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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-02
PART iii.
T h e M a no on.
In the Wardroom.

Over the wardroom of the Wolverine had
fallen a silence. 1t held after Slade had fin
ished. Capt Parkinson, stiff and erect in
his chair, staring fixedly at spot two feet
above the reporters head, seemed to weigh,
as judge weighs, the facts so picturesque
ly set forth Dr. Trendon, his sturdy frame
half in shadow, had slouched far down into
himself. Only the regard of his keen eyes
fixed upon SHADES face, unwaveringly and
a bit anxiously, showed that he think
ing of the narrator as well as of the narra-
tive. The others had fallen completely I'M
der the spell of the tale. They sat, as chill
dren in a theater. absorbed forgetful of
the world around them, wrapped in more
vivid element. At the close they stirred
and blinked, half daZed by the abrupt fall
of the curtain.
Slade had told his story with fire, with
something of passion, even. Now he felt
the sharp reflex. He muttered uncertainty
another of the circled faces.
That's ALL he said unsteadily.
There passed through the group stir and
a murmur. Some one broke into sharp
coughing. Chairs, showed back, grated on
the floor.
We'll, of all the extraordinary be-
gan a voice, rumnatingly, and broke short
off, as if abashed at its own infraction of
That's ALL" repeated slade note of in
sistence in his voice. why don't you say
something? Confound you. why don't you
say something's" His speech rose husky
and cracked. Don't you believe it,"
Hold on said the surgeon quietly. mo
need to get excited
''Oh, we'll" muttered the reporter, with a
sudden lapse. Possibly you think I'm ro-
mancing. 1t doesn't matter. l don't sup
pose I'd believe it myself, in your place"
But we're heading for the island sug-
gested Forsythe.
That's So" cried Slade. well. that's all
a CHI
like. Only get Percy barrow off that Is
land. Then We'll have his version. There
are few things l want to find out about,
myself"
fairly interesting" said Forsythe, under his
breath.
Slade turned to the captain. Have you
any questions to put to me, sir?" he asked
formally.
Just one moment" interrupted Trendon
BOY. a pony of brandy for Mr.. Slade'
The reporter drank the liquor and again
turned to Capt. Parkinson.
"Only about our men,. said the command
Ing officer, after little thought.
Slade shook his head.
I'm sorry l can't help you there, SIR
DIR. Trendon said that you knew moth
ing about Edwards"
"Edwards?" repeated Slade nquiringly
His mind, still absorbed in the events which
he had been relating. CROPPED backward.
Trendon came to his aid. Barnett asked
you about MIN, you remember IL was Wnen
you recovered consciousness. Our ensign
Took. over charge Of the Laughing Lass.
ION. of course. l was a little dazed
fancy"
We put Mr.. Edwards aboard when we
first picked up the deserted schooner eX-
planned the captain.
Pardon me-" said the other. "My head
doesn't seem to work quite right yet. Just
a moment, please He sat silent. with
closed eyes. You say you picked up the
Laughing Lass. When?" he asked pres
emily.
"Four-fve-six days ago. the first time. u
Then YOU put out the fire.
The circle closed in on Slade, with an un-
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That Made Milwaukee famous.

points bounding him all over the place"
What do you think of his story?" asked
Forsythe.
The grizzled surgeon drew out cigar,
lighted it, took three deliberate puffs, turn
ed it about, examined the ash end with con-
centration and replied:
Mans telling a straight story"
You think it's all true?" cried Forsythe.
"Humph!" grunted the other. He thinks
It's all true"
An orderly appeared and knocked at the
captains cabin.
beg pardon. SIR" they heard him say.
Mr.. Carter would like to know how close
in to run. Volcanoes acting up pretty bad,
SIR
Capt. Parkinson went on deck, followed
by the rest.
Go be Continued Tomorrow
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Fastest TROT Of THE YEAR
GOOD TIME MADE IN THE EN-
PRE- CITY RACES.
The Cosden Team Wins Again, While
Princess Pique Shows Good Mile
in Time Trial-Close Finishes.

NEW YORK, July 2.-The fastest time
professional trotting races this wear was
recorded at Empire City track yesterday
afternoon when the matinee meeting post-
poned from Saturday, was run off by the
New York Driving Club. 1t was made in
the hrst heat of the PA trot, when M.
Bruckenheimers Larabie Rose won a. mile
neat In 2.l512 The race took something out
of her, for she was beaten in the second
heat both by c. c. Lloyds Joe Jap and
William SCOTS Kitty Wilkes, but in the
third heat she again, and took the
race in 2.17.
Good time was also made in the free-for-
al pace, when j. II. Campbell's Susie G.
won in 2.141a and 2144. The black mare
in each race was far behind all the way to
the three-quarter pole, and then came fast
and overlook her rivals and won out by a
head from Nonamie. In tn, Glass A trot
there was no competitor for t. B. Leahy's
Princess Pique, and she sent against
time to beat III She negotiated the mile
in the first attempt in Ill
a. H. Cosdens pair of bay geldings,
George Il. and Crown Prince, again de-
feated c. Flo, Jones bays, Governor Holt
and Deputiser, in straight heats. while the
others to win in straight heats were James
Buffers McEvan in the go trot, DR.. c. H.
Martins Dicker in the 222 trot, and c.
Hackett's Blue Jay in the 224 pace.
l.. w. Boynton's Crimson Glover required
three heats to win the 2.17 trot, II. G. Cur
rams Mnat Is 1t getting the second heat in
the fastest time for the race. William
Scott's Ragland won the 2.12 pace after los
ing the first heat in slow time to Arthur
Maces Annie Ramble.
Marylebone Cricket Team Picked.
LONDON, July 2-The Marylebone Crck-
ct Club team which is to go to the United
States in the fall will include Hesketh X.
Pritchard, A. c. jones, G. T. Branston, L.
P Collins. L. G. A. Collins p. w. Sher-
well. S. j. Snooke, r. o. SchwarZ. G. H.
Simpson Hayward and f. Fl. Browning.
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BOUND FOR SARATO GA
DRILL CORPS TO COM
PETE IN DRILL.
knights Templar to Leave Sunday for
the Great Conclave of
the Order.

The drill corps of Columbia Command
cry, No ., Knights Templar, with Eminent
Commander Charles f. Baldwin and Capt.
Frank E Gibson in charge will leave
Washington next Sunday morning at s
o'clock for Saratoga Springs, N. Y, where
the thrtieth tr!ennial conclave of the
grand encampment of the order will be
held from July 9 to 10. In addition 20 the
thirty members of the drill corps, the par
ty will include a delegation of SIR knights
of Columbia Commandery, accompanied by
ladies.
Columbia Commandery has entered its
drill corps in the competitive drill
for Templars only, for which four
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FOUR VICTIMS OF ACCIDENT.
Fatal Crash of Freight Cars into En-
CINE at Bethlehem.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, July 1.-Two heavily
loaded cars becoming separated from a
Bethlehem Steel Company train at the steel
works yesterday crashed into a shifting en-
CINE fatally injuring Weston A. Gross aged
forty, of Hellertown, yardmaster; Harry
]. Marsh, aged thirtyseven, of Bethlehem,
yardmaster; William Dorney, aged thirty
three of Center Valley. and Rudolph Nuss,
aged forty, of South Bethlehem, a brake
man.
The four men died at a hospital a few
hours after the accident.
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As a result of the election held yesterday
in the Police Court building, 9th and ID
streets northwest, the following officers
were elected for the Policemen's Associa-
ton for the coming year: c. E. Smith. No.
., president: Isaiah Cox, No. 3. vice presi-
dent; j. E. Thompson, No. 3, recording
secretary; w. c. Farquhar, No 1, nnanclai
secretary: c. L. Plemmons, No. !, treas
urer, and Herman Holtz, No. 4. trustee,
to serve three years.
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Members of the Corps.

The personnel of the corps is as follows:
Frank Eugene Gibson. captain; Charles B.
Matthews and f. A. Nelson. jr, lieuten-
ants, and Sir nights r. NJ. Harper, Charles
Some. e. ]. Dierdorf, Charles Domer, ]. E.
Wyman. c. a. Stewart. I. Frank Trazzare,
Frank r. Underwood. Maurice A. Hess
Ferd Waldman. Harry Warren. II. A
Walls. W. w. Georges, O. b. Kent C. w.
Hoover. William McAleer. Joseph Leaman,
Richard GaSCI, l. ID. Porter, George Eff
feren, Clarence LOnGacre. Charles Cum
minis. Salvatore Desio. Stanley Recher,
Chester K. Samson and bucket.
Capt. Gibson has arranged some novel
features while in Saratoga. one of which
Will be the ascension of 100 balloons, each
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Eminent Commander. Columbia Commandery, No
., X. I.
handsome prizes offered. The
corps under Capt. Gibson has been dill
gently preparing for the event, and il
it is not the victor it will not be
due to lack of earnest endeavor. AS COM
petitors Columbia Will face some of the
strongest teams In Templar Masonry, not
able among them being Englewood Com
mandery of Chicago. Raper Commandery
of Indianapolis. Ivanhoe Commandery of
Milwaukee. Hanselman Comma ndery of
Cincinnati and ST. Bernard Commandery of
Chicago.
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Base Ball, Racing
and Other Sports
Continued from Ninth Page.)

tim, to 2 won; Harting, 100 truman, to /,
second; Dele strome, lo7 u. Lee, IS to 5, third
Time liz 3-5. Joe Coyle. Young Stevens, Carl
Gray, The Golden Bird. DIR. Lee Huffman. Nell
cite, Little George and Alveston also ran.
Third race five furlongs-Geneva s.. los 81.
Lee. to l. won r.. c. Ram, 1O4 tCr.mminsl, II
TO 10, second Whisk Broom, lo1 Dickens, TO l.
third. Time, l,o1 10 Tim Kelly, Waldorf Belle;
Louise X. Miss Schrindng. Beth Goodwin and
Dona H. also ran. Partisan Model finished first,
but disqualified for foung:
Fourth race, mile and a Observation-Disclosures, 80
(Butler), is to s. won; Convolo. 90 lAustfn) 8 to
/. second: Beau Brummel. SO (Powers) Is TO g.
third. Time, Lac 4-5, woolstone. Huzzah, Bot
tiles, TanglewOOd and Laveita also ran.
Fifth race, steeplechase handicap. Club House
course-Potash, 144 tHiSgnsl, to 5, won; Saul,
16s Nicclure) 8 to 2 second; Pete vinegar 1876
tWetonl. Is to /, third. Time. 1928 3-5. Twenty
Shot, Webbertelds, Itaeatiara, Merry Pioneer and
Onyx ii also
Sixth race. mile and SUPERINTENDENT 1o1
Trumanl 10 to 1, won; Red Wood II, l04 tiel-
8 to /. third. Time 1.47. Tancred Harpoon, In
cubator, Docie, Lady Ellison, Red Coat and Ethel
Mark also
Seventh race mile and a sixteenth.Scalplock;
TO l. second; Carew, 1o7 cherryl, 4 to !. bird
Time. las DIR. Spruill, Rebounder, McIlvain,
Blennenworth and Henry o. also
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
ssJOE' HIT IS DEAD
FORMERLY CITY EDITOR OF THE
 ADVERTISER.
Brilliant Newspaper Man Dies of In- curable Disease fin Atlanta-Was
 We'll Known fin Montgomery ~ and Alabama.

Joseph ". Hit, former City Editor of The Advertiser, and one of the most brilliant newspaper men of the South, Is dead at hfs home in Atlanta at the untfmely age of 31. Death came to him after hopeless struggle of five years with an irresistible disease.
 MT. Hit for several months in 1902 was City Editor of The Advertiser. But even then he had warning of the approach of the dread disease, and he feared the night work on a morning paper would hasten it. For this req son he left Montgomery to work on one of the Atlanta afternoon newspa- pers.
 His connection with The Advertiser was severed to the deep regret not only of the management of The Ad- vertiser, but of the men among whom he Iabored. His ability, his scholarly attainments and his perfect courtesy endeared him to all with whom he came in contact. And the men among whom he Iabored learned with sorrow that the harsh decree of fate had for bIdden the fuIfIlment of his great promise. He was one of the men whose life and work unlifted the pro- fession of journalism.
 Mir. Hit had done Journalistic work on some of the leading papers of the country. He was employed at differ ent times on The Atlanta Journal. The New York Times. The Washington Times, The New Orleans Times-Demo- crat. The Atlanta News and The Mont gomery Advertiser.
 The end came Friday afternoon at his home on Spring Street in Atlanta He is survived by his mother. his sis ter. Miss Lucille Hit. and two broth CTS. Edward and Moultrie Hit. MT. Hit had number of relatives 1T Montgomery
 The following beautiful tribute to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
The Best Selling Rookn.

Tn the current issue of The Bookman there Is an interesting summary and analysis of the statistics for the years best selling books. According to these figures there are six books which have appeared in the monthly lists of the six best selling books five times. Three of these books havc heen credited with more than 500 points each, their rec ords being as follows: Churchill's s "Coniston," 1,255; Mrs. Wharton's "The House of Mirth" 962; and Wister's Lady Baltimore" S4s. "Coniston." :" which is thus the record" book of the year, has as a further distinction the largest number of points for one month ever received by a book in these lists. In September ''Coniston" was credited with 363. it's closest competitor, Lady Baltimore" having 157.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

him to append his name to anything he wrote All through it. the image and the superscription were his.
 His heart was all gold. The bub- bling mirth which broke from his buoyant soul beaded the profoundest depths of human feeling. He knew the frailty and the native selfishness of the sons of Adam. but he condoned them and took mankind at its best.
 Thus it was, that the circle of his acquaintances was the circle of his friends. To say that, in turn, none knew him but to love him would be but trite recital of the truth.
 "Affliction laid its hand upon him while he was yet in his youth. and for many years he has been struggling with the destroyer against fearful odds. He must have known that the moving finger had written his fate, and yet there came from him no plaintive word, no syllable of doubt or fear.
 He goes to his long home In the bright morning of young manhood. crowned with the benediction of all whom he had touched with the tender ness of his own gentle nature. He is dead thus early. because of his devo- ton to the calling on which his heart was centered.
 He Is the struck eagle Stretcneu upon the plain whose own pinion im- pelled the steel.
 ''It is impossible for those who knew him. and were so long accustomed to listening to his cifeery greeting, to re- alize that he is gone, but nothing could kindle within them firmer hope and confidence of an eternal meeting when the day breaks and the shadows flee away"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
TOBACCO IN CAR LOTS.

EnterprisinE Firm Disposes of Great
 Quantities of Tobacco. A Popular
 "Chev' in Every State South of Ma
 son and Dixon Line. "Grape Vine
 Twist" is a Good Thing.
 When tobacco is sold in car load lots and shipped in this manner to various jobbers throughout the South .a shows that the tobacco has touse ,d the popular taste and when one jobbing firm has disposed of over twenty one car loads in twelve months time, is further proof of the fast in- creasing popularity of this new fa- nous brand of tobacco.
 Grape Vine Twist is manufactured by G. Penn Sons Tobacco Company DanvilIe, Va. and the quality of the leaf used. the completeness of the process of manufacture. gives it a distinctly different flavor from all other tobaccos. The surest proof of It's superior chewing quality is fol you to buy a 10c Twist and try it yourself The proof Is in the chew ing. Furthermore, you get the big gest and beyond question the best 1oc plug ever offered to the trade.
 This tobacco Is distributed through the leading jobbers in all the job hing cities and towns. adv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
NEGRO IMPROVES.
wounds Inflicted by Officers Did Not
 Prove Serious.

Prove Ser1Ouss
 Centreville, Jan. 5.-(Special.)- )-The condition of Will Frost. the negro charged with murder, who was wound ed a few nights ago by member or the Sheriff's posse while trying to es- cape, is good and 1t is now thought that 1t will not be necessary to ampu- tate his leg.
 County Court convenes here Monday of next week and there are more than term and will last several days.
 The county convicts of Bibb County have been turned over to the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company by the county authorities
 In a report prepared by W. W. I.av- ender. solicitor of the County Court of Bibb County, of the work done by that during that year there were I60 convictions and pleas of guilty; that the fines assessed during that year amounted to $2.7S6: the solicitors fees amounted to $2.39O and the county tax amounted to s96O. making a total of the year of $6.136.05. Of this amount the county gets all except the salary of the solicitor, which is about $1,0O0 Only misdemeanors are tried in this court. as all felonies are tried in the Circuit Court.
 Hon. H. E. Reynolds. Senator for the district composed of Bibb and Perry counties. and Hon. J. T. Fuller. rep resentative from Bibb County. will go to Montgomery tomorrow 10 be present at the opening of the Legislature of Alabama. It is predicted that both of these gentlemen will take a high standing in the legislative body.
 The Masonic Lodge of this place helt an important meeting today, at which several new members were initiated After the adjournment of the lodge ar informal dinner was served at the Cen treville Hotel.
 Within the next week the local ex. change of the Southern Bell Telephone Company will be in operation.
 w. C. Fuller, a prominent capitalist of this place. has returned from a bus mess trip to Nashville. Tenn.
 Monday Solicitor J. F. Thompson will go to Selma to be present In tht City Court which convenes at tha place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
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his memory is from the pen of an ed- itorial writer on The Atlanta Georgian. Much more than casual interest at- taches to the untimely death of brave. bright spirit who passed away yester- day In the noontide of his youth. In the revolving cycle of events we are called upon to record many melancholy instances in which young manhood is blighted in its prime. and the promise of a rich maturity Is frosted by the breath of fate.
 But rarely ever before have we so literally written of one we knew and loved. whom we hcnored and esteemed
 so literally with the blood of our heart.
 Nature was in her kindliest mood when she made Joe Hit. It was by this familiar diminutive that he was generally known. and it is a tribute to
 his comradely companionship that no more pretentious name would have ap-
 propriately become him.
 He was all sunshine and courage. He laughed all along down the high way of life, and If he gathered flowers
 from the hedge-rows by which he passed, 1t was to scatter them with prodigal profusion further on. Perhaps it sounds like extravaganza and yet it is simple statement of the
 truth, that this broad land has never
 produced a more naturally gifted mem- her of the Fourth Estate. He was a born newspaper man. and, those who
 wear the harness of the calling know that the best exemplars are born-they cannot be made.
 He had an instictive discernment of the development. the value and the proportion of news The beagle who scents his quarry never knew more
 unerringly where 1t lay and ow to find | it than Joe Hit knew the quality and | the hiding place of that elusive ab- | straction which is known in the yer nacular of newspaperdom as a story.
 And over it all he threw a literary charm. distinctive originality. which
 gave it compelling force and exquisite grace. He knew the world of letters I as we'll as the world of men. He knew the ponderous truths of social and po- | litical economy as we'll as the Impon- derable fancies with which poets wing | their words. There was no need for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
NEWS OF DEMoPoLIs.
United Charities to Elect Officers f'
 Year.

Year.
 Demopolis. Jan. 5.-(special.) )-The United Charities will hold a regular meeting at the residence, on Capitol Street, of Mrs. M. Ely Wednesday at 10:so o'clock. for the purpose of hold ing an election of officers
 George Darns, head of the shoe de- partment at Mayer Brothers. who was operated on a few days ago in Selma for apendicitis, Is reported to be get ting along splendidly.
 The vacancy in the faculty of the Demopolis public school caused by the resignation of Miss Jarrel. has been filled by the appointment or Miss Lula Hunter of Johnson City, Tenn.
 Vidmer Rudisill of Montgomery. was recent visitor to his old home in Demopolis.
 Misses Mary and Lucie Taylor, daugh- ters of Congressman and Mrs. George W. Taylor, returned home several days ago after having been the guest of relatives in Montgomery Tom Barnes, merchant of Talladega. has recently been the guest of hIs parents. Mir. and Mrs. A. G. Barnes on walnut Street. Hon. w. F. Glover of Choctaw County, was a recent visitor to De- mopolis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
Refused Reward for Boy.

Sheffield. Jan. 5.-(Special.) )--Con- ductor Shirling discovered Paul Simp- son. the young man who wandered from home in At of dementia caused by typhoid fever on the night of De- cember 1, walking aimlessly near the electric car tracks between this city and Tuscumbia yesterday. He took the unfortunate young man home and refused the offered reward of $50 for his return.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

The c.iant Witness. by Mrs. Kate Slaughtec Mckinney of Montgomery. The Neal -ublishing Co.