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Evening journal., 1907-10-24
new OFFICERS
FOR RED Men
W.H. Ferguson, of Henry Clay,
Chosen to Head the
Order for a Year

The Ccoat Council Of Red Men OF Della
ware az Newark this morning held It's an
nual election of officers and It resulted as
follows: Grand Sachem. 10 succeed Franz
els e. Samson, w. II. Ferguson. OF Wa
waset Tribe, No. .. Henry Clay; Great
Senior sagamore. e. V. Baker. wissa-
hioken Tribe. No 20. selbyville; Great
Junior Sycamore. Harry Sinclair OF Will
mlngton; Great Prophet. Emory b. Rig
gan. Rossakatom Tribe No. i5. Laurel;
Grand Keeper Of Records Edward Nc
Intire. Cherokee Tribe. No 4 Whining
ton; Grand Keeper Of wampum. Leonard
ieiss, Delaware Tribe No. ]. Whining
toni Representatives 70 the Great Coun-
ell Of the United States Francis Il. San
son and James Hargis.
The chiefs were raised az 2 O'Clock by
Joseph Farrar Great Senior Sycamore
Of the Great Council of the United states.
Retiring Great sachem Samson and Past
Great sachem Charles McIntire were
presented with Past Great sachems jew
els. The emblems are Of gold handsomely
engraved with the emblems OF the order.
Tho design les that Of an eagle with out
stretched wings. above which is a wig
wan IN the center OF which Is a ruby rep
resenting an Indian campfire. The em-
blems are OF special design OF the Great
Council. II Is expected that the only
special legislation that will be enacted
viii be 10 incorporate into the laws Of tho
Great Council the privilege OF tribes to
vote ON the granting of dismissal oerti-
ficates To present Il Is compulsory on the
part Of the tribes.
Great Council Opens.
Red men from all over the State.
constituting the Great Council Of Del
aware. are in annual council fire at
Newark to-day Francis T.. Samson.
Great Sachem. is the presiding officer.
The session opened last evening
in Red As-=s Han there. and
the reports submitted showed a great
work accomplished by the order dur
ing the year just ended.
In his address TO the order Great
Sachem Samson said.
Again me assemble in council 20
review and record the work Of the
past. and to deliberate and legislate
for the well-being Of our order.
"Our organization in membership Is
cieties, and 80 hehooves us to act judi
ciously I'm our legislation that all our
actions may be beneficial not only to
ourselves as a body, but to mankind
as we'll
"The great sun just ended has been
notable in good work; harmony mas
prevailed. not ripple Of discord has
been apparent. but faithfully. 2ealous-
ly and with one accord. our members
have labored in fulhllment of the
tenets of our fraternity.
Reason TO Rejoice.
I'VE have every reason to rejoice
over the conditions of the order in this
reservation; while some tribes have
failed to numerically prosper during
the great sun, the general situation is
very gratifying, and While the gain in
membership Of past great suns has not
Continued on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1907-10-24
GERMAN AIRSHIP Wins LONG RACE,
FRENCHMAN TAKES SECOND PLACE
Balloon That Passed Over
Wilmington Was Beaten
by German Rival by
Six Miles

While persons who leveled field
glasses at the balloon that scared over
Wilmington thought they distinguished
The German dag dangling from the air
ship It really was the French balloon
1.Isle de France. and It landed at Her
bertsvine. near Lakewood n. j.. at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. 1t was
only six miles from where the German
airship Pommern landed yesterday
morning.
Omcials Of the War Department to-
day made the following computations
of the exact distance Of the flight OF
the leading balloons in the internation-
al race:
Pommern, S76 ga miles.
LIsle de France, $40 "a miles.
Germany First Prize
This gives first honors TO the German
balloon, while the Frenchmen who
sailed over Wilmington get second
place and the German ship. Dussel-
ldorf. that landed near Dover gets third
lplace.
The first prize is the international
lAeronautic Cup and S2.50O In cash
The second prize is $1,000. and the third
prize $3.50. The fourth prize, s4Oo, goes
to the American balloon, st. Louis
which landed at Patuxent, Nd.
The LIsle de France navigators, Le-
Blanc and Mix. made desperate efforts
after leaving Wilmington to try C
reach New York city. The wind failed
them near Asbury Park, however, and
after they drifted about for awhile
their anchor rope caught in some trees
and the balloon was halted. They had
been in the air forty-four hours and
two minutes which establishes a new
record for remaining aloft.
CAPTAIN Won Abercron, Of the Ger
u man balloon Dusseldorf, which landed
u near Dover, was at French street sta
e. ton for awhile yesterday afternoon el
route to Philadelphia. Speaking OF hi
g aerial flight, he said;
Made Ninety-six Ascents
vi Ihave made ninety-six ascents. NJ
lcompanion has made thirty-four. Boz
A have, prior to this trip. been confined I
Germany. France and Belgium. TIL
" Dusseldorf holds 1900 cubic feet q
cas-. our basket Is a perfect cube O
er three feet We carried on this trip IN
usual instruments, barometer, bara
i graph. to register our height; compass
an instrument for trying the force o
t,lthe wind and two electrical lamps witt
-four batteries For food we hal
n, chicken and ham sandwiches, enough
o last US three days several bottles o
wine and some brandy.
70 Our first night up 1t was very cold
We went in northwesterly direction
from st. Louis. Early IN the morninl
lof Tuesday the wind shifted and WI
turned southeast. Tuesday was not 81
lcold During the middle Of the da,
II was very pleasant We travele'
most OF the distance eastward at tn
height of 440O feet.
Tuesday morning about IL o'clock W
reached our greatest altitude, ll'O0
\ fleet. That was somewhere In Illinois
We did not see the lakes.
Passed Over Baltimore
-e We passed over Columbus Tuesda
g. afternoon and Wheeling early in tn
n. evening We saw Baltimore at dawi
ie yesterday. and reached Dover abou
j. $50. When we came within a mile .
n Delaware bay we took an observation
d OF the winds and decided not to go an,
further.
,fl The bay at this point is twenty mile
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Evening journal., 1907-10-24
". II. LUNGREN
TO BE RETIRED
After So Years Of Service
With Railroad He is to
be PeRsiOned

one OF the hest known officials OF the
Maryland division Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad is about TO retire under the pens
sion system.
years. William IT, Lungren. superinten-
dent of the car shops Of the p, B. and
w railroad IN this city will reach the
seventeen milestone in llfes journey on
Sunday and viii retire from the services
Of the company on Nocember 1.
Mr. Lungren entered the employ OF the
p. B. and w. railroad as an apprentice.
on December 49, 1858. and has been con-
tinuously in the service from that date.
Evening journal., 1907-10-24
COURT IN SESSION
BUT FEW MINUTES

Outside of several drunlss. there were
only four cases called for trial in the
City Court to-day. two of which were
continued, and one dismissed. Ella
Reed, colored, charged with being
drunk and disorderly, will receive a
hearing tomorrow. but Charles p.
Green. also colored. who interfered
with Patrolman Dutton. who arrested
the woman. was fined S..
The charge of disorderly conduct
against George Colt was dismissed,
and the case of Nathan Brown. col
ored. who is accused of assault and
battery. was postponed for two weeks.
His supposed victim. Ada Waters, col
ored. is in bad shape as a result Of
the alleged assault.
Evening journal., 1907-10-24

SEAFORD. Del. Oct. 24-Mortally
wounded by the accidental discharge
of a sons gun. Mrs. Charlotte r.
Hitch is dying here.
The trceSdy occurred during a visit
TO her sons. Henry and William. at
Woodland. a village five miles from
here. As she sat at the dinner table
and Henry extracted shells from the
gun after q hunting trip. one was ex-
ploded. The entire load of shot en-
Evening journal., 1907-10-24
Finds Old injunction Order.

While sorting old papers in his Office
Joseph c. Jolls, register in chancery
found the Injunction order against the
old Delaware Lottery fined in Chancery
Court April s. 1861 by A. n. Wooten
attorney general of that period d. NJ
Harrington was the chancellor MT
Jolls says records Of the Office executed
in colonial times are in good condition.
the handwriting, in particular, being as
clear today as il ever was.
Evening journal., 1907-10-24
GROCERS WILL
CLOSE AT NOON

Most Of the grocers in the city have
decided TO close their stores on Thurs
day, October 81, 'Home Day" at noon.
President James c. O'Neal, of the
Mercantile Association, who is a gro
Ger. has taken the matter up with
several of his fellow tradesmen and
they decided to close at noon.
Mr.. O'Neal said that a number Of
Market street merchants would close
their places Of business during the pa
rade hours. They viii open again i'm
mediately after the parade so that
visitors to the city can be shown their
wares.
Evening journal., 1907-10-24
Hudson.Draper.

Arthur p. Hudson and Miss Sara ID.
the home of the brides brother. Oscar
G. Draper. at Seventh and Jackson
streets The Rev. DR.. C.. 4. Wyatt of
Harrison Street NJ. Z. Church ohiciat-
ed. and the wedding march was played
by Norris Morgan, organist of Central
Presbyterian Church. A wedding
breakfast was served and Mr. and Mrs.
Hudson went ON q wedding trip.
Evening journal., 1907-10-24
Notloe 10 tlonsokeeners.

During the fall cleaning. houseReep-
ers are asked TO bear i'm mind the am
nual rummage sale of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association. which will
be held at 100 W. Eighth street De-
cember .. 3. and 4. Articles gladly
sent for by phohing to Association
Building ID. A. Phone $40.
Evening journal., 1907-10-24
MOTHER ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT BY HER son

tered the mothers right shoulder. all
most tearing it of
A furious drive to Seaford followed.
the five miles being covered in fifteen
minutes by the other son with the
wounded mother in the wagon. A
physician found that a portion Of the
load had gone through the woman's
body
The grief OF the son VINO accidentally
shot her. Is pitiabie.
Evening journal., 1907-10-24
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Fair
weather continued in all parts Of the
country except the extreme southwest,
where a remarkably persistent rainy
spell has been experienced during the
last ten days.
Forecast till 8 p. M, Friday;
For Delaware-Fair and slightly war;
mer tonight and Friday; light variable
winds, becoming southwesterly and
fresh.
Evening journal., 1907-10-24
Rsmsmhsr rhis Annual Event.

Friends Of the Young Women's
Christian Association are reminded that
its annual rummage sale will be held
on December. 2. 3. and 4, at 100 West
Eighth street Articles of all kinds will
be gladly received and sent for by
phoning to Association Building, $40
ID. & A.
Evening journal., 1907-10-24
Sells Morocco Plant at Sheriff Sale.

At sheriff sale this morning J. Ernest
Smith bought the property of Wilmer J.
Ellison, administrator of George Bcnt-
ly. for $3.50 and the morocco plant of
George +. Betz at Conrad and Adams
streets for $500.
Evening journal., 1907-10-24
BIDS VIII Be opensd Toniaht.

Bids viii be opened by City Council
tonight for equipping the proposed pub
lie room in the basement of the City
Hall. All bids must be deposited With
the clerk of council before o'clock
this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1907-10-24
A. Baltin,ore Wedding.

Miss Elsie Wright. of Newark, was
one of the bridesmaids at the wedding
of Miss Blanche c. Blake and Arthur
Groverman at Baltimore last evening.
Evening journal., 1907-10-24
Montana Lawyer on Visit Here.

Montana Lawyer on Visit Here.
Sharpless Walker, of Miles City,
Montana. is visiting his brother Julian
C. Walker. the lawyer here. Mr.. Wal
ker is one of the county attorneys Of
Montana and since his residence in the
west has been successful.
The Washington times., 1907-07-07
HUBARD'S AVERAGE HIGHEST
OF MARQUETTE BATTERS
Former St Martins Player Betting the Leather For Mark
of .550-Moffett Is Improving With Each Game,
and Has Reached .522

Hubbard is still the premier swat artist
in the Marquette League. or was Up 20
the time that the original st. Martins
team dropped from the league. Out Of
six games and twenty times at bat
Hubbard has clouted the ball safely
eleven times. which sends him TO the
top with a mark Of $50.
Nofitt, ST. Vincent's star bacEstop. is
pushing Hubbard hard for the first place.
having come through nine games and
thirty-four times at the pan with a
record of .52s Mofitt has been showing
steady improvement in the batting line
ever since the first publishing of the
averages and bids fair to lead the
league IN a short time.
Since the fiasco Of a week ago last
Thursday. when Trinity had a ring
around-the-rosy game with St Theresa
TO the extent OF "A to ?. the averages Of
the Georgetown boys have frightened up
considerably, especially In the run get
ting and base stealing departments.
With an average of $50. Trinity has IL
on the nearest competitor in the team
averages by 81 points. Out OF the
eleven men who have played in four
games or more with Trinity. nine are
batting above the 300 mark,
Although beth ST. Martins and St.
Joseph's have dropped from the league,
the batting averages of the two teams
are used, as they have not been pub
lished before.
These averages are complete up 20
and including Thursday, July e. and
with the exceptions OF the ST. Theresa
and St Martins Athletic Association
teams. only the averages OF those men
who have played four games or more
have been used
Team Standing.
The Washington times., 1907-07-07
BRENTWOOD BOWS
TO Hyatt TSYILLE
Result of Game Ties the
Teams for First
Place.
Suburban League Standing.

BERWYN. Nd. July 6.-Brentwaod
and Hyattsville are now nose to nose
for the Suburban League pennant. BY
downing Berwyn this afternoon by 3 TO
Hyattsville sprung a surprise on The
fans. who had predicted a sure win
for the District Line aggregation.
Pitcher Wilkinson proved 10 be no
match for Hyattsville's heavy hitters- In
all. the visitors scored nine clean hits.
while Fuller and Whiting raised their
averages by two singles each The
losers were equally as inefficient in the
fielding Seven errors Is the way their
slovenly work In this line shows up in
the score.
Hyattsville and Brentwood are now
prepared 10 night IL out 10 the bitter
end. The erstwhile head liners opened
the season with a series Of seven
straight wins and only two weeks ago
were 200 points ahead Of Hyattsvilie,
their nearest competitors. The Prince
George county sporting eoterie have
been booming Brentwood for a sure
thing and a Times article on Sunday
last predicting that HyattsvlIle would
overtal1c the Brentwood aggregation was
the cause Of considerable amusement
among these far-seeing fans.
The Washington times., 1907-07-07
EVANSVILLE CLUB
PLAYS WINCHESTER

HYATTsVILLE. Nd. July 6--The
management OF the Hyattsville team
has completed arrangements with the
Winchester, Va, nine for a series OF
three games TO be played on the lat
ter's grounds. The locals will spend
July %, D and "a in Winchester. play
Ing each day
Winchester is reputed to have
strong team, and, judging from their
record OF only three games lost this
season. the Marylanders will be in fast
company.
The pitching stan OF Hyattsviue is as
yet a matter Of doubt. as Gallagher
may not be able to go on the trip
Should he be prevailed upon to accom-
pany the team ne will probably pitch
two oue of the three games. In the
event Of his absence Mangum and
Leakin win be the tWirlers, with Darn
all at the receiving end
This is the first time a Suburban
League team has taken such an excur-
sion, and the players are warm in their
commentator Of the management for
arranging the trip. Those in charge
claim that this years aggregation is
the strongest ever developed in a town
of Hyattsville's size. and deserves to
be exploited to the fullest extent.
The Washington times., 1907-07-07
IDEAL SCHOOL
FOR WEAKLINGS
Play in Open Air, Rather
Than Real Study.

BERLIN, July 6.-The ideal form of
education for weakly children has been
found by the municipality OF Chariot
tenburg. a suburb of Berlin, which has
established an open-air school in the
neighboring Grunwald Forest.
Here all the children who are not
fitted for the ordinary course In the
city public schools are taught under the
health giving pine trees, and have more
play than work There are swings to
exercise the children who are not strong
enough to run about, with gymnastic
apparatus for the more robust The
teachers are all women, selected for
their knowledge OF child-nature and
their gentleness in dealing with weakly
children
A novel system Of teaching geography
is employed. Children are taught to dig
out miniature rivers and build liiiputian
mountains of earth. These are made
to scale as models of real rivers and
mountains like the Rhine and the
Riesengebirge range.
The Washington times., 1907-07-07
NOFFETT Is PUSHING HUB4RD FOR HITTING HONORS
DISTANCE RUNNERS
ARE COUNTED UPON
TO BREAK RECORDS

NEW YORK. July 6.-Some great Gin
der path struggles viii be Witnessed n
August and September The runners
seem 20 monopolize the chances Of new
records in preference 10 the sprinters.
Men like Charles Parsons. y. J. Cart
nell. and Dan Kelley can hardly hope
10 displace the existing figures in the
100 and 20 yard events.
At the quarter mile the record posi-
bilities begin to show. Taylor. the col
ored runner. has proven himself The
fastest man since the days Of Maxey
Long. and few are OF the opinion that
the dark one can step along close 10
Longs record-47 seconds. Taylor s
best race so far Is 4S As seconds.
At COO yards Taylor looms up as rec
ord possibility. and in this event Eis
chances are far better than in the 40.
Were Taylor 10 get into a race with
Hillman and Sheppard on a straight
away course. it seems certain that one
Of the trio would tumble Burke's marx
OF ] minute and II seconds. Sheppard
has already done III So outdoors, and
Hnlman has run as fast as 1:l2 20
without special preparations.
Both the half-mile and I00o-yard rec
ords are in danger OF sheppard's great
speed. The latter mark looks Ike pie
for the Quaker boy once he gets a
crack at IL, under favorable conditions.
That Sheppard IS capable OF doing the
half-mile figures. too. Is fresh IN every
ones mind. from his great race az Trav-
ers Island last fall, where be ran home
in l:53 3-5-just a fifth OF a second out
OF the way. Then comes the mile. A
list Of some OF the best, with their fast
est races shows. Haskins, 400 3-5:
Conn. 4.2l: Rodgers. 4.Z2 As. Lewis.
A23; COe 4.23: Sullivan. 4.22 as. and
To hold his title this year Champion
Fred Rodgers VIII have 20 put out some
rare running. on paper Haskins looks
the most likely To approach COnneff's
mark, but the whole lot viii bear
waIChinE-espeCfally LightbOdy, who
has never been run of his feet since he
entered the list OF good ones. His ad-
mirers claim that all Ldghtb0dy needs
20 run 4.l5 is good coalition and pace
fast enough. It Is doubtful II there
ever was a time before in American
athletic history when seven men we're
running under 4.25
II Rowe. OF Michigan. decides to run
this summer and the natural clash be-
tween him, BOnhig. LsonEbOat. and Neh-
rich results. some of the American long
distance records will be IN danger.
Rowe and Bonhag Will probably do any
smashing that is 70 be done. from two
10 five miles. while the Indian may ser
new records In the longer grinds.
The Washington times., 1907-07-07
CAPTAINS TEAM
BEST AT CRICKET
Trims Presidents Outfit in
Match Near Chevy
Chase Circle.

The Washington Cricket Club is
growing rapidly in membership and en-
thusiasm- A large number Of appIica-
tons have been received By Secretary
A A Sousa- These applicants VIII be
invited 70 participate In the Saturday
matnees in order 20 qualify for mem
bersnip. One OF the objects OF the
club is TO get together a nucleus OF
cricketers by the end of this season, 50
that next season there win be material
enough IN Washington 10 form a
cricket league 4 number OF members
Of the British legation have shown
considerable interest in the game in
Washington. and have promised to give
IL their hearty support. The cricket
club also mas on its membership roll
General Clay and Dr. Harries. TIE
man most prominent in promoting the
interests Of this game is Aaton A.
Sousa, who did so much in boosting
amateur baseball IN Washington IN
1895.
Yesterday the Secretary's team won a
game from the Presidents team. r.
W. Comins. W. Warrrn. r. w Rob
erts, and W Bremen did the best play
ing. The score;
The Washington times., 1907-07-07

Held, and the games have been arranged
so as 10 play at McDevh"s one day and
at BrOOkland the next. HhOrnas White
has been chosen Official sctrer.
Schedule for Season.
The following schedule has been
adopted:
July -Bloomingdale VS.. Brookland,
at Brookland.
July S-congressionals VS.. Reservoir
Heights, al McDeviu's.
July D-Independents VS.. lexington.
at Brookland
July Compassionate VS.. Blooming
dale. at McDevitts.
July 12-Brookland VS.. Independents.
at Brookland
July 13-Eckington vs.. Reservoir
Heights, at McDevitts.
July 15-Brookland VS.. CongressionaIs,
at Brookland.
July 16-Reservoir Heights VS.. Inde-
pendents. AT McDevitts
July l7-EckingtOn vs.. BloOmlngdale,
at Brookland.
July 1s-Congressionals VS. Indepen-
dents, at McDevitts.
July Is-Brookiand VS.. lexington. at
Brookiand
July 2O-Reservoir Heights VS.. Bloom
ingdale. al MeDeVitt's.
July 2-BrOOkland VS.. Reservoir
Heights, at Brookland.
July 23-BloOmingdale vs.. Indepen-
dents. at McDevitt's.
July 24-Congressionals VS.. lexington.
July Z-Brookland vs.. Bloomingdsle.
at McDevitt's
July aj-Congressionals VS.. Reservoir
Heights. AZ BroOkland.
July E-Eclington vs. Independents.
at McDevitt's
July 2g-ConPressionals VS.. blooming
dale, at BrOOkland.
July 3o--Brookland VS.. Independents,
at McDevitt's
July 5l-Ecidngton VS.. Reservoir
Heights. az BroOkiaad.
August l-RroOkland w. Cong-esslOn-
els at McDevitts
August 2-Reservoir Heights VS.. hide
peudents. at BrCoklcnd.
August 2-EckingtCn VS.. BleOmingdale
at McDsvitts
August 5-Conzressionals vs. indie
pendents. at Brookland.
August 6-Brookland VS. lexington. at
McDevitt's
August Reservoir Heights VS..
BlOonin gdale. at Brookland-
August -ConEresSiOEals vE- Ecking-
ton. at McDevitts
August 9-BloowinPdale VS. hide
pendents. at Brookland.
August 10-BroOkland VS.. Reservoir
Heights. at McDevitt's.
August 2-CongreSsicnals VS.. Reser-
voir Heights. At Brcokland.
August 13-Brookland VS. Blooming
dale. at McDevitfs.
August I4-Independents VS.. lexington.
at EroOlland
August 5-Congressionals vs. Bloom
IN gdale at McDevitt's.
August l6-Brookland VS.. Independents.
at Brookland.
August 17-Eckington VS.. Reservoir
at McDevitt's.
August 1e-Brooklyn VS.. COMPRESSION
ais. at BTOokland.
August 2o-Reservoir Heights VS.. IN
a McDevitt's.
August 1-FckingtOn vs. Blooming
dale at Brookland.
August 22-Congressionals VS.. Iude-
pendents. at McDevitt's.
August 23-Brookland VS.. lexington,
at Brookland
August 24-Reservoir Heights VS..
BIoOmingdale. at McDeVitfs.
August -C'ongressiOn2ls VS.. Eciling-
ton. at McDeVltt's.
August 2T-BronlIland VS.. Reservoir
Heights, at Brookland.
August 2S-Bloon'in gdale VS.. Inde-
pcndents. at McDevitts.
The Washington times., 1907-07-07
NEAR ELECTRIC CHAIR,
FAINTS At REPRIEVE

NEW YORK. July 6--with the priest
at his side hearing what was 20 have
been his last Confession. with the war-
den testing the current in the death
chamber. and with less than twelve
hours between him Ind the electric
chair, John BELL today got a months
reprieve- Even the trousers that the
convicted murderer Of DR.. Charles VIII
mot Townsend was TO wear to his exc
cution had been slit up the leg so that
bare leg
At noon Judge Clarke. in the supreme
court at Brooklyn, granted The respite
10 hear argument for a retrial and Bells
lawyer. rushing 10 the phone called
Warden Johnson at Sing Sing frantical-
~ to tell him the news. Bell tainted in
his cell when told that his execution
had been postponed.