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THE DEATH OF A CAR.
Dramatic Story Of the Way Nicholas |.
Committed Suicide.

There are various stories of the death
Of the Cxar Nicholas l. Here is one
which the great singer Mario heard
from o doctor Of the court and which
is told in @1he Romance of a Great
Singer"
When the Russian army was meet
ing with reverse after reverse in the
tor and demanded to know which was
the quickest and most painless poison
that he knew of, bluntly telling the
startled physician that he had re-
solved to commit suicide. He further
warned the doctor in the stern manner
which was his characteristic that If he
We're not 0beyed the doctor'sAlife would
be worthless. He sharply silenced the
mans nervous remonstranceS and Gem
manded him to bring the poison. The
doctor did not dare to refuse and few
minutes later brought small vial
containing the poison, which he as
sured the car would deprive any one
Of existence in a few minutes. To be
sure that he had been obeyed and that
the doctor was speaking the truth the
car obliged him to remain in the room
warning him that If the poison failed
his life should answer for it. The car
took the poison without the least tre-
NOR or the NOV ement Of a muscle, and,
although twice told by the doctor, who
held his watch in his hand, that there
was time to save him by an antidote
should he alter his mind. the ear re-
fused, answering the second entreaty
by simply waving the man away, he by
that time being unable to speak. 1t
was given out that the ear had died
from the effects of severe chill, but
those who knew the facts also knew
that he had committed suicide rather
than face the defeat of his army.
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Civilization.

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Doubtful NocaIisn1.

There is only one trouble about q
Chinese cook said the man from the
west
What is that?''
You can never tell whether he y
singing at his work or whether he has
burnt himself and is meaning with
pain. Washington Star.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
BUcKNAn PASHA
VICE ADMIRAL Or THE
TURKISH NAVY.

sor. Ahmed Mira. some needed pointers
anent the shah trade.
Just such another precocous lad was
Ralph W. Whtenack. the present boy ad
wiser of the Maharaja of Baroda which
gorgeous potentate of India visited in
1906 in search of a progressive Amer
lean qualified to help reorganze his king
dom and teach his people the higher civ
ilization.
While yet in New York the maharaj ia
dropped into the American Museum of
Natural History. there met Prof. Bum
pus, and promptly confided to that learned
gentleman his special need. Yes. to be
sure. the professor knew the right man
for the place. and thus was young White
mack boosted to the lofty station along
side of the bejeweled throne of Baroda.
This boy adviser hailed from Whining
ton, Del, and had worked his way
through Brown University, at Providence.
by doing odd jobs at typewriting outside
of study and recitation hours. The very
June preceding the maharajas tour Of
America the interchangeable lad had won
his sheepskin at Brown along with a
working fellowship In political and social
science at the University of Wisconsin,
He had written mastery monographs
on social problems, but was a mere boy
still in the gray dawn of his twenties
The prince of India sent for the youth,
looked him over and thrust at him a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
CAnES GUSTAVUS WHITLEY
AN A11ERIGAN WHO Is CONSUL
GLNLRAL Tor BLLGlUh

nam, was next selected TO deliver to Sui
tan Abdul Hamid the cruiser Medjidia.
which that monarch had ordered from the
Cramps after our spanking of the donS
had impressed the world that American
built warships were some pumpkins.
The story is that Buchanan on heading
the Turkish cruiser into the Golden Horn
noted by the calendar that the day was
the glorious 4th and decided to cee-
brate it in the old fashioned unsafe and
insane" American style. Tndaunted by
the fact that the minarets of CONSTANT
nople lay right before him and the ban
ner of the star and crescent. fluttered in
his eyes-also unmindful of the fact that
the sick man of Europe" hated saiuteS
of all kinds and had strictly forbidden
them within the imperial hearing-Capt.
Rance had the crew of the Medjidia
fire from her great guns 4th of july
broa dside that made the imperial bric-a :
brac rattle throughout the IildiZ Kiosk
and caused several ladies of the harem TO
faint from fear that their master had
been blown to smithereens.
That others besides fools go in and
win where angels fear TO tread history
has shown over and over again. Threats
of. dire punishment for Capt. Rance
had no sooner passed from Sultan Abb
durs lips than that monarch became
overwhelmed with curiosity 10 see this
bold Yankee mariner who was not afraid
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TENS and water supplies. Then he gave
the people model tenements. model
schools, popular lecture courses and band
concerts in the parks. And the very
latest news from Baroda is that he is
helping the maharaia to uproot the ma
tive custom of secluding women, in
which crusade they have the cooperation
of the maharene, who Travelled with her
royal husband when he visited this coun-
try
Further over-in far Cathay-there is
another Of these American chaps al work
injecting Yankee business spirit into an
oriental body polite. This is Edward
Bangs Drew. a Harvard graduate who
went over TO China and became com
mander of the maritime customs service.
high Office which ne now holds. with
headquarters in Shanghai Besides deco
rating him with the double dragon the
late emperor made him a mandarin, emit
tied to wear a red button in his cap.
A generation ago there was sailing the
great lakes as cabin boy a lad of four
teen, who couldn't be kept at home be
cause the itch for securing the seas was
a disease of his blood. Later he command
ed both steam and sailing merchantmen on
the Atlantic and Pacific. and became SUI
tperintendent of Cramps shipyard. in
Philadelphia. whence he took the ill
fated battleshp Maine on her trial run.
This tried mariner, Ransford D. Buck
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salary offer that knocked the wind out
OF him. And Whitenack Of Brown 'O6
lit right out for the other side OF the
woald. to ancient Baroda. where he
found awaiting him a rambling and
capacious bungalow of brick situated op-
posite the palace gate and stocked with
full corps OF servants to call him
"sahib'-chef. cook. butler, chamber boy.
coachman. He also has his secretary
and tutor in "Gugari' the native dialect.
Whitenack Sahib while loungtng upon
his broad verandas, gazes across wide
park of greensward, dotted with spread
ing palms. his tennis court, his stables
and the quarters OF his servants. Direct
ly across the road is the palace. where
thrice weekly he breakfasts with the
maharaja, at whose side he is often seen
riding In the royal park. His gravest
troubles are caused by raids Of voracious
monkeys upon his verandas and tea
room
In his work of setting the mahara ia s
kingdom to rights. he started in by or
ganizing savings banks. Next he intro
duced modern cotton weaving mills, cot
ton oil plants dairy farms, sewer sys-
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time thar Great Britain has crawled out
of her shell of self-sufficiency and con-
sented to participate in the Olympic
games with the other nations of the
Notwithstanding the London meet OF
three years ago. as that was held on her
own ground, and she could not help par
ticipating At Athens Lieut.. Hallswelle
and a few other British athletes entered
but their action was taken off their own
bats and did not receive the official
support of the athletic authorities W
England. At st. Louis there was no Of
fetal British representation and british
athletes We're as scarce as babies IN the
homes and haunts of the -four hundred.
1t is the general opinion among Judges
i'm this country that the stock or BRUSH
athletes has slightly improved sincestne
London Olympic meet The improvement
is most noticeable in the Sprints and UP
to the mile That might spell trouble
for the American athletes VINO journey
to Stockholm next year, bur on the
other hand it is obvious that England
will not he able to muster the big team
that represented her in the London meet.
Il will not be as numerous and she Is
sure to run up against disappointnents
in the shape OF the inability of some OF
her good men TO take the trip. All signs
"a the present moment. however. point -
the probability of a strong British team
taking the field next year.
AT any rate the 4. y. A. officials are
going TO leave no stone unturned that
will contribute TO that end. Nothing viii
he done this year. bat early next spring
preliminary trials Will ne held al nve"
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layer. He may

ard agreed to supply the money. with
out limit of any kind, TO send a team
across next year
The duke is the keenest polo player IN
England. so determined Is he upon bring
ms the polo cup back TO England that he
= said 10 have remarked to his private
secretary Col. MILFORD Lloyd:
milford. old boy, we'll bring this cup
back il We have to sell the whole OF
Mayfair II it's ponies they need we IL
buy every pony in England if necessary
In addition to fourteen ponies OF the
fund which he has taken over the duke
has one of the finest stables of polo
ponies in the world. At Eaton Hall. his
enormous Chester seat, he has polo
grounds and stables that are more elab-
crate than George Goulds establishment
at Lakewood. The duke is great polo
host" and is on the best of terms with
every player of note in the country. Dur
ing the season he frequently entertains
large house parties made up almost ex-
clusively Of players and their wives, and
this bringing together of the best play
crs in ENGLAND gives him unrivaled ia
cilities for trying out various combina-
tonS
The position of the duke and, his uni
versal popularity makes him the ideal
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and South Africa are classed as separate
countries, and are allowed to enter the
same number of contestants for each
event IS any other country. What they
would think of proposition to place
them in a minor position remains, to be
seen, but 1t is quite easy to imagine a
tiers at the mere suggestion. Those who
have evolved this beautiful scheme say
that the colonial authorities could hold
preliminary trials and send the winners
to England to participate in the final
elimination tests. As sop to the colo
malls it is suggested that there should be a
system of scores within ScoreS-that while
the total points at Stockholm be credit ed
to Great Britain, the British figures could
be detailed SO as to show the part playe
by each colony III the gaining of the
total
But even if the English enthusiasts sue
ceeded in '.chIoroforming' the colonia i
they would have the other nations 10
deal with. IL is doubtful if many OF them
would consent to such drastic change
in the regulations for no other purpose
bu. the satisfying of the British desire tc
down the Americans. These athletes
across the Atlantic are full of tricks say
the English followers of sport. why not
give them some of their Own incidence
The activity of the English athletes is
rema gka bic in that il VIII lie tie first
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OF the two countries has resolved itself. in
Il measure, into struggle between two
enormously wealthy men. II il the Duke
of Westminster against Harry Payne
Whitney-the enormous Mayfair rent roll
OF the greatest Of London's landlords, the
richest aristocrat in England, pitted
against the traction millions OF the New
Yorker. For just as Whitney has financed
the American team in the past two con-
tests the youthful Duke of Westminster
has decided To supply the golden sover-
eigns of the British team for the next at
tempt on the cup.
The duke has gone farther than that.
The expenses of the team that visited the
United States this year Were 10 be paid
out of fund raised among wealthy
lovers of the sport in England The duke
generous contributor. but the
amount raised was never sufficient to pay
all the expenses. This was the situation
when the duke decided TO do the whole
thAng "on his own" taking a leaf from
the book of Harry Payne Whitney. Writ
ing a check for the amount contributed
by others. the duke took over the whole
polo cup recovery fund returned the
money to those who had made mp the
fund. put the fourteen polo ponies
that had been bought into his own stable
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the United Kingdom ard in ireland. The
final elimination trials will he held IN
May and upon the results Of these fun
,eam VII ue nominated for the Olympic
rameS-that is to say. the Engi!sh aH-
thoritieS will take full advantage or their
rivilege of nominating twelve contest
ants in each event. OF course, in some
events that will he impossible. For IN
stance, there are not twelve good pole
jumpers III the length and breadth OF
Great Britain and ireland But Wher-
ever possible the officials will leave them
selves as much leeWay as is necessary 70
the selection Of the best team al the last
moment.
Then Will occur what British followers
of sports seem % think Is coup oI
rare quality At am rate IL IS discussed
in whispers all over town. as II ~ We're
the greatest OF secrets, The Brltish
cham pionships are usually he'd IN the
first week in July. If held a. usGal next
year they would interfere Win the Olynl-
pic meet, which il billed 10 begin AT the
same time. 1t is almost certain that the
October meeting OF the A. 4. A. Will de-
eide not only 10 hold the British cham
pionships earlier than usual next Year.
but 10 hold them early enough TO allow
the selection committee TO use the form
shown in the meet the basis of the
choice for the team that VIII actually
travel TO Stockholm.
There Is some talk in athletic circles Of
putting the British team under trainer
and forcing the men to adhere TO a sem
slhe routine and diet. Ea: tie mere suc-
session las been met by ind. snan. pro-
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e. table, and Is planning at Ieast wv"
assaults in the coming year upon Ameri-
cas- supremacy I'm sport. II unlimited
money, the pick of the best ponies on
the market and in private stable and
team made UP of the finest players in the
British empire can win II back, the
Westchester International polo cup will
return to its resting place OF many years
tire dinner table of the birmingham
Club, London. Furthermore, II the larg
est and best-conditioned team of ath-
letes Great Briatain mas ever sent to
an Olympic meet held outside of this
country can trim Ahe wings of the
screeching eagle. Stockholm will see the
triumph of British Drawn and beef and
the downfall Of American agility and
speed
E'ur tho moment the do,ngs ~ the man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

Yankees hankering for life at foreign
courts. and near unto the purple.
Here is young William Morgan Shuster
making great splashes in printers Ink as
the new treasurer general of Persia and
general house cleaner Of the ancient
kingdom of the shah. who after outwit-
ting the Jealous Russian and Belgian
representatives at the court or Ieheran,
ie stated 10 he the organizer of the Per
sion monarchs war against his arch foe,
the ex-Shah.
remember this prodigy very well in
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tests from that great mass Of the British
sporting public which sees bogeys OF pro-
fessionaiiSm and Commercialism in the
wake of the paid trainer.
There are other athletic trophies and
honors which now reside in the United
States and which England would give
her house of lords to recapture. For
instance, there Is the America cup. Also
there is the tennis championship Rhicn
Young Jay Gould won from Eustace
Miles. But in these two instances Eng
land seems 10 be tempora rily dishearten
Ell. Sir Thomas Upton tells me that 80
far as he il concerned there is no change
in the situation: he Is still waiting for
the New York Yacht Club To alter It's
determination to stick to the rules which
have always governed the races for the
America cup
i
Until the club agrees TO race under
the rules that govern all other yacht
do not intend TO challenge again. TIE
next move Is up to the New York Yacht
Club
Eustace Miles IS too busy with vege-
tarianism and food reform 10 think OF
crossing the Atlantic to measure tennis
no difficulty in disposing OF the best Of
the native British talent. il is the Gould
millions against a Portuguese reis that
the worlds tennis championship will re-
main in the United States for some years
To come.
tj.pyrshi, 1911, I. cdr.a Brown!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

his student days. although he was a class
below me at the Central High School,
here in the Capital city. He was serious
chap, known as a 'fiend'' for study, who
was reputed to have made ten in every
thing and to have broken the school
record as ''phenom.' The military ex
perience. which he is now reputed to be
putting into use against the ex-shah. was
gained during those four years in the
schools cadet corps. of which he rose 10
be colonel. the highest rank attainable.
The next ! heard of him he was study
ing at old Columbian College by day and
at the law school by night Then when
the Spanish war broke out he was a
stenographer in the War Department, but
was soon TO enter the customs service,
Trst in Cuba and next at Manila where
ne came to rule as collector a pres-
oentlai appointment. when he was but
twenty-four
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SSISTISG at the
king business-sit-
ting alongside the
throne and lending
a helping hand TO
the support of the
scepter. or occa-
sionally straight
ening the crown
when il has tilted
catybias-seems TO
to be a growing
occuuation f o r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

II 1AIl l. N LII 10 49,
is waking up. Stuns
TO action by the
offering OF its
choicest records
and cups by Ameri-
can athletes, John
Bull is shaking off
that physical leth-
argy which has
landed him peril
ously near the bot
tom of the percent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

WHO Hanker for Life
w Near to the Purple
Young Morgan Shuster. New
Treasurer General of Persia,
Not the Only Yankee Now
Sitting Beside an Old
World Throne, With a
Steadying Hand Upon the
Scepter = Americans Who
Are Helping to Rule in
China, Turkey, Japan, India
and Sandstone Who Hold
High Titles in Europe and
Latin America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

When Luke E. Wright resigned as Phil
pointed in his stead at salary of s15. 900
a year. the latter was still in his TWEEN
ties. And here he is. at the age of thirty
four sitting up against the ancient throne
Of Cyrus and Darius, giving their success
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

E\GLaNDS CHIEF SPORTSMAN.
Lord tiyerstOne. president of the Anna
feur Athletic Association, which con
t1ois English sport. When not busy
with his sporting activities he acts
Ms lord chief justice OF England.
u lo has literally pledged his bottom dol
lar and his last drop of sporting blood 10
bring back the polo cup are of greater
interest And fortunately the writer is
in a position 10 give some inside informa-
ton on the activities OF the man who has
taken this big job on his shoulders
Ehis struggle between the polo experts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
special Correspondence OF The STAR

LONDON, September 10. 1911
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

BY JOHN ELFRErH WATKINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

VI ill.,, same time that stevens was a
the height Of his power II Japan ~.
ward Henry StroheI- an honor man #
Harvard. who had served his cnuntr,
secretary of legation AZ Madrid i
minister to Chile-was Distinguishing a.A.-
self at the Court If Bangkok as genera
adviser to the King Of Sam. lie h.G
just succeeded III ending the Same
French crisis. III aholiShiUg statc-res
lated gambling. in revising the harhpi
laws and in initiating many other re-
forms FOX the Siamcse king when rs lie
was lately cut short by the bite of an
Egyptian insect.
But il i not only in oriental countr es
that Americans are assisting a; state
craft IN one way or another
Petted by European rulers ho have
pinned upon his bosom dozen glistpn.ts
orders. that quondam Bosionian, Req
Maid Henshaw Ward, member Of the Loo
don banking house Of that name now
holds the rank OF ''councilor' Of tne
Nicaraguan legation at Lisbon. althouga
his home is in England. whore he :
down the books as Lord Of tie
Manor of North Scarle. Lincolnshire : IN
European courts he is addressed a.
count" pontifical title Of nobility
which he holds by hereditary patent from
Pope Leo Kill And there Is also James
Gustavus Whiteiey Of Baltimore. WHO
some years ago joined the Belgian con-
sular service. IN which he has been ele-
waited to the highest rank of consul gen
eral. King Leopold. before he died.
made Whiteley a knight of the Royal
Order of the Crown Of Belgium"
Copyright 1911 by John Eifreth watkinsJ
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court. lite u ore 1T the mlkaup lie, -
scntatiyeS on the permanent court % ~
bitration at The Hague and was the Al
wiser Of the JaTanese commissioners wh
in this country drew mp the treaty o
Portsmouth, ending the Russo-Japares
war. And a. u reward for his many ser.
ices the mikado has decorated him VIII
the grand cordons OF the Orders OF -,
Rising sun ard Sacred Treasure. beside.
awarding him lately an annuity Tor II
and a special gift Of $1,000 as a tolaI
Of gratitude for helping to end the
with the ear. This shreHd and cir ,'.Gi
Spect adviser Of the mikado attended 20
lumbar Law school, in Washington
with Durham White Stevens. and To-
two went To Japan at about the sa
time-Stey.ans CIR Sc rretarl of legation
And while Eenison MAS making his mari
as legal adviser in the ministry of fore :.
affairs. Stevens also taken into the IN
kados service-p orked his NaI up to 10
rank or counselor ~ the Japanese lr"s
ton At Washington. and 7naiiS 10 ihs
of 'dipiomati. adviser. which rAns ii,
WAS enjoying when aSsaSsina5ri %
fanatiral Korean several wears ago.