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Evening star., 1915-09-09

ASK HIM SOME QUESTIONS.
none of the little people of the Green
| Forest, but he does fear man, in spite
| of the fact that he had seen Farmer
Browns Boy run from him, and had
frightened hunter almost out of his
wits. But Buster never had forgotten
and never would forget the fright he
himself had had when he visited Farmer
Browns sugar camp in the Green For
est early in the spring, and there had
been terrible flash of fire right in his
face, the awful bang of a gun. To be
sure he hadn't been hurt, for Farmer
Browns Boy merely had tried to scare
Buster, but right then and there Buster
had plade up his mind to keep away
from Farmer Browns. and he had not
once since visited that part of the
Green Forest nearer to Farmer Browns
house.
But honey, Any bear would risk a
great deal to get taste of honey, and
Buster was no different in this respect
from other Bears. And so Buster had
listened to his stomach and Old Man
Temptation, and decided that he would
visit the Old Orchard in the middle of
the first dark night. But first he would
find out all he could about the Old
Orchard. So the first time he saw Pc
ter Rabbit he called to him to stop, be-
cause he wanted to ask him some ques-
tions. Peter felt rather f1attered to
think that there was anything he could
distance and waited with a great deal
of curiosity for what Buster might ask
him. He was considerably surprised
when Buster asked:
What kind of place is the Old
Orchard?
Its a very nice place." replied Peter.
Johnny Chuck lives down in one cor
ner, and a great many of the birds live
in the trees. Chattarer the Red Souir-
rel has moved over there from the
Green Forest. All the trees are big,
and in the fall. when the weather is
cool, they have the most delicious ap-
Pies Peter smacked his lips.
What are apples?" asked Buster
Bear.
Peter stared at Buster as if he
mean TO say that you don't know what
apples taste like?" he demanded.
I've never found any in the Green
Forest" replied Buster simply.
vi course not, replied Peter prompt
ly. They don't grow in the Green
Forest. l thought everybody knew that
If you want to taste something good L
advise you to visit the Old Orcha rd
when the apples are ripe"
Would it be safe?" inquired Buster
cautiously.
Il go up there almost every night
and sometimes in the daytime. I've Just
told you that Johnny Chuck and Chat
terer live there. If it's safe for little
folks like us it certainly ought to he
safe for a big fellow like you"
But it's very easy for you little folks
to hide. Little people like you can safe
ly go in many places where big people
like me cannot safely go at ALL" replied
Buster. What l want to know is am
likely to meet Farmer Browns Boy
or Farmer Brown himself"
Not if you go in the night" replied
Peter promptly. 'Reddy Fox goes there
almost every night and thinks nothing,
of it. If you wait until after the last
iight IN Farmer Browns house has
winked out you can safely go anywhere
around his house so long as you take
care not to wake Bowser the Hound"
BY the way" said Buster, and he
tried to make his voice sound as if he
were not especially interested, do you
happen to know if Busy Bee lives in
the Old Orchard"'
Evening star., 1915-09-09
BIG DECREASE IN IMPORTS.
$219: 10000 Less in 1915 Thar
During Previous Fiscal Year.

The import trade of the United States
for the hscal year 1915 totaled S1,674.-
100000. decrease OF $219,7OO,O0O COM
pared with 1914. the Department of
Commerce announced today.
Decreases in the imports of manufac-
tures-other than food products-ac-
count for most of the reduction Inn
ports of foodstuffs last year. however.
showed an increase of $43,200,00O over
the previous years business.
Cane sugar. worth S174.000,000, led all
other products entering into the i'm
port trade, and coffee came next with a
value of S106.700.00 IMPORTS of
precious stones showed a reduction of
more than SO per cent from the pre-
vious years trade. while decreases
were marked in silk, tobacco, spirits
and wines.
Evening star., 1915-09-09
Little 0orl,
10 Bedtime
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1915. By J. @. Lloyd,
Buster Bear Consuits Peter
Rabbit.

Now that he had listened to Old Man
Temptation instead of saying BOO" at
him and making him run away in the
first place, as he should have done, Bus
ter Bear had made himself think that
it would be quite safe to go as far as
the Old Orchard and see what sort of a
place it was. He was sure that Busy
Bee and her sisters had stored the
honey there that they had been making
all summer. Anyway. they few in that
direction.
Buster never had visited the Old Or
chard. He had wanted to many times.
but 1t was too near Farmer Browns 8
house. Usually Buster Bear has a very
wise head on his shoulders. He fears
Evening star., 1915-09-09
THE COURTS.
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY DIvISION-Justice Siddons.
Burroughs agt. Kelly; final decree
discharging RECEIVERS and approving
White and W. A. Coumbe: defendants 8
attorneys. F. E. Mitchell and MILAN
& Smith.
cree pro confesso. guardian ad litem
appointed and cause referred to c. Ell
;; ton James. examiner: attorney, J. E.
Potbury.
sent defendant ordered: plaintiffs at
torney, George A. Maddox.
Title Guaranty and Surety Company
agt. Thayer ct al: order continuing
hearing on motion to dismiss bill
E. Hinton; defendants attorneys, c. H.
Merillat and P. H. Marshall.
Snyder agt. Nelson: rule returnable
October s: plaintiffs attorneys, Meyers
In re lunacy of Lewis Weaver: audi
tors report ratified; attorney. Fred
erick A. Fenning.
In re lunacy of Edward F. Hoff; audi
tors report ratified; attorney, Fred
erick A. Fenning.
Mollohan agt. Masters: time to sub
nit statement of evidence extended to
September 25: PLAINTIFFS attorney. W.
G. Gardiner; defendants attorneys. E.
L. Gies. NJ. J. keane, w. J. Lambert
and D. w. Baker.
Bouic agt. Hyattsville Building Asso-
citation: leave granted to file amended
bill: plaintiffs attorney, w. G. Gard
iner: defendants attorney. c. A. NJ.
Wells
Pelton aet. Pelton: rule returnable
September IA; plaintiffs attorney r. L..
Miller.
In re habeas corpus of Frick ast.
Frick; rule discharged without preju-
dice: attorneys, Crandal Mackey and P.
H. Marshall.
BANKRUPTCY DIVISION-Justice Sid
donS.
In re Lazarus Levine; report of spe-
cial master ratified.
In re John H. Berger: order to pay
fee to trustee.
CRIMINAL DIVISION-Justice Siddons.
United States agt. Francis McDon-
aid: depreciation on private property;
probation revoked and sentence ordered
to take effect after expiration of SEN
tence now serving.
CIRCUIT DIvIsIoN-Justice siddons.
Clark agt. Washington Railway and
Electric Company: time to file tram
script extended to October s: plaintiff S
attorneys, w. J. Lambert and George L.
Whitford; defendants attorney. George
P. Hoover.
Eldridge agt. Prairieland Alfalfa
Company: order for security for costs
amended to allow deposit of $50; plain
tins attorney. 3. H. Warner, jr.: de-
fendant's attorneys, Andrew Wilson
and J. p. Schick.
DISTRICT DIVISION-Justice Siddons
In re opening of alley in square 1207;
order directing payment from registry
PROBATE DIVISION-Justice Siddons
Estate of Alexander S. Webster; will
dated September 2S, 1910, filed
Estate of Mary F. Terry: petition for
probate of will filed; attorney, Alexan-
der Wolf.
Estate of Cora W. Gregory; will ad-
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con even if they could understand
them. Again the power of a reckless
press would be enhanced and justice
and equity would play little part in
the result.
The evil tendency of such so-called
reform is in the destruction OF the
sanctity of our Constitution. Under
the initiative and referendum no great
err consideration by the people Is re-
quired in the passage of constitu-
tional amendment than IN that of any
temporary and unimportant measure.
The system Of representative gov
ernment is an institution hammered
out in the struggle for liberty by our
Anglo-S Saxon ancestors for eight hun
dred years. The system of written
constitutions and an Independent judi
ciary has vindicated itself in the stren-
uous life of the republic for 125 years
and there is nothing in the actual re-
suits of the initiative. referendum and
recall that commends them as sub
stitute.
What is true with respect to the
state is true with respect to the party.
Parties aye essential to popular gov
ernmen< In no other way practically
can the will Of all the electorate be
Evening star., 1915-09-09
FAVOR ONE BOARD.
Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Indorse Suggestion for Mediation.

Members of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers and Firemen look
with favor upon proposition con-
tanned in the report of Commissioners
Commons, Hartman, Weinstock, Bal
lard and Ashton of the industrial re-
lations committee suggesting that the
railroad mediati board created by the
Newlands act to deal with disputes be-
tween railroad workers and the en-
ployers be merged into an Industrial
commission. The board thus formed, it
is suggested. would supplant the pres
ent conciliation and mediation bureau
of the Department of Labor, as we'll as
the mediation board of which Judge
Martin A. Knapp is chairman. 1t is
expected that a bill will be introduced
into Congress at the coming session
embodying the Commons idea.
Evening star., 1915-09-09
Col. Henry C. Benson to Retire.

The President has approved the ap-
plication of Col. Henry c. Benson of
the cavalry for retirement after more
than thirty-seven years service. to
take effect December s next. and the
officer has been granted leave of alb
sence to that date. Col. Benson is
from Ohio, and was graduated from
the Military Academy in June, 1882.
His entire service has been in the
cavalry arm, with the exception of one
year during the Spanish war, when he
was inspector general of volunteers.
He is now attached to the 9Th Cavalry
in San Francisco. He has held the
rank of colonel since September. 1914.
Evening star., 1915-09-09
In Memoriam.

CApEL In sad but loving remembrance Of our
dear sister. MARY f. CADEI. wh" departed
.. 1908.
iou shall never be forgotten
As long as life and memory last.
BY HER SISTERS.
CHARLES H. COLLINS. who died four years
ago today. September q. 191l-
Gone. but not forgotten.
Nor shall you be.
As long life and memory lasts
! shall remember thee.
BY HIS WIFE. EMMA COLLINS.
coLLINS OIL S, r In !, me%oTy mem % Of my dear father:
- ago today. September ., 1911.
Gone. but not forgotten.
BY HIS DAUGHTER MAUD.
our dear father. JOHN COSTELLO. who de.
parted this life three years ago today. Sep
teuber o. 1912.
May his soul rest in peace
BY HIS FAMILY
FACIus. Ink In loving memory OF my dear father.
Rev GUSTAV FACIUs: who departed cd, this
| MRS. LULU FAClUS DAVIS.
JAMES. In sad but loving remembrance of
dear father and dfather, ISAAC JAMES.
who departed this life year ago to-day.
September o. 1914.
We have father. still We are weeping;
He is in faro6 grave. sleeping,
And there Is no joy at horne.
BY THE FAMILY.s
MOORE. In sad hut loving remembrance Of my
dear wife and my dear mother. EMMA Z.
MOORE. who departed this life one year agO
today. September 9. 1914.
Dear is the grave in which she is la id,
Sweet is the memory which never will fade;
Heart of our life Is buried deep
Under the sod where our loyed one sleeps
By HER DENOTED HUSBAND AND DAUGH-
TER VIOLET.
MOORE. In loving memory of my dear mother
and our grandmother. EMMA r.. MOORE who
departed this life one year ago today, septem-
ber .. 1914.
There is such a sad. sad longing
Deep down in hearts today
To again our darling mother
Whom dealt; tuOs from us away.
We often sit sud wonder
What she wculd think or say
II she only knew the changes
Tint have happened since that day.
BY HER DEVOTED DAUGHTER, ANNA 4.
HuTfiERY. AND GEANDCHlLDREN.
SWAN In sad hui loving remembrance Of our
dear wife and mother. ANNIE LEE SWAN.
who died five years ago today.
BY HER LOVING HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.
Evening star., 1915-09-09

Corps, formerly of the District, Last
year. were shot today.
The tyro match was won by Troop
A of Squadron A of New York. -
May File q Protest.
A protest may be filed by Company
D of the 9th Regiment, New York.
which claims the high team exceeded
the time allowance. The winners scored
1873 on the 200 and 500 ranges.
Scores at the end of the first stage
in the, Columbia trophy match were
close, as follows:
Sd Regiment. 26s; I'd Regiment, 266;
4th Regiment, 266.
Evening star., 1915-09-09
Suspends Southern Freight Rates

Southern railway tariffs increasing
class freight rates between Danvil1e.
Va. and a number of points in North
and South Carolina have been suspend
ed by the interstate commerce commits
sion until January s. The increase
proposed was from I to cents per 100
pounds.
Evening star., 1915-09-09
Mr.. TAFT BELIEVES
RADICALS ARE DONE

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dence. e23o Newport place northwest IRENE
JACKSON BROWN. She leaves to mourn
brothers and a host Of friends
Funeral Friday morning. September 10. at
o'clock. from ~. Augustine's Church. 18th be-
tween L and northwest. Friends and rcta-
tives invited.
BROWNING On Thursday September O. 1915
J. W BROWNING.
Notice Of funeral hereafter No flowers. Burial
at Chicopee. Mass.
GIBSON Departed this life on Tuesday. Sep
tember Z. 1915. at ESQ pm. JOHN Ed
WARD GIBSON. beloved husband of Mabel
B. Gibson tnee Bolton, and son OF the late
James Richard ard Margaret A. Gibson.
Funeral from st. PauI's Catholic Church. 18th
and V streets northwest. on Friday. septcm-
ber 10. at a m. Friends and relatives in
sited TO attend 1nterment private.
Il. C. THOMAS NJ. W. GREEN beloved
father of Mary A. Newton and Thomas N. W.
Funeral sunday. September L. at pm: from
Hillsdale Station C: NJ. f. Church. Friends
and relatives invited. IL
GRIFFITH. On wedne.dsy. September s. 1915.
REIN II. GRIFFITH. aged hfty-seven
Funeral from his sisters residence Mrs. Jennie
r. Herr. Az Irving street northwest. Fri
day. September 10. 2 nm. Intern,ent
Rock Creek cemetery. baltimore and Fred
erick papers please copy,
LEWIS. TN Monday. September 6. 1918.
GEORGE LEWIS. brother of James and the
late William Lewis.
Funeral from winsow's funeral rarors. 18th
and streets northwest. Friday. September
10. at II O'Clock Interment at Payne's cem-
etery.
MCKINLEY. Suddenly. "wednesday. Septem.
bef s. I91s GEORGE W. Mckinley. be-
loved husband Of Olivia Mckinley. in the
seventy-fourth year OF his age.
Funeral services at his residence 1i66 XII
bourne place northwest. Friday, september
10. AT pm.
NEAL. On Wednesday. septcmbe- S. 1915. at
WILLIAM H.. only Of the late Lewis and
Frances Neal. beloved husband Of the late
Frances Foster Neal. father OF Percy and
brother OF Mrs Seraphine Gaskins and Mrs.
Josephine Foster.
Often from my heart comes a bitter cry.
why. oh. why did my dear brother die:"
Then comes the answer. solemn and sweet. 4
Your dear brother is only asleep
Funeral from HIS late residence. l11i 22nd
street. Saturday. September II, AT $50 an /:
thence Trinity Catholic Church: requiem
mass at am. Friends and relatives in
vted to attend.
| TAYLOR Departed this life. Wednesday. Sep
dence. III d street southeast. Mrs. MARY <.
TAYLOR. beloved wife Of Mr.. G. Q. Taylor
and devoted mother of Mrs. Lottie Moore.
Mrs. C. ID. Curtis, Mrs. ". +. Charter. Maria
L: and Theresa Taylor. J. Hillary and
| Funeral fIom st. Cypran's Church at O'Clock
Saturday morning. TO-
Schenectady. y. Y. LILY CAMP WHITTLE-
SEY. beloved wife of George p. Whittlesey.
Notice OF tn,erment of her ashes will be given
| later.
Evening star., 1915-09-09
SEAG|RT MATCHES
UNDER WAY TODAY
Program Calls for Forty-Eight
Separate Rifle and Re-
voIver Contests.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SEAGIRT, n. j.. September 9.-The
twenty-fifth annual Seagirt interstate
rife tournament opened this morning
to continue through September 49, The
shoot this year is under the combined
auspices of the New Jersey State Rife
Association and the New York State
Rifle Association. offering a program
of forty-eight rifle and revolver
matches.
Sharpshooters from the District OF
Columbia who reached the range this
morning: from the United States Ma
rine Corps. who arrived Tuesday; from
the Wakefield. Mass, tournament: from
New York and from New Jersey took
the firing line when Brig. Gen. Bird
W. Spencer. New Jerseys inspector
general of rifle practice, as the execu-
tive officer, started the battle.
Shooting Columbia Match.
The principal event on the opening
DAYS card was the contest for the CO.
lumbia trophy, presented in 1895 by the
District of Columbia National Guard
for New Jersey teams of six, ten shots
at 800, 500 and 1.000 yards. which the
I'd Regiment won in 1912. 1913 and
1914.
The tyro company team match, for
teams of three, and the Hayes 500
yard match, won by Lieut.. H. c. Cald-
we'll of the District in 1911, and by
Sergt. o. NJ. Schriver of the Marine
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we'll, will report the result OF
his recent inquiries in Seattle.
i Slater's statement Monday
night that the well had ben salt
ed with oil from California, at
the time that the big demonstra-
ton and public reception was
held at the Crescent we'll, has
caused an excited interest among
stockholders of oil wells in Ia
coma. w. l.. Alfred, Tacoma
stakeholder, heads a number OF
dissatisfied holders of stock, who
kept still at the Monday meeting,
he says, merely to allow Slater to
tell all he wanted to before any
faction would be taken to force an
opening of the we'll.
The entire spirit of the stock
holders is a desire to learn defin
itely whether or not there is oil
In the Crescent, he avs.
In reply to Slater's statement
Monday that the well was salt.
ed" In order to satisfy the Cen
tralia Commercial club that there
was oil in the hole, Fred Camp
bell. president OF the club, de
clared last night at Centralia thai
such an assertion was absurd.
We never endorsed the well, and
our committee, appointed to in
vestigate II, disbanded without
; making report" said Campbell
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CRESCENT FOLKS
TO MEET AGAIN

Making good his promise to
the stockholders Monday night
that he would deed back to them
the 40-acre tract on which the
Crescent we'll is located near
Tenino, j. C. Slater of Seattle,
manager of the we'll and holder
of a $1,000 mortgage on the oil
lands, turned over a quit-claim
deed to DIR j. F. Austin, repre-
senting the stockholders, late
Tuesday afternoon.
Not quite satisfied with the
present turn of affairs, the stock
holders are planning another
meeting for tomorrow night, at
which c. Christopher of Tenino,
one of the principal holders of
stock, and the man who started
the present investigation of the
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Musicians
Gathering

A three days festival of music
began in Tacoma this afternoon
when delegates from all parts Of
Washington, Idaho and Oregon
gathered for the annual conven-
tion of the Northwest Music
Teachers association.
The convention was scheduled
to open at the Tacoma 6otef late
today with an address OF welcome
by Miss Lucy X. Cole, the presi-
dent. Tonight there will be a
festival program at the Masonic
temple, featuring Miss Nellie Dee
Whiting OF WalIa Walla, Mrs.
Chandler Sloane OF Tacoma. Miss
Emaline Powell of Tacoma, John
J. Blackmore OF Tacoma, Miss
Louise Van Ogle Of Seattle, Frei-
erick w. Wallis of Tacoma, Nine.
Hesse-Sprotte OF Seattle, and the
st. Cecilia club Of Tacoma
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sentimentalism has fattened on
itself until Bryan takes his dolls
and goes home" IL his opinions
cannot ride over the president
and all the rest of the cabinet.
The wording of his letter OF
resignation spells "treachery,'
and that treachery is reinforced
by his later declarations as to his
purposes.
The German people are justi-
fled in concluding, from that let
ter, that America Is split into war
and anti-war parties, into German
and anti-German parties; that the
president Is for war.
This, at a time when ii Is vital
to preservation of peace that all
nations be convinced that the
American people are unit!
God bless you, Mr.. President
says this apostle of peace, this
holier-than-everybody martyr to
principle. Pm going out to pro-
mote all the opposition l can to
your policies. I'm going TO lead a
faction whose mission is to dem
onstrate to the world that the
U. S. government is wrong and its
position in these mad times incon-
sequential, because ! say So"
The Grown of thorns" put on
by Mr.. Bryan in his present ex-
hibition of martyrdom is COM
posed largely Of self-conceit,
Principle be hanged!
Hasn't the man sat in Wash
ington for over two years, with
out rubbing a single thorn-prick,
without one whimper, while prin-
ciple that he cooked up in the
! Baltimore convention was dis
owned. slaughtered and buried?
What William j. Bryan
wants is the spotlight, and
the whole of that, and he has
made the mistake of turning
on so much spotlight that
he's X-rayed. Folks can now
see through his meat and
know his heart.
There is no question about the
mans great talent. There is no
doubt but his influence has been
for progress of national and party
policies. but today he defies, be-
cause he cannot dominate nation
and party, and the people should
turn from him, as one too sodden
in his own conceit to be Of fur
Their public consequence.
The martyr has put one too
many crowns of thorns upon HIM
self.
This last crown is much too
big.
1t slips down over the ears and
discloses to the intelligent public
terrible case of head-bloat, a
disorder that has retired many an
otherwise superior man.
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cabinet to assist In making sue
cessful this first democratic ad-
ministration in many years. ne
ought to do 1t. i am perfectly
certain that he went into the cab
met from a sense of duty to the
man he had done so much to make
president, duty to his party, and
duty to his country.
Now that he has stepped out
though not down, by any means
let it be recorded that he has
helped Wilson unselfishly and
powerfully. Does anyone suppose
that the party measures which
constitute the record on which
the democrats will go before the
country in 1916 could have been
passed without the presence in
Washington of the man to whom
so many democrats had looked for
nearly 20 years as leader? Bryan
has given the president faithful,
loyal, powerful service.
Today, he should stand higher
in the respect of his countrymen
than ever before. Those rancor-
Gus pens which are writing Good
radiance of bad rubbish" are
welded by men who fail to realize
that the act of giving up great
office for the sake of a belief is
an admirable thing. 1t is not so
common thing in this country
that We can afford to deny our
selves the privilege OF appreciat-
ing it.
Bryan is too old politician not
to have known that his action
would make him the target for
every unthinking and rancorous
tongue and pen in the nation. He
knew 1t would divide his friends,
and that for once his enemies
would speak with one tongue.
Was he right in his difference
of opinion with Wilson? ! do not
think so. 1t is difference of
judgment as to what policy is
most likely to bring us into the
war. Both men wish to avoid
war; but they differ as to means
of doing SO.
believe that the Judgment of
Wilson and the rest of the cabi-
net is best. ] believe that Bryan's
principles regarding peace
through international forbear-
ance, arbitration, Investigation,
delay for a year and the like are
such as to unfit him for diplom-
acy in these days when treaties
are only scraps of paper and the
rights of neutrals are as chaff in
the balance.
But Bryan was true to his
principles, as he has always
been.
He is again the great,
commoner. Whether his
greatness shall grow or de.
cline depends on how he uses
his newly regained freedom.
The people are with Wilson;
but the claims of arbitration
and the pacifist position gem
orally should have a spokes-
man. They will have one in
Mr.. Bryan. God grant him
wisdom in what he shall say!
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A remonstrance bearing %
names of property owners has
been filed with the city clerk in
opposition to the extending of
Portland avenue