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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08
LEWIS STRANG WINS
BUTLER AMES TROPHY

LOWELL. Mass. September S-Racing
at breakneck speed and with remarkably
good fortune over the roads of this city
and the adjoining towns of Tyngsboro
for more than 80 miles, Lewis Strang,
in sixty-horsepower car, yesterday left
all his competitors far in the rear and
easily won the automobile road race for
the Butler Ames trophy. The exact length
Of the run was 2544 miles, comprising
tWenty-four circuits of a course measur-
ing 1915 miles. The winners time was
hours 40 minutes and "a seconds. Har-
ry +. Grant finished second, more than
an hour and half after Strang, and at
intervals Of a few minutes thereafter Will
liam Bourque finished third and George
ii. Robertson came in fourth. OF the
three other entries. Frank L. Lescault
and Charles L. Basic withdrew, owing to
slight accidents, and Robert Berman was
disqualified because outside assistance
was accepted in making repairs after an
accident. None Of the mishaps in which
the various cars figured resulted in any
injury to the occupants. Strang was pre-
sented by Representative Butler Ames
with the one-thouSand-dollar trophy for
the manufacturer Of the winning car and
also with $500 for himself from the Low
ell Automobile Club. under whose aus
pices the race was held. Grant received
$3.50 and Bourque $50.
Strang took the lead early In the race
and kept it throughout. tearing around
lap after lap with utter disregard of the
sharp curves, scarcely Siackenng his
speed even at the dreaded ''hairpin turn, -
the most dangerous spot on the course
Steadily drawing away from the other
| cars. he completed the race while his
nearest competitor was still on the TWEEN
tieth lap.
His fastest circuit of the course was
made on the sixth lap when he covered
the 1915 miles in ten minutes and ffty-three
seconds. During one hour, early in the
race, he covered fifty-three miles STRAINS
was the only one of the drivers to &c
through the contest without q single acct
dent to his machine. Once only he stopped
for few seconds to investigate a threat.
ened trouble. but this was his only halt
Lescauit was practically assured OF
second place. having completed three
quarters of the course when his car blew
a cylinder and he was forced to with.
draw. Basic retired early in the race oW-
I ing to something going wrong with his cal
which neceSSitated extensive repairs Ber.
man encountered his difficulty at the
"hairpin turn striking a post a glanc-
ing blow which caused damage to his cal
of considerable extent. On the charge that
he received outside assistance in repair.
| ing the car the judges disqua lifted him
| Lee. Bourque and Robertson all had
! minor mishaps which greatly impeded
their progress.
The summary:
Driver. Car Time
Lewis Strang. 6u-h.p. I>otta- Erase hn e. 40 "a
William Bourque. rs h p Knox. 81 9.
Geo. II. Robertson 50 b. p. Fiat. :,c
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JUST SLATHERS OF PEOPLE
Most of En- Thirsty; All of EN-
Care Free and Happy.
ALL VARIETIES OF ATHLETICS
And the Usual Labor Day Tourna-
ment fitting Followed by Crown
ing of the Queen.

Yesterday was Labor's day-and no mis-
take There were so many thousands of
people interested in labor unions. country
circuses. motor races fitting, and good
time in general out at the Central Labor
Unions big celebration at Benning yester-
day afternoon and evening that il looked
As IL the rest of the District must have
been entirely deserted.
They began 10 get there early. At 10
o'clock there was a fair sprinkling Of peo-
pie who wanted to be on hand to see all
of the base ball game scheduled between
the printers and the painters. They
swarmed across the track and into the
Enclosure where the hurdle races are run,
and began 10 make bets. AS the teams
began TO practice the betting ran high
but ii became known through the crowd
that the painters were betting against
their own team. and there was hush in
the proceedings after that.
See the Yachting Caps.
The gentlemen in charge of the outing
were on hand early and in large num-
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of the time while the umplres and the
rooterS had it out.
ONeil, shortstop for the painters, was
the hero OF the first half of the game AS
he was the first To cross the plate and his
fielding was brilliant The painters man
, aged to get in two other runs before the
printers woke up; but after the NTH the
typesetters began to hit the ball and. with
IA whirlwnd finish. snatched ten-nnlng
game from the hands OF the enemy with
a score of to 3.
Hardly had the base ball game finished
when the gallant knights lined up in front
of the judges stand to listen To the adj
dress of j. Enost Ray, speaker of the
house of Maryland. 1t seems to be the
, custom always to preface a fitting tour
nament with Il highly spiced speech in
which references to noble deeds of knights
OF long dead past are lntermingled with
advice to ''go in and win" and 'to do
your best" and Mr.. Rays was no excep-
ton. While the gallant riders stood be-
fore him-some mounted and some on foot
through notable lack of horses-he
said, among other things:
Why Resemble a Cook Stovep
1.-The time for deeds of bravery is not
dead and though We do not wear the mail
of olden times the heart that beats be-
meath the hunting coat is as stanch as
were those in days when men assembled
themselves in steel until they resembled
cook stoves. You who have gathered here
today can prove your bravery before all
and convince men and women that the
days Of chivalry are not dead, and that
knight hood is still in flower
And so they did, each knight trying to
prove that chivalry was still alive by
sticking a spear through three little rings.
the winner TO get $40 in gold.
1t was a long contest and the fast run
ming ponies had a hard time OF il. There
were so many tournaments around this
section yesterday that tournament horses
were at premium and the sir knights at
BenninG had to divide up. The contest
was won by. w. l.. Harron, Washington
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MARCHING THROUGH KANSAS.
1000 Soldiers on Way to st. Joseph
Mo

FORT RILEY. Kan. September s.
Four thousand officers and enlisted men
left here this morning. under command Of
Brig. Gen. Charles Morton. commander o.,
the Department of the Missouri. on a
march to st. Joseph, Mo. where they will
attend a military tournament.
The distance is 100 miles. When strung
out in marching the column was almost
five miles long and constituted the
largest military body that ever marched
through Kansas. either in peace or war.
Tonight the men will camp at Mauhat-
tan, and expect TO reach Topeka Saturday
night. The troops have been in a camp OF
in -truction for the past month. and while
there were reviewed by Secretary OF War
Wright
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SPRECKELS SELLS SHIPS.
Hartman Buys Them for Express
Service to Ancon.

SAN FRANCISCO, September S.-Fol-
lowing a visit yesterday made by John ID.
Spreckels to the office of +. H. Harri-
man, il is reported this morning that the
Oceanic Steamship Company. representa-
by Spreckels, has arranged to sell to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. con-
nected with the Hartman enterprises the
steamers Ventura, Sierra and Sonoma.
which were taken off the run Ia Homo
lulu and Australia several months ago,
and which have since been idle.
II is said To be the intention of Harrf-
man to institptc with these vessels an
express service to Ancon. Ii is pointed
out that this arrangement Will enable
coast bidders to compete in the matter
Of supplies for the Panama canal.
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St. Ienatius' Church Picnic.

An old-fashioned picnic was held at
Suitland Park OXOn Hill, Md, Yesterday
in celebration of Labor day by the mem
bers of St. Ignatius' Church. There We're
d base ball game. tournament and other
features. The chief marshal was j.
Henry kirby.5
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TO the track there was a grand rush for
points OF vantage. and such riding and
buckinG and kicking and baking the old
est inhabitant said he never saw \ mule
with the euphonious title of His Nibs Won
the half-mile dash in drive.
The ball game was played on the track
oval. starting simultaneously with the
races. The contest was between the
BrightwoodS and Congress Heights and
resulted in an eleVen-inninG struggle.
with the score 10 : in favor az Con-
gress Heights
There Were two silver cups offered by
the Brichtwood Driving Club during tie
day, one for the winner OF ;he mnle
race and another for the feetcst ball
player. young man named Ostmann
from Congress Heights came home first.
The boy that rode His NlhS was too
much out of breath 10 give his name.
Every circumstance tended tn max" the
day an ideal one. The weather WAS per
feet and each event was run off without
the least friction. The best OF order was
maintained. Starter Baldwin got lis
fields off IN excellent shape. TIL" other
officials were W. II Chambers ana Th"m-
as &. TAYLOR. timers. John y. {. hooels
and William II. Getz. Judges. pr. ~ ID
Hatfield was the clerk al the course
Summarizes
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The gentlemen in charge of the outing
were on hand early and in large num-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

cotton or blue linen, the former usu-
ally washing better, worked in two
strips running iengthwise across the
counterpane, of about ffty-four inches
in length and fourteen or more in
breadth. makes very pretty decora-
ton.
First stamp a bold design suitable for
applique on the two strips of turkey
red, previously washed and rinsed in
several waters to prevent running OF
color, and then haste these into position
on the counterpane.
Then outline the design In red en-
may be-and cut away the superfuous
parts Of turkey red every now and then.
blanket stitch tor wide-apart button
hole. the stitches going outward from
the design into the background in the
form Of little teeth. -'-'
/ Besides adding greatly to the appear
outline strengthens the work.
Splashers for the washstand and bu-
reau scarfs or dressing-table covers to
match this counterpane can easily be
made.
Any color that corresponds with the
prevailing tint Of the bedroom an be
used. but to prevent subsequent disap-
pointment. choose q color which 10
known to wash well.
used in the rinsing water after wash
ing to prevent the color fading or run
ming.
A good plan in marking linen and lin
gerie is to have q favorite style of let
ter reproduced in the various sizes re-
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quired. and, perforated patterns having
been made, the linen may be marked
with stamping powder.
Mercerized cotton is preferable, and
the padding is done with darning
thread. Crewel needles carry the
thre ads. The work should always be
placed firmly in an embroidery hoop.
II the hoops slip. so that the linen is
not tight, tape should be wound around
the under ring.
The padding is the first step. and Is
placed in long, even stitches. These
threads should be placed closely, and
over one another in the center, so as to
give rounding effect.
For unpretentious uses. the padding Is
omitted. and the stamped lines are out
lined or couched.
Satin stitch Is generally used. while
French knots and tiny seed stitches are
sometimes introduced.
The size of the thread depends upon
the proportions Of the letter and the ma
terial upon which it is placed. Small
sizes OF thread are the best.
The utmost care must be given tho
satin stitch in order that the threads
may appear straight and smooth.
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With two threads make . ch ain a
four doubles. four picots. separated by
two doubles, four doubles. .--..---
With one thread make eight doubles.
Join In long picot eight doubles, eloss-
Repeat until there are four chains and
five rings. Joining each ring in long pl-
cot.
Turn; with two threads make I'VE
doubles, nine picots. separated by two
doubles; five doubles. Turn; make .
second wheel like the first one. The
third wheel forms the corner, and In
made with six rings in long picot ana
five chains. ep t4-.s
Each corner is made in the same way.
The edge is sewed to the collar and
cuff by the five center picots Of each
long chain. slipping the needle between
the two sides Of the hem from one chain
to the next.
Press on a well-padded board. plac-
ing a damp cloth over the coll Or ana
cuffs. &
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Monograms Popular
THE ultra-fastidious the !

10 THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the pro.
claiming Of ones identity to the
L public by me ans Of nionosFams
on every article of apparel and adorn-
ment may appear in somewhat poor
taste.
1t is the fashion of the moment, how.
ever, and, like other fads and fancies.
may be modified or exaggerated a.
ones own discretion.
Everything that can show an em-
broidered name does 80, and there are
the daintiest designs for underwear.
those in which flowers appear being
most liked.
Collars, chemisettes. gloves, the long
chiffon scarfs, the draped veil, fan, and
even the undersleeves, when these are
put into a band. are also inconspicu.
ously lettered
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To Make atted Edges

-ILL the shuttle with No. 60 thread.
r Without breaking the thread.
i make ring of eight doubles, one
long picot, eight doubles. close.
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ITO BE in keeping with the tailored
waist to be worn this coming
season. the neckwear on display
is more severe than 1t has been for sew
era) years.
The very modish collars are pattern
ed like the mems, except that they are
made of striped materials and pretti-
ly embroidered in colors to match the
stripe.
The designs chosen are usually the
noral scroll or conventional.
They are also shown in standup col
lars. the back of the collar coming
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New Bedspreads

IT" Effective and inexpensive artis-
W tic bedspreads or counterpanes
- can be made at home by deco
rating twilled sheets Of as heavy
We ave as possible, with a bold design.
Many prefer an unbleached sheet, az be-
ing for some effects more artistic than
white and not requiring to be washed
so often.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-15
To Mandamus
State Treasurer

DENVER, June l3.-That he and
his bondsmen may be personally liable
for any money paid out to the state
railway commission and advising him
that the only safe method was to
secure a bond from the individual
members of the commission making
them liable In the event that the law
is declared unconstitutional, is the
substance of opinion which Charles J.
Hughes, Jr.. submitted to State Treas.
Irer Bent this morning. As soon as
the opinion reached Bent the railway
commission arranged TO bring man
damus suits against the state treasur-
er and state auditor, in an effort to
compel them TO issue and pay warrants
for salaries and expenses amounting
to $4,000. The mapdamus proceed
ings will be brought in the district
court Monday morning and the whole
question as to the constitutionality
OF the railway rate law passed by
the last legislature will again be up
in the courts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-15

ore is reported as having been made
recently In the Brooks mountains in
Alaska. The details OIL the strike are
not given.
In the public schools of Strass
Durg, Germany, men teachers get from
$342.72 TO s937.72 per annum, accord
ing TO the years of service, and woman
teachers got from $333.2O to $666. 40
Since the establishment of the Ro-
man Catholic diocese of New York a
century ago there has been erected
in the territory of Greater New York
one church building in every 200 days.
New York city has 23S pawnbrokers.
and such is the nature OF their busi-
ness that the law requires that their
books shall be open to the mayor, Grim
inal courts, magistrates and police.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-15
HER SECRET.

We occasionally meet woman
whose old age is beautiful as the
bloom of youth We wonder how 1t
has come about-what her secret is
Here are few of the reasons:
She knew how to forget disagree
able things.
She kept her nerves well in hand,
and inflicted them on no one.
She mastered the art of saying pleas
ant things.
She did not expect too much from
her friends.
She made whatever work came to
hand congenial.
She retained her Illusions and lid
not believe all the world wicked anu
unkind.
She relieved the miserable and syrl-
pathized with the sorrowful.
She never forgot that kind words
and smile cost nothing. but are
priceless treasures to the discouraged.
She did unto others as she would
be done by, and now that old age has
come to her and there is halo of
white hair about her head, she is loved
and considered. This is the secret OF
a long life and a happy one.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-15
CATS cAPRicEs.

Saturday Review.
There are contradictory elements in
the character OF cat. No animal Is
more independent, and none is more
remarkable for Its power of finding its
way back from great distances than a
cat Everyone knows that perfect
~ comfortable. welLfed cat will occa-
sionally go to house and settle
there. deserting family by whom It
Is lamented. and to whom II II chose It
could ind It's way back with ease.
THIS conduct is mystery which may
lead us to infer that cats form
great secret society. Doubtless they
come and go In pursuance Of some
secret policy connected with the edu.
cation OF cats, or perhaps with witch
craft We nave known a cat desert
house for years; once In six months
he would return and look about him
with an air of contempt. Such" he
seemed to say. were my humble be-
ginnings." He went ON no offence
given and In about three years he came
back for good, his mission elsewhere
having probably been accomplished.
Tha&s cat can come home In the
face Of the most Incredible difficulties
Is perfectly certain. Thus. to take a
recent instance. a cat was carried from
a town on the noreast coast of Fife
to country house near Perth. II
went In basket by train to I,euchars,
where 1t changed for Dundee, and at
Dundee changed for Perth. Next day.
about seven In the morning. this cat
was observed to run down the avenues
OF It's new home with 4 purposeful
air. On the third day It appeared at
It's home. Now. how did that cat
achieve its journey? Did It take q
bee-line across the country. and. II 20,
how did It know the direction? That
the cat simply rode on broomstick
behind witch is an hypothesis which
brings us into unfriendly contact with
modern ideas of progress. Somehow
the thing was done. and done In forty
eight hours. Cats, much more than
dogs. are independent OF a home.
They can take to the heather, the
forest. or the back green.
We know little about cats, but cats
know great deal about US. Cats have
very probably an underground railway.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-15
ANOTHER WOMAN
RUNS MAD
She Murders All But One Of Her Six
Children, Fatally Wounding the Sixth,
Kills Husband and Suicides

CADILLAC, Mich, June 13.-Mrs.
Daniel Coorsr sometime during lat
night killed her husband, five of her
ak children and herself In their home
here. The sixth child is fatally wound
ed. Mrs. Cooper is subject to spells of
dementia.
The bodies were found this morn.
ing by Mrs. Cooper's mother. When
Mrs. kealy. Mrs. Cooper's mother
went into the Cooper home this morn
ing she found the bodies OF her daugh-
ter and Mr.. Cooper on the floor. A
revolver lay beside Mrs. Cooper Mrs.
kealy rushed into an adjoining room
and there found tho FIVE ehildren lying
In pool OF blood, with the sixth child
badly wounded close by.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-15
C0lored Man Is
Express Robber

DENVER. June 13.-Every officer Of
the sheriff's force, assisted by secret
service men and members Of the local
police department are searching for
Charles Savage (colored), one Of the
most notorious and successful post.
office robbers in the world. II is be-
lieved by officers engaged In the
search OF Savage that he Ia conuected
with the $4,000 mail pouch robbery
perpetrated at Kansas City last satur-
day, II he is not himself guilty. Saw.
age is now thought to be guilty Of
a $4,000 diamond robbery in Port.
land, Ore, to have robbed postoffices
in Denver. Kansas City. and suspected
to have engaged in = dozen mail pouch
robberies throughout the United
States. He is known to have been In
Denver within the past week, where he
visited his mother, Mrs. Mollie Saw
age.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-15

The oldest Roman Catholic college
In the United States is Georgetown
college, Georgetown, ID. c.
1t is a curious coincidence that Can
ada's greatest railroad man. Sir VIII
liam Van Horne, is a native of the
United States and that the greatest
railroad builder of the United States.
James ]. Hill, is native of the Do
minlon.
Norway uses 100000 pounds of
dried apples annually, Of which 0,00O
pounds come from the United States
directly, while much larger part of
the importation is American, but sold
by German jobbers and so credited to
Germany.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-15
Spirits Did 1t;
Rope rendered

FORT SMITH, Ark. June 13.-Elijah
Skaggs, who claims to be the re-
incarnation of Elijah the Prophet sent
here for vicarious atonement for those
who do not believe In Christ, was put
on trial on the charge of an attack
on Mrs. Margaret Irene Taylor of Dal.
las, Tex. disciple. Mrs. Taylor on
the stand today declared the attack
were merely spiritual and in accord
ance with the covenant made between
her and Skagss that he might be
hanged and rise on the third day. She
offered to get a rope II people would
hang him there and then. Cross-sx
animation did not shake her story,
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-15
CONCENTRATES.

Boats of 1000 to 5000 tonnage now
ply between Japan and Formosa on
regular three and five-day schedules.
The original version of Flauberts
"Tentation de st. Antoine" has been
published in Paris. 1t differs widely
from that ar present In circulation
A New York journal states that a
cargo Of oats had arrived there from
Argentina, beig imported into the
United States by a breakfast food man
ufactory.
\ discovery Of large dsposits oe tin
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-15
DENVER HAS
HER DERBY DAY
Capitol Hill and Market St. are AbundantIy
Represented-=weather is Ideal, But
What Will The Sheriff Do

DENVER, Colo, June l3.-This is
Derby day and at noon followers of
the ponies, from Denvers swellest set
from Capitol hill to the chap who
hangs up the piking bet OF 81, were
starting on their way to Overland
park, where 10000 will be gathered
this afternoon to see the running of
the racing classic-the Colorado Derby
with value of $4,000 1t will be run
about o'clock.