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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-26
Plea For Cadets in Vain.

Washington, Aug.-The action of
President Taft in directing the dis
missal of the seven cadets at West
Point, convicted of hazing Cadet SUIT
ton, is accepted by the officers of the
army and the civil officials of that de-
partment as a clear indication of the
purpose of the administration to fully
support Colonel Scott, thesuperinten-
dent of the United States Military
Academy, in his effort to eradicate
hazing.
When it first became known that
evidence of hazing had been found in
the investigation of the Sutton case
and that seven cadets had been con-.
victed of that offense by an army
board, pressure was brought to bear
on the President and the Secretary of
War for leniency. While it was ad-
mitted by the friends of the accused,
that they should be punished, it was
argued that their offense was but a
boyish prank and not sufficiently
serious to subject them to the odium
of dismissal from the service at the
very outset of their careers.
That these appeals were Intellectual
is accepted as a determination that
the President means to follow the let
ter of the law bearing on such cases
by imposing the penalty Of dismissal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-26
Dave Balls Secretary browns.

Louisiana, NO., Aug.-Miss Ethel
Robinson was drowned just across
the river from this city while bathing.
About fifty people are searching
for the body in gasoline boats.
W. D. Reed and Lynn Bryson had
a narrow escape frow drowning while
attempting to rescue the young wo-
man.
Miss Robson was private secretary
to David A, Ball, and belonged to an
old family.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-26
RACERS UNDAUNTED
BY DEATH OF TWO.
Speed Trials at Indianapolis Re
sumed After BOurque and
HOlcOmb Are Killed.
DAREDEVILS
MUCH AFFECTED.

Indianapolis, Aug.-Undaunted by
the killing of Driver Bill Bourque
and his companion, Holcomb, whose
lives were sacrificed to the ambitions
OF drivers and competition of space
eating machines, the track at the In
dianapolis Motor Speedway presented
just as lively scene as ever, when
the assembled daredevils appeared to
tune up their cars for the second day.
The race, as a whole, were by far
the best best ever seen on the Amer
lean Continent, and many declare.
that in all the romantic race history of
the famous Brooklands, England's
track, there never was such a daring,
swift and skilled array of pilots gath
cred together and pitted in the same
arena on the same day. 1t was the
opening of the big course with cere-
mony of speed befitting its magnitude
and importance.
Drivers and team managers are d.
vided in their criticism of the track,
but all agree that when it is entirely
completed it will far surpass the
Brooklands track, its only competi-
tor.
Dennison Knew Billy Was Killed.
Racing drivers who are wont to
term themselves ''brutes" when the
speed demon holds them, proved, at
the death of Bourque and Holcomb,
the daring Knox drivers, that they
are but human. .
The death of these two men,
brought about by Driver Bill Bour-
que turning to see the car behind him
when he himself was making a sharp
turn, was no more tragic than the
way the news of the accident was
broken to Dennison, for years Knox
team mate of Bourque.
Dennison was near the judges
stand when the cry of "car wrecked
was repeated down the course. Den
nison put his hands over his eyes
"Bourque," he cried, that's Billy
My God, boys. Billy's been killed
He should have passed here a minut,
ago."
Trained as he was, and knowing
what Billy Bourque's time should be,
Dennison knew instantly that Bour.
que was late-that he was killed and
his mechanician, too-for no one
escape death in wrecked machine al
80 miles an hour.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-26
Too Much for. Chevrolet.

Chevrolet, in Buick 81, led by five
miles, and was turning into the home
stretch back of Bourque. The lat
ter's Knox No. 3 swerved. Chew
rolet tried to avoid actually seeing the
double tragedy, but Bourque's car
came dangerously near wrecking
Chevrolet and-he saw Bourque's
brains dashed out. 1t was too much
even for the daring Chevrolet. Car
81 drew up alongside the fence, and
Chevrolet almost fell out into the
arms of guard.
'My eyes," he said 'Im blind
ed. Oh, wasn't it horrible!"
On turning to clear the wreckage
of the Knox car, a bit of wreckage
broke his goggles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14

useful article for motorists or outing
parties is the tumber carrier shown in
the illustration. This carries half dozen
glass tumblers in such a way as to pre-
vent them from breaking. and at the
same time provides a holder for each
glass. These holders are nickel spring
affairs, shaped like tumblers except for
a bulge near the top, which acts like
spring and keeps the pressure off the
glass. Protected by these devices, the
tunlblers may be nested without fear OF
their breaking. even IL the case which
contains them Is dropped on the pave
ment. The metal holder, too. protects
the fingers when the glass is filled with
hot liquid and affords dry grip when
the glass is covered with moisture from
ice-cold liquid. Finally. with a case full
OF clean glasses there is no fear of cor
tamination by germs when drinking on
the road or in public places. Springs al
tho top and bottom OF the large case hold
the nested glasses in position longi
tudinally. They will be found most use
full for auto trips and picnics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14

markable feature Of it is that the price
varies. Granting that the services OF
such woman are a marketable commoQ-
ity. the question naturally arises: How
can its value fiuCtuate, and what consti-
tutes par?
The answer is a psychological one. de-
pending entirely on the feelings OF the
chaperon. The price is usually 81 an
hour-about the rate for a runabout in
small town. That is par value. If the
chaperon suffers more than she ought to
the cost of her company goes up. If
she has to take a girl to her dentist and
sit through couple of hours In the wait
ing room listening to her charges rebel
lious voice the effect on her nerves Ia
bad, and she raises the price to 81 50 or
s. an hour.
a Washington woman who has had ex-
perience in New York private schools
says the highest rate is charged for
trip to the modiste's. Why? Because
the girl insists on asking the chaperon
how she likes this pattern gown, how
that piece of cloth drapes across her
shoulders, or how another matches her
eyebrows. Then. If the gown or the
cloak goes wrong. the chaperon never
hears the last of it, To provide against
not only the present anguish. but the
anticipated pain. the price OF the chap
eronage takes clean jump, and some
times goes as high as 81 an hour.
IN Washington the case Is somewhat
different. although In many ways the
principles are the same. Here the line
of demarkation between the social in
structor and the classroom instructor is
less distinct. and the women are either
or both. Only a few seminaries have a
regular corps Of chaperons, and even In
them il is small The usual arrangement
is to have a head OF the social depart
ment'-who is a very important person.
by the way-and an Official chaperon.'
The latter goes out with the girls in
the capacity OF guardian OF their be-
small-fry engagements she relegates to
others who appear on the pay roll az
teachers of this or that. IL Senator and
Mrs. SO-and-SO, Of such and such a state.
give reception for all the seminary
girls in the city from their state-and
that is one of the big social events OF
the season for the girls who are being
''hnished"-the official chaperon" 10
pretty apt to go along to see that the
girls remember their p's and as
In such an important event as the
senator's reception the girls are rigidy in
spected. before the caravan starts. as to
the clothes they are going to wear. and
often the chief chaperon sees to It her
self that they are properly equipped. AS
one OF them said:
You have to look At them from head
to foot before you let them go. They
come here with plenty OF clothes, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14

other who has these features Ct seminary
and frishing-schCol life i'm her hands. For
the knowledge she brings to the subject
she must be trained. and likewise she
must he paid. If she il sensitive and "to
the manner born, although reduced in
circumstances. she must go through many
situations that are as NORWOOD ana
gall. She has her grievances, and talks
about them on occasion with her sister
chayerons. Sometimes she considers that
of money. and discusses her employer
JUST as other people do.
There are many, however. who speak
Of their wards a. the dear girls. ana
are as blind to unrest and discomfort as
:, cave-dveller coming into a strong light.
They are the chspercns the girls like I"
have around-if they have to nave any
at all-and they are the ones who ger thF
best assignments. such as theater
parties The other sort may he better TOT
2 sightseeing tour because they Know
so horribly much: but for the theater, or
a walk on r street of a sunny afternoon
a Congenial and, If possible. absent-"ihu-
ed one is preferred.
customs vary in the paying of chap
erons, not only In cities but in the semi
naries of a given city. In that reSpt,l
Washington. although IT may rlgnt'H
claim the title OF THE Seminary 'IH,
is not as up-to-date and definitely organ
lied as New York. In Gotham the teach-
ers and the chaperons are two distinct
classes. A chaperOn doesn't teach as '''e
word Ia generally understood ana
teacher doesn't chaperon. unless sht 800
to do IL after hours for the extra money
there is in II. They have all the lh"aIu
and spiritual grace of labor UNION
without the outward and visible sign
A chaperon, for instance. has denhite
salary paid by the proprietor Of the semi
nary or .nishing school. If she is 1ortu-
nate enough to have, or to have nan'
suficient social fabrication to he able TO
anoint the girls with il through mere con-
tact. she draws more money. That Is
her potential earning capacity. But her
kinetic claim TO the pay check comes
from her knowledge of the social amenI-
ties and the ballroom graces and her
terror of the corrupting influences of COM
munications which aren't listed In the
Blue Book. From the standpoint OF re-
suits II doesn't make any difference
whether she was born with this knowl-
edge and terror or acquires IL, or had 1t
thrust upon her.
In addition to their regular salaries the
chaperons are paid for their services by
the girls who use them, although one au-
thority has il that the money seldom
goes into the chaperons pocket, but
usually into the Golfers of the seminary.
At all events. the girls pay for chaperon-
age just they pay for their board,
their rooms and their tuition. If four
girls want to go out in the afternoon
their chaperonage will cost each of them
a certain amount. II they can increase
their party to eight the per capita tax
il cut in two. girl who has to make
trip downtown alone, except for the
chaperon. has an elephant on her hands,
financially speaking. and will need an
exuberant allowance from home IL she
expects to get the habit.
Where this system of pay for chaperon-
age holds true. as in New York, the re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
STovEPIPE CUTTER.

An ingenious device for cuttir. stove
pipe is that invented by a Wisconsin man.
II makes neat cut quickly and divides
the pipe with absolute precision First
there is p curved supporting frame with
slot running through it lengthwise. In
the middle Of the frame is q raised por
ton. to which a knife is pivoted. the knife
having one smooth cutting edge, the other
edge with saw teeth and sharp point.
The pin on which the knife Is pivoted
is readily removable and the knife can
be taken out or inserted at will. When
n length OF pipe is to- be cut the knife
is pivoted on the curved frame saw edge
down. The frame is then placed over the
pipe and by means of the knife handle is
slid back and forth. The blade extends
through the slot in the frame and saws
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
FASHIONS AND FAOS.

More and more wide ribbon is being
used on hats.
Chiffon is lavishly used for afternoon
and evening blouses.
Tho shawl effect is simulated in many
Of the new fur pieces.
The newest muffs are round with
stih-futed sides of satin.
Mules for wear in the bedroom have
the toes made of crochet.
Mouse gray chiffon cloth promises to
be popular for evening wear.
The latest demand of fashion is that
the mum shall match the hat.
Never was the simple little afternoon
gown in higher favor than now.
The muddy toned colors of last sea-
son are little seen in present styles.
Hat pins with baIl-sha ped tops of gun
metal are TO be had in several sizes.
Fichus and shawl draperies are seen
on many OF the handsome evening
frocks.
Cockades OF silver, gold or scarlet are
seen on many of the tricornes this fall.
Wings and ears made of ribbon are
among the trimmings to be used on fall
millinery
Fichus or the fchu effect will he char
acteristic of many a gown this season.
Contrasting facinss are a feature OF the
autumn hats designed to make them be-
coming.
Parrot handles. most lifelike in APP
pearance. are among the novelties in UNI
brellas.
Some OF the late winter hat models
show the use of silk ribbons woven with
gold threads.
While .outache braid is holding its
row. rst-taiI braid is growing exceed
ingly popular.
New fur scarfs hang fat shawls
and drape like the softest silk about the
shoulders.
Coiored pIumcS are worn again on black
hats. being chosen, of course. 10 match
the gown.
Mother of pearl and jet form a comb-
nation seen in some of the newest
buckles and pins.
Jade hat pins. carved i'm a scarab design
are among the handsomest hat fastenings
seen in the shops.
uuffs all Of which are enormous. are
,nnarently to he used as much In evening
as in daytime.
silks which lave all-over figures woven
into the fabric have their own special
name this season. The!>are called fai-
come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
fsTHE late Dudley Buck" said

SsTHE. late Dudley Buck. SAID
Brooklyn musician, taught music
as well a he rendered and composed IL.
lie had an odd. vivid way oi driNlhs
home a lesson with a story. mus In a
symphony | had written. lie objected 10
p:ccolo solo II was as ludicrousiy out "t
n,.ce he ssiJ-it destroyed the effect as
counletely-as the interruption al the
street meeting.
'.IIe said there was corner meeting III
BROOKLYN one night, and on his way home
from choir practice at Holy TRINITY ne
STONED and listened 20 the speaker
"'There'H he n grand c'oarin out on Tue
hast day the speaker RED. we u All ~
divided off thcu-the sheep on tire one
side and the goats on the other.
..He paused. Then lie went ON impress
sively:
who's goin' tn be the goats?
There was silence. He gared at his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
seers.''

usually the clothes are all right, for
their individual purposes; but time and
time again | have seen girl dressed
half for a tea and half for golf. That, of
course, is impossible. and we have to keep
on the lookout for such mistakes. When
We get to the home of the host and
hostess l pass down the receiving line
with the girls. and IL l see that one or
them Is forgetting what 'she ought to do
or Is getting nervous | keep close to her
and engineer her through.
I'm preparing them for social affairs
We talk to them just as a mother talks
to her daughter. and tell them what Is
going to happen, what the order of events
will be, what they are supposed TO do
and what they are TO say. They are told
how much to talk and how to say what
they have to say-not to shout at the top
OF their lungs, not to call across the ball
room. and things of that sort.
1t Is not the general custom in Wash
ington for the girls to pay extra for
their chaperonage. In the great majority
of cases they are chaperoned by their
teachers. and the tuition their parents
pay takes care of it. In some cases. such
as trip to the Union station. charge
of fifty cents is made for the chaperon.
When street car rides are necessary her
fare is paid, and when she sits between
the outside world and girls luncheon
downtown she gets what she eats for
her presence. At theater parties the pleas
ure she has from the performance is con-
sidered a just compensation.
-.
But Nine. Grundy's bright lexicon of
youth is not the only lore the chaperon
must know. She must have an insight
into the theory and practice of military
tactics. for Alexander did not represent
the only sex which sighed for worlds to
conquer. A cavalcade OF ten or a dozen
seminary girls walking down the street
is difficult thing to protect from pri-
watering when the consort can sail In
only one place at a time. And many
sidelong glance Is waylaid, boarded and
captured under the very guns OF the
elderly Dreadnought by a piratical youth
on the curb. One lady who does a good
deal OF consorting threw up her hands
when the subject OF the out-of-schoOl
cruises was mentioned.
Some Of the girls don't have 10 he
watched az ALL she said. But the
others. If you had five chaperons for
every one OF them-one at every side and
the other on top-it wouldn't do any
good.
Another event which calls for strategic
manipulation on the part OF the cnaperOnS
is dance at the seminary. To under
times done, IL is necessary Ia select
couple of more or less unusual words
from the dictionary. Rake the verb,
is nautical term, and is applied tn the
firing Of a broadside by one ship from
such a position that the opposing vessel
will he traversed loDgitudinally by the
shot. The word ''enfilade" u land term,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14

four call is therefore primarily on
the principal Of the school, who pre-
sides as the head of the household and
the mother of the seminary family. The
girl who is causing all the trouble
'l' case afterward. But let
II not he thought that because thes,,
requirements are made NJ intangible So
cial conventions. they may he easily
evaded. or evaded at all. They are
cruelty adamantine.
story related by a chaperon who
represented the principal OF one OF
washinCton's we'll known seminsries
shows how tho thing is done. Ii is a
tale of the complete discontinue OF
gentleman of wide acquaintance and
nigh social rating i'm this city.
He had met one OF the girls at
e-rcti~n outside the school which was
classed among the utterly utters In the
social c. umns Tne man himself was
older than most callers at the school.
and had not longeu for domesticity un-
til then.
''One night" said the lady i'm telling
the story his card was sent to me.
fniowed Immediately. l
glanced at the name, and did not rec
-u.lv II. the man told me he had
come to call on Miss =
name does not seem TO be familiar 10
me-
THE caller was greatly taken ahack
and didn't see what difference that made.
I saw at once that. while he was a man
in wears. he was a youth in experience
Evidently [ said to him. you are not
acquainted with seminary customs? He
admitted rather testify that he was not.
and grew quite angry when l told him "
would he impossible for him to call until
he had had his name put on the vfsiting
list by the usual method.
"while we were talking the girl In the
case was standing at the far door OF the
room She could see him and he could
see her. But do you suppose he dared
to pass me and go to her? NO. indeed
The chaperon drew herself up haughtilN,
and il was evident that she was right-
Continuing. she said:
Il had to tell Mr.. - that he nad not
behaved very well. and that under no CIR
cumstances would I allow him TO make
call that evening / told him 10 go home
and think IL over-to remember That ne
owed me an apoogy-and then TO present
his case in the ordinary way.
well. he wrote to the principal ana
gave his credentials. and. of course. ne
was Immediately put on the visiting list
He is now one Of my best friends. More
than that he is the husband Of the girl
he came to see that night, and they are
living here in Washington.
Which simply goes ~ show that with
all the rules and the regulations and the
visiting lists and the chaperons the little
god Cupid does filter into seminary
every now and then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14

The fact that even people in humble
callings have a right TO be particular
about some things was recognized by
the Pennsylvania man who invented the
cuspidor carrier. BY the means of this
implement cuspidors may be toted about
without soiling the clothing or without
the hands coming into contact with the
receptacles themselves, which are
often i'm a condition which makes them
unpleasant TO handle. a glance at the
illustration shows how the affair works.
Two rods are connected i'm the middle SO
as to form a pair of ice tongs. operating
on the principle OF ice tongs At the bot
tom of the rods are gripping members
curved so as to fit around the top Of a
cuspidor and slanted inward to provide a
supporting means for the haring mouth
Of the vessel. As the cuspidor Is lifted
by the handle of the tongs the latter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
Cool and Correct.

DROP. ROBERT HERRICK of the Uni
versity of Chicago desired to point
out to a young sonneteer the difference
between the words "astonish" and sur
prise"
Noah. Webster Prof. Herrick said.
was once caught by his wife in the act
of pressing the hand of the pretty cook.
The cook, blushing like rose. fled At
once to her kitchen. Mrs. Webster said
i'm a sad tremulous voice:
Why Noah. I'm surprised.
But the philologist frownng over his
glasses at his wife, answered reprovingly:
Madam you have not studied our
glorious language as you should. It's 1
who am surprised. You are astonished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
A Spoiled Climax.

A CTORS and actresses sometimes meet
"A with strange Interruptions in their
most thrilling scenes.
Richard Mansfield used To tell grimly or
a performance of "A Partisan Romance
IL San Francisco. He was at his best, he
would gay. that night. He carried the
ehtire audience with him. And when his
great climax came. when he lifted the
last glass of champagne to his lips. and
his face twitched. and his hand and arm
shook convulsively, splashng the wine in
all directions. there was a profound ST.
lence a thrilling horror. in the house
In this tense. breathleSs moment man
in the gallery was heard to cry out in
fierce Indignation:
"'Holy Moses. who was that spit in me
eye?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14

One OF the most. convenient electric
cleaners ever put on the market II not
the most convenient up to date. is that
shown in the illustration. As can be
seen, this cleaner is quite small and can
be carried about with ease. Ii weighs
only eight pounds. and takes up no more
store room than ordinary sweeper.
i'm operation. however, IL is giant for
work. Attached to an electric-light fix
ture, II can be operated for less than a
cent an hour, far as the cost Of power
goes, and the asitator has 10000 pound
ing blows per minute. At the end OF the
cleaner is a powerful suction fan that
sucks every particle Of dirt from cur
ta.ns. walls. upholstery and furniture and
sends II into the sack that stretches alorg
the handle. When the sack is full II can
TIC quickly emptied in the ash barrel.
Strong as the suction is, II cannot injure
the finest rugs or curtains. and there is
also felt pad for hardwood floors and
other woodwork.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
A Cynic.

MRS FLORENCE KELLEY. the new
1V1 vice president of the National Suf-
frage Association, said In a recent suf-
frage address i'm New York:
Too many men take the pessimistic
view of woman suffrage that a young
cynic at bridge party took OF marriage.
80 Are you lucky at cards?' a lady asked
him.
Oh very lucky. / always win.'
said he.
How about love?' she went on, archly
Just as lucky he replied. i always
lose -