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Evening star., 1909-08-31
SKILLFUl GUNkERY REQUIRED
TARGET PRACTICE CONDUCTED
ON A cHoPPY SEA.
Atlantic Fleet Off the Capes Again
Has the Conditions Desired
for Over a Week.

NORFOLK, Va. August 31.-The At
lantic battleship and cuiser fleets today
continued their battle practice, deep sen
evolutions and maneuvers ON the southern
drill grounds under desired choppy sea
and rough water conditions. which re-
appeared yesterday after a weeks calm.
With a wind velocity from the east of
twenty miles an hour the ocean swell
continued throughout the day. and the
ships sustained severe strains of all kinds
that were on the schedule for the evolu-
tionS in these waters.
The skies were bright and the absence
Of all haze made the gunnery work of
the day highly satisfactory.
The dismantled torpedo boats Nicholson
and OBrien. fitted up actual targets
for the vessels Cf the feet in battle prac-
tice, were both towed out from the Nor
folk navy yard today and Joined the fleet
on the drill rrounds
The Fessenden wireless operators. who
have been conducting their tests on the
flagship Connecticut with the view to first
establishing a thousand-mile record from
ship board under all weather conditions
and other interference, be ore attempting
the 300G-mile record which is expected TO
be made under governmental auspices
from Washington have been directed by
the inventor to continue their experiments
until all tests have been completed.
The final results obtained by the opera
tors on the Connecticut are awaited with
much interest.
The dispatch and supply boat Panther
put to sea early today with large sup
ply of mail and provisions for the eighteen
ships of Admiral Schroeder's fleet.
WARSHIPS TO GREET TAFT.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
TO ADDRESS PosTMAsTERs.
Convention to Be Postponed to Ac
commodate Mr.. Hitchcock.

Postmaster General Hitchcock will
probably visit Rock Hill. S. c., on No
vember s to address the South Carolina
State Postmasters' Association that will
hold its annual convention there at that
time.
Some time ago Postmaster F.. E. Poag
of Rock Hill came to Washington and
personally invited the Postmaster Cen
eral to go to South Carolina Mr.. Hitch
cock was unable to accept the invita-
ton because the usual time of holding
the convention referred TO is the first
week in September. However. he told
Mr.. Poag that if the meeting could be
put off until November S, the day when
President Taft will be in Columbia on
his way back to Washington that he
would accept the invitation
The South Carolina people are very
anxious to have Mr.. Hitchcock address
them, and it is more than likely that
satisfactory arrangements will be COM
pleted during the next day or two for
postponing the convention. In that event
the Postmaster General will go direct
from Washington to Rock HILL make
From the latter place he will be with
the Taft party and go to Florence S. c.,
and Wilmington. n. c., before returning
to Washington getting back to this city
November 10.
Preparations for giving the President
a big ovation in South Carolina are un-
der way and il is probable that if Mr.
Hitchcock meets Mr.. Taft there the en-
tertainment will be still more elaborate
Evening star., 1909-08-31
BIDS FOR NEW COLLIER.
Maryland Steel Company's Offer
Lowest Among Six Competitors.

The Maryland Steel Company of Balti-
more was the lowest bidder for the con-
tract for the construction of a fleet col
lier for the United States Navy, bids for
which were opened at the Navy Depart
ment today. The collier is to have a
speed of fourteen knots and a carrying
capacity of not less than 1900 tons Of
cargo and bunker COAL Ii is to cost not
more than 100000.
The proposals received were under two
classes, class one including the hull fit
tings and equipment complete according
to plans provided by the Navy Depart
ment and the machinery in accordance
with designs of the bidders. Glass two
included hull fittings, machinery and
equipments complete according to bidders
plans excepting that machinery require
ments may be modified for the use of
three screws with reciprocatng engines
on the starboard shafts and low pressure
turbines on the center shaft
The bids were as follows:
Maryland Steel Company, to be COM
pleled in twenty months, class one, ac-
cording to Navy Departments design for
hull and machinery, $SS!',6O0; according
to builders plans, S940,2OO.
Moran Brothers Il Co.. Seattle, Wash,
SS9S 900.
William Cramp 4; Sons, Philadelphia,
$S3990
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company, $500, COO.
Fall River Shipbuilding Company, S974, :.
600
New York Shipbuilding Company, Cam
den n. j., S1,GJD,000.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
REPUBLICANS MEET TODAY
HAGERsTowN CONVENTION
OPENS AT 80 Pm.
Clash Over Candidate in Fourth Ju-
dicial District-Stone
Versus Pearre.
Special Dispsrch to The Star.

Special Dispstch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN. Md. August 3l.-When
the republican convention meets in
Hagerstown this afternoon for the pur-
pose of nominating candidate to run
against Chief Judge A. Hunter Boyd. in
the fourth judicial circuit, there promises
to be clash between the forces repre-
sented by the friends of Collector Stone
of Baltimore and the Pearre- Wellington
faction of Allegany county.
1t is freely predicted that the Pearre-
Wellington men will win. Former State s
choice of Washington county. and believed
to be Stones choice. will be placed in
nomination by former Mayor Abraham
c. Strife.
d. Lindlev Sloan, who is the choice of
Alleeany county and has the backing
of Pearre and Wellington, will be put IN
nomination by States Attorney Roob OF
Allegany county. Garrett county Will
cast the deciding votes.
Shortly before noon the Allegany ana
Garrett county delegations arrived In
Hagerstown over the Western Maryland
railroad. Sloan supporters to the NUMBER
of about 100 made up the AileSany coun-
ty delegation. They are wearing Sloan
badges and feel confident of the nomina-
tion of their candidate. Benz. II. Sincell.
editor of the Oakland Republican, is a
member of the Garrett delegation. having
the proxy of DIR. Webb Ravenscroft.
Garrett Delegates Silent.
Efforts to secure some definite senti-
ment from the three Garrett county dele
gates since their arrival have been fruit
less, the delegates being noncommttal.
1t is persistently rumored, however, that
they are instructed, and by many the
belief is that these Instructions will re-
quire them to vote for Sloan, which will
give him the nomination.
Following caucus held Immediately
upon the arrival of the Allegany and
Garrett county delegates, it was decided
not to open the convention until :3O
O'Clock instead of at noon, as was in
tended 1t is said the Garrett delegates
will caucus with Washington county lead
ers before going into the convention tins
afternoon.
Report came to the Wagaman forces
today that the Allegany and Garrett dele
gates had held a caucus last night at
Cumberland and that 1t had been decided
to nominate Sloan.
That definite decision was reached.
however. lacks confirmation. Sloan did
not accompany the Allegany county dele
man feel very hopeful over the outlook
this afternoon. and while denying that
they have had any promises from the
Garrett delegates they are confident OF
Wagaman's nomination. Many prOml-
nent republicans from throughout west
ern Maryland are here to watch the
proceedings this afternoon.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
RUNAWAY RETURNS A BRIDE
ESCAPES FROM HOUSE OF
MERCY TO WED.
Agnes Sullivan, Sixteen Years Old,
Introduces Husband to Board
of Guardians Agent.

Agnes Sullivan, sixteen years old. and
Minor S. Click, a clerk in the railway
mail service, were married in Baltimore
yesterday by the Rev. Charles NJ. Eyster.
Today they returned to this city. Moth
ing unusual would have happened to the
young married couple had it not been that
the bride was a ward of the board of chill
dren's guardians and had run away from
the House of Mercy Saturday. Being a
fugitive from the board, the police were
asked to lend hand and straighten out
the affair.
This afternoon when the couple reached
the Union station they were met by the
police and questioned about their marriage.
the groom having advised the agent of
the board of children's guardians of what
had transpired in Baltimore. They were
later escorted to the office of Agent Cisco.
where the bride. turning to the agent and
smiling at her husband, said: Il want to
introduce you to my husband" A hearty
handshake and congratulations followed.
The reported marriage ceremony was
verified and the couple went away re-
joicing.
1t appears that when the girl was
placed in care OF Agent Cisco she was
given home in Capitol Hill family
Young Click. who comes from the neigh
borhood OF Harrisonburg. Va, did his
counting under difficulties and when Agnes
was sent to the House of Mercy a short
while ago it was determined that their
marriage should be fastened
Click communicated with Baltimore
friends, and they were only too willing
to assist him. Agnes found an oppor-
tunity to escape Saturday morning and
was soon supplied with funds to take her
to Baltimore, where she remained with
his friends until yesterday, when Click
took day off and hurried over. The
license was quickly obtained and the
marriage ceremony performed. The
couple will spend their honeymoon in the
Shenandoah valley.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
SEEK PLAYGROUND CONTROL
COMMISSIONERS TO ASK TO BE
GIVEN SUPERVISION.
Supervisor West Favors Movement.
Better Progress Expected Under
Proposed Plan.

a movement to have the Fairgrounds
system of the National Capital placed
under the general supervision of the Dis
trict Commissioners has been inaugu-
rated. and is expected to reach its cul-
mination at the next session Of Congress.
Suggestions along this line grew out
of conference held this morning be-
tween Commissioner West and James L.
West. secretary of the Washington Play
grounds Association. who is at present
In charge of the Fairgrounds. 1t is be-
lieved that greater efficiency will be OBJ
tanned by the new system of supervision
and more Fairgrounds and better equip
ment can be obtained for the same ex-
pense
morning that he will ask the Commits
SloneTS to recommend to Congress that
control of Fairgrounds and Of expendi-
lures of its funds be placed in the hands
OF the commissioners. so that the play
ground administration will be carried out
by present District officials and others to
be appointed by them
The plan cOntempiates the appointment
by the Commissioners of q general super
intendent of Fairgrounds. who would be
entirely responsible to the Commissioners
and through them. to Congress for the
efficient administration OF the recreation
facilities of the National Capital The
salary to be paid to this head of the de-
partment of recreation of the District
government, it is believed, should be suf-
ficiently large, so that an efficient head
could be secured who would make the
playground system progressive.
That the development of the playground
system in Washington is attracting much
outside attention is shown by the fact
that persons in Reading, Pa, interested
in the establishment of a playground sys-
tenn there have written to Commissioners
West asking that he come to Reading
and make a speech outlining the plans
carried out in the National Capital.
1t is explained that there is at present
a lack of general interest in the project
in Reading. 1t is desired to arouse the
citizens of that city to the benefits of the
movement by explanation of the success
it has won in Washington.
In replying, Commissioner West eN-
planned that the proper man to commune
cate with is James +. West, acting su-
pervisor of the Washington Fairgrounds.
The Reading enthusiasts We're advised by
the Commissioner to ask Supervisor West
to send to Reading an expert familiar with
the Washington system to explain 1T with
pictures and data. 1t is expected that
such arrangements viii be made
This matter was also discussed at the
conference held today between Commits
siOner West and Supervisor West. The
latter expressed his Willingness to aid the
Reading residents.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
ENGLAND TO TAKE ACTION.
British Subject Killed in Kan-Su
Province, China.

PEkING, August 31.-China has de-
clined the proposal made by Sir John
Jordan, the British minister. for a joint
investigation in Peking OF the killing by
natives in kan-Su province last June of
Hazrah Ali, an Indian surveyor attach
ed to the meteorological expedition under
Lieut. r. s. Clark, former officer of
the United States Army. Henry u.
Fletcher, the American charge daffaires,
concurred in the British demand. China
gives as her reason that it is impossible
TO bring witnesses from kan-Su province
Minister Jordan holds that as the Clark
expedition was travelling under American
passports it devolveS upon the American
government to press for reparation, and
he intimates that if the United States
does not act he will bring the matter into
his own hands. Hazrah Ali was a British
subject and Sir John declares that it is
impossible to permit his murderers to
90 unpunished
Evening star., 1909-08-31
CAR AIDS COUNTESS GIzYCN
USES INFLUENCE FOR RESTO-
RATION OF DAUGHTER.
Admission Made by j. Medill Nc
Cormick-Regular Tribunals
Without Jurisdiction.

CHICAGO. Ill. August 31.-It became
known Yesterday that the Gar of Russia
used his influence to assist the Countess
Gizycki, formerly Miss Eleanor Pat
terson of Chicago in regaining posses
sion of her little daughter. who had been
kidnapped by the count and kept in con
cealment a year.
The imperial chancery of requests.
which acts for the ear in adjusting those
family differences which cannot he adj
judicated in the courts extended its pro-
lection to the countess and forced the
count to relinauish their child.
]. Medill Mccormick admitted yester-
day that this had been the case
'lnasmuch' he said. las the regular
tribunals had no jurisdiction in the mat
ter, the czar. through the imperial chan
Gerry of requests deigned to recognize the
countess claim and ordered that she be
protected in the Russian domain. in 50
far lay In the power Of the Russian
diplomatic representatives.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Battleship and Cruiser Squadron to
Gather at New Orleans.

New Orleans will be treated to naval
demonstration when the President. ac-
companied by coterie of governors Of
states, reaches that city on his trip this
fall. 1t is now contemplated to well
come the President at New Orleans with
four large naval vessels, the list being
made up of the first-cass battleship
Mississippi. which already has made a
trip up the river to receive a silver
service from the state of Mississippi, the
big armored cruisers Montana and North
Carolina, and the first-cass cruiser New
York.
1t may be the vessels will go fur
ther up the river than New Orleans.
the desire of the Navy Department being
to enable the people inland to obtain
view of the small but formidable aggre-
cation of ships comprising the squadron.
Capt. w. A. Marshall, commanding the
North Carolina, as the senior officer
present, will be i'm command of the
squadron The President Of Cuba and
the chief executives of two Central
American republics have accepted in
vitations to meet President Taft at New
Orleans They will receive the usual
naval honors in case they visit the
squadron.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
AERoPLANEs AT CARNIVAL.
Two Promised for Big Show in In
dianapoIis This Fall.

special DlSpatcn 10 Ne star.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 81. - Two
aeroplanes are already promised for the
speedway balloon and automobile carni-
val to be held this fall. According to
a cable received from Rheims. Louis
Bleriot and Glenn Curtiss will be in In
dianapolis with their flying machines at
that time. The management offered S10,-
600 for Curtiss and three foreigners.
Other international aero characters are
being sought, and indications are that
the Wright brothers. Hubert Latham and
Henri Farman will be entered in the
races to be held over the Hoosier track
soon
The date for this meet has not been
determined. 1t must either be just be-
fore the st. Louis balloon races, Oc
tOber 4. or Just afterward, as several of
the contestants will perform in both.
In addition to aeroplanes, there will
be drgible balloons and spherical bal
looms in the local events. There will
also be automobile races on the five
mile speedway tracks. A tWice-around-
the-clock race and 3O0-mle event,
punctuated with several shorter races,
will probably be the motor card.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
CoRNBREAD NOT GUILTY.
Decided That Pellagra Is Due to
Other Cause.

ATLANTA, Ga, August 31.-A case of
Pellagra, the victim of which claims never
to have eaten cornbread or any corn
products has been uncovered in Atlanta.
Mrs. Kate Barto is the patient, and she
is In the last Stages of the disease.
DR.. Frank Eshridge, who claims to have
treated many cases of the disease. says
he doubted his own diagnosis and thought
she might be victim of ''sprue" a
disease known to the tropics, with
symptoms resembling those of pellagra.
He called in physician who had had
years of experience in the tropics, and
found that his original diagnosis was COR
rect.
Il am convinced now" he says, that
the disease does not come from musty
corn products
Evening star., 1909-08-31
DOESN'T CREDIT ZELAYA YARN
No Filibustering Expedition, State
Department Thinks.

The State Department doesn't believe
the rumor from Guatemala City, thai
Gen. Zelaya, president of Nicaragua, is
engaged in fitting out a filibusteling ax-
pedition at New Orleans against Guate-
nala and Salvador. Acting Secretary
Adee stated today that officers Of the
United States government in New Orleans
and other southern ports were under
orders at all times to watch with great
vigilance for possible filibustering expedi-
tions against any of the governments
south of us. Nothing has been heard from
official or other sources in regard to the
activities of President Zelaya and the
probab BILE
Evening star., 1909-08-31
ONE KILLED; TEN INJURED.
Northern Pacific Express Hits a
Work Train.

ST. PAUL, August 3I.-Engineer Walter
ID. White. for fifty years in the service of
the Northern Pacific railroad, was in
stantly killed and ten persons were in
jured, six Of them seriously, when the
east-bound north coast limited train of
the Northern Pacific road ran into a work
train while rounding curve half mile
east of Detroit Mimi, last evening
The train was two hours late and was
running fifty miles an hour when ii hit
the work train. The baggage and mail
cars turned over and landed in a swamp.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
HAD LOST ITS RING.
Rusty Bell on Bicycle Declared Not
to Be Up to Requirements.

Harry KEELING was arrested for riding
a bicycle on Pennsylvania avenue without
a bell. When he appeared in court today
he told Judge Kinball that he did have a
bell on his wheel, and introduced one as
evidence of the fact. 1t was old and
rusty but still would proba bly, have been
recognized and declared as a bell by one
not an expert. Harry couldn't figure how
a bell could cease 10 become bell, unless
1t were in some manner demolished into
plain nickel. but not so the judge. He
first explained to Harry, and then fined
him 81 to impress the explanation on his
memory.
"A bell is not bell when it ceases to
ring" said the judge. THAT is, a bell,
made as such, ceases to be bell the mo-
nent it reaches the stage of life where it
is SO overcome by rust as to fail to per-
sorm its functions"
Taking the bell and examining it, the
judge declared that it had ceased to be
bell in the meaning of the law. because II
could no longer perform its functions.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
RELIES UPON THE JUDGE.
Reuben Barbee, Accused of Murder,
Discharges His Attorneys.

DURHAM. n. c., August 31.-Reuben
Barbee, a Well-to-do white man to be
tried for the murder of Engineer Holt
here last winter, caused surprise today
when he discharged Attorneys Winston
and Bryant from the case and said he
would leave the matter to the judge, with
out jury or lawyers.
Barbee has been in jail since December.
He became impatient and after discharg-
ing his attorneys told the court he was
ready to draw venire which reports
Wednesday morning. The court appoint
ed counsel to de.end him as required by
law.
Barbee was tried for murder ten years
ago. and was acquitted without having at
torneys defend him. The present trouble
appears to have arisen over the attorneys
refusal to ask for habeas corpus pro-
ceedings when Barbee so demanded.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Grant in the Saddle.

From ST. Nicholas.
Grant was at his best in the saddle.
The one real record that he made for
himself at the academy, the one time
that he excelled all his fellows was at
the final mounted exercises of his grad
uating class. when. riding famous
horse named York, he was called upon to
clear the leaping bar that the gruff old
riding master had placed higher than a
mans head. He dashed out from his
place in the ranks. smooth-faced. sen-
der young fellow on a powerful chestnut
sorrel and galloped down the opposite
side of the hall, turned, and came direct
ly at the bar. the great horse increasing
his pace as he neared it, and then. as if
he and his rider were one. rising and
clearing ii with a magnificent bound.
The leap is still recorded at the acad
emy as Grants upon York"
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Mikado's Grandson on Way.

LONDON. August ,1.-Prince Kiniyoshi
kuni. grandson of the Emperor of Japan,
accompanied by the princess and Col
Kurita, his aid-de-camp. left Liverpool
today on the steamer Carmania for New
York, where he will represent the Jap
anese government at the Hudson-Fulton
celebration.
At the conclusion of this ceremony the
prince will visit President Taft, and then
make a tour of the United States
Evening star., 1909-08-31
COURT ORDERS PAYMENT.
Justice Anderson Directs Disburse
ment to Mrs. Ball on Account.

Justice Anderson. sitting in Equity
Court today, signed an order for the
payment Of $1,000 on account to the
attorneys in the case OF. Cora Ball against
the First Cooperative Building Associ-
alton of Georgetown, which was placed
in a receivers hands last year
The suit of Mrs. Ball against the as
sociation for an accounting and re-
ceiver was one of the first of the civil
suits brought against the association, and
was largely instrumental in the appoint
ment of Mr.. Ambrose as receiver.
Under the order issued by Justice
Anderson the money will be paid to John
Lewis Smith and James S. EasbySmith,
attorneys, from funds amounting TO $16,-
600, which Mr. Ambrose in his report de-
clares he saved from the wreck of the
associa ton.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
District Lawyers at Detroit.

At the meetings of the American Bar
Association in Detroit last week the local
bar was represented by Justice Van
Orsdel of the Court of Appeals and At
torneys Henry Z. Davis. Chaplin Brown,
Frederick A. Fenning. Joseph r. Edison.
J. Nota McGill, Julian c. Dowell and
Melville Church. Prof. Vance and Prof.
LorenZer of the George Washington Uni
versity Law School were also in attend
anCe. At the close of the sessions Justice
van Orsdel and Mr.. Brown took one of
the lake steamers for Duluth.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
REFUSED HIGHER WAGES.
But It's Because Women Feared
They Would Lose Their Jobs.

. CHICAGO. ILL.,, August S1.-The women
ticket agents on the elevated loop of this
city have refused to accept raise in
wages. Their action is said to be with
out precedent in annals OF local labor
unions. The company offered them an
advance of ) cents a day. but they voted
down the offer.
In recent conference Clarence A.
Knight, president of the company, said
he would dispenseAwith all women ticket
sellers as soon as the wages of the posi-
Hon were raised TO 50 day AS the
women are now getting Sl.95 a day they
refused to accept the preferred increase in
salary.