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The Washington times., 1909-08-15
MILITIA hARKSMEN
READY FOR TOURNEY
Captain Heidenreich Will
Head local Team at the
Camp Pc ry SAC3t.

On Tuesday the expert ritiemen of the
District National Guard, to the number
of eighteen, will leave Washington for
Camp Perry, Ohio, TO compete with the
marksmen of every State in the Union,
and the army, navy, and marine corps,
for the national trophy, as well as the
various other prizes offered by the
United states Government and the Ma
tional Rifle Association.
The eighteen men who will represent
the District of Columbia include the
fifteen members of the brigade team
and the necessary supply Of officers, to-
gether with Lieut. Col James r Bell,
retired, an expert marKsman and au-
thority on rifle practice, who was for
many years captain of the local rife
teams.
Colonel Bell retired but few weeks
ago and his old place at the head OF
the team this year viii be taken By
Capt. Frederick Il. Heidenreich, assist
ant inspector of small arms practice for
the brigade Captain Heidenreich is a
young man who has made a name for
himself among the marksmen of the
country. For several years past he has
been a member of the Districts team IN
the national shooting Journeys and Is
counted one Of the crack shots of the
country. His team this year has been
carefully selected and IL is hoped that
the District will finish up with the
leaders.
The members are ali experienced in
similar competitions and include capt.
William n. Cooksou First Infantry;
Capt. George G. Dennison. retired
Lieut.. Frank ". Holt. ordnance depart
ment; Lieut. Ralph Alderman, ordnance
department. Lieut. Harry c. Caldwell,
First IufsnTTy, Lieut. Richard Powers.
First Infantry Lieut. Charles Putnam,
retired Lieut.. Louis A. Clausel, Second
Infantry, SeTgt. Thomas Brown, Com
pany ]. First Infantry; Sergt. John J.
Mater, Company L. Second Infantry
Sergt. John H. Cole. Second Infantry
corp. Joseph =. SChriver, Company 1,
First Infantry: Private A, G, Colt, Com
pany Q, Second Infantry, and Private
J. r. Fehr, Company l. First Infantry.
Lieut.. Thomas L. MCAnally, ordnance
department, Is the team coach, and
Lieut.. Willard b. HOdgsOn, Second In
fantry, is team quaTteTmaster and spot
ter.
The preliminary practice for the ma
tioual match. which viii engage the
attention of more than 1000 marksmen,
viii begin Friday next and on the fol-
lowing Monday the.aatiOnal team match
begins TO be followed rs the individual
match and the pistol team and indl-
yidual matches. Following these will
be the matches of the National Rife
Association. The District contingent
viii remain on the bis range until Sep
TENDER 3.
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
BICYCLE POLICEMEN
START ON LONG RIDE
Paddy Holmes ard How
ard Reynolds Cover Mum
sey Run Route:

PADDY Holmes. the bicycle man, and
one of the characters Of the Washing
ton police force. and Howard c. Rey-
noIds. Of the Fourth precinct. inspired
bv the Munsey ReIia bility Run to Bos-
ton, started out from this city before
the first streak of dawn today on a
bicycle tour 20 Boston and return.
They expect to make the trip each
way in six days at the longest, giving
them four days for sightseeing on the
way The longest stop will be made IN
New York. where the two ''coppe-s
viii take In COney Island and the Great
White WAY. and watch how the New
York traffic men do it.
Policemen Holmes and Reynolds re
ceived their initial interest in tie trip.
through reading of the Munsey RELIABLE
ity tour to Boston and return. which
will be run ia September. They studied
ali the available maps and road dope
and decided TO take the most direct
routs aiong the railroad.
They made the start a little before
daylight at an easy pace and expected
10 reach Ba'.imOre early in the day.
If not too cred. they will push on to
Havre de Grace. Other stops VIII be
Perryville. Newark. Wilmington, and
Philadelphia. They will take the most
direct road from Philadelphia TO Jer-
sey City snd then take the ferry TO
New York
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
INVENTORS CONGRESS
PLANS SESSION HERE
Meeting on August 10 viii Be for Purpose of Organ
ling Men Who Place New Mechanical Improve
ments on the Market

Poets and Cars and Presidents have
dreamed Of the Parliament Of Man,
where the nations OF che earth shall
talk together an proclaim the laying
down forever of the arms, the dis
mantling Of the Dreadraughts. and the
beating of a million swords into plow-
shares.
Anarchists have cOnJued up frcnzled
visions of che dav whcl there shall be
no governments aJ al no parliaments,
no dumas. no congresses. but it has re-
manned for a few Washingtonians. not
merely TO dream, but to make ready for
what they esteem the master parliament
of all. wherein the inventors Of the
world. the Edisons-to-be. the Wrghts
of the next decade. the Wattses, the
Fultons, the Marconis, shall come to-
gether and discuss the creatures OF their
brains.
lust imagine a congress of inventors.
Think Of POO Of the brightest mechanical
eeniuses in the country together. Per-
haps one Of the number has almost
perfected a new type of flying machine
which ultimately will make the Wright
flyer look ike a boys kite
Some detail bothers him, and he tells
the congress about it. The 200 start
thinking about that detail. In ten min
utes or twenty. or in an hour, some
one of all that assembly Of tuFentors
has soly the problem, and the great
est hying machine 81 the age Is reduy
to perfect.
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
MAYOR WILL STOP
GOLDNAN'S MEETING
Police Commissioners Don I
Want Woman Socialist
In Their Midst.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 15.-The
board of police commissioners viii
put an embargo on proposed visit to
this city by Emma Goldman.
Notice Of this intended visit was
through communication which
Mayor Henry Fletcher received this
morning from the secretary Of the
free speech council of New York, in
which il was said that DR.. Ben L.
Reitman would call upon the mayor
in few days and arrange for a series
Of meetings 20 be addressed by Miss
Goldman. The communication was
promptly referred to the police COM
missioners, who will repeat the pro
ceediugs Of about three years ago
when Miss Goldman was arrested and
sent out Of the city with a warning
not TO return under peril Of prosecu-
ton. She will not be permitted to
hold any meeting here
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
WARNER GLAD NOW
THAT HIDES AREFREE
Missouri Senator Says His
State Will Profit by
the Change.

NAHANT, Mass, Aug 15.-Senstor
William Warner Of Missouri and family
are guests AZ The Hotel Tudor He
came from the Vest today with Mrs
Warner and her son, and will leave his
family here on the North shore and re-
turn home within a few days. In dis
cussing the new tariff, Senator War
uer said.
1T is generally considered that
Nassa chusetts has been used pretty well
in the new tariff. but / think the whole
country. also, has it's share or benefits
I was al first opposed 10 free hides but
afterward decided 10 might be well to
grant them. Next to Massachusetts my
State makes as many shoes as any In
The country Missouri viii get what
ever benefits free hides can confer.
II can see nothing 20 criticise in Presi-
dent Tafts stand during the cOnsideTa-
ton Of the great question. he accom-
piished great results. II he used the
big stick II was certainly wrapped in
velvet"
The Washington times., 1909-08-15

And besides that" says William p,
Armstron, soldier, prospector ~
Alaska, inventor, and prime figure In
this movement we want 10 have the
patent laws changed so that the in
ventor will have a better show. / know
men who have had patents in the Pat
ent Office sCr years. We want TO be
able TO supply Any inventor in the world
with information about the possibility
cost ] once paid $50 to learn something
about the prospective patent that so
clety Of Inventors, properly organized,
with headquarters here, could have fur
nished for the cost of postage.
We would like TO see patent court.
Often decisions in patent cases are
hinged upon technicalities which only
There are between 20.f00 and 100000 in
ventors known in this country. and
probably twice that number of whom
there Is no record.
We want to see a new patent office
mere. We want to see the old building
here turned into a sort OF museum for
the exhibition of patents Every In
ventor In the world would be interested
in it.
This prospective society would not
be for a selfish purpose. II would have
nothing to do with the exploitation of
patents. We only want, through organ
lzation. to aid and protect inventors
They know nothing about business, but
II there was an organization some one
should be found in it who would see
that men1,tSr were not bamboozled.
We VIII Hrld the next meeting for
the purpose Of organizing the iDVen-
tors on the night of August 49, I hope
10 see Plany there. because there are
always scores of them in Washington.
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
TO BURY CLERGYMAN
SOLDIER TOMORROW
The Rev. W. H. Black Dies Sud
denly Member of Lincoln
Post

Funeral services for the Rev. William
H. Black, a veteran OF the civil war,
Cor many years in the record division
Of the pension office and a Methodist
minister. viii be held tomorrow morning
from his late residence, I130 Fifth street
northwest
Mr.. Black died suddenly yesterday
morning. He was a member Of the
Lincoln Post, Grand Army of the Re-
public, and that organization win con-
duct the services at the grave.
Mr.. Book was BORN in Pennsylvania
eighty years ago, and during the civil
war served i'm the TWenty-third Ken
lucky Volunteers, l.. S. A He had
been a Methodist minister since 1915
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Lily Harris5 Of this city. and by one
son, James ?. Black, of Vineland, y. J.
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
FATHER SAYS SON
MAS NOT INSANE
Declares Overwork Respon-
Sible for Herbert Flesh
ner S Condition.

Herbert +. Fleishner, who mysterious
~ disappeared from Washington sew
eral Gays ago and was found in New
York suffering a temporary loss 81
memory. believed 10 have been caused
by his failure 10 get a promotion acd
by unrequited love, Is today al hts old
home in Brighton. Mass. he was taken
there BIZ his brother. Chester. who Vas
in Washington a few days ago TO con
duct the search for him.
Physicians do not believe mis- loss Of
memory-win be permanent II is clear
Is the result of a great mental strain
TO which sir. Fielshner has temporarily
succumbed, they say. and with the quiet
of his home and care Of friends he
should regain fuI possession Of his fac
ulties within a few weeks.
Until Fleishner himself is able TO tell
about it. il he consents TO do 20. the
cause of his sudden alteration viii be
something of a mystery His father,
otto Fleishrer. acting librarian Of the
Boston Public Library, scouts the idea
that his son was worried over a love
affair.
In the opinion of his father break
Down was the direct result of his TOO
arduous work II preparing for the posi-
ton of translator in the Postofice De
partmeEt ard tie shock at the news of
his failure was too much for nIn.
Nh Fleishner has beer. preparing for
this examination for many months. he
was encouraged by Pos master General
Hitchcock, who, his friends say. had
expressed a desire 10 have him IN his
department.
His friends say that his failure meant
the breaking Of his engagement with
=. l.
stand the double blow. On the morn
ing before MS disappearance he was
seen to receive a special delivery letter
which several witnesses saw him con
ming az various times during the day.
This letter they believe to have been
from his sweetheart breaking their en-
zagement and the one that caused
Fleishner to break down.
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
D.. Dixon Declares Heads
of Educational Institutions
Are Guilty.
CLAIMS OUR SCHOOLS
ARE SURELY DOOMED
Criticises Foster and Harper, of
Chicago University Unitarian
Church Is Dead. -

Los ANGELES Cal. Aug. f5,-Dr a.
c. Dixon. famous scholar strict ortho-
doxist and noted preacher, orator and
lecturer. is in Los Angeles resting from
his vigorous campaign 10 Gust DJ.
George Foster. of the University of Chi
cago. from the councils of the Baptist
church
our American colleges and universe
ties. I am sor1y to say. are getting away
far away-from the church" DR.. Dixon
said but the separation spells ruin Of
the schools. Founded on the Bible with
the Bible behind them, they must stand
10 their eolors or close their doors.
''Tlme was when college presidents
recognized a power greater than them
selves. That day seems to be passing.
we find the coiiegians yawping against
the Creator Of the universe. We find
such men as Eliot debating religion OF
the future. How lonesome God must be
10 be cast 10 oblivion while Eliot he
comes the guardian of the universe
Our schools simply must set back TO
eternal principles, back 10 their rehs-
ious senses or they viii lose themselves
in the very vacuum Of their theories
There was Harper Of the University
of Chicago. who beamed with one face
on orthodoxy and grinned with the 9TH
er with whomsoever dissenter stood he
fore him.
THE Bible must stand as it is written
from first verse 10 last II needs NJ
apology and suggests no controversy.
Il reconciles itself with science-or rath-
er il IS science itself
Miracles? OF course believe in
miracles. Turning water into the wine
is no more wonderful tnan the making
of the lily Of the fields and neither is
il much of a job compared with the
work Of constructing a universe in six
days
4 tell you that the embryonic theory
is a tissue Of absurdities. There ism
any question as 70 which came first
the egg or the hen. II can only have
been the adult hen.
f"Tf a man leaps ont from standard
facts of religion ard goes drowning
himself into 2 sea of theory then he is
talked about by the world That IS why
such men as Foster get prominent
They are so few and their action so
drastic that il creates surprise. That is
q healthy sign. About Foster. though,
/ must say one thing-l admire the
mans personal courage.
1T is not such as Foster that we
have heard. but those who less bluntly
SOW the seeds of Unltarlanlsm. The Cnl-
tartan Church is itself dead, but il has
Etered a cleavage.
There are Unitarian Baptists, Unitar-
ian Methodists, and Unitarian this and
that This viii be the religious divi-
sion of TIDE world, eventually. Harvard
University. Chicago University and
such places are bringing about the
change.
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
SHARPSHOOTER KILLED.

CAMP PERRY. Ohio. Aug. 15.-Pri-
vate c. r. Powell, of Company r,
Tenth United States Infantry, sus-
tanned injuries which resulted in his
death when he was struck by an auto
mobile near the camp OF the m6Fksmen
here yesterday. The machine was owned
and driven by n, f. Cleaver, Of Port
Clinton Ohio.
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
CEREMONY POSTPONED.

VIENNE. ,aaee. Aug. 15.-The dedi-
cation Of MOI ument here to Michael
Servetus, the Spanish physician who
was burned at The stake AT Geneva in
1853 after being convicted of heresy,
which was set for yesterday, has been
postponed until 1870 for the reason that
the monument has not yet been com
pleted. Curtis Guild, former governor
OF Massachusetts. was invited to deliver
an address at the unveiiing
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
INFANT HAS WINGS,
CHEEPS LIKE CHICK
Report Of Armless Child Comes
From Montgomery County,
Virginia.

ROANOKE, Va, Aug l5.-A report
cones from Montgomery county that a
Vr5zzsn there has given birth TO a child
with wings instead OF arms.
a Roanoke man who recently return
ed from a trip TO that county in a
wagon tells the story. A young woman
asked for ride and was accommodate
ed. She related having just left home
whe q baby was born with feathered
wings.
The young woman declared that she
knew the truth of this statement. hay
ing 81 en- TIE child. The baby. she said,
made a noise like a chicken.
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
DRAWING FOR TENNIS
TOURNAMENT BEGINS

NEWPORT, r. J., Aug. 15.-The
drawings for the twenty-ninth ma
tiouaI lawn tennis tournament, which
will begin at the Newport Casino next
Tuesday, will be made late today upon
the arrival Of James Dwight. president
of the association. The number of
entries ifs larger than that of last
year and practically all the cracks of
the country will participate.
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
ART WORKS SMUGGLED.

ROME, Aug. 1.-Two marble busts,
masterpieces o. Francesca de Larana. of
the fifteenth century. have been snug
gled out Of Italy. The busts we're offer
ed 20 the Italian government for $4,000,
but were declined. i is reported that
they have been sent to the United
States
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
POLICE IN BOSTON
SEEK CHINESE GIRLS
Slave Trade in Celestial Maidens
Said to Flourish in Hub
City.

BOSTON. Mass, Aug. 15.-Inspectors
Cronin and Conway, Of police head
quarters, today are making a rigid
search Of Bostons Chinatown district
for the purpose Of Locating Chinese
slave girls, If any are in this city
The local police ID is said, have re-
ceiyed numerous complaints from differ
enf societies and organizations to stamp
out The slave girl trade IN this CITY
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
BRUIN GOES FISHING.

PENFIELD. Pa. Aug. l5.-Whne VIII
son Wallace. the veteran mountaineer
COW herder. was riding his pony along
Lick run, near the old Spanish dam, he
heard 4 splashing i'm the deep water
and discovered a big bean fishing
Bruin was chasing the fsh into shallow
water and scooping them out 4 snort
q Pa from the pony caused the bear
20 decamp.
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
ADMIRAL IS VICTIM
OF CLEVER CROOK
W. P. Potter, Chief of Navigation
Bureau, Looking for Man
Passing AS His Son.
Passing As His Son.

PORTSMOUTH. y. H. Aug. I5-Rear
Admiral Potter. l.. s. n. chief Of the
Bureau Of Navigation az Washington.
Is hot on the track Of a stylish young
man who is working under the guise OF
his son IN obtaining money from promi-
nent naval people through the country.
In a telegram 10 friends here, the adj
niral SAYS Of this Young man IF
there is any way of exposing the man
or causing his arrest FOR obtaining
money by false pretenses I shall be very
glad 80 have il done"
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
YUNG KWAI MAY GET
APPOINTMENT HERE
Meil-Known Chinese Diplomat Ex-
pected TO Succeed DR..
Yen.

known in this country, may succeed Dr.
Yen in the office OF second secretary Of
the Chinese legation. Twice before
Yung Kwai has been on duty In Wash
inE1on.
When ChentunE Liang-ChenR was
head Of the legation here Yung KWai
was secretsry-int and last fall
he was IN Washington with Tang Shoa
VI, when thai statesman came to this
country 10 thank the President for the
remission Of the Boxer indemnity
Yung kWai speaks English well He
has an American wife and his children
we're born in this country.
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
FLOOD KILLS SIXTY.

MONTEREY. Mexico, Aug l5.-Re-
ports today show that the food ia the
Santa Catarina river region caused
great damage in a wide scope Of terri
tory. The loss of life win react, more
than sixty. fifteen beiIfg drowned i'm this
city. A number Of villages Ia the path
Of the food below Monterey were swept
away
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
STRONG COMBINE.

LAREEO TeZ. Aug. l5.-The Ber-
muda onion growers of the Laredo dis
trict have. formed an organization TO
control the American oniCn market.
Their onion crop this season sold fol
$9l0mh They SAY that their lack Of
organization enabled Eastern buyers 90
depress prices.
The Washington times., 1909-08-15
AUTO INJURIES FOUR.

pAWTUCKET. r. J.. Aug 15-Four
reople were seriously injured. two prob
7bly fatally and three narrowly escaped
death in two separate automobile &C j.
tents ia ,his city within twelve hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10
W. R. REEVES DEAD
Ex- Congressman and One Time
Gubernatorial Possibility
Ill Two Hours.
HOME is AT STREATOR, ILL.
l.. Marion Crawford, Well Known
American Novelist Passes Away
in Italy.

Streator, H., April 1O-Walter
Reeves, LaSalle county's foremost cit
izen, died of heart failure last night
at his home in this city, after an i'll
ness of two hours Mr.. Reeves was 50
years old and native Of Fayet.e
county, Pa. He moved to Illinois with
his parents in his boyhood and located
at Odell Livingston county. There he
received his early education, afterward
working on a farm and teaching
school.
After being admitted to the bar he
in 1875. moved to Streator, where he
resided thereafter. He served three
terms in congress as representative
Of this district. beginning with 1894
Eight years ago he was a candidate
for the republican nomination for gov
ernor, but a combination of circum
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10
TAFT'S FIGHT FOR LOWER TARIFFS WACED BEHIND SCENES

have the very kind of tariff revision
bill you described in public speeches"
of you,' the Cannon crowd told Mr..
Cared Nothing for Promises.
The Cannon clique apparently cared
nothing for its promises. Subsequent
events showed it was not in good faith
bill was reported that could not
interests il it had been drawn up in
their offices. The Payne bill, to Pres
ident Taft's astonishment. was not re-
vision downward in any sense of the
word, the schedules averaging 1.5G
per cent higher than the Dingley bill
schedules
The Payne bill was fromed wholly
at the command of the ring represent
ling the special interests. The average
member of congress, republican o.
democrat, had no voice whatever iT,
the making of the bill. President
Tafts plea for revision downward
might as well have been made to a
Billiken The special interests order
ed the bill should advonce, not de-
/ crease, the rates on certain commodi-
ties, Such bill was reported.
Keeps Out of Print.
That is why there is in progress in
Washington an important struggle for
Isupremacy President Taft now fully
lrealizes what he is up against. But
instead of making his fight in the news
Ipopers, as Roosevelt was accustomed
to do. he is making it secretly through
the medium of frequent conferences
, with Messrs. Payne, Cannon, Aldricf
and Dalzell There is no open rupture
between Taft and the house leaders
1t isn't that kind of fight. The pres
: ident could gain nothing by breaking
Of negotiations with the clique IL
charge of things. even if he felt in th'
mood to do so. The struggle is one o
5 persuasion. or pleading. The presiden
=. is trying to induce these men, befor,
: whom he must humbly bow if he wish
/ es legislative favors, to give the cour
q try the kind of tariff revision that wi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10
BY TAV.

Especial Correspondence of The Arguso
Washington, Feb. S.-Although the
public scarcely hears the echo of it, a
momentous struggle for mastery is now
being wagcd here in the national cap
ital, the outcome of which is of nation
wide Importance.
Whether President Taft's recommen-
kind of tariff revision are to be SUI
perior or inferior to those of the pro
tected interests represented by the
Cannon-Aldrich-D Dalzen oligarchy, is
the big issue that is being fought out
who will he victorious, Taft or
the old regimc?" is the question being
asked by the politicians who play lit
tie importance in the work of deter.
mining big questions in which the
interests of the corporations and pub
lie conflict. Time alone will answer
their query with positiveness. There
| is no reason for believing however
| that the regular organization will not
have it's way, or that it will not con
tinue 10 dominate the making of ma
| Legislation as it has throughout the
last three republican administrations
| Taft is CbaGrined.
President Taft is much chagrinet
man. He has been ilagrantly deceived
Speaker Cannon, Dalzell and Aldrich
in order to secure the presidents ait
for the retention of Cannon and tn
old rules, promised him faithfully tha
the Payne committee would report
! bill that would honestly revise TIL
tariff downward. They declared tha
lif the president would not use his in
fuence against the rules the tarii
bill would conform rigidly to the prom
Uses he made the country in his inaus
ural address, reduction of rates" an
advancement of few, If any
The one thing the country expect
lof you, the Cannon crowd told Nj
Taft just preceding March 10. sis ia
!: iff revision If you will help us retail
1.-THE present speaker and rules you ca