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EIGHT DEATHS FROM HEAT.
Discomfort in New York Aggravated
by High Humidity.

NEW YORK. July Eight deaths at
ported to the police authorities today be-
fore IL am. at which hour the tempera-
ture was at So degrees and still rising.
with a prospect of a very hot day. Dis
comfort from the heat was aggravated
the day advanced the humidity decreased.
Thousands of persons left the city for
the beaches early today. the harbor boats
running to Coney Island and the Shrews-
bury river being crowded at unusually
early hours. In the crowded east side the
suffering from heat and humidity WAS
severe.
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Personal Mention.

Third Assistant Postmaster General A.
l.. Lawshe returned to the city today
from Gaffney. 8. C., where he has been
the meeting OF the South Car
DINA Press Association.
Mr. Itaio e. Fronani sails on the steam
ship Etruria next Saturday for London on
q visit to his brother. He will also make
q flying visit to Paris.
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HELD FOR ALLEGED POISONING.
Man Collapses in Court at Richmond
Today.

RICHMOND. Va. July Mrs. Alex
ander 7. Clarke has been held for the
grand jury in Pittsylvania county on the
charge of having thrice attempted to
poison her husband and his two sons. 1t
is alleged that she used paris green to
end their lives.
Lewis Wingate. on trial for the murder
of his twelve-year-old son. in Grayson
county, collapsed in the court room today.
The mans wife is a witness for her hus-
band and his children are witnesses for
the prosecution.
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Score Tied in Fifth Inning.

AT the end of the fifth inning the score
was to , in the first game Of the dou-
ble-header between the Nationals and
New York at the National base ball park
this afternoon.
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Craftsmanship Not Settled.

After conference with Arthur I. Vorys
Of Ohio lasting two hours and a half
yesterday afternoon Judge Taft said:
you can say absolutely definitely that
the craftsmanship Of the republican ma
tional committee has not yet been settled
You can say also that no announcement
OF decision as to the Craftsmanship will
be made until after I have conferred at
Hot Springs. Va. next Wednesday with
tee. l hope this is sufficiently definite
and that my statement will be accepted. -
Judge Taft then swung himself on his
horse and went for a long ride with Gen.
Clarence r. Edwards. chief Of the bureau
Of insular affairs, War Department.
Although 1t is known that Judge Taft
entertains for Mr.. Vorys a high regard
and is keenly appreciative Of the part
which his Ohio manager played in the
preliminary campaign, 1t is understood
named as national chairman. That he
will participate in the campaign in an i'm
portant capacity there is little doubt.
At the close of their conference neither
Judge Taft nor Mr.. VoryS would make
any statement concerning its details.
Mr.. Vorys went to New York last night
and thence will 80 directly to Columbus.
Ohio, arriving there SON e time tomorrow.
Brief Interviews.
In the course Of the afternoon Judge
Taft had brief interviews with E. o.
Eshelby, proprietor of the Cincinnati
Commercial-Tribune.w who said his was
visit of courtesy" with Henry NJ. Hoyt.
solicitor general OF the United States, who
is a successor of Mr.. Taft in that ofice
and with John A. Stewart. president OF
the New York State League of Republic
can Clubs. Judge Taft said the inter-
views were OF no serious Importance, but
he did not care to discuss them.
Judge Taft and his family, with the ex-
ception of Miss Helen Taft, who left yes
terday on visit to friends in Georgia.
were the guests at dinner last night Of
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop at their Chevy
Chase home. Later Judge and Mrs. Taft
and their SOD Charlie were taken in an
automobile to the residence of Gen. j.
Franklin Bell. at Fort Myer. Va. They
Will make Gen. Bells dwelling their home
until they leave Washington tomorrow
for Hot Springs. Va, their own home be-
ing almost wholly dismantled preparatory
to their departure from Washington.
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Still another Washington boy has been
appointed to the Naval Academy at An
napolis Joseph Young Dreiconstok is the
young man. He will leave for the acad-
envy today and enter upon his studies at
that institution. Mr.. Dresonstok is a
genuine local boy. He got his early edu-
cation in the schools of this city and
graduated from the high school. The
following scholastic year he entered as a
student at the George Washington Uni
versity. and left that institution to enter
Uncle Sans school at Annapolis
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Foresight.
From the Kansas City Journal.
Talk about foresight"

"Old Gotrox left a thousand tons of
coal in trust. not to he touched until the
youngest child is of age"
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Speaker Cannon Calls.

Shortly before II o'clock Speaker Cam
non. who arrived in the city, made an
arrangement with Mr.. Taft for con-
ference with him, and soon after II o'clock
arrived at the TAFT home. Then the
presidential nominee and the Speaker Of
the House had over half an hours con-
ference.
1t is expected that Judge Taft and
Frank II. Hitchcock may have a con-
ference during the day. but thus far no
engagement for it has been made, and
1t may 60 over until tomorrow.
1t Is said on good authority that the
Craftsmanship of the national committee
is nearer being settled now than when
the national convention adjourned. Judge
Taft is listening to the advice of friends
and by the Sth of July. when the COM
mittee meets him at Hot Springs. ne will
be able to announce his selection.
Secretary Loeb having declined the offer
Of the craftsmanship. it is now believed
that Senator Long of Kansas will be con-
sidered for the place and asked to take
1T. He has the confidence of Judge Taft
and is regarded as a political general of
ability
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WILL GO AWAY TOMORROW
Holds a Conference With Speaker
Cannon.
NAY SEE HITCHCOCK TODAY
Senator Long, It Is Said, Will Be
Considered for Position Of Re-
publican National Chairman.

Announcement was made today that 1t
has been decided to have the notification
Of Judge Taft's nomination take place at
Cincinnati. July q.
Judge William II. Taft Is making all
arrangements to leave Washington for
Hot Springs. Va. tomorrow afternoon at
4 O'clock. Meantime. he desires to dis
pose of a great accumulation of corre-
spondence. Since he returned from his
New Haven trip last Saturday night he
really has had little time to devote to
his correspondence. on account of the
heavy work at the War Department; but
he will make a distinct impression upon
1t today and tomorrow.
Judge Taft has retained q desk and
some chairs in the library Of his disman-
tied K street residence. and there he will
work until his departure from Washing
ton.
Judge Taft arrived at his X street resi-
dence about 1915 o'clock from Fort Myer.
Va. just across the river from Washing
ton. where he and his family are making
their home with Gen. Bell, chief of staff.
pending their departure from Washington.
No callers were at the house at the mo-
ment, and Judge Taft began at once to
tackle his cOrrespOndence
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that not one person out Of the last ten
has thanked you for your Information.
Don't they ever do it,
Thanks? Whew!" Mr.. Steele exclaim-
ed. you've touched tender spot-not
that we care about thanks. for we are
paid to answer questions and that Is suf1-
cient. But a man can't help feeling in a
better frame of mind If he is thanked
courteously after long explanation of q
proposed Journey ETC. And but few people
remember to do so. They usually give you
hard look and beat it or raise old Sam
Hill about your answers and grow mean
But. l suppose, that Is excusable In a
way, for the average man or woman un-
consciously becomes excited and irritable
the moment they enter a RAILROAD station"
Polly, Poor Polly!
I'VE had the strangest question to an
swer yesterday in all my experience" said
Mr.. Hurney. when an, old woman. evil
IDENTIFY from the country. came up to my
window. There was wonderment in her
eye and a grim determination to get at
the truth of the matter, b'gosh, in her
face.
BE yeow the man in charge Of this
station she asked. I informed her that
I was not. but that might be able to tell
her anything she might want to know.
'Wa-all.' she drawled. heered a
man over there tell another one. tibet they
was goin' to put poll-parrots n them
wooden chicken-coops on the floor inside
tibet big room there to call out the trains
when it got time for them to leave When
will the parrots be put in the coops? I
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heraldic painting. which demands much
and careful research. / began as a min
iature painter. but the work In heraldry
is SO absorbing that I am giving my
whole time to it. Recently painted the
coat Of arms Of Col. George W. Goethals.
now at Panama. Some work l had done
for Maj. David D. Gaillard. head of the
department of excavation for the canal.
was seen by Col. Goethals. and he sent
me an old French. book with the early
history of his family. requesting that 1
paint his coat of arms. There is abso-
lutely nd to the intrest of the work
If one once comprehends its significance"
: Mrs. Robertson Is a member of the Cad
wallader-Jones family, descended from
that pre-revolutionary Allan Jones who
was the patron Of John Paul and for
whom the great sea fighter adopted the
name Jones. She has always been inter-
ested in American history and Is not only
a delegate to the continental congress.
but also delegate from North Carolina
to the annual convention OF the Colonial
DANES. which opens here May 10. Mrs.
Robertson will be with Mrs. Johnston un-
til the close of the second convention and
In addition to overseeing the placing of
the shields in Continental Hall will at
tempt to interest the Smithsonian Institu-
tion In the pottery of the Cawtaba In
dams Of York county. in her state.
This is rapidly dying art. and Mrs.
Robertson, who brings with her an ex
hibit of the exquisite work of these In
dams. has done much to stimulate its
production by the few Indians who still
possess the skill. In color and finish and
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them back their money and inform them
that the time tables are free in America.
Women Are Troublesome.

them back their money and inform them
that the time tables are free in America.
Women Are Troublesome.
"And the fascination Of seeing countless
different faces questioning you from the
other side of the little round hole in the
By the way. notice how every one puts
his face almost into the hole in the glass
and yells at me. could hear them just
as we'll If they stood few feet from 1t.
Fool questions? Well. I should say So
dozens of them every day. I say this
with hesitancy for fear Of it sounding I'M
gallant. but the women are the hardest
to handle and the most troublesome OF
any inquisitors we have. They rarely
know exactly what they want to know
And it isn't the women of average wealth,
either who are hardest to answer. but
the reverse Frequently women of wealth
and aristocratfc dress and manner ask
us such questions as What time does the
B. and o. train leave?' and On what
track is my train for New York; When
answer then For what place, madam 2
or What road, madam? the expression
on their faces usually denotes surprise
tina, l didn't know exactly who they are
and where they are going. Excuse me.
there's the phone ringing. We have three
going all day. and-hello-yes, .informa-
ton BUREAU
Just then an old negro stepped up to
Mr.. Hurney's window.
.'Ah wants to ascertain de persact time
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RIO more interesting topic concerning
IN the annual convention of the
Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton which opens at Colonial Hall to-
morrow has been discussed than the
great shield Of the thirteen original colo
MES which are to be placed in the me-
mortal hall.
These great shields are the work of
Mrs. A. 1. Robertson, vice state regent of
North Carolina, who is in the city already
as the guest Of Mrs. Judge Sanders John
ston. Eight of the emblematic shields
have been completed. and those Of New
York. Delaware and Pennsylvania are
particularly respondent by reason Of the
character Of the state devices. Mrs. Rob-
ertson is an authority on the subject Of
American heraldry and Is state heraldic
ings are of the most symbolic nature and
are done with historic appreciation Of
design and color. The Official seals Of the
states were studied with microscopic care
after engravings had been obtained from
state secretaries. When these had been
enlarged by accurate processes the bases
were supplied from fine poplar Of the
state. An expert cabinet maker of Ashe-
Vile was employed to construct the wood
work. Mrs. Robertson says:
my time has recently been entirely
taken up with these paintings Of the
coats of arms of the thirteen original
states The thirteen columns represent
ing the colonies are now in place in Con-
tirntal Hall. and the design is to place
the shields along the balustrade Of the
gallery. have made q special study of
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-'-''What time does the ten O'Clock train
leave?"
Ten o'clock sharp" is the precise in
formation. and the inquiring person takes
on the same expression as one who has
just purchased a gold brick and becomes
conscious Of its value.
The stately and Immediately dressed
gentleman has similar experience. who.
with all his reserve of dignity, carefully
adjusts his glasses. poses before enc of
the large wooden train clocks and sets
his watch at the precise hour at which
information man" frequently corrects
this error and most emphatically believes
that it would not make the slightest diff
ference were a roulette wheel substituted
for the train clock.
Am dis heah de Information bureau?"
faltered an old colored woman with a
fully developed case of travel fever the
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blaee striving to light his candle with
the blessed flame.
There Is a legend of a crusader from
Florence who. finding himself one Easter
at Jerusalem, Joined the throng who light
ed Their tapers at the sacred flame within
the Holy Sepulcher Church. Anxious to
bring this back to his native town unex-
tinguished. to protect 1t from the wind he
rode the whole of the land journey on a
donkey, with his face to its tail.
The devil tried, but unsuccessfully, to
blow 1t out. and on his arrival home the
taper was still alight. Whereupon he pre-
sented it to the city Of Florence. only
claiming as his privilege to be the first
to take a light from it on Holy Saturday.
Another of Palestine's practices is the
pilgrimage on Monday Of Holy week to the
River Jordan. At the Pilgrams'. Ford are
congregated thousands and tens of thou
sands of Christians who. in the gray light
Of dawn, pour down upon the river on
foot and horseback. stra:ning every nerve
to get to the waters quickly. where. upon
arriving. they splash in, dipping them
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want to bring my old man up from home
and let him hear them?
And. honest. she meant it. too, al
though I thought she was trying to kid
me at first
The other day well-dressed man walk
ed up to the Information bureau as an
incoming express was laundering into the
station. his face bearing an expression of
keenest anxiety.
Can you tell me if my wife is on this
train"' he exclaimed
OF course Mr.. Steele replied that such
an inquiry was beyond his knowledge
At this reply the excited man seemed to
be very much disconnected, and as he
hurried to scan the passengers he was
heard to mutter:
What do you know around here?"
Almost with clocklike regularity some
intelligent. well-meaning individual will
inquire with childish simplicity:
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selves three times in honor of the Trim
ity. After filling bottles and TASKS with
the consecrated water they hasten away.
The Italians hold Easter as the most i'm
portant festival of the ecclesia stical year
even attaching more Importance to it
than to Christmas Throughout the whole
peninsula there are family reunions, fetes
and ceremonies. all of the latter original
ing In remotest antiquity. and each con-
nected more or less with the worship Of
fire as the great purifying element.
Florence has always been distinguished
for most unique ceremony. known as
"Scappio del Caro-" (the explosion of
the carr. which Is undoubtedly of most
ancient origin. Early in the thirteenth
century 1t SO CHANGED that young man
Of the great Pazzi family was the first
person to light his torch from the fire
which was drawn from striking the sa-
cred flint from the tomb of Christ. and so
greatly pleased were his whole clan that
they resolved on the next holy Saturday
to celebrate the circumstance with pomp
and display Of fireworks such as to this
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against which the pope vigorously pro
tests but the Greek Church declares it Is
an annually recurring miracle. On Holy
Saturday. with the church crowded almost
to suffocation. all lights are extinguished.
and one of the Greek patriarchs opens
the service by circling three times around
the sepucher. followed by the bishops
GALL of them clad in rich robes). all pray
ing fervently that the fire may be sent
down from heaven,
The Blessed Flame.
The patriarch then enters the sepulcher
alone and for moment all is dark. when
suddenly through the holes in the wall
light appears and the priests. standing in
front of them. hand in candles. These
they receive again lighted and they are
sent by chosen messengers to Bethlehem,
Nazareth and all over Palestine. AS they
pass through the congregation to the
church door there is mad rush toward
them, each member of the vast assem-
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as pagan rite. celebrated in
honor of Eastre, the Saxon Cod
dess of Spring. Then it became
idetified with the Jewish passover, and,
about 60 A. D., was instituted as Chris
tian festival.
There are many quaint customs in cele-
bration of Easter in countries where SUI
perstition still holds sway over the minds
of the people. In Spain. Portugal and
most of South America, Judas, the be-
trayer. plays a prominent part in the pro-
ceedings of Easter. and Holy Saturday is
maltreating his effigy.
Execution of Judas.
On Good Friday the shopkeepers are
busy all day selling Judases. of every size
and shape, by the dozens. to men. women
and children: and on the following MORN
ing the whole community is transposed
into place of execution Ropes are
stretched across the streets from house
to house. and on them are strung Judases
filed with straw and gunpowder. black
and very ugly as they sway in the sun
light.
A few minutes before ~ o'clock there
is hush over all the place, and then as
the church bells toll out the noon hour a
sudden frenzy seizes the people and
every Judas is cut down and hurled into
flames amid wild shouts of furious re-
joicing. and pandemOnium reigns supreme
In Cuba and other Spanish-American
countries there Is a curious custom which
almost outrivals those of other places. At
an appointed hour on Easter morning the
cathedral doors are thrown open for the
resurrected Savior to pass out. This is
waxen figure of Christ with open wounds
exposed) seated upon draped platform
beneath which may be seen the legs of the
score of monks who carry it. Following
is a long line of priests bearing crosses
and many candles.
This odd procession passes down the
sunlit street until at a given point. 1t is
met by second figure. borne on the
shoulders Of four priests. This represents
a woman dressed in the most gorgeous
fnery. 1t is Mary Magdalene coming to
meet her Lord after His resurrection.
Like the Biblical Story.
There is a sudden halt of both figures,
and then Mary turns and hastens away.
the eight legs beneath galloping furiously
in order that it may be seen how fast
the repentant one is hurrying to spread
the news of the risen Christ. AS she
goes she is met by a third figure, decked
In yellow satin and crowned with gold.
and this is the Virgin Mary. The two
pause and then turn to meet the advanc-
ing Savior. When they do reach Him they
bow repeatedly and then the procession
sOlemnly returns to the church, passing
through rows of soldiers who,i as they
enter its doors, fire a salute. and the
music ends with great flourish.
In this modern and progressive world
this quaint custom seems most primitive
but the glamour of 1t all brings such JOY
to these superstitious people that So
journer with them at this season cannot
but be impressed with their simple faith.
The ceremony of holy fire within the
Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Palestine.
is very remarkable practice and one
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Whistler's Unmarked Grave.
From the London Post


Whistler is buried, not in Chtswick
churchyard. where Hogarth lies, but in
the cemetery that adjoins it. No stone
marks the grave of the artist. which is al
most hidden by carefully tended flowers.
A little fence of wooden trellis protects
1t, and over fence and grave trailing ivy.
geraniums and honeysuckles grow luxuri-
antly. The grave is beside the high wall
Of the cemetery and partly sheltered by
creepers that have sprung up close to the
boundary. Beyond the wa ~ rise ancient
yew trees and the more ancient tower of
Chiswick Church. But modernity asserts
itself in the incessant rafting and ham
mering from the torpedo boat works.
whose long ranges of black buildings sep
srate these peaceful acres from the ad-
tacent river.
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quaintness of design very little pottery
surpasses the examples she shows. Only
about seventy-five Of this disappearing
people are left in the state. and Mrs. Rob-
ertson, working through Chief Harris. has
prevailed upon the Older women to re-
sumo the art, which has come down to
them from their ancestors.
THE young Indians" she says. care
nothing for this work. and there are only
about four left who can produce the beau
tiful jars and bowls and pipes with any
degree of success. Poor people, driven
by us to the wall in desperation, l have
felt that l must do everything could
to help them. for they. after all, are the
true and first Americans"
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VIE origin of Easter is lost in an
tiquity. The first trace of it Is
as pagan rite. celebrated In
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de mex train leaves TO- Lynchburg ovah
de Su'thun road he said.
eleven O'clock" Mr. Hurney answered,
| and then added. after a quick look at the
negro. but it's all Pullman. you know.
Don't you think it's the 1916 you want?
That has day coaches on It," Which tact
full statement settled the matter and.
without doubt. saved the negro all sorts
of embarrassment had he taken the III
o'clock"
Time Wasted Unnecessarily.
what time does the through train to
Atlanta leave?" asked a distinguished
middle-aged man next.
What road. sir?''
Pennsylvania
"Twelve-thirty."
"Twelve-thirty, you say?'
yes
pennsylvania road?''
yes
And he turned from the window.
Nov there is an instance Of what we
have to contend with. That man looks
like hard, common-sense business man,
who has the correct idea of the value Of
time" laughed Mr.. Hurney, ito whom It
should be necessary to give the answers
to his questions but once. And yet had
to repeat them again. as you heard. Now
that isn't any trouble once, but when you
do it a hundred times a day it makes
you wonder why people can't listen to
what you say and then quit talking
about it..
1--WE noticed said The Star man,
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IN AT. are you the man who
~ knows 1t ALP
'Humph?-well. about half of
~ it," answered the man at the