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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
WAITING ON ASSEMBLY.
California Legislature Postpones
Action on japanese Bills.

SACRAMENTO February 9.-That the
senate is disposed to let sleeping dogs of
war lie until the solons have had an OPP
portunity to see which way they jump
in the assembly tomorrow. was indicated
Yesterday when the attempt Of Senator
Marc Anthony OF San Francisco to call
up the Japanese matter was defeated and
action deferred until the coming Thurs
day
Anthony moved that the portion Of the
report from the committee on federal re-
lstions deprecating anti-Japanese legisla-
ton he stricken out. Leavitt of Oakland
opposed the motion, and despite the pas
sionate pleading of Marc Anthony twenty
five senator's came to his support. effec-
rually carrying the postponement against
the five San Franciscans. who voted
nay. Senator Wolfe informed his col
leagues that when the matter came up
again he would rise to a point of order
that the report Of the committee cannot
be amended.
against Anthony's measure without pref
udice. Sanford of Ukiah Immediately pro-
ceeded to Introduce joint resolutions t,
the effect that the people of California are
unalterably opposed TO Japanese immigra-
ton and urged their representatives In
Congress to secure the extension OF the
provision OF the Geary act to include no,
only tina little brown men. but Koreans
IIindus and all other Asiatic races
No sooner had this proposal been pigeon
holed than the committee on labor capita
and immigration caused a stcrt OF alarm
by reporting favorably on Anthony's bill
that the whole question OF Japanese immi
grafton be submitted to the people at the
general election in 1910 Altogether it was
a difficult day for the senate organization
to whom Gov. Gillett has tacitly delegat-
ed the task of sitting the lid.
1.-THE Presidents telegram to Speaker
Stanton will be found elsewhere.)
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COW DIES MAD; men EXPOSED
ANIMAL PROBABLY BITTEN BY
RABID DOG LAST SUMMER.
Health Office Takes Precautions to
Prevent Spread of Infection.
Report of Expert.

The death of COW in the District from
rabies and the exposure to infection OF
two men employed around the stable has
been reported TO the health office. Steps
have been taken to prevent spread OF
the infection.
In the opinion of health officials. the
COW was probably bitten by a rabid dog
some time last summer or fall.
Reporting on the case. DIR. H. Young
of the District health service says:
Il have the honor to make the follow
ing special report relative to the inspec-
ton of an outbreak of rabies on farm OF
A. X. Tingle. Spring road, d. c.:
This farm Is next to the Henry Seid-
enberg farm on which three cases OF
rabies in dogs were found during the pas,
summer and fall. On the Tingle farm one
dog was found to be suffering with rabies
in October. This animal was one of two
quarantined by DR.. Ashford.
1.-The cow reported to be rabid was. at
the time of my inspection and examina-
ton. in the last stages of paralysis. DR..
Washburn of the Department of Agricui-
ture, who examined her at the same time.
informed me that he had had her under
observation for three days. and that, in
his opinion. an examination of the brain
was unnecessary. as the case had eX-
hibited typical SYMPTOMS of rabies. In con-
nection with the history, he considered his
diagnosis final.
Two men have been exposed to infec-
ton from this COW, one who lives and
works on the place. has a small cut on
one hand. in which more or less saliva
from the cows mouth has been deposited
This man took the Pasteur treatment at
the Marine Hospital laboratory in Octo-
Der. Another has been exposed to infec-
ton through having his hano and arm
down the cows throat.
Respectfully recommended that both
of these men be advised by letter. as they
have been verbally. to call at the Marine
Hospital laboratory, and also that the
laboratory authorities be notified that in
the opinion of the three veterinarians
who examined the COW. Drs. BuckinS ham,
Washburn and myself. the case was UNI
doubtedly one of rabies The COW died
about pm. February 1.
The report also says that the stable is
to have all loose woodwork removed and
burned and the walls are to be scraped
and disinfected and new lumber used for
feed troughs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
OOLUvER EulOGIzES LINCOLN
INSCRUTABLE MAN, SAYS SENA-
TOR FROM IOWA.
Address at Howard University.
Painting of "Underground Rail-
way" to Be Unveiled Friday.

| Senator Deliver of Iowa delivered an
| address on Abraham Lincoln to the STU
dents and faculty of Howard University
in the university chapel this morning.
| The address was the forerunner of
| Lincoln centennial service to be held Ly
the university next Friday. when' the
painting The Underground Railway
will be unveiled
| The senator spoke briefly Of Lincoln
as lawyer. statesman and stratesist.
Chiefly his tribute was TO Lincoln the
| man.
within fifty years" he said. this
man. once maligned and ridiculed. has
| been lifted up until he becomes figure
| of universal history. His life was short
| and only ten years of it are visible above
the dead level of the ordinary AFFAIRS OF
| the world. When we read the volume
| which contains the record or those 'ei,
years we forget we read of a man ana
| believe we are reading of come great. in
| finite power.
ITO read the mass Of apocryphal litera-
ture of the civil war one would sometimes
believe that Lincoln was a great LAWYER.
! say it is not so. It is true he compre-
| hended the principles of law. and that ne
had q wonderfully evenly balanced mind.
But he practiced law without library
| and those who practced with him sa! ne
was no SOOO u1iIcSS tHS libil vi NhS >~S>
was on his side. -
"On that old Illinois circuit men still
| tell how Lincoln talked to them. laughed
with them and advised with them ana
any one who gives away his adVice lot
nothing is not cut out by nature to be-
come a lawyer. >.
Some say he was Il great orator. Ii
that is true the standard Of the schools
will have to be set aside. lie was as
satisfied with his Gettysburg speech and
ta1I ord inc
best speech he had ever listened to. But
Everett knew that Lncoln's speech would
live for centuries.
Some say he was a great statesman
But he knew little of the Vaccinations of
politics. His simple platform was I be-
lieve in the national bank. internal i'm
provements and a high protective tariff.
The epic grandeur of the drama in which
he moved would be belittled by calling him
merely a statesman.
Lincoln must have been a mysterious.
if not an inscrutable man while he lived.
For those nearest to him appear to have
known the least about him.
Seward. Secretary of State. and
brilliant man. pestered him for months
with bits of contradictory advice. Then
he crowned it all by suggesting to Lin
coin that he should turn over the whole
responsibility of the country to Seward.
Salmon p. Chase. another brilliant
man. complained that Lincoln did not
know how to manage affairs. After the
battle of Bull Kur Edmund NJ. Stanton
wrote letters full OF contempt for the
great President.
Horace Greeley. as great an editor as
America ever had or will have. wrote a
letter to Lincoln after Bull Run. full Of
despair and enterprise despair over the
Unbelievable misfortunes that had befallen
the nation and Journalistic enterprise in
asking for advance information as to the
exact date of the quickly approaching
| surrender
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA.
Plans for Mrs. Wagner's Funeral
Await Arrival Of Son.

After an illness of only two weeks.
during which pneumonia developed from
a heavy cold. Mrs. Emma Rothweil Wag-
ner, sixty-one years of age. wife of VIII
liam Wagner, local merchant, died last
night at the family home. II 9th stree;
southeast. Arrangements for the funeral
will not be made until the arrival of
Harry Wagner. their only son, from his
home in CoGy, Wyo. probably Thursday
night.
Mrs Wagner was born in London. Eng
land, III 1878. but came to this country
with her father and mother. Richard and
Emma Rothwell. when but two years old
They settled in Baltimore. but the daugh-
ter came to Washington later and mar
ried Wagner.
Besides her husband and son. six daugh-
ters survive her. They are Mrs. Lille
Wagner Heintz Of Will'amstown, w. Va;
Mrs. Ella Wagner Stutler and Maud:
Jeanette. Sadie and Marguerite. all of
this -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
NO LEGAL HOLIDAY FRIDAY.
Senate Rider to House Resolution
Prevents Timely Adoption.

February II. the one hundredth anniver-
sary OF the birth of Abraham Lincoln,
will not be legal holiday In the District
of Columbia. This is the view enterta ned
by Representative Mccall OF Massachu-
sets. chairman of the House committee
on the library. Mr.. Mccall today. very
soon after the House met. asked unani-
nous consent that his committee be dis
charged from further consideration of the
resolution passed by the House some days
ago setting aside February T. as a legal
holiday.
He explained that he took this course
in view of the fact that the Senate, In
passing the House holiday resolution. had
attached to it an amendment providing
for the survey OF d great memorial high
way to Lincoln. to stretch from the
Gettysburg.
Mr.. Call asked that his committee might
be discharged from the consideration Of
the amended bill SO as to avoid the waste
of time necessary in handling the bill in
the library committee and later in the
committee of the whole House, not to
speak of the conference between the two
houses that must. of necessity, come after
that
Representative Underwood of Alabama
refused unanimous consent on the
ground that many members of the
House were very much in favor of the
memorial highway project, and thought
it more important that survey should
be made of the intended route from
Washington to Gettysburg than that
government employees in the National
capital should have holiday next Fri
day.
Mr. Mccall said later to newspaper
men that he did not think it would be
possible in view of the fact that only
three days remain between now and the
Tooth anniversary of Lincon's death to
get the bill in shape for final passage by
the two Houses He was sorry, but he
did not see what could be done, believ-
ing that Mr. Underwood's objection of
| this morning effectually prevented the
desired action
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
PROTEST FROM NEW YORK.
Resolution in Legislature Calls Halt
on California.

ALBANY, n. V. February 9.-That the
contemplated legis: alton I'm California reia-
i've to the Japanese is inadvisabie. and
hat CALIFORNIA; grievances. IL any
should be submitted to the State Depart
nant at Washington. was the substance
If a resolution introduced by Assembly,
man Charles Stein of New York Inc
resolution which went over under '"e
rule until next week. follows:
"Uhereas certain proposed legislation
Is now under consideration by the ieg1sia-
lure OF the state OF California which as
eliminates against the subjects OF inc
Emperor of japan: and
Whereas such measures ii enacted 1hto
aw NAV result I'm a rupture of the friend,
~ relations existing between the ni'eo
States and the empire OF Japan ana
Whereas the nation Is united and nor
merely federation of state Tor WH'cl,
reasons questions concerning the alleged
grievances Of any individual state asalhs,
any foreign power or its subjects are. anu
should be- matters for negotiation bS 'he
federal government only; ana
Whereas each state comprising 'He
Union is deeply and justly concerned IN
he maintenance Of peaceful relations Win
the nations of the world: and
Whereas the assembly of the state OF
New York considers that the proposed
egislation aforesaid is usurpa,ion %.
he tederai powers, anu ~ S...a.
Department Of State Of the United STATES
In which this body has the utmos. CON
Sdence is able to cope with and dispose
Of the que stions involved to the satisfac-
ton of and with honor to all parties COLI
rerned, . =.
BE it, therefore. resolved, That II Is
The sei,se of the assembly of the state OF
New York that the contemplated acts or
the state of California arc lnadvlsao,e,
and that its grievances. il any. should De
submitted to the Department of state vi
the United States. Be IT further
Resolved That copies of this resoiu-
zion be Immediately forwarded to the Gov
ernor of California and to the legislature
If that state by the most speedy means
Of communication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
SAYS BILLS WILL PASS.
Opinion of San Francisco Chronicle
Sacramento Correspondent.

SAN FRANCISCO. February ?.-Ihe
San Francisco Chronicle today puohsheu
special dispatch from Sacramento pre-
dieting the massage of both the anti-Japa-
nese measures now being considered by
tine California legislature. These are the
bills providing for the segregation or nnde
sirablc aliens In the residence district OF
towns and cities and the regulations pro-
yidipg for schools for the Japanese.
Speaker Stanton has been so delayed by
washouts that II is hardly likely ne can
get back to Sacramento in time TO assert
his influence against the bills. and 1t IS
possible that they will have ALREADY oeen
voted on when he arrives. The legislators
are said to feel irritated toward stanton
because they consider that he has been
guilty OF bluffing. They believe that
both the speaker and the national admins
tration are playing for delay without any
definite reason, and this feeling Is likely
TO cause the hackers OF the bills to insist
on their immediate consideration.
o. A. Tveitmoe, the president or the
Asiatic Exclusion League, has Issued anoth-
er statement denying the Presidents as
sertion that the japanese are leaving this
country faster than they are coming TO
it, He declares that he has positive fls-
ures TO prove that there arc now more
Japanese In this country than ever before,
and that the influx is increasing. Accord
ing to his statement a large part or TINS
immigration is coming across the borders
Of Mexico and Canada.
The Far Eastern Club, composed OF
Japanese and American sympathizers, met
yesterday to discuss the actions OF the
California legislature. Several speeches OF
protest we're made, but no formal resoll-
tions we're adopted.
WrrrsrrpS TAPE ACTION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
DISCUSS CnlNGE IN BYLAWS
MATTERS BEFORE THE CHAM
Der OF COMMERCE.
Important Amendments Affecting
Elections to Be Considered at
Meeting Tonight.

The February meeting OF the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce will be held at
the headquarters in the Brentano building.
18th and streets northwest, tonight.
Several important matters will be con-
sidered. among them two proposed amend
ments to the constitution and bylaws.
one with reference to the eligibility OF
members entitled to vote at the election
of officers. and the other for the separa-
ton Of the election feature from the even
ing session of the annual meetings and
declaring that the polls shall be kept
open for voting from midday until
O'clock at night
At the meeting of the executive COM
mittee yesterday 1t was voted to establish
reciprocal relations with the chamber OF
commerce of Seattle. Wash. The reso-
luton submitted by the Norfolk Chamber
in and urging the rapid completion of the
Notifications at Cape Henry was adopted
1t was also decided to send d representa-
tive to the national tariff commission
convention, which meets at Indianapolis.
Ind, from February is to February IL.
The committee referred to the commit
tee on laws and legislation a bill drafted
by certain business men, which transfers
the jurisdiction of the Washington HUI
name Society to the police force and
mer
The committee on law and legislation
for the current year was named yesterday
by President GUIDE. 1t will hold its first
meeting next Saturday night to consider
the bill referred to it yesterday by the
executive committee The committee on
law and legislation is composed of the
following:
Chairman-A. Leftwich Sinclair.
Vice chairman-Conrad II. Syme.
Members-Charles W. Clagett Charles
Iinkins Benjamin w. Guy. Samuel Ross.
Walter c. Balderston. Oliver s. Metzerott
John l.. Weaver Ernest n. Daniel
Samuel s. Shedd. Jackson II. Rslston
Benjamin F.. Barnes. Irving 0. Ball. r.
Golden Donaldson. Edgar D. Shaw.
George f. Walker. William NJ. levin
Frank P. Milburn. Eugene a. Jones. Ray
F.. Middaugh. Leon Tobriner. r. Harrison
Johnson. F. w. Bolsiana, Walter 4. John
ston. F. w. Mackenzie. Joseph D. Sulli-
van. Jesse l.. Ergood. Ralph w: Lee,
Wilton J. Lambert. Corcoran Thorn
George B. Farquhar. Alexander Wolf
Horace Dulin. John B. Sleman. jr.
Charles w. Darr. Arthur Copeland. Leo
p. Harlow. James W. Beller. J. Dawson
Williams and DR.. william c. Woodward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
RUN DOWN BY GOTHAM AUTO.
Racine (Wis.) Man Suffering From
Conclusion of the Brain.

NEW YORK, February 9.-Suffering
from conclusion of the brain and a LAGER
ated scalp wound as result of being
run down by an automobile on Broadway
early today, John F. Underwood Of
Racine. Wis, who owns string of gem
eral stores in Wisconsin. Nebraska and
Illinois. was taken unconscious to the
New York Hospital today.
Mr. Underwood arrived in this city last
night, accompanied by several OF ms ouy-
ers He was starting out for a walk be-
fore breakfast when the automobile struck
him. A cab was called and he was hur-
ried to the hospital, where 1T was said
later that Mr. Underwood had shown
Improvement and that his injuries were
not considered dangerous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
Presidents Census Veto.

The House committee on census today
decided to postpone until next Thursday
consideration of the message of the Pres
ident vetoing the bill providing for the
sion OF the measure, and large majority
Of the members informally expressed
the opinion that the bill should be passed
regardless of the Presidents objection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
FIRE CAUSE OF DEATH
Ferry Steamer Ocean View
Burns to Waters Edge.
MEMBERS OF CREW PERISH
Flames Cause Big Loss in Norwich,
Conn.
NARROW ESCAPE IN DENVER
Vincennes, Ind, Also the Scene Of
Destructive Blaze-Esti-
mate of Damage.

NORFOLK Va. February 9-The Nor
folk and Portsmouth Traction Company s
ferry steamer. running between Willough-
by spit and Old Point Comfort. was
burned to the waters edge at her Will
loughby pier early today. Three of her
crew were burned to death in their
hunks. The pier also was destroyed The
cause of the fire is unknown. Many peo-
pie enroute to Old Point were caught at
the end of the spit with no way to cross
Hampton roads
The loss. covered by insurance. is 500
600 to the burned Ocean View and 5000
to the piers. The dead. all colored, are
Frank Edwards, aged thirty-two. Of Nor
folk. Lonnie Mitchell. aged thirty. OF
Phoebus and Lester Webb. aged twenty
eight. OF Middlesex county Chief En-
gineer J. r. Griffin, awakened by the
smoke. had thrilling escape through the
flames, being compelled to crawl on his
hands and knees to the steamers side.
He was slightly burned. The steamer
Annie l.. Van Solver. at Camden. n. j.,
will be brought here to take the place OF
the burned vessel.
Blaze in Norwich, Conn.
NORWICH. Conn, February 9.-Fire
early today resulted in the destruction OF
the Shannon building at Shetucket and
Main streets. containing Offices. living
apartments and stores. the burning out
of the upper stories of the Chelsea Bank
building on the south and the Reid &
Hughes store on the east. A one-story
structure. the Plant G. Gladden. building
standing between the Reid & Hughes
building and the Shannon block and oc-
cupied by the former, also was burned.
The loss is estimated at about 10000.
In the upper floors of the Shannon
block were forty offices and apartments.
and the rescue Of many of the occu-
pants was attended with spectacular fea-
lures. Prof. Lowth was taken from a
window of his room on the third floor.
DIR. Louise Miner. found asleep in her
room. was awakened and taken down a
ladder to the street. Others were res
cued in the same manner and still others
got out unaided
Woman Has Narrow Escape.
DENVER. Col, February 9.-Early to-
day fire was discovered in the Nara
gansett Hotel in North Denver, and the
forty guests were forced to flee in the
zero temperature to the street in their
night clothes.
After it was thought all had escaped
it was discovered that Miss Minnie
Schwartz. aged twenty-five years. had
not been seen. Patrolman Breuer dashed
into the building. and breaking in the
door Of the young woman's ROOM found
her unconscious on the floor. He carried
her down II ladder to safety. She is ex-
pected to recover.
Big Loss at Vincennes.
VINCENNES. Ind, February 9.-The j
& g. Emison corn mill cribs and elevator
with 100000 bushels of corn, ten carloads
of finished products and the company
stables, warerooms and five Baltimore and
Ohio loaded freight cars. were destroyed
by fire today. Loss, 100000: partly in
sured
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Mrs. Julia BoYd Dead.

Word has been received in Washington
of the death Sunday at Saguache. Cal.
of Mrs Julia Boyd, daughter of Gen.
Ellis Spear of Washington. Mrs Boyd
will be buried here Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed but 1t
is probable that the interment will &C.
cur next Saturda"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
MINISTERS TAKE ACTION.
Petition California Legislature to
Kill Anti-Japanese Bills.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. February o
Methodist and Baptist preachers in
southern California at meeting adopted
resolutions protesting against the Japa-
nese legislation now pending at Sacra-
mento The position of President Roose-
Welt. Gov Gillett. and Speaker Stanton
is Endorsed. and hope is expressed that
the entire matter will be voted down..
The Baptist clergymen voted that the
exclusion of japanese from the public
schools Of California was an unjust dis
crimina ton against this worthy class
of people sojourning among us ana
urgently requested the legislature TO set
us right before Japan and the world on
this great question:.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09

there are 10000 Japanese in California
every one Of them trained soldiers. while
in Hawaii there are 6. 900. making a grand
total of 100000 men right at our doors
ready to clutch our threats if they re-
ceive orders.
"Of course. we all understand that
Japan's advantage would be but tenn
porary, and that our vast resources ana
wealth would give us victory that would
crush Japan to the earth. so that she
would be century in recovering. I'M
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Pardon for Civil War Veteran.

ATLANTA. Ga. February 9.-S A. Pin
ion. veteran OF the civil war in the
Union army. has been granted a pardon
by Gov. Hoke Smith af.er having served
one year of a two-year sentence in the
state penit"ntiary for cattle stealing. Evil
dence was given that Pinions mind was
unsound at times. Congress recently
passed bill granting Pinion a monthly
pension OF ST..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09

Of the recent spring-like conditions.
Extremely low temperatures are report
ed from the west. where in some sections
blizzard conditions are prevailing The
north pole area is said to be moving this
way at a steady pace.
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NO ACTION IN NEVADA.
Senate Sidetracks the Assembly
Anti-Japanese Bill.

CARSON, New. February By a
clever device the assembly bill prohibiting
Japanese and Chinese from buying land
or acting as corporation agents in Nevada
has been piseonholed by the Senate. In
stead of referring the bill to the federal
relations committee. the senate referred
it TO the judiciary committee with the
anti-Japanese resolutions.
This committee will hold it up or report
il unfavorably.