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Evening star., 1909-05-16

like thunder.
They were all strange looking little
fellows, dressed in quaint, old Dutch
clothes, and nearly every one had
beard. They stopped playing when
they saw Rip and his companion. and
stared at Rip so strangely that he quaked
with fear. The little man that had led
him there emptied the keg into num-
ber of small jugs that stood around and
told Rip, or, rather, made signs to him.
for they did not talk at all. to pass them
to the company.
when they had drunk they turned
to their game again, all without saying
a word, and when no one was looking
Rip tasted some of the liquor. too
"Oh, what a sly MINK laughed Betty.
YES" Jack continued. land then he
drank more and more. until he was so
well filled and satisfied that he forgot
all about his fear of these queer little
quiet men, and lay down on a grassy
bank and fell asleep.
That sounds almost though the
little men were Sand Men, Jack said
Betty Il really wonder who they were"
Some say they were Hendrix HUI
son and his crew, who first discovered
those mountains and the river that flows
through them"
''The Hudson river, do you mean?"
Betty exclaimed.
Yes, and they were supposed to go
while to play their game of nine-pins
while they watched over their favorite
land and the city named after their
leader
We'll, while Rip is asleep, let's paste
these said Betty.
They placed the little man No. l first,
at the foot Of the large rocks at the right
of the stage. with No. . little ahead
of him and No. 3 and No. 4 ahead of
him with a small space between. No.
was placed a little nearer the front of
the stage in the space between No. l
and No. and No. ), and No. just in
frcnt of No. 3. No. s. about to roll
ball, goes in the pathway in front of No.
q, ,and the nine-pins.
No is placed at the end of the path
to the left Near No. 4. little in front
of him, they stood the keg. No. 13 and
Rip, No. 10, was placed next it, with No.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
THE cH1LDREN's THEATER.
Rip Van Wrinkle.
Tho Mountain Glen and the Strange
Crew. Pictures in the Color Section.
Scene q.

"Oh. Jack. here is sceene four In the
Color Section Now we can go on with
the story" said Betty. i can hardly
watt
And as they cut out the figures to
be pasted, Jack began where ne mad
left of last week.
"Rip and this queer little man." he
said. 'trudged along in and out of
mountain crags and wild, overgrown
trees and bushes, until suddenly they
came into a large, fat. open space. shut
in by great trees, SO that only glimpses
OF sky could be seen.
"All this time, you know, Betty. Rip
had heard the rumbling of thunder and
he felt, as he followed this stranger, a
wee bit frightened. because even though
he went on and on carrying the keg. he
did not know where he was going or
what would become of him.
"Oh. said Betty. with a shudder. Il
just wonder. myself. how he had courage
to go on
well. he did. Jack replied. land this
is what he saw. In this clearing. away
up In the widest part of the mountain,
were a whole lot of little men, just like
the one Rip had met with the keg, and,
Betty. they were playing nine-pins And
every time they rolled ball the noises
Evening star., 1909-05-16
Relics of Old Peru.

From the Scientific American
One of the most notable discoveries re-
garding the early history of Peru has re-
Gently been made by Hewitt Myring an
English antiquarian. He collected 1000
specimens of pottery and weapons of the
ancient Peruvians. Remains and relics OF
the early inhabitants of Peru. which are
said by archeolopistS to date from 4kn
TO 1000 r. c.. were found by Mr.. Myring
under an old Incas burying ground when
he was exploring in the mountains about
30 miles inland from Lima. Each grave
contained the remains of food and glazed
clay Jugs The most valuable portion OF
this discovery Of antiquities consists Of
the great urns. some of them six feet long
and SO heavy that 1t required three men
10 carry them. They were found buried
beside mummies, and the majority of
Them had the features of the dead man
or woman delicately carved either on the
upper part of the urn or on solid stand
beneath.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
Ask Perkins to Change Bill.

At meeting of the United States Civil
Service Retirement Association held last
night at their room, 90 the Bond
building, it was unanimously decided to
request Senator Perkins to modify his
bill, s. 1904, recently introduced. by
omtting those sections which cover dis
ability in the service by levying a tax on
promotions and first appointments, and
which limit the bill to the District of
Columbia.
There were present Plckers Neagle NJ.
F. O'Donoghue, Maj. Fred Bracket, DIR.
+. A. Barbour. r. Stone Jackson. Will
liam N Brockwell, j. Chester Bowen,
William D. Leisser and Mrs. Jennie L.
MunrOe.
Evening star., 1909-05-16

rdbrarv. The figures could not be seen
distinctly % until the scaffolding was vase re-
moved recently. Members of the building
committee state there is nothing vulgar
in the carving. and that the library .t Is -
enecimens Of architecture in the south.
speeH Rev. J. Harry Smith. formerly of Berry.
VILE who was appointed pastor at
stephens City at the last session OF the n'
nra.Lnd;st Church. has been transferred
~ Gaithersburg. Md He has been sue.
oooSad ~ by Rev. Charles Lynch of
Christiansburg, Va, who will preach his
first sermon tomorrow.
Evening star., 1909-05-16

roy. Mrs. Gtterman. Mrs. Hunter Miss
smith, Miss Thomas. Messrs. Grouse,
cary, Evans. German. Harris, Hughes,
Lacrosse, Seaman and Smith.
FRESHMAN class-Miss Been, Miss Brad
burn, Miss Conger. Miss Carpenter, Miss
Haniey, Miss Horan. Miss Myers. Miss
Pullman. Miss Rodney. Miss Sweeney,
mrs. Worrall. Messrs Fales. Myer, Rob-
bins. Sanders, Taylor and Wilson.
Evening star., 1909-05-16

IL and No. II at the end of the glen,
pasted so their cups touched together.
They are having a merry toast said
Jack. What queer little crew they
weren'
Yes, and what happens next?' asked
Betty.
Next Sunday you will see,'' said Jack.
And now let us put this scene away
with the others; when we have gotten
them all. what fine fun we can have
with the whole story, whenever we have
our friends here to play with U.S..
Evening star., 1909-05-16
What Kind Of an coffee. !"
Magazine.

Z
Once upon a time child who was
asked on an examination paper to define
a mountain range replied: A large-size
cook stove The same method of rea-
soning seems to so with older growth
A recent examination paper at the Shelf
field Scientific School at Yale contained
the question. What Is the Office of the
gastric juice?" And the answer on one
paper read: THE stomach"
Evening star., 1909-05-16
For Lower Taxation.

A body consisting of the most prominent
business and banking men of Baltimore
this week entered upon vigorous in
vestgation into the causes of the present
high tax rate in the city. This body,
headed by David Hutzler. who is
prominently identified with civic work,
consists of representatives from the board
of trade, chamber of commerce, Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association
and the Clearing House Association.
In all likelihood the committee will base
it's report on suggestions made by Mr..
HutZler. He proposes, first. the en-
ployment of an expert accountant to in
augurate complete new system of ac-
counting; second, the employment of the
highest authority in the country on tax
alton; increased representation for Balti-
more in the general assembly, home rule
fer Baltimore and a new system of ac-
counting for the state. On the subject
Mr.. Hutzler said today:
The state receives an excess of revenue
from the city. and yet persists in ex
travaganceS. Excess taxation, such as
We believe is imposed upon the taxpayers
of this city, obviously is manifold in its
injury. 1t reduces income, discourages
and prevents material prosperity, cripples
existing and prevents the development of
new industries. and frightens away out
side capital which is seeking new fields
fer investment
Evening star., 1909-05-16
Meeting IN BALTIMORE
Plan to Garry Fight to State Capitol
Next Winter.
REPUBLICANS OPEN QUARTERS
Committee Preparing to Battle
Against Franchise Amendment.
City Taxation Crusade.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, May Is, 1909.
Maryland suffra gettes are going to the
state capitol next winter and make a
determined fight for woman's suffrage in
this state This became evident at a
meeting of the Equal Suffrage League of
Baltimore held at the Arundel Club this
afternoon. The principal address was
made by Mrs William NJ. Ellicott, presi-
dent of the league who dwelt upon The
Menace of a Disfranchised Glass to the
Individual and to the Community" The
address of Mrs. Ellicott was followed by
discussion as to the form of bill
to be drafted for presentation to the
legislature.
Mrs. Donald r. Hooker, a prominent
social leader and a leading member of
the league, when asked by The Star cor
respondent about the plans for the bill,
said: Our plan is to draft a bill for
the next Legislature to include the al
ternate qualifications of the educational
or property-owning clause; that is to say,
the property-holder or the person who
can read or write shall be entitled to a
vote under the provisions of the bill"
Plans Only Tentative.
Have you outlined any definite plan
to create interest in the bill?" asked The
Star correspondent.
Not as yet" replied Mrs. Hooker, but
we hope to accomplish something in this
direction during the coming summer. A
number of men who are interested in
our cause have advised that we endeavor
to get the matter before the political
state conventions, and it is possible that
we will follow this advice.
Are you planning a campaign that will
include very strenuous methods? was
asked.
NO; we are going to be very polite"
said Mrs. Hooker. and we hope to ac-
complish our ends by these methods.
Thus far we have taken no steps to draft
the measure and our plans are only tenta-
tive; nothing definite has been decided
Evening star., 1909-05-16
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2SlBS0l !

OACHES-Peterman' Roach Food
entices from their hiding places
reaches. water bugs and beetles.
They eat ii and die. Even If they
walk over it il kills them.
BED BUGS-Peterman's Discovery
Instantly annihilates bed bugs.
First-class hotels. steamboat COM
panies. etc, always use it. A sure
preventive.
RATS-Peterman's Rat-Mouse Food
Is so obnoxious to rats that they
leave the premises and do not re-
turn. Non-poisonous-the rats
don't die. No fear of dead rats In
the walls.
ANTS AND FLEAS-Peterman's
Ant Food gives immediate relief
Nothing else so sure.
Standard for 23 years. Be sure it's .
Peterman's.
WILLIAM PETERMAN. INC.
NEW YORK.
Evening star., 1909-05-16

Inc Root Newspaper Association of
New York has acquired possession of the
Merchants Journal, retail trade paper
punished at Charlotte, ". C., and will
move it to Lynchburg.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
English Joke About Mrs. Gait.

mrs. Gait of New York. the president
OF the International Suffrage Alliance.
mas been touring Europe. and was. we
are tod, .lionized in Berlin" Should not
the word be 'tiseriZedo'
Evening star., 1909-05-16
Churchmen Attend Conference.

large party of delegates and church.
men left the Shenandoah valley this week
for Canton. Ohio, to attend the quad
rennial session Of the general conference
of the United Brethren Church Qiberals).
which is now In session.
Confederate memorial day will be held
in Winchester June g. this year. It was
announced this afternoon that r. Gray
Williams Of the Winchester bar will be
the orator of the day.
Commonwealth Attorney Herbert S.
Larrick has accepted an invitation to de-
liver the memorial Grafton at Tivoli, N.
Y, Sunday, May 3O the exercises to be
held under the auspices of the survivors
of the 12sth New York Regiment.
Work on the new sewer system for
Winchester was begun this week. 1t will
not be completed before fall. The owners
of the Hollingsworth property. southeast
of town. on which 1t is proposed to build
a disposal plant have employed Speaker
Richard E. Byrd of the Virginia house
cf delegates to appeal the case to the
Virginia supreme court. The land has
already been condemned.
The principal scholarship offered by
the Johns Hopkins University Hospital.
in Baltimore. has been won by Miss
Helen Holiday of Winchester. who will
studies and special work in the Hopkins
Hospital. or in the Teachers College in
New York.
Mrs. Mary A. Welsh. wife of James
Welsh, farmer of Wadesville, Clarke
county, died this week. aged seventy-three
years. Her funeral took place at Bruce
town yesterday. Her husband and an
adopted son survive her.
Judge Harrison to Sit in Alexandria.
Judge T. w. Harrison of Winchester
has been designated by Governor Swan
son to preside over portion of the Nav
term of the circuit court for the CITY
of Alexandria in place Of Judge J. b. T.
Thornton, who is disqualified to sit in
a number of cases pending in that court.
Postmaster Kern has been notified by
Supervising Architect Taylor of the
Treasury Department that he will ask
for bids for the new Winchester post of
flee building this month. and that the
contract will be let soon after the bids
are received.
Women of Winchester are criticisng
those responsible for permitting figures
in the nude to be carved on the ex-
terror walls of the Handley Memorial
Evening star., 1909-05-16
Republicans Are Alert.

Chairman John B. Hannah of the re-
publican state central committee has
opened headquarters for the fall cam
paign and hot pace will be set from now
on. The principal fight will be made
against the suffrage amendment, a meas
ure which the best democrats in the state
pronounce pernicious and drawn solely
for the purpose of creating a powerful
political oligarchy, which shall hold the
political destnies of the state in the
palm of it's hand.
The republicans are we'll organized for
the battle against the amendment and
are well supplied with campaign literature
literature practically prepared by the
democrats themselves and which can now
be turned against them. One of these
documents is a speech against the Poe
amendment delivered by B. B. Shreeves,
then a member of the Crescent Demo-
cratic Club, but who has since become
a member of the board of liquor license
commissioners and chairman of the city
democratic committee. During the cam
paign of 1895 Shreeves was one of the
bitterest opponents of the Poe amend
ment and made many addresses setting
forth the iniquitous scope of the meas
ure. These speeches by Mr.. Shreeves
have been put into cold type and printed
and thousands of pamphlets will be sent
broadcast throughout the city and state.
There are a number of other prominent
democrats who made speeches and these,
too, will be used in pamphlet form by the
republican campaign committee.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
SIOUX CON SLIDING
DOWN THE SCALE

Salt Lake, Dec 14.-With few eX-
coptions stocks were little firmcr on
the exchange this morning Promi-
nent among the exceptions were Sioux
Consolidated which sold down TO 361z
and Uncle Sum, which opened at 40
and fell away to AZ at the close.
Ohio Copper was much stronger this
morning, from which 1t Is inferred
that the new mill is giving a good ac-
count of itself A sale. was made to-
day at. So. New York Bonanza con
tiDues 10 gain strength. a new high
level being reached this morning when
the stock sold al l7lh
Tintlc Central was unusually active,
a block of $4,000 shares passing over
tire counter at 5% Columbus was not
materially changed at sl55 and
S1.57,h, but Mason Valley was weak
er selling at fsl.971s at the close.
Grand Central let 90 100 at $225. and
South Columbus remained firm around
yesterdays prices Colorado was a
llttle weaker at Soc and Iron Blossom
opened at 7fc and moved up to 76c.
May Day was traded in at 19c.
Unlisted Stocks.
Three unlisted stocks participated
In the trading this morning Ely Cen
tcnnial transferred $500 shares at csc.
Federal Ely loosened up 1000 shares
at lie and Silver King Consolidated
passed out 100 at S5c,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
SALl LAKE AND
STATE News
JUVENILE COURT JUDGE
MAKES ANNUAL REPORT

Provo Dec I-JuWenile Judge a.
A, Noon and ProbaticU Officer B. r.
Roper have made their annual report
10 the juvenile court commissioners
at Salt Lake City of their proceedings
In and for the county OF I'tah. as lol-
lows: Name of delinauents examined
by the court on the following charges:
1rusuoy, ll5: polite larceny. 126; dis
turbinc the peace, 65; malicious mis-
CHIEF. i7: using. tobacco. "a; violating
city ordinances. IS; trespaasIng on
railway cars, 15; lighting. %: drunk
onness. 81; absconding from nome,
%: proRane language, 4 being in pool
rooms, 9s cruelty to animals. .; In
corrigibility. IL: concealed weapons.
TO- total. $50 BOYS. 544; girls. SO
Fiftv.eight complaints We're duly filed,
which Included los children. Amount
rescindcd in fines, So; amount of fines
unpaid. Sl1S0; amount OF tines paid.
s62. 2.S5: amount in full. S16.S6; cash
on hand. sG2S0. Two children were
placed In homes and two were COM
mi;icd to the State Industrial school
at Ogden.
The Law on delinquency has been
read To many parents and the impor-
taDce of observing the same explained,
which seems to have had good effect
especially in cases where parents
were careless IN seeing that the chill
dren obeyed the orders given by the
court Numbers OF cases have been
settled out OF court Ivy the probation
officers. and no record has been made
of these Judge Noon and Probation
Oficer Roper recommended TO the
consideration of the Juvenile court
commission a nrther consideration of
the necessity OF detention home in
each district in the state.
Petitions Are Circulated.
Thirty petitions are being circulated
In Provo today and being extensively
signed asking the city council TO re
peal the recently enacted prohibition
ordinance and enact in its place an
ordinance regulating tho liquor traf-
fic and provide for the open saloon
In view OF the prohibition ordnance,
which goes into effect on January l.
IL is said that saloon men of the city
have already leased three places just
outside the city limits. where 1T is in
tended to sell intoXicantS under
county license.
The men who are circulating the
petitions 10 have the prohibition ordi-
nance repealed say that there is cvi-
dence enough 10 convince anybody
who will investigate that the sale of
liquor will continue, even should the
prohibition ordinance be not repealed
and an attempt made TO enforce IT.
The prohibition ordinance was passed
By the council on the strength of pc.
L. 4
people, asking for such legislation. and
now the nti-prohibitionists propose to
secure the signatures Of many more
bona-hde voters who are in favor Of
strict regulation as against prohibition.
and present the same 10 the city com-
ell The question Us to whether
Provo viii be wei or dry Is not set
tied yet by long WAYS
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15

stock. and took their pick OF trinkets.
over $500 worth OF clothing was TAX
on from the stock OF the julius Frank
el clothing store, and w r. Jeffords
lest about 5000 worth of toys and
other articles from his stock of gen.
eral merchandise.
4 number OF strangers were arrest.
cd on vagrancv charges today and they
will be held pending an investigation
William Collins. who had the artor-
les OF his left wrist badly cut while
trying TO batter down door of the
burning Maple Hall building. was OPP
Grated upon at the Miners Union hos
pital this afternoon. His injuries arc
not serious. Three others who were
slightly injured are being cared for at
tho hospital, their injuries consisting
of slight burns and bruises.
The report that man had perish
cd In the fire at the Maple Hall room
Ing house is erroneous. a thorough
search OF the ruins today tailed TO dis
close any evidence oil man having
been burned and II is not believed
that the fire was sufficiently strong 70
have incinerated body. a chamber
maid In the hotel states that she
aroused everybody In the house and
saw the last man leave before she
herself left the building.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
LEAD PRODUCTION
OF UNITED STATES.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Although the
United States was the greatest loser
among the nations in the 1908 produc-
tion OF lead. nevertheless It turned out
in that year 27 per cent OF the entire
worlds output This is the statement
In report of the United states geo
logical survey on the production or
lead in 1908 Missouri. the leading
producer, showed an increase in the
amount OF the mineral mined. while
the three next states, Idaho, Utah and
Colorado. showed reduced production.
The geological surveys report on
the production of lead in 1908. pre-
pared by c. T. Siebenthol. shows that
296 43S short tons was produced from
foreign and domestic ores and base
bullion during the gear or 1876 tons
less than In 1907. when the total prod
uct was 414.1S9 tons.
Missouri. the leading producer.
showed an increase In the quantity
of lead mined during the year as COM
pared with that mined in 1907 The
three states next In rauk-Idaho. Utah
and Colorado-made largely reduced
production. OF the smaller producers.
Wisconsin, Nevada, Montana. Kansas
"hu o'Nidhoibt uldue EdluS III output
The year 1908 opened with lead at
200 cents pound, but the price stead
lily advanced until August, when It
reached 625 cents pound. and then
declined steadily to 415 cents, ne
price at the close OF the year. The
price of lead during the eight years
from 1901 to 1905 has ranged from 3.55
cents TO 6 cents a pound.
Although the greatest loser in pro-
duction In 1908 among the lead-mining
countries of the world, the United
States nevertheless produced 27 per
cent of the worlds output of lead
: The production Of lead from foreign
and domestic sources from 1925 to
1908. inclusive. was S.S25.296 short
ions, of which 7.O9l.5fS tons was pro.
duced from domestic ores and l.543.
6SS tons from foreign ores and base
bullion.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
COMMITTEES ARE
RUSHING THINGS

The committee having In charge the
arrangements for the National Wool.
growers Convention and Mid-Winter
Sheep Show which will be held In
Ogden. early in January. are
busy preparing accommodations
for the large number OF del.
egates and their exhibits. which
will begin to arrive in short time.
The convention at Ogden viii be
the biggest ever held by the organiza-
tIon From every nook and corner Of
the United States, and even from for
eign countries, letters have been re-
ceived by the local committee, inquir.
ing after accommodations That the
convention will be highly successful
from every standpoint Is given ample
proof from the prominent business men
of Ogden who are interesting them
selves in the arrangements.
IL is the intention OF the local sheep
men TO make strong effort before
the convention to secure Ogden as the
permanent place for holding the an
nual convention, The cooperation OF
sheep men from surrounding districts
is expected also. 1t Will be pointed
out when the convention meets that
ogden is the most centrally located
point in the sheep-raising district OF
the west, and that by reason OF its
accessibility and numerous other ad
vantages the city Is the psychological
place for the holding of the annual
conventions
Another matter chiefly affecting
sheepmen Of Utah although similar
conditions in Idaho and Wyoming have
recently arisen. will be discussion
OF the right OF city aud county ofli-
cials 10 require owners Of flocks TO pay
for damages TO the highways caused
by driving their sheep over the public
thoroughfares
In the lower part of the state there
are now several cases pending in
which the state or city officials are
attempting to collect damages from
sheepmen Of that section for injury
10 the public roads. 1t Is contended
that the sharp hoofs OF the sheep cut
up the roads so badly as TO cause con-
siderable damage, The sheepmen say
that attempts TO make them pay for
such damage are unjust. They claim
that wagons and other vehicles also
damage the roads. but that there is no
protest against them