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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-06
CAMMACGS WIDOW DIVIDES
STEP-DAUGHTER GETS QUAR-
TER OF ESTATE BY COMPROMISE
Agreement in esprit Of Harmony
and "to Avoid Unseemly
Notoriety."

There will be no contest over the estate
Of the late John Cammack.
BY an agreement between the parties in
interest. Mrs. Anne s. Hardesty. the only
daughter of Mr.. Cammack. who was left
only the income of trust fund of $50 100
by the terms of his will, is to receive an
additional 100000 worth of securities abb
solutely. This arrangement practically
gives her one-fourth of the estate, valued
at 81 100000
With the exception of the trust fund
of $5O.OO0. Mr.. Cammack's will provided
that the entire estate should go to his
second wife. Mrs. Elizabeth May Cam
mack. The widow has entered into an
agreement with the daughter. which
was filed today. by which stocks and
are to be paid within thirty days to the
daughter.
The agreement states that the COM
promise is effected in spirit Of har-
claims and rights of the daughters and
to avoid the unseemly and public noto-
riety necessarily incident to litigation.
Justice Barnard today, on motion Of
Attorney Louis A. Dent. authorized the
executors Of the state to make a partial
distribution by turning over the securi-
ties to Mrs. Hardesty.
Among the stocks and bonds to be as
signed to Mrs. Hardesty are SIS, 900 Met
ropoltan railroad bonds. $4,000 Columbia
railroad bonds. 80 shares Riggs National
Bank stock. 80 shares Washington Mar
ket Company, 500 shares Columbia Title
Insurance Company, D shares Home Saw
ings Bank. 10 shares Arlington Fire In
surance Company. 20 shares Lincoln Hall
Association. 5 shares Franklin Insurance
Company. 125 shares " ashington Loan
and Trust Company. so shares Columbia
National Bank, 10 shares Farmers and
Mechanics National Bank. 50 shares
Greene Copper. shares Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company, Is
pany. 5 shares Capital Traction Company
10 shares American Security and Trust
Company, shares Graphophone Company
and 100 shares Washington Gas Light
Company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-06
TO CONSULT THE PRESIDENT.
Secretary Wright Will Be at Saga.
more Hill Tomorrow.

Secretary Wright will leave tonight for
New York and will be a guest of Presi-
dent Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill tomor.
row. 1t is expected that Col Scott, su.
perintendent of the United States Mill.
tary Academy at West Point. will also
visit the President at that time The
cases of the cadets found guilty of haz.
ing will be considered at the conference
at Sycamore Hill, and it is likely that a
definite conclusion will be reached as ia
their disposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-06
NOMINATIONS CONCEDED.
Almost Complete Reports of the Kan
sas Primary.

TOPEKA. Kan, August 6.-The nomi-
nation of w. r. Stubs for governor and
]. L. Bristow for United States senator
on the republican ticket at Tuesday 6
primary is conceded.
Almost complete reports from 60 out of
los counties give Stubs lead of Is 222
OF the 165 legislative districts Bristow
has carried 50.
At the headquarters of Senator Chester
/. Long his defeat by Bristow Is ad-
mitted.
Few democratic votes were cast, but
the returns indicate that w. H. Ryan will
be that partys nominee for governor and
Hugh p. Farrelly for senator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-06
GRAVES UNDER THE KNIFE.
Independence Party Candidate Sub
mits to Operation in New York.

NEW YORK. August 6.-John Temple
Graves, candidate of the independence
party for Vice President. underwent a
slight operation today in a private hospi-
tai in this city.
1t was announced after the operation
that Col. Graves was resting comfortably
and that it was expected he will be on his
49, 3Ss,a within ten days or so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-06
NEW LANDS EXPLORED
DANISH POLAR EXPEDITION
PROVES A SCIENTIFIC SUCCESS.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
COPENHAGEN. August 6.-News has
been received from Danish Greenland
that the polar expedition, headed by My
Illus Erickson, which sailed from Copen-
hagen for Greenland on the steamship
Denmark June "a. 1905, has proved a sci
entific success. Large tracts of hitherto
unknown land have been explored and
practically the whole of Greenland is now
charted. Two members of the expedi-
ton died during the journey over the ice.
Another version says that Erickson him
self is dead.
Erickson. who was backed to the extent
of $4,000 by the Danish government,
sailed on the Denmark, formerly the ex-
ploring vessel Belgica, with the Intention
of going to northeast Greenland. whence
he would attempt to reach the pole He
was to attempt to cross the inland ice
where Greenland is the widest by means
of skis. dog sledges and an automobile.
This attempt was to be made in the
spring Of this year.
The journey would involve the crossing
of the unexplored ice dome, 10000 feet
high. This feat, if accomplished, would
have eclipsed DIR. Nansens more southerly
crossing and Lieut.. Peary's expedition on
the northern slopes. in which he had the
advantage of communication with the
coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-06
DR.. johnson Improves.

Dr. Joseph Taber Johnson, who Is III at
his summer home in Alexandra county,
Va. is reported to have passed q COM
Portable night. His condition is believed
TO be considerably improved today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-06
Octogenarian Aviator.

One Of the interested and interesting
visitors to the balloon tent yesterday was
Prof. Samuel King of Philadelphia. He is
the veteran aeronaut of the United States,
IL not of the world. He Is in his eighty
first year, and made an ascent only a
few weeks ago from Philadelphia. He
was as interested as a boy in the per-
Torrance of the dirigible. and laughed
and joked with the other aeronauts pres
entail of whom he knew pex0ocs.lsr-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-06

as though he had not been following the
most hazardous business in the world
for over forty years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-06
Mehmed Ali Bey Says the Sui
tan Is in Earnest
BUT REFORMS TAKE TIME
PROBLEMS TO BE WORKED OUT
''Sick Mans" Minister Here Says
people Must Not Expect Too
Much Too Soon"

lowing the resignation yesterday OF SAID
Pasha, the grand vizier, and the newly
formed ministry. Kiomil Pasha. upon In
vitation of the sultan. today formed Q
new cabinet. The provincial ministers are
as follows:
Jemalledin Effendi. the Sheik-ui-isiam
and the minister of foreign Affairs retain
their portfolios: Reshed Akif Pasha. vail
OF Sivas. becomes minister Of the interior:
Redjeb Pasha. vail OF Tripoli. minister or
war: ARR Pasha, minister of marine; Zia
Pasha. minister OF finance. and Hassan
Fehmi Pasha, minister Of Justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-06
Minister Is Optimistic.

Mehmed Ali Bey. the Turkish minister
to the United States earnestly discussed
with a Star reporter today present con-
ditions I'm Turkey. taking an optimistic
view OF the situation there and expressing
his belief that the reforms contemplated
by the new constitution would Be worker
out satisfactorily and that great dement's
would come to the country from them.
The minister declared that II the powers
OF Europe observed a benevolent attituoe
and kept hands or In Turkey. In the
working out OF the proposed reforms. he
felt certain that the results hoped for
would be accomplished.
More would be done by the sultan's gov
eminent In permitting her TO have free
hand in the management of her own at
fairs than could ever be accomplished by
other nations in pressing upon Turkey
their own demands for internal reform.
The minister pointed out how necessary
1t was that great care should be exer-
cised in putting the proposed reforms into
effect. and said that the people should
they try to force the hands OF the gov
eminent. as everything cannot be done
at once.
Might Be Check, Not Aid.
To attempt to force the reforms might
actually result in checking them and
bring about situations similar to those
STA. Reforms come slowly. he said. in
the old werld. as In the new. The changes
proposed by the new constitution must
come by degrees. and their effect studied
thoroughly. with a view to securing bet
ter results for the future.
The constitution meant q great deal for
Turkey. Mehmed Ali Bey said. and II
was evident from the manner in which
the people received the news OF its procla-
nation that they were greatly pleased
with the prospect.
for Turkey. he added. Many problems are
to be worked out and considerable patience
and forbearance will be necessary. The
minister expressed the hope that the con-
cessions made by the sultan would meet
the demands OF the people and that
OF his action by heartily co-operattng in
carrying them out.
Be Patient and Wait.
"Of course. you realise" said the min.
lister. 'that 1t takes time to enact reforma.
tory laws. and after that 4 longer time
must elapse before their full effect is an
parent. Therefore. the foreign nations
which have manifested so much interest
| In Turkey and have been loud In their de-
mands for reform will have to be patient
| and give to the sultan and his people an
opportunity to demonstrate that they
mean to give to the country the benefits
OF progressive popular government
The parliament. soon to be elected will
be made up of enlightened and progressive
SAFETY, may confide their interest. In
granting the constitution the sultan was
convinced that he was acting for the best
| interests of the people,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-06

SANDUSKY, Ohio, August 8.-Grant e.
MOuser was nominated for a third term
In Congress at the thirteenth congress
sional republican convention here yester-
day. Resolutions to indorse Senators
Foraker and Dick were smothered In the
committee room by a vote of o to 3. The
administration was praised and the cleo
toral votes promised for Taft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-06
NOMINATIONS FOR CONGRESS-

ASHLAND. KY, August 6-James
Kehoe was nominated yesterday for Con-
gress at the democratic convention of the
ninth district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-06

ROANOKE, Va. August 6.-The ninth
district democratic convention at Pulaski
yesterday unanimously nominated r. c.
Byars Bristol for Congress to oppose
Bascomb Slemp, republican. The mention
Of Bryan's name was wildly cheered.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
HERE is LIMIT OF HARD LUCK.
How Mans Reputation for Truthful
ness Was Injured in Family Circle.

J. A. Pease. the chief Liberal whip,
related at the dinner given to him by
the Eighty club that during an all
night sitting Of the house of commons
a certain member was, as he thought,
absent. The gentleman was really
present at every division, but he was
snatching sleep at intervals in one OF
the recesses OF the house.
Mr.. Pease, however, not having no
ttced him in the division lobby, sent a
telegram to his house at seven o'clock
in the morning, saying; Come down
at once and relieve the guard and
those at work all night"
The member turned up at his own
house at eight o'clock in the morning
and expected to find a warm welcome
from his wife and family and a good
deal Of sympathy for having been in
the house all night.
But his wife's greeting was: Where
have you been?" He replied: II have
been at the house at an all night sit.
ting"
Now, it's no use telling me lies"
said the good lady, and she produced
from under her pillow Mr. Pease's tele
gram.-London Evening Standard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
WORTHY OF FLAG SHE CARRIED.
Historic Incident Participated In BY
American Warship.

OF the old sloop Of war St Mary's,
now to be consigned in her sixty-fifth
year to the tender mercies Of the auc-
ton, 1t is written that she bore no
conspicuous part in war In all her long
service. This may be true, but the
st. Mary's was once associated with
an event which is worthy Of commem-
grafton. Under the command Of the
late Capt. Colvocoresses she was the
means, 40 or more years ago, OF post
poning the bombardment Of Valparaiso
by the Spanish feet. She was
anchored before the city, and the
Spanish admiral limited that she was
in the line of FIRE. Capt. Colvocor-
esses remarked that he was perfectly
satisfied with his berth, and that while
the st. Mary's carried but % guns,
she represented navy that had 1900
guns at sea. Valparaiso was event
ually bombarded, but not while Capt,
Colvocoresses was present. The pc
culiar name of the ship commend
rates an early colonial capital Of
Maryland. 1t was given In the same
spirit Of historical association as was
illustrated by the jamestown and
the Plymouth, her sister ships.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
Indians with Boards.

II has been written over and over
again that the North American Indian
was always beardless. New light comes
from an unearthed letter from Capt.
amos Stoddard, United States Artil-
lery and Engineers, in 1906, to DR..
Mitchell of New London, Conn, in
which Stoddard tells OF a tribe OF
yellow men, not in the least tawny,
who lived near the lake on the west
side OF the Rocky or Shining noun.
tains. and who wore their boards, and
a great number OF whom had red hair
on their heads" They were great ex-
perts with the bow and arrow, The
lake referred to must have been Flat.
head lake, in northwestern Montana.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
4 VILLAGE Power.

A Columbus firm had an account
against man in a small country town
in Ohio, and after Intellectual attempts
to collect determined to do something
radical. So they wrote letter to
the postmaster OF the town and asked
information concerning the merchant;
what his reputation was, whether he
paid his bills and what kind Of man
he was generally. and said II he was
no good to give the bill, which they
inclosed, to the justice Of the peace
for collection. The answer they got
from the postmaster took their breath
away. 1t read something like this:
Gentlemen: am the John Smith
about whom you are seeking informa-
ton. l am also John Smith, post
master, and | am John Smith, Justice
OF the peace. Yours very truly,
JOHN SMITH"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
Measures Hardness Of Metals.

An instrument to measure the hard
ness of metals has been recently de-
vised, more especially designed and
found very useful in the manufacture
OF tools like twist drills. where the
hardness has to be kept between mar.
row limits 1t consists of glass tube,
within which steel ball of 40 grains
weight, treated by a special process
so as to have jewel hardness, falls
freely. The height Of the rebound of
the ball measures the hardness OF the
metal 1t strikes. Were the area of
contact between the dropped weight
and the metal larger, so that no ap-
preciable dent we're made, the rebound
would be a measure of elasticity rath-
err than hardness. The height OF the
rebound is measured on a scale, OF
which 100 is the average hardness OF
carbon steel, which is also found to be
the safety limit for steel tools after
relocating and tempering ready for
use.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
EQUINOX LOST IN
GOOD GAME TO
BENNINGTON
Local Players a Little too Fa st
for Summer Tourists
FINAL SCORE WAS 9 TO
Contest Was Close From the Start
and Winner Could Not Be Picked
Until Last Inning.

Manager Fred I. Corbett ttok team
Of local ball players to Manchester
Thursday and stacked it up against
the Equinox Aggregation which has
been playing some consistent games
this season and is now in shape to
give amateur nine In its class a
run for the money.
AS the score indicates the game
was fairly close for five innings.
Both teams opened up by hitting the
Opposing pitcher for good safe bingles
land scored four runs each in the first
inning. They drew blanks the next
three times at bat but in the fifth Ben
nington scored three TO one for Man
chester and had a lead of two In the
sixth the Equinox boys came back at
us for two, tieing the score. Ben.
lnington clinched the game in the
eighth with two runs.
The Manchester boys were pretty
handy with the bingle stick. the
ii safe ones including a couple of
two-sackers being the best batting
that has been made off MCGUIRE since
the game at North Adams early in
the season.
Bum caught rafting good game.
He didn't have a stolen base credited
against him and made one safe hit.
Worthington was the star actor with
the willow He was not at all
abashed by the presence of the son
OF the ambassador to Austria on the
slab and biffed his twisters all over
the lot.
Harry Love, now of North Benning
ton, occupied the center garden and
the three fly balls that went that way
stuck in his nit.
John Fassett, the Burr G. Burton
pitcher, was in left field and officiated
twice in the scoring.
White OF North Bennington got one
chance in right field and took it
Cathcart, Miller and Waters. the lat
ter making his first appearance or
the initial bag. played their usua
good games. The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
CITY OF AUGUSTA
UNDER Il FEET
OF WATER
Business Section DemOrlized
by Big Flood.
THREE DEATHS REPORTED
Fire Adds to Disaster Which 10 Es
timated to Have Caused Loss
oftiaIf Million.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 27-The floods
in the Carolinas and Georgia culmin-
ated yesterday in the breaking of the
big dam six miles from Augusta which
diverts the water from the Savannah
river into the canal at that point. The
great flood of water let loose soon
found its way into the city and at
night, from 18th street TO the eastern
| boundary. Augusta is under from six
to IL feet of water which is gradually
rising.
Inc big bridge across the Savannah
river went down in the rush of waters
and the dam at the lock seven miles
above the city collapsed, adding TO
the food
Three deaths, two white persons
and negro are reported.
The current through the city streets
Is swift but not fast enough to more
than carry away debris.
Estimates at midnight place the fin
ancial loss close to the half million
mark In the downtown portion bust
ness houses. telegraph offices and
newspaper Offices are completely de-
moraized.
There were several fires reported,
but as the fires are in outlying dis
tricts the extent of the damage can
not be learned. 1t is said the Nixon
& Danforth cotton warehouse was des.
troyed by fire, together with the Nixon
wholesale grocery warehouse. A fire
was also reported in the Georgia rail
way shops.
Despite the fact that the water
stands six feet in the residence dis
trict of the city and is deeper in other
portions, there has been no indica
ton that the people are suffering be
yond being marooned in the upper stoI
les of their dwellings.
At the Union station the Georgia
railway reports 10 feet of water As
this depot is situated upon higher
ground 10 blocks from the river, ant
on more substantial ground, to have
become flooded to this extent wouG
mean that the high power canal bach
of the railroad yards had burst IL:
banks and furnished an outlet for al
the water that was restrained by the
locks dam until it was overwhelmed
in the afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27

NEVER ADVERTISED CHARITIES
LIES PATHWAY for John Bahan Blazed
by Good Deeds.

To the Editor of the Banner:-The
death of my friend John Bahan
closes a long and useful life, studded
with the priceless gems of good
deeds, cheerfully performed. He and
/ were neighbors, and also school
boys together, at the old brick Acad.
envy on the hill.
John could throw a SNOWFALL swift
er and truer than most boys Of his
age and the victim hit knew the sen.
sation of having been kicked by a
mule. John Bahan will certainly
stand before Kings, for he was ever
dlligent in business as well as a ser.
want of the Lord.
long days work that he did not in
stantly and cheerfully respond to an
appeal for help. II the call came in
the night he was up and out so quick
ly that you wondered II he slept with
his clothes on. | never heard him
say he was tired, although he worked
more hours out of the "a than any
man | ever knew. He made many a
poor souls burden lighter by his
cheerful words and ready help. He
was like rugged block of granite
but in that rough unsculptured ex-
terror the Master saw man, with
the qualities of an angel. Few men
in his station in life have relieved
more distress, anxiety and suffering.
He never advertised his charities.
The grave rarely enfolds one whose
life work was more completely
finished, nor one of whom II could
be more truthfully said "in-as-much
as We did II unto one of the least of
these my brethren, We did It unto Me-"
! think 1t can be truly said of him
that he measured up to the perfect
standard Of the Masters interpre.
tation of a neighbor
Many pew in the old church on
the hill would have been minus wor-
shippers on stormy Sundays but for
his kindness in providing q carriage
or sleigh for those unable to walk
He never passed by on the other side,
but always poured in the oil and wine
of the Good Samaritan. His pathway
through life was blazed with good
deeds and kind words. He has earned
his rest.
Geo b. Sears.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
sHAFrssuRy ASSOCIATION
Closing Session Of Annual Meeting
at Hydevllle.

Rutland, Aug. 27.-The last SEES
sions of the 12Sth annual convention
of the SALISBURY Baptist association
was held yesterday in the Hydeville
Baptist church. The morning ses.
sion began at $40 O'Clock with a
brief prayer meeting. The next on
the program was an address by Rev.
+. r. Morris of Bennington, the sub
iect being, Christian Stewardship"
This address was followed by the re-
port of the committee on benevolence
by Deacon II. II. Beecher of Hydeville.
This report showed that $$4417.S6 has
been expended by the churches of
the association in benOvolence which
was an increase of $763.S8 over the
amount spent last year
The next report was that OF the
state convention which was read by
Rev. ~. l. Nye of East Hubbardton.
The report on obituaries was then
given by Rev. c. X. B. Dodge Of
Wallingford showing that two Of the
members who died during the last
year were over 100 years of age, one
of them being 1913 years old.
DR.. f. S. Pratt of Bennington was
elected delegate to the Northern
Baptist convention.
A vocal solo was given by Miss
Ada Gorham of Poultney, followed
by talk on the work of the North
ern Baptist Education society by
Rev. II. S. McCready. After a short
address by Rev. A. Il. Foote of Fair
Haven, Miss Grace NJ Fuller of the
same town gave talk on "The Mis-
sion of the Young Peoples Society,"
The next speaker was Rev. r. M.
Fuller of Burlington, superintendent
of the INSTRUMENTATION Sunday
School association, who gave a short
| talk on the work of that association.
The afternoon session opened with
| devotional exercises in charge OF
George Williams of West Pawlet.
The committee on the next session
recommended the acceptance of the
invitation of the Povnal church. This
committee also recommended the ap
pointment of Rev. A. h. Foote OF
Fair Haven as the preacher of the
annual sermon at the next conyen'
tion. also the appointment of Rev
C.. r. Dodge of Wallingford as
preacher of the evangeistic sermon
All of the recommendation were
adopted.
The treasurers report was read
by Rev. F. S. Toleman Of West Rut
land and this report showed the as
ISOLATION to be in good financial con
dition.
The committee on enrolment re
ported 1853 delegates and visitors in
attendance at the convention. II was
also reported that there were 12C
baptisms in the churches of the as
ISOLATION during the past year, which
was five more than the year prev
ious.
Rev. ]. f. Norcross. secretary fol
the New England district for the
American Baptist Home Mission so
ciety gave a short talk on the work
of the society. followed by a voca
solo by Mrs. Frank Seamans of Fail
Haven.
The convention closed with the
evangelistic sermon by Rev. G.. Il
Van Setback of Pownal.