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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
SUES PEARY IN Berlin
ASSOCIATE OF DR.. COOK DE-
MANDS $4,000.

BERLIN, June 9.-Commander Robert
e. Peary. who was served here yesterday
with papers in a suit brought by Rudolph
Francke, left for London this morning.
Today the American explorer had nothing
to add to his statement Of last night that
he had placed the matter Of the litigation
in the hands Of American Ambassador
Fill.
Francke was associated with DR.. Fred
erick A. Cook in north polar exploration
and alleges that Peary found him Ill at
Etah and took advantage Of his condition
to secure his collection Of furs and wal
rus and narwhal teeth as the price Of
TRANSPORTING him homeward. Frankie
demands $4,000 as the value OF the arctic
products which he claims to have handed
over to the commander. The suit was
brought in the Berlin courts. notice OF
the action being served upon Peary when
he arrived here yesterday to I'LL a lecture
engagement.
Claims No Jurisdiction.
Later it was learned that while here
Commander Peary said to q friend that
he would contend that the German courts
had no jurisdiction in the matter. as he
had no property or domicile here. He
had anticipated, he said. that the box
office receipts at Philharmonic Hall.
where he lectured last night. would be
attached, and he was rather surprised
that they were not.
The case will come up June %. Mr..
Peary has arranged to be represented in
court by an attorney. He expects to sail
from England for New York Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
HIT PRESIDENTS CARRIAGE.
coachman Only Person in Vehicle
Struck by Car.

President Taft's carriage was struck
by a street car while crossing the tracks
In front Of the White House this morn
ing. Ne one was in the carriage at the
time except the coachman. George Diggs.
He was not injured. The carriage was
damaged to the extent of about $40.
W. E. Thompson. the motorman, stop-
ped the car SO quickly that further dam
age was avoided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
Poisoned by Mercury.

William Smith Of 621 9th street north
about noon today and treated for mercury
poisoning.
Policement OF the ninth precinct were
summoned by Mrs. Smith, who found her
husband in a dazed condition. An am
bulance hurried the patient to the hos
pital.
1t was not possible this afternoon for
the physicians to determine the gravity
Of the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
WAITS ON HOUSE ACTION
SENATE ATTITUDE ON THE DIS
TRICT DEBT BILL.
Not Likely to Come Up This Session
Unless It is Passed by
the House.

Unless the House passes the bill favor
ably reported from the House District
committee yesterday for carrying into
effect the Judson plan for financing the
District 1t is unlikely that the Senate Dis
trict committee will act on the plan dur
ing the present session of Congress.
Identical bills embodying the general
plan were introduced in the Senate and
the House some time ago and were re-
ferred to the District committees. In the
Senate committee the bill was referred
to the subcommittee on judiciary, of
which Senator Dillingham; is chairman.
That subcommittee has had many other
measures under consideration. and no re-
port to the full committee on the finan-
cial bill has been agreed upon.
Chairman Gallinger of the Senate COM
mittee said this morning that his COM
mittee would probably wait upon ac-
ton in the House on the bill. inasmuch
as it is now before the House with a
favorable report.
lation at this time in both houses, it is
regarded as extremely unlikely that
much more District law will be enacted
this session. Therefore, the first effort
for the remainder of the session will be
70 clean up the bills which have been
the other. 1t is generally believed that
is all that can be done. in the way Of
District legislation, during the remain
ing few weeks.
Many Bills Pending.
There are numerous District bills now
pending on the Senate calendar. having
been favorably acted upon by the Senate
District committee; and the same sitrue
of the House calendar. Many Of these
bills have been approved by one house
and await the approval of the other to
become law. Among members of the
Senate District committee, there is feel
ing that neither house can at best devote
to the District business during the re-
mainder Of the session more time than
enough to pass these bills which have al
ready been approved In committee.
Therefore, 1t is believed that the Senate
committee will await action on pending
measures by the Senate or the House be-
fore putting more District business before
the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
Worlds Congress Wanted.

A permanent International congress, to
meet regularly and consider such ques-
lions as it may properly take up. Is con-
templated in a memorial from the gen.
eral assembly Of Rhode Island. which
was presented to the Senate today by
Senator Wetmore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
Ball Park Strike Settled.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. June 9.-The strike of
the structural steel workers on the plant
of the Chicago American ball park was
settled yesterday. and 1t is announced
that the opening Of the new park will
take place July ], az Scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
Another Degree for DR.. Gore.

GEORGETOWN, KY, June 9.-George-
town College, at its eishtieth annual COM
mencement today, conferred the honorary
degree of doctor of laws on John II.
Gore. Phi. D., formerly Of Columbian
University, Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09

the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at Pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-June 8. pm. II; 8
pm. a: ~ midnight. 81: June 8,
am. SO; 8 a.m-' 81; y noon. 81; pm.
minimum, 81, at 6 am. June 8.
Barometer-June s, 4 PM. 1910; 8
pm, BOIL; IL midnight, 5000; June 8,
am, 8O.12: 8 AM, 3O.12; noon, BOIL
pm, 1910.
Maximum temperature past twenty
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Princeton Finally Accepts Mr..
Procter's $4,000.
MRS. SAGE'S DONATION
Sum of $4,000 Will Be Used to
Add to Dormitories.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S ADDRESS
Congratulates University Board-Dr.
John n. T. Finney Of Balti-
more Elected Trustee.

PRINCETON, n. j., June 9.-As a re-
| suit Of special meeting Of the board Of
trustees of Princeton University today,
the institution will acquire about 81, $50 600
in gifts. The bulk of this comes as q
renewal Of the offer made by William
Cooper Proctor of Cincinnati. and brings
to an end the controversy over the site
Of the graduate college.
Mr. Proctor in May. 1909. offered the
university 100000. on condition that the
alumni raise an equal amount, all to go
to the graduate college. During the con-
troversy over the site Mr.. Procter's gift
gift the half million to be given by the
alumni is said to be assured in pledges.
Mrs. Russell Sage, it was announced,
has given $4,000 to add to the dor
mitories already donated by her. and
to build a great memorial tower 100
feet high in the northwest part of the
campus.
Second Offer Satisfactory.
The renewal of the offer by Mr.. Proc
ter was made on terms satisfactory
not only to President woodrow Wilson.
but to all the members Of the board OF
trustees.
The bequest by the late Isaac c. Wy
man of Salem, Mass, variously estimated
at from 100000 to 100000, it is said.
was the direct cause of the closing of the
breach over the graduate college site,
which was a chief condition of the orig
inal Proctor offer.
With the probability of the university
territorial expansion by the use Of the
Wyman bequest, the site question be-
comes practically unimportant and the OBJ
lection to the location of the site on the
golf links was waived, it is said.
1t is understood that the 100000 to be
raised by the alumni Is now to go to the
preceptorial system instead Of to the
graduate school, as designated in Mr..
Proctor's original offer.
Favored by DR.. Wilson.
President Wilson made an address be-
fore the board. in which he said:
Il heartily congratulate the board upon
a combination Of circumstances which
gives so bright promise of g. successful
and harmonious development of the uni
versity along lines which may command
our common enthusiasm.
Il take pleasure in recommending the
acceptance OF gifts which have SO richly
endowed us not only with money, but
also with the favor and support of
thoughtful friends
DR.. John NJ. r. Finney of Baltimore
was elected a life trustee.
Mrs. Sage was in town today and
passed the campus as the senior class
was being photographed. She was rec
ognized and given a cheer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09

Frank L. Stoner and H. Dorsey Etchi-
son. trustees. sold the new City Hotel
equipment at Frederick, Nd, to W. A.
Reist of York, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
BREWERS WILL HELP
Offer to Aid in Regulating
Liquor Traffic.
INSURANCE FOR WORKMEN
Approval for Industrial Arbitration
Plan Is Given.
LABOR AGREEMENT FAVORED
Holman Day Describes Maine Pro-
hibition Conditions-Percy
Andreas Speaks.
LABOR AGREEMENT FAVORED

Unanimously indorsing a proposal that
the organized brewery industry offer
ties in devising measures for the regula-
ton of the retail liquor traffic. and ap-
proving plan to promote the adoption
Of a national labor agreement and ma
tional arbitration agreement, the fiftieth
annual convention of the United States
Brewers Association adjourned here to-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
D|NED BY THE REDS
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt Guests
of Ambassador.

LONDON. June 9.-Dorchester House
the residence of WhItelaw Reid, tn,
American ambassador, was the scene YES
terday of two functions in honor OF Mr.
and Mrs. Roosevelt reception in tn,
afternoon to the members of the Pilgrim:
and American societies. and a farewell
dinner at night Both were quiet affair,
on account OF the court mourning ant
the fact also that Mr.. and Mrs Reid are
In mourning for the late Ogden Mills.
Several hundred persons attended tn.
dinner, including most of the prominen,
members of the American colony. Ambas.
sador and Mrs. Reid and ex-Presiden
and Mrs. Roosevelt received at the heae
Guided the Archbishop Of Canterbury S9l
Edward Grey. the foreign secretary: tn,
Duke of Portland. Lord Curzon of Ketles
ton. the Ri. Rev. Charles Henry Brent
American Bishop of the Protestant Epis
copal Church i'm the Philippine Island,
and Lord Alverstone.
Meets Earl Of Selborns.
At the luncheon Al Col. Arthur H. Lee,
Mr.. Roosevelt met two Englishmen OF
very widely separated politics, the Ear
OF Selborne, high commissioner in Soutt
Africa and governor OF the Transyaal
who has just returned from his post, sne
David Lloyd-George, chancellor of thu
exchequer. Others at the luncheon wsrs
Sir Horace Plunkett Of tho departmsn;
OF agriculture in Ireland. Sir Alfred PeasS
and w. w. Jacobs. the writer, who wa
invited to attend on Mr.. Rooseveit's Gps.
cial request.
Newspaper clippings have reached the
ex-President referring to the political I'm.
portance attached to tho dinner which
Robert Collier will give to Mr. Roosevelt
on his return. Mr.. Roosevelt yesterday
called attention to the fact that this en-.
gagement was made when he luncheo
with Mr.. Collier before starting for
Africa, and said that there was abso.
lutely no political significance to Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
Prohibition Not Hurting Trade.

Percy Andreae Of Ohio, addressing the
convention, declared he did not believe
that prohibition OF the liquor traffic had
a retarding influence on commercial or
social progress because it destroyed an
established trade.
Il will discard every argument ever
made against the prohibition movement"
he said, land confine myself to two gen.
-eral facts which. In themselves alone, de-
molish every argument and every theory
relied upon by the advocates OF prohibit
ton"
The first point Mr.. Andreae referred to
was the report of the Anti-Saloon League
that in the last fifteen years $4,000, 900 OF
the population of the United States had
been placed under prohibition Of one form
and another. The other was a report Of
the United States revenue authorities that
in these same fifteen years the per capita
consumption of whisky In the United
States had increased over 80 per cent and
the per capita consumption of beer over
46 per cent.
Who is Drinking Now.
ITO be quite accurate said Mr.. An
dreae. 'since the greater half of these
Sc, 600. 900 people voted for prohibition. we
must assume either that the smaller half
of them are drinking several times as
much as they dxank before or that the
greater half, who voted to abolish drink,
hypocritically helping them to consume
that fearful excess"
In his argument against prohibition Mr..
Andreae quoted from President Taft's
work, -Four Aspects Of Civic Duty" in
which the President argued that a dras-
tic law which failed Of enforcement was
''pernicious."
Election Of Trustees.
The convention elected seven new
members OF the board Of trustees. six of
whom will serve for three years. The
term of the seventh will expire in 1911.
The trustees elected include Albert
Carry of Washington, D. c., and Ed
ward Ruhl Boston. Mass: Herman
Straub. Pittsburg. Pa; Charles wiede-
Chicago, ILL.,; Rudolph j. Schaefer, New
York, n. Y, and Louis Heinrich, Seattle,
Wash.
Honorary members Of the convention
were elected as follows: e. G. w. woerz.
A. G. Hupfel, ST., jacob RUPERT ST., and
Peter Doelger, all Of New York, N. Y.
and William Peter. Union Hill, N. J.
New Standing Committees.
Standing COMMITTEES were elected as fol-
lows:
Publication committee-A. G. HupfeI.
jr, New York. N. Y. chairman; Hugh 8.
Fox, New York, N. Y, secretary: Henry
A. Reuter-, Boston. Mass; John F. Beck
er, Brooklyn, N. Y; A. w. Woebken,
Philadelphia. Pa. and Joseph e. Uihlein,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Advisory committee-Louis B. Schram,
Brooklyn, N. Y, chairman, and Hugh F.
Fox. New York. N. Y. secretary. Active |
menbers-G. w Lembeck. Jersey City.
n. J.; Rudolph J. 6chaefer. A. @. Hupfel.
r., and e. 6. W. Woerz OF New York. |
N. Y: John Reisenweber. Brooklyn. N. Y, |
and Henry Fresenius. New Haven, Conn
Corresponding members - Julius Stroll |
Detroit, Mich: Simon Seibert, Buffalo, |
N. Y; Ernest Fecker. jr.. Danviile, ILL.,; |
Henry Uihlein, Milwaukee, Wis: George |
Jung, Cincinnati. Ohio. and Otto F. Stifel. |
st. Louis. Mo. |
Vigilance committee-Albert Lieber. In |
dianapolis Ind, chairman; Hugh F. Fox,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
TRANSFER Of PRISONERS
BILL TO EMPLOY THEM ON NEW
WORKHOUSE.
Mr.. LaDow Explains to House Sub.
committee How District
Will Be Benefited.

Robert A. LaDow, superintendent OF
fedora! prisons of the Department Of JUS
tice, appeared today before the subcom-
mittee Of the House appropriations ccm-
mittee which is preparing the general de-
ficiency bill, which contains q paragraph
carrying 100000 and authorization for
the employment of District Jail and work
house prisoners on construction and grad
ing work for the penal institutions near
Occoquan, Va.
In order to grant this authority the
committee must insert legislative pro.
vision In the bill. as under existing Law
prisoners are committed formally to the
warden Of the Jail, a federal institution
and not to the District Commissioners
In order that the prisoners may be trans.
ferred to Occoquan, their formal com.
mitment to the Commissioners must be
arranged. Mr.. La Dow appeared today t.
explain this proposition.
Will Reduce Petty Crime.
Incidentally, outdoor work for the pris.
oners will have the salutary effect, Mr.
La Dow said. of reducing petty crime
In the District. There are now about
900 prisoners in the Jail and about the
same number in the workhouse, whose
services can be utilized. The Commits
sioners want to send the jail prisoners
who are serving time Of from six months
to one year to Occoquan to spend the
summer in grading and improving the
one-thousand-acre tract recently acquired
for the new workhouse site. Later, the
services Of the workhouse inmates will
be utilized.
And" Mr.. La Dow added, I'VE are
making special preparations for the re-
ception of those regulars who commit
petty crimes at the beginning Of cold
weather in order to be sure Of comfort
able housing and plenty to eat during the
winter months. If these regulars know
that they will have to go to Occoquan and
work ali winter they will not be so ready
to commit the offenses for which they are
aenf dorm for from six to eight rnonfhs >,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
SUMMONED TO THIS CITY
ATTORNEY GENERAL SHORT.
EMS STAY AT NAZARETH, PA.
Delivers Address on THE Value of
Thoroughness" at Military Acad-
envy at That Place.

NAZARETH, Pa, June 9-Because of
President Taft's desire to have Attorney
General Wickersham in Washington dur
ing the conference on the railroad BILL
the program for the commencement ex-
srcises of Nazareth Hall Military Acade-
my, at which the Attorney General de-
livered the principal address, was some-
what disarranged.
Mr.. Wickersham was to have been
among the last speakers, but received a
telegram from the President summoning
him to Washington.
The commencement program was then
changed so as to permit Mr.. Wickersham
to speak first, and he left for Washing
ton Immediately after he had finished.
To permit his early departure the ex-
ercises began at am.
Value of Thoroughness.
The Attorney General, who was gradu-
ated from the academy in 1873. spoke on
The Value of Thoroughness." He said,
in part:
II Superficiality; We are too often con-
tent with doing thing, as we say, well
enough. Let me impress upon you the
thought that nothing Is well enough
that can be better done. A few weeks
ago / attended banquet given in New
York to the great English general. Lord
Kitchener. In replying to the toast In
his honor. he spoke OF visit he had Just
made to the United States Military Acad.
envy. at West Point, and he said that
what struck him there was the thorough
ness with which the work of the cadets
was done. That was the quality which
had distinguished the illustrious general
himself in his own work, and by means
of which he had been enabled to re-
conquer the Sudan and SO end the ter
wears reign Of ignorance and terror in
Central Africa, and the application OF
that same quality enabled the English
to finally subdue the Beers In South
Africa"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
Insurance for Workmen.

The proposal Of the labor committee OF
the association to establish plan in
conjunction with the organized brewery
workmen for adequate compensation for
disabilities incurred in connection with
their work, and for arbitration OF diff
ferences, the convention expressed the
belief, would further cement the fra
ternal spirit between capital and labor
which has always characterized the brew
ing industry
In offering to aid government au-
thorities in regulating the saloon the
convention directed the trustees Of the
association to give immediate consid-
GRAFTON to the form in which the offer
would be made most effective.
Percy Andreas Of Ohio and Holman
Day of Maine both condemned prohi-
bitioners in no uncertain terms. Mem
bers of the board of trustees and
standing committees were elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09

Maximum temperature past twenty
four hours, Il; year ago, 50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
High License May Come.

But never in all the years since pro-
hfbition was adopted in Maine has there
been such an agitation Of the question
as is now on. Keen observers OF condi-
tions in Maine predict that at the next
election the state will express itself on
this matter in such a way that the
wretched conditions will be relieved
That is to say, there is a constantly
increasing sentiment that resubmission
must come. not necessarily admitting
that the state is yet educated to the
point Of high license, but from the fact
that the people are now demanding that
they have an opportunity to express their
desires on this question in such a man.
ner tha- it may be taken out Of the
hands Of the politicians, who have mere
~ been using the law as the means Of
furthering personal and party ends"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-09
Prohibition in Maine.

Holman Day of Portland, Me-. who
has written much on the conditions
arising in Maine from prohibition laws.
which he says have not been enforced,
addressed the convention. He gave a
brief history of the conception of pro-
hibition in Maine and it's Incorporation
into the constitutional law of the
state.
Mr.. Day showed that in fifty-eight
years prohibition had become SO iden-
tilted with the political interests of
Maine that the law as a moral influ-
ence had been disregarded, and that
it had been used merely as a means
to gain votes. No consistent attempt
has been made to enforce the law, he
said, except during the last six years.
when a governor took the people at
their word and endeavored to put the
law into effect.
The situation today, said Mr.. Day, is
worse than ever. He said:
LAS a matter Of fact, the radical
prohibitfonists and the liberal per-
sonal liberty element have taken sides
and are exhausting their efforts in fight
ing it, though not admitting there is any
common ground of compromise on which
both elements could meet and arrange
matters for the truly best interest of the
state. In this situation the politicians
are still trying to straddle the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14

the old people attend.\ giving advice
and counsel in the discussions" The
prominent men of the communities
come and the boys get every tnspira-
ton.
They are inspired, too, as much as
any crusaders. Professor Duncan sub
mits photographs with his reports and
one photograph shows the Tuscaloosa
county club. nearly 200 boys in knee
pants, marching through the streets
of Tusca loosa on fair day with their
prize corn slung over tn cir sh BOULDER.
The smaller boys, those who were too
small for anything but rolling wheel
barrows, stood off and watched them,
regretful at their own exclusion, but
proud of their service. They Will all
be farmers. They are pledged since
they joined the boys club.
The work which is being conducted
by Professor Duncan Is a campaign
similar to that carried on in six south
ern states in accordance with pro-
gramme mapped out by the federal de-
partment In connection with the coun-
ty high schools, normal sch oo1s and dis
trict schools, the work of Inspiration
is conducted. Some of the club mem
bers do not attend school. These are
reached through public meetings and
canvasses. Somehow, however, they are
reached and inspired.
The inspirations has worked a ferment
that Is unprecedented. 1t is an agitation
which has unforeseen promise for the ft-
ture of agriculture in Alabama The pub
licists and the press recognize II. And
that more powerful factor of uplift-the
minstry-recognizes Very significant,
Professor Duncan regards in his report.