The Washington Bee Newspaper, May 11, 1907, Page 7

—$——S———— Ls ill FIFLD ON — QUITS FEDERAL POST. (ih Internal Revenue Commissioner Takes RINE EL DORADO REPORTED IN ULF OF MEXICO. ny a Naval leum Covers an Area Ailes and ts Four Deep. About 100 miles of Louisiana and vy Orleans Lieut. the United States liscovered a field 2 and four feet surface of the find, which is as soon as it southern ship- almo} much unters as the dis- Klondike, and al- arves of Mobile w Orleans, where low-jowled build- sure trove is in y are planning ex- le the old argo- so gripped the the southern 1 if such an been made be- past the United hic office, under ut. Soley was work- ing hundreds of from men interested nd who are ingviring the exact location he oil can be found. tivity along some of en unusual, and it ” the keenest busi- ily of the south, but atry, have expressed g out searching experts in navige- ried ofl testers, to to report on the naking it a paying e desire for rapidly: ac- s grown among the mg the gulf coast ement of the gold a wild serambie for d threatens to be ia re another week has one of the prospectors arrangements to char er and to install ing apparatus for from the sea, he fully rich harvest, provid- umer which he has field makes a favorable 1ality of the oil and the & it aboard. f the most conserv- ial houses careworn have turned away from rind of their daily du- pressed more than a st in the discovery. OF ILLINOIS OIL. There Were 3,222 Welle vith Output of 60,000. just complet- oducing oil March 1. ‘ produc- Casey pool Clark county and Licking townships in y 2,085; Crawford two townships 932; Lawrence ion to these there light wells in Coles, oun tle They are, nt because of their vis field o e were follows: f wells has come d there are at rigs at work in this being brought re more common months . cat work being >» find new ter- juction of the Rosebud > of the » and has jail, but e to bathe allment plan. Officer Who : Up Law Practice. t Washington.—John W. Yerkes, com- missioner of internal revenue, has jen- dered his resignation to the president, who has accepted it with expressions of regret. Mr. Yerkes resigns to enter the practice of law in this city, having associated himself with one of its most prominent legal firms. Secre- ta Cortelyou was loath to lose Com- joner Yerkes’ services in the Sury department, but the strong JOHN W. YERKES. (Internal Revenue Commissioner Who Has Resigned Position.) inducements made led to his resigna- tion. Mr. Yerkes became commissioner of internal revenue December 20, 1900, and has been in office over six years. His conduct of his office has always been highly satisfactory to the ad- ministration. Mr. Yerkes for many years has been prominent in Republi- ean polities of Kentucky and was at one time the nominee of his party for governor of that state. He has for years been recognized by the president as the head of his party, and his recommendations as to patronage have been followed. Efforts were re- cently made to have Mr. Yerkes ac- cept the Republican nomination this year, but he declined, knowing of his intentions as to practicing law in this city. ARRAYED HOUNDS IN ARMOR. Favorite Canines in Olden Days Wore Coats of Mail. New York.—Years ago, when royal- ty devoted itself to the chase and con- sidered greyhounds the finest of ca- nine pets, it was the fashion to have the favorite dogs arrayed in armor. Recently a suit of this queer dog ar- mor was discovered and experts puz- zled their heads over it. No one knew what it was for, as the armored dog has never been a familiar sight to lat- ter day collectors. The real use of the golden armor was learned by an expert that hap- pened to recall to mind a picture of Armor for Hounds of Old. one of the famous Spanish rulers painted with his finest greyhound clad in handsomely wrought gold armor standing by his side. The expert's brother collectors, who had suggested applianc and all sor of nlution of the puz- chagrined when At present surgical queer thing as a zle, were what they learne true us¢ this odd armor is on royal collection at Madrid Increased Speed !s Costly are to al square ment of i OWE To ovide for weight the ship has to adened 16 d four feet, and the larged by 12,000 tons. not employed at least engines, with opeller, would have been necessary nd many difficulties would have had to be solved to place these so as to balance weights and to avoid vibration. With rotary en- gines substituted for reciprocating en- 2 economies of space and th 30,000 the incre be hened 78% feet, b feet, and d displacr If turbines were 25,000 hors shaft and screw wer gines there areé and other advantages. An Author's Profits. Lieut. Bilse, author of the famous book, “Aus Einer Kleinen Garnison,” teceived altogether »£165 ($825) his rights. It was admitted that the Austrian rights alone fetched £11,- 000 ($55,000). An action having been brought against the publishers and lost, it is feared that Lieut. Bilse will not have much of the £165 left— j London Sphere. exhibition in the | half knots | tional | | | | New Governor of Jamaica. i \ \\ \\\ \\\\ Sydney Oliver, who has been appointed governor of Jamaica to succeed Sir Alexander Swettenham, was born in 1859, graduated at Corpus Christi col- lege, Oxford university, and In 1882 entered the colonial office. In 1890-1891 he was acting colonial secretary of British Honduras, in 1895-1896 he was auditor general of the Leeward islands and was later private seoretary to the cart of Selborne, secretary of the West India royal commission, colonial sec- retary of Jamaica and acting governor of Jamaica. in 1898 he was sent to Washington to assist in the negotiation of reciprocity treaties on behalf of the West Indian colonies. TO LIVE ON LONE ISLE PROF. WATSON, SCIENTIST, PLANS GRUSOE ADVENTURE. University of Chicago Instructor Will Take Up Residence on One of Tor- tugas to Study Strange Bird for Carnegie Institute. Chicago.—Robinson Crusoe’s adven- tures on his desert isle in the Pacific ocean are to have a sequel in real life. Prof. John B. Watson, a member of the psychology department of the University of Chicago, left the other day for a desolate and uninhabited isle in the Gulf of Mexico, where he will live, attended only by a servant, in the interests of science. Hts destination is not recorded on many maps, the island being out of the path of commerce, unpeopled, and for the most part barren of vegetation. It is a member of the Dry Tortugas group and is 70 miles off the west coast of Florida. The nearest point accessible to the island is Key West. Prof. Watson's purpose in his visit to the island is to study a species of birds believed to be extinct in many parts of the world, and of rare value to zoologists and psychologists. Sci- entists have made repeated observa- tions on the islands off the east coast of Florida, and expect rich findings by Prof. Wai : Little is known of the birds which he will study. It is believed that those which nest about the island have kept away from mankind for centuries, and ations may solve some of ng paleontological links. long time these birds have excited wonder among zoologists, and no attempt has been made to study them until the Carnegie institute asked Prof. Watson to make the in- vestigation at its expense. The psy- chologist set out with all the knowl- edge about the birds attainable, but he declared he knew almost absolutely nothing about them Prof. Watsor cently by his mice. He they have man. This i addition to and hearing He obtained univer has attained note re- experiments with white s worked to prove that 2 sense not found in of direction, in smeli, feeling, taste a sense leave of ence from gone for a took with him a > for his experi- PEG RECALLS OLD CUSTOM. Hair from Heads of Quarreling Cou- ples Plugged in Tree’s Heart. Greer After four two-inch board aken off an oak log, at James Webb's sawmill, a walnut peg, an incl , was found, where iven into the log. The pe was a foot long and reached the hea the big log where, it is estimated, it had been driven probably 75 years ago, At the end of the peg was a coil of black hair, long and silken. Mr. Webb has endeavored had t | to learn the history of the log, but to no avail Old people of the neighborhood are of the opinion that the coil of hair was placed there in accordance with a prevailing custom of pioneer times. This custom provided that when a man and wife could not get along or agree, instead of separating, as in these days, the neighbors cut a lock of hair from the head of each. A hole was then bored in a nearby tree, and the locks of hair driven to the heart by a walnut pin After this it was believed the couple would live happy ever after, GUINEA PIG SERUM EFFECTIVE, Antitoxin Which Destroys Spotted Fever Germs Found. New York.—Dr. E. Simon Flexner, of the Rockefeller Institute for Med- ical Research, who has been searching for a remedy for cerebro spinal men- ingitis (spotted fever), believes he is near the goal. In tracing the viru- lence of the disease and to discover a check he has used innumerable mice, guinea pigs, rabbits and monkeys. A practical antitox‘n will be brought out as a result of the research, it is hoped. Dr. Flexner believes that fresh guinea pig serum can destroy all the germs present, with the important provision that the number shall not be too great. The serum that may be used as an antitoxin is near the point of comple- tion. Should another epidemic occur it is believed that the researches of Dr. Flexner will assist the medical profession to a most decided degree in taking care of it and preventing the usual large percentage of mortality. The beginning of Dr. Flexner’s work was after the cerebro-spinal menin- gitis epidemic during the winter of 1904 and the spring of 1905. In the period of the epidemic there were about 4,000 cases. The deaths numbered 3,429. The percentage of deaths was 73.5. This tremendous fa- tality caused scientists all over the world to take up the subject of finding a remedy. The germ has the remarkable name of diplococcus intracellularis. Every experiment seemed to show that its life was short. It was also shown that the germ was to be found in the nose and pharynx and hence easly com- municable. It was found later, how- ‘ ever, that although the germ in itself, without attention, might be of short life, under certain conditions its period of existence was not limited by afew months. Cold is deadly to it. WEIGHS “SOULS” OF ANIMALS. Scientist Finds Mice and Kittens Are Lighter After Death. Los Angeles, Cal—Prof. H. Lav. Twining i of the science depart- ment at the Polytechnic, has made a nu ar of experiments that appar- ently confirm recent reports that oth- er scientists stermined what conside an being eriments they kittens and grasshoppers. ound that a distinct loss follows the death of e: f these creatures, In conducti I investigations Prof. Twinir records the weight were placed near moisture A living mouse was placed in & Flor ence flask and hermetically sealed. The total weight 886 grams. Upon death the weight was reduced 3.1 mi n A n which weighed 288.1 gra as it was dying suddenly lost 100 milligrams, and at its last gasp it lost 60 milligrams. leviation in phuriec acid minate all AES ES, Convicts to Live on Molasses. New Orleans.—Niné negro inmates | of the parish will be used by the state board of health in a five-weeks’ test to learn whet sugar molasses as it has been manufactured in Louw isiana is injurious to the human ! health. Sulphuric acid is used in the ' Louisiana process, and the use of this | chemical was recently stopped under | an interpretation of the pure food law. | The experiment consists in feeding the negroes ple of molasses and making blood President Iron, of the state boa aid that no possi- ble harm could come to the prisoners. balance which | ERS THROUGH NEWSPAPERS. Some Facts Concerning the Life Work of Rev. Charles T. Russell Who Has Been Misrep- resented. Allegheny, Pa—One of the busiest men in the United States is Charles T. Russell, of Allegheny. Some people call him Rey. Charles 'T. Russell, but he himself disclaims all titles, believing that as Jesus and the apostles disclaimed them so should he. Russell is the leader of a religious movement which has its followers all over the world. He is not the orig- inator of a sect, but simply claims membership in the original ehurch institution of the scriptures, therein described simp! as “the church, whose names are written in heaven.” It has no houses of worship of its own, and Pastor Russell’s plan for reaching his numerous and widely- scattered followers with his discourses is a unique one. He travels a great deal, ‘preaching in opera houses in the large cities of the country, and through arrange- ments with various newspapers gladly printing the discourses because of the increased circulation which accrues to them through the subscriptions of Russell’s many fol!owers. Thus he preaches each Sunday to a CHARLES T. RUSSELL. (Pennsylvania Pastor Who Has World- Wide Church.) congregation of hundreds of sands. Russell has been considerably dis- turbed of late over false and mislead- ing accounts of his teachings and his plans which have appeared in many newspapers. Among other things, it was recent- ly announced that he was endeavoring to get control of Dowie’s Zion City and turn it into a home for his fol- lowers. “Nothing could be more untrue,” he declares. “I have no desire for Zion City, and there have been no ne- gotiations whatever in the matter.” It has also been published that Russell is “the no-hell preacher”—be- cause he teaches there is no place of future fiery torment. Pastor Russell declares that he does not believe in hell as a place of eter- nal torment, but holds that the “sheol” of the Old Testament and the “hades” of the New Testament is the state of death—that mankind, because of’ orig- inal sin, is under a death sentence, which affects all mentally, morally and physically, and culminates in the tomb. He holds that redemption was from the tomb, that Christ died for humani- ty’s sins, and that as a result of this redemption all mankind is ultimately to be released from this state of death and given instruction which will lead to eternal life, if they are obedient to such leading, in the Millennial age. Nor does Pastor Russell doubt in the least the existence of Satan, though this has zed of him. In a sermon w recently de- |livered on “The Over Empire,” he makes his this point very clear “We are aw ha our {words to Pete t Satan,’ are } denial that ther any persona! devil or subordinate mons. Our reply is that althous man ay become adve ‘a: (a an), the speak of the mover ir if vil, ‘the’ He is the great m r. He murdered our fi € deceiv- ing them, and thus disobedient It was newspapé¢ thou- w of Satan's position on saying Lord’s made the basis several divorce trial, which re egal separa- tion of Pastor wife, about a year H ad s his love was like of a j ish, in that it went out y spirit which responded.” This statement distressed Russell considerably, ina the truth !was that the remark in question was attributed to Russell by a witness dur- ing the trial emphatically denied on the sta y him. It has been s of Russell that like water,” and that bh mensely wealthy. This case. “We have sufficient,” he says, “and we never take up collections, but we have no enormous wealth. We care only for enough to enable us to spread our gospel to humanity wherever it is heeded.” ect is im- not the PASTOR WHO REACHES FOLLOw.- ! “money pours into his office coffers | PROSPERITY IN HOLLAND. ished Last Year. CHURCH ALL WORLD ben fen London.—The following dispatch from The Hague to the London Times \ is of interest: i “On the whole the year 1906 may be described as one of the most pros perous years in Holland's recent his: tory. Agriculture and dairy farming, th> economic corner stones of th Netherlands, have been more tha: usually profitable; the dry summer. combining with normally abundan water supply, produced excellent ce; eal and grass crops and prices ruled very high. Industrial activity was at a high pitch and commerce ard ship- ping left little to complain of. The | low water in the Rhine and its estu- aries caused some loss and delays to the transit and river-shipping trades, but on the whole these trades also were very active, refiecting, as they did, the state of the German indus- tries which use the Dutch waterways. _ “Still more conducive to the nation- } al welfare was the remarkable pros- perity of the produce trades of Hol- land’s vast East India-colonies. To- bacco, tin, sugar, spices and coffee came in abundant supplies and sold at high prices and this caused a de- gree of prosperity to prevail in Java, Sumatra and the other possessions j Which could not fail to affect the ; Rumerous Dutch capitalists who have | invested enormous suis in tropica] possessions.” US& PORTO RICAN COFFEE. Effort to Bs Made to Cultivate a Taste For it. Washington.—Uncle Sam is about to m>ke « systematic effort to culti- vate > tazte for Porto Rican coffee among the pecple of the United States. Persons who claiza to be authorities in coffee matters detlare that the bean gtowa in Porto Rico furnishes the richest and et the same time most de- lcious coffee that can be made. Yet for some reason or other there is very little market for the product in this couatry. The government will undertake to boil Porto Kico coffee and give it sway in order that the people may become acquainted with its delightful qualt ties. This will be done at the coming Jamestown exposition, where a special booth will be fitted up to dispense cups of Porto Rican coffee. Pretty dark- eyed girls from that tropioal istand, attired in neat and attractive native costumes, will serve the coffee and the government will pay the bill. This exhibit will be somewhat simi lar to the famous corn kitchen which the government maintained at St Louis in order to exploit the possibili- ties of this cereal. MUCH USED WEDDING GIFT. Silver Card Tray Which Has Been Presented to Many Brides. Providence, R. L—A Providence girl who has been “married about six months had wedding cards a short | time ago from an old school friend who had given her a wedding present, which, of cou , demanded one in re- turn. Among her wedding presents the Providence girl had duplicates in the shape of two silver card trays, and in a spirit of economy she decided to give one of these to her friend. It was marked with her own inftials, but it would be only a matter of a few minutes to have them removed and the proper monogram cut. She took it to the jeweler and ex- plained what was to be done. He pick- ed up the tray, looked at it closely and smiled. “Madame,” said he, “it will be im- possible. I have already changed the initials on this same tray five times and it has worn so thin that I cannot do it again without cutting through the bottom.” TRIPLETS EXHAUST PURSE. Laborer Now Has Seventeen Children and Asks for Help. Omaha, Neb.—Mrs. Anton Machal, of South Omaha, gave birth a few days ago to triplets, two girls and a boy, whose combined weight was 18 pounds, the boy weighing five pouncs, one of th s seven and the otber six pound Mrs. Machal children, all | one of now livin One died ir nw f years ago. The children living are all strong, healthy young- sters and none of them has ever been seriously ill The father boys and girl and so heavy made upon ! fast-growir is the mother of 18 whom are infancy a f this large family of s a laborer. So many n the demands r purse by his that he has been at last reduce aitened circum- stances and birth of the trip- lets he was mpelled for the first time to call for financial aid to keep the wolf fr have be Whistle to Cure Snorer. White P N. ¥.—In a divorce suit of Mrs. Henry D. Archer against | her husband the defendant alleged cruel and inhuman treatment on the part of his wife on the following | grounds: j “The plaintiff has continually an-/ | noyed the defendant by taking a tin| whistle to bed with her and blowing it when the defendant wanted to go to * sleep, giving as an excuse that the de- fendant had been snoring, and that this was her remedy to wake him up and breaking’him of the habit.” In the papers originally filed Mrs. Archer charges her husband with turning her mother’s picture to the wall in their home. aren gee ep AAAI ais