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The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
Mrs. GeOrgianna Lewis Dead.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Boyds, Nd, June Mrs. Georgianna
Lewis. wife Of Mahlon T. Lewis. a lead
ing citizen Of this section Of Montgomery
County. died at her home here this aft
ernoon. She was Miss Mllstead. daugh-
ter Of William and Mary Hamfu MI
stead, OF Laurel. Prince George COUNTY
where she was born in 1850. Her remains
were inferred Wednesday morning. In
the Presbyterian cemetery, at Boyds
The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
NINE. HUGLI IN OPERA.
Former Washington Girl Wins High
Praise Mt Bern.

However highly one may praise and
appraise the American girl at home it
is when she makes a hit abroad that
the real thrill comes. 1t is with great
pleasure that The washington Herald
records the recent success Of Nine. Hugh,
once Miss Ethel Therese Camp, in her
venture into grand opera, at her home,
in Bern. Switzerland. The theater at
Bern ranks among the forty best theaters
In Europe Il is visited by all the Eu-
repean stars. and is considered, archi-
teeturally. TO be the handsOnlest theater
south OF Berlin
Nine Hugh made her appearance on
April 20 singing the part Of Ortrud. in
LohengTin.' The criticism from the
Bund. the leading Bernsse paper. is
translated below. When asked why she
took so much trouble just for one per-
formance, and with no idea OF following
Il UP. Nine. Hugh answered; Il wanted
10 see II I could do it. that's all. :"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
BEGIN SUMMER CRUISE.
Midshipmen Leave Annapolis for
Hampton Roads.

Annapolis. Nd. June The summeE
practice fleet. commanded by Commander
c A Cove. and having on board the
members OF the first. second. and third
classes OF midshipmen. started on the
annual cruise this morning, clearing
Annapolis harbor at noon. The return
Will be made about August q.
The feet consists Of the Olympia flag
ship. Chicago. Hartford. and TOnopah.
II Will leave Hampton Roads June a and
arrive at New London. Conn, which
viii be its headquarters during most of
the cruise. on June 16
From that point cruises will be made
90 Boston, Bath, Portland, and Newport.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
Annie Berlin Makes Assignment.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Winchester. Va. June Annie Berlin
trading as the Berlin Tailoring ParIor.
made an assignment to-day to Attorney
R. Gray Williams. who stated that the
assets are practically nothing. and the
liabilities about $780, A week ago Mrs
Berlin's husband, William Berlin. mana
ger OF the establishment gave a deed 70
Mrs. Sylvia Cote for the family's house
hold furniture
The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
Two Indicted at LynchburE.

SPECIAL 20 The Washington Heruld.
Lynchburg. Va. June The grand jury
to-day returned indictments against
Charles Harvey for malicious assault and
against Hammer Burnley and Prank
Turner on two charges OF hOusebreaking
ard larceny.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
Taylor Reports to Lynchbure.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Lynchburg. Va, June 7-Innelder Tay-
lor. Of the Nashville University. Tenn.
reported to Manager Orth to-day and he
Is TO be given a trial al short. Should
this be permanent. Lawrence goes back
70 his old position at second.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
Chorus Girl Gets Damages.
ne Washington Herald


Norfolk. Va. June 7.-Katherine Ray. a
chorus girl, was to-day awarded $3.50 IN
her suit against the Leath theatrical
Company for damages sustained from a
fall through an elevator shaft IN the
Academy of Music She sued for Sl0.e00
The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
LIGHTNING FIRES HOUSE.
Inmates Have Narrow Escape-BuiId-
ing Destroyed.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Winchester. Va. June During a
storm to-day lightning struck the house
OF Winston Scott, near Grimes. this
county. and the building was DESTROYED
by fire. Scott and members Of his family
had narrow escapes. One OF his children
was severely stunned. but will recover.
The storm was accompanied by hail. and
reports received from various sections OF
the county state considerable damage
was done 10 fruit and growing crops.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
Chief Laine Appointed Receiver.

Special % The Washington Herald
Charleston. ". Va. June Judge Bur
dett to-day appointed John Laing, chief
OF the State mine department. receiver
for the Lamong Mining Company. oper-
ating coal mines on Cabin Creek.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
MRS. STUART REMAINS Ill.
Denied by Relatives She VIII Return
TO Virginia.

SPECIAL 70 The Washington Herald.
Richmond, Va, June Henry c.
Stuart. former candidate for governor.
who withdrew from the race on account
OF the condition Of his wifes health Is
still in Europe with Mrs. Stuart. Re-
ports had been circulated that Mrs
Stuart was much improved and would
return with her husband in the next few
weeks Unfortunately. these reports are
aehled oy relatives. 1t is not now be-
heved that Mrs. Stuart is recovering
as rapidly as was expected.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
- 60 InrfnIIed.

The Columbia street-car line has introduced the
pay-as-you cars on the line running from the
Treasury out New York avenue 70 Fifteenth and u
streets northeast
The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
DAMAGE AROUND NORFOLK.
HnilstOrm Seriously Injuries the
Growing Crops

SPECIAL % The Washington Herald
Norfolk. Va, June 7.-Hau accompany
ing the severe storm which swept South
eastern Virginia late Saturday seriously
damaged growing crops IN many sections.
IN Princess Anne County the largest
truck growers suffered almost complete
loss, with all corn. tomatoes. watermel-
ons, eantaloupes, and grapes cut of.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-08

Mrs. B. L. Megginson. OF this city. has
announced the approaching marriage OF
her daughter, Miss Ida Virginia. 10 Percy
c. Royster, which will take place at her
home here on June I5
The Washington herald., 1909-06-08

II. 6. McCausland. OF this city. who has
been with the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way for some years. has been appointed
commercial agent for the Kanawha Dis
patch. freight line operated over the
Chesapeake and Ohio and Big Four lines
he succeeds Ihe Lata y u EnnrmrLchr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21
HELD AT ALEXIS
Frank Pierce of Davenport Is
Charged with Having
Dragged a Girl.
FLIGHT IN AN AUTOMOBILE
Miss Minnie Monnike Said TO Have
Been Victim-Show Company's
Creditors Start Trouble.

Frank Pierce and Miss Min
ME Monnike of Davenport are
involved in sensational charges
made at Alexis, and they are
being held there on warrants for
adultery. According to reports from
Galesburg, the charges are the sequel
to a flight in an automobile from
.Galesburg, following an investiga-
ton by creditors of the affairs of the
Perkins company, which has been
giving spiritualistic seances there.
Pierce was claimed to be the hacker
of the show, and when he was APP
preached at the box Office by credi-
tors, he took to flight in an auto, TAX
ing the girl with him. Reports from
Galesburg are that the two registered
at a hotel there as man and wife
The girl is said to have been under
the influence of drugs, and it is said
that Pierce left her in the custody o.
the keeper of disreputable house
there. sS'a So
Was Stage struck
The story goes that Miss Monnike
who was employed in confectionery
store in Davenport, was stage strucl
and Pierce, who has been operating
popcorn wagons in Davenport, prom
Used to secure her a place with +;
| show at St. Louis. A fake Telegram
is said to have been employed in in
ducing the girl to leave Davenport
with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21
AMUSEMEN
The Elite.

The Elite.
eighteenth Street, North of Second
Avenue)
Elite stock company, appearing each
evening mt S:I5, with matinees Tues
days, Fridays and Sundays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21
lI1T is CHOSEN
Is Unanimously Elected Presi-
dent of High School Ath-
81 1etic Association.
MANAGER is RETAINED
John Streckfus VIII Again Handle
Affairs of Football and Bas-
ketball Teams.

The high school athletic association
held meeting yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of electing officers for
the year. Richard Lift was elected
president unanimously, and Walter
Roth was elected vice president, also
unanimously, and Miss Dorothy Stew
ems was chosen secretary. Arthur
Drips was shown appreciation for hts
services during the last year and was
reelected treasurer without opposition
John Streckfus was reelected manager
of the football team and also manager
of the basketball team.
In Tennis Tourney.
In the high school tennis tournament
yesterday afternoon there were some
surprising developments. Mcintyre
who was expected to give Mosenfeldel
ia hard run for the three sets, was
easily defeated by scores of Ga ant
90. In the second game of the even
ing Walter Young defeated Canty in
the first set GS and the second set was
tied 3-3 when the sets were called on
account of darkness. This afternoon
Mosenfelder and Weld iare fighting fol
a place in the finals and Young ant
Canty are finishing their sets for theil
place in the finals The finals prom
Use to show some fast tennis The
games are all being played on the Y
NJ. c. a. courts, Twenty-first stree
and Ninth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21

introduce a number of the more i'm.
portant eastern hard woods into Cali
fornia and win experiment this year
with chestnut. hickory, Eastwood. red
oak and yellow poplar or tulip trees.
Small patches of these trees will be
planted near the forest rangers cab
ms on the national forests, and if
these do well larger plantations on a
commercial scale will soon be estab-
lished on wider areas.
There are more than 125 different
species of trees in California. num-
Der of which produce some of the most
valuable varieties of lumber in the
United States. Although considerably
over one-half of the species are hard
wood or broad leaved trees, yet. with
the exception of the exotic eucalyptus.
there Is not single species of hard
wood there ranking in commercial i'm
portance with the leading eastern
hard woods. Climatic conditions in
many parts of California are undoubt-
edly favorable for the growth of a
number of the valuable hard woods
and the absence of these trees is due
| mostly to unfavorable factors Of seed
| distribution.
If the experiments are successful 0
| valuable asset will have been added tt
| the forest resources of California
which should prove of special benefit
| to the local furniture and vehicle in
| lustrieS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21
name SOLICITORS
Those Who Will Raise Funds
for M. w. A. and R. N. A.
Home Selected.
BEGIN WORK AT ONCE
Ward Captains Are Chooses and They
VIII Choose Their .-ssistantS-
Mass Meeting Wednesday.

At a meeting of the general com
mite of the Fraternal Home associa-
ton last evening. the arrangements
for the canvass for certificate subscrip-
tons We're made, and the movement
was organized by wards The follow
ing ward captains were selected:
First Ward-Dan Mckinney.
Second Ward-Grant Simpson.
Third Ward-A Pinkerton.
Fourth Ward-Charles Harris.
Fifth Ward. w. Cavanaugh.
Sixth Ward. F. Cramer.
Seventh Ward-Lawrence K: Eihl
Start Canvass at Once.
The ward captains will select their
assistants, and tomorrow evening the
.canvassers will meet at the office of
G. c. Wenger, and be furnished with
the blanks. Work will then be com
menced on the soliciting of subscrip-
tons. Wednesday evening q big mass
meeting of Woodmen and Royal Neigh,
bors will be held, and the captains will
report their progress, and it is ex-
pected that several big contributions
will also be reported The committee
Will seek to raise $4,000 toward the
local camp home project. The ward
captains will work under the direction
of the general committee, and the gen
eral committee in turn will be gov.
ened by steering committee com
posed of three prominent business
men, who will audit the records and
see that the work is handled in bust
neSs-like manner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21
SYMPHONY CLUB
IN FINAL PROGRAM
Last Concert of Season Is Given BE.
fore Large Audience at the Y.
NJ. G. A. Auditorium.

The Rock Island Symphony club
gave the second and last of it's series
of concerts at the Y M. c. A. audi
torium last evening and the hall was
we'll filled by an appreciative audience.
Professor Christian Oelschlagel. who
organized and has charge of the club.
secured many congratulations on the
excellent program rendered last even
ing. The program was as follows:
Overture, 'Semiramide" Rossini
Violin Solo, "Mazurka de Concert"
Mortier Forber.
Funeral March ..........F Chopin
Piano Solo, La Fileuse'. $50. .Raf
Miss Charlotte Noack.
summer Dream" ....... Hans Flath
Violin Solo, Concerto No. 8. DE Beriot
Kinney Leins.
Introduction ct Polonaise .Aller
Played by 20 violins and orchestra.
Waltz, Merry Widow" .Lehal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21

one or possibly two of them will be
used. The tanks viii be placed under
ground 20 eliminate any danger from
exposure and a good supply of gaso-
line will be kept on hand at all times
for the use of members who are in
need of motive power for their
launches. George r. Macomber was
elected into the club last evening.
Program fer Burlington Races.
The official program for the races OF
the Mississippi Valley Power Boat as
sociatiOn's regatta, which is to be held
at Burlington July and 6. has been
forwarded to Secretary c. L. Boards
ley of the local club The rules gov.
erning the races are practically the
same as those of last year and are the
ones which are ordinarily used The
program for the races is as follows:
MONDAY. JULY ..
1000 a. m.-Half cabin cruisers. Is
miles.
11:15 a. m.-Novelty race; slowest
boat wins; one-eighth mile and return
11:45 a. m.-Backward race; one
eighth mile and return.
1870 p. m.-2G-foot and under, II
miles.
2:3O p. m.-3G-foot and under, II
miles.
$3.50 p. m.-Grand free-for-all; cham
piCnship NJ. V. P. B. A.; 30 miles.
TUESDAY, JULY 6.
$500 a. m-Full cabin cruisers, 81
miles. Three times around the course
11:15 a. m.-2C-foot over all and un
, der, 10 miles.
1870 p. m.-22-foot and under, l,
miles.
2:30 p. m-Speed trial; one mill
against time; open TO all boats.
$3.50 D. NIB. l.. C. Special; spec
and endurance race; 80 miles, on
turn; open to all. Sterling silver trC
ply, value 5000, given by the Burline
| ton Launch club
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21

Miss Margaret Keyes, contralto solo
list with the Thomas orchestra who
will appear at Moline with that organ
ization at Che May festival May "a and
%, is a gifted artist with voice Of
luscious quality, wide range and a
wealth of color. 1t has splendid carry
ing power and is finely developed aad
under thorough control. She replaced
Schumann-IIeink at the Apollo concert
i'll st. Louis a year ago and was a sue
cess, Schumann-Heink's place being
difficult to fill successfully. She toured
with Caruso last May and was receiv-
ed with enthusiasm only second 10
that accorded the great tenor. The
Cleveland, Ohio, Press says of that
tour: "Of the assisting artists Miss
Keyes shared with Caruso the enthus-
iastic applause of the eyeaing. Her
voice is of splendid timber and she
has it under fine sympathetic and
dramatic control"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21
Rev. Ned Lee Better.

Rev Ned Lee of Davenport, who was
the victim of an accident yesterday af-
ternoon, is reported to be somewhat
improved today. He was struck and
knocked dewn by bicycle, and sus-
tanned severe bruises about the head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21

fly" device. on which he has obtained
patent. /. 1t consists of Il fiat plate
with extended edge. l.; which an ordi-
nary sheet OF sticky fly paper is plac-
ed. The raised edges prevent the pa
per from coming in contact with the
walls or ceiling. A long handle ena-
bles the wielder of the implement to
"swat" flies perched on the ceiling or
other remote places in n room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21
Was Stage struck.
TWO ECLlPSES NEXT MONTH
Moon Will Have One June 3 and
Suns Stunt Comes June IL.

Fair Luna is to stage an eclipse
early in June and old Sol, not to be
eclipsed, will have one of his own
two weeks later June 3 the moon
will quietly drop out of sight about
1880 p. M, and will be totally bur-
led in the earth's shadow for time
June II the sun will get behind the
moon and be almost entirely OBJ
scured just before retiring for the
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21

him with which to stage a bout that
never came off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21
Women Fighters of Bio Hats.

Policemen are looking for number
Of women in Los Angeles said to have
formed a secret society for the pur-
pose of the humiliation of the big
hat The receipt of a dozen or more
complaints from women regarding as
saults upon their headgear is respon-
'sible for the activity of the police.
Women who wear big hats are the
object of attack. The finer the hat
the more vicious the assault upon it.
The women who make the attacks are
well dressed and apparently refined
and; wealthy. They all wear smap
hats and seem TO hold a violent hatred
for the big straws and ultra felts. One
woman was elected from Hollywood
car because of her attack upon women
passengers who wore big hats.
"Suat the EIy1 Device
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21
Cal Harris in Trouble.

Cal Harris, who operated here as n
prize fight promoter some years ago,
is under arrest in Chicago accused by
an Indiana man of getting $50 from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21
The Family.

tSecond Avenue, East of Nineteenth
Street.)
Vaudeville at ,, s, and Gals p. IN. One
matinee Sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21

All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21
NEW WOODS FOR CALIFORNIA
Eastern Hard Woods to Be Trans
planted to Pacific Coast.

The Pacific coast will soon be the
scene of an interesting tree growing
experiment.. The United States forest
service at Washington is planning to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
To Try Three Routes

Birmingham and Atlanta will soon be the terminal cities of one of the best automobile routes in the south. The Age-Herald has been earnestly urging the locating of a route be- tween Birmingham and Atlanta and of a route between Birmingham and Montgomery. And now that the Bir- mingham Motor club is enthusiastical- ly pushing the route movement it will not be very long before practical re- suits are seen. The Atlanta Constitu- tion on one side and the Montgomery Advertiser on the other, will cooper ate heartily with The Age-Herald in establishing the respective routes. It has been agreed that the road to be selected between here and Atlanta shall be known at this end as The Age-Herald-Consti route and at the Atlanta end as the Constitution Age-Herald route. The road to be established between here and Mont gomery will be styled the Age-Herald- Advertiser route and the Advertiser Age Herald route, according to the ter minal point of view.
 The pathfinders from the Birming- ham Motor club will start out for At lanta on Tuesday October 5. Three proposed routes will be traversed. There will be six auto cars divided into two for each of the three roads. And after the pathfnders compare notes and report the club will decide which of the three will be adopted as the regular official route. Citizens living along the prospective lines will become interested and those on the route which may be decided upon as "official" will doubtless be ready to cooperate with the Motor club in having the roadbed, where possible, put in perfect condition.
 There will be a grand rally of auto mohilists at the Athletic club on Fri day night of next week for the pur- pose of hearing talks about the routes and developing increased interest ln auto touring. The meeting should be, and doubtless will be- the largest auto mobile affair held in Birmingham this year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
Why We Have No Great Poets

A writer in the August Forum says the present state of the American mind is fatal to the production of real poetry. We are, he says. na- tion of dishonest workmen, doing a thing only as well as it needs to be done instead of as well as we can do it. We scramble after immediate results, and our writers subserVe a public more crassly inchoate than any whatsoever. We are half cultured as a rule. The truly cultured man is poetical, and so is the peasant and the savage, but the imagination of the half cultured is weazened, full of stupid scorn for poetry.
 But all this will be changed in the long run. When the change is worked out the great poet will appear and the people will welcome him gladly He will live in clover all his days, as Tennyson did, and his memory will be cherished to the end of the re- public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
IN HOIEL LOBBlES
Aarper Protests Against Gates.

Birmingham is too large and too busy city to put up with gates on the street cars" said G. Phil Harper. alderman from the Fifth ward. yesterday.
 Gates are not used on surface cars in the large cities of the country. Cars so equipped. I might say so handicapped, cannot possibly keep the usual fast sched- ule we are entitled to. and have as a rule enjoyed Tie Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company has made some splen- did recards for expeditions handling of big crowds. notably the reunion thou sands. Do you think that crowd could have been handled so smoothly with gates on every car? Why, the motorman couldn't have opened the gates without striking people in the face.
 "The percentage of people who fall orr the street cars is so infnitessmal that It is unreasonable and unfair to inconven- fence the city of Greater Birmingham with gated cars This town Is busy and getting buster every day We are in the habit of hustling and we can't afford to take a step Backward. The gates ought to go, even if they didn't occasionally slap one in the face or shut up on one prematurely.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
THE DEATH LIST
 IS INCREASING

New Orleans, September A.-With the list of dead from Mondays tropical hur- rcane well above 100, tonight every indi- cation points to a much larger increase of the number of perished. Many small sloops and launches are lying wrecked on the gulf shores of Louisiana and Mssis- sippi and there seems to be little doubt but at least some of their occupants were lost. Anxiety for the safety of steamers bound for New Orleans during the hurricane period on the gulf has been relieved. Nearly all of these vessels were many hours late, but finally arrived at this port with the exception of yae Utstein, operated by the John B. Cefula Co.,. in the Central American trade. The Utstein four days overdue from Puerto Cortez was reported by incoming ves- sells today to have gone aground off sea- shore light near the mouth of the Mis- sissippi river. No loss of life is reported.
 News of the loss of the oyster lugger Washington and the drowning of her cap tain, Dominic Bondy, was received here today The boat went down in Lake Pontchartrain. Many other vessels of this class are reported missing
 The steamboat Williams arrived at Morgan City, La., late today towing five disabled luggers and bringing in a num- Der of regugees from the storm swept section. Similar reports have been re- ceived from Houma in the Terre Bonne parish, La. Many additional stories a suffering were brought in today.