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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-17
PUBLIC DINNER IN VIEW;
MARK OF APPRECIATION
Proposition Is Made by District
Commissioners to Honor Rep
resentative Gardner.

A public dinner to Representative
Washington Gardner has been suggested
by the District Commissioners In appre-
citation of the work done by Representa-
tive Gardner on the various District COM
mittees I'm Congress. The matter is ex-
planned in a letter addressed to John Joy
Edison by Commissioner Rudolph today as
follows:
1T occurs to the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia that at this time,
when he is about to sever his connection
with the District, there should be ten
dered the Hon. Washington Gardner a
public dinner, in appreciation OF his fair,
faithful and intelligent attention to and
action on District matters while serving
as chairman OF the subcommittee on the
District OF Columbia Of the committee
on appropriations OF the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Value OF His Services.
1.-The Commissioners, probably to q
greater extent than other residents OF the
District, are cognizant Of the value Of the
services Mr.. Gardner has rendered the
District in his congressional work and ap-
preciate perhaps moro than others can
the loss which the District will expe-
rlence when Mr.. Gardner retires from
Congress on the 4th Of March next.
When congressman in the organi-
zation Of committees in Congress is as
signed to work in connection principally
with District matters, 1t may well be that.
however thoroughly and efficiently he per-
forms his part of the work done by Con-
gress, It Will fail to impress people out
side Of the District of Columbia, and es-
pecially his constituents. as to the inn
portance and efficiency OF his public la
bors.
Often Without Reward.
Congressional work for the District is
thus often without political reward, al
though the proper government and devel-
opment of the National Capital should
possess an interest for every citizen of
the United States.
viii you kindly act as chairman of q
committee to arrange for and conduct
this public dinner?
THE Commissioners would be glad to
serve individually as members Of any
committee you may see At to appoint"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-17
Graduate of Washington School.

The assistant superintendent has resid-
ed i'm Washington all his life, attending
the Wallach and the advanced gram
mar school. which afterward became the
Central High School. He studied one
year at Dickinson College. Carlisle, Pa.
and two years at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. Later. while connected with tho
schools, he took a course in law at the
George Washington University.
Should Mr.. Hughes decide to accept tbs
superintendency Of schools in Syracuse
the Indications are there will be a large
number OF candidates for the position Of
assistant superintendent here.
Among those regarded as likely to be
candidates for the position are principals
of the high schools and supervising prtn>
cipals OF the school divisions.
Capt. James f. Oyster, president Of the
board Of education, stated to q Star ros
porter today that he had heard OF Mr.
Hughes appointment only few minutes
before.
II am sure" said Capt. Oyster. ''tha1
Mr.. Hughes will not leave so soon az I'd
discommode us. If he decided to accept
the position he will notify us in time I'd
give ample opportunity for the considA
Grafton Of candidates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-17

One of the matters that is said 10 defer
Mr.. Hughes acceptance of the superin
tendency of the Syracuse schools Is
whether the appointment will he for the
full term of four years or for just one
year. Under the law, it il said. the
superintendency at Syracuse is for four
years.
The man whose position Mr.. Hughes
will fill. If he accepts it,, died after HAY
ing served two and one-half years OF the
term. Six months have passed since his
death, so that there is but one year of the
term unexpircd. 1t Is this question that
the board of education Of Syracuse IL
now endeavoring to solve, and pending
It's decision MIR. Hughes answer is with
held.
Mr. Hughes has heen actively connected
with the schools az this city since 1sSi
He was thea a teacher of the business
course at the Central High School. In
1887 he was made head of the department
OF history and political economy, which
position he held until 1897, when he was
appointed principal of the Central school
He remained i'm this position until 1Mf2
He was then made director of high
schools, and later. i'm 1905. received an ap-
pointment as assistant superintendent OF
public schools, which position he now
holds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-17

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-17
The Most Important Work.

"And now. gentlemen, think your most
important work was the leading part you
took from 1873 to 1870 in the resumption
OF gold payments when the leading
financiefs, including the Hon. John SHEER
man, Secretary OF the Treasury, were
eager to know what the business mems
views az enuneiated by the National
Board Of Trade were, many of the jour-
nails 81 the day saying nothing would
be done till after your annual meeting Of
1873. Again your board has come int
q widespread national work following and
Immediately after the resolutions on
banking ana currency adopted at the
meeting Of January last year.
From every part of our country, north.
south, east, middle west and far west.
como responses, and the names OF the
committees appointed show careful selec-
ton OF the most competent and well
known men One hundred and twenty 1--we
Of the leading organizations are Joining
In this our move. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-17

tan By . failure TO I've UP to its promises,
because al those who, having eyes see,
o. p was brought to deaths door be-
cause In 1909 It failed to do what In 1908
it promised TO DO. Unless we desire to
SAsro its tate we would do wei! not to
follow itp bad example"
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

ing rebates to the sugar trust. Il sued
the raj 1ad that might strengthen the
case meant to start against the re-
fining company.
1T must be. remembered that the FL
kins law, under which the prosecution
was begun, prohibited jail sentences in
the event of guilt and limited the fins
to 10000 on each count. consolidated
six counts against the railroad. The
case was tried in two days. A verdict
was returned in ten minutes by the
jury The fine assessed by the court
was $4,000 in each count. or a total of
s1oS.0O0 The second case against the
New York Central was tried the same
month. Again the railroad was found
euilty Of paying rebates to the sugar
trust The lawyers on~the other side
claimed that a corporat could not be
convicted OF crime. An appeal to tthe
United States Supreme Court, failed, the
court holding that the law wns not un-
constitutional
Meanwhile. was working right along
to punish the sugar trrst. The rail-
road cases were only the means to an
end. The trust eventually was found
guilty OF accepting rebates ON its frsights
and fined Ss2ooo which was four times
larger than epy ine ever assessed On 3
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
AND NOW ENGAGED IN
CHOOSING FUTURE QUEEN

ater they were seated side by side, and
much to the astonishment OF Queen Mary
her son thoughtlessIy turned his back on
the little visitor. 1t was necessary for the
Queen to whisper to him. and he prompt
ly stammered an apology, after the man.
ner of boys.
II Princess Victoria left any impression
on his mipd or made so much as q
little dent in his heart there is no rec
ord of it.
German newspapers, which keep pretty
close track of significant things at the
Kaiser's court, show that the princess
has opinions of her own Just before she
went to London 1t is said that she found
an appropriate occasion to express the
sentiment: Il don't want TO be a Ba-
varian, a Viennese, or a wurttemberger;
want to be English"
II she really said this, 1t was a very
good hint to the Prince Of Wales. other
wise it may with safety be credited to
the matChmakers. A few neat little
things like this help a lot in preparing
the public mind for more important as
We'll as more authentic announcements.
Another Russian Princess.
IT, for reasons Of state, supplemented
by those of a more sentimental sort, the
young Prince Of Wales should think Of
Russian wife. he would find the Grand
Duchess Olga, the Cars eldest daughter.
quite in his station Of life. Russia and
England are not unfriendly A few
orange blossoms might bring about a
closer alliance. Princess Olga is a year
younger that the English crown prince
Her sister. Grand Duchess Tatiana, who
is two years younger yet, and the pret-
tiest Of the Cars daughters, is also 10
be considered.
Those with strong Saxon leaning in
England might be pleased to see the
crown prince turn TO the north for a
bride. Marguerite. the eldest daughter Of
the King of SaxOny, is considered one Of
the most important unmarried princesses
in Europe. She is only eleven years old,
but George is in no hurry
The Car. OF Bulgaria would no doubt
be proud to welcome the prince were he
to seek the hand of Princess Eudoxia,
his eldest daughter, who is now thirteen.
Bulgaria has troublesome place in the
Eastern map. An English alliance would
help toward smooth running of the ma
chine.
Others who are among the possibilities
are Princesses Elizabeth and Marie, aged
seventeen and fifteen, daughters Of the
Crown Prince of Roumania. and there
fore granddauglters of the late Duke Z
Edinburgh. a sti1 old Britisher and the
Grand Duchessas Maria and Charlotte Of
Luxembourg, daughter Of the grand duke,
who are also seventeen and fifteen years
old.
Other possibilities are Princess Dag
mar of Denmark. who is twenty-one:
Princess Marguerite OF Denmark, sixteen:
Princess Helena of Greece. fifteen;
Princess Caroline OF Schleswig- Holstein.
seventeen; Princess Alexandra of Anhalt,
four, zen; Princess Adelaide Of Saxe-Mein-
ingen, twenty. and Duchess Clementine
OF Saxe-CObOurg-Gotha fourteen.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

In June last there arrived in the town
of lille a French lawyer named Nalensi,
accompanied by a swarthy person who
called himself Said Garda, and who was
said to represent Morocco.
Their mission, explained Valensi, was
TO found a center of the Red Crescent Of
Morocco, an order Of which he himself
was president.
Erenchmen are always hungry for dec
orations, asserts Pearson's Weekly. The
delegates whose papers, written in Turk
fsh, could not be understood by the au-
thorities, were accepted as genuine Va
lensi and his friend were up at the best
hotel, over which was flown the flag OF
Morocco, a grand banquet was served, at
which the visitors appeared in magnif-
cent Moorish robes, and the proceedings
terminated with the distribution of
shower of decorations, each consisting Of
a rich Tunisian jewel suspended from a
red ribbon.
Needless to say. the decorated paid
heavily for their enrolment in the new
order, and Velensi and his friend went
on with their pockets we'll lined.
A few weeks ago the members of the
new order got most unpleasant shock
when Valensi was arrested, and it was
proved that the Red Crescent had no real
existence, and that the whole business
was nothing but a clever swindle.
This is by no means the first case Of
the kind on record. The celebrated Ross
Raymond, who in his time was soldier.
naval officer, newspaper correspondent,
and convict, and who died little over
year ago. once played a similar trick.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
FRENCH FAKERS DO WELL -
SELLING BOGUS MEDALS

n the year of 1884 he turned up in
Paris at the Hotel Bristol, describing
himself as an Egyptian government OFF,
cial. and courier of the Khedive, who was
to arrive a few days later. He took an
expensive suite and did himself very well.
The second day after his arrival was,
clared that his royal master had given
orders for dinner in his honor.
A magnificent banquet was prepared Of
twenty-four covers. and after the repast
Raymond announced that he was COM
missioned to decorate several of the
guests. He produced some splendid-look-
ing orders and handed them to the re-
cipients on his list.
Having by this means established con-
fidence, he next ordered a quantity of
jewelry, and then disappeared with over
5000 pounds worth Of germs.
Three years later, in 1887, all France
was convulsed by the arrest of Gen. CAT.
farel on the charge of trafficking in dec
orations. He was tried, but discharged;
but two other persons, Gen. Count d'Au-
guilty of taking bribes to confer the we'll
known red riband of the Legion of Honor
and were fined and imprisoned.
But the scandal was not yet at an end.
NJ. Wilson, son-in-Iaw of the President of
the republic. was arrested and charged
with a similar offense. In the following
March he was tried, found guilty, SEN
fenced 10 two years Imprisonment, a fine
of 5000 francs, and loss Of civil rights for
five years. The sentence, however, was
quashed by the court of appeals.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
HOW ANIMALS OF DESERT
EXIST FAR FROM WATER

positively that there was no water within
sixty miles except what leaked from the
water cans of the railroad, and these
were twenty-five miles apart. Although
tracks showed that both deer and ante
lope passed within few hundred feet
OF the water in the night, there was
never a track on the edge of the little
pond where they could have had a
drink They must have smelled 1t, but
evidently did not want it.
Mountain sheep Not Thirsty.
But 1t cannot in this way be explained
how the bighorn or mountain sheep goes
SO long without water. There are some
still left in the hills of the Moiaye
desert and every spring where they can
possibly get water is well known to the
many prospectors about here, as well as
to the Indians who hunt them. It is
quite certain that they do not drink
In winter or spring. Two Piute Indians.
who killed fifteen three years ago a few
miles back of my ranch and have hunt
ed~them all their lives, are quite posi-
i've on this point, as we'll as all pros
pectors. They are quite as positive that
there is no green feed in the mountains
at times, but IT makes no difference.
Most of the time the sheep have moth
ing but bunch grass and brush which is
half or two-thirds dry.
Still more remarkable is the way the
hare or jack rabbit goes without water
without a particle of green feed in sight
for leagues. You find him happy and
fat, spending the day under a scrap of
bush that makes little more shade than
a fish net. His skin is as porous as a
piece of buckskin. and the heat is
enough to evaporate every drop Of blood
in his body as If it were so much blood
in bag of buckskin. And all this time
he Is evaporating water through his
lungs by his breath, the same as you
Go. Yet there he will sit all day until
evening. when he will play for miles
over the still fiery plain and run the sun
a race to bed.
Then he may spend half the night
lodging coyotes or hunting an alfalfa
patch, to find himself fenced out, when
he will be ready to run the sun another
race. apparently for pure fun. And when
you bag him you will find him Just as
full of blood as the thoroughbred Bel
gian hare Of few years ago that used
to sit in his cage on exhibition and
drink water and eat green feed every
few minutes.
How Jack Rabbits Drink. =
Has the reader ever seen a Jack rabbit
drink? Perhaps they can learn to, but
did you ever seen one do it? They will
go to a brook or wet ground after the
grass that grows along its edge, but will
they drink? I believe that in the thirty
three years have been in California 1
have seen about as many as any one
and watched them as closely, and I
never yet say one touch water. I have
camped on the desert for days at the
only water in many leagues, with rabbits
about everywhere. but not one of them
came to the spring. 1 have examined
the margins of many a water hole on
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

corporation outside of the State Of New
York. The West was said to be partic-
ularly savage in fits attitude toward
wealthy and powerful lawbreakers. but
the heaviest fine in that part of the
country has been $4,000.
The Trust Lawyers Surrender.
"I was young man. Opposed to me
were Joseph H Choate, the former AM
bassador to Great Britain; Alton B. Par
ker, the Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent in 1904; John Z. Parsons. chief
counsel for the sugar trust, and a num-
Der OF younger and less distinguished
lawyers. had no assistance. except
from the earnest and capable men in
my own ofice~ After had started an
other case ag linst the trust, the lawyers
caiisd 10 see me. We believe your facts
are wrong and that your law is wrong
they said. but we don't want again
to leave the issue to jury So they
settled.
Il also entered suits against the Great
Northern. the Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific, the Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul. and the Central Vermont railways.
All settled but the Great Northern.
which fought and lost We collected
500, 600 In fines. The Elkins law had been
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
Picking Mate for Present Prince of Wales
Delicate State Matter in Which He
Has Little to Say.

When 1t came his time to touch finger
to the bow and direct the dart OF love.
Princess Mary OF Teck stood out as his
target. Although her father was Of Ger
man blood, her mother was English. She
had been reared in England. Queen Vic
toria liked her. so the match was made
some time after the betrothal was ga
zetted, Prince Clarence sickened and died
II Is not given to princesses long to
grieve under such circumstances. There
was another heir apparent. By the deli
cate means known to his matchmaking
grandma, Prince George was made to
know the atenues leading ito White
Lodge, Richmond Park, the home of
Princess May, and by and by-a matter
or eighteen months-another betrothal
was gazetted, and now Mary is Queen.
Now. who will be Edwards little
princess when the government wheels
have turned and courts have talked with
courts and the young man himself Is
permitted to participate in the functions? &?
II the prince is to marry a princess of
equal rank to himself, his choice is so
restricted that 1t may appear discourag-
ing to him at once. There are only about
a dozen princesses near his own age who
would be possibilities. When there are
four times four hundred thousand or more
very nice girls distributed over the map
Of Europe. it doesn't appear that a
prince is playing in any sort of luck to
have to confine his attentions to one or
another Of about a dozen girls. That's
where the son of democracy has it on the
prince boys. OF course, II isn't writ in
the rules for royal swains that they must
marry princesses Of equal rank Some
other princesses are eligible. but diplo-
macy looks to national interests in these
affairs. and the future kings bride will
certainly be selected for him for reasons
Of state.
Pehaps Kaiser's Daughter.
To those who are thinking the matter
over while the prince Is busy at his
schoolbooks and play at the Royal Naval
College, at Dartmouth, the Kaiser's only
daughter. Princess Victoria Louise, is
very much in the eye. She is a fair
haired, blue-eyed miss, of sunny disposi-
ton, who has advantage over the others
in that she has met the Prince of Wales
But she is two years older than he.
During the Kaisers recent visit to Lon
don. he was accompanied by his daugh-
ter. Very naturally in the arrangement for
entertainments the prince and princess
were brought tOgether-and. of course,
they were watched. The prince acted a
bit shy. He seemed anxious to get away
and join the fellows.
At performance in Drury Lane The
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

Picking a partner for a prince is quite
the most delicately puissant task that
falls to the lot of the Rex family. That
delightfully."- simple and for ever so long
popular method OF meeting a girl In
trolley car, and some few months there
after popping the question to her In the
back parIor or on the front porch, after
the old folks had gone to bed, Is denied
to sons OF royalty. 1t has neither the
approval of the board of the green
cloth nor the Endorsement Of the college
Of heraldry. The prime minister would
frown upon it, and the Archbishop OF
Canterbury would throw the weight OF
his powerful office against it. Even
Parliament has made a law to prevent 1t,
and the great seal of state is deep stamp
ed thereon.
About the time that a prince slips out
of knickers the royal matChmakers begin
to thumb certain close printed pages OF
that fat little red-bound volume known as
the Almanach de Gotha. For prince
this book is a book of fate. When he is
old enough to go a-wooing he must get
the girls address from its pages. 1t is
his marriage guide.
Just now the romance plans for the
light-hearted young Prince Of Wales are
shaping in the palace halls. They start
early arranging the marriage Of crown
prince, for it's a long and ofttimes
complex procedure. The relation OF
Cupid to the map Of Europe is always
vital. Monarchy and matrimony are
invariably considered together. Diplomacy
paves the way for devotion-courting 1t
under court orders. The foreign office
is the ambassador of love.
Not Much for Girls.
Edward is Just seventeen years old.
He's just a big boy. He likes his bull
pup better than he does any girl. But
on June % next, as they regulate such
matters, he will be Of age, and when an
heir apparent is of age 1t doesn't do to
waste time. For good and sufficient
reasons Great Britain prefers not to have
a bachelor heir apparent Edward
knows this: he may not like it. but in
a way he Is helpless. So, after a time,
he and his princess will meet face to face,
and the solemn court circular will make
note of It in the phrasing which has
obtained for centuries. In its language
the marriage will be arranged"
How George Was Married.
King George. who was recently crown
ed. knows perhaps as we'll as any one
the potentiality of royalty in shaping the
love arairs of one OF princely title.
Prince Albert. Duke OF Clarence, was heir
to the throne. He was not overstrong.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
Rabbits, Quail, Squirrel, Deer, and Even
Cattle Manage to Get Liquid Enough
Out of Their Food to Keep
Them Alive.

without waiting for the new spineless
cactus, Cattle in places do the same.
But they are generally poor while deer
and antelope are almost always fat on
it. I have shot many of them, writes a
correspondent of the Los Angeles Times,
and found the spines in the stomach COM
pIetely softened. though they must have
been stiff and sharp when eaten shortly
before. l never found any sticking in
the tongue or mouth.
On the great Mexican desert of Chi
huahua and Northern Durango, known
as the Bolson de Mapini, I once spent
two months hunting deer and antelope,
which were very plenty. 1t was known
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

mo one can travel the hills and plains
of Southern California very long without
discovering that rabbits. quailS, squirrels.
and any number of reptiles and insects
live at great distances from any visible
water.
Living on bugs and worms explains
why the lizard, the toad, and some other
reptiles can live without water, as also
snakes which eat them and animals that
in some way manage to keep blood in
their veins. In many parts of Mexico
deer and antelope go without water en-
tirely, out they eat cactus, and eat it
with all its spines in good order and
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-01-28
Mystic shriners' Big Reception.

One Of the most largely attended re-
ceptions among secret societies In
Brooklyn so far for the month Of
January was the one given by the
Ancient Arabian Daughters Of Sphinx
at Sumner hall. Members Of the sub
ordinate lodges Of the Mystic Shriners
crowded the hall and were conspicuous
In the grand march, which was partici-
pated in by fully 300 persons, led by
the deputy grand matron and K l.
De vass. noble Of the thirty second
degree.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-01-28
rourishins Mutual s.nes. soei.,,

The Smr OF Zion society. n mutual
benefit organization for Afro-Ameri-
cans. with headquarters in Boydton.
Va. Is one OF the most thrifty organi-
rations Of It's kind In that section of
the state. II has large and growing
membership and is doing much good
among the people In the rural districts
f. II. Burwell is the authorized trav-
cling agent for the society.