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DECIDE AGAINsTIowA INDIANS
Supreme Court Disallows Claims
Amounting to $45O.OOO.

The claims amounting to about $4,000
of the Sac and Fox Indians Of the Mis-
sissippi in Iowa against the Sac and Fox
Indians OF the Mississippi in Oklahoma
and the United States was decided today
by the Supreme Court Of the United
states against the Iowa Indians. ALI
were disaIlowed.
The controversy turned largely on the
status Of those OF the Sac and Fox In
dams who left the tribal reservation in
Kansas in the years from 1855 to 1885
without the consent Of the federal govern
ment and settled in Tama county, Iowa.
Subsequently the United States at leas,
part ally recognized the right of the
Iowa Indians to share In the distribution
of tribal annuities and moneys. The
Iowa Indians claimed they did not get
their proper pro rata share in this dis
tribution.
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so forbidding, the vaulted way which le
within so damp and malodorous. tina
David began to suspect the drivers judg
ment. In a dingy little office fat Eu
rasian. young and supercilious sat be
side a lamp and mopped his face.
!! Dinner is over" he announced, Ian
guidly, eying David with extreme weari
ness.
| Content with this news. David was turn
ing away. when his glance fell on small
superscription leaped out to startle him:
| Miss Mary Naves. Kamer T."
| He caught up the packet with pOunc
that woke the nodding half-breed.
| us this young lady in?''
| The mild Eurasian eyes slowly bright
ened to the situation.
| "Oh. yes" was the answer "Will YOU
take her that? ! forgot. 1t came from
the shop this noon.'
Extolling his luck. David passed quickl.
into the sitting little courtyard, hollow
square Of dark verandas, where a tin!
jungle of trees crowded and pressed in
still darker night. From the door o
room seven. however, streamed a fain
light. into which iutted one corner OF {
| table, the back of chair, and in tina
chair the head and shoulders of woman
David stepped forward briskly. his fee
| echoing on the cool, wet stones of thu
veranda floor. His pulse. it seemed t.
him. made more noise in the swelterine
! court.
! I've found her." he told himself; ane
already wild plan had crossed his mint
to rescue her from these unworthy sur
roundings. Seeing only a CLEAN Of vel
| low hair in the lamplight, he raised hi.
helmet and put his question.
Sure. that's my name," replied a read,
and all too affable voice. The yellow
| head rose farther into the light. taking
on sudden, troubled. meretricious splen
dor, in the same instant that a strong
young arm, draped In a kimono OF vivit
| scarlet, lazily withdrew from covering 6
yawn. I'm the Miss Naves with tn,
| mOvtn' picture show. What you got FOL
me? Say. q little ee-lectricity wouldn'1
do this hotel no harm. what?'
For moment David stood like an OK
| BY some vacuity he had thought tina
| both Marys. the right and the wrong
must be the top Of admiration, being thu
twins of circumstance.
IL intended He forgot, and then
remembering. laid the packet on her table
| This came from the stores, yo,
| know"
| The young arm in the scarlet sleeve
| reached out vigorously.
THE stores! Why didn't you say So?
Her voice rose. domineering. Il thought
You was some gentleman to see me. Tool
, your time bringing it.''
David went softly back along the We
! randa. wiser man. grinnfng In the dark
Within ten PAGES. however. he had
wheeled and was running back, for q
| si.rill cry of preternatural volume rams
in the stuffy courtyard with overtones OF
such terror as might pierce an Amazon.
1t was strange to find SO robust a young
| woman, with limbs so long. hair so alb.
| normally bright and drapery so red. lying
wl..te and senseless on the mating ir
her room: significant to discover that the
loor parcel from the stores was missing
but beyond all expectation to see, stamp.
ed on the margin of dry cement between
| mating and threshold, dark with mois.
ture from the newly washed veranda. the
print OF a twisted foot, on which the great
toe fiared at right angles.
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of course!' he cried Aboard shin.
and never thought. Tell me- Tell me.
Miss Naves, and I'll get YOU the mast
glorious comb In Sourabaya Where was
she going-I mean Miss Arnot?"
The young giantess raised the excessive
! glory of her head, opened her mouth and
! ready.
You give me the creeps. young fellow"
she declared at last. Her hard eyes, quick
with calculation, made nothing out Of him.
How could you tell twas Miss Arnot 8
COMB L liked? And you fetching parcels?
You don't know hertz
David, for an instant, wavered before
this home truth.
Yes, he answered, lamely, II do know
her-a little
(To be continued tomorrow.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-24
WANTS EARLY HEARING.
Turpentine Trust Anxious for U. S
Supreme Courts Decision.

An early hearing of their case was
requested of the Supreme Court Of the
United States today by the officials of
the American Naval Stores Company.
sometimes referred to as the "turpen-
tine trust" who are contesting. their
conviction OF alleged violations of the
Sherman antitrust law. The court will
announce its action on the request
probably next Monday.
The officers concerned are Edmund s.
Nash. president of the company; Spen-
Ger r. Shotter. chairman of the board
Of directors: J. F. Cooper Myers. vice
president: George Meade Boardman.
treasurer and Carl Moller, manager OF
the Jacksonville branch. OF these
Shooter and Myers are under sentence
Of Imprisonment. Early hearing was
treasurer. and Carl Moller, manager of
delay since the indictment Of the ON.
GERS was calculated to do them serious
personal and business injury. and that
the decision is of vast Importance to
the business world
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Seat of Honor for Taft.
Bohemia q Myth.

Two No Such Lands is the title used
by Clarence l.. Cullen for his remarks
on the Land of Bohemia In our next
Sunday Magazine
Bohemia" he says. has been explored
fore and aft. not only by plain men,
hut by keen-eyed, Unconditional analysts
with the Show me- habit OF taking OBJ.
servations and soundings and making
sketch maps: and the beautiful land has
been found to be bleak and barren
region Of sticks and stones and stumps.
not breathed upon by aeolian sephyrs.
but wrapped in a raw fog Of humbug and
tommyrot." And Bohemian means
beer. besotedness, buncombe blk and. 70
top all, Bedlam."
Such a singing analysis of this region,
which has been painted in attractive col
ors by various would-be "Bohemians."
has probably never been put in print be-
fore.
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PRESIDENT IS INVITED
TO ANNUAL GATHERING
Promises to Attend Columbus
Day Celebration in Boston.
Nominations Today.

If convenient. President Taft will go to
Der 10 or II, to participate in the cele-
bration to be held by the Knights of CO.
lumbus in honor of Columbus day. He
tentatively accepted an invitation pre-
scented this morning by District Attorney
Joseph Pelleter of Boston and Henry S.
Lyons of Suffolk county. They were in
Also Invited to Kalamazoo.
Former Senator Burrows on behalf Of
the board of trade OF Kalamazoo, Mich,
today invited President Taft to stop off
in that city on his way to Chicago In
September. The former Senator, on
leaving the White House, said he is sure
the President will stop at Kalamazoo and
attend a celebration that will be ar
ranged in his honor.
Representative Gregg Of Pennsylvania
conferred with the executive this morn
ing relative to granting pardon to
Charles z. Mullen former cashier of the
Mount Pleasant bank, who is serving a
term at the penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kan.
Mr.. Gregg showed a photograph of Null
lens wife and eight children to Mr.. Taft
and told him they were having a difficult
time since the husband and father has
been In prison.
Senator Smoot called at the executive
offices today to urge the President to
nominate former Attorney General M. A.
Breeder of Utah as United States Judge
of the supreme court of Panama. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Taft is considering
the qualifications Of Mr.. Breden for the
post
Senator Root talked over the reciprocity
situation with President Taft this morn
ing. The senator is optimistic for the
success of the measure providing for
reciprocity with Canada. AS he was leav-
ing the executive offices Senator Root
said he hoped Congress would be able to
adjourn in June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-24
PARCELS POST CONSIDERED.
Postal Progress Conference on Sui
ger Bill and Other Matters, .

The postal progress conference will
hold morning and afternoon sessions
at the New Willard tomorrow and
Wednesday for the consideration Of the
Sulzer bill providing for a parcels post
and other matters concerning an ex-
tended general parcels post and local
service on rural routes.
At the morning session, at 10 o'clock,
it Is announced. officers of the Board
of Trade and the Washington Chamber
of Commerce will welcome the dele
gates. At the evening session, at s
o'clock, James L. Cowles will address
the conference on "The Theory of the
rost Office and It's Application to Cen
eral Transportation"
Other speakers at the conference will
include George ]. kindell of Denver
Col; Harold ]. Rowland OF New York,
J. H. Hale of Connecticut. George NJ
Whitaker of Washington and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-24
BLIND MEN ON TOUR,
DIRECTED BY GUIDES
Sightseeing by Sense of Touch and
Hearing in New York City
This Week.

NEW YORK. April PA call for vol
unteers to guide 300 blind men on sight
seeing tours around New York city this
week has been sent out by the hospitality
committee OF the blind workers exhibi-
ton. which President Taft will open at
the Metropolitan Opera House wednes-
day evening.
Paid guides have been engaged to 40
company the blind workers to and from
the hotels and the exhibition at the opera
house. but volunteers are wanted to 60
about with the visitors on tours OF the
city. explaining to them the sights they
are denied seeing.
Method Of Acquiring Information.
Through the city's roar and clamor and
through other things which appeal to the
sense Of hearing. smell or touch, II 10 BE-
Iieved the sightless will get as compre
hensive an idea Of New York as many do
who visit the city with their eyes open.
Many automobile owners have placed
their cars at the disposal Of the COM
mittee SO that the visitors may be taken
about with comfort.
Seat Of Honor for Taft.
Henry Bauman. a blind upholsterer. has
made huge chair as a seat OF honor for
the President at the exhibit. The work
Of the blind in more than forty distinct
industries will be shown.
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COFFEE CONGESTION
-cauSes . Variety Of Ails.

happy old lady in Wisconsin says:
During che. tims WAS . coffee drinker was
subject to sick headaches. sometimes lasting
two or three days. totally uniting me for
anything.
ITO this affection was added. some yeat. ago. a
trouble with my heart that was very painful.
accompanied BY a sunethering sensation and
fsintness.
''Dyspepsfa also came to MAKE Me harder 70
bear. L took all sorts q patent medicines, but
none Of ths>a helped me for any length Of time.
The doctors frequently told me that coffee was
had no breakfast finally decided. about two
years ago. to sbanenu TIE use Of coffee entirely.
and e. i hsd read . great deal about Postum I
concluded to try that for Q breakfast beverage.
Il liked the taste q Il and was particularly
pleased to notice that Il did not come up.' a
coffee used to. The bad spells with my heart
grew less and LEES frequent. and finally ceased
headache for more than . year. My Digestion
10 good. too. and l am thankful that am once
more q healthy woman. I know my wonderful
restoration to heslth came from quitting coffee
and using Postum Name given By the Postum
Co.. Battle Greek. Mich.
There's a reason and IT is this. Coffee has
a direct action on the liver with some people
and causes partial consestion Of that organ, pre-
venting the natural outlet Of the secrehons
Then may follow biiiousness. sallow skin. head
aches, constipation. and finally q change Of tbl
blood corpuscies and nervous prostitution.
Read fhe little book, tue Road to Wellyiile =
in pkgs. There's q Reason.
Ever read the above letters new
ono appears from time to. time. TAey
are genuine, true ana fsll. Of human
interest.
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CHAPTER V.-Continued.

The ship had lost the red roofs of little
Grisseh, and went gliding toward the
masts and high, dusty. green chimara
tops of the city, when below. from among
the swirling clump of tethered boats. a
new uproar broke out. Boatmen and
ships officerss were squalling at one an
other, as in a moment of collision
David. turning idly toward the rail
lodged in time to avoid being knocked
down by the timid and bookish Rosario.
who was running aft at top speed, scowl-
ing over the side and brandishing his
fists as he ran.
Below, on the muddy water, a tamban-
gan had cut her painter and Slowed ca
reering astern.
"Mr. Bailey!' roared the captain, from
the bridge, III You can't watch your
crimson coolies better than that. =
The health officer will give. us what for"'
The tambangan sped now SO far behind.
the glare lay SO dazzling in the wake
that David could not be sure; but it
seemed. for a glimpse. as though the fig
ure Of the escaping steerage passenger,
who covered In the stern sheets. bore on
brown shoulders q matted shock of yell
low hair.
David could do nothing but strain his
eyes, Blurred by sun and water. that
head was almost like the head of the tat
tooed savage in the banca. The resem-
blance brought with it some sharp per-
plexity even more elusive-some vague
and obstinate question, as though the
sight had recalled. to the very brink OF
memory. something vastly more impor-
tant. The tambangan drew steadily away
toward the low. biiious-green shore OF
Grisseh marshes.
The Dutcn doctor. q fat, red-bearded
little busybody, left him no time for
speculation: and as soon as he had landed
and was driving In q kosong past the line
of gaudy Madura praus-which. with their
carved and blazoned sterns, perennially
brighten the mud and heat of the Kali
Mas-he had far more absorbing puzzle
to consider.
The slip Of paper in his hand contained
IN Pryce's neat memorandum. his two
blind alternatives:
Mis- Mics MARI Mar A N.S..,
Were t'other dear charmer away
THAT may be the Welsh sense Of hui
NOR" thought David. sourly. But it's
A furious clatter of hoofs close behind.
cultural cries Of ''IIrri. hrri!' made him
turn his head In time to see pair of
galloping ponies dash round the corner
Of the Grisseh road. On the seat OF ko-
song, tilted almost to capsize. sat his
friend Rosario. The chatter and rumble
died away among the marshes.
Before nightfall David had eviscerated
the register Of every known hotel. Sim
pang, Wijnveldt. Embond Malang: but on
no page could he find either Mary Arnot
or Mary Naves. Long after dark he was
still driving aimlessly through unknown
streets. without dinner and without hope.
At last it became necessary to eat, in
spite Of disappointment.
''Makan." he called to the driver.
'Makan, chupput"'
Bal Tuan." The taciturn Malay
wrenched back his ponies heads and stop
ped under q guttering lantern which pro-
jected from a wall. The faint light. shift
ing on a surface Of moldy plaster. re-
vealed in garish red and blue, the letters
I-"Roemah MAkan.''
The face Of this anonymous hotel vas
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AREA TO BE ENLARGED.
Bill for Purchase of Twenty Acres
for Girls Reform School.

An additional twenty acres Of land for
the reform school for girls of the District
will be purchased if Congress approves q
bill which Senator Gallinger today intro.
duced.
The measure authorizes the Attorney
General, the Secretary of War and the
Engineer Commissioner of the District to
purchase within sixty days after the
passage of the act twenty acres Of land
near radjacent to the girls reform
school. and an appropriation of $4,000,
payable half by the District and half by
the United States, is provided.
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Lives of Guests Endangered.

BOSTON. Macs. April 24.-One invahd
guest, Mrs Catherine Tisdaie. was res
cued by Q police officer and a maid was
taken out unconscious in the course Of .
f1re in the fashionable apartment hotel
the Arlington. in the Back Bay dis
trict, early yesterday. Smoke from the
blaze, which was confined to the base
ment. drove the occupants Of the apart
ments to the roof and IRE balconies In
their night clothes. The property loss
was small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-24

UTICA. n. 7. April 24.-When Mrs.
Mary Wade left Utica on a New York
Central limited late yesterday she left
500 in a shoe box in the station watt
ing room. Messages from Albany and
Poughkeepsie started q search for the
money, but no trace Of II had been found
this morning. The police are investigat-
ing. The money represented the woman's
savings for years and the shock OF her
loss has Frustrated her,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-24
Conference on Business Methods.

HANOVER. n. H., April PA confer
ence Of the leading efficiency experts Of
the country with business men Of New
England for discussion Of the problems
of scientific management Will be held
here October II to II under the auspices
Of the Tuck School of Administration and
Finance Of Dartmouth College.
Several months have been taken in
preparation for the conference, which Is
the first of its kind in the country.
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WITH TAKING
FEE SENT FOR LAWYER
R. G. Woodward, Former
Manager for A. P. 0rdway
& Co., Accused.

Robert Graham Woodward, public &C.
countant, of No. % Broad street,
New York city. was placed on trial today
before Justice Wright and jury in Grim
inal Court No. to answer an Indictment
for false pretenses. The indictment
charges that in August. 1908, Woodward
then general manager of the firm Of A. p,
OrdWay & Co., dealers in patent medi-
cines in New York, telephoned from
Washington that he needed 5000 to pay
an attorneys fee he had incurred in this
city. The money was sent, and it is al.
legged that Woodward converted the
money to his own use.
Testimony Of A. p. ordway.
Mr.. Ordway. the owner of the bust
ness, told the jury today that in the
summer Of 1908 he took a European
trip with his family and left the de-
PENDANT in full charge Of his business.
While In France, he said, he received
numerous communications from Wood
ward informing him Of alleged trouble
that had arisen with the United States
internal revenue bureau in connection
with bitters manufactured by him.
Witness stated action was about to be
taken which would require the drop
ping of the word "bitters" from the
label on his medicine. If this were
would have been ruined, and he FASTENED
to America to see what could be done
to forestall such action.
Woodward's Alleged Representation
|. On his arrival in New York. Mr.. Ord
way said. he was given by the defend
ant a very circumstantial account OF
his numerous interviews with people
in Washington, and was informed that
because Of the number of patent medi-
cine concerns affected by the pure food
law 1t was next to impossible for q
layman to get the ear Of the right ON
Gals.
woodward urged. he said. the necessity
Of employing an attorney In washing
ton who had influence with the depart
ment, SO that the matter might be salts
factorily adjusted. Woodward hastened
to Washington, according to the witness
and the next day Mr.. Ordway received 9
telephone message requesting that $1,000
be sent by messenger to WOODWARD IN
Washington at once.
The money was sent, witness said,
and when Woodward returned to New
York he explained. witness told the
George H. Lamar Of the local bar. who
had succeeded in having the internal
revenue officials reconsider their con-
templated action.
Attorneys Henry E. Davis. R. A. Fort
and w. D. Mclean Of the local bar ant
Attorneys NJ. r. Rittenburg and B. Louis
Of New York represent tho defendant.
and reserved the opening statement
for the defense. United States Attor-
ney Wilson and Assistant United States
Attorney Turner are conducting the
prosecution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-24
SCHOOL WITHOUT FIRE;
CHILDREN SENT HOME
Furnaces Were Removed
From Two Buildings During
the Easter Holidays.

More than 800 pupils OF the Abby ).
Simmons and the Frederick Douglass
schools had to be sent home when they
arrived at school this morning because
the furnaces in the buildings had been
removed by the repair department of the
District during the Easter vacation. Just
how long this unexpected vacation 1or the
children Of these schools Will commune 10
not known by the school ofiicials-certaln-
Nv until the weather becomes decideoiy
warmer or the furnaces are restored
According to the school officials new
central heating plant is. being installed
for the two schools named and the NJ
Street High School, these three buildings
being close together. The plant Is no.
where near completed. say the school au-
thorities Why the furnaces should nave
been removed. they say, they DO not
know. The matter has been reported TO
the board of education.
Removed During Holidays.
1t is the custom of the schools to keep
fires in the furnaces until cold weather
has entirely disappeared, the time often
being late in May. During the Easter
HOLIDAYS the fire was allowed to 60 out,
and 1t was at this time that the furnaces
were removed.
No report was made to the board Of
education, 1t Is said, until this morning
When the children arrived at the schools
this morning they were informed that
they might have a day or so added to
their Easter vacation. Although the dis
missal Of school is undoubtedly the cause
SN1iu IN fho folIy ynA
school officials say that it is a very sert-
GUS matter for them. The teachers in the
buildings must make up all the work that
the children lose during their absence
from the schools. it is stated. and this
will be an especially hard strain at this
time Of the year when examinations are
so close at hand and annual promotions
and reports have to be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-24

Samuel Emmert. who last week pur-
chased the Alfred Barr farm Of 40 acres
In the northern suburbs Of Hagerstown,
Md, for $4,000. has given a thirty-day
option on fifteen acres Of the farm to the
New York Central Iron Works. which
will shortly be removed. to, that city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-24

In order that Virginia may not suffer a
loss similar to that OF New York in the
recent destruction by fire Of the state
capitol. Gov. Mann has made q personal
examination of the several departments
of the Virginia state capitol building, and
discovered conditions believed dangerous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-24
CHAPTER vi.
Mary: in the Hills.

Miss Nsyss had pitched her one cutlery
30 effectively that no second was needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-24

The time to select Suit,
Dress and Coat for present
and later vacation wear is
now, when there's style and
size for every type of form.
Come tomorrow-with prices
now finally reduced, the stock
will melt away like a SNOWFALL
in a furnace.