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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
CARNEG|E'S BIG GIFT
FORMALLY RECEIVED
Board of Trustees of Institu-
ton in Washington Meets at
Hotel Belmont, New York.

NEW YORK February 1s.- At a spe-
ctal meeting of the board OF trustees
Of the Carnegie Institution Of Washing
ton today at the Hotel Belmont, the
board formally accepted the gift Of
100000 made last month by Andrew
Carnegie and listened to the reading
of Mr.. Carnegies letter announcing the
gift He said:
Il stipulated as condition OF this gift
that unless expressly relieved therefrom
by me, YOU shall set apart annually
for the next ten years a sum not less
than $4,000 in cash each year to be
held in reserve fund as against losses.
emergencies, reduction in income and the
diminishing purchasing power of money.
This will also give the board more
time to study suggestions submitted to 1t,
and avoid the danger of premature ac-
ton. Better that new ideas should be
tested upon a small scale before going
deeply into them.
Il hope the work at Mount Wilson will
be vigorously pushed, because l am
anxious to hear the expected results
from it
The board adopted resolutions express
ing hearty thanks to Mr.. Carnegie for
the donation.
1t was announced that although no
new plans had been inaugErated as a
result OF the gift some action will be
taken at the next regular annual meet
ing of the board. which will be held next
December in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
VALUE OF SUBMARINE BELL.
Demonstrated in Warning to Steamer
Theodore w. Weems.

The value of tie submarine bell as
warning to vessels approa ching danger
Gus shoals. even when the vessel is not
equipped with apparatus for receiving the
bell signals, is shown bv the experience
of Capt. j. T.. IIall OF the steamer Theo-
dore W. Weems. while coming up the
bay a few days ago on Il trip from
Charleston. :. g. To Baltimore. When
the WeemS WAS about mile below the
liShtshp marking the thrty-fiye foot
channel below York river capt Hall
was standing in his pilot house, when
he suddenly began Ia hear a bell ring.
He knew there was no bell buoy in that
vicinity To send its warning, 50 lie de
"ided that IL was the submarine from
the liGhtship. but the Weems is not
fitted with an instrument TO receive the
submarine sound waves he was uncer-
tain. As the Weems steamed closer Ia
the liGhtship the sound OF the bell be
came a little more pronounced Then
Capt. Hall decided that from some con-
dition, for which he could not account.
the Weems had received through her
hull the sound wave from the warning
bell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
AGREE UPON CONTA|NER
FOR SHIPPING PRODUCE
Congress Will Be Asked to
Pass Bill Fixing Stand
ard of Size.

Agreement on the draft of bill fixing
the size OF containers of produce and
merchandise to he used in Interstate
trade was reached at the final meeting
OF the sixth annual conference on
weights and measures at the bureau Of
standards yesterday afternoon The bill
will be submitted to Congress
The bill, besides fixing a standard size
for containers, provides for marking the
capacity Of all containers used In inter-
state trade or the outside, whether they
be of standard size or not. 1t is believed
that dealers Will soon adopt the stand
ard sizes if the bill is enacted into law.
The conference also reached an agree
ment on a model state law. governing
weights and measures. This measure has
been adopted by Vermont and is pending
before the legislature of twelve other
states. one CT the most important pro-
visions Of the bill is that which calls for
the appointment i'll each state of a SUI
perintendent of weights and measures. 1t
is pointed out that many of the states
have no such official at present and that
the duty of caring for standards is left
often to the state treasurer or secre-
tary. or to Il state university. Under
these conditions, the standards are not
easily available to the public.
When the conference adjourned ii was
with the understanding that the execu-
tive committee should decide upon the
date and place of the next meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
POLITICS IN CANADA.
V-THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT.
Bv FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

not want to. 1t may compel US. even, t
fight France!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
ORDNANCE TEST MAY1.
High Explosive Shells Fired From
Monitor Against Armor Plate.

Another ordnance test, in which guns
mounted on the monitor Tallahassee will
fire high explosive shells against armor
plate installed on the ram Eathaoln,
will occur about the first os May BY
that time it is calculated that the
weather conditions will e more favor
able for tests than was the case curing
the recent experiments in the lower Po-
tomac
1t is held that the firing which has
already taken place complies Wit the
requirements OF the act of Congress
and that there is no occasion for further
experiments at this time. In the recent
tests the best available armor was used
as ii target and the results conciusively
showed that the modern gun and pro-
iectile are ahead of armor i'll the race
between those factors of attack and de-
Tense.
Other phases of marine warfare are
likely to be considered i'll the future
tests. There is no expectation, how
ever, of any developments likely to dis
turb the present theories OF ordnance
experts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
PAPER HAS DISAPPEARED
Affidavit in Lorimer Case Wanted hv
Senator Bailey Is Lost.

The famous affidavit in the I,orimer.
case, relative To the deposit Of money
by State Senator Hoistslaw in the Illinois
State Bank Of Chicago, has been lost. 1t
was introduced in the Senate by Senator
Cumm1ns while Senator Bailey was en-
gagged in making his speech on the Lori
mer case Tuesday.
Mr. Bailey stated in the Senate yester-
day that when the document came To him
he handed it to Senator Tillman. Thai sem
ator turned it over to some other senator.
and it passed into general circulation
with the result that il never came back
either to Mr.. Bailey or Mr.. Cummns.
The Texas senator requested that the
paper be returned, because, he said, he
desired to have it photographed. He eN-
pressed the opinion that it had been unin-
ientionally dropped into some senator's
desk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19

not want to. 1t may compel US, even, TO
fight France.
=
Out of these mutterinss came, all of a
sudden. the new movement with he sig
niiicant name
War With France of nationalist.
Thing Nest Ia. and every
where else in CaVada respectable peo-
pie pooh-poohed the Quebec agitation.
They said that the loyalty OF the French
Canadians to England was the most
touching thing in the world. But. never
theless. the French orators were shout
ing about the possibilities of a war with
France and the danger that they might
be ordered to strike against the French.
The concrete result was that in Sir VIII
frid Laurier's own home constituency of
Drummond Athabaska the liberal candi-
date III bye-election was defeated by a
nationalist.
The position of the conservative lead
ers then became most difficult. Extreme
loyalty to the empire is the chief tenet
of the tory party. They had advocated
the direct grant of money for Il dread
nouSht. And yet the new nationalist
movement seemed to he one thing which
was a painful necessity of politics and
the tory leaders struck hands with the
nationalist agitators. Not only are the
tories strongly pro- English. but they also
are anti-Catholic to large extent. The
French-Canadians are. of course, most
ly Catholics. The religious problem has
part in Canadian politics difficult for
Americans to understand. But the result
of the launching of the new Canadian
naval policy is that the ultra-radical
French and the ultra-conservative Eng
fish, the most devout Catholics and the
most fanatical Orangemen, the extreme
left and the extreme right, lave Joined
together for the business of overthrowins
the present moderate liberal government
Whether or not they will succeed is a
question for the future to determine. The
nationalists now have the center of the
stage in the Dominion and what they will
do in the next election may decide the
future Of Canada. AS long as Quebec was
conservative the government was tory
when Quebec became liberal the govern
ment was in the hands Of the Grits; If
Quebec now shall become nationalist
there is no telling what the government
will be.
TOmorrOw-POLITICS IN CANADA.
VI-The Problem OF Languages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
SWALLOWS CARBOLIC ACID.
Mrs. Jessie Royal in Hospital Suf-
fering From Effects of Poison.

Mrs. Jessie Royal of All Maryland ave-
nue. southwest was removed to the Emer-
gency Hospital last night suffering from
the effects of swallowing carbolic acid
After she had been given treatment it
was stated her condition had improved
and she will be able to leave the hospital
in few days.
Mrs. Royal refused to tell the physi-
clans why she swallowed the poison. Her
husband arrived at the hospital shortly
after she reached the institution and told
the physicians he could not account for
her rash act
The doctor in charge of the ambulance
of the hospital and who responded to the
call to the Royal residence stated that
he was informed at the residence that
Mrs. Roys3l had been dressing her child
short time before she took the poison and
had been preparing to go out with her
husband. Her screams attracted her
husband, and after learning that she had
swallowed the acid he summoned the
ambulance.
Several of Mrs. Royals friends re-
manned several hours with her at the
hospital last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19

some form of naval aid. Sir Wilfrid
Laurier and the leaders of the party in
power minced carefully down the middle
of the road, awaiting developments. The
conservative party said that Canada
ought to vote a cash present OF money
sufficient to build at least one dread
nouSht, and turn the gift over to the
British admiralty at once. The liberal
party was somewhat at sea. It's members
didn't believe very much in navies on
general principles, and they didn't be-
lieve at all in taxing themselves for i'm
perial purposes.
The upshot of it was that Sir Wilfrid
proposed a Canadian navy for Canada
\ navy is an attribute of sovereignty,
surely. but there were no objections from
London. The British admiralty had
withdrawn its ships from Canada for use
in the home waters. just as the last
British soldiers were taken back homo
few years before. Canada had its own
militia soldiery, it might have its own
militia Seamen.
So the money was voted to found and
establish a Canadian navy for coast-de-
Tense purposes only. Two ships We're
purchased at secondhand from England
and preparations are being made to build
another at the Canadian navy yard at
EsquimauIt, on the Pacific coast. Instead
of paying Britain for naval protect on,
the Canadians, i'll effect, said that they
would do their own protecting. TO an
outsider this would appear to be !: long
step toward practical independence, but
Canadians say that it was an evidence
of the closer relations and the growing
mutual confidence between the mother
country and the colony.
But that was not all. Everybody was
not pleased with this new Canadian navy
In the province OF Quebec. where the
French element predominates and
whence come the premier and a large
part Of his majority in the house of COM
mons, great Indignation was aroused.
Why. asked hot-bloo3c .-.eHch-
Canadians. should we IA. u .lSes for
a navy? What do We need with a navy?
We are not in danger. 1t is scheme
to involve us in war. We are to sup
port this navy and England is to use it.
1t will compel US to tight when we do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19

Several engineers from Philadelphia and
New York have looked over the water
situation at Frederick. Nd, with a view
OF making recommendations for incteas-
ing the supply. The drought last summer
came SO near causing a water famine
that the authorities have deemed more
water imperative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
AMERICAN PUSH ADMIRED
Girl Borrows Money on Life Insur.
ance and Studies Organ.
WINNING FAME AS DANCERS
Large Sums of Money Paid for In
fiji struction From Noted Masters.
Gossip of Paris.
.ncciai Cnhlccram to The Star.

Special Cablesram to The Star.
PARIS. February 1S.-From present
promises the portraits of well known
American women will dominate the next
Salon.
William Warden, a rising young Amer
Jean painter, is putting the finishing
strokes upon portrait of Lady Car
rington, who was formerly Miss Juliet
Warden of New York. She is very well
known in English court circles, her hus-
band having been equerry to Queen Vic
toria. The young painter is her cousin.
The portrait is admirable and has al
ready attracted a great deal of COM
ment.
Jules Cayrom, who planned a remark
able picture of Mis-. William Ella Corey
for her chateau in the valley of the
Cheuvreuse, is also busily engaged upon
several portraits of American women for
the coming Salon. He has painted the
beautiful Countess Nostriz, the American
wife of the Russian military attache.
Another Of Cayrom's spring exhibits
will be portrait of the Countess Odon de
Loubersac, formerly Miss Livermore of
Boston. great many critics think he
ness of Mrs. Corey. Others declare the
likeness is perfect and the picture one Of
the finest the artist has ever painted.
Pushing American Students.
Your American girl student really sur
prises and delights US. For instance,
Miss Isabelle Pearson of Duluth decided
she would become a great organst. She
had no money for her worthy enterprise,
but she owned a life insurance policy
which she sold for $1,000. Then she
went gayly to our greatest organist, NJ.
duyllemant, and bearded him in his den.
And now this young girl has carried off
a first prize as orSanist and in a few
days Will be off to London town to take
an examination for the Royal Academy
OF Organists.
This is the kind of push and energy
that we Frenchmen admire. Another eX-
ample: Miss Edith Thayer of Boston
sings like bird. She is popularity called
Mile. Nightingale. She is winning name
and fame at musical soirees and enter
tainments. Her success has all been due
to her pluck and energy. She is going to
America one of these days in the near
future and you will all be delighted to
hear her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
Miss Haywood's Perquisite.

Miss Florence Haywood Of New York
has written a book on the art of the
Louvre, our famous national gallery of
painting and sculpture. Recently the
young authoress has been conducting
parties of American tourists through the
gallery, delivering art lectures.
1t has been noticed that these parties
have access to the building on days when
1t is supposed to be closed. For instance,
Monday is cleaning day in all our gal
Ieries and Thursday they are closed.
But this in nowise prevents Miss Hay
wood and her wealthy friends from being
admitted and making tours of inspection
How has this young American managed
to get possession of our national gallery
when all the rest Of the world is shut
out? The minister of fine arts is the
only man who can explain the mystery
Meanwhile taxpayers are writing angry
letters demanding an explanation. They
would like to know why foreigner who
does not pay taxes should have the priv
ilege denied them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
Yankee "Light Fantastic"

1t seems to me that American women
arc our very best dancers in Paris. Fol
lowing up the principle of practice max
ing perfect number of well known
American women are taking a course of
dancing lessons from no less a person
than Nine. Jean de ResZke Judging
from the immense sums de Reszke has
already reaped from American women,
added to what his wife is reaping from
her lessons in dancing, this family will
soon be numbered among the miliionaires
Of the world.
one of their most promising pupils is
Countess de Contradiction, formerly Miss
Martha Leishman. This young widow
dances beautifully. Mrs. Stanton Sickles.
daughter -in-law of Gen. Sickles and wife
Of a former secretary of the American
legation at Brussels, is also accom-
plished member of this exclusive dancing
class.
Then there are Nine. Yturde, wife of
the Mexican minister; Mrs. John G.. Leish-
man, wife of the American amba ssador
to Rome. and the Russian
Countess NoStitZ
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-04-12
THE BEST MAN.

An Irishman. on meeting friend an
bandaged up and with his arm In .
sling. cried out: Hello. Pat, what II
wrong wild yesf"
oh" says Pat. nothing at all to
spake Of; I've only been enjoying my.
SELF at a wedding. It happened this
way. Mike. There was an individual
at the wedding who was very ofiicious
and putting his nose into everything
that was going on. So l says to him.
VINO are your And he says to me.
sure, I'm the best man 'Ye're the
best man. replies. be jabbers. we'll
see about the same So I took on
my coat, and he took on his. and after
we had n most enjoyable fight, by the
powers, Mike. II turned out that he
was the best man."-Ideas.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-04-12
The President and the Tariff.

Nearly all the severe criticism of
the president has been based upon
his tariff record
He was criticized for signing the
Payne bill. and told that n veto would
have immortalized him and saved his
party. No clear reasoning accom-.
panied the statement. He had made
no secret OF the fact that the bill did
not fill his desires. and he had men
toned the wool schedule rs a defect.
But the bill had come to him with a
large majority OF the Republicans of
both houses OF congress AT It's back,
and as II contained many things of
which he approved he signed
Suppose he had vetoed the meas
ure. Would the special session have
been prolonged IN an effort to meet
the presidents wishes, or the matter
been permitted to go over to the regu-
lar session? In either event the un-
rest In business circles would have
continued. and the Republican party
been held responsible. So far from
saving the party the beating II got
last November n veto might have
added TO the size OF the Democratic
Notwithstanding Star.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-04-12
Electricity IN RefrIasratIon.

The Edison company IN New York
IL INDUCING itself IN conversation on
the subject OF Installing rsfrieeratins
machines In every home and running
them by electricity. says a writer in
Success. The Ideal city fiat OF the IN
ture. according TO an cficiaI OF the
Edison company. Will be lighted. heat.
I'd and iced by electricity; the gas
trust the coal trust and the Ice trust
all be only horrible "reminiscences.
while all checks are made payable TO
he electric light company.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-04-12
Move la a wlas On.

There is no good reason why the
prospect OF an extra session of con.
gress should be looked upon by
business men. or by any other class,
as n thing to be avoided. even at
heavy cost. President Taft's deter
mination to call the senate and the
house back to Washington immediate
ly after the end OF the present ses-
sion, IL not reckless or hasty. II is
not an illconsidered attempt TO bully
the senate or force the administration
program upon an unwilling congress.
II is wiso and timely action I'm the
interest OF progressive legislation and
sound national policy The worst
that can be said OF It by the most
timid spokesman OF business interests
is that II is the less OF two evils
Cleveland Leader.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-04-12
The Extra Session.

II the chances OF tariff agitation
and actual or attempted legislation
In an extra session. can be consid.
cred disturbing to trade and industry,
IL Is certain that the fear OF what
would surely happen I'm the regular
session beginning nO:t November
would be more depressing and un.
favorable. The extra session will
get the worst Of the business over
with and out OF the way as soon as
possible. IL will show what the
Democratic majority I'm the house and
the much strengthened Democratic
minority In the senate mean TO do
and what they can do. and what they
cannot accomplish.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-04-12
Lure Of the soIder

Spiders have a number OF ingenious
ways of alluring and catching their
prey. A writer describes an American
spider which haunts evergreen trees,
and snares it's dinner by means OF q
kind OF lssso The web OF the spider
is triangular in form. Two corners
Of the triangle are attached TO twigs,
but the other corner, which ends in
a single thread. is held by the spider.
perched on a neighboring twig. When
a fly strikes the web the spider loos-
ems his hold and the elastic threads
instantly entangle the victim.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-04-12

Ending OF Speaksr cannon's Term o.
omsos Has Deep and Unique
Significance.

Speaker CannonS term In the
chair OF the house ended In n scene
OF storm and strife-a fttinx close.
The halfthreat uttered against him
by an indignant member was typical
OF the later attitude Of the house: his
contemptuous defiance, In telling this
member that he asked no advantage
on the ground Of age. was typical OF
Cannon himself. Like some warworn
admiral. he hauled down his Gag
when the time OF retirement came,
lighting TO the last.
IL has seemed little odd. IN re-
cent months. TO recall that popularity
that Speaker Cannon enjoyed not 80
very long ago. His democratic ways,
his outspokenness. his grim ,resolute-
ness all won him favor He was even
named among the possible candidates
for president. But the house grew
weary OF his methods OF rule-or the
methods which he inherited-and OF
the policies which he approved and
lent his energies to carrying out In
the struggle between the Insurgents
and the Old Guard. his popularity
vanished.
One OF the chief things performed
by the congress that has just gone
out OF existence was the clipping OF
the powers OF the speaker OF the
house. Perhaps In time to come the
rouse will make up it's mind that II
can accomplish more business, with
less friction. by making it's speaker
the servant OF the house. as I'm the
Ease of the speaker OF the British
house OF commons But even as II
is, with the departure OF Speaker
Cannon an era in the history OF the
house of representatives came TO an
end.