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not CONSERVATION, among the Turkish officials. What
the meaning of that growlY
That aud other questions were asked Mr.. Cox With
no small concern Mr. Cox hnstened and said In
a low voice, I'VE are. of course. familiar with the
tiger at home, but what does 1t mean2 l have never
analyZed the meaning. What shall [ tell thcm?" For
n moment was at loss. Doubtless l held
sponsble for that unexpected growl-nnd at royal
dinner!
Happily thought to me. I replied to Mr.
Cox in rather il loud voice Having made known
sentiments in our cheers. the tiger expressed con
fusion. but amiably, those who would refuse to
Join with us"
Mr. Cox bcamed wisely Returning to the Minister
of Marine he made 1t plain that the tiger" was In
tended by the men enthusiastic and truly Amer
lean evidence Of further good WILL and 1t In fact
so intended The seeming cOntrcempS was dspcllcd
International relations more up and about
and SIN more strongly "cemented" Undoubtedly the
Sultan was informed of every detail Of that dinner,
especially rs TO the way in which had
rched the sentiment of the occasion with wild
American tiger" Certainly his representatives
in the end both amused and complmcnted,
The dinner was over We returned 10 boats
under escort and found that the Bridge of BooS and
the shores Of the Golden Horn Illuminated In
honor Of the Sultans guests. Pleasant words
exchanged and we returned TO the Kearsarge as
came 1t true-all who had remained board
bad been served with the same royal feast and the
liquid part had called for much nicely OF executive
action lest the navy regulations be tramped upon.
The sultan must have been pleased for the next
day he his Oldest son. Prince Sem then only
sixteen. to visit the HeaIsarge 10 express His Maj
eStys satisfaction in coming to Cons antiDople
and TO give the Imperial greeting" All hands
were called art and the Prince addressed them 10
hat effect We left Constantinople on July o. and
ON the l2th arrived at Syra, Greece where the Ad'
nlr1 transferred bis flag bnck to the PensHccln
when the Kenrsarge returned alone to
ottoman waters, 1t was found that the news of the
Sult0ns dinner had preceded us and that officials
lad received commands from the Porte to do US
lonor At Beirut Syria. the Governor of the prov
nee visited the ship and kind enough say
J saw the line manner In which you approached t'e
horc rapidly and came 10 anchor promptly. IL MAS
worthy Of the ancient reputation of The Kearsorse
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shnves and shines in order the forward decks
of the good old Kearsarge AT bnlf-pnSt five o'clock
the selected guests left the ship in the ships boats.
each member of the party arraycd in the full flower
of his wardrobe We entered the Golden Horn passed
the famous Bridge of Boats and landed at the Marine
Arsenal the eastern shore Uniformed officers and
men met at the wall and conducted to the
Marine Palace. within the domain of the Arsenal.
At the Palace our officers were received by dlstin-
gushcd members OF the Sutan's official family and
by officers Of the Turkish army and navy We were
given most cordial greeting The OF crew
were taken TO other rooms and were not seen again by
their officers until all mad dined The Sultan rep
resented by his Minister of Marine 1t had not been
expected by that His Majesty would be present in
person, for his life of studied sccuson. The
American Minister and members of his diplomatic
STAFF joined our party at the Arsenal.
Soon we taken In charge individually and led
10 the dining saloon in procession. The conversation
at the table was in both English and French. AS to
that feature, and all other features the banquet
exceptionally pleasing. The elderly Pacha my left
had been to the United States special naval
mission and spoke English well The cuisine was vr-
tually French but with touches Of dStlncyely Turk
Sh prcference-for example, The coffee. Simple but
very rich ornaments and service characteristic
OF the setting. II memory right the coffee
cups were of delicate china ware nlaid with precious
stones Otherwise the service throughout OF rich
silver and gold In every way 1t was manifest that
the dinner given under the royal dictaton.
Doubtless that beautiful service from the royal
household
The murmur of conversation coming from an Nd-
joining showed that our men enjoying
themselves. and we were told their menu pre-
ciscly that of the table which their officers
dining With them were soldiers and sailors from the
Turkish army and navy. The Koran forbids to the
faithful the use Of sprituous and fermented liquors.
but hospitality made denial to the Christian guests
that night Did the Turkish gentlemen indulge In
them! CNnddly, forget Memory shuts out local
color that point But many educated and tray
cllcd MusSulmlus permit themselves rather free
choice TO drinking. The lower social classes nrc'
strict observers of the Injunction Conec Is the ma
tona "upple' 1t is drunk many times day by
those who can afford It,
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nopc than TO weaken the favorable Impression that
had led to the Sultan's hospitality The Admiral Sc
lected delegation OF officers, and after careful
study of the conduct records named afty five OF the
crew as the limit OF men who could be spared. The
sultan was automatically informed In the matter
that is to say with such explanation the American
Minister deemed 1t we'll 10 submit
On July :, the day of the dinner, "bairuts and
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from New York to Chicago to attend banquet IN
honor of the President of the United States ana 10
'be prepared to respond n toast TO the navy FIVE
minutes before | was called to my feet before thae
immense audience the correspondents OF tne press
asked me what intended to say 1 replied IL don't
know. oe, ,be drawers OF my friends" Yes. know
how tho Admiral felt But TO return to the Suiran'S
table
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DUl, HANDS DINNER to tie KEARSARGE

csty has forgotten nobody tonight neither shall We.
Three cheers for the whole Ottoman Empire
The Tigers Growl.
The limit OF voice of every man went out then into
the cheers that followed, but like bolt from the
b,ucu came also-as the mems voluntary contrbu
tion-that amnblc, deep tbroatcd aggregate GrowI.
"tigerl"
Immediately there inquirins astonishmcnt, II
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The Dinner.

But we were leading up, though unknown to our
selves TO the crownng honor OF the Keursarge s
visit About July the Sultan declared his intention.
through Mr. Cox the American Minister, TO give Il
dinner 20 the Admiral and the officers OF the
Kearsarge. His Majesty called for the number that
could be expected, goody number was named
but not large enough 1t appeared for the degree OF
hospitality that intended.
The Sultan desired that the number be increased
\ regulation of the navy intcrposed somewhat 1t
limited absence from the ship at time TO onchalf
of the officers and crew and prescribed that there
should always be maintained board an organized
force that would be effective for any emergency. l
myself feared that there a limit the number of
our enlisted who could trust themselves guage
their drinking to the extremely nice demands OF a
royal dinner
Good intentions sometimes drown quickly in strong
uouor Better 10 have remained AWAY from Constap-
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nually by the Mohammedans their thirty days Sc
fast Of and to the three days festival
of Balram that follows. Some az us saw salamlll
or the weekly military ceremonial of the Sultaus
public appearance at mosque for prayer.
The Admiral was received by the Sultan in person
most exclusive and gorgeous of official indoor func
tIons the Sultans annual reception the dintares
of his Empire Mt the palace of Dolma Bughch on the
Bosphorus We joined with the Turks in dressing
ship and firing salutes in honor of that event Also
we were taken by officials TO the famous treasury
Seraglio Point, where jewels of mighty
Sultans of the past well great quantities of
cut precious stones huddled "in bulk"
Many other places OF interest were visited, nclud-
Ing palaces mosques and Robert Collcge-an Amerl-
nstitutlon-and the American School for Girls at
rally proud of those admirable evidences of
American spirit that attracted students from afar
and from many nations and peoples
We attended the annual exercises OF the girls
school and amused the little and grnces
that those foreign girls had acquired and which
peculiar TO American girls One girl, Armenian
think, read essay in English, entitled Elbows"
which full of quiet humor After discussing the
physical types md the use and misuse of elbows she
showed how they corresponded with the mental traits
and activities of different people, The essay was
cleyery written and would pass as current literature
VasSar or Wellesley
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Oratory a Burden.

Like most naval officers of that day, the Admiral
was alarmed Mt any prospect of making an address.
He had formally requested that he be not called on
for that purpose ] know now how the Admiral felt
My first public talk was made in obedience to
unprecedented telegram from the Secretary Of the
Navy. which directed NE TO take the next train
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little time by q french detachment, in
order to protect caravans against increas-
ing holiness of mounted pirates Of the
desert. the dissident Tuareg and other
nomads. Rumors of the presence of
Turkish patrols to the immediate north
were then current. Their accuracy has
since been confirmed.
A reconnaissance has come in touch
with one such patrol under a Turkish Of
hcer at Anay and forced it to retire.
Other Turkish patrols are reported at
Djanet and in the oasis Of Kavuar.
On the other hand. 1t Is certain that
quick firing rifles are being imported in
increasing numbers. mainly through the
Tripolitan ports into Tibesti. In the
serious fighting which occurred six
months ago in Wadai the French seized
a large quantity Of such weapons.
1t would seem as though certain ele-
ments In Turkey, inspired, perhaps. by
influences inimical to France. were de-
hberately seeking to cause trouble to the
French in the central Sudan. The mat
ter would appear to be Of sufficient grav-
ity and to contain sufficient potentialities
of danger to warrant very definite expla-
nation at COnstantinople.
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fist Church, 31st and N streets northwest.
gave a special song service at AS o'clock
last night. The program included vocal
solos by Frank Evans, Miss Marion Nc
Coy, John Bowie and Miss Gertrude Reu-
ter. and violin solo by Mrs S. V.
Gusack.
There were morning and evening sery-
ices at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 6th
and A streets northeast. Rev. ]. Comp
ton Ball omciated and preached the
Christmas sermon at the morning service.
Elaborate musical programs We're rem
dered at both services.
There were special services in the Inn
manuel Baptist Church Sunday morning
and evening. The pastor, Rev. Herman
Spencer Pinkham. delivered q Christmas
sermon at IL o'clock. and the music was
under the direction of Percy s. Foster.
assisted by c. w. Roberts, organist. At
the II o'clock service Mrs. s. v. Gusack
played the That's Meditation as a vio-
lin solo during the offertory. and the new
Scotch tenor, Macfarlane Brockett. sang
the "Star Of Bethlehem" by Adams: and
''Angels Guard Thee" by GODDARD. to
which latter Mrs. Gusack played violin
oblfgato.
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OTHER DENOMINATIONS.

The program Of music at All Souls
Church included Nazareth" an evan
gelical song arranged for a vocal quar-
tet by w. J. Wertbrook; "Benedictus.'
by the organist, George w. Walter, and
Geibers I'm Old Judea," a solo by Mrs.
H. Clay Browning. with violin oblisato
by William E. Green.
Christmas music at the Church of Our
Father included a number Of we'll rem
dered anthems and solos. The anthem
How Beautiful Upon the Mountains" by
Miles, was sung by the choir .
mas sermon at the First Reformed
Church, 9Th and N streets northwest, yes
terday morning. In the evening the Sun
day school united with the choir and the
full service was given in English.
1.-The Incarnation of the Word, His
toric Reality" was the text Of the SER
mon by Rev. Frank Sewall. pastor Of the
Church of the New Jerusalem, at the
II o'clock service yesterday morning.
which included holy communion. The
musical service was elaborate.
High mass was celebrated at the Sol
diers' Home Catholic Church at 10 o'clock
in the morning, Rev. Edward M. South
gate serving as celebrant. Wiegands
Mass was sung by the choir.
The surpliced choir Of st. Paul's Church,
18th and V streets northwest, rendered
two notable programs OF music during
the morning. Solemn high mass was cele-
brated at o'clock and IL O'Clock by
Mgr. Mackin.
Immediately preceding the singing of
the professional hymn, William Creveling
sang "Adeste Fidelis'' over the High
Altar" The entrance hymn was Angels
We Have Heard on High" Before the
mass, 20, Holy Night" was sung. The
proper of the mass was sung to a musical
setting by the organist of St. Paurs. The
offertory mote was Novelties arrange
ment Of "Adeste Ffdelis," for solo, duet,
trio, quartet Snd chorus. After the mass,
Gounod's Nazareth: occasional hymn,
'The Snow Lay on the Ground -fancient
carroll,
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TURKISH PAPERS SUPPRESSED
Free Country and the Ass Come Un-
der Ban.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
CONSTANTINOPLE, December IL. 1910.
The democratic organ. Hurr- Memliket
Gree Country. has been suppressed by
order of court martial sitting in virtue of
the state of siege.
The same fate has befallen a new IL
Illustrated comic newspaper entitled Eshek
0he Asst. although it's criticisms OF the
cabinet, which were put into the mouth
of an elderly donkey arrayed in the Of
fetal ''stambuline.' were marked by a
cheerful II somewhat asinine good hui
NOR which has at times been lacking in
the criticisms Of the organs Of the op-
position.
The editor Of the Eshek. which achieved
a short-lived popularity, will be prose
cuted. The court-martial has given out
that all newspapers which bear names
that ARE contrary to national good man
ners' will be instantly suppressed.
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BAPTIST.

An elaborate musical program was
given at the morning and evening serv-
ices at the First Baptist Church yester-
day. The feature Of the morning service
was the singing by Miss Marion McFall
Of Salter's Wake and Sing, Ye Chris
tians," an offertory solo. The offertory
solo in the evening was "Bethlehem's
Guiding STAR" sung by Mrs. James Kerr.
Rev. j. ]. Muir preached the Christmas
sermon at the Temple Baptist Church
10th and n streets northwest. An ex-
cellent musical program accompanied the
sermon. including an offertory solo,
Meyer Helmund's Glory to Heavens
Eternal King" sung by Miss Jean Price
Tonks. The choir was assisted by Miss
Jessie A. Bloomer and Miss Leila Speer,
violinists.
The choir Of the West WASHINGTON Ban.
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INCOME TAX FOR RUSSIA
Proposed Law Expected to Yield
$35, 900, 900 Revenue Per Annum
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star

ST. PETERSBURG, December I. ,o,o
The proposals for an incon,. -oio
sia have been estimated to hrina T.. IN rus
*oo.OO.oo per annum The n,,mhan uou az
persons IN the Russian empire VIII VI
income Inc from all sources exceedinn n am
1s bei rs less than in the Of
incomes. especially in incomes e1cna asner
$Moo. Russia shows to much better ads
vantage The tax on incomes ne Goo
works out ia at about per cent. and on " ;no
reckoninF toss,h and upward at l5 per cent
tax and all other forms Of dire, taxa
ton now In force If the proposed incons
tau becomes a law q number of exist;n ,s
trsds sach as the lodging tax
industry and trade. will proba blv he = hr oi'
gated. oe aoro-
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL.

Foundry M. E. Church held two Christ
mas services yesterday, one at IL o'clock
In the morning and the other at o'clock
in the evening, the pastor. Rev. DR.. w.
P. Wedderburn. preaching on both &C.
casions. THE Birthday of JOY" was the
subject for the sermon at the morning
service. There was also special music BY
the choir. The pastors text In. the
evening was 1.-The Star Of the East
The pulpit service came after the rendi-
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Little Girl Dies From Burns

Louisa Byras, five years old, who IVA
severely burned about her body. head
face and hands Saturday while burnin,,
pieces OF paper at the kitchen stove died
at an early hour yesterday morning at
Cniidren,s hospital Coroner hewitt gave
q certificate Of accidental death. The
body was taken to the family home n
36A X street southwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-26
FRENCH RULE IN SUDAN
IS BOTHERED BY TURKEY
Clashes With PatroIs-EW-
dences of Heavy Ship
mentS of Arms.
Fsreisn Correspondence OF The Star.

LONDON, December Il, 1910.
A dispatch to the Times from Pakar.
West Africa, says:
An astonishing development of Turkish
policy is reported from the Oasis of Bill
ma. on the desert caravan route from
Tripot through French territory TO
northern Nigeria.
BY the Anglo-French agreement Of 1893
the vast stretch of territory between the
"Hinterland" of Tripoli and Lake Chad
Hes within the sphere of French influence.
The agreement was not recognized by
Turkey, and the Hamidian regime pro-
tested against this part of it at the time.
Bilma itself has been occupied for some
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&c Correspondence OF The Star.
GENEVA, December Is,

GENEVA, December Is, 1910
The monks Of Petit St. Bernard ana
twelve travellers have been imprisoned in
the hospice, 1905 feet high, for more than
a week by snowstorms.
Snowdrifts around the building are thir.
teen feet deep. and the roads leading II
the pass are under deep snow and inn
practicable.
This hospice is always provfsioned as Ic
for a siege. and there is. therefore. no
danger of the monks and their guests
going short OF food. A search" party is
being arranged at Bourg st. Maurice. in
Savoy to make q passage through the
snow to the hospice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-26

Romance is the name of a delightful
little gossipy tale by Mary Stewart Cut
ting, potentially true at every summer
boarding house, and charmingly written.
1t IL highly amusing. and the reader Is
also not bothered with having to digest
a moral. Watch for 1t In The Sunday
Magazine.
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for Dublin University for just q quarter
OF a century. as long as the present Lord
Stalbridge and Lord Waleran.
Several peers still living sat In the lower
house for even longer than these three
Lord Wemyss, for instance. who was q
member for forty-two years right OF.
and Lord st. Aldwyn for forty-one years.
Then Lord Biddulph was q member for
thirty-five years, Lord Portman for thir-
ty-three, Lord Ashcombe for thirty-two,
Lord Eversley for thirty-one. Lords Ave.
bury and Peel for thirty and Lord James
of Hereford for twenty-six. Altogether
there are no fewer than 1J6 members OF
the present house OF lords who have
long periods.
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Irwin limerick. nineteen years old. Bal
tinaore and Ohio brakeman, was found
dead in his room at Cumberland, Md The
small. circular, natural-gas stove was en-
yeloped In blue flame and the room was
filled with a sitting, noxious gas.
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PEACE ON EARTH,
GOOD WILL TO men
Continued from Eleventh Page.)

cliffe officiating. Special music was given
at both services and at the evening serv-
ice Vests cantata 1.-The Story of Beth.
lehem' was part of the program.
At the First Presbyterian Church there
were Christmas exercises at II O'Clock
Yesterday morning. The sermon was by
the Rev. Donald c. Macleod. pastor,
and there was special music The even
ing service, at : o'clock: consisted OF a
cantata, "A Night in the Orient, by
Geibel. given by the Sunday school,
assisted by the church choir.
Rev. DR.. Charles Wood. pastor omciat-
ed at the services in the Church of the
Covenant yesterday afternoon at 3 30
o'clock. At 7:3O O'Clock pm. the choir OF
st. Johns sang. assisted by a quartet OF
stringed instruments.
Morning services were held yesterday at
the Central Presbyterian Church. when a
sermon was preached by Rev. James HI.
Taylor a chorus choir sang. Sing This
Blessed Morn. by Harry H. Pike, and
Sing, o Heavens" by Berthold Tours.
Special music was given during the
mortal Church yesterday morning. In ad-
dition to the singing by a chorus cholr
there were solos given by Miss Alleen
Miller. Miss Smith and Mr.. Donaldson.
Quartet and Chorus Combine.
AT West Street Presbyterian Church.
Georgetown. services were held yesterday
morning at II O'Clock and in the evening
at $50 The quartet and chorus choirs
of the church united to furnish the
music for both services. Miss Harriet
Harding. soprano. and Miss Susan Tag
CART, contralto, were the soloists in the
morning, and the anthems Shout the
Glad Tidings.' by Wagner, and 'And
There Were Shepherds. by Shelley. were
rendered by the chorus. Mrs. Ernest
Morsell. soprano, was the solcist at the
evening service. The chorus sang Christ
mas" by Shelley, and Glory to God on
High from Concone's Mass in F.
War and Peace was the subject OF
the sermon delivered at the morning serv-
ice in the Sixth Presbyterian Church yes
terday by the pastor. Rev. DR.. Arthur w.
spooner. The First Christmas" by
Barnby, was given by the volunteer choir
of the church The evening services were
attended by the MEN from the industrial
department Of the Salvation Army. A
study of the Christmas story, illustrated
with stereopticon views, was given. The
Sunday school. of which NJ. A. Skinner is
superintendent, will give Christmas
cantata next Wednesday night.
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LONG IN THE COMMONS.
Lord Baltimore, Who Served Is
Years, Celebrates 72d Birthday.
gpondence Of The Star.

LONDON, December IA, 1910.
Lord Baltimore. who recently kept his
seventy-second birthday, is the David
Plunket in whose oratory the house of
commons was wont to delight Lord
Baltimore was one Of a family OF thir-
teen who all grew up. His eldest brother,
the late Lord Plunket, was the famous
Archbishop OF Dublin. Lord Baltimore
sat in the house of commons as member
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