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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
RUSSIAN PEASANTS STARVING
Appalling Sufferings Reported From
Lower Volga District.
Dndence OF The Star.


MOSCOW, March 3, 1872
An appalling account Of the sufferngs
of the ADMINISTRATOR peasantry on the
lower Volga comes from Tzaritzin. To
give but one instance, In the village of
Gavriloff an official inspector discovered
that most of the inhabitants were in a
state of terrible emaciation; many were
affected with boils, and their teeth were
falling out. Several families were living
in one house. and the abandoned cot
tages had been pulled down in order to
use the wooden walls for fuel. Even
this supply was almost exhausted. and
tops of the stoves Twelve hundred pounds
of corn was sent to the village, and sew
eral carloads of fuel
The consequences of the present wide
spread famine are most serious The gov
eminent is attempting to deal with the
evil by supplying food. but the corn for
sowing in the spring has been long ago
they have been obliged to sell at very low
prices or to kill off their cattle and horses
on account of the lack of fodder.
1t is 10 be feared that the discomfort
bred by the famine may result In ex-
cesses such as took place in the revolu-
tionary period: perhaps this fear account
ed for the sharp punishment just inflicted
on forty peasants. who were condemn sd
to terms of imprisonment at SaratOn for
burning down the house of a nobleman
and cutting down his forest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
BANISHED TO THE ARCTIC.
Russian Scientist Will, However
Garry on Investigations.
oreign Correspondence Of The Star.

tOrelSn Correspondence OF Inc Star
MOSCOW, March 2. 1872
One of the most notable persons BAN
ished to Siberia last year was DR.. Zenzi-
noff, scientist who had brilliant ca
reer at the University of Moscow. He
was arrested on a political charge, kept
for many months in the fortress Of ST.
Peter and ST. Paul, and finally con-
demned to a long period Of exile.
Dr. Zenznoff arrived in Takutsk last
May, and from that time till recently
his friends had heard nothing of him.
when a letter was received telling them
of the terrible order given him by the
Siberian authorities. He is condemned
to go to hamlet 1000 miles from Ia
kutsk and within the arctic circle, where
he will have to spend the years of exile
In the company of a few unlettered peas
ants He left Takutsk, where he had
been in prison, last October, and now is
dead to the world
The exile, however. has no intention of
being idle. When he heard his fate he
at once wrote to the director of the
Academy Of Science at Takutsk and
asked to be supplied with the instruments
necessary for making meteorological OBJ
servations. His request was granted, and
the unfortunate scientist was greatly
cheered by the thought that the lonely
years in the arctic regions will not be
altogether wasted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
FRENCH PRIEST SCORES
STUBBORN BACHELORS
Upbraids Young Men for Hest
fancy in the Matter
of Marriage.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
PARIS, March Is, 1912.
| Not little stir has been caused by the
publication of the remarks of a we'll
known priest on the subject of marriage
| in the present day and in Che future.
Mgr. Bolo recently began a series Of lee
lures organized for the benefit of French
young people. AT this lecture he spoke
on The Marrige of Tomorrow" He be-
gan somewhat in the line of Dean Inge,
with a gloomy criticism of the marriage
institution as he finds it today. There is
decadence, if not degeneration, on AL
hands; fewer marriages and more irregu-
lar iaisons.
Not only are there more bachelors.
but they are becoming systematic" he
said. No longer do they render homage
TO matrlmony by regretting that they are
bachelors because they cannot do better.
Theirs is the philosophy of the good man
| TO whom some one said, Your son is not
old enough to marry; you ought to wait
till he knows what he is doing to Whic..
this good man replied: You are mistaken,
for if my son grows wiser he will never
marry. ~
Mgr. Bolo continues by upbraiding the
men of today for their hesitancy in the
matter of marriage IF you wish me to
use the proper word, allow me to utter
1T in an atenuated and inoffensive sense
will say that you have become towards
You are afraid. Being rich. you fear that
II you marry you will have to work.
Being workman, You are afraid that
you will have to do without tobacco and
absinthe- With modest pay you prefer
to give no thought to healthy happiness
and to the pride of taking your revenge
| on hard life by the success of Your
| children, and you do not care TO risk
Years of difficulty Or the criticism of the
| landlords who have no liking for chill
dren."
There has been strike in the matter OF
marriage, asseverates Mgr. BoIo, and, as
| is usual today, after the strike there has
| been sabotage. Some OF those who have
| consented to the formality of marriage
| have only done so with the secret inten-
! ton of dishonoring that institution. But
although Mgr. Bolo had many hard words
| for the man of today. and was not al
| together without criticism when speaking
/ of prospective brides, he concluded with
words of optimism. which must have
gratitied the fancy of the smartly dressed
young women who listened to him with
interest. Marriages tomorrow. he thought.
would be more hopeful. The decadence
| would disappear before the reforming in
| huence of more developed, more enlight-
ened, hopeful and believing woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
curtailed by any civil commotion what
ever.
Plans Now in Existence.

Plans for motor battleships exist In
the ordinary way 1t is improbable that
these would have come along for at least
another three years, and possibly five.
Today it is rumored that they are being
Immediately considered Recent events
have totally destroyed the argument
which has hitherto been most fatal
against both oil-stoked steamers and mo-
tor warships. This argument was that
England produced Welsh coal in its own
islands, and was therefore certain of an
ample supply. whereas it produces no
kind of OIL and therefore would have to
import it. Today this argument is per-
fectly invalid, since what has happened
now may even more conceiVablE happen
at some future date, when even greater
issues are involved.
1t may be said that the navy is now
unanimously of opinion that coal as fuel
must ge dispensed with. A more or less
exhausted Welsh coliery may be pur-
chased by the admiralty with view to
insuring a regular supply of coal to eX-
listing warships. so long as they last. put
it may be taken settled beyond all
cavil or retraction that the strike mas
killed King Coal as motive power OF
future British warships. If the strike be
prolonged there is every reason to believe
that the merchant service will follow suit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
CATHEDRAL IN DANGER.
Famous St. Basil's in Moscow
Threatened With Collapse.
rrespondeuce of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence or Inc star.
MOSCOW. March >, 1912.
The Cathedral of St. Basil, on the Red
place at Moscow, is one of the most ia
nous buildings in the word and ranks
with the leaning tower of Pisa in inter-
est. A report just made on it's condition
by a Moscow architect shows that, II
prompt measures are not taken, this re-
markable building is likely to share the
fate of the Campanile at Venice. The
walls are full of cracks, and may give
way at any moment. The caretaker has
been allowed to store furniture and rub
bish in the loft, that there is also
danger Of the church being destroyed by
fire.
AS Gautier said. st. Basil's Cathedral
is without doubt the most unusual in the
world, recalling nothing that one has ever
seen, and belonging to no acknowledged
style of architecture Ivan the Terrible
was so astonished with its amazing
domes and coloring that he is said to
have had the architects eyes put out in
order that he should not build similar
church in any other city, and that 1t
should be the sole pride Of Moscow. 1t Is
to be hoped that immediate steps Will be
taken to safeguard this historic building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
w. B. GLIB A BANKRUPT.
Contractor Having Charge of Column.
BUS Work Files Petition

William b. Glib. the stone contractor in
charge Of the cutting Of stone in connec-
ton with the Columbus memorial on
I MON station plaza and whose place of
business is Cd and Q streets northeast,
today filed petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy. He lists his debts at S4741 "a
and estimates his assets at S2.634ol
Mr. Gibbs IN his petition says the con-
tract for the memorial Is not completed
but he has reached nearly all the con-
tract price of 81, SEQ Attorney James F.
Shea appears for the bankrupt.
Robert A. GLIB. a creditor of the bank
rupt, filed petition for the appointment
o. a receiver to finish the stone work OF
fhe Columbus statue, which has 10 bt
completed before June :. the date set fol
the unwilling of the statue. The bank
rupt also has large quantity of stone
at his yard. ID and q streets northeast
In addition to horses and tools. ATTORNEY
r s. Hume appeared for the creditor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28

Quotations given below are for largo
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher
EGGS-Nearby fresh Virginia, 20: West
virginia and southwest Virginia, 20; Ten
nessee, 10; duck eggs, -.
BUTTER-Elgin fancy, 32a33I5: west
ern hrsts, Big; seconds, 81
CHEESE-New York state factory. new.
l9a191s
observation-disclosures. per lb.. 2oao,.
hens. per H., 1919: ROSTERS. per ID. q:
turkeys. per h.. l7a2o: ducks. per H.,
15a1S.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Hens. cbo,cs
per To-, 1ia14l2; chickens. per Ib., lsa2o:
ROSTERS. per ib. 3al0. Turkeys per H..
ISa20; ducks, per H., 11a2O; geese, per Ib.'
llal3: capons. lib. average. per To-, goa
y; capons. small, per h.. 17a19
ETABLES-Potatoes. per sack.
3J0a3.7J; sweet IN. c., per bbi'
4OOa4.50: yams IN. Co.. per bbi'
175a2.5o; cabbages, 100 lbs, 3.ooaS. p:
onions. per sack, 4.O0a4JU; cauIifiower
per crate, L7oa2Oo; Florida new cabbaea
per Dbl. 3.25ai.Oo; eggplant, Florida. Der
crate, 2jCa3.O; lettuce, per basket
80: string beans, per basket. . Ila
4.5o; celery, per doz.. LO0al.d0; SQUASH
Florida, per crate, 1.75a2.5O; beets. Flori-
da, per crate, L75a2O0; kale, per
bbL. LOO: spinach, per Dbl, $50:
parsley, per basket. 2.0ua3.O0; peas, per
basket, 3OOa5.0o; green peppers, per crate
2OOa2.50: tomatoes, Florida, crate, 2Ooa
$50.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples. per Dbl.
125aJ.0O: oranges. California. per boz.
2. taboo; Florida oranges, 3o0a3 80:
lemons, per box. 3.50a4OO; grape fruit
per box 5OOa5.75; pineapples. 375a4 %:
cranberries, 32-quart boxes. 3.Joa3. 10; per
Dbl, 10.J0a11.J0.
HAY AND STRAW-Hay. western.
No. /, 26.OOa27.O0: No. =, 25.OOa26O0:
mixed hay, 20.O0a29OO; straw, rye.
bale, 15.O0a1TO0; machine thrash, -. GOA
l4.OO; straw. wheat. per ton. 9.O0a3. 30;
straw, oat, per ton, Hoo.
LIVE STOCk-Sheep- per H., 2a3h:
spring lambs, per H., 10; calves. choice.
per lb, slsa9; medium, per H., 7laas.
GRAIN-Wheat. per bu., 96a1.OO: corn,
shelled 70a7o, ear. per bbl., 3.40a3 80;
oats western white. No. 2. per br.. J6a
IS; oats, mixed, per bu.. 56a57; bran. per
ton, 300; middling. per ton. 300.
WOOL AND HIDES-Wool. washed,
free Of burrs. per H.. 24a25: wool. un-
washed, per lb.. 20. hides dry, per Id,
l5a16; green hides. H.. IL; calfskin green.
each, 125a1.50.
SEEDSrRed clover. per bu., 1425a
l4.5O; alsike clover per bu.. 14.00a14.75.
white clover. per bu.. 15.00a20.00 GRIM
son clover, aO0a6.O0: timothy. per bu..
6.75a7.5O; blue grass, per bu.. 3.J0a4O0:
redtop grass. l9O0a2O- 90 per 100 lbs; al
ealfa. per bu-, 7.0OaS.O0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
NAPHTHA INDUSTRY MENACED.
Shoaling of Bed of Caspian Sea Is
Proving Threatening.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG, March b3. 1912.
The Russian naphtha industry seems
threatened by a mysterious danger. diff
cult alike to explain or to displace. The
seismic commission. working under the
auspices of the Imperial Academy OF
Sciences, has been petitioned to investi-
gate the fluctuations of the bed of the
Caspian sea, which has been shoaling
rapidly of late. whereby the naphtha in
dustry is being affected injuriously.
The question actually before the COM
mission is whether this shoaling process
has been caused by a lowering of the
level OF the water. which Is seemingly van
ishing somewhither, or whether the shores
Of the Caspian are rising. A subcommis-
sion. consisting of six specialists. in
Guiding the director of the imperial OBJ
servatory, has been appointed to study
on the spot a problem which the repre-
sentatives Of the various oil firms regard
as of the highest importance to industrial
Russia.
a conjecture has been haZarded by
some that the change of level results
from the annual withdrawal Of millions
Of tons Of naphtha from the ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
INDIAN NOW DEPRIVED
Of HIS MESCAL BEAN
Poor Lo Complains Again
Against His Conquerors,
the White Man.

10. the poor Indian, is complaining
again.
The white condueror. who has stripped
him of his lands and driven him. a van
ishing race. toward the setting sun. has
not only taken from him the comforting
firewater. which at times has been known
to send a whole reservation Of maddened
braves in search Of white mems scalps.
but now the edict has gone forth that
the red men may not even chew the lus-
cious mescal bean as a substitute.
Assistant Commissioner Abbott of the
Indian bureau after hearing members Of
the Sioux and Nez Jerces nations, who
wish to have the government officials
raise the ban on the mescal bean. which
makes the brave dream Of the happey
hunting grounds Of the past before the
white man came. and at times after
sleeping and dreaming a bit too much,
run amuck through the Indian villages
until subdued in regulation Marquis Of
Queensberry fashion.
"Cuss If You Do; Cuss if You DON'T
'Cuss II you do and cuss II WI DON'T"
Is the way one Sioux summed up the sit
uation the other afternoon. He was re-
ferring to the days before he gave up
the use of whisky and of the DAYS fol-
lowing, when he had substituted the
mesCal bean.
Earlier in the day his companions had
been telling the Indian office official that
they had been trying to be good and not
''act dirty tricks but that it seemed
as though Uncle Sam is arrayed against
them. For as soon as they discovered
that the mescal bean had 80 many pow
ers," then came an order to "cut it OUT
and do 1.-The cutting quick"
Now the testimony taken at the hear
ing has been reduced to typewriting. and
in this Poor Lo makes a most pitiful plea
to the Indian commissioner that he may
have his mescal. declaring that only the
braves will be allowed to use IL and the
children never.
The bean grows wild on the plains. and
it is declared the use of 1t by the In
dams will be hard to eliminate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
CLASSY HORSES FOR
JAMESTOWN RACES
August Belmont May Send
Down Eight or Ten of His
Best Runners.

NEW YORK. March 27-August Bel
mont, chairman of the Jockey Club OF
New York, made application for stalls
for the coming spring meeting of the
jamestown Jockey Club. at jamestown,
Va. which will begin April and con-
tinue until April p. Mr.. Belmont has
not intirnated how many stalls he will
want or what horses he will send, but
sented by eight or ten runners of va
in Fayette county, Ky.
John Whalen handled the Belmont
horses at jamestown in 1910 and 1911
but he will not have the string this
time Whaen left Mr.. Belmonts employ
last fall. and his place was taken by
Louis Fuestel, who joined the stable
twelve years ago as an exercise boy.
Willie Martin, the one-time jockey, has
engaged fourteen stalls for the meeting
six of which he will use himself, while
the others will be turned over to the
Beverwyck stable. owned by Frank Nolan
and trained by Charles MulhOlland.
Sir John Johnson, the cleverest horse
the Albany sportsman ever owned. will
not be seen with cOlors up. He is stand
ing at Capt. f. b. Cassatt's Chester
brook farm in pennsylvania. Every
other horse Mulholland raced last fall is
ready, and the stable has valuable
recruit in Col. Holloway, son of Ethel
bert, which was taken to South Caro-
lima early in the winter by w. A. Mas.
sey. Mr.. Nolan's agent took Col. Hol-
loway out of selling race. and shortly
after tho son of Ethelbert changed quar-
tiers he Won the St Patrick's Day han
dicap, race of one mile and seventy
yards for three-year-o and over, In
which he ran coupled. in the bettins
with Bob r., and beat Beaucoup, Me
ridian High Private and two or three
other good handicap horses.
Two prominent Canadians who will race
at jamestown are Robert Davies ant
w. G. King-Dodds. The latter owns the
good filly Camela, a daughter of Stall
wart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
ALL TRADE IN KUFRA
CARRIED ON BY BARTER
Efforts to Open to Business
Remote and Little Known
Oasis.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, March >. 1912.
Outside the polar regions the most in
accessible spot in the world is the oasis
Of Kufra. but since the war in Tripoli it
has been frequently mentioned owing to
reports that the Sheik ell Senussi in
tends taking an active share in the fight
ing against the Italians. AS soon as the
Italians attempt to penetrate inland the
world will hear still more of the head of
the great Moslem sect, whose base of
communications with the rest OF the
world of Islam has been cut off by the
seizure Of TripOli and Cyrenaica.
Some interesting information with re-
spect to Kufra has just come through
from the oasis of Dakhla. which lies to
the west of the kharga oasis, now con-
nected with the Nile valley by rail-
way. So remote is this oasis and so far
is it removed from the ordinary caravan
routes used by the traders in the east
ern end of the Sahara that it is gener-
ally believed in Dakhla that only two
men are acquainted with the route from
there to Kufra. These are the Sheik
Mahoub and his son. Some time ago. on
the 18th Of February. the latter arrived
at Dakhla with caravan from hulra
to fetch his father. and at the same
time to do little trading. The men OF O,
whom three were Arabs. speaking the
Maghrabi dialect. The others were or
negro stock and in a low state or civlii-
zation. They wore dresses OF sheep,
skins, and when a white man attempted
to talk to them they ran away and ma
their faces. They talk language which
the Arabs do not understand and Know
only little Arabic.
From inquiries addressed to the young
Shel Mahoub. it was ELECTED that all
the trade in kufra IS carried on by par
ter There is no money. and any one
wishing to buy camel has to exchange
for 1t q piece of cloth or a couple OF
daughters. In Kufra there is consld-
cradle wealth in ivory and feathers, but
they had brought none with them, so It
is impossible to ascertain how Tar this Is
true They appeared, however. anxious
to trade with Dakhla and Egypt, and
caravan, no doubt, before long will be
able to make the journey. The shefk
promised before leaving to tell the peo-
ple of the advantages to be gained from
trading with Egypt, and said that ne
would return to Dakhla.
The Rohlfs expedition in 1874 Set out
from Dakhla with the intention or reach
ing Kufra, but after journeytng only 16o
kilometers the expedition had to turn,
owing to reaching the shore of the great
sand sea- which effectually prevented
any further progression westward.
RohIfs then went in a direction parallel
to the sand dunes, and reached the silva
GA sis after a weary march of many days.
Since then no European has ever pene-
trated west Of Dakhla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
MAY GIVE UP FORTUNE.
German Count May Not Be a Count
After All.
Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The star.
BERLIN, March IL, 1912.
Will Count Sholto Douglas have to pay
Iran Brand, the wife of A carpenter. ST.
50OO0? is a question all Berlin is dis
cussing at present. Brand was declared
in the appeal court to be the rightful heir
to the fortune left by her two brothers,
who died at HARLEM in 1855.
In 1905 their relatives could not be
found. and Brands case is that the will
and securities were deposited with Herr
Douglas, the burgomaster of Aschersle-
ben, who is not a nobleman, but whose
son is the present Count Sholto Douglas.
The count combats the woman's conten-
ton and the court ordered him to state
whether he has the will and the fortune
or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
ACCUSED OF INSANITY.
Franklin Renner Charged With
Wanton Destruction of Property.

Charged with the destruction of private
property belonging TO Z. II. Bauer, 1916
l. street northeast, Franklin Renner was
arrested yesterday afternoon by the po-
lice Of the ninth precinct. An additional
charge of insanity was preferred against
him and he was sent to the Washington
Asylum Hospital
Renner. it is charged, has been an
noyinS Mr. and Mrs. Bauer and their
daughter, who live in the house adjoin-
ing Renner'S. Yesterday afternoon. il is
alleged. Renner entered the house of
his neighbors. brOne the furniture and
threw clothing into the street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
SUICIDE IN BALLROOM.
Young Man Ends Life Because Girl
Favors Another.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
VIENNA, March 10, 1912
A suicide and a fatal duel are among
the tragedies of jealousy which the pres
ent dancing season in this country has
brought in it's train. At RZesZow, in
Galicia, a student named Stadnikiewicz
shot himself through the head, in the mid
die of the ballroom. after calling upon a
girl by name to look. She had refused
him a dance three times in favor of an
other man.
At SZatmarnemeti, in Hungary, Lieut.
Varga and a bank clerk named Szegedy
collided while cZardas was being
danced and, as the lieutenant had reason
to believe that the other meant to affront
him. a challenge followed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
Vipers Plentiful in France.
gn Correspondence OF The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
PARIS, March ID, 1912.
The department Of Seine-et-Marne has
now issued its snake-killing budget. 1t
shows that vipers are almost as numer-
Gus as ever before in the lie de France.
They are commonest in the forest Of Fon-
tainebleau, where one gamekeeper alone
killed Isis in the course of last year For
this he was paid $125 and in all the de-
partment paid $3.50 in the year. being a
reward of seven cents ioT each viper 5
head presented. Nearly $500 were kille j
during the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
illustrated Song.

Lord Byrons Maid of Athens" with
the music composed by Isaac Nathan.
and superb painting by Corwin Knapp
Linson, is the illustrated song for our
next Sunday Magazine. Ii is a charm
ing addition to the collection, making the
thirty eighth so far printed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
NIECE GETS ESTATE.
Will of Miss Anna Burgess Filed for
Probate.

The will of Miss Anna Burgess was filed
today for probate. She leaves her entire
estate, valued at $4,000 to her niece,
Catherine b. Burgess, who is also named
as eXecutriX.
Delmar r. Lowell, by his will dated
April >, 1896. leaves his entire estate to
his wife Harriet ID. Lowell. She is also
~ act as eXecutriX.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
Workman Falls From Scaffold.

John l.. Gray, colored, 1143 9th street
northeast, was taken to the Casualty
Hospital this morning suffering from cuts
and bruises on his head and arms. He
fell from a scaffold at 4th and NJ streets
northeast.