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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
PLACED ON RECORD

Eighth street northwest, between I
and r streets-Frauklin Insurance Com
pauy 20 Washington Theater Company,
part original lot l3, square 406, SO
GlJ6 Eleventh street West-CyTus
Chambers eL AK. 10 William J.. Miller.
part !Ot Z, block II, $40. William L.
Miller conveys same property 10 Cyrus
and Mary Y. ". Chambers, $40.
q street southwest, between Second
and Third streets-Auuie Daniel et al.
90 Albert r. Collins, part original lot /,
square 81, so.
Dobbins Addition--Harry a. WaEstad
10 Sarah A. Taylor lot 26, square u, SO.
Sixth street southwest between M and
y StreeTS-lIeOTge w. Nebler 10 MaBld-
lena Weber. lot 45. square 4l3, $40
Third street southwest. between / and
X streets-HenTy Thompson CT uN 10
Bernard Leonard, part original lot p,
square 542, $40
So Second street southwest-Wnllam
c Martin ct al trustees, 10 solomon
Berliuer, lot p square $50, 8
Alley, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth and @ and u streets southeast L
julius IT. Loeb, ct uN., to Clementind
BTidWel. lots so ana 5l, square lOll, SO.
Fourth street northwest. between y
and . streets-Susan CaTusi ct Vir.
John NJ L.. 10 Herbert J. Robinson,
part original lot I, square 5i2, $40
Trlnidad-CaleD a. Rice ct uN. 10
Francis i. Lewis, lot -, block ., $500.
UuiOntOwu-James ". Barley et uE.
20 James j. Glennan, lot 30 Sll00
1llfLttNNn street SDuiAtaoLs DriNtt-Li
South Carolina avenue and G street
Amelia Johnson TO Martilla Jones, part
original lot O. square 1910, $40. Marulla
Jones et al. 20 same. part same lot $40
Dry Meadows-Lewis Harris ct ux. TO
Joseph H. Harris, part, $40.
Third street northwest between ] and
X streets-Wlliiam Il. Willett ct uX. 10
Francis H. and Anna ID. F1tZsimmons,
part square 52I $500
Trinidad-MinOr J. BENJAMIN 10 Gram
dal Mackey, part lot 20, block g. $40.
526 Sixth street OuLheast-Marcus
Richardson ct uX 20 Matte J. Crome-
line, north p original lot Is, square sUs
SO.
9l4 TO $50 Third street southeast-Nora
NJ, Torn 10 John SCriVener, lots l5 20
o. square tS9, SO.
q street northeast. between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets-Arthur- Carr 20
al. to Samuel Thomas, lot 123, square
1927 $40
94I3 and 2h5 I street northwest-T.
Franklin Schneider et uX. 10 Joseph Her
zoF, lots 90 ard g. square -, $40.
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CABOOSE SMASHED,
FLAGAAN KILLED
Collision Said to Be Due to
Failure to Send a
Warning.

FRANKLIN. Pa, Aug. u.-One man
was killed and two were injured fin a
rcar-end collision between the Pittsburg
beef train north bound and freight
train at the AIenango yards Of the
Pennsylvania railroad two miles south
of Franklin today
Patrick Barrett. of Pittsburg, aged
twenty-six, and single. hagman or the
freicht train, was killed
J. W. Miller, of Pittsburg, aged
twenty-three, brakeman Of the freight
train. was injured internally and PROB
ably viii not recover.
John AIligham, engineer Of the beef
train, was slightly hurt.
Barrett and Miller were in the caboOse
Of the freight train. which was running
Oh the main track and was run into by
the beef train. 1t is alleged that the
cause Of the accident was the failure Of
the freight crew to send back a flag
man. The dead and injured men were
taken TO OIL City
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CRUISE DEFERRED
TILL SEPTEMBER

Commander Stratton, Of the District
Naval Militia. will take the members OF
his command out for a cruise about sep
tenrber. 8. or soon after that date, IN
stead of August Il, as was originally In
tended. The tvip. is was decided at a
conference, will be made on the Pun-
tan, the old monitor that has been as
signed to special duty with the militia
as a training ship.
The plans of the members Of the
militia. many of whom are Government
clerks. have been cancelled, greatly 10
their disappointment Commander
Stratton was informed today that he
might have the old battleship Texas
Aue1ist Is. or the converted cruiser New
ark August =, either of which would
be as desirable and as comfortable for
the cruise as the Puritan-the Texas
even more so. Commander Stratton de-
cided that men who cannot stand dis
appointment would make poor sailors or
warriors. so they would await the re-
turn of the Puritan from the review Of
the Atlantic Fleet at oyster Bay, Sep
A0HnraI Converse stated that 1t was
necessary to send the Puritan up 70
oyster BAY, but that he would have IL
returned TO its present post as soon as
possible after the exercises. The ship
would start on its return trip Septem-
Der 4, and only a day or so would be
necessary for preparation
4 large number OF the men had OBJ
taIned their annual leave for the period
originally decided upon for the cruise.
Many Of them VIII now nave 10 take
their vacations at that time or go with
Out so the number that will go out or
the Puritan in September viii be de-
ridedlv reduced.
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Many washington people have felt
that on account of the numerous small
parks OF the city that Washington did
not have the same playground needs as
other cities. The attendance for July,
1906, Is almost twice that OF 1905. The
attendance Tor July, lJ05 was J3,16i. and
for July. 1900. 1105j0.
Decrease at Three Points.
There are only three Fairgrounds
which show a decrease Ia attendance
North Capitol. which had 1864 last year
and IA. zoo this year; the Arthur had 3. 73j
last year and 2639 this year, and the
Curtis had an attendance Of 1850 last
year and 1886 this year. This decrease
was due To the fact that almost the
entire yard was taken up with sand,
gravel. and bricks for new buildings.
The grounds showing the greatest in
crease are the Webb. afterward replaced
bv the Ludlow. with an attendance OF
.5S6 last year and II, 1853 this year. the
Wauach, 6.S73 last year and 9.1J5 this
year. the Jefferson. 4152 last year and
AL this year, the Henry. 1897 last year
and 5,Sl6 this year. the Stevens. 1854 last
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NEARLY STUMBLED
OVER A CORPSE
AnacoStia Man s GhaStly
Discovery on the Rail-
road Track.

The mangled body Of an unknown
white man, elegantly dressed in a suit
Of dark mixture. was found lying on ~
Pennsylvania railroad tracks at Sixth
and 2 streets southwest, this morning.
From the position Of the body the con-
c.usion reached is that the man WAS
struck by q passenger train while walk
ing along the tracks. He may have
fallen from a car platform and been
hit by train going in an opposite direc-
ton,
A letter addressed 70 Dear Roy" and
signed Carl" from go Rudder street.
Kingston, Pa. was in an Inside pocket
CAPTAIN Boardman telegraphed the au-
thorities at Kingston with view TO
establishing the mans identity At a
late hour no responses had been re-
ceived.
The body was discovered by ]. II.
Whitnore. of Morris road. Anacostia
who was walking between the tracks
and almost stumbled over the dead man
Coroner Nevitr Will probably hold ar
inquest
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ROMANCE SHATTERED,
MAY ANNUL MARRIAGE
Petition Entered Asking That Bride
groom Be Placed in Charge
of Guardian.

A romance which began Janury q last,
when Claude Worthington Wylie mar
r!ed Elizabeth Emma Wylie, in AleXan-
dria Va. was rudely shattered today
by George w. Wyie. as the next friend
of Claude. who began proceedings in the
local court 10 have a guardian appointed
for the young bridegroom, and also to
cause the marriage to be annuled. II
is stated in the petition that after the
marriage young Wylie. who is only nine
teen years old. remained only one week
with his bride. Ii is also stated that
the marriage was contracted by young
XVvIie without the knowledge or consent
of his parents. William Z. Ambrose Is
counsel for the petitioner.
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DECREASE IN TYPHOID
BY T0DAYS RECORD

A slight falling off in the number of
eases of typhoid fever reported AT the
Health Department within the last TWEEN
ty-four hours IS noted today, only IL
cases being recorded, as compared with
a during the previous twenty-four hours.
The total number of cases reported since
the first Of the year has now reached
as, while but $50 cases We're reported
during the cOrresp spOuding period ol 1903
During the week OF August TO III, m
elusive, Of 1893, a total Of 81 cases were
reported This year the number has
increased 10 a cases.
Two OF today's new cases were brought
10 the city from Maryland for treat
menL
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B[ASTER BEHEADED
IN RIVER TUNNEL

NEW YORK, Aug. u.-Another TRACE
dy occurred today i'm the North river
tunnel which is being built by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. in an ac.
cident at the foot of York street. Jersey
CITY. caused by the explosion of an over
charged dynamite blast. one man was
beheaded, and many others seriously in
iured.
Michael O'Connor was in charge OF
setting OFF a blast. and was assisted by
fiCteen uen.
When CConnor pressed the electric
button there was a tremendous eNplJ~
sion, and a rock Weighing more than a
ton was thrown I'm a straight line 70 the
uI4ca where he was standing.
The boulder cut his head from ms
body and smaller rocks were scattered
among the crowd of labOrers, knocking
them down.
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VICTIMS Of THIEF
GET HORSES BACK
William Wells, Alleged Cul-
prit Has His Case
Postponed.

Through a clever piece OF work by
Washington detectives the several VIC
tins OF horse thieves in Alexandria
county have had their stolen property
restored to them.
Detectives Parham and O'Brien recoy-
cred I'VE OF the stolen horses that were
sold for paItry sums 10 different people
IN Washington. as well as two buggies,
one wagon, and several sets Of harness
which were also found. William Wells
the alleged thief. is In CUSTODY.
Wells was this morning arraigned be-
fore Judge KimbaII in the United states
branch of the Police Court When the
case was called his attorneys asked FOR
a continuance until Tuesday Ihe re-
quest was granted
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NURDEROUS ATTACK
MADE ON FARMER

CAMDEN, y. J.. Aug. u--while pro-
tecting his home early this morning
from the depredations OF a colored man
who had entered the house and stolen
$50. Graconi Mogia. aged forty years. a
farmer living near Westvine, was bru-
tally assaulted by the desperate robDer;
MOgia is now IN the Cooper Hospital
with small chances OF recovery. The
criminal made his escape and IS still Al
liberty His identity is unknown
The murderOus attack was made about
o'clock this morning. A cursOry ex-
animation showed that the base OF the
mans skull was fractured.
Posses have been organized and a
thorough search is now being made OF
The surrounding country.
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LONGWORTHS ARE
TO ARRIVE TODAY
Continued from First Page)

Hill. this morning TO steam to New
York for the purpose of bringing back
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, who
are expected 10 arrive IN New Aork
harbor aboard the st. Paul at p. m.
The Sylph viii meet the ~. Faul az
schedule time the Presidents daughtes
and her husband Will arrive home BY
4 o. N.
40 special preparations are Delns
r,.5o FOR tbs I Tongworths visit. but the
Presidents family and the near Roose-
welt relatives are looking forward WIN
great pleasure TO the reunion.
Although no definite plans nave peeh
re West. II is understood they do not
contemplate remaining at oyster BAY
longer than two or three DAYS Ihey
will, therefore. probably take Iraln LoF
VfasbiDqtoD q bout Monday or Tuesday,
and some time later will proceed 10
Cincinnati.
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STEEL FREIGHTER
KNOCKS DOWN BRIDGE

DULUTH. MINI. Aug. 1.-The steam
er Troy. a 5000 ton steel treighter own
ed by the Western Transit company
crashed into the span OF the interstate
bridge at l o'clock this morning throw
inc the bridge into the channels on
aitbev side of the center pier on which
the span revOlVeC
Navigation to AID from the upper har-
Dor. the most active portion OF the heau
of the lakes, is blocked
bor are cut of from returning 10 the
lake or to the Duluth side OF the har-
hor
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IN FINANCIAL WORLD
MARKET STRONG
IN CLOSING HOUR
UnfaVOrable Bank Statement
Fails to Have Effect
on Prices.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE feature
Of the market in the first hour was the
drive that was made at Reading. South
ern Pacihc, on the other hand, was oid
Up 2H points. At the end of the first
hour covering OF shorts and some sup
porting orders caused a moderate rally
on which part OF the early losses were
recovered
Government bonds unchanged; other
bonds steady.
The market closed strong in the face
of a very unfavOraole bank statement
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REPUBLICANS IN SESSION
IN WEST VIRGINIA TODAY

The West Virginia Republican State
committee is IA session today At Par
kersburg TO reorganize for the campaign.
The slate included the selection of Harry
WOO5yard AS chairman i-4 place of
George Wise. who recently resi- gned.
The committeeman conferred with the
Congressional candidates.
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VERSATILITY.

Haven't I seen you before some
where?" asked the customer at the
lunch counter.
you probably saw me at some Ig-
crrote village" said the dusky waiter.
~ was one Of the Igorrotess suh,''
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Made Honorary Secretary.

Prank Miles Day and W. 5. Eames.
of the American Institute of Architects.
were elected honorary vie presidents Of
the congress. 1 was made honorary
secretary of the body.
AT the conclusion Of the meeting.
which lasted six days, a magnificent
hauquet was rendered the congress by
Ambassador Reid
out OF the twenty addresses delivered
at the banquet only four were preserved.
and subsequently published In London
papers. one Of the four speeches was
that OF Mr.. Totten.
During the business meetings Mr.. Tot
ten delivered two important address on
THE ORGANIZATION Of Public luterna-
tioual Architectural Competitions and
..The Execution Of Important Govern
meut. Municipal. and Architectural
Work By Salaried Officials. Both OF
these addresses were preserved
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BEWARE OF HER.

Beware of the woman who sits ana
listens while you do all the talking. she
probably has a desire 10 know now DIG
a fool you Will make or yourseI.
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GIRL WHO CLAIMED
TO Be MRS. THAN
IS IN PROVIDENCE

NEW YORK. Aug. LIT has become
known that the chorus girl who told
Florence Zegfeld. the theatrical man
aFer. chat the shooting Of Stanford
White was the outcome Of joke is Hat
tie Forsythe-
Miss Forsythe returned from Paris two
weeks ago and was located in PrOyI-
deuce. where she is staying with her
mother. A representative of the dis
trict attorneys office was sent TO see
her and get her statement.
She IS considered the most important
witness the prosecution has vet discOv-
cred. and she will be placed on the
stand at the trial and be forced 10 tell
ali she knows about the Incidents that
led Up to the shooting.
EveIyn's Bosom Friend.
Miss Forsythe was the bosom friend OF
EVELYN Nesbit. and protected her during
the stormy time prior 10 the girls mar
Tiage TO Thaw,
Immediately after the shooting Miss
Forsythe was summoned 10 the district
attorneys office and questioned closely.
She did not at that time tell that she
and two other members Of Anna Held's
COMPANY visited Stanford Whites studio
Ia Madison Square Garden tower 10 bid
him goodby before sailing 10 Europe,
and finding the architect out said TO an
attendant: Just say that Mrs. Harry
Thaw called"
This led to White sending q basket Of
roses and "a noIe expressing his regret
TO young Mrs. Thaw a few hours be-
fore he was shot Harry Thaw is said
20 have seen the flowers and the note.
ha
White.
Miss FOrsythe went 10 Paris day or
two after the district att-.uey had in
terNiewed her, and the story - the joke
did not become known UHGt Manage
Ziegfeid communicated II 1 othe prose-
Immediately the representatives of the
district attorney began an active search
for her, and today expect 10 get her
statement in full.
Clifford W HartrIdge, Ihaws S CHIEF
counsel today declined TO discuss this
new phase of the case, but lnIlmaJed
that he had knowledge OF Miss For
/ sythe story.
James w. Osborne has been chosen Dy
Hairy X. Thaw on the advice OF his
lawyer. TO conduct MS defense
" hue there was no immediate oIl-
cial confirmation Of this statement. a
.11eroheT of The firm of HaTtrldge x Pea
BODY. the lawyers VINO nave been pre-
uaring the young PlttsCurger case,
said;
mir. Osborne viii probably be Sc
lected to defend Harry Thaw Further
than that I do not care 10 say any
II was also learned today that Thaw' S
attorneys have completely rounded out
their plan of defense.
All the witnesses that VII De necgs-
sarv are kept in daily touch with the
prisoners lawyers and are reaoy to take
| the stand.
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RECTOR COX OF CINCINNATI;
IS NOW ACCUSED OF HERESY

Cox's attack Is contained ln an excerpt
from his letter 20 Bishop vincent II IS
said that both Bishop Vincent and he
Rev Mr.. Cox are OUT or the city ana
40 further action VIII be taken IN Ine
matter until their return.
A minister OF the Episcopal chuFch Is
ameuable -fOr ofienses 20 his blshop ana
the standing committee OF the diocese IN
which he is canOniCally resident. Inul
OtherW lse ordered Dy the diocesan con-
yention. before the final consent Tor a
trial can be obtained the accused must
be personally served with the papers
sixty days Before the presentmeEt Tor
tr' al
In the course Of a statement Mr.. Cox
"On the Sunday following DR.. Crap
sey's trial / preached . sermon In my
parish chuT,n, in which ] declared ]
did not believe ia the virgin birth or IN
the bodily resurrection OF Jesus CAIsL
I have on many occasions preached ser
mons iu which the doctrine Of atone
meut, as it is mauifestly set forth IN
tho prayer book, was questioned on
ScripturaI as well as on logical grounds
Two Great Truths.
..The Christian Church seem to me
20 have been based upon two great
truths-that God was made manifest In
man and that the true life Of man Is
not ended by death. These two great
truths took the form Of "a failh that
Jesus Christ was InCarnate God and
that He rose again from the dead IN
the flesh. Perhaps no other statement
OF these truths would have been IN
trlliEibIe TO men in that day
But times change. and many today
accent Christ as Lord OF Life, who can
rot believe that He was the very God,
many believe that He lived after The
crucifxion, and was manifested 20 Hls
disciples. who cannot believe that HIS
body was raised from the tomb
Jesus Christ Is 10 me the great world
hero. The captain Of their salvation 70
all who viii be saved by Him, from SIN
and soul death
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BANK STATEMENT.

SurDlus of the banks is SS,2ll, ,525,
.ealnst 81. SO. 500 last year. and $5LI3l.-
- TWO years ago.
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Indorses CraPsey.

For some time past in one Of the
leading church periodicals Mr.. Cox has
been publishing open letters upholdinE
some Of the Rev. Mr.. Crapsey's pet
theories, which have provoked storm
of wide comment and much criticism.
The climax came when the Rev. Mr..
Cox addressed an open letter 20 his
Bishop, the Rt Rev. Boyd Vincent. OF
Southern Ohio, I'm tho church peTiodi-
calls. ln which he declares that be does
not belt the two great central truths
0f ChrIstlauIty-the virgin birth of Jesus
Christ or uis bodily resurrection from
the dead This IS right in line with
l.e Cransey school. and IL is thour {
that "a trial cf Mr.. Cox cannot be avoid
f5. in fact. ia is fought that he seeks IL.
The most important statement Of Mr..
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For the second time in few months
the Protestant Episcopal Church in
America seems about To have heresy
trlal OF one Of lts ordained priests, who
has more OF less publicly denied the
divinity OF Jesus OF Nazareth This
reputed horetical priest IS the Rev.
George Clarke Cox. for many years
past the rector of Calvary Episcopal
Church, OF Cincinnati.
The hereticaI statements of Mr.. Cox
may be said 10 De the bitter fruits Of
the famous Crapsey heresv trial which
terminated ia Rochester, n. Y, few
weeks ago. AT the time OF that trial
tremendous agitation was experienced
In the church. and It was felt that
drastic action should be taken 10 pre-
vent such priests officiating in the ser
vices, nomiualy true 10 their ordlna-
tion vows. but really non-believers IN
some Of the most essential doctrines OF
the Christian faith
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ARCHITECT TOTTEN
BACK FROM LONDON
Was Prominent Figure at the
Seventh International
Congress.
HIS ADDRESSES PUBLISHED
Elected Honorary Secretary Of the Con-
gress and Shown Many Other
Considerations.

George O. Totten Jr., secretary Of the
American permanent committee of the
international Congress OF Architects,
who recently attended the Seventh In
ternatioual Congress OF Architects at
London, England. returned yesterday
TO his office in this city. Mr.. Totten
delivered several addresses during the
course or the meeting and was a guest
of Whltelaw Reid. American Ambassa-
dor at a banquet given by the latter
10 the entire congress
The meeting was held under the aus
pices of an executive committee sup
ported by the council Of the Royal In
stitute of British Architects, az the
Grafton Galleries.
In describing the congress and It's
Importance. Mr.. Totten said;
City Brilliantly Decorated.
when l arrived in London 1 found
the city brilliantly decorated with cleo
tire lights and bunting. Everywhere
the official badge OF the international
Congress was TO be seen The tirst
meeting was held on Monday, July 10.
The Duke of Argyle and Princess
Louise. sister OF the King OF England,
assisted by the lord mayor Of London
and his wife, presided at the opening
session. These royal personages wore
medieval costumes, which consisted of
che most gorgeous robes and lacca
Imaginable. When they entered the i'm
pcrial section of the gallery they pre-
scented q wonderful spectacle. brilliant
gems sgarkled in the dresses of the
women. while the raimeut of the men
scintiuated like tlnsel on Christmas
tree. Pages walked along IN the rear OF
the members of the royal family.
After the president of the congress
called The meeting 20 order, the Duke OF
Argyle iu an address OF welcome spoke
on The important work accomplished by
architects ia the development OF the
worlds civilization
AT the conclusion of his talk a dele
gate from each of the twenty countries
represented was called upon 10 respond
George Is. Post, of New York. re-
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