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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02

were honOred with his custom. but / do
not think he ever paid more than
guinea for special cigar. and, of course,
he frequently smoked cigars that cost far
less. His ma esty had in his possession
what was probably the most valuable
cigar box in the world. 1t was given to
him few years before his death by a
! wealthy friend.
The box was twelve inches by six and
three inches in depth. 1t was made OF
solid gold, FURNISHED in the interior and
beautifully designed outside. The cover
bore q royal crown with the letters E
r. underneath the crown, the letters
shown being composed entirely of mag
nificent diamonds The box is certainly
worth seven or eight thousand pounds.
OF late years several wealthy ladies
have become rather good customers of
the tobacco merchant. | have the GUS
tom of titled lady who is one of the
best known hostesses in society. who buys
a couple of hundred cigarettes from me
every week, which cost her q guineas.
They are specially made for her from
very expensive brand of Turkish tobacco,
and with each box of cigarettes she has
a hundred little gold paper holders.
The lady is not by any means heavy
cigarette smoker, and only buys the Gig
arettes, for her guests. But j know of
several ladies in society who smoke forty
or fifty cigarettes a day l have the
custom of very wealthy elderly lady
who took to cigarette smoking year or
SO ago, and now she consumes 800 Gig
arettes a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
Wages in the Orient.
From Leslie's Weekly.

L rom Leslie's Weekly.
Five years ago Japan and China boast
ed but two small steel plants. Today
these two plants are employing more per-
sons than any steel company i'm the world
with the exception of the United States
steel corporation. and one-third as many
as the latter. These companies not only
supply most of the needs of their own
countries, but recently captured a big
order for the Philippines on which Amer
lean, British and German producers were
bidding They have the ore their plants
are modern and for wages they pay less
for a month than our plants pay in a day
The highest grade of workmen I'm "a
steel mill are the rollers. In China roll
ers are paid 81 to So month. compa red
with s. TO SO day in this country. The
best workmen of China receive Sc a
month, while for the same work here an
operator receives $3.50. The same ratio
of compa rison obtains in the common
labor of the mills, ; cents TO 4 cents per
day there compared with 81 per day here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
TOBACCO Ep1CUREs.
London Tobacconist Talks on What
'Nobs'' Spends on Weed.
from Pearson's Weekly.


Millionaires who smoke are fine Gus
toners for the tobacconists whom they
patroniZe. 1 have a customer, wei
| known millionaire, who spends from df-
teen hundred to two thousand a year
with me. l import a special brand OF
cigar for him which costs him about los
Cd apiece, and he takes eight boxes OF
these in the year. containing go each.
which stands him about 91.000.
| believe he gives most of them away
to his friends. for he is not a heavy cigar
smoker by any means He chiefly smokes
a pipe. and some of the pipes he has
purchased are worth good deal OF
money
/ would. of course, never think OF
stocking the sort of pipes he buys for
ordinary sale. l had a pipe made for him
last year which cost him 500 guineas. 1t
was a long hookah. with a pure amber
bowl incased in gold beautifully orna-
mented with embossed grotesque figures
For his collection of pipes he was Of
fered G120OO.
l have another enormously rich custom
err who collects tobacco jars. He has
often paid me seven or eight hundred
tinually on the lookout for old jars for
him, and when / come across the sort of
thing / know he wants | purchase it
straight away. But this customer is not
a
bill in the year is not more than that of
any ordinary individual.
l have the custom of well known
banker who uses a new cigar holder
every day. Each costs him from 3Os to
2 guineas. They are made of pure am
Der and are gold mounted. I believe he
sells a large quantity of the used ones
every year for about sixth of what he
pays for them.
Mr. Vanderbilt. though he smokes very
nttle himself, l believe, buys cigars
which cost him a couple of guineas
apiece The tobacco is. Of course. ex-
pressly grown for these cigars. and they
are manufactured by a special and high
ly expensive process. l Was told on good
authority that his cigars cost he~famous
American millionaire close on five thou-
Sand q year. No one in this country. or
course. spends anything like this sum
on cigars.
The late King Edward was a very good
customer to the tobacco merchants who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
The Stuff of Dreams.
From the New YORK Sun.

From the New YORK Sun.
1t is commonly accepted as fact of
life that at some period between boyhood
and manhood the normal human being
puts away from him childish things and
becomes a man. that ne definitely gives up
the lease to his residence in the land of
Make Believe and turning aside from his
dreams and his imaginations sets him
self to face a world of hard facts. j. NJ.
Barrie has given US to understand In
Peter Pan that such is not inevitably
the case: but for obvious reasons his
teaching has not met with wide &C
ceptance Society, like the British con-
stitution is built to a large extent on
polite fictions, one of which is that per-
sons who are not poets and not certifled
as tssRne are grave, responsible people,
the :->acs.nery of whose minds reVoives
continuously in a world of actually IL
would never do for bank president or a
Wall street man to be- under suspicion OF
not having properly grown UP. The pup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
SCORE REPORTED DROWNED.
One White Man Among Victims
When Steamer Sinks.

NATCHEZ Miss, May "A score OF
colored refugees were drowned today, it
was reported, when the steamer Con-
cordia, engaged in rescue work in the
upper Louisiana flood district, struck a
railroad bridge at Clayton, La. and sank.
One white man also was believed to
have been drowned.
The Concordia was bringing to NatcheZ
food refugees rescued from housetops
and second stories of buildings north
above Clayton several miles inland from
the river. AS soon as news of the dis
aster was received here motor boats We're
sent to Clayton from Farraday and other
nearby points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
COURT RULES AGAINST HEARST
Holds Publisher Must Pay $40, 900
to City of New York.

NEW YORK. May I'm order that a
higher ruling may be obtained. Justice
Erlanger in the state supreme court has
directed the jury to return verdict for
the plaintiff for the full amount in the
city's suit against William r. Hearst for
$4,000 damages paid by the city for the
death of a policeman killed in a fire.
works explosion ten years ago. The case
will now be carried to the appellate di-
vision and the court of appeals.
The city claims that a Hearst political
organization was handling the fireworks
and should therefore pay the damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
FINANCIERS TO BE QUIZZED.
Senate Subcommittee Named t
Draft Set of Questions.

Steps were taken looking to the collec-
tion of information regarding proposed
currency reform from financers and other
authorities i'm this country at a. meeting
OF the banking and currency committee
of the Senate today.
Senator Owen. chairman of the com
mittee, was authorized to appoint sub
committee OF five to draft a set of ques-
tions which will be sent to the financiers.
He has named the following subcommit-
tee: Senators Hitchcock, Gore, Shafroth,
Bristow and Weeks.
The draft of these questions will be
considered by the committee at a meeting
next week. Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska submitted tentative set of ques-
tons TO be asked and they will be con-
sdered by the subcommittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
FOR COURT OF CLAIMS HEAD.
President dominates E. K. Campbell
to Succeed Stanton J. Peelle.

President Wilson late yesterday sent
to the Senate the name of Edward K.
Campbell of Birmingham, Ala, to be
chief justice of the Court of Claims.
succeeding Stanton J. Peelle, retired.
Judge Howry of the court was not pro-
NOTED to chief justice.
Mr. Campbell. as heretofore stated in
The Star, is lifelong friend of Repre-
sentative Underwood of Alabama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
Flopers Must Avoid Wilmington.

WILMINGTON. Del. May 2.-Wilming-
ton ceased to be "Gretna Green when
the new marriage license law went into
effect yesterday. Under the provisions of
the law a resident of the state must pur-
chase a license twenty-four hours prior to
the performance of the ceremony, while
nOn.reSidents are required to secure
licenses ninety-six hours i'm advance of
their use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
DENOUNCE LAWIESS METHOD
District Suffragists Disapprove of
Violence in Suffrage FIGHT

A resolution disappearing violence and
iawiessness on the part of woman suf-
!ragists III the United States was passed
At a meeting of the District Of Columbia
woman Suffrage Association. held at the
Portner last night
The resolution is as follows
Resolved. That while the District oil
Columbia Woman Suffrage Association
refrdins from discussing the policies of
the women in other nations in seeking the
hallo;. and under conditions with which
this organization i unfamiliar We dis
countenance all forms Of violence and
lawlesSneSs ON the part OF women in the
United States in furtherance OF their eff
forts To secure political equality
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
Licensed 500, 900 to Wed.

CHICAGO, May morris Salmonson.
marriage license clerk here for thirty
years who had issued more than 100000
licenses to wed, died yesterday. Mr..
Salmonson retired from office at the age
of seventy years. He had seen two gen
erations welded and was ushering the
third into matrimony when his retirement
became necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
Mrs. Ida B. Carter Gets Divorce.

Mrs. Ida B. Carter has been granted an
absolute divorce, on the ground of deser-
ton. from Rufus Carter by Judge j. B.
T. Thornton in the circuit court of Alex
ardria county, Va. Mrs. Carter was
granted the custody of the minor child,
Isabelle Carter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
Seattle Cable Rate to Alaska Cut.

SEATTLE, Wash, May objective
July / reduction of 30 per cent in the
rate for commercial messages not exceed
ing ten words to all points in Alaska
will be made by the United States Signal
Corps, operating the military cable be-
tween Seattle and Alaska, according to an
order received today by Maj. D. ]. Carr
from the War Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
COOPERATIVE Store Big Success.

NEW YORK, May o.-Such success
has attended the establishment Of CO.
Operative store by the New York Railways
Company for the street car employees of
New York that a second store has been
opened. The receipts for the first day
footed up to more than $500. with every
thing sold at cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02

Mayor Hampton H. Wayt of Stanton,
Va, was sworn in as clerk of the state
supreme court of appeals. having been
appointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of A. w. May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02

The commencement exercises OF the AL
Iegany County tMdD High School will be
held at the Maryland Theater. Cumber-
land, Thursday. June L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02

Andrew Clifford shank and Miss Mar
tina Drake we're married W edne sday at
the parsonage IF tae Bedford Street
Methodist Prosea;ant Church, cumber
l:nd, -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
Says Last Hope Is Gone.

The leading newspapers in Toxic ex-
press the belief that the last hope is
gone. and that the only recourse is the
submission OF the question To- The Hague
tribunal.
Should the bill be passed and signed
the most influential commercial firms as
sert that. irrespective OF the governments
attitude, they will decline to exhibN at
the Panama. Pacific exposition and will
decline 10 trade with California ports
directing everything to Seattle and Ia
coma without regard TO cost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02

IL II. perhaps, q too common fault 10
think. because the Widows mite when
given In charity is doubly dear 10 the All
seeing Eye, that therefore the bench
cences of one who incurs no personal sac
rihce thereby are negligible. After
all, the line between real and simulated
charity is hard to draw. We cannot feel
that q Carnegie, giving away his scores
OF millions without apprec,ably lesscning
his fortune, occupies precisely the same
position as q more humble giver whose
every gift entails some sacrifice. or some
new effort to replace the money given
The Baroness Burdett-Coutts was one
of the greatest philanthropists the world
ever knew-certainly the greatest one
among women. The money that she gave
nobly came to her without effort, ana IL
does not appear that her fortune was I'M
paired by her benevolence. But she SHINES
in comparison with some American NH
lionaire phiianthropists, because lheIe
was nothing perfunctory about her .,
forts to ameliorate the conditions OF NE
of the unfortunate She lived before the
day when benevolence had been mace an
exact science and the rule adopted tnat
il were better that scores should Stdr'e
than that one unworthy should eat uIi-
earned bread. An outcome OF TINS redu-
ing of the gospel of giving is that IL Sc
cures comfortable employment for thou-
sands of charity workers through
whose hands the stream of contributions
must pass before it falls. much depleted
into the outstretched palms of the sup
Mi Mt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
Disappointment in Toxic.

TOXIC. May The information con-
tanned in special dispatches from Amer
lca reporting the failure OF Secretary
Bryans mission and the probable pas
sage OF the allen land ownership bill by
the California senate has caused disap-
pontment here and aroused popular SEN
tlment against Americans
At meeting of the American Society
last night the speakers heatedly discussed
the situation. and pointed out the i'm.
potence of the federal authorities as evil
dence of race prejudice on the part OF
the Californians in their determination
a. any cost to ruin or drive out the jap
anese residents. Commercial retaliation
against California was advocated
Resolutions adopted affirmed that while
Japan had hitherto appreciated and re-
spected the traditional friendship. and
believed that Americans generally desired
to afford the Japanese the same protec-
ton and privileges as other foreigners,
the state of California was determined to
violate the American Japanese treaty.
thus estTanging and seriously affecting
diplomatic and commercial! relations and
that unless the people of California rec
oSnlzed the gravity of the situation and
modified their attitude ii might be diff
cult to restrain the growing Irritation of
the japanese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
Supervised Own Gifts.

The benefactions of the baroness LOOK
forms suggested by the need or the iii
mediate hour and were invariably super
v;sad nv herself The advisers she calico
,bout her were far from the type or pro-
fessional charity workers Cnaries loN
ems was one of her most effcient alus "a
charity which he suggested TO her was
home for women of the criminal ciass
who desired to reform-perhapS ne hdu III
mind his own creation. the Nancy u
..0Iiyer Twist" The outcome was urahld
College at Shepherds Bush III lIOnuoh'
for which Dickens drew up the rules Sc
lected the site and buildings, anu 10 Ten
ant which he visited prisons and magls-
trates. and wrote touching anonymous
letters to the women he wished TO reach
Money came easily to this noble wom-
an. though it might easily have peen IL
yerted Her grandfather. famous pank-
err founder of the more famous DankiHs
house of Coutts, married late In me
pretty young actress. She, SURVIVING HIM.
married the Duke of St Adams, put'
seeming to feel that the prodigious for
tune accruing to her from MT Coutts
should revert to that family, lett IL an AZ
her death to Miss Burdett. on conoition
that she add to her surname the name ol
Coutts Thus at twenty-three she be-
came heir to an estate OF more imam
SO 100000, while at the death OF the
Duke of ST. Adams property worth an
other 81 O0n 600 reverted to her. Much of
il was in London property, when rapluIy
increased in value. so that in her later
wears despite her lavish bene1actions'
her estate was valued at $5O.OOO.Uo
WEEDS Late in Life.
Although early in life several young
70 once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
NATIONAL BANKS URGENT
FOR SHARE IN BIG FUND
Secretary McAdoo Planning for Dis
tribution Of Interest-Bear-
ing Deposits.

Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury De-
partment is continually receiving re-
quests from national banks for shares in
| the additional $1O.OOO.OOO government
funds which are soon to be released by
the Treasury Department. Some Of the
banks have asked for as much as $500
| 600. The banks will be advised within a
few days by the Treasury Department
| of the plan to charge per cent interest
| on government deposits. Plans then will
| be outlined for the distribution OF this
| fund
During April the United States spent
more money than it took it, and when
the books We're footed the figures indi-
Gated a deficiency of 1864 600 The re-
| ceipts for April amounted to S53, AZ, 600,
| while the disbursements reached S57. 1O6.-
COO These were exclusive of Panama
canal and public transactions
Up to date for the current fiscal year.
however, there is a Surplus of ordinary
receipts over ordinary disbursements OF
$S.966.O0O. against a deficit a year ago
OF $12, $500
Pension Payment Depletes Surplus.
Customs receipts for last month fell off
81, 100000. compared with April, 1912.
while internal revenue receipts increased
S2.OOOO00. big factor in the increased
expenditures for the month Just closed
was the pension payments under the new
law. These exceeded the pension dis
bursements of April, 1912, by $3,2l7, 900.
The total balance in the general fund
today was Sal ,:iS3. CO., including work
ing balance for the government of $73,
OF .O00, which it is expected will soon be
decreased by S1OOoO.o00 under Secretary
McAdoo's authorization for additional de-
posits in the nations banks.
Trust POUNDS in the Treasury at this
time include 81 .O75 19S. 900 in gold coin
and bullion. The minis during April
coined 81. 80. 900 in gold.
The circulation of the 7.46O national
banks today amounted to 1871 O44, 591.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02

Although early in life several young
men volunteered to take care at once
of her and her fortune-one, indeed
was SO assiduous in his offers that II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
Opposes Concessions.

Turning to the commissioner Mr. Mellen
said with much emphasis:
III had my way. Mr.. Commissioner.
should never let out a contract for a
single concession believe that rail
road should have all its concessions in i,s
own treasury, including the express bust
ness BUT what can one railroad do
when all the others adopt difraren,
policy" e'i'
Inc Central New England railroad ac-
Huisitlon was splendid Investment for
IN ~ raven the witness said He
quoted HSures To show tha. the Central
New England pays to the New Havan
annually 10 per cent OF its net cost
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-15
Want Adj
Letter List
WANTED

CIDER MADE-Tuesdays and Fridays,
half mile east of Greensboro. J.
Brooks. 15-1t
HATS CLEANED LIKE NEW, Csc;
trimmings, 15c 336 S. Sth ST. lott
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-15
4 Mysterious Grave
BATTLES an Officer

"A fresh grave has been discovered
in a cornfield north of the city. Please
make an immediate investigation
The farmer who telephoned this
message to police headquarters, doubt
less patted himself on the back, fig
uratively speaking, as a fitting reward
for duty we'll done, and then waited
for the officers of the law to officially
uncover the body.
patrolman was detailed on the
case. Fired with zeal at the import
ance of the task awaiting him, he Dor
rowed spade, and departed post
haste for the reported imprOmptu bur
ial place
There in the dark center of a large
cornfield lay a fresh mound of upturn-
ed earth. 1t was approximately six
feet long and about three feet wide.
Shedding his coat, the investigator
nervOusly sunk the entrenChing tool
into the earth.
The spade went in to the handle,
and the limb of the law knew he would
soon find the body.
Spurred by excitement and the
knowledge that the guilty man was
doubtless using all those precious mo-
ments in getting farther away from
his victim, the officer handled the
spade like soldier, digging a trench
when he knows that the enemy is com
ing in range.
Sparks flew as steel struck fire from
stone. The officers shirt wilted, and
blisters rose on his hands.
The descent of the spade was i'm
peded. Keeling with fatigue and ex-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-15

element the officer fell upon his knees
in the grave and tenderly removed the
loose earth from the object
1t was a mans cap. 1t was black
and covered with oil, which probably
denoted that it was the property OF a
railroad man. 1t had been purchased
at Richmond store.
Appalled, at this mute evidence of
terrible crime, he leaned against the
side of the grave to rest and steel his
soul for the horrible sight he would
soon uncover.
But his task was soon over. He
reached the bottom of the grave. And
there was no body there.
Considerably nonpulsed. he returned
to the city and reported his failure
to eX-Sheriff Linus Meredith
That's too bad" said Meredith,
You should have come to me before
you investigated. That hole was dug
on my farm while we were searching
for gravel and one of the men lost his
cap while we were filling it up. That
man will be mighty glad to learn what
became of his cap
And the officer went out to buy ar
MICA,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-15
WANT ADDITIONAL
MEALS At y NJ, {, A,
DOrmitory Men Start Plan
Taken Up by Secre-
tary-elect.

Although definite plans have not
Oeen completed. Ellis NJ. Learner,
secretary-elect of the Y. NJ. {. A.
states that after October 1 breakfast
will be served in the Spa room at the
"Y.' This step follows the appeal of
the dormitory for additional meals. 1t
is understood that the men living in
the building will ask for the serving
of two meals on Sundays.
Although it has been stated that
the association would not participate
in the industrial! parade during the
Fall Festival, Physical Director Paul
Pearse says he is planning a float
which will be unique and original
Because of the change in the secre-
taryship of the association, October
l, the membership campaign which
was to have been launched at that
time has been postponed until the
middle of the month.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-15
TAMPER WITH WIRES
West Richmond Miscreants
Sought by Fire Chief.

Fire Chief Miller is trying to locate
tampering with the wires of fire
alarms. The chief and Assistant Chief
Frank Carter have repaired wire trou-
BILE caused by boys who play around
the poles, try to remove ground wires
and shot at the overhead wires.
No trouble has been encountered
in other parts of the city for several
months. This was due to the fact
that boys from almost every other
section of the city except West Rich
mond. have been before the police
for shooting into the wires and dam
aging the circuits. No West Rich
mond boys have been apprehended
and continue to evade the authori-
ties.