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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-10
Two Army Men Rejected.

W. S. Bransom, seconding the motion,
related an istanca in which, he stated,
two specially fine specimens of manhood
from the army had been rejected by the
board of police surgeons. The same men,
he stated, could have successfully taken
the examination for return to the army,
but the police board would not pass them.
One was reported as having a hollow
chest while the chest of the other was
too narrow.
land that same board he declared.
passed crippels; men who were &C
tually defOrmed
. The motion was adopted.
The question of sale of property for ar
rears of taxes was discussed by several
members Complaint was made that de-
Iinquents are not properly advised that
their taxes have not been paid. w. ].
Frizzel, w. j. Lang, S. Sowerbutts and
Frank p. Madigan participated in the
discussion.
Mr. Madigan suggested that the best
method for the Commissioners to pursue
would be to return to the old method of
advertising the tax list in the newspapers.
He thought such notification would be
satisfactory to everybody and that it
would accomplish the most good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-10
Notices to Tax Delinquents.

Mr.. Lang thought the law should COM
pei the Commissioners to send notices to
delinquents in advance of the sale of
their property. This method, he de-
clared, is not pursued in all instances at
this time, and such a change, he thought,
would prevent so-called tax sharks from
being able to get wealthy at the expense
of the holders of small property in the
District.
1.-The present method of handling the
matter said Mr. Bransom, amounts to
a swindle on the public"
Mr. Bransom called attention to the
status of the so-called loan shark bill.
The measure, he stated, has passed the
Senate and all that is necessary at this
time is to get it before the House OF
Representatives.
..And the sharks he added. ARE
shines They are going ahead charging
luxurious rates Of interest. They are
squeezing the poor, and making them
poorer
The association voted to ask members
of the House committee of the District of
Columbia to get the bill before the House
IF that is DONE" he concluded, Il am
certain the bill will pass
Mr.. Frizzell condemned the action of
the Commissioners in establishing a
property yard on West Virginia avenue.
They are now putting wall about the
yard" he said, 'thwarting the intention
of Congress.
Mr. Frizzell blamed the engineer Com
missioner for establishing the property
yard in the northeast section of the city
and. he said. running what Congress in
tended should be one of the principal
thoroughfares connecting that section
with the county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-10
To Consider Canal Celebration.

The joint committee of the Chamber
of Commerce and the Board OF Trade
on the Panama canal celebration in
Washington will meet tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock at the Chamber Of Com
merce, when plans for taking the matter
before Congress will be discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-10
WANTS MORE POLICE
Northeast Washington Citi-
zens' Body Raps Examiners.
SEEK CHANGE IN METHODS
Members Say Taxpayers Will Soon
Not Get Proper Protection.
BLAME RIGID EXAMINATIONS
Association Also Wants Delinquent
Taxpayers Notified by the
Commissioners.
BLAME RIGID EXAMINATIONS

DR.. L. d. Walter, chairman of the COM
mittee on police and fire departments OF
the Northeast Washington Citizens Asso-
citation, made the statement at meeting
of the association last night that unless
change is soon made in the method of
examining applicants for positions on the
police force the force will become so
small that taxpayers will not get the
proper protection.
Dr. Walter complained that members
of the board of police surgeons are re-
sponsible for the condition of affairs.
only few days ago." he stated. Il
was told by Maj. Sylvester of the diff
Guilty he is experiencing in getting
eligibles for the force. He told me he
had sent what he considered perfect
specimen of manhood before the board
for examination and much to his surprise
he was rejected.
Il am told, he added, that the board
will turn down a man because he has
gold TOOTH
The same trouble. DR.. Walter stated. is
experienced in the matter of getting men
to fill the position of crossing policemen
These men, he stated, are not paid by the
government, nor are they favored with
the pension fund provision. DR.. Walter
moved that the association request the
Commissioners to remove the necessity OF
applicants for crossing positions to under
go such rigid examinations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-10
His Example and Precept.

"Ah! In the luminosity afforded by
that example and precept and with the
benign vision given by that faith
which is the proof of things unseen. may
the hope not be INDUCED in that the
result Of such a conservation to duty
will enable us to behold continued
righteous administration of justice, a
preservation OF our constitutional gov
eminent. the qualification Of all the
activities OF our vast country for the
benefit of the whole people. the abiding
of tranquility and happiness in all the
homes Of all our land and the contin-
ued enjoyment by all our countrymen
anarchy ana safeguarded from oppres-
sion."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21
A REMARKABLE TRIBUTE.

The Richmond Times Dispatch be-
lieves that MIR. Taft will be renominat-
ed by the Republicans and that no
other name will go before the nation
al convention. The Times Dispatch
has great confidence in and respect for
the president. and says that his re-
nomination Twill make the struggle
for the Democratic party all the hard
err" This Is the most remarkable por-
tion of its fervent tribute to the pres
dent:
"The most respectable and most re-
sponsible of all the Republicans who
have filled he Office of president i'm
the past forty years"
Coming from a southern Democratic
newspaper. there is nothing half way
i'm that tribute. Forty years ago. in
1871. Ulysses $. Grant was president
of the United States. Tie was sue
ceeded by James A. Garfield who, AS
sassinated I'm 1881, was succeeded by
vice President Arthur. Grover Cleve-
land succeeded Arthur for four years,
Benjamin Harrison succeeded Cleve-
land, and in turn was succeeded by.
Cleveland. Mckinley followed Cleve-
land. and Roosevelt followed McKin-
ey.
The import OF the tribute from the
Times Dispatch is that President Taft
is more respectable and responsible
than any Of the Republican presidents
in the foregoing list, but is not more
respectable and responsible than
Cleveland. There are honest men who
will violently reject both verdicts.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21
"THIs is MY 5eTH BIRTHDAY"

A. II. +. LEROY, professor of Ro-
man Law and Jurisprudence i'm the
University of Toronto, was born In
Toronto, June 81, 1852. the son of the
late General Sir j. II. LEROY, and a
grandson of the late Sir John Bever-
ley Robinson, who was Chief Justice
oc Upper Canada. Professor LEROY
was educated i'm England. graduating
with high honors at oxford I'm 1873. He
was called to the English bar i'm 1877
but the following year returned to
Canada and began the practice of his
profession i'm Toronto where he soon
attained prominence as a barristcr and
solicitor. He has been a member of
the faculty of the University of Tor
onto since 1900. In 1898 he published
a notable work on Legislative power i'm
Canada and he has also written nu-
merous articles for law journals and
other publications.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21
TO PRESERVE NIAGARA.

Many people are interested in the
literature which is being sent broad
cast by the American Civic association
Of Washington, d. G., looking toward
arousing public sentiment again for the
preservation Of Niagara Falls in some
thing Of the beauty with which nature
endowed them. The effort is being
made to so stir the public as to innu-
ence congressional votes for the con-
] tinuation Of the Burton act which is
about to expire and which limits the
amount of water that can be diverted.
Many people taking sentimental or
public interest in the falls have al
ready written their congressman.
The waterways treaty with Canada
has established maximum limit of
water diversion from Niagara for pow
er production Of $4,000 cubic feet per
second. This is 25 per cent of the av-
erage flow and 80 per cent. of the low
water flow. But congress. in 1906,
passed a bill introduced by Senator
Burton, restricting the use OF Mag
ara's' flow for power purposes To what
was then being taken and about to be
used and limiting the transmission of
power from Canada. II was extended
in 1909. but expires on June %.
Even with these restrictions the taxi
ing of water by the power companies
has visibly injured Niagara. In places
the American fall is very thin. The
volume Of the bridal veil has consid-
erably lessened. Hundreds of feet on
the brink Of the American part of the
Horseshoe falls. west Of Terrapin Rock
are barely covered. Portions OF the
rapids are less impressive than they
once were
Yet the power companies, anticipat-
ing the expiration Of the limit set by
the Burton act. have already made pre-
psrations to take water to the full ex-
tent permitted by the treaty. This
would increase the drain by 6S per cent
beyond present uses. What it would
do for the power companies would be
to increase their income more than So
100000 annually.
The Burton bill is again before con-
gress on the proposition that II shall
be continued in force during the entire
life Of the treaty. This would head
the power companies OF and hold
them TO only such use Of the falls as
they now enjoy Naturally. they have
brought all the influence they can
summon to bear on the senate com
mittee which has the bill in charge to
induce it to make an unfavorable re-
port.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21
HAPPY. rHouaH MARRIED.

on his silver anniversary President
Taft tunofhcially) made known the Sc
cret OF a quarter OF a century of wed b
ded happiness and success. His recipe
is:
Absolute and positive love for one
another at the beginning.
Ambition on the part OF both for
the success Of the family. with an
equal abundance Of energy on the part
of both to carry out the ambition.
"Manliness and womanliness. com
bined with magnanimity. Never a sim
gle swerving from this course.
'Directness in all relations with one
another and those with whom social.
political or business intercourse is had.
Never be subservient TO anything
mean or undetermined. Have moral
courage to reject anything and every
thing requiring subservience.
'Unselishness in all relations with
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

The embassy offices I'm Victoria
street do not lend themselves so well
to illumination. still they stand out
as "A bright spot even amongst the
offices Of the colonial governments and
Dominions by which they are sur
rounded, The centre piece is an inn
mense crown, i'm varied colored lights.
on either side of which are the Stars
and Stripes and the initials &c. r."
Mr.. Burdett-Coutts. M. r., whose
residence. Stratton House, Piccadilly
is occupied by Mr.. John Hays Ham
mond. the special American Ambas-
sador to the coronation, has undertake
On the decoration and illumination of
the house. The design he has chosen
remains a secret between himself and
the decorators, but the strings of cleo
trio wires already i'm place show that
a very elaborate scheme is to mark
the temporary home of the Special
American embassy.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21
THIS DATE IN history

1s23-United Netherland Company
organized.
1675-First stone laid for st. Paurs
Cathedral I'm London.
16si-William Penn arrived In New
York
1749-The city Of Halifax was found
ed by Lord Halifax.
1S13-Wellington defeated King Jo-
.seph Of Spain at Vlttoria.
1s54-Old Watch abolished and pol
ice force established i'm Boston.
iS56-Henry Guy Carleton. noted
playwright. born in Fort Union, N. NJ.
Died in Hot Springs. Ark, Dec. 10,
1910.
iS67-The republic established in
Mexico. with Juarez as provisional
president.
1s9S-American force took possession
Of the Ladrone Islands.
191O-The Paris Academy OF Medi-
cine announced the discovery OF an an
ti-typhoid vaccine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

August s will be a county holiday
whether 1t is officially declared so or
not. The visit Of President Taft to
Houghton that day will practically de-
nude all other copper country towns
OF their population. Everybody who can
possibly get away for few hours will
visit the county seat 10 get a glimpse
Of Mr.. Taft The president is a great
favorite with copper country people.
Members Of all political parties admire
him for his manly qualities and splen-
did craftsmanship. and all want TO see
him. It will be the first time presi-
dent Of the United states has ever Wis
tied Houghton county and the oppor-
tunity 10 see Mr.. Taft will be taken ad-
vantage Of by thousands within easy
distance OF Houghton.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

The News hopes that the proposed
excursion Of upper peninsula business
men TO Detroit will materialize. The
Detroit Board Of Commerce. whose
members recently visited copper coun-
try and iron country ports, is anxious
10 reciprocate for the fine entertain
ment IT received on the recent trip.
and il the return excursion is ar
ranged Detroit will assure the visitors
a good time Aside from the pleasure
the trip will afford. il will be Of value
In further strengthening the friend
ship Of one peninsula for the other and
uniting them more closely CONNER
cislly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

England has doubtless begun to de-
cline as the leading commercial and
financial power of the world hut the
movement is slow and can only he
FASTENED by destroying her supremacy
on the sea. No nation that has yet
time the riches of the new world con-
tinue. as from the beginning, to be
drained into the old world. This is
doubtless the check that is used by
divine wisdom to keep this young but
mighty republic i'm leash. If II could
command all its wealth under great
leaders, II would conquer the world,
II will be held back until It's time shall
come.-New orleans Picayune.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

Those who cannot remember the
Maine" without having a piece Of the
to forget It. The government shows
no disposition TO turn over the histor-
ic battleship to the curiosity seekers.
An honorable burial at sea is its prob
able destiny.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

been treated in similar manner and
the occupicrs of the less stately but
almost as important financial institu-
tions in the immediate neighborhood.
have carried the plan still further, so
that a great glare OF light viii ascend
from the centre of the financial world
when the King is crowned
All the great thoroughfarcs and
many of the side streets will be
brighter than ever before. Crowns
and the initials OF the King and Queen
are generally favored for the devices.
which are supported by others of
every form and size. The clubs ana
big business houses naturally lead I'm
Illuminating but many private resi-
dences make brave display. Dorches-
ter House, the residence of Mr.. White
law Reid, the American ambassador.
standing as Il does i'm the centre of
Park Lane. makes "A mark distinguish
able for several miles up Hyde Park.
The nome of the American ambas-
sador, so often described as the hand
soonest i'm London will be outlined in
light, thousands of electric globes hav-
ing been placed about the cornices.
windows and columns. The centre OF
the scheme, however, is an immense
shield. across which have been draped
the American and British flags In red,
white and blue lights This covers the
corner of the house facing Hyde Park
ON the front and sides are eagles and
shields, bearing the Stars and Stripes
and the initials &c. r.. and M" When
the electricity is turned on, Dorches-
ter House will be blazoned I'm light
and through the trees of the Park will
AFFORD one of the grandest sights OF
the coronation Nominations.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

mankind. and a readiness to meet and
treat with all humanity.
"A continuance and growth of the
devotion for one another possessed in
the beginning"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION;
BY Mail or Carrier.
"WEDNESDAY, JUNE 81, 1911.

Cipriano Castro is in Hayti. but the
natives of that fair land can stir up
plenty of trouble without Cipriano's
help.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

Andrew Carnegie has announced a
gift of s2O5,OOO to establish hero
fund in Holland Let US hope the
trustees will do something for the lit
tie boy about whom we learned from
our old fourth readers who saved the
country by stopping hole in the dyke
with his finger.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

Along either side of the street have
been erected g. columns of hbrous
plaster. which have been made to look
as permanent as the buildings behind
them. These columns, connected with
garlands bear gilt figures of Victory.
lions and grifins At the Charing
Cross end of Whitehall and again at
the Parliament Square end. there are
terminal columns 50 feet high. sur
mounted by white lions supporting the
pOrtCuliS. the coat of arms Of the City
of Westminster. These lions bear
white rosettes on the blue collars
and red rosettes on the gold collars
with black ermine marks on the body
and the gold portculis printed on the
side. They have been modelled from
the Westminster lions and are feet
6 inches high. The remaining coll
umns. 60 I'm number, bear alternately
winged figure of Victory blowing n
trumpet, or a griffin. ON each coll
umn, bronze caplets carry the shields
Of the Kings and queens of England
from William the Conqueror 10 George
V. The garlands. connecting them,
are composed of oak and laurel leaves,
with punches of roses Of York and
Lancaster.
The scheme has been further elab-
Grated by some of the colonies erect
ing arches in the centre of the road
way. That of the Province of Ontario
consists Of two pylons with huge fig
ures, emblematic of the commerce OF
the province. one shows a farmer
shearing a sheep the other a figure
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21
To Treat Women Fairly Is to
Serve the Cause of Peace

By Baron DEsToURNELLEs DE CONSTANT French Diplomat
BY Baron DIES

- TOT people becoming greatly alarmed the progress
of the feminist movement-hat people of certain type
They speak of it with the that their fathers
spoke forty years ago of social reforms of modern music
and of dirigible balloons.
THE scoFFeRs SOON CHANGE THEIR ATTITUDES TO
DEFEND THE CAUSE OF CAUSE OF
Every tradition of tyranny bound in and falls back the
DOMINATION In far these trad
domnao breahes FREELY and the standard of
society is RAISED
The fact that weak does itself explain why she
properly treated Man bad all that and any
has other weapons powerful force with which oppose
him.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

Singing an hour a day will drive
away indigestion. opines New York
doctor. In other words. we can buy
health for a song.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

The papers tell us that a baseball
fan in Washington. ID. c., dropped dead
while watching a game. Evidently
Washington won.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

ON steady consumption of 100000
coo feet year IT is estimated that
New zealand's timber supply will give
out i'm fifty years.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

Consul Frederick w. Cooling sends
the information from Montevideo that
the Uruguayan minister of foreign af-
fairs has arranged to publish a bulle-
tin. 1t will be distributed free in for
eign countries with the intention of
advertising Uruguay.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21
London Streets Splendidly
Decorated For Coronation

London, june 2l.-The streets
through which the King and Queen
and the royal procession pass on their
way from Buckingham Palace to
Westminster Abbey, for the coronation
and the longer return route have been
decorated on scale never before at
tempted in London.
The Mall. to the new admiralty arch.
the outlet into Trafalgar Square and
Whitehall, has been thanked by great
stands for officials and distinguished
guests. which shut out the beauty of
st. James Park and the gardens Of
the residences opposite, but behind
these stands ON the one side. Clarence
House, the residence of the Duke OF
Connaught, st. James Palace, Mari
borough House. and the houses form
ing Carlton House Terrace, have been
most deliberately decorated forming
a backing of brilliant colors.
From the admiralty Arch TO the
Abbey, the Westminster City Council
took charge of the work and with the
assistance of "A committee of artists,
have carried out scheme worthy OF
that great thorouEhfare and in har-
mony with the magnificent architec-
ture Of the public buildings and Gov
ernment offices, which adorn the CEN
ire of British ohicialdom. The commit
tee departed entirely from the tradi-
tional idea of eVnetian masts and fcs-
toons OF paper flowers, which are in
variably brought out on public occa-
sions i'm London, and have adopted a
plan unique, so far as London is con-
ccrned.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-21

of prosperity with n cornucopia. Four
Corinthian columns bear the arms Of
Ontario on an ornamental shield.
New Zealand. erected an arch just
beyond that of the Canadian province.
which shows the industries of that
Dominion.