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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
NATTER NOT DECIDED.
More Thorough Inquiry to Be Made
Into Alaska Coal Question.

SEATTLE, Wash, September 1s.-It
was announced today that the ruling of
President Taft in the Ballinger-Glavis
controversy does not change the title to
the vast coal areas near Katalla. in
Alaska, claimed by several syndicates, in
cluding the Cunningham combination.
Estimates Of the value of the coal lands
vary from $75,O00.OOO to $1,000, 600 900,
with the country only partly explored.
The record In the Cunningham cases
shows that the claimants have supplied
the Interior Department with documents
in an effort to prove the regularity Of
their proceedings. 1t Is said, however.
that there will be no immediate decision
on the question, but that under orders
from the President a more thorough in
vestigation will be made Of the coal land
cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
GoTTHILF BLOCH DEAD,
Veteran Business Man Passes AWAY
at Home in Toledo.

TOLEDO, Ohio. September 1S-Gotthilf
Bloch, seventy-one years old, former
member Of the firm Of Stein & Bloch,
and for more than a quarter of a CEN
tury one of the leading business men Of
the country. died early this morning at
the family residence here. He had been
Ill for year. suffering with a malignant
growth on the tongue.
In 1872 he was appointed by Gov.
Baker as a delegate to the international
peace congress held in London. In 1875
he was elected to the Indiana legislature
His most memorable achievement, how
ever, was his work in connection with
the establishment Of the normal school
at Valparaiso. Seven children and q
widow survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
MANUAL LABOR ADVISED.
Address of Gov. Deneen to Illinois
Negroes.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. September 1s.-Manual
occupations were urged as best for
negroes by Gov. Charles s. Deneen In an
address to a large audience of negroes
last night at an exposition of the Negro
Business League in Bethel African Metho
dist Episcopal Church.
Gov Deneen pointed out that the desire
to shine in a profession instead of work.
ing at a business career was the oane OF
a member of a race that must climb
against as many obstacles as must the
negro. The governor advised young
negroes looking for an opening to turn
their attention to the farming enterprises
OF Canada and the northwest.
He recommended the establishment in a
building, to be owned by the negroes. of
a permanent exposition OF negro prod
ucts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
LIVED FOR YEARS AS NEGRO
Death of Man Whose Marriage to
Colored Woman Ostracised Him

FAYETTEVILLE, n. c., September IS.
"A. G. Thornton, character we'll known
In the reconstruction history of this state.
died here today. Thornton was a man of
wealth and a prominent politician in re-
construction days.
So far as known, Thornton is. or was,
the only white person in North Carolina
ever legally married to a negro, he hav-
ing married negress named Elsie Har-
grove by permission Of the military au-
thorities in control of the state at that
time. The marriage was afterward le-
galized by the constitutional convention
held in 1868. He had lived for many
years as a negro and his funeral will be
conducted from negro church. He
leaves a wife and five children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
Explosion Kills Two.

BESSEMER, Mich. September 1s.-Two
men. Nat Nakala and Isaac Santi, were
instantly killed In Eureka mine, 500 feet
below the surface. yesterday. by the ex-
plosion of a quantity of dynamite. which
came in contact with a miners candle.
Jack Penaia was fatally injured. Two
others were taken out badly injured. and
two are still In the mine cut OFF by gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
Convicted Soldier Sentenced.

MARQUETTE. Mich. September 49,
John E Gibson. who killed a fellow
soldier at Fort Brady, has been sentenced
to life term in the federal prison at
Leavenworth. Gibson's case drew added
interest from the conflict between federal
and state laws on the question Of capital
punishment, which is forbidden under
the Michigan law. However. the jury in
finding a verdict Of guilty recommended
life Imprisonment and the issue was thus
avoided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
Schooner Wrecked by Storm,

1oS1>oO Oy StO1 M
BOSTON. Mass. September 1S-The
Boston Tern schooner Stillman F. Kelley,
bound from Newport News to Havana
with coal. was wrecked on Grand Cayman
Island. West Indies, In cyclone which
swept over these islands last Wednesday,
according to advices received by her own
ers here today. Capt. Allen and the crew
of eight men were saved.
The Stillman f. Kelley was built in
Thomaston, Me-. in 1905, and registered
$40 tons net. She was valued at about
$4,000 and fully insured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
NOTED WRITER DEAD.
Marion A. Mcbride, Journalist and
Club Woman.

Club Woman.
BOSTON, Mass. September 1s.-Miss
Marion A. Mcbride, journalist, worker in
the field Of domestic science and an or
ganiser of many associations of women,
died here tonight.
Born in East Hampton, Mass. and edu-
Gated in New York city, Miss Mcbride
began her newspaper work on the New
York Tribune in 1881. In succeeding
years she contributed as correspondent to
newspapers in Boston New York, New
Orleans, Cleveland and st. Louis.
At the Gotten centennial exposition in
1885 she organized the National Wom
ans Press Association. which since has
become international.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
Sudden Strike Stops Traffic
on Omaha Lines.
MEN CALL IT A LOCKOUT
Vote to 90 Out Taken at an Early
Morning Meeting.
FIGHT FOR UNION PRINCIPLES
Better Pay and Regulation Of Hours
Also Included in Strikers List
Of Grievances.

OMAHA, Neb., September 1S.-All the
lines of the Omaha and Council Bluffs
Street Railway Company were practically
tied up by strike this morning as re-
suit of what is said to have been the
unanimous vote of the street car mems
union at two meetings, one held yester-
day afternoon and the other at an early
hour this morning.
The vote in favor of a strike followed
long conference between Gurdon w.
Wattles, president of the company, and
representatives of the Business Mems AS
sociation and a committee representing
the street railway men headed by c. o.
Pratt. one of the International vice presi-
dents of the organization. At the close
of the meeting this morning both Mr..
Pratt and Ben Commons, a member Of
the international executive board, stated
that the board had authorized a strike,
the time to be named by the executive
committee. 1t was intimated then that
the call might not be issued for some
days, but either the statements were mis-
leading or the officials changed their
mind before time to start the cars this
morning. for not a union man went to
work today.
EeW cars tOnn1ng.
No statement was made as to the num-
ber of men who would go out, but this
morning not more than one in fifteen
or twenty of the regular cars Is in serv-
Ice. There is no disorder.
At the conference with President Wat
ties yesterday afternoon former demand
OF the street railway men was withdrawn
From this new arrangement was omitted
From this new arrangement was omitted
the former proposed recognition OF the
union, but the wage scale asked for was
retained. The proposed agreement pro-
vides for the arbitration Of differences,
the findings to be binding on both sides
during the existence of the agreement:
permits any employe suspended or dis
charged to be given an investigation; al
lows motormen and conductors to select
their own runs according to service, and
fixes the wages of motormen and con-
ductors at % cents an hour for the first
year. % cents for the second year and
% cents for. the third and succeeding
years. time and half to be allowed for
all overtime: not less than nine nor more
than ten hours to be included within
twelve consecutive hours for days
work.
Call It Lockout.
Early in the day the strikers placed
about twenty-five of their number at
the principal downtown street corners to
distribute printed statements of their
grievances. This statement. an official
one. given out by the union. stated that
1t was virtually lookout. because the
street car company officials had declared
they did not want union men in their en-
pioy.
The statement declares members of the
union have been Disseminated against
and that large numbers of them have been
discharged In recent months The state
ment closes with an appeal to the pub
lie to see that justice is done to the men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
MAJ. WILLIAMS DEAD.
For Many Years an Employe OF
Treasury Department.

CHICAGO. September 1S.-Maj Will
liam H. Williams. for many years an
employe of the United States Treasury
Department in Washington, died last
night at his home in Oak Park, a sub
urb of this city. Death resulted from a
stroke of paralysis suffered three years
ago. During the civil war Mai. Will
liams was a tent mate of the late Pres
ident Garfield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
Drunkenness In Dry Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. September 1s.-
The police records Of Nashville show an
average of six and two-sevenths arrests
a day for drunkenness since the prohibit
ton law went into effect July Is Of this
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
Fire Loss. $50, 900.

MARLIN. Tex. September 1s.-Fire yes
terday afternoon destroyed the Marlin
electric light and power plant at loss of
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
Russian Tibet Explorer Returns.

MOSCOW, September 1S.-M. Koslof.
head Of the Russian Imperial Geographi-
cal Society's expedition to Tibet, has re-
turned here from central Asia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
In Washington Before.

His first appointment was as attache
to the legation at Washington.
Three years later in 1890. he was made
permanent secretary to Count Mutsu.
minister of agriculture and commerce, and
remained with Count Mutsu when the lat
ter was transferred to the foreign office.
In 1888 he was appointed secretary Of
legation at London and remained there
until 1895. when he was made secretary
Of legation at Peking After two years
service in that capacity he was appointed
director of the Japanese political bureau
and promoted vice minister of foreign af-
fairs. From 1901 to 1906 he again served
his country at Peking. In February. 1907.
he was elevated to the post of Japanese
ambassador to Austria Hungary and has
remained at Vienna to date.
His wife is a daughter of Mr.. Dogura
millionaire of Yamato, and was edu.
cater at Vassar College. New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
TO SUCCEED TAKAH|RA
Mr.. Uchida Appointed Jap
anese Ambassador.
AN EXPERIENCED DIPLOMAT
Has Been in Washington Before as
Legation Attache.
Is NOW AT COURT OF AUSTRIA
His Wife Daughter Of Japanese
Millionaire and Graduate Of
Vassar College.

TOXIC. September 1s.-Onicial an
nouncement has been made of the appoint
ment of Y. Uchida, former vice minister
Of foreign affairs. and now ambassador
to the court of Austria, to succeed Baron
X. Takahira, Japanese ambassador to
Washington.
No word has been received at the
japanese embassy from Toxic of Mr.
Uchida's appointment.
Mr.. Uchida is a distinguished member
OF the diplomatic corps of Japan. He was
born at Kumanoto-ken In 1865 and has
been in the diplomatic service Of his coun-
try since 1887.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
The LIQUOR Question.

OF course. the inevitable liquer question
has to come up. 1t is the Banquo's ghost
of every politician south of Mason and
Dixon's line. However. thanks to sons
very lively side-stepping. 1t does not dg-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-12
FIREMEN PREVENT
HOTEL DISASTER

What might have been disas-
trous fire broke out shortly after IL
o'clock this morning in the Pacific
hotel on the corner of First avenue
and Post street. The fire started In
room Sc, apparently in the bedding.
BY the time the fire department
arrived the third floor was filled
with dense smoke and the halls
and rooms were filled with women
and shrieking children. The fire.
men first turned their attention to
getting the children out of the suf-
locating smoke and no prostrations
resulted, although several women
were on the border of hysteria.
Careful use of water by the de-
partment kept down the loss to be-
tween $500 and $1,000, fully covered
by insurance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-12

legislature during the closing
hours.
This means that the amendment
-abolishing one once on the board
Of public works and placing the
city engineer on the board will be
submitted to the people. The
amendment abolishing ward lines
and making all councilmen elected
at large one OF the amendments to
which serious objection may be
raised. M
Those present at the meeting last
night were Frank T. Post, chair
man, R. Insinger. Judge w. A. HUI
neke, James GerAghty. Jacob Schil-
Ter, Frank Walker, w. ID. Vincent,
Il. r. Ostrander and l.. II. Hamblen.
Notice was sent to all the commit
tee TO be present except the insur.
gent councilmen who fought the
Tuesday night.
There was considerable discus.
sion over the engineer amendment
at the opening of the meeting but
no changes ewere voted. although
Councilman Schiller maintained
that the chief Of police should be
outside the pale OF political APP
pointment as is the case with the
fire chief. The discussion brought
to light the fact that Former Mayor
Olmstead attempted to remove Joe
Warren as chief on account OF War
rem allowing his brother to come to
Spokane and open a gambling re-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-12

|%s Il was also developed that Repre-
sentative Buchanan was the man
who defeated the nonpartisar pri-
mary bill at Olympia after he had
promised to support and work for
1t. The measure was lost by one
vote.
The matter Of putting the amend.
ments before the public was dis
cussed at lengt hand Il was decided
to rush Il through with hoorah.
probably calling mass meeting.
The chamber OF commerce. the 1907
900 club. and the federated clubs
are TO be Interested IN the move
and 4 large number Of the petitions
will he circulated, II requires ID
per cent ef the number Of voters Mt
the last city election to All the pc
titions and thia means 1900 names
win have to he secured.
W. y, Vincent moved that all the
amendments be included In the pc
tition with the exception OF the re-
called amendment. Frank Walker,
q member OF the commission, took
exception to this and started one
Of his own. which has secured al
most 100 siRners up to date. Wal
ker's amendment provides for re-
call on the petition of 25 per cent
Of the voters and eliminates the
time limit feature. James Gersgh-
ty stated that while he was against
such recall previously after what
he saw In the council Tuesday
might he was In favor Of 1t. The 25
per cent recall was endorsed by the
commission. The matter Of secur-
ing funds IL another problem which
remains to be solved. The council
has appropriated 800 but the com.
mittee Is not banking on this mon
ey. The chamber OF commerce will
be asked to assist I'm the finances.
; On the motion Of James Geragh-
ty a committee OF four was appoint
ed to take charge OF the organiza-
ton Of the forces to secure the petit
lions with full power to act The
chair appointed Vincent, Ostrander-
Walker and Insinger On the COLE
mittee. Geragbty and Post VIII
form the COMMITTEES TO get Gp sh@
petitions and have them printed
Messrs. Geraghty and HzzbEea
were appointed a committee Of two
10 draft the non-partisan election
amendment and were given full
power TO act On the matter. their
provision being accepted By the
committee. The committee then
adjourned subject to the call Of the
chair
Under the state law providing for
charter amendment by petition
there is a question as to whether
more than one amendment can be
included in single petition, but
this was thought possible by the
committee. The trouble with the
petition will be that it will be too
long for any one to read through
and in view of the fact that there
are some popular amendments and
a number of unpopular amend
ments in the petition the whole
plan may suffer.
Meanwhile the amendments are
still before the council and will be
acted upon by them at the meeting
March %. In case the council
should amend any of the amend
ments and submit them the voters
will have a fine assortment to Sc
lect from at the coming election
and the puzzle for the voter will be
to choose the wheat from the char.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-12

The dispatches announcing the
reduction Of wages among tii9sa
iron and steel wurARry smniusad
on a percentage or sliding sGale
basis, following the Gun. in pr,Ges
ordered By the unifsd Ssafsa Stsei
corporatiou. df8 aar tsiIl tia wilu,6
story.
The wages Of ta1e WORKERS nut
employed under tzla psnentaBas
system will 1lsu ha rssuoesil opl
May I. Bnf perhaps sooneaS. a.
1t = 1uIilfeis That tiisns veil ose q
general strike inmigirate,f lit ttle
trust mills Ftrnm It's ihGapsidr lie
trust aiEs a1fslRmizsti Organization
anorg TEs smpihves,. ami 81 saa-
csassfIl haSs been it's anpusais1as thai.
to-day 1GG mGrgs than ~ mar 1snt az
the tr'lss gnaraGases ara in uinnis.
TIE ur1Hr ai-Smfiee aff taie ts-us,fs
plants Il5 hinder organization vis
the g1sgrHiEI Of stuaik ~ s,Ieg,ia
rates tn 1S GiiuuHa.l,iR gif workers..
Many purchased STUCK Through rear
of losing Ilesr lGiia, and 1saisrs be-
cause they haiiegesf III waitiif De 4
good Investment
So even THE uzIinn maIn will fesi-
tate To strike AGAINST u wans ned,u;s
ton for fear cd nsilia rifair Trs,s
and Investments ScnIe of tina or
gained workers. are arlrsHfy sei.rgs
assured that If they shiai1 ts tire
trust they viii s,s. Assured stsaiy
employment anG. uIiIr THE rs.ssue-
ton will pruAahlF be restored ~
soon n the gr,Isf1 drives e,eruaHr ai
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-12
HER vAlUABLES GONE.

While shopping about the city
yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Maria
Kleine of Republic. Wash, either
lost or WAS robber of a large shop
ping bag containing a black purse
in which were two valuable gold
rings. fancy stick pin engraved
with German letters, about 81 or
s. In cash and a note book with no
name in 1t. Mrs. Kleine is of the
belief that the bag was snatched
away from her, because she went
back to all the stores in which she
had been trading and could find
nothing Of 1t. She is stopping in
room No. of the Pacific hotel.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-12
same direction. The custom tAilors
have already yoted 10 join an inter-
national combination.

The Retail Clerks International
Protective association has started
out to improve the conditions OF the
pin money" workers, the clerks
who do not have to work, but are
behind counters merely for pas
time Secretary Morris Of the
union. whose headquarters are In
Dsnver. declares that many prom
inent society ladies have rallied to
the cause.
Prom every nook and corner OF
civilization says he. there have
come responses to our request for
assistance from women leaders for
the eradication OF the crying evil
Of the underpaid clerk"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-12
i z IN BOZ
f@&r-1
.srNOA0.1

it's competitors from the open mar
Ret and ia able TO advance prices
No matter what the oatcone
may be Oh the various moves on
the iron and steei ehesshcard at
the pressnE time, the tens OF thoaa'
sands of workers will bear the
bruno of the Industrial battle. Ii Is
in the homes Of the tcflsrS II Is
ths, women and chif.lsn Of the
WORKING GLASS; who win feel the
Iiron heel more severely than The
lsantle,nen higher no. wac are
manipulating the cards
If there IL a miners strike in the
anthracite region the first CT next
month";. which seems probable. the
.apsralars need nec expect 70 Sc
qira many strife breakers II Es1-
Irape.. where the miners are pretty
Thoroughly organized
The miners OF this country have
entered h15c q combination with
tileir seIrfw workers in Europe,
mt the officials on both hemf
spheres are keeping in touch with
one another on Industrial matters,
The musicians have just per
fs.raG 4 similar international or.
ganizaEfan. and il the '-fiddlers
walk out Of the New York theaters,
AZ has been threatened. there will
be nothing doing in importing art.
lists for the orehestras from Ger
many. Italy. Bohemia or any other
country.
Now the iron molders and the
cfothfn< workers are moving in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-12
COMMISSION
FINALLY Sees
GREAT FIGHT
Experience With Council
Sends Reform Plans
to People.

Snubbed by the council the char
ter revision committee turned the
tables on the city fathers last
night, counted them out. and then
decided to ignore them entirely and
submit the charter amendments
agreed upon to the voters by petit
ton. In addition to the amend.
nents submitted to the council in
the stormy session Tuesday night
an amendment was ordered drawn
providing for non-partisan munic-
fpal election in accordance with
senate bill No. 4, which passed the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-12

chieaSo policeman scratches his
head and tells court he doesn't
know what ~sohricty~ means, Prob
ably cos. but he needn't own up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-12

IL yea think you can lick a man.
keep away from him. In this way
you can keep On thinking so.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-12

Young man, 35 years old. would
like room and board with widow
under 40, or room only. Address S
Y, Press.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-12

4-room cottage, electric lights, tele-
phone, large yard, chicken house,
etc. Room 116 Germond block. Tel.
Main 3735.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
Not What II Was For.

When Miss Julia Bryant, daughter
of William Cullen Bryant, was a little
child an aged lady, who was for a
time a neighbor of the poet and his
family, had been shown into the par
lor Of the house, where she was max
ing her first call. She found the small
Julia seated on the floor with an Illus
trated volume Of Milton in her lap. AL
though she knew, Of course. that it
must be the artist, not the author, In
whom at that early age the child was
interested, she asked genially by way
of beginning an acquaintance:
Reading poetry already, little girl"
Julia looked up and regarded her
gravely. Then she explained, with an
air of politely correcting inexcusable
ignorance:
People don't read poetry. Papas
write poetry, and mammas sing po-
etry, and little girls learn to say po-
etry, but nobody reads poetry. That
isn't what it's for"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
An Embarrassing Moment.

The author of Collections and Rec
elections" relates a personal expert
ence Of having said thing one would
rather have left unsaid." Even after
the lapse of twenty years, he adds,
the recollection of the sensations of
the moment turns him hot with cha
grin. ..,
A remarkably pompous clergyman, a
diocesan inspector Of schools, once
showed me a theme on a Scriptural
subject written by a girl who was
trying to pass from the rank Of pupil
teacher to the rank Of schoolmistress
The theme was full Of absurd mis-
takes, over which the Inspector laugh
ed uproariously.
"WelI, what do you think of that?"
he inquired when / handed back the
paper.
oh" said 1 in perfectly good faith
the mistakes are bad enough, but the
writing is far worse. 1t really is a
disgrace"
'The writing? What, my writing?"
said the Inspector. 81 copied the
theme out myself"