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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
Lead a Debtor. Not Drive Him.
From the Bookkeeper.

From the BOokkeeper.
The major portion of the work OF the
cradit man is the attention to and collec-
ton of accounts, and it is right here
where his possession or lack OF the quail
tiles of finesse and tact will have most
important bearing upon the sales record
of his house. There is nothing in bust
ness way which will cause man TO take
offense quite so quickly as too brusque
or harsh an attitude toward him upon the
mart of the collection man of the concern
which he owes, and II Is great deal
easier for an unwise or incompetent
credit man to lose a good customer for
the house than IL Is for the most skillfui
or energetic salesman to gain one
All the friendliness and good feeling pe-
tween a customer and the firm-which the
salesman may have been months or per
haps years in forming-can be compieteiy
demolished in five minutes by one unwise
letter from the credit manager. IL 3
usually a great deal easier. anyway 10
lead a man to pay you what he owes you
than it is to drive him to it; IT'S pre n;
6rst-H he won't lead there'll be plenty
of time to drive him afterward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE.
Mrs. Julian P. Graham Saws
Husband Deserted Her.

Julian +. Graham. clerk in the bur eau
of plant Industry of the Department of
agriculture is named defendant In A
suit for absolute divorce. filed today by
Mrs Lucia NJ. Graham. they we're
married January IL. 1906, in Rockville.
Md. and lived together until July J..
1908. when, Mrs. Graham charges, her
husband deserted her, and she say. he
has since remained away from her and
their two children. Mrs. Graham names
a correspondent.
Mrs Graham says her husband has ONLY
contributed irregularly 10 her support
She Is represented by Attorneys Ie.kie
Fulton & Cox and Joseph T. Sherie-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
Town Physicians Busy.
Kaiserin's Simple Tastes.
From the Dundee Advertiser

There are few women in Germany with
as simple tastes as the empress. OF her
her husband once said: my chief wish is
that the men of my nation would find
among the girls OF Germany wives who
would take the life of the empress as
their pattern, and devote themselves. as
she has done. to the study of the three
Ks-kirche. kinder and kochen" Church.
children and cookery. In contrast to the
royal domestic regime of G. rmany Is that
of Russia The tastes Of the imperial
couple themselves are as simple as those
OF the kaiser and his wife. The car
usually takes a glass OF claret. sometimes
varying it with champagne. And yet his
cellar contains 5000 dozen of wine Of
various kinds. There are two principal
chefs each with an enormous salary.
These chefs always speedily become
wealthy men. They have under them
four other chefs. thirty-eight man cooks.
twenty assistants and thirty-two kitchen
boys. and the expenditure on food and
servants is colossal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES CRETE.
Subterranean Explosions = Several
Buildings Collapse.

CANEA, Crete. February 1S.-A severe
earthquake was felt throughout Crete at
6:3S o'clock this morning.
1t was accompanied with violent subter-
ranean explosions. In this city num-
Der of buildings were damaged and a
minaret of the mosque crashed through
the dome.
In the village Of Varipetro house coll
lapsed, burying six persons in the ruins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18

buildings affected by the act shall ter
inmate in a ffreproof compartment sepa-
rating the elevator shaft and stairs from
other parts OF the basement. No opening.
it is further specified. shall he main
tanned in the compartment unless IL Is
provided with self-ciosing fireproof doors.
The elevator shaft is to extend to or
above the roof and have an opening Tor
ventilation at the top.
All buildings, except stores and ware
houses. which are defined by the build
Ing regulations as fireproof. II is pro-
posed. are to be exempt from the require
ments of the fire escape law as regards
fire escapes, guide signs. lights and alarm
gongs.
Fixes Tenure of Assessors.
Senator Warren proposes in an amend
ment introduced today to have the as
SCISSOR and assistant assessors of the Dis
trict appointed for terms of four years
They now hold Office during good be-
havior.
The payment of S3,653.05 to Ritten-
house Moore for over width dredging in
the Potomac river below Washington is
provided In an amendment to the sundry
civil bill introduced today by Senator
Bankhead. This is an old claim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
Advices in Washington.

Advices Of two battles, in which the
Madriz troops were repulsed with heavy
losses. were received here last night by
Senior Castrillo. representative of the
Estrada provisional government in Mica
ragua. Both dispatches were signed by
Estrada. One read:
Enemy attacked us yesterday and to-
day near Acoyapa, and were repuised
with serious loss
Another dispatch from Estrada in
structed Senior Castrillo to deny in the
most emphatic terms the reports sent out
by the Madriz censOrs. The reports
emanating from Managua and put In
circulation through government agents in
the United States, Gen. Estrada says, are
false news and calumnies of Madriz,
who is trying to mislead the American
government, and who is following the
same tactics as Zeiaya.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
TWO PERISH IN FLAMES.
Many Others Injured When Hamil'
ton. Ont. Factory Burns.

HAMILTON. Ont. February 1s.-Two
men dead, three severely injured, and
about seventy-ive suffering from lesser
hurts, is the result of fire which broke
out last evening in the plant of the Cur
ney-Tilden stove factory. The dead are
Henry Bawden and Albert McCully.
The fire started in the lacquer room,
and is believed to have been caused by a
spark from crossed wires igniting some
chemicals. number OF employees es-
capped by a firemans ladder, while others
slid down the elevator tables. 1t was in
this hurried descent that q number of
minor injuries were received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
WIFE ACCUSES POLICEMAN
Cited to Show Cause Why He Should
Not Support Her.

Justice barnard today cited William ].
Lee. policeman. to show cause, next
Friday. why he should not support his
wife, Annie NJ. Lee. The wife, through
Attorneys J. c. Foster and j. W. Nichol
compliance to the court that for more
than two months her husband has re-
manned away from home the greater
part of the time. and has refused to live
with her and to provide for her and his
son. Harris Lee. who Is partially blind
The Lees were married November 49,
1907. and II is charged the husband left
home February IL of this year. and has
not since returned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
FINAL WEEK OF SHOOTING
COL. ROOSEVELT AND PARTY
ON THE UPPER NILE.
Former President to Begin the Prep
aration Of Lectures Seized
uled for Europe.

GONDOKORD, Sudan, on the Upper
Nile, February 1S.-Col Roosevelt, Ker-
NIT Roosevelt and Edmund Heller, the
Zoologist, left on a steamer today for a
final week of shooting along the river
banks. Meantime r. j. Cunninghame,
the field naturalist; Maj. Edgar A.
Mearns and J. Alden Loring will remain
here to pack the specimens, dismiss the
porters and others who have accompanied
the Americans as helpers, and conclude
the details incident to the winding up of
the expedition. With the exception of the
river excursion the hunting is practically
ended. The party will leave here about
February %. and from then on Mr..
Roosevelt will devote himself to the prep
liver upon his arrival in Europe.
Brave the Crocodiles.
Kermit Roosevelt and Mr. Loring dis
tinguished themselves today. native
had fallen into the river near the steamer
occupied by Col. Roosevelt and was
drowned. Kermit and Mr.. Loring learned
Of the accident, and in an effort to- re-
cover the body. both dove into the water,
needless Of the dangers from the croco-
diles and the swift current They escaped
harm.
The governor of Mongolia, the Belgian
commandant at Lado and other officials
called upon Col Roosevelt during the
forenoon. Mr. Roosevelt, who is making
his hunting trip on the steamer Redjaf.
expects to return here on the Goth. He
said today that it was impossible for him
to accept numerous kind invitations that
had been extended to him, but that he
would endeavor on his return to New
York to arrange to speak before the
Hamilton Club of Chicago, and also to
address the Milwaukee Press Club
Definite dates for these occasions can
not be fixed until he reaches New York.
1t is finally decided that he will deliver
scheduled lecture at Oxford University
May Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
MANY PEOPLE STRICKEN
ALLEGED USE OF MACHINE OIL
IN DOUGHNUTS.
Substituted for Cottolene by Lau-
rel. Md, Baker-Ill Effects
Counteracted by Physicians.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LAUREL, Md, February Is, 1910.
Several gallons of machine oil used in
lieu of cottolene by local baker a day
or so ago to prepare the days supply of
doughnuts for the people of this village
resulted in a rush of doctors calls from
one end of the town limits to the other.
The machine-oied doughnuts poisoned
everybody who ate them, it is stated.
The skill of the local doctors eliminated
a possible glut in the local casket mar
ket.
Town Physicians Busy.
SO far as can be learned between thirty
five and forty persons were made serious
ly i'll from the doughnuts. In several
cases whole families were stricken. The
town physicians for the afternoon and
evening worked overtime. and in every
instance successfully counteracted the
effects of the oil.
An investigation by the baker revealed
that a local, dealer made a mistake in
his order and instead of supplying him
with the cottolene, he was sent a quantity
OF machine oil. Fortunately the latter
was poured into a can containing a small
supply of cottolene This dilutiOn, the
physicians announced probably prevented
fatal results in several cases treated by
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18

William Canter, eighty-eight years o.us
ataran ~ the Confederate army with
q record for bravery. is dead at his home.
near wallace, Va He is survived by twin
sons Joseph and James Canter. sixty -one
years old.
Boyd Miller. student al Massahutten
through a window In a playful tussei and
a large blood vein in his neck was sew
cred. He almost bled to death before
medical aid could be gotten He lives
near Staunton, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
VESSEL BLOWN ASHORE
CREW RESCUED BY LIFE saw
Frs AFTER HARD FIGHT.
Gale Off Cape Charles Sends British
Craft on Ship Shoal
Jumps.

CAPE CHARLES CITY. Va, Febduary
1S.-The British sailing ship Norwood.
bound from Buenos Aires for Boston.
was blown ashore on Ship Shoal Jumps
during the night. and after a hard bat
tie with heavy seas her crew of eleven
men were saved by Capt. John r. An
drew and the crew of the Cobb Island
life-saving station.
Distress signals were observed during
the night by the beach patrol and by
daylight the life savers were on their
way to the assistance of the crew. \
terrific sea was on and the wind was
blowing gale. but the life savers sue
ceeded in reaching the stranded Norwood
and rescuing her crew.
Was Bound for Boston.
The Norwood, commanded by Capt.
Howe. sailed from Buenos Aires Novem-
Der l, bound to Boston. She put in at
Barbados December IL and sailed again
four days later. She encountered heavy
weather before clearing the Caribbean
and was partially dismasted. having been
spoken in that condition February B.
The vessel lies in a dangerous position
and may become a total loss. The Nor
wood is of 597 tons net
Ship Shoal Jumps are located about ten
miles north of Cape Charles at the en-
trance to the Chesapeake and near the
place where the Inflated United States
Navy tug Nina was last sighted Febru-
airy 8.
In Lumber and Hide Trade.
BOSTON, February 1S.-The Norwood.
wrecked on the Virginia coast. was en-
gagged in the lumber and hide trade be-
tween this port and. Argentine. She was
built at Maitland. N. s., in 1891, and
hailed from that port. She registered
1,727 tons gross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
VICTORY FOR REBELS
Mena Holds st. Vicente, Re-
puIsing Three Attacks.
LOSS OF THREE WOUNDED
Casualties Suffered by Madriz' s
Troops Not Reported.
QUARRELS AT THE CAPITOL
Madriz and Baca Reported at Log
gerheads-Ex-President Ze-
laya Is in Spain.
LOSS OF THREE WOUNDED
QUARRELs AT THE CAPITOL

BLUEF1ELDS, Nicaragua, February
1S-Gen. Mena telegraphs from st. Vi
cente, plantation between Lamanga and
Acoyapa, that he occupied st. Vicente
and held it against three attacks made
by the government forces Tuesday. The
I fighting began at dawn and continued
for five hours.
Confirmatory kilograms have been re-
ceived from other provisional officials In
the field one of whom declared his be-
lief that Bluefields will be able soon to
celebrate the occupation of Acoyapa,
which is twelve miles from st. Vicente
When Gen. Mena occupied Lamanga
10 few days ago it was reported that
the enemy had been withdrawn from
Acoyapa and was hurrying to intercept.
Gen. Chamorro. 1t is now explained
that 400 of the enemy. upon the receipt
of the news of Gen. Mena's approach,
fastened toward ST. vincente to re-
occupy the Notifications which they
had erected there some time before.
However, Gen. Mena was the first to
reach the point of vantage, which he
successfully defended.
Depended on Artillery.
Gen Mena and Gen. Zeledon, who
Hotchkiss guns. depended almost en-
tirely upon their artillery, and lost
only three wounded
The report adds that the enemy's loss
Is not known. which seems to indicate
that the government forces are still be-
fore st. Vicente, and that further fight
ing may be expected.
Gen. Matuty with 300 PROFESSIONALS, is
expected to join Gen Mena today.
A letter from Gen. Chamorro to Gen.
Estrada. under date of January 3, con-
firms the report that Chamorro avoided
engaging the enemy at La Libertad and
by a circuitous route marched to Muy-
muy The letter adds that Capt. God
frey Fowler. the American commanding
the artillery of the insurgents. was cap
tured by a foragtng party OF the enemy,
but was later rescued by Chamorro, un-
harmed.
Gen. Mala Reported Killed.
MANAGUA, February 1S-Gen. Mala,
commanding the artillery of Vasauez
force, is reported to have been killed A,
the st. Vicente battle, particulars OF
which are still lacking. Advices received
say that Gen. Chamorro has been vic
torious over Gen. Lara in an engagement:
at ESquipulas.
1t is surmised that Gen. Vasanez en-
gagged Mena in order to prevent him
from effecting a junction in Chontaies
with Gen Chamorro.
There are persistent ,rumors that Pres
ident Madriz and Minister General Baca
are at loggerheads. Conditions in Mana
qua are threatening on account Of serious
disagreements among the politicians.
VIGO, Spain, February 1S.-Jose San
tos Zelaya, former President of Nicara-
qua, arrived here today on the steamer
Allemania.
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DEMOCRAT Is ADDED.
Senate Committee on the High Price
Inquiry ENLARGED.

In order 10 give the democrats a larger
proportionate representation on the spe-
cial committee TO investigate the prices OF
commodities the membership of the COM
mittee was increased today from seven
10 eight Senator Chamberlain (democrat)
Of Oregon being added. AS originally con-
stituted the committee consisted of five
republicans and two democrats. The
motion for the increase was made by
Senator Aldrich
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
GROCERS IN PROTEST
NOT BLAMEABLE FOR HIGH
PRICES, THEY DECLARE.
Insist Fault Rests With Law-Mak.
ers on Capitol Hill-Tariff
Taxes Boosted.

The Retail Grocers' Association held an
open meeting Wednesday evening at 933
ID street northwest. and there was a
large attendance of members and others
interested in the discussion of the food
cost problem. which was promised the
feature of the evening. Simon Gordon
president of the Hebrew Retail Grocers'
Association, represented that organiza-
ton President F. A. Dodge occupied
the chair.
The principal address was made by
George F. Zeh of 1855 Mount Pleasant
street who declared the fault for the
conditions which made high prices pos
sible lay with the legislators on Capitol
Hill rather than with the grocers of the
country.
Very much has been said regarding
trely lacking in any foundation In fact
stated Mr.. Zeh. THE matter of the
prices for groceries and meat is regu-
lated wholly by the quality. The pur-
chasing agent of the District govern
ment clearly demonstrated In his inves-
tigation that he could buy sirloin steaks
pound. but he did not make the state
ment that he purchasedNthe same quality
at different prices. .s.
Holds Good on All Articles.
And this question Of price holds good in
Hi articles or IOO0-Ine better qualities
invariably commanding a. higher cash re-
turn TO the seller For example. potatoes
may be bought at So cents a busheI or
at 81 cents a bushel, and it is ridiculous
TO attempt to show THAI the respective
grades are the same. BY reference to
Duns report it can be proved absolutely
that the competition nowhere is keener
than In the grocery and provision bust
ness, and this line of endeavor. there
fore. must be conducted on the smallest
possible margin of profit.
Too much legislation is more nearly
at the foundation of the trouble than
anything else, because the wholesale cost
or many articles of food have been made
much higher by the enactments of Con-
gress Take the average price of butter
for illustration, and the proof lies in the
figures themselves, because the price of
butter has advanced more than 80 per
cent since the tax of 10 cents per pound
was placed upon oleomargine.
Congress Boosts Tariff.
Again with lemons-a side issue in our
food list. TO be sure-Congress boosted
the tariff an additional S1.5O per hundred
weight in the last session, I'm order to pro-
tect the California producers The remedy
obviously lies in legislating more for the
whole people and not so much for the
classes"
Mr.. Zeh also voiced considerable
criticism for the penury of the govern
ment in the maintenance of it's depart
ments in Washington. He compared the
status OF the government clerk with that
of the workers in other fields stating
increased from 81 TO 81 day in the last
ten years, while the government clerk
is getting Ahe same salary today that he
did ten. twenty and even forty years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
Iron.

From the Newark IN. ID News.
Pure iron is only laboratory prepara-
ton. Cast iron, the most generally USE
full variety, contains about s per cent
of impurities. and the curious thing is
that it owes its special value to the pres
ence of these Pure iron can be shaved
with pocketknife; impure iron can be
made almost as hard as steel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18

Gov Mann of Virginia has ordered COM
missions to be issued to the members OF
the board of fisheries as follows: Nc
Donald Lee, chairman: s. Wilkins Ma
thews, secretary: G. B. keezell. Bland
MasSie and j. NJ. Hooker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
FIRE ESCAPE PROVISION
AMENDMENT PROPOSED IN SEN.
ATE BY MR.. WARNER.
Applies to Elevator Shafts and
Stairways in Buildings Which
Are Not Fireproof.

An amendment to the District fire es-
cape law was proposed today by Senator
Warner of Missouri.
1t provides that each elevator shaft
and stairway running to the basement OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
Florids-AtIantic Coast Line.

the Standard hallway Of the South. Fa-
nous trains. Florida Special" West
Indian Limited" Palmetto Limited"
Coast Line Mall" ONCE 1419 N. Y. av.
|-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
Feeling of Long Standing.

The mob spirit has never died here
since the murder of Miss Annie Pelley. a
shopgrl. last November by a negro and
the subsequent lynching of a negro and a
white man.
The double lynching which aroused the
anti-negro sentiment in Cairo, culminat-
ing in the mob outbreak last night, took
place on the night of November II last.
The body of Miss Anna Policy had been
found in an alley. There was evidence
that she had been attacked and murdered.
William c.F'roggie'D James. a negro.
was arrested suspicion, after a hunt
for the murderer. in which bloodhounds
were used At night a mob formed and
took James from the jail He was hanged
in the public square and his body riddled
with bullets.
The mob, which numbered thousands,
also took from the Jail and lynched
Henry SalZner. white man. who was
held on charge of wife murder.
Gov. Deneen rushed state troops to the
scene. These restored quiet and prevented
the lynching of Arthur Alexander, another
negro suspected of completely in the Pei
ley murder.
The man was spirited away to Cham
paign for safe-keeping. Afterward he
was released. on proving his innocence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18

man who is lying there came voice
from the saloon.
You can't come until I've talked to
the governor, was the reply.
NelIis called up Springfield and told
Gov Deneen that the man in the snow
was dead as he believed him to be. He
asked whether he should permit the body
to be removed.
The governor advised him. Neiis says
to wait until the militia came and to
take no chances on a ruse which might
result in a renewal of the mobs attack
When the next message came from the
saloon Nellis told his questioner thai
every one must keep away.
Early in the day Company X relieved
Sheriff Nellis and soon had matters
fully in hand. The town is excited and
residents assert that the end is not yet
A heavy guard of soldiers has been
placed around the Jail. No one Is al
lowed to enter the jailyard. The Effing-
ham company will arrive today.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-05-08
ParamentO de tOneles.

Uno de los procedimientoS mas
practicableS para hacer flotar ell ras-
co, ha sido sugerido por Mr.. George
Richardson, de Chicago. Sc consi-
dera entire peritos que su proredi-
miento es uno de los mas factihles
entire los varios que Sc han propues-
to.
Ell plan de Mr.. Richardson cousis-
te en- levantar el casco de sr Iccho
de tango haciendolo fIotar. rodcan-
dolo de un ingenioso paramentn de
toneles como los que suelen scrvir
para boyas.
La operaci6n So empezaria colo
cando varias fllas paralelaS de rr<is-
tentes pilares d un lado V a otro del
casco- Esos pilares deben descanSar
sobre las rocas del fondo >,bre
salir varios pies por encima dc Ia su-
perficie del aqua.
Sobre esas pilastras Sc cons III
rian platafomas capaces de su-icn-
tar pesos enOImes.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-05-08
1ngenos espeos buscando medic de hace sub
acorazado la superfice del aqua.

Ell casco deberia ser levantado
por medic de cables de alambre que
pasando por debaio de la quilla IT,
raran de 81 movidos por mauuinas
hidraulicas. La parte mas dificil del
problema es encontrar un camino-
para colocar esos cables por debajo
de la qullla. Deberfan situarse 1S4
de esos cables, pasandoles por la par
te inferior del barco, a traves de los
clncuenta pies en- que esta situada la
qullla, consiguiendo pasarlo al otro
lado del casco.
Para obtener ese resultado, Mr..
Richardson ha resuelto hundir dos
tubos de hierro-colado de ) pulgadas
de dlametro de cada lado del casco
y fernando un angulo de 45 grades
por debajo de la quilla. Esos tubos.
cada secci6n de los cuales tendria -
pies aproximados de largo, serian
usados como hidrantes, pasando a
traves de los cuales una poderosa
corriente de aqua que forzaria den
tro de ellos, las bombas. Al principle
los tubos serian 10 bastante largos
para alcanzar ell fondo de lodo en-
donde la alta corriente del aqua for
zaria q moverse los sedimentos del
fondo. Ha pedido que el aqua fuera
dentro del lodo, los tu-
bos irian siendo mas largos, uniGn-
doseles otros pedazos hasta que al
cancen de ese modo el nivel del pla-
no en- que descansa la quIla