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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Original Complaint Ignored.
The Farmers Wife.
From the st. Louis Star.

.
One of the officials of the farmers con-
vention expressed the opinion that farm
ers daughters should not be educated too
highly particularly in literature art mu-
sic and those things which make for in
tellectual enjoyment and refinement, but
that they should be educated in agricul-
ture and domestic science. He declared
that a large majority of the farmers of
the south have an income of but $500 a
year, and an educated girl makes a poor
wife for such man.
But why educate a girl at all in agri-
culture and domestic science to become
the wife of a man who is SO ignorant.
sfiftless and unscientific as to make a
farm produce so little profit in year?
She would be entirely out of his class if
she knew anything at all of the science
of agriculture. AS for domestic science,
long as men are content TO remain in ig-
norance OF scientific agriculture or are
too shiftless to apply it's principles, if
known. and are content to get out of their
land only quarter of what it should pro-
duce, they will demand wives willing to
live the lives that must be liveu as their
heipmates.
But the farmers of the southland every
where elSe-muSt get out of the six-hun-
dred dollar class, and the only way to get
out of it is to educate themselves out.
Education would not only give them the
knowledge by which they could rise to a
higher income earning power. but it would
make them ashamed not to do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
NEW STEAMER IN VIEW.
Contract Awarded by the Norfolk
and Washington Company.

The directors of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company today
awarded the contract for the construc-
ton of it's new steamer Northland.
counterpart of it's steamer Southland,
now in commission, to the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Corporation of Whining
ton, Del. This steamer. it is explained.
is to be one of the handsomest and
most commodious ever built for the
Potomac river and Chesapeake bay
service. She will in her general ap
pointments be similar to the present
modern steamer Southland. Rooms en-
suite and with bath will be amply pro-
vided, and the interior decorations and
furnishings are to be OF the most APP
proved and up-to-date design. The con-
tract calls for the completion of the
will be $4OO, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Guns That Won't Shoot Loose.

From Recreation.
The old muZzleloaders had one adyan-
tage that the builder of breechloaders
has worked faithfully to overcome The
muzzle- charged pieces had a breechpin.
which was screwed in, where 1t probably
rusted and remained foreyer-no getting
loose there.
But the breechloader had to tip up to
receive the shells, and the problem of
the gun builder was SO to construct the
arm that IT could be opened and closed
thousands of times without becoming
loose.
Making a joint where two pieces OF
steel must grind together hundred thou
sand times without wearing looked to be
almost as much an impossibility as in
venting perpetual motion machine but
We might say that modern ingenuity has
succeeded. and guns are now on the
market that are guaranteed never to
shoot loose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
ILL WITH SMALLPOX.
Man From Laurel Walks Into Dis
trict Health Office.

John Williams walked into the District
building this morning, inquired for the
health officer. and when he finally found
the place where DR.. Woodward holds
forth. gave it out that he needed a little
medicine. because he was feeling Ill. He
looked it. too. In fact, it took only the
wink OF an eye to discern that Williams
was suffering from smallpox in the most
virulent form.
There is no chute from the health de-
partment to the isOlating room In the
basement of the District building, but
Williams got there in quick time. AS
soon as possible he was taken to the
Smallpox Hospital where he gave his
age as thirty-oue years. He said he had
walked from Laurel to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Drawing From the Senses.
From the London Chronicle.


Sense picturing is the latest develop
ment in the training Of the young idea
how to draw. and it Is certainly great
aid to accurate INSTALLATION. Taste pic
turing is perhaps the most popular.
because 1t involves sweetmeats or fruit.
Smell picturing sometimes leads to GU
rious results, as when a bunch Of vio-
lets was held to the nose Of a child
and touched It, His sense OF touch was
stronger than his sense Of smell. and
he Immediately drew bird, taking the
flowers for feathers. Sound picturing
is also very deceptive, and ii is aston
ishing how many people tt may be
practiced by grown-ups as well as
will mistake a plane for a
saw. Touch picturing is especially diff
fcult. and here the child who has had
a little training in this kind of drawing
will often beat the finished draughts-
man who Is new to 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Drink That Goes to the Spirit.

From the London Chronicle.
On the subject Of life-giving drinks. his
experiences Of thirst on the road to
Khartum and the ways Of quenching it
left the late George Stevens in no doubt
He pronounced unhesitatingly for the
"Abu Hamed''-gin, vermouth. angostura.
lime juice and soda-especially soda.
Stevens description of the effects reach
es the climax of lyrical enthusiasm:
This is to drink. indeed. 1t spreads
blessedly through body and spirit-not
swirling through, like the Atbara, but
irrigating like the Nile. 1t Is soil in the
sand substance In the wind, life In death.
Your sap runs again, your biltong mus
cles take an elasticity. your mummy
bones tougher. Your self has sprung up
alive and you almost think you know
how 1t feels to rise from the dead"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Funerals in China.
From the Wide World.

The ostentation common to the rich
Chinese is even observable in their flu
neral obsequies. Even If by chance a
man should desire an unpretentious bur-
ial. the thought of such thing would be
abhorrent to his heirs, who would con.
slider IL a distinct slight both to them
selves and to the family gods. In con-
sequence a rich mans funeral is made
just as gorgeous and costly as his means
will allow The number of pallbearers
varies according to the status OF the de-
ceased. Thirty-two. or even more, are
frequently seen. spirit chairs for the
use of the dead Croesus in the future life
are borne in the procession, together with
venerated objects intended for the propi-
tiation of the gods. while idols of hideous
appearance and uncouth shape are also
carried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
No Doubt About It.

From the Chicago News.
Blowhard had just finished relating
strange occurrence.
..Why do you look SO surprised" he
oueried of his one-man audience. Don't
you believe it?'
yes, that's the trouble" rejoined the
other II happen to know that it's true"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Tells Why Bids Were Rejected.

In the Office of Daniel +. Garges. chief
clerk of the engineer department. it was
said that the kiIeen & Cation bids to
remove ashes and waste were thrown out
because they were extremely informal.
had no mention of particulars to how
the ashes and refuse were to be disposed
OF and at hearing before the commit
tee which opens bids. the explanations OF
the Kileen & Cation firm did not eluci-
date these points with sufficient cledrneSS.
In other words, the people who gave
these contracts to James W. Bean and
to Michael Ready. at figures which are
all of 81, 100 year higher than killeen
d Cation, did not believe the city would
get as good service from the latter con-
Germ.
Another hearing was held before the
Commissioners. George +. Costello APP
peared for the protesting contractors At
the close of this hearing he boiled his
argument into these words:
Being the lowest bidder. We feel en-
titled to the contract, both from the
standpoint of a saving to the District,
and for the reason that, in the contract
for miscellaneous refuse. Mr.. kileen calls
for one or two services week, and as
understand il. Ready calls for but one
service week.
Now, in the ash contract there is
difference OF about $500 year. We
bid S6S5oO year, and the next lowest
bidder bid something like $4,000.
There are several different PROPOSE
tons left to the Commissioners, such as
the use of the District dump. But TAX
ing everything into consideration, Mr.
Kileen Is still the lowest bidder Not only
this. Mr. Kileen will give the District
semi-weekly service. while Ready only
makes one collection a week.
Now We would like TO know why the
Ready bid was given preference. Was
il simply because he did not state what
disposition he was TO make of the waste?
According to the specifications the Com
missioners reserve the right to overlook
any breach of FORM.
Mr.. kileen said then that he bid lower
than any one else because he could sell
- per cent of the waste which he col
lected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Conclusive Proof.

From NJ. 4. T.
Gentleman (who has just picked up a
sovereign, to tramp who lays claim to IT.
But how can you prove that it belongs
to you.
Tramp-Why. guv'nor. YOU can see for
yerself I've got ole in me pocket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21

This was commencement week at
Washington and Tusculum College. the
Presbyterian institution of learning in
east Tennessee which recently received
an endowment Of SOL 900. following
which Andrew Carnegie presented the
board Of trustees with $21 900 for build
ing purposes There were fifteen sradu-
ates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
B|GF|NEF0RR ROLLINS
Former New Hampshire Gov
ernor Guilty of Smuggling.
PAYS AN ADDITIONAL ST, 500
Complaint Against Wife and Son as
Parties to the Conspiracy Ignored
by the Grand Jury.
PAYS AN ADDITIONAL ST, 500

NEW YORK. May 21.-Ex-Gov. Frank
West Rollins of New Hampshire pleaded
guilty in the criminal branch of the
United States circuit court yesterday to
smuggling on an Indictment which the
federal grand jury had returned a few
hours earlier. Judge Hand forthwith
sentenced him to pay fine of $1,000. re-
marking as he did so:
I'm this case the fear that 1 have had
has been that the public experience and
distinguished position of the defendant
might make me more severe with him
than I would be with a man in another
walk of life
The law provides q maximum penalty
of two years in prison, a fine of 5000 or
both. The former governor took a big
roll of bills from his pocket and paid his
fine without comment with one one
thousand-dollar bill and the balance in
bills of one-hundred-d dollar denomina-
tons
Plea Made for Rollins.
Mr.. Rollins lawyer argued for him
tthat owing to his wife's illness he had
been worried and preoccupied, and that
when the customs agents failed to fur
iliSfI Will the plut IOI tidt COIl-
tains the law with regard to purchases
abroad he had made a natural error of
omission.
District Attorney Wise contended that
Mr.. Rollins had declared one dutia BILE ar
ticle. and instanced further that he had
been aboard before and was familiar with
the law. Moreover, an additional oppor-
tunity to amend his declaration had been
given him, of which he declined to avail
himself.
The total value of the articles which the
former governor neglected to declare is
given as $4,136.
Original Complaint Ignored.
The original &C mplaint named Mrs Roll
Inns, his wife, and their son Douglas as
parties to the conspiracy, but the federal
grand jury yesterday handed down but
one indictment. naming only the former
governor. AS soon as Mr.. Rollins learned
of it he promptly entered his plea, and
when he mad paid his fine visited the Gus
tom house, where ii is said he paid an
additional 81 800 on the understanding
that further proceedings against his fam
lily be dropped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21

VENICE, May 22-The curtain was
dropped yesterday on the most dramatic
trial Europe has known in modern days,
when the Countess Maria Tarnowska.
the enchantress, was sentenced to eight
years in prison; her puppet accomplices.
Priukoff. the lawyer. to ten years. and
DR.. Naumoff to three years. and Elise
Perrier, her maid, allowed to go free.
In the somber gondola which for the
ten weeks of the trial had conveyed her
from prison to the tribune of justice and
back again the Russian woman of
strange beauty and wonderful powers of
fascination over men. with the two men
she had utterly ruined sitting apart from
her, began her silent journey soon after
sentence was pronounced. The crowd
which watched from the landing slowly
melted away and the principal actors In
the wonderful drama of passion and in
trigue passed from the stage which has
held the attention of all Europe to be
forgotten in the fastness of a medieval
prison.
The last days of the trial. in which the
to the world the workings of this strange
womans mind, proved the Countess Tar
nowska a reincarnation or the borglas,
and left no doubt of her conviction. Her
powers Of fascination were not lost even
in the inquisitorial court of Venice. where
the man accomplices were kept in cages
and guarded by officers in the cooked
hats and long cloaks of the middle ages.
This is shown in the sentence, by winch
she who conceived the murder of Count
kamaowski, is imprisoned for eight years.
while LUZ Prilukoff. whom she forced
into the plot, will have to serve ten
years. and DIR. Nikolas Naumof. the
Young physician, who executed her
wishes and fired the shot which cost
the life of his old friend, vii! serve but
three years.
Trial Like a Drama.
There were eyes but for one figure III
the courtroom-the slender little woman,
robed in a tight-fitting gown OF black
Women and men watched her for hours,
and great actresses came to study her.
Yet there was nothing to attract unusual
attention A pretty face of unusual pal
lor. Lips of carmine and eyes that
watched intently, now narrowing, now
opening wide with child-like expression
OF wonder and confidence. This, however,
was the woman who caused men to Kill
themselves to fight duels, to endure tor
ture and to do murder simply because
she looked into their eyes and told them
to proye their love and she would love
them.
Hundreds listened to every word of
testimony, and countless thousands
read daily all that was printed about
the trial. They learned that almost the
first act of the pretty Maria Nicolaievna.
daughter of a good Russian family. after
she left school was one of rebellion. She
left her home at the age of nineteen to
marry secretly and against her parents
wishes Count Vasilli Tarnowska.
Unhappy With Husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21

The Court-You will swear that the
prisoner stole your umbrella?
The Plaintin-Your honor. l Will swear
that he stole the umbrella l was carry
ing.-Cleveland Leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Penalized for Holding.
. the Boston Transcript

From the Boston Transcript
Maud-"Do you believe in palmistry?'
Ethel-"In a way. I've known it to
work splendid as starter when the
young man was shy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21

What a quaint old teapot. And you
say il has been in the family since the
year 1910? Then II is a century DID, 1t
has outlasted an entire hundred years.
Yes. and probably 800 cooks. Chicago
Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21

hands jealousy in order to get rid of
him. She embraced a young man in his
presence at ball. and her husband shot
him in a duel. Another young man COM
mitted suicide before the husband could
challenge him.
Anxious to rid herself of the husband.
who, despite her acts, still loved her and
seemed completely under the spell of her
witchery, she consulted Luiz Prilukon.
a lawyer, looking to the institution OF
proceedings for divorce.
honored. living happily. with his wife
and children. regarded her simply as a
client at her first visit. Another visit
or two and he was completely infatuated.
Forgetting home, honor and ambition,
he embezzled his clients money to the
amount Of $4,000. which he gave to the
Countess Tarnowska, and followed her
like dog in her travels through Europe.
Countess Tarnowska asked him TO
write q statement that II he died sud
den and violent death it was Of his own
hand. He wrote and signed the state
ment. This was after he had changed
a life insurance policy for $4,000 on his
life from his wife's favor to that of the
Countess Tarnowska. After he had de-
livered the statement she tore it up. AT
one time while he was following her
about Prilukoff attempted to kill HIM
self.
Plots Death of Three.
Prilukoff was told by the Countess
Tarnowska that she intended to marry
Count Paul Kamarowski, although she
was not yet divorced. Kamarowski was
an old admirer and they had met at
Paris. Prilukoff continued to follow her
while she was a companion OF Count
Kamarowski At dinner given in her
honor by Count kamarowski she met
Dr. Naumoff, the member of an aristo-
cratic family and a protege Of Count
kamarowski. The night they met she
made fun of her host and favored the
young and handsome Naumoff. He fell
deeply in love with her, and at this time
she was moving the three men. PriluKoff.
Count kamarowski and Naumoff. about
like men on a chess board.
Kamarowski had made an insurance
policy on his life for 100000 in her ia
vor. She plotted that Prilukoff should
kill kamarowski and commit suicide.
She suggested that he stab kamarowski
and then kill himself with a revolver.
She showed him how to use the revolver.
At the same time she had convinced
Naumoff that he should challenge and
fight duel with Count Tarnowska
Then she changed her plans. She took
Naumoff to cemetery and had him
swear at the tomb of her mother that he
would do her bidding Then she showed
him the grave or young man VINO nau
committed suicide for love Of her.
Prilukoff was now brought into the new
plot Naumof and the countess left
Venice, and a forged telegram. signed by
the name Of kamarowski, was shown to
the love-crazed Naumoff. He returned to
Venice and entered the home of Count
Kamarowski He shot kamarowski, and
as he fell dying kamarowski looked up
at his assalant and said: why did you
shoot me. my friend?" Naumoff opened
a window and called for help before he
fed.
kamarowski died, and the suspects
were captured. The two men confessed.
The countess said they lied. and dared
them to face her. She never lost her
composite. even when she was sentenced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Unhappy With Husband.

They lived unhappily and the young
countess deliberately excited her hus-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
NOT SCARED BY CARY
Commissioners Not to Explain
Ash Collection Bids.
THEY HAVE SAID THEIR SAY
Officials Believe Congressman Moved
to Criticism by Woman's Differ
ence With Health Office.
THEY HAVE SAID THEIR SAY

The Commissioners do net seem Wof-
ried about Representative Cary's threat
to smoke out the District building, ana
have no explanation to make about the
Killeen and Cation bid other than the
letter sent to Representative Goulden
several DAYS ago and which Representa-
tive Cary SAYS he is unwilling to accept
as an explanation.
AFR. Cary has been in correspondence
with officials i'm the District building on
one or two little matters referring to
removal of ashes AID refuse, and has
EXPRESSED himself as entirely dissatisfied
With the way in which District employees
treat people with a surplus or aSnes-
Mr. Cary has been quoted as SAVING
that no decent service can De oo'diheo
without tipping the ashman
Woman's Trouble With Health Office
People in the health and street cleaning
departments believe that Mr.. Carys crit
icisms were directed at them because OF
am experience of a friend of the repre-
sentative with a health inspector
This person is lady living in Southwest
Washington. who was notified by the
health department that there was too
much refuse in the back yard. After
correspondence and some conversation II
was decided that licensed ash cart could
take away the surplus of refuse.
Supt James Wood of the street clean
ing department did not send one or his
regular men TO this place, but a licensed
ASH cart called. licensed ash cart IS
not driven by city employee, but IS
private enterprise driven by free-lanclns
ashman, who gets jobs where he may.
The refuse was removed, and the ash
man was pa his regular fee. Later on
there was some discussion, and the case
was tested out in the Police Court.
Because the inspector, on the stand,
said licensed ash cart had done the
work the court held that the city had
thereby acknowledged its duty to collect
the refuse The officials of the two de-
partments concerned say the inspector
did not make clear TO the court that Ii
censed ash cart is not an official vehicle.
Out of this understanding, 1t is be-
sieyed at the District building. have
arisen the criticisms against the ash and
refuse collection service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
HOT SHOT BY AMES THERE EAST IS WEST
Massachusetts Member Cti4 Kpngs Lines Reted by the
cSes Republican Leader. Barren DaImatan Coast.
ANIMATED SCENE IN HOUSE PRACTICALLY UNIQUE LAND
Representative Accused Of Architecture European But the
Discourtesy Intolerance People Oriental.
CORRESPONDENCE IS QUOTED FOUR CENTURY REPUBLIC
Greeks Who Came
M Fishing, and Founded Colony
Massachusetts Member Criti-'
cises Republican Leader.
ANIMATED SCENE IN HOUSE
Representative Payne Accused Of
Discourtesy and Intolerance.
CORRESPONDENTS IS QUOTED
Trouble Arose Over Resolution on
Canadian Reciprocity Before
Ways and Means Committee.

Those members of the House who have
been patronized and squelched many
times and oft by Representative Serene
Payne of New York enjoyed themselves
hugely yesterday when Representative
Butler Ames of Massachusetts, bounced
a basketful Of verbal rocks or Mr..
Payne's white and honored head. IDS
courtesy" and ''hidebound intolerance"
were couple of the expressions used by
Ames to describe the republican floor
leader, who also, according to ,Ames. is
''ungentlemanly and insulting
Quite while ago Mr.. Ames introduced
a resolution declaring it to be the sense
of the House that closer trade relations
should be established between the United
States and Canada. That resolution has
been slumbering peacefully ever since In
the ways and means refrigerating plant,
and some rather warm correspondence
has passed between Ames and Payne on
the subject. The letters were read by
the Massachusetts representative during
the rumpuS yesterday. a
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-31
Scale IS ONLY
AUTHORIZED TO
FLOAT SHARES
United Wireless Agent Has no
Authority to State That His
Company viii Enter Local
Field.

The United Wireless Company will
not jump into the local field, despite
the statements attributed 10 Fiscal
Agent W. \. Scale lv an afternoon
paper. The matter was taken up by
cable with the Seattle headquarters Of
the company, and last night reply was
received stating that Scale 5 authority
is confined to selling stock and not to
announcing any plans concerning new
stations in Hawaii.
Considerable surprise was espresso
in business circles Tuesday when an in
terview appeared in an evening paper
quoting Scale as saying that the United
company would erect a powerful plant
here as soon as the company's engineers
had had chance to look over the
ground, as there is general under
. standing that an agreement either ex-
lists or is contemplated between thu
United company and the local concern.
The assurance that Scale IS here TO
sell stock and not to make promises on
behalf Of the company puts a somewhat
different aspect on the situation.