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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-15
A LARGE CLASS
New Fourth Class Naval Academy lar.
ger Than Last Year

The new fourth class at the MAYA
academy will number about sixty.
I'VE more than last year. II Is ex-
pected the class ~ 1911 wfIf number
between go and 2eJ midshipmen.
Of this number "a have already
Joined- Included are four members
- last years fourth class. who were
dropped back because u deficiency
in studies. There are still eight ~
ten candidates 10 undergo a re-exafDi.
nation for physical qualifications.
Slight defects were found. and their
eases were postponed pending surgical
operations. Last years fourth class
numbered 2fs.
Mental examinations ~ candidates
we're as usual conducted in April IN
der the Civil Service Commission At
the several stations throughout the
country. and IN june At the Naval
Acaemy only. About An equal num-
ber passed in both examinations. The
class contains the first midshipmaD
from Porto Rico to enter the Naval
Academy lie is Frederick T.. ReIfkohl.
II Mannabaox. Maryland. as il
usually the case, has a good represent
tation in The class, there being seven
mem bers.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-15

IH.re viii be two valuable sales to-
.r4v 80 Anne Arundel real estate
Nlu Randall. Esq. will offer for
lc store aud premises on Main
n. and Chancery Lane (Franklin's
tho estate Of the late George
L fruklin. and also lots Of ground
ar ay and Pleasant streets. belong
r.. tl the Franklin heirs. All OF
re property IS valuable. Julian
ecr viii be auctionecr.
lnes 81. Muuroe. Esq.. attorney
banned Bra mortgage, will offer at pub
Fl. Sale tomorrow. ,. Roland Brady
a1.liaueer, the lot of ground on Cal
t street belonging % the estate Of
late Mazelia Harris. The prop
..v is improved by a new two-st0ry
.tme dwelling. For particulars Of
.h sales, see advertisements IN an
..aer column.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-15
Commander Pullman TO Command Train
ing Station

Commander W. r. Fnllam, who com
manded the gunbOat Marietta, which
Was stationed in Central American
waters during the recent war between
y icaragua and Honduras, has been or
dered by the Navy Department 10 duty
a. cOmmandant of the Naval Training
station At Newport. Il. L., and also
To the comamnd Of the training ship
Constellation. which is stationed
there. He will be succeeded as com
mander Of the Marietta by Lieut.
Commander ". J. Nav xeil, who is
on duty rs an inspector of ordnance
at the Watervilet Arsenal, Wateryilet,
y. y. Commander Fullam is among
the best officers in the American
navy
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-15

viii arrive in Annapolis this afto moon
and will assume tho duties Of the POI
slfiOn. -
There viii DO no formal ceremonies
connected with tho assumption ~ tie
snperinteDdeDcy. but tlic officers and
professors attached 10 tie institution
VIII assemble AZ 1000 greet the new
head. Commander w. =. Beuson,
cOmmandant Of midsbipmen, Las been
acting o. superintendent since the de-
parlnre Of admiral hnnds.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-15

Afternoon and moonlight. WEpSEs
Jay. JUlN isth. The steamer Annap
nlis VIII leave steamboat wharf at > g
VI. eiviuv live hours sail on tn
las aud 2i 'ur- AZ Rochester aud
tIurn to Annapolis at 9 30 Z. n. Ia
crest TRIO Music and dancing foi
IHe Young people. Don't miss n
teuud tap. = Gents.
af-fvi0 COLCHESTER COMPANY
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-15

At the Fourth Of July picnic held
under the auspices Of -. Mary's con
gregation at Martins grove, there
" ~ rafIie Of a handsome rocking
chair. The lucky number that Won
the chair was No. 30. Father O'kea-
gan, who had charge Of the picnic, re-
quests the holder Of No. 30 10 call nj
ST. Mary's Church for the prize. The
chair was donated By the firm Of
isaac Beuesch - Sons.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-15

Earle Parkinson, fourteen year-oId
boy ~ this city. had peculiar acct
dent While visiting IN the.couBtv re-
cent?. He was attacked BY 3 large
turkey gobbIer. which spurred him
vfcloualy aud exploded q box ~
rnafches wbfcb BE Rad ~ nj pycIti
rs sott 49, set on 1f AMI ruined.
though me lad was not badly burned.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-15

tmouE The naval orders issued Is
fHe following: Lieut.. Com. IL. n.
HrEHn IS transferred from the office II
Naval Intelligence. Washington. Sep
.emhsF a. tbs Naval Academy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-15
TO GREET NEW OFFICIAL
Superintendent Badger Arrives This
Afternoon

Captain Charles .. Tladger.J. 4. ~.
who has been appointed ~ succeed
Hsaf. Admiral James n sands A. su-
periniendenf of the Naval ACADEMY,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-15

l0hn Walters. colorcd. Dropped dead
iast uisht Ia the northwestern section
90 tha town. tie a. - years old.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-15
GOTTLIEB'S DEPT. STORES

s gosid besa good time for you to start the young
rit ~ tbs road to success. Open an account tor them
M errenrare thrift habits Of economy and knowledge
o business affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
APPLIES FOR CHARTER.
New Railway Line Into Northern
Neck of Virginia.

The plans for the construction of a
railway from Fredericksburg into the
northern neck of Virginia lying be-
tween the Potomac and Rappahannock
rivers has progressed so far that a
charter has been prepared and the Vir-
ginia corporation commission will be
asked to grant it. The proposed new
line will be called the Fredericksburg
and Southern railway.
The charter authorizes the company
to construct and operate an electric
road from some point in Hanover
county to Fredericksburg and north
westwardly. and also authorizes the
running of an electric railway in the
consent of the city council. The officers
of the company are: w. c. Whitner.
president; E. J. Smith, vice president;
Alvin T. Embrey, secretary and treas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
MILLS REDUCE OUTPUT.
Lumbermen Adopt Method Of Meet
ing Dizziness in Trade.

In consequence of the dullness in the
lumber trade it Is said meeting of the
lumber men controlling the mills in
southern Virginia and in the Carolinas.
held last week at Norfolk. decided to
shut down partially many Of the larger
mills owned by the lumbermens asso-
citation. At all the mills there are large
stocks on hand, and the lumber is moving
SO slowly that the supply of all grades
on hand is constantly increasing. and to
prevent overstocking the output Of the
mills is to be curtailed
Among the big mills in the near Norfolk
territory are those of the Camp Manu-
featuring Company of Franklin, Va; the
Surrey Lumber Company. the Tunis Lum-
Der Company, the Roanoke Railroad and
Lumber Company. the John l.. Roper
Lumber Company, the Fosburgh Lumber
Company and the Cape Fear Lumber
Company. All of these will shut down,
in whole or in part, and most of them
will take advantage of the occasion to
make repairs.
1t is said that the lumbermen do not
look for an increased demand for lum-
Der until after the presidential election.
The lumber dealers here all state that the
market here is very dull, though prices
are lower than they have been for some
time. The receipts of lumber from North
Carolina and Virginia points have been
small for the past two or three months
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Worst Storm in Years.

Capt. Patterson declared that had there
been another man on board he must have
gone down with the bark. It was four and
a half hours after the vessel struck on
the beach before all were saved.
The Sandy Hook life savers declare that
this is the worst storm they have eXpe-
rienced for many years. During the res
cue the wind was blowing at the rate Of
seventy-two miles an hour, and first snow
and then rain fell heavily. Heavier surf
rarely has been seen on the sands of
Sandy Hook.
pany included Mate C. W. Winchester of
New Bedford, Mass: Second Mate M.
Twomey of Queenstown; James Goslee
of Wilmington, Del; Albert Knoll of Ger
many; John jacobson of Norway, and
Andrew Hanson OF Denmark. The last
man had just reached the shore when the
last spar went overheard and the vessel
was torn apart and disappeared.
Capt. Anderson told the story Of the
disaster in the Sandy Hook life-saving
station. He said:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
For Charity's Sake,

An attractive Christmas charity enter
tainment was given by the children of
the National Cattle ral School Friday
evening, in the school auditorium at
Mount st. Alban. The program was
opened by Miss Elsa Raner with a violin
solo. She was accompanied by Mr.. An
ton kaspar. Later the juvenile Shakes
perean company of the school presented
the second scene from the third act of
king Lear" The characters represented
were: King Lear, Robert Bell; Fool. Dole
Ashford; Kent, Frank Fremont-Smth;
Edgar. Samuel Compton.
After a short intermission the fourth
scene Of act three of Hamlet was given
BY cast including Miss Lucy Howard.
Dole Ashford. Robert Bell and Samuel
Compton, who, respectively. assumed the
roles of Queen Gertrude. Polonius, Ham
let and the Ghost. During the intermis-
sion number of dolls dressed by the
pupils of the school were sold. The re-
naming dolls, 1t is stated. will be on sale
at the school each afternoon of this
week. ..4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
has NARROW ESCAPE.
Mrs. Clara Law Unconscious From
Effects Of Gas.

Mrs. Clara e. Law, thirty-six years old,
edployed in the office of the recorder of
deeds at the City Hall. was found last
night in an unconscious condition in her
room in the Nelson apartment house,
1888 10th street northwest. 1t was as
certained that she had inhaled illumi-
mating gas. A gas just had been turned
on full and Mrs. Law was found lying
across her bed Physicians were hastily
summoned and she was revived within
an hour.
Several hours after being discovered
talk. and she and number of friends
denounced as false a rumor which had
been circulated that she had made an at
tempt at suicide, Mrs. Law explaining
that the gas Jet became accidentally dis
arranged and that she was overcome by
the fumes while taking a rest. She de-
clared further that she has been in ill
health for some. and in consequence has
been confined to her apartment at inter-
walls the past several weeks. under the
care Of a physician.
1t was alleged that Friday afternoon
Mrs. Law went to Margaret Carter. the
janitress of the apartment, giving her
the keyes to her trunks with inst -uctions
to burn a number of letters before noon
ter. said to have been directed to a clerk
in local haberdasher's shop, was given
to the janitress with instructions to mail
it without fail Friday evening. In add
ton to these instructions Mrs. Law also
left orders with the janitress. it is said,
not to have her called or permit her to be
disturbed until this afternoon, explain
ing that her physician had given her a
potion which would keep her asleep for
twelve hours or more.
The orders of Mrs Law were faith
fully obeyed by the janitress, but late
yesterday afternoon Mrs. Leroy e. Kern,
who occupies with her family, the apart
ment adjoining that of Mrs. Law, ex-
pressed fears to several other occupants
of the place that all was not right in the
Law apartment" Summoning William
Carter. the janitor, the door of Mrs. Law S
room was forced open. Upon entering a
strong odor Of gas was noticed. and they
found the occupant PROSTATE on her bed.
DIR. J. Med. McArdle of 1904 10Th street
was hastily summoned. and later DR.. w.
E. Whitson of AIS 9th street northwest.
After an hours hard work Mrs. Law
was pronounced to be out of danger and
it was stated she will in all probability
recover from the effects of the gasfin a
day of two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

of Washington on the Baltimore and
Washington boulevard. in a region OF
large farms. These farms have not been
developed as suburban towns.
The property is improved by an old
colonial mansion, a tenant house and
seven barns and outbuildings. The price
paid was $1,000 cash.
In colonial days this estate was known
as Cherry Hill. owing to the large cherry
trees grown. there. and was the favorite
stopping place of the Calvert, Carroll
Hopkins and Adams families in going to
Mount Vernon. The purchasers intend
to make this the model berry farm OF
Maryland.
The transaction was conducted by An
ton Heitmuller. real estate broker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Personal Mention.

Thomas z. Drake. superintendent of in
surance of the District. has been desig-
mated by the Commissioners to proceed to
Louisville. KY, to attend the special
meeting of the committee on insurance
taxation of the National Insurance Asso-
citation. Mr.. Drake is a member of this
committee, and he said yesterday that
various drafts of legislation pertaining
to the taxation of insurance companies
throughout the country will be discussed.
He leaves tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Idaho's Successful Speed Trial.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, December A.
The battleship Idaho, built at Cramps
shipyard, in this city, returned today
from an official trial trip at sea off the
Delaware breakwater. 1t was announced
that he battleship had reached a speed
of 1714 knots an hour, and that the trial
had been successful. The speed contract
calls for seventeen knots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
DIED.

ACwITH. Departed this life Saturday, Deem
Der H. 1907. at his residence. 1922 street.
ABRAM ACWITH, the beloved husband Of
Frances Acwith.
Funeral from his late residence Tuesday. De-
cember II. at pm. Relatives and friends
are respectfully invited to attend.
BOSTICK. On Thursday. December L. 1907.
at her residence, 1919 North Capitol street,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

urer and the following directors: Will
liam c. Whitner. E. J. Smith, c. w.
Jones, A. p. Rowe, James T. Lowery,
A. w. Embrey and Alvin T. Embrey.
The people of the northern neck of
Virginia are without railway facilities,
and their transportation connection
with the outer world is by steamboats,
on the Rappahannock and Potomac
rivers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
NOTED ESTATE SOLD.
Meadow Brook Farm Bought by Mr..
Heitmuller.

The heirs of the late Hugh McCulloch,
Secretary of the Treasury under President
Andrew Johnson, have sold to W. Charles
Heitmuller. of the firm of Heitmuller &
Heider. commission merchants, the his
toric estate known as Meadow Brook
farm, near Branchville. Nd.
The property contains about $50 acres.
all under a high state of cultivation, and
Is situated about nine miles due north
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

Ladies' Suits In Different Styles.
Broken she's. Worth $500.
Choice, $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Three Children Burned to Death.

MORGANTOWN, W. Va, December "A.
in a fire early today at StuergissOn,
near here, three children of o. B. Cor
bin. superintendent of local sand plant.
were crenrated. They were Rachel, six
teen years: Susie. five years, and James,
seven years old. Several others had mar
row escapes. TIE loss was small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
WIND, RAIN, SLEET
SWEEP THE COAST
CONTINUED from First Page.)

a driving northeast gale. and the air was
thick with snow. Capt. Anderson attempt
ed to pass in through the south channel,
which is surrounded by shoals, but lost
his course, and the little craft struck the
shoal about a mile from the Hook Both
anchors were let go, but they failed to
hold, and the vessel began to drift toward
the beach. where the mountainous surf
gave promise of quick destruction. Abso-
lutely helpless, her crew could only await
the impending disaster and hope that
their craft would hold together until the
lifesavers could reach them.
Lyle Gun Triumphs.
Within an hour after she struck the
bark was thrown broadside onto the
beach and lay rolling heavily. her decks
swept by every sea- With clothing frozen
her little company huddled together on the
afterhouse and waited and hoped for
succor. Between them and the shore was
hundred yards of boiling surf. in which
no lifeboat could have lived for a moment.
The Sandy Hook life-savers' patrol
sighted the bark long before she reached
the beach. Capt. Irevonian Patterson of
the Sandy Hook crew summoned the men
to go to the beach with the breeches buoy,
asked the commandant of the Brooklyn
navy yard to send help, and then launch
ed his own power lifeboat inside the Hook
anu " 81 dAOuilo luc poiAe W shIO
scene of the wreck. The wrecking tug 1.
]. Merritt, arriving promptly, took the
lifeboat in tow, but as they neared the
wreck they were forced by the tremendous
seas to turn back. Meanwhile the Sper-
macetti crew had taken the Lyle gun to
the beach and after many ineffectual at
tempts finally sent a line flying into the
rigging of the bark.
Raced With Death.
Parts Of the fore and mainmasts had
already been snapped off by the rolling
Of the vessel, and 1t was clear that I'M
less the men were taken of quickly she
would go to pieces and carry all hands
down with her. Only the mizzenmast
was standing and the imperiled crew
quickly fastened the life line to 1t and the
breeches buoy was hauled on board. The
Sandy Hook crew had returned to the
beach and the rescue work was contin-
ued with double crews and in frantic
ashore one by one. but as the vessel was
wrenched by the pounding seas they en-
tered the buoy two at a time and were
dragged through the surf to safety. Am
balances from the post hospital at Fort
Hancock were waiting on the beach in
front of the proving grounds and the
crews were given prompt attention. All
were exhausted and nearly unconscious
from exposure. Three of them, William
Murphy of Stonington. Me-; Philip Cooley
of Savannah, Ga, and the Chinese cook,
were taken to the post hospital and given
the best Of care. The others were taken
to the Sandy Hook hfe-saving station.
where they were clothed and fed and
cDo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Capt. Anderson's Story.

I'VE were off Navesink Highlands
when the gale and snow shut down on
US. We were carrying only our top
sails. and the weather was thick. When
we reached Scotland lightship we start
ed up the south channel. but the bark
was soon set to leeward and struck
bottom. She pounded along for awhile
and then fetched up. We let both an
chors go. but there was nothing but
sand to hold her. and we kept driving
toward the beach stern first. In an
hour we were on the beach. the bark
swung broadside on, heeling off shore.
rolling terribly, and the masts began to
go. 1t was question whether they
would not all be gone before We could
them. The mizzenmast held Just long
enough to get us ashore by going two
at time The mate and myself were
the last to quit the ship, and she went
to pieces before we left the beach. My
men were badly used up. They had
been hanging to lashings Of the spanker
boom for three hours
Another English Schooner Wreck.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, December IA large
schooner, name unknown, has been
wrecked of Swanage. There was a ter
rifle sea on and it was impossible for the
lifeboats to go to the rescue. 1t Is feared
that all the crew persisted.
Little Damage at Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Nd, December 14.-This
city's first touch of the storm came short
ly after midnight in the form Of snow.
which afterward changed to sleet, this
later becoming rain. accompanied by high
winds. For a time today the streets of
the city were in bad condition from slush.
The wind was most felt on the Chesa-
peake bay, but little or no damage was
done to shipping. The telegraph wires
worked badly and for time conlmunica-
ton with the western section of the state
was interrupted. Messages for western
and southwestern points were accepted
only subject to indefinite delay.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-12-28
UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES"

The pleasant announcement is
made that Under Southern Skies" is
to re-appear at the Salt Lake Theatre
on Monday and Tuesday, next, with
special matinee Tuesday afternoon.
Under Southern Skies" has become
a standard attraction and those who
attend the performance are certain OF
getting their moneys worth" This
is the seventh season of this delight
full drama which has been played be-
fore many crowded and fashionable
houses since it appeared here last
season. Its popularity seems to grow
greater with each succeeding visit, as
it is one of those plays which people
like better every time they see it. A
gentleman leaving the lobby after wit
Messing the performance was over
heard to say: Every time / see this
play | discover something new in it
that / missed before" This may be
the secret OF the extraordinary vogue
which the play enjoys. The manage
ment of "Under Southern Skies" has
provided the play with an entirely
new and very beautiful scenic equip
ment for this season and new cos
tunes will be worn. The Halloween
celebration and pumpkin dance which
are such enjoyable features of the
performance will be as entertaining
IS before and will be in a measure
new even to those who have already
seen them, as new songs and dance
figures will be used.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-12-28

Hammerstein and Mime. Nordica has
been cancelled. The story is to the
effect that the break was brought
about by the request of Hammerstein
that Nordica sing in series of operas
at popular prices. Nordica regarded
this as move to reduce her salary,
and, in the language of the street.
jumped her job.
An old friend asked Mrs. George
Gould (who used to be Edith King
don and member of the Daily COM
pany) if she ever felt a return of her
old impulse toward the stage. ooh,
WELL" she said, when you have rub
bed against the scenes you can never
get rid of the smell of paint"
Bertha Roy, the little French-C Cana
dian who is to be Jan Kubclik's solo
pianist during the first half Of his
Forthcoming tour, was chosen by the
violnist's manager, Daniel Frohman,
from among over hundred appli.
cants for the position.
The list of Shakcspearean charact-
ers in which Robert Mantel will ap-
pear this season has been increased by
the addition of King John" The
other Shakespearean parts which Mr..
Mantell will impersonate are Othello.
Iago, Leer, Macbeth, Hamlet, Brutus
and Richard III.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-12-28

than in the old days, and keeps the
audience in 4 merry mood during cv-
cry second of tie time allotted him.
The bill this week opens with the
two Vivians, who perform some real
ly remarkable feats in craftsmanship,
being followed by Geigcr ard Walt
ers in musical novelty, some of the
"Dago" limitations being extremely
well done, and the entire act being
above the average.
Silvers is clever acrobat, and has
a farcial take off on q ball game that
is bound to make a hit with every
lover of the National game Eva
Nudge has splendid voice, which
she puts to good use, and does some
very quick work in character chang
es. The music is up to the usual
high standard. The entire perform
ance is of that order which leaves no
room for adverse criticism
Foul Play" as presented at the
Lyric this week by the More Stock
Company, proves to be a strong draw
ing card, and each individual member
of the company has added many
new admirers as result Of this uni
form good work. Foul Play" is a
strong and interesting story of the
adventures of an exile in Australia.
containing many thrilling situations,
while there io sufficient com,dy to
relieve the play from morbidness or
dullness.