davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-06-14
inportant Distinction,

What do you think Of our PATIENT"
asked one alienist
WHOLLY Irresponsible replied the
OF her
Mentally or in money matters%-
Washington Star.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-06-14
Shorter and UQIier Word.

Solicitor tcrOSs examining)-NOw.
didn't you tell the prisoner that you
doubted his veracity? WitneSs-No;
merely told i'm e was bloomin' liar
London NJ. A. p.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
BLAZE IN RYAN'S BARNS.
Dairy Outfit of New York Capitalist
in Peril.

OAK RIDGE, Va. January 14.-Flames
breaking out in the thousand dol
lar COW barns OF Thomas F. Ryan. the
New York capitalist, on his estate at Oak
Ride. Nelson county, yesterday after
noon threatened to destroy the entire
structure 1t was only after a strenuous
fight for more than an hour that the
flames were finally extinguished:
The fire had its origin in a large amount
OF straw which was stored in the loft of
one of the barns. A straw cutter was be-
ing operated In the loft. and was sup
piled with motor power from cleo
tricial motor, from which spark flew
into the straw. The straw was dry as
finder, and in an instant the whole loft
was a mass of flames The alarm was
given and the farm attaches rushed to
the scene Of the fire.
The farm has its own water supply, and
several streams were turned upon the
fire before Ii was extinguished. II was
probably the fine gravity pressure of this
private water supply that saved the en-
tire structure The reservoir contained
10000 gallon Of water, and is so situated
as to afford an enormous pressure The
building is of mill construction. and. ex-
cept for the straw. the fire could not
spreGd rapidly.
II Is thought the damage will amount to
more than $4,000. = large amount of the
straw was destroyed. and the building
was badly damaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
MAY TEST PARCELS POST.
Bill Authorizing Trial on Rural
Routes EayorablY Reported.

A parcels post system on rural mail
routes will be tried out II Congress passes
a bill recommended by the Post ONCE De-
partment and recommended to the Senate
by the Senate committee on post Offices
and post roads. From the committee yes
terday Senator Burrows favorably re-
ported the bill.
The measure is that framed by Post
master General Hitchcock. It provides,
in substance. that for one year. beginning
April /, 1911. the Postmaster General may
authorize postmasters and carriers on
such rural routes as he shall select to ac-
cept for delivery by carrier. at such rates
as he shall determine. packages not ex-
ceeding eleven pounds in weight contain
ing mail matter Of the first class. and no
matter that is declared by law to be un-
mailable. The results Of the trial are "a
be reported to Congress at the next ses.
sion.
II is thought the experimental service
can be put into effect with little addi.
tional expense. as the rural carriers now
have the necessary equipment in horses
and vehicles to handle such mail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
BOY SAVES DROWNING GIRL.
"Pshaw! What Else Could I Do,
Says Little Hero.

POUGHKEEPSIE. January IA little
girl has fallen through the ice!' The cry
frightened q score of women and children
who stood on the edge Of Wappinger's
lake Thursday afternoon.
The child went out of sight, but soon
came to the surface. The ice was too
thin to hold a grown person and the
women we're SO excited they shrieked and
screamed. AS the child was about to dis
appear again one OF the women cried out
TO Harold McMulen to run for help.
Harold is only thirteen, but he. seeing
that the child would drown before he
could get help. ran to the edge OF the
lake. lay down on his stomach and slid
along the Ice toward the place where she
was struggling. He caught her just as
she was going down the third time and
slowly dragged her to land.
A doctor revived the little girl, who was
Alice Burke. Six years old. Harold was
Rugged and kissed by the frantic mothers.
All he said was:
"Pshaw! What else could fellow dor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
CUSTOMS FRAUDCHARCED
AGAINST TWO IMPORTERS
Said to Have Underva|ued
Oriental Goods Received
at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. January IA
Serious charges of attempting to defraud
the United States customs by underva1ua-
lions of imports occasioned the arres,
last night of two prominent dealers in
oriental goods in this city. The prison
ers are Carl J. Cutting. who has store
in this city, and w. A. Wilson of Oak
land, who operates between this port and
Yokohama as an importer and tea ex-
pert.
A secret agent sent TO Japan by the
customs department last year is said to
have laid the foundation of the present
prosecutions. Upon his advice that i'm
ports were being marked far below their
value, shipments of oriental art goods
10 Cuttings store were held at the local
custom house.
Recently one Of the Japanese who
shipped goods to Cutting arrived here.
He was closely questioned by the customs
men, and is said TO have admitted that
the goods were undervalued by at least
half.
The japanese is said to have accused
the second prisoner, Wilson of acting as
Cuttings agent in Japan, and swearing
to the valuation that appeared on the in
voices.
Customs officials estimate the govern
fnente loss by these operations at 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
LIBERALS WAY CLEAR.
Situation Made Possible by Treaty
With France.

!. The only obstacle in the road of the
proposed plan for the rehabilitation OF
Liberia has been removed by the signing.
in Paris, by Minister Cromelin of Liberia
of the agreement with France for the de-
Limitation Of boundaries. That agreement
ratifies the convention OF 1907 between
France and Liberia.
After France and the United States got
into accord upon plan Of saving Liberia
from bankruptcy, this government urged
Liberia to sign the agreement which
recognizes the rights OF France and de-
fines the boundaries.
The plan for refunding the Liberfan ma
tional debt contemplates the partIcipa-
ton of financial interests Of France. Ger.
many. Great Britain and the United
States, subject to proper guarantees, for
the repayment of the loan out of the
Liberian customs receipts.
The original proposition provided that
the loan should be taken by syndicate
of American bankers only Later. in
view of English, French and German
interests in that part of the world the
plan was changed so as to permit their
participation.
r. p. Faulkner who was chairman of
the American commission, which was sent
to Liberia, in 1909. by the States Depart
ri1ent to investigate the Liberian situation,
Is the financial agent Of Liberia in the ne
gotiations for refunding the debt. He Is
now in that country. The amount Of the
proposed loan IS about 81 .OCO, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT
ON TOLSTO'S ESTATE
American FinancierS to Take
Over Property on
Conditions.

NEW YORK. January 14.-Michael
Kousminsky. nephew of the late Count
Tolstoi. who came here from Russia ten
days ago to sell his uncle's estate to
Andrew Carnegie, announces that a
group OF American bankers and manu-
facturers have offered to take the prop
erty under certain conditions.
Mr.. Carnegie declined to buy the es-
tate on the ground that Russia is long
way from New York, and that all his
time is taken up by his other philan-
thropic schemes. The estate includes
about $50 acres Of rich agricultural land
and is valued at $1,5OO,O00.
The Americans, whose names are not
divulged, agree to purchase the estate
on condition that the $50 acres which
the Tolstoi heirs desire to devote to q
memorial settlement and school Of agri-
culture should be paid for by an inter-
national subscription fund. to which ad-
mirers Of the late philosopher might
send donations.
On the remaining 600 acres they pro-
pose to erect a permanent exhibition of
American agricultural machinery and
cultivate the surrounding land by mod
ern methods. to demonstrate to the Rus
sian farmers how they can produce twice
the amount Of crops on their fertile lands
and save labor and expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
NO MORE HOBBIES FOR HER.
New Style Skirt Twice Humiliates
Wilkesbarre Woman.

WILkESBARRE. Pa, January H.
Twice deeply Inundated by a hobble
skirt, Miss Annie Berkowitz yesterday
caused the arrest Of the tailor who had
sold her the skirt. She declared in
Alderman John F. Donohue's office that
she would never wear another Of that
style.
Miss Berkowitz ordered one Of the lat
est New York patterns from the tailor.
It attracted attention and she was
pleased But she grew tired taking
the short steps it required and started
to board a street car to go home. AS
she stepped vigorously upward for the
high step of the car the skirt split up
one side.
She returned the skirt to the tailor
demanded another, and got 1t. The first
day she wore it she was caught in q
rainstorm and the skirt was trans
formed into something like kilt.
Then she refused the tailors offer OF
another hobble skirt, and Alderman
Donohue gave her Judgment for SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
Mr.. TAFT AS TOURIST
IN NATIONAL CAPITAL
Visits Monument for First
Time and StroIIs Through
the Capitol.

President Taft unexpectedly made Z
hurry up tour OF Washington ye0ter
day. and his walk embraced severA
points Of interest favored by all visitort
to the National Capital.
with Secretary Norton and two secre,
service men Mr.. Taft left the White
House about o'clock and reached the
Washington Monument just In time Il
board the elevator. which was making ito
last trip to the top for the day.
For more than ten minutes the chiet
executive. who had never before been ir
the shaft. gazed out upon Washing ton
the Potomac river and adjoining country
A small party Of tourists who were il
the monument at the time were surDris
ed and delighted at being SO close to th(
President and regarded his democracl
with awe.
1T must be fine up here on q clea1
day." remarked Mr.. Taft as he entered
the elevator to descend.
Walks to the Capitol.
At the base Of the monument the PresA
dent paused for a moment and then start
ed of toward the Mall. The party walk
ed eastward through the Mall, then ou
into Pennsylvania avenue and down thai
thoroughfare to the Capitol
President Taft appeared in the Senau
wing OF the Capitol about ) o'clock and
went down to the basement, where he
boarded one OF the autos that run
through the subway to the Senate ofYic(
building.
The few newspaper correspondents wh(
were in the press gallery at the tin(
were startled wien a report was flashed
from New York that the President had
been injured while in an elevator in thu
Capitol. They raced after him to tho
office building and when Mr.. Taft wa
found inspecting the library of the
finance committee he was smiling and
jocular.
When President Taft left the buildina
he walked down B street and UP PENN
sylvania avenue to 18th street and thence
up to the White House. He had beer
gone about two hours and IL was dark
when he reached home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
WOMAN JURY SELECTED.
Will Try One of Their Own Sex
at Seattle.

SEATTLE, January 14.-When Mrs
Ida NJ Anderson was arraigned before
Justice Of the Peace Brown yesterday
charged with having interfered with a
public utility device. namely, a gas
meter, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Miss Reah Whitehead appeared to con-
duct the case against her. Counsel for
Mrs. Anderson demanded a woman jury,
and the request was granted.
Among the six jurywomen chosen were
Mrs. Thomas Murphine, wife Of the
manager of Miles Poindexter's combina-
tion for United States senatorship; Mrs
Homer Hill, president Of a state suf-
frage organizations: MIS-. Syivla Hum
Miss Alice Lord. labor union organ
Tier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
SHOWER Of SOAPSUDS
FOR BURGLAR HUNTERS
Intruder in Empty Flat Proved
to Be Janit0r'S Cousin
Taking Bath.

NEW YORK, January 14-"woof!
Br-r-umph!'
Leon Kendrick felt the creeps ripple up
his spine and back again AS strange
sounds issued from nat on the fourth
floor Of No. All West 10th street Thurs
day night. He lives on the floor above
and was on his way to the street. He
tiptoed back upstairs and told his mother
There's a burglar in the vacant fiat
below US. Come downstairs with me, bolt
the street door and I'll call the janitor"'
Mrs. Kendrick obeyed. but John Else
called Frank Donelson, another tenant
Of the vacant fiat, heard sounds within
which confirmed Hendricks fears and de-
cided to summon the police.
street station. Five policemen set out at
top speed, picking up a sixth, who was
on post near the house.
Ordered to Surrender.
"Woof. wool! B-r-r-umph!'
The policemen drew their revolvers end
advanced through the empty rooms to
the rear of the apartment whence the
sounds came. Turning an angle in the
hall. they came abruptly to the bathroom
and the leader shouted. "Surrender!"
A six-foot replica Of Thor leaped out OF
the bath tub, throwing shower OF soap
suds over the attacking force. and four
Of the cops. were quickly dancing
around trying to rub the smart out OF
their eyes. The other two found that the
bather could not speak English.
They thrust him unceremoniously into
his clothes and were taking him away
when Jan.tor Else appeared, recognized
him as his cousin, Nels Olsen, and ex-
planned. Olsen Is a sailor and arriving In
New York had gone to the Else home
Saying he would like a bath, he was d.
rected to the vacant apartment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
GAS, INDIGESTION AND
DYSPEPSIA VANISH.
Settles Your Out-of- Order Stom-
ach and Ends An Indigestion
Five Minutes Later.

Tea cen eat anything your stomach Graves
v1slsut fear Of Indigestion Or dyspepsia. or that
JOUR fssd will ferment or sour on your stomach,
II ysa win take 4 little Dispepsin occasionally.
Ysw meals win taste good. and anything you
eat Win b digested; nothing can frment o.
turn into seid poison stomach gas. which
eausss belchfng. disxiness, 4 feeling Of fuilnsss
affef eating. nausea. indigestion Qike a lump Of
Iced in stonach). biliousness. heartburn. water
bsssh. pain IN stomach and fntestines OF ether
symptoms-
Headaches from the stomach are absolutely
unknown where this effective remedy 10 used.
D1apepsin really does all the work Of q healthy
stomach. II digests your meals when your
stomsch can't. single dose will digest all
the food you eat and leave nothing to ferment
or sour and upset the stomach.
Get a large 50-eelt case Of Pape's Diapepsin
from ysur druggist and start taking now. and
In q little while you will actually brsg about
your healthy. strong stomach. for you rhen can
eat anything and everything you want without
the slightest discomfort misery. and every
PARTICLE OF impurty and gas that Is In your
stouseh and intestines Ii going to he carried
away without me use Of la1atives or any other
assistance.
shou!d you II this moment be suffering from
,,A,ee,tson OF any stomach disorder you can get
r~lsf within I've minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
NOT GRAVE RoBBER
But an Psychologist Busy Decipher.
ing Ancient Hieroglyphics.

I wouldn't have guessed in a THOUSAND
years that You was one Of them bloomin
grave robbers!
a grave robber! he shouts. gettin
up. I'll have Won know I'm an Egyp
tologist! l decipher hierogIyphics'
WELL son. those two jaw twisters fioon
ed me. for / was ten miles from beiii
wise, but when / gets me breath I says
Would you mind putin that in United
States'?'
Flynn On the Nile" is as funny a
FLYNN In Venice" You remember hoo
this low-browed but likable person aided
thought wave romance in the ancien
city by the sea? Well, he now preached
another love affair in a similarly pid
turesque fashion in the land OF the pyrG
mids
Every one who likes a funny stor1
should be told to get a copy OF the ne4
Sunday Magazine Of The Sunday Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
FOR THOUGHTFUL KNOCKS,
Dartmouth Undergrads Make
Journalistic Innovation.

HANOVER, n. H.. January 14-Dart-
mouth contributes a novelty In the field of
college journalism with the appearance OF
the Agora, paper which announces that
it will devote It's energy Ito the publica-
ton of thoughtful knocks"
1t is published by a board OF under
graduates, for the expressing OF student
sentiment and for open discussion OF all
college questions by any one interested in
the good of the college"
The paper is devoted to any form of
criticism, contributed by undergraduates.
alumni and members of the faculty. The
leading article in the first issue criticises
the training system Of last seasons foot
ball team and recommends various
changes. The Agora will be published
EAa2IiRa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
pAN1CS IN NICKEL THEATERS.
Chicago Fire Alarms Audiences and
Hotel Guests.

CHICAGO, January 4.-Fire IN FOUR
story building. No. III Madison street.
last night caused alarm In two nickel
theaters and two hotels in the vicinity
The audiences IN both theaters were
quickly dismissed. Many guests In the
Morrison and Grant Hotels rushed into
the street. No one was injured. The loss
was about $4,000. the most OF which
Noua1nxs lo36.a .Gi3voa ieaAnnnR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
CAN'T MUZZLE PASTOR.
Being q Socialist He Insists o
Preaching on Socialism.

MERIDEN, Conn.,, January 14.-Despite
the vote. OF his parishioners and the or
der of the deacons Of the Center Con-
gregational Church. the Rev. Dr. d. H.
Loux, Meriden's socialstic pastor. is de-
termined to preach Sunday on his pet
topic.
Dr. Loux startled his flock last Sunday
with fervid address in which he said
organized Christianity was dissolute and
that he intended to resign April 1 and
teach socialism.
Now his parishioners have offered him
the parsonage rent free until April on
condition that he preach no more, but the
pastor declares he will not only preach
Sunday, but on socialism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
All Problems May Go Over.

Indeed. it is not impossible that action
on subjects other than the creation Of q
tentative committee on ways and means
may go over until next fall. Some dem
ocrats in the House are of opinion that
this is no time for the democratic party
to commit itself upon tariff policies, and
that further thought might be given to
questions OF legislative procedure.
Representative Richardson of Alabama
is said to be contemplating Offering a
resolution postponing consideration Of all
vital questions. Some members OF the
Indiana delegation are aversc to action
at this time upon the procedure In the
next House, and in other delegations
there is said to be spirit Of similar
unrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER LEGAL.
Reasonable" for Passenger to In.
sert Nickel, Saws Court.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., January 14.-Th4
supreme court Of Rhode Island has dea
cided that II is reasonable reeulaA
ton" that passengers be required to in.
sert nickels In the automatic fare COLI
lectors used by street car companies In
cars.
The question arose in q suit brought
by a passenger against the railroad com,
pany for being put off a car after h4
had refused personally to put his fart
in the hand register. It Is believed that
this is the first time this question ha1
been decided by the courts in this couns
try.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
Other Attractive Exhibits.

An exhibit which attracted unusual in
terest was a model Of the new Pennsyl-
vania railway station in New York city.
The model measured thirty feet square
and was In great detail. showing the pas
sage of trains in and out to the east and
to the south through tunnels. When peo-
pie were told of the cost of the terminals
they scarcely believed it. map of Bos-
ton was also much admired, and a plan
designed by Raymond Irwin for Gar
den City" attracted great attention.
The exhibit of Frederick Law Olmsted
and his associates of the parks OF New
York, Brooklyn, Baltimore and Chicago
also excited ivey admiration. but the great
feature of the whole exhibition was the
collection of drawings. models and photo
graphs exhibited by the Commercial Club
Of Chicago for the improvement and
Identification of that city.
The effect will be permanent In Europe.
AS I have already told you. the kaiser
has appointed a commission to prepare a
similar plan for the expansion of greater
Berlin, and other cities of Germany will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
Two Favorites Again.

Shorty McCabe comes back in the next
Sunday Magazine with Flynn. The ex-
uberant boxing professor has pictur-
esoue encounter with midnight visitor.
Down to Tacks with Tivvers" shows
him in his usual humorous and fantas-
tic role of settler of other peoples trou-
bles. BY Sewen Ford. The globe-trot-
ting contractor, who thinks Broadway is
the best place in the world, makes his
second appearance in FLYNN on the
Nile" You remember his romance pre-
noting In FLYNN in Venice" This -
1nat = ;Iood, By Thomas e Clark,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
Saved Girl From Flood.

..Thc Hero is q love story by George
Iibbard that has q most unexpected cli-
max. To rescue girl from drowning
and then, after she mysteriously van
ishes, to find that some one else gets all
the credit for saving her. is the strange
situation in which the author places his
main character. Look for the fascinating
tale in the next Sunday Magazine Of The
GenH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
COOK USESAKN|FE
ON ART MASTERPIECE
Seeks Revenge for Discharge
by SIashing Rembrandt's
"The Night Watch"

AMSTERDAM, January 14.-Rem-
brandt's most famous picture, THE
Night Watch" was badly damaged yes
terday by a discharged naval cook
named Sigrist, who entered the Rfjks
Museum, and with a knife deliberately
slashed the masterpiece.
Sig1ist, who was arrested. declared
that his vandalism was an act OF ven
geance against the state because OF his
discharge from service in the navy.
The cuts traverse the principal figures
Of Capt. Frans Banning CocQs company
of arquebusiers, but are experts who
later viewed the work expressed the
opinion that the damage was not be-
yond repair.
Artists Most Favored Work.
The Night Watch; or, Sortie OF the
Banning Coco Company" is canvas
II by ii feet, and is Rembrandt's larg-
est and most celebrated work. 1t rep
resents Capt. Cocq's company of the
civic guard emerging from their guild
house on the Snsel. All the figures are
portraits full of life and spirit, and the
picture is admirable In light and color.
captain in dark brown costume, at his
side Lieut.. Willem Van Ruitenberg in a
yellow buffalo jerkin. both figures in the
full sunlight, SO that the shadow of the
captains hand is distinctly traceable on
the jerkin.
Really a Daylight Scene.
On the right hand Of the captain are
an arquebusier loading his weapon and
two children. On a step behind them is
the fiagbearer. Jan Wiser Cornelissen.
The other side Of the picture is per-
vaded with similar life and spirit from
the lieutenant to the drummer. Jan Van
Kamboort, at the extreme corner, who
energetically beats his drum. The re-
markable chiaroscuro Of the whole pic
ture has led to the belief by some that
Rembrandt intended to depict noe
turnal scene, but the event represented
really takes place in daylight. the lofty
vaulted hall being lighted only by win
dows above not. visible to the specta tor,
The painting was successfully cleaned by
Hopman in 1889.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
Polly's Paper Playmates.

cousin Janet at the Horse Show one
OF Polly's paper playrnates. will be found
in tomorroRA.S Sunday Stan