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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
NEW BRITISH DREADNOUGHTS
To Be Remarkable for Their Formi-
dable Tonnage and Speed.

LONDON, November S.-The newest
British Dreadnought cruiser Lion and her
sister ship. for which contracts have Just
been let. will. according to a high author
ity, be remarkable for their formida BILE
tonnage of 26,35O and speed of twenty
eight knots. These vessels will be 100 feet
long. only g. feet shorter than the Cunard
Line steamer Lusitania. and will carry
eight twelve-inch guns. The big war
ships will cost over S1O.O'OOO each.
The latest British battleship. the Orion
which is about to be laid down at Ports
mouth, will be of % 800 tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
Certificate Kept From Crump.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. November S.-Chan-
cellor Heiskell today granted temporary
injunction restraining the issuance Of a
certificate Of election for Edward H.
Crump, who received seventy-one plu-
rality for mayor last Thursday over J. J.
Williams. The latter charges illegal
voting The date for argument was not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08

From the London Chronicle.

From the IODdoD ChrOnIcfe.
Australian clergymen who advertise
their readiness to marry couples pri-
vately and cheaply have their rivals In
Scotland where one cannot pick up a
newspaper without seeing advertisement
after advertisement by solicitors and law
agents Offering the same service Mar
riages-Entire cost, including court fee,
los 3D. announces Glasgow firm
while another goes still cheaper and
offers a special bargain In Marriages
privately completed. IS; particulars sent
free. Law advice Is These are only
two extracts from a Scottish paper at this
moment before the writer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
DECIDED AGAINST THE INDIANS
CHOCTAWS AND CHICKASAWS
LOSE SUPREME COURT APPEAL.

In an opinion by Justice Holmes. the
Supreme Court of the United States to-
day decided against the complainants in
the case of the $4,000 Choctaw AMI
Chickasaw Indians who asked for redress
for being excluded from the citizenship
rolls of those nations when they were
prepared by Secretary Hitchcock of the
Interior Department. March L. 1907
The suit was instituted by one J. T.
Fleming in the United States circuit
court for the eastern district of Okla
homa, and was sensational in its
charges.
Sensational Charges Made.
II was alleged that the citizenship
rolls had been prepared on fraudulent
lists; that the citizenship court had
been bribed; that $4,000 had been paid
TO the Oklahoma legal firm of Mansfield.
McMurray d Cornish as the result of
unlawful conniving. and that notwith-
standing these charges, had been
brought to the attention of Secretary
Garfield. he had failed To investigate
them.
IL was also asserted that the Secretary
had Withdrawn vast areas of land for
reservation purposes and for other uses
contrary TO law.
Wanted An Accounting.
Claiming to be entitled TO a share Of
the Choctaw and Chickasaw funds and
lands under the terms of the treaty be-
tween the Indians and the United States.
which was entered into i'm 1880 the petit
TONERS asked for decree compelling
general accounting. for the award Of their
proportion OF the property and for an in
junction prohibiting further proceedings
looking TO the alienation of it. The trial
court decided against them, and its opin-
ion was today affirmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
ROOSEVELT QUITE WELL.
Dispatch To His Wife at Rome Con-
veYs Information.

LONDON. November s.-A dispatch
from Rome TO the Central News says Mrs.
Roosevelt received a telegram this morn
ing from Nairobi announcing that the
former President was Qvits we'll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
Fisher s. Harris Dead.

SALT LAKE CITY, November S-Fish-
er s. Harris. first president of the Dry
Farming Congress and secretary of the
See America First League. died yesterday.
He was born at Warrenton, Va. He
came west twenty-four years ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08

stockholders OF the Hagerstown and
Cearfoss Turnpike Company, at Hagers-
town. elected the following President,
Joseph HI. Troup; secretary and treas
urer. Samuel Horst; directors. Samuel
Horst. Henry Strife. Aaron Hoffman,
John 3. Site and S. L. Horst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
Washington Going Right Ahead.

Whatever the truth of these rumors is,
Washington is going ahead raising the
money, racking brains for original ideas
for the meet, and it was stated today by
member of the committee Washington
will. if necessary, make the effort of its
life to raise the whole 100000 II the city
of Baltimore should go to sleep or should
fail to come to an agreement.
The latest subscriptions are:
r. Ross Perry, jr., S25; F. E. Chaplin,
so; William Gerry Morgan, NJ D., $50;
Frank c. Henry. $50: Berry & Whitmore
Company. 500: Albert Carry. 500;
Browning & Baines, Incorporated, SO; j.
NJ. CUP. x25: w. H. Wilmer, NJ D., x25:
Hydraulic Press Brick Company. $50:
James w. COrcoran, 800; A. Lisner, $50;
John A. Hamilton. 800; Rudolph & West
Co, $50: William F. Mattingly. $50;
Conrad Becker, $50; William H. Mcknew
Co. $50: James o. Carter. So: Gist Blair.
$50: Henry u. Blair. S2J: George W.
White, so; Edward Stevens. So; A. r.
Fox. 800; II. y. Fuller. $50; W. J.
Boardman, $500: Bernard r. Green, SO;
J. Miller Kenyon, 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
Williamson

Edward l.. Williamson, thirty-seven
years old, for a number of years chief
clerk for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
at Camden station, Baltimore, died of
consumption at the home OF his brother.
Harry Williamson, at WIllamsport. Mr..
Williamson was u native Of Williamsport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
Dickinsons Back to the City.

Secretary and Mrs. Dickinson. their
son. John Overton Dickinson, and his
children have arrived in this city from
Nashville and are temporarily quar-
tered at the Grafton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
unknown GIVES $100
Chips in to Aviation Fund
Without Leaving Name.
TOTAL is NOW $31,611
Washingtons Chances for Getting
Meet Improving Every Minute.
|BALTIMoREANs ALSO ARE BUSY
Rumors Of a Site Near Odenton
Being Considered, With Rail-
road Interests Behind It.

The guarantee fund for the Baltimore
Washington International aviation meet
scared to the height Of S31 .811 today at
IL O'Clock. There is another hundred
dollar subscription in the hands of Charles
e. Howe. secretary of the joint commit
tee. but the subscriber failed to sign his
name to 1t. Should he read this and tele-
phone to Mr.. Howe. his name will be
added to the long list of enthusiasts who
have helped pile up the fund and make
it the biggest that has yet been sub
scribed by any city trying to get the big
week of flights.
In the opinion of those who are watch
ing the matter. Washington's chances,
Jointly with Baltimore's. are growing bet
ter every minute. Cincinnati and Los
Angeles. two towns which have been CO.
quoting with the Aero Club Of America
to draw the big meet, are practically out
just arranged to give exhibitions at Gin
cinnati this month and In Los Angeles
the week of January 5.
a gentleman who knows Curtiss very
well told Star reporter today that the
chance for either OF these cities getting
the international meet in addition to these
flights already mentioned was rather
small.
Railroads Taking . Hand.
Rumors have reached Washington that
the Baltimore end Of the joint committee
is relaxing its efforts i'm raising funds.
A telephone communication with Bal,
timorean who is following the commit
tees work there brought forth the state
ment that the matter has practically re-
solved itself into a skrmish between
railroad interests, each one trying to OBJ
tain the meet at a site convenient to the
railroad tracks. At the first joint COM
mittee meeting, at the home of President
Walsh of the Washington Aero Club, the
first sign of race between railroad in
terests was dimy seen. Col. Frank
Supplee of Baltimore boosted the Penn
sylvania railroad and did not think much
OF the College Park site. Discussion on
this point was quieted by the statement
arrange with the Chesapeake Beach
railroad to allow the PENNSYLVANIA 10 use
its tracks for the week. Such an arrange
ment would obviate the necessity for
building extra spurs of tracks If the Col
eee Park site should be picked
Another of the Baltimore rumors is that
tract of land near OdentOn, Md. is be-
ing exploited. 1t is near the Pennsylvania
lines. Also Washington hears that some
of the Baltimore committee are inclined
to throw over the College Park site be-
cause the government will probably dis
continue the flights there some time in
February and too much money would
have to be spent to resurrect its fitness as
whenever the International meet would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
Will Next Prepare Report.

After listening to the addresses by
Messrs. Kahn and Moves, the subcom-
mittee will begin the preparation of its
report. which it is believed will be sub
mitted to the full committee on law and
legislation and to the chamber at an early
date.
In drafting its report. the subcommit
tee will give special consideration TO the
recommendations embodied In the report
submitted by Mr.. Reynolds to President
Roosevelt. and by him transmitted 10
Congress- with his approval.
The subcommittee is composed OF Ernest
H. Daniel, chairman; BENJAMIN w. Guy
George E. Walker. Ralph w. Lee. capt.
James F. Oyster. Maj. T. Towson Smith
Col. Arthur E. Randle. Samuel Rose, j.
Miller Kenyon. r. Harrison Johnson
Percival NJ. Brown. William I'll. Hoilo-
way, Jesse E. Potbury and Frederick Z.
Handy. A. Leftwich Sinclair is CHAIR
man of the full committee on law and
legislation.
1t is stated that the report of the SUD
committee. if it receives the Endorsement
of the chamber, will be transmitted 70
President Taft, who. 1t is expected. Will
make some recommendation regarding
the form Of the local government In his
coming message to Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
new FORM OF GOVERNMENT
CHANGES IN DISTRICT UNDER
CONSIDERATION.
Committee of Chamber of Commerce
to Be Addressed on Subject
Thursday Evening.

The subcommittee appointed from the
committee on law and legislation OF the
Washington Chamber of Commerce to in
vestigate and submit a report to the
chamber upon the question of the pro-
posed change in the form of government
of the District of Columbia will hold a
public meeting In the rooms Of the cham
Der Thursday evening next at o'clock.
when the subcommittee. the chamber and
invited guests will be addressed by Julius
Kahn OF California, member OF the COM
mittee on the District of Columbia of the
House of Representatives. and Thomas c.
Moves, one OF the directors Of the Cham
Der of Commerce. 1t is understood that
this will be the last public meeting OF the
subcommittee.
In the progress of the investigation the
has listened to addresses by
a number of prominent speakers. including
James Bronson Reynolds of New York
and Henry f. Davis and NJ 1. Weller of
the District of Columbia and Others each
of whom freely gave expression to his
views concerning the question under con-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
THE BLIND EMPEROR.

There's a strange old legend
which says that once there was a
very kind, Just Roman emperor
who was SO very unfortunate as
to lose his eyesight. Shut your
eyes and Imagine how hard 1t
would be to always have darkness
around you.
Well, this story says that the
emperor felt very badly that he
could not see, for he feared that
his people might suffer because
he could not watch over them any
more. So he hung a bell In his
palace and had law made that
anyone who had wrong to- be
righted must pull the rope with
his own hands and thus ring the
bell. When it rang a judge went
down and heard the complaint
and righted the wrong.
Now, serpent made its home
under the bell rope and Matched
out its little serpents there. One
nice day it led its babies outside
for the fresh air, and while the
serpent was gone big toad came
anu oCCiuC0 W IhdhC ttS
there. When the serpent came
back he could not drive away the
toad. So he coiled his tail about
the bell rope and rang the bell Of
justice. Down came the Judge,
but saw nobody. Again the SER
pent rang the bell In the same
way. This time the Judge looked
about very carefully and saw the
serpent and the toad. He went
back to the blind emperor and
told him about 1t.
cit is very clear" said the en-
peror, "that the toad is in the
wrong. Go and drive out the toad
and let the serpent have his own
home again"
All this was done. Not many
days after, as the emperor lay in
his bed, the serpent came into the
room towards the emperor's bed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
WOMAN SKIPPER ON GREAT LAKES
Knows "Ship's Husband" When
She Sees Him and Can "Box
Compass" When 1t Doesn't BE.
have.

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-What is a
Ships HUSBAND?
Of course, il you can't tell you
can ask the skipper-she knows.
That's part of her job as master
of a vessel. And she knows lots
of other things. She can mark
a course" through unknown wa
ters, and IL necessary will "box
the compassion both ears, I'M
less 1t behaves itself.
Mrs. Thos. w. Foote looks any
thing but the typical salt" but
she expects to command a craft
this summer, and to do it she has
just been compelled to undergo an
examination that will make her a
full-fledged MASTER" authorized
to command even a 600-footer on
the Great Lakes.
Mr.. Foote is fleet captain of the
Jackson Park club, and is build
ing big yacht which he expects
to use as a pleasure craft. When
1t is completed he expects to ship
as chief engineer, and Mrs. Foote
will be in command at the wheel.
Mrs. Foote Is the second woman
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
by Priscilla Prim.

An additional air of elegance
has been given one OF last sea-
on's black silk gowns by the alter
alton of the sleeves.
The problem, as is usu ally the
case nowadays, had been how to
iengthen the short fluffy arm cov-
erings.
The silk was soft and adaptable
to graceful drapery, so IL was de-
cided to utilize the material in the
old sleeves as draped oversleeves
for the upper arm.
A long, tight-fitting foundation
was made of black lining silk.
Tucked black net was laid over the
lower arm portion OF the lining
and the silk drapery of the upper
arm was finished with silk fringe
and caught up and held in plac
by q tiny rosette.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
A SLIGHT RECOGNITION

adopted a advocat-
half the nations
=
a good thing recognition
which all the eastern statesmen seemed be forgetting
the eastward of that the Of important
national activities has the Pacific.
horrible and terrible with at Sacra
had Its effect In calling attention the
national bearing
fought laid nobly big
lick We're going
national protection. that
racket they hard, but
scare pulled 1t out.
Batteships pro-
tecfion will after reuscitated
for the
must be westward from Pacific cities
and their harbors-
national appropriations for possible
San Diego to
try to get them by indisputabIe
II this policy doesn't loosen Uncle Sans
strings against him
United Pacific states his most important region
another Jap and perhaps at
pw1 capital
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
THE TACOMA TINES
DAILY SNORT sroaY
NUMBER 47o7
BY EIeIle Becker.

by dele beckeT.
It was 9 when / turned the key
in the office door. The manager
and all the travelling men were
gone, and I was gloriously alone,
and at leisure, for the first time
since this branch office had been
established.
The telephone rang. Interrupt
ed the first thing, and probably
by someone wanting the pool
room, whose number we had
taken, I said Hello" rather
curtly.
Hello, Jim?"
"You have the wrong number"
managed to say more decently.
1t was a woman, q lady, with a
deuced nice manner.
ooh, isn't this 4797?"
Eyes, but
Don't joke, Jim. I know you
are in town, and knew you must
be there. In fact, I just came
back from Cousin Mary's. And
the flat is so desolate this morn
inging. can't bear it, Come on
down, Jim, I've forgotten 1t, and
I'm waiting. There's fire in the
CRATE, and-and, dear, listen; I've
got a story accepted, and paid off
that-you needn't be afraid to
stay-everything's pretty near all
right. You'll be right down,
won't you
IL beg your
Don't beg my forgiveness. You
have it, you know that, and don't
let's talk any more over the
phone"-- her voice was break
ing pitifully.
Something often takes hold Of
me SO that I am not responsible
for my actions-I can't account
for 1t any other way.
said, "You come up here.
can't you? I'm devilish busy
1 felt pretty sure that Jim would
say that. Then I happened to
think l was asking her to a pool
room, as far as she knew. "You
see we've cleared the old bust
ness OUT
"Oh"- The gladness was
delightful. "And shall 1 just walk
in-but you'll be looking. won't
you?
"You bet
A hundred thoughts spun in my
Uranium. The greatest of them
that she would be disappointed
terribly. I was an ass. Well, I'd
find Jim, and give him a piece OF
my whirling mind, but by Jove,
maybe she would not like it.
think l was % at that time.
A cowardly impulse told me to
be astonished at the whole pro-
ceeding, when l saw how sensible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
BOYS AND POOL ROOMS

Do want your boy to frequent the pool rooms?
the police and license committee of the council
don't it would also keep
the committee and to let the fact be known
uncertain
The pool want the patronage OF the boys
council committee yesterday and
plea amending years
In the pool
had practically agreed not to change the
Hawthorne laid
people.
the people who have they
want
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. "a.
his recent visit. the
Winter Capital of the United
States appealed to President-elect
VIM. Howard Taft through his
stomach, and she won him imme-
diately. She served him a regu-
lar creole dinner. prepared by a
court of cooks" the cost of
which was $25 a plate.
The combined efforts of the
best creole cooks of New Orleans,
each furnishing the dish for which
he had a national fame, produced
a menu that will be hard to du-
plicate anywhere, especially when
1t is considered that the best selec-
ton of food and the freedom of
scores of the oldest wine cellars
of the city were afforded the
chefs.
The dinner was served in New
Orleans newest hotel, the Grune-
valid.
To the uninitiated the menu
served at this dinner would be
meaningless, save for the reputa-
ton of the cooks. But that a
better idea of the component parts
of some of the best dishes may be
obtained, the recipes have been
reluctantly given by the masters
who prepared them. There is an
art about their preparation that
cannot be reduced to print, but q
cook who understands the Latin
temperament may produce the
dishes with a fair degree of sue
cess.
Casburgot Chambord.
A fine sheepshead three pounds
In weight, two dozen oysters, one
half can mushrooms, three large
tomatoes, two large onions, one
cup of stale bread. three sprig,
each of thyme and parsley, two
bay leaves, six allspice, three
cloves, one bottle white wine, sal
and pepper.
Clean and wash the sheepsheat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
A NEW SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

expiration Of Superintendent Yodrs present term the
head for the
city providing equally competent as
secured. To find such man. all VIII admit
Wou1d no De an
Mr.. Yoder believes that
change would Mr. Yoder
not this main
equally competent Mr.
schols forward during the next
rapidly could would
brfng new nthu ideas.
Mr. has improved oil month
charge He will continue to
them, superintendent other things
different lines
rapidyf
Times advocating the employment of
ntenden tried The board
ability before deprvng the
valuable Mr.. Yoder has made
enemies should not be allowed to influence the
board decision Tacoma of
all that of school
wrepuing and personal
The despcable attacks being
entirely by the board but
fair criticism him be
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24


ABOUT 1T, LIKE A CULPRIT."
how unsentimental and womanly
she was.
I told her the truth about it like
IA sulprit. She moved toward the
door, of course.
9TH admit that I seem a prac-
tical joker, or worse, but I'm not.
You wouldn't let me tell you who
l was"-
81 know was so worried, and
so sure" she said, half in anger
and half in belief.
Come back and sit down and
tell me, won't you? / know that
sounds like a benevolent old gen
tleman's remark, doesn't it?"
1 laughed as kindly as an over
grown sapling can, and--she sat
down.
by Jove, you know when you
said you had story accepted, l,
well, I-er-you see, ! am work
ing like a Trojan to get feeble
attempt of mine used as a cover
page. I'm going to pay off some
thing, too, If I get this bloomin
thing to go. You see, my mother
has a little place where the holly
hooks and cabbages. and potatoes
she digs herself all grow together,
half garden and half flower beds,
and there's a little two-by-four
porch in front where morning
glories have grown since was a
kid in dresses, and"-
"And you understood, didn't
your"
Her face seemed the loveliest !
had ever seen as she leaned over,
interested.
handed her my card, and she
told me her name was Virginia
Weston. You see, Jim is my
"Your twin?" The blood went
rollicking in my veins.
She repeated 1t, and for the first
time there were tears in her warm
eyes, and her mouth quivered.
Jim Is "as straight as string
now. and he and I share Virginia
together-and I am her illustra-
tor, besides. Four thousand seven
hundred and ninety-seven is my
lucky number, she says.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
HOW CHEESE is MADE.

Edam cheese comes from Hol-
land, but before being placed on
American markets It undergoes
lots of ceremony on its native soil.
The cheese goes to the Holland
market by canal and is stacked in
piles on the cobble stones.
When the porter in a high red
hat rings the bell, buyers come
armed with long thin "tasters,"
and go from pile to pile, inserting
the testers and tasting the curd.
The fancy cheeses with notified
blue veins are made In northern
Italy from goats milk. and are
ripened in caves and cellars. Tho
blue is caused by probing the
cheese with copper wires, after
which the crust is plastered with
q coating of terra Gotta to keep
In the moisture of the cheese.
Roquefort is made in the south
of France, from pure sleeps
milk, and in some way known only
to the makers bread crumbs are
worked into the curd. This causes
the blue mold which forms while
the cheeses are being matured in
limstone caverns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
|Playtilaa tories:

The servants were going to drive 1t
out, but the emperor said no. at
will do me no harm, because
have been just to it. Let us see
what It will do"
At that the serpent glided up to
the bed and laid a precious stone,
which it carried in fits mouth, up
on the emperor's eyes. Then it
Slipped out and no one saw 1t
again. But the legend says that
no sooner had the stone lain on
the emperor's eyes than his sight
was restored, and he could see as
we'll as any other man in his king
dom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
PRIEST STRONG AND
HEALTHY AFTER AZ
YEARS In FAR NORTH

(By United Press Leased Wire)
NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c.,
Feb. 24.-Mgr. Gronard, o. M. L.,
bishop of Ibora, in partibus, and
vicar of Athabasca, who has just
returned from Europe, where he
attended the eucharistic congress,
pictures himself as a living ex-
ample of the healthfulness of the
Northern Canadian climate.
He has been on the missions for
forty-seven years, living most of
the time from 500 to 1000 miles
north of Edmonton, travelling en-
ormous distances at all seasons of
the year; yet, now in his sixty
third year, he stands erect, and
is to all appearances full of en-
ergy.