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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
CHEAP NOVELS DEATH
TO UNKNOWN WRITER'S
Arthur Sturgeon Says English Pub
fishers Cannot Take Chances
With New Authors.

NEW YORK, May 3.-Arthur Spur
geOn.- president of the British Interna-
tional Association of Journalists and
house Of Cassell & Co.. who arrived
here on the Cunarder Carmania, did not
bring much comfort for the aspiring nov
eist in case the two-shilling novel has
come to stay in England. The profits
would be so small that no publisher would
dare to take a manuscript from an un-
known writer, he said.
The tendency" he continued, lis
toward cheaper books. but the two
shilling novel will kill novelism. Only
the we'll known writer's could get pub
fishers to take their work."
The second phase of the publishing
business that he mentioned was the buy
ing of 20 pet cent of the output of fc-
now turn the other way?" Sturgeon
wants to know will the public now
purchase Is per cent OF the two-shillins
editions?''
Then he asked for information.
Have you a censorship here?" he in
quired.
He was informed that the only CEN
sorship on fiction I'm this country was
the sense OF decency.
Censorship is rather bad thing"
said Mr.. Spurgeon. Il know Of a preach
er at home in an obscure town who on
q Sunday evening denounced a book as
immoral and told mis- hearers that they
should not read it,, Early next morning
there was a line of women in front Of
the only book shop in the town waiting
for 1t to OPEN"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
ANAC0sTIA.

business meeting of the Christian
Endeavor Society of the Garden Memo
rial Church was held last evening at the
residence of Miss Laura G. Sowerbutts.
Anacostia.
The annual May procession of the chill
dren of st. Teresa's Catholic Church will
take place the 18th instant. The pro-
cession will follow the same route as
heretofore. The queen" has not been
selected.
The Ladies' Guild of Emmanuel Church
held a meeting in the church yesterday
afternoon, Mrs. A. B. Frisbie presiding.
w. B. Smell. superintendent Of the
Church. on Minnesota avenue. was sue
cessful in his recent endeavor to have
the next meeting of the Sunday School
Superintendents' Union Of the Washing
ton Presbytery meet in Anacostia next
October.
meeting Of the Mems Social Club of
Emmanuel Church will be held tomorrow
night at the hall of the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
ACCIDENT STOPS FISHING.
Operations at Fairy Landing Were
Suspended Seversl DAYS.

!, The breaking of the shaft i'm one OF
the engines used in hauling the big seine
at the Fairy Landing fishing shore caus-
ed a suspension of operations at the
shore from Friday last until yesterday
morning. when the damage was repaired
and a haul made. More than $4,000 her
ring and about hundred shad were
caught and were brought to this city
aboard a lighter in tow Of the tug
d. M. Key. Hauls also were made yes
terday afternoon and last night, many
thousand fish being caught and sent to
the market here.
The accident to the hauling machinery
at the Fairy Landing shore occurred just
about the time the net was beginning
to come ashore, and in consequence OF
the accident 1t had to be cast loose, al
lowing the fish to escape.
1t is stated that the fishing season will
continue for ten days or two weeks
longer IL conditions continue favorable.
The run of herring about Norfolk Is over
and last night several thousand herring
caught in the Potomac were shipped to
Norfolk to meet the demands OF that
market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03

With the attack thus weakened by the
loss Of interlocked interference 1t is prob
able that six men will be SUFFICIENT to
maintain an adequate defense on the rush
line. thus allowing the extra man to fall
back into the secondary defense. With
the wearing mass play thus weakened,
college teams hereafter will be able to
play without difficulty more than two
crucial or major games in a season.
Will these changes affect the style Of
play? They will to the very center of
tine game. With the restriction removed
from the quarterback this position will
disappear and there will now be line OF
group Of four backs to whom the ball
will be passed directly by the snapper
will be no one to receive the ball from the
snapperback. consequently the ball will
no longer be put In play as heretofore,
but will be passed by a sweeping motion
of the hand at the side, the snapperback
being upon one knee, as a quarterback
reference abolished, the game, by the
force of the rules. must be open even
when the attack is through the center.
Open play cannot be made by the slow
heavy man. therefore the game will now
be opened to the active, swift player Of
middle weight. and the cumbersome giant
hitherto necessary in the center to stop
interlocked mass plays will also disap-
pear. Thus not only will the opportunity
TO play foot ball be opened to the general
body of college students hitherto dis
qualified by lack of weight, but this
change will go a long way to aid in the
equalization OF the material strength Of
the small college with the large.
This open play will consist of end runs
feints at end, followed by open runs
through the line. and, above all, by tine
revival Of the beautiful method OF pass
ing the ball from man to man in success
sion as player after player is tackled.
Spectators in 1910 will see a game as
open as lacrosse. filed with rapid running
plays, and characterized by continual
strategic features. The injuries will only
be such as now characterize any branch
Of organized athletic effort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
CHEVY CHASE Clubs
BIG TENNIS PROGRAM
Third Annual Tourney Starts
May is, With Other
Events to Follow.

The committee on sports of the Chevy
Chase Club is out with an elaborate an
nouncement and program of the third an
nual invitation tennis tourney, which
starts May 16.
The first Of the intercity matches will
be between Philadelphia and Washing
ton and will be played Saturday, May q,
beginning at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
The closed club tournament runs from
June 6 to the nth and is open to MEM
bers only. Play also starts at o'clock.
The scratch events are mems singles.
womenSs singles and the handicap.
The winner of the mems singles will
play the holder of the navy cup. pre-
scented by former Secretary of the Navy
Newberry, to be won three times, but not
necessarily in succession.
1t was won the first year by Ralph w.
Hills, the present holder being Edwin F.
Grosvenor. The women's singles Is
new feature for this year. The handicap
events embrace mems singles. women 8
singles, mixed doubles, mems doubles ana
womens doubles. In all these events
first and second prizes will be awarded.
The list Of prizes in the different events
and the donors for the May tourney are
as follows:
In the mems singles, the army cup.
given by Gen. John A. Johnston, Com
missioner of the District Of Columbia.
The present holder of the same Is Z. b.
Doyle Of this city. 1t was won the first
year by Richard Palmer Of Ridgewood,
n. ].
In the women's singles. the Grosvenor
cup, given by Gilbert H. Grosvenor. The
present holder Is Mrs. Tidball of Fortress
Monroe. and was won the first year by
Miss Marie Winner Of this city.
In the mems doubles, the Halliday cups,
given by Mrs. Edward c. Halliday. The
present holders are Messrs. c: B. Doyle
and HI. E. Doyle Of this city. They were
won. the first year by the same players.
In the mixed doubles. the pan-American
cups. given by John Barrett. The present
holders are Miss Hildegarde Turtle Of
Brooklyn and Richard Palmer of Ridge
wood, N. j. They were won the first
year by Miss Evans Of Birmingham. Ala,
and Wallace Johnson of Philadelphia.
There are ten excellent clay courts.
which have been in use since the middle
of March. 1t IL expected that many visit
ors from Philadelphia. Baltimore and
southern clubs will take part In the diff
ferent tournaments. and that the play
will be of q very high class.
The Chevy Chase Clubs tennis commit
tee is as follows: Edwin P. Grosvenor.
chairman: Ralph w. Hills. Donals Cas-
sells. Edward W. Dom. jr.. and George
T. Dunlop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03

New York. And he asked all manner
Of questions about the trip over and the
grand dukes fondness for YOU
"Yes?" Allard responded. absently. He
could see an illuminated clock down the
street, and he resolved that when the
hand reached the hour he would defy
Abrams order and go in quest of him.
Yes. A jealous animal Dalmorov.
New family; the title is only three gen.
erations old. l shall go to Paris next
week; he never liked me very much. and
there is new singer at the Theatre
Francois. ITEMS. here is your man.
Allard turned sharply. catching his
breath Rosal. who knew the emperor
so well-could he be deceived? Certainly
he could not keep the secret IL it were
learned. not If the mines exile and sud-
den death itself awaited his disclosure:
every club in the capital could have AZ
forded tales of zee bon bavard Rosal."
Adrian came through the vestibule and
across the sidewalk with absolute COM
posture. At Rosal he barely glanced
while raising his gloved hand in convex
tional salute to the owner of the car.
Good night. Rosal." Allard said. point
eddy.
Rosal did not move from his position.
blocking entrance to the machine and
surveying the arrival with mild interest.
This is the chauffeur who drives over
with genuine continental and aristocratic
insolence to supposed inferior. my
man. do not apply to me for a position
when your master tires of you: you are
too expensive a luxury
Adrian saluted imperturbably.
He is English. he understands no
French Allard interposed Really,
Rosal. 1 am in haste
1.-The emperor will want you? Alisov
told me his imperial majesty was par
ticularly difficult today, SO I do not envy
YOU. He is never facile, Ell? Once more.
congratulations"
ABRAMS white teeth flashed in the
electric light as he averted his face from
the unconscious Rosal and entered the
automobile. He was still smiling under
his mask when he sent the machine
leaping forward.
II would have given a good deal to
have heard your unbiased reply to that.
Allard." he remarked.
Il fear you would not have been fiat
tered. SIRE" was the grim answer. Il
have spent an uncomfortable evening. Let
me implore you to return to the palace"
Eventually. Put on your mask: We
are going driving"
Allard obeyed in dumb protest, his
powers Of remonstrance exhausted. and
resigned himself to as disagreeable an
hours sport as he could imagine. But
1t was almost enough for the time being
to feel his charge beside him in COM
.parative security.
AS If impelled by perversity. Adrian
drove through one swarming avenue
after another, across the square and
down the street where the mornings at
tack had taken place. swinging finally
in the season. too late at night, for
promenaders the quietness here was N
vivid contrast to the scenes just left.
Go be continued tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Tomorrow's Pimlico Entries.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star. .
PIMLICO. Nd. May 3.-First race,
two-year-Olds; selling: four and a half
furlongs-"Sallie O'Day. 100: Old Squaw.
100; 'Lescsr. los; Yankee Lady. 1O4:
Pianutess. 101; Gold Bug, 14; Clinton
Chant. 100: 'Goodacre. 1902: Smirk, 1O4:
Gold Leaf. 50: Kaufman, 104; Rosey
Posey. 1O6.
Second race. three-year-oIds and up:
selling: six furlongs-sWoolcasta. 95;
"Mon Ami. 81: Crossover. 10o: Dander,
12o; 'Tom Cat. 100: Jacobite. 100: .King
of Yolo. 1Oo: Racing Belle. 11J; sStar-
sowan. 114: Ayimer. los.
Third race, the Pimlico Nursery; two
year-olds; four and half furlongs-Dr
Duenner, 104: Joe Kenyon. 1O4: Anna
holm. 10i: Muskmelon. lO4: Singer. 107:
Master John. liz: Whist. 1O7: Fort Car
roll. l12: Chiffon Belle. ia.
Fourth race. Chesapeake steeplechase:
four-year-olds and up; two miles-Osage.
1876: FDacra. 135: xebec. 1874: Lizzie Fiat,
149; Touchwood. 134: John Dillon. 152;
Southwest, Isl: Boundbrook. 151: Amanda
H.. Isl.
Fifth race, maiden two-year-olds
hye furlongs-Troy Weight, ITO; Katie
10: Allie Bitten. 10: Vito c., II3; The
Bailiffs Daughter. 10; Sam Lewis, 113;
Cismont. no; Haute Roche, ITO; Sir
Chiffon. 1i3. Nixey. ITO: Garnau. ,l13;
Rosey Posey, ITO.
sixth race. three-year-olds and up;
selling: mile and sixty yards-sChoir-
master of Chesterbrook. III; Lotus
Eater, 119: "Olive Ely, 10S: First Up
10s; Eschau. 116; Wilton Lackaye, 11s;
Joe Cations. ia: 'Court Lady. log.
Seventh race three-year-olds and up
selling: six furlongs-Henry Crosscaddin
III: kyle. 81: King Avondaie. I21; Sig
l23: sFlying Footsteps. 105: est Jeanne
III: sCooney r., Il3; Salvolatile, 12l: La
Refine Hindoo, 121: Compton, 40: aEthon
IL:
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather fair; track fast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
RELIEVES CITY OF MILFORD.
Steamer Capital City to Make Trips
ON Potomac.

The steamer Capital City. which has
been laid up at this city for the last four
months. yesterday relieved Che steamer
City of Milford on the route between
this city and landings on the Potomac
as far as Nomini and Lower Machodoc.
Since being laid up the steamer has had
considerable boiler work done and has
been repainted.
The City of Milford Till be held In re-
serve for service in case of accident tn
the other steamers Of the Potomac and
Chesapeake line. Capt. r. B. Reed IA in
command Of the Capital City. with
George Sherwood as chief engineer and
r B. Garnett az purser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
ROCKVILLE.
al Correspondence Of The Star.

Special correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. May 3, 1910
The law regulating fares on the WASH
ington and Rockville electri. railday
between Rockville and the District Of
Columbia line went into effect Sunday
and the trip can now be made for Is
cents, instead of 20. Commuters, how
ever, will have to pay more than for
merly for their daily rides to Washington
and back, and a howl has gone up In
consequence.
Heretofore the monthly Communication
books contained twenty-six round trips
between Washington and Rockville and
sold for $500 The books just issued I'M
der the new law contain twenty-six round
trips between the District of Columbia
line and Rockville and sell for $500, MAX
ing ii necessary for each commuter to
spend 10 cents or use two car tickets
each day for the round trip between the
District line and Washington, making the
and Washington at least eO cents more
than under the old plan.
Mrs. Villa p. Cooper has been granted
an absolute divorce by Judge Henderson
In the circuit court here from Charles o.
Cooper. Mrs. Cooper was before her MAJ
rage Miss Peter and resided In barnes
town. She was represented by Attorney
Alexander kilgour of this place.
WORD mas been received mere Oh the
death at Pasadena, Cal, few days ago
of Hugh Maurice Reading, son of Mr..
and Mrs Hugh Reading of Jamestown.
this county. He went west about two
years ago for the benefit OF his health.
He was twenty-four years old and un-
married.
The stockholders Of the Farmers Bank
ing and Trust Company here met yester-
day and elected the following directors:
Samuel L. Phillips. John Joy Edison. Will
liam w. Welsh. Robert G. Hilton. DIR.
James E. Deets, Edward c. Peter. AL
bert NJ. Bouic, Harry Grifnth. Arthur
williams. Horace d. Waters, John w.
Walker. William w. Darby and DR.. Eu-
gene Jones. The directors elected Robert
G. Hilton. president and secretary: Ed
waru c. Peter. first vice president: Will
liam w. Welsh, second vice president
ana trea surer; John j. Higgins. assistant
secretary: Roland Wootton, assistant
treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Hog Thieves Use Chloroform.

LURAY, Va. May 3.-With hogs selling
around $40 hundred on the hoof, hog
thieves i'm this vicinity have been I'M
able to resist the temptations of their
neighbors' pens. That the thieves are
an enterprising and progressive lot IL
evidenced by the fact that in a number
of instances the porkers have been chic
reformed that their protesting sQueals
might not arouse the sleeping owners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Lumber Dealers Are Enjoined.

BY anirming the decision OF the su'
preme court Of Mississippi. the SUI
preme Court Of the United States has
made permanent the injunction agains,
the future operation of the Retail
lumber Dealers Association Of Missis-
sippi and Louisiana" - being IN ~
straiut Of trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03

Albert M. Orgain. ST.. one Of the most
prominent citizens of Dinwiddie, Va.
died at his home near the county court
house Monday. On the breaking out oe
the war between the states he enlisted in
a cavalry company and was twice wound.
ed. He represented the county OF Din.
wtddie in the legislature. and for the past
forty years had been clerk Of the court
Of that county. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03

HI. Oscar. q negro. early Sunday MORN
ing was stabbed to death near Suffolk
Va. by George Hicks. also colored.
Women and whisky were causes. Hicks
ESCAPED. ~.u-L..~..,.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03

Mrs. Thomas Jeffries died at her home
near Culpeper. Va. Monday In the nine
tieth year Of her age. She was next to
the oldest person In Culpeper county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
District Counsel's View.

Mr.. Hazleton contended that the power
Of any legislative body allows 1t to inter-
fere in the affairs of any corporation to
which it has given a franchise, when the
rights Of the epople are being ignored.
II believe, he said, that this octopus
has as many tentacles as any octopus
conceived by the imagination of Victor
Hugo. Such a system as it employs
would destroy any corporation unless the
consumers dig down into their pockets
and pay even more"
Mr.. Hazleton suggested that Attorn =
GOldsborough has been led astray fro :.
the real issue by the fallacy that Con-
gress is trying to assail the virgin pur-
ity and innocence" of the corporation
by imposing a restrictive measure that
would annihilate 1t. He said the fran
chise granted by Congress specifically
states that the company can pay divi-
dends only in cash. He added that the
Godfrey resolution only prohibits the
company from issuing certificates of in
dbtedness without the permission Of Con-
gress, and asserted the motive for the
resolution Is to prevent the corporation
from distributing such certificates or
bonds as a bonus to its stockholders
while the profits are divided among q
chosen few.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
A Game Of Balance.

point Of rules, Is game of intricate
balances. To the attack Is given the
right to carry. kick or pass the ball; to
the defense Is given the counterbalance
Of the number OF yards to be gained and
the protection of the principles of OFF,
side play. These citations constitute only
two pairs of the many balancing plays
that maintain an equal and fair strug-
gle between the cffense and defense, so
far as the rules are concerned. Now.
by forbidding aid to the runner, or to
the players of the attacking side the
strength Of the attack has been reduced
almost Is per cent. To cOunterbalance
this unevenness the attack has been
given the privilege of the quarterback's
running with the ball without restriction.
Will these changes eliminate all in
juries from the game? No, because no
athletic game can be invented that Will
be without injuries During the month
of April the preliminary season of base
ball has been marked by the death of
five players. three of whom were upon
college teams. thus equaling the record
Of foot ball for college players last fall
troduced into the game will lessen these
injuries by 10 per cent.
The removal of the restriction upon
the quarterback run. together with the
loss Of aid to the runner, will necessitate
a wide rush line and line of backs, thus
restoring another familiar feature of foot
ball thirty years ago, when formations
reached almost from side line to side line.
in fact, the unrestricted quarterback
run itself 10 not new, but merely q play
revived from that periOd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Peaceful Triumphs.

THE department Of foreign affairs
IN government, il it is useful and sue
cessful. is not generally very spectac-
ular, and 1t requires a recital Of its
work. Its triumphs are peaceful nego-
tiations leading to agreements record
ed often not in the ratification OF
treaties but in the acquiescence OF
correspondence, and not heralded to the
world as what they often really are
important steps toward the universal
peace Of nations"
The President detailed the recent re-
organisation of the State Department
under the direction of Secretary Knox
He referred also to the successful Gull
mination OF all the recent negotiations
under the maximum and minimum pro-
visions Of the new tariff law. and con-
tinued:
1.-The work has been done by Mr.
Knox and the State Department. and
has been well done. We have succeed
ed in securing from all countries sub
stantially their minimum tariffs. or II
not their minimum tariffs in terms.
such concessions as to be equivalent to
those BENEFITS under the minimum tariff
denied us"
The President referred particularly
to- the negotiations, with Canada. and in
this connection said:
1T is the view Of the administration
tnat the peculiar rel6tlOnS eX1StlnG Oc-
tween Canada and the United States
with a boundary line Of 5000 miles in
extent between them. justifies a differ
ent policy as to imports and exports
between the two countries from that
which obtains in regard to European
and oriental countries, and that II by
reciprocal arrangements We can make
the commercial bond closer ii will be
for the benefit OF both nations.
1.-THE example set by the last ad-
ministration with Mr.. Root at the head
Of the State Department, in cultivating
good relations with all the South
American and Central American repub-
lies has been followed closely by Mr.
Knox and the department under him.
l say this deliberately for the purpose
Of meeting suggestions and criticism
that there has been a departure from
such policy, and l venture to affirm
that never before in the history of the
country have our relations with South
American and Central American re-
publics been more friendly than they
are today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Company's Day in Court.

Referring to Mr.. Goldsborough's state
ment that the gas company had a right
to it's day in court. Mr.. Hazleton said:
"Your court is here-your tribunal Is
the Congress to whom you owe your
franchise. You have got to trust to this
tribunal up here to do what Is fair and
right by you-and you must do what il
fair and right by them and by the con-
sumers."
He described the way the indebtedness
of the company must pile up from year
to year, when dividends are met in this
way instead of with the cash that pours
into it's Golfers. And he declared that It
could not be denied that such a course
must lead either to the insolvency Of the
corporation or further raids on the peo-
pie.
Let US do away with this circumlocu-
tiOn." he said: lit is useless for me
to stand before this committee of law
yers and lawmakers and tell them that
they have power which every court in
the land admits they have. This resolu-
ton works no hardship on the company
1t merely gives Congress the proper
right to supervise.
He quoted the laws of Massachusetts,.
which are similar to the Coudrey reso-
luton. as the best corroborative au-
thOrity Attorney .G0ldsborough OBJ
jected that the statutes Of that state
were aimed at all corporations, not one
class or subdivision Of q class