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The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

The Wright brothers. II IS announced
VIII now undertake the manufacture OF
aeroplanes for private use We anticipate
no kick from the arnica and lint manu-
fGcturers.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

Then you don't insist on having your
moneys worth Of everything you buyg'
NO; only reasonable percentage OF
my moneys worth. I'm willing 10 let
the other man make a fair profit"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

Mr.. Bryan VIII be forgiven. in all the
circumstances however. II he does IN
dulge himself in the luxury OF saving
Il told you so"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
Slender.

ArrayeG in her new clothes,
Best tucker and bib,
Now woman looks like the
Original rib.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

All you have TO do is to keep your eve
on Senator Hepburn. He expressed his
determination 20 stick to his scat until
the tariff is revised satisfactorily" you
know.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
Mr.. Aldrich Upsets

From the Springfield Republican.
Senator Aldrch has met defeat and his assumed
leadership Of the Republican party as against the
President has been upset.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
Mr.. Taft's Golf.

From the Atlanta Journal
President Taft's golf experience ought to accustom
him to getting out Of tariff hole into another
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

A careful survey OF the record fails
TO show that tho Georgia legislature has
sought 10 make II criminally offensive
to eat pie with a knife. Why this dis
elimination in favor OF the people who do
that?
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
Mr.. Cannon and His Partner.

From the Chicago Record-Her
Uncle Joe CannOn and Nelson W. .Aldrich Al
pear to be about the only rulers whose Jobs are s.
cure
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

That party who suggested "a school for
umpires' probably had the school Of ad-
versity in mind
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
Time Is Ripe.

There doesn't seem 10 be any system
about this trimming Of hats"
Then you are in favor OFF,
Landscape millinery"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

That margin OF twelve was uncoufor+-
ably close. but II was a margin. and
sufficient unto the day. nevertheless
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

The ex-potentates Of the Old World bid
fair soon 70 outnumber the real articles.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
MIR WeeI,r. the CIubobIe

From the Boston Herald
As COnErcsanan Weeks belongs 70 at least 80 on.
ganzatons, social and otherwise he can Law claim
TO being the most clubable nsn in Niassachuse.ts
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

Alabama is talking OF sending Gov.
Conner 20 the Senate2 Why2'' asks the
Memphis Commeroial-AppeaI Excess
lively hot weather. perhaps. or sunspots
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

AS a sadly pathetic figure. we fear
Senator Aidrich does not qualify exactly.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
ADDRESSED TO STATESMEN.
Mr.. LIttauer HIT.

From the New York Globe.
Lucus y. Littauer. inQuiring what had hit him,
was the most surprised man IN America.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

1t is hard for Spain to remember the
day that the Moor was not a thorn in
its side.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

Let no irreverent one disturb the sweet
tranquility OF this hour OF harmony.
and so forth by shouting Sugar
SCHEDULED
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

II Congress thinks Il hears any great
applause from the consumers head
quarters. however. It is a myth.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

Frum the New York Evening Post
II IS already clear that the staDd-patters gavs M
only what the President compelled them 10 Yield.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

AS for the business world. however II
that be tariff revision, II appears deter
mined TO make the most OF II.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

why not call It the Taft bnl2'' sug-
gests the New York Times. It IS a
weishty document so to speak.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

or the 100000 acres Of forest in the
German empire, 519 per cent belongs 10
the state. That country long ago applied
business economy 10 forestry. The prob
lem was worked out successfully Of se-
curing an increasing forest output and IN
creasing profits at the same time. Start
ing with forests which were in bad
shape. Germany raised the average WELD
Of wood per acre from twenty cubic feet
IN lS3o 20 seventy-fve cubic feet IN 1905
During the same period il trebled the
proportion OF saw timber secured from
the average cut which means. In other
words that through the practice OF for
estry the timber lands OF Germany are
OF three times better quality to-day than
when no system was used In a little
over half a century Il increased the
money returns from an average acre Of
forest sevenfOld, and to-day the forests
are In better condition than ever before.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
PEOPLE AND THINGS
Ir. Roosevelt a Reincarnation.

mr.. Roosevelt a hetncarnntton.
A believer in reincarnatlon has disoov-
cred that Mr.. Roosevelt conquered Gaul,
defeated Pompey. and was slain by Bru-
tus. after producing a number OF his
torical works in a style remarkable for
vigOr and terseness. William ]. Bryan,
about hundred years before Caesar. led
the Roman common people against the
money power He was Tiberius Gracious.
and he had against him the party OF the
optimists. the great party Of everything
is-all-right-as-it-is." John D. Rockefeller
was Midas. The first parallel IS: AT
thirty-one. Caesar was appointed a
collector of customs. at the same
age his reincarnation became Civil
Service Commissioner. At the age OF
forty. Caesar was stiu a mere tyro. At
forty Roosevelt was stll untrled. In
that year Of his age Caesar went before
the people as a candidate for Pontifex
Maximus Of Rome, and Roosevelt ran for
governor Of New York. Both were tri.
umphantly elected. and both were. as the
historian remarks OF the first hotly op-
posed by certain Senator's and others OF
the most eminent men OF the state. Three
years went by and Caesar was chosen
pro-oonsul Of the Roman republic; Roose-
velt' In the same year Of his age. became
President OF the United States. And from
the start. In both these incarnations. the
strenuous soul was engaged in tremen-
dous rows with the Senate"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
The Romanoe of an Immigrant.

1t is apparently desirable immigrant
who has been rescued from deportation
by marriage. The case is that OF a Ger
man woman. who had come to New York
TO marry her fance. But that fact had
no weight with the officials at Ellis
Island The suitor was on the point OF
going back 10 Germany with her 10
marry her. when the happy thought oc-
CURED to some one to have the cere-
mony performed on the steamer instead.
The captain lent his cabin for the cere-
mony, a justice OF the peace was found
and forthwith the rejected alien became
the wife OF en- American citizen and
passed beyond the powers OF the imni-
grafton authorities. This suggests the
ancient practice OF pardoning a feIon or
the way 10 the galows II woman IN
tervened who would marry him.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
TREAT AHEAD FOR BATTLESnIP
ANTICIPATING AN ENJOYABLE
VISIT TO BAYOU SARA.
Chairman Of Reception Committee
Not Proud Of the Place, But
Will Do His Best.

BATON ROUGE, La, May 15.-Some-
what chagrined at the accounts of elab-
crate banquets and balls given the Of
ficers and men Of the battleship Missis-
slppi at New Orleans. Baton Rouge and
other points, the chairman of the re-
ception committee at the little village of
Bayou Sara, where the Mississippi is
scheduled to stop Tuesday, today wired
Capt. Fremont as follows:
This Is a HI Of a place to receive
anybody, but we will do the best we can"
The telegram gave great amusement to
Capt. Fremont and the other officers OF
the battleShip, which will resume the Jour
ney up the river to Natchez next Monday
with Bayou Sara as the only intermediate
stop.
'Tll wager that the man who sent that
telegram is a bully good fellow" said
Capt Fremont, land the pleasure of meet
ing him will prove more than sufficient
compensation for dropping anchor at
Bayou Sara
That Bayou Sara intends to be hos
pitable was shown by an exchange of
kilograms between a newspaper repre-
sentative on the battleship and some
joke or through ignorance Of the condi-
tions along the river, the correspondent
wired:
will it be necessary for civilians on
the battleship to wear high silk hats
and frOck coats during the day recep-
tion at Bayou Sara?"
And straightway came back the an
swer: Not necessary to wear anything
at all. Come ahead"
Evening star., 1909-05-16

Of his deputies. who was to undertake
the duty on this particular occasion
After the lapse Of another half hour
recourse was had to the telephone. HI,
servant answered that the deputy had
beetDaway for q couple OF days. and
that he did not know when his master
would return.
Then, in desperation, successive calls
were made with the telephone at the
mayors residence and at the dwellings
of his other deputies. The mayor was
lunching with friends. but where his peo-
pie could not explain. One OF his depu-
ties was out OF town and not single
one Of the others was at home.
were six wedding parties in all the
bravery Of bridal array, and no one was
present to unite the couples. Tears
glistened in the eyes of the pretty brides
and soon one Of them brought matters
to climax by fainting away.
The girl had just been revived when
the chief secretary OF the marie. who
had had to listen to all sorts Of ironical
and cutting remarks. hurried In with the
doleful announcement that the deputy
monies had telephoned that he had
missed his train. and that, as all other
means Of reaching Paris was dismally
lacking. he had no choice but to wait
him to arrive at the marie at o'clock
that afternoon.
Wrath and indignation were promptly
visible on every face. Some Of the parties
at once decided on postponing the church
ceremony until the next day and hastened
to restaurants, where the tempting
feasts for which they hungered had been
bespoken. Others hastened to church, re-
versing the order Of things.
But at o'clock they were all back at
the maiirie. where the deputy whose de-
lay had been the cause Of all the trou-
BILE was awaiting them with some trepida-
tion, as he naturally dreaded reproaches.
But he did his best to make amends by
getting through each civil ceremony with
extra rapidity and by paying a graceful
compliment to each blushing bride.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
MAY HAVE LED TO DEATH.
Black Hand Letter Throws Light on
Hagerstown Suicide.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
HAGERSToWN. Md. May 15.-There
was decided sensation today when it
became known that James Renfrew. man
ager of the Western Union Telegraph Of
fee at Chambersburg. who committed sui
cde one week ago today. had received a
Black Hand letter demanding that he place
500 by the side of the cellar door at his
home before May and threatening his
life in case he failed to comply.
The letter. which did not come TO lirht
until today. is believed by members of
Mr.. Renfrew's family to have caused him
to take his life. thorough Investigation
is now being made by the authorities.
who state an arrest will probably he ma de
before tomorrow morning. This Is the
second Black Hand letter that has come
TO light at Chambersburg within a week.
the first that of Leland Dartt, who was
arrested on the scene, confessed later and
Is now in jail.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
FINISH THE LONG RUN
Continued from Ninth Page.)

two checking stations, With the exception
of Waynesboro, Pa, which had three.
After leaving the starting point. 14th
street and Park road, the first checking
point was Rockville, Md, where the cars
were held up long enough to receive
the checkers signature together with
the time Of arrival. -Four minutes was
allowed for passing through the town.
and on the other side the second checker
was stationed, who likewise recorded his
signature and the time of departure. On
entering Frederick. the next control. the
same performance was in order. There
eight minutes was allowed for passing
through the town.
The next control was at Hagerstown,
where the period of time for passing
through was increased to ten minutes.
After passing the last control at that
point, the next halt was on the outskirts
of Waynesboro, Pa. Between the first
control and the Leland Hctel, the next
checking point four minutes was allowed.
After the time had been recorded the
occupants of the car were given thirty
minutes for lunch 1t was a tired, hungry.
dust-covered bunch that pulled into the
little Pennsylvania town, and there were
vitation to partake of the sandwiches
and coffee which had been prepared.
There also the driver OIL the car was per-
mitted to fill his gasoline tank without
being pendllZeO. "A SaSOllne wagon was
at the hotel ready to meet all demands.
Resume After Luncheon.
Lunch over, the travellers once more
took their places and prepared for the
last peg Of the journey. Four minutes was
the schedule for getting out of town.
The next objective point was Emmits-
burg. sixteen miles away. The period be-
tween controls there was four minutes.
After leaving the last checker attention
was given to getting over the rough
roads In order to arrive at the
checking stations at West minister on
schedule. Owing to the size of the town
eight minutes was the official time al
lowed between controls, in order that there
should be no racing. After leaving there
the drivers of the cars took long breath.
knowing that there would be no more
haIts for record for forty-five long miles
The last checking point was at the club
house.
At the finish the officials of the club
checked up the drivers card. at the bot
tom Of which was recorded the observers
Evening star., 1909-05-16
ARTIST KILLS HIMSELF.
Sequel to Third Attempt at Suicide
of New Yorker

NEW YORK, May 15.-After two un-
successful attempts To commit suicide
within the past year. Gilbert Loeb, an
artist, aged forty-eiGht years. killed him
self in his apartments in West 134th
street today by inhaling Illuminating gas.
lie was found dead in bed with a tube
leading from an open gas jet TO his
mouth.
Mr. Loeb had been suffering from mel
ancholia and in the two previous at
Iempts at suicide took in one instance a
large dose of sleeping powders and in the
other chloroform.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
WILL FIGHT TAMMANY,
Republican Club Of New York Pre-
pairing for Campaign.

NEW YORK. May 15.-Corporation
lawyers and men well known in the
financial world are included in a new
committee OF 100, appointed by the Re
publican Club Of New York to conduct
an all-summer fight preparatory to the
campaign against Tammany in the mu-
nicipal elections next fall. The per-
sonnel of the committee which was an
nounced tonight contains such names as
Paul D. Cravath. Edward H. Harrima n,
Paul Morton, Col. John ]. McCook, ia
cob H. Schiff. Isaac N Seligman Robert
A. C. Smith, the traction magnate;
James Speyer, Cornelius Vanderbilt
Henry w. Taft. brother Of President
Taft; Robert J. Collier. Seth Low,
Henry Clay Pierce, George r. Sheldon
and others.
The first meeting of the committee
will be held Tuesday night next to map
out plan to bring about the fusion
of anti-Tammany forces.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
sPARRING CLUBS UPHELD.
Police Charges Dismissed by New
York Court.

NEW YORK. May ia decision up.
holding the legality OF athletic clubs main
tanned in this city mainly for the alleged
purpose Of promoting boxing exhibitions
was handed down today in the court OF
special sessions. The decision dismisses
police charges against two local clubs and
holds that detectives who applied for and
received cards of membership preparatory
to purchasing tickets Of admission thus
became bona fide members of the club
and that their evidence does not show
any violation Of the law.
The police authorities will take the
question to higher court.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Another Rhode Island Banker Hur-
When Machine Overturns.

WOONSOCKET. r. l., May 15.-Stan-
ley G. Smith. a prominent manufacturer
and banker of this city, was killed and
Austin Cook. president OF the woon-
socket Institution for Savings. was
slightly injured by the overturning OF an
automobile in which they were riding
late tonight
. Smith was secretary OF the American
Wringer Company, assistant treasurer
Of the Woonsocket Institution for Saw
ings and president OF the Guerin Spin
ming Company.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
COURT THEATER AFIRE.
Queen Of Wurttemberg Helps to Al
Law Panic of Audience.

STUTTGART. May 15.-The audience al
the Court Theater tonight was thrown
into panic during the course Of a per-
formance of "Das Rheingold"
The Queen of Wurttemberg was pres.
ent, but exercised great self-control
A curtain caught fire, but the singers
continued their roles in an effort to keep
the audience from becoming alarmed
Loud cries of ''fire." however, brought a
score or more of the spectators to their
feet
In moment there was a general rush
for the doors. amid loud shrieking A
catastrophe was prevented through the
excellent arrangement of the house
The fire was extinguished without much
loss
Evening star., 1909-05-16
Gen. REYES Dies at Bogota.

BOGOTA, Colombia, May l5-Gen. Vic
TOR Calderon Reyes. former minister OF
war and recently commander-in-chief of
nhe Colombian army. died in this city
roday as a result of an Illness contracted
while on a trip last month 10 Santa
Marta. on the Atlantic coast.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
JAPANESE OFFICERS FETED.
Luncheon Given by British Naval
Men at Esquimalt.

VICTORIA. B. c., May 15.-Admiral
Ijichi and the officers of the Japanese
cruisers Aso and Sayo were entertained
today by the British naval officers at
Esquimalt naval station.
A luncheon was given to the staff and
the cadets of the warships and a regatta
was held. Tonight an official dinner was
given at government house.
Admiral Ijichi will give reception
and entertainment on board his flagship,
the Aso, in return for the hospitable re-
ception received here.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
Suit to Break Voting Trust,

RICHMOND, Va. May 15.-Argument
in the suit brought by the Carnegie Trust
Company of New York to break the
voting trust maintained by the Secur-
ity Assurance Society OF Chicago was
resumed in the chancery court OF this
city today. Argument will probably
consume several days.
Evening star., 1909-05-16

signature. The cards were then turned
over to the officials and the machines
put through a severe test. Each card
showed a complete record of the running
of the car. with the number. list price,
names of the passengers. names Of en-
trant. driver and observer.
Checking Stations and Checkers.
The checking stations and checkers at
the various points were:
Rockville-In front of the courthouse
Carey Kingdom and Percy Beckwith.
Frederick garage. East Patrick
street; James E. Solt and S. H. Bennett
Hagerstown-Public square. Potomac
and Washington streets; c. r. Holtzaptie
and H. D. Mclaughlin.
Waynesboro-Leland Hotel, West Main
street; 7. w. Martin and p. H. Ra aner.
Emmitsburg-Public square, fountain:
Sterling Gait and T. E. Zimmerman.
Westminster-Main Court Inn: F. L. H.
Glandmeyer and Charles Boucher.
Washington Automobile Clubhouse-R
B. Caverly, referee: Fulton r. Gordon
and H. Chadwick Hunter. judges; w. w.
Chiswell and D. J. Dunnigan, timers.
Each entrant furnished one official OBJ
server experienced in operating automo-
biles. The observers rode on the seat
beside the drivers and had to remain
there during the trip until relieved by
the referee At the clubhouse the OBJ
spection to the drivers of the cars on
which they had ridden and obtained the
drivers signatures also. The records
were then delivered to the referee, to be
contained in a report of every detail of
the performance of the car TO which they
had been assigned The records contained
the following data:
Length of time in minutes and frac-
tions of each stop made. reason of stop
and number working on car during such
Stop.
Number of seals broken and why; also
how often access was gained afterward
to parts formerly protected by the SEAL
Length of time spent in tire repairs and
cause.
Observations on contesting cars on
road.
Duty Of Observers.
The observers, in addition. were re-
quired to see that the running time card
was signed by the checker at each check
ing station, and that his car did not pass
a checking station before its time. and
that the route was properly followed. No
car was permitted to be checked out from
the starting point. or from control. or
checked in at the finish without its OBJ
server. No penalization was made for
tire repairs. although time lost was re-
corded In addition to permitting the
taking on of gasoline al Waynesboro. no
penalizations were made for taking on
Evening star., 1909-05-16

water or oil on the road or at the other
checking stations.
Before starting on the run each en.rant
furnished an inventory of all parts car
ried in his car, all of which were offi
cially checked, sealed and record made
Of the same. Each entrant was permit
ted to carry tires. rims and tire chains,
and the paris which secure them In place.
and any purchases in this line while en-
route were not included In the penalties.
except where delay was caused at a
control. If the engine was kept running
while repairs were made to tires and no
other work was done no penalty was At
tached.
Award Of Trophies.
The trophy in each class will be award
ed to the entrant whose car completed
the contest with the least points to its
debit.
In the event there is tie score for any
class, the cars will remain In the GUS
tody OF the contest committee until the
day following. when the tie will be run
off over the same course. The prizes are:
Glass A-For cars listed at $500 and
upwards. the Washington Post trophy.
Glass B-For cars listed al 81 350 10
$2,499 inclusive. The Evening Star
trophy.
Glass C-For cars listed at s1o49 and
under, the Washington Times trophy.
For cars listed at any price making most
perfect score. the Automobile Club OF
Washington trophy.
The officers Of the Automobile Club of
Washington are: w. d. West. president;
0. j. DeMoll. vice president: ]. X. Heyl.
secretary: H. c. Chandlee. treasurer; J.
A. Muehleisen. captain: L. d. Moore. jr.,
lieutenant; T. B. Spence, chairman house
committee.
The cars were stored In the car barn
last night and early today the members
of the contest committee will thoroughly
examine the machinery and this after
noon the announcement of the winners
will be made public at the clubhouse on
Georgia avenue.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke Sails.

NEW YORK. May 15.-Sir Caspar Pur-
don Clarke, director of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art sailed for England to-
Cay ON the steamer Minnewaska.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
Noted Engineer Dies.

LOGANSPORT. Ind. May 15. Uric
Ward Weston. constructing engineer of
national reputation. is dead here at the
Long Cliff Hospital for the Insane.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
Consular Agent Dies.

ST. PETERSBURG, May Is. Peter
Wigius. the United States consular agent
at Cronstadt, died today,
Evening star., 1909-05-16

signature. The cards were then turned
over to the officials and the machines
put through severe test. Each card
showed complete record of the running
of the car. with the number. list price,
names of the passengers. names Of en-
trant driver and observer.
Evening star., 1909-05-16
Six Marriages Held Up.

Since Lent marrying and giving in mar
riage are going on with redoubled activity
in France. Six brides. with their attend
ant cavaliers, were waiting at one of the
Partisan town halls the other day to be
united in the bonds Of civil wedlock before
proceeding to church for the religious
ceremony, when member of the party
pulled out his watch and exclaimed
Monsieur lie maire is late.
All the other men. following his exam
pie, consulted their chronometers. A cry
expressive OF impatience and disappoint-
ment was raised in chorus.
1t was not the mayor himself, but one
Evening star., 1909-05-16

Princess style; made OF .ba-
tiste, in white. blue, hello and
corn: trimmed val lace and
embroidery.