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Evening star., 1911-08-17
Rats Cause $500 Blaze.

Rats gnawing matches are suspected OF
having caused a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fire
In houses o016 and oO1s 10th street north
west about ii o'clock today. Mrs. Mil
dred Brown occupies one house. while
the occupant of the other house Is
George Winfield. The loss was about
equally distributed between the two oc-
cupants and owners.
Evening star., 1911-08-17
The Wolf Spider.
From Harper's Weekly

The female OF the curiously named
wolf spider lays It's eggs and immedi-
ately covers them with a soft silken
covering. No matter where she goes
she will carry these covered eggs about
with her, and she will, IL necessary, sac
rifice her life to protect the eggs or the
young, which, soon after they are hatch
ed, she carries on her back while she
gathers food for herself and the little
ones. They remain holding to their
mothers back ugtil they are almost as
large as their parent, when they seem
suddenly to discover their strength. and,
unnatural as 1t would seem. they set
upon their mother. and in very short
time kill and devour her.
Evening star., 1911-08-17

bureau of chemistry were proportionately
represented could handle pure food cases
without friction.
II don't think 1t could he worked out
VIII the present antagonism existing be-
tween those two departments" said DR..
Wiley
He told the committee that Secretary
Wilson never refused him authority to
attend public health and scientific con-
yentions.
The only injunction upon me was that
| should not speak on the questions OF
food adilteration that are still undo
cided by the referee board, said DR..
Wiley.
Are the members OF the Remsen
referee board scientists of high stand
ing in the country" Representative
Sloan asked.
They all stood very high until they
made these decisions" (benzoate OF
sodal. said DIR. Wiley. with smile.
Il don't think they stand so high
now
Evening star., 1911-08-17
GAMERS INDORSE WILEY.
Resolutions Addressed to President
Taft Adopted at Chicago.

CHICAGO, August 17.-The administra-
,tion of the bureau of chemistry by DR..
Harvey w. Wiley. whose rulings vitality af-
feet the canning industry, is Endorsed in
resolutions adopted today by the Ma
tional Gamers Association ana the Ma
tional Canned Goods and Dried. Fruit
Brokers' Association. The resolutions
are addressed to President Taft
Evening star., 1911-08-17
Damages for an Innocent Convict.

prom Ie Temps.
Thirty thousand francs damages
were awarded yesterday by the cher
assizes 10 Michaud, the man who was
declared not guilty when his case was
retired after he had served eighteen
years in the penal settlement in Gui-
ana. Michaud, accused of numbering
one of his neighbors, was sentenced to
penal servitude for life in 1898. Fiv-
years after his arrival III Guiana Il
fellow. convict confessed that he was
the murderer, but it took Michaud ten
years to have his case retired. The
assize court yesterday further ordered
that the verdict which establishes 8
Michauds innocence shall appear in all
the local and in the chief Paris papers.
Evening star., 1911-08-17

and forks. one spring harrow, one wheel
barrow, one go-cart, other articles too
numerous to mention. The bridal couple
left yesterday on an extended trip, term
Of twelve months time. extended to
sponsible parties. otherwise spot cash
luncheon will he served at the table After
this Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will go to house
keeping in a coy home at the corner or
Main and Doctor r. l.. CRANKY. auc-
tioneer.
Evening star., 1911-08-17
Boys Leg Broken in Fall.

Marshall Jones. nine years old. apart
ment III. the Netherlands. 1850 Columbia
road. fell from the second floor OF an un-
finished building in Columbia road this
morning and sustained fracture Of his
right leg. He was playing in the build
ing when he FELL
Evening star., 1911-08-17
They Don't Bite Often.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
They say there are as many microbes
on a dollar bill as on a n.y."
Gee. but I'd like TO get near enough
to swat fFx of en-"
Evening star., 1911-08-17
PEACE NOW RE|CNS
AT SEAL HEARINGS
Harsh Words Passed at For
mer Committee Meetings
Are Withdrawn.

No longer will it be necessary for those
attending the Rothermel seal Investigate
ing committee of the House to leave their
guns tomahawks. sling-shots and bowie
knies i'm the fence corner before enter
ing the committee room. The war cloud
has blown over and witnesses will in fu-
ture not call each otEer ont of their
Names
At this mornings session of the com
mittee Fish Commissioner Bowers. Rep
resentative Townsend and Chairman
Rotherinel withdrew their personal re-
marks made at a previous session. am
the permanent record will now be able
to go to press on ordinary paper instead
of on asbestos.
IT was intended to croSs-eXamine Com
missioner Bowers at todays session OF
the committee. but the record was
not printed. his examination was post
poned until the next meeting. which Will
be Monday morning.
Before concluding its work the com
mittee will. upon the suggestion of Rep
resentative Madden. hear the members
Of the fur seal advisory board, experts in
zoology. upon whose advice the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor acts.
Evening star., 1911-08-17
Discovers Seal Rookery.

The committee this morning heard Rep
resentative Hammond Of Minnesota, who
read letter from former constituent
of his c. w. IL. Heideman, late SER
geant in the Signal Corps of the United
States Army. and who made trip to the
arctic in 1905 to study the fora and fauna
of that region.
Mr. Heideman states in his letter that
he discovered a great seal rookery IN the
arctic, which he estimated sheltered halr
a million seals. In 1909. he sent private
expedition to the scene and his discoV-
cry was confirmed. the seal herd by that
time having grown to million. mas
much as the law prevents exploitation OF
such discoveries. he could not avail him.
self of the information, but Is willing To
give it to the government.
Mr.. Heideman In his letter made some
sharp comments upon the course OF the
government in handling the seal herds,
and suggests that 1t would be advisable
to pay less attention to the raNages or
the pelagic sealers and a little more to
the study OF biology. He recommends the
department to look into Darwin's theories
of biology and apply them to the seal
herds.
Evening star., 1911-08-17
TEN MINUTES DELAY
IN TIME BALLS DROP
Electrical Apparatus at Navy
Department Fails to
Work Promptly.

The failure of the time ball on top of
the Navy Department to drop promptly
at noon today caused some little conster-
nation among the groups of people VINO
assemble along Pennsylvania avenue
every day to regulate their watches by
the drop of the bail. The ball usually Is
right. but today. from some unexplained
cause. it did not drop until fully ten NM
utes after the noon hour.
Engineer johnson usually looks alter
the ball. and he has clear record. He
was not on duty today, and one Of his
associates fixed the ball at the top of the
pole. to be dropped on signal from the
Naval Observatory. as usual. But today
something went wrong with the electrical
apparatus which automatically releases
the ball on the electric signal from the
observatory. The signal was received.
but the ball did not move. until ii was
lowered by hand ten minutes later.
To Be Investigated.
building, will investigate the matter to
see if anything is wrong with the appa-
ratus. with a view to it's immediate cor
rection. He had no explanation to offer
for the failure of the ball to drop. except
that il might have been .the result of
the natural depravity OF inanimate
things"
Evening star., 1911-08-17
Thinks Them Honest Men.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. their decisions they
are honest men. are they not" asked
Mr.. Sloan. ...
Il have no idea but that they are all
honest. but if YOU will look over their
Investigations you will find they did
not make these Investigations them
selves"
Representative Sloan asked Or. Wi
ley if he had taken the matter up
personally with Secretary Wilson,
after the latter had failed to answer
his appeal in the case of sulphur
dioxide.
NO. sir. ] did not
Were Your relations pleasant with the
Secretary?
Il have not felt free TO discuss cases
with the Secretary since the board OF
food and drug inspection was created.
You have confidence in the Secretary S
honesty and Zeal?"
II have not the least doubt Of that"
II am not seeking any vindication.
declared DR. Wiley. in reply to a ques-
ton. II did not ask to he heard before
this committee
Evening star., 1911-08-17
Regulars Left Chamber.

The vote was very small, because under
Senator Shoots influence a sufficient
number Of regular republicans withdrew
from the Senate chamber to permit the
democrats to vote on the provision.
The insurgent republicans denounced
the proceeding, and 1t was said by some
Of them that it would be aired on the
floor Of the Senate Senator Smoot, regu-
lar republican, contended that Mr.. Cum
Minis statement in Withdrawing his
amendment had amounted to an open
declaration of q coalition with the demo-
Gratis. and he declared that any tactics
which would defeat such a course would
be justifiable.
The democratic senators admitted
that the presentation of the steel
amendment :. in connection with the
House bill was contrary to the ac-
tion of their caucus. and some even
among those who voted for it declar
ed the proceeding was contrary to the
spirit of the understanding with the
progressive republicans. explaining.
however. that Senator Bacon's motion
came SO unexpectedly that they were
unprepared to resist it.
Evening star., 1911-08-17
Saved Changing Votes.


DR.. Wiley told again of the change Of
vote DR. Dunlap had made so as to agree
with Mr. McCabe.
After December. 1909" said DR.. Wiley.
1.-THE order of voting was changed. DR..
Dunlap sent the decisions to Mr.. McCabe
first After that he never had to change
his vote.
Instead OF the order OF voting being
Wiley, Dunlap and McCabe. suggested
Attorney Davis, for Wiley. 1T became
Wiley. McCabe and Dunlap"
That's right" said Or. Wiley. the
change facilitated business, because votes
had TO he changed.
Dr. Wiley said several cases have been
pending in the board of food and drug
inspection for some time without being
voted upon, one OF them-the question OF
soft drinks at soda fountains-for two
years.
Some of these drinks. said DR.. Wiley,
contain caffein.
Il believe there is nothing worse TO the
health of a child than 10 dose it with
caffein. and this is done by one or the
soda fountain drinks.
DR. Wiley referred TO a case where So
lic;tor McCabe OF the department had
withdrawn prosecution Of flrm OF man.
ufartlirers OF scotch oats" The case
originated over what was alleged to be
misbranding OF ordinary rolled oats but
was not pressed by the department
Bulletin in Demand.
DR.. Wiley said he had testified in the
Indiana case as to the facts of his
"poison squad experiments with benzoate
of soda
'.The bulletin of my experiments and
findings is out of print" added Dr.. Wiley.
''only Leo copies were printed. and they
cannot be had for love or money
81 don't know what can be secured Tor
love. but / thought anything could be Sc
cured for money! said Representative
Sloan.
MY belief is that more can be Sc
cured BY love-" said DIR. Wiley.
You are an expert in that, also. are
you, DOCTOR" said Representative Sloan
"Oh, yes" said DR.. Wiley, blushingly,
rs the crowd in the hearing room laughed.
The committee adjourned until ~ am.
tomorrow. when DR.. Wiley will resume.
Evening star., 1911-08-17
split AMONG ALLIES
Senate Democrats Fail to Live
Up to Agreement.
HAVE HELP OF REGULARS
Insurgents Vote Against Measures
They Had Advocated.
COTTON BILL IS AMENDED
Prearranged Absence of Republi-
cans Enables Democrats to Shape
Tariff Measure.
HAVE HELP OF REGULARS
COTTON BILL IS AMENDED

Another politically chaotic condition in
the Senate developed today when the
democrats. disregardng caucus action
through deliberate aid of the regular re-
pubiicans put through a steel and iron
amendment offered by Mr.. Bacon of
Georgia. to the cotton tariff revision bill.
Progressive republicans voted against
the Bacon amendment. though it was
identical with the Cummins proposed
amendment. because of the implied breach
Of faith between the democratic progress
sive republican alliance. The Senate,
prepared TO pass the bill before adjourn
ment, adopted amendments reducing the
duties on iron and steel. by vote Of
2S to %; cutting the tariff on certain
kinds of cotton machinery to 80 per cent,
by vote of 36 to o2. and reducing the
duties on the chemical schedule. by -
TO 49, and providing free admission from
Canada Of bituminous coal when admit
ted free from this country into Canada,
without division.
Violation of Program.
The program. as outlined by yester-
days democratic caucus. was to bring
the House bill to vote and then
without effort to amend it to allow it
to be voted down. with the under
standing that the La Toilette cotton
bill would be presented Immediately
as substitute. to which might be
added as amendments the iron and
steel schedule and such reductions on
chemicals and machinery as would at
feet the manufacture of cotton goods
When Mr.. Cummins of Iowa undertook
TO withdraw his steel provision as an
amendment to the House bill Senator
Smoot of Utah objected. His objection
did not prevail, but Mr.. Cummins provi-
sion no sooner had been withdrawn than
Mr.. Bacon reintroduced it as his own
amendment. Immediately the ballot was
taken and the provision adopted Even
such insurgent republicans as Cummins
of Iowa, La Toilette of Wisconsin and
Bristow Of Kansas were among the eight
progressives who voted against the provi-
sion. because its presentation at this
juncture was against the implied under
standing between the progressive repub-
Evening star., 1911-08-17
PLANS HELD FAULTY

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-08-03
outrage to insult, and to lay the
basis for a claim to unmixed con-
tempt"

Now comes a friend-a gentle
men Of the old school-Who says
The only objection to the ladies
editing column in the city papers
is the fact that the strenousness
of the times calls for palmer eng
fish in the announcement of crime
than ladies can afford to use"
Well! only ONE OBJECTION, we
are doing well to get off at that
Who said we were going to de
nounce crime?' So far as we have
been able to discover, the crimes
of Fitzgerald are of that special
type which are self denouncing.
If they were not and we could not
use all tire plain english" necessary
what's wrong with calling in the
Editor-in-C Chief? We are told he
has a vocabulary made to order
and he was never known to refuse
assistance to a woman in need.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-08-03
Department Of The Woman's
Municipal League.
Mrs. S. M. WHTcHARD, Editress.

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Woman and literature have
done more to bless and uplift hui
manity, and On the other hand
have done more to curse and de-
grade humanity than all other fac
tors combined"
d % %
Every man and woman in FitZ-
gerald who makes any pretension
toward common decency should
feel under lasting obligations to
Solicitor A. j. Mcdonald and Judge
E. Wall for the fearless and con-
scientious manner in which they
have disposed of the fragrant cases
brought before them last week.
The end is not yet"
% d d
The men of our town have been
earnestly importuned to put down
crime and lawlessness in our midst.
The court and the jury have
been appealed to ALL HAVE RE-
SPONDED NOBLY, we knew we
could trust them Now isn't it
about time to start petition" to
Judge Wall to revoke the fine or
the sentence or both and to deal
gently with the erring one" Such
things have happened. 20 Consis-
tency, thou art a jewel"
% d d
Very fresh in the minds of our
ladies is the time when a commit
tee of us called In person upon the
real estate men of the town hand
ing each list of disreputable char
acters, and begging them to refrain
from renting their houses for inn
moral purposes. Some were in
sulent to us, all kept steadily on in
the way.
% 3 i
When a gentleman is assaulted
from o0v ouartor Orsiu ouU xUaV
it can hardly be denied that he has
the right to whether he thinks the
assault of sufficient Importance to
merit his notice"
ITO offer an unprovoked public
affront and then seek to atone for
it by a private apology is to add
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-08-03

Our dear Husbands
Inasmuch as you
are seldom at home long enough
for us to ask you very much we
drop you a few lines to let you hear
from us. We are all well and
doing well except the little dog
you brought home last week is
dead and we hope these few lines
will find you the same. We want
you to please tell us which saloon
in town it is which is said to main
tain a branch Office" in a disorder
house. Hoping to receive an i'm
mediate reply. we are from now
until death,
Your affectionate wives.
P. S, Also please tell us if it is true
that one of our county officers is a
partner in a beer O. saloon.
Your wives.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-08-03
WOULD YOU LIKE THIS BEAUTIFUL PIANO As A
PRESENT? We SHALL POSITIVELY GIVE IT TO
SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS.

Come to our store, see and try this splendid
instrument. We will tell you all about our plan
of giving this piano away. This piano is OF the
celebrated COTE make It carries the manufac-
turers' Ten YEAR GUARANTEE We cordially invite
your inspection
There is something Of interest you in every department
of our immense stock and there will be special sales on various
lines merchandise every day By paying cash for goods you
buy you will money and get this elegant piano tree
This piano will be awarded on December 10Th
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-08-03

LET THEM ASK THEIR HUSBANDS AT
HOME" COR. IA: S..
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-08-03

TO offer an unprovoked public
affront and then seek to atone for
it by a private apology is to add
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-10-12
Two crop of Oats.

Tyndall.-That two crops of oats
can be raised on a piece of ground In
n season in South Dakota has been
demonstrated by Henry Dirks, living
10 miles southwest of Tyndall. Early
last spring Mr.. Dirks sowed As acres
of an early variety known as the
Ninety Day oats. in due time the
crop matured and Mr.. Dirks threshed
405 bushels from the field, which is
not a bumper crop for Bon Homme
county, but is not so bad for this sea-
son. After the crop had been harvest
ed the field was disked over in order
to retain the moisture. The rains in
the latter part of July %sprouted the
oats which had shelled out during har-
vest and the other day Mr.. Dirks har-
vested and threshed 1856 bushels as
the second crop this year from this
particular field.
The crops were raised on a farm be-
longing to Louis Chlabek, of Tyndall
and last Monday Dirks closed a deal
with Chladek whereby the former be-
came the proud owner Of this farm.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-10-12
Rains on Rosebud.

Gregory.-Judge Witten, superin-
tendent of the Rosebud and Pine Ridge
reservation drawing, announced the
total registration at 10 o'clock Thurs
day night at 1887.
The rain which began at 9 o'clock
Thursday morning fell steadily all day
and at s o'clock there had been a to-
tai precipitation of 4.S2 inches. Pion-
GERS of the Rosebud country say that
this is one of the heaviest ~downpours
in the history of the country.
Fairfax, the county seat, had a mar
row escape from being wiped out by
fire. About 2 o'clock fire was discov-
cred in the Day livery barn, which is
the largest building in the city. The
place was full of automobiles and bug
gies, which were saved, but for a while
it looked as If the citizens would be
unable to check the fire after the most
heroic efforts. Just as the danger
was the greatest a downponr of rain
began and the fight was o
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-10-12
Enrolment is Good.

INSTRUMENTATION college begins
the new year with a most encouraging
outlook and increase in attendance.
The enrolment in all departments
shows a gain of SO 1-3 per cent over
the number who had entered at this
time last year. Yankton has not
known as large a senior class in her
history, and the freshman class like
wise is the largest since the organiza-
ton of the institution. The class room
and student activities of all kinds feel
the impulse. The new business depart
ment under +. J. Waltner enrolls about
80 students, and all the regular de-
partments share the additional gains.
This upward trend following upon the
campaign of the past year, which en-
ables the college to face the future
free from debt, use a general rejoic-
ing among the friends of Yankton.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-10-12
Young Boy a Hero.

Sioux Falls.-The heroism Of a
young boy prevented a double drown
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Olson, living on a farm near Old
ham. One of the infant children of
the family fell into the cistern, which
was left uncovered for a moment.
Without hesitation an older sister
plunged after the child in an effort to
effect a rescue, regardless of the fact
that the cistern had eight fet of water
in it. The older sister was able to
grasp and hold the head of the child
above water and thus prevent it
drowning, but was unable to escape
from the cister. When both were near
ly exhausted their young brother sue
ceeded in rescuing them.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-10-12
Some Mosquitoes.

Yes" said the traveller who had
Just returned from South Africa. 81
was one day so annoyed by mosqui-
toes that l was compelled to take
refuge in an old iron safe which lay
discarded on the veldt.
my first emotions of Joy at my
happy deliverance were hardly over
when the mosquitoes, seeming me,
began to drive their stingers through
the safe. Fortunately, | had a ham.
mer in my pocket, and as fast as their
singers came through the iron |
clinched them, until at length such
a host of them vas fastened down in
this way that, when they started to
fly away, they carried me and that
safe miles.
Then, one by one, they died with
the exertion, and | was able to come
out with safety. Yes, wonderful things
happen in foreign parts."-Ideas.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-10-12
Given Chance to Reform.

Aberdeen.-Judge McNulty in circuit
court delivered a lecture to Ralph Bur-
nette, Voyle Smith and Theodore Val
er, the three boys aged respectively
II, II and 10, who are charged with
wholesale horse stealing in the north
ern part of the state, and suspended
sentence pending Saod behavior. The
boys are to attend school and keep off
the streets at night. They are to re-
port to the court at the February
term, and if their record is satisfactory
they will be paroleG until the October
term. If at that time they can again
show a clear record. the charges will
be dismissed. The boys parents have
settled for the stolen horses.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-10-12
LITTLE GIRL KILLED
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT AND IN
STANTlY KILLED BY HER H.
YEAR-oLD BROTHER.
HAPP ENlNGS OVER STATE
What Is Going On Here and There
That is of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout South Da.
kota and Vicinity.

Sioux Falls.-F1orence Purdee, aged
3, daughter of a prominent resident Of
Platte, was shot and instantly killed as
the result OF the accidental discharge
of a shotgun in the hands of her broth
er Willie, aged II. The father had
loaded the shotgun for the purpose Of
shooting at a hawk which had been
lowering over the yard, but the hawk
proved to be out of range, and he
placed the weapon in a bedroom, leav.
ing it loaded SO ,here would be no de-
lay if the hawk again appeared. The
little boy found the weapon. and it
was accidently discharged while his
sister was not over six feet from the
muzzle. The entire charge struck her
in the neck, and chin, her chin being
practically blown off. She lived but 4
few moments.