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Evening star., 1909-08-19
WHISKY Seized FOR TAXES
PROTEST UNHEEDED
BY COLLECTOR ROGERS.

The vault of the collector of taxes.
Charles c. Rogers. in the District build
Ing looks this afternoon like the base
ment of distillery. He has large stock
of highball material stored away.
Before noon today this whisky was in
the possession of Beno Seibold of 9O1 14th
street southeast, but 1t was transferred
from the liquor store to the vault of the
District building by c. w. Collins, deputy
collector of taxes: George Boyd, police
man detailed to the Office of the col
lector. and c. r. Unger and Hugh Kelly.
employees Of the office. acting under the
direction of Collector Rogers.
The District officials took the liquor, it
is announced. In lieu OF the payment of a
bill of about $31 for personal taxes which
Collector Rogers says Mr.. Seibold owes
the District. But Mr.. Seibold did not give
up the stuff without a vigorous protest.
When Deputy Collector Collins walked
into Mr. Schools place of business about
was not paid, he would take possession
of enough Of the personal property to
satisfy the bill. the proprietor began to
-denounce the tax In no uncertain terms.
THAT tax is UNCONSTITUTIONAL, Mr.. Sci
bold told the deputy collector, because
il is taxation without representation. For
my own interest and those of all the peo-
pie of the District, l protest against the
tax and against any seizure of my prop
erty.'
He talked along that line for some time
declaring that he intended to fight the
tax in the courts and would do all in
his power to relieve the people of the Dis
trict from paying similar taxes.
After the officials had secured about
seventy bottles of the liquor they start
ed aWay with it,
Il hope there are no hard feelings"
Deputy Collector Collins said.
why. / wouldn't give anything for an
officer. charged with duty. who did not
perform It," replied Seibold.
few days ago Collector Rogers took
possession of horse and buggy belong
ing to a delinquent personal taxpayer
and he declared this afternoon that he
was beginning an active movement to
take possession of personal property on
which personal tax bills are due. Similar
action toward other delinquents il con-
templated, declared the collector, and
there is to be no let-up.
Evening star., 1909-08-19
COLLAPSE OF RIVER BRIDGE
TEN PERSONS INJURED BY AC.
C1DENT IN CHICAGO.
Footway Sinks Beneath Feet of
Street Car Passengers on Way
to Transfer.

CHICAGO. August 19.-Ten persons
were injured seriously and twenty others
narrowly escaped last night, when $50
feet of the 10Th street bridge over the
river collapsed. None was killed so far
as known.
The bridge was closed on it's west ap-
proach for construction work on a rail-
road viaduct underneath The acci-
dent occurred just after street car had
run part of the way across the bridge
and thirty passengers had alighted to
walk over the dangerous portion to take
another car. The passengers were hurry
ing in a huddled group when there was a
loud rumbling. followed by crash, and
the footway sank beneath them, carry
ing many to the pits below.
Many escaped by clinging to side tim
bers. These with the car crews began
the work of rescue, and most of the in
jured were taken out before the police
ambuiances came Several suffered broken
legs and arms and internal injuries. Traf-
tic on three railroads was DELAYED for
an hour by the accident.
Evening star., 1909-08-19

amid hopeless confusion, fought a series
of fash engagements all the way from
South Hanson up TO Hanover Corners
with what fragmentary bodies of troops
they could bring to the front. At noon,
when the game was over. they had been
repulsed to the east and north. The
forces of Gen. Bliss had a clear road to
Boston, twenty-five miles away. The Blue
baggage train was in the thick of the
lighting, f1oundering along the firing lines
and in imminent danger of capture. The
Reds took hundreds Of Blue prisoners and
hundreds more were ruled out by the UNI
pires as placed out of combat
The scenes in the Blue lines, If SO they
could be called, in today's maneuvers,
showed that the Blue army was as good
as out of the game as far as its value as
a fighting force was concerned.
Evening star., 1909-08-19
EGGS HATCHED IN TRANSIT.
Brood Of Fourteen Chickens Found
on Opening Shipment.

CHICAGO. August 19.-Chicken fanciers
and commission merchants narveled to-
day when brood OF fourteen chickens
alive and well was found In case Of
eggs shipped to Chicago from Missouri.
The case was marked strictly fresh"
but when it arrived after heated jour-
ney In box car. the downy little chicks
were discovered on the top layer of
paste board within the case
Indisputable evidence that the eggs had
Matched in transit was seen when the
case was opened after sundry chirps
from it's lively contents had attracted at
tention.
Incubator experts declared tempera-
ture of at least 1O1 degrees must have
been required to accomplish the auto
matte Matching. The chickens were given
TO a teamster and transferred to the care
Of motherly Plymouth Rock. 3,
Evening star., 1909-08-19
G0|NGW|THPRES|OENT WRIGHT TMACA|NEG0NE SAIL
Personnel Western Party Destroyed by Storm Sheds Glen
Completed at Brescia Italy. n
SEVEN BESIDES MR. TAFT IAERoPLANE MEETING THERE HIS
Six Men Orvie Wright His Heroic
Whole Distance Sister at Berlin
THINKING OUT SPEECHES SERIES PUBLIC FLIGHTS
Wants Not
Through Unconscious Diigible Balloon.
Cerebra
Destroyed by Storm in Sheds
at Brescia, Italy.
AEROPLANE MEETING THERE
Arrival of. 0rville Wright and His
Sister at Berlin.
SERIES OF PUBLIC FLIGHTS
Contestants in Rheims to Compete
for Michelin Cup-Spain Wants
Dirigible Balloon.

BRESCIA, Italy, August ia ter
rife storm early this morning destroyed
the large sheds built in preparation for
the great aeroplane meeting to be held
here next month. A Wright aeroplane
was completely destroyed Only one aero
plane escaped damage.
orville Wright in Berlin.
BERLIN. August 19.-Orville Wright
and his sister katherine and Hart O..
Berg. the European business manager Of
the Wright brothers. arrived here today
from London. Mr.. Wright is to make
series OF public flights on the Tempel-
hof parade ground, in the. suburbs of
Berlin. If he is ready by the end of
the month Emperor William probably
will witness one of his exhibitions. The
emperor is coming to Berlin to review
the Berlin and Potsdam garrisons and
to receive Count Zeppelin, who is ex-
pected to make his long voyage from
Friedrichshafen to Berlin August %. The
two teachers of the different schools of
aviation will then meet and compare
methods
Mr.. Wright in his flights here will use
an aeroplane built in Germany by the
company that has acquired all the rights
for this country. He went out to the
shops at Tegel today and examined the
craft He has two completed machines
Capt. Won Hildebrand on the Wright
brothers is being widely sold in Ger
many. Some pride is taken in the fact
that the grandfather Of the Wright
brothers was q German.
To Compete for Mfchelin Cup.
RHEIMS. August 1s. The French
Aero Club announced today that the
contestants in the Rheims flying races
may compete for the Michelin cup. which
will be awarded to the aviator covering
the greatest distance in closed circuit.
The condition is, however, that the dis
tance Of 1913 kilometers and 200 meters
covered by Wilbur Wright, the winner
v the cup In 1908, be exceeded. It is
understood that Henry Farman, who two
days ago was badly scalded on the face
by water from a defective motor. is suf-
fering greatly from his burns, which
may prevent his taking part in the COM
ing events.
Ddrigible Balloon for Spain.
PARIS. August 19.-The Journal says
that the Spanish government has asked
the French military engineers to supply
1t with a dirigible balloon of a capacity
OF 5000 cubic meters.
Aero Flight Postponed.
MINEOL4A, N. Y. August 19.-The at
tempt of C. Foster Willard to win a cup
offered for the longest fight OF an aero
plane which had been announced to take
place today was postponed until tomorrow
to give Mr.. Willard opportunity to make
thorough preparation for his long flight.
Evening star., 1909-08-19
SEVEN BESIDES Mr.. TAFT.
Six Newspaper Men Also to Go the
Whole Distance.
THINKING OUT" SPEECHES
President Preparing Them and Also
His Annual Message Only
Through Unconscious
Cerebration."

BEVERLY, Mass, August 19.-Only
through Unconscious cerebration' is
President Taft preparing for his many
speeches to be made on the long west
ern and southern trip. BY this same
method the President also is working
on his annual message to Congress. The
President has thought out the general
plan Of his message; he has several cabi-
net officers at work on the details Of
certain phases of it, and he will not
take up the work of assembling the
document until a week or so before
Congress Is to gather. The message is
not likely to be a long one.
The personnel of the Presidents travel
ing party has been completed. While the
trip promises to develop into the longest
ever made by President, the party un-
questionably will be the smallest. Be-
sides the President, there will be John
Hays Hammond. president OF the League
Butt. military aid: Wendell w. Mischler,
assistant secretary; DR.. j. j. Richardson
of Washington, d. c.; James Sloan, jr.,
and L. c. Wheeler OF the secret service:
and Maj Arthur Brooks, the Presidents s
confidential messenger. who just now is
about Boston as commanding officer of
the battalion of colored troops with the
District of Columbia National Guard. SIX
newspaper men will accompany the Presi-
dent throughout the entire trip. The
party will travel in two private cars at
tached. for the greater part Of the time.
to regular trains.
To Stop at Ogden, Utah.
1t practically was decided today to in.
clude Ogden, Utah. in the list Of stopping
places. This change will necessitate a
curtailment of the stay In Salt Lake City
and was arranged in accordance with a
request from the Utah committee. The
President will reach Salt Loke City late
In the afternoon of Friday, September "a
On the way to Salt Lake it has been ar
ranged that there shall be a stop of one
hour or more at Provo, Utah The Pres
ident Isl due in Butte, Mont, Monday
morning. September 81, and the stay In
Ogden will probably be on the Sunday
preceding.
Senator Warner of Missouri has an
engagement with President Taft for this
afternoon. He is coming to talk over
political matters in his home state. The
senator soon will be up for reelection
President Taft is anxious that Mis-
souri,, having been twice won by the re-
publicans in presidential years. shall be
retained in the republican column.
The mail man brought to the execu-
tive Office this morning a stuffed gray
suede elephant about twelve inches In
height addressed to President Taft. The
little fellow had &c. o. p" stamped on
of the elephant was traced a picture OF
the President, and underneath were the
words Sunny Billy"
The elephant came from Detroit
Evening star., 1909-08-19
NOT YET SETTLED.
Culinary Question Brought Up Be-
fore Police Court Judge.


How long ought 1t to take to cook a
steak?
Judge .Aukam in the Police Court today
was plunged. without warning, into the
intricacies Of this delicate question.
All the mooted questions in the inn
keepers laws were brought to bear by op-
posing counsel on the rights of guest and
proprietor.
1t all came about because John Allen
entered Pennsylvania avenue restaurant
and ordered steak. He was in hurry
and the steak did not come In as soon
as he thought 1t should. whereupon he
threatened to leave. The proprietor OBJ
tected to his leaving without paying for
the steak. declaring that he had waited
but five or six minutes. Allen asserted
that he had been i'm the restaurant forty
six minutes by the clock.
The proprietor finally ordered Allen to
leave when he declined to pay, and eject
ed him when he declined to leave Allen
had him arrested for assault.
Judge Aukam assessed a nominal fine of
81 on the proprietor of the restaurant for
assault, and the question of how long it
should take to cook steak is still un-
settled.
Evening star., 1909-08-19
Shot Trying to Rob Safe.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, August
1.-Two men early today made an un-
successful attempt to rob the safe in
the Office of the Cliffe House at Mani
tou. James Morrow. the day clerk. shot
one of the men. Edward Clark, through
the head. fatally wounding him. and re-
The other robber escaped. but was cap
tured.
Evening star., 1909-08-19
Nav. Manage Cleveland.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, August 1a.-It is
reported here that Manager Bernhard of
the Nashville Southern League team has
been booked to succeed Manager Lajoie
of the Cleveland American League Club
Bernhard was member of the Cleveland
team for several years. leaving that club
to take charge of the Nashvilles. He and
La joie are friends.
Evening star., 1909-08-19
GRANTED BY THE COURT.
Allowance Made to Child-Widow
Dorothy Willard Beck.

Dorothy Willard Beck, the fourteen
year-old widow of Irving w. Beck. who
was killed May 8 last. was awarded today
by Justice Anderson an advance of 500
and weekly allowance of S.. pending the
settlement of her husbands estate.
The allowance. was based on a petition
of the child widow, i'm which she set forth
her necessitous circumstances and the
fact that she is without present means Of
support.
Evening star., 1909-08-19

Artery Severed by Stir Collar.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 10.-A huge
stif collar nearly cost the life of Edward
Lateril OF this city by cutting an artery
In his neck when he was playing base
ball yesterday. He almost died from the
loss Of blood.
Evening star., 1909-08-19

B. F. Comen's barn at Luray, Va. wa,
destroyed by fire at an early hour Tues
day morning near Ingham. The origin o.
the fire is unknown. Much valuable farm
machinery was destroyed
Evening star., 1909-08-19
Castro at Spanish Resort.

SANTANDER. Spain. August 19.-
Cipriano Castro, former president of
Venezuela. has left here for Solares,
resort seven miles from Santander. to
take the cure.
Evening star., 1909-08-19

but two rounds each before the cry went
up. Look at the Reds over there! and
the guns had to be run 200 yards into
position on a heavy body Of fiankers
Reinforcements in Time.
The Blues got that fight because four
companies of infantry arrived as REIN
forcements just in time to be on the field
when the 1 o'clock whistle blew. 1t was
the one moment of satisfaction that came
to them through the process of'being scis-
sored up by Bliss: and the 9Th Massachu-
setts Infantry, which was the principal
Blue force engaged left the field with a
song on it's lips. There are stories of
foot ball men, suddenly Knocked out. turn
ing and doing the instructive thing re-
quired at the instant before collapsing.
They are told to their glory as men made
through training. Here is story of
Corp. Cartmell, Troop D. 10th Cavalry,
unhorsed in a cavalry charge. He IS
landed on his head and shoulders. while
his riderless horse rushed on with the
others. Two companions wheeled to as
sist him.
What you fool niggers doing here?'
were the words that greeted their effort
long down there in the fighting? Go long
with you; I'm all right. jist you let me
lay here and you get into that action"
They rode away for their troop which
dirt and mud Corp. Cartmell picked HIM
self up and reached for his gun. He
started to run for the stone wall, over
which his fellow troopers were firing. He
was unsteady onshis feet and lunged first
to one side and then the other, and fell
twice on his face before he reached the
wall. He leveled his gun, fired a string
of shells and then rolled over. prostrate.
A civilian nearby with motor car Of
fered to take him to a hospital His
companions were willing, but when they
were lifting him into the car he recovered
enough to say:
Evening star., 1909-08-19
Journey Homeward.

Gen. Wood stated this morning that the
program today would be as follows: After
the declaration that the maneuvers have
ceased at l p.m., the Washington troops
will be hurried from the nearest railroad
station to Boston, there to take trans
port. which will be waiting for them. The
Connecticut troops will be sent by train
to New Haven, while the New York and
New Jersey troops will go by train to
Fall River and there go aboard boats for
New York.
Evening star., 1909-08-19
Locking for the Animus.

All Of which has led the politicians to
further wonder as to the animus of the
attacks of Forester Pinchot's Jealous and
interchangeable friends. and to try to gauge
the political significance Of it, the same
leading to endless gossip and political
speculation
The political end of the controversy is
expected to attract continued attention
until President Taft acts in the case,
which, as stated in yesterdays advices
from Beverly, probaly will not be until
he makes his western trip.
Evening star., 1909-08-19

but two rounds each before the cry went
up. Look at the Reds over there!" and
the guns had to be run 200 yards into
position on heavy body Of f1ankers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-02
FREAKS OF FOOD.

Queer Effects That Are a Puzzle to the
Physician.
AS regards drink, writes DR.. Beverly
Robinson in the Medical Record, l have
known a tumblerful of milk to bring
on an attack of asthma with hives in
an otherwise healthy child. When the
milk was taken and a piece of bread
eaten at the same time there was no
asthma and no hives could explain
this by saying that the bread helped
break up curd and that stomachal di-
gestion was not interfered with. But
why and precisely In what manner and
for what reason asthma and hives
were occasioned are certainly matters
largely of thought and conjecture.
have known mushrooms in good condi-
ton and on repeated occasions to cause
most distressing oedema Of the uvula
and palate. Prior to these attacks the
same individual had eaten mushrooms
repeatedly with no bad or unpleasant
effects at all and had thoroughly en-
ioyed them. I have known an individ-
ual in whom a single strawberry would
give neuralgia Of the teeth which last
ed twelve to twenty-four hours. Again,
prior to the attacks Of neuralgia Of
the dental branches Of the fifth nerve
the same individual had eaten repeat
eddy and abundantly Of strawberries
without pain, ache or unpleasant symp-
toms Of any kind In this case it
seemed as though the only plausible
though not entirely satisfactory expla-
nation was that with increasing years
strawberries had become inimical to
that patient
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-02
rv.rvbody stands For It.

An English correspondent WIl'es
ssThe tramcars in Liverpool until late
vears were owned by a private COM
many where as now they are oWl,u pN
tbe corporation. In the time OF fN"ve
ownership overcrowding was unkuQWn'
now 1t is the rule. on inqulrlhg tne
reason Of the change / was told that u
was this: The regulations as to num-
bers remain the same, but they are
never enforced The police dare not
enforce It because they are the serv-
ants Of the corporation, the corpora
ton viii not enforce it because its en-
forcement would mean a reduction III
the receipts and the borough bench SO
largely consists Of justices either
members of the corporation or under
its influence that no conviction II
sought for by a private person, would
be obtained"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-02
"rhe Prussian VersaIIIes.D

1t would be as unjust to form an es
innate Of the HOhenzollerns or Of their
capital without visiting Potsdam as to
form an estimate of Germany without
visiting Bavaria, for Potsdam is more
than "the Prussian Versailles" 1t rep
resents the complement Of those stern
er Hohenzollern qualities which are
embodied in the city Of blood and iron.
Cold, colorless Berlin may well be seen
on the gray days Of standard Prussian
weather Sunlight seems exotic there.
But the characteristic charm of Pots
dam is revealed only when skies are
bright and flowers are in bloom.-Rob-
ert Haven Schaufler in Century.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-02
saoaoious Boston.

The city has decided to abandon the
city's heating and lighting plant at the
Wareham street storage building, as 1t
can secure the service from private
companies at a much less cost. George
W. Morrison, superintendent Of the de-
partment Of public buildings, has made
contracts with private concerns for
lighting and heating the building to
cost S1,45O a year, which formerly
cost the city $500 annually.-Elec-
trical World.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-02
preamIess Sleep.

Occasionally have met people who
have insisted that they do not know
what it means to dream. To then
sleep comes like the pail of death, en-.
veloping them so completely as to en-.
tirely eXtinguish the consciousness for
the time being. But, strangely enough,
have found that these individuals do
not seem to appreciate this blessing
Of undisturbed repose Instead, they
feel that in some way they are being
cheated out Of something that belongs
to them. Like the Scotch plowboy.
they protest at never being able to
enjoy a nights sleep because their
head no sooner touches the pillow than
1t is time for them to get up again
Bohemian Magazine
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-02

The excessive number of employees
in every grade Of the public service
and the excessive salaries paid to all
classes Of employees are among the
main causes for the present condition
of the city finances, and the finance
commission is satisfied that there
should be a large reduction both in
the number Of salaried employees and
in the salaries paid to those who re-
main in the service.-Boston Finance
Commission.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-02
LONG FEAsTs.
one Chinese Dinner and Couple OF
Eskimo Ranquets.

one Chinese Dinner and Couple Of
Eskimo Banquets.
Mr.. Ward the American envoy to
China, who tried to secure an inter
view with the emperor Hleng Fung, 10
1850. tells how he was entertained at
dinner that lasted from noon one day
until o'clock on the evening OF the
day following. The total number OF
courses is not given, but Ward men
lions that he had to give in after par
taking Of 1873 different dishes, where
upon his hosts wondered greatly'-pre-
sumably at his abstemiousness.
Probably, however, the Eskimo ban
quets last longer than any others ana
the quantity OF food swallowed is also
proportionately greater. Ross records
that seven of his party Of natives once
ate continuously for thirty-three hours
during which time they consumed 2oo
pounds of seal meat. Europeans ex-
posed to the same climatic conditions
act in much the same way. Captain
Scott Of the DiscoverySon his return
from his long sledge joctney over the
inland ice of the antarctic continent
did nothing but eat and sleep for the
space Of three days and nights, and
even then he was still hungry.
Commander Peary and his party, re-
turning famished from their futile
dash for the pole in 1906 slaughtered
a herd of seven musk oxen on HaZen
island, off the extreme north of Green
land. For two days and nights there
after they crouched inside their snow
huts, eating continuously, and when
they had finished the pile of bones
outside was "as high as a tall mans
chin"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-02
Not Partioular

Nine. Calve at a ladies' luncheon
was condoned by an elderly spinster
on the ground that a laudatory article
about her had not been very subtle or
discriminating.
Il know Well" said the spinster.
smiling behind her glittering spec
taeles, that only discriminating praise
counts as praise with you"
Don't talk about discriminating
praise" answered Nine. Calve. "Ful-
some fiattery is good enough for me. "
Washington Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-02
The Christian County Loose
Tobacco Market

Auction sale of loose tobacco EVERY DAY throughout
the season. We have secured the large j. E. Cooper v
cry stable 3rd Ave. where prepared to receive
all kinds of tobacco either stripped the stalk, and
will sell for you privately at public acution for
highest market prices.
Our house is open for receiving tobacco every day in the
week. Will receive tobacco hand packed in hogsheads
and sell it on the loose floor at highest market price
J. P. THOMPSON & CO., Managers.