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Evening star., 1909-07-15
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Why the Moth Must Go.

from the New York World.
The brown-tail moth is moving upon
New York. and agents of the state de-
partment of agriculture have met the in
vader with kerosene and flame at the
Connecticut frontier. This particular foe
does not directly assail either the health,
the pockets or the morals of the people.
1t devours foliage with hunger so raw
enous that the places where il has passed
are blighted as by fire or frost. Large
sums of money have been spent in Massa-
chusetts in resisting the multiplication of
the pest. and New York does we'll to form
It's battle-line early.
If all the devouring evils and corroding
wrongs that affiict mankind could be rec
ogniZed. classified and fought as this un
welcome visitor has BEEN what wonderful
progress there would be and how radi-
cally would the conditions of life be
changed. The brown-tail moth has no
apologist. There are no false philoso-
all against him. Not newspaper or book
or pamphlet appears in his interest. He
has no attorney nor agent Sophistry. de-
ception. pretense, lying cannot save him,
for he works in the open and every eye
reflects to every brain the same judgment.
The brown-tail moth must go. He is
doomed not so much because he is a deV
astating glutton. remorseless destroyer,
and on general principles disreputable
vagabond, for there are many such, as
because men are agreed as to him and
will have their rights.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Colonial Battleships.
the London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle.
The definite decision of New Zealand to
present the navy with a battleship makes
the thirteenth gift of the kind that Great
Britain or the British fleet has received.
First in Charles lis reign the city of
London presented a battleship called the
Loyal London to the navy. Then in
George lis reign the American colonists.
loyal subjects of the empire then. pre-
sented a fine thirty-two-gun frigate TO
the navy. which was called the America.
and fought in the war which won Can
ada for the empire. In the war of Ameri-
can independence the East India Com
pany built and presented to the navy
three fine seventyfour-gun battleships,
the Ganges. Carnatic and Bombay Castle
In the Napoleonic war the West Indian
colonies built and equipped and presented
to the navy six fast corvettes or small
cruisers. which were named the Barba-
dos. Jamaica. etc. after the donors In
the year before Queen Victoria came to
the throne the Imaum of Muscat on the
Persian gulf. in return for British pro-
lection built OF teak and presented to
the royal navy magnificent seventy
four-gun battleship. which was named BY
us the lmaum. and was in existence as
a training ship until quite recently. Now
as thirteenth gift ship we have New
Zealand's Dreadnought.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
ENJOY THE DAY At LUNA PARK
OUTING GIVEN BY THE AMERI-
CAN SALVATION ARMY.
All Shows Opened Free of Charge.
Special Cars Furnished by the
Railway Company.

About 100 happy mothers and children
were taken on an outing TO Luna Park
today by the American Salvation Army
All the shows of the park were opened
10 them free of charge. and after day
of recreation and fun they returned to
the CITY late this afternoon.
The groups of children, boys and girls
from two to thirteen years old, and many
mothers carving babes in arms gathered
nromptly AT $50 o'clock this morning at
tho station of the Mount Vernon Railway
COMPANY, which furnished two special
cars for the party.
Sixty-two mothers and children from
the Home of the American Salvation
ARMY at 339 & street northwest. were
taken to the park in two sightseeing
automobiles. decorated with American
flags and carrying the banner of the
army. The provision wagon and dinner
wagon of the A. S. A. followed the
automobiles.
The party was in charge of Maj. John
Smalley. Mrs Marion Smalley, Capt. and
Mrs Kriener and Mrs. William Wiley
The children on the cars were in charge
of John Lester secretary of the local
organization.
From the time the youngsters began TO
cheer the cars left 18th and d streets
until their return they had a day of con-
tinuous fun and frolic. Most OF the chill
dren had never been to Luna Park and
were much excited as they were admit ed
10 the different shows by Manager Good
Evening star., 1909-07-15
FISH HAS BEAK LIKE BIRD.
Keeper at Park Discovers Freak He
Is Unable to Classify.

From the Los Angeles Examiner.
F.. 3. Rice. keeper of Eastlake Park
has fish that he expects may sing like
a mocking bird.
1t has the beak and throat Of bird all
right, and half of it's body Is that of a
carp, the other half that of a goldfish.
Mr.. Rice was gathering a lot of fish
from the lake in a bucket yesterday as
breakfast for ffsh-eating animals in the
zoo. AS he dipped up mess of the fish
one stuck beak up through the water
and twittered a protest. This interested
Mr. Rice. and he took the beakfish out
and placed it in an improvised aquarium
Either the fish is too young for feathers
or is molting. for no plumage has ap-
peared. But the beak and birdlike head
are much in evidence. as well as the
mixed parentage shown by the combined
carp and goldfish body.
DR.. David Starr Jordan probably Is the
only man who can pedigree the ancestry
of this fish. If it is a fish. or bird If it
is a bird.
Mr.. Rice is still undecided as to wheth-
er he should provide cage or jar for
its home.
Evening star., 1909-07-15

tured by the bricands, WHO asked a ran
som of 5000 rubles for his release. The
lads father stoutly refused to be terror
lied into paying any such sum and
promptly informed the police of what
had occurred Three days later he was
found murdered IN the street not far
from his home, and despite the efforts OF
the police no definite clue could be found
10 incriminate any one in particular
Young Tefeloff still remains with the
brigands, who have increased their de-
maEd to loo.n0 rubes. The chief Of the
band had the audacity t. call personally
on the wife of the murdered man ana in
formed her that after what had hap
pened they were unwilling To accept the
.,O009 rubes which ,hey had at first
asked, and had doubled their demand
in consequence of NJ Tefeloff's ''trea-
SON..
There the matter stands at present. The
police believe they have succeeded in
getting on the track of the miscreants.
but Nine. TefelCn is in hourly fear shat
her son may be murdered by his captors
and is inclined to give way to the rob-
bers demands.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
RUSSIAN IGNORANCE.
Absence of Schools for the Various
Natioualities in Empire.

From the Literary Digest.
The Russian universities are seats Of
great learning and the courses Of very
thorough character. In recent number
of Russian educational journal We are
told that Russian student is, in gen
eral. youth of higher intellectual pro-
ficiency than the pupil Of the same age
in any other European university But
Russas population is polyglot mixture
Of almost all east European and west
Asiatic nationalities. Not only Poles,
Lithuanians and Tartars. but Turks. Ar
menians Hebrews and Firms are 10 be
reckoned as Russians. How are these TO
be redeemed from illteracy? The prob
lem is one. says f. Roussov IN anoiher
education journal. the Niestnik Nospi-
tania. to which the government closes its
eyes and stops its ears. To quote TINS
writer's words:
The great obstacle To primary educa-
ton in Russia is the absence of schools
for the various nationalities These nu-
merous races of which the Russian peo-
pie is made up find it impossible to send
their children to the official Schools, III
which the only language spoken Is that
of the government. Lthuanians, Poles.
Tartars, etc, have made many vain eff
forts to establish schools where their
children may be taught in their own
tongues. The government, when any sucn
an attempt is made. sets the police on
the teachers and peremptorily closes the
schools. The duma and the various edu-
cational societies have given much con-
| sideration to this subject. but they have
as yet reached no practical result. and
Russia stands confronted by terrible
dilemma. She must either institute
| schools to suit the various natlona'ltles
or see her people condemned to eternal
! ignorance"
Another writer in the same review deal Is
with the matter from the standpoint of
| those who can and do attend the gov
ernment schools. The courses imposed
discipline too severe. The brutal pedantry
| OF the system is quite intolerable. ms
| is the opinion OF G.. Rokov. who observes
! 'One of the numerous contradictions be-
| tween the eXigencies of practical HE anc
| the methods of education prevailing IN
Russia is seen in the false and rigid
| pedantry of government school officials
| The little schoolboy is treated as il he
were an actual convict. He is condemned
| to strain his memory by prodigious tasks
| The duties he is called upon to discharge
| In learning his lessons are extremely
difficult and call for extraordinary gift
OF acquisition. The scheme of studies is
overladen with subjects and the demands
made by the professors seem is II In
tended to eliminate from the classes al
the duller and even the mediocre mem
bers No thought seems to be taken ex-
cepting for cleverness and genius.
Mr.. Rokov closes his article with the
despairing exclamation that the great
majority of our children at this present
moment the issue of parents more or less
degenerate. are treated as If they had no
right whatever to the gift of an educa-
ton
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Clinging to the Franklin Kite.


Benjamin Franklin has been dead a
very long time. No dispute of today can
disturb his rest. his feelings or his repu-
tation. We who are living, however,
must deprecate the appo ntment in Paris
OF committee TO raise a monument TO
one NJ. Jacques de Romas as the inventor
Of the lightning rod. Obviously it is too
late by any such ceremonial means to
take the wind out of Franklin's kite. The
proposition is none the less painful to
contemplate. 1t reveals on the part of
our Gallo friends disquieting departure
from an old spirit of acknowledgment.
Was it not a statesman and scientist of
France, NJ. Turgot. In fact, one-time head
of the ministry of Louis XVI who indited
to Franklin that inspiring Latin motto
which may be freely translated. He
snatched the lightning from the clouds
and the scepter from tyrants"? Is the
recorded tribute of controller general 10
be without honor, the second century
after, in the country of its utterance?
We have no disparagement for NJ. JAG
ques de Romas. Presumably he was a
wise and chivalric Frenchman who
would have invented the lightning ro,.
first given the necessary date. But hav-
ing lost Washington's hatchet TO the
iconoclasts, we do not propose to be rob-
bed further by mere claimants. We cling
10 the Franklin kite with its silken
string it's brass key and its priority in
the reading books of the land.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
HISTORY OF A CONTINENT.
Vicissitudes of Exploration Within
the Antarctic Circle.

Prem the Century Magazine.
Strange have been the historical vicis-
STUDIES of the antarctic continent A
fGment of geographic fancy evolved by
Orielius i'll 1870. the great Can't Cook
thought that he had demolished il in
1913.
Resusctated by an American sealer
definite location under Wilkes. daring
plemented by those of D'Urvile Enderby
and Kemp.
Ross eliminated Wilkes discoveries
from his charts. but the continent was
theoretically and scientifically recon-
structed by the great physicists Carpen-
ter and Murray.
Slowly evolving its tangible shape
through the discoveries of the German
Drygalski. the Scotsman Bruce the Bel
gian Gerlache. the Frenchman Charcot
the Norwegian Larsen and the English
man Scott. through the late labors OF
Shackleton. the antarctic continent now
appears 10 extend from Victoria Land
west 10 Enderby Land and from Wilkes
Land across the south pole to Palmer
Land.
Taken all in all, Shackleton's discov-
cries are the most important and eXten-
sive ever made within the antarctic circle
He has determined the location of the
magnetic pole. largely increased the
known area of the southern continent
virtually reached the south pole and
added materially to our general knoWl-
edge of those regions.
Evening star., 1909-07-15

brought to Charleston from Italy in 1854
or 1850 and placed in the city hall here?
That is question which several members
of generation which is able to recall
events of a half-century ago have been
asking each other recently The statue
which was very much admired by all who
saw it. has not been seen since the war.
and has been practically forgotten. it ap-
pears. by all except handful of people,
none of whom knows certainly it's fate.
The statue was made in Rome by the
American sculptor Powers. 1t represent
ed Calhoun standing. wearing Roman
senator's toga. In his left hand. which
was uplifted. was scroll. representing
Truth. Justice and the Constitution" ::
the right hand of the figure was pointing
toward the scroll. The statue cost, it is
stated. $4,000.
The statue was shipped from Rome to
New York. In transit. when the ship
foundered it is said one of the arms was
broken just below the shoulder. and. un-
der the direction of Mr.. Powers. it was
repaired in this city by stonecutter
whose name was Walker.
One story has 1t that the statue was
placed in the city hall and remained there
until the civil war: that it was then
packed and shipped 10 Columbia for safe
keeping: that upon reaching Colum ba
the boxed statue was placed in the court
house. but that when Columbia was
burned the statue perished in the flames.
There are other accounts given as to the
last chapter of the statues history. Some
hold that the statue was never sent to
Columbia. but that 1t was buried in the
lot around the city hall here: others claim
that the statue was shipped to Columbia
but that it was not burned. They are Of
the opinion that it was taken from the
Columbia courthouse by northern soldiers
and may still be In existence. However
that may be. the facts connected with the
statues history are as difficult to obtain
as they would appear to be interesting.
Evening star., 1909-07-15

Louis Attlin left his home Sunday
morning and hasn't come back. He in
tended TO commit suicide, he said in
note TO his wife.
Attln is twenty-five years old. and
lived at 1421 Columbia road.
Last night Mrs. Attlin appealed to the
police She was uneasy Sunday night
when her husband didn't come home. but
il wasn't until Monday that she received
tie suicide letter.
Ii was written in Hebrew and was
translated by Lee Baumgarten, chairman
of the investigating committee of the
United Hebrew Charities. The message
read
Message to His Wife.
Il write to YOU that l am leaving you
and our child on the world forever. You
shall be a mother to our child. ! wish
YOU a happy life. l am tired of this
world: the world that don't need me, nor
do | need the world / have harbored
this idea for some time-that of com
mtting sucide-but on account of our
child failed to summon sufficient courage
IT, do Be happy with our child.
Monday night Attlin appeared at the
Hebrew Friendly Inn. 12S 9th street. and
was given a bed. He left there TUESDAY
morning about o'clock, not waiting
to get his breakfast. Mrs. Attlin had the
child with her when she called upon Off
GERS of the United Hebrew Charities
and later at police headquarters, where
she told Inspector Boardman of ..er
troubles and asked that the police make
: every effort to find her husband before
he carries out his threat.
The woman told Inspector Boardman
that she came here with her husband.
+ who is an expert tailor. from Baltimore
about eighteen months ago, and he has
since had ii good position with d big
clothing establishment here. When they
lived in Baltimore. she stated. her hus-
band was fond of gambling. and it was
for the purpose of getting rid of some
of his associates that they moved to this
city.
What He Looks Like.
The missing man is slender and dark
with black hair. and prominent scars on
his face. When he Jeff home he wore
a dark brown striped suit, dark blue
socks. low tan shoes and soft straw
hat with green band. He carried a gold
watch and signet ring.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
What He Looks Like.
ADJUSTABLE SHEARS.
Thumb Hole Can Be Used to Suit
Holders Liking

BARRIERS. tailors and other people who
use shears in their trades will find the
adjustable shears devised by Wyoming
man big Improvement on the old type.
The difference between these scissors and
the ordinary kind is that the innovation
has Il movable thumb loop. This thumb
loop is made of a separate piece of metal
and has a projection in front with a slot
in it. This slot fits over a clamp screw
al the rear end of the blade and operates
on it as on a pivot, SO that il can be
Evening star., 1909-07-15
NEW HAIR NET.
Small Hairpins Are Woven Fast to
the Borders and MeShing

Ii required three Londoners to devise
the improved hair net which is snown
in the illustration, but it would probably
take more than three Ia get IL off mi
lady's head unless some one of t-em knew
the combination. The net portion of this
important article is no different from
that of any other hair net but the value
of the invention LES in the fact that it
will stay put" Along the borders are
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Brigandage in the Caucasus.
From the London Globe.

The police at Tifiis are endeavorins 10
capture band OF brisands who for some
time past have been carrying on opera
tions in the Caucasus
About six months ago the son Of rlch
Tifis merchant named Tefelof was cap
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Restful for BARRIERS.

moved toward or away from the finger
loop. In this way the shears can be
made 10 fit the grip of any hand and
the user is less likely to get cramped
fingers. The invention is designed par
ricularly for BARRIERS and has peculiar ad-
vautages for them. BY adjusting the
thumb hole at different points the barber
produces short or long strokes. as the
case may be, and his work is therefore
more uniform IN character
Evening star., 1909-07-15

fellow. who did all in his power to give
hts little guests happy time
Expressions of delight and amazement
were heard on all sides as the youngsters
entered the park. In addition to the
shows there were races and games of all
kinds, for which prizes were offered.
Dinner was served at noon, and the
provision wagon of the A. S. A, which
was loaded with plenty of good things
the return this afternoon everybody de-
clared that the outing had been a great
Success
Evening star., 1909-07-15

fastened a lot Of little haiTpins and Il
circle of double mesheS passes through
the middle part. Halrpins are also at
ia ched to this circ'c and are woven into
the meshes When one of these nets is
adjusted il is there 10 stay until the
wearer is ready 10 withdraw the multi
plicity Of little pins that hold II in place.
Fitting so closely il has not tho
objection raised tn some old-style nets
that the ends come loose and give an
.fftidy appearance 10 tie colffure.
Evening star., 1909-07-15

Il admit | have the fault YOU men,
tion. said the conceited man. self-com-
pla Gently. "but it's the only fault l have,
and it's small one
Yes" replied Knox. Just like the
small hole that makes plugged nickel
no Sood"-Catholc Standard and Times.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
A Cruel Inquiry.

From Judges Library.
I'm shuah." said Cholie Softleigh with
a drawing lisp. that I don't know what
! shall do when / get out. of college.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
The Lost Calhoun Statue.

From the Charleston Is. c. News and Courier.
What has become of the handsome mar
Bile statue OF John c. Calhoun, which was
Evening star., 1909-07-15

Mothah wants me to be minithtah, but
/ have leaning toward litratchah.
Did you ever think of becoming an
actress?' she asked. cruelty.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Mems Shirts,
Worth up to 81.
Clean Sweep 7OC
Price

\ big lot OF Ncglige Shirts,
in white and choice colors;
neat patterns; attached and
detached cuffs: plain and
pleated boSOms.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-11-22

has lived for the past twenty-five
years. Previous to his arrival in XII
lauea he was in Lihue for several
years, where he had position on the
stock ranch of w. H. Rice. The new
supervisor has had the large family of
thirteen children, three of whom are
dead. OF the ten who are living, one,
daughter, is at Kappa, where she
is teacher in the Kappa school. The
remaining nine are all living at XII
lauea plantation and the balance
are living at home and attending
school. Kauai County is to be con-
graduated on the appointment of Mr..
Hubby as one of the Board, as he has
had splendid reputation for thorough
and reliable work on Kilauea planta-
ton for the past quarter of century,
is very highly regarded by the COM
munity of that district, and is sure to
prove capable and public-spirited in
cumbent of the supervisorial chair.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-11-22
kauai PERSONALS
(The Garden Island).

J. B. Alexander, principal of Lihue
school, has been i'll this week and I'M
able to attend to his teaching, in con-
sequence.
Mrs. w. H. Rice and Mrs. Ralph
Wilcox are expected to reach Homo.
on December q.
A moving picture show, managed by
Edwin Fernandez, the delight of the
Honolulu fans" has been exhibiting in
Lihue Hall on Thursday and Friday,
and tonight will give the third and
last performance.
Hon. w H. Rice is going 20 Homo
wall, where he will show The sights
of the volcano to Miss Emily Rice ana
Miss Parsons, who went to Honolulu
on the Kinau last SaturdaJ.
| Miss Elsie Wilcox, who has accom-
panied her parents on their travels "a
the Eastern states and Canada, will
remain in Baltimore with her sister
Miss Mabel Wilcox, for n visit, after
Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox return.
William Bailey, who arrived or the
steamer from Honolulu yesterday, will
take the place of the late Mike O'Dow-
da as assistant sugar boiler at Maka-
we'll He is from a Hawaii plantation
now, but was formerly a Kauai man,
having spent two years as sugar bot
err at Waimea plantation.
Mrs. C. M. Cooke and Miss Alice
Cooke are visiting Mother Rice at the
Isenbergs. Mrs. Isenberg, in the
meantime, is trading off" with them,
and went to Honolulu by the Hall
on Tuesday, where she will visit her
brother Paul and his family at Wal
alae, until after Thanksgiving.
Senator and Mrs. G. H. Fairchild
have been heard from, recently, by
their friends on Kauai, and they re-
port that their daughter Lydia has
been operated in Heidelberg and that
she will have to remain in the hos
pital five months longer in order to
give every opportunity for a perfect
cure.
Mrs. A d. Hills suffered painful
accident last Sunday night, while pre-
pairing to go out for & drive. While
she was endeavoring to unhitch the
horse, he reared, pulling up the rot
ten hitching post, and Mrs. Hills, in
attempting to escape, had bad fall
on her face, and received several cuts
which have confined her to the house
temporarily.
William Hubby, a brother of Hon
oTable George H. Hubby, has been ap.
pointed by Governor Frear to fill the
unexpired term of Charles Kahee, re-
signed as member of the County Board
of Supervisors from Hanalei District
Mr.. Huddy is at present the live stock
manager for Kilauea plantation, and
his residence is in Kilauea, where he
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-11-22
WATERFRONT NEWS

The Matson liner Hilonian wire
lessed in on Sunday night at 8 p. m.
that she was at that time $50 miles
from Honolulu and would arrive at the
quarantine station at p, m. on Tues
day night. She reports light south
east winds and smooth seas. She is
carrying eleven passengers, 27OO tons
of general cargo, "a mules, heifers
and Wells Fargo express, but has nc
mail
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-11-22

Fine Job Printing, Star Office.