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Evening star., 1909-07-08
TAFT IN BURLINGTON
Crosses Lake to Vermont for
Celebration.
MET BY GOV. PR0UTY
Escorted to City Hall Park by Green
Mountain Militia.
TO ATTEND BANQUET TONIGHT
Will Leave for Washington I'M
mediately After Affair Is Over.
Parade and Speechmaking.

BURLINGTON, Vt. july S.-The scene
Of the Lake Champlain tcrcentenary eel
ebration shifted today from the shores
OF New York, where il fas been IN
progress at Crown Point Fort Ticon-
deroga and Plattsburg, TO Vermont, with
Burlington as the setting for the days
ceremonies.
When the steamer Ticonderoga, bearing
President Taft. the French aud English
ambassadors, Gov. Hughes of New York
and the New York commission and the
members of the legislature, arrived at the
King street wharf at II o'clock il was
met by the Vermont division of the Ma
tional Guard. and the visitors were es-
corted to City Hall Park. where literary
exercises were held, over which Gov.
Prouty, chairman of the Vermont Cham
plain commission, presided The program
included a prayer by the Right Rev Ar
thur c. A. Hall, Protestant Episcopal
bishop of the diocese of Vermont: vel
coming addresses by Gov Prouty and
Mayor Burke of Burlington, an original
poem by Bliss Carmen, and addresses by
President Taft. Ambassadors Bryce and
Jusserand, Gov. Hughes and Postmaster
General LcmicuX of Canada.
Parade and Review.
\ parade at noon had been arranged for
review. followed by a luncheon given by
Gov. Prouty to the presidential party
and amhaSSadorial and official guests at
the Ethan Allen Club and a luncheon to
the New York state legislature at the
gymnasium building of the University of
Vermont. The Indian pageants which the
President expected to witness We're a fea-
ture of the afternoon program.
The presidential party and foreign
guests will be shown interesting places in
the city late in the afternoon. and in the
evening banquet will be held at which
President Taft and others will speak.
The President expects to leave for WASH
ington after the banquet.
Met by Governor.
The President aud party were met at
the Champlan Yacht Club dock by Gov.
Prouty and his staff. The shores of the
lake were black with people and crowds
lined the way 10 City Hall Park where
the President reviewed IL parade and
where the literary exercises were held.
The LIST Regiment of the Vermont Ma
tional Guard escorted the President.
Ambassador Bryce of Great Britain de-
livered the Grafton of the day, the others
of the visiting party, including the Pres
ident, Ambassador Jusserand. Gov
Hughes and Postmaster General Lem.eux
OF Canada, speaking briefly.
The weather again today was perfect.
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MEYER DIO NO HARM At RACE
HIS CONDUCT AT NEW LONDON
FINDS DEFENDERS.
Assistant Secretary Hilles and Capt.
Worth G. Ross Saw Nothing That
Should Be Subject to Criticism.

Assistant Secretary Hilles of the Treas
ury and Capt. Worth G. Ross. chief of
the revenue cutter service. today made
the assertion that there is no foundation
for stories emanating from Massachusetts
that Secretary Meyer violated the rules
and regulations governing the Harvard
Yale boat race at New London last week.
Capt. Ross went to the Navy Department
in the morning to confer with Secretary
Meyer. Capt. Ross was himself aboard
the revenue cutter Gresham the chief
officer of which. Capt. Uberhoff. is er-
roneously reported to have made an Off
cial report of the incident. Mr.. Hilles
was aboard the revenue cutter Mohawk,
another vessel patroiIing the course OF
the boat race
Neither official witnessed any inter-
ference with the course by Mr.. Meyer
who was aboard the Dolphin. They never
heard any intimation while at New Lon
don that he had done so.
Mr.. Meyer, it is known, did have per-
NIT from Assistant Secretary McCarg of
the Department of Commerce and Labor
to follow the race. 1t is not understood
that lie tried to do so even with this
permit
Treasury officials do not say so, but
it is unofficially suggested that Mr..
Meyer may have sent this permit to
Capt. UberhOff and received the reply
that the cutter officials could not rec
ogniZe the permit, they took orders
only from the Secretary of the Treasury,
who did not grant permits. AT any rate
it is emphatically stated, Mr.. Meyer, so
far as now known, never once entered
the boat course, despite his permit.
The commissioner of navigation of the
Department of Commerce and Labor
makes the rules from laws enacted by
Congress. Permits have never been
granted, as to do so for one would
bring applications from others, leading
to confusion and interference
Assistant Secretary Hilles denied TO-
day that revenue cutter officers have
reported to the department any alleged
violation of law by Secretary Meyer at
the races. Capt. Uberroth's reports %
the department are silent on the sub
ject.
Mr.. Hiles was on board the revenue
cutter Mohawk during the races, and says
he observed Secretary Never in the Dol
phins launch during the races. The
launch was not OH the course, but came
down the river between the long line of
yachts and the rivers bank, following a
route parallel to the racecourse but sep
arated from the course by the line of
craft.
The Secretarys flag was saluted by the
several revenue cutters. His launch did
not offer interference to the crews or
the committee.
Capt. Ross states that the Dolphin 8
launch, at no time during the regatta,
was in the course or in the least inter-
fered with the races.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
TRIBESMfN PRESS FORWARD
EXPECT TO JOIN PERSIAN MA
TIoNALIsTs TODAY.
Russian Detachments From Baku
Land at Enzeli En- Route
to Teheran.

TEHERAN, July Seen. Liakhoff, the
military governor of Teheran, has re-
ceived information to the effect that the
Bakhtiari tribesmen are within ten miles
of kerraj, and that they expect to effect
a junction with the nationalists today.
ST PETERSBURG, July S.-Further
detachments of the Russian expedition
from Baku landed at EnZelf. a Persian
seaport on the Caspian, last night. and
the remainder 6f the force will land to-
day. The troops will proceed immediate
ly for kasbn, town ninety miles north
west of Teheran.
The expedition is commanded by Gen.
Dobvor Mussnitsky, who distinguished
himself as commander of division in
the Russo-Japanese war. Gen. Mustn't
sky has strict orders not to intervene in
the fighting between Gen. Liakhoff and
the Bakhtiari tribesmen. In case of the
defeat of Liakhoff's S brigade Gen. Liakhoff
and the other Russian officers will be af-
forded protection on the same terms as
other Europeans.
y dispatch received today from Con-
stantnople by the Novoe Vremya says
that the porte has ordered reinforcements
to the Turkish garrison at Talmas, which
is on the Turco-Persian frontier near
Urumiah.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
Illinois Wheat Damaged.

ST. LOUIS. July S.-St Louis is feeling
the effect of the flood, particularly in the
demoralized condition of the train service
Trains have been arriving al the Union
station from twenty-four to thirty-siX
hours late. The service from the south
west is in an especially demoralized state
In southern Illinois great havoc was
wrought by the high water In some
places whole farms are under water Hun
dreds of farmers worked all last night in
an effort 10 retrieve some wheat. Others
worked on levees.
IL is estimated that 100000 loss has
already been sustained. Flood conditions
in northern and northwest Missouri are
hourly growing worse.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
GEORGETOWN "U" IS LUCKY.
Gets Valuable Seismic Equipment
Prom Chicago Citizen.

Through the generosity of P. II. O'Don-
nell of Chicago the newly established
seismographical observatory of George
town University will receive its complete
equipment. This will consist chiefly of
two earthquake recording instruments,
one horizontal and the other vertical, with
accessories. Announcement of Mr.. ODon-
nells intention was made at the univer-
Sity today.
The work of observing and studying
earthquake shocks and tremors and of
investigating the causes of such disturb
ances will be carried on at Georgetown
in connection with pre-existing observa-
tories, and particularly with about q
dozen Jesuit colleges in the United States
and foreign countries.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning al pm. yesterday.
Thermometer-July T. pm. so; 8 pm.
Il: l. midnight, I'll: July s: 4 am, 81: =
n m. "a, l. noon, az; > pm, SO. Maxi
mum. 81. at pm, July s; minimum, 80,
q am. July :.
Barometer--July 4, pm. 2o.91; s pm,
a9.95: IL midnight. 29,9s. July s, am
299: am, 30.o1; noon. 2995; pm.
$40
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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Lucinda Sutton, ice from
Maine to the American Ice Company;
schooner Kate Almond, canned goods
from a lower Potomac point to dealers;
canoe Jumping Jack, clans from the
eastern shore of Chesapeake bay for the
local market, schooner Mary A. Fisher,
lumber from a bay point to local deal
ers; Standard Oil Company tug No. IL
towing tank barge No. II with oil in
bulk from Baltimore; schooner S. +.
blackburn. ice from the kennebec to
Georgetown; tug Capt Toby with a raft
of pine piling from Occoquan; schooner
Alice Holbrook. ice from the Maine fields
10 the Alexandria dealers; schooner
Macname. lumber from a bay point TO
the dealers here.
Departures.
Schooner William H. Clifford light,
from Alexandria for Newport News to
load coal; schooner Sidonia Curley.
light, for Rappahannock river poin to
load back to this city: schooner Five
load cord wood for the dealers here; tug
Camilla, towing two coal-laden boats
for the naval powder mill at Indian
Head. Md; tug George w. Pride. towing
light scows for down river point; scow
Fannie from Alexandria for Il river
point TO load cord wood.
Memoranda.
titptlCOp 1iSHtt ioI tltE SI
Marys river to load railway ties for
New York: barge John T. Donohue, rail-
way ties from the Potomac, arrived at
New York July 8; schooner John B. An
derson has sailed from West Point, Va.
for Baltimore. with lumber; schooner
Hattie Giles is on the James river load
ing lumber for Baltimore: schooner Peri
is on her way To this city from a bay
point with lumber aboard; schooner A.
III. Quinby is at Rappahannock river
point loading for this city; schooner
Mabel and Ruth will go to a North
Carolina point to load lumber back to
this city; schooner Emily F. Bur on
from this city, is at bay point loading
lumber.
Harbor Notes.
The work of overhauiing the boiler
and machinery of the rug ID. NJ. Key of
the Taylor fleet will be completed the
latter part of this week or early the
coming week, and she will return to
service with the harbor towing fleet
Several large catfish have been caught
with hook and line from the Washing
ton wharves the last day two. The
fish are biting well. and a large proper
tion are spotted eats. A small boy at
that weighed more than twenty-five
pounds, one of the largest fish caught
here this season. Yellow and white
perch are also biting at hook and line in
the harbor
Evening star., 1909-07-08
AID FOR MRS. PERRY.
Additional Contributions for Woman
Left Destitute

Mrs. Ella Perry, colored, whose husband
and sons were drowned recently, leaving
her in a destitute condition, has moved
from Anacostia to the rear of 1885 18th
street northwest, where she will be near
the home of her mother, who assists her
in the care of her surviving children.
The following contributions for Mrs.
Perrys benefit have been received at the
office of The Evening Star:
Previously acknowledged, $50: Mrs NJ,
% cents; Mrs. W., 81: ash man, 81; Glenn
ent Dorsey. 81; j. n. Morse, 81; Mrs. ]. II.
b., 81; cash. SS.15: l.. T. B. Rosser, So; D.
w, 81: +. Il. B.. 81 two friends, 81: B.
NJ. r.. - cents; Dickerson Tabernacle,
No A, Order of Moses, 81; Eugene
Brooks. 81: O. T.. b., 81; w. F. Seng-
stack. 81; l.. T. Jenkins. 81; cash, l. c.,
81: G.. S w, 81; Miss NJ. A. Chase, 80
cents; Miss Mary Bailey, 80 cents; cash,
81. Total, S5S.65.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
city delivery upon arrival at large term

city delivery upon arrival at large termi-
nails To conduct this service there are
1926 officers and clerks employed in 1t
at a cost of over SIS, ,300.O 600 a year. The
railway post Office lines cover 2OS, ,4S1
miles of steam, electric and steamboat
routes.
The training of the railway postal clerk
is acquired by constant study of the
names and locations of post offices and
the schemes of distribution and by the
performance of his duties His vocation is
hazardous one. Last year clerks
were killed, 1O4 seriously and 536 slightly
Evening star., 1909-07-08
The Travelling Post Office.

One Of the greatest advances ever made
In the postal service was the origination
of the travelling post Office. This was start
ed in 1862 and has developed and grown
into the modern railway mail service. In
stead of transporting. the mails in bulk
and assembling them in large distributing
post Offices for separation and dispatch.
they are sent directly to the railway post
Ioffice to be distributed on their way to
Evening star., 1909-07-08
destination. This post offlce is a car or

destination. This post Office is a car or
cars. operated In trains between impor-
tant terminals. fitted up and furnished
with distributing cases and sack racks, in
which railway postal clerks distribute and
handle the mails carried Here the mails
are made up for local delivery en- route.
and for dispatch to connecting lines.
This railway mail service directs the
dispatch of all mails. determines the
routes over which they shall be carried,
and distributes them en- route. so they are
ready for delivery to offices along the line.
and in some cases makes separations for
Evening star., 1909-07-08

injured in 4O5 railroad accidents.
Where this distribution space neeaeo eA-
ceeds thirty feet of a car, the once au-
thorizes the company to furnish speciai-
ly built railway post office car and al
lows additional pay for It. The cost vi
this car service is over A,6O0,Co0 year.
Evening star., 1909-07-08

Temperature and condition of water at
$ an: Great Falls-Temperature 75:
condition, -. Dalecaria reservoir-Tem-
.perature, -: condition ut north connec-
tion. 30; condition at south connection. so
Georgetown distributing reseryoir-Tem-
perature. 10: condition at infiuent gate
house. 60; condition at effluept sateheuse,
tn
Evening star., 1909-07-08
The Wonders Of Nature.


There is something marvellous in the
fact that a tree will tower for decades
unscathed of storm and get struck by
lightning the first time any one seeks
shelter under it from the rain.
Evening star., 1909-07-08

How long do you expect to remain
away this summer
I'm figuring on about three engage
ments and four proposals. Detroit Free
Press.
Evening star., 1909-07-08

Mrs. Baker-How can you afford to nav
S. to join the village card club?
Mrs. Barker-Because. then don't have
to pay S. for the village newspaper.-Ltfe.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
Condition of the Water.

Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, So; a year ago, S..
Evening star., 1909-07-08

NE2 are mot benefited soc
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-10
MARKET MOVEMENTS
Of THE DAY

New York. Aug. 9.-United States
Steel at 7l1s, Union Pacific AT 2o5.
Reading at I6514, Atchison at 1907,
Great Northern ore certificates at So
these we're the points in the lays
stock market that conferred attention..
showing new record prices for these
leading faVorites in the marked. Til"
three first named stocks absorbed au
overwhelming proportion of the days
total dealings. The only particular in
fluence bearing on these movements
was the news that the remaining hold
ingS in the Union Pacific treasury of
Great Northern ore certificates. Union
Pacific and Great Northern preferred
have been marketed. thus adding II
the enormous free cash in TIL nand&
of the Union Pacific. The inference
from this was that II block at Great
Northern certificates that had been
overhanging the market with threat
ening effect. having been absorbed.
the stock was entitled tn a rise.
4 rise in the London price If e.ipnrr
failed to benefit Amalgamnted Cop
per. but American smelling and Ma
tional Lead were amongst the early
strong features. High expectations had
been raised of the favorable character
To he shown by the government crop
report, but the report was disap-
pointment. especially in the estimate
on the corn crop. \ firmcr tame in the
loan market was an incident of the
day.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales.
par value. s2.69i. 00n
United states Is. coupon. declined i
ncr cent on call
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Metal M arket.

New York, Aug. a.--Conper on the
metal exchange was quiet. with sales
limited Ia 100 tons for August delivery
at Si2.65. The tone. however was
firm in sympathy with the slightly
higher cables and standard spot closed
AT $l2.GaH $50. Closing quotations for
other deliveries follow: August. si2.6n
sI12->5: September 81 G9ta1fl2a5: TIC
tober. S12.S5Fi 1900: November and De
cember. l2s5u13,0o The London
market was steady. with SPOT quoted
nj E5S LIS and futures t5a lbs I'D. Lo-
cally Lake MAS III $13l21aal3so: etec-
troiytic. $l2.sal3,12i4: casting. Sl4.Gaie
G1290.
The London tin market vas quiet,
with spot quoted Mt 1913 los and flu
lures at fl35 - The local market was
firm, with afot quoted at S29.s99f 2a55.
No sales were reported in any posi-
tion.
The metal exchange reported no sales
for lead. but the market closed firm at
Sf.30I i.S5 for New York and at s4.15Gf
i.-5 for East st. Louis delivery. The
London market was unchanged at IL
r. Gd.
Srelter was firm and higher locally.
with srot quoted nj S5a5afI 50 for New
York and at s5.50a5.15 for East ST
Louis delivery. M sales were report
ed. The London market was unchanged
nj E97
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-10
COMEDIES DEMANDS
OF THE JAPANESE

Pekfn, Aug. 9.-The Associated Press
today learns that China has virtually
conceded Japan's demands that The
Antung~ Mukden railroad be made of
standard gauge and Is willing to ac-
c"pt any reasonable compromise. but
Is dtharred from giving treaty con-
sent ON account OF the japanese sus-
plci"us attitude i'm forcing the gauge
question in claiming for the Antung-
Mukdcn line advantages existing on
tn" southern Manchurian railroad and
through her refusal to negotiate the
latter question.
CHINA does not object to the expan~
sion of the Antung- Mukden railroad
commercially, but she does oppose IA
Japanese military enterprise ending in
another foreign military and CONNER
cial barrier across Manchuria. Great
Bfltaln's support of Japan has made
deep impression on Chinese states
men. who point out that Great Bril-
tain's attitude developed simultaneous
~ with the war i'm Spain. High Off
cinis say as Japan has British support
she supposedly can do what she likes.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-10

general selling based on the exceed
ingIy bcarish showing al the govern
mcnt statistics. The estimated total
yield at spring and winter wheat al
lis. 500. 900 bushels is. with one excen-
ton, the largest on record. The trade
had been expecting bearish report.
but was not prepared for such a radi-
cal one. September sold between gSa4c
and $1,000. May, for the first time
this season. sold below the dollar
mark. the price 1t the bnttom haing
1885,. The market closed weak, with
September ut ST..
Cnoler weather for Illinois and IN
diana took the edge off the hot
weather scare in the corn market. SEN
timent Mt times being bearish. The
close was about steady. with the price
1sc higher tn 1sc lower
oats closed Ia To- sc lower after
ruling weak all day.
Provisions were weak MI day and
closed 81 To 10c lnwcr.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-10
1DON0HUES Bic SALE DELEGATES ARE FRUSTRATED
nD1uc MIL BY HEAT AT ST. JOSEPH, MO.
THE LARGE STORE is CROWDED
ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE
BARGAIN CARNIVAL.

Unprecedented success attended the
opening day Of the August sale at the
Donohue store yesterday The sur
prising feature OF the big sale was
the great crowd al the opening in tn.
morning. There was a throng in ev-
cry department OF the big store as
soon as the doors opened. and the
forenoon business was the heaviest on
record. A. fast az one party of shop
pers left the store there We're others
tn take their places. and the rush
continued without interruption until
the noon hour called many home to
lunch. But even this intermission
brought little respite 10 the hard
worked clerks. and it required excel
lent management to serve all who
were eager to buy.
The opening OF the afternoon sale
brought crush. The Donohue store
is spacious: its four floors afford
splendid opportunity for handling
large crowds. but the facilities of the
establishment We're taxed To handle
the insistent customers in the later
hours Ut the day. 1t was a whirl
all the time. Special provision had
been made for taking care OF the
crowds; the force of salespeople had
been augmented for the occasion. and
The departments had been rearranged
to some extent. But even this pro-
vision was inadequate at times t"
prevent some slight congestion of
business.
1t was goodnatured crowd,
crowd however. all DAY. and the serv-
ice was excellent, considering the
crush. \ noticeable feature of the
opening day of the sale was the
presence Of many men in the throng
OF buyers. 1t was not exclusively
woman's day. as so many of these
sales are. The mems departments
were well crowded all day and the
male customers We're as eager in their
pursuit of the bargains as We're their
competitors in skirts.
The sale will be resumed this MORN
ing. \ perusal of the double page adj
. vertisement, where many of the bar
gains are described in detail. is
urged upon all who are contemplating
purchases in any of the many depart
mcnts of the big store. There is
something for everybody and the time
To get the best and greatest benefit
from the sale is To get there early.