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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
DECLARES FACTS Do NOT
JUSTIFY ALARM CAUSED
Addresses Society for Judicial Settle
ment of International Disputes.
WOULD FORTIFY THE CANAL
French Ambassador. ex-Ambassador
Choate and Gen. Frederick D.
Grant and Others
Also Speak.

"The people of this coun-
try will never consent to the
maintenance of a standing
army which military experts
will pronounce sufficiently
large TO cope in battle with
the standing armies of the
greater powers should they
get by our navy, avoid our
harbor defenses and descend
upon our coast.
We are at peace with all
the nations of the world and
are quite likely to remain
SO, as far as we can see into
the future. Just a little more
forethought, a little more at
tention to the matter on the
part of Congress, and we
shall have all of the army
and all of the munitions and
material of war that we
ought to have in a republic,
situated, as we are, 5000
miles on the one hand and
5000 on the other from the
source of possible invasion"
president TAFT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
FOUR BODIES FOUND.
Helmet Men Descend Into the
Leyden Mine.

DENVER. Col. December 1.-THE bod
les of four of the miners imprisoned In
the Leyden mine were found by helmet
men this morning. They had been suf-
focated by gases from the burning coal
Only one body, that of driver Lester
Jones, was identified. and none was re-
moved from the mine.
The bodies were found 1900 feet from
the bottom Of the shaft. behind a steel
bulkhead which the men had closed in a
vain attempt to shut of the deadly gases
from the burning portion of the mine.
The helmet men, under Thomas Tweed
desdale. foreman of the government mine
rescue car. made forced dash from the
station established at the bottom Of shaft
No. l. ~~t s-e-s=
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
TO BE EXPELLED FROM MOSCOW
Forty Jewish Families Must Leave
the City January IA.

ST. PETERSBURG, December IL
Forty Jewish families will be expelled
from Moscow January II next, as they
do not come within the provisions of the
law. recently approved by the emperor,
permitting Jewish merchants of the first
guild and their families to reside in the
city and province Of MOSCOW. Fifty young
men will also be expelled. as the pro-
visions of the law permit only children
under age to reside with their parents.
a dispatch from Merv states that the
governor general of Turkestan has or
dered the expulsion of the Jews from the
Merv oasis and their decentralization i'm
Bokhara. The Jews, who emigrated to
Merv previous to the Russian occupation,
have deTeloped a cotton expert trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
WRECK FATAL TO FIREMAN,
Locomotive on Train in Virginia
Jumps Track.

NORFOLK Va. December lin a
wreck on the Virginia railway at Algren
early today Fireman Midget of train
No. IA, en- route for this city from Roam
oke. was so badly injured that he died
later I'm the day. and Engineer c. q.
Bickford was seriously hurt
The locomotive of the train. which was
running at thirty miles an hour, jumped
the track and completely overturned.
The baggage car and one coach left the
rails but the Pullman coach remained on
the track. The passengers were badly
shaken up, but none was injured.
The cause Of the accident has not been
ascertained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
MAY BE SENT TO GALLEYS.
Five Russian Editors to Be Pros
ecuted for Lese Maieste.

ST. PETERSBURG, December Ito
days editions of the Rech and four other
daily newspapers were cOnfiscated and
their editors will be prosecuted for lese
majeste for publishing at length the
speech made in the duma by NJ. Purishke-
witch in connection with an Interpolation
as to the behavior Of the police on the
occasion of the recent student meetings
held in protest against the alleged cruel
ties inflicted upon political prisoners.
In his speech Purishkevitch quoted a
student orator as saying that the time
has come to put an end to the satraps
of the sanguinary Nicholas H."
The offense of lese majestic is punish
able by a term Of eight years in the gal
leys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
HOLIDAYS FOR CLERKS.
War Department Closes at Noon De-
cember "a and December 81.

The Secretary of War has issued an
order that the department shall be closed
at noon next Saturday. the day before
Christmas. and not open until the follow
ing Tuesday. and closed the Saturday be-
fore New Year day and not open until
Tuesday
The other government departments and
bureaus will also observe these holidays.
it is understood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

ATLANTA, Ga, December IA race
between j. A. ID. McCurdy in his sixty
horsepower biplane and Jimmy Ward in
a twenty y-four-horsepower Baby" Cur
tiss marked the close of the aviation meet
here today.
Ward won on every point. remaining In
the air 80 minutes and ii seconds and att
tanning height of 1,0OO feet. McCurdy
was ajoft twenty minutes.
Eugene Ely game to grief when. after
a flight of nearly mile piece of tub.
ing fell off the plane, splintering the pro-
pelIef. while he was about 100 feet from
the ground. The aviator landed withouo
injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
COLORADO TO GET 100000.
State Claims Inheritance Tax From
the Estate of Thomas r WoleE

DENVER, Col. December l7.-Under
a final agreement reached today in set
tlement of the claim of the state of
Colorado against the estate of the late
Thomas F. Walsh, millionaire mine
owner. the state will receive $50, 900 in
heritancc tax.
Mr.. Walsn's will set forth that he was
Il resident Of Washington. but this was
disputed by the states attorney. who
gathered evidence to show that Mr..
Walsh regarded Colorado as his home.
The Walsh estate. according to in
ventory, is valued at about $4,000, 900.
of which $3.000.000 is affected by the
Colorado inheritance tax law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
SAT IN jim CROW SEAT.
Washington, Man in Richmond Oh.
jected to Moving.
special Dispatch to The Star.

RICHMOND. Va, December in
Goldstein was fined so and costs in
police court this morning for disorderIy
conduct on a Main street car and with
swearing at the conductor.
In defense of himself Goldstein said
that he is from Washington and un-
familiar wit hthe law governing the dis
crfminatiOn Of the races on street cars
in this state. He took rear seat. Hav-
ing q large number Of bundles, he refused
to move when the conductor requested
him to do so and became abusive.
He is alleged to have said: There are
too many laws In this state anyhow
declaring he would make q Law of his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
BABIES WARMLY WELCOMED.
Great Demand at Houston for the
Tiny Folk From New York.

HOUSTON. Tex. Decembers 1.-THE
train from New York bearing fifty
three orphaned and founding babies
reached Houston on time today. and
was given warm reception.
The demand for the tiny folk proved
so strong that the quota for this city
was speedily exhausted. and the supply
destined for San Antonio narrowly
missed confiscation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
, CORNER STONE Is LAID.
Work Begun on Richmond's Million.
Dollar Post Office.

RICHMOND, Va, December 1.-THE
corner stone of Richmond's new million
dollar post-office and federal court build
ing was laid today with Masonic cere-
monies. The address of the occasion was
made by former Gov. A. ]. Montague,
who was introduced by former Postmas-
ter Royal K. Cabel. now federal COM
missioner of internal revenue.
j. Henry Miller of Baltimore. the gem
eral contractor for the building. is a
prominent Mason. He was host at a
banquet to about 100 of the leading men
OF the city after the corner stone laying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
FAIR AND WARMER TODAY.
Weather Bureau Predicts Moderate
Temperature in Washington.

Fair and warmer weather for TODAY
with Monday unsettled. was the predic-
ton of the weather bureau last even
ing. The winds will be southerly and
light to moderate.
There is no colo weather in sight. but IL
may rain here Monday or Tuesday. as a
stor:n now prevailing in the middle gulf
states is on its. way northward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
Killed on Spot Where Son Died.

ROCHESTER, Pa, December lid
ward A. Miller. aged fifty-seven, Pennsyl-
vania railroad station agent at Baden,
was killed by an express train this after
noon as he was crossing the tracks with
mail from a local train. Eleven. years
ago yesterday Miiler's son Arthur was
killed at the same spot by. freight
train A wife and three children survive
Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
Jury Fails to Convict Woman.

Los ANGELES, Cal. December H.
The jury trying Mrs. Daisy Turner
Krauss, former Memphis. Tenn, So
ciety woman, charged with assault with
intent to kill Franklin G. Grifiith realty
broker: was discharged tonight after re-
porting it, inability to agree upon a
verdict. - ~-----~--"-~-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
Liberty to Be Their Christmas Gift.

LANSING. Mich. December 17.-Forty
convicts in Michigan prisons will secure
their liberty on parole as a Christmas
gift, according to Secretary QuigIey of
the state board of pardons and paroles
He said today that fOrty-three applica-
tons for paroles by inmates of the Ionia
prison were approved by the board this
week. but some of the men will not Sc
cure their release until after the first of
the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
Student Strikes in Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG. December H.
Three-day student strikes have been
declared at Moscow. KharkOv and Kiev.
Disorders are anticipated, as this is Gus
tomary just before the Christmas holi-
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
RAID ROUMANIAN HOMES.
Two Armed Negroes Break Into
Thirty Houses in Canton, Ohio.

CANTON, Ohio. December 1.-Two
armed negroes raided the Roumanian set
tlement here today. entered thirty houses.
shot three men who resisted them. and,
obtaining 500. fed. John GridO. one of
the wounded men. may die.
The raid took place before daybreak,
but the frightened foreigners did not tell
the police until noon. There are, no clues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
Four Deaths in Landslide.

Pisciotta, in the province of Salerno to-
day caused the death of four persons and
the serious injury of several Others One
house collapsed and nine were damaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
M0|SANT, UP 9,364EET,
.DESCENDS FROST COATED
Daring Aviator, Ascending at
Memphis, Is Lost to View
Seven Minutes.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, December 17.-John
B. Moisant, Paris-to- London flyer went
to his highest altitude today, a height Of
8. 364 feet, If his barometer read true. In
the United States Armstrong Drexel and
Ralph JOhnstone alone eclipsed this dis
tance, and it is within l.135 feet Of the
present worlds record.
That Moisant would attempt to surpass
the altitude record was unannOunced. 1T
was an impulse that occurred i'm mid.
flight he explained. after alighting. "Air
conditions looked favorable and l tried -
Ascending at what looked from the
ground to be almost direct angle. the
Chicago man drove his monoplane sky
ward until it was only faint blur Then
he was lost to vision.
In all there were seven unusually long
minutes of waiting until a tiny speck
appeared In the clouds. gradually taking
form as the man-bird came nearer to
earth.
Ice Formed About Motor.
AS an attest of the frieidity of the high
er atmosphere. Moisant brought back
with him coating of ice. The metal
parts of his car were covered with a
frosting and particles Of ice were form
ed about the motor.
Moisant was in the air forty-two min
utes and flfty-seven seconds.
Exhibition and short. cross-country
flights completed the program for the
day. The scheduled three-machine race
was interrupted by Moisant's trip to the
clouds.
The meeting will be concluded tomor-
row.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

Fair and warmer Sunday.
Monday unsettled. with light ID
moderate southerly winds.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21

one day The law allows one man 20
per day. but 1 think a hunter that
takes more than IL birds in one day
has at least the ear marks of a game
hog and I am sure none of our party
would ever be guilty of such a trick
I would like to see the limit reduced
to 10 by law
The regular bimonthly meeting of
| the Topeka Local union will be held
this evening at the First Congregation
al church, starting out with picnic
supper at 6:15 o'clock. DR.. F. L. Hayes
and George H. Hoyes will be the
speakers, and music will be furnished
by Russell Radcliff, Jesse Short and
Eva Curry. The business session will
begin at s o'clock. 1t is expected that
four or five hundred persons will be
present
Invitations of attractive appearance
have been sent out for the annual ban
quet of the men of the First Methodist
church which will be held this evening
at $50 o'clock. Talks will be made b.
DR.. John Naphtali Luccock. DR.. F. l..
| Loveland and John Marshall, and it is
| expected that several hundred men will
| attend the function. Dr. Luccock, who
| halls from st. Louis, has spoken in To-
peka before, and is well and favorably
| known to Methodist and Y. NJ. c. A.
men. A good musical program has beer
| arranged.
Topeka is to have a Thanksgiving
| football game and the admission price
will be so cents The Topeka high
| school first team is booked for game
with the high school of Paola on that
day, and as Paola claims the state
championship because Lawrence would
not play their team. A good exhibition
| of football is assured. The second team
of the Topeka school which it is claim
ed is nearly as strong as the first team
| will play the wentworth Military acad-
envy team in Lexington, Mo, at the
| same time.
The methods employed by the To-
peka Commercial club are being adopt
ed in other cities. The following letter
from Joseph D. Clement, secretary OF
the Kalamazoo, Mich. Commercial clut
is a sample of many letters received al
the Office of the local organization
Yours of October 81 with two very
valuable enclosures, both on the sub
ject of scheme advertising were receiv-
ed. We have held two recent meet
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O. ga IiEEp &
SSeSn6Ts

W. w. Mills has returned from New
York City.
The Topeka Advertising club will
meet a week from tomorrow.
The board of directors Of the Com
mercial club will meet tomorrow noon
A checker tournament is soon to be
arranged among the roomers at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A.
An Independent telephone is the
gateway by which you can reach your
friends and neighbors.
The Topeka Edison company is in
stalling new 500 horsepower alternat-
ing current generator.
Preparations are being made at the
High school for the debating season,
which opens in midwinter
An effort is being made to organize
in Topeka a branch of the Archaeo-
logical of America.
The High school students listened to
some delightful harp music this morn
ing in the assembly hour
The Kansas State Beekeepers' asso-
citation Will be in session at the Com
mercial club tomorrow night.
The formation of Pomona Grange
has been postponed until the time OF
the Farmers Institute early next
month.
The Kansas Avenue Methodist
church will common 4 series of re-
vival meetings the first Sunday in
January.
The State Fair association is now To-
Gated in the Smith building corner Of
Kansas avenue and Ninth street. on
!, Ike second floor.
s'he teachers of the city schools will
get heir monthly checks on Wednes-
day, although the regular pay day is
the Fh of the month
The thirty-fifth annual meeting al
the S lac Historical society will be held
in Re fesent5tive hall Tuesday, Decem-
Der s, The program includes addresse,
by c. Gncellor Frank Strong of tn,
state university. E. II. Webster, deal
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of the State Agricultural college, Chas.
E. Hill of the state normal, and 9TH
ers.
G. S. Gleed offered in behalf of him
self and five local officers of the Bel
Telephone company, to give the last
$1,000 towards the White Elephant
fund.
Superintendent L. D. Whittemore, Of
the city schools, spoke this morning be-
fore the members of the Ministerial
Union on The Moral Element in Pub
lie Education"
The Suns Family is the title of
the address to be given Wednesday
evening at the high schol by DIR. VIII
liam Duncan Macmillan of the Uni
Versity of Chicago.
It is rumored that one of the high
school fraternities which was dormant
Tor time, has again become active.
but it is possible that there is no foun-
dation for the rumor.
The Salvation army is making plans
Tor helping the poor at Christmas time.
| me Provident association is calling
for baskets filled with food to hand to
the poor on Thanksgiving day.
The Y. w. c. A. home at the corner
! OF Seventh and Van Buren, streets will
| soon be ready for the roof. The fact
that the $4,000 has not been raised in
| the campaign has not retarded the
| work.
| L. L. Sargent, who is spending a few
| days in Topeka, has agreed to design
| the elaborate programs for the semi
annual meeting of the Bachelors clut
! OF the Y. NJ. c. A. which will be held
| December ,.
1t is unlikely that any excitement
Will break out among the members OF
our dignified school board until the
ilrst Monday evening in December a
Ieast when the next regular monthly
meeting of the board will be held
! The Lawrence All Stars defeated the
! Iromp All Stars of Topeka in a fas
football game at Lawrence Sunday by
a score of to 0. Stillson of Lawrence
kicked field goal A return gam,
viii be played in Topeka next Sunday
o. L. Cope, formerly president of tn,
| 6achelors' club, spent a few hours il
Topeka yesterday. He is now freigh
solicitor for the Santa Fe in Wichita
He will be in Topeka for the next ban
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21

ings and are working out a plan along
the same line. which 1 trust may be
come known as the Topeka plan. "
Dr. Lincoln Mcconnell, southerner
by birth, and who has been doing spe-
cial Christian work in Kansas City for
some time, has been called as the reg
ular pastor of the First Baptist church,
to take the place made vacant by the
resignation of the Rev. Thomas S
Young some weeks ago. DR.. McCon-
nell is six feet two inches in height,
an ex-actor and an ex-detective, and
his personality is most pleasing. He
is gifted an orator and comes most
highly recommended. He was former
ly pastor of a church in Atlanta, Ga
DR. Mcconnell has been booked to
give the address at the first Sunday
afternoon Novelty theater meeting,
December 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
quet of the Bachelors club, Decem-

quet of the Bachelors club. Deem
Der 2.
1--WE will put our efforts on our
track team next spring" said Ward H.
Green, director of athletics at the
High school. Those who make rec
ords corresponding to those made at
state high school meets will be sent to
Lawrence to represent the high
school"
There will be no noon hour lunches
in connection with the White Elephant
campaign until Saturday noon, when
it is hoped to be able to announce that
the jungle beast has been exterminat-
ed. Workers will report each noon,
provided they have new subscriptions
to be recorded.
Luther r. Tillotson, who was injur-
ed Saturday by the falling of an ele-
resting as comfortably as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances Mr.
| TIllotson has been experimenting the
work of construction at the building al
! Ninth street and Kansas avenue.
H B. Howard now SAYS that it was
81 quail that he and hunting com.
panions shot the other day, instead OF
| 1925, as rumor had it. Some of hi:
friends 'jollied' him to such an ex
tent about the number of birds it wa!
said he claimed to have shot that h
| especially requested that a correction
be made in the paper.
The pupils of the city schools are un
| happy because there is to be but
| weeks vacation at Christmas time
| The teachers are not saying much bu
| it is understood that they are not il
sympathy with the action of the board
| of education in the matter. The sug
| gestion has been made that a vacation
of week be declared in the spring
To the statement in Saturdays pa
pers, that he and a friend shot L.
quail" H. B. Howard makes objection
as follows: mo. sir; no such utteranc
i ever passed my lips. The only hunt
have been a party to was Wednesday
November II. when with four other
and our host, making six all told, W
bagged 27 quail, 30 rabbits and
squirrels. This was properly stated i
your Friday paper. 1 consider this
fair catch and a great plenty for 81
men, but nsider it an insult to b
accused of slaughtering 125 quail il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21

Schenectady, N. Y, Nov 21-Fire in
mail car on a New York Central traia
near here destroyed a large portion OF
the contents and practically ruined the
car. The blaze was in a through car
from Boston, filled with papers, maya
zines and other mail bound for San
Francisco
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
French Plumes of Unusual Beauty and Value-l

9-inch Plumes worth $3.50 for. go
Pinch Plumes worth LIS for 81. 80
13-inch Plumes worth $50 for ST. SO
14-inch Plumes worth 1926 for S2.40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21

15-inch Plumes worth 400 for
16-inch Plumes worth $50 for
17-inch Plumes worth 600 for
18-inch Plumes worth 6.75 for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-20
COLLISIONS RESULT FROM HEAVY FOG City Wrapped In Heavy Opaque
 Mantle Yesterday TWO CAR MEN INJURED Cars Crash Together on North Besse- mer Line and on Gate City Line At Almost the Same Mo-
 ment.

The heavy fog which prevailed here yesterday morning in atmospheric circles : was the cause of two minor street car wrecks occurring at about 7:35. As result H. T. Dunigan. foreman of wire car, is at St. Nincents hospital with a broken leg, lacerated hand and numer- ous bruises, while J. T. shaw, motor man of a Gate City car received con tusons of the hips and a rude shak- ing up.
 Dunigan was injured when the wire car of which he is foreman was run into from the rear by a North Besse- mer passenger car on Thir6 avenue be- tween Tenth and Eleventh streets M. N. Morris, the mortorman of the outgo- ing Bessemer car failed to see the wire car on the track in front of him be- cause of the thick fog. In the coll sion the front platform of the passen- ger car was almost completely deno- ished, though the motorman was not in jured beyond painful dts abo1t the face and head from flying slass. Tie rear of the wire was also partly wrecked and Dunigan was thrown from his feet, the broken leg resulting. He was taken to St Vincent's hospital in Shaw & Sons ambulance. the driver of which states that he was compelled to precede his horses and feel the way through the opaque gloom.
 at about the same hour. An outbound