davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

first king of the Begians. and was
ather of the late King Leopold of kongo
fame Sir Charles second name is Leo
pold in accordance with family custom
To name all sons after the royal master
OF the original baronet-
Probably the man who. next to Sir
Charles Gust. most powerfully influences
King George is a man who is seldom
heard of and is known to but few outside
of the royal circle. He is the Hon. Henry
Julian Stoner. Familiarity known as Harry
Stoner. groom-in- waiting and gentleman
usher 10 Queen Victoria. and he has been
in attendance upon King George for the
past eleven years. incidentally, he fur
nshes a link between King George and
the United States, for lie is an uncle of
the Baron Camoys, who recently married
Mildred Sherman of New York. The
duties of groom-in- waiting and gentleman
usher are not well defined. and ii is diff
cult TO give an idea of Harry Stoners
position at court. Probably ii is best de-
scribed by saying that King George, wish
ing to have his chum at his elbow, gave
him a position which is largely orna-
mental. Lut which permits him TO live III
one Of the royal palaces.
Number three in this tea cabinet is a
famous sportsman Lord Ribblesdalc He
forms a link between King George, tho
ttular ruler of England. and Herbert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
Getting Round 1t.

CENATOR ROOT was talking about q
- certain resourceful corporation.
They get round anything he
said. touch of admiration In his vpice
They remind me of Narragansett girl.
A Narragansett girl. driving a sixty
horsepower gray roadster. admitted:
".Yes. I've accepted David
Why said the girl beside her, you
told me positively that IL Dave proposed
to you your answer would be a word of
two letters.
The other girl. blusng a little. said.
softly:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
How He Helped.

A PROPOS of the Roseniha murder in
\ New York. District Attorney Whit
man said TO a reporter:
THE ramifications Of this crime We're
bewildering. The most unlikely men help
ed in it the most unlikely ways. It's
like the case of Johnny Jones.
The minister. one lovely Sabbath morn
ing. saw Johnny vending his way iowa I'd
the cemetery with a basket on his arm.
'.Why. Johnny. what are you up to-?
he asked.
I'm helping mother with her peach
preserving, sir, said the lad.
The minister smiled incredulously
Helping with the preserving" he
scofTed Nonsense.
'Oh. yes. l am. sir. Johnny persisted.
I'm on my way to the cemetery now to
collect the lars =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

hawk they have opened fire and have
shot to kill. From Maine to Mexico the
mob execution of the hawk has gone
steadily on for generations
The court says that in the ma jority of
cases the man shooting hawk was doing
himself a greater damage than had he
shot the family COW. While there are
some hawks that deserve death, there is
no reason for condemning them ALL There
are fifty varieties of hawks. and it has
been decided in court that there are but
three of these that so deport themselves
to be detrimental to the welfare of
man, while there are forty-seven varieties
that are mans friend and abettor.
The Cooper hawk started all the trou-
BILE The Cooper hawk is the outlaw that
devotes most of its attention to the barn
yard. 1t is the ordinary, widespread
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

the great Clan Fraser He owns more
than $4,000 acres in the north of Scot
land and Beaufort Castle one of the
finest estates in the land. He has more
than "A score of shooting boxes on his
property and for many years has derived
a splendid income from their rental to
rich Americans and others. For some
years Walter -Ninans paid $4,000 a year
for the famous forest of Observation-Disclosures
in, the remote recesses of Scotland, where
deer were plentiful and he could enjoy
to the full his favorite pastime of stalk
ing.
Lord Lovat is a thick-set dark. silent
man, greatly respected, but little known
in the house Of commons where he holds
the record for brevity of speech He is
the owner of considerable land in South
Africa. which he has tenanted with men
when he does speak in the upper house
ii is to give some firSt-hand knowledge
of that part of the world. He once
made "a speech of no more than sixteen
words. which is remarkable in as
semblage which is constantly beset with
the problem of how to confine the speech
making of its members to reasonable
limits.
portant phases of English life supplies
the two remaining members Of the Buck
ingham Palace cabinet. They are Lord
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

ing or in shocks. AS a flock of fifty spar
rows requires daily the equivalent of a
quart of wheat. the annual loss caused
by these birds throughout the country
is very great. 1t reduces the numbers
of some of the most useful and attractive
native birds, such as blue birds. house
wrens, purple martins. tree swallows cliff
swallows and barn swallows. by destroy
ing their eggs and young and by usurping
nesting places. 1t attacks other familiar
species, the robin. wren. red-eyed
viree. catbird and hooking bird. causing
them to desert parks and shady streets.
Unlike the native birds whose place it
usurps, il has song. but is noisy and
vituperative. 1t defiles buildings and or
namental trees, shrubs and vines with its
bulky nest
In accordance with which findings, the
governments scientific bird jury has pro-
nounced the sparrow guilty as charged.
Judge Henshaw of the bird court has
Solemnly pronounced the sentence of
death. The crimes have been so many
and henous that many deaths, vari-
ously inflicted. have been assigned. 1t
is recommended that the nests and the
young OF the SparroWs be destroyed
wherever they he found Mothers on their
nests are to be caught with net and
killed. Taps are to be set with all
manner of deceptive bait. Wheat is to
be strung in line in the barnyard and.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

government and although the position Of
kings faVorite is not the powerful and
privileged one il once was. King George
aud MS private cabinet" through Their
dominant social positions. WELD :, poxe:
perhaps aS great II not greater than some
o. IA. kings and fayurites of bygone days
lhe men who make up King George
'lee. cabinet are varied lot-an ode
THiXttIe % men prominent IN the army
t.: fl,. navy, in the hunting tieId and in
soe!e,y. whose proudest title IS that they
may call the king George" First among
them. b. virtue % actual achievement. Is.
OF course Lord Kitchener But 50 nttle
time i i.e an's L. spend IN ENGLAND ANA
IN attenda'.oe uIon lis royai lind That
tis actu9i Influence upon affai.sir~ p-ol.-
ahls less thaa thu; % the TX o,tS n:tn.-
hers of the eabnei.
Probably the most pnweffu. and aisst
consulted Of them AZ IS the nins3s Ike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

by the resignation of Lord Spencer. Tn
fortunately. however. Lord Hyde has
other ambitions. Canada has enchanted
his Imagination and he plans to take up
land and live most of the year round near
where the waters of the Pacific wash the
shores of Britain's greatest colony. I'm
pressionable English society women are
grieving over the possible loss of Bert
ie.' as Lord Hyde is called by his in
Inmates. while those young sprigs who
in him a modern Beau Brummel. the
best of dressers and a recognized author
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
The News Service.

"INNUENDo is very effective in ora
tory" said William Jennings Bryan
in one of his ChautauqLa addresses.
"A gentleman once visited Tuckahoe.
As he sat on the hotel porch and fought
he Tuckahoe mosquitoes he said to an
old residenter:
Have YOU a newspaper hereo'
The residenter. skilled in innuendo. an
sWered:
oh. no, We have ladies' sewing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
'G@org@''

ity upon manners and conduct, are cast
ing about in desperation for a new
model.
These seven men--including Kitchener
are the men whom King George delights
TO call his pals They are in almost
daily and some of them hourly attend
ance upon him. They know his every
thought and aspiration And through a
study of their characters 1t is possible
to gain an insight into that of the Brit
ish monarch.
Copyright, 1912 by Curtis BROWN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
MONARCH Has Made

M ONARCH Has Made
1V4 Chums of a Few Aris-
tocrats Who Are in Daily
Attendance Upon Him-Tak-
ing a Leaf From the Ameri-
can Book, They Are Called
the Tea Cabinet"-Exert an
Enormous Influence Through
Their Social Positions
They Are Lord Ribblesdale,
Brother-in-law of the Eng
lish Premier: Sir Charles
Gust, Harry Stoner, Lord
Lovat, Lord Hyde, Lord
Herbert Vane-Tempest and
Lord Kitchener, Who Has
Just Returned to England to
Join This Inner Cabinet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
An Aggravating Defense.

NTHEIR defense is an aggravation of
their crime said Senator La Fol-
lette of corrupt political clique. Their
defense reminds me of the p. ID. s. line
"A man at P. d. s. station demanded
ticket from Bucyrus to Celina, but, on
hearing the price. baked.
"'What?' he snorted. Fifteen cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
COnce1hin0
Well-knOWn peODle

from Bucyrus to Celina. Why, the troll
leys'll take me for five
Yes. ] know that said the ticket
agent. But you must remember, SIR that
the trolley run from Bucyrus TO Celina Is
only twenty minutes, whereas, BY our
railroad il makes eighty-minute ride.
So. after all. you See you are not getting
a bad bargain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

\ the return to
+ n < ! a n d. for "A
short time at least,
Of Lord Kitchener.
the private cabi-
net of King George
has been increased
To seven in num-
Der.
\ 1t h o u 3 h the
King of England
has precious little
direct say in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

ing circumstances. The precedent or Eng
ISh sparrow condemned to die. IS held
not tn apply TO this case. Ii is also adj
mitted that the defense has offered no
such rebuttal as that which resulted in
the complete vindication of Barn Owl.
accused of chicken stealing. The whole
determination of the case rests upon a
further examination on the part of the
iury of the testimony of the expert wit
nesses as to the contents of the stom-
ach of Crow for he is charged with can
enthusiastically devouring the young of
other birds and OF feloniously eating up
much sproutinS corn.
The case is being tried by the biological
survey. which is the federal court which
determines whether or not given mem
hers of the feathered tribe are offenders
against the welfare OF man.
=.
That court is part of the Department
of Agriculture and at its head sits a
Judge learned in the habits of birds, DIR.
II. ". Henshaw. Under him is a corps
Of sleuths who resort 10 such unique
methods of procuring evidence as We're
never before introduced into a court. The
court has been at work for years. and
many are the criminal charges II has
heard against members of the bird fam
lily. Its decisions have always been based
on scientific testimony. 1t has acquit-
red many birds that had suffered the ban
OF popular condemnation for centuries.
Others 1t has shown to be guilty of the
crimes charged and of many others
These il has outlawed and condemned TO
die Every man in the aO.000.O0O has
been appointed an eXecutioner and urged
10 do his worst.
The most recent individual arraigned
has been the crow. The first witness
against the crow was the farmer who
testified that the character of the ac-
cuSed was as black as his coat The
farmer swore that for many years he had
diligently planted corn and carefully
nbrsed ii through the critical sprouting
period. only to see the accused and his
fellows visit his fields and, seiZing the
tender sprout pull out the swollen grain
and devour it He estimated that every
farmer who planted a hundred acres of
corn each year lost 500 because of the
young plants that were thus pulled up. He
multiplied this 800 by the number of corn
planters in the nation, and showed such
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

y the ga SO Of the
government versus
Old Black Crow the
jury is still out and
there are rumorS or
"A deadlock. Those
who have followed
the case closely adj
NIT that the prose-
cution b a ; n % I
made out a flaw
less case and that
there are eXtenuat-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

when the sparrows form themselves in
line likewise TO pick it up. shotgun is
to be fired in such way as to make the
execution greatest. Wheat is to be coated
with d starch containing strychnine and
fed to them. Whole communities are to
be banded together in d warfare against
these gutter birds. They are even To
he urged as a food. and their killing
thus given a commercial value. The
sparrow is to die. The court has spoken
and there is no appeal.
This criminal court for birds has right
ed one of the greatest wrongs that was
ever perpetrated against family of
birds a class. Every member of the
hawk family has been regarded as an
outlaw for many decades. Whenever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
BIOLOGICAL SuevEZ BUILDING ~


financial loss due to the greed of the
crow turned toward a line of evidence
that was intended to appeal to the sym
rathies OF the jury. Ii was shown that
the crow had been caught many times in
the very act of devouring the eggs and
young ones of smaller and defenseless
birds. The pitiful cries of the deprived
mothers had awaited not against these
raids. The number of song birds Were
being lessened. The fycatchers that pre-
serve the balance of nature and prevent
the insects from overrunning the land
were being reduced in numbers.
The defense. realizing that this was a
scientific court. omitted anything of an
emotional nature and produced scientific
fact galore. Science long ago demon
strated that the proper manner of find
ing out what was the diet of gwen
bird was 10 determine what was resu-
larly in the stomach of that bird. To
this end it had examined the stomachs
of thousand crows. In an occasional
stomach it had found the remains of a
bird egg or a =oung bird. In many
s'tomac chs il had found sproutinS corn
But for every grain of corn 1t had also
found a cut worm some other insect
that was the enemy of the farmer 1t
had carefully weighed the benefit that
the farmer received from the removal OF
these injurious worms and insects against
the injury he received from the young
corn he lost. The conclusion reached
was that one about balanced the other.
The defense rested here. believing that
its case was such as TO win ienlency to-
ward its client The jury will shortly
return its verdict and the biological
survey will either recommend the gen.
eral Staying of the crow or will state
that the birds benefits are greater than
its injuries. The public will be asked to
act accordingly.
The trial Immediately preceding that
of the crow had to do with the life habits
of the English sparrow. That bird was
introduced into the United States about
sixty years ago. BIRDS, like races OF
people. often show added vigOr when
Iransplanted to new chimes. Sparrows
found that the creatures upon which they
feed had become abundant In their alb
sence. and that their enemies. lacking
them as food had not fourished. So. the
newcomer multiplied prodigiouSly until
it eats itself out of house and home,
or. until the creatures that prey upon il
increase in numbers. The sparrow has
oyerrun the country from coast to coast.
The English sparrow in America has
tended to congregate in Ale cities. II is
the street gamin, the gangster of the
feathercd world 1t destroys such fruit
as cherries, grapes pears and peaches.
1t also destroys buds and flowers of cul-
tivated trees. shrubs and vines. In the
garden it eats seeds as they ripen, and
cialIy peas and lettuce, they appear
above ground. 1t damages wheat and
other grains. whether newly sown, ripen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
spondence OF The Star.

LONON. August s. l912
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

THERE Is a Federal Court
l That Tries Birds for
Their Lives and Condemns
the Guilty to Die-The Case
of the Crow Is Now With
the Jury-The Sparrow Is
Condemned to Death-The
Owl and Some of the Hawks
Have Been Acquitted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
WHAT HAPPENED

There's something strange and peculiar about
this proposal of Postmaster General Hitchcock s Tor
the government to take over the telegraph lines.
It's fine thingwe're for it. Only we dldn' t
expect it from that source.
What's the answer? Did Hitchcock realize that
like that would 60 farther to win reelec-
ton for Taft than all the speeches and costly organi
zations and did he make the announcement of his
own accord, knowing that Taft wouldn't dare to re-
pudiate the act?
The announcement was made by Hitchcock him
self. Then he slipped out of town. The White House
apparently knew nothing of it until the newspapers
called up about it.
Now there rumors that Hitchcock will be
fred--and others that he will not.
Just what happened, anyhow? Is Hitchcock
trying to make Taft progressive against his will?
One fine thing stands out-the people have the
chance to break the billion dollar wire monop-
oily. For government ownership of telephones must
follow logically the ownership of telegraphs.
Or will Taft again be guided by his blind and
stupid advisers who helped him into the Ballinger
mess and the Wiley incident and other fool plays and
turn Hitchcock down?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
Little Tales of City Life

A well dressed and in every way
respectable looking woman entered
"a Tacoma barber shop the other
evening and sat at the end of the
waiting line of customers.
Now, it is not unusual for a wo-
man to enter barber shop with
her little boy or girl and wait until
the youngsters hair is cut, but
there was no little boy or girl with
this woman.
When time passed without a
child appearing the curiosity of the
BARRIERS became excited.
Finally. when all the men ahead
of her had been attended to and a
barber most politely announced
next" she took off her hat hur-
riedly and marched to the chair as
unconcernedly as a man with a
three-days growth of whiskers.
The badly frightened barber
looked at her inquiringly.
Face massage, she announced,
and leaned back in the chair like a
veteran.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24

! Before starting for church she
put her dinner in the oven. The
gas was turned on full. She intend
ed to turn 1t down before she left.
But she forgot. AS the minister
was reading the announcements
she remembered. Picking up an
envelope she wrote across the back
of 1t: Go home and turn out the
gas in the oven" and when her
husband, who was an usher in the
church, passed her seat she hand
i ed 1t to him.
He bowed and smiled and con-
tinued on his way toward the pull
pit. Thinking the envelope he had
In his hand contained some an
nouncement, he handed it to the
minister.
Go home an" began the min
lister, but at a glance he saw what
the envelope contained, and he
stopped reading. The minister
thought someone was poking fun
at him. Later he demanded an ex-
PLANTATION. The truth was disclos-
led to the Embarrassment of the
little housewife.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
Beerman Busch Wrongly Accused

Adopus Busch the weknown beer maker pleads not guilty
Accused of using railroad
I'VE of
but they voluntarily by
country
Apply Ridculous that
corporation official
he takes slugs president
No sir the getting of accomplished quite differently
the
drifting like the gentle
tSy tapping tapping soft
railroad presidents right fellows.
Busch applying for courteses? Why
limited
hard time to keep from being
him.
There used time passes crawl
railroad
M the office spittoon but times have changed
eourtees floating in
Some of Mr. Buschs windows certainly
those " 80
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
The Drawing of Blanks

There blanks philosopher
You always something"
OH don't know about that always We remember that
time years the SIT donated
vacation Upon inspection of finances could
afford to New York wide with
neat little savings account OF s26.75 and went.
sunday morning found Fifth best ready
made chest thrown and real 25cen The
were alive with people their church dressed fit
70 About third couple hand
magnificently
little fellow feathers
glass, with shiney monkeys hat on his knob.
Look at the beautiful girl would know that she had
sold youth beauty blank
Look at the smperng waleyed peanutheaded thing trou
girls side,
OF and he'd bought that ga blank Both had nothing
doublebank
Indeed marriage blanks The scattered
before table
blanks
blank
altar, who for material consideration.
But doubebanks that lovely Fifth
siman
which wise folks
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
N09f

FROM THE GALLERY.

FIhNJu lIlh UxIllAI<AtLs
Where" asked the female suf-
frage orator, would man be to-
day were 1t not for women"
She paused a moment and
looked around the hall.
81 repeat" she said. where
would man be today II not for
women"
He'd be in the garden of Eden
eating Strawberries" answered a
voice from the gallery.
DEFINITIONS.
A Goat-The Ultimate Con-
sumner.
The Eskimo gives his doctor a
fee as soon as he calls, which is
returned If no cure is effected.
It's good thing for the doctors
that custom isn't followed here.
A HARD NUT.
The kind you take off Willie's
express wagon and cannot get
back on again.
Tlddlewinks the barber
Went to shave his father,
But his blade was so old
1t wouldn't take hold,
And he had no use for his lather.
The Chinese pen is a brush
made of soft hair. That kind OF
a pen would he the death OF
Teddy.
Teacher-Who can tell me
what two and two make?
1.-TWO pair" quickly answered q
pupil.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
Mail Carriers VIII Fly.

This Is an age of great discov-
cries. Progress rides on the air.
Soon we may see Uncle Sans mail
carriers flying in all directions
transporting mail. People take q
wonderful interest in discovery
that benefits them. That's WHY
DR.. Kings New Discovery fol-
Coughs, Colds and other throat
and lung diseases is the most pop-
,ular medicine in America. al
cured me of dreadful cough, 4"
writes Mrs. j. F. Davis, Stickney
Corner, Me-, after doctors treat.
|ment and all other remedies had
failed" For coughs, colds or any
bronchial affection Its unequaied
Price soc and $1.00. Trial bottle
free at Ryner Malstrom Drug Co.
1898 Pacific av 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24

Scott New York superintendent
of prisons.
BISHOP DOANE of the Epis-
copal diocese of Albany, says:
Capital punishment is right;
Gods own word commands it."