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The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03
PYTHON FIGHTS IL KEEPERS
Hasn't Eaten for Nineteen
Months, but

New York.-With a dozen strong
men Curator Raymond Ditmars went
into the snake house at the Bronx zoo
and opened the door OF cage con-
tanning Selma, 22.foot python. While
she dozed q moose was slipped over
her neck.
Selma has not eaten so much as q
pound Of pig for nineteen months. All
that time she has lived on her fat, and
she Is still fat and the champion fight
er in her class. Freshly killed pigs
and other tempting snake bits have
been put In her cage since she began
her long fast, but she simply has
brushed them aside with a sweep Of
her"tail. closed her jaws and shut her
eyes In snakely contempt.
But the tying of the moose about
her neck aroused her to fury. She
swung her tail against the bars of her
cell, wriggled, writhed and fought as
only Selma can fight. More nooses
were got about her slippery body, and
the curator gave the order: Slowly,
men. Now pulli"
Gradually Selma was dragged
Through the doorway. She fiopped to
the floor Of the house and began q &c.
Fies OF contortions. Keeper Michael
'O'Keefe got too close to Selina's tail
and was knocked through a window.
Next John Hastings was sent sprawl.
Ing.
For two hours the men fought and
itugged before Selma was got into an
other cage $50 feet away.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03
WIVES COST d! MORE
Natives Of 0mdurman Pay High
Prices for Spouses.
V,Iue Of Dowry Has Increased Since
the Days Of the Mahdi-huoe
Swamp Covers $4,000
Square Miles.

Khartum.-The natives must be
prosperous in Omdurman. for even q
workingman will pay preposterous
price for his wife. The cost of get.
ting married has gone up since the
days of the Mahdi. The Mohammedan
custom at marriage is that a certain
sum is agreed upon as the brides
dowry. and Is provided. not by her
father. but by the prospective BRIDE
groom. Half of this is handed over
to her people before marriage, and is
usually spent in wedding festivities;
the other half can be claimed by the
wife If her husband divorces her.
"Sudd' or "sadd" means literally
obstruction" and in the Sudan it
Is generally applied to the river weed
which. massing itself together in the
upper Nile, forms vast expanse of
swamp, a veritable inland Sargasso
sea. q waving. lush green forest Of
reeds and water growth some $4,000
square miles In extent. Think Of It!
Thirty-fve thousand square miles Of
hopeless swamp. Through this sudd
region the White Nile travels for 300
miles. and in the rainy season large
Islands of sudd break away and, float
Ing down stream, choke up the mar
row channel Of the river. So serious
does this obstruction become that
river steamers had been blocked in for
weeks at a time until way has been
hewn out for them.
The steamers that go up from Khar.
tum to Gondoker and the Lado and
back cannot use coal, for the price Of
transportation renders the expense
prohibitive. Hence at the fueling sta.
tions placed at intervals along the
White Nile you will see neatly piled
stacks of wood placed on the bank,
and this "woodlng" Is a process to
which you will soon get accustomed II
you journey southwark. 1t is full of
disadvantages; indeed 1t is chiefly dis.
advantageous. Wood fuel takes long
time to get on board; 1t occupied
great deal of space when 1t is on
board and 1t eats up the timber Of the
country. Now 1t occurred. to a Teu.
tonic genius that could the mass of
weed be dried and prepared for the
burning, the sudd, which was useless,
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03
Add Ammonia.

White frocks and blouses or under
clothing that have a bad color should
be first soaked in cold water to which
little ammonia has been added and,
then given a lemon bleach; that is. a.
large lemon should be cut into Slices
and rind and all boiled up in the boil,
ing pan or small copper. When at full
boiling point put In the linens and
muslins and boil for twenty minutes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

might just as we'll provide the fuel
instead Of the trees, which were use
full; accordingly with the grateful ap-
proval Of the Sudan government. OK.
periments were duly carried out. Some
tons Of the tall weeds were cut down,
dried in the sun, subjected to disin-
tegrating process and converted into
neat briquettes about six inches long.
three broad and one deep; the handi.
est little thing imaginable.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03
Garments In Turn.

A useful thing to remember in putt
ting clean clothes away is to place
the freshly laundered pieces at the,
bottom Of their respective piles. Then
by using the topmost. you always take
the garments In rotation and each
garment thus has less frequent wear
and its life IL heightened.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

A Chicago court bailiff has a scheme
10 attire himself In bright green
uniform. figuring that the advertise.
ment Of the victims delinquency OBJ
tained by the public spectacle OF the
bailiff's squattipg on the doorstep will
encourage prompt payment. Or hur-
iry call for ar ambulance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

A Chicago Judge holds that q wife
should not ask for money. but that tho
husband should hand It over without
being asked. Usually It Is the hus-
band who does the asking.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

The minister OF education of Wur-
temberg inveighs against the chang.
tng of spelling OF German names In
american schools. but then the educa.
tor has never been inside Yankee
learning institution In his life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

A demonstrating car in Philadelphia
cost its owners over $4,000 in acct
dent damages. After a demonstration
like that its value seems to be prob.
lematical.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

A movement ia to be started tc
make the war on flies worldwide. Up
to date the flies have very much the
better OF the exterminating crusade.
SO the movement evidently needs
more concentration than expansion
Just at this stage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

Every time the unloaded pistol trag.
edy 10 repeated we are convinced
afresh that the fool killer needs an
able bodied assistant or at least Q
caddy to carry his tools
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

A suitor. seeking to impress a girl
by "boldness." lost her when he
claimed to be train robber. He
might have experimental progressive
ly, beginning with petty larceny.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

To keep from snoring a specialist
declares the best method 10 to keer
ones mouth closed. Incidentally. the
same method will keep one from
many other afflictions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

Two Los Angeles chauffeurs stole
thirty-one automobiles within seven
months. It is sad to contemplate just
what would happen II they were turn
ed loose In an auto plant
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

Being grand opera song bird at
$4,000 night Is one thing: being in
the grand opera chorus at $3.50 Is
something else. For all singers life
10 not one grand, sweet song.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

Now that It is established that the
American eagle Is a hen. some Of our
obstreperous neighbors to the south
will begin to complain Of being hen.
pecked.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

Over s173.0OO.00O worth OF property
changed hands In Chicago last year.
not counting the cash gathered on the
highways.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

France Is all excited over q device
Just invented which makes the cap
sizing OF ap aeroplane practically i'm
possible. We would like to see It in
operation-from the pround.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

But for all that. no pampered aristo
crat Of an effete monarchy has any
thing on the American ball player In
his spring training.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

Many baseball players would Sc
cure prettier photographs II they
would lay aside their guilds while look.
ing into the camera.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

Some Americans are eccentric
enough to refuse to pay money at o
box office for the sake of seeing an
actor who has been divorced ever 90
many timeR
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

In the name Of humanity. why not
start society to provide early worms
and hot water bottles for the presea-
son robins?
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

II is not lawful TO beat an umpire In
Illinois, but baseball fans will give
this no thought until the occasion
arises.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

London. always noted for curiosi.
ties. has tramp who initiates his
throat just like the mumps and spends
glorious times In the infirmaries.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

China wants n good.sized air feet
with French officers. The new repub
lie is strictly up to date with all the
modern improvements.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

II n woman could have her real wish
she would desire nothing more than to
visit the $1,000 department stores In
the United States.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

A Milwaukeean has failed at four
attempts at suicide. He may be en-.
dowed with as many lives as cat.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

Japan's new minister OF finance is
Baron Korokiyo Takahcashi. a very
appropriate name indeed
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

China now has n full fledged agri
cultural department where chop suey
ingredients are given official atten.
ton
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

In Mongolia. women smoke and ride
astride. but leave the husbands trous-
er pockets unmolested
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

II has been at least a year since
the government has advertised for
an xylomotist. Still no response
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

Ho' annoying II Ia when the mer
curry practices the scale on the ther
mOmeter!
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03

At this time Of the year every base.
ball team Is a pcnnant winner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Annexation Suit to Be Taken
to Higher Court.
DECISION OF CITY COUNCIL
Masonic Banquet to Be Only Formal
Ce'ctIation of Washington
Birthday.
DECISION OF CITY COUNCIL
Special CORRESPONDENCE of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. January "a. 1913.
The annexation suit of the city. just
decided against 1T by Judge Bennett T.
Gordon Of Nelson county. Va. will be
taken to the state court of appeals. This
action was taken at joint session of the
city council last night. The necessary
papers will at once be prepared by the
attorneys for the city. The cost of ap-
pealing the case will be between $1,000
and 81 200. and there will be no additional
attorneys fees in the case. The city has
thirty days in which to appea! the case.
the decision being given January is. last.
in the circuit court for the county.
There were but two votes recorded
against appealing the annexation case.
and they were those Of Councilmen Brock
EFT and Lambert.
Attorney John VI. Johnson. one of the
attorneys associated with Corporation At
torney Fisher in the suit, said the case
should be appealed or 1t would be neces-
sary to wait three years hence. In the
judgment of Mr.. Johnson the case pre-
scented by Alexandria was one of the
strongest ever before put before the
court.
After Mr. Johnson's statement tie re-
port of the committee on the whole. ia
vor.ng appealing the case. was adopted.
The joint session then dissolved and the
question of appealing the case was taken
up separately by both branches and
passed passing the aldermen without a
dissenting vote
Mayor Fishers message to the city cOun-
ell regarding annexation declared in part
that he was present each day of the pro-
ceedings, and could not fail to be i'm
pressed with the unfriendly feeling upon
the part of some who testified for the
counties. He also called attention to the
city privileges enjoyed by the residents
of the adjoining counties. including gas,
electricity water fire and police pro-
lection. Regarding fire and police pro-
lection, II propose he said. to have d
voice and word in this matter, which
concerns the police and fire service. which
has always been freely and promptly
furnished ! wish to say my actions will
be guided by no revengeful reprisal, but
only as an admonition TO those who have
pompously declined our efforts to make
them d part of us. that they themselves
should assume the burdens, dangers, ex-
pense and responsibility of protecting
themselves from lawlessness and danger
of conhagration."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
DROWNED AT FIRE.
Fumes Overcome Firemen in Flooded
Basement at st. Louis Blaze.

ST. LOUIS, January 24.-One fireman
was killed and ten were overcome while
fighting a fire at the plant of the Condie-
Neale Glass Company. 300 North Broad
way. today. The police believe the fire
was started by burglars. The fremen en-
tered the basement, where they were
overcome The basement had been food
ed by an automatic sprinkler, and Charles
Rooster, a pipeman, was overcome by
ether fumes and. falling, was drowned in
three feet Of water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24

Piccolo-ESbert Van
AlStyne.
The Ravinnia Club
William We'll.
Bees+a novelette,, by
Steven .. Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24

Butterfly Ballet-Her-
man +. Schultz.
Silvery Bells-GeOrge
BotSford.
The Boulevard March
Ernest HuSsar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
Mother and Son Arraigned.

Lucy Miller. an elderly woman charged
with vagrancy, and her son. Robert Mil
Ter, about twenty-one years old charged
with creating disturbance. were in the
police court today. The former was sent
to the workhOuse for thirty days on the
vagrancy charge. while the son. who. ac-
cording to the testimony adduced, fright
ened woman neighbor lay rapping Oh
her door, was fined S..
Stockholders of the Iris Realty Asso-
citation, Incorporated. at their annual
meeting last night. elected the following:
DIR. S. s. Repetti. S. H. Jones, A. Whit
worth, W. T. Pollen. ]. B. Schommer and
r. s. Ashford directors. Following the
meeting a banquet was held.
Delegates to the annual state conven-
ton of the knights of Columbus which
VIII he held in Roanoke. Va. May next.
were elected by Fitzgerald Council, No.
A. Knights of Columbus, as follows:
DR.. h. a. German. delegate; James Cal
Ian. first alternate; William Greenan
second alternate.
The local musical organization known
quet the night of January 30 next 81 Lee
Camp Hall. when date for it's next play
will also be determined upon.
Plans have been completed by the Re-
lance Fire Engine Company. No. s. for
an oyster supper the night OF February
3, when the officers Of the two other fire
companies. together with a number of
city officials, will be invited to attend.
Arrangements have been made by the
Cardinal Base Ball Club for a banquet
to be rendered Clark Griffith, manager OF
the Washington base ball dub. at the
Hotel Rammel the night of January x
next II is expected that about 10 guests
Will be present
bo- al
to be played at Armory Hal tomorrow
night as follows: Cardinal Regulars
against Baltimore, Cardinal Reserves
AGAINST NOrthminster of Washington and
Cardinal Midgets against the Y. M. c. a
of Washington. The first game will be
called at 7:1J o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
FROM ! TO , SATURDAY E1EA]
Gibson for the appellant and S. G. Brent
of the appellees and submitted.
Royal Street Paving p.

Plans for the paving Of the three
squares on Royal street between Prince
and Wilkes streets, will be taken up and
discussed by the street committee of city
council at a meeting Of that committee
which will be held Monday night next.
1t is proposed to pave one of the
squares with vitrified brick and the two
others with tar macadam or asphalt
block. The cost of the paving is to be
borne by the WashingtOn-Virginia Rail-
way Company, they having agreed to
pave all three squares in connection with
the granting of the franchise for the use
of Royal street for a certain number OF
years.
This work, it is planned by the COM
mittee, will be started early in the scring.
and will be a big Improvement to that
thoroughfare.
A case of interest which will come be-
| fore the state court Of Appeals at the
March term is that of Robert S. Barrett
against Urban S. Lambert. The object
| of the suit is to obtain the seat of Mr..
| Lambert in city council as representative
| from the first ward. The case was heard
| In the lower court in this city. with
| Judge Chichester presiding. and a deci-
| Barrett the seat. Mr.. Lambert appealed
| the case. and since then it has been
| pending. In the meantime. however. Mr.
! Lambert still retains his seat in the city
| council.
, The George Washington. Birthday AS
soc:atiCn will not hold any celebra ton
February ID next. The only celebration
which will be held here on that occasion
will be the annual banquet of the Alex
andria- Washington Lodge of Masons, i'm
accordance with an annual custom o.
the lodge. The Washington Masonic
Memorial Association. composed of the
grand masters of the various grand juris-
dictions throughout the county. will be in
| session here on that day. Members of
the George Washington Birthday AssO-
citation will place a memorial wreath on
| Washington's tomb on that day. This
association has not held a celebration for
| several years mast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
Meeting Interests Politicians.

Considerable interest is being mani
tested here by local politicians and others
over the meeting of the state democratic
committee. which will be held in Rich
mond February l. next, at which time
tie committee will pass upon the work
done by a subcommittee in revising the
Ia.ty primary plan to legalize the pri-
mary in conformity with the Byrd Feath-
erstore law as passed by the legislature
a its session last winter
y change is made in the old plan bv
providing that local committees are to
settle local contests for office subject to
the appeal of the congressional commits
iee- Heretofore appeals have been made
10 the state committee only. Full power
is given local committees in primaries.
they to decide the method of nominations
by primary, convention or otherwise
Attorney Samuel G. Brent returned TO-
day from Richmond. where he yesterday
argued before the state court of appeals
the case of X. Lee Camden against the
receivers OF the defunct Virginia Safe De-
post and Trust Corporation Mr. Cam
den was manager of the LIVINGSTON
branch of that bank. The suit was over.
the payment of -. 1:9 AZ to Mrs. F. w.
Kidd. depositor in that branch of the
bank. Camden was ordered to paw hack
the money by the lower court and an an
peal was taken. Camden was rep-esented
By Attorney A. Il. Long. The court took
the case under advisement and will give
its opinion at it's March term.
The case of Miller against Norton and
Smith. receivers, was argued by E. f..
Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-12
Progressfves to Meet

CHICAGO, May i2.-United States
Senators A. B. Cummins of Iowa, l.. 7
Sherman of Illinois and C. /. Crawford
Of South Dakota have arrived i'll CHI
cago as the vanguard Of Progressive
Republican leaders who will meet here
to formulate plan to regenerate the
q. o. p.
The senators were accompanied from
Washington by congressman Louis G.
Cramton of Michigan and Irvine l..
Lenroot Of Wisconsin, the latter a lieu
tenant Of Senator La Toilette.
Senators Borah Of Idaho, Gronna OF
North Dakota and perhaps Works OF
California also are expected. Senator
Cummins said he would not be sur
priscd if Senator Norris of Nebraska
also appeared. Other members OF the
national house Of representatives, and
former Governor lIadlcy Of Missouri
are expected Monday.
senator Cummns said: We Re
publican>, as we'll a. many Of the sU-
called conservative element Of the
party, appreciate that there must be a
change in the representation of states
IN the Republican convention, particu-
iarly in the south, and as this change
may only be made under the rules by
Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-12
HERE IS HOT WEATHER
ADVICE FOR NEWCOMER

The approach Of the summer season
calls for something in the way Of ad-
vice to the newcomer. No one here
attempts to disguise the fact that we
have a long and hot summer, but the
tales that have been told have 50 mag
.nitled the heat that many people come
with apprehension, and Of these con-
siderable portion worry themselves
nearly To prostration, while the fact is
that the summers here are very healthy.
though at times uncomfortable.
There is one infalIible remedy for
the heat, however, and that is keeping
busy. The person who settles down
with idle time on his hands is lost.
and that is why people feel The heat
50 much more Of Sundays than On
other days of the week.
If ones health is such that he can
not stand the work Of keeping busy
and he lends to worry over the tenn
peratre, it i probably best for him
TO go where he will be more comfort
able, but for the person III normal
health there is no occasion for fear
Of the summer climate Of the valley.
As matter IF fact. there is no DOR
ton Of the country That docs not have
aS disagrccably hot days as this valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-12
Police Graft Inquiry
IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS

SAN FRANCISCO, May t2.-Michacl
Gall, Frank Dubois and Maurice De
Martini, buncOmen held in the county
| Jail and whose confessions exposed The
alleged police graft, were brought 20
the hall Of justice today and cl0scled
with Deputy District Attorney Ham
mond and Special Agent B0den Of Los
Angeles, being commanded to tell The
officers on what information they based
charges of graft among Los Angeles
police. The Los Angeles officials ar
| rived here yesterday, but were unable
| to locate Fickert. Sebastian declared
if any evidence is secured he will take
the matter before the ground jury. now
in session in Los Angeles.
Ex-Detective Sergeant Frank Esola
was the first Of eight officers indicted
for alleged completely in the Operai ion,
of an Italian buncO gang to face a
judge. He pleaded not guilty, and his
attorneys demanded immediate trial
The date set was May 26 A special
venire was ordered for the jury.
Detective Ingram Of Los Angeles WAS
drawn into the discussion at the con
ference by Gallo. District Attorney
Fickert issued q statement, containing
the following confession by Gallo:
when Detective EsOla was brine
ing me from Los Angeles to san Fran
cisco, he asked me as we reached th-
boat just how much money | had. |
answered l had $50. He said, Give
me $40 Of it and Ill fix it 50 if yyu
ever come to Los Angeles evcrythn-
will be easy for you. / gave him iIIr
money in the presence Of Detective
Ingram, with whom Esola shard it,"
Gallo said he offered Detective Ho-
sick Of Los Angeles $500 for his re-
lease, but Hosick Indignantly refused i
Los ANGELES. May t2.-When Tile
grand jury convened today it was Stat
ed that they probably would first con-
slider whether the police had made cv-
cry effort possible to prevent the opera
ton Of disOrderly houses, which Il +.
alleged have been discovered since Tie
white slavery investigation began. Il VI
not believed the jury will touch alc
cations of police detectives, accused
Of graft by buneomen, until the re
turn Of Chief Sebastian from San Fran
cisco
Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-12

IA great portion OF the country b
days worse than our worst days. B
the valley does have a long summt
and that is what makes 1t industrial
what it is.
Year by year the people are pr
viding better homes and are getth
more Of the comforts Of life, thus h
ing in better shape to spend the sur
mers here, and as a result there
less Of q tendency to leave during Il
summers.
AS it is, the valley spends q millit
dollars a year on vacations, or ii
value Of a thousand $1,000 homes. On
the great prosperity Of the valley max
that possible, but this year there W
he A smaller percentage Of people pa
the summer outside Of the valley, +
they are coming to believe that 1t
better TO ccOnomize on vacations al
have greater comforts during the r
maindcr Of the year.
II only all hands could learn to kc.
their minds occupied with the pursui
Of life and not worry over the heat.
would be better for everybody and Il
vacations would be cut down to a D,
riod that would not be seriously fe
by all.