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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-28

lTTeprOacnaDle ScnOOlmdSterS ana Schooi-
mi str ses II
Thousands Without Spain. But there
School Facilities. DE a.so nan ans
in both mental training and moral equip
ment to educate children. The slender
ness and uncertainty of the pay does not
attract the best material AS indiffer-
ent as they are the schools are also
fewer than the law requires. There arc
between twenty-five and thirty thousand
school districts entitled under the lawof
1851 to schools but now without them,
and in the capital itself, as shown By
the mayors statement. 10000 children OF
school age are offered no facilities what
ever
While the percentage OF illiteracy has
slightly decreased within the last decade,
there is no prospect that under the exist
ing form of government the requirements
of the school law of 1857 as TO the num-
Der of schools viii ever be carried out.
If every requirement of that law were
met Spain would still have far fewer
schools in proportion to population than
any progressive country in Europe or
either of the two Americas.
And" complains a Madrid paper, bit
terly 'as result OF the outrageous
manner in which education is neglected
129nO,0n Spaniards are absolutely illit-
crate" In a country where education
has been neglected as 1t has In Spain
II is difficult to get a large number OF
persons vitally Interested in reforming IL
officials whose duty it Is to enforce the
compulsory education law are in many
instances wholly unable to read it's pro
visions or write their own names. or so
poorly educated that they have no con-
ception of the backwardness OF Spain as
compared with other civilized countries.
That there are other civilized countries
they know vaguely, but many an alcalde
could not tell where the more prominent
ones are situated with regard to Spain or
one another. The glorious achievements
of other countries set forth In history
are very literally closed book to him.
OF course, he does not see the necessity
for enforcing the attendance Of children
at school or the iniquity of stealing
money belonging to teachers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-28

Capt. Martin Luther Spedden. sixty
seven years old. formerly well known
figure in shipping circles and brother
of the late Capt. Robert NJ. Spedden. who
died last April. died Thursday at his home
in East BALTIMORE street. baltimore, Md.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-28

Bluefield, w. Va. was visited Thursday
morning by midsummer frost. The Their
mometer registered far down In the for
ties shortly after midnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-28

Numerous Carbonarios are with him,
and II has been arranged that he shall
have 1000 members OF the society at
his call. whose daily maintenance is to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-28

Work was begun Wednesday at Fred
erick Md. on new boys high school
building to cost about $45syoo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-28

There are many striving. sincere, wholly
irreproa chable schooimasters and school
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
CLUB TO CONSIDER
WEST EXTENSION
ssTANFIELD CITIZENS ASK
LOCAL CLUBS SUPPORT
An Opposing Proposed Extension in
mission People Ask Commercial Or
Favor of John Day Projcct-lier-
ganization to Take Opposite Stand.

Tonight's meeting of the CONNER
cial club, the regular monthly ses-
sion. promises to be of unusual .inter-
est through the fact the club will be
asked to again express itself in re-
gard to the West Umatilla Extension.
This afternoon a bunch of Stanfield
workers arrived from the west end and
they are asking that the local organi-
zation go on record as opposing the
extension and as favoring the John
Day project. on the other hand Her
niston people have sent up reso-
luton favoring the extension or at
least the expediting of the matter.
They want the local club to stand pat
as favOring the extension of the pro-
ject. When the movement for the ex-
tension of the project was first
launched a year or more ago local
people endorsed the scheme and work
ed earnestly for the extension. 1t was
largely through the instrumentality
OF local people that Portland influ-
sances were brought into action.
Whether or not any additional ac-
1ion will be taken by the club tonight
remains to be seen. That he is in IA
For of acting deliberately and of TAX
ing no action whatever until the mat
Eer has been fully considered by a
representative meeting is declared by
President Dan P Smythe. In the view
OF Mr.. Smythe it would be mistake
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
FARM LIKE SWISS CHEESE.
Owners Theory Is River Sucks Water
and sand from Under Soil.

Chicago The strange behavior of
the farm of N. X Farmer, adjoining
Yaho a, fifteen miles west of Musko-
gee, has alarmed the people of that
village.
Mysterious holes began to appear in
Farmers field several weeks ago,
some of them sinking to a depth of
ten feet and covering the field so
thickly as to unfit them either for
cultivation or for use as pasture.
Farmer believes the strange falling
away of the land is due to the recent
drought. The farm lies in a bend of
the Arkansas river. The soil is about
twelve feet deep. Below that Is sand.
Farmers theory is that the low
stage of the river sucked water and
sand from under the soil, which sank.
giving a swiss-cheege appearance to
his farm. He IS attempting to Level
his land by hauling soil from adjoin-
ing farms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
CLATSKANIE WOMAN
ENDS ILLNESS BY SHOT

Clatskanie, Ore.-Mrs. stella Birk-
enfield wife of prominent citizen. B.
w. Birkenfeld, Jr., shot and killed
herself Mrs. Birkenfeld had been ill
for about three months and had a
severe operation performed several
weeks ago in a Portland hospital. The
sickness affected her brain. At times
she was rational and at others she
seemed almost insane. She was much
better this morning, and while her
husband was telling some friends
over the telephone how much i'm
proved she seemed. Mrs. Birkenfeld
walked into the pantry, picked up the
revolver and shot herself.
She was 27 years of age and leaves
four small children, ager 5, and
years and months respectively. She
was the daughter of C. C. Jones of
Vesper, Ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
STRICKEN DUMB BY GRIEF.
Kansas City Man Specchless as Result
of Death of Two Children.

Kansas City.-Grief over the loss
of his little daughters, Ethel and
Flossie. who were killed when their
sandpit playhouse caved in, caused
Andrew Hutchinson to lose his power
Of speech
Hutchinson, well digger, suffered
from an injury several years ago and
for the last year has worked only part
Of the time.
When the cave-in occurred he ran
to the sandpit and looked at the bod
les of his daughters. He did not re-
turn home for an hour, but sat on O
pile of rails and gazed at the heap OF
sand. He has been mute since anj
physicians fear he viii never speak
again.
| Several years ago another child Of
Hutchinson was drowned in the KaN
river pust above the sandpit
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
Wilson Makes Appeal.

Olympia, Wash.-The attorneys for
George H. Wilson have appealed his
case to the supreme court of the state.
Wilson was last month convicted of
the murder and outrage of Mrs Arch
lie Coble in the town of Rainier,
Wash, last July. The expense of ap-
peal, amounting to over $500. will be
stood by labor and fraternal unions,
of which Wilson is member.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
5000 MILE HIKE is ENDED.

Kansas City Mo.-Accompanied by
a delegation of mounted police. which
met them at the city limits, Mr. and
Mrs. Dwight H. Woolf ending an g.
OO0-mile hike, arrived here.
The Woolfs first began their hike
thirteen months ago at San Antonio,
Tex. walking thence to Atlanta, Ca,
ana New York before turning west
Mrs. Woolf with this feat is claimirr
the woman's long distance walking
championship of the world
The Woolf home is in Kansas City
Kas., where Mr.. Woolf was music
dealer until his health broke down
and physicians advised fresh air and
exercise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
GERMAN CHANCELLOR
REPLIES TO BRITISHEs

Berlin, Dec. 5.-ChanceIlor Won
Bothmann-Holweg, in a speech be-
fore the reichstag today, replied to
Sir Edward Gray, British foreign Sec
retary with the declaration that Ger
many will never permit herself to be
thrust aside and pressed down by
England automatically. He was
emphatic in his statement that it is
up to England to show the sincerity
OF her foreign policies before amic-
able relations can be hoped for.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
RAILROADS. WASTE
is $4,000, 900
Expert UphoIds Brandeis i'm Charges
of ExtrayagcnCe on u. &. Systems

,BhtohuS III NtIuESeS
OF Extravagcnce on U. s. Systems.
Chicago.-American railroads lose
S5O.OO0 600 worth of fuel a year, AMI
consume 5000, 900, 900 worth of coal to
obtain sS0.000.000 worth of efficiency
a further waste of 100000, 600, ac-
cording to figures prepared by L. c.
Fitch. chief engiL eer of the Chicago
Great Western railroad.
That road conducted an investiga-
tion, following the assertion by Louis
Brandeils that railroads wasted ST.
/ 100000 day in efficient service
The remedy suggested by Fitch IS a
fuel bureau of experts. improved fir
ing devices on locomotives. a school
for firemen, more scientific ordering
of locomotives for sevrive and a closer
watch on exposed coal yards.
Each loss of one per cent of fueI
I in American railroad business r,cans
a loss of $4,000 OOO," says Fitch's re-
port.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
Three DrunI,s in Court.

Three election celebrators We're ar
rested last night because their DEM
onstrations became too noisy and
charges of being drunk We're booked
against them. Each put up SIS bail
and forfeited it this morning by nom
appearance. Their names were on the
docket as Loyis Slug. Pell and
John Doe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
Cowboy Band Praised.

Manager Fletcher of the Roundup
Cowboy band this morning received Il
letter from the manager of the Spo
kane apple show and Ehakops' Jubi-
lee thanking the band for its attend
ance and declaring the people of Spo-
kane are loud in their praise for the
Pendleton musical organization.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
4 Bic Land Transaction.

The deeds in the land TRANSACTION
in which John n. Bahr sold his big
wheat farm near SAKE station were
placed in the county records today.
One of them shows that H. G. F. Eg-
gers becomes owner of $40 acres for
a consideration of $4,000 and Ber-
nard E. Anderson of two half sections
fol- a consideration of $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
Alexander Claims Election.

Los Angeles, Dec. 5..The good
government committee this afternoon
claimed the election by an overwhelm-
ing majority. 1t is estimated 10000
votes have been cast, half of them
by women.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
CHILD is SCALDED TO
DEATH IN HOG VAT

Roseburg, Or.-After lingering for
ten hours in great suffering, Hazel.
the seven-year ?old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Hinsley, of Looking
Glass, eight miles from this city is
dead from burns received by falling
into a vat of hot water used for scaId-
ing hogs. Every part of the child's
body from the neck down was sub
merged. She fell into the water upon
being accidentally jostled by work
ing hand.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
Notice to the Public.

Marion Jack has disposed of his
interest in the Pendleton Iron Works
and all those knowing themselves to
be indebted to the company will
please call on C. w. Mckinney at the
American National Bank and settle al
once.
PENDLETON IRON WORKS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
Newsy Notes
of Pendleton
Two Marriage Licenses.

Two marriage licenses were issued
by the county clerk today, one to Jess
W. Dixon and Daisy Wagner and the
other to Sivert Jacobson and Emily
Gustavson. All of the four people
are from this county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05
HOOVER'S TEAM
BEATS MOL|TORS

Molitor's bowling tea mmet defeat
last night at the hands of Hoover's
aggregation of pin upsetters by the
score of 2462 to 2399, in the first
meeting of the two teams in the tour
nament. The following are the indi-
yidual scores.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05

for the club to take hasty action. one
way or the other, at this time, and he
is disposed to favor a special meeting
within the near future to consider the
matter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05

Wanted-By elderly lady, house
keeping in widower's family or ma
ternity nursing. Inquire C this office
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-05

Being speaker, Champ Clark is a
speaker, talker; he talks rather too
much sometimes.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-16
CROWDS ATTACK DETECTIVE
Mistakes Prisoner for Combat
ant Getting Worst OF 1t.

Unaware that youth. struggling WIN
might and main 10 disen'ansle h'nnseh
from the clutches OF 4 stockily buit man
was prisoner. crowd Of sympatnlzers
nocked out NJ cafe al Stanton and Allen
streets last night and sought to rescue
him.
The youth. who said he vas Samuci
CoIdstein. seventeen years old. plumber $
helper when he worked. With no nome
had been arrested by Detective Fischel Of
the Ccntral ONCE charged with opening
rho handbag OF Mrs Annie Newman, or
No. 23i lst street. Jersey city. Few MN
utes before the arrest. Two young men
who were with him made GOOD their escape.
hut Fischel seized Golds,ein and started
10 take him 10 Police Headquarters.
Straightway Goldsten pa; up vigorous
struggle 10 get away. and the detective had
10 resort to no gentle tactics TO subdue
him.
The patrons Of the CATS. thinking II
street fight between Two, unevenly
matched. pitched into the detective and
started 10 pumme him. RE drew his
New-York tribune., 1911-03-16
SINCLAIR ATTACKS DOCTORS
Adams Rallies to Their Cause at
Liberal Clubs Dinner.

The medical profession was put on its
defence last night AZ the dinner of the
Liberal Club IN the Hotel st. Denis. when
discussion Of the problems confronting
physicians was started with severe criti-
cism Of tho whole profession by Upton Sim
clair the first speaker
Mr. Sinclair said that the trouble with
ooctors was tho same as with everybody
else. that they were living under false eco
nomic system under which they were sup
posed TO help others and vet had TO scram-
bic for a livinS. lie expressed ii As his
opinion that doctors could not he expected
20 wipe themselves out Of existence by i'm
proving sanitary conditions. and that as
matter Of professional pride they had 70
oppose ideas originating outside Of the pro-
fession
There is in this country a great and
growing body Of physicians who arc not
working under the competitive system.
said Samuel Hopkins Adams in answer to
Nh Sinclair They arc not concerned
with curing diseases but with preventing
them, and these health officers have in
vsriably tho heartiest support Of the whole
medical profession The main trouble
with doctors is that they are too meek
ara 1l8l lDFl accept Win 4 700 LII ISL Al
spirit what II said about them. They
don't stand togethor for themselves, they
don't stand together for the public and
they don't fsht enough when they are at
tackled from vicious sources
Dr Woods Hutchinson said thst the main
trouble with the medical profession was
that il vas human. and that its Patients
were human. too He described the diir-
Guilty Of dealing with individual cases re-
quiring different treatment tor each IN
dividual and he emphasized the ditilcuty
encountered by every physician VINO would
like 70 prescribe an entire change Of sur
roundings for most OF MS patients when
economic and social conditions made sUcn
a prescription entirely impossible
other speakers were Dr. Robert 7 Nor
ris. Dr. William J. Robinson, Norman Hap
good and tho Rev. DR.. John Haynes
Holmes. ~ tho speakers table We're seat
ed Mr and Mrs. W. G.. Hover. Miss Mary
Austin. Miss Caroline Morgan, Mrs. Il. II.
Cramp. Mrs. Frank H. Cothcren and Miss
Edith Vernon
New-York tribune., 1911-03-16
SAYS HARE COACHED HIM
Witness for Prosecution Explains
Discrepancies in Testimony.

Albert Gutenberg. a private detective
hired by the District Attorney. testified
Yesterday at the trial Of Colonel Robert !.
Hare. charged with attempted suborna-
ton Of perjury that ne ana James Roche
visited 1Iaire. the counsel Cor Iohn Rod
gers. pickpocket and complaining wit
ness against the accused lawyer. and that
they were coached by T,ire regarding
testimony they were 20 give at Rodsers's
trial
Gutenberg said 10 and rochc signed
statement dictated by Hsirc containing
false evidence
I'VE were instructed 10 testify that We had
seen man other than Rodgers grab the
pocketbook which he was charged with
stealing and drop II in getting away
Gutenberg. who was not near tho scene
Of the larceny to which Rodgers since has
pleaded guilty. testified further that Colonel
Hare gave him Instructions as TO other
statements he vas to make on the witness
stand
Onenbers explained discrepancies between
his testimony yesterday and that which he
New-York tribune., 1911-03-16
EDDY SUIT HELD UP
Legal Domicile To Be
Determined Pending Decision.

Boston. March 15--The question OF the
right of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy. the
founder Of the Christian Science denomna-
tion. TO beaueath the residue of her cs-
tate. estimated AZ s9,5o0.ooo. 10 the church
in view Of tho Massachusetts statute,
which prohibits bequest- carrying an in
come OF more than $4,000. was being ar
cued before the supreme Court to-day,
when ATTORNEY General James l. Swift
asked that the suit In which the question
was involyed he suspended until the ques-
ton of the legal domicile OF Mrs. Eddy
AZ tie time Of her death could be deter
mined.
II was further said that the state would
claim that Mrs. Eddy was resident OF
Massachusetts and that this common
wealth was entitled 70 all taxes on her
propertv as the result Of her death at
Newton General Henry NJ. Baker. If Bow.
Y H.. the executor Of the Eddy will. holds
that Mrs. Eddy was resident Of Concord,
y. H.. and that that state is entitled TO
the tax.
The postponement was granted b. CHER
Justice Knovlton.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-16
TWO TRANSIT CONFERENCES
Marlborough and B. r. T. Plans
Discuss sed-Nothing Definite.

Tur,hs- discussion Of the extension OF
,,s ciivs transportation facilities was had
v1:srday e. t-e Public service Commls-
son and the conference committee Of the
',ard o, Estimate ln the morninE tac>
,lssd wiki rcprcsentative- of tho BROOKLYN
Rapid Trans. Company IN regard 10 its
recent plan In the afternoon they con-
tn1ed The discussion oi the lnterbororgn
proposition vitr officials Of that company.
70 Information ~ regard 10 either con-
fsrenca was given ost by the conferrees.
Il Vas stated ly member OF the confer
ere committee. however. tha- it hoped
% = able % report something 10 the Board
o. Estimate next week. In view Of the fact
TIA, Borough President NcAnenv declared
thst The BROOKLYN Rapid Transit company
'-sr would he taken up IN detail and that
10 decision could vcn 80 reached on the
r'ero,ro-sd rropo-.ton until after the
ioTme~ ,'a. he'd boon disposed Of. il is not
'sgafeeI ss likely ella. anythius az all def
n'e can te presented 90 the Board Of Esti-
naie to- some ,.m..
New-York tribune., 1911-03-16
COST WOULD BE S5,000.O0O
Merchants Protest Against Four
Bills Raising City Salaries.

Tie Merchants Association OF New YORK,
through : g. Mead. the secretarT. has
written 10 MAJOR Gaynor protesting AGAINST
I'd number Of bills introduced al Albany
making mandatory increases ~ the sala-
r.rs oe various city employees. They ask
him TO disapproyc q such bills o. ma, oe
passed.
"Our opposition is directed not against
.he merits Of proposed increases, which
may or may not be proper wrote Nh
Mead. "but 10 TIC method employed
namely mandatory legislation Z Albany,
vtsreov tho right Of the responsible city
authorities 10 regulate these purely local
matters i'm which local funds are involved
g. taken away
-Four bills referred 20. according 20 Nj.
Mead. would probably increase tho ct;
expcrses for wages 10y $4,000 year.
one Of the bills provided that day laborers
,hou.d receive not less than s. day. ana
that AL day laborers regularly employed
curiuc Tho whole or part ~ ~ least zoo
..loraar days should receive not Jess tnau
sQll q wear The effect OF Suc1 "a bil would
h.. 10 make laoorer- regular tmp.oNea a. q
.-.la,.,. ~ $500 a year. IN the PARK Depa. -
,'-sTt fov instance. such g bill would ada
.,r,e q Coo. .s0 90 tho amount paid eaca Eear
The association has already made a pro-
test 90 Governor Dix.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-16
"D|NNE GERMS MEET
Coz Auras and Hear Voices OF
Friends in Spirit Plane.
MAJORITY ARE CONVINCED
"Dismantled Of This
Mortal Mould Heed Call
from the Physical.

~ hundred divine germs.
-, infinite uufoidment" met last
-. q, Elhs' Hall at the midyear mass
- NJ the Spiritualists' Association
81, some stunts in urfoldmcut that
,.red 10 start an epidemic Of hys-
Ugh, there and then. They we're SEQ
..r,s and hearing voices from the
=. in tho spirit nlane so rientifu'ly
~. ,,o more believing began to pinch
.,..es .o SEQ whether they were still
- or ral cvaporated and become
....,.--,s,tlel Of tteir morta! mould.
-. lister rlsyc1 The organ til the prop
~g~s.iors we've in the air. and thon
80. sister did an Invocation that got
...,,rr us- right 20 max" the spirits
Mrs A x Nsrcoc put the INST
'N'. ,prousn thcir PAGES. She could see
Gun r,,,- there in thc full glare Of The
'n.-t. tights. anl talk 20 them too.
.--..-.-f,sr, IS ono right beside YOU.
..,.,.5v v- she suddenly cried. after posing
. r,on,ent with hcr hand over hor eyes.
ma. ..ith whiskers-do YOU got
n, ,o- ku-w 0hat mean? don't
,.rs- moan. bur 10 vou-and there.
60 VOL si- 500 an Indian.
-. o.,- logan to ,ook az his uciEhbor
=. 600 VIII looked like an Indian. There
ro redskins visible. it was proof
..,.,,s ,ra- tho friends IN the spirit plano
y, IN the ,or. and every one settled down
~ gst a message.
- .o-.- know don't know" the me-
,,s .Ar. have 1.-THE transition
=, gentleman sec a gorgeous spirit.
-, ,s-.- .- Albert don't know-docs
.-~,,s, know Albe-tc
., A amsh'ne creature IN tho third
~ .sspsd
.,," m. audience said. and another
-. ,-oof was added 20 the records of
:. -rsr-ls capable or infinite unfodment
'v-. vsrcoes brilliant naturalization Of
-. 5ssr dersrted was followed by some
a,,,.yrdi7- demonstration" hv ore j. H..
-,,.cssr He began seeing things before
= .g on his feet. and by the time he
allied OIL the room Was full 90 spirits
,,,,nr 70 corn-uncste through him from
-. spiri,ual plane 70 the friends IN the
rhyscsl planr
4v.,h~ said NJ Fletcher win - Eng
,,s lnvealnle7t I thee the dear thpirits
.vs-rsssre. There-I thenthe condition.
:. In 'ovel~ man II is your huthband,
-s5s-s-aro you marrie5o
.-y,, ve- said the small women Ia the
..,r- row whom his rapt c1zc transfXed.
NJ Fetchor's next guess was more
,-.sy. and this time he spotted a dear old
,sy s,andins With hcr hand on youth 8