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The daily Alaskan., 1912-02-21
TAFT DISCUSSES COLUMBIAN
 AFFAIR WITH CABINET.
lRr Alaska News Bureau.l

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 2l-At late hour this afternoon President Taft held a meeting with his cab iuet at which the strained conditions between the Republic of Columbia and the United states will be dis clrssed.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-02-21

The Peterson made the round trip from Fort Seward today.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-02-21

Help the Fire LAddies.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-02-21

J M. Keller. ". Sec
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20

can, an exceptional stellar event near b. c. 6
with which II may be identified.
Johann .Kepler, in his peculiar genius (tor he
showed that the births of Enoch. Moses, Cyrus.
Caesar, Charlemagne, and Luther were preceded
by important astrological events, led the way In
calling attention to the astronomical phenomena
that preceded the birth OF Christ. He pointed
out that there must have been a conjunction Of
the planets Jupiter and Saturn at about the
time Of Christs birth, and even made a few pre-.
liminary calculations to prove his case. The con-
Junction occurred In tho sign Pisces, from time
immemoriaI identified with the destinies OF
Israel. A conjunction In that sign always signi-
fed the rising OF some mighty master OF the
JewiPh race. Such a conjunction Of Jupiter and
Saturn occurs once In about 800 years. It was,
therefore, sufficiently extraordinary In Keplerts
eyes to herald the birth OF a Messiah.
Not until 1926 was Keplers suggestion sert.
ously considered by astronomers. In that year
Professor Ideler. OF Berlin, computed the posi-.
tons Of Jupiter and Saturn and proved that they
were actually In conjunction in 7 r. c. His cal
c~ulations showed that they at no time over
Tapped to form n single star, but that they were
separated by a distance equal to the apparent
diameter of the moon. Accordingly, Ideler had
the temerity to suppose that the wise men saw
the two planets as one star. because they were
miraculously nearsIghted. In justice to Ideler,
It must be stated that he abandoned his theory
when Encke, In 1891, repeated the calculations
and found that the actual distance between Jupi.
ter and Saturn, when nearest each other In B. c.
7. was more than the apparent diameter of the
moon.
Apart from the fact that Jupiter and Saturn
were never sufficiently near each other to be
seen as one body, two planets In conjunction
can hardly be called a star. Nor is It likely that
experienced Chaldean astrologers would so re-
gard 1t. Moreover, there were other planetary
conjunctions at about the same time, Professor
Stockwell has demonstrated that a conjunction
Of Venus and Mars occurred on May Sth, p. C.
6, about fifty days less than two years before
Herod's death. Because the mandate for the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20
C0URTED AS INVALIDS; WED
Greenwich Girl and Auburn Youth
Restored to Health EIope in
Auto; Forgiven.

Greenwich, Conn.-Miss Gladys Lin.
stedt, daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Will
liam E. Llnstedt, has returned to her
home from a trip to New York. She
was bubbling over with pleasure.
What do you Think" she asked,
while I was In town l met Win,
and I've invited him to come here to.
morrow"
The subject of the outburst is Win.
throp c. Beardsley of Auburn, N. Y.
He is twenty.one, and so is Miss Lin
stedt. They met In Saratoga last
winter. He was suffering from pneu-
monia, and she from another sort of
lung trouble. Both are now in the
best OF health.
Beardsley, soon after his arrival at
the Lindstedt home, suggested that
he and the young woman go for a
stroll. Her brother offered his auto.
This was accepted, and the couple
drove off.
They returned about one o'clock in
the afternoon. DR.. and Mrs. Linstedt
were at home together. and, leading
Beardsley up TO them, the girl said:
Il am pleased to be able to present
70 you my husband"
The parents almost tainted.
Nov I know why you made that
trip to New York." said Mrs. Linstedt.
ut wasn't an accident"
The parents decided that there was
no occasion to become angry, SO they
blessed the couple and hustled them
of on their honeymoon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20

of good or evil, and particularly as harolhgers
Of pestiIence and war. To a poetic eastern peo'
pie who revered the stars as symbols especially
act IN the heavens for the guidance of men,
comets were undoubtedly aWesome visitors. The
Chaldeans, Persians and Jews were astronomic-
ally no more enlightened than the medieval
Christians. and If at the fall Of Constantlnople
in l453 all Christendom was alarmed at the ap
pearance of a comet Ia comet which we now
know to have been Halley's), 1t Is highly prob
able that the Orient was no less impressed by
these sudden visitattons. Comprising, as 1t does
a nucleus, a coma or envelope surrounding the
nucleus and measuring from twenty thousand
TO one million miles in diameter, and a long tall
which streams behind the nucleus for sixty to
q hundred million miles or more, a comet ia one
Of the most mysteriously beautiful celestial ap
partitions that ever meets the eye. But whether
or not the Star of Bethlehem really was such an
spparttion no one can affirm with certainty. An
astronomer can merely state that the idea 10 not
untenable and that 1t is less Objectionable than
the conIuE ,tion hypothesis. a.
Lastly, the theory has been proposed that the
Star OF Bethlehem was what is called a new"
star or nova" a star which suddenly flares up
in the heavens and fades away again to its
former magnitude after the lapse Of weeks or
months. Such new stars are not altogether rare.
Ten appeared between B. c. 1874 and the end of
the fifteenth century. Since the fifteenth cen.
fury no less than sixteen have been recorded.
In our own time they are discovered with fair
frequency.
Even before the invention OF the telescope
such new stars were studied by astronomers.
Apart from the astronomical evidence in favor
of the theory that the Star of Bethlehem was a
nova, POLITICALLY, at least, it seems singularly At.
ting that u matchless orb blazing forth In sud.
den magnihcence should have marked not only
the birth OF a Messiah whose destiny 1t was to
save mankind by his own suffering and to make
this a new world by purgtng 1t Of evil, but also
the birth OF q new sun with embryonic planets
wheeling about 1t in shining clouds Of gas and
stellar dust.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20
TO BEAUT|FY PARIS
Prefeot Outlines Reforms EST.
mated to Cost SAG, 100000.
Ten Million to Be Spent for Enlarp-
Ing and improving Water supply,
100000 In Precautions
Against Consumption.

Paris.-"To live is the first leces.
slty, and for such a city as Paris TO
live is to develop, and beauttfy it
self" were the words used by tho
project Of the Seine, NJ. Delaney, In
ealing on the Paris municipal council
rec ntly to sanction a further loan to
ENABLE the authorities to spend anoth-
er , 1000, 900 on the city's needs.
TIE largest part Of this amount Will.
VIII, , borrowed, be applied to realize
the colossal scheme of hygiene and
an, tuberculosis reforms on which
Pr It Delaney has been engaged
foI ome time.
connection with this scheme 1t Is
pr, sed to spend $10,0 900, 900 for en-
lar. g and improving the water sup.
ply $4,000, 900 In precautions against
the consumption scourge already
spt + over 81 1000, 900 for keeping the
r9G avs cleaner and In a better
sta. Of repair, 49, 900, 900 for rebuild
tnt nd enlarging the slaughter
he ), and 81, 900, 900 for improve
M in public hospitals.
addition to this program, no less
thi Do $24, 900 will be applied to
OPP ng new streets and widening ex-
istil ( ones, to solve the traffic prob
Len which is still the gravest before
the rity authorities; $2,400,000 for
scnr plhouses; $4,000, 900 for municipal
buli .lngs, and $4,000 OO for walks and
plaGCings.
These operations, It is thought,
FORM a minimum necessary to keep
Paris in a condition worthy OF It's po-
Eition among the capitals of the world,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20
LIVES WITH BROKEN NECK
Boy Of 10 Years Thought Recovering
Dies Of erlght's Disease After
Five Months Illness.

st. Joseph. Mo.-After living five
months with a broken neck Harold
Million, sixteen years old, succumbed
to Bright's disease here. He sustain.
ed his injuries at Guide Rock. Neb.,
June 30 last, when he dived into
shallow water in the Republic river.
For a time 1t IVES thought he would
recover, as he partly regained the use
Of his arms and legs, which were
paralyzed when he was first hurt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20
LIKE HAWAII AS STRONGHOLD

the Gibraltar of the Pacific" The
tests were conducted by the most i'm
p%ortant board Of experts aver as
sembled to consider the military de-
lenses Of the islands. a letter TO the
New York Sun says.
1t has been ascertained that tho big
guns SO far in place are not only SUI
perbly situated for purposes Of defense
against all naval attacks, and particu-
larry with reference to the great dry
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20
DIDN'T KNOW ENGLISH; DIES
Foreigner Falls to Understand Kan
sas Robbers Command and
Loses His Life.

Ptttsburg, Kan.-Frank GaJsek, an
Austrian, died here from injuries in.
Gicted by hlghwaymen who shot him
near here. Gajsek's inability to I'M.
derstand the English language cost
him his life. He was driving on the
public road when he was confronted
by two men, who commanded him n.
hold up" Gajsek did not under
stand the order and kept on goluv
Tho men shot him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20

pull down q large number Of unhealth.
full dwellings and build in their places
hygienic one, in the cours Of the
works contemplated.
The money, which will be borrowed
for the purpose, will be the second
installment Of the great loan Of $751;
000,0 900 which the city of Paris was
authorized by parliament last year to
make.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20

docks and naval station at Pearl
harbor. o the greatest Of its kind
in all the Pacific. but the city Of
Honolulu. From all sea directions
these important points are covered
from attack.
But 1t is found that other guns and
mortars must be implanted to secure
these places against successful at
tack from the land side In the doubt.
full event Of an enemy in any consider
able numbers being able TO effect a
landing upon the coast outside the
range of the big seven, eight and ten.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20

slaughter of the infants was issued
some time before Herod's death, Pro
lessor Stockwell advances the suppo-
sition that this conjunction was the
Star Of bethlehem. Since conjunc'
tiOns occurred so frequently, 1t 10
difficult to understand why more OF
them did not call forth Chaldean OF
Persian populations.
Because OF these fatal objections
To any theory which regarded tho
Star OF Bethlehem merely as a con
junction Of two planets, the late
Prof, r, A. Proctor cast about for
other celestial phenomena and final
" decided that the wise men might
have been guided by a comet, There
ia much 60 be said in favor OF the
eupposltion. Comets are discovered
nowadays at the rate Of two or three
n wear. Not all OF them are particu'
larly brilliant; but it Is not incon'
ceIyable that In Biblical times com
cts occasionally appeared that were
brilliant enough to strike terror into
superstitious hearts. Indeed. before
Edmund HALEY proved that the law
of gravltation applied to the comet
which bears his name and which
has revisited the earth at intervals
Of seventy-one and one-half to sew
enty.nine years, comets were regard
ed as divine messengers, as omens
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20

inch guns, and recommendation for
and Increase In the number Of bat.
teries will be made.
The board of experts was composed
Of the following officers: Brig. Gen.
NJ. NJ. Macomb, Lieut.. Col. John F.
Morrison, Maj, George Blakeson and
Maj. w. p. Wooten.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20
Experts Satisfied That outpost May
Be Relied Upon TO Hold Its Own
In Conflict.

After FIVE weeks spent in testing the
big guns Of the various forts and posts
on the island Of Honolulu, the ord
nance experts are pleased, and are
declaring among themselves that as
an outpost of the nation Hawaii IS
yeaJy beginning to merit the title Of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20

Christianity was
not ~precipitated
upon the world.
but came In as
the result Of a
long and patient
preparation. The
seed which bios
somed in Bethle-
hem, was planted
In the garden OF
Eden. In other
words, 1t was not
until the fuluess
of time" that
God sent forth
His Son TO
redeem / h G m
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20

When they were questioned whore the King was
70 be born they answered In Bethlehem Of
Jud"u, fo7 thus 1t iB wrtten BY tn" prophet. And
thou, Bethlehem. In the land Of Juda, art not the
least among the princes Of Juda, tor out Of thee
shall come Il governor. that shall rule my people
Israel According TO the authorized version 1t
is then stated TN the New Testament that
"IIerod. when ne hnd pr!yily called the wise men,
inquired OF them diligently what time the star
appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and
said, Go and search diligently for the young
child, and when we have found him bring mo
word again, that may come and worship him
also. When they had heard the king, they de-
parted; and 10. the star, which they saw in the
east, went before them, til It came and stood
over where the young child was. When they saw
the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great Joy"
That h the whole story Of the Star Of Bethle-
hem as II Is simply and directly told In tho sec
ond chapter Of tho gospel according to st. Mat.
thew,
1t was n cloister fancy OF the dark ages, hand
cd down through centuries, that led the Chrls-
ton world to regard the Star Of the East as a
miraculous iuminary, akin to the pillar Of fire
that guided the children OF larael in the wilder
Dess-a luminary especially created for the sole
purpose Of leading the Magl to the birthplace
OF Christ. The modern Christian is more apt
TO regard the star as a natural phenomenon and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20
AChriistrnas
Sermon
By REV. JAMES M. GRAY. D. D.
Dean d Tie Moody Bils Institute.
Chicago

TEXT-When the fulneEs Of the time
was come. God sent forth his son, made
OF a woman, made under the law, to re-
deem them that were under the law. that
We might receive the adoption Of sons
Galatians "a, 6.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20

Genuine Antiques" Scarce.
Buyers Of antique furniture are ad,
vised by House and Garden that Il is
almost impossible to pick up"
genuine antiques in this country
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20

HE reign Of Herod had nearly ended
when the Magl arrived in Jorusa-
lem and asked. Where is he that
is born king Of the Jews For We
have seen his star in tho east. AID
are come to worship him
The news that Il true King Of the
Jews" a possible rival, Was born,
and that his birth had been herald
I'd by celestial phenomena, caused
Ifrrod much concern lie summoned
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20

They came from the east, they said,
and the east. according to the geo
graphical knowledge of Matthews
day. was Chaldea, Persia, and that Arabian des-
ert where the sons OF Ishmael roamed. In that
east Of which they spoke, stargazing was to
some nations n religious observation, to others a
mystical traditional rite. The pseudo-science of
aBtrology out Of which our modern science OF
astronomy was slowly evolved was thus engen.
dered. Exegetes Of the New Testament nara.
tive hold these Magi to have been astrologers,
members of that strange, unconditional, privi-
legged priesthood whose office 1t was TO watch
the sky each day and each night, to note the
position and apparent motion OF the sun from
dawn to dark, and to predict those changes in
planetary positions which, in that day Of AZ
THEOLOGICAL superstition. were supposed to shape
and reveal the destinies Of kings and nRtLgns,
In them science came an early worshippsS ut
the feet Of Christ.
To ancient as we'll as medieval RstroIogers,
certain groupings Of the stars and planets had
q fixed prophetic significance. The planets
we're named in accordance with their supposed
influence, Mercury, always lurkps near the
sun. furtively cleaning In the morning or eve
ming. was the patron of trickstars, knaves, and
thieves. Mars. flaming In red. was the symbol
Of war, the guardian OF heroes and warriors.
II the Magi were astrologeYs who believed In
stellar influences, the apparition OF the Star
OF Bethlehem must have been an astronomical
phenomenon. But no ordinary astronomical
phenomenon could have enticed these ~practiced
star gazers from their temples. We must, there
fore, find some celestial event sufficiently extra
ordinary to warrant n journey from Chaldea or
Persia to Bethlehem.
When the Mag arrived In Jerusalem. Rerod
was within a few weeks OF his death. The mas
sRcTe OF the babes OF Bethlehem was one Of his
last cruel deeds. When he inquired diligently
what time the star appeared, the reply was evi.
IDENTIFY such that he felt It necessary to kill all
male infants from two years old and under"
1t is probable, therefore, that the Magi first saw
the star two years before their arrival In Jeru-
salem. Herod died in 3. c. 4. Hence the Star
Of Bethlehem must have appeared about two
years before that date. We must discover, II we
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20

10 seek a scientific explanation OF
It's sudden appearance, not for the
purpose Of casting doubt upon the
narrative OF Matthew. but OF CIV
ing It astronomical support.
Who were these wise men, these
Magi. of whom st, Matthew speaks?
They came from the east. they said,
and the east. according to the geo.
graphical knowledge Of Matthew'S
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
MADE A FORTUNE
BY PAYING GRAFT
A GOTHAM HOTEL KEEPER IN.
Wolves NUMBER OF Po.
LICE OFFICIALS.
BOUGHT POLICE PROTECTION
Each Month 500 Was Paid for Pro.
teetion-Names Of Graftlnaa
Officials Given.

New York.-A story Of how graft
alleged to have been paid for police
protection enabled a Raines law no.
tel keeper in Harlem to build up
such a business that finally he dis
posed Of his unpretentious place for
$4,000, was told to the aldermanic
investigating committee.
George A. Sipp, for ten years keep
er of the resort, gave the testimony
and, as a result Of his revelations, a
police inspector, two ex-inspectors
and a number Of minor officers were
summoned to police headquarters by
Commissioner Waldo. A patrolman
named as a graft collector was sus'
pended forthwith.
Mentioning names and dates, Sipp
testified that once a month from 1905
to 1910 he paid to police officers, in
Guiding Eugene Fox, a policeman, 500
for the purpose, he understood, OF
buying police protection so that there
would be no interference in running
his hotel. Fox was described as al.
legged go-between for certain high pc.
lice officers.
Confederation of portions Of Sips
story was given by Thomas. Dorian.
assistant manager of the same hotel.
after Sipp sold 1t for $4,000 to al
legged members of the vice trust" In
control of a chain of disorderly re.
sorts and their inmates. Dorain ties.
titled that he, too, paid money to Fox,
making 500 a. month tribute up to
and including December, 1911, and
since then $50 a month, including a
payment Of that amount the present
month. All these payments were
made to Fox. Dorain testified.
The story told by Sipp brought into
the aldermanic committee record
again the name of NANNY" Mas. de-
scribed by Mrs. Mary Goode, the for
mier resort keeper who testified re-
Gently as one Of the vice trust"
Sipp testified 1t was Mas who ap-
preached him to sell the hotel he ran
under alleged police protection. He
disposed Of the property for $140,'
600, he stated, and continued to make
800 monthly payments to Policeman
Fox each month for a time.
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We have been so often told that the
whale fisheries are now extinct that
we learn with surprise that 10000
whales we're captured last year In the
waters of South Georgia, South Shet-
land. South America and Africa, and
that other fishing fields yielded sub
stantial catches, says the San Fran
cisco Argonaut. Who would have
thought that there were 30 many
whales? But we : assured that IN
q few years time there will be no
~hales left, thanks to the use Of the
deadly harpooni gun. The rorqual
whale was safe under the old system.
He was too swift and too fierce to ap.
proach In boats. but he Is easily con-
quered by the harpoon fired out Of a
gun from the deck Of a ship. The
whale Is not exactly a lovable animal,
but It seems a pity that he should be
exterminated, especially as we were
under the impression that he was al
ready exterminated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25

AS we are now in the annual season
for colds. a word on the subject will
be timely. A writer In the Physical
Culture Magazine tells us there is
much misconception regarding the
origin Of coldsi and that they are not
caused by draughts. damp feet or ex-
posture to the cold, but by an accumu!
lation Of waste materials in the sys-
tenn that, for some reason. have not
been expelled In the normal manner.
Exposure. dampness and draughts,
says the writer, occasion the cold, but
the condition Of the system is the real
cause Of the malady. If the system is
in a healthful condition, almost any
amount Of exposure may be expert
enced, and no Ill results will follow.
but one Is much more susceptible to
colds when the abnormal condition
prevails. This condition Is caused by
the failure Of the scrvengers OF the
human body to properly perform their
functions. The body Is then in a
semipoisoned state, and when In this
state the cold is easily contracted. But
1t is not the exposure which Is the
cause Of the cold. It is only the oc-
casion-the last straw. and the real
cause is to be found In the condition
Of the system.
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RAILROADS APPEAL TO COURT
For Instructions in Working Out Dis.
solution Plan.

New York.-Robert S. Lovett, chair.
man of the executive committees of
the Union and Southern Pacific rail-
roads, announced that he had arrang.
ed with Attorney General Wickersham
to appeal at once to the United States
Supreme court for instructions in
working out the dissolution plan OF
the railroads. Mr.. Wickersham, the
announcement continued, has refused
to approve any plan involving the dis,
tribution Of Southern Pacific stock
owned by the Union Pacific.
In support of his contention that
Southern Pacific stock be distributed
among Unon Pacific shareholders,
Judge Lovett cites the Northern Sc
curities case and the cases OF the
Standard OH and American Tobacco
companies. These, he asserts, are
fundamentally comparative with the
Union Pacific-S southern Pacific disso'
luton. w.. ..
The unusual course adopted by. the
Hartman officials is taken in the In.
.erests OF all parties,