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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-22

came to my help against the mighty I can
praise Him that He has set me free. Never
once have I even the desire to taste that
which was my greatest snare. To my
Father in Jesus be all the praise?'
It is said that Peter the Great made law
that IL any nobleman beat or ill-treated his
slaves he should be looked upon as insane,
and a guardian appointed to take care of
his estate and person. Peter himself once
struck his gardener, who, being keenly sem
sitive, went home and died In few days
from the humiliation. Peter hearing about
It exclaimed with tears: Alas. / have.
civilized my own subjects, I have conquered
other nations. yet 1 have not been able to
control or civilize myself" There are many
Christians who can preach to others about
their faults, but are not able to control
their own.
A little child once gave the definition Of
a drunkard as "A man who was crazy on
purpose"
Along the line Of control. IT is said OF
Capt. Arthur Vandeteur that If ANYTHING
ruffed or annoyed him he would take his
Bible and shut himself up with It in his
own room for few minutes and then come
out from communing with his Savior his
face beaming with peace and love. Thomas
Scott, the commentator, is said to have had
naturally a harsh temper, yet was known
among the sailors in the Margate hoys as
1.-The gentleman whom nothing would make
angry" The honorable Robert Boyle also
had a hasty disposition. but so overcame it
by constant prayer that he was marked for
his gentle and humble department.
How to Help the Leader.
Speak Of the well-admtted fact that the
use of alcoholic stimulants weakens the
will power. Suggest the thought that total
abstinence is a most powerful help toward
a strong will which should be ready against
time of terrible temptation which might
come into anybody,s-life.
Parallel Passages. = Philippians. ii:13;
Psalms, xviii:32; Psalms. xvii: i; Psalms,
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RE CORD TELLS Of
Fearful SHAKE.

Among the passengers A-who arrived
on the liner Ventura was H. Frederick,
who has been at Pago Pago for two
years. building an observatory for the
Navy Department. He says that the
sefsmograph at the German Govern
ment observatory at Apia recorded both
the San Francisco and Valparaiso
earthquakes, and that ON September IA
the instrument recorded an earthquake
of longer duration and greater violence
than either.
DR.. Lincke, the director of the Ger
man observatory, calculates that this
third earthquake occurred some 1000
kilos from Samoa. He suppoSes that
it occurred at sea, as from the seis-
mograph record it must have been suf-
f1ciently violent to have wrecked a
continent.
At the ,time the seismograph was
making this record. Captain Allen was
making his regular trip in the little
steamer Maori, between Pago Pago and
Apia The sea was calm and conditions
apparently were normal; but the trip,
instead of taking twelve hours, oc-
cupied twenty-five hours and the
steamer was carried forty-five miles off
her course.
1t was Captain Allen that conceived
the idea of clearing the barnacles from
his steamers bottom by taking her
into the hot water where the molten
lava from the Savaii volcano runs into
the ocean He took her there, but be-
fore the barnacles were half cooked
the engineer insisted on beating re-
treat. as the water was so hot that the
condensers would not work.
When Frederick reached Samoa he
found that he would have to depend
upon native labor. The Kanakas were
willing, but unskilled, and with his own
hands he taught them the art Of brick
masonry. The observatory he built is
small, but important, being the only
one owned by this Government south
Of the equator With the aid of large
telescope the navy officers stationed at
Pago Pago are making a study of the
stars of the southern hemisphere.
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MYSTERY SHROUDs
SUDDEN DEATH.

Mysterious circumstances surround
the death OF Mrs. Erne Davis % years
old, whose lifeless body was found at
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the
floor of a room at 1887 Turk street.
where she had been living for the last
three months with her husband Mortie
Davis, bill poster Her death was
pronounced by Dr. Healey, who was
called to the l-ouse after the discovery
of her body, to have been due to heart
failure, but the fact that she has been
Ill and respondent for several days and
suffered from nausea just prior to her
death makes plausible the suspicion of
suicide or poisoning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis were roomers at
the home of Joseph Martin at 1887
Turk street, and until Tuesday night
she has been employed as waitress in
a McAIiister-s street restaurant. She had
several times complained to other
roomers that her husband had contribu-
ted but little to her support, and for
several days had been complaining of
pains in the vicinity of her heart.
Yesterday Mrs. Martin left the house
about 2 o'clock, and Mrs Davis was at
that time sitting on the porch, appar-
entity in good health. She remained
there until about 3 o'clock, when she
went indoors. Mrs. Martin reached the
house about 5 o'clock and found Mrs.
Davis body lying with the head partly
under the piano in the front room.
No vial or anything else which might
have contained poison was found in
the room, but the woman's position
showed that she had been extremely
i'll just prior to her death. Before Mrs.
Martin had left the house Mrs. Davis
had secured a bag of bananas, from
which she had eaten two and had given
one to Mrs. Martin. The bag was still
lying on the dresser in her room, hut
there was nothing to indicate that the
fruit had been tampered with.
A post-mortem examination will be
held at the Morgue today to discover
whether poison was taken by Mrs.
Davis.
The dead woman had no relatives,
with the exception of her husband, her
father and sister having died recently
of heart trouble.
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runs and hits that came so fast that
they could hardly be counted. Yester-
day ii was the same thing. Garvin
seemed to have everything, but the
Commuters waded in all the same and
walloped everything he handed out
The best stick work was done by
Heitmuller. Out of five trips to the
rubber the big ''rah-rah" lad grabbed
four hits for himself. One was a
homer, a second went for two bags,
while the others were ordinary singles.
Tom Hackett and Gates were right
behind Heitmuller with three each, one
of Gates going over the fence and the
other for half the trip
DR.. Moskiman played the third sack
for the Commuters just to warm up a
bit and keep in trim. He performed
like a true big Lacquer at the third
station, cutting off couple that looked
like real bingles. But at the bat the
Doc was not there, slamming the ball
easily to the inheld every time up.
Burke from Petaluma wore the big
mitt behind the plate and was bit
dopey and subject to stage fright The
score:
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much good. Baseball is a game of
science and the fine points are deeply
appreciated by the critical element, but
all the same there is not one fanatic in
q million w4o does not like to bask in
the sunshine and watch the heavy
hitters bing EN- away out over the
heads OF the outfelders.
That's what they did, yesterday.
Everybody seemed to be playing this
sort Of a game. The wind also helped,
for II blew so fast that the ball did not
care who caught it or who did not and
the latter went nearly all, the time.
Therefore the scientific element of the
game was notable for its absence and
the rough and ready kind predomi-
mated.
Although a sIugging contest. the
tide ot victory was switched to flow
toward the Commuters shore on a
huke by big Heine Heitmuller. Heine
came up for his in the fourth spasm.
There was a full house and one man
down. Kane was playing his short
Heine noticed this or perhaps he did
not but anyhow he soused the leather
on the cheek and # bounded pest short
and into the left garden.
Croll was waiting to block il and
thus stop a couple of runs But when
the bail approached within g few feet
Of the Seattle left fielder it did a
double-shufle twostep and made a fly
ing leap for the fence. Then there was
g race between Heitmuller and Croll,
the former running for the rubber and
the latter for the fence. Heine had
the more speed and reached the plate
before the ball, thus making a home
run and putting four more through for
the Commuters.
ltCates also responded with a four
cushion swipe in the next spasm. He
like Heitmuiler, drove the sphere into
the. left plat. but II went on a fly and
bounced over the fence. Fortunately
for the Siwashes, none Of the Oakland
ers were lingering on the sacks and
the heroic effort OF Eli was good for
only one run.
Z Every one who watches baseball
games is OF the opinion that big Virgil
Garvin is one Of the best pitchers who
ever curved a ball in this league, but
all the same the Commuters can souse
him every time he starts. Last Wednes-
day they got TO him for a bunch Of
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HAPPINESS REIGNS
AGAIN OVER HOME
Beatrice Tiscorna's Threat
ened Suit for Divorce
Fails to Reach the Courts

A divorce suit which failed to mate
rialize was that threatened by Beatrice
Tiscornia Of $40 Arlington avenue
against E Tiscornia, and the reason
that 1t did not uiateriafize was that
the belligerent couple were brought
together yesterday in Judge Grahapn's
chambers, where the olive branch was
waiting for their mutual acceptance.
Last Sunday Miss Tiscornia. a niece
Of the young married couple. was
welded. and in the course OF the even
ing, while the wedding celebrations
were at their height, according TO the
Italian custom. and the wine was dow
ing freely, trouble occurred Accord
ing to Mrs Tiscornta's account, she
demanded the right to go to the hon&
of her parents. and was refused By he3
husband He charges that she then
assaulted him and later accompanied
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NoIli. to their
home at Twentieth and Bryant streets.
Mrs. Tiscornia threatened to bring
suit on the ground Of cruelty. and ap-
pealed to Judge Graham. He sug-
gested that she call at his chambers
yesterday morning. and arranged that
her husband should be there at the
same time. Both brought other mem
bers of their families with them, while
Attorney Louis Ferrari appeared for
Tiscornia and Attorney Frank Burke
for his wife A pathetic scene ended
In a promise by Tiscornia TO be good.
and an admission by his wife that she
was perfectly willing to return to him.
1t was further agreed that she rnight
visit her parents at any time shs
wished.
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PRETENSION TAKES
TRADE BOARD
HANDICAP.
sPEcIAL DIsPArcH no ZEE eALL.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 2O-The getaway
day programme provided today at
Churchill Downs was good one. The
Board of Trade handfcap. at one mile.
was the principal Offering and brought
together the best handicap horses on
the grounds Speculation on Preten-
sion and wexford in the race was
heavy and the former won
An exodus of horsemen from here to
Eatonia was begun tonight. A dozen
stables. including those Of ]. O. Keene.
F.. Doss. E. Dealy. Hall & Marshall. V.
Gilbert. W. Egan and w. L. Cotton,
will be shipped TO California tomorrow.
Nearly all the bookmakers' here will
continue business at Latonia during
that meeting.
First race. I'VE and a half furlongs-Sally NJ
won. Salhe Suter second Hereafter third Time,
Second race. i've and half furlouss-Hard-
ing won. Salvage second, Lady Carroll third
Third race. six furiongs--NFeadowbrs wfa
Funieulaire second, Frontenae third
Fourth race. Board OF Trade handicap. one
won. Hannibal Bey second, Tar
tan third. Time. 40 1-5
Fifth race. six furIones-Light condnctor
won, ZipangO second. Electortne third. Time.
sixth race. mile and sixteenth--Auditor won.
oratorian second. Golden Mineral third Time,
] Al To.
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BURNS Is BATTED
OUT OF BOX BY
PORTLAND.

Los ANGELES, Oct 20-Portland
hatted Burns out Of the box in the
first four innings of today's game. and
after the visitors had piled UP six
runs at his expense Cravath was sub
stituted for the Angels. He shut out
the northern batsmen for the next four
innings. but IN the eighth sIister's
single to center brought in Two runs,
and in the ninth a double and two
DROPPED balls added another pair to
Portland making the final score 10
to in their favor. The game was
played in a dust storm Of such severity
that frequently the players were OBJ
scured from view Of the fans in the
grandstand Score:
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WANTS TIME TO COMPLY
WITH TERMS OF ORDINANCE

TREY l. Ford, attorney for the United
Railroads, filed a petition with the
Board of Supervisors yesterday asking
that the corporation be given until
January next, to comply with the terms
of the ordinance to prohibit the over
crowding OF street cars. Ford says that
1T will be impossible to equip the cars
with guards to prevent passengers
from interfering with the motormen.
He says that the company will gladly
comply with the ordinance with a view
to safeguarding human lives, but AYERS
at least two months will be required
to carry out the conditions imposed
The ordinance with come up for final
passage. tomorrow afternoon. but Su-
pervisor Sanderson, who prepared the
ordinance, said that in all likelihood
a reasonable time win be given the
United Railroads to equip their cars
properly, in view of the fact that they
show a disposition to comply with it's
provisions.
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GAME PROTECTORS ARE To
MEET IN ANNUAL SESSION

The seventh annual meeting OF the
California Game and Fish Protective
Association will be held Friday and
Saturday, November and 10, at Mon
terey. AS this is a legislative year. the
association win take steps to obtain
better protection of fish and game The
programme for Friday evening, Novem-
ber 9, is as follows: Open meeting at the
theater. to which the public is invited;
address of welcome, Mayor Of Monterey;
reply, Fl. =. Payne, president OF Cali
fornia Game and Fish Protective Asso-
citation; The Reason Why" paper to be
read by Walter r. Welch; address,
Frank H Mayer: Fish and Game and
It's Relations to Future Generations .
paper to be read by H C. Hall OF Corte
MADEIRA; address. w. Scott Way, secre-
tary California Audubon Societies.
Sunday. November IL, there will be a
fish dinner on the beach, under the aus
pices of the Monterey Bay Fish and
Game Protective Association
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STREET CLEANERS WILL
BE PAID NEXT TUESDAY
Board of Supervisors Postpones Action
ON Passing Of Demands So Audi
tor Can Post Them.


The Board of Supervisors, which was
to have met yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of passing the demands of
the 500 men who have been cleaning
the streets under the supervision of
President Duffey of the Board of
Works, adjourned until tomorrow
morning without taking any action 1t
had been ascertained that it was inn
possible for the Auditor TO enter UP
the demands in time for payment on
Monday. At tomorrow's meeting the
Supervisors will pass the demands so
the men can get their coin on Tuesday
The demands will aggregate about
$4,000.
Duffey said that his gang was work
ing to clean Bush, Sutter, Pine, Cali
fornia and Howard streets. He was
meeting with the cooperation of prop
erty owners who were Inclined at first
to oppose the proceedings. He received
notification that the dangerous walls
of the Cowell building at the northeast
corner of Sansome and Washington
streets will be taken down tomorrow.
Duffey had expressed his intention to
take a gang Of men to the scene to
bring down the walls and charge the
cost of the work to the owner.
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BAD TRACK STOPS
SPEED TRIAL OF
ROSEBEN.
SPECIAL p1spATcH no THE AL.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Withdrawals
spoiled one of the best cards Of the
meeting at the course this afternoon
Originally the programme was made
up of some of the best horses IN the
different racing divisions, but upon
reaching the track and discovering the
condition of the going trainers and own
ers of many of the best horses decided
it would be foolhardy to trust their
charges to the treacherous going and
as a result some of the best horses
were withdrawn. This meant the post
ponement of the Roseben trial against
the: time Of SaIvator over the mile route
with the straightaway record of 1851.
Hylas proved to be the best in the
Champion steeplechase. the second
race. 1t was long run over the three
and a half-mile course and severely
tried the staying powers of the jump
ers Coligny followed the winner
closely and was only beaten head at
the end. Altar took third money John
NJ p, the imported English chaser, was
well backed. but failed to get in the
money.
The White Plains handicap. valued
at $4,000 was won by the clever Hast
ings colt. Okenfte. The youngster took
kindly to the heavy going and had all
the speed throughout. He put up a
smaghing race and in a strong finish
beat his held out Dy ndlL length
Kentucky Beau ran well, but was not
good enough to beat the winner in
the going Marathon, passed UP in the
betting, took the third part Of the
purse.
BeaucIere, the Salvador colt. that
chased Reseben this week in his rec
breaking performance, was out to-
day again and won the fourth race
from a high-class field of two-year-
olds. sThe race was pie for the clever
youngster and he won as he pleased
by two lengths. Dissent. Z to / shot.
took second. money. Lamertine was
third at 10 to 1. Results
First race, six furlongs straight-vaIls won,
Merrill second. Frank Gill third. Time, 1:15 As.
Second race. Eighth Champion steepieehase,
about three and a half miles-Hyias won.
Coiigry second. Altar third Time. s:23.
Third race. the White Plains handicap, six
furlongs, straight-0kenite won Kentucky Beau
second Marathon third. Time. t:14 Is.
Fourth race. seven furlongs-Beauclafre won,
Dissent second. Lamertine third Time, 1 :2S-
Fifth race, Belmont Park Autumn. weight for
age. two and a quarter Understanding Water
won, Nealon second. The Cricket third. Time.
4:01 2-5.
Sixth race, one and three-sixteenths miles.
Miss Crawford won. Chimney Sweep second,
Tommy WaddeH third Time. 2:01.
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JAiAIARl

Sacrifice hite-Wolters, Delmas. First base
en balls-Od Welch 5, of MeGregor 8. Struck
out-By Welch g by McGregor 4 Left on
bases-San Francisco s. Fresno 5. Balk-
WEIGH Hit by pitched ball--Mohler Wilson
Time Of game hour and 25 minutes. Um-
pire-Perrine
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JEALOUS MAN KILLS WOMAN.

BAIRD, Tex, Oct 20.-Alberton Agos.
d Mexican employed at hotel here, in
stantly killed Mabel Kelley, white
woman employed at the same hotel yes
terday, and then stabbed himself, prob
ably fatally. Agos said he committed
the deed because he loved the girl and
because she would have married an
other man soon.
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DR. ROLLER IS WILLING TO
wREsTLE ~YANKEEe ROGERS
Physician, Though Retired, VIII Com
sent to Meet Challenges In
Private Match

SEATTLE, Oct. 20.-"Y ankee' Roz-
ers. the wrestler. has written a letter
to DR.. Roller, Offering to make a
match for anything. from 800 to $1,000
side, at any time convenient for the
physician to meet him on the mat
Roller will reply that while he has de-
termined never again to appear In
public IN a wrestling bout. II Rogers
is in earnest and comes to Seattle with
$1,000 In his pocket he will be accom-
modated in a private match before ~
Seattle Athletic Club.
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ports Oaks Saghten Out the Curves OF Pitcher Virgil GarVln
BUCK KEW.ING IS OUT
FOR THELAST
TIMEa

CINCINNATI, Oct. 20. - William
Buckingham Ewing, known all over
the United States as Buck" Ewing,
noted baseball catcher, died this after
noon at his home in this city. his
death was due to diabetes and
paralysis. Ewing was native of this
city, but was connected with the New
York National League team longer
than was any other single baseball
player. He leaves wife, a son and a
daughter.
SPORTS
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FITZPATRICK HARD
AT WORK OVER
THE BAY.

This will be busy day at the fight
ers' camps. as quite number of sports
will make the trip across the bay to
see how the men shape up AS the
Thomas Fitzpatrick fight is but four
days distant San Rafael and Larkspur
viii be the objective points, although
quite few will go over to Berkeley
to see Kaufman work out.
Dick Fitzpatrick is stationed at
Larkspur, and his brother and George
Murray, the slashing scrapper who has
fought so often In the four-round
bouts in this city. are preparing him
for the most important engagement Of
his long career. The Chicago boxers
most meritorious performances were
against Honey Melody, whom he
fought to a standstill on two occasions
when Melody was in his prime. Al
though Thomas, who Will be called
upon to defend his newly acquired
title at Celma, clouted Melody into
Sunderland, the latter was not as good
as he was when Fitzpatrick fought
him, so no comparison can be made on
that score.
Another thing, Fitzpatrick is mixer,
while Thomas is a cool and clever chap
never wasting a punch. This trait en-
abled him to dispose of a rNsher like
Melody much quicker than an infghter
like Fitz, who continually carries the
fight to his opponent Inasmuch as the
hard-hitting Melody connected with
Fitz's jaw pretty often and never
feazed him 1t would indicate that the
Windy City fighter can stand the gaff
Looking at the match from all angles
it would appear to be the best welter-
weight battle that has been carded in
this vicinity since the memorable Cans
Walcott affair. The Easterner un-
doubtedly will adopt rushing tactics in
the hope of penetrating the Califor-
mans guard and those who like to
back the fighter against the boxer will
pin their faith and put their coin. on
Fitzpatrick.
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Sports
Big SLabsters S Best Meat for
Men Who Serue Old Rio.
BY William j. sIattery.

One Of those like grandfather used enjoy the early
SOS fed the Idora Park yesterday afternoon 1t
every player for himself and your head off you
cloued the ball 1t the fans Ito that Oakland
by this kind of layout therefore the
that Rip Van Halren leads there the finish with
TO gvS away
Such coung does the heart ardent lover Of the game
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LUKE MARIsCH RESORT
A POPULAR RENDEZVOUS

Genial Luke Marisch's resort. now
open at southwest corner OF Golden
Gate ave- and Fillmore, has become the
popular place OF meeting for business
and professional men. In this swell
new resort are served Weinhard's Best
on draught and Cedarbrook Just out OF
bond The popularity OF the place is
augmented greatly by the Handsomely
appointed cigar. store owned by Bert
Lazarus and Jack Marisch. VIM. CreeI.
formerly Of the Richelieu, is managing
this up-to-date stand
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SUNS RAYS START BLAZE.

VALLEJO, Oct 2os--The suns rays
are believed to have ignited the col
ored tissue paper on display in the
window OF the Naval Pharmacy this
morning. Concentration of the heat by
the colored window vase is the ac-
cepted theory The blaze was discoy-
cred by Charles J. Boil, the proprietor
of the store and extingished. The
damage is about 500.
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SEALS GET CASE
OF RATTLES IN
RAISIN CITY.

FRESNO, Oct. 20.-Errors cost the
Seals today's game with Fresno to the
tune Of to 2. Every man in the uni
form of San Francisco got ratified at
critical moments and threw the ball
away Wind and dust stopped the con-
test at the end of the seventh inning,
Score:
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WOMEN IN aBLAcKFACE.p

SAN MATEO, Oct. 20.AThe young
ladies of the San Mateo Athletic Club
gave a minstrel show and dance last
evening, which was largely attended.
Some fifteen young ladies of the club
blacked their faces and amused the
large audience for two hours with the
regular oldtime minstrel songs and
dances, after which the hall was
cleared and dancing continued until
midnight
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Home runs-Heitmuller Gates Tbree-bass
ht-Mott Two-base hits-Streib, HeitmuiIer
Hackett, Gates, Kruger. Sacrifice hits-CrolI
Haley. First base balls-On Garvin 4, OF
Gates 2. Struck out-By Garvin s. by Gates g.
Passed bslls-Burke f2) Blankenship. Time OF
game-1 hour IS minutes. Umpire-Derrick.