davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
NAVY RECEIVES WARNING
IN UNSIGNED TELEGRAM
Notified That Joke Recently Per.
petrated in England Is to Be
Attempted Here.

Secretary Meyer has been warned that
an attempt Is to be made to play q Joke
on the United States navy similar to
that recently perpetrated on the British
navy. The warning came in the shape
of an unsigned telegram. az follows:
"Have you read In today's papers of
the joke perpetrated on the British ad-
miralty? We hear that similar joke
Is to be played on high officials In Wash
ington and wish to warn you in advance
of your we'll wishers''
According to the story, three men and
a young woman, representing themselves
as -"Prince Makalin of Abyssinia and
suite" recently visited one of his British
mAjesty's fagships at Weymouth and
were received with all the honors accord
ed royal personages. 1t subsequently
developed that they were impostors, and
had turned the trick on a wager
The warning is not treated seriously,
but it is a safe assumption that dis
tinguished' visitors to the United States
warships hereafter will have to show
proper credentials. A visit from 1.-THE
Abyssinian princess" is not anticipated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
REPAIRS TO LIGHTSHIP.
No. II Received Heavy Buffeting
OFF Diamond Shoals.

Lightship No. II. which has been doing
duty on the Diamond Shoal station on
the North Carolina coast for nearly a
year past without relief. has returned to
Baltimore. having been relieved by No.
y. and will remain there for the next
two or three months to receive repairs
made necessary by the hammering of
the heavy gales On her station.
So heavy have the storms been since
the vessel went on the station last
spring that in spite of the fact that
heavy mushroom anchors held her in
place, she dragged them several times
and drifted several miles off the station
Before returning to duty in the spring
No. Il will have her machinery and hull
put in thorough order. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Meadows Can Go Some.

NEW YORK. February os.-Whether
Fred Meadows could have beaten AIR
Shrubb when the little Briton was at
his best some five or six years ago is.
of course. question that no amount
of arguing will ever settle. but it is 4
favorite topic for discussion wherever
athletes and athletic bugs gather these
days. Most OF them concede that at ten
miles Meadows, in his present form.
could hardly have COPIED with the Eng
lishman. but there are any number Of
people who believe the Guelph runner
could have made 1t almighty interest
ing for Shrubb in a fifteen miller a dis
lance at which SEubb. for ALI his
l9raatnaSs> WAS not ilYincibl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Cause Serious consequences.

Ingrowing nails. the most annoying trouble q
man can have. They often cause intense suffer.
Ing and frequently lead to blood poisoning The
regular, daily use of Johnsons Foot Soap will
work wonders in giving immediate and lasting
relief from this and all other foot troubles A
large cake for 25c. with your money back IL you
are not satisfied. For sale locally by Henry
Evans. T. f. Ogram, O'Donnelrs Drug Stores,
the Peoples Pharmacy. 7th st. and Massschu.
sets ave-; Goldenberg's. LansburEh 4 Bro, S.
Kann. Sons 4 Co., Paiais Royal. A. Llsner ana
other druggists. department and shoe stores,
Wilbur A. WEIGH, Sole Distributor. Dos Flat.
iron building n. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
WORK IN THE SOUTH.
Representative Helm Says a Good
Living Nav BE Found There.

1.-THE Power OF Christian Spirit was
the subject Of an address last night by
Representative Helm OF Alabama at the
Central Union Mission.
Mr.. Hefiin declared that many men ex-
alt the dollar above the man and care
only for the accumulation Of dollars and
dimes. He had little sympathy for the
man who could work but would not
work, but he did sympathize with the
man who wanted work but who could
not find 1t.
He told his hearers that if any of
them wanted work and would be good
citizens they should go to the south.
where a good living was waiting for
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Saw Negro Running Away.

The police say that the neighbors who
carried on the feud against the Abrams
are negroes, and that they have given
them great deal of annoyance of late.
They make this statement on the words
OF the Abram and others and began an
Immediately after the fire.
The little girl said that as she was run
ming out to turn in the alarm she saw
negro come out of the house with which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
they had trouble. putting on his coat as

IHty mao trUubIt, putting on MS coat as
he ran.
When the firemen arrived they made
short work OF the blaze. Then they look
ed around to see what caused the fire.
They had not far to look. The back part
of the hallway where the flames had not
destroyed the woodwork was found to
be reeking with kerosene. The fire had
started in the basement and had done
about $500 damage.
When the Abrams suffered from gas
poisoning one night short time ago it
was found that the gas meter had been
tempered with In such a way as to allow
the deadly fumes to escape into the Sleep
Ing quarters. The family were saved by
one OF Its members who had been out
late and returned in time to prevent their
asphyxiation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28

lions to agents. "but he does think q
great deal Of his domain. When 1t is ex-
planned that vast tracts OF idle lands
sooner or later are sure to pass into the
hands of whites, unless he makes use of
them, 1t is believed that something will
result To Withstand the invasion Of the
white man. the Indian will find thriving
farms OF more effect than delegations to
Congress-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
SAVES FAMILY FROM FIRE.
LITTLE GIRL GIVES WARNING
OF INCENDIARY BLAZE.
Second Attempt Made to Annihilate
the Abrams Household Because
of Neighbor's Feud.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. February 2S.-Kerosene
betrayed the design of an enemy to burn
UP the Abrams family, consisting of five
members, at 139 West 9th street, this
morning, the police are convinced. Jacob
Abrams tells of a recent attempt to as
phyxiate his family with gas. and of a
feud waged on him by a neighbor on
account of "his interference with affairs
that did not concern him. He said that
he had complained of a disorderly house.
This morning the Abrams family was
saved by little Lily Abrams. ten years
old. who aroused the others and ran
down the street in her stocking feet and
turned in an alarm.
The tenement house in which the Alb
rams live is going to be torn down. and
all the other tenants have moved out.
They occupied the first floor. This made
the likelihood of fatal consequences great
er, for the smoke rose to the empty flats
above. where there was no one to give
the warning, and not until the flames
had gathered Roadway did the imperiled
family take alarm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Lecture on Ben.Hur.

The members of the lexington Presby-
terrain Church Brotherhood will entertain
their friends tomorrow evening with a
complimentary lecture on "Ben-Hur'' by
Daniel A. Kildare. He will use eighty
colored slides to illustrate the story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Glass Broken and Window Robbed

A show window at the store Of Frank
lin & Co.. opticians. 1908 street north
west. was broken open early this morning
and robbed of a power glass worth $40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
HELP FOR THE INDIANS
GOVERNMENT TO START DEM
ONSTRATION FARMS.
Seeds Will Be Furnished Red Men.
Stock Raising to Be
Feature.

With a view to extending a helping
hand to the Indian in his advance toward
civic usefulness and to assist him in
meeting the competition of the white
man, the bureau Of Indian affairs has
issued instructions for the establishment
of demonstration farms in the agencies
situated In agricultural sections. to serve
as models in improved methods of filling
the soil.
The plan, which was evolved by the In
dian Office at a convention OF superin-
tendents OF the service held in Washing
ton q few months ago. contemplates the
utilization at each school or agency OF
such land as is available for the main
tenance Of a farm. where the Indians
will be instructed in the best methods of
planting, cultivation, harvesting and the
proper rotation of the crops. at all times
considering the climatic conditions and
the needs and resources Of his race.
In addition to their instructive feature.
these demonstration farms will furnish
pure seeds to the red men when neces-
sary. and. in sections where the allot-
ments are adapted to stock raising, an
Improvement I'm the quality OF stock will
he undertaken in order to insure good
teams. healthy cattle, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
In Charge of Skilled Farmers.

The model farms will be conducted from
the standpoint of simplicity. an essential
element i'm the education of the Indian.
They will be placed in charge of skilled
farmers and from the start will be made
as nearly as possible self-supporting.
1.-THE Indian does not consider his to-
morrow" says the circular on instruc-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-02
BADLY CHEATED

'I think" said the man with the
dropping mustache, II must have in
herited my tendency to hold out for
the worth of my money. There is
nothing that gals me so badly as to
be cheated. 1 don't object to paying
well for good thing, but it disturbs
me to pay out even a dime for what
is worth only a nickel AS have said,
/ think 1 must inherit this trait or
whatever it may be called. My uncle
Thad was a great hand to insit on get
ting his moneys worth, and when he
didn't he always roared loudly enoug'
to let everybody know it.
zone time he got his hand mixed up
in the cogs of a harvesting machine,
and it was pretty badly mangled. The
doctors thought at first they could
save it, but in few days there began
to be indications of blood poisoning,
and Uncle Thad was informed that
he would probably have to lose his
arm. He kicked pretty hard. but at
last gave in, when he was told that
he would die unless he submitted to
an operation.
'They got Doc Bates down from the
county seat to do the operating, and
pretty low. Finally he began to pick
up and when he was convalescent one
of his neighbors dropped in one day to
see him
Well, Thad,' the caller asked, how
you gettin' along?'
"'Oh, first rate said Uncle Thad,
but if you ever have to get any op-
eratin done on you don't let Doc Bates
do it. He's the worst cheat in this
county. He charged me $45, and only
took off two fingers
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-02
LOS ANGELES HERALD SUNDAY MAGAZINE

The organ was soon set up and
opened. There it stood, with all it's
white teeth smiling. A reverent hush
fell on the company as the teacher
seated herself and began to play.
"Come. children" she said to her pu-
pills, "the organ knows the same songs
we sing" And they and the organ
sang together, Praise God from Whom
All Blessings Flow
There still is not in that county a
mile of railway or turnpike or tele-
graph wire. Young women still pay
their tuition at Berea with homespIn
quilts of their own spinning and their
mothers weaving. But the county has
not a few modern improvements as
compared with former times, and one
of them is a goodly number of cabinet
organs. And the children of the pupils
of the little teacher praise God with
the voice and with instruments. And
now and then some one tells the story
of the first organ that ever sang the
songs of praise in those hills.-Youth's
Companion.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-02
THE FIRST ORGAN

u ACK in the mountains of the south
II is a rough little county which
~ bears the name of a well known
statesman of the past. Small it is and
little known to fame, but possessed of
a certain pride and independence. In
the days before the war fugitive slaves
sometimes found refuge in it, protect
ed by the roughness and inaccessible
ity of the region, and the unwilling
ness of the people, who were too poor
to own slaves, to assist in catching
slaves for other men.
But this incident is not of ante-bel
lum days, nor yet of today, but of
period midway between, when a young
woman from another state spent two
or three summers there teaching the
district school, experimenting the Sun
day school and doing a rather notable
work among the young people, some
traces of which remain until this day.
The number of young people who
make their way down the creek roads
to Berea college from this county Is
more or less closely related to the
good work begun or quickened at that
time.
Among the other things which had
their beginning then was the coming
of the organ, the first in the county.
The school gave an exhibition and
charged an admission fee, and small
amount was raised. A few people gave
small sums. The aggregate of both
these funds may have been $40. A
man in the north, whose name is for
gotten but which may well be record
ed in the Book of Life heard OF the
effort and agreed to make up the diff
ference, which was about $35.
And so in a northern city cabinet
organ was bought. 1t was shipped to
nsf
county.
Tht station was seventeen miles dis
tant. as the crow flies, about twenty
five "grape vine miles," as the oxen
plodded, and somewhat more if the
m and down of the hills were to be
reckoned, as they ought to be.
The county will never forget the
Sunday morning when the people as
sembled to welcome the organ
1t did not come. Four mountain
preachers, chary of innovations. and
careful to say no word in advance that
could commit them to an indorsement
of it, preached their sermons, ana
stood about with saddle-bags on their
arms. The Sunday school had already
been held and dismissed before the
preaching service began, and still the
organ did not come. The wagon had
broken down on the rough roads, and
although the men had started for it on
Friday, expecting to return Saturday.
it was long after noon of Sunday, and
some of the people were mounted and
ready to start home.
Then they heard the creaking of the
bark wagon, hauling the great box up
the hill The congregation reassem-
bled and waited for the box to be un-
packed. 1t did not take long.
Now, teacher, which end up shall
we set herr" asked the superintendent
of the unpacking.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-02
COM PENSATION

First Girl docking at statue of the
Venus de Milo)-What terribly thick
waists girls must have had in those
days!
Second Girl-Yes; but perhaps the
gentlemen's arms were longer.-Human
Life. u.ziAl
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-02

n ACK in the mountains of the south
II is rough little county which
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
RACING RESULTS
WINNERS AT BUTTE

BUTTE, Mont, July 30.-The Butte
handicap, the fourth event. was the
feature event at the Butte Jockey club
track today when the spectators were
treated to one of the most thrilling
finishes of the meeting thus for, Ocean
Queen, Lewiston and Edwin 7. Fryer
fighting it out heads apart over the
last eighth of the course, with Ocean
Queen winning by a small margin.
Results:
First race, furlongs, selllng-sixteen,
104 Qmes) won; Patterson, 107 (Vosper)
second; Warfare, 102 ivan Dusen) third;
Miss Picnic and Regina also ran.
Second race. furlongs purse-Beatrice
Soule, 1O1 (Callahan) won; Helen Hawkins
81 (Selden) second; Chenault 112 tNosper)
third; time 1:01 20. Louise. Morado. Mlt
Jones and Child Play also ran.
Third race. furiongs. selling-Everan,
III CPrior) won; David Warfleld, 1o9 cray
third. time Ala 2-5. Titus H.. Emma G..
Mossback. Temaceo. Caesar and Ben stone
also
Fourth race, / mile. the Butte handicap
Ocean Queen, 102 (AndersOn) won; Lewis
ton. 81 CSelden) second Edwin 7. Fryer, ll9
(LindhorsD third; time l;4l 40 MICS
Roy Junior and Sir John also ran.
Fifth race. mile and 70 Yards selling 81
Harlan Maid. 96 (Kederis) won: Gretchen
g. % callahan second; Kaiserhof, lQ'
(selden) third time las 10. Goodship
and Harry StanhoDe also ran
Sixth race. furlongs. selling-smiley
Metzner, III (Van Dusen) won; Lillian Ray
lO7 (Battiste) second Fusileer lO4 CRooh-
ev1 third: time 1:l5 4-5. Gillette. Dorian
Prince. Hattie Dodson. Lord Rossington
Marlie Mayer, NJ. jefferson, Orlene, Edrona
and Meadow Horn also ran
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
BY 7. G. GRIFFIN

President Eddie Mer the directors
by o wasn't the Venones
kindness toward the local aggregation
their respective
wasn't speculation
fact standing the
trimmed the
in north
welcomed by the large
fol pas
Willie
to Brashearts Norman
QUITO the center him
bng left
Wolverton
visitors wandered
forced
Oakla
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
WILL EXHIBIT BIC
FIGHT FILMS HERE
Tex Rickard Secures State Right
and Plans TO Show
at Venice
GAME PROMOTER is PRAISED
Sagebrush Magnate Should Be
Well Repaid for Chances
He Is Taking

Local fight fans will get first shot
at the Jeffries-Johnson scrap moving
pictures. BY a deal which was closed
yesterday Tex Rickard secured state
rights to the films and win show them
at Venice within the next two weeks.
The daring Nevada promoter has al
ready rttended to the details con-
nected with showing the pictures at
the seaside city and expects no mate
rial opposition from any source.
According to reports Richard secured
exclusive rights to exhibit the pictures
in California for the comparatively in
significant sum of $1,000. So much OPP
position has developed to showing the
films that the Rock syndicate, which
spent a fortune in preliminary work
before the Reno fight occurred, was
easy to do business with, and the
shrewd Sagebrush magnate, with his
ever ready take-a-chance methods,
grabbed off the adjacent territory for
a sum that would have been sneezed at
previous to the meeting in the Ne
vada metropolis.
If things go right the first showing
of the films in this state will occur at
Venice a week from tomorrow night.
The films will be here from Chicago
some time within the next four days
and will be ready for the screen when
they arrive.
Rickard is supposed to have already
felt the official pulse at Venice and
to have found no opposition among
the trustees of that up-to-date city.
His lease on the big auditorium at the
end of the pier has also gone through
ording to schedule and nothing
short of a calamity can deter the pro-
moter from gathering in a nice little
wad say those who are in position
to he in the know.
The Nevadan's actions in regard to
the films will be loudly applauded by
those who wish to witness a reproduc-
tion of what happened to jeff on that
disastrous Fourth of July afternoon in
the little sagebrush town. If the Ven
ice officials are willing to pursue an
up to-date course regarding the pic
lures and give the promoter n chance.
there is no reason why he should not
be amply repaid for his nerve and
collect plenty of iron dollars for his
stanC in the matter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE

CHICAGO. July 30.-Detroit made it
three straight from Chicago today, 4
to 2, scoring all the runs off White in
the second and third innings. Scott,
who pitched the last six rounds,
blanked the champions with one hit.
Score:
Chicago 2, hits Z, errors 8.
Detroit 4, hits 8, errors 3.
Batteres-White, Scott and Sullivan;
Willett and Stanage.
PHILADELPHIA, July 30.-Phila-
delphia had today's game well in hand
until the ninth inning, when Bender
weakened and Washington scored four
runs and had the bases filled before
Plank was sent in to pitch. The latter
ended the rally after forcing in run
with a base on balls, and Philadelphia
won, to 5. Score:
Washington 5, hits 8, errors 2.
Philadelphia 7, hits IL, errors l.
Batteries-Johnson and Beckendorf;
Bender, Plank and Thomas.
BOSTON. July 3O,-Boston regained
second place today, defeating New
York in ten innings, 5 to 4. Lewis hit
to the hagpole in center field in the
tenth, scoring Speaker with the WIN
ming run. Score:
New York 4, hits 8, errors 1.
Boston 5, hits s, errors o.
Batteries-Warhop and Mitchell; Ar
ellanes and Kleinow and Carrigan.
CLEVELAND, July 30.-Cleveland
defeated st. Louis, 2 to 1, Cy Young
winning his 502d game. Both pitchers
were hit hard, but were effective with
men on bases Score:
Cleveland 2, hits s, errors 0.
st. Louis /, hits 10, errors 4.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
NATIONAL LEAGUE

PITTSBURG, July 3O.-Cincinnati
broke Pittsburg's winning streak to-
dya by a score of 4 to .. This, with
New Yorks double defeat of Boston,
dslodged Pittsburg from second place.
Beebe pitched a plucky game. Score:
Pittsburg 2, hits Z, errors l.
Cincinnati 4, hits 9, errors 2.
Batteries: Lever Leifield and Glib
son; Beebe and Clarke, Mclean. I'M
pires-Klem and Kane.
ST. LOUIS, July 30.-Chicago won to-
day from st. Louis, 4 to l. Pfester
held the locals to four hits, while Cor
ridon was hit safely ten times. Score;
ST. Louis l, hits 4. errors 3.
Chicago 4, hits TO- errors l.
Batteries: Semich and Bresnahan;
and Brennan.
NEW YORK, July 3O.-Boston lost
two games to New York today to ]
and 4 to 0. Seven double plays, of
which New York took five, were made
by the two teams. Scores:
First game
Boston /, hits 5, errors 4.
New York 4. hits 6, errors 1.
Batteries: Frock, Evans and Graham;
Drucke and Myers Umpires-John-
stone and Eason.
Second game
Boston 0, hits 4, errors l.
New York 4, hits s, errors >.
Batteries: Mattern and Smith; Ames
and Schlei.
BROOKLYN, July 3O.-Brooklyn and
Philadelphia battled fourteen innings
today, the visitors winning, TO l. Not
a run was scored until the final inning.
Both Scanlon and Ewing pitched great
ball throughout and received brilliant
support, three fast double plays cutting
off possible runs. Score
Philadelphia ., hits 5, errors l.
Brooklyn l, hits 10, errors 2.
Batteries: Ewing and Doom; Sean
Ion and Bergen. Umpires-Rigler and
Emslie.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
LOCAL SPORTS WILL Be
GUESTS At BULL FIGHT
Senor Robes to Entertain Promi-
nent AngeIenos at
Tia Juana

Although the genuine Spanish bull
fight is a sport strange to the average
citizen of the United States, it seems
to have taken a fairly strong hold
among the sporting fraternity OF
Southern California, especially since
the advent of Senior Enrique Robes,
premier toreador of Spain, who has
recently given several exhibitions of
the national pastime of his native lana
at Tia Juana, just across the Mexican
line from San Diego. The last bull
fight, given by Robles two weeks ago.
was attended by several large parties
of we'll known Los Angeles people,
and although the spectacle was one
new to most of them, all agreed that
the work of Robles and his toreadors
in the ring was worth travelling con-
siderable distance to witness. Es-
pecially favorable comment was heard
concerning the skllful work of Robes
on horseback, it being one of the fea-
lures of the fight.
Senior Robles has completed arrange
ments for another exhibition to be
given at Tia Juana on August 2S, and
on this occasion he will, in addition
to his regular share of the program,
kill one of the bulls himself in honor
of a number of invited guests from this
city. Another attraction at the com
ing exhibition will be the appearance
of a genuine Yankee in the ring, this
being the first time, according to Senor
Robies, that a nativeborn American
citizen has ever entered the bull ring
to take part in the dangerous game
according to the Spanish rules of the
sport
Already several large parties of An
gelenos have arranged to attend the
exhibition, one of these headed by a
prominent oil we'll owner. we'll known
in sporting circles, who will make the
trip to Tia Juana by automobile. This
party as we'll as a number Of other
prominent residents of this city, viii
be the guests of Senor Robles at a
Spanish banquet to be given at Tia
Juana Immediately preceding the
entertainment in the bull ring.