, OF
Canton, Ohio. while he was prowlinr
about her window. says that the testi-
mony shows that Mrs. torsythe was JUS
tified in firing the first shot (which was
the immediate cause of death) and that
she followed the deceased on the street
and fired the second shot while greatly
excited. the second shot not being neces-
sarily fatal.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
COMMANDER WALKER ILL.
Forced to Go to Hospital at Los An
geles on WaY Here.

LOS ANGELES. CAL, May 8.-LIeut.
Commander James E. Walker, U.S.N.,
who left San Francisco two weeks ago
for Washington, D. c.. is suffering from
a severe attack Of nervous trouble at the
Pacific Hospital here. Walker registered
at q prominent hotel April 25, and had
apparently been In the best Of heath
up to the early part of this week.
On Tuesday he became quite Ill and
was removed to the hospital here, where
the doctors say he will probably have to
stay for several days. Lieut.. Walker
lately came from Agana, Guam. where
he succeeded Commander Taussig as ter
ritorial governor some months ago.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
TWO USED SAME ROPE.
Suicide Pact Between Man and Maid
Suspected.

LIMA. Ohio, May s.-That a suicide
pact existed between them is the belief Of
Mrs. William c. Reeves, who found her
daughter. Bella, and Ralph Higgin-
botham Of Toledo hanging by the same
rope from q rafter in a closet OFF the bed
room Of the girl early today. The mot her
knew nothing Of Higginbotham's presen e
In the house. A clothes line was used. and
the act had not occurred more than half
an hour before the discovery. Neither
will die. Higginbotham is an employe OF
the Craig Shipbuilding Company.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
WASHINGTON MAN ELECTED.
J. II. Mittendorf, Junior Vice Com
mander, Military Order, s. A. War.


CLEVELAND, Ohio. May S.-The meet
ing Of the Naval and Military Order of
the Spanish-American War clio sed here to-
day with the election Of the following Of
flcers:
chief. Rear Admiral o.
w. Farenholt, U.S.N.. California; senior
vice commander-in- chief, Capt. w. E.
English. U.S.V.. Indiana; junior vice COM
mander-in-chief, Lieut.. J. H. Mittendorf,
U.S.N.. District of Columbia; recorder-in-
chief Maj. Frank Keck. U.s.v., New
York; register-in-chief. Maj s. T. Arm
strong. U.S.V.. New York; deputy regis
ter-in-chief. Lieut.. J. p. Parker. U.s.N..
Massachusetts: treasurer, Maj. George F.
Shields. U.SV.. California: chaplain, Rev.
A. F. Hoyt. U.S.v.. Pennsylvania: coun-
cil-in-chief, Col. w. ]. Forman. Illinois;
Gen. c. A. Coolidge, Michigan: Command
er F. III. Eldridge, Connecticut; Col Fe-
lix Rosenberg. Ohio: Commander W. B.
Edgar. Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Death Of Former German Attache
Here.

BERLIN. May 8.-Friedrich Won Holstein
who for thirty years was connected with
the German foreign Office and was the
adviser of four chancellors. died today.
He was at one time secretary Of the Ger
man legation at Washington.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
MUST PAY PENALTY FOR CRIME
Nineteen-Year-old Earl B. Hill
Sentenced to Be Electrocuted.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORWICH. N. T.. May S.-Earl B.
Hill. nineteen years old, who was con-
victed CT murder in the first degree in
the supreme court here Thursday. was
TODAY sentenced to pay the penalty OF
his crime by being electrocuted at Au-
burn prison during the. week beginning
June 20. 1909. An appeal to the court
Of appeals will be taken by the defend
ants attorney.
Hill killed Eldredge Davis of West
cambridge. N. V, August 2S last by
shooting him from ambush for the pur-
pose of robbery.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Gain, , 2o,232

Advertisers appreciate the fact
that The Star. daily and Sunday,
reaches the homes Of all classes In
Washington. rich and poor alike,
every day Of the year.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
NEGRO VOTERS SUSTAINED.
Florida House Of Representatives Re.
jects Disfranchisement Resolution.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. May s.-The
joint resolution for the Acknowledgement
of negro voters in Florida was today de-
feated by the house Of representatives.
Notice was given that a motion to re-
consider today's action will be made Mon
day. because there were eleven absentees
today.
Senator Money said In q speech that
there Is a profound revolution going on In
the minds Of northern people. that they
are ready to investigate the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to the Consti-
tuition. but that they expect the south to
take the Initiative steps"
Evening star., 1909-05-09
NEW ORLEANS MAYOR LEN1ENT
Orders Any Disorderly Sailors Es-
corted to Ship Instead Of Lookup.

corted to Ship Instead Of Lookup.
NEW ORLEANS. May s.-Capt. John
c. Fremont OF the battleship Mississippi.
accompanied by Admiral Singer. COM
mandaqt Of the local navy yards. paid
his ceremonial call upon Mayor Behr-
man today.
At Capt. Fremont's request the mayor
directed that any sailors on shore leave
who became disorderly should be escorted
to the battleship, instead of being locked
up. Not single sailor thus far has
been even reprimanded by a policeman.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

Composer Joachim Anderson Dead.
COPENHAGEN. hay s.-Joachim An
derson. the noted composer and conductor,
died today at a sanatorium near Copen-
hagen. Mr.. Anderson married Miss Sarah
D. Watson Of New York, a..o survives
him.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Hangs Himself in Cell With rowe

AHHXs HIIHselI III CeII WIFI Towel.
NEW YORK, May SHERMAN Watjen,
who was awaiting trial in the Hudson
county jail at Jersey City. on a charge of
numbering his wife. committed suicide by
hanging In his cell today. He had secured
a towel from the jail kitchen and. tearing
1t into strips. made a rope. which he fas-
tened to the door Of his cell. March IL
last at West Hoboken, N. J., Watjen at
tackled his wife while she was asleep.
crushing In her skull with mallet.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Gain, 1917

The Sunday Star, month OF
Abrii. 1909. ................ 175,s4o
The Sunday Star, month Of
April, 1908. s................ 1s5, ,1os
Evening star., 1909-05-09
ADVERTISING IN APRIL
Gain, 68 coils.

The Sunday Star, month Of
April, 1903. S............... 6o6 coils.
The Sunday Star, month Of
April. 1908. s............... $50 coils.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Gain, , AZ ooI..'
CIRCULATION IN APRIL

The Evening Star, month
Of April, 1909. ........... 1.oo7,os1
Tho Evening Star, month
Of April. 1908. s............ ss7 ,3o4
Evening star., 1909-05-09
The Great Salesman

The Star for over half a century
has been the great sales agent for
merchandise In the homes Of all
classes In Washington. That Its
saIesmanship Is more effective
every year Is proved by Its con-
tinuous growth In advertising and
circulation.
ADVERTISING IN APRIL
The Evening Star, month
Of April, 1909. .......... 2,165 coils.
The Evening Star, month
OF. April, 1908. .......... 2,fo0 coils.
Gain, 68 coils.
The Sunday Star, month Of
April, 1903. S............... SOS coils.
The Sunday Star, month Of
April, 1908. s............... $50 coils.
Gain, AZ coils,
CIRCULATION IN APRIL
The Evening Star, month
Of April, 1909. ............ 1,007,031
Tho Evening Star, month
Of April, 1908. ........... e87,3o4
Gain, 1877
The Sunday Star, month OF
Abrii, 1909. s................ 175,34o
The Sunday Star, month Of
April, 1908. S................ 155, los
Ct. N 121
Evening star., 1909-05-09

CONTINUED on Fifteenth Page.)
Evening star., 1909-05-09

Showers and probably thun-
derstorms tonight. Monday
showers, followed by fair.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22
10 PRESIDENT IAEI.

Now that the states are going to vote
on the ratification If the amendment
specifically authorizing an income tax
why not give them a chance to vote an
amendment providing for the election of
United States senators by popular vote?
In your speech of acceptance you said
that you We're personally inclined to ia
vor such a change in the constitution.
Would this not be an opportune time to
present the subject to congress? Two
constitutional OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES author
iZing an income tax and the other pro-
viding for the popular election of sena-
tors would make your administration
memorable-and | pledge you whatever
assistance | can render in securing the
ratification of these amendments. With
great respect, ! am Yours truly,
w. J. BRYAN.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22
51-3 EDWARD F. REILLY. Applicant.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGES SALE.

Notice is hereby given that ii certain mor..
gage, executed and delivered by Fred M. Bald.
yin and 3 6 Eftie Baldwin, his wife mortgagors to
1"enty-eighth day Of December 1903. and filed
for record in the Office of the Register of Deeds
Of the County of Cavalier and State of North
Dakota; on the twelfth day of January 1901 and
recorded in Book 81 of mortgages at page Us
aG and d Assigned signed by said MORTGAGE to Fred f.
record in the office of the Register of Deeds of
the County OF Cavalier and State of North Da-
kota, on the first day of March 1904, and record.
ed in Book "A of mortgages at page 329 and
afterward assigned by said Fred e. French to
Geo. 3. Clifford q Co.. win be foreclosed by a
sale OF the premises in such mortgage and here.
matter described, at the front door of the Court
House in the County of Cavalier and State of
North Dakota, at the hour of 2 o'clock %. M.
on the 18th day of August AID. 1909. to sstisfy the
amount due upon such mortgage on the day of
sale. The premises described in such mortgage
and which will be sold to satisfy the same are
described rs follows, viz: The Southeast quar-.
ter (SEhl of Section Twenty .2O) Township One
(60) West.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date of sale the sum of Sixteen hundred twenty
three and 75-l00 dollars.
GEO, B. CLIFFORD d Co., Mortgagee.
GEO. b. CLIFFORD. Attorney. SOB
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22
OF NORTH DAKOTA.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE

CERrlFlcATE OF CoRPoRATE EXISTENCE.
WHEREAS, Joseph Power, J.D.M Milne, Kenneth
e.. Luke and Others have flied in this office a
copy of their Articles of Association and an Or
ganlzatlon Certihcate,as provided in Sections
1926 and 1857, Chapter 2l, revised Codes 1906,
sand chapter being the law governing the organl-
cation and management of State Banks, setting
forth all the facts required to be stated in said
sections, and have in all respects compliedw with
the requirements of the law governing the OF.
ganlzatlon of State Banks as contained III the
chapter hereinbefore referred to-;
Now therefore, |, Alfred Blaisdell, Secretary
of State o fState of North Dakota, by virtue and
authority, OF law, do hereby certify that said
parties, their associates and successors: have
become a body polite and corporate, under the
corporate name of
THE FIRST STATE BANK OF OLGA
and by that name are hereby authorized to com,
mence the business of banking: to adopt and
use a corporate seal to sue and be sued: pur.
chase, hold and convey real and personal pro-
perty, as provided BY said chapter: TO have sue
cesslon for a period of twenty five years: 70
make contracts and to have and enjoy all me
rights and privileges granted to State BANKS
under the laws of this state, subject to then
Articles of incorporation, and all legal restrlc-
lions and liabilities in relation thereto.
In Testimony Whereof l have hereunto setmyy
hand and affixed the Great Seal OF the state Oh
North Dakota, at Bismark, this 9th day OF June
A. d., 1909,
ALFRED BLAIsDELL,
Secretary OF olate'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22

Regardless of any political differences.
the New York World wishes Mr.. Bryan
we'll in his candidacy for United States
from Nebraska to succeed Mr.. Burkett.
whose term expires in 1911. I'VE say
this without modifying in any way our
opposition of the policies that he has
advocated or our dissent from many Of
the principles that be upholds. Mr..
Bryan would make a good senator. He
would try 10 represent the people, not
the corporations, and he would bring
qualities of q very high order to the
upper house of congress-. He Is an ex-
cellent debator, able, eloquent and re-
sourceful Nebraska could not make a
better choice, and If the new primary
system Of that state enables Mr. Bryan
TO become a United States senator we
shall consider his election q great tri-
umph tor the principle of the direct
nominations
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22

This week occurs the opening of an
other chapter in the annals OF the Osna-
brock Independent, the pauseso or periods
in career of which paper have been both
frequent and varied. The Independent
was only lately purchased by Editor
Rishotf of the Milton Globe, who this
week turns the paper over to his brother
i'll law, Karl Iverson, who some time ago
founded the Fairdale Times. afterwards
returning to Minnesota. However, it
looks as if this state still holds acharm
a. he is back again and this week makes
his debut to the readers of the Osna-
brock Independent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22
NATURE STUDY COURSES.
Plan TO Interest Children In Town
Beautiful Work.

One OF the safest, Surest u most
effective methods of interesting the
children in beautifyiLg the school
grounds. parkways. the home and
eventually all public property is to in
struct them in nature study courses,
particularly in plant life. The average
child has so far grown up to pass by
certain trees and plants on his way to
schoo! without even taking note of
what they are. This Indifference re-
mains, in most instances, precisely the
same from the first school day to the
very last one. y street tree passed
each day during all these school years
has simply meant 70 him an object of
certain dimensions, but OF no more in
terest than the buildings along the
same route of travel.
But have him bring to school and
study the foliage and blossom of this
tree and it Immediately becomes an OBJ
Ject OF unusual interest, as does much
other vegetation, an interest that in
creases to the end of life. Many states
have adopted nature study in the pub
lie schools solely to teach pupils about
the common things about him on every
hand. Garden plants, field crops,
weeds, trees and everything in the
plant kingdom may be used to great
advantage and everlasting value. When
the child has become deeply interested
in inanimate life the effect will soon
become apparent in the home garden,
later upon the parkway in the shape of
lawn Or bedding plants and also well
tended street trees. The battle is then
practically won, and we have one more
advocate for a more beautiful town.
city or district.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22
CIVIC HORTICULTURE.
Value of Improvement Workers Along
This Line.

Value of Improvement Workers Along
This Line.
A well known writer and lecturer on
horticulture and landscape design has
defined civic horticulturists as those
''who so cultivate ornamental plants in
public OF private grounds as to give
pleasure and benefit to the public as
well as themselves" He says further
on the same subject, ornamental
plants become in the hands of the civic
horttculturists the garments of civic
Improvement, for they clothe parks,
buildings, lawns, streets and land
scapes."
1t is well with any community that
contains n or more of this class OF
Improvement workers, for they are In
deed qualified to intelligently carry for
ward a comprehensive plan of work
for Identification that will find a
hearty response from all classes of res
idents, says the Los Angeles Times. A
comprehensive plan" implies a care
fully considered summing up of all the
needs OF q district which lie in the
power of an Improvement society to
supply either directly or indirectly, Civ
ing first place and time to those basis
problems which when solved will make
easy the task Of carrying out the bal
ance of the plan.
This work may not with profit be in
trusted to those who are either most
enthusiastic or most energetic or even
a well balanced combination Of the
two. Those who are best qualified to
carry out q plan are not always best
qualified to plan. No more serious
problem ever confronted a section.
town or city than the proper assign
ment of work to individual members
Of an Improvement society, for an in
telligent adjustment of the problems in
hand by proper methods often turn
into success what would ordinarily
prove a succession of failures.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22

We have before US the speech of the
Hon. M. N. johnson of North Dakota,
on "4As Others See Us" He is very sem
sitive as to how the people of Europe
much about what light the people OF
North Dakota see him in. He had bet
ter turn his thoughts %homeward, how
ever, if he expects to prolong his stay in
Washington as the representative of this
state. The home people are beginning
to "see' him IN his true light-a trucker
to the Interests" a swashbuckler.-
Griggs Co. Sentinel.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22

Fifty-four new banks have been start
ed in North Dakota the last year. The
best record ever made in the state in
the running down and punishment of
burglars, forgers and check raisers has
work. assisted by the laws of the state
which are very drastic in the punish,
ment of burglars. During the past year
burglaries have been perpetrated. The
growth of the banking business in North
Dakota is wonderful. There are now
6l5 banks and trust companies of which
1856 are national banks and AS state
banks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22

The second quarterly report OF State
Treasurer Blckiord FOR the quarter end
ing june 18th, Is at hand and contains
much valuable information. 1t is aston
ishing TO those who have given little
thought to the subject what tremendous
cash balances the North Dakota treas
ury carries. The total cash on deposit
and in the vaults of treasurer amounted
to g, }25,0l8.95. OF this &923,275:3l be-
longed to the commo school fund. and
is made up of funds ready for invest
ment. The interest and income OF the
common school funds, which will be dis
tributed as apportlonment II August,
amounted to 1927. 223.45. According to
this report the legislative assembly cost
the state $95,44l Sc, of which S48,-
987.5O was for the pay Of members, $332,-
668.50 for employees, and 513, for
other legislative expenses. This would
indicate that every member of the legis-
lature required at least one employee,
either as clerk. doorkeeper, %janitor or
stenographer, to aid him in m|e lg the
laws. The report shows that hhe total
collections from all sources during the
past eight months, including balances
brought forward amounts to 81 ,J27, 1924
and of this sum 5 l,l41,118.45 was raised
by the direct general property tx. The
total expenditures for the samf. period
amounted to 81, 651 ,233.26. Th4 report
is a valuable document, n Ike law
which requires its publication, wise and
salutary.