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on the story Of -Ariadne," which was tho
last work that Massenet composed for
the National Academy OF Music OF Francs.
There W a novelty in the fact that the frat
act Is only defamation, for which some of
the best Of Paris actors were engaged,
In the opera Bdcchus, accompanied by
his wife. Ariddne, marches to conoler
Although he has always conquered the
armies OF men against whom he fought,
the moneys OF India are too much for him
and in order To separate Bdcchus from
Ariddne the ~conouerinG Queen decide
to burn the hero, but his wife throws her.
self on the funeral pyre and dies in nj,
dead and the dedication Of Bacc 1S~aH and
Ariddne shows that Greece has triumphed
The story is said to be dull and tedious,
although the music moves with the usual
auenCy and finish Of Massenet's scores.
FREDERICK Carasa. the Spanish tenor
is a native of San Sebastiano and is said
to come OF a family which never before
went to Paris to study and had advanced
80 far last winter that he was able to m aka
his first appearance at Client, in Belgium,
where he sang Raoui, Rhdddmes and
Manrico.
An Italian company has recently pre-.
sented In London nCavallo SZaaa.'
and the work met with its usual fate out
side the Latin countries. An effort was
made to persuade Andreas DIPPED to
accept the opera for production at tina
Manhattan, but he declined TO consider il.
The famous ballet from the Marie
Theatre, which has been appearing with
great success in Berlin and Paris. may 20
to London before the close Of its tour.
In any case the dancers will be there next
- TI.- Ill 49, 49,
as the only successful Russian institu-
ton. One Of its members, Nine. Fleb-
dorowitsch, after having gone through
the long preparation required by the
Government made a successful debut.
and later retired to take up the study
of the law. The singers from the Imperial
Russian Opera House did not stop this
season In Berlin, where they were so little
appreciated last spring. but have been
giving a season of Russian operas at
the ChAtelet in Paris. They have not
aroused anything like the enthusiasm
created everywhere by the ballet which
is led by Anna Pavlova.
Various aus have combined to make
the last season In Italy the worst that
was ever known there and many singers
have been u OF employment for some
months. Most Of the harm was caused
by the earthquakes in Sicily and Calabria
The leading opera houses show a deficit
larger than usual. 1t should be a very
easy matter to equip a good company
nov at very slight expense in the Galleria
at Milan,
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IVORY n SIBERIA.
Found Buried In Mu OF Rivers and In
Great Northern Swamps.
From the Wu.hinoton Herald

From the Wdshin 1fOn Herald,
Discussing the production of ivory. vlad-
imir Fedoref of st. Petersburg, Russia.
said Siberia furnishes a large quantity of
ivory to the markets OF the world but that
the production Of it belongs to another age
and to a species Of animal that does not
now exist.
The ivory Is cut from the tusks of mas
todons whose skeletons are found frozen
in masses of ice or buried in the mud of
Siberian rivers and swamps The northern
portion OF The country abounds in extensive
boys which are called urmans. In these
are found he tusks Of the mastodon. from
which 1t is inferred these animals lost their
lives venturing upon a surface that would
not bear their weight.
Even to wild animals these urmans are
forbidden ground. The nimble stepping
broad hoofed reindeer can sometimes cross
them safely in the summer time, but most
other large animals attempting to do so
would quickly be engulfed, and this may be
a partial explanation OF the remains OF the
mammoth and the rhinoceros which are
so I'M mt and so widely difused through
these northern marsh lands OF Siberia.
In the museum at Tobolsk are numerous
specimens OF mammoth and throughout that
region they are by no means rare. When
an ice pack breaks down a river bank or
foods tear up,a frozen marsh or the summer
thaw penetrates a little more deeply than
usual into the ground some OF these ante
diluvian monsters are likely to be exposed.
In many cases the remains are 80 fresh
and well preserved, with their dark shaggy
hair and underwood OF reddish brown, their
tufted ears and long. curved tusks. that all
the aborlglnes and even some Of the Russia
settlers persist In the belief that they are
specimens OF animals which still live, bur-
rowing underground like moles and dying
the instant they are admitted to the light.
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that the Republican organization In New
burgh and in Orange county had been
weakened almost to the state OF democrat
~ization by Mr.. Odell's domination. il
was pointed out In support Of this state
ment that Newburgh for the first time
Benjamin McClung, ard Pierre Loril-
lard, the Republican candidate for
Assembly in the Second district. Louis
Bedell's old district, vas beaten last
fall. Chairman Woodruff Of the Republic
can State committee, it was ascertained.
has been made fully acquainted with
the contest now going on between MIR.
Odell and Senator Rose and had been
told that no compromise could be aohed
in the struggle, but Mr.. Woodruff be-
fore leaving for his camp in the Adiron-
dacks yesterday morning declined TO
speak of the trouble. MIR. Odelrs
friends. on the other hand, said, that
Senator Rose had turned out to be an
migrate, and 80 keenly has Mr.. Odell
felt the efforts to depose him as leader
Of Orange county and to retire him as
State committeeman that at a recent
dinner at the Palatine Hotel in New
blrgh given by Supreme Court Justice
Michael II. Hirsohbe,g to supreme
Odell in his speech Is alleged to have said
"My friends have all left me. The
only friend I have left ia my dog. !,
Another version OF what Mr.. Oden said
on that occasion vas a paraphrase OF the
poets comment. THE more l see OF men
the better ! love dogs
Mr.. Odell's friends. speaking for him,
insisted that the Odell organization IN
Orange county did all it possibly could
10 elect Mr.. Rose to the State Senate,
that Mr.. Odell was personally active.
especially on election day, in behalf Of
Mr.. Rose. and hat Mr.. Roses small
majority was due to the strength OF Mr.,
Taylor as a candidate and to Mr., Taylor's
record as a State Senator at Albany.
There were other Republicans from
N~ewbursh in town yesterday who said
that it was a mistake to say that there
was any contest between Mr.. Odell and
his friends and Senator Rose and his
friends for supremacy in Orange county.
They said the fight was already over,
and one Of these Republicans. who GER
tainly ought 10 know what he was talking
about, said:
"Mr. Odell. has been completely de-
posed as the leader OF the Republican
organization in Newburgh. This means
and from all political authority in Orange
county. in the Senate district and in the
Congress district. The organization be-
came tired of him and dropped him.
The Newburgh city committee has
dropped Mr.. Odell and taken up Senator
hoee. VIII seno a eoIo i.oee
delegation to the next county conyen-
ton and will control the election Of Rose
as the next State committeeman. The
real leaders in Newburgh city politics
now are Senator Rose, James Miller and
George Brown. The Odells will have no
voice hereafter in Newburgh or Orange
county politics. Mr.. Woodruff. Repubf-
can State chairman. is fully aware OF this
situation. The Newburgh city COM
mittee and the county committee have
pledged their support to Senator Rose
and his friends"
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even 1000 pounds have been captured
In Florida waters, but such specimens
are very rare now and the average
weight is about $50 pounds.
The female turtle lays from 800 to 900
eggs in a season. burying them in the
sand and leaving them to hatch without
further attention. Owing to their many
enemies it is probable that but few OF the
young turtles survive. The present
breeding place of the green turtle is not
known positively, but is supposed to be
along the sparsely inhabited shores Of
Central America or on some Of the I'M
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Inhabited and somewhat inaccessible
Islands Of the West Indies.

Inhabited and somewhat inaccessible
islands Of the West Indies.
The loggerhead turtle occurs along the
Atlantic coast from Virginia to Brazil
and il common on both the east and the
west coast OF Florida. 1t ia more com
mol than the green turtle, which is I'M
doubtedly owing TO the fact that 1t is the
least valuable Of the marine turtles and
there is little demand for its flesh. More
eggs OF this species are taken for food,
however. than Of any other.
1t attains an enormous size, Tar sur
passing the green turtle. Examples
weighing 1900 pounds have been cap
turcd, but the average o is probably
about 200 pounds.
The female OF this species breeds dur
ing tho summer. the first eggs being laid
generally during the night OF full moon
In June. A peculiar feature Of the laying
process 10 that nothing apparently dis
turbs the creature or is sufficient to drive
her away. Striking her with n stick or
jumping up and down on her back pro-
duces no effect. After finishing. how
ever, she 10 very timid and fees for the
water at the slightest noise.
At about the time OF next full moon the
turtle returns to lay more eggs in a new
nest. and this is repeated from four to
six times during the season, 80 that as
many as 700 eggs may be deposited by
one animal.
The hawksbill or tortoise shell turtle
10 found on the southern coast Of Florida.
and thence 10 the West Indies, the Ber-
mudas and South America. The flesh
10 rarely eaten. although the Eggs are
gathered for food and for the manufac-
ture Of oil. The great value Of this spe-
cies Is in it's horny covering, which is the
tortoise shell Of commerce.
The hawksbill does not grow very large,
the maximum weight not exceeding 400
p ounds. Those with n greater weight
than 100 pounds are not now COMMON
ON the Flo rida coast. The shell of the
smaller turtles is thin end Of little use;
it increases in thickness me value with
the size OF the animal.
Schooners and sloops are used in tur-
Ting, the larger vessels making trips to
the Mexican, YucRtan and Central Amcri-
can coasts. while the smaller vessels visit
the keys which cluster around the lower
cart Of the mainland Of Florida,
In turtling gill nets and cast nets are
generally used. The former are about
OF from "a to 20 inches. They nre either
anchored or drifted at night. and the
turtles swimming along get tangled up
In them and fall easy prey.
A. the hawksbill turtles spend most OF
their time at the bottom In deep water.
different apparatus must be used to catch
them. The turtler first discovers their
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TURTLE KRAALS AT KEY WEST.

~retentive power is mainly due to the
suction Of the orifice.
Another result Of it penetrating too
deeply would be. in all probability. the
destruction of the turtle. for even a slight
wound often causes il to bleed to death.
Expert peggers are much sought after
by the captains of vessels engaged in
turtling. as the success of a cruise de-
ponds largely on their exertions and
dexterity.
The best time for pegging turtles is
during the months of February. March
and April. when they are pairing; or May
and June. when the females are laying.
The green turtle is the species chiefly
sought,
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CATCHING FLORIDA TURTLES
FISHERY DWINDLING OWING
TO WASTEFUL METHODS.
Three Species Hunted to Supply the De-
\ mand for Turtle Steak and Soup and
Tortoise Shell-Tardy Efforts to
Protect Them-A Turtle Auction.

KEY VEST. Fla, June lO.-This city
was for many years the centre Of a pros
porous fishery for sea turtles, but recently
the business has been RAPIDLY dwindling
owing to the ~improvident methods en-
ployed, the young and the old and even
the eggs being gathered in without
thought OF the future. Now when the
harvest has almost ceased efforts are
being made to protect the animals and
last year the Legislature passed a law
prohibiting the gathering of eggs.
Three species Of turtles, the green, the
logyerhead and the hawksbill, are caught
and handled by the Key West fishermen
and dealers. The green turtle is the most
highly priced for food.
This turtle is found on the Atlantic
seaboard from Long Island to Brazil,
and at one time was especially common
on the keys along the Florida coast. At
times the animal attains an enormous
size. Examples weighing GOO, 500 and
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AmbIdextrous Golf Player.
From the Golfer.

A correspondent at sydney. Australia,
writes that a DOGGY competition was re-
Gently won al Hunters Hill out there by
Robert Smith, whose game Is particularly
interesting from the fact that he Ia an
ambidextrous player"
He carries around about an equal number
Of left" and right" handed clubs, and II Ia
a matter OF supreme indifference TO him
which he uses, In fact II a match were TO be
arranged Smith right handed against Smith
himself left handed" no one could tell which
hand" II would be safer to back.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-03

cred the left wing and raised the right
one. The machine began to make the
turn gracefully. but 1t had gone around
only a few feet when it seemed to
lose it's equilibrium. When a little
more than half way around the left
wing struck the earth and brought the
machine to the ground with consider
able force.
The aviator remained In his seat as
though contemplating the cause of the
balky action of the aeroplone. After
a few minutes he stepped out, and
upon examination found that the right
skid was broken near the forward end
and that few wires had been jerked
loose The cavalry guard kept every
one but the Wrights and their assist
ants away from the machine. which
was returned to the aeroplane shed.
Orville Wright explained that more
power was required to make the turn
than on a straight fight He said that
the motor did not seem to be gene
rating enough power to take the ma
chine around the turn. He thought
the damage could be repaired easily.
Mr.. Wright added that on account of
the smaller dimensions of the aero
plane he is using it requires more
speed to get off the track and still
more in flying than the machine he
had last year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-03
TWO GASES REMAIN
IN DRY TENNESSEE
State Wide Prohibition Law IS
Now in Effect.

Memphis, Tenn, DULY BELLS In
church and. town clock steeples on
tolling the midnight hour marked the
passing of saloons, in Tennessee, for
at that hour the Holiday statewide
prohibition law went into effect. This
law makes it illegal tG sell alcoholic
beverages within four miles of any
school house in the state. Only two
GASES are left in all Tennessee. Both
are within twelve miles OF Memphis.
near the Mississippi state, line. The
nearest school house Is six miles from
both of these points, hut steps have
already been taken by white ribboners'
to have the county board of education
erect school house within the dis
lance prescribed by the Holiday bill.
so that there will be no mecca in the
entire state for thirsty pilgrims.
Thousands of men are thrown out
of employment and barkeepers ara
seeking better irrigated fields.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-03
JACK BLACKBURN
GETS FIFTEEN YEARS
COIOred PugiIist Pleads Guilty
to Murder Charge.

Philadelphia. June 30.-JacR Black
burn. the colored lightweight pugilist,
who was on trial. charged with the
murder of Alonzo Polk, another col
ored man. last January. changed his
plea to one of guilty. He was sentenc-
ed to fifteen years imprisonment. His
sentence dates from bis commitment
last January. and with good behavior
he can secure his freedom in little
more than eight years.
Folks wife and Maud Pillson. a
white woman who lived with Black
burn. were having an alteration when
the two men arrived home in a cab.
Polk interfered, and Blackburn. it is
claimed. drew a revolver and fired sew
eral shots, fatally wounding Polk and
hitting Mrs Polk in the back. She
recovered.
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cago. The wedding decorations plan.
ned by the bride in yellow, her favor
lite color, and white brought forth en-.
thusiastic praise from the large bridal
party.
Dreamwold, the Lawson estate near
this place. is at its best in June, with
thousands and thousands of rose
bushes and other Towering plants. The
ceremony was performed in the beau
tiful garden.
Today's wedding is the outcome of
a meeting of the young couple at the
Onwentsia Hunt club. at Lake Forest,
ILL.,. something over year ago. Both
bride and bridegroom are lovers OF
horses, and much of the courtship
was carried on while they were mount
ed on horseback. Mr.. Lord is mas
ter of the hounds OF the Onwentsia
club.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-03
PTTSBURG BASE BALL MAD
Opening Of New Million Dollar Park
Excites Local Fsas Today

Excites Local Fans Today.
Pittsburg, June 30.-This rs the day
Of the fan in Pittsburg. Only cham.
pionship pennant is needed to make
the local base ball enthusiast entirely
happy. and he is confident. judging
from the present standing Of his be-
loved Pirates, that next season will
see floating over Forbes park the new
home Of the local club. the flag that
means victory this year.
Today's opening Of Forbes park.
Barney Dreyfuss sl,000,000 ball field,
has aroused all Pittsburg to the high.
st point Of base ball fervor. Many Of
the business houses Of the city have
declared half holiday for their EN-
pIoyes In order to give them chance
to go out to the new park, witness its
dedication and see Fred Clark's Pr
rates play the Cubs. The new park is
said by competent critics to be the
finest of It's kind In the world, 1t has
seating capacity of $4,000 persons.
and accommodations for 10000 more
are already planned for next season.
Forbes park is named for General
James Forbes, the British soldier. who
called the site of this city Fort Pitt,
and who, with the aid of, George
Washington, compelled the French to
make home run from old Fort Du
quesne.
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Says II is Meant as a Rebuke
to the Supreme Court.
LIVELY DEBATE IN THE SENATE
Rhode Island Senator Declares He
Favors the Corporation Tax as a
Means of Defeating the Income Tax.
Bailey Charges AIdrich With Pre-
senting Subterfuge-

Washington, June 30.--The income
tax and the proposed tax on corpora
lions formed the subject of lively
debate in the senate, Senator Aldrich.
In reply to questions, admitting that
he favored the tax on corporations as
a means of defeating the income tax.
This admission, coming from the
chairman of the committee on finance,
stirred up the Democrats.
Senator Clay of Georgia, started
the trouble. He paid his respects to
the chairman of the committee on
finance, recalling that at the beginning
OF the session Mr.. Aldrfch had told
the senate and the country that the
tarin bill he was then reporting would
raise sufficient revenues to sustain the
government. II Mr. AIdrich's state
now, Mr.. Clay wanted to- be informed
whether Senator Aldrich would not
consent to again turning to a revision
Of the tariff in order. to reduce reve-
nues from that source which, it was
admitted, would now be yielded by
the tax on corporations. In the course
of debate Senator Aldfich made the
startling statement that the proposal
of an income tax was Intended as a
rebuke to the supreme court OF the
United States. He declared emphati-
cally that the Bailey income, tax
amendment was held to be unconstitu-
tional by the most thoughtful people.
mot the most thoughtful people"
exclaimed Senator Bailey. "but the
least thoughtful"
Another statement made by Sena-
tor Aldrich attracted attention. The
tax on corporations was proposed as a
temporary measure, he said. Il would
raise revenues to meet deficiencies
that were generally admitted would
exist for the next few years. 'rhe tax
act may then. be repealed when it has
served its purpose" he said.
The Democratic senators kept driv-
ing it home that Senator Aldrich had
admitted that he favored the new tax
merely as means of defeating the in
come tax neasurs.
"Then this proposition about income
before the senate is a subterfuge,"
said Mr.. Bailey.
at is not a. subterfuge,"' returned
Mr.. Aldrich.
eff it is not a subterfuge- in view OF
the statement of the senator from
Rhode Island that he favored 1t as
means of side-tracking the income tax
then need a new dictionary" re-
torted Senator Bailey.
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Deserted Wife Awarded Estate.

Scranton. Pa. June 30.-By court
decree in Youngstown. o., Mrs. Sarah
d. Arnold. of West Scranton, is the
legal widow of. the late A. A. Arnold.
and entitled to his estate. estimated at
$4,000. Arnold left here about ten
years ago with Annie Dingman. The
latter, however. says she and Arnold
we're legally married. They had three
children. and she sought to get the
estate left by Arnold. The matter was
contested by Mrs. Sarah d. Arnold on
the ground that there was no divorce.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-03
TAFT WARNS
REPUBLICANS
ghe President Declares Party
Pledges Must Be Kept.
HE CAUTIONS CONGRESS-

Declares at Yaio Dinner Unless the
Republican Party Lives Up to Its
Promises and Expectations Of the
People II viii Be RELOCATED to the
Position Of Minority Opposition.
New Haven. Conn, July 1.--Presi-
dent Taft paused in the course OF an
ssTter-dinner speech to 1900 graduates
of Yale, gathered at the annual alumni
s'east, to Issue a serious note of warn
sng to congress and to the leaders of
the Republican party. The president
declared that If the party which placed
fffm in power and so long had con
zr1iled the government failed to live
sg to It's promises and the expecta-
a1ons of the people. it would be rele-
gated TO the position OF minority OPP
position.
Mr.. Taft had been speaking humor,
susly of recollections of his own col
&cge days, which made his sudden
change to a serious tone of the inn
lsngrtant utterance upon national af-
aairs all the more impressive. Mr.
TAFT made no effort to explain his
warnings The Yale men caught his
meaning and the significance of the
remarks. coming at this time of the
gariff debate, however. and they stood
Tpon their feet and cheered for sew
aa-za minutes. He had been speaking
nj Secretary of War Dickinson, Dem
arrat, upon whom Yale conferred an
anenorary degree. He tainted the
democracy with the best OF good hui
Essor as to it's present day condition.
xsao this led him into the declaration
IS TO his own party.
Charles Francis Adams once said
she safety of the government depend
st upon an intelligent and active OPP
position" said the president. "Mr
ADAMS added that as the Democratic
Earty had failed in that respect, he
favored putting the Republican party
sn it's place. and here / want to say
that unless the Republican party lives
ssp Ia its promises and the expectation
nj the people, 1t will be relegated to
The position of her majesty's minority
opposition. BY way OF caveat let me
add that we Republicans have trou-
T sstes OF our own"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-03
Wing Of Machine Hits Earth
While Making Turn.
ORvILLE COOL AND CALM
Aviator Kept His Seat Contemplating
Cause Of salky Action Of AeropIane.
More Power intellectually Guard
Keeps Crowd Back as Crash Comes.

Washington, July /. insufficient
power again was responsible for the
mlsbehavior of the Wright aeropIane
at Fort Myer. The first flight attempt
ed by Orville Wright resulted tn slight
damage to the machine and ended the
experiments for the day. Its duration
was about thirty seconds.
The aeroplane glided down the
starting rail and flew at a height of
about fifteen feet for the length Of
the drill grounds. AS he neared the
southern end of the field Orville low