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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
MARK AND THE QUEEN.
Humorist Recalls Pleasant Meeting
in Dear Old London.

Albert BigelOw Paine. in Harpers Magazine.
It was one day in 1887 that Clemens re-
ceived evidence that his reputation as a
successful author and publisher-a man of
| wealth and revenues-had penetrated even
the dimness of the British tax Office. A
formidable envelope came, inclosing a
letter from his London publishers and a
very large printed document all about
the income tax which the queens officers
had levied upon his English royalties as
the result of a report that he had taken
Buckenham Hall. Norwich. for a year
and was to become an English resident.
The matter amused and interested him.
To Chatto & Windus, his English pub
! fishers. he wrote: ~
II will explain that all that about Buck
enham Hall was an English newspaper
mistake. l was not in England. and IL
1 had been I wouldn't have been at Buck
enham Hall. anyway, but buckingham
palace. or 1 would have endeavored to
have found out the reason why.
But we won't resist. Well pay as If I
were really a resident. The country that
allows me copyright has a right to tax
me-"
Rejecting on the matter. Clemens de-
cided to make literature of it. He con-
ceived the notion of writing an open let
ter to the queen in the character of ram
bling. garrulous but well disposed coun-
conducted all the business of the empire
herself. He began:
Dear Madam-You will remember that
last May Edward Bright, the clerk of the
inland revenue Office, wrote me about a
tax which he said was due from me to
the government on books of mine pub
lished in London-that is to say, an in
come tax on the royalties. 1 do not know
Mr. Bright. and it Is embarrassing to me
to correspond with strangers. for 1 was
raised in the country and have always
lived there, the early part in Marion
county, Missouri, before the war, and
this part in Hartford county. Connecticut,
near Bloomfield and about eight miles
it nine, which it is impossible to be, for
1 have walked it many and many time
in considerably under three hours, and
Gen Hawley says he has done it in two
and a quarter, which is not likely; so 1t
seemed best that 1 should write to your
majesty"
The letter proceeded to explain that he
has never met her majesty personally,
but that he once met her son, the Prince
of Wales. In oxford street, at the head
of a procession, while he himself was on
the top of an omnibus He thought the
prince would probably remember him on
which he wore, he being the only person
on the omnibus who had on that kind of
coat
Il remember him. he said, ''as easily
as 1 would a comet
The letter. or petition" as it was
called, was published in Harper's Maya
zine and widely copied 1t reached the
queen herself in due time, and the Prince
OF Wales. who never forgot its humor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
1T Happened in Topeka. "

Chase's Christmas week bill will be
headed by the well known comic opera
and musical comedy star, Digby Bell, and
his company in the premiere presentation
in this city of George v. Hobart's latest
vaudeville farce, 'It Happened in To-
peka." The production will be made by
Joseph Hart. Next in order will be the
German military arenic sensation, Paul
Conchas, formerly of the imperial body
guard. selected by the kaiser himself as
the finest physical specimen in the father
lands armies. He will be seen in his sem
sational offering called AT the BivOuac."
Horace Wright and Rene Dietrich will
be another exceptional feature in mosaic
of song successes. Thespian troubles on
tour will be laughably disclosed by ALI
Grant and Ethel HOag in their new fare
ical success. ''The Troublesome Trunk"
An instrumental diversion is promised in
behalf of the BerrenS, who are said to
enjoy a reputation as musicians of the
highest artistic class. The Palace Quar-
tet will contribute a blend of harmony
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
Aiding Growth of Pearls.
From the London rhronicIe.

From the London hronicIe.
Our recent note on the artificial infec-
ton of oysters with the parasite which
causes the pearls to grow in the bivalve
might be supplemented by a reference 10
the utilization Of the X rays in the Cey-
lon pearling industry. When the oysters
are brought up they are Immediately pho
tographed by the rays. and from these
photographs it can easily be seen which
oysters contain the pearl parasite and
which are parasiteless. Into the latter
the parasite might Gt has been suggest
ed) be easily introduced, and the oysters
returned to the sea for the development
OF the pearls The only other method OF
discovering Fearless oysters is to open
them. and that means the death of the
oyster. The "skiagraphing" of oysters
by the way, is, apart from it's medical
applications the only practical use to
which the Rontgen rays have yet been
put.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
monte Carlo Girls.

THE Monte Carlo Girls" new show
on the Empire circuit. will come to the
Lyceum Theater next week, in a lively
musical travesty.
The program will be divided into three
parts, two musical travesties and an
olio of high-class vaudeville. The first,
a musical skit, is called HONEYMOON
Inn: the second, a travesty. cafe Ber-
gere'' Harry Welsh, the funny charac-
ter comedian. will lead one side. He Will
be assisted by Billy Innman, Arthur
Lanning, Arthur Mayer. leila Clayton,
singing and dancing sOubrette. and Belle
Travers, leading woman. The chorus OF
singing girls is backed up by the Big
Four Quartet, which will contribute.
speciality to the olio. charming
speciality of songs and patter by Miss
Clayton, Billy Innman & Co.. In the char.
acter comedy THE Heart of Chinatown
and Earl Gates, an eccentric dancer, are
also promised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
Valuable Ashes.
rom the Westminster Gazette.

The Birmingham doctor who absent
mindedly threw some bandages on the
fire, and with them burned a few specks
of radium worth 91OO. will be lucky If he
RECEIVERS the whole hundred pounds worth
of radium as a result of the laboratory
treatment to which the ashes are to be
subjected.
Prof. Curie himself nearly lost the first
few grams of the wonder element ever
separated from the pitchblende by allow
ing the glass tube containing it to fall to
the floor of his lecture hall in Paris. The
tube broke and the radium was scat
tered in all directions, whereupon the pro-
fessOr> had the whole floor carefully
swept and every scrap of dust collected.
This latter was then dissolved and re-
crystalliZed and all but fraction Of the
lost radium recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
"Bon Ton Girls Co"

One Of the merriest shows in burlesaue
comes to the Gayety next week. featuring
Bert Baker, the Typical Tad. In the two
act and f1ve-scene comedy, "a Peculiar
Predicament," written and staged by
himself, he is assisted by Feeley and
Kelly. acrobats and versatile entertain
ers; Babe LaTour. soubrette; George A.
Clark, the Glasgow comic damsel. and
Farr, the Spider and the Fly; Edith era
ham. prima donna: Liddy Berg and Ma
bel McCloud singers and dancers. and a
big chorus Exceptional scenic and cleo
trical effects and costumes OF the latest
designs are introduced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
From Popular Mechanics.

After long elaboration and much ex-
perimenting. England has finally ac-
knowledged the necessity of the aero
plane in modern warfare, and has placed
its seal of approval thereon with an in
al-order for sixty machines. This num-
Der will be increased to leo just as soon
as sufficient number of sky pilots can
be trained to navigate them. To fully
appreciate the importance which this arm
of the service has already attained one
must note the appropriations for the
coming year by the three great CONT
mental powers. France will spend &c.
100000. a sum sufficient to build a very
fair warship; Germany, $3.5OO,OOO, and
Britain. 81 100000. The total for three
countries is $11,2jO.OOO. thus illustrating
the increasing and high cost Of living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

sides of argument and attempt to put
their theories into practice The husband
in the case comes home after an extended
trip to find that his devoted wife con-
siders herself a slave and a plaything. To
combat the idea he pretends to agree with
her and brings into the family beauti-
full woman with a Greek soul. When
confronted with the new man. it APP
pears that 1.-The new woman isn't so sure
of herself and her theories tOpple. The
supporting cast includes Mary Boland,
Hubert bruce, Nina Sevening, Margaret
Watson, Alice John and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
"The Shepherd of the Hills. "

THE Shepherd of the fills" Harold
Bell Wright's novel, has been made into
a play by Mr.. Wright, with the assist
ance of Elsbury w. Reynolds. 1t Will De
seen for the first time in this city at the
Academy next week.
It tells a story of the Ozark mountains,
with thrills from the beginning to the
end. 1t gives to the stage a somewhat
new atmosphere. The beauty OF the
ozark mountain region lends itself to
effective stage pictures. and Gask1ll q
McVitty, the producers. give the play an
exceptionally beautiful mounting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
THE Girl of My Dreams"

John NJ. Gates. producer of many mu-
steal plays. will present at the Columbia
Theater Christmas week John Hyams and
Leila Mcintyre. in the musical comedy,
1.-THE Girl of My Dreams, the joint work
of Wilbur d. Nesbit and Otto Hauerbach.
who wrote the lyrics for Three Twins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

and Bright Eyes The music is by Karl
Hoschna, who composed the music of the
other pieces.
The story is farcical in it's situations
and actions. and introduces several Qua
ker characters that have not been seen
on the stage for long time. Besides a
splendid cast of principals, with Irving
Brooks, Alice Hills. Della Niven, Neil
Burns. Silvia de frankie, Francis Gail
Joseph Harris, the Harem-Scarem Pony
Ballet and big beauty chorus are an
nounced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
THE Perp1exed Husband"

John Drew, the ever popular stage arts
tocrat. will be seen at the New National
in The Perplexed Husband by Alfred
Sutro. This delightful four act comedy
keeps Mr.. Drews audiences in a constant
ripple of laughter. as the satire is aimed
at the new woman and the suffrage
movement. Both assailants and defend
ers have an opportunity to fire broad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
gSSS3NEAR FUTURE

and humor and Polzin brothers Will offer
a mirthful addition in their springboard
aerial flights. The KinemacolOr motion
pictures, which reproduce the colors OF
nature, will be a feature of the bill. The
pipe organ recitals at 30 $50 and inter-
mission will continue. Chase's prices are
not advanced for the Christmas matinee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

ing. The drama-study plans Of the
Washington league promise a definite
program of meetings to be held periodic
ally in the study rooms of the Public Lii
brary for the discussion probably of cur
rent plays on both the American stage
and abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

When Joseph and His Brethren a
biblical play by Louis n. Parker, is pro-
duced at the Century Theater, New York.
Brandon lyman will play the leading
role.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

When May Irwin returns to the stage
she will appear in "A Widow by Proxy. y
by Catherine Chisholm Cutting. Her
tour begins in Newark the latter part OF
the month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

THE Man With Three Wives" the
latest musical comedy production of
Franz Lehar, composer of THE Merry
Widow has been put in rehearsal by the
Shuberts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

Ivan Caryll, who wrote the beautiful
music of The Pink Lady, looks like a
Russian. He was born in Belgium was
naturaliZed in England. and is now an
American citizen. His real name is Felix
Hilkin. and his whiskers are famous all
over the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

Graham Moffat's clever comedy. "A
Scrape Of the PEN has just concluded
its tenth week in New York Mr. Moi.
fat Is the author also of "Bunty Pulls
the Strings"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
TELEPHONES OVER OCEAN.
German Claims to Have Established
Communication With Canada.
.nlence of The Star

Foreign Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON, January 10. 1912.
Telephone communication between Ger
many and Canada by. means of a new
system of wireless telephony is claimed
to have been established by German
post Office engineer, +. kiebitz. who has
been experimenting with directive sys-
tenn originally worked out by Prof. Zen
der. Herr Kiebitz described his expert
ments at the Deutsche Physikalische &C.
sellschaft, and his. process appears to be
likely to prove Of considerable success
The distinctive feature of the system
is that the electric impulses are trans
mitted through the earth, SO that no
aerial wire or antenna is employed. A
special type of generator is used. which
gives alternating current of a frequency
Of about 100000 cycles per second. the
transmitting instrument Is connected by
two wires of certain fixed length to
two plates placed in the earth. the dis
lance separating these plates depending
on the apparatus and being equal IN
length to half that of the waves trans
mitted A similar arrangement Is used
to pick up the waves. and either teleg-
raphy or telephony can be carried on.
This system is similar in its main prin-
ciples to the earth-waye system OF
Preece, which has been somewhat I'M
proved recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26

author. One of the principal grounds for
his complaints was that some of the ref
erences cited by Tame were enormously
given. The matter did not end here,
however. for few months later riS-
ing student published small pamphlet
on the modern historians criticism,
showing that In his book the corrcctor
was more incorrect than Tame himself.
In school text books. however, there Is
still a good deal of room for criticism
The classic bull. 1.-THE first King of
France was Pharamond, who is thought
never to have existed" was printed in
one edition only. but another almost
Bonaparte az Marquis de Buonaparte,
lieutenant general In the army OF Louis
XVIII" appeared in q history printed
more recently. schoolmaster, however,
has retorted that these are as nothing
compared with what appears in histories
in other lands, and he cites q Russian
historian, Prof. Ilovaisky, as an exam-
"Louis XVI was a good and peaceful
king. After long and happy reign
throughout which he gave proof of spe-
cial sagacity in the choice of his minis
tiers of finance, he died quietly. beloved
by his people. The cause of his death
was hemorrhage. Louis XVI was sue
ceeded by his son. Louis XVII. During
his reign the brave French army. led
by Gen. Napoleon Bonaparte conquered
the greater part Of Europe. 1t was owing
to this that. with the help Of the car,
Napoleon was sent in exile to st. Hele-
ma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
FATALITIES ON THE SEA.
Lives Of 106 Persons From American
Vessels Sacrificed in 1911.

The sea claimed the lives Of 1876 per-
sons with 325 American vessels dun ing
the fiscal year Of 1911. according to sum-
mary of losses published in the list OF
merchant vessels Of the United States
just ISSUED by Commissioner Chamber
lain of the bureau Of navigation, De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor.
The loss of sailing vessels, principally
by laundering, resulted in the death OF
107 persons; with steam vessels. 81 lives
were lost. The principal disaster dur
ing the year was the laundering of the
steamer Arkadia, which sailed from New
Orleans for Porto Rico with thirty-seven
people on board and never was heard
from. In the laundering of the Pere
twenty-seyen persons were lost. In all
i50 steam vessels were lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
ARMY IN OLYMPIC GAMES.
Five Officers Assigned for Trip to
Stockholm. Sweden.

Preparations are already being made by
the United states army for participation
In the Olympic games at Stockholm,
Sweden, next July. Five officers have
been assigned to prepare Tor the trip.
though the army team probably will be
composed of only four. Those selected
are Capt. Guy v. Henry, cavalry: First
Lieut.. Ben Lear. jr.. 18th Cavalry; Johr
c. Montgomery. 7th Cavalry: Ephrainh f.
Graham 18th Cavalry. and Second Lieut.
Quckemeyer. 5th Cavalry. Capt. Henry
and Lieut.. Graham were on the team
which recently represented the army al
the horse show in London.
Four OF these oficers are at present at
the Army Mounted Service School. 81
Fort Riley, and Lieut.. Quekemeyer has
been ordered to that post from Honolulu,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
AUTHORITY GRANTED DANTE.
Hutchins Estate Trustee Permitted
to Give Lease on LIE Droit Building.

Justice Wright today authorized VIII
liam J. Dante, trustee of the Hutchins
estate, to lease the LIE Droit building. at
9Th and streets northwest, to M. stein
& Co. for a term of ten years at an an
nual rental of $4,000. The court also
directed the trustee to pay on $lo.ooo
due February | on account OF tne IN
curhranco I'm the Highland apartments,
which forms part of the Hutchins
estate. ,.,
In his petition the trustee, through At
torneys Brandenburg BrandenDurg.
tells the court that the new Office build
ings recently erected in the business dis
tsict have attracted tenants from the eel lie
roonos ore vacant M. Stein & Co. have
offered to lease the entire building for
ten years. and keep the property IN re-
pair The income under the proposeo
lease, Mr.. Dante says, will net the estate
a decided increase over the present
revenue from the properly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
WARDINa OFF TYPHOID.
Agricultural Department Employees
Inoculated With Serum.

More than 400 employees Of the De-
partment of Agriculture have been vac
cinated against typhoid fever. The Sec
rotary Of Agriculture recently issued a
recommendation that such protective in-
oculation be adopted by the employees,
and arranged for the serum to be fur
nished.
The precaution was intended par
ticularly for the protection of the field
force but was made available for all
employees. The response has been gen.
eral. and it is thought before long all
OF the force will have adopted the pro-
tective incubation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
DASH BARRIER INTO PIECES.
Smugglers Defy Customs Officers on
the Austrian Border.
.spondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
VIENNA, January IL, 1912.
For a whole week smugglers motor
car has been defying the Austrian Gus
toms authorities on the Bohemian Ba'
yarian frontier. Looking like a powerful
racing car. and carrying two masked
men. it rushes unexpectedly past the
frontier post on the different roads every
evening. and, 1t is believed, carries to-
bacco and saccharin.
The authorities closed all the roads the
other day with wooden barriers, but the
car came along Forest road. as usual, at
full speed, in the twilight. broke the bar
rier into splinters, and disappeared, APP
narently uninjured. The authorities sup
pnse that the car has been specially built
for smuggling, like one recently captured
in France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
FEARS HE WILL MURDER.
Youth Of Criminal Family Wants to
Enter Reformatory.

Foreign CORRESPONDENTS OF The Star.
VIENNA, January ID, 1917.
A youth OF sixteen, named Lorencz. has
applied to the magistrate at Karansebes
to be allowed to enter a reformatory, ON
the ground that all his family have been
murderers. and he will be Obliged by tho
force OF heredity to follow their example.
His father died In prison after having
been condemned to penal servitude for
murder, his mother and his grandfather
were hanged and an elder brother is serve
ing q prison sentence for murder and
arson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
Suecial Issue Of Stamps.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has
authorized the preparation of designs
for an issue of stamps concentrating
the Panama Pacific international exhibit
ton of 1915 and the opening of the
Panama canal to the commerce or the
world. II is the purpose. to make these
stamns NOT only appropriate to the oc-
castor, they with commemorate. but as
beautiful and artistic in design as pos
sible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
THIEVES IN MOTORS
Partisan Criminals Use Auto
mobiles in Robbing.
PRESERVING THE EAGLES
Normal Prices Obtained for Hair ct
the Limoges Fair.
GIRL AND LOVER FIGHT DUEL
French Scholastic World Engaged
in a Discussion Of the Mis-
takes of Historians.
PRESERVING THE EAGLES
GIRL AND LOVER FIGHT DUEL
BY A. w. L'AMoUREUx.
spondcntc Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star
PARIS. January T., 1912
One rather unexpected consequence of
the taxicab strike is the new use made
OF motors by criminals. All Paris has
been startled by the fact of a band Of
Apaches using car to get away after
numbering and robbing a bank cashier at
o'clock in the morning in one of the
most frequented quarters of Montmartre.
A lady was the next victim. She had
been shopping in the afternoon, and on
paying off her taxicab the chauffeur In
CURED If she would not perhaps want him
during the evening, when it is not always
easy to find cab. The lady happened to
be going to the theater that night, and
arranged that he should call and take her
there and back. After the performance
was over, and while the mass of the au-
dience were looking for conveyances In
all directions. the lady in question was
nightly pleased to find her cab waiting
for her. and, having ensconsed herself
in a corner, congratulated herself on her
good luck. 1t was raining heavily and
the windows were blurred, and being
tired, she hal dozed off without noticing
whittier the cab was going.
In about twenty minutes, when she
ought to have been home, she remarked
that 1t was very dark outside. She
knocked at the window. and the chauf-
feur stopped and opened the door, show
ing that they were in one of the byways
Of the Bots de Bou.ogne. Madame, said
the man, Il do not wish to do you any
harm, but you WIFI be good enough to
give me at once all your money and
jewe1ry. Do not cry out or make any
fuss. and nothing will happen to you;
otherwise I shall be obliged to insure
your silence
In a state Of terror that can easily be
imagined the lady stripped her neck. ears
and fingers and handed all her jeweiry
and her purse to the thief
IL regret. madame" he added, the
necessity which compels me to leave you
here. but you can understand why
must do SO, and If you make any COM
plant l know Your address and who
you are. and I shall settle your business
for you without more ado
So saying, he made the lady alight
and drove rapidly away with his booty,
leaving his unfortunate victim in satin
shoes and evening dress to find the rest
of her way home at i'm the morning. q
much sadder and wiser woman. After
due reflection she took the advice OF the
Apache and held her tongue SO far as
the police were concerned. preferring to
lose what was lost forever than to run
the risk of offending her terrible chauf-
feur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
Rabbi to Discuss Pride Of Youth.

Or. Abram Simon will deliver sermon
upon the text 1.-THE Pride Of Youth at
the Eighth street Temple OF the WASH
.ngton Hebrew CONGREGATION this even
Ing TheF church Nill be open - the
public on the oec9slon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
Nav Settle Court Differences
= Correspondencc Of The star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, January II, 1872
King Alfonso is going to Paris Shortly
TO have an interview with the Princess
Eulalie, when it is expected the ainersnces
finally settled.