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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29
Certain Occasional Occurrences

This is what all Of the waters in that
chophouse instantly started to do
But it didn't work out that way at all.
The Philadelphian and his two friends.
Seeing what was coming. got to their
feet and stood on guard for the shower
Of bottles and things that their expert
ence taught them would soon be coming
their way. But no shower of bottles or
anything else came their way.
For 1t SO happened that two very well
known pugiists of another deg Cbut just
as good at the impromptu work today
as they were at the ring work in that
other day. We're taking something TO eat
at other tables in that chophouse. On"
of them was James J. Corbett The other
one was Jack O'Bren of Philadelphia
Both of these fighting men knew the
young Philadelphia extremely well. and
both of them liked him just as well as
they knew him.
And SO they got in right away. with
out even symptom OF hesitation The
writer hereof, who happened t. be anon
those present, is obliged to record that
it was brawl. whatever the merits or
the case: but il was some brawl while It
lasted, that period being about five lunar
moments. The two fighters Just took tire
walters they nudged along toward the
table of the young Philadelphian, ana
eaSed them into or at least very close
to the Land of Nod with the greatest i'm
Partially in the world The fighting per-
sons didn't say word during the entire
time. They Just reached out and caught
waiter persons on the countcnancc ana
stacked EN- up like sacks of bran, until
there were no more walters left. Then
they flcked little particles OF dust off
their evening cloths, put on their hats
and coats, paid their checks at the desk
and strolled away from there, the Phila-
delrhian and his two friends accompany
Ing them.
We take ii that il is part OF our bust
ness to record the details of things SCI
entific. And il that job wasn't scientific
then We've lost the trail-and we don't
think we have. c. L. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29

delphian asked him to summon the man.
ager of the establishment.
Just at the instant this request was
made, however, the manager came up
to the table. The manager was a large,
bulgy person, too, and he was in just
as ugly a mood as the waiter.
While the young Philadelphia sought.
without in the least raising his voice. to
explain how the little catastrophe had
occurred, the manager, one of those pre-
judging individuals. began to say measiey
and utterly uncalled-for things right out
loud to the Philadelphia and his COM
panons.
Whereupon, feeling that he had his
status as a human being to preserve.
the Philadelphia, rising from his seat
with great elaboration. pulled back his
right arm and deposited the digited end
thereof smack-dab on the point of the
glazing. glowering and spluttering man
ayers protruSive chin.
4
The manager went to the rug just about
as suddenly and heavily and gracefully
as a trunk falling off the back of bag
gage delivery wagon.
This, of course, was the big signal for
the walters OF the chophouse. 1t was
like unto the Hey. Rube." yep for a
gang of circus hands. The manager Of
the plant was stretched on the floor
taking more than the count, and making
the hardest kind of weather of it in his
daZed efforts to rise.
In such circumstances, in New York
particularly, it is alawys the en- rege
thing for all of the walters to grab the
first bottles and heavy dishes and things
that come to their hands, then to swoop
upon the man who has started something,
be he initially innocent of wrongdoing or
not, and Immediately to proceed to smea-
portions of him all over the place, and
then to gather up the pieces and in
continently toss them into the street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29
COncefhinU
Well-knOWn peODlp.
Probably Got Off.

A PROPOS Of certain charges of
= drunkenness among the naval ca
diets at Annapolis, Admiral Dewey at
dinner in Washington told a story
about a young sailor.
'I'he sailor. after long voyage lie
said, went ashore in the tropics, and.
it being hot day, he drank in certain
tropical bars too much beer.
las the sailor lurched under his
heavy load along a palm-bordered ave
nue., his captain hailed him ind 2nantly.
- i ook here. the captain said. Sup
pose YOU were my commander and you
met me in such condition you're
in now, what would you do to me-
".Why, SIR said the sailor Il
wouldn't condescend to take no notice
Of YOU at all, sir"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29
Another Colonel.

<IyVIE Americans" said Simeon Ford,
w the after-dinner speaker, at a
banquet in New York, ARE justly famous
for our titles.
Il used to think that the finest OF all
our titles was that of Col. Abraham
Hardgrass. who told a questioner that he
was neither a regular nor volunteer
colonel, but colonel by marriage. hav-
ing welded the widow of Col Harrison
Pike of Pink Creek.
But | came across the other day a
still better colonel than this. He was
rather seedy. and. handing me soiled
visiting card, he asked me in low voice
if ! could lend him two dollars.
II glanced at his card. 1t was inscribed
Col. William Melcher Dana
.'.You are. presume, | said, a colonel
in the armyo
Yes, sir said he.
Regular or Salvation?' | asked.
Neither. SIR he answered. Army of
the unemployed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29
.HE Man Who Likes to Brag About

THE Man Who Likes to Brag About
His Wife was at 1t again the other
day. AS usual, there was plenty OF
justification for his brag; there generally
is, when 1t comes to that, when regu-
lar man feels impelled to brag about his
wife
"A few weeks ago. said this man, II
went down to Pinehurst to participate
i'm and to look at the golf competition
down that way. I'm just about enough
of a goifist to get into the Pinehurst com
petition, but not enough of one ever t.
hurt anybody else's chances for the cups
and things that are dished out down
there.
When / went to Pinehurst i needed te
go somewhere. l say this knowing 1uil
well what bug most of us have for pre-
tending to folks. as we'll as to ourselves
that we're horribly overworked. But
was tired, hadn't had any vacation at al
since last winter. and had been pounding
away at the job day and night for the
purpose of clearing up things to enable
me TO get away on this trip TO Plnehurst
Everything was lovely at home Wnef
| left for the south. Household arrange
ments were running like clockwprk wife
and Riddles in prime condition. and The
wife was just as eager to have me Se'
away and have a good. goify time as
was to go.
Y x
80 away / went. Never had such a
lolly, comfortable, rcposeful unworried
time i'm my life as | had at Pinehurst
Played golf all day about every day,
chirked up under the influence of the ali
and exercise so that i'll two or three days
| felt like somebody else, met all of the
old gang, foregatnered with EN- and
heard all Of the new stuff that they
brought with them, and, III general, posi-
lively reveled and walioWed in the JOY
of the vacation, the sunshine or II, the
balsamic air of ii. the freedom from
worry of it.
'.All of this, OF course, couldn't have
been possible if it hadn't been for the
dandy, happy letters that L got every
lay from the wife. l never remember
having got such a cheerful stack OF
letters. They all breathed the very es
sence of cheer. Everything at home was
in the triggest kind of condition, sale
she in these daily letters. Details were
given in each of 'em to show me JUS
now finely and smoothly things We're run
ming at home. Children were well, she
herself was well, and tie world at home
was swimming in rose.
1t all sounded SO good to me that
though I'd intended to remain only ten
days in Pinehurst, | decided to stick
around there for a full two weeks.
asked the wife in letter if this would
be all right from her point of view, and
she came right back by return mail ana
told me that she'd be positively annoye d
and provoked with me if / didn't stay
GU, the full two weeks, or even longer ii
l felt like it. So l stuck for the TIVE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29
A Paris PLAY.

CHARLES FROEIMAN was praising .
~ new French playwright.
HE is a genius" Mr.. Frohman said.
1T is too bad that he writes such sorGid
and unpleasant plays.
"A young girl was discussing one Of his
plays-her father and mother had gone
to see ii in Paris.
Father she said, understood al
much OF it as he could. and mother as
much as she chose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29
The Modest investor.

THOMAS \. EDISON, in Il recent in
terview in New York. declined with
a laugh to talk about the SOUL
mo, nor he said 1.-The preachers have
put me in my place. I'll never open my
mouth about the soul again"
We'll, then, Mr.. Edison" said the re-
porter, will You please give me your
theory of the universe?'
Why" said MIR Edison. 81 haven't
even theory OF electricity, let alone the
universe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29
Modest. Age.

fsTINcLE JOE CANNON. at dinner
~ in Washington. praised the wisdom
of the old.
a young man." he said. quantity and
truly. thinks he is going TO reform the
world: but an old man would be glad "
he We're able to reform himself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29

W o y D f r how
many folks out of
a given number
really care for
S p a z h g til? Not
merely say they
like ii, you know.
as an excuse for
eating table d'hote
dinners. but really
and-truly, honest
Injun like the stuff
for what we shall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29

Therefore o. Henry was fond of point
ing out, not worldly, but with certain
amused keenness. that spaghetti, like sew
eral other things that he had In mind.
merely was, in so far as its consumption
by natives of New York or other parts OF
North America was concerned, fetch. a
pretense, an absorption.
Isn't this spaghetti gorgeous? They
fix 1t famously here. you know" he'd
hear the guileess ones at the tables all
around him pronouncing: and then he'd
notice the palpable difficulty with which
some Of them speared the spaghetti with
their forks and brought it. all squirmy
and dripping. to their facial orifices, and
he knew perfectly well that these dear.
good folk not only were not actually de-
lirious over their spaghetti. but that they
really We're not used to IL at all, that 1t
was Il trial TO them to eat II. and that
the greater number OF them, after peril
ousy getting away with a few forkfuls
Of 1t. were exceedingly willing to permit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29

being what is COLO
quially known as rough stuff,
is abhorrent to the refined mind.
Everybody knows that. But
certain kinds of brawling belong
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none of the men with whom he table
d'hoted-men accustomed to saying tina,
which they thought. let the chips fly
where they mieht-cared any more for
spaghetti than for any other fussedup
but in itself wholly tasteess article OF
food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
NEW YORK, January %, i!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29

II was on one of these occasions that
he emitted that wonder question as to
how many folks actually did care for
spaghetti: For spaghetti. you see. is the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-28
MINE ACCIDENT
FATAL TO TWO
JOSEPH j. kESTNER AND THoM,
AS DODGE KILLED BY FALL
OF GROUND AT NO. 16
SHAFT.

Two miners. Joseph j. Kestner and
Thomas Dodge were instantly killed
10y a fall of ground while at work al
the No. is shaft on the Osceola lodge
of the G. 81 IL. mine about Ills
o'clock this morning The exact de-
tails of the accident probably will not
be known until after the inquest which
is being conducted this afternoon by
Coroner Win. Fisher at the c. & II
hospital.
Kestner was a single man and was
born Dec. 22, 1855. He made his resi-
dence with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Kestner at 1858 "a" street
Raynbaultown. He is well known in
this city having resided here almost
his entire life.
Dodge was 36 years of age and was
born at the Copper Falls mine. he
having made his residence i'm Calumet
for a number of years. He is sur
vived by a wife and one child who
live at 229 Allouez street, Boilman's
addition.
Arrangements for the funerals have
not been made.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-28
GREAT JUBILEE
DAY AT VASSAR
FAMOUS GIRLS COLLEGE FOUND
ED FIFTY YEARS AGO ON
FORTUNE OF RICH
BREWER.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, April 2S.-This
was jubilee day at Vassar College and
the ceremonies were commemorative
of the founding of the institution and
the work ii has accomplished during
the fifty years of its existence. The
chief feature of the celebration was a
reproduction of the first Founders
Day exercises, the students inperson-
ating Matthew Vassar, the founder,
and others who were intimately con-
nected with the institution i'm its eari-
est days. The exercises were wit
messed by alumnae and a large num-
ber of distinguished guests from all
parts of the country.
1t was out of the great fortune he
had accumulated in brewing that Mat
thew Vassar founded, i'm 1861 the fam
Gus college for women which perpet-
men by birth, of French descent, and
came to America when he was four
years old, with his father, who settled
on a farm near Poughkeepsie.
Matthew Vassar was nearly 20 years
old when he delivered to trustees the
sum of $4OS,0OO for the founding of the
"Vassar Female College," as at first ii
was called. 1t was the first institution
in the word Of its specific kind where
the highest collegiate education could
be provided exclusively for women.
With his gift of money Mr. Vassar
gave a beautiful site of 200 acres situ-
ated near the Hudson river. In 1865
the institution was opened with 2S in
structors and about $50 students. To-
more than 100 and the number of stu
dents exceeds 1000.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-28
Tilden, Benedict and Cummings
Arrested for Ignoring Illinois
Investigating CONS
Subpoenas
OFFICIAL SUMMONS ATTACKED
Claimed by Defense That They Were
Not Legal and Contention Makes
Impression on Court.
Hearing May 1.

Chicago, ILL.,. April 2S.-Judge Petit
of the circuit court today granted a
writ of habeas corpus for Edward Til
den, Geo. NJ. Benedict and w. G. Cum
mings within half an hour after they
had been arrested by Il. III. Hatfield,
assistant sergeant-at-arm of the Ili-
nois Senate.
Among other things, the subpoenas
from the Senate were attacked on the
grounds that they were not supported
by oath or afIirmation that they did
not describe particularly the books
showing receipts and disbursements or
money during May, June. July, Aug
ust and September; that the Helm
committee has no power TO investi-
gate the conduct Of any members of
the present general assembly: and
that the subpoenas were not signed by
the president of the Senate.
Judge Petit set Monday, May 1st, as
the date of the hearing; and the de-
PENDANTS were released on $4,000 bonds
each.
The defendants were arrested for
failing to respond to subpoenas from
the state senate committee investigat-
ing the alleged bribery in connection
with Senator Lorimer's election.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-28
Anarchy is Rife Among Chinese
Troops, and Men Who Have
Completed Their Service,
are Feared
SITUATION Is A SERIOUS One
People are Fleeing to Hong Kong to
Escape Death-Viceroy's Palace at
Canton Burned by the Rev
olutionists.

Hong Kong. China. April 2S.-Only
today from Canton. where revolu-
tionary outbreak occurred last night
These are of a disquieting character.
Fighting between troops and rioters
last night began when the soldiers ar
rested a revolutionary leader and his
followers. who, carrying revolvers ana
wearing badges. proclaimed their pur-
pose, surrounded the viceroy's palace
and after setting it afire interfercd
troops completed their service today
the flames.
The revolutionists were armed with
rifles and bombs and fought desperate
ly Several were KILLED and many ar
rested. The troops suffered consider
ably. The soldiers finally got control
and energetic measures To prevent an
other outbreak were taken. The
gates of the city were closed and a
search was made in suspected quarters
for arms and and ammunition.
The fire at the palace burned for
two hours, doing great damage. The
viceroy escaped harm.
Thousands of residents of Canton are
fleeing TO this city Those who have
arrived say that anarchy is rife
among the soldiers. Many OF the
the venture will prove a big success
and these men are particularly feared.
Anarchists have been furthering their
propaganda in the army where there
was already much discomfort. owing
to the recent suppression Of gambling.
The British consul at Canton has re-
ported to the governor OF Hong Kong
that the situation is serious.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-28
HoUGHToN COUNTY MICHIGAN FRIDAY AFTERNOON
OLD SOL Will
HIDE HIS FACE
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF SUN LATE
THIS AFTERNooN-scIEN-
lists HOPE TO GAIN
KNOWLEDGE.

Washington, ID. c., April 2S.--If con-
ditions are favorable the southern and
far western portions of the United
States will be treated to partial per-
formance by old Sol late this afternoon
when he hides himself behind the
moon. At best, however, the view of
the solar eclipse will be a very unsat-
isfactory one so far as the North Amer
lean continent is concerned. AS a par
tial eclipse il Will be visible in that
part of the United States lying south
of line drawn from Cape Henlopen
on the coast of Delaware, to Astoria,
oregon. on the Pacific coast the
eclipse begins at about 3 p. m. Along
the eastern coast south of Washington
there will be very small partial
eclipse, the sun setting with the
eclipse on it. In New York and New
England and throughout the Dominion
Of Canada the eclipse will be wholly in
visible.
The path of the total eclipse is a
very large one, but it is wasted almost
wholly in the southern waters of the
Pacific ocean. extending from south
,eastern Australia to Central America.
The only points of land where obser-
vatlons can be made are in the Samoan
and Friendly Islands. where totality
will last nearly five minutes.
The best points for the observation
Of this strangest of all heavenly phe-
nomena are the upraised coral formed
islands known as the Vavau. and Tofua
Of the Samoan group. The hills or
mountain peaks there rise from 1900
to 1000 feet in the air from the placid
waters of the Pacific. On these is
lands eminent groups Of scientists sent
out by universities and royal societies
have set up instruments with long,
unpronounceable names for the pur-
pose of taking observations of the
eclipse. The solar Physics Observa-
tory, at South Kensington. England,
has sent to the island of Vavau an ex-
pedition headed by Sir Norman Lock-
yer. Another notable party of Ger
man scientists, headed by DR.. Wege-
ner, has established quarters on the
island of Tau i'm American Samoa.
During the few minutes of total
eclipse the scientists hope TO obtain
photographs which will enable them
to define at least two or three of the
uncertain chemical elements of the
sun. 1t is known that there are sew
enty-five such elements; of these six
ty have been detected and definitely
determined and fifteen yet lack defini-
ton.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-28
FIGHT FOR GIRLS LOVE.
Italians Engage in Battle and One
Gets Death Wounds.

Sault Ste. Marie. April 2S-In a
frce-for-all fight between IL Italians for
the love of pretty Fosa Carmi. on the
Portage avenue bridge, one of the COM
hatants fell mortally wounded. The
party was en- route to a theater when
the battle occurred.
AS they stood on the bridge, the
argument became heated. A few mo-
ments later stlettos were fourished
on all sides and the combat that
spelled death was on. Just as Louig
Grande fell with a trio of stab wounds
through his heart and lungs, the pol
ice swooped down on the crowd. Five
of them were captured. The others.
including Frank Gentiloros, who is
said TO have made the fatal thrusts,
escaped Grande died while being hur-
ried to the hospital.
Sheriff Bayliss with a force OF depu-
ties and the aid of Chief of Police
Swart. OF this city. and the Canadian
500 police are searching for Gentilo-
ros
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-28
WARMLY ENDORSE
PROPOSED PACT
NOTABLE MEETING OF HIGH OF.
FlClAlS HELD IN LONDON TO-
DAY TO APPROVE TREATY
WITH U. s.

London, April 2S.-A great meeting
was held in Guild Hall today for the
adoption OF resolutions in favor Of the
Anglo arbitration treaty.
The Lord Mayor of London, clad i'm
robes Of state, presided. on the plat
form with him were the prime minis
ter, archilbishops of Canterbury and
Westminster, former premier, Balfour
and other high officials.
Asquith and Balfour spoke elo-
quently of the treaty first proposed by
President Taft, declaring IL would
mark new era i'm civilization. but
both pointedly disclaimed the peace
pact between Great Britian and the
United states, providing for the sub
mission Of all differences to arbitra-
tion would mean an alliance between
the two countries. Following the
speech making resolutions favoring
the treaty were adopted
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-28
EASTERN STARS
MEET WESTERN
SOME OF BEST KNOWN ATHLETES
IN COUNTRY ENTERED FOR
Pennsylvania GAMES
TOMORROW.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 2S.-The
University of Pennsylvania's seven
teenth annu intercollegiate and in
terscholastie ca-nival of relay races
and field sports on Franklin field to-
morrow is expected to be one of the
greatest gatherings of classy athletes
that has ever been brought together
in America. Every section of the
country is represented in the list Of
entries. A number Of the big univers-
ity teams from the West put in an ap-
.pearance today, but the bulk Of the
contestants will not reach the city un-
til tomorrow morning.
The meet this year will include near
ly all the usual track and field events,
one-mile relay races for different class
es of colleges and the one, two and
four-mile national relay champion
ships. II will be largely the East
against the West, and. incidentally, the
graduate stars against the undergrad
uates. Nearly every intercollegiate
champion of both the East and the
West is entered.
Edwards, the Western champion
hurler, will meet Chisholm of Yale.
the Eastern champion. Wasson will
be in the broad jump against Roberts
of Amherst, the Eastern champion.
The Western champion pole vaulter,
Murphy of Illinois, will compete with
Gardner of Harvard. and Holdman OF
Dartmouth. In the shot Philbrook, the
Western champion, will be pitted
against Horner, the Eastern champion.
AS i'm previous years the relay races
are attracting most attention. The
contestants in the relay championships
will include Harvard, Cornell, Prince
ton. Chicago, Michigan, Notre Dame
and Pennsylvania, in the one-mile,
Princeton, Cornell. Harvard. Pennsyl-
vania and Virginia in the two-mile,
and Princeton, Cornell, Pennsylvania,
Michigan and Notre Dame in the four
mile