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TAFT AT BRYN MAWR.
To Make Annual Address at Com
mencement Exercises.

PHILADELPHIA. May 1S-President
Taft has consented to make the annual
address at the commencement exercises
at Bryn Mawr College June >. The oc-
casion viii mark the twenty-fifth ami
versary CT the college and the compile
ton cf n five-hundred- dollar
endowment The President is expected to
speak on wonan's college education.
Miss Helen Taft, the Presidents daugn-
ter, is student at Bryn Mawr, but will
not be graduated until next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18
Aeroplane's Speed Increased.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 1S.--Lieut.
B. d. Foulois has been experimenting
with the army's Wright aeroplane at Fort
Sam Houston by placing the rudder OF the
aeropiane In front and constructing a
new rudder for the rear Two flights were
made yesterday With this change and the
speed of the machine was increased shout
ten Aailes an hour.
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Convention Hall,
Corner 5th and L streets.
President Meyer in the chair.
1:301Service of praise. 20. Let the
Nations Be Glad and Sing
for joy.
S:W-Reading of Scr prures and
prayer, RI. Rev. Alfred T
Harding, d. D., Bishop of
the Diocese of the City Of
Washington.
S:15-Welcome service:
North America, William II.
Taft, President of the United
States.
The Sunday Schools of North
America, Mr.. John Wana-
maker.
The District of Columbia,
Rev. Samuel II. Greene.
ID. D., LII. D., pastor OF
Calvary Baptist Church, city
of Washington.
Response:
Europe. Rev. j. Monro Glib
son, ID. D., England.
Asia. Bishop Yoitsu Honda,
Japan.
Africa. Bishop Joseph c. Hart
Zell, Africa
Announcements.
Benediction. Rev J. A. Mac
Kenzie, NJ. A, New Zealand
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Trip of 1000 Miles by Trolley.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 1S.-The party
Of Utica, n. Y. business men who COM
pleted a 2.oOO-mile trip by trolley when
they reached Louisville Monday. left late
yesterday on their way to Utica via De-
'troit. They Will journey the entire dis
tance by trolley. ~ ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18

Calvary Baptist Church this afternoon.
where the delegates are registering. re-
minded one cf q busy mart of trad.
Everybody was busy, but the work OF
seeing that the delegates were well taken
care of moved along easily.
Rev DIR. Donald e. Macleod, chairman
of the entertainment committee, assisted
by a number of prominent Sunday school
workers, including Rev. Charles III. But
Ter, rastor of the Columbia Heights Lu-
theran Church. saw that places # enter
tainment were provided for the delegates
as fast as they arrived.
The ma jority of the delegates will come
this afternoon from Philadelphia, where
those from foreign countries were enter
tanned yesterday All the morning and
early afternoon each train brought num-
bers into Union station, and they were
at once sent to the headquarters church.
Mingled with the thousand and one
queries Of the arriving visitors are con-
slant inquiries from Washington people
as to the privileges they have in con.
nection with the gathering.
Some of the Features.
The chief events in which the Wash
ington Sunday school public may take
part are:
Inc SuifodS Schooi anu missionary eN-
position. in National Rifles Armory. q
street near 10th, open and free to every
body from O'Clock tomorrow morning
until noon of Wednesday. May %; Con-
vention Hall meetings. Thursday after
noon and evening, Saturday morning.
Monday evening, Tuesday afternoon and
evening; the immense parade, beginning
with = o'clock prayer meeting Friday
afternoon. all members of adult Bible
classes and teachers of other classes be-
ing privileged to take part, the men in
the parade proper and the women in the
review: worlds Sunday school day serv-
ice, $50 Sunday morning. in every Sun
day school in Washington. open to every
body; church services in all churches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18
FAIR SKIES ARE PROMISED
II Anything Happens There's a
Chance for All to See.
SOME QUESTION AS TO TIME
Harvard Astronomers Think Tail
May Be Tagging and Delay
Contact Several Hours.
Corrected Comet Schedule.


Earth enters comets tail,
II:2o o'clock tonight.
Journey OF earth through
tail, five to seven hours.
Length OF tail, 100000
miles.
Diameter OF tail, 100000
miles.
Distance between earth
and head OF comet, I4,Ooo,-
600 miles.
Angle OF comets orbit to
that of earth. Is degrees.
Weather tonight, gener-
ally fair. though there may
be some few clouds i'm the
skv.
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Making More Money Now.

Mr.. Hickey testified that in his section
one bale Of cotton On three acres of land
was the average yield. When the boil
weevil is ''vigiiant" the yield is not more
than one bale for every ten acres.
Even at the prevailing high cost of pro-
ductIon, the witness said, they were max
ing moro money today, w;,en cotton brings
made during the period when cotton
brought only G cents.
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May Be After-Effects.
TAIL TAGGING BEHIND.
May Not Touch Earth Until Early
Morning. Harvard Scientists Say.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. May 1s.-The ex-
act time. OF the transit of Halieys comet
across the suns disk has been calculated
continued on Second Page.)
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Canadian Paper Situation.

Representative Loud of Michigan today
talked with the President about the Can
adian restrictions on the expectation to
theE United States OF pulp wood cut from
-.lContinue( on Second Page.)-
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Village Swept by Fire.

SARANAC LAKE. y. Y. May Is-The
village of Faust was swept by fire today.
The damage is estimated at 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18

John A. Kasson, for half q century
prominent in public life and best known
for his negotiations of the reciprocity
treaties under the Mckinley admnistra-
ton. died at his home, 1926 1 street
northwest, this morning at 11:Oo- Tis ill
ness was brief, for. although Mr.. kas-
son has been feeble since quitting the
public service several years ago, he had
not been considered seriously III and had
been confined to his home for only a
few days.
1t was recognized last night that there
was possibility of the bronchial trouble
from which Mr.. Kasson had suffered re-
Gently spreading so far as to affect his
lungs. An extra nurse was called in
and this morning it was thought that all
immediate danger was past.
Mr.. Kasson enjoyed his breakfast, and
it was just at the time that DIR. Yairow,
the attending physician, was paying his
morning call that the patient grew seri-
ously worse. dying soon after.
Mr.. kasson was bachelor and had no
Immediate family. but one of his nephews
had arrived to see him only a few days
before. No arrangements have been made
for the local funeral services. but it has
been decided that the interment Of the
body will be at DeS Afoines. Iowa, where
Mr.. Kasson made his home for many
years.
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QUARTERS ASSIGNED THEM
Busy Scenes at Headquarters at CAL
vary Baptist Church.
OPENING SESSION TOMORROW
Bishop Cranston to Conduct Scrip
ture Reading-Plans for
the Big Parade.
TOMORR Jw'S PROGRAM

Convention Hall,
Corner 9Th and L streets.
Opening SESSION.
2:3o-Service of praise, 20, Praise
the Lord. all ye Nations:
Praise Him. all ye People
3:Uo-Reading of the Scriptures and
prayer. Rev. Earl Cranston.
ID. d., LIZ d.. bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
3:lo-Convention sermon, Rev. r.
b. Meyer. II. D., England,
president of the Worlds Sun
day School Association
Report of the chairman OF the
executive committee, George
w. Bailey.
Announcements.
Appointment Of committees.
4:3o-Benedction. Rev. Y Tanaka,
Japan.
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Sunday school workers from all parts
of the world are arriving in Washington
today for the sixth worlds convention.
which will begin tomorrow afternoon in
Convention Hail.. The headquarters III
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Negroes Gain by Higher Wages.

Prices were given on all kinds of food
They showed increases Of from 10 to 100
per cent. Labor increased 300 per cent
and the value OF land 100 per cent.
The present high price OF cotton chiefly
benefits negro labor, according to Mr..
Stackhouse. In that connection. Senator
Smith of South Carolina observed that
new buggies new harness and fancy
clothes were the order OF the day with
the negro labOrerS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18

Arlington Hotel.
Corner 18th and III streets
.J:U1Reception to foreign mission
aries by Past President Ed
ward *. Warren and Mrs.
Warren
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COIT0NPLANTERSTEST|FY
TELL OF GREAT ADVANCE IN
COST OF PRODUCTION.
Making More Money Today, How.
ever-Negroes Benefit by In
creased Wages.

r. p. Stackhouse OF Dillon, s. c., and j.
c. Hickey OF Henderson, Tex, large pro-
ducers Of cotton, testified today before the
Senate committee investigating the cost Of
living.
Mr.. Stackhouse lives in one Of the most
favored cotton sections of the United
States, which averages bale OF cotton to
the acre.
There is nothing used in the production
Of cotton the price of which has not In
creased at least 100 per cent in ten years,
according to Mr.. Stackhouse Mules and
horses advanced from 800 to 400 per cent
and wagons and harness In like proper
ton.
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On Canadian Commission.

He was afterward appointed member
of the Canadian joint high commission to
settle questions in dispute with Canada
He attended the sessions of that body
both in Quebec and Washington.
He was a lecturer of distinction on the
history and evolution of diplomacy and
the author of a number of works in con-
neetion with his foreign service.
Mr. KassOn was unmarried and was a
communicate of the Episcopal church
He was a member Of many social and
scientific bodies, among others the Ma
tional Geographic Society. the Washing
ton Academy Of Sciences. the Columbia
Historical Society and the Metropolitan
Club. He had been president of the last
two bodies.
Since his retirement from public life
he as followed literary work. and has
not attempted anything more active than
the recreaticns of retired. but dis
tinguished public servant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18
Postal Service Reorganized.

During his short term he largely reor-
gauized the postal service. 1t was during
his term in the post office that the inter-
national convention was held, resulting in
the forrna tion of the present postal union.
He was then sent to Congress from Iowa,
from which state he represented twenty
three counties.
On the accession of President Hayes he
was. sent as minister to Vienna. where he
remained until 1881. Then followed two
more terms of service in Congress. Be
fore the expiration of his second term he
was nominated by President Arthur as
minister to Germany.
administration. In fact, Prince Bismarck
paid him the unusual compliment OF re-
auesting the new administration to con-
tinue him at his post.
In 1884 he was commissioned as special
envoy to the general conference at Ber-
lin, where the Congo free state was es-
tabIished Thereafter he was sent by
President Harrison special envoy Of
the United States to the Samoan confer
ence at Bc-lin, where ne brought aDout a
settlement OF the serious differences be-
tween Germany and the United States.
In 1887 President Mckinley appoint ed
him special plenipotentiary to negotiate
reciprocity conventions under the provi-
sions of the Dingley act. He negotiated
about fifteen of these treaties, but re-
signed from the public service owing to
his disa greement with the Scnates in
terDretation OF the reciprocity policy.
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Native of Vermont.

Mr.. kasson had been in public life since
the first year of the Lincoln administra-
tiOn- He was born I'm Charlotte, VT. Ian
uary II, 1S22. He entered the Cniyersit,
of Vermont at the age OF sixteen and
was graduated IN 1912. the second in a
class OF seventeen. Among his classmates
who afterward became prominent were
Judge Dougherty OF Montreal. Judge
Robert s. Hale. afterward representa-
tive in Congress from New York and
William A. Wheeler. Vice President of the
United States from 1877 to 1881. Immedi-
ately after his graduation. Mr. kasson
began the study of law.
He was engaged for a year as a tutor
in the family Of a planter in Virginia and
there had an opportunity to- study the
institution Ot slavery at first hand He
became thenceforward a firm opponent of
slavery ard was a delegate to the free
soil party convention at Buffalo, \. V
He afterward moved to st. Louis but
as he objected to the slavery in the state
in 1851 he moved to DeS Moines. Iowa, so
as to be resident of free soil state
In 1860 he was a delegate to the re-
publican convention at Chicago and was
member of the subcommittee which
drew UP the platform. He was exceed
ingly active i'm urging the election of
Abraham Lincoln and was made first as
six general
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-12-21
norlcs Nav TERM OF COURT.

Pursuant to an order of court made
and entered on the Goth day OF Decem-
ber 1910. notice is hereby given that
the general 1911 term OF the District
Court OF the District of Alaska, Second
Division thereof. will be held in the
Court House, in the City Of Nome. in
the Division and District aforesaid,
commencing on Wednesday. the LIST day
of February, 1911. at the hour of eleven
O'Clock in the forenoon and continuing
from day to day thereafter according to
the further orders of the Court.
Given under my hand and with the
seal OF the Court affixed this 20th day
of December. 1910.
(Seal) J. SUNDBACK
Clerk
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THE LOOKER-ON

Now that all government positions
have been filled and the district Judge
as well as the district attorney con-
iirmed by the senate we can settle
down 10 season Of peace without the
thr"es Of political strife which has been
50 much IN evidence for the past four
years
Nhen the people heard that the SEN
ate had confirmed Judge Murane they
A'aved a sigh Of relief for the story
vas being circulated that Alfred s
Moore was working for the positiop
and several Of his lieutenants were
ready to return and assume the reins
II government under him.
With all due respect TO Alfred 6
Moore and knowing he was an honest
Judge still the Alaskan in and about
Seward Peninsula who would care to
see him return is the exception for
during the eight years he was on the
bench he developed into such recluse
that ne got switched OF onto the mar
row guage line where the rails con-
verge as Roadway is made.
Eminent jurists from members of the
supreme court down TO members o,
state courts mingle freely with their
fellow men while off the bench. but
TIE minute they assume their official
role and court is in session they are
judges elected. or appointed to see tina /.
the law is carried out 10 the letter q
the best OF their knowledge and balt (
as laid down by the statutes
a judge may deal out a solo pleyus
blow 10 the cause an attorney is plead
ing before him, even though an hour
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-12-21

RAFFLE! RAFFLEl RATTLE!
Turkeys and Chickens at Board OF
Trade.
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The silence of the 500 American
cadets at West Point as a protest
against an unpopular Instructor. which
has led to their arrest. reminds one
that the expression sending to Coven-
try" had military origin. II arose.
SO it is said, in the days 70 Charles
l., when the inhabitants Of Coventry
= rongly obj ected to any intercourse
with the military quartered in their
town. and a woman known to speak TO
a man in scarlet coat was at once
the subject Of scandal. So rigid were
the natives that the soldier was con-
fined TO the mess ruom for converse
tion Thus the term sending a man
70 Coventry" if YOU wished to shut
hin. from society took root on the
English language
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DYNAMITE G.

IL seems as If there should be some
stricter regulation of the trade in ex-
plosives These articles have become
quite as dangerous 10 the community
as the most deadly poisons. but IL
seems as If there We're no sort Of r..
striction on their sale to the first com
er. Superintendent Rollar of the Giant
powder works is quoted rs saving that
any man can buy 40 per cent dynamite
over the counter in any considerable
town Of California. Such an explosive
is powerful enough to wreck build
ings and destroy life.
II is not meant here that restrictions
should be placed on the sale OF dvno-
mite. which is a useful and necessary
article OF commerce. but merely that
precautions should be taken so that
every sale Of high explosives could be
traced TO the ultimate consumer. Deal.
ers' whether al wholesale or at retail.
should be required TO keep a register OF
purchasers with the amounts sold II
Is understood that this is already done
at the factories. but the practice Is not
observed In retail trading
Besides keeping register Of this
sort no sale should be made without
Identification Of the buyer. II this
rrecaution had been observed in the
case Of the purchase Of 500 pounds OF
SO per cent dynamite AT the Giant pow
Ger works the transaction could never
have been completed because the pir-
chaser was acting under an assumed
RENE.
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POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

Comes word that on the third day
eleven. experimental postal savings
banks will be established in every state
in the Union. The government as a
banker is indeed AN innovation But
the experiment should prove a decid d
success inasmuch as any amount down
TO one dollar will be accepted as a
deposit by the new system. Hereto
fore workmen who accumulated a few
dollars. either through ignorance or
savings banks as a depository for their
surplus cash. Many did not have con-
fidence ia the private banks while
others believed that they did not cater
To the poor man. But the government
bank will do away with all of this
The United States government means
Everything to the workman no matter
how ignorant he might he. He has
every confidence i'm Uncle Sam end his
dealings Then again he is not asham-
cd Of depositing his two or three dol
lars at the postoffice bank for has he
not purchased money orders there and
was he not always treated eourteouslya
We sincerely trust that the experiment
viii prove a success and that il will
be adopted in every portion and pos
session Of the United States as il will
surely mean the betterment Of the lab
orer's condition
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DR.. e. e. HILL.
DR.. D S. NEuMAN.

Late surgeon Eye, Ear. Nose and
Throat st. Anthonys' Hospital. Gross
Med. College Dispensary. National ItaI-
ian Dispensary, l. & r. Consumptive
Sanitarium. former professor College
Physicians and Surgeons, etc. etc.
20 Steadman Ave. Telephone Black 80.
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-12-21

Job work at the Nugget.
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Multimillionaire Clark has at last
witnessed the completion Of his 81
100000 mansion The structure was
started eight years ago but the work
on II was hindered by lack Of proper
material Now that II Is completed
Clark believes that he has rroverbial
cream -colored elephant on his hands.
When the house was being planned in
the year 1902. Clark was the most en-
thusiastic man in the city of New
York. II just goes TO prove the antici-
patton Is sometimes greater than reali-
cation
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before he had been dining with that
same lawyer. who 70 a friend and as
sociate. II isn't question of friend
ship. II lie the law, and the ls-eate l
attorney knowing such to D. tho css
may be somewhat chagrined over the
loss of his suit still he'll har5or no i'll
win towards the judge VINO followed
the letter of the law.
Didn't I tell YOU 80? 81 knew il
was a cinch from the start, YOU
couldn't beat her. she had to many
working overtime to see that she had
the correct number of votes to land
her queen Of the AksaIa carnival"
The above and other expressions
were heard after the final vote for the
queen had been counted last evening.
and the excitement OF voting for IA =
vorite over.
Now that the contest is over let one
and all continue the good work. for
the cause is a worthy one. and the
election Of queen one that was purely
gotten up i'm order to raise certain rev.
enues to swell the total gate receipts
The friends the two or three
candidates who made such a grand
stand finish did their best and there
| is nothing in being defeated by such
a small margin in a cause of this kind
Only one could win. and that one the
person whose friends could spare the
most coin Of the realm.
y :. y
If the Cordova route will shorten the
time it requires for the mail to travel
between the outside and Nome we will
welcome the day when all our letters
will come via that port instead of
Valdez
n is only a question Of time when
the road will be completed to the Tam
ana country then those who Ginger
longer" on Seward Peninsula can re-
ceive their winter mail i'm several days
shorter time than II is now required
to cover the long expanse Of ice and
snow during the closed season.
Nome will be a camp or town for
many years TO come and the little Jap
anese baby born i'm our midst Sunday
morning may be an old man before
this town viii cease to be a distrbut-
ing point for interior mining camps
where millions Of gold and other val
liable minerals. are being extracted
y :: z
Mary's mother was making the mince
pie for the holidays and had forgotten
| to prick the upper crust of the pie she
was about to put nto the oven. Mays
eagle eye spied the omission and ex-
claimed: ooh. mamma. look. You
haven't made the button holes
= :: =
Carlyle has said: The beginning Of
faith is action. and he only believes
who struggles"
There is a fund of truth in this
| Statement, for one never has faith
even in another until they see them
get action a promise is mere mat
ter of words with many. but action
that is the beginning of results
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NOTICE OF sTocKHoLDErY
MEETING.

TO the Stockholders OF the T. : Nc>-
tor Co. and to Whom II MAY Con-
Germ:
Notice is hereby given. That a meet
ing of the stockholders of the T. J..
Nestor Co. corporation will be held
at the law Offices of William A. Gil
more. Esq, i'm the Gold Digger Build
ing, on Front Street. in the town of
Nome Alaska, on Saturday, the 27th
day of January. 1911. at the hour Of
200 O'Clock p. m. for the purpose and
object Of amending the general pro-
visions of the articles OF incorporation
of the said T. J. Nestor Co. whereby
and so that the name Of said T.. ]. Mes
tor Co. may be changed to the name
Of Seward Commercial Co.; and notice
is hereby further given that at said
meeting the question of changing the
name of said corporation will he voted
upon and decided.
This notice is given pursuant to Sec
tions is and 10, Chapter 81 of an Act
Amending the Civil Code OF Alaska.
providing for the organization of pri-
vate corporations and for other pur-
poses. approved March ., 1903.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, November
Goth. 1910
LOUIS STADIE.
w c. MCGUIRE.
ALEX. A. ALLAN.
r. ]. NESToR.
]. ]. COLE
Directors of the T. !. Nestor Co. a
corporation
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Now II is DR.. Frederick Cook. erst-
while explorer who has the journalistic
itch Every man who fails to succeed
in any other line never fails to turn
toward the literary field No matter
what his former trade or profession
might have been-whether he was a
barber or an explorer-the man who
''hunks" itches for the reproduction Of
his brain waves i'm print Or Cook
we must admit has done the scribe
act" before and his literary work was
really published-once.