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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
AMERICAN FLEECED IN LONDON
BEGUILED BY CHARITABLE IN
CLINED PERSON.
Gave Up $845 and Diamond Ring to
Prove His Trust in New
Acquaintance.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cabegram to The STAR
LONDON, March 24.-How does it
happen that the American tourist is SO
often the victim of the London confidence
trick men? The latest victim was Mer-
rit c. Hutchins. a dental surgeon, and
president of the Lake county, Mich.
education board.
Mr.. Hutchins was In the British Mu-
scum one morning and fell into CONVEX
sation with another visitor. who de-
scribed himself as New Zealand sheep
farmer. Next day the two met Scotch
sheep farmer from Australia" at the
hotel where Mr.. Hutchins was staying.
After taking a stroll around Bucking-
ham Palace and into a teashop together
they met in the latter place the heir of
a wealthy Ceylonese tea-growing uncle,
who wanted help in the charitable dis
tribution Of 100000.
The American and his friends seemed
the very men to help him. but of course
they must prove themselves men of SUBJ
turned with $S45 Then in the time
honored fashion they proved their con-
fidence in one another.
The American and his new friends
dis ributor of 100000 by going out with
a valuable selection of his fash bank
notes while he sat in the teashop. Then
the American showed his confidence by
letting his friends go out with his sS45
and diamond ring.
or course. they did not return, and the
American has been lucky to get back
his ring and most Of his dollars, which
were found on the crooks when they
were arrested at a provincial station.
IT think must be rather unsophisti-
Gated" was the gentle self-criticism of
the American dental surgeon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
BIOLOGICAL OUTBREAK.
Fashion Responsible for Winged and
Horned Decorations.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, March "a, 1909.
Every now and then fashion DEGREES
that there shall be geological outbreak
This season it takes the form Of every
kind Of winged. horned and four footed
creature.
On handkerchiefs, umbrellas. plotting
books. bags and note paper there are
creeping, crawling. flying insects. birds
and beasts. 1t is the fashion of the mo-
ment to have something of the kind on
all ones belongings.
Beetles and butterflies appear on dainty
handkerchiefs. swallows and mice and
lady birds and owls meander over sta
tionery; dragons and peacocks are emf
blazoned on sofa cushions. kittens and
Teddy bears decorate the tops of umbrel-
las, while possible and impossible crea-
lures are utilized as hatpins.
Women would appear to have a pen
chant for natural history. At one time
there was craze for stuffed kittens tina.
cTawled over photograph frames and
another which caused women to wear
the heads and tails of various dead
creatures slung about their necks and
depending from muffs, while their waists
and wrists We're adorned or disfigured
with colled serpents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
Chance for Girls in Montana.

GLENDIVE. Mont. April 3.-There is
evidently a splendid opening on Clear
creek. this county, for eligible" young
ladies. 1t is reported that there is not
now resident in that entire valley one
single young lady. An Illustration of this
condition was given at a dance in one OF
the Clear creek homes few nights ago
when thirty-two men tall well-to-do bach
elors) were present and only five ladies
1.-TWO of them already Took. That is a
preponderance of Insecurity all out OF
proportion to things normal. Some OF
those eastern girls who are longing for
western homes with good husbands al
tached, ought to come 10 Glendive and
Dawson county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

the weather becomes too severe for pa
tients TO remain out of doors hundreds of
invalids will derive benefit from this in
stitution.
The object of the day camp. which is
conducted by the District Red Cross, is
to give to tuberculosis patients who are
forced to dwell in the city during the hot
weather a place to spend the day where
they may breathe fresh air and escape the
sitting atmosphere of crowded streets and
urban dwellings,. Cards of admission may
be obtained by patients from their physi-
clans or from other proper authorities.
them.
The camp is open from o'clock i'm the
morning until ) o'clock in the afternoon.
One hot meal and milk and eggs are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
TELLS OF CHINESE BAND.
Sir Robert Hart Delivers Address
Before Authors Club.
Special Correspondence of The Star
LONDON, March "a 1.

special correspondence af The Star.
LONDON, March "a, 1909.
In an address to the members
of the Authors Club last Monday
night Sir Robert Hart told an
interesting story of his Chinese band, to
which reference had been made by the
chairman. After describing the ease with
which his band learned music Sir Robert
said that during the Boxer troubles some
European troops got out of hand and be-
gan to loot.
A party of Russian soldiers entered the
house OF one of his bandsmen and threat
ened violence TO the mans mother and
sister The bandsman then played the
Russian national anthem and the soldiers
stood at attention, saluted and passed
out without saying q word.
II had often thought that had wasted
a good deal of money in keeping up the
band,' added Sir Robert, but that little
incident was worth all the money I had
spent. for 1t saved property and pro-
tected women from outrage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
VACCINATION BY TRICKERY
CURIOUS RUSES EMPLOYED BY
ITALIAN PHYSICIANS.
Peasants Tempted From Their Homes
by Music Are Seized and SUBJ
jected to Treatment.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON, March Il. 1909.
Surely vaccination campaign was
never conducted under more adverse
conditions than those with which the
Italian doctors are now struggling
in the earthquake area. Even be-
fore the catastrophe indications Of n
smallpox epidemic had been observed in
certain Sicilian districts and along the
Calabrian coast. The confusion created
by the earthquake made the doctors task
ten times more difficult.
One physician Dr. Giardini. tells in the
Fieramosca of Florence of the difficulties
with which lie and his brother surgeons
had to contend III enforcing the yaccna-
ton law Always suspicious and super
stitious. the peasants fatty refused 10
have themselves and their children treat
ed. and the doctors often Went III fear
OF their lives Then they resorted to
strategy.
BY dint of hribing the elder childroa
with sweets and small presents they had
the smaller babies brought out 10 them
for the operation and thus they succeeded
in vaccinating i'll the Palmi district alone
1900 children i'm three weeks The
Italian Red Cross Society followed suit
by offering extra rations and clothes 10
those who consented TO be vaccinated.
But this was of little avail in the case
Of adults.
Then the doctors devised another plan.
Groups of them went from village to vii
lage accompanied by musicians. who
PLAYED gay airs in the market place. and
curious villagers who came out To listen
were unceremoniously seized and sub
jected to the needle.
DR. Giardini tells many amusing stories
af the amhushes and traps the doctors
set 10 catch the people out of doors. not
the least diverting among them being
how a party surrounded a number OF
washerwomen who had gone down TO the
river with their baskets OF clothes. They
sauealed and fought tooth ana nail but
were All well and duly inoculated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

served every day. For those patients who
are strong enough and who desire to do
little work there are vegetable and
kitchen gardens to potter about in.
If their strength is not equal 10 this
they may sit about on the porches and
be comfortable until the sun has sunk
low enough for them to return to their
city homes. No patients are kept over
night.
The Instructive Visiting Nurse Society
furnishes "A nurse who Is always in at
tendance. The visiting physicians are
Drs. Lawson and Norcross. The best OF
attention is given the patients under all
conditions.
The officers of the District branch OF
the Red Cross arc: Arnold Hague, presi-
dent: Gist Blair, vice president; W. a.
Slater. corresponding secretary: Mrs. u.
y. Mclaughlin. recording secretary, and
IL. S. Reside, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
CONDEMNS THE BED.
Medical Authority Suggests tt
Hammock as q Substitute.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. March "a, 1909.
Why 60 to bed? Why be a slave to
senseless convention? If you want to
sleep we'll and wisely do not go to bed.
This Is the latest dictum
The bed has been condemned by medi-
cal authority. 1t is the very cradle of
insomnia, an unhygienic invention. and.
as Mark Twain has already reminded us.
it is the unsafest place in the world.
since more people die there than any
where else.
The hammock is suggested as a sub
stitute. Bed chambers are, or should
be. rest chambers and when people are
weary or sleepy the surest way to get
perfect rest Is to fling themselves into
a hammock. or. II that doesn't suit, to
lie down upon a couch which is not as
deliberately made up as bed.
1t is the preparations for sleep. the con-
ventional bed clothes and all that sort
of thing that have fallen under medical
condemnation. Some suggest that a
mat is the best thing to sleep on, while
others pin their faith upon the Eskimo
plan Of placing ones self in 2 bag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
DISTRESS IN ENGLAND.
Nineteen Thousand Persons Without
Employment in Manchester Alone.


Employment in Manchester Alone.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. March "a, 1909.
A good idea of the amount of distress
existing in this country from unemploy-
ment is given by the Manchester unem-
ployment census published yesterday.
Nearly 1900 men and women in Man
chester are out OF regular employment,
of whom less than one-fourth are earn
ing anything at all by casual or partial
employment.
Taking into account dependents. the
total number of persons affected is esti-
mated at $4,000. In other words. one
person out of every twelve in Manches-
ter is suffering from the pinch of pow
erty due to loss of work.
The figures came out just after the
distress committee had passed a resolu-
ton to close the relief works. which reso-
luton was accordingly rescinded, and
an application is to be made to John
Burns for further grant to carry on
the works after March 81, the end of the
financial year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

known hand at dark just outside my gate,
and l have often wondered whether that
bullet was really intended for me-
''Only a year ago a rich Italian family
named Gondi came from New York to
spend the winter in Palermo. The father
was being pressed by the Black Hand,
and because he refused to pay the sum
demanded his little son, aged ten, disap-
peared.
Next day he was found near the Villa
Igiea. but both the poor little fellows eyes
had been burned out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
HONOR TO TWO POETS
Formal Opening of the Keats
Shelley Memorial House.
WHERE THE FORMER DIED
King Victor Emmanuel Manifests
Great Appreciation.
CLOSELY INSPECTS EACH ROOM
Expresses Warm Praise for the
Initiative Of Americans Largely
Responsible for Undertaking.
WHERE THE FORMER DIED
CLOSELY 1NsPECTs EACH ROOM

ROME. April 3-The Keats-shelley
Piazza Dia Spagui in this city. the house
in which Keats died, was inaugurated
today and opened to the public. King
Victor Emmanuel. the American ambas-
sador. Lloyd c. Griscom, and the British
ambassador. Sir J. Rennell Rodd. were
among those who ofiiciated at the cere-
monies. The purchase Of the house was
effected two years ago by a committee
composed largely Of Americans, with
which the late Edmund Clarence Sted-
man and Robert L. Johnson were as
ISOLATED.
The king showed great appreciation
of the efforts Of the committee which
was instrumental in providing the me.
mortal to the great poets. and inspected
each room minutely. He expressed warm
praise for the initiative of the Ameri-
cans. who furnished one Of the rooms
and his thanks to the others who had
contributed toward the project.
Some Of Those Present.
Among others present were Arthur
Severn, son of Keats friend. Joseph
Severn. the noted English portrait paint.
er. who was devoted to the poet; the
Rev. +. S. Dali. q relative OF Shelley;
Mrs. Edward A. Mcdowell. widow OF
the American composer. whose music
was inspired by Keats: Mrs. Stone Bene'
dict of Cooperstown, Il descendant of ]
Fenimore Cooper; Rudyard Kfpling and
John w. Garrett, secretary of the Amert-
can embassy.
The British ambassador welcomed the
king and thanked him for his presence
He traced briefly the history of the move
ment and pointed out that American gen
erosity was largely responsible for its
consummation. All the English-speakine
poets of the nineteenth century, he said
were inspired by Italy.
Interest Felt by Americans.
Nelson Gay of Boston, secretary-treas.
urer of the executive committee. told OF
the great interest in America in Keats
and Shelley, who inspired Lowell and
Mcdowell. He praised Robert U. John.
son of New York. who, he said, was the
soul of the movement in America.
Former Minister Martini expressed
thanks on behalf of Italy, and Arthur
Severn. in the closing address, spoke OF
his fathers friendship for Keats.
The family OF George Keats, the broth
of the poet, who lived in Louisville
KY. have united in presenting the Severn
miniature Of George Keats to the memo
rial house. Moses Ezekial. the sculptor
formerly of Virginia. presented busts OF
Keats and Shelley and first edition OF
THE Revolt of Islam." The house now
contains original portraits of Keats. his
two brothers and his sister. as we'll as
photographs of original manuscripts anC
rare editions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
CHANGES ARE EXTENSIVE
Rooms Made Larger and Redeco.
rated and Refurnished.
SENATOR'S QUARTERS SHIFTED
Many Alterations Still to Be Made.
Post Office to Be Moved to
New Building.

Even those who, through long expe-
rience, had become SO familiar with the
labyrinthian interior of the Capitol that
without hesitation they could go by the
shortest route to any committee room
or private office in the Senate wing. now
find themselves completely at loss when
they start out on such a journey.
From the tangled stairways Of the at
tic to the twisted corridors Of the base
ment and subbasement things are not
what they used to be. It's all because
of the new Senate office building.
Much Of the congestion in the Senate
wing has been relieved by the assign
ment of rooms over there to some COM
mittce and practically all senators. APP
portionment of space SO vacated in the
main building and arrangement of rooms
is changed to a great extent as result.
Post Office to Move.
The most noticeable alterations under
the new plan are yet to be made. The
post office. for years located on the
ground floor just inside the east door,
Is to be moved to the Office building. and
a branch is to be maintained in the main
building.
This branch office is to have the CEN
trally located quarters now occupied by
the captain of the Capitol police on the
central corridor of the Senate wing. just
across from the restaurant, and on the
ground floor. The captain and the lieu
tenant of police are to have rooms on
the terrace. the captain getting Senator
Borah's old room in the odd library
space" and the lieutenant the room for
merly occupied by Senator La Toilette
on the subterracc.
The committee on the District Of CO.
lumbia will retain its present quarters
on the same floor with the Senate cham
Der and on the east front. Senator Gal
linger. the chairman, has also a suite
of private rooms on the fourth floor OF
the new office building, and expects to
have the use of fine big boardroom in
that building for hearings.
No change will be made in the hand
some rooms of the committee on mill
tary affairs on the ground floor of the
main building. except to add the adjoin-
ing room. formerly occupied by the Gu
ban relations committee, which goes over
to the new building. The rules commit
tee nearby keeps its old room and gets
another. used heretofore by Senator De-
pew. who has just been appointed chair
man of the committee on Pacific Islands
and Porto Rico. Foraker's old place. and
taken up his abode in the ''old library
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
No More Dismissals Before july 1

BY authority of the Navy Department
notices were posted at the navy yard yes
terday afternoon that there would be no
more dismissals of vorkmen before JuTy
|, and that the department hopes condl-
tons will SO improve by that time that no
more dsmiSsalS will he necessary and
the present force may be continued per-
manentiy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
THE BLACK HAND IN ITALY
LIE oUEux, NOVELIST, TELLS OF
HIS EXPERIENCES.
Power Welded by the Dreaded
Secret Order-Extortion
and Murder.
s,ecis, CORRESPONDENCE Of The star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, March a. 1909.
William lie Queux. the novelist, has told
a London paper an interesting story or MS
PERSONAL experiences of the Malta
NV first actual experience" he says
was when I took I'D my residence IN
Italy some fifteen years ago To my
house in Leghorn there one day came a
respectfully dressed tradesman, present.
ing a bill for nearly $40 for furniture. of
which had never heard
Il behaved rather rudely and told my
man 10 put him outside. He went. but ne
pestered me by calling every day with
the same demand,
AT last one morning my servant came
10 me looking rather worried and asked
whether / had not better consult the
tuestore, or chief of police, as he did not
like the strangers threats. That after
noon / called ard had chat with the
chief of police and showed him my alleged
account When he had heard the circum-
stances he incurred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
DAY CAMP FOR CONSERVATIVES
SUMMER RESORT PROVIDED BY
RED CROSS.
Car Fare, Something to Eat and
Something to Do to Be Fur
nished to Patients.

Under the most favorable conditions the
Red Cross day camp. near the Tubercu-
losis Hospital. at 14th and Upshur streets,
was opened recently, and from now until
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

Miss Bessie r. Renicke and Harry F.
Bonner. both of Hagerstown Md, were
married In that city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

II matters little what il is that YOU
want-whethcr a situation servant
a want ad, in Tho Star will reach the
person who can oil your need. u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
Stationery Room for Clapp.

Senator Clapp's committee on Indian
affairs. on the ground floor, has been as
signed to the main stationery room. CIV
ing him entrances on two corridors and
fine suite Of rooms. The stationery
room gets the quarters formerly occu-
pied by laborers, who go down into the
basement.
The committee on coast defenses goes
rose gets his old room for his committee
on post offices and post roads.
Senator Burkett, going over to the new
building. leaves room in the terrace to
be added to the old census committee s
quarters, which are now occupied by SEN
ator La Toilette. Senator Dolliver. who
has become chairman of the committee on
agriculture and forestry. gets fine suite
of rooms where the printing committee
used to be on the ground floor. and is In
a fair way to get the space now occupied
by the post office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
MAY RULE WHILE MINOR.
| Bill in Dutch Parliament Relates to
Expected Heir to Throne.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON, March "a, 1909.
The possibility that the expected heir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
Guarded Nine Days.

II returned home, and through the
evening one stranger after another ar
rived until there were nine Of them. For
nine days I was thus closely guarded.
when suddenly il was discovered that SEN
tence of death had been withdrawn. and
my guards left me with two attendants
only.
The day that they left, however, a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
Advised to Paw.

DO you intend to reside in Italy long?
II So he added, pay and you will avoid
q good deal OF trouble
.Next day when the stranger called
naid< received a formal receipt for good
many years and seemed to be exempt
from extortion.
IT however by means which / have
never discovered, fell foul of the Malta
very badly while living at my villa at
sigma. above the Arno. One afternoon my
faithful man servant urged me 10 fly from
italy once There was plot by which
the house was 10 he attacked that night
and | was 10 he killed
Il resolved TO 90 to Florence fourteen
miles distant and seek the protection of
the authorities. At the Questura | was
shown every courtesy by the Chevalier
Luigi FrCsaii. an expert police officer.
when the chevalier questioned nv ser
want he refused to give any details In my
presence Therefore. ! left the pair al ne.
Ten minutes later the Sherlock Holmes
~ italy told me that most desperate
plot was no doubt prepared and that he
should come himself in secret to my house
and bring eight of his detectives, also in
secret. To guard me
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
Guide Will Be Needed.

These are but a part of the changes
to be effected. So that one will need a
guide to find his way around the Senate
end of the Capitol for many weeks to
come and will have to learn all over again
the threading of the difficult labyrinth.
One incident of the change that has ere
ated some amusement was the fencing of
Senators Bacon Of Georgia and Tillman
Of South Carolina to keep their rooms in
the main building. Mr.. Bacon is chair
man of the committee on engrossed bills
and Mr.. TiIlman of the committee on the
Five Civilized Tribes, neither ever known
to meet. But they are conveniently To-
Gated, though in very small adjoining
rooms just back Of the document room
The natural thing to have been done
and it was suggested in Supt. Woods Of
fice-was to have made one decent sized
holes and then moved one of the two SEN
ators over to the other building. The
trouble was they couldn't agree which
would go.
Agree to Disagree.
Senator Bacon thought he had the right
to the space in the main building ON ac-
count Of his longer service. Senator Till
man couldn't see it that way. The result
has been that each retains his little room
under the roof and at the same time gets
another room in-the new building, hand
somely appointed and of ample proper
lions.
All the changes now going on are under
the direction of David Lynn, chief as
sistant to Elliot Woods, superintendent of
Capitol building and grounds. Wherever
changes are made the rooms are thor
oughly overhauled and new mahogany
furniture installed to correspond with the
ing.
The work is going on while the Senate
is in session. force of men is employed
night and day SO as to get through as
soon as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

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