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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-08-11

The George Washington Monument
Association to-day purchased the Shooter
Hi property. west OF the city. for S30.511
The money for the property was paid %
Burke & Herbert. representative OF the
DuIaney estate. BY c. c Leadbestsr- and
Gardner Z. Boothe. treasurer and attor-
ney. respectively Lots on this property
have already been allotted 20 the pur-
chsssrs and IL Is said most q them have
been sold Those who secured lots will
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s7cciaI 10 TIE Was1izE-0z Head
LynchbUrg. Va. Aug 1o-8Irs- Florence
Scott. wife Of " Graham Scocr and
daughter Of NJ and 3I-s. George P Wat
kins. died this afternoon al the home and
retreat. aged twenty-seven years She
Is survived by her parents and three SIS
ters.
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Mrs. Julia Howard Dead.

Special to The Washington Herald
Cumberland Nd, Aug. 10--Nirs. Julia
D, Howard wife Of Capt. J. Henry How
ara. died yesterday at her country home
at Oakland, Nd. aged sixty-six- She was
a native Of Louisa County. Va, but lived
in Baltimore the past thirty years, where
she was CONSPICUOUS in society.
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Two Coaches of sailors.

SPECIAL to TIE Washington Herald
Lynchourg, Va, Aug 1.-Two coaches
transporting seamen for the Pennsyl-
vania, bound from Norfolk 70 san Fran
cisco. passed through Lynchburg this af-
ternoon, this being a part. II IS said. Of
10 men to 80 West for that port
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TO SELL REvELL ESTATE.
Realty valued At $4,000 Go Under
Hammer To-day.

SPECIAL 70 The Wasai1E-on Head
Annapolis. Aug l0.-An unusually large
sale Of real estate VIII be held at the
Annapolis courthouse tomorrow. when
the holdings Of the late Judge James
Revell will be offered at auction
The sale is 70 be made BY the trustees
for a proper partitiCuing OF the estate
among the numerous heirs The property
Is in nearly 2 hundred plots situated IL
Eastport. West Annapolis. Annapolis. and
IN nearby sections Of Anne Arundel
County The total valuation OF the prop
erty 20 be sold VIII aggregate nearly
80 COO
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MES I'm Hnsnifn1-
isl to he washington Herald

SPECIAL TO The Washington Herald
Lynchburg, Va. Aug, lo.-wiHism D.
Brown. Of Crewe. died at the Hygeia
Hospital here late last night OF peTitonitis
having been brought to Lynchburg only
yesterday for treatment. His remains
were taken back TO CreTe to-day for
burial
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study Drives Her Insane.

Cumberland. Nd. Aug. 10-study to
become a Christian Science healer upset
the brain Of Mrs. Lillian Bowdoin. wife
OF Pittsburg printer. and SIZE was zd-
judged insane here to-day.
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Married in HynttsviII=.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Hyattsville. Nd Aug. ia quiet we'd
ding was sOlemnized IN the local Meth
odist Episcopal Church South this after
noon. when Miss Emma c. Lehman,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Il.
Lehman, Of Bladensburg. became the wife
OF Robert H Anderson. OF Langdon, D.
c. The ceremony was performed BY Rev.
William Johnson. rector Of the church.
There were no attendants.
Milton J. Vance. aged sixty years. son
OF the late Charles and Mary J. Vance,
was found dead in bed at the George
Washington House on Thursday morning
Of last week. where he had lived for
nearly ter. years Deceased was a native
Marylander. his father having al one
time owned the old Gen. Beale place. near
College Park. Death was due TO heart
disease The funeral was held Saturday
from the residence Of his daughter, in
Washington. and i1terment was in Rock
Creek Cemetery Deceased leaves a wife,
from whom. II IS said. he had been sepa-
rated Several years, and six or seven
grown children.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-08-11
POTOMAC BAPTIsTs' PLANS.
Association VIII Meet Near Ashburn,
Beginning Tomorrow.

Beginning Tomorrow.
SPECIAL To me Washington Herald
Ashburn. Va, Aug. l0.-The fifty-third
annual session Of the Potomac Baptist
Association VIII convene al Mount Hope
Baptist Church. about ave miles south
OF this town, on Wednesday. and coz
tinue until the afternoon Of August Il
The association comprises the Baptist
churches Of Loud0un. Fairfax. Alexau-
dria- Prince William. Fauquier. Stafford.
and part Of Culpeper counties. num-
bering hfty-six churches. with a member
snip Of soc. There are eighteen pastors
IN the association. Judge c. E Nicol
OF Prince william. is moderator Of the
body. and J. Arthur Otley. OF Loudoun.
clerk The introductory sermon viii Be
preached by Rev s W Cole. Of Rem
ington, Fauquier County.
The committee Of arrangements will
meet all trains at this station during the
meeting The average attendance is about
5000 daily.
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RECEIVER FOR MINING FIRM.
North Carolina Copper Company Is
said 20 Be Insolxent

SPECIAL 20 he Was1ilE-o- Head
Salisbury. y c. aug. 1G.-Cpon the ap-
plication OF Walter George Newman Of
New York. and other creditors. the Gold
Hi Copper Company, located - Gold
Hill. Rowan County. was to-day put into
the hands Of B B. 1IfIier. % Salisbury.
as receiver
The concern IS capitalized al $500 GO.
and fo- years has been one OF the richest
mines in the South. and owns much val
liable machinery. The claims Of Mr.
Newman. formerly president Of the cor
poration. aggregate S552000. barton Craig.
OF Salisbury. Is attorney for the plaintiff.
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WOMAN THROWN FROM BUGGY
Cumberland Matron Badly Hurt in
Runaway Accident.
Man Is Poisoned by Strychnine.
Freight Business Improves.
Cumberland News.

SPECIAL % he Washine-oa Herald
Cumberland. Nd. Aug 10 Mrs Charles
Seigei, Of near Piney Grove. this county.
IS in a critical condition from having
been thrown from a buggy hitched 10 a
runaway horse while driving from Han
cock. Nd. yesterday afternoon
Her leg was fractured in two places
between the knee and ankle. Il was i'm
possible 10 get a doctor promptly. and
when one did arrive she was suffering
agony and the leg was swollen TO twice
its normal size
Prank Gress. OF McConneIlsburg.
twenty miles north OF Hancock. Is III
from strychnine poisoning He went 70
his home after a days work and partook
OF a meal in which bread and coffee were
factors. He became deathly ii. and Dr..
A p. Dalbey administered an emetic.
Portions Of the meal are in the hands OF
The authorities. who believe an attempt
was made 20 poison him
Conditions have greatly improved with
the railroads here with every indication
q increased Improvement During the
past week. thirty engines which were
dead" have been taken from the side
tracks and placed in commission, twenty
Of them being put On the west end Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, between
Cumberland and Grafton
The force IN the machine shops here
has been added 70 daily and this morn
ing. long strings OF coke cars were taken
through Cumberland West. being part Of
about so racks ordered out for loading
and which were taken from side tracks
near MarthinsbUrg- Traffic through Cum
berlanc over the Baltimore and Ohio in
creased fully so loads last week.
Business IN the Fairmont coal region Is
picking up and II the car supply improves
over lost week. a better run IN the mines
IS predicted by the officials. Notwith-
standing the operations were hampereG
by a poor supply. the mines Of the Fair
mont Coal Company made q fun week
OF IT,
L. s. SchweRck. attorney OF Manning.
ton. one OF the best-known lawyers OF
Marion County -. Va. was nominated
By the Democrats OF the Eleventh seHa.
torial district Of Vast Virginia 70 the
state senate
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Not As Good as Other.

Wright said to-day that his aeroplanes
did not give as impressive an exhibition
rs that Of the aeroplane which he and
his brother OTviIle sailed al XIII Devil
Hill. y c. several weeks ago
Whether he Is yet ready 70 attempt q
duration flight. Wright would not say.
He said. however. that he expected the
machine with which he Is now expert
menting TO show the Frenchmen an
hours fight at a forty-rnile-an-hour gait
before he completed his tests
The Wright machine has Been perfect
ed. according 10 Hart 0. Berg. the bust
ness manager Of the Wrights. 50 that It
can now gain its initial impetus either by
means Of q track or BY an arrangement
Of wheels. along the lines OF the Farman
aeroplane.
Wright prefers the track, except in
cases where the ground Is perfectly level.
and viii permit OF the smooth running OF
the wheels
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-08-11
.NBWSOFALEXANDRIA
City's Hospital to Get Re-
ceipts of Day at Luna.
CELEBRATION ARRANGED FOR

Mayor PaH Heads the Committee to
Make August 10 a Big Day for
Alexandria and Two Counties at
Popular ResOrt-BaIdvyin Asked to
Sail His DIriEibIe.
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WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
mi rTa7n-aHa-n 81

- hing street
Alexandria. Va. Aug. e.-"Alexandrla
DAY. viii be observed AT Luna Park.
August e. and the entire proceeds will be
turned over 20 the Alexandra Hospital
ARRANGEMENTS for the celebration were
made this morning at a meeting OF citi-
zens at the ONCE Of Mayor Paf- Commit
tees from this city. Alexandra and Fair
/ fax counties were appointed 10 co-ope-
rate in making the affair a success
I Mayor Pan was chosen chairman Of the
affair. with J. Y. Williams as secretary
and treasurer
| According TO the plans thus far outlined.
Representative c. c. CarIin. Ct this city.
will deliver an address OF welcome on
behalf OF the city. Arrangements were
also made to have the historic old Friend
ship FIRE engine give an exhibition Of its
workings that evening, and the members
oof Company G. Seventeen Virginia Reg
iment viii give drill Other attractions
viii probably be added to the regular pro
I gramme.
/ A committee consisting of Representa-
tive CarIIn. Mayor Paf. A D BrOckett-
IL. II. Trimyer. DR.. ". NJ Smith. and
J N Hill was appointed to wait
upon Capt Baldwin, Of Fort MyeT,
with a view OF getting him TO make trip
in his dirigible balloon on the evening Of
] the celebration
The police to-day turned over 10 Con
stables James Burke and Cornell, Of
Alexandria County. Richard MCGUIRE,
Samuel Hines. Charles Mccoy. Eugene
Parker. and James Dorsey. negroes.
suspected Of being implicated in a num-
Der OF rob5eries and hoid-Ups that oc-
CURED IN Alexandra County recently
Prior 70 turning over the prisoners they
were given a preliminary hearing before
Justice eaton. and Shirley Johnson, col
ored. positively identified Mcclure and
Anderson as being the two men who held
him Up and robbed him OF S1Is AZ the
overhead bridge. Alexandra County the
night OF August T. Johnson said he met
the men and they walked some distance
toward this city with him when MCGUIRE
suddenly grabbed him by the throat.
while Anderson held his feet and relieved
him OF his cash. MCGUIRE denied ever
having seen Johnson The court. on the
u strength Of the evidence. held both Tor
the action OF slc grand jury and re-
handed the others. Afterward It was DC
cided 70 turn all Of the prisoners over u
the county authorities
The George WASHINGTON Monument
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BUYS WRIGHTAIRSHIP
French Syndicate Purchases
Ohio Mans AerOplane.
PRICE IS FIXED at 100000
American Hailed in France as the
Best ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to Make
Forty Miles an Hour Wilbur
Wright says He Doesn't Believe
Present Machine Good as Old One.

Paris. Aug. 10-The United States has
lost It's chance 70 purchase wha; French
investigators believe 10 be the best craft
for aerial navigation yet produced
wilbur G. Wright VIII receive 10000
Tor his aIrship from the French syndi-
cate headed by Lazare Weller. with
which he has been aegousting-
The contract gives the syndicate the ex-
elusive right OF manufacture IN France
and her colonies. Within ten days or so
two fights Of ffty krometers each are
70 be performed in time Of not more
than one hour FOR each fight
Further the contract provides that two
persons shall be in the machine. that suf-
hcie1t petrol to assure a flight OF 30
kiIometsrs shah be carried. and the wind
IS To be a moderate one. NJ LeaUte OF
the institute. viii control the judge com
mittee. composed Of eight OF ten compe-
tent aerouauts and engineers
L IS unlikely that Mr.. Wright viii en-
deavor to carry out this contract Tor some
weeks He has i've months in which TO
practice for the distance test
EEEILCl deIoLlA4llC experts aAll4DeL VIII
out exception. are to-day admitting that
Wright Is far ahead Of Farnan. Della
grange. and all the other aeroplane ex-
I perimenters- Before The insignificant
test" as Wright refers 20 his fight os
Saturday, Frenchmen were exceedingly
skeptical OF Wrights claims.
I Every BIT Of skepJicism is removed to-
day. and the Dayton. Ohio. man. accord
ling 10 consensus OF opinion. Il nearer q
I solution Of aerial navigation than any
other aeronaUt n the world
The warmth OF the French comment
/ greatly pleased Wright. and he IS deter
mined to give them exhibitions that VIII
stiu further astound them IN view OF
I the fact that Henri Farman. the most
Z noted OF the French aviators. recently
said that Wright did not understand the
Z French motor with which he pTOpels his
[ aeropiane-thst no one but himself did
understand It-WriEht is finding unusual
satisfaction in the behavior Of his motor
( in Saturdays test
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have until to-norrow In which 70 obtain
additional lots. II IS the intention OF the
association to eventually erect on GER
tain portion Of the property a monument
20 George Washington. and part VIII
be reserved for a park
Funeral services over the remains OF
Hubert hoy. who died Saturday. will be
held at ! O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
from the home Ct his parents. 1202 Prince
street Rev W W Van Arsdsle- pastor
OF Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
will conduct the services, and the inter
nlent wiz be in Bethel Cemetery. Tie
members OF the glassblowers' association
viii attend in a body.
/ Miss Katherine Travers. daughter Of
/ AIonzo P Travers. and Edwin H. n
gerson. the latter Of Washington. were
I married this morning at St Mary's Cath
! ole Church Following the ceremony
/ Mr. and Mrs. Ingersoll left for Atlantic
/ City. where they will spend their honey
noon They viii reside in Washington
Lizzie Banks. colored. charged with
/ robbing the residence Of Henry Parrish.
/ Brsddock Heights. Alexandra County.
I was to-day turned over TO the county
0
[ given a preliminary hearing tO-mOrrOv-
For escaping from the chsin-gsng and
breaking the chain attached TO his leg.
Harris Davis. a negro. had forty days
[ added 70 his unexpired sentence The
I court announced that there would be
twenty days for each ofense.
{ William Kirby's funeral took place this
afternoon. and the services were con-
! Quoted by Rev s. A Wallis, Of the Epis-
oopaI Theological seminary. The inter
ment was in the Cemetery al WoOdlswn,
I Fairfax County
A lawn party will be given tomorrow
evening. from until 10 O'Clock. al the
Golf Clubhouse, Shooters Hill. west Of
this city. and the proceeds will be used
for the benefit Of the Sunday school OF
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Nr. and Mrs. A. s Doniphan. accom-
panied by Miss Madeline Hope. are al
Atlantic City. where they viii spend the
next ten days
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EDISON HAS AIRSHIP
Inventor Sends for FaFman
to Inspect Plans.
THOUGHT To BE A SUCCESS
Wizard Asks French Aviator 10 Look
over Result of His Experiments
Machine said TO Be Capable Of RiS-
ing Straight from Ground without
Wheels, CatapuIts, CT Rails

New York. Aug 11-The first fruit OF
the retirement OF Thomas A Edison the
great inventor. has come in the announce
ment that he has invented a flying ma
chine. which Henri Farman. the French
aeroplanisL thinks IS better than the ma
chine he brought from France 50 inter
ested was the Frenchman that he went
out 20 the Edison laboratories to-day 70
talk with the inventor about IT,
M Edison has got no farther. so FAR,
than the plans. but that IS the whole job
with him He sent 20 M Farman yes
terday plans for a ship that would moi
only fly. but would ascend from The
ground straight up 10 the height al which
its fight might begin Alr- Faruan's ma
chine is Handicapped by he necessity OF
rising with a running start on wheels
The French aeronaut was surprised
when he received the plans He didn't
know the inventor was 50 deeply inter
ested in the subject Of flying machines
With the plans came an invitation 10 The
aeropIanist and his wife 10 visit Mr.. Edi-
son al Orange So. with his wife and
william J. Hammer. Of the Aero Club. he
went out to-day 70 the Edison labOTa'
tories
Plans Not Finished.
Though Mr.. Edison's plans for an air
ship have not been finished Ga che detail
that a constructor would require Sefor'
the work Of building might begin. the res
Of the work IS mere detail The nair
principles on which the machine viii us
and then fly have beer settled By the in.
ventor. He is satisfied that little mor'
is left than 10 pat the thing together and
start the fight
The subject came up the other day wher
Augustus Post Of the Aero Club. who 4
a friend Of Mr.. Farman. was calling OF
Mr.. Edison They talked OF Farma1 ans
airships and 11r. Edison sat down Their
and then and drew rough sketch Of al
airship which he believed would rise an,
would ny Mr.. Post was charmed and b
brought the sketch over 10 Mr. Farnan
Why, that is better than my machine,
the Frsuchman exclaimed enthusia sti
caIIy- be readily agreed 10 talk over N
subject with the inventor
VIII Continue Tour
The failure Of the aeroplane COMPANY
70 fulfil its contract with Henri Far
man. the aer0plane man from France
does not mean that his American tou
VIII be abandoned. though ne has stoppet
making flights az Brighton Beach
Thomas R AIacMechen. Of St Louis
who was one Of the men TO bring Far-nai
here SAID tonight that several men had
offered FarmaD money 10 continue TIT
tour and that he would do 50 under th'
direction OF z. F. Lampman and himself
Everything. he said. would be defnitell
settled tomorrow. NacMeChen said tina
the tour would be as follows, Philadel
phia. August -; Buffalo. August p; De
troit. August % Cleveland. September 5
Chicago. September % and q; Louisville
I September Is; St Louis. September 19 ant
p. Pittsburz. September q Washington
I September 50; Philadelphia return date
Z October 4; New York, october Il; Boston
October IS.
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BALDWIN CROWDS
ARB DISAPPOINTED
Official Flight at Fort Myer
Delayed0YeP CarburetOrS.
ENGINEER CURTISS NOT BACK

Wires of His Failure 20 Get Addi-
tIOnaI Machinery at HammOnds-
port, ~ Y, in Time, and Navigator
Announces POstpOnement OF Time
for Aerial Demonstration
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The first Of series OF farmers instI-
rutes was held in Rowan County to-day
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have until tomorrow in which 70 obtain
additional lots. II IS the intention OF the
association to eventually erect on a GER
tain portion Of the property a monument
20 George Washington. and part viii
be reserved for q PARK.
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Scholarships.

The South Carolina Division offers
the following two scholarships avail
able for use Sept. 1st, 1908.
First a scholarship Of free tuition
and $3.50 to be used at Teachers COL
lege, Columbia University, New York
City. This scholarship is open to a
young man or woman in South Car
ollna, at least twenty years old, able
to pass the entrance examinations for
Teachers College, lineal descendant
OF Confederate veteran, and whose
application is endorsed by the presi-
dent of chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy in South Carolina.
Second scholarship at Winthrop
college, Rock Hill, S. c., WITH board
and tuition worth $104 Applicants
for this scholarship must be at least
sixteen years of age, be able to enter
the Freshman Class at Winthrop;
must pledge themselves to complete
the four years. course offered bv the
division; must present certificate
Stain" that their family cannot af-
f"rd 10 pay for their education; must
b" the daughter or !incal descendant
OF Confederate veteran Of honorable
record I'm the cases Of equal attain
mrnlS offered preference will be Civ
en- daughters Of widows Of Conrcdcr-
ale s"ldirr( and must he endorsed bv
tnr president Of Il chapter Of the U. D.
{. in South Carolina.
Applications for these two scholar
ships must be filed with the under
signed not later than June 18th. Ap-
phcants are reminded that they must
qualify on every point named to be
considered as duly eligible for the
scholarship.
Mary b. Poppcnheim,
Chairman Scholarship Committee, S.
{. Div. L. ID. G.. Charleston, S. c..
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Mileage Books.

800 Mile State Family Tickets $11.-
25.--Good over the Atlantic Coast
Line in each State for the head or de-
pendent members Of family. Limit
ed TO one year from date Of sale.
1000 Mile interchangeable Indivi-
dual Ticket $2000.-Good over the
III the Southeast aw@regating 10000
miles. Limited to one year from date
of sale.
2000 Mile Firm Ticket $4,000
Good over the Atlantic Coast Line
and 80 other lines in the Southeast
a@yre"atnng 10000 miles; for a man.
ngcr or head Of firm and employees IL
lines in the Southeast aggre"atiny d.
mitcd 10 five. but good for only one
of such persons at Il time. Limited to
Atlantic Coast Line and 80 other line 5
one year from date Of sale.
1000 Mile Southern interchangeable
individual Ticket $25.00.-Good over
the Atlantic Coast Line and rs other
600 miles. Limited to one year from
date af sale.
All mileage tickets sold on and af-
Ter April lst, 1908. will net be honor
cd for passage on trains, nor i'll
checking baggage tcXccpt from non
agency stations and stations not
"pcn for the sal cof tickcts) but must
be presented at ticket offices and there
exchanged for continuous tickets.
Is cents saved i" passage fare by
purchaSin" local ticket from our
agents.
Atlantic Coast Line.
Y. G. White,
General Passenger Agent.
w. J. Craig,
Passenger Traffic Manager,
Wilmington, N. G.