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The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
LECTURE ON DARK CONTINENT.
f. VI. Newman Tells Of Country Re-
ing BansH~ked ny Col. Roosevelt.

ing han>H"ked ny OF. Roosevelt.
Mr. z. NJ Newman's illustrated talk on
British East Africa. delivered before a.
/ large and intelligent audience az the CO.
I lumbia Theater last night. was a distinct
treat or course, all OF Us have become
familiar with certain phases OF African
existence through the zen OF Col Roose-
Welt. but Mr.. Newman. in telling his vali-
Gus experiences during the trip from
MaTseIIles 10 Af0mbaSsa bv water and
thence overland 20 NairObi where he en-
cOunteTei the good colonel himself, and
in Presenting the moving pictures OF Air.
Roosevelt and Kermit. which have been
made in these surroundings, adds such q
hOmelike and personal color 10 the Dark
Continent as 10 make Il most interesting
to WashiuCtonians.
Mr.. Newman is a lecturer who has taken
great care in assembling his data. he has
gaTnered many beautiful. unusual and
even striking photographs of the best
works Of nature and man existing I'm East
Africa. and Of the animal. native. and
white inhabitants of jungle. plain. and
settlement One of the best moving pic
lures was that of The two RooseveltS
holding q Ievee ia the paddock Of tfs
race course at Nairobi. prior 10 Kermit's
assuming an active part in the festivities
as a jockey Another very good moving
picture, taken from the cowcatcher of 2.
Uganda Railway train. showed wild life
on the equator in many varieties of anil
mals-such as herds of antelope and
schools Of NOTWITHSTANDING TO the woods
and giving full leeway 10 the finger Of
progress.
Many pictures illustrative of the urfri-
tive methods yet in use in Africa. and NJ
the peculiar customs and supersti,ions Of
the native tribes. were shown. One Of
these indicated wildly the not altogether
up-to-date sidewalk shaving parior. in
which hunk Of broken glass is utilized
for a razor
The Mcmillan ranch offers good share
Of entertainment, and Fop Hall. where
Mr. Newman succeeded in rounding ND q
party of several hundred PAINTED savayas
into an imitation war dance. figured
prominently. In fact. the evening WAS
thoroughly enjoyed. and from the fnfor-
nation point Of view it may be said with
'ut fear Of question that those present
asst night gained much valuable knowl-
edge that has never before come within
The compass Of ordinary facilities.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
TAFT TO BE SILENT
Back HOmetO Begin " DIRK on
Legislative Programme.
HUGHES TO NAME SUCCESSOR
President Returns from New York
Resolved tO Let Others do the Talk
Free Traders Ia MctrnpOIis-WiIi
Ask Roosevelt About Reception.

President Taft has decided that there J.
no need for him TO make further ex-
PLANTATION of what he intends to do. and
from information that got back to Wash
/ iugton yesterday. it seemed unlikely that
I in the near future the President would
/ deliver more messages" like that which
/ he took over 10 the Lincoln dinner of the
/ New York Republican Club
The President. his friends in Washing
/ ton said yesterday, has expressed the
( idea recently that NE has done enough
explaining and that he intends now 20
get down to the business of pushing his
/ legislative programme through Congress.
The President, in conversation with
friends, illustrated his attitude by the
following story about q famous head
master Of Ballot College. oxford, whose
name was JOwett In addressing q stu
dent one day Jowett gave this advice:
Young man. don't excuse, don't explain:
get il done. let 'em yell" The President
is going 90 let en- yell, and will go ahead
and get cit" done.
In Free Trade City.
The President. according 20 those who
talked with him since his New York
speech. was glad that he made IL 20 such
an audience. lie knew. il was said. that
he was talking 10 Iarse number of inn
porters. and that he was in "a free trade
city
He felt that the people 20 whom he
IL.
tariff law. hostile 10 the proposed rail-
road legislation. nfrierdly 70 the postal
savings bank BILL and opposed 10 his
Federal incorporation and antitrust ideas.
In fact. he was well aware, ne Informed
friends. that his audience was against
most Of the programme which he mapped
out weeks ago as that which he wished
Congress to adopt.
SO far as could be learned here. moth
ing definite was decided upon at the con-
ference al the home of Lloyd c. Girls
conn., the newly elected president Of the
New York Republican county committee,
as % who shall lead the party IN the COM
ing Elbernatorisl contest
The President, it was said here. was
ct ltt OPINION lEaI whoever does become
the Republican candidate he must be ac-
ceptabIe TO Mr Hughes Gov. Hughes.
it was said, was regarded by President
Taft as the strongest asset. Il was de-
sired therefore, that ne fully indorse
any man who is 10 run.
It became known here last night that
President Taft viii not concern himself /
about his participation in the reception |
20 Col Roosevelt at New York next 1
June for some time. Those who have /
asked Mr.. TAFT about that reception have /
5een informed that the President intends /
to take up the matter with Col. Roosevelt /
personally.
The President got back to Washington .
asst night at $50. There was a crowd og /
nearly 1000 people in Union Station when /
he Presidents train came in He walked /
hrough the big concourse in the Terminal
between a line Of people such as has not
been seen in Washington when he re-
urned from little trips in many months.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
FISH AID CANCER FIGHT.
Buffalo Laboratory Report DiscIOSex
Odd Features of Disease.

New York Feb. 13-The state Cancer
Laboratory at Buffalo. of which Dr. Har-
vey R Gaylord is the director. has Just
issued its report for 1909. A feature OF
the work has been the investigation Of
cancer in fish. a work suggested by the
known prevalence Of human cancer along
water courses and in rural districts which
are poorly drained
The report calls attention to the fact
that the disease is most frequent in the
welI-wooded, well-watered. and noun
famous regions Of country districts than
in cities
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
Carnegie Would Evnde Tnv

New York Feb. I2.-Andrew Carnegie
who has for several years headed the
personal tax list with an assessment on
S5,"oo0o, has written to Mayor Gavnor
20 favor his idea Of wiping out the gen
efa personal tax. Mr. Carnegie. on the
l6I tax rate, paid about SIS. 500 to the city
in personal taxes last year
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
FLOAT ASHORE FROM WRECK.
Two Americans Among Victims of
Liucr Sunk with I56.

Palma, Island of Majorca, Feb. "a
Bodies were floating ashore to-day from
the wreck of the steamer General
Chanzy. The authorities posted men
along the coast to recover them and
to watch for small boats In desperate
hope that some OF those aboard might
have escaped. Two American vaudeville
actors We're among the l56 victims.
Marcel Rodel, the Algerian customs
officer. the only known survivor. was
still unable to-day TO give a lucid ac-
count Of the disaster When the vessel
went down on Wednesday night he
chung TO a piece Of wreckage and was
washed ashore.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
LAUDS CHINESE MISSIONS.
Cameron johnson Gives Illustrated
Lecture ut luther Place Church.

Cameron Johnson delivered an illus
trated lecture last night at the Luther
Place Memorial Church, ON China. the
miracle Of the ages"
Mr.. Johnson commented on the work
of missionaries in that country. where
they have converted more than Soon
Chinese during the last 100 years.
The life work IN China of such men
as John ". Stevenson, at the head Of the
Anglo-Chinese Mission: of DR. John J.
Allen, in charge Of the Mission Press
and who sends out every year 9oOOo.0l0
Christian newspapers. deserves every
praise said Mr.. johnson.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
FOR RETIREMENT OF SERVICE.
government Employees 10 Consider
Question al Meeting morrow.

Under the auspices Of the Cooperative
council a meeting Of civil service en-
p!oyes and their friends will he held in
the hall of the Public Library tomorrow
evening at 5 o'clock.
The meeting has been called 10 consider
questions affecting the welfare OF civil
service employees and the bettermeEt Of
the public service. Special attention will
be given TO the increased cost Of living
and practical measures for lowering
prices
Addresses will be made by Or. Abram
Simon, Jackson II. Ralston, Charles F.
Nesblt, ana probably by a member Of
Congfess.
A brief report on the consumers CO.
operative movement will be presented.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
CLUB ENJOYS OYSTER ROAST.
HousebOat in Eastern Branch Scene
of Elaborate Feast.

HouSebOat IN Eastern Branch Scene
of Elaborate Feast.
Fifty guests and officers and members
enjoyed an oyster roast given by the
Southeast Washington Gun and Rod Club
on board their houseboat. anchored OF
their club In the Eastern Branch
oysters fried, escalloped caponized.
dressed and undressed, were included iu
the elaborate menu.
The controlling board of the club in
cludes John Guethler, Archibald McNally.
Robert H. Willsey. William Lehman.
George Lanham, Edward Naney. and \.
Adams, while the committee in charge Of
the affair yesterday was composed Of
John Herman. NJ. J. Coney, Arthur
Cook Len Kuhn. Leopold Birkle, y.
Haywood. and NJ J. Ober
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
LOUISE CUNNING TO SUE
Actress Going to Nevada for Divorce
Court Hearing

Reno, New, Feb, BLOUSE Cunning
prima donna in Gustav Luder's oDara
The Marselle.' is coming to Reno at
the end of her present theatrical engage
men1 according to reports here. TO settle
down and patiently wait the six months
required to gain residence before di-
Vorce proceedings can be started.
She is the wife of J. Pittnev. of New
York, president of the New York Cab
Company
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
LocnI Temnerntnre-

Midnight p 2 a. H.. = Z a. H.. .. a. m. %.
: a. H.. .: 10 a. m. q; p noon. .26: p. m. s0
Z B. n.., a D. M, q =. III. 3. 10 D. IN. as
Maximum. q minimum. .
Be.ati'e hUmldry-s a, m. .. r. III. g. Rain
ilA % D. II. IL p M. Q. Hours Of sunshine, I1.7.
Per cent cf possible sunshine 100.
Temperature same date last year-lIaximum r..
minimum &c.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
IRISH WILL ENTERTAIN TAFT.
Plan Big Welcome for BIN on HiA
Visit 20 Chicngo.

Chicago, Feb. 13.-That President Taft.
while In this city next month will be
distinctly the guest Of the Irish Fellow
snip club. was the announcement made
at the weekly luncheon of that organi-
zatiou. Elbridge Hanecy. chairman OF the
committee said. He viii be met by a
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
SOUTH At HIGH TIDE
President Mackay of Postal
Company Sees New Era.
PLANS BUSINESS EXPANSION
''If We Walt Until Capital Ceases 10
he 1imid, Labor Demands Less in
stead Of More Pay, and Statesmen
stop Seeking Popularity, We VIII
Lose Time" He Says.

New York, Feb. 13.-Clarence H. Mac
kay president Of the Postal Telegraph
and Commercial Gable Company, returned
to-day from an inspection tour through
the South. He said he was thoroughly
satisfied with both conditions and out
look
He said. IF the telegraph business Is
a barometer. the South has lost none Of
the impetus that began before and con-
tinued in q modified degree through the
panic. TIE people down there have be-
come philosophical as well a. prosperous.
and 30 not easily get excited We began
TO make plans for extensions. enlarge
ments, and general expansion OF facilities
throughout the South more than a year
ago. and the net outcome of my visit is
that We shall 20 ahead as demands re-
quire in all directions
Nothing 10 BE Feared.
Pending decisions by the Supreme
Courts may be and doubtless are inn
portaut; proposed legislation in Congress
may or may NOT be enacted; but what OF
il? Properties are not going 70 be con
hscated, and the country is not going 20
smash. On the contrary we have only 10
lid ourselves Of silly apprehenslnns OF
wanton official assault upon legitimate
business 10 enjoy the general prosperity
which conditions warrant
If We are ali going 20 wait till capital
ceases to be timid, and labor demands
less instead Of more. and statesmen stop
seeking popularity, we might as well shut
up shop and 20 home. The only attack
we have now is an attack OF bugaboos.
The courts have not been suddenly de-
Drlved Of knowledge Of law. nor the adj
Of patriotism. nor Congress
Of representative ability. nor the Amer
lean people Of common sense. II NAV.
and doubtless VIII. take some time 10
adjust legislation TO meet the require
ments of changing conditions. hut that =
no reason why business men should get
scared and sit Ike bumps on a log till
al questions are finally and definitely
settled
Heed no False Alarms
IF the heads Of big concerns show the
white feather the thousands Of business
men engaged in lesser affairs viii be dis
leartened naturally. and a period NJ COM
non apathy viii SET IN without rhym or
reason. Such policy is not only nom
'ensical, but wrong. AT lease that is my
opinion. and our companies are going To
lct accordingly We are doing more
business to-day than ever before. ard the
apparent requirements for the immediate
.uture are greater than ever before. and
sc are not going 20 be swerved from our.
original determination TO provide the adj
iitionai facilities that We foreses are
going 10 be required"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
Tide Table.

ic-daJ-Eigh tide u3l a. M and u5s D.,
Low tide 5;3 a. N. aud G :ls T. IA -'
Io-moTtoW- High tide l2:2 2. N. Low tide go
a. m. ard Z % D. ~.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
Temperatures in Other Cite.

Temperatures in other cities. together with the
amount Of rainfall. for the twelve hours ended af :
p H. Yesterday. are as fCi.lVs:
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
INDIANS ASK JUSTICE
Not Ready to Assume Citi-
zenShip in Oklahoma.
DELEGATION IN SESSION HERE

Creeks, ChickasaWs. ChOctaVvs. and
CherOkees and Officials of Indian
Protective League Declare Pathetic
Chapter is Being Written I'm Amer
lean HistOFy-Treaty Now Violated.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
HaFler- Ferry, W. Va. Feb B.-Bolh rivers clear.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14

'iuf. diiN We VIII
tiers for him. That
banquet al which
cipal speaker. The
he0n for the Presi-
he Irish Fellowship
ident to feel that
t Unappreciauve of
* them the first
not interfered in
sure.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
ND CHURCH.
Held At BethIe.

headers Of the
q steel works to-
e the 100 men in
tomorrow. and
Buffalo, arrived
- pattern makers
attended church
the leaders. and
held this after
keep the men to-
disturbances.
ic churches SER
delivered, some
, stick to organ
Z the men to go
mt suffering and
-
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
PRESIDENT H0BNOBS WITH
OLD YALE CLASSNATE

New York. Fen. 13.-President Taft
spent almost al of to-day with Otto T.
Barnard Yale. IS. Politics didn't have
a chance When they were not talking
reminiscent commonplace. the President
was having mis- portrait painted. and had
to keep quiet
Mr., Taft spent the night at the home
of his brother. Henry W. TAFT Sc West
Forty-eighth street. Mr.. Barnard came
for him in his limousine at a little before
II O'Clock and took him and his party
UP to 100 West Fifty-seventh street,
where he gave Miss Lois Swan a sit
ting for his portrait Beside Mr.. Taft
and Mr.. Barnard, Mrs Taft. her friend.
Mrs. McCaeg, who came up from WASH
ingtOn with the Tart party. and cant.
Archibald Butt, Mr. Tafts military see
Rotary, went TO Miss Swans studio in
the Barnard automobile Secret Service
nen and Central office detectives who
filed four automobiles followed
Miss Swan has given the President 2
number of situngs, most Of them in
Washington. just now she is doing q
portrait also of President HadIev. Of
Yale. The acquaintance Of President and
Mrs. Taft with her dates from the time
Mr.. Taft spent his summers at Murray
Bay. Miss Swan was there. too. and
the Tafts became interested in her
work
The Washington herald., 1910-02-14
Parly stays Ont sittinr.

The whole party including Mrs. An
derscn, Mrs. Tafts sister, 'who joined
them at the studio stayed out the sit
ting. Il lasted about an hour and half.
Then they motored back to Henry w.
Tafts home Mir. Barnard stayed to
lunch. He said afterward they didn't get
on the subject of the political situation
in this State
Mr. Barnard left at about 9 o'clock.
The Taft party. including Mrs. Anderson
and Mrs MeCagg, started soon after
ward for the Pennsylvania Ferry. They
went down Fifth avenue and through
West TwenU-third street, preceded ana
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
HUSH, LITTLE ONE! SPOKANE GIRLS
WOULD GIVE NO PARTY LIKE THIS!

CINCINNATI, Dec. 5.-Univer-
sity of Cincinnati girls believe that
Cincinnati has been placed on the
football map of the middle west by
the victory of the local boys over
Dennison university yesterday, and
are going to celebrate with a
"trouser party" next Monday night.
Miss McVea, dean of the women
attending the university, has biven
her consent to the party.
The girls will dress in their
brothers clothes at their homes.
Cabs will call for them and they
will be taken to the university hall.
In the girls gymnasium, the
"freshies" will be waiting. Each
girl will go in and choose her part
ner for the evening. 1t is to be an
Adamless party from the beginning
and only the doorkeeper, who is an
elderly man, will be permitted to
gaze on the attendants.
The girls have engaged a femi-
nine orchestra.
Already there are scores of plans
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
MAN WINS IN "A WFII
FIGHT IN QUICKSAND

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Dec. g.
Gilbert Stephens is under the care
of physicians in his home in Silver
Lake Park. and may be weeks re.
covering from the shock of long
battle with death in quicksand last
night.
Stephens had taken a short cut
homeward, and stumbled into a de.
preston which was formerly the
bed of a small lake. The place is
spotted with dangerous quicksands,
and Stephens found himself in the
grip Of one of them. The more he
struggled to get out the deeper he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
AMATEUR CARPENTRY
RESPONSIBLE

Amateur carpentry caused In
juries for Il. b. Tyler yesterday.
Tyler was helping his brother-in-
law repair a roof when the scat.
folding broke and he was precipi
tated six feet. Falling but short
distance he struck upon the top
OF a picket fence and suffered in.
ternal injuries. He was removed
to the Sacred Heart hospital.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05

replied Anastasia firmly. "And in
addition TO that you men have
made way with 59,485,111 barrels
Of fermented liquor, 100000 cigars
and $4,000, cigarettes"
"Ts it possible :" observed Schnit-
eel. what lot of money we men
do spend foolishly."
--omes that would fit up" said
Just think of all the orphans
Anastasia. Think of all the good
that would do In the world; the
money you men spend for liquor
and cigarettes cost you could have
mansion for every poor working
woman and a little automobile for
the newsboys.
"And yet you men think that we
women don't know what we're talk
ing about when we demand the
ballot. You certainly ought to be
ashamed of yourself when you face
these vast totals. Just think of
1t, 59,4S5,111 barrels OF distilled
liquor! That's what you men have
put away in the past year. Shame
full record. ! call It,"
Schnitzel deigned no reply. But
as he sneaked out the side door
we heard him mutter: Il wonder
how many billions of boxes of choc-
olate creams and lemon ice cream
sodas them women folks have put
under their belt this year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05

went in. For two hours he shouted
for hel, until finally his voice was
silenced by the mud, which rose
about his shoulders, and pressed on
his lungs SO he could barely
breathe.
The quicksand had reached his
chin when William Piscule, a town
constable, who was out duck shoot
ing, saw him. Piscule threw an
armful of brush and sticks on top
of the quicksand, which gave him
a fair foothold, and tying the straps
of his gun bag beneath the helpless
mans shoulders, dragged him out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
. . Q . . . . . . . . . q . Z
} MANS BRAIN RETURNS TO
CHILDHOOD'S PAST.

. FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. 4
. 5.-Following q surgical oper- I
. alton in Chicago for the re-
. moval of a tumor from the 4
. brain, Jesse V. Taylor has
. been brought to his home in 4
. this city in the mental condi-
. ton of a 5-year-old child.
. Taylor was editor of an ag- 4
. ricultural publication in Chi
= cago. when he suffered an al
. most complete loss of men,
. Dry.
. Physicians say that Taylor
. must now begin to learn as
. child would and that it will
. be necessary to start anew
q in teaching him. Physically
. he is as well as ever, but
. there is small hope of his
. complete mental recovery.
n a n a a a a q a a a \ a a n 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
. Q % . . 90 . . - .
. URGES WOMEN TO REG =
q lSTER.

. The Rev. A. C. Grier in his Z
q services at the church yester- 4
. day, both morning and eve Z
. ming, urged it upon the wo- Z
. men to register Z
. Il have yet to find man or Z
O woman in my church who is Z
. against the new charter" said Z
. Rev. Mr.. Grier. Il believe Z
. the charter will be passed" Z
90 . . Q Q . . Q y . . -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
BODY OF JUDGE PECK WILL
BE BURIED At CHESAW

The body OF the late Judge Peck,
who died Saturday, will be sent to
Chesaw, Wash. for burial today.
Members of the Spokane County
Bar association will be pall-bear-
ers. f.. Fitzgerald, formerly the
law partner of the deceased, paid
q touching tribute to the dead yes
terday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
ANASTASIA DIGS UP
THE AWFUL RECORDS

According to the figures just
announced from Washington" be-
gan Anastasia this morning, you
men have Tapped up 163,000,O00
gallons of LIQUOR this year."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05

Baby Rattles
G ANITA CLAUS is to bring the baby rattle Just
~ which one baby ought have ought to be decided
at the Kemp Hebert store, because Santa Claus Is
here now. The assortment is more complete than it
will be little later there are SO babies choos-
ing their rates at this tmet There celluoid rat
solid and open styles with bells attached and
there plain designs. And, of course, there are
quilted and crocheted mallet rates of descrp-
ton and size. Priced at .1Oc, 15r and 2Sr
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
SPOKANE HELPS SEATTLE.

One compliment deserves an
other, thinks the chamber of COM
MERGE. Seattle recently Endorsed
Spokane for the National Grange,
and so Spokane Endorsed the Sound
city for the next convention of the
Navy league.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05

SchnitZel Smith
paused in a hur.
ried flight for
the door.
"How much did
you say?" he
asked thought
fully.
Exactly 163,.
100000 gallons
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05

among the young men students to
see just how the party is held.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-11

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