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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06

Ladies' Union Veteran Legion. from , %
10 pm. at Arlington Hotel
Wednesday. September S--S an. meet
ing OF credentials committee at Arlington
Hotel: 10 am. opening session twenty
fourth national encampment: u o'clock
noon. pictures to be taken OF officers and
delegates on steps of Uni; ed States Treas
ury; pm. session of national encamp-
Hotel auditorium. reception Of officers
and delegates by city ofiicials and Cham
Der of Commerce. ~. v. L. March.
Lampe: bugie call. ..Reveilie." Albert
Knowlen; invocation, Rev. II. n. Couden:
past chaplain-in-chief U. ". L.: South
ern Melodies" Bendix: original poem.
dedicated to the u. v. l.. by Col. ]. A.
Joyce: America" accompanied by the
orchestra. by audience: Introductory re-
Shannon: addresses of welcome. by II. b.
f. Mcfarland. president board OF Com
missioners. District Of Columbia. and MT.
William NJ. GUIDE. president Chamber OF
Commerce; National Melodies" Moses:
address. by Vespasian Warner. commits
sioner of pensions. bass solo. "Reces-
sional' tide koven). Mr.. J. Walter Hum
phrey. accoynpanist. Mr.: Harry q. Kim
ball: responses to addresses OF welcome.
by National Commander T. ]. Shannon.
Past National Commander A. B. Hay.
Past National Commander James Tanner:
Popular Songs of the Day." Mills; reel
tation. Star Spangled Banner" Mr..
Charles B. Hanford: solo, Star Spangled
Banner" Mrs. Morgan d. Lewis, past
president Ladies' Auxiliary 81 audience
joining in chorus: solo. selected, Mr..
Emil A. Lang. music by Mr.. Ed Muth:
army bugle calls and taps. Albert Know
LEM benedction. Maj. William III. Wom-
ersley. chaplain of Encampment No. %,
u. v. l..
Inaugural Ball Orchestra. Sol Minister.
director.
Thursday, September 9-lO AM. bust
ness session national encampment; 1:3O
pm, free excursion down the Potomac
for delegates. wives and ladies OF the
Union Veteran Legion: p.m.. camp IRE
at Arlington Hotel: Q am. to pm.
special agent Grand Trunk Railroad As
sociation at Arlington Hotel to wise rail-
road tickets
Friday September 1910 am. bust
ness session national encampment; p.
m. sightseeing in Washington. BY the
International Auto Sightseeing Transit
Company. from the Arlington Hotel
Saturday. September 11-Sightseeing In
rious battlefields.
Reception Committee.
The reception committee is composed Of
T. J. Shannon. ex oficio: o. p. Halian.
F. r. Sparks. ]. A. Allen. DR.. w. NJ.
Newell. J. A. Mcdowell. w. Wilson. p.
E. Buckingham, r. L. Ford. w. w. Case.
NJ. c. Connolly, J. H. De Nordeman. II.
II. Brewer, James Grimstead. Joseph II.
Hartley w. r. Foster, A. ID. Albert.
Oliver Shaw. J. r. Allison, J. J. LOwden,
w. w. Jones and Otis Carpenter.
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National headquarters of the Union
Veteran Legion at the Arlington Hotel
was busy place today
Delegates to the twenty-fourth annual
encampment- began arriving last night
and they came in today singly and in
groups and delegations.
The first delegation to register at the
Arlington was that from Columbus, Ohio,
twenty-five strong. The Buckeye veter-
ans arrived late last night. The delega-
ton from Jamestown. N. Y. came in
this morning. A big party of members
and delegates from Pennsylvania. headed
by Gen. A. B. Hay, organizer of the
Union Veteran Legion is scheduled to
reach this city at 4:30 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
The local committees and National
Commander T. j. Shannon and members
Of his staff are engaged today in arrang-
ing the final details for the encampment.
which will be formally inaugurated at
o'clock tomorrow evening, when a
meeting of the. national commander and
the executive committee will be held at
the Arlington.
The ladies of Auxiliary 81 of this city
are also busily engaged today arranging
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GIRLS BODY FOUND IN CREEK
TIED IN BAG AND WEIGHTED
WITH BRICKS.
Head, Arms and Limbs Missing.
Mystery Under Investigation
in Suburb Of Detroit.

DETROIT. Mich. September Cited in
bag. the torso of young girl was dis
covered today in Ecorse creek at Ecorse,
down-the-river suburb Of this city. The
head. arms and legs were not to be
found and It was impossible to identity
the body. The body was taken to an
undertaker's establishment in the city Of
Wyandotte.
A preliminary examination by physi-
clans disclosed that the head and limbs
had been severed by q sharp instrument
The care with which the body was Sc
creted apparently disposed Of the proba-
etlity that the torso might have been dis.
carded by some physician or student who
had been using the body for experimental
purposes The sack was weighted down
with bricks and ale the indications
pointed to a murder. It is thought that
the victim was about twenty years old.
Upon the discovery Of the body arrange
ments were Immediately made to drag
the creek In the hope that the missing
head and limbs might be discovered, and
an investigation was started with the aim
OF learning whether the victim might be
any one OF three young women who have
recently been reported to the Detroit po-
lice as missing.
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QUIET AT McKEEs ROCKS.


PITTSBURG, September 6.-Conditions
at the Pressed Steel Car Cop1pany's
strike, McKees Rocks. were quiet today,
Notwithstanding a fear that recent dis
sensons among the strikers responsible at
present for factional disputes would re-
suit In trouble during the celebration OF
Labor day.
state troopers were early on the streets
maintaining a strict Patrol, but during
the morning no attempt was made BY the
strikers to congregate In numbers. Fol-
lowing q conference between United
States District Attorney Jordan and 0pe-
cial government agents here investigating
conditions at the Pressed Steel Car Com
pany's plant II was announced that the
employment agent laws had been NO.
lated A report will be made TO WASH
ington before action il taken.
Concerning rumors that Emma Gold
man and Alexander Berkman would ad-
dress the strikers today the executive
committee OF the strikers said that they
knew nothing about It. 1t was added.
however, that neither Of them would be
permitted to make an address.
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SENDER YACHTS OFF AGAIN.
Joyette Needs But One More Vic
tory to Win Cup.

MARBLEHEAD. Mass, September a.
With the President Taft cup almost with
In the grasp Of one and certainly within
reaching distance of the other two. the
three Sender yachts Joyette and Ellen.
American. and Hevelia, German. sailed
out OF the harbor today before a moder-
ate northwest breeze for the fifth inter-
national race off Marblehead Neck.
Before the race began the Joyette
needed but one more victory to secure
possession of the chief trophy for the
German.American races Of this year.
The other two boats had one leg each on
the cup.
The Gov. Draper cup goes to the second
best boat in the fleet.
One of the largest spectator fleets that
has assembled for any Of the races this
year followed the little boats out to the
start. The weather was clear, the sea
smooth and the wind from the north
west.
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WHISKY AND HUNGER.
Which Caused Down
fall Of Shelander Sharkey.

An overload OF whisky and an uncon-
querable hunger were responsible for q
sentence OF a three-month sojourn with
Warden Mckee imposed upon Shelander
Sharkey this morning by Judge Null
lowry OF the Police Court The specific
offense was stealing pint OF milk from
Max Sugar. q local groceryman.
Separating Sugar from milk" was the
terse comment Of Judge Mullowny az he
observed the papers. This Is a chemical
proposition resolving itself into--wcll. go
It developed the milkman had Just
deposited a pint Of milk at Mr.. Sugars
door about 4 o'clock yesterday morning,
and was hardly out OF sight before Shell
anter doomed up In the distance. sleepy,
unsteady and hungry. The sight OF the
milk unclaimed at that hour Of the morn
Ing was more than the pedestrian could
stand.
II was hungry, your honor. and took
IT." explained sharkey. but it WASH,
satisfying"
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ATHLETICS CAPTURE
THE MORNING GAME
Local Pitchers Wild and Ma
tionaIs Once More Bite
the Dust.
Special pispsteh to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. September "a big
crowd welcomed home the Athletics this
morning at Shibe Park. all the stands be-
ing comfortably filed, with indications Of
an immense outpouring for the battle this
afternoon.
With krause on the rubber this morn
ing the Nationals had very small chance
of winning. as all three of the pitchers used
by Washington were wild. Smith. With
erup and Oberlin each took turns fooling
the Athletics with their curves. and there
was very little hitting as the visiting
twirlers preferred to hand out passes to
baAe hits
The fielding of the Washingtons was
perfect. not an error being registered,
while the Quakers had one misplay.
Only six hits were made by each side,
but the Athletics got theirs at critical
points, which accounts for the large
score.
Germany" Schaefer was banished from
the game. as he had run in with the
veteran Sheridan. who failed to see the
humor of his remarks.
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News Briefs.

Elias ]. Robertson died at his home IN
Salisbury. Md. of Brisht's disease. aged
sixty years.
Frank Baines. who conducts store
near Frenchtown Station, near Elkton
Nd, was found dead along the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad tracks, near Joppa
Station. recently.
Miss Leone NJ. Steele and Stuart M.
Perry, both of winchester. Va. were
married In Hagerstown. Md.
The Maryland state board Of examiners
of nurses announces that the next ex-
animation will be held October S. q. Z
and g. Applications should be filed with
Secretary Mamie J. Sackiand, 1911
Cathedral street, Baltimore, before Sep
TENDER y
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State Department Appointments.

As q preliminary to complete reor-
ranixation OF the division of far eastern
affairs, State Department appointments
have been officially announced. as fol-
lows: Ransford s. Miller. jr.. at present
Japanese secretary and interpreter of the
embassy at Toxic, Japan. to be chief
OF the new division. and Edward f. VIII
liams. the present consul general az Iien-
tsln. and formerly Chinese secretary
OF the legation at Peking. and Pereivai
tieintzienan, the present consul at Chung
king, China, as assistant chiefs.
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CANADIANS AT EXPOSITION.
Two Hundred Members Of Artillery
Company in Seattle.

SEATTLE, Wash, September 6.-For
the first time since the Spanish Amerf-
can war. 200 armed men from the 5th
Canadian Artillery arrived in Seattle
yesterday to participate in the cele-
bration at the Alaska-Yukon.Pacific ex-
position tomorrow. In 1898 the 9Th Ca
madam Artillery was invited here to
help Seattle celebrate the Fourth of
July. all the American troops being abb
sent from the city on account OF the
Spanish American war. Those OF the
Canadian artillery were the only SOL
diers in the parade. When the news
OF the hattie OF Santiago was received
they were as. enthusiastic as were
Americans in celebrating the naval vie
tory.
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SEWERS HIS TOE.
Mishap Befalls Dennis Miles, Color
ed, While Handling Scythe.

Dennis Miles, colored. forty-five years
OF age, went to work in Hillsdale this
morning. thinking he would rather earn
q little cash than to celebrate the day by
taking a holiday. He made an early
start with a scythe, and was cutting
weeds from vacant lot about 80 o'clock
when the scythe slipped and severed his
big toe from his right foot.
Bandaeing his foot with rags given him
by a resident of Hillsdale, Miles, who
lives at list and N. streets southwest.
walked to the Anacostia police station
and asked for assistance. He was taken
to the Casualty Hospital.
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for the reception of the veterans and
the members of the national auxiliary
from the states. Mrs. Celynda Werner
Ford. first president and mother of
Auxiliary 3d. Mrs. Ada HI. Weiss, who
Is strongly Endorsed for national presi-
dent, and others were at the Arlington
today arranging the details for the conf
which will begin its sessions Wednesday.
National Officers.
The national officers of the Union Vet
eran Legion, all of whom are expected to
attend the sessions of the encampment.
are:
Thomas j. Shannon, national COM
mander: O. P. Hallam, adjutant general,
Washington. D. c.; Henry Sanford, as
sistant adjutant general. Washington.
D. c.; Ben D. Miner, Quartermaster gen.
eral. Indianapolis. Ind; ]. S. Du Shane,
senior vice national commander, New
Castle. Pa: w. n. Simpson, Junior vice
national commander, Camden. N. J.: c.
phia. Pa; Rev. N. H. Holmes, D. D..
chaplain-in-chief. Pittsburg. Pa; Levi
Bird Duff. judge advocate general, Pitts
burg. Pa: Elias w. Beach, chief of staff
Buffalo, N. Y; w. p. Griffith, chief mus
tering officer. New York city, N. Y, and
George w. Elstun, inspector general. Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
Executive committee-F. l.. Blair, Pitts
burg. Pa: C. G. Stewart, Camden, N. j.;
Thomas H. Carter. Baltimore, Nd; James
Lynn. Wilmington, Del, and l. d. Hunt,
Columbus, Ohio.
Legislative and pension committee-Gen
A. B. Hay. Pittsburg, Pa; Gen. Archibald
Blakeley. Pittsburg. Pa; w. w. Brown.
Washington, D. c.; Gen. w. w. Dudley.
Washington. d. c.; Gen. w. II. Manning,
Dayton. Ohio; Gen. F. A. Butts, Washing
ton, D. c.. and Gen. Benjamin n. Wood
ruff, Brooklyn, N. Y.
National standard-bearers - William A.
Graham, Jersey City. N. j., and c. ].
Parr. Fort Wayne, Ind.
Headquarters buglers-Henry j. Hall.
Danviile. H., and Joseph A. Frick, Ma
tional Soldiers. Home. Tennessee.
Program Of Encampment.
The corrected and complete program of
the encampment as given out today by
Col. William HI. Bailey. chairman OF the
entertainment and printing committees.
is as follows:
Tuesday. September ~ pm. meeting
of national commander and executive
committee at Arlington Hotel; pm, re-
ception to national officers and delegates
of the twenty-fourth national encamp-
nent. by Ladies Auxiliary. No. 50;
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sroRM1Na OF auNIB FORTRESS.
Anniversary Of Event Celebrated by
Russian Military ORGANIZATIONS.
Labor day, 1909.

ST. PETERSBURG, September 8.-An
Interesting military spectacle commemo-
rating the fiftieth anniversary OF the
storming of the fortress OF Gunib. In the
Caucasus. which broke the power of
ShamyI, the great Circassian leader, and
estab lished Russian authority in the eau
casus. was presented today at Gunib
In the presence OF the viceroy CT the eau
casus. some of the survivors Of the bat
tie and many distinguished persons, the
assault was faithfully reproduced in all
its historic details by the regiments en-
gagged in the original campaign against
Shamyl. The defenders OF the fortress,
who persisted almost to a man, were rep
resented by Cossacks correctly costumed.
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BEGINS THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR.
Notorious Life Prisoner Behind Bars
in Solitary Confinement.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, September 6.-,Jesse Pomeroy.
the most notorious OF life prisoners in
CHERRY HILL the stronghold OF the
Charlestown state prison. today enters
upon his thirty-fourth year as a solitary
confinement prisoner behind the gray
walls Of that famous institution. For
thirty-three years he has been confined in
a cell as small as an ordinary room closet.
dark and bare, never once being allowed
10 attend divine service or to stroll with
the other convicts about the prison cor
ridors, or to work beside them at their
benches His health Is fast failing.
Once month. II he desires. he is
walked up and down the prison yard
under guard for half ar hour. He seldom
takes advantage of this liberty and has
been out but four times in the past five
years.
Pomeroy has. never seen an electric car.
never heard q photograph. never talked
through q telephone and has never ridden
in an elevator. He is forty-nine years
old
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Annoy. China. September 6.-The body
of wealthy merchant Of Annoy. who ais
appeared fortnight ago. was found
near this city yesterday. An examination
showed that he had been murdered. The
authorities have issued warrants for the
arrest of several prominent residents of
Annoy, including Eugenio Velasco, an
American citizen, son OF Manila mil
il0naire. Juiean n. Arnold. the American
consul. insists that II Velasco be held In
custody and prosecuted it must be by
the American authorities.
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DIES unrepentant for Murder.

NEW YORK. September 6.-Still unre-
pentant for her act. Elizabeth Clara Beck
er, the young woman who Saturday KILLED
John A. Gunther. jr.. the garage proprie-
tor, with whom she lived and then shot
tai. Her last words expressed satisfac-
ton that Gunther was dead. The woman
said she shot him because he was untrue
to her,
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bears are about as dangerous as the ordl-
nary black bear of this part of the world.
The musk OK Is harmless animal. The
fioating-ice story struck me as funny
yarn to tell
.If DR.. Cook did reach the pole and
left cylinder there. 1t certainly Is not
there now. From all accounts have
ever seen. the ice is constantly moving
Everybody who has been In that region
has found that drift.
IAN explorer can determine the latitude
by a zenith telescope. the most accurate
means. and by sextant. DR.. Cook oid
not have a zenith telescope. as that Is
too heavy an instrument. He carried
sextant.
You can tell you are at the pole by see
Ing the stars or the sun circling at the
same distance above the horizon
The sun comes above the horizon on
March 20. and goes around and around In
a spiral until June 90 to y, when 1t
reaches its highest point. Then the sun
goes lower and lower until September y
and sinks out of sight.
Il notice DIR. Cook said he had sent
his papers to the states don't under
stand why he should send his records to
the states and himself to Denmark. why
doesn't he himself bring his papers to
this country? We should have his rec
ords OF latitude and longitude. of dis
tances and directions. his notes on his
trip, before taking official action in the
matter. What would constitute absolute
evidence I cannot conceive of the pos
sibility of any absolute and convincing
evidence of attainment of the pole. We
can only take his records and base action
on them"
DR.. Cook Visits Prince Hans.
CoPENHAGEN, September 6--Being
without official engagements today. Dr.
Frederick A. Cook mapped out quiet
day for himself. In the course of the
xa<1 r>1I Dv-S, yxyhO
is known as "the uncle of the reigning
houses of Europe" and later he received
a. deputation of students who hailed hun
as a hero.
He then took drive with Maurice F.
Egan, the American minister, and had
lunch privately with the minister in the
country, his purpose being to escape the
applauding crowds.
Congratulated by Germans.
BERLIN, September 6.-Two of the
leading societies of German geographers-
the Berlin and the Hamburg Associations
<-have congratulated DR.. Cook on his dis
covery Of the north pole.
The managing committees Of each So
ciety met and decided duly upon this
recognition. The Berlin committee ex-
pressed the opinion that it had no right
to withhold its acknowledgment from an
honorable and experienced explorer such
as DR.. Cook. and 1t sent its congratula
lions gladly.
In doing this, however, the committee
does not consider that 1t formally accepts
every statement of fact made by DR..
Cook; 1t simply gives general recognition
to his fine achievement.
Pope Keenly Interested.
ROME. September 6.-The pope is keenly
interested in the story of DR.. Cook s
90 fc fa1I fhn
paper accounts Of his expedition with in
terest. He expressed the opinion today
that one must believe in the truthfulness
OF man whose character had been tried
by such perils and who had faced death
alone.
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Or. William r. Owen of Clarksburg.
W. Va, and Miss Nellie Virginia Martin
Parkersburg. w. Va, at Calvary Baptist
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minutes. north latitude. He was award
ed the Kane gold medal of the Philadel-
phia Geographical Society. and the DAILY
gold medal of the American Geographic
Society.
He was elected president of the Ame1-
can Geographic Society In January, 1903;
is also member Of the American Society
of Civil Engineers. honorary member of
and the American Alpine Club and hon.
orary vice president of the Alaska Geo.
graphical Society
In 1908 he fitted out a new ship and
sailed on another polar expedition.
Was Always Confident.
When Commander Peary started on his
fifth arctic trip last summer he expressed
confidence in his ability to plant the
Stars and Stripes at the north pole. He
sailed for the land OF the midnight sun
on the stanch steamer Roosevelt, which
was built for Commander Peary and car
ried him and his party on the previous
northern journey.
An auxiliary ship accompanied the
Roosevelt as far north as Etah, where
Peary's coal depot on his former expedi-
ton was located
1t was the expectation of Commander
Peary that he would accomplish the
journey and reach the pole in about ff-
teen months. He carried with him, how
ever, supplies for three years.
His Final Words.
Before embarking. Peary said:
"one very important result of my last
expedition. as bearing upon the success Of
the coming one, is the distinct improbable
ity that conditions in the comparatively
short distance of 200 miles between my
farthest north point and the pole itself
will be In any way different from the
conditions encountered by me for. the last
100 miles of my journey. II conditions
are no worse In the next season than
they were during the last voyage / shall
hope to accomplish the objects of the
expedition and return in about fifteen
months-in October. 1909. I ought. how
ever, to have supplies and equipment for
a stay of three years."
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Totals 81 &c "a
sBatted for Smith In fifth inning.
tBafted for Wftherup In seventh In

Baker .'s Hits-or smith, ) in innings: OF
Witherup, 1 In 2 innings; OF Oberlin. in
innings Sacrifice hits-McBride. Barry, Old
ring co., sacrince ny-Bfker stolen D es.
Collins and Davis; Collins, Davis. collins: Barry
and Davis. Left on bases-Wa shington, =: Phil
adelphia. 8. First base on baiis-On Kra1ee, 8;
Oh Smith, 4: Oh witherup. t. Oh OberIin, 2.
First base on errors--w ashington, l. Hit By
pitcher-Dy Krause tSchaefer); Struck out
BIZ Krause 7; by Smith, l. by Witherup, 3: by
Oberlin l. Wild pitches-Sn1ith. Oberlin. Time
Of game hour and 90 minutes. Umpires-
Messrs ERan and Sheridan.
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Plaque and Cholera Victims.

Annoy. China, September 6.-During the
fortnight ending last Saturday there were
81 bubonic and IS cholera deaths In the
city Of Annoy, according to an oncaal an
nouncement made today.
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Boston Noses Out New York.
At Boston. American. first game: :, ;,
BOSTON o o ooB . 3 lilo ii 9
New York o 2 3 O %
MISUNDERSTANDING. Kleinow; Cicotte. Wood
and Carrigan. Umpires-Messrs. KERN ana Con-
molly.
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Doubts Bear Story.

see nothing In Cooks narrative to
rake me suspicious except for this and
kept for the stories about his being
ursued by polar bears and musk OK. and
hat he had to say about the floating ice.
never heard of polar bear attaclinG
. man except In self-defense. Polar