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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-20

such an ancestry Bill Shy der expects the latest will be world prize
 The sex of the baby is not vet deter mined. but if it is a gentleman hippo Snyder will call it Christopher Columbus, after the discoverer, whose celebration ended where the little hippo began.
 Miss Murphy, the mother of the hippo, has seen the menagerie built around her. She was bought in 1886 for s55oo and Caliph joined her soon afterward Every few years they contributed new hippo to the collection, and these were sold or exchanged for other animals, so that Miss Murphy may be said to have stocked the zoo The elephants. the lions and the cteers were obtained in exchange for her offspring
 After the lion house was closed the park spectators had to seek a new at traction, and they found it in the monkey house, where another newcomer was in- t.oduced. This was simian answering to the name of Knock" that had been presented to the menagerie by A. C. Grainer of Hobolen As Bill Snyder thrust the simian Into the cage the other apes were scandalized to see it wore a gold collar and a pair of earrings, the adornments given by it's relinquishing owner, who had found "Knook' too mis- cllievous for home life.
 The other monkeys crowded about
 Knock with the usual curiosity of their kind and seemed ready to take .1xnock' apart to see what made his eyes move. Snyder saw that foppish monk had no chance to live in such rowdy company, so he changed "Knock's' abode to an- other cage, where he was put in with an old quiet female monkey that has been | the best behaved simian of the group. The jewelry aroused the feminine jeal- oEsy of the old woman, and as soon as Snyder had turned his back Knock came close to .strangulation as the other sought to wrest the gold collar Snyder had to separate them and put '.Knoci,r in solitary cage. He is now confronted with the problem of leaving Knock in Jeweled lonesomeness or else ;iivest him 1 or his adornments and let him be com l pany with the others of his species '''''''''''''.sss'e.s..s... recommendations comparative moderation is to our mind a pftiful and shabby solecism
 1 Whenever there is popular demand for the old time tavern, with it's simple furniture its kindly service, it's cIeanli-
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Why Hesitate?
An Offer That Involves No
Risk For Those Who
Accept 1t.

We positive our remedy will completely
relieve constipation. matter how chronic IL
may be, that we offer TO furnish il free of all
cost If il fails.
Constipation is caused by weakness of the
nerves and muscles OF the large iptcstines o.
descending colon. To expect cure you must
therefore tone up and strengthen those organs
and restore them to healthier activity.
We want rou TO try Rexall orderlies our
guarantee. They eaten like candy. and are
particularly ideal for children. They act directly
on the nerves and muscles of the bowels. They
have a neutral action the other organs OF
glands. They do not purge or cause any in
convenience whatever. They will positively
overcome chronic or habitual constipation aud
the myrlads Of associate or dependent chronic
ailments. Try RexalI Orderles at our risk. Two
sizes. Zoe and Csc Sold only at our stcres-the
Rexall Stores, O'Donnel's Pharmacies. 3o4
St NV Wis. and NJ ct. NV, I'D st. and
Pa. ave. s.e., aud Wis. ave. and e.. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13

Black Gauze Lisle Hose. with garter
and double tops.
25c, 35c, soc and 75c pair.
Same quality in medium-weight isle,
$50, soc and 75c pair.
Fine Quality Black Lace Lisle Thread
Hose,
$50, soc and 75c pair.
Extra-size Black Isle Thread Hose,
with double soles and toes and garter
tops
35c, soc and 75c pair.
Black Gauze Cotton Hose. with double
soles and double and garter tops.
25c, 35c, soc and 75c pair.
Medium weight Cotton Hose. with double
soles and high spliced heels; some have
double tops. others plain,
25c, 35c, soc and 75c pair.
Medium and Lightweight Black Cotton
Hose, with unbleached soles; some with
entire unbleached feet.
CSC, $50 and soc pair.
Extra-size Black Cotton Hose; plain,
with double tops and garter tops; with
and without unbleached soles.
$50, soc and 75c pair.
Tan Cotton Hose, with and without
garter tops, in regular and extra sizes,
25c and $50 pair.
Main floor. st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13

Tan Lisle Thread Hose. in thin rauze
medium and heavy-weights; with garter
tops,
25c, 35c, soc and 75c pair.
Hand-embroidered Lisle Thread Hose
in black and TAM large variety of de-
signs.
35c. soc and 75c pair.
Lisle Thread Hose. in gray and suede
colors; regular and extra sizes,
$50, soc and 75c pair.
Pure Ingram Silk Hose. in black and
white. with cotton soles and cotton
garter tops. These also come in 80 shades.
to match shoes and costumes.
ooc pair. Regular $I.Io quality.
Beautiful Silk Hose. with double tons
and soles; shown in black and white and
20 of the most prominent coIors,
$3.50 pair.
Fine Quality Pure Silk Hose, of a little
heavier weight than the above, In black,
white and 20 of the leading shades.
$500 pair.
Extra-fine Quality French Silk Hose.
with silk clocks and embroidered ankles.
in variety of colored designs and in
floral and conventional patterns; black
and the leading colors.
$500, $500 to $1,000 pair.
Extra-size Silk Hose. in black white
and tan. with or without double tops.
$2.oo, $3.50 and S2.75 pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13

The European companies charge extra
for all baggage, excepting in some coun-
tries no charge is made for small hand
baggage. The average cost in Europe for
first-class travel with ordinary baggage
is AZ cents per lie. at an average speed
of thirty miles an hour. In America the
average rate is 80 cents per mile. with
an average speed of thirty-eight miles an
hour This shows that American rail-
roads charge the traveller almost half
what the European roads do and give
the advantage Of higher speed. In Eu-
rope a person will travel so miles in six
teen hours for $3.50. He may travel the
same distance in America in twelve hours
for S14.30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13
In Proper Form.

The constitution OF Arizona complies
with the enabling act as being republican
in form. with no distinction in civil or
political rights on account OF race or
color, without repugnancy to the fed
eral Constitution and the Declaration Of
Independence, and the nine ordinances
referred 10 We're provided for in proper
form. Oklahoma was admitted into the
Union in 1907, although its constitution
contained the initiative and referendum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13

Over q billion railroad trips We're taken
in the United States last year, the aver
age length
Thirty-Seven Miles b n g
Average Length of Trip. htrty
seven miles. The income to the railroad
companies from these passengers very
nearly reached the billion dollar mark.
Fully 90 per cent of the passenger traffic
in the United States is in the ordinary
day coaches. Second-class tickets are scId
only in some parts of the country, and
few roads make special provisions for
them. Second-class passengers usually
travel in the smoking cars. Special tour
lists cars across the continent offer very
low rates, and a few immigrant trains
are sometimes considered as fourth class
Railroad time tables and folders. with
their clear maps and fund of miscellane-
GUS information, are important aids TO
the ticket agents. American railroad
time tables are SO excellent, both as re-
CARDS their maps and general informa-
ton. that European governments fire.
quently request them for educational pur-
poses One of the central railroads re-
Gently issued half million folders for
free distribution, at cost OF Sd per
thousand. Over 100000 folders were DIS
tributed last year i'm New York city alone.
Offices in large New York city hotels
have European times tables as well as
American. Last year during a discussion
in lobby of large hotel a man asked
the bellboy for time table of the trans
Siberian railway in Russia. Much to the
surprise Of those present it was promptly
furnished him.
The fixing of railroad passenger rates
is done by the general passenger traffic
agents of the different roads, who hold
conferences at various times to meet arts
ing needs. They agree upon the schedule
of rates for their respective roads. These
are printed and have to be filed for thirty
days with the interstate commerce COM
mission before they can be put into force.
COMING EXTRA
SESSION.
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Sprimg=Summen' Importations of
WOrmem'S Hosiery
Third floor, Eleventh st.

OIL AVE arrived and invite the critical inspection every
confident that such large hielerade
~ qualities will meet with instant approval and satisfaction.
Every weight and every approved style is here quite
which exclusively US and when sold
again be duplicated.
We wish emphasize the durability quality of our hose
both Of which approach point of hitherto
The improvements be readily upon examination and
satisfactorily tested by
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To Discuss Golf Course Plans.

To discuss plans for the establishment
of the proposed public golf course in
Potomac Park the committee on parks
and reservations of the Board of Trade
will meet this afternoon at 4:15 o'clock.
Considerable information from other
cities where public golf courses are
maintained has been received by the com
mittee. and this will be carefully gone
over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13
DAMAGED BY FIRE.
Homes in Southwest and Southeast
. Suffer Serious Losses.

Children and matches formed a danger
Gus combination in the house of Samson
Barber, 305 I'd street southwest, yester-
day afternoon, shortly after 2 o'clock.
Members of the fire department made a
prompt response to an alarm from box
425 and extinguished the blaze after
about $50 damage had been done.
Houses 100 and Ill 18th street south
east were badly damaged by fire yes
terday afternoon about 3 o'clock. The
blaze started in the chimney OF the house
of Edward Chase and spread to the
house of Mrs. Annie Waddy. About $3.50
damage resulted.
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Laird, Sch0ber & Co.'s
Fine Footwear for Women.

T1NT1 + have display and sale comprehensive
of Laird Schober Co.'S Fine Spring Foot
\AkS7\S for
This firm has always been noted for its high
class and distinctive goods producing only the
Women Footwear individuality Of style perfect
acterize OF shoes turned of their factories Careful
inspection by experts every piece of material in their
rction together with skilled Workmanship, tend toward the
completion OF shoes that for intrinsic merit sghtness and
dividualiy OF style be surpassed
In keeping with their reputation OF former years their produc
Included Plain Pumps Dresden Ties Ties Three
Four Eye!et Butcher Oxford Ties Made
sole feathers patent cotskn gun metal cakin tan
russia calfskin suede and dongola kdskin
Prices range from $3.50 to 5000 pair.
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the constitutional convention OF Arizona
should make nine certain provisions by
ordinances which should not be reVoca
BILE except by consent Of Congress. These
are absolutely a II the requirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13
Provision of Enabling Act.

THE act Of Congress Of 1910 which pro-
vided for the admission OF Arizona into
the Union. commonly called the enabling
act, grants the admission upon condition
that the constitution shall be republican
in form and make no distinction in civil
or political rights on account OF race
or color. and shall not be repugnant to
the Constitution of the United States and
the principles of the Declaration Of indie
pendence.
THE enabling act also declares that
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Oil to Be Liberated.
CULBERSON APPROVES
ARIZONA CONSTITUTION
Texas Senator Tells Why He Voted
for the New States
Admission.

Senator Culberson of Texas, who takes
the position opposite to that of his col
league. Senator Bailey, on the Arizona
constitution, came out in statement yes
terday explaining his attitude. He said:
Some objections are urged to the con-
stitution which the people of Arizona
adopted, but I favored its admission upon
the broad ground that these internal
affairs should be left to the people of
that territory free from federal dicta-
ton. for that is an attribute Of their SOW
ereignty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13
RAILROAD TICKET
AGENTS.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

From the east and the west, from the
north and the south, including Canada
and Mexico. members of the International
Association of Railroad Ticket Agents
will gather in Norfolk, Va, tomorrow for
their annual convention. AS practical
demonstration of the pleasures of travel
ing and in recognition of the faithful
services of their employees, the railroads
of the country have co-operated in ar
ranging an educational trip for the ticket
agents at the close of the convention
They will visit the important resort points
in the Carolinas and in Florida, receiving
all the attentions that fall TO first-class
passengers. From Port Tampa. Fla, a
special steamboat will take them to Ha-
vana. Cuba. They will return by way of
knights Key, Fla: thence by rail up the
east coast of Florida through Jackson
vile to Chattanooga, Tenn, and from
thence to Cincinnati, where the party will
disband and the members will return to
their respective homes.
The railroads reap their reward for this
in the fact that through 1t the agents are
better able to give intelligent Information
about the resorts of the country. Each
year trips for ticket agents are planned
for different sections of the country,
since the railroad companies are ever
active In promoting interest in pleasure
travelling, which is largely on the increase
every year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13
PRATT OIL WORKS BURN,
LOSS TOTALS S5OO,0OO
Firemen Retarded in Their La.
bors by Explosions of
Naphtha Cans.

NEW YORK. March ia five-hun-
dred-thousand-dollar fire which started
Saturday in the plant Of the Pratt oil
works. a Brooklyn subsidiary of the
Standard Oil Company. is still burn
ng today, and a force Of two fireboats
and three companies Of firemen is en-
gagged in an endeavor to keep the
blaze confined to the wharveS and stor-
age plant.
The firemen are hampered in their
work by the constant explosions of
five-g gallon cans Of naphtha, which
were stored on the piers.
Caused by Hot Ashes.
According to officials Of the oil COM
threw a shovelful Of hot ashes into
the river close to the dock, igniting
some oil which was floating on the
surface.
The firemen expect to have the fire
under control by tonight. Several hun
dred men are al work on the unburned
portions Of the oil companys piers
today. loading on lighters thousands of
cans of gasoline which the fire has not
yet reached. The fireboats keep
stream OF water playing constantly
over the workmen and the stacks Of
cans. keeping the latter cool to pre-
vent danger OF explosion.
Oil to Be Liberated.
AS soon as all the available cans
have been removed the burning stor-
age tanks will be opened by the use
OF small cannon, and the burning
oil allowed to flow into the water,
where it can be extinguished by the
use of sand.
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W0rmem's Spring Dresses.
S18.75 to $4,000 each.

Rich White Lingerie Dresses, Of all
over embroidery, fine batiste and en-
broidery combined with cluny lace: rich
ly trimmed with fine laces, insertions and
tiny tucks: high and Dutch necks and
three-quarter sleeves: trimmed skirts,
finished with flounces,
$3.50 to $500 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13
Making Up of Tickets
a Complicated Matter.

the Palace Hotel, San Francisco. is said
to be the most perfect in the world
lie ticket salesrooms are on the main
floor. but an order for a through ticket
is quickly sent by pneumatic tube to
the basement below, where expert
ticket agents quickly make up the de-
sired route. Straight local tickets are
sold directly from the case. Making up
a ticket covering a number of roads is
a complicated task. Generally a sepa-
rate coupon is attached for each road
crossed. as an accurate record must be
kept of every mile Of the roads in or
der that the accounts of the respective
compa mics can be kept.
Few of the railroad companies own
Pullman cars. Most of those in use are
rented from the Pullman Car Company
at the rate of l cent per mile. The av-
erage payment per year by railroad
companies amounts to $1,000 for each
car Sleepers are extra. and an addi-
tional extra rate is charged for spe-
cially luxurious trains which runs at
high speed. One or more Of these extra
trains run daily over all of the princi-
pal railroads.
The statement often made that railroad
travelling in Europe is much cheaper than
in the United States is entirely erroneous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13
The Latest Conceptions inn
WOrmem'S NeckWear.

o0N UMEROUS modes in Neckwear have recently
ceived and placed display They
u y the latest achievements and show many pleasing
in style and originality
These lines remarkable their compreensveness
beauty, and foremost in fashions
o season sdress;
leach.
nh wsailos
Stocks signed and
h
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Dyeing and Cleaning Department.

W. VENlNG Gowns always be scrupulousy clean and
~ occasional dry cleaning will keep them Nothing is
~ injured by our and the gown is made fresh
and as lovely as when We do this work guar
satisfaction Goods called for and delivered
foot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13

Soft Foulard Silk Blouses, in plain
colors. with large coin dots, dainty
stripes and checks; some finished
with full hemstitched quilting. 81 -
EdCH minimum.
Also Pretty Foulard Silk Blouses,
with hemstitched sailor collar and silk
tab; also round turnover collar
and tie; q sleeves. with turn-back C.
cuffs. Each. po'/o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13
Tickets Are Rated
Same as Money.

very large number of ticket forms
Every one Of these may be arranged for
number of different points. These rail-
road tickets are as carefully accounted
for as though they were money. When
an agent orders certain number they
are sent him in carefully sealed packages
handled by the express companies under
the same valuation as money. The agent
lis charged with their value and note
Of them is sent to the railroad auditor.
The stubs from the tickets sold are turn
ed into the general Office, as are also
the tickets after the conductors have COL
ected them. All are carefully audited
and outstanding tickets are credited
1t retards the settling of accounts to
have the tickets uncollected after GER
tain time This is the reason for the
time limit which appears upon most tick
cts. The central offices of large railroad
companies keep thousands OF ticket forms
on file, arranged after an elaborate card
index system. From these forms II is
possible for an agent to make up
through ticket across the continent, CIV
ing almost any desired route. A few
hours time will enable the ticket agent
in any important city to sell through
transportation to any place in the world
desired, for there is always cooperation
between the. railroads and steamship
companies.
The printing of railroad tickets is in
itself an important industry. To pre-
vent counterfeits requires almost as
much care as is taken by the United
States Treasury in printing paper
money. There are large number of
special printing machines adapted ex
clusively to railroad ticket printing.
careful record is kept of every ticket
printed and all imperfect tickets and
proofs are destroyed. Mileage books
are printed in one long strip, because
they must be numbered consecutively.
particu ar style of press has been
invented for this work. After the long
sheet of paper is printed and perfo
rated it is cut and bound into the book
form so popular with the travelling
pune.
rricket selling REQUIRES much care
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13
WOmem'S Chiffon Cloth and
MarQmiSette Bl0mSeS.

% GROUP Of resistbly charming Blouses, OF these soft
Il and pable materials which lend themselves grace
Nv fully the fgure-eaboate trimming and hand embrod
They here in all the desired colongs tan,
he1otrope copenhagen blue kings blue black white
Fine lace, dainty beads charming yelled effects fash
ionabe band trimmings used in the latest exclusive
Necks high, without collars; sleeves
Prices range from S5.75 to $3.50 each.
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These railroad ticket agents represent
no less than LIS different railroads in
the United States
Many Railroads besides those of
-, Canada and Mex
Are Represented. leo. The co-opera-
corporations work in promotion of the
comfort and convenience of the traveller is
a strong support Of the claim frequently
made that American railroads have the
existing in tho world. While the passen-
ger traffic is less profitable than that Of
freight transportation, 1t requires more
attention. because the needs of individuals
to make connections or to arrive at an
exact time are always more pressing than
those of ordinary freight shipment.
The distribution of tickets to passen-
gers is not the simple matter 1t appears
upon the surface. Ticket agents must
have a thorough geographical knowledge
and a full understanding of connections
to different points. Often a ticket is
sold crossing fifteen or twenty roads.
The difficulties increase when it is made
out in another language. A traveller
coming from Mexico to Washington by
rail last month had several of the cou-
pons from his yard-long ticket printed
in Spanish On at least one of the Ca
madam railroads tickets are issued print
ed in both English and French, and the
International Ticket Agents Association
includes members selling both Of these.
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WOmen's Spring Skirts.

TYLEs and styles Fabrics and colors-and more styles
VA the practical Wash Skirt S275 by
~ price steps akedo Pantaloon Skirt SOS
White Wash Skirts OF English rep and rame linen;
we'll perfectng skirts and all models $685.
$3.50 and $500 each.
Serge Skirts fine fitting and perfectly tailored skirts
prices ranging from S555 to SIS 500 each.
Black Tafea Silk and Satin Dress Skirts; made plain,
others enhanced with buttons prices ranging from SS75 to
SI275 each
Also large and attractive assortment OF Dressy Wolfe Skirts
prices ranging from S975 to SIS75 each.
Also the modified Pantaoon Skirts OF blue serge $1,000
each and of whteand gray striped serge SIo75 each.
dfpr,G
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Handsome Lingerie Dresses. Of white
cotton marquisette, trimmed with either
Irish crochet lace or wide bands of cluny
lace; new kimono sleeves and high or
low necks: skirts are trimmed with lace
TO match and finished with tucks,
$500 to $3.50 each.
Third door, G st.
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All-wool Shoulder
Shawls, in checks and G. ,,d G.
plaids. Each. ......... 9l.75 ana 92.25
\ new line of Attractive White Can
ton Crepe and Embroidered Silk Man
tlllas' Each $500 to $500
Cream Cashmere Shawls, with tan,
violet, pale blue. Persian borders.
Each. ................ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. PSI
Plain Cream White Cashmere Shawls,
Elth frinsed ends. $3.50 and $500
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Ticket agents receive their tickets from
the central offices of their own particu-