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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

riders imposerS, and wee tenders.
Then there are the bar clerks and beer sellers,
despite the prohibition movement. the picklers.
the punchers, and the provers. The Official
Register of the United States shows that the
Government employs foreladies as well as fore
women. And then, there are the pipers, and
they have to be paid, too.
Schoolmaster of the Treasury
A MAN who has been called the "Schoolmas-
ter of the Treasury" recently lost his claim
to the title The school" is still there, and the
pupils" have not been graduated,-or, if they
have, others have taken their places,-but the
schoo1master has been detailed to other impor-
tant duties in the department. No successor
has been appointed, nor will be.
Long before classified civil service had be-
come seriously thought of, President Grant is
sued an order that clerks in the fiscal branch of
the Government should be promoted only after
examination. That came nearly being the be-
ginning of civil service meaning thereby the
merit system-in the Government at Washing
ton. Somebody had to make these examina-
ton papers and read the examinations, mark
up or mark down as the case might be- and
WELD the blue pencil if not the birchen rod.
For many years this examiner OF clerks was
Theodore L. DeLand: hence, "Schoolmaster"
DeLand In the groundwork and much of the
superstructure of the knowledge taught in
schools Mr. DeLand was land is) indeed a mas
ter and he looks and acts the part of the vet
eran who used to teach the fundamental
branches of learning in the little red school
house
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
ODDITIES OF CIVIL SERVICE

stock agents, medal
lists, outside men,
starchers, and well
attendants.
Some persons may
wonder what use the
Government has for
barrel troopers, bar
rel catchers, benefc-
iaries' attendants,
boxers, browners,
cellar sweeps, chip
pers. cupellers, fence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
A FEW QUEER THINGS
Who Owned the Fish

THERE is in Wales a creek five miles long
connecting two small lakes. About fifty
persons own property along this creek, and
for years and years the people have disputed
as to who owned the fish in it. Not long ago
two boys got into fight over the fish they
were catching. and the dispute was at last
carried into the courts.
The decision of the judge was odd enough.
He decreed that anyone claiming to own any
of the fish should attach a brass tag to the
tails of the fish with the owners name in plain
letters. and that in the future he must catch
his own fish or none at all. This unique de-
cision put an end to the dispute
Great Things in Little
THE Italians are wonderfully clever in
working with the most minute things A
skilful Italian has made beautiful little boat
out of pearl The sail is of beaten gold
studded with diamonds A tiny ruby serves
as headlight The rudder is an emerald
and its stand is little slab of ivory. The boat
weighs less than half an ounce, and is valued
at five thousand dollars
Not to be outdone by man, an ambitious
Italian woman has painted on canvas. so small
that half grain of corn hides it from view. a
windmill with the miller. and horse and cart
with people in the cart.
Some of the Italian mosaic workers in
Florence will take bits of stone and glass no
larger than grains of mustard seed and fashion
them into the most graceful flowers and other
designs on shirt studs.
A Real Burglar Proof Safe
A CURIOUS modern invention is to be seen
= by a favored few in the Bank of England.
1t is claimed to be an absolutely burglar proof
safe. because at night it is lowered into a sub
vault of heavy masonry and concrete.
When the safe reaches the bottom of the
vault, it is fastened down by massive steel
Tugs, operated by a triple time lock. Until
these Tugs are released automatically at a
fixed time no human agency can raise the
safe As for breaking through the subvault
and walls of stone and concrete ten feet thick,
even with dynamite-well, the burglar must
shake his head sorrowfully and admit that he
has met his Waterloo in that safe.
A Clock Made of Bicycles
A CLEVER Frenchman named Alphonse
Duhamel has constructed timepiece
twelve feet high composed entirely of bicycles
or their component parts. The framework
is a huge bicycle wheel, round which are
arranged twelve ordinary sized wheels, all
fitted with pneumatic tires. rim within
the large wheel bears the figures for the hours.
the figures themselves being constructed of
crank rods. The hands made of steel
tubing. which is used for the framework of
bicycles. The minute strokes on the dial are
small nickel plated pieces. The top OF the
clock is an arrangement of twelve handlebars.
The clock strikes the hours and the quarters,
bicycle bells, of course, making the chimes.
The pendulum is made of various parts of a
bicycle frame. 1t is said that the clock, be-
sides being a curiosity, IS an excellent time
piece. 1t now adorns one of the public build
ings of Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

RY act of Congress
the Presidents
alter ego is a woman
She sits at a desk in
the Department of
the Interior, where
she is authorized to
sign the name Of the
President of the
United States to GER
tain papers. She is
envied by a good
many clerks who have
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
NEAR DEATH IN SNCW.
Brother of the Earl of Suffolk and
Baron Schafer Caught in Blizzdrd.

The Hon. James -Knyvett Estcourt Howard,
brother OF the Earl of Suffolk. arrived at the
Waldorf yesterday suffering from the effects OF
being nearly frozen to death while on hunt
ing expedition in British Columbia 1t was
thought at first that several Of Mr.. Howard's
fingers, his right foot and part of the left foot
would have to be amputated- His condition
improved, however. and 1t was said later that
there was no longer any danger Of amputation
being necessary and his recovery is assured
Mr.. Howard Is twenty-five years old After
a trip in this country during December with
Baron Schaffer. a German nobleman they en-
tered Canada and Joined hunting expedition
comprising about twenty-five persons. After
two days all Of the party except Mr.. Howard
and Baron Schaffer returned to their starting
point Banff. b c.
4 blizzard set in and. Mr. Howard's friends
becoming anxious search organized After
six days the two found, unconscious,
wrapped in the skins Of three bears they had
shot and lying in a shelter followed out from
huge drift.
Believing that he vas about to die. Mr. How
ard insisted on being sent home, but on his
arrival here his friend. Frederick Hussey. had
him taken to the Waldorf
The Earl Of Suffolk married Miss Daisy
Letter, sister of Joseph Letter. of Chicago
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
JURY 4CQUITS M'4TEE.
BeIieres Him Rather than Reardon
IN RnrgInru Case.

The clearing OF the courtroom and a warning
given by Judge Rosalsky were ali that pre-
vented demonstration of approval yesterday
when the jury sitting in the case Of Thomas
McAtee the young man from Mahonoy Plane,
Penn charged with attempted burglary in the
home Of Edward J. ReardOn. formerly county
detective, filed into the jury box and delivered
q verdict Of Not guilty The delegation Of
Mahanoy Plane folk, including McAtee's sweet
heart Miss Katharine Mclaughlin, had been
sent into the corridor before the jury returned.
only the parish priest from Mahanoy Plane,
Father Hogan and McAtee's father being al
lowed to remain.
When the case went to the jury il was largely
4 question of deciding between the veracity Of
Reardon and McAtee In the previous testi-
roonv Reardon declared that he found McAtee
irving TO force an entrance TO his apartment at
No 146 Waverly Place on the morning of De
cenber 16 and described struggle which. he
declared took place between them in the corri
dor McAtee testified that he attacked
beaten and arrested by Reardon and his friend
Thomas Brazier, he was walking through
Waverlv Place in search of the Mills Hotel. The
iurv retired at $40 o'clock and rendered the
verdict at 30 O'Clock
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
NEF1DA RESOLUTION.
Passed by House, but Senate ET-
DeCted to Slash 1t.

Carson New Feb S-The Assembly Of the Ne
vada Legislature at the afternoon session to-day
passed the anti-Japanese resolution as amended
The amendments eliminate all reference to federal
interference, but urge the State of California 10
pass stringent measures to exclude japanese. There
was only vote against the measure, that of
Assemblyman Church, Republican member from
Lincoln County.
10 the Senate tomorrow. Should that body take up
the measure. it will further amend it, and it is
said ihat it's wording will be changed so that the
Assembly will hardly recognize It.
The Assembly resolution No. ,. which asks that
fleet Of warships ne kept in the Pacific, was
passed without question amendment.
In the Senate this morning dispatch from sena-
tor George S. Nixon was read. as follows:
The Japanese question. like the Chinese question.
is non-partisan to all Nevadas citizens. / take it
that the object Of the resolution now before the
Nevada legislature is serious one and was INTRO
Personally. l have no desire to inject my views.
morning / feel that it is my duty a representa-
tive Of the people of Nevada 10 suggest To the
object of the resolution may be injured by radical
action at this time.
Governor Dickerson, when he the telegram,
gave out The following statement:
'Personslly | would like to see the Japanese ex-
cluded from this country and every Of them
now here deported. regard them being a
worse evil and greater menace 10 our country
than the Chinese I not in favor however Of
enactng laws OF passing resolutions on this subject
that will tend to embarrass the national admins
ton in its negotiations with the Japanese gov
ernment fov the restriction Of immigration. be-
Iieve that President Roosevelt is earnestly endeav-
oring 10 exclude the japanese far as IL is pos
sihle TOR him TO do under present treaty Condi-
lions. As TO what disposition viii he made of the
resolution now before the Nevada Legislature.
do not 20 venture prediction The Legis-
lsture may be safely trusted handle the matter
a wise digpified manner
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
MR. TAFT YELL PLEASED.
Trip of Inspection Completed-TC
LedUe Colon Sunday.

Culebra, Feb. 3-President-elect Taft has
now completed his inspection Of the entire line OF
the canal. having traversed the Pacific channel
to-day He expressed himself greatly gratified
with the result of the labOrs OF the engineers.
He will view the entire Culebra cut from the
Empire Hills tomorrow.
Mr.. Taft received the members OF the Isthmian
Red Cross this evening. The special engineers
had long conference with Chief Engineer Goe-
thals to-day at which the canal plans were dis
cussed in a general way.
Mr.. Taft will leave Colon for New Orleans on
Sunday afternoon instead OF Monday, as pre-
viously arranged.
The engineers of his party are at Culebra to-
day examining data and reports concerning the
work on the canal.
New Orleans Feb. 3-Invitations to the Taft
dinner February Y have been sent To President
Roosevelt President Fairbanks, the Governors
of sixteen Southern states and to a number OF
prominent editors. railroad officials and public men
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
CALLS FOR $50, 900 900.
AT. CortelyOu Wants That Sum
from Tenn porary Depositdy1es.

washington. Feb S-secretary Cortelyou an
nouhced to-day that he had made call on all
temporary national bank depositaries for about
S""VVp'ooo OF government deposits. TO be paid
Oh or before February "a. There are over one
'ii"usand temporary depositary banks and the
0ecretarys call to-day will leave exactly 81 900
III each, as the instructions will be to remit
everything above that sum
'aIIs hitherto made the regular deposi-
taTy banks have practically exhs usted their
holdings above the amounts actually needed 10
meet disbursing officers checks. These aggre-
gate about $3.50 900. The call for s245O0 900
made by the Secretary early I'm January has
been responded TO by all the banks except a
Few IN the Far West. from which remittances
are already on the way
The working balance in the Treasury to-day
was S42 Nnn
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
THE SUFFR4GISTS' SONG
4 "Mere Man Wins Prize for B
Terses on the Cause.

Chicago, Feb. 3.-After considering more than
one thousand poems. sent in from all parts Of
the United States, a committee of judges Sc
lected to award the 500 prize offered by Mrs.
L. B. Bishop. of Chicago. for the best verses
supporting woman suffrage awarded the prize
to-day to Louis J. Block. principal Of Chicago
high school The verses are entitled The
Marching Song" and are to be sung to the tune
of John Browns Body" The first reference to
woman is in the third stanza. which follows:
Mother prophecies and holy through the ages OF
the clan,
struggling
gers or the van,
Kndling hope that led him on
The last stanza follows:
Forth they step and march together. forth the Man
and Woman go.
To the plains Of vast achieVemenC, Vnere uhfet-
tered rivers flow,
And their work shall stand exalted. and their eyes
shall SHINE and glow
With the hope that led them on.
CHORUS.
Glory. glory. haeluia! Glory. glory. haleluia!
Glory glory. haleluia, For the hope still leads
them
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
ERIE OFFICIAL DEAD.
''oe-Pres5dent Graham Empires Sud
denly from 1cute Indigestion.

r, tH Marshall Graham vice president Of the
= railroad and one Of the best known en-
-e5ts N The country. died suddenly last night
- 'lN nome in West S6th street, from acute
f.,-- g NTailaTn was born in Charlottesville, Ind
g.. i've years ago, and was educated at the
- 1lFeTsity, at Lexington KY. which later
MN me degree OF Doctor OF Engineering.
v.. greatasJ achievement was IN connection
os1- ca lle road improvements Of the Baltimore &
--a7!Foac. begun some twelve years ago and
- - entirely by him. At the time Of these
>, 7laents Mr.. Graham was chief engineer,
,.'I @1-eh post he had been called from Montana.
sgrseiie ne occupied the Office Of assistant general
S5r-'IIiloeut Of the Northern Pacific.
,tt p me acceptance Of the vice presidency Of
ieco4-- IL years ago, he received an offer to
lais -'-iet engineer Of the Panama Canal. but
Grshs- ,-faii4ed for reasons Of health M:.
-- -etEcs his wife
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
MR. GUGGENHEIN WINS.
Pearls for Necklace Not To Be
assessed as JeneLru.

4 controversy between Morris Guggenheim
and the government regarding the amount Of
duty on ffty-nine pearls. valued at S16244 f Z,
was settled yesterday by the Board of General
Appraisers in favor of the importer. 1t was the
contention Of the government that the pearls
were jewelry, and dUtiable at the rate of 50 per
cent. Tiffany Co, who imported the pearls
for Mr Guggenhein, contended for duty as
pearls. with a tax Of 10 per cent.
According 20 the testimony Mr.. Guggenheim
directed the Paris establishment of Tiffany &
Co 10 get number of pearls together to make
a necklace for his wife. Then an order followed
for a necklace TO be made by Tiffany at New
York from the pearls assembled in Paris, at a
cost not TO exceed $4,000
The decision says the loose pearls probably
were strung temporarily IN The Paris establish
rlent to show how the string would appear
when completed, but were not made into a COM
plete necklace before importation, nor were
they worn abroad.
The general appraiser remarks that the facts
are substantially similar TO those in the case Of
Mrs. ". B. Leedss necklace valued at $3.50.
600 In that case. however the testimony was
to the effect that not only were the pearls
matched in Paris but the assembled pearls
were worn as q necklace.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
MRS. MAYBRTCK WINS.
Deeds to Virginia Lands Set aside
IN Richmond.

Richmond, Va, Feb. SIN a decree handed
down in the Chancery Court to-day in the case
of Baroness Won Rogue against David NJ. Arm
strong a lawyer. of New York acting at
+ornev for the baroness and her associates in
Guiding Mrs. Maybrick, the plaintiff is author
lied to proceed against him 70 recover S52912
for which he failed to account in making sales
of land. The decree allows per cent interest
from September 1, 1889.
The decree also sets aside the deeds Of Mrs
MAVERICK and her mother to Armstrong for the
Virginia lands. except certain lands sold 10 ex-
Lieutenant Governor ]. Taylor Ellyson OF Vir-
ginia and others. which were bought before the
fling of the suit, which Mrs. MaybriCk did not
ATTEMPT to have set aside There said to be
hundreds of thousands of acres Of land involved
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
4 DISCOTERY IN STEEL.
Product in Sheffield Which Shoes
Great Outline PO1cer.

Sheffield, England. Feb 3-"The Sheffield IN
dependent" announces important steel dis
covery. The firm of Jonas & Cover of Shelf
field. is now placing on the market a steel with
from three to seven times the cutting power of
existing high speed steel This steel can be
hardened in water. oil or blast.
According TO John Oliver Arnold professor of
metallurgy at Sheffield University, it is an alb
solutely new departure 20 have obtained water
quenched steel which will work for a consider
able time on the hardest material with the cut
ting edge Of the tool at a bright red glow.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
MRS. D1NGLEY ASKS ACCOUNTING.
Widow of Nelson Dingley Charges Her Son
with Mismanagement.
IBv Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Feb. S.-Mrs SalOme NJ. Ding
lev Of Lewiston, Me-. widow OF Nelson Dingley.
this afternoon filed bill in chancery asking an
accounting from her son, Edward N Dingley, who.
until November last. manager OF The Kala-
mazoo Telegraph" The bill charges msmanage-
ment and diverting the funds TO private purposes.
1t alleges that Dingley worked on salary. and
that accounts show items recorded incidentals
which mostly checks drawn and cashed by
Dingley. amounting to more than H54eoo. for which
no proper returns shown. Dingley is alleged
10 have overdrawn his personal account $4,000.
Frederick ". Rockwell. proprietor OF the Ten
Eyck Hotel. Albany, TO whom Dngley recently
sold the Telegraph building. is made A party
o the suit. The court is petitioned TO put the
building in trust for the children. who trying
10 get a settlement OF tho estate, TO force Mrs
Dingley, who is seyenty-seven years old 10 this
action
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
RECTOR TO BUILD HOTEL.
Leases Property at 44th Street and Broadway
for Sixty Years.

II was announced yesterday that Charles f. Rec
tor, the restaurant proprietor, had obtained a
lease sixty years the property at 44th street
and Broadway now occupied by the Schoss Cafe
and offices and ad Joining his present restaurant
building. He will begin the erection in May Of
twelve story hotel, which will occupy both sites
The building which he has viii be torn down
10 make way for the structure.
II is said that the hotel viii have accommoda-
ffons for about three hundred guests. Mr. Rector
viii manage The hotel.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
CARDINAL cREToNu DEAD.

Rome Feb. cardinal Serahno Cretoni. prefect
Of the CONGREGATION Of Sacred Rites Indulgences
and Sacred Relics. died to-day from pneumonia.
The Pope sent him his Apostolic teneGictton. Be
fore his death the Cardinal expressed his regret
at not being able witness the Eeatihcation OF
loan Of Arc in the preparations for which he had
been engaged prefect. Cardinal Cretoni was
Papal Nuncio at Madrid when. !n lss6, he was
created Cardinal. He was born in 1895 at Soriano'
Trafv
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
CONTRACTORS ~ COURT.
Fighting for Right to RcmoTe Sno7o
an First District.

The question which of the two contractors has
the rizht To remove the snow from the lSt Dis
trict OF Manhattan got into court yesterday Jus
tica PlstZek reserying decision the merits Of
the contentious Of the rival contractors. The con-
tractor who wins proba oily will have a hollow vic
tory in view OF Commissioner Edwards's notice
70 all contractors that they need not turn their
men after the next snawstorm.
Both Thomas n. Hart and Raphael Garfein claim
the contract. The district is on the side of
lower Manhattan Hart started clean up after
the first storm Garfen came along and took pos
Continued ON second pace
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04

Guthrie, Okla. Feb. 3--Governor Haskell Is
S1eo the following statement tonight:
hare Just heard Of the Indictment for con-
SPfacy. coupled with seven or eight Of the old
~ ana highest charactered citizens of Mus
Aogee' men who developed and built up that
gosnlTy by their unself7sh effort. From now
% ne proceedings VII he open 70 both sides
Hearsts crooked u7anipulatiors will be st a dis
count
IN sstlfed the Interior Department has
Dsen Fflsled 5y false statements. I am confident
mere has not been a dishonest act done by any
VI me Indicted parties. and that good citizens
Ii general, regardless Of politics. feel the same
way"
n n ne United States District Court to-day Judge
- 11-sraA sentenced \. Il. HaIlock, Of Woodward
-"'!' 10 pay fine Of 81 010 and 10 serve three
- q LeaFenworth Hallock who is reputed to
- os o the Wezlthiest men OF the state. was con
So ." Rraornation of perjury in connection with
- ''esfaon q public fEaGs
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
KING MENELEK DYING.
Ethiopian Chiefs Gather to 45cait
Death of Ruler.

Adds Abeba, Abyssinia. Feb. 3.-King Meme
lex who has been i'll for q long time, is sinking
fast, and ii is believed that his death is not far
off All the Ethiopian chiefs and their armies,
including the Negus Artillery. have gathered
here in anticipation of the proclamation of Men
eek's successor
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
SPANS NEW SQUADRON
Government to accept Bid of Eng
Hsh Frm-COst, $40 ,OOO,OOO.

Madrid, Feb. 3.-The Cabinet has decided to
accept the tender of Vickers Sons & Maxim. the
English shipbuilders. for the construction of the
new Spanish squadron, condition that the
firm consents TO certain notifications. The
amount Of the contract is S40,O 900.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
TO FIGHT SOUTH DAKOTA 2-ceNT Law.

Pierre : H.. Feb The 2-cent rate bill, as
an emergency measure going into effect at once"
was signed b., Governor Ncssey to-day. II IS re-
Irted that the railroads through the United states
-o,,r{ az sioux Falls viii = seek ~ every
.-ouDt Of the which the railroads opelair,
an Injunction prevent the Jaw gems into elect
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
oA.-F coMPLgrE FLORIDA rRAlN

bl5r6 i..L i-5 ca- and observation car II Sea
AtL ,r---- 80 LID Quickest train 10 ST. Augustine
n.y. i.-t-i t.erS 20 Palm Beach. Miami. Knights
-. 80 - Pl4one 56it Mad--AdTL
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04

DEWEY'S OLD PORT WINE.
Rich In Blood Making Qualities
tt. T Dewey & Sons Co. lbs Fulton ST., New York
-AdYL
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04

HAAN's RESTAURANT, PARK row BLDG
-AdVt.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-04

Continued ON second page
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-02

Friday, August h will be day long be remembered not only
by the Metod but by the citizens general of neghborng
village Shepherd. that day $50 the afternoon that
the of the church. picture of which shown above
laid Long before the time for the exercises to begin the streets
lined with visitors and citizens nothing the
beautiful maden who during resident
stranger who appeared Main that they should be the
of their little red tags, which bore the legend an t.
Church. As result of their activity nearly displaying
badge conductors passenger
trains which happened through the village that day The
neted the young ladies $4,000 which swell the church funds
The stone laying in charge of the Masonic Grand Lodge
and the executed thai called words
praise from all present The address of the afternoon delivered
by Hon Charles E. Townsend Jackson by
large chorouS choir and the Clare band
evening banquet rendered visiting Knights
TemparS and Master Mason which interesting program
The church building finished will $l05O
and especial Alma people citizens E. NJ Wood is
the experimenting architect and the Alma Grain Lumber Co. this
city, have the for the inside inishngs.