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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

Japan will never be considered modern
lied until the mikado makes some enort
to De regarded as a fellow human being.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Peace Seeker.

Where are you going this summer"
Nowhere replied Mr.. Growcher.
when every body else is pushing through
the boardwalk crowds and trying to lis
ten to four or five different kinds Of mu-
sic at once, / am going to stay home
where it's nice and quiet:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

Today. April -. was appointed for the
election by parliament Of a permanent
president OF the repub-
Wishes for lie Of China. On this
rr:e. days proceedings at Pc
6 Ae' king the republic Is to
be or not to be-" We hasten therefore.
with the sincere desire that the republic
may endure to offer the familiar Chinese
congratulations on such occasions. Ten
thousand years.
Yuan Shi kai. the provisional president,
In his message to parliament, which met
the Sih instant. offered his congratula-
tions. and expressed the hope that the
republic would last ten thousand years."
But Yuan has never been firm In his faith
to former governments and men. and we
recall that he 'kowtowed' as the agent
Of the Manchus to emperor. dowager en-
press and regent. in turn. and whispered
to each the traditional Ten thousand
years.
The general impression in the occident
Is that in Picking. where Yuan is master.
he has so fixed things that he will be
elected. II there was any doubt of that
result we should have heard ere this of
the dispersion or decapitation of every
blessed member Of the parliament not on
the list Of the provisional president.
Nevertheless. the Kuo- Ming-tang. or
revolutionary party. has two candidates.
Gen. Ii Yuan Hung, actually vice presi-
dent Of the provisional government, and
Gen. Huan Hsing. the latter having been
the chief of staff of the revolutionary
army under Gen. Lii Yuan Hung. Both
of these candidates are popular and men
of recognized ability.
Yuan's past is no guarantee for the
future. and even though elected perma-
nent president, there is no assurance
that his election will not be the signal
for the commencement of a period of
revolution.
The President of the United States and
the Secretary OF State. we'll informed
doubtless OF the situation at Picking. are
making haste slowly in the matter Of
recognizing China's republic, and their
wisdom will surely be sustained by the
logic of events.
The parliament delivered an address to
the world on the Sth instant entitled a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

ment service, between the ages Of twenty
three and thir-
Government Wants ty-two. in perfect
Young Physicians. 81 $1,000 COO at starr. start
and quarters, or additional allowance Of
1880. Apply Surgeon General, Public
Health Service, Washington, D. C.
If the government should use the CLASH
fed columns of q newspaper the above
advertisement might be written to an
nounce formally an open examination to
be held in this city Monday, May 5. for
men to I'LL existing vacancies in the grade
Of assistant surgeon in the United States
public health service and to obtain can
didates for the twenty-five new positions
of the same grade which Congfess is ex-
pected to create July 1, as provided for
in the sundry civil bill.
Uncle Sam in sending out this call for
physicians. to enter the government serv-
ice and assist the public health officers
working under the direction of Surgeon
General Rupert Blue. makes no restric-
ton except that candidates have the
proper educational qualifications with at
least two years Of active practice or one
year In a hospital, that they be sound in
body and that they fall between the ages
Of twenty-three and thirty-two years.
man salary which virtually amounts
to $1,000 at the start, and few offer a
man more interesting life. Notwith-
standing the fact that the public health
service of the United States is the long
est established and the largest organiZa-
ton Of it's kind in the world, there are
even many physicians in the country who
have most haZy idea of the scope of
work of this branch of the government,
which. for some reason which no one has
q - M hn Ivv,t< n
States Treasury Department.
The men who show proper qualifica-
lions and pass the examination, beginning
May 5, will take their
To Wage War places in the fight which
n: the government is MAX
VI AAse"So' ing for it's citizens to
increase their security against all epidem-
les of diseases. ranging from measles and
whooping cough to tuberculosis or bu-
bonic plague. In the nationwide battle
against disease men of the public health
service are introduced to the most diff
cult problems of public sanitation and are
given opportunities to enter field of re-
search work wider in scope than that
carried on by any private institution or
by any other government in the world
The successful candidates will be COM
missioned as assistant surgeons in the
public health service by President Wilson,
with the approval of the Senate. With a
salary of $1,000 at the start, and quar-
ters, or an additional allowance of $500.
the new public health officers are allowed
transportation and necessary travelling
expenses. The conditions of their en-
ployment are almost exactly the same as
those of the medical corps of the army
and navy, and in line with the conduct
of these departments public health off,
GERS are retired at the age Of sixty-four
years on three-fourths of the salary
earned when on active duty.
What is the matter with the govern
ment's reclamation work on arid lands in
many sections of the west?
On account Of a number of appar-
entity well directed attacks upon the
United States reclamation service this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

One of the most important problems
which Secretary Franklin X. Lane has
to solve is how to
Indian Office get man of great
c.. administrative ability
0tl1A VACANT. and with longing
for public service whom he can recon-
mend for appointment commissioner
OF Indian affairs, an Office in the De-
partment OF the Interior, which was
made vacant through the resignation OF
r. c. Valentine eight months before the
end of the Taft administration.
The commissioner OF Indian affairs is
the head of a bureau controlling prop
erty and natural resources valued at
more than $75O,OOO,OOO and belonging to
the 100000 Indians living on reserva-
tions throughout the United States. Some
authorities think that the value of the
Indians property is even higher than
s75O.COO.OOO and that the increase in
the value of the oil. land. timber and 9TH
er resources might raise the amount to
81. 200. 100000. The problems of the In
dian bureau are very complex. and in
many respects the Office is as hard to
handle as a whole department of the
government Secretary Lane wants an
experienced organizer and able admin
istrator for the place, some one with
knowledge of the needs OF the Indians.
He wants the kind of man who with a
private corporation would command a
salary of $4,000 to $4,000. but the head
Of the bureau is given only $1,000 a year
by the government, and this restriction Is
what makes difficult the Secretary's task
Of landing a man of large ability.
X X
The administration held out hopes at
one time that a prominent Boston at
torney. who was well
Boston Man enough fixed financial
u,n.r.u.d.a ly not to have to wor.
OAPefsuaueu. ry about a salary,
might be persuaded to become In
dian commissioner. A number of con-
ferences were held. but it was impossible
to get the New England man to leave
the practice Of law and his study of
public service problems to take up the
work.
Secretary Lane believes that there are
few bureaus in the government which
offer as many opportunities for con-
structive work as the office Of Indian
affairs. In the Secretary's opinion, one
of the most important public services
in which a man will be permitted to
take part during the present administra-
tion will be the humanitarian task of
helping the Indians to help themselves.
and to provide for the most efficient
management Of their property and the
conservation of their rich natural re-
sources owned in many states of the
country. Out Of a number Of men of
high attainments. who are now under
consideration, Secretary Lane thinks that
1T will be possible to pick one of the
best commissioners the Indians have
ever had to administer their affairs and
it IL probable that an appointment will
be announced within the next week or
ten days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

During the civil war great difficulty
was experienced in and around Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

Gen. Lea lived to see the establishment
of the republic. when by reason of ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

After ten or more years OF experimental
ton government plant experts at last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

The government at Washington suffered
in an affront TO its dignity. but. more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

The parliament delivered an address &c
the world on the Sth instant, entitled 9
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Boys Plan for Free Film Show Is Halted

CLEVELAND, O.-Dreams of long
~ hours spent In an improvised mo-
ton picture theater Of their own, with
no admission price to pay, and no ush-
ers 70. request them to make room"
for somebody else, we're well on the
way toward realization for two West
side boys the other day. when officers
from the Juvenile court interfered and
confiscated their outfit, which, it is
charged, was stolen from the Victor
theater.
The alleged confessions Of Walter
Kruger and Harry WORKS, each four
teen years old, to Probation Oficer
Lewis explained why patrons Of the
theater found the place closed one re-
cent Sunday night
The boys, according to the Juvenile
court officers, said they thought they
would like to have playhouse all
their own. and decided 1t would be
easier to have someone else furnish
the paraphernalia than II would be
70 save their pennies and buy the
necessary materials. They picked
on the manager of the Victor as
their Santa Claus, but forgot to tell
him they had borrowed his motion
picture machine. several films. q
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

eating the contents of its stomach
he was able to work on the proper
diet. which consists chiefly of bananas
and a weed resembling our own
fresh catnip.
The snakes with the hind legs are
Of a species Of python. They have
two distinctly developed limbs near
the tail. and hang from the branches
Of trees with these legs and drop on
their prey.
Charles Kurzman, q wealthy New
York dealer in millinery. also came on
the Allemannia- He had been in
South America investigating the
aigrette trade.
The Colombian government has had
great success cultivating aigrettes, or
small white herons, and has discov.
cred q way to extract the feathers
without iniuring the birds. Mr.. Kurz.
man thinks the law which now prohib-
its the wearing Of aigrettes win be
repealed in this country when the Co
iombian supply begins to reach this
port. The cultivated aigrettes cost
$3.50 a pound. Wholesale.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Little Girl Steals Auto Ride Clad Only in Mighty

HHICAGO.-It was kind of shivery in
- the cool October morning to be
dashing around in an automobile with
only just a mighty to cover pink skin.
But o! Such fun to be stealing a ride
without daddy knowing IT,
As the automobile spun down Jack
son boulevard and stopped at the
crossings in the loop William ]. New
man. a contractor, living at 1881 West
Jackson boulevard, wondered why
pedestrians looked so strangely at his
automobile and smiled with SO much
amusement.
Margaret, his three-year-old daugh-
ter, was having the time of her life.
When daddy had kissed her good-by In
the morning she had crept out of her
little bed and stole downstairs. While
her father was bidding the others
good-by she slipped out of doors and
crept into the rear Of his automobile,
all unnoticed.
Margaret hid under the blankets I'M
til he reached downtown and then her
curiosity overcame her discretion. A
little blonde. curly head peeped up and
then two little bare arms reached up
to the seat. In a moment the naked
feet were crossed under her Turkish.
wise and she was having a Joy ride
through fairyland.
Her father stopped on North Curtis
street and was gone long time. She
stood up to see II she could see him
returning. The little mighty was slip
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
CARRIED HATRED TO GRAVE
Bachelor Orders AntI-Pettieoat EpI-
taph on His Monument
Shock to Splnsters.

Medford, Ore.-Carrying to his
grave an antipathy for the fair sex
which characterized his long life of
single blessedness, William H. Hart
ley. a wealthy farmer. who died re-
Gently at the age of seventy-three, pro-
vided in bis will, which was filed for
probate. the erection OF a monument
upon which shall be in imperishable
lettering his preference for bachelor
hood
After directing that a granite monu-
ment be placed over his grave, on
which shall be carved an old bachelor
standing on the brink Of Jordan pre-
pairing to cross the river, with a
group of old maids on the other side,
each reckoning to him, he requested
that the following epitaph be engraved
on the monument:
ITO an independent. good looking,
old bachelor who in his younger days,
preferred living in single life rather
than get married and have q petticoat
boss ruling over him"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
LIKE CANCEL AT THE GATE"
swinburne In Gorgeous Array, APP
Peared to Simple Villagers a.
Flaming Apparition.

An amusing story of Swinburne is
told by Edmund Gosse. At the age Of
twenty-three Swinburne was sent to
study history under Bishop Stubs,
who was then In charge of a country
parish in Essex. He arrived there on
q Saturday and was excused attend
ance at Sunday morning church on the
ground that he must be tired with his
journey.
He had breakfast in bed, but finding
1t glorious morning he Arrayed him
self in scarlet slippers and a light
crimson dressing gown, sauntered into
the garden and leaned pensively over
the gate, with his red hair flaming bril-
liantly in the sunlight.
The church bells were ringing and
the parishioners had all to pass the
parsonage gate to get to church. But
none of them dared to pass the fam
ing apparition. and all came TO q halt.
The church bells stopped, but at the
instance of the vicar, who could not
believe that all the practitioners had
deserted him, we're rung again.
At last the boldest man in the vii
lage bolted past the gate and the rest
stampeded after him, Swinburne gaz-
ing at them in quiet wonder at their
strange method of going to church
Pail Mall Gazette.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
WHAT TO DO WITH THIS BOY
Case Of Juvenlle -cEin,lnality In France
That May Well Puzzle the
Social Reformer.

Here is a little life story that more
wildly Eliminates the task Of the so
cial reformer than any number Of trear
tises. A couple of nights ago boy of
less than fifteen was discovered along
side the Seine by a couple Of police
word, but eventually he narrated his
Odyssey. Eighteen months ago, when
he was barely thirteen, he surreptitt
ously left his parents house In Paris,
taking with him a sum of 500 francs.
With this money in his possession he
went to Brussels, where he was short
ly after arrested. The police conduct
ed him home, but he escaped again.
Taken back a second time, he was APP
prenticed to a farmer. but promptly de-
parted on fresh adventures. Since then
he has existed by means of begging
and thieving. Two months ago he
stole a couple of bicycles, and, mount
ing one and propelIing the other, made
of for Rouen, where he sold one of the
mahchines, riding to Paris on the 9TH
er. This he sold In Paris, and lived on
the proceeds for time, until. shelter
less and without resources, he was
found by the police. What can the
sociologist, the penologist, or the phi
lanthropist do with so youthful and
precocious criminal? The problem is
serious one in France, where juve-
nile crime is alarmingly on the in
crease.-Paris Correspondence London
Globe.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Pioneer Indian Fighter,

CAN FRANCISCo.-william Kincaid,
~ pioneer Indian fighter and veteran
OF the Mexican and Civil wars. applied
lately at the Central Emergency hos
pital for aid.
A resident Of nearly every state this
side OF the Rockies. Kincaid has seen
the making Of the west. With perfect
memory he recalled historical events
that had occurred during his lifetime.
Kincaid was born in Santa Fe, N. M.
His mother was a Castilian, his father
an American. The aged man speaks
both languages, as well as a number
Of Indian dialects.
When fourteen years old Kincaid &C
companied his father to Mexico and
fought with the United States army at
Buena Vista and other memorable
fields. He was present at the capture
Of the Mexican general Santa Ana.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Women In War.

What a splendid courage and un-
tagging zeal in their country's cause
the Boer women showed in the South
African war has never been so fully
realized as 1t will be now by all who
read the remarkable record just pub
lished under the title of "Petticoat
Commands" This is practically the
diary done in narrative form of a girl
who. with her widowed mother, out
witted the English officers and men
and helped their countrymen. They
were clever. cultivated and kindly wo-
men. simply aglow with patriotism;
and to read what they did and how
they did 1t makes one realize afresh
what wonderful creatures women are.
Let scientists say what they viii.
women are in no way inferior to men.
and in many ways vastly superior. In
resource certainly, In tact often. in
strength Of purpose at least their
equals.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Crippled, Seeks Aid

At the conclusion of the Mexican
war Kincaid came north and was en-
ployed as rider on the pony express.
Countless fights with the hostile Sioux,
adventures with the Apaches and other
Indians are Kincaid's remembrances
of this period OF his life.
In 1858 Kincaid went to Missouri
and raised horses near Bonneville. The
Civil war broke out and to escape mill
tary service he took to the brush. At
night, II the coast was clear, the young
mans sister would display red, white
and blue lights from the house and
Kincaid would come in for dinner.
While at the table one evening he was
surprised by a detail of ten men from
General Fessenden's command and en-
listed for service.
Following two years of soldering,
Kincaid and his partner came west
and engaged in transporting horses
across the plains for the federal cav
airy.
In 1865 Kincaid's father was gov
ernor Of Nevada and the son came
west again. Kincaids father also was
a federal representative of Alaska.
The later years of his life KincafSi
punched" cattle. drove stages, rode
line" logged in the northwest and lived
a general outdoor life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Hunting for Gold with Magnet.

nuUttUS Tor 9otO WIN maHUSG
Electromagnetism is to be EN-
ployed in q novel manner, to recover
gold from the bottom Of the Pacific
ocean. 1t il seriously announced that
an expedition from San Francisco win
attempt by means of a magnet to
raise an iron chest which contains
$4,000 In gold ingots from the bottom
of the bay on Angel island. The safe
was dropped from the hold of the
steamer Corcoran, which was rammed
and sunk In collision with the
steamer Seminole In O dense fog some
months ago. When the vessels part
ed, following the collision. a section
OF the hold Of the Corcoran broke
through and the cargo sunk. The
huge iron chest proved very difrcuit
to ind. but # has been definitely 10
Gated.
A portion 10 covered with drifted
sands and Il II claimed that the or
binary methods Of salvage would be
unable to lift t. A huge magnet 10
therefore being constructed so that
with q generation Of electricity on
board ship the enormous lifting power
of the magnet win be exerted, which,
II Is anticipated, viii drag the precious
cargo 70 the surface.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
WHY He KEPT RIGHT ON
Fell Into River, Had TO Go to New
York Anyway, So He Floated
Across.

New York.-Carrying a wet cargo.
Robert Tisdale. negro laborer, foated
from Yonkers to Harlem early the
other day. He was locked In the Har-
lem river, at 13Sth street, by two pa
trolmen. who insisted on stopping his
voyage.
Street Cleaning Inspector Boyle
saw Tisdale first and called for help.
What are you yelling fort" came
from the "fioater."
Il want to rescue you," called back
the inspector.
Go on back to bed" came the re-
ply.
Patrolmen 1Osterhaus and Sullivan
threw a rope to the negro and a few
minutes later hauled him ashore.
How did you get into the waterT
asked one Of the policemen.
Il don't remember" replied lis
dale. THE last thing / recollect
was sitting on the stringpiece OF a
dock in Yonkers, and then found my
self In the water. had to come down
town, anyway. this morning. so
kept right on"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Fiuhts Bird for Feather So as to Win Husband

she explained. There are three
times as many girls in Salem as
there are men, and, like hundreds OF
other Salem girls, i was unable to get
a husband. Recently / came to New
York and consulted an astrologer
who told me that If ] could get the
tail feather of a macaw and would
wear it In my hat during the day and
under my pillow at night during the
ascendency of the planet Uranus j
would marry a handsome young man
with plenty of money.
Il heard that there were macaws
at Central park and came here this
morning to see II one OF them
wouldn't shed a feather. After wait
ing for half an hour or so for one OF
them to drop one put my hand
through the bars. That's all | remem-
Der until felt my fnger in that nasty
birds beak."
Madam" explained the head bird
keeper, you will have to go elsewhere
for your macaw feather. These birds
are city property and all applications
for macaw tail feathers for matri-
monial purposes must be approved by
both the bureau of marriage licenses
and the department of parks before
| can honor them. Even then, | doubt
whether Bill the Beak' would be will
ing to accommodate you"
Despite the protests OF the indig-
nant crowd which witnessed the Incl
dent Miss Garrison was released and
advised to try bird dealer who spe-
cializes in macaw tail feathers.