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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
CANE STILL IN USE.
Irish College Boys Strike Against
It Was a Failure.
Ioreign Correspondence OF The Star.

4 orelgn correspondence OF The Star.
DUBLIN, October 1, 1911.
A strike OF boarded-in students has
taken place at st. Murdoch's College,
near Ballina, County Mayo. The body.
which numbers about forty. went out on
strike Wednesday evening In favor of
Wednesday on and the abolition of
the cane.
After escaping from the college they
careered across the country toward the
mountains. The professors of the coll
Iege were hurriedly summoned and were
soon in hot pursuit of the refractory
youths.
The students. however, managed to
eIude their pursuers. and the next that
was heard of them was a telegram ask
ing for the appointments of an arbitration
committee to settle their grievances The
telegram gave the necessary clue to their
whereabouts, and on the following morn
ing they were all captured by Prof Mo-
ran. playing a game of hand ball at Fox
ford nine miles away. The boys were
brought back by the mail train to Ballina
The cane was found to be still in use.
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DRYS CLAIM VOTES
Expect to Submit Prohibition
to People of Virginia.
DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE QUITS
Supported Jones and Glass for the
United States Senate.
ASK FREE SCHOOL BOOKS
Demand So Strong That Richmond
May Act Ahead of State.
Pickpockets at Fair.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


RICHMOND, Va. October Il, 1911.
Whatever a vote may disclose, the
temperance folks of the state are
boastfng that when the proposition for
a statewide vote comes up in the general
assembly this winter they will be able
to show a majority for the proposition
That is the claim set up by one of
the most ardent of the temperance
workers in Virginia the last day or
two, and as the gentleman in question
has more or less to do with the work
of the dry" element, he is supposed to
be in a position to know.
1t is no secret that the speaker is
also identified with that element which
is referred to in terms of opprobrium
as being the machine" outfit. He has
always picked winners in the state con-
tests. and he has served as a cog" in
the machine in the general assembly
According to the gentleman discussing
the matter, the legislative ticket has
been polled in all parts of the state, and
there are more than enough votes to
put through the proposition permitting
the people to vote on the issue of LIQUOR
or no liquor. This, too. will be accom-
plished without the aid OF the republic
can votes from southwest Virginia, and
there are certain to be five of the
minority I'm the upper branch and some
twelve in the lower branch.
You may look for the matter to
come up early in the session." said the
gentleman. "and there will be no let-up
till there has been vote on the SUBJ
ject. The matter will be in charge of
a gentleman in lch branch Who will
be competent to manage the measure
and with the presentation of the
scheme there Will begin to pour into
the general assembly petitions from all
parts of the state favoring the bill, and
careful account will be kept of the
same so that when the time comes for
action there will be in possession of the
supporters of the measure information
regarding the number of men who have
signed the petitions, the counties and
cities from which they come, and there
will be absolutely no pretense of hav-
ing the political affiliations--as be-
tween the two parties-disclosed. We
want to get this matter before the peo-
pie, to let them vote on 1t, and until
this is done and there is a decisive eX-
preston we will not stop in our efforts
and agitation of the subject"
Democratic League No More.
The Virginia Democratic League, which
was organized here some six months ago.
and of which DIR. Charles L. Gravatt Of
Caroline, member of the state senate,
was president, has wound its affairs up
and has passed out of existence. The
league was identified with the political
fortunes OF Representative William A.
Jones OF the first district and Carter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15

Glass of the sixth district, candidates for
United States senators. IT had force
of clerks in its employ, and ii labored in
season and out of season for the success
of the two gentlemen, but it made dis
NAL and fiat failure to wrest from the
control of the machine the management
Of party affairs. In fact, it is conceded to
have been the worst defeat that has come
to faction of the party for many years
since the new primary law went into eff
feet.
Senators Martin and Swanson were
charged with many and varied offenses
by the opponents of the machine and
there were boasts that the reading of
certain documents would end the CAM
paign in three days and drive Martin
and Swanson from the race. The league
directors held conference behind closed
doors, paid every bill that was outstand-
ing and declared the body adjourned sine
die, so far as the public is aware. Mr..
Jones was here a part of the time this
week, but he made no statement OF any
sort in connection with the primary.
Demanding Free School Books.
The campaign for free books for the
public school pupils has become general.
and there is a proposition pending before
the city council to have the city buy the
books without regard to what the state
shall do. The matter will also come be-
fore the general assembly this winter,
and a determined effort will be made to
have a law passed whereby the state
shall buy the school books. furnish them
TO the pupils and own the books when
they shall have finished in the schools
The Junior Order of American Mechanics
is behind this movement and its weight
in behalf of the cause and for the gen.
eral cause of education is finding many
supporters.
10 In CT OhSt3ala-fhP
small number of negroes who pay any
taxes at ALL and who are always among
the first to put their children into schools.
There will be some opposition on that
score, but it is believed that the senu-
ment for the movement is so strong that
1t will easily receive the Endorsement of
a majority of the Legislature and become
law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
BIG CROWD WATCHES FIRE.
Three Thousand at 9th Street When
Lunchroom Blazes.

The police reserves of the first precinct
had a busy time last night shortly after
10 o'clock keeping the crowd back at a
fire in 9th street near + street northwest.
Although the fire did not cause more
than So damage In the cellar of the New
England lunchroom. 525 9th street north
west, 1900 spectators lined the opposite
side of the street and other vantage
points to get a glimpse of the firemen at
work. The fire started in pile of trash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
Russia to Change Coinage Metal.
eign correspondence OF The Star.

ST. PETERSBURG, October lit is
reported that Russia is about to abolish
her present silver coinage and replace il
with nickel for the lower values, and for
rubles and half-rubles with coin of less
size. containing the same relative quah-
tity of pure silver as the silver coinage
of other leading countries, instead of. as
now, about twice that amount. The re-
form will probably take some years, to
effect
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Report on Extension of City
Limits Awaited.
IN HANDS OF COMMITTEE
Rumor That School Census Will Be
Retaken-Joint Sunday School
Celebration.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

special Correspondence OF Inc SldE.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October A. 1911.
Now that the city council has recon-
vened after it's summer recess the re-
port of a joint committee of that body
on the extension of the city limits is
awaited with interest. This matter has
been in the hands of a committee OF
council for long time, and the opinion
prevails that the committee will recon-
mend the extension of the city limits.
In the event of such recommendation a
vigorous fight will be made by the resi-
dents of Alexandria county, especially
that part of the county which it is pro-
posed to take in. Residents of the coun-
ty, with few exceptions, are opposed to
coming into the city.
The section which the city contemplates
taking in also embraces a portion of
Fairfax county, including West End, bet
ter known as Duke street extended, as
far as the old toll gate, and that part
running as far south as Hunting creek.
1t is regarded as more than probable that
objection will also be made by Fairfax
county to the contemplated annexation.
This matter, in the event the city
presses it's claims for the acquisition of
this territory, eventually :. will find its
way to the highest tribunal in the state,
the court of appeals, for final adjudica-
ton.
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Visits Constituents in Aero.
.respondence Of The Star

PARIS, October Z, 1911
The first parliamentary airmen to pay a
visit to his constituents by aeroplane is
NJ. Raymond, senator of the Loire, who
has become an expert Bleriot monoplan-
list. NJ. Raymond left Etampes the other
morning and landed at Nevers at 10
o'clock. In the afternoon ne resumed ms
AMI to Nontbrison, his constituency.
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May Be New School Census.

An unconfirmed report has been re-
ceived here to the effect that this city
will have its school census retaken, and
confirmation of the report is expected
| shortly. The matter was put up to the
state board Of education by a committee
from the chamber of commerce, together
with the superintendent of public schools.
Following the hearing the matter was
left entirely in the hands Of the attorney
general and the superintendent Of state
public instruction.
The opinion prevails that in case a new
school census is taken it will show a con-
siderable increase over the one taken
recently, which will mean that Alexan-
dria, instead of losing approximately
$4,000 in the next five years, will have
an increase in it's funds from the state
for public school education.
In the corporation court today, in the
case of Charles Lyman and others
against the International Building and
Loan Association of Washington, in
chancery, a decree was entered directing
the sale of certain property in Newport
News, Va.
Arguments were heard on the demurrer
in the case of E. H. Rocker against the
Southern Railway Company. after which
the court took the case under advise
ment. s. G. Brent and Howard w. Smith
represented the plaintiff and L. l.. Smith
appeared for the defendant company.
A verdict for 81 was given in the case
of the Gable Piano Company against R.
NJ. Keown on appeal from a magistrate S
decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15

The great modern la
borsaver for housekeep-
ers. If you ever use
one you'll never want to
be without it. Saves a
hundred useless steps in
a day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
Many Robberies at Fair.

Reports made to the police department
during the last week indicate that the
pickpockets have reaped a harvest here
during the last six days. The thieves
came here last Sunday, and they got
right down to business without any loss
of time. They have lifted watches.
jeweIry, pocketbooks and valuables of all
sorts from fair visitors. A Mr.. Carson
was touched for a 800 diamond pin
while he was in a cafe, and he later
identified the man who got the PIN
Hundreds of cases have been reported,
and so far the police have been able to
get hold of less than a dozen of the
operators 1t is believed that only about
one case in five has been reported to the
officers. the vast majority accepting the
touch as a part of the game and say
ing nothing The police warned the
people to leave all money and Jewelry
at home but the smart ones evidently
thought they were capable of taking care
of themselves. and as result of their
Imagination they are out much money
and some jewelry, and have instead a
fund of experience. But the state fair
was an immense success in every way,
bringing considerably more than 100000
strangers to the city during the week
The citizen., 1911-04-14
Lincoln's Letter Saves Job.

FOrtyseven years ago Abraham Lin
coin paused in the cares of Civil War for
one Of those kind and homely acts which
have lived after him
II was TO pen a personal letter to the
postmaster general, asking that official to
employ Miss Susan Dugger, of Carlins-
Vile. Ill.,, who was the sole support of her
brother. Union soldier, crippled at Shi.
loh. Miss Dugger got a position and
preserved the letter religiously.
Secretary MacVeagh, after reading the
same letter Monday though the paper
has yellowed with age and the ink IS
dm-ordered that Miss Duggers name
be not dropped from the treasury's list
OF employees, though she has been i'll more
than year. When an employe has been
absent without pay for that length Of time
il Is customary to strike the name from
the rolls.
Senator Culom brought the letter to
Secretary MacVeagh, who promised that
Miss Dugger may have her old position if
she is ever able to work again. She is
now seventy years old Miss Digger
was transferred from the postotfice 10 the
treasury soon after President Line ms
letter got her employment and became an
expert in detecting counterfeit money.
She has handled billions of dollars-some
good and MANY bad--dnring forty five
years of service for the government
The citizen., 1911-04-14
Twelve Hours a Day Kills.

In the american Magazine there ap-
pears an article entitled "Old Age at
Forty" in which the author describes
the terrible conditions now prevailing in
the steel mills of Pttsburg. under which
the employees are obliged to work He
asserts that the large majority of the men
work II hours a day and continuing,
ne says
Can YOU conceive what it means to
work u hours a day? Twelve hours
every day spent within the mill walls
means I3 or IA hours away from home
tor the skilled men often live at least a
half hours ride from the mills. 1t means
early hours for the wife, if breakfast is
10 be on time, and late hours. too, if the
supper dishes are to be washed.
at does not leave much time for
family life, either, when the husband
begins to doze over his evening paper
before the evenings work in the kitchen
is done. and when necessity inevitably
drives him early to bed so that he may
get up in time for the next days routine.
I, does not leave him much time to play
with the children when a mans Job
requires one week Of heavy toll, during
the ten or eleven hours of daylight, six
Or seven days, and then an overturning
Of things and another week ofs night
work, each shift from I3 to IA hours long,
with the 'mister" working while the
children sleep, and sleeping while the
children play"
The citizen., 1911-04-14
Reading for Bows.

The good old days are gone. If there
be anyone to demand proof of this state
ment let him turn TO the rules and regula-
tions of the New York public library.
There he will find that the boy who would
a reader be is denied sight of the Oliver
Optic books, of the works of Horatio
Alger, Jr., of Ralph Hazard and Of John
r. Trowbridge.
IT wasn't SO many years ago that the
valorous deeds, prodigious as they may
have been, of the boys in the Oliver Optic
books were the standard mental stimulus
of the American boy. With them ranked
the Alger the Hazard and the Trow-
bridge boys, all wonders in their way and
all calculated to stir the youthful reader to
blood quickening action. Now New York
knows them no more.
Bu these pieces Of fiction are not all
thai are withheld from the youthful metro
polijan reader. Following the action of
the London County Council, the New
York library rules have Withdrawn from
circulation among the city's boys From
Log Cabin to White House and From
the lanyard to the White House They
are held to be too diffuse" in their style.
The case against Log Cabin bears the
statements that the book refers to Lincoln
familiarity as ABE" and that ii pictures
him, when a boy, as standing on stump
and delivering a sermon. The American
boy who is held to be the worlds great
est reader Of biography, is refused perusal
of these stures of Lincoln and Grant be-
cause the books refer TO their subjects as
human beings. Ce0eiand Plain Deaier
The citizen., 1911-04-14
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Surprise in Minority Leader
Mann's 8 Announcements.

The standing committees of the House
Of Representatives were elected by that
body on Tuesday, after the full commit
tee lists had been presented by Chairman
Underwood of the WAYS and means COM
mittee. The Republican members of the
respective committees became known for
the first time when the full committee
assignments were presented to the House.
Prepared by Minority Leader James R.
Mann at the direction of the Republican
caucus the minority committee selections
contained many surprises for the House.
The desire to accord impartial treatment
to the insurgent Republicans is shown in
the number of choice committee places
given TO them by Mr.. Mann. Two of the
leading insurgents, Representatives Madi-
son, OF Kansas, and Lenroot, Of Wiscon-
sin, are given places on the rules COM
mittee, where the Republicans have but
four places.
Representative Good, of Iowa. is ap-
pointed to the appropriations committee,
considered a particularly choice berth.
Representative Haugen, of Iowa, is made
ranking Republican member of the COM
mittee on agriculture; Representative
Kopp, OF Wisconsin is placed on the
naval affairs committee; Representative
Norris. of Nebraska. on the judiciary
committee, and other insurgents receive
important assignments
4. Former Speaker Cannon becomes rank
ing Republican member of the appropria-
tions committee He was chairman of
this committee for several years before
he became speaker, and the retirement
of James A. Tawney, recently chairman
of the committee, will probably make the
former speaker the Republican leader in
debates on appropriation matters.
Minority Leader Mann took no COM
mlttee assignments himself and will act
solely as chairman of the minority con-
ference. His place as ranking member
of the interstate and foreign commerce
committee goes to Frederick c. Stevens,
of Minnesota The Republican list in
cludes the assignment of Victor L. Berger,
the Wisconsin Socialist. to the committee
on District of Columbia affairs, and the
assignment of Thereon Akin, the New
York Observation-Disclosures, the COM
mlttee on education and on enrolled bills.
The Republican members of the ways
and means committee are Payne, New
York; Dalzell, Pennsylvania Mccall,
Massachusetts; Hill, Connecticut; Need
ham, California; Fordney, Michigan;
LOngworth, Ohio.
Those on the appropriations committee
are: Cannon. Illinois; Bingham, Pennsyl-
vania; Gillet, Massachusetts; TAYLOR,
Ohio; Malby, New York; Dwight, New
York. Good Iowa
The citizen., 1911-04-14
Keeping BOYS on the Farm.

And now the blame is laid on the city
girl who goes into the country to teach
school There is something SO bright
and dainty about her that the hearts of
the older boys get all splntered up by
the CLINT of her eyes and the music of her
voice. Under her witchery those boys
lose all interest in cattle and corn, and
aspire to go 10 the city to clerk and sell
lace, and be where the glittering madens
are.
This is the hint of Chicago banker at
a meeting last week TO encourage the
farm BOYS to stick 10 the farm. The hint
should be given to the city girl herself,
who could let it be understood that she
liked the farm and the farm boys, and
she intended some day to settle down
and be farmers wife, and milk the COWS
and tie the calf and scoop up the hens
eggs and hew the country sausage, and
feed the hollyocks, and do all those
charming things that change the cheeks
to roses and the voice to music.
If this is attended 10 in the right way
the city girl will keep the boys on the
farm, and save large portion of the
nations glory The country girls could
do all this-but there is the trouble, they
seek the city, too.-Ohio State /on,nat.
The citizen., 1911-04-14
win Act ON Reciprocity

Canadian reciprocity will be the first
thing considered by the House of Rep
reSentatlveS.
accepting President Taft's pledge that
he would not prorogue Congress, the
House Committee of Democrats decided
to act on reciprocity first, and then to
bring in bill putting many of the nec-
essaries of life upon the free list
The free list bill, which will be brought
into the House Of Representatives imme-
diatey after the Reciprocity Bill, in
cludes the following articles: Agricult-
ural implements, such as plows, harrows,
reapers, binders and mowers; boots and
shoes; saddles and saddlery; wire fencing;
baling wire; cotton bagging and ties;
coarse sacks; burlap; lumber flour,
dressed meats and meat products and
sewing machines.
The citizen., 1911-04-14
Much in Little.

Alaska now has 2,2,4eS miles of wagon
roads and trails.
The new port at Sante Fe has been
opened to operations.
frances annual consumption of wine
is about one hundred bottles per capita.
OF the I4.77e deaths during 1909 in
Santiago, 6,e75 were of children under
one year of age. Santiago is a city OF
100000 inhabitants.
The Japanese railways, at the close OF
their last fiscal year, had S,o2o miles of
line, of which more than nine-tenths be-
longs to the State.
1t was stated at an inquest held at
Hackney, London, on Rosa Saunders,
age four, that the girls father had done
six months work in 10 years.
A new worlds coaling record has
been established by the battleship Prince
of Wales, which took in go tons of coal
in two hours, and SO minutes.
A French chemist claims to have made
a practical ALLOW containing more than 90
per cent. magnetism, a feat that has baf-
fled scientists for number of years
The revenue Of the municipality oil
Buenos Ayres for 1910 amounted to Sra
$685. United States currency The
revenue for the year 1909. was SI2. 4o2, ,o2o.
The Gillian government has just let
out the contract for the erection of AZ
county school houses, which will create
a demand for school furniture and other
supplies.
Germany will establish a record fol-
this year by launching six new dread
noughts. Up to this time no more thar
five of these monster ships have been
launched by any one country in one year
An enormous pearl Of perfect shape,
and valued at $50, 900 has been found
in the Western Australian fisheries and
brought into Groome, from where it has
been shipped to England
French Indo- China consists of five
provinces and several small Kingdoms
with population of in all of about
$4,000, 600. Besides being self-support.
ing, it pays yearly revenue to France
and the treasury shows surplus.
In Turkestan, especially, has the silk
culture taken firm root. it being of prime
importance to the natives OF that section.
In the Caucasus. also the farmers are
gradually developing the industry and
are said to be meeting with success
About I7.7 per cent. of the settlements
are engaged in the silk culture, the pro-
duction for 1900 amounting to 1904, ,ooo
pounds, valued at 81, 900, 900.
The culture of the silk worm is carried
on by the Chinese in China in much the
same way as that employed by their an
| cestors a thousand years ago. Little
attention has been paid to improving the
cocoons, guarding against disease oil
raising the standard of the reeled pro.
duct, and a matter OF wonder that work
ing with the most primitive method:
they succeed in producing as high Z
grade of silk as they do.
The citizen., 1911-04-14
Was Too Much Light.

Years ago says Guy Bates Post the
actor, Il appeared in an amateur per
formance of a play that had a distinct
religious favor. The leading player had
studied for the ministry and had deep
and sonorous voice. In one Of the scenes
the lights were supposed to be turned
down and raging storm simulated.
The accompanying lines were:
" oh, Lord, deliver US from the powers
of darkness.
The leading man spoke the lines, but
darkness didn't follow He spoke them
again, and still the stage was distress
ingly light. Finally he roared:
"'Oh, Lord, deliver US from the power
Of darkness, and also give that fool gas
man sense enough to turn down the
lights
The gas lights went down and the
audience roared. Pilks6Hre Chronicle.
Telegraph.