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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
NICK ALTROCK FOR UMPIRE.
Will Direct Ball Game at Board of
Trade Shad Bake.

Nick" -lltrock. member of the Ma
tionals, is to act as umpire at the base
ball game of the Board of Trade, to be
held in connection with the annual shad
bake of that body to be held this year
at chesapeake Beach on May 2:;. Other
members of the team were invited but
account of a game scheduled for that
day.
The committee in charge of distributing
tickets was announced Yesterday, being
composed of Charles +. Crane, chairman;
Charles p Ravenburg. vice chairman;
Everett H. Allen. G. b. Asher. Robert
Root Bennett. II. r. Bittinger. Gustav A.
Bonnet j. c. Bowery, Bruce S. Branson,
P..ris f. Brengle, Frank S. Bright, Will
liam +. Brooks, o. p NJ. Brown. George
S Bunnell, W. II. Byron, Bernard J.
Cain. John Doyle Carmody, William l..
Clarke, Charles A. Cotterill. Charles Ray
Dean, James a. Dowrick, Edwin NJ. Dui
lin George J Easterday, Frederick b.
Eichelberger. John X. Ergood William
H. Fisher Charles r.. Foster, D. ".
Call Fred S. Gichner. Spencer Gordon,
Edward l.. Greene Charles p. Hancock,
D. Fulton Harris George E. HebbaTd.
X Heyl. James c. HOLSTER. NJ. Z. Hor-
ton. Robert c. Howard, John A. Hun
ter. G. L. Huske. Carl A. Joerissen,
George j. Johnston. Mai. l.. NJ. Kelley.
Earl ID. krewson, +. P. Mertz, Frank
p. Leetch, c. 3. Lyddane. William F.
Lemon, George Fl, Markward. William
Montgomery. John II. Magruder. Will
George William Ramsay. A. r. Server,
James F. Shea. James II. Taylor. ID. W.
Thayer Leon S. Elrnan. Alexander r.
Narela and Ferdinand Waidman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
Produces one-Third of Silver.

Mexico produces one-third Of the
world silver. a considerable percentage
OF It's gold. one-ninth Of Its lead and one
twentieth of IFS copper. The country :
mineral production. exclusive of iron.
coal and petroleum. amounted to Slas.-
6p.op in 1910 The famous iron noun
tain at Durango is estimated to contain
tU.oo,op tons of iron ore, which Is
worth seven times the value OF all the
gold and silver mined in Mexico in two
centuries. The Santa Maria graphite
mines are the largest and most impor-
tant in the western world The region
around the Gulf of Mexico is very rich
IN petroleum One company at Poteri
Del Llano struck a gusher which flowed
100000 barrels of oil a day.
The drawn work of the Mexican Indian
IS justly famed throughout the world
and deserves to rank with the finest of
Spanish and Italian laces. The Indians
make all sorts of small objects to at
tract the centavos of the tourist. The
little dolls of Cuernavaca. half inch
tall and dressed in finely embroidered
raiment. are the admiration of every one
who sees them The small clay animals.
perfectly fashioned and ranging from the
peaceful dog to the charging bull and
the bucking mule, would do credit to
the genius of many a sculptor whose
name figures in the art publications of
the world. But perhaps the most Won
derful of all are the tiny dressed feas.
which may be bought in Mexico city.
Another wonderful work of the Indians
is the making of feather pictures from
the plumage of humming birds. now al
most lost art.
The Indians of Mexico eat many curl
Gus foods. One of the most remarkable
of these is made Of the eggs of species
of marsh fly This fly deposits its eggs
in incredible quantities upon flags and
rushes. The eggs are gathered and made
into cakes. which are sold in the markets.
vv~t-
They resemble fine fish roe. and when
mixed with corn meal and fowl eggs
form staple article of diet. particularly
during Lent The insects themselves,
which are about the size of the house
fly. are captured. pounded into paste.
boiled in corn huskS in much the same
fashion as tama!es. and in this form
, are eaten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
Development Cost" Next.
CHOOSE NEW OFFICERS.
Seventh-Day Adventists at Balti-
more Select Local Men.

After hearing an address on temper
ance by the Rev. Charles NJ. Levister of
the Anti-Saloon League of Maryland in
which he appealed to the delegates to
lend their cooperation toward securing
national prohibition, the Columbia Union
Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
in session in Baltimore Friday, adopted
resolution favoring the proposition.
Prof. B. G. Wilkinson of Washington,
d. C.. was reelected president of the
conference for the coming two years
The other officers chosen were:
Secretary treasurer, r. T. Dowsett of
Washington, D. c.
Executive committee - Prof. Wilkinson,
Elders Dowsett f. X. Slade of Mount
Vernon, Ohio; r. Z. Baer. Baltimore: A.
r. Sandborn Trenton, \. j.. r. II. Rob
bins Pittsburgh: II, NJ. j. Richards
Philadelphia: W. j. Stone. Richmond
Va; r. K. Harter. Washington W j.
Tanner Fairmont w. Va; +. G. Sails
bury, Mount Vernon, Ohio; II. W. Mil
Ter Washington; j. l.. Shaw, Washing
ton: ID. W. Reavis. Washington, and c.
L. Stone. Washington.
Auditor r. T. Dowsett.
Secretary of the publishing department
|. ID. Richardson.
Educational and young peoples secre-
tary. c. L. Stone.
Religious liberty secretary, $. B. Hor-
ton.
Medical missionary secretary. DR.. H.
W. Miller
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Personal to Rivermen.

Capt. Harry Collision. master of the
schooner Juliet Hopkins. discharsns
lumber at the 18th street wharf. is suf-
fering from a severely sprained ankle
the result of fall overheard from his
vessel while She vas loading. Capt. Col
lison will today go to his home in Bal
tmore For treatment while his vessel is
lying at this city.
Capt L. G. Hurley, master of the bay
schooner Kate Darlington. has taken
command at Baltimore of the schooner
SalIie Purnell R"swck. well known
bay trader and a frequent visitor to
this city.
l.. A. Clarke and A. L. Clarke of L. 4.
Clarke & Son have returned from a
business trip TO Prince Georges county.
Md, and were yesterday at their office
on the 10th street wharf
Capt. John l.. MARITIME is in command
of the schooner Emily and Katherine in
the Chesapeake bay trade. The Emily
and Katherine was rebuilt fiAIn the we'll
known old bay trader. Murray Nandiver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
STEAMSHIP IOWAN DELIVERED.
May Be Used by Government to
Transport Troops to Mexico.

The big steamship lowan. recently COM
pieted at the works OF the Maryland Steel
Company. at Sparrows Point. Md. for
the American Hawaiian Steamship Com
pany. has been delivered at New York
by a crew from the shipyard. who gave
the ship a thorough testing out on the
run up the coast. The fowan is one of
the big passenger and freight steamers
of the American Hawaiian Steamship
Company that will be used. report says,
as a collier and transport in government
service should hoStiiitieS with Mexico
occur. The vessel is big cargo carrier
and will be a valuable aid to the army
authorities in the transportation of
troops She is the seventh of all order
for eight ships contracted for by the
company with the Maryland steel Com
pany. The Ohioan, the eighth and last,
is now receiving its boilers and machir-
cry. and work on the vessel is being
pushed Tor early completion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
SM0OT APPROVES
TOLLS EXEMPT TON
Utah Senator Criticises Plea
Made for Repeal Fright
or Wrong.'

With the declaration that the admins
tration's attitude that the tolls exemp-
ton should be repealed. right or wrong.
was q weak and dcfenseess position for
any American to take and unworthy the
sons of revolutionary fathers, Senator
Smoot today defended toll exemption be-
fore the Senate
Tho attempts that are being made. in
our own country and by our own citi-
Gems. to convince the American people
that the United States is violating its
treaty obligations, and is looked upon
by other nations as lacking III national
honor. ! repudiate. said Senator Smoot
The Constitution confers upon Congress
the power to regulate our domestic COM
merce. and in doing so We are not sub
ject TO the charge of violating our treaty
obligations. Senators. have you stopped
to think that the assaults upon our ma
tonal honor come from within and not
from without?
Il want the United States to enjoy
the respect Of all nations of the earth:
to live in peace and to maintain a
desire to accord equal justice to all
This rule of conduct should apply to
the smallest, weakest and poorest as
well as to the largest. wealthiest and
most powerful nations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
Robert Diggs Held for Grand Jury.

y coroner's jury this afternoon held
Robert Digs, colored. to await the ac-
ton OF the grand jury to answer for
the death of John Roland BealL 1t
was in evidence that the men engaged
in a row at new building that Is
being constructed at Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 21st street northwest. where
they were employed, Digs striking
BcaH with n shovel. Two of Beall's
ribs were fractured. one of them pene-
tratin- his lungs and causing his death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
A. S. 7. JOHNSON'S WILL FILED.
Estate to Wife Who Divorced Him
When Reported Dead

The will Of Albanus ) T Johnson.
formerly an attorney in This city WHO
mas not been heard from for more than
seven wears. has been iiled for probate
The document was executed in lanuarr.
1900. The s>tre estate is devised 10
Mrs. Edith Yoder johnson. who secured
a divorce from him IN 1897, and she l.
named as eNecutriN Mr.. johnson MAS
last heard from IN the west and 4
rumor was received that he Ms killed
in mine explosion III Arizona Att"i
ney j. J. Mcmahon represents the ~lte
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
CONTRASTS GREATEST
IN WORLD IN MEXICO
With Natural Riches Masses Are as
Poor as Proverbial
Church Mouse.
William Joseph Showalter Writes to
National Geographic Society of
Conditions in Country.

Perhaps nowhere else in the world Is
there country so fun of contrasts as
Mexico. writes William Joseph ShoWal-
ter to the National Geographic Society
OF this city. With a university estab-
iished before John Harvard, Elihu Yale
or William and Mary were born the
masses of its people are hopelessly ig-
norant. With hospital founded before
jamestown was even dreamed Of il is
one of the most backward regions of the
earth in a medical way. With natural
riches greater than those of thousand
Mfdases, its masses are Just as poor as
the proverbal church mouse With
constitution as perfect as any organic
law In the civilized world. It is a nation
unto themselves.
Here you will see Mexican half
breed, barefooted. wearing a dollar pair
OF trousers. fifty shirt and a ten
dollar sombrero. There. at single
glance and within the length of a single
city block you may see an Indian carga-
dor. donkey, an oX-cart, A carriage.
railroad train. street car and an auto
mobtle-almost every type of locomotion
since Adam You may tread the burn
ing sands of a tropical desert with the
wet of the perpetual snow of towering
mountains still upon your shoes You
may take a single railway journey of
thirty-six hours in which the people you
see a the railroad station will be dressed
in four different weights of clothing
Everywhere You turn there is contrast,
high lights and deep shadows.
Great Range of Vegetation.
Mexico probably has Il greater range
of remarkable vegetation than any other
country in the world. The parrot fruit
tree produces an odd-shaped fruit, bear
ing close resemblance to green para
keets. When the parrakeet is frightened
it makes a dash for the parrot tree,
where it assumes a position which makes
it look like the fruit itself SO close
is the resemblance that their enemies.
the hawks, occasionally fly BY tree on
sitting, apparently unaware of their
presence. Another remarkable tree is
the .Arbol de pinamite-dynam tree
whose fruit. if kept in warm place.
bursts with considerable force and a
loud report. scattering its fiat seeds 10
a surprising distance. One of the most
interesting fruits in Mexico is known as
the melon zapote, or papaya. 1t con
tans considerable pepsin. which reacts
against both acid and alkaline conditions
of the stomach. and it Is said that a diet
which includes papaya precludes dys-
pepsia. Both the fruit and the leaves
possess the singular property OF render
ing tough meat tender. When the pulp
of the fruit is rubbed over piece of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13

Miss Ellen F. Pendleton. president of
Wellesley College. has returned after Il
western tour. and says that from all she
heard she Is certain that the fund Of ST.
2!'"sh which must be raised by next Jan
uary will be acquired by that time with
uUt uiftiCultv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13

hours. running the machine straight
through as fast as possible. to view
these films. That does not allow for
Mr.. Brylawski said that immoral pic
lures are not shown in the moving pic
ture business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
tough meat the juice attacks the fiber

tough meat the juice attacks the fiber
and softens it.
No other country south of the Rio
Grande is so well supplied with railroads
Prior to the Madero revolution 1t had
2o,OU miles of up-to-date American rail-
roads. which carried 100000 passengers
annually and handled about II 600 900
tons of freight. Their total revenues
amounted to about S+oUO0.o0o The gov
eminent owns controlling interest iii
the major portion OF the mileage Of the
railroads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13

Alfred NJ Case. representing Pitts
burgh firm. was held in $1,000 bail at
Cumberland, Md, for the action OF the
October grand jury on charge of mis-
treatment preferred by Daphne NJ. Wig
field fourteen years old. daughter of
E. J. Wigfeld of the latter city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13

Walter Roslyn Chambers. seventy-nine
years old. the Engishman found guilty
by Chief Justice BOYD of libel in having
distributed publication called THE
Spirit of Justice. in which Associate JUS
tees Robert r. Henderson and Martin
l.. Keedy OF the Maryland judiciary were
attacked, has been paroled for one year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
Senator Borah's Contention.

senator Borah commended that Great
Britain mad. not to this day yielded its
of the treaty governing the
Welland canal but had Withdrawn its
against United States com
mcIce merely as a matter OF business to
protect its own commerce from retalia-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13

tory measures taken on the part of the
United States. He said the contention of
Great Britain at the time that the treaty
enabled it to discriminate was still on file
in the State Department unaltered in a
single syllable
Senator John Sharp Williams declared
Senator Borah denounced Canada's at
tempted bad faith i'll the Welland canal
incident as sort of defense for the
same action on the part of the United
States in the Panama canal incident
Senator Williams agreed with Senator
Sutherland that the United States could
not pay the tolls Of its own commercial
vessels
so we surrendered just so much of our
sovereignty" suggested Senator Borah.
treaty Full of Conditions.
There never was treaty entered INTO
where a nation did not surrender a nat
ural right" replied Senator Williams.
You speak of the canal as II you had
q fee simple title to it. while as a matter
of fact the very deed by which We got
the canal-here the deed was a treaty
was full of conditions. We surrendered
part of our sovereignty. yes. but not
in the sense that YOU seek to make the
American people believe we surrendered
our sovereignty. We have surrendered
none Of our independence.
Yet we surrendered part of our SOW
ereignty over about the most important
part Of our territory we possess" in
sisted Senator Rorah.
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ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL
OF KINDERGARTEN PUP|LS'
Twelve Hundred Entertain Parents
and Friends With Songs.
Dances and Drills.

Win longs dances and drills. 1.2ol
pupils III the kindergartens of the Dis
trict entertained thousands of parents
and friends with their annual spring
festival at the grounds of the new Ma
tlonal Museum this morning.
Miss Catherine K. Watkins. director of
kindergartens. was in charge of the chill
dren, each school being under its re
spective teachers. Miss Florence Keene
had charge Of the musical program,
music being furnished by section of the
United States Marine Band. under the
leadership Of Walter f Smith.
The crowd which witnessed the festival
Was not 50 large as that which was in
attendance last year This is attributed
largely to the fact that the fete had to
he postponed twice on account of incle-
ment weather. However, the perform
ancc was witnessed by many persons, in
Guiding Henry +. Blair president of the
board of education, and Ernest l.. Thur
ston. superintendent of schools. and a
large number of other officials
Audience Grouped in Circfe.
The audience was grouped in a circle
on the green space where the exercises
were to take place and the children en-
tered from the north Then they grouped
themselves according to schools For
more than an hour they entertained and
kept happy the throng which turned out
TO greet them.
The games and other features were
those regularly played in the kindergar-
tens. Twelve numbers comprised the pro
gram with an intermission in order that
the children might not overeXert them
selves
the fairies in the tales of yore. at will
these boys and girls of the present day
became little flying birds with out
stretched. Tapping arms, or became sol
diers with various intricate drills to per-
form
The last feature of the program was the
singing of America by the children, Il
large number of the adults joining.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
FEDERAL CENSORSHIP
Of FILMS IS OPPOSED.
Manager Brylawski Tells Committee
Plan Is Impracticable
Dream.

The movies came IN for another ex-
pioitation today. favora BILE this time. when
4. Rrylawsk. manager of seven moving
picture theaters in Washington. told the
House committee on education that fed
eral censorship over movie films is an al
truistic and mpra cticabe dream. or words
to that effect
In the course Of his statement to the
committee he said that few protests
came to him from citizens of Washing
ton regarding the films shown
Once, he said. he showed MIN por-
traying graphically the evils of intern
perace. Protests rolled in on him He in
vestigated and found that the kicks came
from liquor dealers. he said
Again he showed a film on which the
raHages of tuberculosis were displayed,
including the dangers of unclean milk
The protests which came to him on &C
count of this film, he said, were traced
10 dairymen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
Not at Expense of National Honor.

If we must purchase foreign friend
ship the price eXacted must not in
volve us in national dishouor. If the
United States were attempting to take
away from England. or any other ma
ton. any rights it may have acquired
in the canal. the charge of national dis
honor would be justified.
IF any nation had contributed to the
cost of constructing the canal. or had
given some valuable consideration for
the right to use 1t. and the United States
undertook to deprive such a nation of
it's rights. no senator would hesitate to
Immediately correct such a wrong But
We are not trying to take away the
rights of any nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
Voluntary Board Best.

Mr.. Rrylawski told the committee h.
was the daddy OF the movies in this
city. He produced letters and signed
statements from the Aloysius Truth So
ciety and leagues formed to set a stand
ard for peoples entertainment The let
tiers We're to the effect that an excellent
censorship can be exercised by volun-
tary board of censors who can examine
synopses of moving picture plays
1t would be ponderous task for
federal inspection board to attempt to
censor films. he said. I'm Washing
ton alone eighty new reels are shown
every day. and ii would take four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
Early Vote Not Probable.

1t has become apparent that the Sem
ate cannot reach a vote on the pro-
posed repeal Of the tolls exemption
clause Of the Panama canal act for
ten days OF Two weeks. unless demo-
cratic leaders make an extraordinary
effort to speed up line proceedings
Half q dozen senators recently am
uounced their intention to speak or
the tolls question and several more
gave similar notice yesterday. 1t is
probable that fifteen will have to be
heard before vote can be taken, and
under the present arrangement with
only one senator speaking each day,
action on the repeal bill is still some
distance in the future.
In the three hours ii gave to tolls
yesterday the Senate listened to a
speech by Senator Smith, who favors
repeal. and to a debate between Sera-
tors Borah and Williams over regula-
tionS governing the Welldnd canal.
whith led TO dispute between the
nlted states and Great Britain sew
eFai wears ago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-11
You Have the Power to
Mold Your Destiny
for Next Coming.

But you have made your own
destiny.
And now You possess the power
to change that destiny
You can change it to won
derful degree, here and now; and
you can build a glorious destiny
for your next coming.
1t is possible that your next
life will be spent on some other
planet; but wherever you 60, the
character you are now making
will shape your destiny. Besides
this, there are intervening 'eheav-
ems" and "helIs," through which
we must pass and in which we
must dwell, according to our de-
serts, and each thought and act Of
your life here Is determining
what your experiences in those
planes of existence wifi be.
Modern creeds have taught the
selfish, mercenary and self-indul-
gent woman that when she dies,
asking God to forgive her sins,
she viii Immediately join the
spirit Of her lovely child who
passed away in early youth.
But such woman has not
made such a reunion possible. She
will have TO earn her admission
before she will be admitted to
the realm where her child dwells.
Those who think hate and envy
and malice, those who live Who'll
ly and only for the enjoyment of
the senses, must seek their own
kind in the intervening realms.
Spiritual birds of a feather
flock together, as we'll as the
earth birds.
This consciousness should act
as a mighty stimulus to persist
ent and patient efforts at self
conquest and development;
conquest of the unworthy and
weak and indolent impulses: de-
velopment of the worthy and
strong and aspiring side Of our
natures.
For every such effort means a
step forward toward realization
Of our ideal and its absolute at
tainment, either here or else
where.