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Evening star., 1911-01-28
TRAINING OF THE ARMY.
Gen. Wood, Chief Of Staff, Revises
the Regulations.

With view to perfecting the practical
training OF the mobile army OF the United
States SO that the soldier may be pre-
pared in time of peace for his actual du-
ties in war. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood,
chief OF staff of the army. has issued a
general order revising to some extent the
regulations now in vogue.
The principal change in the regulations
Is decrease in the number of practice
marches yearly. in order that that part
OF the training of the soldier may not be
given more attention than its importance
jusdaea The change will permit more
time for tho other elements of field train
ing, particularly range target practice,
camping and maneuvers. In future the
practice marches will be three in num-
Der for any one year under ordinary cir
cumstances. instead Of seven. as is usual.
~ the case at present. The three marches
will be held during the period of the
year assigned especially to practical in
struction. which generally extends from
April 1 10 November /. Previously the
marches were held once q month during
tpat period.
by companies aAd will last from three &c
SIX days: the second march will be held
ky bartalions for the same period, and
tile third march Will be made by the
entire garrison. covering a period of from
SH TO ten days.
1syho order permits the extension of the
e1mber of practice marches in regions
afording exceptional opportunities fol
combining them with other fielG exercises
Evening star., 1911-01-28
TO APPEAR AS MINSTRELS.
Evening of Fun Planned by Wash
ington Bank Clerks.

Washington Chapter, American Insti-
tute of Banking. has issued invitations
for an unique session" in it's rooms, 121A
F street northwest, next Tuesday evening
at o'clock. The features will be a min
streI show smoker and a "fanfest."
Employees of the American Security and
Trust Company will be the hosts.
Following are the performers:
j. Clark Middleton, musical director: /.
Baker Greene, interlocutor; tambos,
Stuart s. Hayes, Horace S. Johnson
bones, Ben Fl. Depenbrock, Harry Mid
dleton minstrels, S. Theodore Howard,
Donald Edmonds, H. Wade Petit, A. X.
Paris, jr., Malcolm Macdonald. Kenneth
F. Brooks. Pierce Riddle. Robert E. Raw
lings, Martin r. West, Frank E. Middle
ton, jr., Percy w. Finney. Basil P. Boy
kin, Fred L. Hanks, w. w. Maioney, jr.,
and w. II. Jordan
WANTED. a Valet" one-act comedy
sketch, will be presented by Edward &.
Haneke. Benjamin H. Depenbrock, Hor-
ace S. Johnson and A. K. Paris, jr
During the interlude in the funmakin 3
Tuesday night the American Security
base ball team, champions of the Bark
ers' League, will he officially awarded the
cup donated by the chapter.
Evening star., 1911-01-28
A PLAYWRIGHT AT ELEVEN.
Play by Daughter Of Otis Skinner
Accented by Charles Frohman.

NEW YORK, January 2S.-Eleyen-year-
old Cornelia Skinner. daughter of Otis
Skinner, actor, is following in the theat-
rical footsteps of her father. She has
written a play and. what is much more
to the point, she is going TO have it act
ed.
Early last week little Miss Skinner
handed a manuscript to Charles Froh-
man, gravely calling his attention to the
fact that il was a one-act play entitled
THE Maid" and emphasizing the fact
that it contained a typical Otis Skinner
part" Frohman examined the little girls
work and found that, indeed. she had
written an actable play containing five
characters, based on one of the King
Arthur legends There were several good
situations in 1t. and Frohman decided
that with a little fixing up, IL might be
presented as a curtain-raiser To Sire at
the Criterion Theater. So he accepted 1t
and arranged with the juvenile client for
royalties.
Little Miss Skinner has been busy with
her pen in other directions. She has writ
ten verses at various times and some Of
them have appeared in children's maga-
zines.
Evening star., 1911-01-28
MAKES DOLLAR DONATION,
San Antonio, Tex, Man Mystifes the
Post Office officials.

Just what to do with several dol
lars that do not belong to it is puzzling
the postal service.
Several months ago the Postmaster
General and other officials Of the DOS
tai service were mystified by the re-
ceipt of letters from San Antonio, Tex.
each of which contained a isum of
money. generally a paper dollar or sill
YER dollar. Some of the letters con-
tanned nothing to show why they were
written or why the money inclosed
was sent Others contained holiday
greetings to the Postmaster General.
"A merry Christmas to those abroad"
and one of them, addressed to Haley's
comet, contained its dollar with nc
message at all.
One of the letters. five pages in
length and containing the usual dol
lar. was addressed to George Wash
ington. and another. addressed to the
thinking it is awfud cold, 1 thought
I would write you q few lines. You
will excuse me in not writing long
letter, as l have no fire in my room.
Even Fido is freezing" 1t. too, con-
tai1ed the usual dollar.
The matter was referred to the chief
post Office inspector. who finally To-
Gated the writer. He is middle
aged man. carriage trimmer by
trade in San Antonio. and OF good fam
lily connections. He said he had been
told to send the letters and money
and he did not care what became of
them afterward. One check covering
several Of his remittances which the
Postmaster General had directed to be
sent to him was promptly returned
declined with thanks"
The money which the man has sent
with his many communications Is still
"a - tAY HG1 11Sn u.
who are in a qnandary as to what to
do with it.
Evening star., 1911-01-28
BRITISH OPINION DIVIDED.
Tariff Reformers Wrought Up Over
Canadian Trade Agreement.

LONDON, January 2S.-Discussion of
the American Canadian reciprocity agree
ment continues on strictly partisan lines.
The tariff reformers oppose it strongly,
while free traders approve. The former
are making most alarming predictions of
q weakening of the imperialistic tie il the
understanding is ratified. The Pail Mall
Gazette today says:
'Is 1t for the ultimate benefit Of Can
ada that her resources should be thrown
open to exploitation by southern trusts:
that her career should be detected into
the walks Of . mere producer OF raw ma
teTials?"
Evening star., 1911-01-28
SHERIFF V|ETT ACCUSED
BY MONCURE'S FRIENDS
Charged With Failing to Pro.
tect the Lawyer When Ap-
peaIed to Wednesday.

Following the resignation as deput.
sheriff of Peyton Whalea. charged jointly
! with his brother and Joshua Offutt Will
having committed an assault on Attorne!
r. c. L. Moncure of Virginia. while the
latter was leaving the courthouse il
Rockville. Md. Wednesday afternoon, the
injured mans friends are now after the
| official scalp of Sheriff Viett of Montgom.
cry county.
Charging that Sheriff Viett refused t
do his duty in protecting Moncure, and
when forced to take action against the
alleged assailants served the warrant:
reluctantly. the Virginian's law partner.
and other friends are setting in motion
| a sentiment which. they declare, viii
leave sufficient mark to protect the per-
sons of attorneys from violence in the
!, future
The Charge Against Viett.
commemorative Attorney CrahdaI
Mackay of Alexandria county, Va. has
taken leading part in the agitation
Speaking of the part Sheriff Viett played
in the afternoons proceedings, Mr.
Mackay said today:
when the men first assaulted Moncurt
Warren NJ. Mitchell, stenographer, rar
back into the courthouse and told Viett
He urged him to hurry out and stop the
row. saying that Moncure would be killed
if he wasn't protected. Viett treated the
affair as a joke and wouldn't move. The
courtroom was practically cleared before
he ventured outside, when. of course
everything was over Even after the
nt for no Of ha iIop &c
had been obtained, it was with the great
est difficulty that we induced Viett to
serve them"
Contempt Of Court Alleged.
Mr.. Mackey yesterday wrote to Vernon
Ford. president of the bar association
for the sixteenth district, asking that he
call meeting Of the association so that
that organization can proceed as a body
against the alleged assailants and have
them cited for contempt Of court. Such
proceedings would be based on a stand
that Moncure was an officer of the court
at the time Of the assault
mo court can exist without the law
yers." said Mr.. Mackey this morning.
"and they are. therefore, officials of the
court, even after they have left the room
Moncure was doubly an official at the
tiIne OF the assault, q the jury was lock-
ed up and the case still pending"
Moncure Sues for $4,000.
Through his law partners, Attorneys
Wampler and Cloth, Mr.. Moncure yester-
day filed suit in the court of Fairfax
county, Va. for $4,000 damages against
Joshua Offutt. preceded by an attachment
on farm belonging to Offutt in that
county,
The preliminary hearing in Rockville
on the charge Of assault will be held
next Thursday. At that time it is ex-
pected Moncure will be able to be pres
emit
w. Outerbridge Spates, who was re-
ported as having witnessed the assault
and having remarked that no words
passed between the men before the first
blow was struck. denies that he witness
ed the ARRAY. He based his statement,
he says. on what he was told of the
affair by Mr. Moncure and others
Evening star., 1911-01-28
OVERRIDING Germ Theory.

r. r. Benson. who wrote "Dodo," The
Climber" and mp end of other things.
conferred favor on our Sunday Maga-
zine readers when he let us have "A
Warning TO Faddists.' for IL is hugely
entertaining. and at the same time. in
his pertinent fiction form. shows the re-
suit OF OVERRIDING the fear OF microbes
germs. etc. MIR. Benson's hero grew
thinner and thinner" he says. OF course
he did for he had enough anti-germ stuff
in him to make him thin carrying II
around. Look for this story tomorrow In
our Sunday Magazine
Evening star., 1911-01-28

Vanherheyden Fyles. who knows much
about the stage and stage people. FUR
nishes another of his characteristic ar
ticles to our next Sunday Magazine. This
one Is entitled Men,. but il isn't about
men at all; it's about women (authors
and playwrights) that adopted mems
names In their work. Among them he in
cludes such well known men" John
Rutherford, John Oliver Hobbies, r. L.
Fyffe. John Seton. Rinehart ROBBERS, John
Strange Winter, John Valentine. George
Cameron, f. l.. Voynich and q host of
others. telling what they have done, etc.
1t Is readable and valuable. as nearly all
Of Mr.. Fylss' productions are.
Evening star., 1911-01-28
SUCCEEDS AT SUICIDE.
Memphis Merchant Fatally Shoot.
Himself in New York.

NEW YORK. January 2S.-Jefferson D.
Levy of Memphis. Tenn, member of a
dry goods firm of that city. who shot him.
self in the left breast late yesterday at
the hotel in which he was stopping here,
died today at the New York Hospital,
where he was taken after his attempt at
suicide.
Levy, who had. been sta aying in the Ho-
tel Navarro. came to New York a week
ago on business for his firm, for which
he was the chief buyer. When the report
of revolver from his room yesterday
afternoon caused an entrance to be forced
Levy was found lying on the bed bleed
ing from q wound in the thorax He was
rushed to the hospital.
No letters were found in Levy's room.
and it is not known why he should have
wished to kill himself.
Evening star., 1911-01-28
BEGIN THEIR IMPRISONMENT.
Wealthy Lumbermen to Suffer Pun.
ishment for Peonage.

ATLANTA. Ga. January 2s-Five
wealthy southern lumbermen will enter
the federal prison here today to serve
sentences for peonage They are W. S.
Harlan. Robert Gallagher. DR.. w. E.
Grace, c. c. Hilton and f. s. Higgins,
all Of Lockhart. Ala. Harlan and Cal
lagher will each serve eighteen months
and pay fines Of $4,000. The three
others will serve thirteen months and
pay 81 900 each.
Their cases were the first to originate
in the south. and the prosecution was
vigorously pushed by the Department
of Justice. The case was twice taken
before President Taft. in hopes he
would sign pardons.
Evening star., 1911-01-28
Married to London Journalist

LONDON. January 2S.- Winifred Hunt
err the pianist, and daughter of Mrs
Flora Hunter of Indianap polls, and Will
liam Orten Tewson, a journalist. were
married here today. Mir Tewson was for
some time private secretary to the late
Cecil Rhodes. and subsequently engaged
in newspaper work in New York city,
Paris and London.
Evening star., 1911-01-28
The Ground Hog Legend.
Ia the Editor Of TIE Star.

AS Ground Hog Day" is approach
ing | send you the most elegant form
Of the legend. given TO me some years
since by scholarly gentleman who is
yersed In details OF interesting infor-
nation.
..If Candlemas be bright and fair
Fhere'i be two winters in that year:
~ Candlemas he ,iresr and cold
The winters tale will soon be told
Your readers are too familiar with
tie popular form of the ground hog
Gtcry to need my inserting it here.
JAMES A. BETHUNE.
Evening star., 1911-01-28
DREXEL CUTS AVIATION.
Decides Not to Engage in Competi.
tive Meets Any More.

NEW YORK. January 2s.-It is an
nounced that ]. Armstrong Drexel will
not again take part in competitive avia-
tion. .
Il do not mean." he says. chat I'm go
ing to give up my aeroplanes or desert
the sport. But 1 do not intend to take
part again in aviation events. In the
first place. the work is too hard and there
is too much of the element of danger II
is true that my family has never APP
proved of my taking up the sport NV
machines are now on the other side
Evening star., 1911-01-28

Luther Brashears. siXty-siN years old. d
member of the board of county commis-
sioners of Prince George county, Md,
died Thursday of cancer of the stomach
at his home at Contee- He was also a
local preacher and had filled the pulpit
at the Centenary Methodist Church on nu-
merous occasions.
Evening star., 1911-01-28
Bill to Grade Rock Greek Road.

Senator Johnston of Alabama proposed
an amendment TO the District appropIia-
ton bill yesterday, appropriatins $500
for the grading and improving of Rock
Creek road, from Georgia avenue to 9TH
street.
Evening star., 1911-01-28
Maj. Brooks Resignation
Causes New School Ruction.
BOARD MEMBER UNDER FIRE
Accused of Having Annoyed"
White House Employe.
FAILED TO GET INFLUENCE
Declared to Have Sought Intervcn-
tion With President in Filling
Local Offices.

Declaring that Mai. Arthur Brooks IL al
felt compelled to tender his resignation as
military instructor OF the coiored hi..
schooi cadets To Supt. of Schools Stua
because of "annoyances, FOR which. ii
II declared, member of the board of
education is responsible. school officials
and others have written letters to Capt.
James +. Oyster. president OF the board.
in an effort TO induce Maj. Brooks To re-
main in the school service.
Mai. Brooks, who holds his military
title by virtue of his command OF the
1st Separate Battalion. y. g. II. =. is AN
employe at the White House. and the in
situations of his friends are to the effect
that the board member indicated has
tried to secure presidential influence
through Mai. Brooks
Evening star., 1911-01-28
Cabinet officers in Conference.

Secretary of War Dickinson. Secretary
of the Treasury MacVeagh and Attorney
General Wickersham were in conference
with the President early this morning.
The rumor was current that they were
discussing the issue of Panama canal
bonds. Each of the three cabinet MEM
bers denied the report.
MIR. MacVeagh hopes to be able to an
nounce the successful bidder for the con-
struction of the new Bureau of Engraving
and Printing building within few days.
He said this morning that the depart
ment Is anxious to complete the building
as soon possible.
A committee representing the Veteran
Corps of the lst Regiment of Pennsyl-
yania this afternoon invited President
Taft TO attend the fiftieth anniversary
celebration of the organization of that
corps. TO be held in Philadelphia. April
1S next. 1t is understood the President
will accept the invitation. Those in the
delegation were Gen. j. w. Latta. Coils.
j. p. Nicholson. Theodore Widersheim.
r. w. Benson and s. Bonnafon. Capt.
James Hogan and Maj. J. c. Gilmore.
Evening star., 1911-01-28
"New York and Florida S,

I "NeW fOFK ma FIOfida Spec1aIs
| Twenty-fourth season OF the finest train
operated to Florida. Cuba. South. At
lantic Coast Line. T:l0 pm. 1410 New
York ave-, n.W.-Advt
Evening star., 1911-01-28
No Charges Are Made.

Capt. Oyster has said that letters OH
the subject of the military Instructor
have reached him, but that he has been
too busy to pay much attention to tho
matter as yet Maj. Brooks has made
no charges on the subject. and the board
member whose name is connected with
the affair has said that there would be
nothing for publication from him until
definite charges had been laid before the
board of education. In general way this
member indicated that there is no trutn
In the "annoyances" report.
The story of the alleged persecution il
said to date back to the time the Office
of recorder of deeds was last vacant At
that time, say friends of Maj BrooAs,.
the board member sought to get Maj.
Brooks to say "A word to the President
in his behalf. 1t is understood that this
word was never spoken. Following that
when there was a vacancy i'm the .ieorSe-
town customs house. the same word with
the President was requested, with the
same results as with the previous va
cancy.
Absence Causes Criticism.
Some time later the board member In
question asked for detailed information
as to Maj. Brooks service as military
instructor. From that time. it is alleged.
criticism as to Maj. Brooks absence
from drills was made. It is a matter OF
record on the school rolls that at least
once Maj Brooks was absent about sew
enteen consecutive drill days. this abb
sence being made necessary by MAJ
Brooks duties. which kept him travelling
Xith the President on one Of his cross.
country tours.
The now famous matter Of substitute
service has entered into the controversy
at this point. because. under the rules -
enforced before the recent controllere
decision, Maj Brooks was allowed %
furnish a substitute and pay the subsei-
tute a portion of the regular pay. =
1t appears also from Maj. Brooks
friends that the absent military instructs
or was criticised for furnishing SUBJ
stitute who has been termed incompeteue
by some one higher up In the school
world The substitute was q captain 81
the 1st Separate Battalion, N. G. ID. G. I
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-05
Drugs Of Antiquity.

1t is admitted that the oldest med
ical work known is the EberS papy-
rus, discovered by George Ebers in
his journey to Egypt in 1928. 1t is
scroll twenty yards long and foot
wide and has been studied and trans
lated by Won Oefele and reviewed by
Won Lippmann. 1t was written about
1850 B. c., though some Of the mate
rial OF which it is compilation dates
back to about 300 B. G.
The medical substances mentioned
include copper-once more costly
than gold and silver-lead, iron, an
timony, carbon, sulphur, salt, soda,
gypsum and other minerals; milk,
fats from many animals, wax and the
horn, blood and other portions of do
nestle and wild animals; castor and
other oils, honey, raisens, grapes, figs
dates wine, beer, linen, flax, lanolin,
papyrus, numerous resins, caraway,
fennel, dill meloit, watercress, pep
permint, coriander, lettuce, endive
absinth, pomegranate, ca]amus, aloes
sa over, crocus, indigo, henbane
mandrake, opium and other plants and
Vegetable products.
In preparing drugs solids were graf.
ed or powdered in stone mortar
There were many processes of treat
ing them, as roasting, baking, press
ing, sleeping, warming, boiling in var
ious substances, macerating with I've
evaporating and fermenting with
yeast. Liquids were filtered an(
two or three ingredients, but others
have as many as thirty-seven materi
ais,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-05

where Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hansen re,
Gently lived.
Isaac Hird visited friends, in DEM
son Wednesday afternoon.
Walter Ivey, Am. Fish and Carl
Ibpsen attended court in Denison on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hansen moved
Saturday into the house recently Va
Gated by Pete Johnson and family.
Mary Elizabeth Hird died Tuesday
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Hird, at the age OF five
months. Little Mary has gone to her
heavenly home and we desire to SO
live that when our time comes to die
and leave this world we may meet
her with the millions of infant souls
and all the redeemed of the Lord in
the glory world beyond. All was done
for her that loving hearts and willing
hands could do. A brief funeral serv-
ice was held Wednesday morning at
the home conducted by Rev. A. M.
Mcintosh. Those out OF town who
attended the funeral services We're:
Mrs. Will Weremouth, Sarah Hird,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Harvey, of Deni-
son, and John Hird, of Eagle Grove.
Rev. Cameron and Rev. Mcintosh
transacted business in Denison Thurs
day.
Lynn Sood went to Dow City Tues
day to attend Woodman rally.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-05
Vain Search For Treasure.

According to Jose Raymon PalfoX
a Mexican journalist, there are NO
hidden Montezuma treasures.
No doubt the stories circulated
about the hidden treasures of the Az
tee emperors have their origin in the
sadly exaggerated accounts of old
Spanish historians-men who sWal-
lowed the yarns of the conquerors OF
Mexico, and whose judgment had
been upset by the few shipments of
gold and silver made to Spain short
ly after the taking of the Aztec cap
ital.
The accounts of the Montezuma
treasures is NEARLY counterpart OF
similar eXtravagances found on many
pages of history We read of the
fabulous wealth of the Euphrates val
ley, of ancient Egypt, of India and
other parts, and so far have never
found a trace of it. In their day no
doubt these people had certain
amount of gold and silver, but they
never had enough to cause us mod
erns to call them rich. Dispersed
among them in the form of currency,
as is the case of today, their wealth
in precious metals would have made
them very poor showing. Gold and
silver, then as in the case of the Az
tees, were not used at all as mediums
of exchange or were used only in a
very limited way. rulers paid and re-
ceived tributes in the form of gold,
and converted it into articles of prac-
teal value or objects of art.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-05
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Mrs. Segebart and son, accompan
led by Chas. Bandon and wife, were
county seat visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. VIM. Schneider, ST.. was bust
ness visitor at the home Of his son
Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. Halloran and children
spent several days the past week Wis
iting at the home Of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hearm Helms.
Mrs. Willie Schneider and daughter
Miss Hilda, were entertained at the
home of Mrs. Frank Comstock on
Thursday afternoon.
Alex Heiden was entertained at the
Martin Nehls home Sunday.
John Andersen, wife and children
were entertained at the Hans Heinrich
sen home Sunday.
L. II. Mundt and family were guests
of Willie Schneider and wife Sunday
Mrs VIM. Halloran and daughter
Miss Madyln, spent Friday with Mrs
Theo. Kuhl.
]. E. Lewis, wife and children were
Sunday visitors with Mr.. and Mrs
John Comstock.
Herman Boeck and wife were Wis
itors with Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Heiden
Saturday afternoon.
Willie Schneider left Monday even
ing for Chicago, where he went with
a car load Of stock.
Miss Clara Hill is assisting Mrs
Will Bartlett with Homework.
A party was given at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Heiden Saturday
evening, the occasion being Mr.. Hell
denis birthday. The evening was spent
in dancing, playing cards, etc., and
later in the evening supper was serv-
ed, Of which everyone participated.
The guests departed for their homes
having enjoyed themselves and wish
ing Mr. Heiden many returns of the
day.
August Laurinat went to Denison
Sunday and will spend several weeks
with friends.