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ThurleY in a Plight.

Absorbing in its depletion is the next in
stallment Of "Thurley Ruxton." When at
the very brink of hopelessness, the beau
tiful princess" was rescued from almost
the very Jaws Of bloodthirsty anarchists
by devoted Robley. Robley has fierce
battle with two Of the fiends, but at last,
though rnarmed against their daggers. he
disabled both and rushed off to find Thur
ley, who had speeded away in his auto
He did find her-in this awful plight to
quote the final paragraph of the story:
She had halted the car, snatched up
the revolver and run with all her might
toward the place half seen beyond Then
her foot struck a root, she plunged head
foremost on the earth, the pistol was dis
charged, and she lay there. motionless
and white
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21
New EngIand's Fight
For Her Fisheries


The material. item by item. was
more expensive in New England
on account of the protective
tariff. The labor. job by job.
from carpenter to caulkcr. from
caulker to sail-maker, was more
expensive.
Not only the building. but the
provisioning OF the vessels when
built, is more expensive in New
England. The American firms
have felt that the life of the fish
erman Is, at best, a hard one. and
have spent money literally IN the
effort to make their vessels
>tanch and comfortable. Again.
Nova Scotia labor on the hand
ling of fish is from !. to i cents
an hour. In Gloucester the same
labor brings from FL. to 32Ia
cents all hour. This is a single
item in a whole range which
shows the difference in the scale
of living between the two coun-
tries.
Americans are forbidden by
law to sail foreign-built vessels
under the American registry.
Canadians, on the other hand. are
permitted by law to buy steam
trawlers of the English type, in
England, where they can be built
cheapest, and bring them over to
Nova Scotia duty free.
Il wharf. Roston's great fish
mart, has unanimously joined
forces with Gloucester in this
contest for the first time in the
history Of the industry. The Bos-
ton fish bureau, which dissented,
when its membership was ana
lyzed. was found TO contain
majority of commission dealers.
which explains its advocacy of
free fish.
t wharf in Boston sees this
menace of its existence plainly
enough. 1t has asked itself this
pregnant question: What is TO
prevent the Canadian fleet from
coming down to Georges Banks.
catching our fresh fish. as we'll
as our salt, bringing it into the
market and underselling the
American schooners? The whole
question is: Whether the North
Atlantic fisheries shall be turned
over to the Canadians. 1t is nee
essary to listen with respect
when the head of the nation re-
assures the fears of the nations
oldest industry, but it does not
necessarily follow, as one of the
shrewd old shippers remarked
afterwards. That an Ohio judge
knows more about the fishing in
dustry than men who have spent
their lives studying it."
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The avowed expectations
of the Canadians

Ii these were any doubt that
the new arrangement would de-
liver the New England fisheries
to Canadians, the avowed expec-
tations of the Canadians them
selves would answer them. The
whole tone of the Canadian press
is frankly exultant. The Halifax
Chronicle, one of the government
organs of Canada, says, editorial
ly: 1T will place the fishermen,
particularly of the western shore
OF Nova Scotia, i'll practical con-
troll of the New England market
for fresh fish" The article con-
fldently expects THE opening of
the markets of the United States
and Porto Rico" hitherto a mar
ket chiefly for American fish. The
Chronicle adds candidly that the
Canadian government drove a
shrewd bargain, in this wise:
The tree admission OF fish of all
kinds to the American markets,
as a concession gained without
any abandonment of national
rights or any reciprocal conces-
sion of fishing privileges to
Americans in Canadian waters. is
of the highest importance" These
expressions could be multiplied in
quotation. They run alike
From the testimony given by
the Gloucester delegation in
Washington it has been made
clear that the present duty of a
fraction Of cent on salt and on
fresh fish has been just enough
to enable the American schoon-
ers to compete. The year 1909,
tor instance, was rather an un-
usually good year, yet had it not
been for the duty Of one-quarter
OF a cent per pound, the Glou-
cester firms would have been do
ing business at a loss of money.
The notion that free fish would
make that food cheaper for the
ultimate consumer was also dis
posed of by the Washington tes-
tlmony. The fraction of a cent
of duty thus removed would dis
appear long before its benefits
were felt by those who eat the
fish. Or consider it thus: 100000,
the total value of duties on Cana
dian fish, as divided among the
millions who eat fish. The de-
crease might come to cent
year, or less.
The foregoing is the gist of the
fisheries dispute on a basis of
hard business fact. 1t is set forth
here, not in the spirit of special
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21
DAVIS RETURNS HOME.
Disappeared Recently and Notified
His Wife He Contemplated Suicide.

Robert Hall Davis. thirty-five years old
who disappeared from his home, 1oa 9th
street southeast, Saturday night and sent
his wife special delivery letter telling
her he was going to commit suicide,
turned home yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Davis supposed her husband had gone To
New York and Saturday night asked the
police to find him. Ii was not until Sun
day morning that she received the letter
Mrs. Davis said her mother had adj
yised her il would be best for the couple
to go to housekeeping When the ques-
ton OF leaving the home OF the mother
in-law was discussed, Mrs. Davis says.
her husband became angry and left the
house, saying he would never return.
Nothing more was seen of him Satur-
day night, the special delivery letter con-
tanning the first intimation that Davis
suicide Yesterday the po-
lice we're advised that he had returned,
but they We're given no information as
to where he had been during his short
absence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21
IN DOUBT ABOUT ISSUE
OF NEW PANAMA BONDS
Secretary MacVeagh Concern
ed About Fate of Bill Now
Before the House.

Secretary MacNeagh is in doubt as to
what Congress will do about legislation
pending there concerning prospective is
sues Of Panama canal bonds The Sem
ate has passed the bill as desired by the
Treasury and the bill is in the House,
where it appears to be in bad way. If
the bill Should get through the House it
is the intention of the Treasury to issue
from $3O,OUO.OoO to $4,000, 600 Of Panama
bonds, which will. under tho proposed
new law, be without the circulation priv
ilese for national banks.
In the event that the present opposition
10 the legislation affecting the bonds
should prevent its passage, an issue of
$ per cent certificates of Indebtedness
having one year to run is probable. That
is the Treasury's tentative plan now.
Treasury officials agree that this is g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21

In the furry raised by the pro-
posed reciprocity arrangement
with Canada, New England's po-
sltion has been misstated One
OF the dispatches describing
Gloucester's hearing at Washing
ton referred to Capt w. II.
Thomas, who. it averred. runs
fishing smack" This description
OF Capt. Billy" Thomas, one OF
the most famous shippers on the
New England coast, is sample
OF the vagueness with which the
whole dispute has been handled
IN the public prints.
New England has been assured
that reciprocity will increase her
fish trade. The proof which has
been offered is the history OF the
period of free fish under the for
mer reciprocity treaty, from 1873
to 1885, when, it is asserted, the
business of Gloucester enormous
ly increased. 1t did. But an in
vestigation of the records of that
period shows a curious circum-
stance. 1t happened that in the
eight years from 1873 to 1885,
the concluding years of the
treaty, the mackerel catch was
phenomenal. Practically none of
this mackerel came in Canadian
vessels. The fish were off-shore
in quantities three and four times
that of earlier years. The mack
erel catch is the most quickly
convertible into ready money of
any fish, and it was, as matter
of fact. this lucky streak of fish
ing which saved the Gloucester
fisheries of that period. for the
Provincetown houses went under
and never emerged again. Fhe
odd part is that the nackerel left
these waters the year the treaty
ended, and the catch has been
decreasing ever since There hap
pened to be, during those same
years, an unusual catch Of cod,
and, indeed, there are old people
on Cape Ann still living who
firmly believe the big catches of
those treaty years were a special
intervention OF Providence to de-
liver them out of the hands OF
the Canadians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21
Fight is National, not

There was more than slang III
this. as presently appeared. Glou-
ccsters hight was presently rec
ognlZed as not a local one; first,
because for years that city has
been allowed to fight the battles
of the New England fisheries:
and. second. because the tight OF
Gloucester Is the tight OF any in
dustry which has the right TO
claim the protection OF a national
policy of protected trade.
1t Is perfectly evident that If
protection has forced up the
prices OF materials and labor be-
yond a point where Gloucester
can compete with Canada with
out a protective tariff. then the
fish industry itself is entitled to
the protection of that same tariff
which has made competition I'M
possible without its help.
The fishermen havc another
claim on the clemency of this
government which cannot be set
forth SD glibly in cents and frac-
tons. When these men. among.
them Capt. Peoples and Capt.
William H. Thomas Tommy
Bohlin would have gone, If he
had been left alive. started for
Washington, things looked as if
they were survivors OF an age
that is rapidly drawing to a close
on this coast. Their GRAND was
amusing: it was gallant; it was a
bit tragic. Were they leading a
losing fight SO might the Brit
ish have thought when the great
grandfathers OF these very men
set out to help the colonies win
their independence. Out OF the
New England fishing feet sprang
the United States navy And II
the United States navy today
were in want of seamen. the New
England fishing feet could fur
nish men whom. for skill, cour-
age and daring, the fleets of the
world 1--WE have the word OF for
eigners for iD could scarcely
match. Were these Gloucester
men leading forlorn hope? The
sea, on one of the toughest coasts
of the planet, has made forlorn
hopes their daily task. To any
but them, earning living on the
Grand Banks would be not a for
lorn hope, but a sentence any
humane judge would hesitate to
impose. They were men like
these who were urged by Mr..
Taft not to be frightened by
ghosts.
This nation has grazed too
long in the fat pastures inland.
1t needs to remember few of
the Bullets of the sea. This is
not allegory; it is fact. The
country will pay dearly some day
for its neglect of the merchant
marine. and the circumstance OF
the passage OF the insignificant
ocean mail bill on the day when
Gloucester was asking not to
have its feet diplomatized off the
seas was not the least striking
historical coincidence.
Did we suppose this to be a
sectional dispute 1t is nation
wide in sense which will not
be fully understood for score of
years, or more. 1t Is nationwide
IN another sense which will be
understood as soon as the west
and south realize, point by point.
that Gloucester's case is their
own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21
CELEBRATION IS PLANNED.
Order of Golden Cross to Observe An,
niversary.

The members of Mount Vernon Com
mandery, United Order. of the Golden
Cross, last evening discussed the cele-
bration of the twenty-first anniversary
of the organization at Pythian Temple.
Friday evening, April !, The grand
commander spoke of the annual BAN
quet to be held at Freund's. Tuesday
evening, February %. The banquet COM
mittee will meet tomorrow evening to
complete arrangements.
The masquerade being arranged will
be given the third week in March, and
the Joint meeting OF the Communicates
Of this jurisdiction will take place the
last week in March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21

pleading. or even of argument.
but as explanatory of situation
either vaguely understood, or
misunderstood. or not understood
at all. These matters arc the
\. h. G OF the discussion. per-
fectly we'll known to Gloucester.
almost unintellisiblc TO the rest
OF the country.
At the beginning OF this dis
cussion it was intinatcd that this
is not a purely local matter
Gloucester has dared To make
sturdy tight for what ii believes
TO be its rights, and this nation
loves good fighter In the
process of lighting II now appears
that the only difference between
Gloucester and scores OF other
American industries is one of
alertness and intelligence. Glou-
cester has been through it so
often that the city knew what
the proposal meant and acted
promptly And the business in
tereSts which were, a few days
ago, counseling the fishermen
to be quiet and let themselves be
offered up on the altar of reci-
procity have already themselves
begun to hammer at the doors of
Congress.
While Gloucester was being re-
proved for not submitting grace
fully, it next appeared, from Of
fetal sources III Canada. that the
Canadians would hardly have
considered any reciprocity ar
rangement which did not begin
with free fish. This did not sur
prise Cape Ann in the least The
first remark that made the rounds
OF the wharves was. IN elegant
salt water vernacular: "Glouccs-
Ter was made the GOAT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21
Two Wills Filed for Probate.

The will of Ellen Curtin, dated Feb
ruary 16, 1906 has been filed for pro-
bate. She leaves a gold watch and
breastpin to her gOdchild, Mary G.
Curtin. The remaining estate, incIud-
ing premises 1902 33d street northwest,
is devised to her sister, Catherine Cur
tin, who is named as executrix.
BY the terms Of the will of Louis r.
Lippincott, dated August g. 1894, his
entire estate is devised to his wife.
Carrie Lippincott who Is named as ex-
ecutrix.
1t is stated that Representative W. A.
his campaign in the senatorial contest in
Norfolk March 6 or T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21
Burglars Get Away Empty Handed.

Complaint was tlade to the police last
night that the house of William +. Shell
ton, HOS X street southeast, had been
entered by burglars, between $50 and 10
O'Clock, entrance Having been gained by
forcing rear window. Several rooms
were ransacked, bat nothing was stolen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21

In lieu of the Esch bill the committee
adopted a resolution authorizing the en-
pepditure of 5000 for a full investigation
OF the subject by some competent person
whom the President may appoint and who
is TO report to Congress by December
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21
POSTPONE Action on Esch Bill.

The House committee on ways and
means decided to postpone action until
the next session on the bill introduced
by Representative Esch of Wisconsin and
intended to prevent the spread of necrosis
through the use of white sulphur matches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21
Reception Follows Meeting.

After the business meeting tomorrow
Mr.. Glover will give a reception in honor
of the society, which will be attended by
many Of the most prominent persons in
the social and political circles of Wash
ington IT. has been the custom to en-
terrain the society at a reception Wash
ington's birthday since 1880, various
members of the society taking turns at
giving the receptions. The first was given
by Horatio King. Other members who
have entertained the society in the past
were DIR. Joseph NJ Toner, Col. James
G. Berret. Gen. William Mckee Dunn,
Prof. Spofford. s. II. Hartmann, Crosby
s. Noyes and Justice Henry B. Brown,
United States Supreme Court, retired.
The present membership of the society
is President Taft, ex-officio president;
Justice Henry b. Brown, United States
Supreme Court, retired, first vice presi-
dent; Judge William A. Maury, second
vice president: Adds B. Browne, treas
urer: Frederick l.. Harvey. secretary;
DR.. Gunnei1, Gen. John NJ Wilson, L. s.
A., retired: DR.. Edward NJ. Gallaudet,
Charles c. Glover. r. Ross Perry. Henry
B. F. Mcfarland Charles D. Walcott,
Admiral George Dewey. Thomas Nelson
Page. Theodore W. Noyes. William Cor
coran Eustis. Bishop Harding, Frederick
B. Mcclure and Herbert Putnam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21

propitious time for an issue of govern
ment securities. In any event they would
have to be issued during the spring or
early summer. 1t would not be consider
ed practical to attempt An issue in the
fall' when the crop-moving season is on
and money is I'm demand
Wants Issue to Be Popular.
Aside from that Secretary MacVeagh
wants to make the issue a popular one.
Recent statistics which were gathered
for him by Assistant Secretary Andrew
show that more than four-fifths of the
bonds of tho United States are owned by
the banks and that only 10000 individuals
of population of 92.O0O000 are register
ed as holders of government securities,
while France, with a population of 49,
N1,ND. has more than 5.n1,000 investors.
Treasury officials interpret the demand in
some parts of the country for a system
OF bank deposit guarantee and the re-
Spouse to the establishment of the postal
savings system as indicating popular
demand for government secured means of
investment such as would be presented
by bonds availab BILE to the public.
Secretary MacVeagh believes that can
be accomplished only by Withholding
from future issues the circulation priv
ilege, which has tended to keep United
States bonds in the hands Of the banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21

PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS.
Your druggist will refund money II Pazo ONT
went fails to any Of iirhlns. Blind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21

Sample House Open,
Heated and Lighted
Corner 8tF1 s. Tay=
lor Sts., Petworth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21
Examples From Other States.

Dela"are-"F'irst to adopt; will be the
last to desert the Constitution' Alabama
"A union of equality as adjusted by
the Constitution Illinois-"State sover-
eignty-National union; Mssouri-''To
the the memory of Washington and
pledge Of her fidelity to the states; Cali
fornia-" Youngest sister of the Union
brings her golden tribute to the memory
OF its founder; Vermont-'Freedom and
unity; Enthusiastically before the
law; Wyoming-"To the memory of him
who by universal consent was chief
among the founders of the republic:
Montana-"Oro Plata; Oregon-"The
Cnion''
When the work on the Washington
Monument was stopped before the war
the memorial had reached height OF 30
feet Four feet more of the monument
was later added. but before the work was
begun again for final completion those
four feet were torn out and done over.
1t happens that the thirteenth landing OH
the stairway is placed at the 15o-foot
mark On each Of the landings except
the thirteenth, memorial tablets contrib
uted by the states and foreign countries,
have been placed. But by common con-
sent the thirteenth landing seems to have
been avoided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21

Take 9th St. Cars,
Get Off Taylor St.,
Walk East One
Square.
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invite new STATES P[EA FOR THE CITY
To Place Memorial Stones in
Washington Monument.
MEETING TOMORROW NOON
Washington, Colorado. Idaho and Ok
lahoma Only Ones Not Now
Represented.

The Washington National Monument
Society. at meeting at 1870 O'Clock to-
morrow at the residences OF Charles G..
Glover. 1908 K street northwest. will con-
slider plans for having memorial stones
placed in the Washington Monument by
those states not now represented. Those
states are Washington, Idaho, Colorado
and Oklahoma.
Tic society, which, under act OF Con-
sress. is an advisory board. with power
to make recommends tons in regard to
the Washington Monument to the Score
tary OF War, has laid this matter before
Secretary Dickinson. and it is expected
that a reply from the Secretary will be
read at the meeting tomorrow When the
invitations are issued to the four states
1t is probable that invitations will also
be extended to Arizona and New Mexico,
soon to be admitted to the Union to send
memorial tablets also.
The members of the society feel conf
cent that the states will be glad to con-
tribute the memorial tablets and join
with all their sister states in honoring
washington. The character Of the in
scriptions upon the stones presented by
the other states may be seen from the
FOLLOWING examples:
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-21
Orange Blossoms.

Monday evening, April II,
1911. Mr.. D. Talmage Metcalfe
and Miss Annie Honnoll were
quietly married in the presence
of a few friends at, the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Greenhill,
Rev. W. l.. Duren, Of the Tupelo
Methodist church officiating.
The bride is ona Of Verona's
most accomplished young ladies'
and is one of Lee county's most
successful school teachers. She
is the daughter of Rev. and Mr..
u. H. Honnoll. The groom is
one of Lee county's successful
young business men, and is
known as a young man OF ster-
ling qualities.
The happy couple left i'm
rnediately after the ceremony fer
Palmetto, their future home.
Their many friends join the
Journal in wishing them a long
and happy welded life.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-21
RICHMOND.

Newson Rsedy has returned horae
after taking a Business course IN Biz
mingham.
Mrs. Berthe Foster, Of Nett'etor,
visited homefolks the past week.
Mrs. Mills has returi.ed from 9 pleas
ant visit to | liza.
Miss anderson. Of Alabama, y visit
ing relatives in Richmond,
JIM McCarty gave the voting people
Of Richmond an entertainment Monday
night Of last week, which proved an
enjoyable occasion for all present.
H. T. Moore has returned home from
college. His friends are clad to have
him back.
Miss Tennis ShruapeFt has elosedsha
school 81 account 81 wh9oping cough
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-21
Notice to Creditors to Pro-
bate Claims.

Letters of administration having
been this day granted to the nnder.
signed on the estate of 7. G. Hall, de-
cesse1. BY the Chancery court of Lee
county. Mississippi, all persons having
claims against said estate are hereby
given notice to have the same probateo
and registered by the clerk of SAID
court within ore year from this date.
and that a failure to so probate and
regis1er such claim for m year, will
bar the clam
This April 5th, 1911.
M. S. HALL, Administrator.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-21
Notice to Payers Of Privilege Taxes

Notice is hereby given that all parties who
procured privilege tax license in May, 1910,
will be required to purchase new license for
year 1911 during the month of May 1911, or
be subjected to the penalty imposed by the law
for failure so to do. Please do not wait until
last days Of May TO pay this, for your mail
might get lost and have to pay damages.
O.. TRAP,
Sheriff and Tax Collector Lee Comfy, Miss.
April II, 1911.