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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
STRANGE LIGHTNING FREAKS.
Plays Billiards With Young Pigs
and Sets Rats Free.

WATERBURY, Conn.,, July 20.-Rain
came in perfect downpour at 3 o'clock
Saturday, lasting internationally for
three hours. Lightning caromed on the
litter of young pigs of Aranson Phipps of
Lower Prospect, killing three. Another
had It's eyes blinded and mouth forced
open, while the mother pig, Ill for three
weeks, was shocked into recovery. In
Union City A. Monserouski's cat had a
muskrat Weighing four pounds defeated
when a bolt of lightning shocked the cat
and released the rat
Mrs. Jennie Scoville of Bucks Hill had
her stove carried into a big sink. The
pipe went through a window into cab
bage patch. and the clock. which hadn't
told time for decade, was set to running
overtime.
In the intense rain Pasquale Sparadow-
ski. seven years old. and James Neville
eight years OLD, waded into the raceway
of Great Brook and were caught by the
shower food and carried on the way to
the main sewer and under the bridges
They chung to the stone walls. and after
the water was reaching their chins were
rescued by George Blade and William
Vance.
Paul Hodges. the young son of Will am
Hodges. while running from the shower
tried to clear mortar bed, but fell in
and was burned by the stacking lime.
In Woodbury. three cniloTen, Ernst f1eT-
man, Jennie Smart and Walter Trask
were stunned by the lightning. The same
bolt burned the barn of Mrs. Anna GAL
tin and tried to burn the homestead, fir
ing an upstairs bedroom. but Mrs. Galtin
saw the smoke and checked the fire.
On East Main street, Waterbury. Rob
Hayes, thirteen years old: James Carbon.
fifteen years old: Frank Dougherty. twelve
years old. and Frank Bolan. aged four
teen. were thrown from big boulder by a
lightning shock which cut piece out Of
the stone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
ANACOSTIA AND VICINITY.

A sunrise prayer service was held yes
terday morning at Mt. Airy, the opens air
meeting place Of the Mems Club of the
Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church,
under the auspices of that organization,
and was attended by about forty mem
bers Of the congregation. The service
was conducted by Rev. Joseph A. LETTERS.
pastor of the Anacostia M. Z. Church.
The singing was led by Daniel c. Smith
son.
the Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church, officiated at services yesterday
morning in Westminster Presbyterian
Church. Washington. The pulpit of Gar
den Church was filled by Rev. ]. W..
Wightman Of Washington.
Lieut.. w. T. Anderson, in command OF
the Anacostia police station, returned to
duty this morning after visit to rela-
tives in Parkers burg, w. Va. his trip in
Guiding visits to GAINESVILLE. Ohio, and
Blennerhassett's Island.
Miss Sarah Shank Of w street has gone
to Hagerstown. Md, where she will re-
main a month with relatives.
James r. Cummings and little daughter
Of Baltimore, Md, and Miss Anna Cum
mings who recently graduated from Bryn
Mawr, are the guests of Rev. George NJ.
Cummings. their brother. at 30 18th
street, Anacost.a.
Earl Dent Of III w street will spend
the summer with relatives in the vicinity
of Village, Northumberland county, Va.
Mrs. James Feddon and family have
gone to Colonial Beach. where they have
taken a cottage for the summer.
Dr. William A. White, the superintend-
ent of the Government Hospital for the
Insane, has gone to New York.
The District has started a force of men
to work in Anacostia, making improve
ments to the streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
SUGGESTS A BIG MEET here
COLUMBIA TURNVEREIN PLANS
INTERNATIONAL GAMES.
May Invite Athletes of the World to
Participate in Events.
Saengerbund Active.

It is said to be the purpose of the Co.
lumbia Turnvereln to hold an American.
and probably an international, outdoor
meet next year in this city, to which not
only all the turnvereins in the United
States, the Y. NJ. c. A., athletic and
other clubs cultivating outdoor sports,
but foreign athletes as we'll, will be in
vited.
The event. according to present plans.
is to assume the proportions and be SINH
lar to the Olympic games in England.
The Board Of Trade. the Chamber of
Commerce. the United German Societies
and citizens generally will be asked to
assist in making the affair a success.
Washington. it is declared, Is pre-emi-
nently the city in this country In which
to hold such meet. and it Is believed ar.
rangements can be perfected for making
1t memorable In every respect.
The first outdoor athletic meet of thu
Columbia Turnverein was held at Bright
wood last Saturday, and its unqualified
success. in view of the brief time had fol
preparation, has inspired the belief tina
the organization is capable of pulling
or the great event proposed.
Activity in the saengerbund.
The nomination of officers for the en-
suing year will be made by the Washing
ton Saengerbund the first Sunday in Au-
gust. and 1t is stated there will probably
be no change In the list. All will de-
pend on. the determination Of John VALID
man, the president, to accept reelection.
Mr.. Waldman Is said to be not only a
singer himself. and to manifest at all
times a deep interest In the success of the
Saengerbund, but under his official guild
ance its prosperity has greatly increased.
and there is a general demand that he
continue in Office. In the event of his
withdrawal. George w. Spier and Adolph
Levy will likely be put In nomination tor
the Office of president.
Next year will occur the great national
saengerfest in New York, in which the
Saengerbund will participate. and there
are reasons for hoping that the first prize
will come to this city through its efforts.
Dichterbund Holds Meeting.
At the meeting of the Dichterbund, the
poetical purists of the Saengerbund. In
their Walhalla last Saturday night. the
long-continued controversy concerning the
poetical merits of Adolph Levy, chief
poet, was probably ended by the action OF
the poets in selecting Mr.. Levy, with the
consent of DIR. Strack, to represent the
local organization at the Dichterfest in
Baltimore, his expenses being paid by the
| Dichterbund and DR.. Strack to be except
ed from those who may be called upon to
read the poems of the local representa-
tive.
1t will be remembered that the claim
| that DR.. Strack, in a former contest, sub
stituted lines Of her own In reading one
Of Mr.. Levy's poems, which. Mr.. Levy
claimed. marred its beauty and meaning
was the cause of disagreement between
| the two members of the Dichterbund. II
is now said that harmony prevails and
the thoughts of the poets are not forced
into warlike channels. but pursue the
primrose paths Of peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
Move Eighteen Families.

CUMBERLAND, Md, July 20.-All the
helpers on the seventeen-mile grade,
who have been kept at Piedmont, w.
Va, the bottom of the grade. have been
ordered to be transferred to the Balti-
more and Ohio yards at keyser, w. Va,
which, it Is understood. will mean the re-
moval of about eighteen helping engine
crews and their families from Piedmont to
keyser. Since the organization of this
helping station at Piedmont. about thirty
years ago. dozen engines have been kept
there all the time, coaled and with steam
up. ready to help all freight and passenge.'
trains up the heavy grade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
Dies Near Parents Grave.

PHILADELPHIA July 20.-Within
sight of his parents graves Edward r.
Haas of 2534 West Lehigh avenue. d
foreman in Disston's saw works. put a
bullet into his brain in a lot adjoining
Mount Peace cemetery. his body being
discovered yesterday. He had disap-
peared from Atlantic City last Tuesday.
Haas had been out of work for about two
months but it is thought that the suicide
was prompted by disagreement he had
with a Miss ORourke, to whom ne had
been paying attention. His body was
found by August Weigel, who was on
his way to work. The lot in which the
body was found is at 31st and Somerset
streets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
Races Death and Loses.

CRESTON, Iowa, July 2O.-Racing with
death from coast to coast. Miss Della
Bainton. daughter of a wealthy New York
merchant. died on Burlington train No. 2
as 1t was pulling into the station here
Saturday night. The young woman was
returning home to Jersey City. N J.. from
a search for health on the Pacific coast
and was accompanied only by nurse
The body was prepared for burial during
the night and was sent to Jersey City yes
terday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
President Greets Bows.

OYSTER BAY. n. Y. July 2O.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt spent yesterday quietly at
his home here. In the morning, with Mrs.
Roosevelt and their son Archie. he attend
ed services in Christ Episcopal Church in
the village. coming into Oyster Bay from
Sycamore Hill in an automobile A COM
pany of boys in uniform, part of a New
York church organization now in camp at
Lloyd's Neck. formed on the bank of the
driveway to the church and stood at at
tention as the President approached. Mr.
Roosevelt saluted. stopped his machine
and greeted the boys pleasantly. saying
he was glad to see them, as they were
the kind Of boys he liked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
Ore Lands Sold.

ROANOKE, Va, July 2O.-The ore and
timber lands in Wythe county. owned by
the Holster heirs have been sold to Pitts
burg capitalists. the price being $4,000
cash. The new owners will build ten-mile
railroad from the lands to Wytheville and
work the ore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
Centenarian Dead.

WELLSVILLE Ohio, July 2O-Alexan-
der G. Wells, Wellsvilles oldest resident
and the son of the founder of the city.
died suddenly yesterday from the in
frmities of old age, his one hundredth
birthday anniversary having been cele-
brated June last. Mr. Wells was for
seventy-two years in mercantile business
here. and was conspicuous In the city's
growth and commercial development.
Mr.. Wells came from a long-lived fam
lily. his grandfather having died at the
age of one hundred and three. while his
father lived nearly one hundred years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
Saw Her Husband Drown.

WEIRS. N. H., July 20.-Walter D.
Martin, president of the common council
of Maiden. Mass. who has been spending
the summer with his wife and two chill
dren on Pine Island in Lake Winnepesau-
kee. was drowned in the lake yesterday
noon while rowing in front Of his cot
tage and within sight of his wife. His
boat was capsized in sudden squall.
When Mrs. Martin saw her husband sink
she collapsed. Her condition last night
was serious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
Prayers for Rain.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

correspondence VI
ROCKVILLE, Nd, July 20, 1908.
Special services were held in st. Marys
Catholic Church here yesterday evening
to pray for rain. Excepting a light show
er last Tuesday afternoon. no rain has
visited this section for about six weeAs,
and. as a result, vegetation is in a very
parched condition The potato crop W al
be a very snort one, and unless rain comes
very soon the corn crop will also be Il
failure. The situation Is very serious
one to the farmers of the county, and has
already cost them thousands of dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
Calls Brothers and Dies.

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio, July 10
When two brothers of John Smith of
Bellefontaine were called to Almont. N.
D., by a telegram saying he had been
fatally hurt they found him at the station
to meet them.
Before they could speak to him he COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself In the
head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
Maryland Girl Takes the Veil.

CUMBERLAND. July 2D.-Miss Johanna
Matthews. daughter of Mrs. NJ. Matthews
of Mapleside. suburb of Cumberland. has
taken the veil at the Ursuline convent. at
Louisville. KY. She recently graduated
from Sacred Heart Academy. Louisville.
where she was q student for three years.
Her mother was present at the ceremony
on Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
Paints ait Communion.

RICHMOND, Va, July 20.-Bettie Wells.
colored, created a scene in Shiloh Baptist
Church yesterday. when, in the act of lift
ing a communion goblet. she screamed
and fell unconscious before the pulpit.
She was standing by the communion
table and was a victim of heat prostra-
ton. A small-sized panic followed, many
believing the woman had been struck
dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
had. and Immediately ordered the roll cal
for the second ballot.
Action Of Convention.

AFTER seven ballots had been taken,
continued Mr.. Darr, 1t was voted to take
a recess until O'Clock. so that the dele
gates could attend the convention. Be-
foe the convention adjourned a resolution
was passed providing that vacancies exist
ing in the national committee wnen the
convention adjourned should be filled by
the central committees of the states or
territories involved. The District of CO.
iumbia caucus had no opportunity to meet
again until after the convention adjourned.
election of a national committeeman from
the District was taken out Of the hands
of the District caucus and placed In the
hands of the District central committee"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
Thrice Chosen, He Says.

He then remarked that at the District
convention held in this city. May p, six
DELEGATES were elected to the democratic
national convention and instructed to vote
for Mr.. Bryan for the presidential nomi-
nation and he was selected for natlonai
committeeman from the District of CO.
lumbia
when the national and the credentials
committees unseated two of our delegates
and seated in their places two delegates
of the Darr faction, l still had four dele
gates-enough to carry the election with
out doubt.
I'm the second place. therefore, the
election was carried out by this four In
the proper manner. This election occurred
at a caucus held in the convention on the
Friday prior to the adjournment of the
convention. The election did not take
place at a time when it was not valid, as
has been said.
Election by the national committee
constituted the third ard last proof of
the truth and validity of my election to its
ranks. This election took place on tha
same evening as the last named one,
namely. Friday, at the national committee
meeting held in the Brown Palace Hotel.
Mr.. Newman averred that Mr.. Darr in
his claims goes into great detail about
only one meeting out of number which.
he stated today, is worthless inasmuch as
the meeting was in reality an Illegal one
and meant nothing.
The reasons for the status of this meet
ing, as pointed out by Mr.. Newman. were
twofold In the first place. it went into
fractional parts of votes In case where
fractional voting was out of order. and
second. among these voting in the meeting
were some of the delegates who had been
unseated by the credentials committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
Mr.. Darr's Explanation.

MI, DdTT, AFTER IcHcdTliiS tuc IiStoIy
of the efforts of the two factions to OBJ
tain recognition in the Denver convention
and the award of four votes to the Clay
| ton or Newman party and two to the
Darr faction continues:
Thursday, July 8, Mr. Clayton invited
us to attend a caucus of the District
delegation. This we refused to do, and
our reasons are stated in letter which
/ wrote to Mr.. Clayton that day
1t was proposed that a democratic CEN
trail committee for the District should
be organized on the return to Washing
ton, on which the Darr faction should
have seven members.
ION the following day, July TO-" Mr..
Darr continues. I'VE were again invited
to a caucus. We asked the Kelley dele
gates what answer they had to our letter
of the previous day. They went off. held
caucus and returned to say that they
would not accept the conditions named
therein. The labor delegates to the con-
vention assured us they would not vote
for Mr.. Newman for national committee
man. and on that understanding we went
to the caucus, held in room 33 of the AL
bert Hotel in Denver. l was elected sec
rotary, and / have the minutes of it, to
which l will swear. showing that the
caucus did not elect a national commit
teeman on the seven ballots taken. It
was agreed that the six Clayton dele
gates should sit in the caucus but that
in accordance with the ruling of the con-
vention credentials committee they should
have only four of the six votes allotted
to the District: The six men present
were Messrs. Clayton. Kelly, Purcell.
Mattingly, De Nedry and Newman. and
they had four votes. The others present
were Mr.. Carr and myself with two
votes.
1T was unanimously agreed that the
four votes to which the CIa.,ton delega-
ton was entitled should be cast by Messrs.
4 r le,,t IL oil Dyprn
Nedrey and Newman. and that the two
votes to which the Darr delegation was
entitled should be cast by Messrs Darr
and Carr, whereupon Mr. William Nick.
and Mr.. Charles w. Darr was elected
permanent secretary. Immediately there.
after the chairman announced that the
first business before the meeting was the
election of national committeeman
whereupon Mr.. Mattingly nominated Mr..
Edward A. Newman. Mr.. Carr nominated
Mr.. Darr and Mr.. De Nedrey nominated
Mr.. Purcell.
Vote for Committeeman.
with the consent of the meeting the
chairman ordered that the secretary call
the roll for the election of a national COM
mitteeman and that the members of the
meeting should express their choice orally
The secretary thereupon called the roll,
| each Of the names heretofore mentioned
being called. and the first ballot resulted
as follows:
| For Mr.. Newman the votes of the fol-
! lowing gentlemen were recorded: Messrs
/ Clayton, Kelly, Mattingly and Newman
| aggregating two and two-thirds votes for
Mr. Newman: Messrs. Purcell and De
Nedrey voted for Mr.. Purcell aggregating
| one and one-third votes for Mr. Purcell.
and Messrs. Darr and Carr voted for
Mr.. Darr aggregating two votes for Mr..
Darr. The chair announced the result Of
| the ballot, and also that no election was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
CLAIMED BY newman
Declares He's District Ma
tionaI Committeeman.
THRICE CHOSEN, he SAYS
Darr Explains in Detail the Position
Of His Party.
HAS FILED FORMAL PROTEST
Asserts That No Local Representa-
tive on Democratic National Com
mittee Was Elected.

II am a full-f1edged member of the
democratic national committee, and as
such participated in all of the meetings
of the committee after the convention. -
said Edwin A. Newman today when noti-
fled by a Star reporter of the claim made
by Charles w. Darr. head Of the rival
delegation from the District of Columbia
to the recent democratic national conven-
ton at Denver that the position named is
vacant.
Mr.. Newman was told that ACCORDING
to Mr.. Darr's claims the democratic ma
tional committee recognized him as the
member from the District of Columbia
without full knowledge of the facts. He
was also informed that Mr. Darr pro-
poses to institute a contest for the place
at once. a protest against his being al
lowed to act having been filed by Mr.. Darr
both in his capacity as a delegate to the
convention and as secretary of the Dis
trict caucus
Mr.. Darr's contentious are as follows:
Il. That no one was elected national
committeeman by the caucus of the Dis
tr1ct delegates prior to the adjournment
of the convention.
so. That the convention voted that all
vacancies existing in the national commit
tee at the time of the adjournment of
the convention should be filled by the
central committees of the states or ter
ritorieS in question.
"3. That the District caucus, therefore.
had no power to elect national commit :
teeman after the convention adjourned.
-. That the four delegates signing the
paper upon which Mr.. Newman was rec
ognized by the national committee as the
District representative represented only
two and two-thirds of the six votes in the
District caucus
IS. That national committeeman can
now only be elected by the central COM
mittee of the District of Columbia. AS
there are now two central committees,
ca CHI claiming to be regular the matter is
now regarded as being far from settle
ment.''
LAS to the question of my election to
the national committee" said Mr.. New
man. cit is perhaps not an exaggeration
to say that there Is not a more properly
elected member than the member from
the District of Columbia. In support OF
this l will say that although one election
is sufficient to assure proper seat In the
national committee, / was in reality elect
ed not only once, but three times, sep
arately and distinctly.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-16

The Dallas News, in Snap Shots,
says, "the tongue is one wedge
that can split society wide open. "
We don't believe it, because if
this was true there would only be
one brand Of society the shred
ed kind.
o. r. Mcdaniel, of Prescott,
and Chas. Wingfeld, of Hope,
We're talking over the phone yes
terday and the conversation
drifted to garden talk. Wingfeld
told Mcdaniel that he had bean
vines in bloom. Mr.. Nc. doubted
it, and so expressed himself.
Wingfield said '1'll sight you"
This morning Mr.. Mcdaniel re-
ceived an express package from
Hope with Is cents express
charges on same. He opened it
and found A BEAN VINE. He has
decided to take the next fellow s
word for it-especially on early
garden truck.
From Mondays .~.- -
Frank Jones returned to
Stamps this morning.
Gordon Powell, of Gurdor,
spent yesterday in the city.
Dow Wick is able to be up again
after a seige with the measles.
D. F. Andrews returned to his
work at Walthall this morning.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-16
''t ntSes esterly Drug Store. .A~ e';S ss,

Miss May Cooley returned to
Gurdon this morning after a few
days visit to her friend Miss
Verta Nichols.
In the Heart of the Rockies"
at the opera house last Saturday
night was presented ia very
small audience. 1t was a poor
play poorly presented.
Rev. S. L. Hogan, of Arkadel-
phia, Presbyterian Evangelist
was here yesterday in the inter-
est of Synods Mission. He filled
Bro. McLain's pulpit morning
and night.
Tom Kinser, Akin Kinser and
Mr.. Shelton Nelson, all popular
employees of the Iron Mountain
at Hope, were visitors to Pres
colt yesterday.
J. w. Johnson, who is supply
ing the Hoe" safety razor to
people in this section, is soon to
remove to Hope. Those desiring
a Hoe" should call at the Picay-
une office before Thursday.
J. w. johnson, who has run a
jewelry and repair shop in Pres
colt for the past several years,
has perfected arrangements to
move to Hope and engage in the
same line of business in that city.
He will leave about Thursday.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-16

w. A. Mcmillan left on No. 5
today for Texarkana, Spirit Lake
and other points on the Cotton
Belt. He says that he will work
the Cotton Belt territory this
week. A friend of his, standing
by, suggested that he would
worn" the people of that terri
tory.
The many friends of Carl Witt
in Nevada county will be proud
to know that he was again elect
ed as Mayor of Eastland Texas.
Carl is a young man of sterling
character and his friends expect
to see his name carried high in
public affairs before many years.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-16

Prof. Dunaway delivered a
lecture at Wards Chapel yester.
day and reports a good attend
ance. His subject was 1.-The
Promises Made Unto the Father. y
He will lecture again next Sun.
day afternoon at the same place
on Restitution.
Jack McKelvy, who has been
in bad health for some time, left
this morning for Waldo, Ark,
where he will spend a week OF
two with his friend and former
partner, w. B. Williams. If he
does not improve he will go tc
Mineral Wells, Texas, and spend
several weeks.
John Basden, of Colorado,
Texas, who came back to Arkan.
sas to attend the burial of his
father, which occurred at Mt.
Olive church, twenty miles south
of Prescott, yesterday, is spend.
ing today in Prescott with form
er friends.