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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
SHOOTING At SEA GRIT
Last Three Stages Of National
Match Shot Off Today.
GOVERNMENT TROPHY
DISTRICT MARKSMEN'S WORK
HANDICAPPED BY DARKNESS.
Weather Has Not Kept Crowds From
Following Progress of Matches
GOVERNMENT TROPHY
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SEA GIRT, N j., September 9.-The pick
of the rif1emen from ten states of the
Union the District of Columbia and three
branches of Uncle Sans fighting service
are striving here today to capture the
coveted trophy provided by Congress in the
National match. Today the marksmen be-
gan the second half of the competition, ten
shots by each man at each of the longer
ranges, SEQ, 800 and 600 yards. The morn
ing was cloudy and cold.
Has Right Of Way
AS was the case yesterday, all other tar
get work at Sea Girt is suspended today,
the National match having the right of
way. Hundreds of spectators are at the
firing point carefully following the prog
ress of the contest.
The personnel of the several teams is, OF
course, precisely the same as yesterday.
Six of them will receive prizes. The team
finishing in the lead will take the National
trophy and $500 in cash; the second, the
Hilton trophy and $500; the third team
the Soldier of Marathon trophy and $500
and the fourth, fifth and sixth teams, re-
spectively, $50, $1O0 and 500. medal
will be presented to each member of each
of the prize winning teams.
Massachusetts Protests.
Massachusetts, has entered protest
against New Jersey, asserting that Hudson
of the latter team is a regularly enlisted
member of the 9th New York Regiment.
New York's Great Score.
At the conclusion of the firing at the 500
yard stage of the national trophy match
New York had passed New Jersey and
headed the list of competitors with a grand
total for the four ranges that have been
covered of 1900 out of a possible 2,4OO.
The score at 800 yards and the grand totals
of the several teams for the 200, 500, 6OC
and S00-yard stages follow:
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Remarkable Shooting.

The District brigade team after a hard
uphill fight landed fourth place at the con-
clusion of the first days shooting in the
national match.
At the beginning of the COO yards stage
the team was in seventh place. thirty-seven
points behind the New Jersey team, which
led at all three of the ranges.
The total score of the District at the close
of the days shooting was 1854, against
Jerseys 1854, having reduced the handicap
seven points on the longer range. The
shooting Of Groome and Cook in the dark
was remarkable.
BY far the prettiest work yesterday was
accomplished by Private F. G. Wilson Of
the Georgia team. He was the last man to
shoot. and In almost total darkness sue
ceeded in attaining a total of AZ out of a
possible so at 600 yards. Dardingkeller of
New York and Smith and Lieut.. Benedict
both Of Ohio. each succeeded in scoring 20
out of a possible 30 at 500 yards. The cav
airy team of the army Is using the service
carbine, and therefore, under the rules, re-
yards. The teams actual score was 412
but the allowance raised it to 424.
Camp Notes.
Gen. Harries made short address to the
members of the team previous to their re-
porting to the firing line, and was a spec
tator throughout the entire match at the
three ranges yesterday.
The cold weather OF the past few nights
has driven Staff Sergt. w. B. Miller and
Capt. George Tate to their homes in WASH
ington. Sergt. Miller suffered consider
ably from the extreme cold which has been
existing for several nights past, and says
he prefers warmer climate at.this season
Of the year rather than the seashore.
Lieut.. Louis Clephane, the naval repre-
sentative in the District camp, returned
today from ~Asbury Park, where he has
been on visit to friends.
Maj. Stephan of the District Guard has
been an interested spectator on the firing
line since his arrival In camp.
Overcoats, capes. mackintoshes and pom
chos were broken out when 1t commenced
raining during the national match. The
rain was accompanied by a damp wind.
which chilled the atmosphere, making 1t
very uncomfortable for those who remained
In one position watching the progress of
the match.
Lieut.. Cookson came near being left in
the target pits without lunch yesterday in
the national match. had not an officer In
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the Pennsylvania contingent come to his
rescue and aided him.
Maj. Stephan took hand at watching
the marking of the targets in the national
match in the interest of the District team.
In all of the big matches representatives
from the District are assigned to other
targets to watch the targets and see that
the scoring is properly done.
Private c. l.. Bode, with a bevy of pretty
girls from Asbury Park, visited the range
and watched the progress of the matches
Monday afternoon.
Sergt. w. A. Duvall has been busy man
since his arrival in camp supplying the
wants of those in need at all hours of the
day and night. Owing to the rainy
weather which has been experienced this
year at the range he was compelled to tele-
graph to Washington for a large number
of ponchoS.
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total. - o4
Exactly at IL o'clock the shooting con-
cluded at the 200-yard range, and after a
delay Of few minutes, during which time
the teams were reporting at the next range,
the bugie sounded and the battle for honors
at the 6O0-yard range YVES on. By this time
the rain had stopped and the atmosphere
cleared up to some extent, with strong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
Two interpretations.

Articles of Incorporation of the Retail
Merchants Protective Association WERE
filed today. The company has a capital
stock of $100O00 Albert b. Roth. r. 81
Donaldson and E. w. Mccormick are the
incorporators.
The Atlantic Coast Mica Mining Company
was also Incorporated today, with q capital
of $500. 600. Raymond 8. Donaldson, Jamea
F. Shepperson, Seth A. Terry and e. W.
Mccormick are named as incorporators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
Last Three Stages Being Shot.

SEA GIRT, N. j., September 9.-Today
the last three stages of the National
Match are being shot and 1t is hoped
that the District men will be able to i'm
prove in their work and land among the
winners in this event. General Harries
is on the ground and assisting the men In
the work, with the hopes that they will be
able to land good scores in todays stages
and increase their lead over the other
teams.
The distances which are being shot today
are 500. 800 and LOCO yards, the three
hardest and most difficult ranges to shoot
over. and the ranges on which the teams
will have to make good their scores over
the short ranges in order to get places
among the winners. 1t will also be in the
nature Of a test of the durability of the
government ammunition. with which the
entire six stages are being shot Ten
shots are allowed each competitor on a
team. with two sighting shots at each dis
lance.
Splendid Prizes Offered.
The prizes. which will be awarded to the
team scoring the highest aggregate total
of all the ranges. will be presented with the
national trophy authorized by Congress-
valued at $1,000, and $500 in cash. The
second team will be awarded the Hilton
trophy. presented by the late Henry Hilton
Of New York, and $500 cash. The other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09

Senator William A. Clark Of Montana arr
rived from Europe yesterday on beoard tho
steamer Deutschland.
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ent weather. focked around the rope. out
side of the target. all anxious to get a
glimpse of the midget rineman..
Although his work is not the best he has
been known to make at this distance, still
his score is very good. considering the con-
ditions which existed at the time he was
shooting. He was second high man on the
team. winding up with total of 43 out of
a possible 80. His first two sighters I'M
fortunately were bulls and after that he
only managed to land IN the bulrs-eye three
times. The total OF the District team at
the end of the shooting at 200 yards was
49, standing seventh Of all of the Compel
ing teams.
The Final Scores
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Firing at the 9OO-yard stage was begun
next The firing at the 1.OO0-yard stage late
this afternoon will conclude the competi-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
The Final Scores
District Team Scores.

The individual scores of tho District team
at the 200 yards stage were as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09

The first two men to open firing on the
District team were Private Maurice Apple
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The scores of the District men at the con
clusfon Of the 50O-yard stage were as fol
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
SHOULD have NO PLACE.

Denying a report that he had been of
fered $4,000 year to return to fremont
Temple. Boston, DR.. George c. Lorimer
says that no money inducements have
been offered and that "such paltry con
siderations have no place in negotiation
relating to the Kingdom of Christ"
The Springfield Republican thinks il
would have been nearer correct if DR..
Lorimer had said should have no place. p
Certainly it should have no place. But
does it not have considerable place?
When the distinguished Or. Hav was
seriously considering a call to a church
that paid a larger salary than he was re-
ceiving. members of the yestry urged him
to stay with them. and quoted as a
clincher to their argument that God had
promised 10 care for the young ravens.
"But. asked IN Hawks "can YOU name
she chapter and verse whore the
promise is made 10 feed the Young
Hawkes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
JUICES AS COURT HOUSE BUILD
Frs.

Judge Neal instructed the grand jury
of Stokes county to indict the county
commissioners on account of the condition
Of the court house and jail The case will
be tried in Forsyth. Judge Long in both
Caldwell and Ashe submitted remarks to
the grand juries which stirred up the COM
missioners to build new court houses The
statesville Landmark says that 'to Judge
Shaw is due the credit of Iredell's new
court house" He instructed the grand
Jury to indict the commissioners on ac-
count of the bad condition of the court
house. Result: Iredell has one of the
best court houses in the State.
The office of Superior Court Judge is the
most important in the state. He is the
only public official who, in the discharge
Of his duty, comes in direct contact with
the people of every county in the state.
His power for good is so great that he
ought always to realize the tremendous
responsibility of what he says and what
he does.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
A DANIEL COME TO JUDGMENT.

From time immemorial it has been
deemed the prerogatiye of wife to rise
early in the morning, while her husband
was yet asleep, and go through his peck
cts, and remove therefrom such sums as
she needed for personal or household ex-
penses. So long has she enjoyed that privi-
lege that it has been generally regarded
as vested right There always remained
TO husband the opportunity to turn
over to his wife the money she needed
without compelling her to help herself,
but in most well regulated families it made
no difference, one way or the other, and
nobody ever thought that a wifes removal
of the money from her husbands pockets
could get into court.
Missouri has produced one husband who
denied to his wife the vested right to
search his pants pockets and remove
money therefrom while he slept. His wife
would not give up the ancient privilege of
her sex, and therefore the husband
brought an action, asking for a divorce
from his wife upon the ground that his
wife "had a habit of secretly taking
money out of his pants pockets" The
case was heard by Judge Daniel, who
held that "a wife may be justified in so
doing when she can't get it in any other
way Such conduct may be annoying to
a husband, but it is too trivial matter
to be regarded as sufficient grounds for
granting a -.voree."
"A Daniel came to judgment-yea,
Daniel" The divorce laws are. now so
lax as to be a menace to the home and
to civilization. There are States where
divorces are granted for causes quite as
trivial as the one the Missouri husband
invoked. The Missouri Daniel rendered
a righteous judgment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
THE HORSE VS.. AUTOMOBILE.

How little men know of the future! A
few years ago, before the Spanish and
Boer wars, horses and mules were so
cheap that owners of stock farms found
themselves losing money. Some, conf
dent that the demand for horses would
grow less and less, sold out and sought
new fields Some lost large sums of mon
ey and were driven into new enterprises.
They were frank to say that "the day
OF the horse has passed" and they felt
that the bicycle and automobile would
supplant horses. Instead of such pre-
dictions being realized, the bicycle has at
least temporarily, gone out of fashion,
the automobile is still an object of ter
ror, and there is a greater demand for
horses than can be supplied. The re-
suit is seen in the high prices.
1t is never safe to predict that an old
standby OF the centuries viii go out of
fashion. AS long as people rank ''horse
sense" as the best sort Of sense, horses
will be in demand. The present high
prices may not be maintained. They are
largely due to the fact that the country
was drained Of horses and mules
for the Spanish and Boer wars,
IF there is no other such demand,
we may expect to see prices rule some
what lower But this experience will
forbid that anybody else in this genera
ton viii say that "the horse has played
out"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
A DESERVED HONOR.

The school authorities of the busy man
town of Haw River have given
a deserved honor to our educational Gov
ernor in naming then new graded school
The Aycock School" There was not vote
cast against the establishment of the
school at Haw River, and it is fitting that
busy, progressive and united people
should honor themselves and the Cover
nor by naming their school THE Aycock /"
1t is a name of which they will ever be
proud. 1t is an honor that typifies the
highest and most lasting service Governor
Aycock can render his State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14


people of the state by the Wilson murder
cases. A number of citizens OF that town
notified an insurance agent named Jones
that he must leave town. Jones did not
take the matter seriously enough and
that night a number of citizens OF Wilson
armed themselves with pistols, went to
the room occupied by Jones, battered the
door down and shot him to death. The
ring leaders were arrested and placed IN
jail but last week were released by Judge
Brown on habeas corpus proceedings, the
Judge deciding that premeditation was
not shown, only requiring a $4,000 bond
for their appearance at next term of
court. Commenting on this subject the
.Greenville Reflector says:
1t looks like the laws of our State
are becoming more and more farcial
IN their application Judge G. III.
Brown, Jr., has admitted to bail the
SIX mefNWho were confined in iaiI at
Wilson charged with the murder of
Percy Jones. In giving his decision
Judge Brown said that while these
men had formed conspiracy to go to
Jones room and do him bodily harm,
to whip him and drive him out of the
town, it is not shown that murder
was premeditated. Yet in carrying out
the purpose of their conspiracy Jones
was killed. If, under the interpreta-
ton of the law, this is not murder.
then we fail to see why burglary is a
capital offence. burglar enters
house for an unlawful purpose-to
rob. He may have no premeditated
intention of committing murder. vet
his presence arouses inmates Of the
house who offer resistance and he
takes life. is that murder? If so it
looks like the case at Wilson is equally
so. The men went to Jones room to
do an unlawful act and killed him.
They should receive the punishment
their crime deserves.
There is no judge on the Superior court
bench Of the State tor whom we have a
higher opinion than Judge Brown; in fact
we regard him as one of the very best
judges we have. If he has given cor
rect Interpretation of the law in the Will
son case then the law needs amending.
The fact that Judge Brown rendered the
decision impresses. US more of the failure
Of our laws and courts to protect life and
property. Human life has become entire
" too cheap in North Carolina, and the
matter should be thoroughly discussed be.
fore another meeting of the Legislature
that more safeguards may be provided to
protect life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
A PATRIOTIC UNDERTAKING.

For thirty years the fame that belongs
with reference to the bravest achieve
ment in the annals of war. The claim of
this state "Furthest at Gettysburg" con-
fidently made by participants, has now
been established, and the world is slowly
giving honor to Pettigrew and his troops
that by mistake was first given to Pick
/. ett's brigade.
On July 3rd, of this year the North
Carolina Society of Baltimore viii cele-
brate on the Battlefield of Gettysburg
the fortieth anniversary of the famous
charge of Pettigrew's men. Secre-
tary John Wilbur Jenkins writes that
"Col. Thomas S. Kenan, Col ]. H. Lane,
Judge r. T. Bennett and many other
noted survivors are expected to be pres
ent. Major W. M. Robbins viii also be
among the orators. Governor Aycock has
been invited. The society will run "The
North Carolina Special over the w tern
Maryland Railroad, leaving here at $40
a. m. July 3rd, and leaving Gettysburg at
$50 p. m.
This is patriotic undertaking, highly
creditable to the Baltimore North Caro-
lima Society This will be the first time
the Confederates have celebrated this
event on the spot where it occurred The
Baltimore society vii welcome many
North Caro6nians on this trip, to join in
celebrating the States most noted achieve
ment
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
MUST RALEIGH STAND STILL?

An election has been ordered in Raleigh
on the 10Th OF June to determine whether
the city limits of Raleigh shall be extend
ed or the capital city shall elect to stand
still. There has been no extension of the
city limits in nearly half a century. In
order to show how contracted are the
limits of Raleigh it is necessary merely
to state that both Peace Institute and st.
Mary's School are In the country. A
large portion OF the population of Raleigh
resides in the country. They enjoy every
advantage of city life without being per-
mitted to bear their share of the cost of
the same. Raleigh goes down in the CEN
sus returns at a population much less
than its true population. That does the
city an injustice.
There has been more or less agitation
for an extension of the city limits for
years. Until the adoption of the suffrage
amendment there were political objections
of weight. They have now passed away.
There are now no reasons advanced
against extension except two: 1. Some
very excellent gentlemen, living out of the
corporate limits, prefer not to come into
the city; 2. Some stockholders in factor
les. now lying outside of the city limits
prefer not to have the factories pay city
taxes. Shall the desire Of these gentlemen
compel Raleigh to stand still?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
A MORNING TONIC.
(Carlvle.l

But indeed Conviction, were it never so
excellent, is worthless till it convert itself
into Conduct. Nay, properly Conviction
is not possible till then. Most true it is,
as a wise man teaches US, that Doubt OF
any sort cannot be removed except by
Action On which ground, too, let him
who gropes painfully in darkness or un-
certain light, and prays vehemently that
the dawn may ripen into day, lay this
other precept well to heart: do the Duty
which Hest nearest thee" which thou
knowest to be a Duty! Thy second Duty
will already have become clearer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
1.-THE LAW is A ASS.
Salisbury Sun.

Salisbury Sun.
The Supreme court yesterday affirmed
the judgment of the lower court in the
suit of Seawell VS.. the Seaboard Air Line.
.Seawell it will be remembered. was a
candidate for Congress in 1900 and while
waiting for train at Shelby was egged
by crowd He claimed that he was
entitled to protection from the railroad
people and brought suit with the result
stated, This may be law but in this par
ticular case we are emphatically of one
opinion with a Dickens character who
avered that "the law is a ass
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
AsHEvILLE LEADS.

Asheville is taking the lead in organic.
ing for proper North Carolina exhibit
at the st. Louis Worlds Fair. Good for
Asheville. All other progressive towns
will follow its good example. North
Carolina must be creditably represented
at that great Exposition. It's public
spirited citizens viii see that it is done
if there is an effective organized plan put
in operation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
ASSESSORS SHOULD REQUIRE ALL TO
OBEY THE LAW.

Wadesboro Messenger and Intelligencer.
The law requires that al property shall
be listed Eat its true value in money" and
the citizen takes an oath to comply with
the law It would be interesting to know
what percentage of persons viii dehber-
ately periure themselves after taking the
oath. There are some who will do it
that you would be surprised at, while Of
others nothing better is expected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
LOOK OUT FOR PLUGS.
Madison Record.

Madison Record.
The tax-isters of an eastern county
have made out list by which they will
assess horses and other property. The
rate for horses is as follows: First class,
$50; second class, 800; third class, SIS;
plug horses, so to $50 each. We will ven
ture that there viii not be a bakers
dozen first class horses listed in that
county, but you may look out for an over
dose Of plugs.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14

The Dutch Reformed church has stricken
the word ''obey" out of the marriage cere-
mony, but it viii not thereby get many
new converts among the women. They
have always promised to obey with a
mental reservation and do not regard
failure to do as breaking their vow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14

The rapid divorce evil called for a stir
ring rebuke from Whitelaw Reed in his
address to the graduates at Vassar There
have been half million divorces in the
United States in the past twenty years.
Isn't that enough to arouse the best men
to the need of putting a stop to easy di-
Yorces2
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14

Those North Carolina distillers who are
moving to the country districts OF Vir-
ginia have evidently not kept up with the
temperance spirit of the Old Dominion.
The Mann law took long step for tenn
peranee. The next Legislature viii put an
end TO stills away from police protection
and surveillance. And then they will
have TO move again.