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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18
PREPARE FOR CONVENTION.
Civil Service Retirement Association
Plans Two.Day Meeting.

A two-day convention of the United
States Civil Service Retirement Associa-
ton is to be held at G. A. r. Hall. be-
ginning at o:3O o'clock Friday morning.
There will be in attendance go delegates,
who are said to represent 10000 govern
ment employees in all parts of the coun-
try committed to the straight pension"
retirement plan. Many OF the delegates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18
SESSION TO BE HEATED.
japanese Diet Will Take Up Many
1mnortant Topics.

VICTORIA, B. c., January 1S.-The ses-
sion Of the Japanese diet. which resumes
next Friday. will be important and per-
haps sensational. according to advices
brought by the steamer Hallamshire.
Prominent among the questions to be
considered are tariff revision. proposed in
crease of the navy. readjustment of the
income tax, withdrawal of the govern
ment promise not to issue national loan
bonds and the proposal to broaden the
gauge Of Japanese railroads. all OF which
are likely to lead to heated debates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18
Beneficiary Of improvements.

The necessity for determining the ques-
tiOn as to the title of the United States
to the bed Of the river and the shores is
that there may be no question when i'm
provements are made that they shall
inure to the benefit Of the United States
rather than to private owners.
Land has already been purchased on
the side Of the river opposite the city
of Washington. and legal proceedings are
now pending as to other land. to acquire
such riparian rights as exist along the
shore between Anacostia and Giesboro
point.
For the reasons given above" the
report says. 1.-The Commissioners believe
that there is great necessity for the pas
sage of this bill.
LAS TO the legal features. the Commits
sioners assume that your committee will
obtain a report from the Attorney Gen
eral OF the United States"
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Beouest to the Smithsonian.

The Smithsonian Institution has re-
ceived word that, with the exception OF
certain minor legacies. the residue Of the
estate Of the late George w. Poore of
Lowell. Mass, has been bequeathed to the
institution to form the Lucy T. and
George w. Poore fund. The fund is to
be applied to the purposes for which the
institution was founded and Is to be kept
separate from all other funds. The in
come is to be added to the principal until
the fund shall have reached $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18
Caruso's Pianist Is Dead.

NEW YORK, January lS-Frank
Bruschie. a musician Of some note, and
for the last five years pianist to Enrico
Caruso. the tenor. died in Bellevue Hos
pital here early today Of spinal meningi-
tbs. He suffered a slight abrasion OF the
and spinal meningitis developed. He was
twenty-five years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18
Claim Against Walsh Estate.

DENVER. Colo., January 1S.-Execu-
tors Of the estate of Thomas F. Walsh,
the millionaire mining man. who died
several months ago in his Washington
home. We're today notified by the assessor
of Arapahoe county that q claim for
back taxes. amounting to S1O5,OoO would
be filed against the estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18

appears on the LEnfant maps of the
city. The courts long ago ruled that the
United States had title to Water street,
as far as the Potomac river side Is con-
cerned. This present legal movement Is
simply to try to get for the United
States the possession OF the shore of the
Anacostia river. where it washes the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18
HARDSHIP ON HEBREWS
OUTLINED IN ADDRESS
AmeIioration of Conditions I'm
posed Under Immigration
Laws Urged at Conference.

NEW YORK. January 1s.-A citation
Of alleged evils In the enforcement or
laws governing the admission of Eu-
ropean Jews into the United States and
suggestions for the araeiioration OF these
conditions formed the program OF the
morning session here today o. The council
OF the American Hebrew congregations
This session embraced the most impor>
tant work which has yet confronted the
council.
An address. summarizing prevailing
conditions In the enforcement of the i'm
migration law, criticising immigration in
spectors for seeking now-almost to
man-merely to reach the results which
their superior requires" and urging elini-
nation OF abuses. was delivered this
morning by Max J. Kohler.
Other Speakers Expected.
Secretary Charles Nagel of ths Depart
ment OF Commerce and Labor. was also
scheduled to speak upon immigration at
this session. Theodore Roosevelt. Mayor
Gaynor. Oscar s. Straus. Rev. DIR. David
Philipson OF Cincinnati and Judge Josiah
Choen Of Pittsburg are on the program for
speeches. at a banquet OF the aeiesates TO
be held tonight at the Hotel Aston. Jacob
H. Schiff will preside.
Proceedings Yesterday.
At yesterdays session the Rev. DIR.
Kaufman kohler, president of the Hebrew
Union College Of Cincinnati, made tho
principal address. During the afternoon
there was a reception to the woman visit
ors and at night exercises were held At
the Tmple Emanuel. Lucius l.. Solo
mans. a prominent lawyer OF San Fran.
OILS h. oh az knr lic
ject was Our Neighbors and Ourselves
Officers Chosen.
Former Supreme Court Justice David
Leventritt OF New York was made per-
manent president of the council: Israel
Cowen Of Chicago, vice president. Lipman
Levy Of Cincinnati. secretary, and David
NJ. Levy. assistant secretary.
American Judaism as Represented BY
the Union Of American Hebrew Congre-
cations and the Hebrew Union College"
was the subject OF DR.. kaufman hoh-
ler's address. An element of d.scord de-
| veloped in the council when the Rev
Max Heller Of New Orleans criticised some
Of DR.. Kohler's remarks He said that
although he is a reformed rabbi. he must
differ with the view that reformed Juda-
ism had monopoly of progress.
Orthodoxy, too, he said, lis progressive
There is too much talk of the Ameri-
canization of the jew" said DR.. Heller.
1T should be taken for granted that we
are Americans, and there should prevail
greater consideration toward orthodoxy
in this great city"
DR.. Heller proposed vote Of thanks
to Dr. Kohler, but this drS.I forth pro-
tests from other delegates because TINS
| ought to be a Christian question II CHRIS
tianity is what We are told 1t Is.
Fight of the Future.
IF modern civilization did Its duty
Russia would have no friend TO-DAY
among the nations Of the world. Here,
then, is the fight of the future; our fight
In America, our fight in all enlightened
lands. Not zionism, not territoriahsnn'
not colonization, not immigration. can
solve the problem of the Russian Jew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18

chief OF engineers. United States Army.
In the District appropriation bill now
pending In Congress the Commissioners
have included an item of 100000 toward
the reclamation and development of the
Anacostia river and fats from the An
acostia bridge to the District line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18

"Why Have Pneumonia" by Eugene l..
Fisk, NJ. D., contains a warning against
the inroads Of most destructive disease
See our next Sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18
Title to Potomac Water Front.

The United States regained possession
of the Potomac river portion of the real
and theoretical Water street by the SUI
preme Court decision May /, 1889. in the
case OF Martin r. Morris ct al, VS.. the
United States. The water front Of Wash
ington lying south Of Water street. as
laid down on the original map of the city,
was then turned over again to the United
states, which in that way again got pos
session OF the riparian rights on the Po-
tomac river front. That case was known
as the Potomac fats" case. The Ana
costa river front was not involved at that
time. This present bill is merely to en-
deavor to have the same sort of decision
made for the Anacostia river. so the rec
lamation OF the flats can go ahead free
from litigation and trouble.
The Commissioners have already as
sumed jurisdiction Of the frontage of the
Anacostia river. or Eastern branch
where the streets OF the city run along
or intersect the shore line. Owing to
title disagreements the Commissioners
nave never been able to assert title in
thhe name OF the United States to the
rest of the land on that shore line.
Work of Improvement.
1t is intended that the river shall be
improved in three sections, from the
mouth to the Navy Yard bridge, from the
Navy Yard bridge to Benning bridge
from Benning bridge TO the District line.
The report says:
appropriations have been made by
Congress and work has been done and is
being done In improving that portion OF
the work involved in section /. namely,
from the mouth Of the river to the Navy
Yard bridge. This work Is now being
prosecuted ulder the direction Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18
New UmdermmslimS
% to s1.7s up Choice,

bargain table contains big lot of Womens New 1911
Undermuslns much than costa
opportunity certain to appeal to the thrifty
Nainsook skirts. Cor
(;arm with
ribbon headings
embroidery
Val ort u p %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18
Fight of the Future.

IF modern civilization did Its duty
Russia would have no friend today
among the nations of the world. Here.
then, is the fight of the future; our fight
In America, our fight in all enlightened
lands. Not zionism. not territorialisn.
not colonization, not immigration. can
solye the problem of the Russian jew"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18
THURSDAY BARGAIN SALEews Immense MoneySaving Advantage
$500 BLANKETS
For ST 90 a Pair.

5 cases of Heavyweight 1I-quarter Australian
Blankets, in white, gray or tan, with pink or blue
borders. Full double-bed size.
These Blankets have the same appearance and
contain as much warmth as an Atwood blanket sell
ing for many times the price, Sale price, ST % pair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18
Women's Patrician and La France Shoes
$9d g 49, $66@, S4;9e $1.Q8 Pair.

remarkable undepce purchase of celebrated "Patcian and LA Fra
this the of bargain interest.
seconds because s
hardly noticed the shoes
nFowea rundt
that VIVA sod
FatiCan rade marks ob found unde lie
IL France all the oigna lrama
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18

t imperfections discovered by factory insl
perfect.
Choice is offered Of large assortment of style
Cravenette Button Shoes, Tan Calf Tan Kid, Bl
and Button Shoes, etc.
Low heels, military heels and Cuban heels.
soft and comfortable as turns
All sizes in the lot from 2E to 8, 4, B, c, D
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-25
suar1on Nntrn cALLnp 4 rAon.

the argument Id very important case.
A look Of real pain came ever his face.
Then he wrote n message on q sheet
OF paper. called a page aud asked him
10 take II to Mr.. Harlan,
''Thls performance greatly interest.
cd the lawyers They nudged one
another, as II to say that Mr. White
Ind boon impressed By some telling
point in the argument and was impart
Ing Il to his colleague As matter
Of fact. whnt he had written was this.
Have forgotten my plug Please
send me some tobacco.
M. Harlan read the note. took out
his tobacco. cut OF a generous piece
and sent It back by the page. Mr..
white seemed much relieved. for a
beneiicent smile oyerspread his mas.
slve countenanee. and once more he
settled down to the case"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-25
The Wsavsr's klss Of Death.

An eight loom weaver IN 4 cotton
mill where the old fashioned Kissing
shuttles are used takes the kiss OF
death about 100000 times year.
according to min owners and EN-.
ployees who favor the bin to abolish
the Kissing shuttle. A weaver
threads the shuttle OF one loom about
q hundred times day, An eight
loom weaver would do this 500 times
day. The kissing shuttle II
one OF the oldest mechanical devices
IN the textile trade. The weaver
sucks the end Of the thread through
the hohbin. His lips como IN contact
with hohbin that has been kissed
By preceding weavara. any one IL
whom may be afflicted with tubereu.
lar trouble; hence the ''kisa Of death. 7
as II Is called. Self threading shut
Ties have replaced the .kissing" ones
In lnany Massachusetts mills New
York American.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-25
Wellington Feared For Watsrloo.

An unpublished letter of the Duke
OF wellington has just been diseov.
erred. In this letter TO his brother
Wellington says. speaking Of the menl-
orable day Of Waterioos II suppose
You have already had the news OF our
desperate affair with BonRparte, That
brittle of Waterloo was the worst
haye ever seen. In All my life have
not experienced such anxiety. for I
must confess / have never before been
so close TO defeat II has often been
said that Napoleon's genius never fall
tered and that bis last troops rallied
around him TIL the end with tho yalor
they had proved on ell battlehelds.
but we owe a debt of gratitude to the
family Of Wellington for their honor
aud loyalty In giving this letter,
which. coming from the great English
general. IL the nobieat homage ever
rendered to the glory Of Napoleon and
his soldiers. Paris Figaro
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-25
SENT SELF BY EXPRESS.
Nailed In . Box. q Man Rode From
Kansas e TskAa.

Nailed In Box, Man Rode From
Kansas 10 Texas.
Shipped from Lawrence. Kan, as
merchandise In common wooden box,
man giving the name Of Banks a.
Myers succeeded IN reaching Fort
Worth, Tex, before he was discovered
BY officials OF the American Express
company. Myers presence in the box
was learned only when. almost ever.
come by the heat and strain of his long
trip. he was forced to make Il known.
Employees OF the express company
are nj less 10 explain Myers mo.
tive. A man giving the name OF John
Trask bought an empty boz which
had contained q talking machine, Lat.
er be hired an expreasman TO haul
the box to the American Express OF.
nee. where he had made arrangements
to have it shipped q. O. b. to Calves.
ton. Neither the expressman nor the
company employees noticed anything
particular about the box, which was
securely nailed and weighed more than
300 pounds.
Myers Is being held until the affair
can be investigated. Whether Myers
and I'rask are the same man h nos
known, but the police believe Trask
had himself nailed In the box by con.
federates after naking arrangements
for the shipment.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-25
Oklahoma prnltIllAinn.

Oh, YES Oklahoma Is prohibition
state remarked John r. Flynn of
Muskogee, but It's like some other
prohibition statas-.one can ret about
all he wants to drink for the price
And that reminds me Of the latest pro.
addition story. An fastener who had
arrived III one Of okiahomas towns
rot Up pretty good thirst. bur his
host had not thought to ask hina to
take q drink Finally che visitor sug.
CRESTED that be wouldn't mind having
something 10 drink and asked Il there
was any place near at hand where ii
could be had The 0klahoman took
cut bis watch. Let's see. he said; It's
: o'clock, and the banks closed. bat t
guess we can get one most any place
else. Suppose we 90 Into this dry goods
store. 2 Washington Post.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-25

and the glory Of ths tIty AID the
parish and tie state7 No: It was
10 secure the defeat Of the Pros By
aisfrarahfains the votsta in The
ecuntrJ where the Pros have the
majority It was BY the disfran-
chisement. Of white meh intended to
secure the return Of the saloon and
eli 1t sevils OF dehanchery, under
the pretense of being regulated.
The infamy Ii was attempted TO
perpetuate by the disqualification
OF white men, on techniealities,
with the view and the purpose of
assuring majority against the
pros, will ever be a blot on the re-
cord of Caddo parish. The very
thought OF ii is damnable.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-25
MISS FOWLER, ORIGINATOR
OF sLooMERs, IS DEAD.
she Wss the oIdsss "Nsw Wsmsn" In
The Country.

Miss susan p. Fowler, the "bloomer
woman" il dead at vineland. ". I.
She was eighty-seyen years. old. and
she donned the bloomer costume sixty.
nine years ago, when 1t bid fair to be.
come popular under the advocacy OF
such women ~ Susan b. Anthony,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone
and others In the Oneida Community of
New York, although she never accept
ed any of the doctrines of that com.
munity.
Although all her old friends discard
ed the bloomers and she was left com.
pleteiy alone. she fought on, and. ac-
cordlng TO her own words, kept SOW.
ing thought seeds regarding basic laws
OF life."
Marriage and motherhood as known
today she contsnded, '.are 4 farce,
and all because the young are not
taught the basic laws of life"
For over forty years Miss Fowler
conducted q farm on the outskirts of
Vineland and never would "haye q
man around" SIZE devoted her spare
time in life to writing books. several
Of which were published and had some
sale. She was a clever conversation.
alist and woman who commanded
the respect Of the whole community.
Miss Fowler was the Oldest new
woman in the land. She began the
wearing of boomers and a sort of
half mems garb IN 1854. She wore
what she termed the american cos.
tune
Despite her unusual costume. Miss
Fowler had many Offers TO marry. The
American costume" did not in the
least chill the ardor of her suitors. II
was not until she had passed her eight
ieth birthday that she had her first 10.
nance. It was then that George ID.
ward Fowler entered into her life she
made every preparation to wed. but
in some way the match fell through.
and she remained d spinster 10 her
death
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-25
NEVER LEARNED ENGLISH.
Frsnehweman Had Bean Resident es
This Country Fifty.ssvan Ysara.

Frsnehweran Had Bean ! Resident 81
This Country Fifty.ssvsn Ysars.
There died In Chicago recently .
woman who, although d resident OF
the United States fifty-seven years.
never learned TO speak The language Of
he'd adopted country. never cared for
amy except the customs Of her own ma
tive EtHnce, and who FOR q half cen.
fury was q central figure in nearly eli
the important social gatherings Of
French Americans IN illinois.
The woman was Mnls Louise dss
Combes Favard, who was member OF
the old French nobility and was born
eIghty-six years ago In OherbourS.
Fifty-se~en years ago she came With
her parents to the United States with
colony of French people who settled
at Nauvoo, III The French iInml.
grants purchased tho village from the
Mormons, who then were making their
srst western migration. which endee
&C Salt Lake City.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-25
ABOUT SCIENTIFIC
MANAGEMENT.
Senator AldTIch's Comment on
New Economic Magic.

Senator Aldrioh was talking about
scientific management, the new mag
ic that Ii supposed 10 double tho out
put Of the brlcklayer, the shoveier. the
hotlcarrier and so forth.
''The hrieklayer's motions" he said.
fare reduced from eighteen to ave In
the laying of each brick by scientific
management. WONDERFUL
TITS as wonderful. IN fact, nj the
Shakespeare story. A Lenten lecturer,
you know, happened to say that
Shakespeare died on the day Of bis
birth. This caused an auditor to ex.
claim:
Shakespeare must have Under
stood scientific management, tbenl 4
genius that could turn out sothello'
and Hamlet and all the rest of It In
an epheineral twenty.four hours Ger.
tainly must hive had scientific man.
agement down pat. 3"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-25
NEW TALES
THAT ARE TOLD
Justice Whites Dilemma.

"ft Is not too much TO say that with
the possible exception Of Justice Har.
Ian, the new chief justice II the most
human figure on the bench This ref.
erence to the veteran Kentucky iurist
recalls story about both OF Them"
says Isaac r. Marcosson in Nfunsey's
mfr White and Mr.. Harlan are great
tobacco ohewera, and they chew stead.
lily through the sessions of court, One
day Mr., White forgot bis plug, but ha
did not discover the fact until he had
settled back comfortably to listen to
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-25
The laauasa

There are two btDods Of periodical
cieadas Ia the United States. the one
that remains In the Mississippi valley,
southwark from the Missouri north
line. making lta appearance every thir.
tesntl year. and the one indigenous
70 the Atlantic coaat states, from the
south line Of North Carolina north.
ward. coming 20 sight every seven.
teenfh year. This year both broodk
appear simultaneously. After so long
M existence under ground they will
have season Of only about ave weeks
IN The air, but win do great damage
to trees during that brief period. The
TIVE broods Of cicadNs will not appear
together again until the year 2i32
they are found only III This country
Argonaut.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-25
Election Proclamation.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo.
Office ct the Board of Supervisors Of
Election in and for Caddo Parish, State
Iof Louisiana: In accordance with the
ELECTION laws of the State of LouisiaHs.
and pursuant to the proclamation Of Ills
Excellency. Jared Y. Sanders, duly pub
lished, notice is hereby given. and we do
proclaim, that an election will be hela
at The precincts now established By Law
IN the Eighth Ward of the Parish of
Caddo, State Of Louisiana, on
TUESDAY. MAY 90, 1911,
for the election Of member of the Pc
lice Jury of the Parish of Caddo. State
Of Louisiana. for said Ward Eight. TO
|hll the vacancy caused by the death OF
/. b Moss
Said election Is TO be held under the
general election laws of the State of
Louisiana, aid at the precincts and an
der the supervision OF the following
commissioners and clerks, to-wis:
Forbing-l. w. Daniel, B. r. Jaeebs.
j Il. Middleton, commissioners Tshu
3. Forbing, clerk.
caspiana-D H. Courtney. c. M.
Hutchinson. ]. f. Norwood, somu,is.
sioners; G. G Hutchinson clerk.
And we do hereby require and direct
that the polls shall be open troa, q am.
until p.r''.o the day Of said election.
and the commissioners are hershy IN.
ssfncted to count the votes immediately
after the closing Of the polls and make
Que return &, the undersigned sapervis-
ats o1 election, according to law.
bus done and signed at our e.s.ee IN
the City Of Shreveport, Caddo pasi.h.
La, on this the, 18th day Of April ,os,
!. w. H. sCHEEN,
President Board of Supervisors Of Pee
ton for caddo Parish, L..
w. c. AGURs,
s. NJ WARD.
members OF Board of Supervisors If
Elections for caddo Parish Ia
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-25
sherIR,a sale

No i4'a47--In the First Judieia! Dis
triet Court Of Caddo Parish IL
Jas. Il. Kendall ". Heidi Kerd.j,
By virtue Of d writ Of i,eri fae,as :
me n directed from the Honorable rlr..
judicial District Court Of caddo par.
isa, Louisiaila, in The above n,,,nherss
SUIT ! have seized and will ofIer =,
sale, at public auction, for easl,. ssea. i.
ing to law during the legal hours "a,
sales. on oa's "
SATURDAY, MAY j, ,o,,.
= certain house situated on ) ,,,,,...,
ease in caddo Parish, Louisiana .a -
mineral lease being In section !. ,o~,a ~
snip 20 range i6 and known q pr,sr
FONT Said property seized !. ! hela Lone.
~. .asa g g the ,'boye defendant, and d +.
sola Tor cash and according q lac, = =
p 4; INC. alla satisfy The debt Is speclied i
sala writ say IN the sum Of two h,,a :
cred and sixteen and s., da,, ill., nun
a y, l. with eight per cent per snr, -
' ! thereon from The asna A.. 's -
3 september i''io, until paid and III so.,.
2. FLouRNoY.
sissFlH olIielo A.,rE.cv,s.,.
SsslsassaFi Msy II. tost