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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-29
The Question at Stake.

Over and beyond these considerations
however, is another which is declared to
be still more important. When the House
committees prepare the bills which the
President desires to have passed at this
session, and 1t is assumed they will meet
with the approval of the President since
there are no Taft and anti-Taft factions,
it will devolve upon the committee on
rules to expedite action.
The question Is being asked by Presi-
dent Taft's friends in the House, Is the
power to handle those party measures to
be handed over to the democratic minor
ity and a handful of republicans acting
with the democrats? In such a case con-
fusion worse COMPOUNDED will result 1t is
claimed and the end of the session and
the approach of the elections find the re-
publican Congress and the republican ad-
ministration in a hopeless tangle.
1t is well known that In a straightout,
clean-cut fight between the Cannon and
delegation would probably go against
Cannon, along with republicans from
some other states. But 1t turns out, so it
S claimed. That in the pending PROPOSE
ton to dilute the committee on rules the
Pres dents eggs are In the same basket
with the HsuSe organization.
Such men as Gardiner of Massachusetts,
Hayes of California, Foster OF Vermont
and others of that class will find 1t diff
cult, it is said. to explain their afflliaton
wi h project the effect of whose ac-
complishment, it is declared, would be to
weaken the hold of the Taft administra-
ton and the Taft hackers in Congress on
the legislative procedure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-29
RED CROSS ISSUES APPEAL
TO AMERICAN PUBLIC
Contributions Solicited in Aid of
the French Flood Sufferers.
$4,000 Forwarded.

The American Red Cross Society, hay-
ng been notified by Robert Bacon, Amer
can ambassador in Paris, that contrfbu-
ions from this country to aid the flood
sufferers In France would be acceptable,
has issued the following appeal to the
American public:
THE American Red Cross has received
able advices from the United States am
bassador in France that the government
If that country will deeply appreciate
contributions from America for the as
sistance of those suffering from the terri
Die flood now devastating Paris and the
neighboring provicnes. Pursuant to this
information the Red Cross hereby APP
peals to the people of the United States
to contribute with their characteristic
generosity to the relief of our neighbors
whose misfortune calls for our substan-
ual sympathy. a sympathy deeper be-
cause of the traditional friendship be-
tween the people of France and this coun-
try. Contributions for this purpose sent
10 Charles D. Norton, treasurer of the
Red Cross. Washington, d. c.. will be
forwarded promptly through the Aneri-
can ambassador
Society Forwards $4,000.
The American National Red Cross So
ciety today appropriated from it's contin-
gent fund 5000. which was sent to Paris
the first response to the French govern
ment's acceptance of Americas Offer OF
aid to the flood sufferers. The amount
was all the available cash the Red Cross
Society was able to designate for the pur-
pose, and IL will be augmented as rap
idly as possible by the popular contribu-
tons which will be received in response
to the appeal issued to the American peo-
pie.
The cable from Mr.. Bacon confirms pre-
vious dispatches from Paris to the effect
that no Americans. so far as known, have
been injured by the flood although some
of them, among them the ambassador
himself, have been obliged to leave their
homes and seek new quarters.
Massachusetts, Gives $4,000.
BOSTON, January 29.-The people Of
Massachusetts, sent a preliminary con-
Lribution of $4,000 to the Paris flood suf-
ferers today as the initial step toward
raising a relief fund.
The money was subscribed at meet
ing of representative business men called
~ Gov. Draper.
King and Queen Contribute.
LONDON, January 29.-King Edward
and Queen Alexandra today each con-
tributed $4,000 to the Mansion House fund
for the relief of the flood sufferers in
France.
The fund now amounts to $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-29
Says He Favored Ballinger.

Testimony of sensational character
marked the close of yesterdays session
of the Ballinger-Pinchot Investigating
committee. Louis r. CLAWS, former
agent of the land office, and the chief
witness against Secretary Ballinger, was
describing one of several conversations
he had with Mr.. Ballinger regarding the
Alaskan coal land cases.
CLAWS testified that Mr.. Ballinger told
him. in October. 1908, that he was having
a hard time collecting campaign subscrlp-
tons.
He said that III. c. Henry and c. J.
Smith, two of the Cunningham claim
ants. the witness testified had usually
been liberal contributors, but that they
were mad becau e they hadn't got patents
to their lands, and would not give any
thing.
Il told Mr. Ballinger l was under orders
to investigate the claims held by these
men. He said he wished 1 wouldn't act
him l wouldn't and | didn't. l was in
the midst of a big conspiracy case in
Oregon. and could not have given any
attention to the other matter IL | had
wanted to. And then it was favor to
Mr.. Ballinger."
Democratic members of the commission
showed much interest in this testimony,
and questioned the witness about it.
Cunningham Journal Inspected.
Testimony regarding the Cunningham
journal, which was offered at the after
noon session yesterday. occupied much
time. The journal contained, under date
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-29
Bona Eide Circulation Of The Even.
ing and Sunday Star.

The sworn statement below
shows that the circulation of THE
STAR is what 1t is claimed to be.
The circulation of THE STAR for
the week, including and combin-
ing Its evening and Sunday morn
ing issues, is the largest, the best
and the only sworn detailed cir
culation of each day, covering all
issues, in the District of Column
bia.
In both it's evening and Sunday
morning issues it has a larger
carrier delivery circulation into
the homes of Washington than
any other two local papers COM
bined.
THE SUNDAY STAR, viewed
separately, has the largest, the
best and the only sworn circula-
ton in the District of Columbia.
Fifteen thousand of THE STARS
regular subscribers take no other
Washington paper whatever in
their homes, depending upon THE
STAR alone for news and adver-
Using.
THE STAR, daily and Sunday,
thoroughly covers the local ad-
vertising field, reaching all classes
Of Washington purchasers, rich
and poor alike, in their homes, on
every day in the week, at an
hour when they have the time
and inclination to read a news
paper.
SATURDAY. January -, 1910. 30,292
SUNDAY, January %, 191o..... 43,O4S
MONDAY, January "a, 101O..... 3S,143
TUESDAY, January IS, 19l0.... 3S,532
WEDNESDAY, January &c, 1910 3S,36s
THURSDAY, January 81. 1910. 3S,62Z
FRIDAY, January 2s, l910...... 3s,27O
Total for the week. .274,254
solemnly swear that the above
statement represents only the
number of copies of THE EVEN
ING and SUNDAY STAR circu-
lated during the seven days ended
January IS, 80 that is, the
number of copies actually sold.
delivered, furnished or mailed,
for valuable consideration, to
bona fide purchasers or subscrib-
ers - and that the copies so
counted are not returnable to or
remain in the Office unsold, except
in the case of Sunday papers sent
to out-of-town agents only. from
whom a few returns of unsold
papers have not yet been re-
ceived.
J. WHIT. HEBRON,
Business Manager,
The Evening Star Newspaper
Company.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this twenty ninth day Of
January, A. l.. 1910.
L. L. RAMEY.
(Seal) Notary Public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-29

the ambassador and his family left the
house and went to a hotel. The water
had then reached above the parlor floors.
The disaster has made all Paris equal.
Grand danes. alighting from their motor
cars, stop to talk TO working girls and
workmen, and watch with them the
sWirling torrents of water which, by
leaning over the wall, it is almost pos
sible to touch, while each man treats
his fellows as brothers in afiiction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-29

enabling the democrats to turn the in
vestigation into an attack on the repub-
1fcan tariff legislation, which President
Taft has indorsed and which the party is
now standing by.
There are resolutions proposing investi-
cation of the ship subsidy proposition.
investigation Of the immigration commits
sion. of contributions to national cam
paign funds. All investigation of the New
York custom house, investigation of the
st. Louis subtreas1ry. of postal rates, and
number Of other subjects all of which
are well understood to be aimed at ena-
bling the democrats to fritter away the
time of Congress. consume the attention
of the country, and, If possible, develop
campaign material.
Republicans say that this is a familiar
trick of politics and legislation old as the
hills, for the minority party, on the eve of
an election, to try to entangle the party
In power In a maze of investiga tons. a
drag net, In the hope that something can
be drawn to the surface. AIS fish that
comes to the minority net in such cases,
it is said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-29
Withdrew His Report.

Two days later Mr.. Ballinger sent for
me and showed me number of letters he
was writing, one of them being in re-
Spouse to a letter from Miles G. Moore.
who had complained of his ppointmept
that the Secretary had not brought the
Cunningham claims to patent as matter
Of justice. Mr.. Ballinger told me ne was
sending the papers over to Mr. Wicker
sham with q request for new opinion on
the act of May g. 1908. He asked me in
the meantime not to submit my repor,
under the Pierce decision. l told him
had already done SO. He told me to with
draw it and did. In that report l said 1t
would be futile to continue the investiga-
ton further under Mr.. Pferce's rulings
AT this point the luncheon recess was
taken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-29
1rCHAPELIL
TO AVOID A SCANDAL

Continued from First Page)
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14

ed. wnrse..-.f I. caliaot like and. lace ft.
You not only drank the cider and sung
the song, but you deceived me when
you got home. You let me worry
about your being sunstruck. 1t is the
end, Samuel--the very end. Tonight
depart for that place where there is
neither hard cider nor Jolly good fell
lers. You needn't put It on my tomb
stone that you drove me to 1t, but ev-
erybody will know 1t just the same"
Silence Of the Deacon.
Still no word from the deacon. That
cider was good. He could almost
taste 1t over again. He had drunk
more than he intended to- but human
nature is weak. And he read that
when two bees get to scrapping all the
other bees stood back and gave them
q fair show to knock down and drag
out.
II can take pizen, Samuel--I can
take pizen, cut my throat or hang my
self. I'm willing to leave 1t all to you,
though / must do one or tother.
Where had you rather / should DO the
deed-upstairs, down cellar or right
here2 / want to make It the handiest
and most convenient for you, not be-
cause I love you, but I'm wife who
has never made trouble and don't
want to at the last end"
The deacon raised his eyes from the
circular and gazed at picture of Ma
poleon meditating at st. Helena, but
he wasn't trying to make up his mind
what to advise He was wondering
why bee didn't have sixteen legs so
that he could do more walking when
his wings got tired.
Samuel, you do not say" went on
Mrs. Dolby. "Well, l didn't expect
you to. You don't care how get shet
Of myself so that only go. Then you
can drink hard cider every day and
have no one to complain about 1t. You
will probably drink barrel a week.
but as shall be playing on golden
harp l shan't care. Samuel. do you
want to kiss me last farewell"
Waiting For the Thud.
If he did he didn't say so. He drop
ped his eyes to the circular and left
Napoleon to go TO. He read that n
honeybee could lick q caterpillar in
seventeen seconds by the watch and
that when hornet and n bee met 1t
was a grapple to the deash.
."Well, l will go upstairs and hang
myself. You will find my dead body
when you come up. There may be
tears on my pale, cold cheeks. Don't
hurry yourself any. Be as long in
coming as you want to. | shall try
not to let my tongue hang out when
find myself going After any one has
just eaten piece of huckleberry pie
they should keep their tongue hidden.
Well, farewell. Samuel"
She turned away, but Samuel was n
block of stone. Not even toe crack
ed. He heard her go upstairs, but he
read on. He heard the scuffle of feet
on the floor, but It was naught to him.
He heard choking, gasping sounds, but
he still read of bees.
Fifteen minutes went by. The house
was like grave.
Then some one descending the stairs.
Then some one entering the room
Then some one signing.
Then some one saying:
Samuel, have been looking for a
piece Of black cloth to make n patch
for your trousers, and I've found
something perfectly elegant Just look
at 1t! I'll have 1t on before you are
up In the morning"
And the deacon stretched. yawncd
and rose up to wind the clock and get
ready for he'd Nnother oriels hnd
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14
r E d u CE
YOUR GAS BILLS
GET RID OR THAT
DUST and GREESE that

DUST and GREESE that
clogs your gas burners.
Don't think because the
light is poor or the stove
gives little heat that you
need a new one.
All you need is a repair
man. We are experts in
this line.
T. M. CUNNINGHAM.
1st Door South of Post Office.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14
The Ohio Milling & Elevator Co.
passed.
This Came by wirslees.

The young and brilliant editorial
guide was showing the party Of anti
quarians through the older portions Of
the city of Peoria
'"The streets running parallel with
the river" he said. "are named Wash
ington. Adams, Jefferson. and so on.
you see. We named them In honor of
the presidents of the United States"
81 see," responded one of the anti.
quariuns. "And what's the name of
the street we are passing nowr'
"Perry."
"You seem to have run out of presi-
dents, George, when you got to this
one"
"Ye-es," said George; 1--WE had not
only used up all the presidents. but
we seem to have made bad guess on
the next one."-Chicago Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14

several both hard soft that
favorable
Tor handling it economically ..,4A iAsa1l.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14
'MiRllT MANNER Of
MAN is THIS?
Even the Winds and the Waves
Obey Him.

On the Atlantic,
Nov. 13. - Pastor
Russell of h e
Brooklyn Taber-
nacle Is homeward
bound. He declares
that he greatly en-
joyed his visit to
G reat Britain,
where he preach
ed in twelve Of the
principal cities, in
cluding three Sun
days In London.
Ha uraatly admiral
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14
No Exposure For Him.

The member of the legislature of
whom some graft stories had been cir
culated was about to build house.
"You will want southern exposure,
suppose" asked the architect.
mo, sir" said the man. "If you
can't build this house without any ex-
posure I'll get another architect
Yonkers Statesman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14
MRS. DOLBY'SWOE
Confronts the Deacon With His
DoingS.
CIDER DANCE AT THE BARN.
Scandal Dofers Putting Patch on
Dolby's Trousers--While He Reads
About Bees She Prepares to Die--No
Tears, She Relents.
BY N. QUAD.

BY N. QUAD.
tCopyright, 1910. by Associated Literary
Press
nEACON DOLBY had been told
at the supper table that IL he
~ wanted patch put on his
trousers--the patch he had
spoken of a week before-he would
have to go to the store and get spool
of coarse linen thread. He nodded
his acquiescence and departed, while
Mrs. Dolby started in to clear away
the table and was singing the hymn
"There Is Joy Over There" when he
left.
The deacon figured on half an hour
for the thread and an hour for the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14
The easier Way.

"Do Foreigners buy many of our
stocksT' XIII g itt 80
Some, Usually. though. fhey prefer
TO acquire them by marriage. Pitts.
burg Post.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14
The AiIment.

Mother-Oh, Effie! What has hap
pened to your doll?
Efile-The doctor says it's nervous
breakdown. He prescribed muscllage.
st. Louis Republic.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14

phon q.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14
Thanksgiving.
Hop pillows For Insomnia.

Hop Pillows For Insomnia.
George III. derived great benefit
from the hop pillow prescribed for him
by DR.. Willis after other sedatives and
drugs had failed, and a similar remedy
was eminently successful I'm 1871 with
his late majesty King Edward VII.
then Prince of Wales, who was suffer
ing from typhoid fever.-London Tele-
graph.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14
Hard to Say Nothing.

Foote Lighte-Is tragedy hard
for a woman to play?
Miss Sue Brette-Not as hard
as pantomime.-Yonkers States
man.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14
How Ma ResembIed Him.

How Ma ResembIed Him.
Tommy, you don't take after your
father much, do your
mo. ma'am; but, gee, you ought to
see the way ma does sometimes!'-
Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14

Electric Locomotives In Minority.
OF the 1923 locomotives built by one
firm last year 107 were electrics.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-07-14

exhibition and is much reader sell
er than a yellow or striped one. we
must put out as few varieties as pos
sibIe, but it is necessary to set out at
least two varieties which bloom at the
same period, in order to secure sue
cessful colonization. Recent expert
ments have demonstrated this conclu-
sively. The secret of the success at
Hood River is that they have taken
two varieties, Spitzenberg and Yellow
Newton Pippin, and advertised them
far and wide. They are organized
thoroughly in every way, and have as
ISOLATION packers who pick all OF the
fruit in uniform condition. The indiv-
idual is sacrificed in everything for
the success of the whole. Co-opera-
ton and organization is a religion with
me and / believe that it's the only thing
that made possible the success at Hood
| River, Wenatchee, Yakiman and 9th
er organized districts. Southern Idaho
| cannot organize as one association
but each district can be unit of the
whole and so cooperate with each and
every other district. This organiza-
ton is useful, from the deciding on
| varieties to plant, to the disposing OF
large quantities Of uniformly packed
and stamped frNit.-Hub City Irriga
ZIONIST.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-07-14

Rock Springs coal or Hiawatha coal
in four ton lots or over, $500 per ton.
Phone 10. Twin Falls Transfer Co
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-07-14

LAWRENCE BARRETT. Mild aa:
xona. ...-... June 3 ii
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-07-14
Political Announcement.

Political Announcement.
7 hereby declare myself candidate
for the office of representative from
Twin Falls county to the state leglsla,
turo on the Republican ticket sup1ec'
to the primaries.
~ A. D. MCKINLEY. (
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-07-14
Snray Your Apple Trees.

An kinds of spraying material at
barrow Bros Seed Store.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-07-14

Loan.
See Robfl adwick in the FL
deity Abst1 any. June 30 Il
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-28
HDCRAZNLOG.

trimmed with moles down about
the sixth vertebra. She asked me If
I'd had anything to eat.
l told her I'd had a notion to
eat, but it wasn't very filling.
said the ants would have had that.
too, il I'D left 1t nj tn ebasket with
the sandwiches and the pickles.
She said she'd had the same
thing happen to her, and that some
of the ants got into her hair.
i looked for them, but her hair
was red, too, and 1 couldn't tell the
ants from her hair.
She said, 81 don't expect you to
tell ants from my hair expect
you to tell ants from their hair"
After she went ] examined
several ants, but they were bald.
Nothing else happened, except
that somebody put a tree toad in
my pocket. A tree toad is toad
that makes a noise like a tree
mean, you can't distinguish it from
a trees bark.
/ didn't throw that toad away,
however. carried him for a week,
feeding him ants that went back
home with me. trying to contain
myself.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-28

who lives? Why is the revolu-
tion?"
Liberty lives!" he shouted. etc
the palace, follow me! Down with
tyranny-down with all dictat.
lors,"
Down with tyranny - down
with all dictators!" roared the
crowd, joyous, exciting. welcoming
the delights of revolution.
With a hundred yelling Man
aguans at his heels, Calderon
bounded from the long dry foun-
tain. At the corner by the al
cade's residence, the mob had
grown to five hundred. AS he
dashed up the steps to the presi-
Dental palace, a tho>Sand follow
ed him. The wondering guards OF
fered no resistance, but turned to
mingle with the army of invasion
Within thirty minutes, with Tor
lraya, the deposed ruler, in wild
flight for the coast, Ramon Cal
deron had taken the oath of the
presidency. Ten minutes later
General Manager Yates stood be-
fore him.
"Senor Yates" drawled Calder.
on, "Managua is a land of ro-
nance and color. 1t is because OF
this that yourself and the Mana
guam Exploitation & Development
Co. are unnecessary and unwel-
come. The concessions are can
celed. Here are your passports.
Adois, Senior Yates"
"Goodby-blast you'll" murmur-
led Yates, as he turned to depart
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-28
ApLAYTHE ~
>S,STORIES%
THE LAZY BEE

A lazy beei Think of it! The
bees you have heard about have
always been busy ones, haven t
they? Now, l am going to tell
you about lazy bee that started
out one morning with all the
other little bees to get honey to
take back to the hive.
They went to a field of pretty
white clover, and o that makes
such nice honey! But this naughty
lazy bee, instead of getting the
sweetness from the blossoms, was
just swaying back and forth on
the stem of one of the flowers. 1t
didn't want to work, and it just
decided 1t wouldn't.
Now, this field was beside a
schoolhouse, and the lazy bee
could hear the little children say
ing their lessons. Now they were
having their reading lesson, and
what was it they were reading?
"How doth the little busy bee
Imprive each shining hour?
1t gathers honey all the day
From every open flower
First one read 1t and then an
other; and then the teacher talked
to them about it and told% them
they ought to be ashamed % ever
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-28

Once there little boy-just about your perhaps
who driving along his
in. big boy several older
The big boy amused himself along the telling ghost
stories the small when they cemetery
pointed white browsing told him 1t
was ghost He told him number of things that these ghosts
little
lie, of but the little badly
frightened just the big boy intended.
Ever after that the little afraid a cemetery
at night Not only that but he thought about that ghost
much that afraid
main alone night.
When he to be
such things ghosts but could quite
the fear that had been planted his mind by his
We want to tell little frightened
and folks and remember that the
little folks towards Reinstatement towards
And little boy don't a yourself
brighten other little fellow
Be brave, all
and kind to the weaker and to lit tie children.