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expedition, amounting to about SS3O.OOO
Although the adhesion of China to this
convention was secured by treaty signed
at Picking April q. 1906 the Picking gov
eminent never fully recognized its valid
ity, while the Tibetans themselves repu-
dated it on the groun7 that the Dalai
Lama, the political head of the Tibetan
religion, had fed from Lassa upon the
approach of the Younghusband expedition
and had never given his assent 10 the
agreement. Under the new series of ad-
juStments entered into by England 10
safeguard her Indian holdings an agree
ment was signed in 1907 between Great
Britain and Russia to enter into no fur
Their negotiations with Tibet save through
the Chinese government and to send no
representatives to Lassa.
The fight of the Dalai Lama into Chi
nese territory in 1904 and his long So
journ under the protection of the man
darins gave China a stronger hold than
ever upon the Tibetan territory and
greater degree of authority. When Sven
Hedin undertook to penetrate to Lassa on
his latest expedition, in 1906, he found the
Chinese firmly established in authority.
Politely but positively they refused to
permit him to proceed TO LasSa from
TaShi Lunpo, the religious capital, to
which he had forced his way by sheer per-
sistence. and turned him back toward
india. The Tibetans were plainly in ter
ror OF possible Chinese seizure of full
authority.
Late reports from Tibet indicate that
the Tibetans have at last openly resented
the Chinese political dominance. They
are a truculent but not a militant
people. and any military campaign under
taken by them would be certain to fail.
The entire population is only about six
and half millions, widely seattle. ed with
an amazingly low degree of intelligence
and apparently no capacity for effective
organization. A cabegram from Calcutta
states that the Chinese have occupied
Lassa with 1000 troops, supposedly to
abolish the Tibetan council and stablish
purely Chinese government in Tibet.
The British authorities in India are
anxiously watching the situation, as from
ii may develop conditions of grave i'm
portance to their government. Suspicion
of Russia is the keynote Of all British
activities In India, and, despite the agree
ment of 1907. many of the English states
men fear that there is danger beyond the
HimalayaS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20
Front Door Mail Boxes.

A provision in the post office appropria-
ion bill just drawn requires that after
he 3Oth Of June, 1911. every house must
10 equipped with a mail box. else the
etter carriers will not be permitted to
deliver mail matter. The object of this
innovation is to save the time now &C.
.upied by letter carriers in ringing door
BELLS and waiting for responses, estimated
IT from fifteen to thirty seconds at each
house The immediate deposit Of the
nail at the front door will save this time
md either greatly Increase the efficiency
If the service or permit a material re-
luction in the number Of carriers neces-
;ary TO do the work. On the other hand,
he requirement will involve the installa-
ion OF some $4,000 900 mail boxes at a
cost. il is estimated. of approximately
10000, 600 Naturally the manufacturers
If these receptacles will welcome the en-
ictment of such a law, although the bill
as drawn does not require the adoption
If any particular style Of box, but merely
stipuIates that II shall be suitable. .
What constitutes suitable" box may
est with the letter carrier in the last
analysis, as Speaker Cannon says. Suit
ability in this connection may mean any
hing but sightliness. So long as the
,ox is large enough to hold the mail and
stout enough to prevent theft. the gov
eminent has no reasonable call to inter-
ERE. Municipal authorities might take a
land, however. to prescribe sizes and
designs and to prevent bizarre effects
through the application to this purpose of
starch boxes and other unconsidered
rifles of the trash pile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20
THE ALBANY CRAFT INQUIRY.

From the Duluth News-Tribune.
The defense in that New York iegis-
lative scandal proceeds as IL 1t thought
that by establishing that the chief wit
ness for the prosecution had been q Sum
day school superintendent 1t could throw
his testimony out of court.
From the Detroit News.
The corruption fund scandal in the
New York legislature has it's sordid as
poets, but still there is an air Of respec-
liability about it, Legislative graft is a
"gentlemans game" you know.
From the Baltimore Star.
Shocked, but not disnayed, by the brib-
cry revelations at Albany, the New York
state republicans are turning to Gov.
Hughes as to a second Moses to lead
them out Of the wilderness.
From the Springfield Union.
OF course, if the New York legisla-
ture feels that il is SO corrupt that
it ought to be investigated. and insists
upon being investigated and having its
corruption shown up, We do not feel that
we are called upon to interpose any
objections.
From the Buffalo Evening News
There will be no embarrassing in AL
bany. 1t is not the republican way to
gloss things over Or leave its house
unswept.
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CLAWS ON TnE STAND.

from the Louisville Courier Journal
The defense" after having tried the
cross-examination of Mr.. CLAWS, looked
as il 1t had collided with an immovab. g
body without proving to be an irresist-
IDLE force.
From the Columbus Ohio State Journal
Mr.. Ballingers resourceful attorney is
likely at any moment to discover that
Mr.. CLAWS once shook the pennies out
OF the baby's bank to buy cigarettes with
From the indianapolis Star
committee feel that any indignity that
may be heaped on the witness is perfectly
proper.
From the Chicago News.
Mr.. CLAWS needs to have his torpedo
netting set for frame-ups all the time.
From the Milwaukee Free Press
Members of the Typewriter Founders
Union will scorn Mr.. Glayis since his
confession that he writes articles for
nothing.
From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
What they 'grilled' out of CLAWS was
hot stuff for Ballinger.
From the Detroit Journal.
Button, button, who gave Mr.. CLAWS
official correspondence to the alert and
patriotic magazine editor?
From the New Orleans Times Democrat
After reading a column or two OF the
cross-examination of CLAWS one readily
understands why the opposition examin-
erS are cross
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20
A New Canal on Mars.

Prof Lowell announces that he has
found positive proof that life exists on
Mars He has actually seen a new canal
come into being. Photographs of the
planet taken In May showed no trace Of
the waterway which in September was
plainly observed. The astronomer be-
lieves that the phenomenon noticed in
september was caused by the turning
OF water into the canal and the develop
ment of vegetation in the area fed by it.
Skeptics may be inclined to suggest that
possibly this new scratch on the surface
of Mars is merely a crack and that the
suddenness of its appearance Is not to be
regarded as proof of a human agency.
Prof. Lowelrs standing in the scientific
world. however. is SO high that If he says
the new mark is canal and that 1t was
made by human hands he will be believed
by most people.
If Mars is inhabited and if this fact is
demonstrated by the construction within
four months of canal long enough to
be seen at this distance 1t is highly i'm
portant that the astronomers should get
busy with their projects for communi-
eating with the great red star. We could
use on this planet some Of the Marian
methods of canal-making. If the manner
in which the waterways of Mars are dug
could be applied to terrestrial conditions
there are numerous projects of this char
acter that would quickly be accomplished,
to the great advantage Of commerce. 1t
is somewhat humihating to reflect that
Ii requires several years to dig canal
across Cape Cod, stretch that would
appear to MartianS as scarcely longer
than the point of pin when in one
short summer our celestial neighbors
can excavate a great ditch SO long that
1t can be seen 4S, 100000 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20
THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
Doubtless Mr. Cannon is surer today
than ever before that his House rules
should be entirely satisfactory Surren-
derng his gavel for few minutes yes
terday to Mr. Dalzell and essaying the
role of an ordinary congressman, he had
not the slightest difficulty In catching
the Speakers eye" and getting the floor
for ten-minute speech.
From the Providence Journal
Speaker Cannon made SO effective an
impression when he stepped down from
the tribune and as the gentleman
from Illinois addressed the House on
a timely topic. that the movement to
give him desk there, in event OF his
election TO the next Congress, must
have been greatly encouraged.
From the Providence Evening Tribune.
Speaker Cannon declares that the party
in power should have the machinery to
carry out its plans. It not only should
have 1t, but it has it.
From the Syracuse Herald.
Uncle joe better be a little eau
tious about how he takes the floor Of
the House as 1.-The gentleman from
Illinois, Some time when he is doing
this "Vic" Murdoch will grab his chair
and refuse to give it up.
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Pledging Candidates for Congress.

1t is stated that Mr.. Bryan wants demo-
cratic candidates for Congress this year
pledged specifically as 70 the tariff lie
laments and denounces the action OF
those senators and representatives, OF his
party who at last years special session
oil Congress repudiated the Denver plat
form OF the year before. His sentiments
On that subject are severe. He considers
that a man who acccrts : party platform
AID asks and receives office on il IS
bound By its plain provisions, and has no
right 10 take contrary course when the
subjects embraced in the deliverance
come UP for legislative treatment
The subject is pat. Both parties are
under charges. On the one side is the
complaint that the spirit of the Chicago
platform of 1905 respecting the tariff was
violated and no honest revision vouch-
sSfed. The Payne law, it is asserted, Is
bunco. Had the country known that such
would be the republican response 10 the
demand for new tariff law, IL would
have elected Mr.. Bryan and demo-
cratic House.
on the other side is this complaint by
Mr. Bryan. and echoed by others, that
the tariff plank of the Denver platform
was plainly disregarded by many OF the
democrats in Congress last spring They
voted for duties on articles which the
Denver platform had declared should De
free and defended themselves on the
ground that they were consulting the IN
terests of their constituents. They could
not be moved by the reminder that votes
had been obtained on the strength OF the
Denver deliverance, and by the argument
that it was binding on all alike. They
made the tariff "a local question: and
each man voted according to his idea OF
the needs of his own bailiwick.
No more of this, says Mr.. Bryan Let
candidates for Congress be Intercepted
IN all public questions. and then held
responsible if elected for the promises
made on the stump.
Very well, but viii this bring all demo-
crats into agreement on the tariff? Those
who voted last spring for duty on
lumber, say. felt certain of the effect at
nome. If they made no mistake then
about home sentiment, there is no reason
20 believe that they have changed since
and are now willing to pledge them
selves to vote for free lumber. The tariff,
so far as lumber is concerned. is still
a local question" with them: and If
elected to the next House. and the House
IS democratic. they will not support
proposition putting that article on the
free list.
This is not year for national con-
ventions, and hence neither party will
be addressed in one countrywide de-
Iiverance. Each congressional district
will have its own say. and something of
a go-as-you-please situation confronts US.
Who may forecast the result?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20

estimates of strength and weakness. The
contracts are practically all signed, the
''hold-outs" are daily diminishing in num-
Der. some of the players are already at
work on the practice grounds in the
south and the sporting pages are filling
up with spring gossip of stars and
corners
Year by year the patronage of the
national game increases. The sport is
conducted on a high plane of clean,
honest competition based upon local en-
thusiasm 1t is a business, well man.
aged and appealing to the American
sense of sport. 1t offers an opportunity
for wholesome entertainment to an i'm
mense multitude of people at low cost
and the professional prosperity of the
sport is accompanied by a widespread
interest in it on an amateur basis. In
every city are scores of teams composed
OF players ranging from ten years up to
full maturity of manhood, representing
all lines of business neighbor hoods.
classes and trades. The spirit of organi
cation which is one of the striking fea-
lures OF American life has made this
game a success.
OF Washington'S chances it is annually
proper TO speak in terms of hope. The
Capital city as base ball proposition is
now, as it has been for years, in a posi-
ton where it has nothing to lose and
everything to gain. Its future. as has
been whimsically said, is all before it.
A new manager is to take hold this year
and try to wor.- out a better combina-
ton. II is assured that with anything
like good playing the base bal. park will
be crowded throughout the season, for
Washington is true to its reputation as
one OF the best base ball cities in the
country and is only awaiting an OPP
portunity 10 go pennant crazy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20
HORSE, DOG And NAN.

The horse and the dog had tanned a man and
fastened him to a fence;
Said the horse TO the dog, For the life Of me,
/ don't a bit OF
In letting him have the thumbs that grow at
And the dog looked solemn and shook his head.
and SAID, IN goat il l do.
The poor man Sroaned and tried to get loose
and sadly he begged them, Stay!
You will rob me Of things for which have use
You win spoil my looks. you viii cause me painl
All, why would you treat me sof
As l am. God made me, and he knows best! Oh,
masters, pray let me CO."
The dog laughed out. and the horse replied, "oh,
the cutting won't hurt you: see?
Wen have hot iron TO clap right on, As you
did in your docking OF me-.
God gave you your thumbs and all. but stul the
Creator. you know, may fall
To do the artistic. thing. IS he did in the fur
nshing me with tail!'
So they bound the man and cut OF his thumbs.
and were deaf to his pitiful cries;
And they scared the stumps and they viewed
their work through happy and daEzled eyes.
How trim he he appears; .t the horse exclaimed
For the life Of me cannot see why the Lord
ever put them on!
STILL. it seems to me-, the dog replied. that
His ears look rather long for NE. and how do
The man cried out .'oh. spare my ears. God
And IL you apply your knife to them. youth
surely disfigure met
But you didn't disfgure me, You know the
dog decisively said,
when you bound me fast and trimmed my
down close TO the top of my head
So they let him moan and they let him Groan
while they cropped ais away.
And they praised his looks when they let h!In
up, and proud indeed were they
But that was years and years ago, In
enlightened age!
Such things are ended now; you know we've
The ears and thumbs God gave to his
to keep and wear,
And the cruel horse and dog look on, and never
appear to care.
Chicago Record Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20
SUGAR MAKING.

The maple sap is rising
In the mellow southern breeze;
We're getting ont the sugar pals
And tapping of the trees;
We're scruDbing up the kettles
To boil the sweetness down
About a week from Thursday
Wen take q lot to town.
The price is ever higher
AS the naples disappear.
But we hold TO the sugar bush
For many another year.
As father and erondfatber did,
And SO doing we're content
With honest sugar making
One may mix some sentiment.
We truly get a favor
That the grocer cant impart
Who makes IL In the cellar
By the chemists tricky art;
For our strip and our sugar
Have the breath of early spring;
There's a Whit Of the arbutus
And the whirr of birds awning.
There'u be a pretty frolic
When the boiling does begin:
The boys and girls from all around
VIII be invited In;
A fiddler from the ferry
And one from Windsor way
Wen dance from early candle light
Almost till peep o day.
There'n be q heap O. counting.
As sure as ''tacks is tacks,
There always is. about as true
As sugar turns to wax:
And many a fellows captured,
Poor unsuspecting chap
Twas there Melissa caught me-
And so-weil, verbum sap.
Charles Dennis, in New York 81
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IN The SUBWAY.

Ram 'em in. Slam EN- In.
Jam 'em In and cram EN- IN.
Here's fat old woman; pick her up and shove
her through!
Here's q blind man with pack;
Jump him, punch him in the back!
Grab that cripple over there; he's little. but
he'll do.
Crunch EN- in. Punch EN- in.
Bunch EN- In and bunch 'em in
Only eighty In that car and room for sixty more
There's a group Of children there;
buck EN- in. there's ~ sJ,arc;
Never mind their mother; crush her fingers in
the door.
Tack 'eu in. Crack en- in
Jack EN- in and stack EN- in
Never mind those bundles; kick those i"na"ts
on the track,
Sweep those eyes and arms away,
Load those fingers dray
II person dares 10 kick, just give be = q :
whack!
Grab EN- in! Jab EN- in
Nab 'em In and stab 'em in.
For tits the city's subway. old Manhattan Joy
and pride,
Don't VERY if you kill score;
The town is full there's plenty more.
Aud If they do not like our way-wb!, the! u"h
have to ride. -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20
TABLE D'H0Te With MUSIC.

When I'm in funds, as sometimes haps,
frequent one of those cafes
Where, in an artificial bower.
Some gifted aggregation plays
How strange dulcet music swsyS
Digestion; no star dish appeals
10 me less nanked by rondelays
When / have music with my meals.
With oysters let them rattle OF
Some syncopated dirty gay,
But plaintive music i prefer
When they bring on the consomme;
My Rosary is fitting. Say.
A tear into my soup Oft steals;
But then I like TO be distract
When / have music with my meaA.
The roast: An overture with this.
Say Carmen and her Don Jose;
That intermezZo's sure to come
Accompanied by the entree.
Strauss. rendered In dreamy way.
An added charm in grouse reveals;
Vim ordinaire acquires bouquet
When l have music with my meals.
soul Kiss and cigarettes: Here's food
For poppy-dreams, thoughts far away.
waiter, the BILL I've fingered lops
Now, apropos that kip,ing lay,
With it's refrain OF Pay, pay, pay.
An empty pocketbOok reveals
I've nothing for a rainy day
When | have music with my meals.
Arthur d. Pratt, in Pu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20
VARIOUS VERSES
ON TIMELY TOPICS
FROZEN GAS.

II VOC have got blemish anywhere upon your
Or IA her has. or mother has. or auy Of Your
Don't let ii worry Won at all. for NOW It's cone
t. pass
That gou can wipe it out il you vii, jus: use
That MI cure moles frecklcs in timc Il
cceding short
And 1t Just fairly wsgs It's tal to run aes,ss &.
Nart-
Twill cure hirthmarks and Inswolms, too, a.
IL the task were Play.
II should be very useful to Kill our coal ring II
some day.
Yes, 10 kin on ringwerm It's the latest tblns
10 try
You rub it on a CRATER and you'll noticc
aud by
That be will twist and squirm a bit thcn
TO make retorts.
For-as think we said before-it's very rogsa
warts.
Twill take payroll parasite and Kin nm
while YOU wait,
Twill leave the skin unmarried and clean aud
IN healthy state.
1t would remove the Gusgenheims and EAi-
fingers, and such.
II Uncle sam would 1t. just little Seu-
tie touch
And to the limbo of the past each interest
cavorts;
Each food trust. too. would yield to Tits very
rough warts.
Chicago News.
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Alexandria was proud of its commercial
Importance fifty years ago, and enthusiast
tic citizens of that COM
AleXandrla'S munity looked forward to
rou,..o. great future as a port.
In The Star of February
II. 1850. Is an extract from the Gazette
comprising compilation from the rec
ords of the customs house showing that
during the year 1859 the imports OF
Alexandria amounted in value to $273. 9o4
and the exports to $25S. $50. 1t was fur
Their noted that the imports were entered
on the customs house books at the foreign
valuation. which was much lower than
the actual value of the imports at this
point. As an instance it was cited that
guano, comprising a large part Of the
cargoes received at Alexandria, was esti-
mated In the invoices at about 81 a ton
while its value In the port was $45 a ton
Seventy vessels entered the port during
the year from foreign ports with total
tonnage of 1S,743. while forty vessels
cleared for foreign ports with a tonnage
of 6.055 tons. Four hundred and six yes
sells, with tonnage of $3.50 tons, were
entered at the customs house as engaged
in the coasting trade. while 800 vessels.
with total of 91.1s3 tons, cleared the
port in the same trade
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China and Tibet.

Tibet has for an unknown period been
lnder Chinese suzerainty. The authorities
at Picking have always been Jealous Of
their political rights over the land of the
Iarlas, while they have permitted the
maintenance of a semiautonomy under
the direct authority of the religious lead
erS at Lassa. The civil and religious ad-
rinistration OF the country has been left
almost entirely TO the Tibetans. although
he Chinese have maintained q few troops
AT various points throuS bout the count.
and have kept up an official establishment
at Lassa. with usually two representa-
lives stationed there in charge under the
title of smbans. This doubling OF the en-
oassy has been ascribed TO a suspicion en-
.ertained at Picking that one amban was
not to be trusted. Consequently two were
dispatched TO the Tibetan capital. each to
watch the other.
II has always been the established pol
cy OF China with regard 10 Tibet to dis
courage trade between the latter country
and other parts of the world except China
In short, the only open door swung to-
ward the Chinese territory. Great jeal-
busy has always been manifested toward
he British influence A treaty was made
between Great Britain and China regard
ng Tibetan trade with india in 1890 and
again In 1893. but ways were found to
thwart the purposes of the Anglo-Indian
raiders until In 1904 IL was deemed neces-
sary to send a military expedition across
The Himalayas 10 escort a delegate en-
powered 10 treat with the Tibetan au-
.horities. The mission met with some
armed opposition. but at length Lassa,
the forbidden city OF the far asst, was
cached and a convention was executed
here on the 7th of September granting
freedom of trade at certain established
owns and providing for other adjust
nents. together with an indemnity to be
aid by the Tibetans for the cost of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20
The First base ball Symptom.

A sure sign of spring appears In the
publication of the playing schedules of
the base ball leagues. Whatever the
may say. whatever the weather
forecasts may be. whether the grounding
is snoozng in his hole or grubbing out
side for roots. when the playing schedule
comes the robins will soon follow. Then
will come the crocuses. At forerunners
of those marvels of the diamond who
cheer the hearts of the faithful fans
during the first few games only to fade
away in May and June to rejoin the
minors.
Now the followers of the game can
trace the peregrinations of their favorite
teams around the circuit. compute their
chances of improving upon their positions
of 1903. study the averages and frame up