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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
WI TING-FANG'S DIET.
Claims That He Has Discovered a
Secret of Longevity.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON. Mass. July 11.-Wu Ting-fang,
Chinese minister to this country, recently
made the statement that he had discov-
cred the secret of longevity, mentioning
period of 200 years to which he might live
through a system of diet.
He volunteered to give his system to
any one who wished to know 1t, and
Boston man who sent him an inquiry has
received from the Chinese legation at
Washington the following plan of daily
procedure:
I'm answer to your letter requesting
my plan of diet I have to say as follows:
Cd I have given up my breakfast, taking
two meals day. lunch and dinner; CD
abstain from all flesh food: my diet is rice.
or, when l go out to dinner. whole wheat
bread, fresh vegetables. nuts and fruit;
CD l avoid all coffee. cocoa. tea. liquors.
condiments and all rich foods; (4) have
given up salt also because it is found
that salt makes ones bones stiff; (o) l
masticate every mouthful of food thor
oughly before it is swallowed; (6) I don t
drink at meals. but between meals or one
hour after meals: 90 l practice deep
breathing; 81 1 take moderate exercise.
Yours truly, WI TING-FANG."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY
CHARGE OF WRITING "BLACK
i HAND" LETTERS.
Accused Of Threatening Persons If
They Did Not Surrender Large
= Sums to Him.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF Inc Star
LAUREL, Md. July II. 1908
: Bernard Watts who was arrested
few days ago on the charge of sending
'.Black Hand letters. was given hearing
Friday in Baltimore before United States
Commissioner Rogers and was held for
the grand jury in $3.50 bail Watts ar
rest occurred after several weeks ex-
element among the residents of Laurel
caused by letters that had been received
by Mr.. Edmund Pendleton. DIR. l.. III.
Coates Of Baltimore and Mr.. E. l.. Petit
of Petit & Co of Washington.
Mr. Pendleton. who was the first to re-
ceive the letters. was instructed to put
money under a bridge near his home
Mr. Pettitt received letter ordering him
to place $500 In plum tree about hall
mile from his house. within three Gays;
He was warned that he would be Killed
IL he did not Mr. Pettitt placed a pack
age under the tree which was watched by
police inspectors. One night the package
was removed by an inspector and note
left saying that Mr.. Pettitt was snort or
money but that he would have the $500
by the 1st of July. This letter was taken
out of the tree. and the next day MIR. Pet
TIT received through the mails reply, IN
which the writer consented to wait until
July l. DIR. Coates was ordered 10 put
500 in an apple tree.
The arrest of Watts was made by In
spectors Carter B. Keene. John c. Rooms
and James G. Robertson Mr. Petit was
told in one of the letters that he would
find a pill box under the tree where the
money was to be placed. The pill box was
found and kept by Mr. Pettitt. and is ex-
pected to be a strong link in the chain
of evidence against Watts. The box had
contained pills which. the detectives say.
were sold by Laurel druggist to Watts
father The letters were addressed with
n small stamping outfit. and the only one
OF its kind in the neighborhood, the in
spectors say. was found in the Watts
home when it was searched. Inspectors
Keene and Rooms were on watch when
package containing SIS in Confederate
money was taken from the tree by man
and a boy Owing to the darkness the
watchers could not distinguish the coun-
tenances of those under the tree. Watts
was not put on the stand. His lawyer.
Mr. Bruner R. Anderson, said he would be
able to get bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
POLICE CATCH ASSISTANTS
THREE BOYS STABBED WHILE
CROSSING THE MALL.
Negroes Named Houchens and Stew
enson Captured by Timely
Arrival of Officers.

Reserves were called out from the fourth
precinct last night about 10 o'clock to
quell what was first reported to the police
to be riot of small proportions in the
Mall. What really had happened was
that two adult negroes had got into
controversy with three white boys who
were passing through the park on their
way home and had stabbed them with
pocket knives The boys were Garnet
Calls. fifteen years of age. who lives at
III 9th street southwest: Charles Fridley.
eighteen years of age, OF 7O4 c street
southwest, and Harry Blaine, nineteen
wears of age. Of 900 l. street southwest.
The negroes were Robert Houchlns OF
,,-o Newnort place southwest and Harry
S.o,.anson of 903 z street southwest
thirty-four and thirty years oio' respect
lively. &c fast az
nossible to the Emergency Hospltai aitel
escaping from their assailants; ana the .'.
had their wounds dressed. Gains was Gu.
in the shoulder, Fridley in the pack ..
tho neck and Blaine in the 1eft nano anu
face None was seriously hurt
The police arrived at 18th and b stree's
southwest in time to arrest houchns dhu
Stevenson who were attempting 10 SCI
away and who were pointed out py sever
oil nersons who saw the affair. both are
being held on charges of assault.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
LAUREL AND VICINITY.

LAUREL, Md, July 11.-At a meeting
of Laurel Volunteer Fire Company No. 2.
at the city hall last evening the follow
ing officers were elected: Captain. Owen
A. Selby, reelected; assistant captain,
Harry S. Phelps: secretary, Leonard
Stockman; treasurer. John w. Wright. re-
elected: chief hoseman Sherman Meads !:
assistants, Arthur Clancy and George
CLANCY; chief pipeman, Marion BaldOH1;
assistants. Leonard Stockman and James
F. Duvall: chief reelman. Roger Martin;
assistants. Edward Johnson and Fred Sell
by; chief hydrantman, Horace Fairall: as
sistants, George L. Douglass and John R.
Scott.
A very enjoyable evening was spent
when the Epworth League of the Cen
tenary Methodist Church held its regular
monthly business meeting at the home of
Mr.. Charles Godfrey. Tuesday evening
Mrs Hugh A. Fisher. Miss Geneva Cur
ley and Miss Mary Clark have returned
from a visit to friends at Betterton Md.
Mr.. Jerome Stewart of New York is
spending his vacation with his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
AN UNPLEASANT ADVENTURE.
Count d'Aubigny Gets Mauled When
He Calls at Hello Office.
blegram TO The Star,

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
PARIS, July 11.-Count Drouet d Au-
bigny has had an unpleasant adventure
owing to a complaint he made about the
telephone service. He had failed to get
communication. and. receiving an impu-
dent reply over the wire from a clerk,
called at the office to complain. and when
he explained that he had come to pull
the ears of the operator who had in
suited him twenty telephone clerks set on
him. struck him in the face. pulled his
hair. trampled his hat under foot. and.
running him downstairs kicked him into
the street. The count went to the police
station and brought charge against the
clerks.
Later he congratulated himself on the
fact that the incident had happened to
him in the evening. when men clerks were
on duty. Il dare not imagine what my
fate would have been,'' he said, 'if l
had been attacked by twenty telephone
girls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
NEW REVENUE CUTTER SAILS.
Androscoggin Specially Built for
DUTY on the Maine Cost.

The new revenue cutter Androscoggin
latest addition to the fleet of new vessels
built for the revenue cutter service, sailed
from Baltimore yesterday en- route to
Portland Me-, where she will be sta
toned
On her way up the coast the ship will
stop at Tompkinsville. n. Y, for short
time and from there will go to Newport
r. l., where she will take aboard gun cot
ton and an outfit designed for the blowing
up of derelicts and dangerous wrecks
From Newport she goes to Portland, her
home station.
The Androscoggin was built especially
for service on the Maine coast. For this
reason her hull is constructed OF wood and
is designed as an ice breaker.
During the winter months a portion of
her duty will be to break open :cebound
harbors on the New England coast In
addition to this she will be used as dere-
lict destroyer. With the cutter Seneca
now being completed at Newport News.
she will keep the Atlantic seaboard free
from derelicts.
The Androscoggin is under the command
of Capt George c. Carmine, who has for
his staff: Executive officer First Lieut.
H. II. Wolf; watch and division officers.
Second Lieuts. G. E Wilcox and j. T.
Drake and Cadet James Pines. First
Lieut.. of Engineers c. NJ Green and Sec
d. Z.
gunner. o. P. Bourne: carpenter. Thomas
Abrahamson: machnist, Henry Nelson
The Androscoggn has displacement of
1.21O tons, and was built at Wilmington.
Del. She is 30 feet long 1902 feet
beam. 2603 feet deep ana Is feet draft
She is speedy. making about IL knots an
hour, and has battery of four six
FOUNDER rapid fire guns. The vessel is
equipped with the DeForrest system Of
wireless telegraphy. c. F. Hunt. electri-
clan. is in charge of the plant
The revenue cutter service tug Davey is
at the Arundel cove station OF the revenue
cutter service to be fitted out and made
ready to go into commission Lieut.. c.
w. Cairns is in command and will take
her to New Orleans. where she will be
stationed.
The Davey is a single screw steel hull
steamer of 153 tons displacement and was
built for the customs boarding service at
New Orleans. her contract price was
$40, 500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
DANIEL AND BRYAN MAKE UP.
Old Differences Buried in Love Feast
on Fairview Lawn.

:. on Fairview Lawn.
wound between Senator Daniel of vir-
ginia and William j. Bryan was healed.
this afternoon. when the two met at
Fairview. shook hands and made mutual
pledges.
from Denver with the Virginia delegation.
the chairman of which telegraphed Mr..
Bryan they would like to see the presi-
Dental candidate at the station.
Mr.. Bryan met them and took the en-
tire party out to his house. Senator
Daniel and Mr.. Bryan walking arm in
arm.
Arriving at Fairview. Senator Daniel
made short talk. in which he said:
Whatever differences existed be-
tween the Virginians and you were set
tied when the gavel fell. bringing to
close the Denver convention. From that
moment every democrat in Virginia
was for Bryan. And we will carry the
state for you this fall.
Mr.. Bryan was much pleased at the
sentiments expressed by the senator and
reRisd d in happy % c y9,n y Saynk we
ways have carried Virginia. and we ap-
preciate what the senator from that state
has so well said
And. Furthermore. we will undoubtedly
wish to call upon the most distinguished
speaker of that state to assist the party
in neighboring states And I know now
that we will not ask him in vain for his
assistance"
Then the Virginians warmed up and
scattered over the fine yard at Fair
view. while Mr.. Bryan and Senator Dan
lei had half an hours quiet chat by
themselves Both men seemed simply
delighted over the events.
For two years there has been a colds
hat RrvaD Senator
Daniel The eliminating point was
reached last summer in Washington
when Senator Daniel refused to shake
the hand of the Nebraskan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
VANDERBILT YACHT WINS.
Aurora Defeats Istalena for Glenn
Cove Gun.

NEW YORK. July 11.-Cornelius Van
derbilt's 57-foot sloop yacht Aurora was
the winner today in her class IN the
annual regatta of the New York Yacht
Club for the Glen Cove cups.
The Aurora sailed over a triangular
course of 1914 miles on Long Island
sound. defeating George NJ Pynchon' 5
1stalena by j minute and SO sec
onds. Her time over the course was )
hours IL minutes, ~ seconds.
The other cup winners were James B.
Ford's schooner Katrina, Stuyvesant
WainWright's Mimosa Ill and ]. Pier
pont Morgan. jr.'s, Ibis.
The winners at the Riverside Yacht
Clubs regatta, in which twenty three
boats started, were the Chinook the
Alert, the Houri the Okee, the rs
and "5'. the PARKWAY and the Canada
cup winner Seneca sailed by her owner.
A. G. Hannah. The Seneca made the
fastest time over the course. and was
awarded special prize,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
NORFOLK TEAM VICTOR.
Southern Championship in Tennis
Doubles Passes.

ATLANTA, Ga. July 11-Bryan Grant
and Nat Thornton today relinquished the
doubles title of the Southern Lawn Ten
mis- Association. after holding it two
years in succession. to hitehead and
Winston, the Norfolk. Va. team. who
simply played the Atlantans off the
courts.
The victory was complete surprise.
the Virginians taking II easily. Grant and
Thornton winning but one set. The score
was g., 6-3. 80, g.
In the mixed doubles another title was
decided. when Miss Jones and Mrs. Jones
OF Atlanta won from Mrs. Blanc Monroe
and Bland Logan of New Orleans by the
score of 6-3. % g..
Whitehead of the winning doubles team
triumphed over Cowan Rodgers of Knox
vile in the irSles finals So. %. 6-3
Ga. and on Monday will play Nat Thorn
ton of Atlanta, champion. for the title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
OUTPUT OF PRECIOUS STONES
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ISSUES
DESCRIPTIVE BULLETIN.
Announces That a New Gem Mineral
Has Been Added to the
List

It has long been the custom In certain
quarters to make birthday presents OF
rings and other jewelry containing what
have come to be known as birth stones. y
This custom was soon followed by an
other Of presenting a sweetheart with a
ring containing precious stones. the first
initial in the names of which, when COM
bined, spell the name of the fair lady.
That the latter custom has been some
what limited is due largely to the fact
secure stones the initials of the names of
which would spell the name desired.
Recent discoveries and announcements
by the United States geological survey
bid fair to supply the deficiency and
henceforth, it seems likely. there will be
no name in the category of female nomen-
clature which may not be easily repre-
scented by a combination of precious
stones.
A bulletin Of the survey. which mentions
some new ones. says:
The total value of the precious stones
produced in the United States during
1907 is placed by the geological survey at
SAT- 800. as compared with sos, 600 in 1905.
This great increase Is due chiefly to a
very large output of sapphire in Montana,
riety. The total production of sapphire
in the United States for 1907 is estimated
at $229. 300.
Second in Importance.
Tourmaline is second in importance, and
is placed at $S4, 100. Among other i'm
portant gems produced were chrysoprase,
to the value of $45, 500: california;. $4,000:
turquoise. $23s4O: spodumene gems (kun-
ute and hiddenite). s14,5OO; varicite.
utahlite and amatrice, s.. 500: rose quartz.
beryl and aquamarine and garnet, each
over $4,000.
A new gem Observation-Disclosures been
added to the list of known precious stones.
This is a titanosilicate of barium. having
a blue color and high retroactive index. 1t
is found in San Benito county. Cal. The
reopening of the emerald hiddenite mine
in Alexander county. N. c.. during 1907 Is
of interest. since the supply of hiddenite
for jewelry has become very low.
1t is difficult to obtain figures that ade-
quately represent the value Of the pro-
duction Of precious stones. It is the aim
of the geological survey to give statistics
that show the value of the output in the
rough state. This is often impossible,
since 1t can not be known what certain
lot of mineral will yield when selected
and cut. Some of the figures furnished
are evidently the values for elaborated
gems. while others may represent but
little more than the cost of mining.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
PLANS FOR BRITISH FLEET
IMPORTANT REDISTRIBUTION
OF SHIPS IS PLANNED.
Admiralty Urged to Establish An
other Squadron Off the North
Coast of Scotland.
Special Cablesram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON. July IA further important
redistribution of the British fleet will be
made early next year. in order to bring
the organization of the navy more into
line with the strategical conditions of the
day.
The channel fleet is to be reduced from
it's present strength of fourteen battle
ships and six armored cruisers. and the
vessels withdrawn from it, with some
others added to them, will be constituted
into new squadron. to be known prob
ably as the North sea squadron, and sta
toned off the north of Scotland.
The war base Of the new fleet will be
Cromarty Firth, and soon as Rosyth
Is ready that port will be utilized as its
store and repairing base. The strength
of the North sea squadron has not yet
been decided on. but it will probably in
clude four battleships and four armored
cruisers 1t Is not regarded as impossible,
however, that it may be constituted en-
tirely of armored cruisers. more especially
as the reduced battleship programs OF re-
cent years have considerably curtailed the
number of battleShipS at the admiralty s
disposal.
In Event of Hostilities.
The constitution of a squadron to guard
the north about route out of the North
sea has been advocated for some time. In
the event of hostilities. there would only
be two possible ways for a foreign fleet to
reach the open sea, one through the
Straits of Dover and down the English
channel. and the other round the north of
Scotland
The first of these routes is already more
than adequately guarded by the More
division of the home fleet, based on Sheer
ness, which is only fifty miles distant
from Dover: by the channel fleet, based
on Portland, and by the reserve divisions
of the home fleet. which, based on Ports
mouth and Davenport. would be able to
get to sea, at least in part. before any
foreign fleet, after passing the Dover
straits. could get to the west of Plymouth.
The squadronS combined number thirty
two battleships. fifteen armored cruisers
and about hundred torpedo craft.
1t has long been argued that no foreign
fleet attempting to reach the Atlantic
from the North Sea would essay the
channel route. and, since the British force
there is largely in excess of what is prop
erly required to hold it. the admiralty has
been urged to establish another squadron
off the north of Scotland. reducing the
fleets in the channel if necessary in order
to provide the ships required.
1t is this that the admiralty has de-
the North Sea into a mare clausum which
cannot be entered or quilted by any for
eign squadron against the wishes of the
British naval authorities.
The new fleet will be organized as soon
as Lord Charles Beresford hauls down
his flag as commander-in-chief Of the
channel fleet in March next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
WOMAN KICKED TO DEATH
POLICE IN AUTOMOBILE HUNT
ING CoLoRED MAN.
Walter Brown to Be Charged With
Murder of His Sweetheart,
Pinkey Williams.

Policemen in an automobile and others
on horseback are conducting an excit-
ing man hunt this morning in the north
ern suburbs of Washington.
The man they are after-Walter
Brown. colored-is to be charged with
the murder of his former sweetheart,
Pinkey Williams. also colored, when he
is captured.
The policemen in quest of the alleged
murderer comprised Sergt Harry and
Patrolmen Green, HoWser Cullinane.
Byrnes. Coombs and others of the tenth
precinct. In response to reports the
touring car and it's load of bluecoats
were speeding out near the Soldiers Home
when last heard from.
The story of the alleged crime, as related
by the police at an early hour this morn
ing, was that Brown viciously assaulted
the Williams woman last Tuesday. kicking
her in the abdomen. The beating and
kicking made her violently i'll, and she
was confined to her bed.
Woman Dies Of Attack
The assault was committed at the wom-
ans home. in the village of WOODBURY., in
rear of the Soldiers Home
Dr. Edgar Beckley of 527 U street was
summoned to attend her. There was a
change in her condition for the worse
about o'clock yesterday afternoon and
death came at s o'clock last night.
Capt Elliott. commanding the tenth po-
lice precinct heard of the matter and
caused an investigation to be made Rob-
ert Warren, the girls uncle. employed
about the Police Court, reported her death
to Capt. Elliott.
The police on their way to the woman's
house met DR.. Beckley, who explained
himself He thereupon reported it to
Coroner hewitt.
Pinkney Williams, the dead woman.
was twenty-eight years of age. The man
who is charged with having caused her
death-Walter Browns about thirty
years old.
He is employed as janitor at one Of
the Catholic schools near Brookland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
SAVED FROM AsPHYx1ATIoN.
Plumber Attempts Suicide, But Is
Revived After Hard Work.

white man. giving his name as E. D.
Fillingame and his age as forty years.
was removed to the Casualty Hospital
about IL 80 O'Clock last night from CAT
ID street northeast, suffering from the
effects of inhaling illuminating gas.
F1llingame. a plumber by trade. is
said to have been in i'll health for some
time He retired about 10 o'clock last
night in his room on the second floor of
the house.
Some time later the odor of gas was
noticed coming from his room. AS the
door had been locked it had 10 be broken
open.
A hurried call was made with the am
bulance of the Casualty Hospital. DR..
H. NJ. Moffett worked for some time
before the man regained consciousness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
Will Go to Transfers Convention.

At the last regular meeting of Soda
Water and Beer Bottlers' Drivers Local
Union 372 j. w. Childs was elected dele
gate to the sixth annual convention Of the
International Brotherhood OF Transfers.
II will be held at Detroit, Mich. beginning
August 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
Hair on Face,
NECK AND ARMS
REMOVED BY THE NEW PRINCIPLE,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12

According to the figures for the last
year available. Americans used the tele-
phone 1850. 600. 600 times as against 3.11i,-
541.691 times abroad. In Europe. with its
five times greater population. there were
1.726. $50 subscribers. as compared to D.
PAL 1867 in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
Learn to Fence With Umbrellas.

SDeC1AI CHhIPSrdW St"f'
LONDON, July ia number or society
ladies are at present endeavoring TO pop
uIarize new form of sport. recently I'M
ported from Paris. which consists OF
fencing with umbrellas. The exercise Is
intended to render them more Independent
of male protection in the eveent OF an
t+acL nv hooligans. Under the guild
ance of a we'll known teacher of fencing,
certain of these ladies have already &C
ouired amazing dexterity In the use OF
this novel weapon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12

It pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds of situations are
filled through thew