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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-08
ARMOUR THEFT S15O,0O0
Guilty Woman Had Suffered
from Typhoid Fever.

Kansas City. Mo. April The value Of
the stocks and bonds stolen recently from
Mrs s f. Armour was $4,000. instead Of
;lo5 oo". as originally reported. # developed
to-day Mrs Armour's loss will not he any
larger than first reported when the story
became public Securities worth A5 ono, the
theft Of which has Just come to light. were
never sold The thief named their hiding
rlace. and they were recovered
Thus far Mrs Armour has recovered
about >l2ooA0 IN cash and securities. What
the goods in storage iewelry. works OF art
rugs and sllverware viii bring IL NOT known
II would arpear from heures now availab
that Mrs Armour will not lose more than
slE 90 or s2o0H0
Friends Of the woman who stole the Sc
curities recalled to-day that the first theft
was committed within a few weeks after
she had recovered from a severe case OF
typhoid fever Her illness was regarded as
dangerous. she being delrious much Of the
time she was N
Mrs. Armour still refuses to permit any
action 70 he taken against the guilty person.
Tonight Mrs Armour gave cut for pub
lication the following letter regarding the
theft.
To the Public:
| profoundly regret that so much public
~ mas been given 70 an unfortunate mat
ter connected with my private affairs
would have prevented It II could have
done so
The person involved has been irving 70
make amends for past errors. and she and
are looking forward for her 70 a life of
much usefulness and kindness IN the tut
IRE She has done much good in the past.
sh> can do much good IT the future These
Things should strongly speak tor her now.
They who dc not know the faults in the
minds 81 others who have erred or the
temptations presented cannot safely Judge
them
Al laws human and divine. command
not only that ve should highly consider
those who have 5rred. but % give 70 the
erring a chance 20 obliterate what has
been mistaken in the past b. good works
in the future.
We should not seek their destruction; we
should save them
Respectfully
MARGARET F.. ARMOUR.
y. II Hard who presented the letter for
Mrs Armour. said IL was her desire that
the matter be closed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-08
NEGROES NOT MAKING TROUBLE
Obey Jim Crow Law, Says San An
tonic Railroad Manager.

Washington. April 7"Oficers have dis
cipline OF men we'll in hand and conduct Of
all classes Of troops has been excellent. con
sidering the large number OF men here. "
said ". D. Cutie. vice pro siden, and gen
eIal manager Of the streetcar lines OF san
Antonio. Tex. in a telegram 10 the War
Department to-day relative 10 reports Of
friction in connection with the presence Of
the 9Th negro, Cavalry there
some infractions Of the Jim Crow law"
he added. were recorded in the FIRST few
days tho 9Th Regiment vas here. For the
last week negro soldiers have complied
with the Jim Crow law without hesita
ton and have been orderly in their deport-
ment In the cars"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-08
GOVERNOR WILSON SIGNS BILLS

lBy Telegraph 30 Tho Tribunel
Trenton. y. J.. April Bills signed by
Governor Wilson to-day included measures
prohibiting the employment Of minors be-
low the age Of fourteen years in mercantile
establishments, fixing a penalty of $50 for
the use Of silencers on guns and reducing
to seven the membership OF boards of
chosen freehoiders In counties having a
population Of between 10000 and 10000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-08
MADERO DEFINES TERMS
Continued from f1rst page.

the field. among his own enthusiastic
followers he scarcely can be expected to
hold Primarily il will he necessary to
impress on him the view that. to prevent
anarchy. Diaz must remain at the head
of the government for some months at
least.
l, is ticklish point. and the one Of all
others over which there is a proba bilty
Of a disagreement, as Seflor Limantour
insisted on it at the New York conference
with the elder Madero. while the insur-
gent leader recently declared that pre-
liminary to any peace negotiations the
aged President of the republic must re-
sign.
In any event. the senior Madero is
going on the trip with a stout heart. In
the event Of failure. it is regarded as
certain that conditions in Mexico will
rapidly gro, worse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-08
HELD AS COMMON GAMBLER

Daniel Collins. Of No am West 18th
street. was held by Magistrate Steiner,
YESTERDAY morning in the Harlem court.
in 500 bail for triaI. on a charge of being
a common gambler. He was one OF three
rrisone.s taken in a raid on THURSDAY
night by Deputy commissioner Fiynas
dsfectives. in a basement on Enghth ave.
nue between l21st and 1921 streets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-08

several days ago. has improved. accordihs
10 a dispatch 10 the State Department 10
day from Consul Hitler. at Tampico. Inc
first reports indicated that Crichneid mad
been moTt9ly wounded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-08
CRICHFIELD IMPROVING

Washington. April The condition Of
George crichneld. the American. who was
shot from ambush near Tuapan, MEXICO,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-08
Goina Fifteen Knots. Lifeaavers Say.

The entries i'm the log book. they SAID
showed that the Princes Irene was NOV
ing through the fog at fifteen knots an
hour. II this record is true, il would
appear that the stranded liner was
pluneins along at knot less than full
speed. While her skipper was taking
soundings regularly, an indiction Of his
Freed il given in the fact that his latest
cast before grounding gave him depth
Ct eighteen fathoms. This depth is not
10 be found within half mile seward
from the place where the Irene struck.
Throughout the morning the cabin pas
sencers on the Irene waited with keen
interest the arrival of the Prinz Fried
rich Wilhelm Eyes we're trained 10 the
southwest. and there was much rivalry
10 see who would he the first 10 sight
her Wireless messages received on the
Irene informed the passengers Of the
position 90 the Prinz Friedrich as he
STAINED along FOR Lone Hill II was
known on the Irene when the PTinz
Friedrich passed the Battery. when she
stopped or Quarantine for the health
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
The High School Bank.

Excellent results should flow from
the enterprise of starting a students
bank at the Business High School in
this city. Indeed, 1t is to be hoped
that the project will be so successful
that 1t can be emulated in other schools
of Washington. 1t Is highly important
to teach young people how to save
money. quite as essential. in fact, as to
teach them how to make it, and the
habit of saving once started and per-
haps fixed in school will perhaps be
of great value to them when they
have grown into manhood and woman
hood. There is strong tendency among
the young folks Of today to spend freely.
Nickels and quarters are paid out for
ness that would have shocked parents
unspeakably few generations ago. Chill
dren now spend dollars whereas a conf
paratively few years ago they did not
have dimes to use for their personal
pleasures. A spirit Of extravaganza has
come to prevail. especially among pupils
in the higher schools, and the result Is
unquestionably unfortunate in after life.
There is no thought Of making misers of
the boys and girls in encouraging them
to put their spare change into the school
bank, but it would be better for them
to develop along that line than to seek
the reputation for liberality and freedom
of expenditure which some seem to feel
is necessary in their school associations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
The Chestnut Crop.

The chestnut crop is large. This state
ment is made on authority of men who
take an interest in chestnut statistics and
on the evidence of ones senses. The odor
Of roasting chestnuts greets one at the
fruit stands where Americans from Italy
and Greece cater to the western taste
II was feared that the chestnut crop
would never be again. 1t was feared that
the deadly fungus fastened on so many
trees In the north and east would cause
the chestnut-the real chestnut-to disap-
pear. A great deal of literature, scien-
tific and otherwise. has been produced on
the subject of chestnut blight The dis
ease has swept through the eastern states
and most Of the chestnut trees there are
dead or sick beyond recovery. II is be-
lieved that no remedy for this arboreal
malady has been found. The trees in
Maryland and Virginia have not been at
tackled and the present heavy crop at
tests their visor and fertility.
The chestnut tree has had a hard ca
reer. Once. and within the memory of
old men. there were a thousand of these
trees where now there is but one. The
supply of nuts was far beyond the de-
mand- There was no big sale for them at
the street corners of the cities Cities
were small and not far removed from the
country. City people could go chestnut
ting" an1Athey did. Some of the nut,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
Reward of Craftsmanship.

Oh, the youthful politician. with a brow
serenely high.
Applies himself to labor as the days go
slowly by.
He gets little Office and he has the
term renewed,
And the bosses hold him up for everlast-
ing gratitude.
He dreamed of sounding plaudits from
appreciative throngs.
And Of his name repeated In the patriotic
songs.
The compliments and carols are but mea-
ger at the most,
Though his name is often mentioned in
connection with a roast.
He comes up for promotion. but he finds
with deep regret
That he can't have what he wanted and
must take what he can get.
He keeps up his endeayors for the strug-
Cling masses sake.
But he doesn't get much notice till he
makes some slight mistake.
And there's influence In waiting to hold
down his motives pure,
While carping critics vow his job is Just
a sinecure.
No more he hopes to be the theme of
eulogy and toast.
He thinks he would be lucky to escape
without roast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
China.

That China has been for some years
honeycombed with discomfort has been
plainly evident from the repeated insur-
rections and riots and anti-fOreign move
ments which have occurred in that en-
pre- That a desire for republican or
ganization was general, however. was
not suspected until the present outbreak
in the interior provinces. Now 1t appears
that a demand for democratic government
exists in many parts of China. and that
the revolt is the result Of a secret or
ganization which has for several years
been growing under the direction OF an
enterprising leader named Sun Vat Sen.
The late dispatches indicate that no con-
fidence is felt in the loyalty of the army.
even at Picking. for the safety OF which
grave fears are expressed. The fall Of
the capital will be a serious calamity. in
volvinS not only the security Of the pres
ent government but foreign interests as
well. and possibly precipitating interna-
tional intervention. Already it is report
ed that Japan is prepared to send troops
into the northeastern provinces to pre-
serve order in case OF a breakdown Of
the Chinese administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15

were gathered In country homes and
stored for use around the winter freside
or at winter festivals. But the wood
mans ak never spared the chestnut tree
because Of Its fruit. The chestnut tree
was In demand for conversion into fence
rails and it was used as firewood. AS the
chestnut came to be rarer it was more
esteemed as food.
A multitude of happy memories cluster
around the chestnut. BY the way. 1t was
a spreading chestnut tree under which the
village smitny stood. Chestnutting was
one of the sports of childhood in the
simpler days, and hosts of men treasure
the recollection of those golden hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
Opera in English.

A shrill demand goes up in some quar-
tiers for opera in English. II is not easy
to take sides in this matter. for no mat
ter what language opera is sung in the
result Is the same Even If it We're sung
In English, il would require a new kind
of singer to make it ineligible to Eng
disappearing people. Few singers who
sing IN English pronounce In English.
From all that can be gathered from the
songwords of the average singer the
words themselves might have been chosen
at random from the vocabulary of a
Choctaw Indian with a cleft palate
Nor are singers the only artists in the
use of this little known language. Actors
and actresses-especially the stars that
have been made by managers and press
agents-speak the same idiom. Rare are
the actors who take the audience into
Ntileir confidence and let one know what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
HUNTING TRAGEDIES.
From the Toledo Blade.

From the Toledo Blade.
We read of one man who was mis-
taken for a woodchuck and shot There
is one thing in favor OF mushroom hunt
ing-an innocent bystander Is In no dam
ger OF being mistaken for toadstooi.
From the Providence Evening Bulletin.
It is astonishing how accurate Is the
aim OF the amateur hunter when he
mistakes a fellow creature for q deer.
From the Syracuse Post-Standard
The reports to date Of the deer-shoot-
ing season in the Adirondacks shows q
slight excess Of hunters killed over guides.
From the Providence Evening Tribune.
The amateur hunter who can hardly
manage to hit q lacked" deer at a dis
lance of a hundred yards develops
surprising deadly accuracy OF aim when
he mistakes q fellow hunter for one
From the Rochester Herald.
One Adirondack guide has gone and
shot another guide. mistaktng him for
a deer. Singular. isn't II. how much
q man In the woods resembles q deer?
From the New York World.
It has been proved that II Is q safer
sport to burn a negro alive in Penneyl-
vania than to shoot deer in the Adircn-
dacks.
From tho New York Tribune.
The deer season opens with high NOR
tally among guides and with deer en-
Joying pretty complete exemption.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15

Come seventeen years II was. think On never
forget the day.,
took a basket to the store
And when the clerk had LOOKED me oef
Unto him ! did say:
"Give me four bits worth OF lard. and quar-
ter's worth Of ham,
And ten cents worth OF that husky cAeese
That comes from Rotterdam.
And I've cents worth Of onions, .
And q nickel's worth OF eggs--
We'll. say. you'd Although that blame fool clerk
Would laugh himself Oh his legs.
s'NOW how do you think, says ne 10 me, WIN
a most offensive air,
ssYou'rc eoin' to carry all thar Stun
In that little basket there p
Yesterday I went to the store With basket a.
Tho same old sixe the same old kind.
And when the clerk his ear inclined
I named my wishes Ger:
"Give me four bits worth Of lard, ana quar-
terss worth Of ham,
AND Ten cents' worth OF that huaty cheese
That comes from Rotterdam,
And I'VE cents worth OF onions,
And q uickeTs worth OF eggs--
wall. SAY. you'd a.thoueht that blame fool clerk
Had cone on q iaughfn' jag.
ssCyhuck tho basket" says he "you can carry
III 'n' -'' ' st. Louis Post-nispateh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
PORTUCAL'S RUCTI0NS.

From tho Rochester Herald.
We suspect that Manuel will find II
much easier and more comfortable TO
wear q plug hat than a crown
From the Buffalo Commercial
Advices from Portugal say that the
monarchists are retreating closely pressed
by the government troops. The outbre ak
has not reached the dignity OF q revolu-
ton.
From the Milwaukee Journal.
King Manuel can't come back. Gaby'n
have to get q Pittsburgh millionaire.
From the Harrisburg Telegraph.
Royalists fighting for King Manuel, the
cable dispatches say. The trouble with
those royalists is that they begin to fight
after the fight is all over.
From the Boston Advertiser.
The Portuguese government Is plan
ming a rigorous campaign against the
royalists, and not only the army but the
courts have parts to play. 1t IL quite
time Leniency has trod close to the
border line Of national danger. The re-
publican government must be maSterful
il it Is to be purposeful.
From the Providence Journal.
The Portuguese royalists, having in
trenched themselves within a mile of the
Spanish border. are in the comfortable
situation of the small boy who shouts
his taunts from the top OF Q convenient
fence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
MRS. O'LEARY'S COW.

From the Newark Star.
History is remade slowly. Forty years
after the Chicago fire Mrs. O'Leary's cow
Is acquitted of that kick.
From the Louisville Evening Post.
After all these years Mrs. OIeary' 8
COW has been indicated. Another in
stance Of the hardness Of justice In
America.
From the Leavenworth Times.
We are told at the end of forty years
1t was not Mrs. OLeary's COW. but pre-
sumably a cigar thrown into q pile OF
shavings, that started the great Chicago
fire. Which Is all very well In the IN
terest OF truth and veracity. but It I'M
necessarily imposes the enormous task
Of making adequate amends to the cow.
From the Newark Evening News.
Mrs. O'Ieary's cow has been exonerat-
Henry VIII and the trusts ara stiil held
to their original accountability.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
A High-Pressure Proof.

The fire in this city yesterday morling.
which cost the life of a member or the
fire department and caused the INJURY
of several others, destroying property
valued at 100000, required the attend
ance on the scene of fourteen engines
and five truck companies 10 hoid the
flames to the initial premises and prevent
a disastrous confiagration- While IL was
raging Washington was exposed to peril
which was averted only by good fortune
Had another fire of magnitude developed
at that time in the business section OF
the city 1t could not possibly have been
fought successfully. for sheer lack of ap-
paratus. Such a combination may occur
at any time and when it does come the
capital will suffer tremendous loss, far
in excess of the initial cost OF high
pressure system such as has been repeat
eddy urged upon Congress as the rational
means of prevention
With a high-pressure service Installed
the tobacco warehouse fire yesterday
morning could have been handled by less
than half OF the number of engine COM
panies, leaving the other parts Of the city
amply protected 1t would have been pos
slbie in such circumstances to cope With
have been no arrangement of the rire-
fighting organization IL would not have
been necessary to transfer engine conpa-
MES from station to station in order to
spread out the protective apparatus to
afford a slight degree of security 10 the
entire territory against the possibility OF
other fires.
1t has been the hope Of the District for
a number of years that the advantage
of a high-pres5ure system-in fact, Its
necessity-would be recognized in terms
of an approp. iation for its installation
without any actual proof through the loss
OF many buildings in single fire. Con-
gress has been depending upon a con-
tinuance of the good fortune that has
thus far protected the District from a
conflagration mounting in its cost into
the millions. Such good fortune cannot
continue indefinitely. Had there been a
high wind yesterday morning, for exam
pie, the fire could scarcely have been
kept within the initial premises. and with
a close congestion of infiammable mate
rails near at hand II would haye spread
beyond the power of the fire department
to restrain it,.
1t is to be hoped that the Commission
ers will direct attention at the next ses-
sion pointedly to the fire of October IA
as one more instance OF the great risk
that is being run here from day to day
in the absence of high-pressure sys-
tenn. The most intelligent course Of leg
islation is toward prevention of disaster,
and the District hopes that Congress will
recognize the danger Of further procras-
tinarion in this matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
WISCONSIN'S GOLDEN DAYS.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Witnesses having testified before the
senatorial committee that about $4,000
of Senator Stephenson's campaign fund
was spent for beer. Milwaukee's honest
burghers are doubtless wondering what
the other 81. 600 could possibly have been
invested in.
From the Albany Evening Journal.
Incidentally the Stephenson Investigation
Is showing him to be quite an easy sort of
q person.
From the Memphis Commerdal-Appeal.
Senator Stephenson Of Wisconsin, hav-
ing handed out the eiection FUNDS. politely
refrained from watching to see how the
boys used them.
From the Kansas City Journal.
Even the most confirmed skeptic must
admit that the cost of living Is exorbi-
family high when an ordinary tosa sells
for 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15

they are saying. Plain speaking is not
one Of the strong points of modern act
ing. The scene. the plot and the neces-
sity Of the situation are relied on to help
one translate the actor-talk. The old
time actor may have ranted and bel
lowed, but he spoke his words.
To come back to opera, the only way
the opera lover could follow the opera in
English would be by keeping her lor-
gnette on the libretto. and this would pre-
vent a proper inspection of the tiaras.
Alaska diamonds and patent pearls in the
boxes. How could an opera lover really
know what the other women had on If
her time should be taken up by !ibretto?
1t Is more interesting to many opera low
ers to comment on the other opera lovers
than to attend the music. In behalf OF
opera il may be said that it is great
aid to conversation.
These folk who urge that opera be sung
in English hold the Impractical notion
that the opera is the thing. One or the
most enjoy able things about the opera is
the pleasure of telling ones friends that
you are going to the opera and the next
day telling them that you went. With the
iudicious use of few musical terms one
can get the reputation of having a good
deal of musical culture, artistic apprecla-
ton and all that for the small price of
ticket And when one is bored by an
opera no one has the nerve to tell the
truth about II.
1t Is possible that few persons VINO
spend real money for opera tickets would
really care TO have opera sung in Eng
lish 1t is better that 1t he sung in french
1t gives one such a splendid opportunity
to display bill-of-fare French, learned
perhaps in seven lessons by the CORE
spondenoe method
Better let the operas go on as they are
the Italian in Italian, the German III
German, the French in French and the
English in the greatest language or all
The world has enough reform programs
on hand to keep it busy for a hundred
centuries without trying TO reform opera
If the reform of opera becomes seriously
urgent. Kansas and Oklahoma Will attend
to it, If you like the music. listen 10 the
times: the words do not matter much.
prominent artistic recently expressed
herself as dubious about the success OF
American opera because 'the AnSlo-SaX-
on race is not musical This opens up
two big subjects-first, whether the An
pIo-Saxon race is or is not musical, and,
second whether America is Angio-SaNon.
Time Is too pressing even to settle these
questions offhand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHIEANDER JOHNSON.
An Artistic ADVANTAGE

''Would you give an actress an en-
gagement simply because she had a lot
Of diamonds"
Il should say so.'' replied Mr. Storm
ington Barnes. 1T would be a great
thing to have all that collateral associat-
ed with the show in case Of emergency"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
Looking for q New Audience.

Going to look for another job?" asked
one office boy.
IN have to- replied the other. be
fore next base ball season. The funerals
got off to attend last summer have
given the boss an idea that all my rela-
tiyeS are dead"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
Volunteers.

Now hear the millionaire complain
OF loneliness and toll and care,
With thousands waiting all in vain
To ease his lot and take a share