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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
MAY SUE GOVERNMENT.
Princess Stephanie Rejects Offer of
Belgium to Settle Claim.
'ndence OF The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
:: VIENNA. December Z, 1910.
The Neues Wiener Tagblatt states that
Princess Stephanie OF Belgium, who is
now staying here with her husband.
Count Lonyay. has refused the settle
ment offered by the Belgian government
respecting the 30.OO0,ooO francs left by
King Leopold.
The government it seems recently Of
fe-ed the three sisters. Princesses Louise,
Stephanie and Clementine. each 1000 600
francs. in order 20 obviate an action being
brought. Princess Clementtne. now Prin-
cess Victor Bonaparte, accepted this, but
Princess Louise of Coburg demands the
full payment of her portion Of the heri-
taRe.
Princess Stephanie limits her demands
70 s.Oo0.OOO francs. II the present nego-
tistions fall through she will bring an
action against the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
FEW AVIATION FATALITIES.
Comparative Number Of Deaths De.
clared to Be Small.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
PARIS. December 10, 1910
The percentage of aeroplane accidents
in relation to the number Of aviators and
the mileage covered by them has been
proved by NJ. Soreau to be considerably
less than Is generally assumed to be the
case. Lecturing before a meeting Of the
civil engineers NJ. Soreau stated that up
to November the aviation committee of
the Aero Club of France had delivered
271 flying licences. Taking all countries,
the number Of pilots and pupils was
about 500. and the percentage Of persons
killed was six.
But" added NJ. Soreau, lin order to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
collegians Stunning Indoor Meets

From present indications there will be
less attention devoted to indoor track and
field athletics this winter by the college
men. fhe abandonment Of the indoor
carnival by Columbia University removes
from the schedule the one big event to
which every college in the east was ac-
customed to send teams. There is now
no distinctly college meet in the east,
the nearest approach to 1t being the
games Of the Boston Athletic Associa.
tion which depends for it's entries upon
the college men.
One of the peculiar things about the
selection OF all-American foot ball teams
this year Is the unanimty OF the differ
ent critics on most Of the players. With
the exception of four or five players there
was hardly any difference in opinion as
to the strongest players in the country
Several years ago the writer introduced
the system OF selecting these teams by a
composite vote. first Of the newspaper
critics and then Of officials. This year
he has applied the system to a selection
Of sixteen Of the leading officials In the
east. the results being published this
week In Leslie's Weekly.
The sixteen ofiicials who consented to
| serve on tho board Of judges were Dr.
A. II. Sharpe and Clarence Weymouth
OF Yale. Carl Marshall and Thomas MUIR
ply Of Harvard, DR.. Carl Williams and
W; n Morice Of Pennsylvania. A. c.
James HI. Moffatt and Martin Bergen of
Princeton. Fred Croiius Of Dartmouth.
David L. Fultz OF Brown, ]. b. Pendle-
ton Of Bowdoin. w. G. Croweli OF
Swarthnore, Lieut.. H. B. Hackett Of
West Point and w. r. Okeson of LehiRh
The method Of selection was to use
each team picked as q vote and then to
| select as the composite eleven the men
receiving tho majority for their respective
positions. The result Of this vote gave
the following composite team:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
Of scullv Of Yale, and Wells of Michigan

of Scully Of Yale. and Wells of Michigan
for end in place Of l.. Smith of Harvard.
Michigan was the only western team
considered in the selection Of this COM
posite eleven. The Wolverines were con-
sidered. because by playing Pennsylvania
and Syracuse they earned the right to
be considered q part of the east: Inc
because of any lack of worth, but be-
cause the board of judges knew nothing
about them.
Only two members of the team won
their places by a unanimous vote. They
were Fitzpatrick of Yale. at end, and
Cozens of Pennsylvania, at center. These
two men played wonderfully consistent
foot ball and deserved their honor. AS
a matter of fact the composite selection
is the only way to do justice to all the
teams. No one man has seen all the
players in action and none can entirely
eliminate his natural bias SO that the
composite selection combines the best
judgment on the matter obtainable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
The Spy's Occupation.
London Evening Standard.

Prom the London Evening Standard.
Whatever may be thought of the spy
Ia war or in the period Just before the
outbreak of war, We cannot foreeo some
contempt for the same policy pursued in
time OF peace. especially as 1t SO often
depends on the cooperation of traitors.
The vile persons who pass the secrets of
the latest mitraleuse or the most up-to-
date shrapnel across the Rhine: the
"canailles who ransack waste-paper
baskets at embassies; the unscYupulous
individuals who photograph ambassado-
rial dispatches: all this kind of work.
compared with which the scavenRtne
among gutter ashpans 10 a noble and
exalted employment, should be banned by
the good taste of Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
Buys a Lock Opener.

Sunday morning the maid asked leave
to go out, as she wanted some medicine,
but 1t is alleged that. instead of going
to a drug store. she proceeded to a shop.
where she bought a tool such as is used
for picking locks. After breakfast
Nine. Rosa Bruck started on an expe-
dition to the suburbs, while her little
girl went OF with her governess to a
matinee. It is presumed that as soon as
she had the nat to herself the maid set
theoretically to work with the instru-
ment that she bought that morning
When Nine. Rosa Bruck returned at
dinner time she found the whole place
In disorder. Every chiffonier, drawer
and wardrobe had been opened and ex-
plored. Detectives were promptly set in
motion, but 30 far nothing has been seen
or heard Of the model maid, who Is sus-
pected Of belonging to an international
gang Of thieves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
MANY VISIT T0LsToI's GRAVE
Peasants Get Down on Their Knees
and Kiss the Soil.
Of Tho Star.

F0feIgn Co6fespUuQeNce In9 6ttf.
MOSCOW, December 5, 1910.
Tolstois grave at Yasnia Poliara Is
likely to become one Of the chief places
Of pilgrimage in the empire. Since the
funeral large numbers Of peasants arrive
there daily. They como mostly on foot.
and many are now on the way there,
tramping from places far distant.
At the grave many hundreds may be
seen on their knees chanting and kissing
the soil. The pilgrims are allowed to
pass through the rooms which Tolstoi &C.
cupied. where nothing has been disturb
ed. There 10 deep resentment at the
holy synod's action in forbiddinE me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19

John Curry, once a famous pitcher OF
the Eastern League and a member Of
the Toronto club. died at his home 1t
Flint Mich, few days ago. Curry
contracted pneumonia through an act OF
charity when he gave his coat to poor
old vagabond he found helpless in a snow
storm last winter The illness developed
into tuberculosis and finally resulted in
his death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19

Oficial league averages show the Cubs
to be second in team fielding. just as they
were second in team batting. The New
York Giants had the lead as far as bat
ting was concerned. being seven points
ahead of the Cubs. In the fielding end
Of 1t. Brooklyn was best with .964, the
Cubs being next with 1858.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19

estimate the risks We must also take into
account the distances covered. which
may be set down at an aggregate Of
$4,000 miles for all the aeroplanes in
the world This gives us one fatal acct
dent for every 1875 miles, and 1t must be
borne in mind that this includes aero
planes which frequently hitherto have
been nothing but experimental machines.
and that aeroplanes are not yet perfect"
In NJ. Soreau's opinion. the most i'm
Transformation Of the sporting aeroplane
into q transport aeroplane is the solu-
ton Of the question Of the landing Of fast
machines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19

Myrtle Townsend. the fifteen-year-old
daughter Of william c. Townsend, 4
farmer near ChestertoWn, Nd, was
drowned Saturday night while skating on
Kings creek, a prong Of Chester river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
Maid a Linguist.

The young woman, who is Of fair hair
and complexion and Of rather diminutive
stature. speaks several languages with
more or less fuency. and, thinking that
she would be Of use in her journeys.
Mime. Rosa Bruck took her into her
service. not, however. without carefully
examining the recommendations with
which she was provided. and which were
all extremely enthusiastic.
The actress brought this pattern do
nestle with her when she returned to
Paris, but wishing to make assurance
doubly sure, she wrote after her arrival
here to the persons by whom the certifi-
Gates Of the young woman professed to
be signed, and the replies were quite
satisfac tOrv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
'ACTRESSL0SES JEWELS
SHE VALUESAT $4,000
Maid She Hired in Belgium Dis
appears Along With the
vaIuabIeS.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS, December s. 1910.
Nine. Rosa Bruck. the well known
actress. has been the victim OF an au-
dacious theft at her residence in the Rue
Theodule Ribot. The whole place was
ransacked, and precious jewelry, costly
furs and many other articles have disap-
peared. The loss she has sustained is
estimated at $4,000.
With all these valuables there has also
disappeared a maidservant whom she en-
gagged during a tour in Belgium few
weeks ago.
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Christmas Stockings


Christmas Stockings
Full of toys and full of joys for all the
girls and all the boys.
From &c up.
Whitman's and Lowney's
Bonbons, in Christmas boxes,
OF various sizes.
Mixed Candies at 1oc and
I5c ID.
DATES. FIGS, GRAPES,
ORANGES, NUTS, RAILS
ms AND CIGARS.
n. w. Burchell,
1925 F.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19

With the exception Of two players this
team Is the same as that picked by WAL
ter Camp OF Yale. Mr.. Camp picked
walker OF Minnesota for tackle in place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
Has Foot Ball Lost in Popularity

The report of the treasurer of the
University Of Pennsylvania Athletic
Association. announced this week,
brought to light a peculiar state of at
fairs concerning the popularity of foot
ball. 1t showed that the attendance at
the various games for 1910 had dropped
some 10000 from 1909. What makes
this the more remarkable is the fact
that Pennsylvania had q much better
team this fall than in 1909, and the
games should have drawn better. on
carried with it a shrinkage Of about
$4,000 in the foot ball receipts, and
has consequently embarrassed the as
ISOLATION.
ing to account for this drop in attend
ance. After q close study of the stu
alton they are agreed that it was
combination of circumstances which
should be blamed. Primarily. the radi-
cal change in the rules and the corre-
spending belief that the new game
would be quite unintelligible had much
to do with it. This was particularly
true of the opening games. which were
attended almost entirely by students.
Another factor blamed was the enthu-
siasm of the Quaker city over the win
ming Of the worlds base ball champion
ship by the Athletics. The fact that
these games lasted until the middle Of
Of the foot ball season.
The figures show that the attendance
was below the usual record for the In
dian, Michigan and Cornell games. The
Indian game. in particular. was a dis
appointment. In previous years 1t has
always drawn from 10000 to $4,000, but
this year there were no more than
Is 900 present. Last year there was a
strong sentiment at Pennsylvania in
favor of dropping the Indians, but they
were retained because of the great in
terest in the game. This years record
removes the last argument which the
supporters Of the game had.
Pennsylvania, however. 10 not the only
college which has to complain of poor at
tendance at its foot ball games. The same
story comes from Harvard, Yale and
Princeton, to say nothing of the smaller
colleges everywhere. But IL the dissatis-
faction with this years game was due
to the new rules 1t should give no trouble
next year. By that time the new game
will be well enough understood to allow
the public to view 1t intelligently at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
MllBURD9, HESTER & Go.
ARCHITECTS
WASHINGTON, D.. c.
Tree TOYS.

Tinses. stocking gifts gold, silver and brick
paper. glass balls iccles. scrap-book pictures
cotiilon fsvors etc. J.JAY GOULD. 421 eth st
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
TO Be FEW CHANGES
Very Little Tinkering With
Foot Ball Rules This Year.
IS GAME LESS POPULAR
Colleges Stunning Indoor Meets
Peculiar Facts About All-Ameri.
can Foot Ball Team.
By Edward r, Bushnell.

| Not in a good many years has the re-
quest for suggestions relative to a change
in the foot ball rules elected so little re-
Spouse as this fall. During the first few
weeks of the season the rules gave much
dissatisfaction, and II the opportunity
had then been given to amend the code
the amendment would probably have been
| more radical than last spring. But since
then most Of the problems they presented
| have been solved In one way or another,
| until now many of those who criticised
| them most severely at the start of the
season are in favor of leaving them as
| they stand for at least another year.
| This is the Yale sentiment, and it is
somewhat unexpected stand in view of
the fact that both Walter Camp, the ed
1tor of the rules, and Head Coach Coy
have pronounced in favor of letting the
rules stand as they are for the present.
As q matter Of fact the committee Is
now in a better position to make sensible
| amendments to the rules than 1t has been
for some years. This Is due to the fact
that the rulemakers are not menaced
with the club of an angry public senti-
ment insisting on radical changes. There
have been no fatalities or serious acct
dents among the larger universities of
the country, and since the reduction Of
the injuries was the main thing the public
wanted and got the committee will be
permitted to tinker with the rules in any
way 1T sees fit.
Just what changes will be made in the
rules it is now difficult to determine. One
thing the committee will be compelled to
do will be to equalZe the strength of
the offense and defense. This Year the
defense was strengthened out of all pro-
portion to the offense, so that it was
practically impossible for two evenly
matched teams to score by consistent
rushing Of the ball It Is certainly I'M
fair for the stronger team to be prevent
ed from scoring inside the 2O-yard line
by rules which give all the advantage to
the defense.
There are different opinions as to how
this shall be adjusted. One element
wants the rules amended so that the man
carrying the ball may have the assistance
of at least one other player. Others want
the distance to be gained in three downs
reduced from ten yards to seven and one
half or five. Others want the restric-
tons removed from the onside kick.
There is still good deal Of dissatisfac-
ton with the forward pass, but there is
no doubt that the play was necessary in
view OF the restrictions placed on the
ohense. All Of these changes will be
considered at the coming meeting of the
intercollegiate Athletic Association of the
United States. At that time the associa-
ton will appoint its half of the foot ball
rules committee and will probably go on
record as favoring specific changes in the
rules. The members Of the old committee
Will wait until this evening before max
Ing public their views.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-11
] BAY CITY SHOWS
OPPONENT DEBTOR
California Points Out Louisiana
Owes Government on Account
of Cotton Show
EXPOSITION FUND $17,500,000
New Orleans Paper Prints a Sub
Scriber'S Letter Anent the
States Obligation
EXPOSITION FUND S17,5O0,0Oo
Especial to The Herald

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10.-Support-
ers of San Francisco's claims to the
Panama exposition in 1915 are conf
dent that an overwhelming display of
exposition funds will win government
recognition for the fair it is proposed
to hold on the Pacific coast. Ii Can-
fornia is as solidly united on this
project as the utterances of California
editors would indicate, the representa-
tives of that state will appear before
congress this winter with a fund OF
$17. 500 900, raised through private sub
scription, city bonds and state tax.
1t may be that Ned Orleans will
make some announcement OF heaVy
raise at the last moment. but the Paci-
fic coast is disposed to believe that Its
showing will overshadow anything the
south can do in the way of furnishing
the sinews of war and exposition. Cali
fornia has already pointed out that
New Orleans owes the federal govern
ment a considerable sum on account
of q cotton exposition held there In
the eighties, and another instance OF
Louisiana's failure to live up to its
financial obligations was furnished
through publication in the New Orleans
Times-Democrat of letter from an IN
dignant subscriber.
The writer, ], C. King, calls attention
to the refusal Of the attorney general
of the state of New York to consider
Louisiana bonds as safe securities ana
goes on to instance a reputation by
the state of its "baby bonds" so-called
because they were issued in denomina-
tions as low as S5. These were six
year bonds, which became payable In
1886 Mr.. King says:
1.-THE failure of the state to pay Its
lust debts In the matter of these bonds
has caused great hardship to some of
its citizens. One OF these IS Judge w.
H. Hough of Lake Charles. Judge
Hough took these baby bonds in pay
ment of his salary as district Judge
of the old fifteenth and ninth judicial
districts. He accepted these bonds in
payment of his services, thinking, nat
urally, that the state would fulfill its
obligations. He is now 81 years old
and needs the money, but his requests
that these bonds be paid have been
met with evasion.
"These bonds are not carpet dagger
bonds and there Is no excuse for the
failure of the state to pay them. The
proposition to make the holders of
them take only one-half their face
value is too unjust to be considered.
These bonds ought to be paid, and
failure to pay them is likely to con-
tinue to subject the state to such
humiliations as the recent opinion that
Louisiana bonds are not safe securi-
ties"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-11
SWEDE CONTRACTOR LOSES
IN BOUT WITH FIGURES
HauIs Earth Costing Him $5 a
Load for 80 Cents

"Yudge, I tank 1 take that yob too
cheap" said Y. A. Hellberg, Swede
and defendant in civil action in Judge
Summerfelds court yesterday.
Hellberg, without figuring the cost
undertook to dig a lot 26 by 40 feet,
two feet deep for SIS, and haul the
earth away at 80 cents a load.
He hired a man at two dollars day
to do the digging and secured the
services of a driver with wagon and
team to haul the earth from the lot
at So a load. Then he waited for the
f1nis of the excavation project.
Every earth load that lett the lot
cost him net $3.50. Every day cost him
two dollors for his man. At the end
of two weeks he was out something
like $50, he couldn't tell the court just
how much, and gave up in disgust
before the ''yob" was completed.
Il got sick on my yob and quit" he
told the court. Judge Summerfleld
gave him some good advice on con-
tracing and judgment for $40 and
costs,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-11

Totals .................16 t19, 639
Forty-first street, 1920 West-G. S.
Larson, $40 West Thirty-seventh street,
owner and builder; one-story fiye-room
residence, $2500.
Forty-second street, 735 East-Leola
Davis, at lot, owner; Gates & Ford,
builders; one-story five-Toom residence,
$500.
Evergreen avenue, 473 south-W. b
Thompson, 1045 Camulas street owner;
Frank Hoffman, builder; alterations Of
residence, $3.50.
Sunrise street, 2947-T. w. Lawson,
919 Euclid avenue, owner; Frank Hoff-
man, builder; one-story tive-room resi-
dence, $940.
Vernon avenue, 40 West-C. e. Lew
is, at lot, owner; John MacLean, build
er; one-story garage, $3.50
FIftieth street, 1904 West-K. e. Hol-
Ingsworth and II. Loudermilk, oil Pot
ter Park avenue, owners; one-story
seven-room residence, $500.
Westlake avenue, 1020-J. T. McNeely,
at lot, owner; addition to residence,
Fifty-third street. 282 East-Young
Mems Realty Exchange company, cor
ner Twelfth and Hemlock streets, own
ers; S. G. Bailey, builder; to repair
residence, $500.
S28 East Edgeware road, owner and
builder; one-story four-room residence,
$3.50.
Westminster avenue, near Fourth
street-Robert Selander, 1918 Sheriff
place, owner; Ernest Wrampe, builder;
one and a half-story eight-room resi-
dence, $4,000.
Fourth street, 223 West-P. T. John
son, O. T. Johnson, owner; Universal
Repair company, builder; alterations of
building, $500.
Brighton avenue, 4318-Charles sum
erville, 1903 East Twenty-seventh
street, owner; one-stOry slX-room resi-
cence, $25OO.
Third street. 1O40 West-W NJ. Car
land. owner; Universal Repair COM
pany, builder; alterations of building,
s375.
Spring street, 323 South-T. D. stint
son, owner; Universal Repair company,
builder: alterations Of building, s1365.
Carondelet treet, 145 North-A. II.
Arbuthholt, BOIL Copp building, owner
and builder; one-story siX-room resi-
dence, $4,000.
Farlands street near Fifth avenue
]. M. Berkley, Pacific Electric building,
owner; f. e. Hartigan, builder; one
story ona-roon garage. $3.50
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-11
Personal Mention

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Richardson, tour
lists from Chicago, are late arrivals at
the Van Nuys.
Charles Townsend and wife, tourists
from Indianapolis, are at the Hay
ward for a few days.
Ross Flintger, a business man of
Kansas City, IS at the Van Nuys dur
ing a short stay here.
]. Carrigan, an iron manufacturer
from Cleveland, is among those who
registered at the Angelus yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Sargent of
Chicago are late arrivals at the Hay
ward. Mr.. Sargent is a railroad man.
Mrs. ]. B. Randell and daughter of
New York city, prominent society
folks, are late arrivals at the Van
Nuys.
H. II. BeclIwith, an oil operator of
Tulare, is making the Hayward his
headuuarters during a short business
STAY here.
S. NJ. Richardson and wife of Gin
cinnati are stopping at the Angelus
during a short stay here. Mr.. Rich
ardson is an attorney.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Album and their
daughter, Misss L. Album, all of San
Francisco, are among the recent ar
rivals at the Alexandria,
h Dierks d merchant from Kansas
City, accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Mae Dlerks, is a guest at the
Lankershim for a few days.
II. P. Ellis, a real estate dealer of
Denver, accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Alberta Ellis, is among those
who registered at the Lankershim yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Howe of New
York city, where Mr.. Howe is In the
real estate business, are among those
who registered at the Lankershim
yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Bradshaw of In
dianapolis, where Mr.. Bradshaw is in
the manufacturing business, are late
arrivals in Los Angeles who are guests
at the Angelus.