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Evening star., 1909-02-18
TAFT TO Be A MASON
Unusual Ceremony at Cincin-
natl This Afternoon.
REACHED THAT CITY TODAY
Grand Master Of Ohio to Confer the
Honor.
TO MAKE HIM MASON AT SIGHT
Large and Distinguished Body of
Leaders of the Order to Be
Present-Receptiou.
REACHED THAT CITY TODAY
70 MAKE HIM MASON AT SIGHT

CINCINNATI. February 1s.--Prcsident-
from Washington at s:25 o'clock this
of his brother, C. p. Taft. where he had
an immediate appointment with Frank
II. Hitchcock. The subject Of this con-
ference is understood to be relative to
cabinet appointments. but Mr.. Taft said
he would have no news for publication
today in that connection.
All arrangements have been completed
for making Mr.. Taft Mason at sight
at the Scottish Rite Cathedral at o'clock
this afternoon. when large and distin-
guished body of leaders of the order will
crowd that building. Grand Master
Charles S. Hoskinson, who alone. under
the constitution Of the Ohio Grand Lodge.
has the authority. will confer the honor.
which is likened to the ancient honor OF
knghthood on the field of battle. being an
honor conferred for great achievements.
Col. William b. Melsh, Past Grand
Master Levi c. Goodell and Grand Lodge
Secretary Jacob II. Bromwell, the COM
mittee in charge of the arrangements, had
completed all the details before the ar
rival of the grand master, who today
formally put his approval on their acts.
Among the prominent Masons who have
dCSePlSu lilc lHNlldtlou " Dc pIeseHl al z
Grand High Priest of the United States
Joseph Dyas of the Royal Arch Masons Of
Illinois, Grand Master Herbert Montague
of Michigan, Grand Master Joseph l..
Davenport Of South Dakota and Past
Master A. B. McGaffey of Colorado. rep
resenting the Grand Lodge of that state.
Reception to Masons.
Following the ceremony, c. P. Taft
will give a reception to the Masons at
his house In Pike street. in honor Of the
new member. Early in the evening Mr..
Taft will attend a meeting of Kilwinning
Lodge and will witness the exemplifica-
ton of the Master Mason degree. Brief
addresses will be made by Grand Master
Haskinson of the Ohio Grand Lodge and
by Mr.. Taft.
grand ball and reception will be given
by the Hanselman Commandery, knights
Templar, at which the President-elect will
be the guest and will be received under
the arch of steel, an honor only conferred
on high dignitaries of the state and ma
ton.
Mr.. Taft left here over the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad at o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
He will leave Cincinnati Sunday for
Philadelphia. where he will deliver an
address Washington's birthday. He will
go to New York the 23d, and after that
he Will return to Washington, to remain
until the Inauguration.
Mrs. Taft left Washington yesterday
morning for New York city. She will
spend a week there shopping, and will be
the guest OF the Henry w. Tafts.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
Back to the Mud House.
From the Technical World Magazine.

The word concrete has sound that
than to attract the housekeeper and hon1e-
maker. Its associations are all of the sort
that have had little or no interest for
women-or for men, either, who are not
employed directly In the heavy business of
construction and to whom the lore of en-
gineering is a mystery. But very lately
as lately as the last year, or two at the
most-the term or rather the thing 1t rep
resents, has come to mean something that
has all the charm of innovation in our
everyday life and of improvement In the
comfort OF living. Homes are being built
of it-that is the reason.
Nothing that we do not understand can
interest US, unless 1t mystifies, and there
is nothing about sand and gravel or
broken stone and cement to puzzle the
little water. with sugar and salt and
butter and yeast holds as much OF mys-
terry, yet these are the very simple mate
rials Of which the housewife makes her
bread. In whimsical sense concrete may
be called the bread Of the building world,
as fussy overdecoration has long been
called its gingerbread, and 1t and its
as interesting as the staple of our tables.
Cement and sand and stone and water
are the ingredients of the dough from
which houses are being made. When they
are properly mingled together. in proper
tions to suit their purpose. the mixture is
a really wonderful thing. If you were to
hollow out a house with the labor of
years from the solid rock of the everlast-
ing hills, you would not have more sub
stantial and not nearly SO beautiful home
as If you had constructed 1t simply and
easily from this mud
Evening star., 1909-02-18
The Chaperon.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
After long debates In the London press
significant Of an impending crisis the
English girl was officially liberated from
the chaperon in 1900, when for the first
time in London high life'' she ventured
unaccompanied to dances and other social
functions. The Boer war was then de-
pleting Mayfair drawing rooms of their
usual complement of golden lads" and
the remnant were presumably SO. intirm
of body or tame of spirit as to offer no
great occasion for maiden alarms. The
moment seemed propitious and was seized
for trying an experiment medttated from
of old.
Three main causes of this revolution
have been Indicated: The growth Of femi-
nine independence, the modern scientific
rejuvenatiOn of the matron, disinclining
her to play the foil to natural youth; and
the great American example. English
writer's on the subject have always as
sumed that this country is as hostile to
chaperons as to kings, yet an inquirer,
scanning the Washington or New York
court circulars. will see no ground for the
assumption. BY little irony of inter-
national influence, leaders and disciples
have In this case changed places, and the
English girl, led into unchaperoned wilds
by her American cousin. must know that
her guide has doubled in her tracks 1t
happens. perhaps merely through q coin
cidence, that the English girl is at present
similarly retrograde. After eight short
years of emancipation she Is resubmitting
her tender neck. 1t appears. to the ancient
yoke of chaperonage.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
Magnificent Distances In Alaska.

Juneau Letter to the Boston Transcript.
The great problem in Alaska Is that OF
transportation. Every place OF present
Importance in southeastern Alaska and
southwestern Alaska Is reached by steam.
ers, and the government is slowly put
ting in the necessary lighthouses. The
one railroad over the White pass Is a
convenient link with the upper Yukon.
and there are several lines In progress
from the coast farther northward to the
lower Yukon valley. Outsiders have
strange notions about Alaskan geography:
a project was actually formed for build
ing a railroad from Portland canal. on the
southern boundary of Alaska, to Skag-
way. ignoring inlets which penetrate
hundred miles up into the mountains
and quite overlooking the vast glaciers
which come down into the sea. over
which no railroad could possibly be main
tanned. The Guggenheim interests are
building a road from Valdez northward
to reach copper and other mines. and
rival company has constructed one mile
of road out Of Valdez, and has one loco
motive.
If the Yukon valley proves to be avail.
able for settlers. some time road VIII
parallel the river and thus keep up tho
winter transit. At present the winter
highways in that part Of the world are
trails traversed only by dog sledges.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
DECAY OF THE TEETH.
Three Principal Causes-Food That
Is Cleansing in Effect.

From the Youths Companion.
OF all physical ailments to which the
human race is subject decay Of the teeth
is perhaps the most general and wide
spread. This is true at least Of modern
times, for examination of ancient skulls
has shown that although the ancients
suffered from decaying teeth they did not
suffer to such an extent as we do today.
The examination Of the school children
Of the present day betrays an appalling
state OF affairs In this regard.
We know that the tooth itselfrs covered
with a shield of enamel, which is intended
to remain intact and preserve the dentine
or real tooth material from the assaults
Of harmful germs formed in the mouth.
principally by reason Of the lodgment OF
particles of food between the teeth or in
small depressions and dents. Certain
kinds of food, especially sugars and
starchy foods. If allowed to remain in
contact with the teeth set up an acid
which are produced literally feed upon
the teeth, first eating away the enamel
and when that is gone burrowing down
into the denttne until the pulp of the
tooth Is exposed. AS soon as they reach
the nerve of the tooth a terrible tooth
ache announces the fact.
There are three causes behind all this
frouble-improper food, wrong ways OF
eating and lack OF cleanliness. The mis-
take of serving too much overlooked
soft food is responsible for much of the
trouble, and this Is just as true for little
children as it is for adults. The teeth
were given us to bite with and to chew
with, and if they are defrauded of their
natural work they become unhealthy
In addition to this. certain articles Of
food, such as raw apples and nuts. which
call for mastication before swallowing,
are absolutely cleansing In their effect
upon the teeth. Mechanically they re-
move masses of soft decomposing mate
rial. Besides this. masticating promotes
the flow of saliva. which in it's turn helps
the growth Of the good germs which are
needed TO fight the bad ones. for it should
be remembered when it is said that the
mouth is always full OF bacteria that tine
good germs are making a brave fight
there as we'll as everywhere else in the
body.
Finally a tooth brush should be the
first birthday present. and it's regular
and persistent use should be made q most
important part of the child's early train
ing A simple alkaline tooth wash or
cream should be used once day. and the
dentist should be consulted at regular in
tervals. because there Is no matter in
which prevention is SO surely better than
cure as In the care Of the teeth.
Evening star., 1909-02-18

the first of it's kinds to be maintained
i'm connection with the classes in Christian
psychology which meet at lmmanuei
Baptist Church.
1t was at the evenings sessions OF the
class, the first to be held at this church,
that the Rev DR.. Johnston Myers an
nounced that the restroom would be es-
tablisned In the near future. While de-
clarlng that it was not expected to be-
come panacea for all ills, he said II
would be maintained by the same theory
that had permitted him to keep in such
physical condition that he could remain
in his pulpit until the present.
Just where the room would be DR..
Myers did not know. 1t has been sug-
gested, however that the room be opened
in the business district, in order that
tired workers in the loop. as well as shop
pers, may seize upon leisure moment In
the day and Danish all worries and
troubles for a brief period.
Il have insisted on taking an hour OF
this sort-two, if possible-at all times
myself, and l credit my present good
thing else,' said DR.. Myers. Il shut my
self in a room. close the doors and for
get that there is such a thing as an out
side world. / tell everybody about the
house that ! am not to be seen by any
body.
THE result is surprising to anybody
who knows nothing about this practice.
I arouse myself at the end of the hour
feeling refreshed and ready to take up
my work again. 1t isn't that have been
asleep, but that I have learned to relax
myself in such a maner that / can for
get to worry about anything.
II read of a similar practice by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome of New York city
and believe it probably has been just as
beneficial to that indefatigable worker.
At his busiest times it is said of him
that he will retreat into his Office. lock
the door and refuse to see visitors. no
matter how important the mission. If
the visitor places his ear to the keyhole,
however. it is probable that he will hear
deep. long breathing. telling of the pros
ecutor's restful condition"
The class in Christian psychology was
organized a week ago by Bishop Samuel
Fallows. DR.. Myers, in his address to
the class. spoke in praise of practically
every known curative power.
There is much good in patent medi-
cine Of some kinds; drug stores have
Evening star., 1909-02-18

not so simple. The arterial changes of
advancing age consist first in fbrous
thickening of the walls of the blood ves-
sells, and it Is only after these have be-
come established that the lime deposits
occur.
The buttermilk theory Of Metchnikoff Is
more plausible, for drinking this does un-
nation Of intestinal poisons which are be-
lieved to play an important role In the
fibrous thickening Of the arteries.
The other view, that distilled water dis
solves the lining of the stomach. Is even
less tenable. for the mouth and stomach
always contain mucus and other huids
upon which the water would act and dis
solve out enough salts to prevent 1t work
ing injury to the coats Of the stomach.
We know little OF the action of dis
titled water in the system. All that can
be affirmed is that it is not injurious and
may be recommended as a drink because
of it's freedom from disease producing
bacteria.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
DISTILLED WATER.
Why It Is Beneficial as a Drink-Its
Curative Properties.


From the Youths Companion.
If one is to accept as correct everything
that Is written, even in medical journals,
about the drinking of distilled water one
must regard it as the best and purest wa
ter to drink. even possessing most potent
curative properties, and a corrosive poison
to the walls of the stomach.
That it Is the purest water one can
drink. II by pure is meant absolute free
dom not only from bacteria and other dis
ease producing organisms but from the
salts which all. even the softest natural
waters contain. is unquestionably true;
yet even distilled water. especially that
distilled from sea water, may contain ap-
preciable quantities Of lime and magne-
SUM salts and chlorin.
Among the medicinal virtues formerly
attributed to distilled water was the cure
of goitre and it was said that the habit
ual drinking Of distilled water. or rain
water. would effect the gradual disappear
ance Of the swelling in the neck even
when the usual remedies, such as iodine
failed. This belief was q corollary of the
theory that goitre was due to the drink
ing of lime impregnated water.
A more general belief and one that is
held by many today. is that distilled wa
ter exerts a wonderful solvent action in
the body. removing the excess of lime
OF advancing years and TO lead to calci-
fication of the arteries and SO bring about
the degenerative changes characteristic of
old age.
This would be very comforting if it were
true, for all could attain long life if moth
ing were required except to drink plenty
Of pure water. But the elixir Of life is
Evening star., 1909-02-18
The Grip Van Winkle" Success.

The familiar drama Of RIP Van
Winkle' is a remarkable example not only
Of the value Of ignorance as a heroic
attribute, but also of how the sympathies
of an audience may be won for an un-
worthy object by means Of a meretricious
but clever trick. Scores of persons tried.
without success, to dramatize Washing
ton Irving's story. but it was not until
that most gifted Of all play-builders and
stage-carpenters, Dion Boucicault, took
tie oook IN hand that an acting play was
created. Boucicault saw at glance that
something must be done to make this
village drunkard acceptable to the women
in the audience, and he did 1t by deliber-
ately trading on the feminine fear of a
thunderstorm. II Rip had been put out
Of doors on a fair afternoon the piece
would not have lasted q week: but little
bit of stage thunder and lightning pro-
duced an artificial respiration that bids
fair to keep it alive for eternity. For
every woman thanks her stars that she
is not out on the mountainside in that
dreadful storm.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
Hunting on a Locomotive.
From the Yorkville Enquirer.

Engineer Cain Lynn. who pulls one of
the freight trains for the c. and N W.
railroad. caught a big possum near Del
phos recently. While running along at a
leisurely pace he saw ahead Of him what
looked like a shoat.
He blew his whistle while his fireman
rang the bell. but the supposed shoat did
not move. and not caring to put his road d
to the expense of paying for fine stock
pig from the BiltmOre estate he brought
his engine to a stop. after which he and
his fireman went out to drive the porker
off the track They caught it with little
d1ficulty. 1t turned out to be posSum
that weighed twenty-six pounds.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
Jack Binns' $12 Weekly Pay.

From the New York Evening Post.
Men like Binns of the Republic and Tat
tersall of the Baltic, who figured - con-
spicuousy in the fog drama of the sand
pit of Siasconset. receive about $hs
week. although. of course. they live on
board ship as officers. On the other hand.
the ships of the American line have
American operators, who are paid accord
ing to the American wage scale. starting
at $50 month. The same rule applies TO
the American land stations. The head OF
the Cape Cod station, for instance, ~
ceiyes $125 q month.
Evening star., 1909-02-18

and is again made fast in the position
desired. In fastening screws it Is often
necessary to hammer them In little
way before screwing them. This gives
them q better purchase on the wood.
Therefore, 1t is necessary to have both
hammer and screwdrver, and the opera
ton Is much simpHfied when both tools
are in one. In many kinds of carpenter
work the carpenter finds 1t necessary to
use nails in one place and screws in
another, and the amount of time he will
save in not having to go to his kit each
time for different tool will be consider
able
Evening star., 1909-02-18
A FIREPROoF SUIT.
Wearer Of This Garment May Brave
Flames With Impunity.

Little by little the elements are being
conquered or harnessed. Now comes a
Virginian with an invention that will en-
able q man to walk through fire without
fear and reduces the terror of conflgra-
tions. The possibilities of such an inven-
tion can be understood by every one. The
device Is a fireproof garment much resent
bling a divers suit. 1t is made of some
material and has an open
ing in front covered with flaps, which
work by means Of springs. The wearer
Evening star., 1909-02-18
TWO TOOLS IN ONE.
Screwdriver Fits Into Handle Of
Hammer

A new combination tool which Will I'LL
a long-felt want has been patented by a
Louisiana man. This is combination
hammer and screwdriver. and, unlike
some of the multipex affairs. it can be
used as satisfactorily in either capacity
as single instrument. The hammer has
hollow handle, into which the screw
driver bit slides 1t is SO arranged that
when the bit is not in use it disappears
in the handle and is kept in place there.
When the bit is needed it slides forth
Evening star., 1909-02-18
PSYCHIC RESTROOM.
One to Be Opened in Chicago in Con.
nection With Church.

From the Chicago Tribune.
A psyshic restroom. where ones wcr-
ries and mental ills are to be banished
by that subtle power which everybody is
supposed to contain within oneself, is to
become fact in Chicago. This restroom
Evening star., 1909-02-18

their place; physicians are doing worlds
of good for the sick" said DR.. Myers.
What we are going to endeavor to do,
however, Is to fill a place which none OF
these things fills.
Evening star., 1909-02-18

steps into the suit and the flaps fly back
into place. completely protecting him from
all danger. The headpiece is a helmet
fitting close to the shoulders and with
eyeholes of glass. Equ pped with such
armor a man Will be able to carry a
hose into the very heart Of fire and play
ity of firemen to get to the root of the
trouble because Of excessive heat will be
eliminated. and the work of fighting flames
will be made not only easier, but more
efficient.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
Mems &WOmen'S q OIL
So to 81 Shoes,
FRIDAY ONLY

TOMORROW ONLY the bargain tables 9TH
street shall offer the following
nants of $500, $3.50 and $500 Shoe lines at SI9o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
RUNS AWAY WITH
AUNT; Is ARRESTED
Prominent Cleveland Wholesale MeT-
chant Will Prosecute Both
Wife and Nephew.

Kansas CityaNet 5-Charged with
stealing his u.scie's wife, Edward
Simpson is under arrest here. Mrs.
Mary Simpson. his aunt. wife of Cleve-
land wholesale merchant. was also
Hine Simpson, the husband
who secured their arrest, is in the city
and says he will prosecute both wifi"
and nephew. Simpson, the nephew.
is a married man. His aunt is the
mother of an S-yearOld boy, who was
found here with the couple. At polio"
headquarters the prisoners promptly
answer all questions put by Inspector
of Detectives Boyle. Simpson had
lived at West Park. suburb of Cleve-
land. Mrs Simpson is As years oil
and her nephew is 81. Neither ap-
pearcd downcast over their arrest.
Mrs. Simpson and Edward Simpson
we're arraigned in Justice court today
and pleaded guilty to the statutory
charge and were sentenced to four
months in Jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
AMERICAN is
STILL IN RACE

Zurich. Oct. leblanc. one of the
contestants in the international bal
loon race which started here SUNDAY.
landed at Zarziva. Hungary, at 2:S9
yesterday afternoon. Beauclair. swiss.
landed this afternoon AT Possnitz. 81
lesia. Four participants, including
Mix. the American. remain to be ac-
counted for. Mix was last heard from
Monday afternoon in Bohemia. where
he dropped dispatch saying he was
travelling nortbcastward.
Emile Dubonnet. one of the French
pilots. made landing al $3.50 yester-
day afternoon between Ncudorf and
Reichenbach. Silesia Lean de Brock
crs. the Belgian representative. de-
scended safely at the foot of the Car
pathian mountains at 1880 in the
morning. Ataal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
BY TAN.

Especial Correspondence of The ArgusI
New York, oct. 3.-How would You
like to have nice. rich, mOnacled
English earl for neighbor? Some of
them are threatening to come over to
this country, and whether the invasion
ever takes place or not, their reasons
for pretending to want to come are
interesting enough to tell the Ameri-
can people about.
The wealthy English nOblemen are
incensed just at this time because of
the provision of the Lloyd George
budget providing for the taxing of un-
developed land, and another provision
slightly increasing the tax on the in
comes of the wealthy.
No Ia xon Income Here.
While in England the writer read in
one of the leading London journals an
interview with an earl, in which the
latter declared that should the Lloyd
George measure become law he would
most surely dispose of his estates in
England and go to America, where a
man is free to accumulate as much
money as he is capable of without hav-
ing to pay a single cent of taxation on
his income. even though he be as rich
as Solomon.
The English nObleman's view directs
attention to the contrast in the taxa
tion systems used by Great Britain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05

substitution Of legal proceedings in
place of blOodshed in settling dissen-
sionS between nations and between
employees and employers, is urged
Grant Not Fanatic.
The convention voted down reso-
luton condcnning General Fred Grant
for marching in his United States
army uniform at the head of tenn
.pcrance parade i9> Chicago. Prevail
ing arguments were that General
Grant marched in his personal capa-
city only, and that he is not a fanlt-
ic. as he advocates the usefulness Cr
the cantcCn for the army"
4 resolution calling on the alliance
to contribute to the support of G ~
man private schools was defeated on
the ground that the organization me2l-
bcrs do enough for the cause of educl-
ton by paying taxes for public schools.
and that the alliance will use its IN
ilucnce to maintain the teaching of the
German language in the public schools.
Plan to Extend Alliance.
The convention voted unanimously
TO invite the German Protestant asso-
ciations of the United States to join
the alliance
The following officers were reflect
ed:
President-Dr. c. J. Hexamer. Phil
adolphia. Pa.
Vice presidents-Joseph Keller. In
dianapolis; John Tiarks. Baltimore:
Colonel f.. c. Stahl. Trenton. N. j.;
John u. Cappleman. Charleston. S. c.
Treasurer-H. Weniger, Philadel-
phia.
Recording 5ecretary-Adolph Timm
Financial secretary Wed
er. Philadelphia.
Milwaukee was chosen as the next
meeting place