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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
New Record for Typewriting

H o. Blaisdell of New York has
established new worlds typewriter
record at the meeting of the Missouri
Valley commercial teachers associa-
tion held at st. Joseph, Mo-. by writing
1905 words from copy he had not seen
before in Is minutes. This was a little
more than 100 words a minute The
previous high record was s5 words a
minute
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
What Is a Ream of Paper !?

How many sheets are there In ream
of paper? The school arithmetics say
"24 sheets make one quire, 20 quires
make one ream" That is, a ream is
supposed to contain 480 sheets. But
the practice in most paper mills for
many years has been to call 500 sheets
a ream. 1t is easier to calculate upon
basis of 500 sheets. Other mills have
kept to $50 sheets. Paper manufactur-
ers are now asking for laws to make
500 sheets a standard legal ream.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
Vegetable Suspension Bridge

remarkable suspension bridge
spans the river Apurnmac in central
Peru The ropes of this bridge are
composed OF pliable roots and vines.
while the planks are made of branches
In the humid climate of Peru 1t would
be by no means extraordinary ii this
vegetable bridge were one day to start
growing.-Wide World Magazine
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
Mummy of Rameses Reaches
America
America

mummy of an Egyptian king. one
of the long line of Rameses, has been
received at New York. which is esti-
mated to be 5000 years old. Although
the mummy itself only weighs 125
pounds 1t was SO carefully packed in
lead and wood that the case weighed
1000 pounds. The valuation placed on
the case was $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
Studying the Ocean Depths

A new expedition Is to study the deep
sea life at the bottom of the North
Atlantic ocean the comming summer.
Norway supplies the ship Michael Sars,
Sir John Murray pays the bills. Tenn
perature. saiinity and the movement of
the water at great depths will be stud
led as never before. Probably new
forms of life will be discovered.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
Conference on Seals Referred to
Canada


The invitation from the United States
for Great Britain to participate in an
International conference with view to
regulating the killing of seals in the
international waters of North America
has been referred to Canada, as it is
considered that the dominion is more
interested in this question than is the
mother country
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths were reported to
the health Office during the past forty
eight hours:
Ella Warning, ca years. 9o7 Rock Creek
Church road.
James \. Reagan. years. so Mary
land avenue southwest.
Catherine Mccarthy. 60 years, George
town University Hospital
Sarah c. Mitchell. IS years, 575S
Georgia avenue northwest.
Ada V. Mocabec. months. iOo l.
street southwest.
Frank 3. Doran. IS days. 1913 North
Capitol street.
Margaret f. Jordon. 10 years 2a46 9th
street northwest.
Fannie r. Brown. G3 years. 43O 6iath
street southwest.
William Nero. A years. freedmen
Hospital.
William l.. l.. Jones. IL years. 1928
Queen street northeast.
Jennie Johnson. 20 years. Freedmen's 8
Hospital
row.
Mary Wallace. % years. 134 Balls
court northwest
Edna Wilson. = years. 4oJi. Stafford S
court southwest.
Jordon Brown. - years. Home for
Aged and Iniirm.
J'dora /. Gray, years, 30i Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast.
Morton Waites, 30 years. !01 y street
northwest.
William IL. Dyett. Sc years. 1161 18th
street northwest.
Raymond Cooper. 1 years 2441 Shows
court northwest.
Gladius Oneta Contee. d months 1880
r street northeast.
Infant of James .. and Florence c.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
BABE CHEWS UP RENT MONEY.
Treasurer Treats Opera tion on Two
Dollar Bill Prevents Eviction.

Herman Barger. six months Old chewed
up most of two-dollar bill recently. and
thereby almost caused his mother to be
elected for non-payment of her rent
If United States Treasurer Treat had
not been patient enough to piece to-
gether the numerous particles Of the bill.
which were sent to him for redemption
Herman and his family might now be
house hunting.
In an explanatory letter to Mr. Treat.
Hermans mother says she was hanging
out clothes, and had left her son in a
high chair near q table on which her
pocketbook lay. The pocketbool1 con-
tanned a fve-dollar bill. two and a one
She did not believe that any months
old child could open the pocketbook. but
little Herman could, and did With rare
discretion he dropped the five-spot on
the floor, and did not degn to sample
the one. But he devoted unusual atten-
ton TO the unucky 'tWo-spot." and when
his mother turned around had succeeded
in reducing it 10 fragments.
His mother had been saving for her
rent. and in her letter to Mr.. Treat she
her humble tenement"
The treasurer found that there was
enough of the money to make il redeem
able. and Immediately mailed crisp
two dollar bill to Mrs. Barser
Evening star., 1909-07-19
KILLED WITH GIFT PISTOL.
Young Georgian. Welcomed Home,
Accidentally Shoots His Sister

BRUNSWICK Ca. July II. Within a
half hour after he reached homo after an
absence o. year at Rome Ga. and
while distributing presents among the
members Of the family. j. Edgar Smith.
aged twenty, shot and almost instantly
Killed his fourteen-y year-oid sister Rene.
who was standing at his side watching
him as he showed his father a pistol he
had brought home Tor lim. The bali en-
tered .he girls forehead
The father. mother. sisters and brothers
were standing together. Rene was Young
Smiths favoTite of his sisters. and was
nearest hinl The Young man had eX-
anined the pistol, which was of the au-
tomato kind. and believed IL empty lie
stated that even though he believed the
magazine contained no cartridges lie
would not have pulled the trigger but
did SO accidentally. The father, W i.
Smith. had made special preparations To-
welcome the young man at his home
coming, and IL was planned that after he
had distributed the presents the family
would -. down to reunion feast
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Death of Boatswain McNally.

The Navy Department is Informed that
Boatswain Lueien McNaliy. L. S. y.
retired, died at Yerba Buena, Cal. July
16. He vas born i'll Oakland. Cal. July
II. 1877. and after serving for more than
eight years as an enlisted man in the
navy, was. February 4. 1905. appointed
q hoatswais. in the navy, and ordered to
duty on the L. S. S. Boston He subse-
quently served on the L. s. 5. Wyoming:
Pensa cola naval training station. San
Francisco Cal, and L. S. S. Celtic dur
ing 1875. March IA, 1905. he reported for
duty AT the naval station, Cavite. p. l..
continuing on that duty until May IL. 1906,
when he was ordered to the l.. S. S. Mo-
nadnock then to the L. 5. S. Rainbow.
He was detached from the lasi named
vessel May g. 1907 that being his last ac-
tive duty. .uiy 2:;, 1907, he was trans
ferred To the retired list account of
ply ysical disability, and since that date
performed no active duty.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
TEN ExCURSI0N|STS DROWN
SIX BATHERS ALSO FIND DEATH
BY WATER.
Sloop Turns Over and Only Twelve
Are Rescued-Mother of Lost
Children May Die.

NEW YORK. July 19.--Sixteen persons,
five Of them women. met death by drown
ing in the waters either surrounding or In
the vicinity of New York yesterday.
Ten victims perished after the capsizing
of the excursion sloop. PoXana, carrying
twenty-five passengers, which was struck
by sudden squall in lower New York
bay, midway between Coney Island point
and Hoffman Island, late in the afternoon.
OF the survivors. one woman. Mrs. c..
Knudson of Brooklyn, is in such seri-
Gus condition that she probably will die.
Her two daughters were drowned.
The captain Of the Roxana and the
twelve survivors were picked up under
great difficulty in rough and choppy sea
by the supervisor of the harbor's tug Las
mont and by the auxiliary yawl Selma.
owned by Charles j. McDermott. rear
commodore of the Crescent Athletic Club.
sloop Is Capsized.
The Roxana. with her skipper. Capt.
Jacob Samuelson. was chartered at Timer
Beach. Brooklyn. by party of Swedes
from Brooklyn for a sail to Midland
Beach, Staten Island. and back. The first
leg of the voyage was made without mis-
hap and all. hands piled ashore to make
merry.
All afternoon there was a stiff breeze
from the southwest. which left a nasty
cross sea. Toward o'clock the RoXana,
reeline homeward under all the sail good
Judgment would permit to be carried
slipped into. squall.
The captain struggled to slack away
his sheet, but there was no time for
measures Of relief. In one moment the
Roxana was bottom up and the foam was
black with bobbing heads. In another
instant the Roxana had vanished and
one by one the heads began to follow her
Tug to Rescue.
Capt keyes of the Lamont saw the
sloop heel over in the gust and fail to
come back. Instantly he headed for the
spot where the Roxana. had been. but be-
fore he could reach her ten passengers
had gone down.
Lifelines and buoys were thrown to
those still afloat. After a few minutes
of brisk work all in sight were taken
aboard the Lamont.
The list of dead follows: Selma Sam
eason New York: Ella Olsen Flatbush
l.. l.: Olga and Selma knudson. sisters.
fourteen and eleven years old. respect
lively: John Christensen, Abraham Hun
son. Abraham Kanison, Alice Engleson,
Peter Spielson and John Thompson, all
of Brooklyn.
Few coherent accounts of the scene
obtained. All hands. it seems. tried to
cling TO the overturned boat. but as the
little vessel soon sank their plight was
precariouS.
Six Bathers Perish.
The other drownings. with but one ex-
ception. We're swimming accidents Ste
phen Ernst. twent weight years old Of
Brooklyn. was drowned off Coney Island
while learning to swim.
Charles Hendricksen. forty-two of
Brooklyn. met death in the same vicinity
by the upsettiuG of a rowboat. William
feaSer, sixteen. OF New York, slipped
and fell into the Hudson
OFF Bellmore. l.. L. Charles Conn thir-
tytwo, got beyond his depth and sank.
Giano RiZzo. twenty-one. perished while
bathing in the Harlem. and Edward
Wall, thirty-tive. Of East Orange ~ j.,
was seized with cramps and drowned
in the Morris canal near Neuarl.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
SURPRISES ROCKVILLE FRIENDS
FROM ARKANSAS
OF HIS WEDDING.
Marries Miss Alexander of Cole
man. Texas-Will Return to
Montgomery County.
Special CORRESPONDENCE Of Til. star

t-E''Id! sl0nusflCt Of star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. July -. 1869.
\ romance has just been brought -
light by the announcement of the mar
riage 4 few DAYS ago Of Lloyd 4. Brewer
son OF Mrs. John Z. Brewer Of this town.
and Miss Amelia Alexander, daughter Of
Dr. and Mrs. c. NJ Alexander of Cole
man. Tex. which took place at Eureka
Springs, Ark. where the bride and other
members Of her family have been spend
ing the summer.
The Young folks he ame acquainted
about three years ago. when Miss Alex
ander spent the winter in Rockville as
the guest Of her cousin. Mrs. George $.
stone. Soon after Miss Aiexanler re-
turned TO her Texas home young Brewer
Went t. Soutl America as a representa-
tive of 4 New York commercial company.
Notwithstanding the many miles that
separated them, the young folks. il is
understood. kept in close touch with each
other by use of the mails
y short While ago Brewer returned 10
Rocavillc and one Of the first things he
heard after reaching here was that an
othef mad Supplanted him in the aftec-
tions of the Texas girl and that prepard-
tons We're in progress for a wedding. The
Information was sufficient TO make young
Brewer decided or trip 70 Eureka
illSS
Just how he found things upon reach
ing his destination has not been learned,
bat telegram announcing his marriage
to Miss Alexander has been received here.
! ne telegram was the first intimation the
Young mans. relatives and friends here
had that his trip west was for such an
object. The ceremony was performed by
{ pastor of the Presbyterian Church at
r. reka Springs
Mr.. and Mrs. Brewer are now on their
honeymoon trip and are visiting various
places of interest in the west. They are
expected III Rockville before long.
Miss Augusta Stoffregen of Fredericks-
burg, Va, and Joseph r. Parker of
WaterV!lle. Va. were married in Rock
VILE Saturday afternoon by Rev S. r.
White of the Baptist Church. the cere-
pony taking place at the home of the
clergyman. The young folks had in
tended having the knot tied In Washing
ton, but upon reaching there found the
marriage license office had closed for the
day, SO they adopted a suggestion to try
Rockville,
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Births Reported.

The following births We're reported to
the health office during the past forty
eight hours:
John c. and Jessie T.. Preinkert. July
IL. boy
Joseph NJ and May Fendlcy. July Il.
boy.
George j and Amy J. Gateau. July Il,
girl
Charles 1. and Mary {. Fur. July Il,
girl.
Herman c. and Alice u. Gauss. July l..
boy.
Edgar NJ ard Sadie l.. Kitchen. July l..
boy.
James w and Lille u. Holiday. July
l.. girl
William H and Meta L. Sarton. July 10,
boy.
George II. and Gertrude Price. July ,.
girl.
+ Fred ed and Emma D. Mclaughlin. July
II. boy.
Benjamin F. and BERTHE l.. Anderson.
July 10, girl
William r. and Susan T. Waite. July
George A. and Agnes Neeld. July Il.
girl.
Dolls c. and Charlotte NJ. Afford, July
10. girl.
John A. and Mary katherine Lutz. June
6, girl.
Homer and Ada Butts. July 6. girl.
George and DruSilla Brown, July IL,
boy.
Nathanie! and Mary Jones, July IA, girl.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
News Briefs.

Following stroke of paralysis SUI
fered week ago. Luther Hearn died AZ
the home of his sister. Mrs. Jonathan T.
Records near Bacons. Del. The de-
ceased was seventy-two years Of age.
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Lazarus OF Lynch
burg Va. have announced the approa CHI
ing marriage OF their daughter Estelle
and w B. Schwartz of Chattanoogs,
August -
Miss Clara r Reynolds of Frederick
county. Va. and John II. Kelley OF
Bloomery. w. Va, We're married in Ha-
gerstown.
While at work in the mine of the Al
lantic Coal Company at Boswell Md.
George Pardo, twenty wears old. was
caught under a heavy bowlder as il fell
from the roof OF the mine and instantly
killed.
Mrs. Saliie Grove, wife OF John NJ.
Grove of Broad Run. Nd. was struck in
the eye by a corner of chicken house
door blown by the wind and has lost
the sight of the eye.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Daylight Saving Ridiculous.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Is it possible that that ridiculous idea
of altering our clocks in order to secure
da Wight is still alive? Many considered
it a still-born elucubratlon. that had
been shelved as soon as it appeared. BY
the clever letters of Mr.. Leo Emerson and
Mr.. J. Lewis Gibbs. it seems to be still
alive. though kicked. What fs the pur-
pose of that strange idea? Who is TO bene-
tit by it? II cannot he pressure Of busi-
ness, for the time of work Is to- be the
same in quantity. The only tangible ad-
vantage is to give the so-called base ball
fiends' an opportunity of attending their
favorite game with ease, instead of rush
ing excitedly to it or getting excused. as
they have to do now. The earlier hour
will prove of great Inconvenience to all
the rest of the community for no visible
purpose. 1t Will bring discomfort to all
branches of life, boarding houses, homes
and indirectly 10 stores of all kinds.
Clerks are not automatic machines. but
human beings; they have homes, families,
business connections and relatives; 1t VIII
force them all to pass their whole day
without seeing their morning mail-a case
of interest to pocket and heart: meals
will have to he provided from half-past
. or Z, which entails the hurrying of
milkmen, bakers, icemen. srocers: the
servants who sleep outside VIII be still
more unreliable. Then, In hot weather,
instead of staying in cool room, provid-
ed with fans and ice water, the poor clerk
will haveto turn out at :: In the mot
test sun, with the risk Of being sun
struck. What is he to do i'll that hour of
daylight? Some forty years ago the clerk
used to report at 10. go at 3. and find
copies of the morning papers on his desk.
Yet the country managed TO survive ana
grew in q healthy condition notWltllstand-
ing these privileges. Since then he or
she has been under the screw with q
periodical extra twist when some one s
ambition suggests action \ few years
ago half an hour was added to his days
work, then his pay was delayed four or
five days. twice a month. embarrassing
him III regard to obligations in bank
placed years before. such as notes on
homes to be bought on monthly payments
like rent. They are willing, OH ali
emergency. to work at night. as many
do, voluntarily, but to be constantly an
moved by such mosquito bites these
petty annoyances prove TO be reaches the
limit: verify they are getting too much
paternalism. If a clerk wants to enjoy
more daylight. can he not get up at =, go
TO market, NOW his lawn, split wood, go
to the beach, do shopping. etc.
E. s. BLACkIE,
Evening star., 1909-07-19
LOCOMOTIVE JUMPS TRACK.
One Man Killed and Five Injured
at Trowbridge, Ohio.

TOLEDO, July 19.-Theodore Gullow of
Monroeville, Ohio, was killed and five
men were injured in the wreck of Wheel
ing and Lake Erie passenger train No. )
at Trowbridge, sixteen miles east Of
here, last night. The train jumped the
track within forty rods of the station,
while going forty miles an hour on
straight track. The engine and COM
bination coach went into the ditch and
the three other cars left the track. The
injured:
w. l.. Wheeler, Oak Harbor, Ohio,
neck. back and leg bruised.
Edward Bowman, Norwalk, Ohio, leg
and arm crushed
Frank Baker, Wellington, Ohio, arm
broken
John Peterson of Canton, Ohio. and
George Moniodes of Fillmore, Cal, re-
ceived minor injuries.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
DEPosED AS UNWORTHY.
Voice of Persia Unanimous Against
Shah Ali Mira.

In a cablegram from Teheran received
at the Persian legation. announcing that
the hereditary prince. Solton Ahmed Mir
"a, has been proclaimed shah, il was
stated that the unpopularity and IN
worthiness of Mohammed All Mira caus-
ed him TO be deposed.
The message said that the parliament
gave way to the representatives of the
people of the Persian nation. and that at
conference between the heads of the
Mohammedan Church. princes, high dig
uitaries. and the old members of con-
gTess. the vote was unanimous against
the deposed shah. Azedoinolk has been
appointed provisional regent and will
serve in that capacity until parliament
reaches a decision as to the appointment
of a permanent regent.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

Brady. days. IDS 10th street northeast.
Daveiet Nedford. = months. St. Ann s
Infant Asylum.
Mary Forrest Cuttings. =, years. .Os
T. street northeast.
Julia Demelman. years. 40 9Th
street northwest.
Matilda r. Lambora 81 years. 1881
Vermont avenue northwest.
Peter s. Garretson. "a years, 1928 14th
street northwest
Louise f. Carver. - years 314 street
northeast
Joseph Streeks 33 days. ~ X street
northwest.
Sarah Elizabeth Perkins. eS years. -.
p street northwest
William p. Kyle. 36 years. li32 Eth
street northwest.
David r Hattenste:n. IL years. Gov
ernment Hospital for the Insane.
Frederick Joseph Davies. :; months.
14o1 Park road northwest.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
FIVE LAUNcHERs DROWNED.
Boat Hits Coal Barge at Full Speed
in Ohio River.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July ia dozen
or more men We're returning from days
outing on the river in a gasoline launch
about 8 O'Clock last night, when one of
the party who was at the wheel ran the
launch into one of fleet of coal barges
q few miles from the city
The little boat was going at full speed.
AS soon as she struck the barge she
turned over. Five OF the men are known
to have been drowned
Taey were Tom Mullen, John Moninger,
Otto Hoffman and John Hansome, me
chanics. who lived in this city. One vic
tim has not been identified
Two of the men were taken from the
water unconscious and revived.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Gridley Memorial Fete.

At the Gridley memorial fete yesterday
in cid Pierce mill. Rock Creek Park.
Maj. Judson and several members of the
foreign legations were among the pa
irons. Tie wishing Well was literally
There were many early morn
ing callers who took breakfast in tire mill
1t was stated that about 500 is yet needed
to complete payments on tho bronze bust
of Capt. Gridlsy. which will be dedicated
at the Nava! Academy, at Annapolis
next fall.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Justice to Ambassador O'Brien.

Justice was done Ambassador O'Brten in
the House of Representatives today by
Mr.. Hobson tAla.) who in a speech last
February charged that the anlba ssador
had indorsed the applications of certain
Japanese of San Francisco to sell liQuor
without u license. Mr.. Hobson said to
dav that he had made the charge upon
miSiE forIna lion.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Target Practice Impressed Them.

Secretary Dickinson and party returned
here this morning from Fort Monroe, Va,
where they Witnessed the target practice
troops stationed at Fort Washington Nd
and Fort Hunt Va. Excellent records
were made and the visitors were very
favorably impressed with the exhibition
With the Secretary were Gen. Crozier,
chief of ordnance: Col. Bailey. acting
chief OF artillery. and Mr.. Scotield, CHER
clerk of the War Department.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
JAMES M. YORK DEAD.
Had Been a Resident of the District
MANY Years

James NJ. York. senior member of The
real estate firm OF James NJ. York x
Son. in the McGih building. died Las;
evening At his home. coo North Carolina
avenue southeast. Mr.. York was about
seventy five years Of age and had ~
sided in the District many years. II,
had been in falling health for year
and had not been at his office during
that period.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued 10
the following:
Ramsford French and Dolores Fl. Hard
ing.
William Patterson and Blanche Love
less both of Prince William county. Va.
Charles Mansfield and Catherine Brown.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

Mrs. Catherine +. Halbert died at iter
residence in Perry Hall, Nd Saturday
aged fiftyfour years. She is survived
by her husband, John fIalbcrt
Evening star., 1909-07-19
MARRIED.

WoRTHINGTON : SCANTING. on Saturday.
July 10, 1909. at the hom" Of the bride =
TUCKER woRrHJNGToN and .I,ENN L.
SCANNING.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

After being married since MAY II and
keeping IT a secret. the wedding of Miss
Audrey -Athey. daughter OF Edward W
Athey. and George r. Sissler is an
nounced at Siepherdstown, W. Va.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. George Stose of this city
have gone to Chicago to attend the we'd
ding this week of their niece, Miss Mar
guerite Stose Helport. and Mr. B. G.
Greenman OF Iowa. The brides grand
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stose Of
Pasadena, Cal. have come on for the
wedding also
Evening star., 1909-07-19

BRANDT At Colonial Beach. ~ TO "'cIork
Saturday. July Il. 1909. Mrs. MINNIE
BRANDT. wife Of Louis Brandt
Funeral Tuesday. July ~. at pm. from $40
New Jersey avenue northwest. baltimore
papers please copy.l
Evening star., 1909-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. August Weber Of East
Washington returned Saturday night
after brief visit to Niagara Falls. ac-
companied by their daughter Alice.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

Mrs Eliza beth Stauffer Moore gave a
dance at the Greensburg Country Club,
Pennsylvania, last Wednesday evening
for her granddaughter, Miss Gladys
Moore Richardson. The dance was a
very pretty affair, in which the younger
smart society OF Greensburg was as
sembled
Evening star., 1909-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Algernon -R'lrnaby, the
latter formerly Mrs. Mnna Field Gibson
Of this city. are now at York Harbor
Nc. staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page. with whom they returned
from England. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
their honor at the country club.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Belllmy Storer who
Lake, sailed for Europe Saturday.