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Evening star., 1923-02-16
VIRGINIA BAR HONORS
THE LATE JUDGE KNAPP
Chief Justice Taft Presides Over
Memorial Service in Rich
mond Court.
Ev tie Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, February ia
memorial service for Judge Martin
y. Knapp, who died in ashington
last Saturday, was held in the United
States circuit court of appeals here
yesterday. with William Howard
Taft, Chief Justice of the United
States Supreme Court, presiding. Res
olutions embodying a tribute from
the state bar were read by Judge r.
r. Prentis of the Virginia supreme
court of appeals and several attor-
neys commented upon the life OF the
jurist.
The Chief Justice paid personal
tribute to Judge Knapp. recalling the
latter's work as a member of the In
terstatc CONNER Commission. CIR
crit Judges &. \. Woods and j. Z.
Rose commended their late associate
for his qualities both as a jurlst
and a man. ~ r.
bar added that organiZation's tribute
to that of the Virginia bar.
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CHICAGO AUDITORIUM,
PRIDE OF CITY, DOOMED
Declared Obsolete and Financial
Failure, Building Costing Millions
to Be Torn Down.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 16.-The Audi
torium hotel and theater - show
place of Chicago and pride of Chi
cagoans in the world fair days, will
be torn down as obsolete and as a
financial failure. It's place on Michi-
gan avenue will be taken by tower
ing structure for similar purposes, to
cost between S10,000,000 and $4,000
900. 1t was announced today, as soon
as legal obstacles are disposed of.
Suit has been started to quit title
to the leaseholds and fee on which the
huge granite hotel is situated, and
1t is expected work will start soon
on the demolishing Of the hostclry
which Benjamin Harrison dedicated
on st. Patrick's day, 1890. when he
was President of tho United States.
Adelna Patti, then at the height of
her career, sang for the ceremonials,
and the stage of the huge theater was
filled with notables from all parts of
the country. The theater housed
grand opera for more than thirty
years, saw the birth of the progress
sive party when Theodore Roosevelt
made his famous 1--WE stand at Arma-
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CAFE GUARDS BACK.
New York Police Again Watch at
Portals of Restaurants.

NEW YORK. February 1.-two
hundred uniformed men were detailed
by Police Commissioner Enright to-
day to return to duty in cafes.
For several months uniformed off,
GERS were kept on duty at all hours In
the cafes because of complaints that
liquor flowed freely, and that dancing
was permitted after the prescribed
hours. The policemen were with
drawn February 2 after protests by
the cafe proprietors and promises to
see that the law was obeyed. The
proprietors insist that their promises
were kept.
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When a feller writes thanks"
on a receipted bill it's sign his
conscience hurts him.
Copyright National Newspaper Servicc.)
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100000 CAMP LEE FIRE
DESTROYS SIX BUILDINGS
Structures Were Unoccupied-En-
tire Reservation Threatened
for Time.
Bv the Associated Press.

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PETERSBURG, Va, February 16;-
Six unoccupicd buildings were de-
stroyed by fire of undetermined or. 3ri.
gin AT Camp Lee late yesterday. The
loss was estimated at $4,000.
The fire broke out about o'clock
in the afternoon. Driven before a
wind of gale force. the flames spread
rapidly and for Il time the ehtiFe
camp was threatened.
Several hundred people attending
the auction sale of government prop
art at the camp formed bucket bri-
yade" and attempted to check the
fire. Their efforts proved unavalllng'
however and the local fire depart
ment was summoned.
Evening star., 1923-02-16
FOREIGN.

IS am. Greenwich time. today
Evening star., 1923-12-16

Such Soull Such
SOUL" 10 The Consen-
sus Of Opinion Ex-
pressed BY The Young
Men Who Turn Out
For The Special Mat
inee Performance
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Sir williams method Of praise was
always I'd pile on more work. Upon
going into the matter found that It
was not Cne murder but two I had to
deal WITH; one at Radava and the
other at 5oianai.
There tvas no anchorage opposite
either village: accordingly tho Siai
sailed up the coast and hove to at night
opposite Radava. Landing two boats
crews just before dawn we entered the
first house and. selling the inhabitants.
asked the names Of the murderers.
which were at once given. / then de-
tailed two men to go to each of the
guilty mems houses, the police being
guided by the men and women we had
picked OUT of the first house. Poruma
and theIs went on to the house of the
chief. whom also intended to arrest;
my whistle was to be the signal to
burst into the houses and secure the
men,.
r
lust as Poruma and l walked, or
" rather sneaked, up TO the chief S
house, we saw man emerge and enter
another house; whereupon I told Po-
whistled. Then, looking in at q deep
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low the force freedom Of action and
mobility.
With these men on board. we were
badly crowded. and It. accordingly,
behooved, US 10 make a rapid passage
to our anchorage at Goodenough. In
our haste, Stone ran the Siai upon a
shoal or the northeast OF that island.
where we apparently stuck hard and
fast Sending out a kedge anchor
astern- and tightening the vessel In
every possible way had no effect;
whereupon 1 recalled a story told me
by my father of an experience of his
in the Baltic during the Crimean war,
when Capt. Fanshawe got the Hast
ings battleship off a shoal by COM
manding her crew to stand at the
stern and jump as one man to the
sound OF the bo'-sun's pipe. Accord
ingly. I stationed six Of the Siafs
crew to the windlass, to haul on the
kedge at my whistle, and ordered
the remainder of the crew. police and
carriers. at: the same sound to rush
aft and jump violently. This was
done, and worked like charm" AS
the men jumped the Siais bow few
into the air, the strain on the kedge
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caught her, and away she went into
deep water again. A few hours after
this we dropped anchor of Thomp-
sons plantation. and prepared for an
other attempt at the hill Villages.
&+%
NUR plan of campaign was this:
" First marched the Siai's men,
flung out as screen of scouts. with
myself as the center pivot Of the line;
then came Butterworth and his men
in support, about a hundred yards
behind; followed by the carriers bear
ing camp equipment. Some miles in
land we came upon a grass patch. not
which was a stony hill topped by a
village, when suddenly while still
about fifty yards distant-a shower
Of sling stones fell among u.s.. To
wait for the main body was practical
ly impossible: therefore I gave the
word to charge, and the Siafs men
rushed and carried the village, killing
some of the defenders and taking
several prisoners.
Hardly had Butterworth also
brought his men into the village than
the dislodged Inhabitants started
pelting, US with sling stones from a
high and commanding ridge; so much
so, in fact, that we were obliged to
take refuge in the houses, from which
safe shelter~half a dozen Of our best
shots soon inflicted such loss upon
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window in the chiefs house, I saw a
man sleeping by the fire and-frst blow
ing my whistle-leaped through the
window and seized him. He fought like
a wild cat and together we rolled
through the fire, my cotton clothes
catching alight and burning me badly.
was still struggling with the man
when Poruma and Warapas arrived and
ruma to follow and catch him when /
pulled US apart. Then I found that.
with. the exception of the chief, We had
got all the men we wanted and that
the man had been struggling with was
the village lunatic.
: It had been necessary for me to take
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II will give you Capt. Butterworth
and a detachment of constabulary,"
said his excellency. and you will, go
to Goodenough Island at once, return
ing here in two weeks with all the
men wanted, in time for the return
of the Merrie England from the
Mambare; but see that there are no
houses burnt and no trees cut down
by your men. When will you be
ready to sail?''
I'm half an hour sir" was my an
swer; Il want only time to water and
provision the Siai."
Tomorrow will do very WELL" the
governor told me.
The Siai was again prepared for
sea. In the evening she dropped
down the harbor with the tide. and
stood away to Taupota on the north
east coast, carrying. as well as her
own complement, Butterworth and
fifteen men of the constabulary.
There she picked up some twenty ma
tives, to act as carriers for the heavy
luggage of the police. in order to al
Evening star., 1923-08-12
Stamp Collectors Meet in Capital
During Present Week

stamps are numerous, while the rarer
and more valuable stamps are not so
numerous
The few rarities of the first magni-
tude are all located and well known
and when an addition is discovered it
is thoroughly Investigated as to en-
craving. color. quality of paper.
water-mark. perforation, post-mark,
and it's complete history is delved
into. Now and then a trunk or pack
age is brought, to light in Philadel-
phia, st. Louis or some other city
where some methodical writer has
carefully preserved his correspond
ence of former days and some great
find" of early American stamps Is
produced. They have a ready sale at
high figures. as they were stored
away before the days OF collectors
away back in the period between 1910
and 1860, but their history must be
above question.
Prior to 1S47, however. and before
Uncle Sam had embarked in the busi
ness of stamp seller in 1S47, but long
after John Bull had proved the ven
ture a success, several enterprising
postmasters of this country prepared
and used at the different offices a
stamp for general use. The localities
were very limited and those Of Balti-
more, New York city, st. Louis, New
Haven and Providence were most COM
mon. Providence and Baltimore issued
two denominations ) and 10 cents,
while st. Louis issGed clamps of 8,
10 and 20 cents value. The post
masters of Annapolis. Alexandria,
Boscawen, n. H: Brattleboro. Lock-
port, Millbury, Mass. and Tuscumbia,
Ala, also issued these stamps in
values of cents. but their use was
very limited and the stamps are great
rarities. Only one or two of these
latter stamps are known 10 exist, but
1t is reasonable to believe that stamps
OF Annapolis. Alexandria and Balti-
more may be tucked away in old cor
respondence in this vicinity. Only six
of the Baltimore 10-cent stamps are
known to exist, one having been
lately discovered in a collection in
Italy, and at the celebrated Ferrari
Continued on Second Page.1
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that unless I made the coast very
quickly, dusk would be upon US. when,
under. its cover. the surrounding ma
tives could come, .unperceived. suffi-
ciently near to shatter US with their
sling stones, while the flashing of our.
rifles would serve to keep them in
formed of our exact location. Hastily
we made for the coast in direct
line by compass, plunging into. and
swimming a horrible alligator in
tested stream on the way, and whack-
ing along our reluctant prisoners.
We struck the sea just at dusk. and
marching out into it up to our mid
dles-in order to prevent our figures
showing prominently against the
skyline-waded along the coast, until
opposite the point where we had hid
den our boats. when once again we
put off safely to the Siai. Mrs. Wara-
pas and Mrs. Stone hailed their hus-
band with Joy, and gladly handed over
their watch, .--..
At daybreak we sailed again for
Samarai. on the way warning off
small trader bound for the disturbed
Evening star., 1923-08-12
ny JAMES r. DUHAMEL.

~ URING the. past spring an
exhibition of old postage
stamps was held in London,
- and rarities were sent from
all parts of the world. some 500 ex-
hibitors being represented and the
bulk of these stamps might be loosely
deposited in an envelope and carried
in an ordinary mans coat pocket.
This small parcel would sell for some
SIC, 900, 900, or many times its weight
in gold.
Some of the most valuable of these
stamps were from the United States
and owned in this country. Like
valuable works of art, the rare
stamps are drifting to America, and
at the celebrated Ferrari sales at
Paris in the past year the gem of the
collection, the first l and 2 pence
British Guiana stamps on an en-
velope, was bought by an American
for some $4,000. Many other rare
stamps have drifted this way in re-
cent years, and pair of British
Guiana early stamps, which have sold
for $4,000, will be auctioned soon in
New York.
This exhibition was royal affair,
for King George was an exhibitor
and an interested attendant He en-
tertained some hundred of the ex-
hibitors and visitors and engaged in
conversation with many of them, even
swapping stamps. Although held in
one of the. largest halls in London.
there was hardly enough space on the
walls to accommodate the many ex-
hibits. so a large portion was con-
fined to books and the opportunities
for inspection were limited.
The Washington convention of the
American Philatelic Society will take
place during the present week, August
IS to Is, and its meetings will be held
at the Shoreham, which is also the
official headquarters for the officers
and members.
It is to be regretted that this con-
vention will not be attended by an
exhibition, as America would be able
again to show some of the rarest and
most complete collections of stamps
in existence. The arrangement and
attendance would entail much labor
and require, a hall of considerable
Evening star., 1923-08-12

size. Many scarce stamps will be
brought to town, however, for sale
or exchange. an auction being on the
bourse for swaps" on another even
ing.
This is the thirty eighth annual
convention of the society, the meet
ings being held every summer in a
different city. Last year at Spring
field, Mass, $50 attended. but with
the extra attractions offered by Wash
ington fully twice that number is
looked for.
The total membership of the So
ciety Is about $500 men and women,
and members and collectors are to be
found in every nook and corner of
the western continent. Each large
city and many of the towns Of the
United States and Canada have their
local clubs. where members get the
latest news about stamps and swap
their duplicates.
Not many Washingtonians know
that in the brick Museum addition
on South B street Uncle Sam has
started a stamp collection, and in ad-
dition to his numerous trials and wor-
ries he Is seeking diversion as a
stamp collector. The collection is a
very creditable one and does not boast
of the great rarities that John Bulls
British Museum contains. But John
once had a loyal son known as Tap
ling, who began to collect stamps
in the early sixties and got the rare
stamps when few were after them.
When he died he did the best thing
possible with his celebrated collection
and donated 1t to the public.
Our museum collection Is appropri-
ately mounted in vertical frames that
are slid into a cabinet and can be
easily drawn out for inspection.
While man Is hereditary hunter
and the collecting instinct comes to
us from prehistoric man countless
generations ago, hunting and collect
ing take many forms in modern life
While picture and curio collecting re-
quires full purse. the stamp mania
is open to the man of wealth or the
boy who has nothing to spend
Fortunately, the common and cheat
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more than a name. and also more
than their match at fighting.
On our arrival at Samarai l landed
my prisoners. also Butterworth and
his men. held a court and got every
thing in order for the Judge. Two
days later the Merrie England came
in, and the governor was pleased to
approve of what had done. Then
his excellency pointed out that there
was still a murder in Goodenough bay
undealt with by me-Goodenough bay
is in the mainland of New Guinea,
and entirely distinct from Good
enough island-and that it behooved
me to get to work and clean that up.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
n ThdGo With Sves They Follow
Of
With
VuaseL Lunnc

for rejoicing had we giyen our op-
ponents up to the present time.
Shouts behind US and horns on either
side soon showed me that we. we're
not out of the wood yet. For greater
security, marched my party along
in the open grass patches, and kept
them doubling like hare from side
to-. side, while occasionally a harm
less volley shifted a too venturesome
or twice we faced about, and drove
back the following body.
The day wore on; and then l saw
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district. On our arrival. found the
Merrie England at anchor with Sir
William MacGregor on board, and to
him 1 at once proceeded with my re-
port His excellency listened to me
and then asked. Have you secured
all the guilty men?
mo. sir; have only nine of them"
"why have you not arrested them
all?"
Because. sir, they have taken
refuge in n hill village, which is too
strong for the Siafs force to cap
ture."
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them as to compel them to retire and.
for the time being, leave US in peace.
We stayed in the village for an in
terval to rest our men.
For several days the constabulary
and my men searched the country and
took several prisoners. We found
that the fight had been taken out of
the natives, and they were no longer
massing to oppose us but scattering.
taking refuge in every possible way.
L now decided to return to Samarai.
having captured most Of the principal
men concerned in the attack on
Thompson's plantation. The Good
enough islanders, too, had learned
that the government was something
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At Grips With Ferocious Bsmen Who Guard New Guinea Slave

This article and those Of the same
series to succeed 1t give true ac-
count Of the apprehension por-
tion of the remarkable gamut OF ex-
periences-of British official In New
Guinea. Capt. c. A. w. Monckton,
+. r. G. s., F. q. s., F. r. A. l., has
had a conspicuously successful and
exciting career in the task of carry
ing law and order into that savage.
wilderness
AS high sheriff and bailiff. senior
officer of the armed constabulary.
resident magistrate and warden OF
the-gold fields. besides being a men,
Der of the executive and legislative
council, Capt. Monckton has had an
opportunity equaled by few and prob
ably exceeded by none 20 surnount
difficulty and danger in all the
treacherous guises in which they
there present themselves to the
white man.
Capt. Monckton first arrived in
New Guinea as young adventurer
and, caught up in the gold rush OF
the day, spent six months as a miner
at Woodlark Island, acquiring dur
that time f1ne,' strong brand of
malaria, a crop of boils.' a little
gold and large amount of eXpe-
rlence: all most painfully. 81
Gold mining in other fields. pearl
fishing and dealing with the natives
in various stirring episodes finally
brought young Moncktons capacity
TO the attention of the lieutenant
governor of British New Guinea. Sir
WAliam MaeGregor. He was pre-
vlously known to Sir William, since
on his first arrival he had presented
a letter of introduction from the
Earl OF Glasgow, governor of New
zealand. When. therefore, Sir Will
liam wished TO find a substitute, dur
Ing leave of absence, for NJ. H.
Moreton. resident magistrate of the
eastern division, he summoned
Monckton and informed him that he
intended to send him to Samarai to
relieve Moreton.-
The substitute "R NJ" was there
upon dispatched to that station. IT
is at this point that the first article
OF the series opens. The next two
Will appear successfully and three
more at later interval
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0UR course Of action decided, lost
" no time in putting 1t into effect.
We. therefore. began our backward
march. 4Yells of triumph from the
natives told us clearly that our re-
treat was noted-thoush little cause
Evening star., 1923-08-12

The next article of This unusual
series, "Eluding Death In New Guinea
Wilas,o will appear next week.
Evening star., 1923-08-12

URING the. past spring an
exhibition of old postage
stamps was held in London,
and rarities were sent from
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19
OF BUILDINGS
INVESTIGATED BY POLICE

The police have been called to
make an Investigation of conditions
in two houses in this city, and the
finding in one Ease probably will be
sent to the Board of Health for in
vestigation.
Officer Marinus Ludwigson was
detailed to 1928 Oak street last night
by Acting Sergeant Reager, to in
vestigate conditions as found by H.
Edelstein, said to be the owner. The
house is unoccupied and the officer
reports, is about ready to fall. Five
windows in the ear have been shat
tered, and with doors unlocked, the
building has suffered from mistreat-
ment.
Sergeant Reager was called to 1872
New Brunswick avenue to investigate
a report made by Mrs. Perry, who
resides on the third floor of the
building owned by the Kramer es-
tate. There is no water in the house,
the bathroom is in poor condition
and water pours in through the roof
when it rains. Mrs. Perry has a sick
child at the present time, and the
sergeant suggested that the matter
be referred to the Board of Health.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19
YOM KIPPUR OBSERVED !
TONIGHT IN THIS CITY

Yom Kippur, the Day Of Atone-
ment, the most sacred day of the
year, will be observed by the Jews
throughout the land beginning with
shutdown tonight. Special services
will be held in the synagogues Beth
Mordecai and Shaary Teiloh and at
the Bnei Zion Institute in Fayette
street tonight and tomorrow, which
are the principal places Of worship
in the city. The day is a special
atonement in which prayers, confess
sions and sacrifices are offered in
order that the race may return to its
homeland in Jerusalem. Sins that
have been committed without the
knowledge of their wickedness are
especially considered.
Most Jews do not eat or drink
from dawn till sunset. Yesterday in
many Jewish homes a live fowl was
tied up and swung over the head OF
every member of the family while
a blessing is pronounced by the
father of the family. He prays that
it be a sacrifice for the sins of every
member. The bird is then killed by
a schochet C(killer, not a rabbi) and
eaten at the evening meal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19
PACKERS HEAR ADDRESS
BY SECRETARY WALLACE

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 19.-"If
we should happen to have differences
we will fight them out fairly n
squarely,' declared Secretary of Ag-
riculture Wallace to 500 members
Of the Institute of American Packers
who are here for their annual con-
vention.
1--WE will not allow our differences
to interfere with our corporation
along other lines"
Mr., Wallace reviewed the effects
to date of the enforcement of the
new packers and stock yards act and
stated that he has found his SUBJ
ordinates have been received courte-
ously by the various stock yards.
The act is working out well, he said
and while it has sought to prevent
a merger Of the Armour Morris
companies this has been done, not in
a spirit of p~ersecuting business but
rather to prevent restriction of conn
petition or a condition approaching
MONOPOLY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19
POLICE LOOK FOR PROWLER
BUT FAIL TO FIND HIM

a call was received at police head
quarters by Lieutenant William Cal
vim about 1 o'clock this morning,
reporting the presence of a suspi-
cious person about the home of Ar-
thur Stern, at Ill Rector street.
Chauffeur Emil Koyen was de-
tailed to the scene and was informed
that a man had spent considerable
time about the Stern home, and that
his actions were suspicious. The pq
lice officer searched the neighbor
hood but could locate nc one.
There has been little trouble sen
countered by the residents in the
southern section of the city since the
presence of a person nick-named
"Jack the Hugger," was first report-
ed. The officers on duty in that
neighborhood have been watching
for the "Hugger" and persons acting
suspicious1y about residences in that
part of the town.
The activities of the "Hugger"
were only reported to the police on
one night and on this occasion, the
police were told three women were
stopped on Water street and on
Woodruff place. On the same night,
a man caught "peeping" in a win
dow on Fayette street, was arrested
by the police and sentenced to ninety
days in the county w~orkhouse.