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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
KOREANS HONOR PRINCE ITO
FETED ON OCCASION OF HIS
FAREWELL VISIT.
Remarkable Ovation Accorded Jap
anese Governor in Seoul and on
Departure From Chemulpo.

SEOUL, Thursday. July 1.-The fare
we'll visit of Prince Ito to this country.
which has been his especial charge for
the last two years. and during which
time he might easily have been called
the uncrowned monarch of Korea, has
been one long ovation. He landed from
warship. accompanied by representa-
tives of the imperial household. members
of the cabinet and the representatives OF
the resident general Along the route to
Seoul crowds gathered at the wayside
stations. Koreans coming i'm from distant
places among the hills to see for the last
time the man who has held their des-
TIMES in his hand. and who they now feel
is responsible for what improvement
there has been in the affairs of the
Korean people.
Arriving in Seoul late in the evening.
the prince, his suite and the welcoming
body were driven through the broad
streets and devious lanes of the capital
between long rows of whitehead Koreans
men. women and children. among all of
whom nothing but the deepest respect
was shown and. i'm many cases, evidence
even of affection.
The entertainments lasted for week
and when Prince Ito left Korea from
Chemulpo on the warship the farewell
was remarkable. thousands of people
lining the hills along the shore of the
bay until the vessel had passed com
pletely out of sight
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senator and representative is given even

senator and representative is given even
to this day.
Still another member of Congress won
fame by running in all his household
furniture and getting 1T through, too
Another sent a three-ton safe safely
through the mails without paying any
postage But the browning success or
all was achieved by the representative
who franked his favorite cow, which
went gayly through the mails with the
government stamp tied around it's neck
and arrived free at it's destination.
The frank is still a mighty good
thing, even if there isn't very much left
of it. One can send speeches one de-
livers, or just writes and hands over
to the public printer. if they purport
to have been delivered in either house
of Congress. Purporting is all that Is
necessary, of course. These speeches
documents that are filled full of figures
which nobody can understand also work
wonders at home for some unaccount-
able reason. Suffice it to say, they work
em. Seeds. too. are well worth while.
as has been said
Still. there are dangers lurking behind
the government frank that have not yet
been mentioned. Representative Jim
Davenport of Oklahoma found out one
Of them last winter. Outside of his
room in the new House Office building
somebody had piled a lot of old teie-
phone directories intended for the rub
bish heap. Representative. Jim" hadn't
sent much stuff home for some weeks.
and he thought it was about time to
catch up.
Send 'em a lot of documents" he
said to his secretary. 'Anything-it
doesn't much matter what"
Right" said the willy secretary.
And before Representative Jim
knew it every other man in his district
had received a copy of one Of those old
telephone directories. 1t was a mis-
take, of course. even on the secretary's
part but 1T is not chronicled how many
votes Representative Jim lost there
by Probably not very many. after all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
AMERICANS IN EVIDENCE
PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID
THEM By KING EDWARD.
Palatial Yachts Feature Of Regatta,
and Hostesses From United
States Entertain.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Csblegram to The Star.
LONDON, August 1.-The most brilliant
Cowes week on record closed today.
Americans with palatial yachts are now
one of the features of the regatta, while
this year many American hostesses took
houses on the island and entertained
lavishly. Countess Pappenheim had as
guests her daughter. Countess Pauline.
Mildred Carter, Lady Cora Stanford,
ConsuelO, Dowager Duchess Of Manches-
ter. kept open house. Among others who
entertained were Mrs. CORVALLIS West.
Mrs. John Leslie, Moreton Frewen and
Mrs. Joseph Stiekney. Mrs Leeds and
Lady Paget gave lunches and dinners
aboard A. j. Drexels yacht, the Mar
guerita. which they rented for the week
large luncheon aboard his yacht, the
Udowana. Among his guests were Prin-
cess Pless, Mrs. John Leslie and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Mott.
The steam yacht Boadicea, owned by
Col. and Mrs. Morgan Green, has been a
sort of American headquarters. Col.
Payne Thompson, Col. Latrobe and DR..
Stimson on the Aphrodite only stayed at
Cowes till Thursday, when they left for
the Canary Islands. Mr.. and Mrs. David
Beattie chartered the yacht Emerald for
the week.
King Edward. as usual paid particular
attention to the Americans. although his
courtesies to the car and czarina left
little time for other social events until
their departure. His majesty dined to-
day with Consuelo. Dowager Duchess Of
Manchester. and Mrs. Fred Vanderbilt.
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First Swim Since War.
There were yells and cheers when the
victors crossed the line. and one elderl,
gentleman was so interested that he Eel
CONSUMPTION CRUSADE GROWS
Colored Anti-Tuberculosis Leagues
Formed in MANY Places.

The marine hospital service, through
Dr. c. p. Wertenbaker reports salts
factory progress in the plan to organize
colored anti-tuberculosis leagues in the
different states of the country. DR..
Wertenbaker says the plan of organi-
zation Is meeting with general approx
al. One feature of the plan is to give
certificates of membership in the league
containing printed. information relative
to the cause. prevention and cure Of
tuberculosis. At a recent meeting of
the National Association of Colored
Teachers held in Asheville. N. C., a COM
mittee Of one member from each state
was appointed to urge the organization
Of the league in every state in the
country.
Leagues have been organized in the
following states: Georgia, president, r.
r. Wright; Louisiana. president, Dr. J.
II. Murray: Mississippi. president. DR. D.
w. Sherrod; North Carolina, president,
James b. Dudley; Virginia, president.
Major Motion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
ALL SERENE APPARENTLY.
Harmony Chief Feature Of Rerub
Hcan Primaries in Maryland.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd. August 7.-Harmony
was the most conspicuous feature of the
republican primary election which was
held in this county today. Choice was
made of delegates to the county conven-
ton to be held here next Thursday and
district committees for the various pre-
cincts of the county were elected. In only
one district-Laytonsville- there any
thing like a contest. and there 1t was
simply a little scrap for control. Owing
to the absence of fractional contention, a
very light vote was pOlled.
Candidates for the various offices to be
filled this fall will be nominated at the
county convention and the indications are
that the action of that body will also be
marked by complete harmony. The new
county committee. composed Of the chair
men of the district committee chosen at
today's election. will unanimously elect
Willis B. Burdette of Rockville chairman
Of the county committee in the place of
Mortimer O. Stabler of Spencerville. who
is not a candidate for reelection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08

Bank Embezzler Lost His Nerve ant
Surrendered.

AUBURN. Ind. August AFTER wan
dering in the woods without food for three
days and nights, struggling to pitch his
nerve to the point Of killing himself.
Frank Nicolai, assistant cashier of the
CITY National Bank, returned to this
city today and was arrested. charged
with having embezzled 5000 of the
banks funds.
II have fought the fight" said Nicolai
at the Jail, land I have come back to
face the charge"
He could not commit suicide, he said,
though he had bought a revolver for that
purpose. For three years. he added, he
had been taking sums Of money from the
bank. He did not know the total of his
defaIcations.
Nicolai when he went into the woods
with the intention of killing himself left
three notes. One was addressed to a
friend and contained instructions as to
the disposition to be made of his body.
The second was to his fiancee. and the
third was addressed to THE Boys" In
this note he warned "the boys" not to do
as he had done.
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precinct that he had received his wages
last evening and was on his way home
He had some other money i'm his pocket
and stopped under the rays of an electric
count It,
While he was SO engaged a dark form
suddenly darted from the shadow of a
nearby tree and grabbed him by the wrist.
So surprised was Terry at the sudden
attack that he did not realize what had
occurred until he suddenly found that his
money was in the possession OF the fleeing
negro.
The highwayman is described as having
a dark brown skin and was five feet eight
inches tall. weight about las pounds and
wore a dark suit of clothes and black
SLOUGH hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
LOSES ALL HIS CASH.
Young Colored Man Robbed by
Footpad Last Evening.

Having been in this city but a short
time since he left the backwoods of Vir-
ginia and not being accustomed to the
ways of the pocketbook snatchers. pick
pockets and various other thieves, Al
fred Terry, colored, seventeen years of
age, residing at 2l2O Virginia avenue
northwest, was relieved of SIS by a
strange colored man while at the corner
of 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
shortly after o'clock last evening.
The SIS. consisting of three new five
dollar bills. the larges, sum which Terry
had ever owned in his life, he said, and
which represented his wages and what
was left over from the week before. are
now in the possession of the much-sought
negro. Terry told the police Of the third
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
J. Miles Moore Killed.

LEAVENWORTH. Kans.. August III.
Miles Moore. one of the founders of the
city of Leavenworth, and widely known
throughout the southwest because of his
connection with border troubles before
and after the civil war, was struck by a
runaway horse here today apd instantly
killed.
The shaft of the wagon to which the
horse was attached penetrated Moore
side. Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08

FOR the DlStrfcI OF SOiumDId, EASTERN
Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia, fair Sunday and
Monday; light winds, mostly southeast
erly.
A disturbance of slight intensity that
has been moving slowly northwestward
over the Gulf OF Mexico during the last
two or three days was central last even
ang near the western Louisiana coast. The
strength of this disturbance has thus far
been shown by heavy rains along the
gulf coast from western Florida to east
ern Texas.
Scattered rains and thunderstorms have
occurred in the gulf and south Atlantic
states. the middle Missouri valley and the
middle and southern Rocky mountain and
plateau districts. Temperature Is high
in the middle western states. with maxi
mum readings ranging to 100 degrees at
Dodge City, Kan.
Showers and thunderstorms will con-
tinue Sunday in the southern states and
middle and southern Rocky mountain
regions: also in areas In the northwest.
Temperature will continue high generally
east of the Rocky mountains Sunday and
in the middle eastern and northeastern
states, the Ohio valley and the lake re-
gion. Warm weather is indicated for
several days
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coast will be light and
variable; on the south Atlantic and east
quiz COASTS MODERATE edSteTIys on the
west gulf coast moderate to brisk, and
possibly high and shifting; on the great
lakes light to moderate east to south
east.
Temperature Yesterday.
Midnight. 6s: . am. IS: am. 81; 8
a.A.. 65; am, ~: 10 am, 20; II noon,
80: pm, IS: pm. 80; g pm. Sc; s
pm, 81: 10 pm. q. Maximum. 30; min
imum, 65.
Relative Humidity.
y am. SIS; pm, "A. Rainfall Is pm
to 5 PM. O.; hours of sunshine, 14O;
per cent of possible sunshine 100
Temperature same date last year-Maxi-
mum, 81: minimum, GO.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, TAI am and 1:53
Pm; high tide. ! am. and ] - pm
romorrow-Low tide. S:44 am. and $50
p.m, high tide. % am. and 2:29 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. sos am; sun sets,
TAX; pm.
Tomorrow-Sup rises 3O6 am
Moon rises 11:27 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset:
rise All arc aRd incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen m1Butes after sunset and
extinsuished forty-f1ve minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. August
both rivers clear this evening
Temperatures in Other Cities.
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Society Gets Big Bequest.

SYRACUSE, n. Y. August IA decision
by Surrogate Edgar p. Glass of Onondaga
county. handed down today. gives to the
Central New York Society for the Preven-
ton of Cruelty to Animals the sum of
$101.O00 left to the organization by the
will Of Aionzo B. Daggett who died last
November. The will was contested by rela-
tives of the deceased. Mr. Daggett at the
time of. his death was believed to be In
moderate circumstances. He left no
family. his heirs at law being second and
third cousins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
NOT As IT ONCE WAS
Limitations Placed on the
Franking Privilege.
SlGHS FOR THE OLD DAYS
Uncle Sans Former Liberality
Much Curtailed.
EXPRESS COMPANIES BENEFIT
No More Can a Congressman Send
His Furniture Home or Ship a
Cow by Mail.
EXPRESS COMPANIES BENEFIT

That dear old misused government
frank! The days when it would carry
anything from a postal card to carload
OF furniture through the mails from
Washington to the farthest congressional
district are no more. At this particular
time many is the senator, representa-
tive, committee clerk and other con-
gressional employe who sheds a tear for
those good old days.
From the first Monday in December to
the first Friday in August is a mighty
long time, and in it many a book, bit
not can accumulate in a congressional
Office and demand shipment home to
the second floor front in the best Office
building in Jonesville. Time was when
the frank would take care of them all
and whisk them to the second floor front
almost sooner than you could tell it.
But now the express companies are
reaping a rich harvest because of the
limitations that have been placed upon
the activities of the government frank
1t has been estimated that the average
senator or representative pays $50 at each
session of Congress in express charges,
Office property that Uncle Sam lends him
to use while he is in Uncle's service.
In the fine, careless days If Senator
Wheatfeld wanted to send his new Ce-
lestial typewriter home so that his sec
rotary could still write pretty letters to
his constituents upon it, all he had to
do was to wrap it up bit, attach a
franked tag to it and hand it over to
the mail man. Today he has to have it
carefully boxed and telephone for the
expressman to come and get it, and
then he has to pay snug little sum
tor his trouble.
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Pineapples Held Up.

Some nice, juicy pineapples from Florida
were presented to the mail man during
the past winter because he wouldn't carry
them free of postage. They were original
ly intended to impress upon Congress the
advantages of a protective tariff applied
to Florida, which votes for a revenue
tarif only and makes her democratic
senators talk the other way after they
get to Washington. Senator Taliaferro
was faithful. He sent each senator one
Of his pineappleS, hoping that when they
had tasted the first luscious bite they
would run off to the Senate and vote for a
500 per cent duty, or something like that.
Along with the others came two of these
fruits for Senator Smith of South Caro-
lima. Now the first thing that Mr.. Smith
thinks of when he gets anything nice Is
Mrs. Smith. Besides, he was doubtless
little afraid of being persuaded to vote
for a protective tariff himself. which
would have been an awful thing for a
South Carolinian. sub!
Mr.. Smith sent his two pineapples to
his wife, who was down in South Caro-
lima. That is, he started them in that
direction, but they didn't get far. be-
cause they had been mailed and plastered
over with government franks and moth
ing else.
When the senator heard that they had
been held for postage. he followed the ex-
ample Of his ilustrious colleague and said.
around in his swivel chair and promptly
forgot all about how much Mrs. Smith |
liked pineapples.
There have been some notable examples
Of governmental willingness to accom-
modate public servants. as 1t prevailed |
in former days. There was once sena-
tor who lived a respectable number of |
miles away from the capital, and who |
had a laundryman in his home city
whose work he preferred to any others. |
So he used to send his laundry home !
every week and get it back again at |
expense. He used the |
smallest OF the three boxes which each |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
WEATHER FORECAST.
WEATHER. EOtGVAS1.
Sunday and Monday Fair; Light
Winds. Mostly Southeasterly.

For the District of Columbia, eastern
PENNSYLVANIA. New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia, fair Sunday and
Monday; light winds, mostly southeast
erly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
SPECIAL NOTICE.

DISSOLUTION OF ENTHUSIASTICALLY MU-
tual consent the firm Of Pressey Weller was
dissolved on August I. Mr. Frapcts r. Weier
will continue the practice Of civil and hydraulic
engineering ut his present ofnces 4Oo-t nioos
building. auoSt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
DON'T Give Uw the Roof

till our experts have passed Judgment on II.
Leaks look disastrous when they show on the
ceilings but we find them all and mend them 80
they stay mcnded. Best work-moderate charges.
Coberth, Hanes & White Co.,
I'LL H ST. NV. Phone NJ. 2'3s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va. August
both rivers clear this evening
Temperatures in Other Cities.
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seeds that senator or representative
franks home, but somehow II they didn't
come every year there would be lots of
hurt feelings and doubtless some political
deaths. On such inconsequential things
does fame rest.
Now, Of course, just what are govern
ment documents, official correspondence
and seeds Is another question. They vary.
big wooden boxes which he is given for
packing documents in to take home
through the mails, with nothing but sta
tionery, and franked stationery at that,
he will get bill for postage. But If he
fills said box half full Of printed docu-
ments that are on the Tree list and half
full Of said stationery he will get the box
at homo without any postage charges
whatever, nine chances in ten. He can
even slip in a few other things. like spools
of red tape, rubber bands, pencils, pen
points and SO forth. and it won't hurt
much, il any, the chances Of the box S
making a safe journey.
And it's even worse than all this There
members Of Congress, too. But that was
before the interstate commerce act was
put on the statute books. There used to
be many other things before that. too,
such as railroad passes.
1t was only last year that the chair
man Of a prominent committee of the
House tried to slip one over on the post
Office officials. He didn't think their re-
Gently acquired strictness was all it was
cracked up to be-. Besides. he thought
he was some pumpkins himself. Anyhow.
he franked big oak desk from his home
Office down to Washington. 1t went along
splendidly for few days and the chair
man. who had come on ahead, was con-
fidently and smilingly awaiting it's arrival
in his committee ROOM
But his hopes were suddenly dashed to
the ground. He received a nice little note
from Postmaster Barnes of Washington,
which said: Forty-two dollars, please
And he had to pay it. too. Never again
for his'n.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-09-04
cOLORADOANS AND THE NEW
OFFICERS.

The Colorado Statesman an
nounced the departure of the rep
resentatives from this state to at
tend the Supreme Grand Lodge at
Kansas City. They have returned.
They went, were seen, and were ad-
mired of men and women. Our
Grand Chancellor, DR.. J. H. P
Westbrook, belongs to the 'get
there class and he sat alongside
the Supreme Grand Chancellor.
His splendid speech on the race
question, in which he pointed out
the advancement of the Negro out
here, marked him as one of the
coming men of the Supreme Coun-
ell. He has done great work for
Pythians in this state. To his un-
tiring energy and business ability
must be credited the increased num-
ber of lodges and members, and
the placing of the state on strong
financial basis. In the work of
representing our state the doctor
was ably and enthusiastically as
sisted by the other members OF the
delegation. Colorado was there in
large letters and they won. The
great interest of the session was
centered about the election of Su-
prem Grand officers. Almost
every state had successor for Mr..
Starks. After much milling the
following Supreme officers were
elected:
Supreme Characteristic S. w.
Green of New Orleans, La.
Supreme Vice Chancellor-Sir
John w. Strauther of Mississippi.
p. S. C.-Sir f. A. Williams.
S. Prev. Sir A. III. Newton.
S. LII. Nj. Mitchell.
S. M. of E.-John III. Young.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-09-04
SUPREME
GRAND
RESUME OF THE KANSAS CITY MEETING.
GRAND CHANCELLORS ADDRESS, NEW OFFICERS

ever stand as a monument to the
race. From all parts of the coun-
try comes the ever welcome news of
real estate purchases for various
purposes. He said: "We must
contribute to the material uplift of
the common country. A pauper is
not wanted anywhere and if we
are to be the pauper race in civili-
zation, then, indeed, our future is
dark. The sooner we learn this the
better it will be for us as a race.
Why sit down and wait for others
to do for us what we can do for
ourselves With this splendid re-
view-not only of the work of the
order, but also of the race. the do
ings of the Supreme Council will
make interesting reading for every
body.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-09-04
BRAVERY OF
NEGRO WORKMAN

Pittsburs, Pa, August 14.-Ma-
jor Smith, giant Negro employed
by the Malleable Iron Company
inside the plant, was on his way
to work last Thursday, when he
was attacked by a mob of fifty
strikers. Smith killed Stephen
Horvat, one of the strike leaders,
and wounded four others before
his gun was emptied. He was
beaten almost to death by the
mob. A stone hit him on the
head, telling him. Instantly a
dozen strikers were on him, kick
ing and beating him with clubs
and stones. He rose on one ell
bow, and, and getting his revolver,
began to shoot. At the firsG shot
the strikers fed, all but Horvat,
who sank to the ground after run
ming few steps. Four others fell
with blood dripping, but they man.
aged to stagger away, so that even
their names could not be learned.
Smith is in the hospital and will
recover.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-09-04
PYTHIANS AND ELkS AFFEETEE

Atlanta, Ga, August 25.-In
this state bitter fight is on be-
tween the white and colored secret
organizations, due to the action of
Gov. Brown in atfixing the sigma
ture to bill passed by the Georgia
Legislature prohibiting the use by
Negro secret societies of the in
sigma, ritualistic work, grips, etc,
of orders composed of whites
While the act is supposed to leg
islate out of existence the Negro
knights of Pythias and Elks,