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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
VESSEL MASTERS WARNED.
Atlantic Fleet Target Practice to Be
Held OF Entrance to Chesapeake.


The Atlantic feet during the months
of August and September will be engaged
in target practice off the entrance to
Chesapeake bay and Admiral Seaton
Schroeder, commanding the feet. has is
sued notice to vessel masters regarding
the area of the gun fire as follows:
Target practice will be held by the
ships Of the United States Atlantic fleet
off the entrance to Chesapeake bay dur
ing the months of August and September
of the present year. During the period
from August to probably September
20 the target RATS will be moored In the
positions given hereafter, and mariners
are cautioned against crossing that area
at night. There will always be one or
more large vessels at anchor In the area
and others often under way during the
first half of each night.
1.-The area within which the targets Will
be anchored Is about ten miles square,
the center being about thirty-four miles
southeast by east one-half east from
Cape Henry light: that is to say, the area
will include between the parallels of 50
degrees SO minutes and SO degrees 46
minutes north and the meridians of IS
degrees Is minutes and IS degrees %
minutes west. 1t will be observed that
this area is westward Of the direct route
north and south between Cape Hatteras
and the entrance to the Delaware and
outside Of the routes of ships bound in
from eithersthe north or the south.
1.-The firing ground will cover a maxi
mum possible area of about twenty miles
square In that same neighborhood. No
firing will be done during the presence or
approach of any vessel near the lines Of
fire: but when 1t can be done without in
convenience, shipmasters are requested to
avoid the ground. SO as not to interrupt
the practice. Compliance with this re-
quest will be greatly appreciated by the
commander-in-chief of the United States
Atlantic fleet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
Good Roads and Autos.

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t is well to have good roads If they can
be kept So But is 1t wise to spend
work and money on roads that will be
ruined in less time than 1t takes to make
them? Perhaps the best road in and
around the District is. or was. that run
ming from the Connecticut avenue bridge
to Bradley lane in Chevy Chase. Bat
1t Is fast being ruined by reckless and
lawless automobilists Some machines
are driven with care and decency, but
the majority rush through the village
with utter disregard of the rights and
lives of the citizens. The road Is pull
verified to ashes by machines hauled
along at from twenty to fifty miles an
hour. One valuable life has already
been sacrificed. Connecticut has now
II the state will not give us a law to
protect us by effective regulations and
penalties we may perhaps find a law
full way to protect ourselves. Our con-
troversy Is not with the reasonable and
law abiding owners of automobiles, bat
with the lawless and reckless. with the
men and women who find amusement
i'm frightening women and children as
they cross the street, and jeopardizing
the lives OF passengers alighting from
the cars. The ruin Of our streets is bad
enough, but the constant risk of life is
far worse. When one or two more
possibly be moved to curb the reckless
riders effectually and permanently. In
the meantime the question remains:
What is the use of building good roads
Chevy Chase. i. S. cHILDs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
BUSY MONTGOMERY COUNTY
DEMOCRATS HOLDING THEIR
PRIMARY ELECTION TODAY.
Voting Began at 8 O'Clock This
Morning and the Polls Will
Remain Open Until 6.
cial Corresnnndcnce of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, July 81. 1909.
The democrats of Montgomery county
| are holding their primary election today.
The voting began at o'clock this morn
ing and the polls will remain open until
8 pm. Much interest Is being manifest
ed in the result, which will probably be
known by midnight.
The big scrap is over the state senate
nomination and is between State Senator
Blair Lee and Harry T. Newcomb of
Bethesda. Both have lively workers at
every polling place In the county and
little is being overlooked by either side.
The candidates for the other nominations
also have their friends on hand looking
after their interests, and the scenes about
the polling places are decidedly lively.
! The poor old .f1oater' is down in the
dumps. For years he was a much-sought-
after individual at primary election times
and the bidding for him was fast and
furious. Sometimes he was even allowed
to name his price. But now things are
different. Not only Is there nothing doing
for him in the money line. but even the
drink or two which for many years
formed a part of the voting program is
law and the corrupt practices act are re-
sponsible for the change. The people
generally think it refreshing. but not the
''f1oater"; he's disconsolate.
These look like the winners:
For the state senate-Blair Lee.
For clerk of the circuit court-John l..
Burnett No opposition.
For sheriff-William Edward Welt.
For county commissioners-First collec-
ton district Josiah j. Hutton; second
district. Joseph T. White; fifth district.
Hazel w. Cashell.
For register of wills-Close between H.
Clinton Allnutt and Joseph Reading.
For county surveyor-Charles j. Mad
dox.
For the house of delegates-J. Abby
Henderson. John A. Garrett and James
e. Duvall. Fourth man uncertain.
Messrs. Philip d. Laird, w. Outer
bridge Spates, Perrie E. Waters and
Alexander G. Carlisle. for delegates to
the state convention. and Charles w.
Prettyman. Robert B. Peter and Law
renee A. Chiswell, for the judicial con-
vention. have no opposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
MUCH SMOKE BUT NO FIRE
CAUSE OF EXCITEMENT AT DIS
TRICT BUILDING.
Merely the Chimney Emitting
Dense. Black" Etc. While In
spector Was Absent.

| Accidents will happen in the best reg
ulated families. declared Acting Engineer
Commissioner William Kelly. joint super
! intendent with Assistant Engineer Com
missioner E. NJ. Markham of the Distrtct
| building. when asked today about the
| alleged emissions of black smoke from
the stack on top of the white granite
! structure at 14th street and Pennsyl-
! vania avenue yesterday afternoon.
| But this self-same smoke created much
excitement in the vicinity OF the seat OF
! the municipal government and inside OF
| the structure. Several persons walking
on the streets in the vicinity saw the
wind-tossed smoke curling around the
| white walls on the upper floor of the
| building and rushed inside to report that
| the building was on fire.
| The fire department employees at fire
headquarters in the basement answered
| the verbal alarm by securing fire ex-
tinguishers and starting for the roof.
while John J. Strain. captain of the
watch. dispatched several OF his men to
man the fire hose on the upper floor
John Ward. who is the active superin-
| tendent of the building, rushed to the
| basement. started the fire pump. saw that
| the fire-fghting apparatus was In working
order and then started to the roof to in
| vestigate.
| Then 1t was discovered that all the
smoke came from the chimney, but that
the wind was whorl.ng it down onto the
roof and around the upper floor on the
sides.
When the officials were satisfied that the
| only fire in the building was In the furnace,
where it ought to be, an investigation was
! started. 1t seems that a storm cloud
| had risen in the sky over the District
building and that the Woodworking clerks
| inside needed electric lights In order to
| continue their work. When all the lights
| in the big structure were turned on there
was an unexpected heavy load on the
1t happened that at just that time the
| fires were being shaken down., and In
order TO keep up the steam pressure
drastic measures were necessary. Sc
| the firemen dumped lot of wood into the
| furnace. That kept UP the steam pres
sure in the boilers, but it also sent up g
| lot of black smoke through the chimney
Had the need for the lights come al
any other time during the day, when the
| fires were not low, there would have beer
/ no such smoke explained Acting Engi
neer Commissioner Kelly this morning.
Health Officer w. c. Woodward, upor
! whom falls the duty of enforcing the
| smoke law within the District, said tina,
| his department had no official knowledge
| of the smoke emission and that therefore
| there would be no official action. Smoke
Inspector Whitaker was observing some
stacks in another section Of the city al
the time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
Births Reported.

The following births were reported to
the health office during the past twenty
four hours:
Richard and Margaret NJ. Lewis. July
q, 1900; boy twins.
Marion r. and Marie 8. Preston, July
%, 1909, girl.
Joseph w. and Caroline Kreuttner, July
Is. 1909, girl.
Charles F. and Carrie f. Herold. July
81. 1909. girl.
Llewellyn and Rosa Tapp, July L..
1909; boy.
Bernhard and Hattie Turoff. July "a,
1909. boy.
John c. and Etheldredia Hanway. July
"a. 1909: girl
Richard and Maria Jones, July 70, 1909;
girl.
George w. and Julia Thompson. July
%. 1909: boy.
Thornton and Alice Lomax, July 81,
1903: boy.
John and Annie Brooks. July 20. 1909;
boy.
John and Martha Woodson, July "a.
1909; girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
Army Officers Assigned.

Several officers of the regular army have
been ordered 10 various duties in connec-
ton with the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia and the coming field ma
neuvers in ssachusetts.
Lieut.. Col. David j. Rumbough LIST
Field Artillery. at the Army War College,
will proceed 10 Governors Island y. Y.
and report in person 10 the commanding
general. Department of the East. not later
than August I. for duty pertaining to the
maneuvers.
Maj. Edward =. OHern, ordnance de-
partment, has been ordered to repair to
this city for the purpose of inspecting the
1st Battery, Field Artillery.
Capt. Frank a. Grant. quartermast er.
in addition to his other duties at Newport
News. Va. will perform the duties of sub
sistence superintendent of the army trans
port service at that place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
SECOND DEATH FROM FIRE.
Mrs. Coppersmith Succumbs t
Burns at Freedmen's HOSPITAL.

Mrs Emma Coppersmith. the elderly
woman who was seriously burned last
Saturday night at her home, 1S47 9th
street. when she went 10 the assistance
of Miss Mabel Owens. died this afternoon
in Freedmen's Hospital. Miss Owens died
few hours after she was burned. the
fire having originated in her room, it is
believed. from lighted cigarette.
Mrs. Coppersmith went to the assistance
of Miss Owens soon as she realized
what the trouble was in her room. She
fell when she opened the door and the
flames enveloped her.
Acting Coroner Glazebrook made an in
vestigation OF the fatality this afternoon
and gave certificate of accidental death,
similar certificate having been given in
the case Of Miss Owens.
Policeman Garratt and Geier were
complmented yesterday by the Commits
sioners for having rescued Mrs. Copper
smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
ENDS LIFE WITH ACID.
!. F. Glorius Commits Suicide a
Home Near Catonsville, Md.

BALTIMORE, July H.-Benjamin F.
Chorus. thirty-seven years old, a cutter
ended his life last night about 9 o'clock
by taking carbolic acid at his home al
Poplars. near Gainesville. Coroner PAX
endorf declared 1t case of suicide. but
Mrs. Glorius said her husband took the
acid in mistake for medicine.
Mr.. Glorius. she said. complained OF
feeling bad. Several hours afterward
while they were out on the porch. he
arose from his hammock and said he was
going upstairs. A minute later the crash
of a bottle was heard. Rushing to the
stairs Mrs. Glorius and a guest, Frede.
rick H. Baehr found Mr. Glorius stagger.
ing at the head OF the steps. Mr.. Baehl
called physician. while Mrs. Gloriu.
hastily prepared the yolk of an egg tC
counteract the poison. Mr.. Glorius dice
In few minutes, without being able tc
speak.
He was the son of Martin Glorius anG
was born in Baltimore Besides a widow
he leaves one child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
GAMES ON THE FAIRGROUNDS
SCHOOL CHILDREN PARTICI-
PATE IN BIG MEET.
Races, Drills and Base Ball Includ
ed in Sports Shared by Pupils
of All Ages.

About GOO children of all ages partici-
pated in the games, races and drills on
the large playground at Philips School
late yesterday. The exercises began with
q mass gymnastic drill, after which the
children were assembled according to
ages and preliminary heats of from
twenty to thirty contestants were run off
in the several races. Amid cheers that
could be heard for blocks the trial win
ners ran their final race. A volley ball
game was played, in which the Magru-
ders came off victorious by large score
Two innings of a playground ball game
were played in the approaching shad-
ows resulting in victory for the Philips
School lads. Games of crOquet and
tether ball equally shared in the sports
Of the day.
The spirit of good sportsma nship pre-
vailed in general and the conduct of the
Juvenile fans and spectators rivaled the
behavior of their seniors at athletic con-
tests. Great crowds of older spectators
instructors Of the three Fairgrounds,
Magruder, Philips and Stevens, from
which the children came, are pleased with
results. The summaries follow:
Fifty-yard dash Cboys under sixteen)-
Won by Charles Hall, Philips; second
BENJAMIN Fell, Philips; third. Fred Bas-
kerville, Stevens.
Fifty-yard dash (boys over sixteen)-
Won by George Thomas. Magruder. sec
ond, Raymond Brown, Magruder; third
James Davis, Magruder.
Fifty-yard dash tgirls)-Won by Mary
Waters, Magruder; second. Alice Hail.
Philips: third, Josephine Carol, Philips
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dash (boys over six
teen)-Won by George Thomas, Magru-
der; second, Raymond Brown, Magruder;
third James Davis, Magruder
Potato race (girls)-Won by Josephine
Carol, Philips; second, Mabel Lee, Phil
Ups; third, Isabel Hegeman, Philips.
Playground ball-Won by Philips
Score. Philips, .; Magruder. o.
Volley ball-Won by Magruder. Score,
Magruder, 81; Philips, ).
Officials-Frank l.. !. Cardoza, Lula E.
Davis. Enola Mechanics and Edwin b.
Henderson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Myer Wertzman and Rachel Lefshetz.
Jesse w. Gather of Baltimore. Nd, and
Florence d. Witt OF Bedford City. Va.
Arthur Warden and Maggie Waters.
Joshua Jones and Henrietta Parker.
Conrad Becker and Olivia NJ. Deakins.
John r. Inglehart and Eva NJ. Davis.
s. S. c. Chilcote OF Ridgway, Pa, and
Grace C. Day of this city.
Charles T. jennings and Onie E. MCGEE,
both of Goochland county, Va.
John B. Burke and Bessie G. Krause.
friedman ]. Walcott and Addie NJ.
Pussy.
John ]. Rives and Julia e. Potter.
Elmer D. Cole and Edith A. Setter.
Thomas n. Braxton and Eta Briggs
both of Montgomery county. Md.
John A. Henderson of Grey. Ca. and
Lula NJ. Munday Of Athens, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
Just Like Finding Money.
Gen. Bliss to Command Invaders.

Brig. Gen. Tasker II. Bliss of the gen.
eral staff, president of the Army War Col
lege, has been ordered to special duty
pertaining to the joint army and militia
nlareuvers to be held In Massachusetts
August IA to u next. 1t is expected that
Gen. Bliss will have command of the in
vading forces on that occasion. Other
officers ordered to report to Maj. Gen.
Wood. commanding the Department OF
the East, who has entire charge of the
proposed maeuvers, for duty in connec-
ton Herewith, are Maj. Eben Swift, gen.
eral staff: Maj. Guy Carleton, 4th Cav
airy: Maj. Henry ID. Todd, jr., general
staff; Capt Francis F. Lacey, jr., LIST In
fantry: Capt. Fox Conner. general staff;
Capt. William d. Connor. Corps of Engi-
neers, and Capt. s. A. Cheney, general
staff. and Lieut. Col David ]. Rumbough.
1st Field Artillery, and Maj. Richmond
z. Davis. Coast Artillery Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
Brussels Exposition Next Year.

Some interesting facts regarding the
proposed international exposition at
Brussels in 1910 are made public at the
State Department. The area of the ex-
position grounds is about 200 acres, forty
of which will be under roof The more
important European countries, Mexico
and several other of the Central and
southern nations already have indicated
their intention of participating. The ex-
hibits will be divided into Us different
classes and include the features custom
airy in such affairs. Opening in April
the exposition will continue until the last
of November and will be under the aus
pices of the Belgian government and the
patronage of King Leopold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT HAD HER USUAL
OUTING YESTERDAY.
italian Ambassador Will Take Miss
Roosevelt and Her Brother on
q Trip-Notes.

II was the hottest day Of the summer at
Beverly. Mass. yesterday. with an after
noon storm furry, which, however
amounted to little. Mrs. Taft and Miss
Taft were out Tor the usual afternoon
auto ride The former seems to be MAX
ing a satisfactory convalescence from her
long Illness and rarely has to omit her
daily outing.
The Italian ambassador to the United
States and the Baroness Mayor des
Planches arrived in Porto Maurizio. Italy.
yesterday on a visit to Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt at the Villa Pertusio. the home
of Miss Carow. Miss Ethel and Mr..
Archie Roosevelt will accompany the am
bassador and his wife on trip to Pied
mont and the italian Alps.
Mrs. s. S. Cissel and Miss Eloise Cissel
have gone to Atlantic City for several
weeks.
Mr.. Cissel will join his wife and daugh-
ter later and return with them to WASH
ington.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson H. Ralston sail
from Montreal today After visit to
Gen william Henry Ralston of the Black
they will visit other parts of the con-
tinent and return the last Of September
Mrs Cora B. Pagan and daughter. Miss
Ina Claire, formerly of this city. who
have spent several weeks at their old
home in Kansas, are in the city for few
days as guests of MIR. and Mrs Joseph
F. Miller, 1881 North Capitol street.
Miss Carrie Fritzel has returned from
a trip to Cape May. n. ].
Mr. and Mrs william D. Baldwin are
at the Winchester Inn, Winchester, Va.
Miss Clara B. Baldwin is summering
at the Elkton, Elkton. Va.
Mrs Bessie Brooks Spence and niece
Miss Ethel woodward, and nephew, Mas
ter Roger woodward, will spend the bal
ance of the summer at Oxon Hill. Md.
Mr. E. r. Kaiser OF Washington is
visiting his parents at Washington Grove.
Md.
Mrs s. Goldsmith and daughter Helen
have gone to Atlantic City.
| is spending the summer at the Blue
Mountain House, PEN Mar, Md.
After a three-week sojOurn at Atlantic
City, Mrs John F. Uhler and Miss Jessie
E. Petit have returned to their apart
| ment at the New Berne.
Gen. and Mrs. Clarence r. Edwards
sailed from New York this morning on
the neutrality-suspicious. line steamer
Cleveland bound for Hamburg. They will
remain on the continent but two weeks,
returning by the same line. The trip Is
made largely for rest and the sea air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
Changes in Clerical Force.

The following changes in the clerical
force Of the Department of Commerce
and Labor were announced today: APP
pointments-Robert J. Cannon Maine.
copyist. 5000 a year, bureau Of corpora
tions. by transfer from the War De-
partment: Miss Mary L. Pond, Mis-
souri,. and Miss Anna T. McNulty. copy
lists. $500 year. census bureau. by
transfer from the Department of JUS
tice. and Henry A. Stratten. New Jer-
sey. clerk. at $1,000 year. reinstated
in the census bureau. There were also a
few minor appointments and promo
tions in the lighthouse board service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
AUTO|STS JUST LOVE IAUTEN
COP FINDS THAT SPEEDOMETER
WAS WRONG.
So He Brings Two Arrested Motor
lists to Court and Has Their
Cash Returned.

mo, indeed, l don't put it on any man
when | find I'm wrong. / arrested these
gentlemen last Sunday afternoon for ex-
cessive auto speeding out on Columbia
road. I estimated they were going then
between eighteen and twenty miles an
hour A day or so later l found out my
speedometer was wrought had 'em travel
ing three or four miles faster than they
really were. They get back their for
feited money today. l was wrong
So declared Bicycle Policeman Gus
Lauter today In the Police Court. as
he concluded arrangements with Assistant
Corporation Counsel Pugh to have the
Roy Brown. local atheists. marked as
forfeitures last Monday. reopened. and
their cash returned to them.
Police All to the Merry.
Its the proper thing to do Mr. Pugh
remarked, after granting Lauten's re-
quest. land is only one bit more of con-
elusive evidence that local qua rdians of
the peace are not the sort of human be-
ings a number of our garruous and bull
let-headed citizens think them
With Lauten when he asked that the
money be returned were the two autoists
in question. Iauten attended to all the
details. even to witnessing the return of
the S. originally deposited for their APP
pearance. Both men were loud in their
praises of Lauten for what they termed
his very fair and commendable attitude in
the matter.
But for message from Lauten yes
terday. declared one of the autoists.
I'VE would never have been the wiser and
the money could have remained a part
of the District funds. At the time of the
arrest l didn't think l was exceeding the
limit, but on the officers say SO l was
willing to accept it as a fact
Just Like Finding Money.
Messrs. Phillips and Brown were ar
rested by Lauten on Columbia road be-
tween 14th and 10th streets at different
times during the afternoon in question.
The former. according to Lauten's speed
ometer was going nearly twenty miles an
hour and the latter about eighteen miles.
1.-The speedometer has been accurately
readjus,ed." remarked Lauten, with sig
nficant smile. as the party separated to-
day in front of the Police Court. "There'll
be no more mist takes. Good day, gentle
men,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
A Royal Fad.
Cassell's Saturday Inurnal

From Cassell's Saturday Journal.
Queen Alexandra's especial fad has q
daintiness well in keeping with her per.
sonality. 1t is that of having her pocket
money made perfectly clean and bright
before she fingers it.
Whenever a cheque is turned into hard
cash for her use the coins are scrubbed
in a lather Of spirits of wine. water anc
soap before being placed In her purse and
any change that may be rendered hel
when making purchas SEES Is taken charge
Of by a lady-in-waiting until 1t has beer
subjected to a like process of purifica
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
Personal Mention.

Capt. NJ. Lewis and family of III d
street northwest are guests at the High
View Hotel, Chesapeake Beach, Md.
They will be out Of the city for a month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
There Are Many Reasons.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Jimms-Why are You moving this
spring?
Bimms-We couldn't afford new clothes,
and my wife refuses to wear her last
years things in the same neighborhood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31

II the lead around the packages Of '.SALADA'
was weighed In with the tea 1t would show prof
its TO the company Of over half q million year.
but this IL not done. Absolutely full weight Of
tea is given inside the "SALADA" packet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31

Invitations are out for the wedding OF
Miss Lula Aida Hartle. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaiah Hartie. and Frederick
w. Browne, August II. at the home OF
Miss Hartle's parents in Hagerstown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31

Miss Mary c. Rouskulp; daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rouskulp of Hagers-
town. Md, and Lynn 8. Keller of the An
tietam Mill Company Funkstown, were
married In Frederick