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CHARGES CAUSE Rucr1oN.
Oklahoma Prisoners Threaten Open
Rebellion in Kansas Pen.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. January q
Open rebellion is threatened among the
Oklahoma prisoners at Lansing as a re-
suit of the charges Of Miss Kate Ber-
nard of Oklahoma, state superintendent
Of charities and corrections, that The pris-
oners were mistreated.
Last night the prisoners began cheering
and shouting as they were brought from
the mine. and continued the demonstration
most Of the night. Extra guards were
summoned today. The convicts tempo
rarily quelled. went back to work, but
further trouble is feared. Three times the
usual number reported sick today, and
many insolently demanded perfume and
tooth powder.
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ADD TO RELIEF. FUND
Westinghouse Give Money
Freely for Suocor.
RED CROSS IS KEPT BUSY
Treasurer Reside Says He Is Simply
Swamped.
PLATE PRINTERS RAISE $500
Official of Chamber of Commerce and
The Star Also Receive Sub
stantial Contributions.
HELP FOR SUFFERERS.

Subscriptions to the fund
for the relief of the Italian
earthquake sufferers will be
received by The Star for dis
tribution through the Red
Cross, all such subscriptions
being acknowledged daily
through the news columns.
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New Secretary of French Embassy.

Prince de Bearn ct de Chalais has
temporarily assumed the duties Of secre-
tary OF the French embassy In this city
10 supply the pace vacated by the trans
fer OF the Viscount de Chambrun to
Paris. Prince de Bearn will act in this
capacity until April I next by which time
q permanent appointment will have been
made
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Personal Mention.

William H. Lewis of Los Angeles, Cal,
is guest at the New Willard. Mr.. Lewis,
is former resident Of Takoma Park
Md.
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the nited States on the ground that If
the GATE Is changed to insure good
weather TINS would tend to increase the
royal and regal pomp and circumstance"
OF the inaugural pageant.
Every time | hear this line of conVerSa-
lion am reminded of the story of the
first visit paid TO President jefferson by
MT Merry. braud-new minister from
the court of st. James When Mr.. Merry
arrived at the National capital il was. of
course, his first thought To present him
self and his credentials to President JEFF
ferson. Having sent previously to request
an audience. Mr. Merry. in full court cos
tune and accompanied by Madison. the
secretary of State, waited on the Presi-
dent at the time appointed. He was con-
Quoted upstairs to Mr. JefferSon'S favor
lite morning room, which was entered
through very narrow ante-room or pas
Sageway. Following closely at the heels OF
MIR. Madison, the minister no sooner
found himself in the passageway than the
backward movement of the former told
HIM that some ne-had entered at the
other end. AS ii was no less a parsonage
than President jefferson. and the pas
sageway was too narrow to permit OF
two persons passing. Madison and Merry
were forced to back out. crablike.
TO man fresh from the extremely
formal atmosphere of the English court
who was also imbued with lofty ideas OF
his own Importance. this was something
of a jolt. but When the President emerged
from the semi-darknesS of the hall into
full view the punctillouS foreigner was
scandalized beyond expression. for Jeffer-
son was arrayed in his usual dress Of
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Misunderstanding. Ollie James. are much
worried over the split in the ranks of the
House democrats which split, by the way.
was to be expected as soon as the radical
wing of the party. of which Mr.. Clark and
Mr. James are shining lights, got into
the saddle in the lower branch of the ma
tional legislature. Mr.. Clark, aside from
the troubles of this factional row, is
greatly handicapped in his leadership by
his lack of knowledge of the niceties of
parliamentary law. His biggest prop at
the opening Of the special session prom
ised to be Representative Fitzgerald Of
New York but the latter insisted on doing
a little leading himself. and. as has been
recorded. led more than score of demo-
Gratis away from the Clark standard. The
ton materially, either. when he lost his
temper on the opening day of the session
and bawled at Mr.. Fitzgerald. across the
chamber 'Aw, don't give me any OF your
slack jaw
He forgot himself again last Wednesday,
during his speech on the Payne tariff bill,
when. after Representative Gaines of
West Virginia had asked him a question
and had sat down. Mr.. Clark yelled to
him impatiently - aye. most peevishly -
Here. you, Stand up there; I'm not
through with you!'
Mr.. Gaines who comes from district
where the humblest of his constituents
would knock mans block off for less
than half of that. was somewhat heated
He hoped to his feet.
The gentleman from Missouri" uuoth
he in those chillsome tones that mean
quick business. 'forgets the amenities Of
debate There will be plenty Of time for
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homemade stun and his neither limbs.
alias legs. were encaSed in connemal
stockings and slippers run down AZ the
heel. And Merry was In full court cos
tune. Here il the blast that Merry Wrote
home the same day. While he was stun lot
under the collar:
ION arriving at the hall Of audience We
found it empty. at which Mr. Madison
seemed surprised and proceeded 10 an
entry leading 10 the Presidents study.
followed him. supposinS that the introduc-
tion was To take place in the adjoining
room. At this moment Mr. jefferson
entered the study at the other end. and
all three of us were packed in this mar
row space. from which. to make room. L
was obliged TO back out. In this awk-
ward position my introduction To the
President took place. Mr.. Jefersons APP
pearance soon explained TO me that Tho
general circumstances OF my reception
had not been accidental but studied. /.
in my official costume. found myself at
the hour of reception he had himself APP
pointed introduced to man as the Pres
ident Of the United States not merely in
an undresS hut actually standing in
slippers run down at the heel and both
pantaloons and coat and Undertaking.
indicative of utter SloVenness and indiner-
ence TO appearance and a state or neg L
gence actually studied
Would the democrats who regret mod
ern ''pomp and regal glory be tickied to
death If President Taft should receive
them while lastly clad in pink pajamas!
Such a fooishness. Yes?
IRVING c. NORWOOD.
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by the word Of mouth of a street darby,
that he was wanted on the corner.
The cousin went to the corner indi-
Gated, at which stood coupe drawn up
to the curb.
The veal ambitious to become Pickle
broke, a good deal the worse for wear.
but fairly sober-waS in the coupe. He
was so cluttered up with penitence and
such like he could barely converse.
well, I'm going to kill myself right
away he announced to his cousin.
Great work" calmly replied the
cousin
The penitent looked chapfallen
But | mean it, you know, he went
on. I'm not fit to live
Dead rightest thing you ever got out OF
your system. that" replied his cousin.
I'm the most miserable hound that ever
lived on this earth,' muttered the shaky
youth in the coupe
And that's no baseless badinage." re-
piled his cousin.
Silence for little while. during which
Well he finally opened up again,
cut Avenue bridge and jump off, or else
blow my brains out"
'Brains?" said his cousin. with mean
ingful rising accent. Then the cousin
continued:
Got a gun along with you?'
No answered the Pickle, but L know
where l can get one
''Oh. no use both going to hunt for one
said his cousin, in a brisk. busineSslike
tone. Just wait here a minute and I'll
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looked perfectly clipper and happy.
How did you happen to lose out on the
regular lines like that? Just plain boy,
you said, and you didn't say word
about there being anything bouncing
about him. Now I've been cajOled and
forced into getting plumb orrey-eyed
over new boys for something like a
quarter of a century. but they were all
bouncing. understand? They We're all
announced as bouncing at the go-off, and
DANCED if you're not the first one that
ever drifted my way and broke the news
to me with the unprecedented announce
ment that 1t was just "A boy There was
something in violation of all previous
history, something uncanny and wrong
about such an announcement. and 1t
knocked me all of a heap. Why, say, I
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front of the tapping old gambler,
L don't know who YOU are, nor whether
you are in funds or not, but 1 know that
I'm not. I've just sloughed off two thou
sand betting on that punk favorite in the
last race, and that tapped me for the
day. l am not acquainted with the book
makers here, being from the east. But
the horse belonging to Mr.. Baldwin is
going to win this next race. If 1 played
that one I'd be sure to recoup on the
day. The Baldwin horse simply won't
be able to lose. and he's 20 to ! in the
betting. Now, this ring hurriedly pull
ing the bogus circlet from his finger, is
worth about a thousand, and it is good
deal more valuable to me on account of
its associations. Will your let me have
two hundred on ii until after this race?
| want TO put the little stack of whites
down on Baldwin's horse. which is going
to walk in. In the remote chance that
Baldwin's horse does lose this race
practically an impossibility for him to
lose-why, l shall redeem the ring upon
my return to the city, am stopping at
the Baldwin Hotel
THAT was star play. The man put
ting 1t over had heard good deal about
Lucky's weakness when it came to the
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me to stand up after he has asked his
question. And Mr. Clark subsidized and
did not say him nay.
A PROMINENT member of Congress.
- who is a teetotaler.' but who usually
keeps a little scrumptious and ancient
whisky on hand to distribute at irregular
intervals to his friends, stopped one of
these friends-who happens to be one Of
the best known employees at the Capitol
in a corridor the other day.
Better come around" said the Con-
gresham, for I've just received a case
of the same old stuff Mighty old and
fine-better come
The friend looked real cheerful for a
moment. but then his face attained repose
again and he hesitated.
''Well-er--' said he. I'm much
obliged, but father-in-law is visiting me
and-er-l-
"Oh. never mind that said the MEM
ber Just you come along and bring
father-n-law. too. I'll wrap up the
package so he'll never know it is whisky"
But said the friend, Il wasn't
think
Hush" said the member, do as I tell
you. You bring father-in-law. If you
can't get out without bringing him, and
he'll never know what's in the package"
And the member blew away leaving the
friend biting his lips and looking foolish
On the appointed evening friend and
father-in-law arrived on time-the father
in-law a distinguished looking gentleman
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The Buffers April Fool.
CHARLES FROHMAN. in the smok

CHARLES FROHMAN, in the smoking
~ room of the Lusitania. told an April
fool story.
"A 9TH avenue millionaire he said,
had butler of humorous bent. The but
Ter was English He had worked seven
years in a dukes household Therefore
his word was law on questions OF ETH
quette.
ITO oblige his friends the millionaire
would let them send their own young but
lers to his palace to serve a day or two
under the English veteran. The young
sters learned a lot in this way. The Eng
lishman was made regular free school
of. But he didn't mind
1T happened one spring day that the
millionaire was giving d dinner to a Ger
man prince. A friends butler, As usual.
was helping the veteran to get the table
and wines ready. and at the same time
was taking Il lesson in butlerShip.
Since this here mans prince, Mr..
Potts, is there anything special in the
way we are to serve him? the pupil III
quired.
1.-THE humorous butler. Potts. remember
ing that it CHANGED to be the LIST of April,
said calmly:
"'There's only one speciality. and I'll
leave that to you, my boy. When his
highness sets down you must take up his
napkin, unfold it and knot it round his
neck. continental fashion.
Hadn't You better do it, Mr.. Potts?'
said the youth, timidly.
No, no; it amt my place. was Me
reply.
Potts forgot all about his joke in the
press Of work that followed. Therefore
his surprise and horror almost equaled his
masters when. the guests having seated
themselves that evening at the maGnfi-
Gently laid table, the young butler leaned
over the prince, took his napkin, shook it
out with nervous flourish and then
kuotted it like a bib about the dunn
founded potentate's neck
Copyright, 1909, by Estelle klauder)
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for ne is entitled to be ranked as an eX-
rnollusc.
He is twenty-five or twenty-three or
some such fiuffish age as that. His moth
er. widow. is wealthy and of high
standing.
A few years ago-before attaining his
majority in fact-this ex-mollusc, her only
son. developed an ambition to become a
pickle.
He considered it dayv'lish and things
to embark on large and vociferous scuses.
He was too young to know that this
game never could or would get him any
thing.
A little after New Year, away last
year he launched his vealy young self on
one tumultuous and expensive toot:
His cousin. steady young fellow of
about the same age, corralied the ambi-
tious ru"- ny after a two-day chase, and
got him der cover.
The young person DESTROYS of becoming
a Pickle was in pretty bad shape. He
had not only tossed all of his gilt, but he
had hooked all of his ornamental posses
sions in the gig-lamp line.
But he was full of those sad and sweet
remorseful expressions, and averred that
he was done through and all through
with the Bowl.
He averred this to such good effect in
his mothers hearing that she got him out
of pawn, and for all of fortnight he
was a model Of exemplary behavior.
Then he hit another knot in the road
apparently looking for it-and went
through the entire performance all over
again, including the Jewel-spouting end
OF it.
Once more his Ievel-headed young
cousin did the sleuthing thing, annexed
the would-be Pickle and got him under
cover.
Followed. then, the usual protestations
of hatred for the juice of the grape on the
Pickles part, frantic pledges that all
that comedy was to be forevermore
canned, and the customary grist of
So once again the maternal parent took
him out of the financial bog, and all went
well until mother and son were due to
start on the annual winter trip to the
south.
She handed him money wherewith to go
downtown and purchase tickets and
things for the journey to the south.
That was the last heard of him for
three days
His cousin politely but firmly declined
to go out and hunt for him again.
On the third day, along toward evening,
a message reached the disguised cousin,
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William Expunged Wiliett. icicles form on
the chandeliers and the walls of the Capitol
crack from the intense cold. Some days
ago, Immediately following the rules row
in the House. these three gentlemen met
in one of the Capitol corridors and there
was wordy scrap. Almost 1T was a
really truly fight with red and blue blood
ed trimmings.
1t seems that Nh Harrison. who is a
pink and white person of deceptive mild
ness. met William Bill and William E,x-
plunged and proceeded to tell them what
1T jU,uGut OF their language used toward
him in the democratic caucus by way of
criticism OF Mr.. HarriSOn's holting the
regular bunch and hanging on to the
coattailS of one OF our leading rules re-
ViseTS. Fighting FitZ Fitzgerald
When Mr.. Harrison had completed his
comments. which were warm enough to
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Lady Pauet on Tips.

7 ADY ARTHUR PAGET, at the mag
II nificent dinner given in her honor by
Frederick Townsend Martin, talked Of
American extravaganza. On the subject
of tipping she said:
Tips here are thrice as big as they are
in England or France, and five times as
big as they are in Italy. And you tip
people that abroad we never think of tip
ping. You tip. in fact, every one in sight.
If not"
She smiled and resumed.
"A mans wife said to him:
What about this yard-long golden
hair on your dress coat?
1t must have come from the porter at
the banquet hall last night. my dear
Ridiculous. The porter wouldn't put
a long golden hair on you!'
a. All. but he would though. You see
L forgot to tip him for calling a taxi
cab.
Copyright. 1909. by Estelle klauderJ
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question OF the running Of his own horses.
Moreover. the new mans makeup was
great and he had very persuasive con-
nerino manner Lucky sized him up care
fully. gnaWing on the firelesS cigar.
Dye think Baldwin's got such a
cinch as all that with his horse?' the old
man inquired of the racing reporter after
pause.
'Baldwin's horse will trudge in was
the confident reply.
Lucky reached into his trousers pocket.
dug out big wad of hundreds, peeled
two of them from the roll and handed
them to the racing reporter, taking the
ring in return without more than per-
functory glance a the piece of jewelry.
The racing reporter thanked him pro-
fusely and returned to where his col
league was standing-the latter had seen
the whole performance, and, with a Woe
begone countenance, he handed out the
S25 that he'd lost.
Lucky strolled over to the bookies line
as soon as he had coughed up the 500
in exchange for the phOny ring, and in
side of five minutes he had spraddled
enough money around on his horse to
knock the price down to 3 to 1. A lot
of the big bettors noticed this, and, sus-
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couidllt and Wouultt til. K O. .,ci..l.i Ii-
to one Of 'em that wasn't bouncing,
don't know exactly just how they man
age to bounce considering their tender
age and all like that. but that's the way
its always framed-they're always boun-
cers-and L wasn't going To Change my
luck by tossing off a fagon to one OF
'em that wasn't there with the bouncing
gag-not much. l guess not"
Oh, then, 1t was all right: perfectly all
right. The creaseS and folds and flaps
of the grin crept back to the chart OF
the new parent, and after while he
went his way to the next stop instructed.
At late hour that night he was still
making the rounds.
But he had so amended his original an
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to himself. and then laughed out loud
over them.
He behaved like a man sitting in a skiff
all by himself out in the middle of the
stream with jug of red bait alongside
of him.
Passing pedestrians looked him over
wonderinSly and asked each other If
there had been any breaking out of the
foolish house on the brow of the butte
across the Eastern branch.
Once in a while as he walked along I'm
a ierky sort of way, he would whack his
thigh. and then he would crack his fingers
one after the other and gurgle idiotically.
Despite his apparent mental infirmities
he was a well dressed and prosperous
looking lunatic.
He was all but drooling when, burstn z
into the first cafe along his regular route
and espyinG a little group OF his gang
lined up at the bar, he gasped these
words:
''FelIers, it's a boy
OF course they appreciated his state of
mind.
They didn't ridcule him excessively.
Such random cracks as ''Deah me, SUI.
and "Whatcha. goin' to make of him.
piano mover or prize fighter?' broke from
them. of course.
But ne heard them not.
He heard nothing not.
He was too busy ordering.
He instructed the head barkeep to pass
up a sample of everything that he had
In the dampery and. by that method. per-
NIT the fellers to see for themselves what
they needed or wanted.
Then he whacked his thigh and cracked
his fingers some more and went on add
ing additional creases to his ineffaceab BILE
grin.
His pals of the group sought to fetch
him back so that he'd have at least one
foot on terra firma by saying:
Here's to the little hod carrier, Bill
and things like that.
But he didn't hear 'em.
He was sailing. so To speak. In an air
snip 800 feet long and circlinS Mount
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Shasta with wireless steering gear
He wouldn't give 'em a chance to toss
one In before forcing the barkeep to
stick others of the same in front of them.
They tried TO flag him by telling him
that they had wives at home and dinners
10 eat and the proprieties Of life to OBJ
serve.
But he wasn't listening.
He couldn't listen.
'Whatcha think o that, fellers?-its a
boy was all he knew
After a while he suddenly recollected
that he'd only begun the tour. and still
talking TO himself and droOling, he set
tied the score. shook hands all round
with the bunch and started for the next
plant down the row
Here he went through the performance
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His friend shook his head sadly again
and smiled.
mix, BILL he answered. huskily. Il
couldn't think Of 1t. Honest, I couldn't.
You'll have to count me out"
Whereupon the parent Of the initial
youth Of the family looked decidedly
grieved.
"Ain't you drinking?' he asked.
ooh. I'm taking my tOddy, all right.
same as usual, BILL the intimate friend
of the new parent replied dismally.
"Oh, y'are, hey?" pOintedly observed the
no longer grinning dad of the new Wash
ingtonian. We'll, say, look a-here; what
kind of a buddy dye call yourself, them
holding out on me this way when I'm
asking you to have one on the-the kid?"
His close friend shifted uneasiIy to the
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MAKING A SOUSE RECOVER HIMSELF

go and get mine. Then I'll go along with
you to see that you make neat. sure
enough finish of it,
The cousin darted into his domicile.
went upstairs and got his pistol. and then
returned 10 the corner and stepped into
the coupe. the coachman Of which was
directed to drive to the Connecticut Ave
nue. bridge.
II can see that you don't believe mean
what | say" said the penitent when the
carriage began to rumble along.
"WeIl. / hope you do mean 1t, anyhow.
replied the cousin. cheerfully. Anyhow
I'm with you to keep you glued to your
intention--the dandiest little intention I've
ever heard you express"
There was silence within the coupe for
quite a space then-until the bridge was
reached. in fact. The carriage came to a
halt. The two young men stepped out ana
strolled to the farther end of the bridge,
The cool-headed cousin of the about-to-
die-maybe cousin saving to the driver:
Just waits here few minutes and
then YOU can drive me home.
When they reached the farther end or
the bridge the cousin said to the detected
Pickle:
Now. you can take your pick OF jump
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"IsH A BIG, BoUNsHIN' BOY

other leg, and then, gazing smack-dab
quired:
Bill. what's that you said you've got
up at your house,
why, doggone it ALL" promptly re-
"a bouncing bOy!'
His friend grabbed him by the hand
and then made for the bar at one bound.
why the deuce didn't YOU say that
before?' he said, nodding to the barkeep
and ordering his pizen.
Say what before. you chump?" in
quired the mystitied parent of the new
infant.
why. that is was bouncing boy"
chcerfully rebated his friend, VINO now
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A Great Attraction.

CLARENCE URMY, the poet of San
~ Jose, was praising California wine.
"A New Yorker visited me the other
day." said Mr.. Urmy, and [ opened a
bottle of our native champagne. The man
was delighted.
why, if they had this stuff in the
east he said. holding his glass To the
light, they'd run excursions to it -
Copyright. 1909 by EstelIe klauder.J