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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
PROBLEM OF LAKE CHAD.
No Reason to Believe It Il Dry.
ing Up.

From the L606on Globe.
Lake Chad in the Sudan has for some
years offered IN interesting object Of
study to the geographer. According to
observations made by travellers from time
to time 1t was rapidly drying up. It
seemed likely that at no very distant
date the lake would entirely disappear.
Native traditions. however. asserted
that 1t was subject to fiuctuation, and II
SO. the apparent drying up might be one
of these. Capt. Tflho, chief Of the French
commission sent to study the district, has
just been laying the results Of his OBJ
servations before the Royal Geographical
Society.
When Capt. Tilho visited the lake in
1904 the water was shrinking. and in 1908
the shrinkage was steadily continued.
The open water then only occupied one
f1ftieth of the total area Of the lake
basin, which: in it's full extent. is about
Chad 10 Of the nature Of an inland sea,
receiving the drainage Of the SURROUNDING
country and having no outlet When
filled. however, 1t floods the swampins
valley Of Bahr-el-Ghasal. on the south
east.
Its average depth IL not more than five
feet. In spite Of the continued shrinkaRe
UP to his last visit Capt. Tilho concludes
that there 10 no reason to suppose that
Lake Chad will eventually dry up. And
the latest news from the district IL that
during 1909 1t was rapidly expanding
One Of the most interesting features OF
Lake Chad 10 the dense masses of a tree
some twenty-five feet high and with q
trunk over foot in diameter which
grow in its waters When the water
around 1t falls below q certain level or
becomes too salt-as it may do when the
waters shrink-the trees die. The wood
of this tree, when dry. IL the lightest in
weight Of water and less than one halt
that Of cork. The tree is known as the
ambuch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
SMOKING OUT THE HAREM.
New Order of Womanhood Spring
ing Up in Orient.

From the Travel Magazine.
Oriental women are casting aside their
wells Even the rank and file Of them are
revolving against being penned UP in
harems.
The word harem Is Arabic. and means
privacy, seclusion. The combining of wom-
en- in harems. that is to say. secluding
them and denying them the privilege OF
talking with or coming In contact with
men. excepting their husbands or nearest
male relatives. is a Mohammedan custom,
and harems are to be found existing in
every country where the influence OF the
Moslem has been dominant. The downfall
of the harem is the greatest good that
modernism is accomplishing in Asia. and
with It is dying polygamy.
A new order Of wOmanhood is springing
into being in all quarters of the orient.
Masses Of oriental women are willing,
pubic life with men. Moreover. they are
willing to work with them shoulder to
shoulder.
In every Asiastic country you see the
new woman conducting special schools
for girls and neighDorho0d centers Tor
women Of comparatively advanced ages.
These institutions are designed to edu-
cate the present and rising generations OF
women to properly discharge their various
duties. In these schools oriental girls and
women are taught what constitutes their
real rights. Here they are also inspired
to unfiinchingly and steadily labor to OBJ
tain and maintain these rights.
Paradoxical as it may seem, the most
favored and successful manner In which
the oriental woman carries on her propa-
xanda work is through the channels OF
the newspapers and even magazines In
various parts Of Asia. especially in China.
India and Japan, women are conducting
publications to further the cause. In ia
pan the Twentieth Century Women, a
radical monthly magazine, Is edited by
woman and many Of her contributors are
women. China has three fourishing pub
locations edited by and for women. In
Hindustan is also g. maya zine for women.
II is printed in English, and started some
two years ago. 1t has large and growing
circulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Aids to the Button Trade.

From the London Chronicle
Buttons have engaged the attention of
our legislators even more frequently than
hats. Five acts have been passed to pro-
tect the button industry of this country.
and some of these are still unrepeaied. An
act of George infiicts a penalty OF forty
shillings on any person. using or selling
buttons made Of cloth, scribe. drugget.
frieze or camlet.'' This law was source
Of intense annoyance to foreign visitors,
and the author of lie Parisien a Londres,'
q guide written in 1850, is careful to ex-
plain it's provisions at considerable length.
He adds, however, that foreigners who
are able to prove that their clothes were
made in their own country escape the
penalty when first summoned. on the
understanding that they. change their
buttons within twenty-four hours"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Pitt Taxes.


HhVus s1o l<1uuOu CufOniCle ,
Women servants as we'll as men ss,-
wants were taxed by Pitt in 1888. put
1t was found to press SO heavily or, the
humber class Of housekeeper that ire
tax was soon abandoned This was the
period whom the chancellor OF the ex
cheQuer was At his wits end to find
the sinews OF war. So wide was the
fiscal net spread that, according to q
rhymed version of the budget OF 17s4.
people had to pay among other things:
For horse With q saddle to tsot or to rum
For writing our names, for the dash Of q gun,
For the flame Of q candle 30 cheer the dsrn
For the hole IN the hons. II It lets in the light
For births. wedding and deaths. for our seiIin1
rs.us eR0 .s%s Din. -. hard to pay t,r...s.pe,
And pes iOlEs cry eut, these srs Ph.r.esln..
10 take sueh uumsrciful ton Of sur bsscks.
And among the taxes suggested but noe
imposed vas = double Sunday bin a& Al
turnpike taxes on pins. needles. rope
and string, wine corks. and. perhaps thu
most absurd Of all Waiting cards ana
the waters With which our foreenfhef1
used to secure their letter2 Waferug
Charles Lamb alWays used 10 Steal hf1
waters. But have you ever soen onef
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Snake Den, N. c.
From the Jefferson Recorder.

From the JEFFERSON Recorder.
Mr.. Charley Baldwin cannot keep
from going to H. c. fuckers.
Mr.. w. B. Anderson went over the
snake Den. Saturday. not riding az
1ood q horse as common.
Mr.. Wiley Kaw went over the Snake
Den Friday. and as he saw the snake
hant he took across the. hill ahead OF
time.
Little Joe Miller OF the Snake Den
in attending school at Bethel and he
has seen some fearful wildcats on the
Snake Den.
Mr.. Byron GRAPHICAL caught q mouse
in q steel trap the other night.
/ Mr.. Byron GRAPHICAL says w Snake
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Under the Surface.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

There is a sentimental side hidden
away down deep in many men. which
only rarely is apparent on the surface.
Kipling's imperturbable, inscrutable
magnate, with his hard face that was
like an iron mask to his. competitors.
could be shaken like flag in the wind
by his emotions when his only child
was, as he believed, taken from him
forever. There is not one of us who
has not some hidden spring, which,
when touched. can shatter in an eye
twinkling the proud edifice of our la :
borious pretense Of cold Indifference
that we show to the world most of the
time,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03

From the London Chronicle.
The Gold Bug 10 the title Of one -
Edgar Allan Pos's uncanny stories. It h
also the heading Of . paragraph In one
OF the latest Australian papers. In one
Of tho Bendigo gold mines. at depth
Of 400 feet, the miners were surprised
To discover q peculiar beetle attached
to the Quarts rock and boring into It. It
was brightly coiored and studded with
particles OF real gold. It has been sent
to Melbourne for scientific examination.
We cannot afford to feed bugs on gold.
At least We must tax his food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
The Way With Some.

From the Kansas City J0gfnaL.
"Is your husband In the meat boy.
cott?"
mo; he went into IL for three days.
and then got mad because We hadn't
saved enough money to buy IN sueo-
mobile" -
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Condition Became Serious.
Announcement in Court.

Announcement of the death of Mr. Boar
man was made to the various branches of
the Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia by Attorneys r. Ross Perry and
Mason N. Richardson today and the
courts adjourned out of respect to his
memory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
HERO OF THE DEEP
Japanese Officer, in Sunken
Submarine, Pens Message.
TAKES BLAME ON HIMSELF
Facing Certain Death, He Asks the
Forgiveness Of His
Emperor.

LONDON May 3.-Death news from
the bottom Of the sea, showing q degree
of herOism and self Humiliation seldom
encountered, even in naval circles, is re-
counted in a translation published in the
Times of a message written by Lieut.
Tsutoma Sakuma, who was in command
Of the japanese submarine No. when it
foundered last week while maneuvering
In Hiroshima bay, all on board being
lost
In the message, which was found In
the coming tower of the subma rine when
1t had been brought to the surface, Lieut.
Sakuma explained that he alone was
to blame for the disaster to the craft
and the death of fellow-Officers and men.
He describes in detail the heroic and al
most superhuman efforts that he and the
doomed men with him made to save the
submarine and their own lives The mes
sage was follows:
Worked Calmly to End.
1T is with the deepest regret that l
write this message to describe the loss
OF this boat. with my fellow-officers and
men. due to my own fault. l would here
specially mention that all steps have
been taken to raise her. my comrades
and men working earnestly and calmly
till the end. 1 ordered the ship to dive
with the engine running, but as ! found
she went down too far, / tried to shut
the valves which admit the sea water to
the ballast tank, but Unexpectedly the
chain working these valves broke. and
l was left helpless, unable to control the
boat.
Meanwhile the tanks were filled with
water. and the boat went down at an in
cline of about % degrees. After striking
the bottom the water began rushing fn
the switchboard was immersed in water
all electric lights went out, the fuses
burned away and the boat was filled with
poisonous gases, SO that we experienced
the greatest difficulty in breathing.
Hand Pumps Only Hope.
Under these conditions we worked our
very utmost with the hand pumps to
empty the main ballast tank, which,
believe, we succeeded in doing although
We could not read the gauges. owing to
darkness. No electric current was avail
able, az 1 mentioned before, and our last
hope of rising to the surface lay in work
ing the hand pumps only
Il write this in the dim light coming
from the coming tower-11 40 am.
II earnestly beseech his majesty to
families of my comrades and men who
have lost their lives in this perishing
boat. This is my only wish.-12:3O o. m
1T Is with the utmost d1f1culty that I
can breathe, though / am sure we must
have blown out the gasoline entirely from
the tanks. 1 cannot continue any more
1910 pm
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CADETS HAVE A SAY
Oppose Plan Of Principals for
Their Annual Drill.
THINKING OF BEST GIRLS
Would Have No Seats at q Drill on
the White Lot.
BOYS GET STRONG BACKING
Col. Ross and Assistant Superintend-
emit Hughes Support Their
Contention.
THINKING OF BEST GIRLS
BOYS GET STRONG BACKING

If the sentiment Of many high school
cadets has any weight with the board OF
education, it Is regarded as more than
likely that the recommendations Of the
four high school principals to hold the
annual competitive drill on the White
Lot this year will be turned down. The
boys want to drill at American League
Base Ball Park. where they have been
drilling for first honors for a generation.
The matter will be brought up by
Capt. Oyster at the board Of education
meeting tomorrow. The boys believe
he is with them. He has been talking
to all the cadets he could get hold OF.
with an eye to holding the great cadet
event I'm the place where the boys want
II. provided it is a good thing for all
concerned. A meeting of the board of
educations committee which has the
cadet matters in hand has been held. and
at the board meeting tomorrow afternoon.
Argument Of Principals.
The high school principals set forth
lengthy arguments about two weeks ago.
stating that the drill at the base ball
grounds late in the year has a bad ef-
feet on the boys nerves. health and
studies. They said that Thu drill comes
at stage In the scholastic year when
every one Is keyed up to the brea king
point. and consequently adds only one
more burden for the boys to carry. They
recommended that the drill be held earlier
than June 1 and 2. and that II be held
on the White Lot.
The boys say that they can stand half
an hours drilling on q hot field a. we'll
az they can stand hot hail nAme Of two
hours duration. Also. and this 10 some
argument. too. they want their best girls
to have nice seats where they can see
the cadets doing their best to win the
trophy. They argue that on the White
Lot they would have to stand all day in
the hot sun, and that there Ii absolutel
no provision for the best girls and other
less important members Of the general
public. Capt. Oyster u believed to be In
entire sympathy with tho view held by
the cadets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03

Docs he 90 out between every asts9
every drink."-Bostou Heea3A I.
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Ridiculed by Col. Ross.

Opposed to the principals also are Col.
b. r. Ross. military instructor, and Percy
NJ Hughes. assistant superintendent OF
schools. Col. Ross has rfdiculed the idea
Of his cadets not being able to stand ex-
animation and . competitive drill ali in
the same fortnight.
It in sxpeoted that when the matter in
brought up tomorrow the board viii have
something to say about recommending a
permanent athletic field where drills can
be held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03

Den fellows don't know nothing about
pretty girls unless we were over at
Helton while.
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". ". B0ARMAN DEAD
MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT BAR
Z FOR PAST FORTY YEARa
Stricken on Way to Theater-Had
Been in III Health for
Some Time.

The funeral Of William W. Boarman. i.
member Of the District bar who died last
night at his home, 1915 M street north
west, will probably be held from st. Pat
ricks Catholic Church at o'clock Thurs
day morning. Requim mass will be said
by Rev. Father Russell. Burial will be
made In Mount Olivet cemetery.
|. The pallbearers will be DIR. q. IJovd
Magruder DIR. Edward Lee Morgan. DR..
J. Dudley Morgan. DR.. Richard Hill and
Eugene Morgan. all cousins of the de.
ceased. and DR.. ]. R. Tubman.
Mr.. Boarman has been in i'll health fo,
some s3an, time III e.. Shortly after Z o'clock last
nient ne LETT his home in company witt
DR. J. r. Tubman to go to the theater
He had proceeded only a short disfa nc.
when he complained Of feeling i'll. De
spite the warning Of his compa anton. h,
continued the walk downtown.
Condition Became Serious.
When he reached the vicinity Of tn.
| theater his condition became So ser,ou,
that Dr. Tubman called a taxicab and h.
was hurried home, where he died a sbor,
time later.
The deceased was born I'm WASHINGTON
and was educated in Gonaga ollege. HI
studied law In the Office of Walter D
Davfdge and had been engaged in tn.
| practice Of his profession for the pas,
| forty years. He was a member of the
District Bar Association, Analostan Boa
Club. Patuxent Rod and Gun Club and
| the Acquia Creek Fishing Club He was
also we'll known in Catholic Church cir
| cles. Mr. Boarman was a bachelor anf
is survived by one brother George
Clifford Boarman of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
President Consulted by Phone and
Yields to Situation.
Traffic Agreement and Merger Fea
lures Abandoned.
WHAT IS LEFT OF MEASURE
Court of Commerce Retained, and
Provision for Rates, Penalties
and Form Of Reports.

Two Of the most important provisions
of the administration railroad bill-one
which would allow traffic agreements
which are approved by the interstate
commerce commission. and another to
permit railroad mergers which the COM
mission decides are not unlawful-are to
be dropped from the bill in the Senate.
Conferences between organization sena-
tors and President Taft over the long-d
lance telephone have resulted in this an
nouncement. Those back of the entire
bill. ii is understood, told the President
they were extremely doubtful IL they
could save the two sections which insur-
gent senator's. supported by the demo-
Gratis, have been fighting tooth and nail.
They have therefore been quietly dropped
overheard.
This change Of the form of the railroad
legislation to be secured at this session
Of Congress Is to be blamed upon the In
surgents. The insurgents expressed de-
light in taking the responsibility:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Cummins Declines Compromise.


The conference decided to call in Sena-
tor Cummins, leader Of the insurgents in
the tight against some provisions Of the
bill, and to offer compromise. Senator
Cummins, however, refused to yield any
thing.
He told the regulars that the insurgents
insisted upon q provision, II there must
be one relating to tra1nc agreements, that
would prohibit them from having any
effect until they were approved by the In
terstate commerce commission. !.
After this attitude became plain. the
regulars decided to cut out TIP two sec
lions reiating to traflc agreements and
mergers.
But plans were. Immediately laid by the
Senate regulars to prevent the insurgents
from claiming q clean-cut victory. Sew
eral senators who intended to vote for
the Cummins amendment prefer to have
stricken from the bill the entire section
relating to trafhc agreement. Some OF
them have agreed to vote to defeat the
Cummins amendment on the agreement
Of the Senate regulars to strike out the
whole section.
There IL also a possibility that sections
13. IA and Is. which provide for the fed
eral regulation Of the issuance of securi-
ties Of railroads will not be pressed by
the Senate hackers of the measure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Conference Over Situation.

Late yesterday afternoon the changer
in the measure were agreed upon by the
Senate regulars. In the old finance COM
mittee room, near the Senate chamber,
Senators Aldrich, Elkins, Carter, Kean,
Crane, Root, Curtis, Flint, Brandegee.
Lodge and other republican leaders
gathered.
Several insurgents were together in a
room on the floor below. including Sena-
tors Cummins, Dolliver. La Toilette and
Clapp. Senator Nelson. one Of the near
insurgents. who has put In an amend
ment to strike out all of section Pre-
lating to railroad measures-was in his
room nearby.
The regulars talked over the situation.
1t was evident the insurgents intended
to fight to the last ditch.
The defeat of the Cummins insurgent
substitute for the Elkins-Craw fOrd
amendment allowing traffic agreements
was by a narrow margin. The fight OF
the insurgents was renewed immediate
ly by the offer of another amendment
accomplishing practically the same thing
as the substitute. II that could be de-
feated. it was agreed 1t would be by
even smallerl margin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Hot Discussion on Floor.

Lively debates marked the consideration
of the railroad bill in the Senate yester-
day afternoon.
Senator Dixon was discussing the long
and-short haul amendment to the bill
which he has introduced. and was citing
such legislation on the ground that it
would disturb the business Of the coun-
try.
Senator Smoot ged in the discussion.
pointing out what he claims are unjust
rates TO points in his native state Of
Utah The people OF Utah. he contended
want the same advantages those on
the coast.
'.well, il they don't like the way things
are being conducted. they can move OUT
declared Senator Elkins.
IF the people of the northwestern
states should move out. the people Of this
nation. and particularly the people Of the
eastern states. would soon feel the ef-
feet OF such migration" was the reply of
Senator Smoot.
II said that il you people in Utah and
other western states want the advantages
of rates given Frisco, Los Angeles and
out or reverse She laws of nature" said
Tariff Gets Into Debate.
LET me tell the senator from West
Virginia said Senator Dixor If Mon.
tana. that II the people Of Montana and
Utah should move out. an awful vacuum
would be left in the electoral vote Of the
party. which he represents l. want to
remind him that II eight or ten republi-
can senator's on this side had moved out
prior to the vote on the tariff bill last
summer that measure under which the
people OF the United States are now pros.
pering would not have become a law
'sWhat b0thers me-" queried Senator
Nelson Of Minnesota. els what the long
and short hsul has to do with tariff"
ct must confess" answered Senator
Elldns, THAT I do not exactly under
stand this question. but I don't want to
overlook This opportunity to say that the
protection on all articles produced in the
state Of the senator from Minnesota is
mouutairi- while the protection on
the products Of West Virginia IL way
down. The senator got all the protection
he wanted. which included high duties on
potatoes. hay, ice and feathers. and hs
fought the tari6 bill"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
What Remains of Bill.

The adoption of the program agreed
upon would leave the first six sections
Of the bill which related to the proposed
court of commerce; the section in which
railroads would be required to furnish ap-
plicants with written statements of rates );
the provision authorizing the commission
to fix rates upon its own initiative OF
upon complaint that existing rates are
unjust, and providing for a suspension of
a change in a rate for a period OF sixty
days pending investigation as to its rea-
sonableness.
Practically all the sections which would
remain, II those relating to stocks and
bonds were eliminated, prescribe penalties
and the form Of reports which railroads
would be required to make to the COM
mission.
Several senators were asked last night
to what they attributed their failure to
get enough votes to adopt the Elkins-
Crawford amendment. They were almost
unanimous in the expression that it could
be charged directly to the fear that II
rates were raised by the railroads the
people would say the repeal of the Sher-
man antitrust law in its application to
railroads was responsible. Cnauestionably
the possible political effect of the adop-
ton frightened away some of the early
supporters Of the provision.