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Evening star., 1909-02-27
BoYDs, MD.

SPECIAL Correspondence Of The Star.
BOYDS. Md. February q. 1909.
The Ladies Aid Society of Boyds Pres
byterian Church. organized four years
ago. held an anniversary celebration last
night, at the home of Mr. and Mrs James
E. Williams here. The society since it's in
ception has aided largely in the improve
ment of the Presbyterian Church by re-
modelling the structure. Those present
included Mrs. Somerset T. Williams, Mrs
B. F. Hicks Mrs. Washington Hicks, Miss
F. NJ. Williams, Mrs. Earle B. Wood, Mrs
]. D. Sponsellor. Mrs. B. H. Dutrow, Miss
Annie Lewis, Mrs. w. NJ. Williams Mrs
John w. Williams, Mrs. Jane Burdette
Mrs Joseph Collision White Mrs. Frank
]. Wire and Miss Sara Lorraine Williams.
Musical selections were contributed by
Mrs. B. F. Hicks and Miss Sara l.. Will
liams. A luncheon was served.
Election of officers resulted as follows:
Miss Florence May Williams president
Mrs. Daniel W. Shorb, Mrs. j. c. White
and Mrs. Frank j. Wire, vice presidents
Mrs. w. N. Williams secretary, and Mrs.
n. r. McCabe. treasurer.
Farmers and dairymen in this section
are concerned regarding the slim pros
poets of ice for use the coming summer.
Thousands of tons of ice are usually
gathered in this section. Up to this time
a few hundred tons only have been gath
cred.
Evening star., 1909-02-27
" MOHAWK" FAST IN HE'LL GATE
REVENUE CUTTER STRANDED
ON LITTLE HOGS BACK.
Another Attempt to Float the Craft
Will Be Made at High
Tide.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 2T.-Three tugs,
several lighters, another revenue cutter
and d high tide failed to bulge the reve-
nue. cutter Mohawk at $50 O'Clock this
morning. and she must lie stranded on
Little Hogs Back, He'll Gate, until the
next high tide. about O'Clock this after
noon. An unusually weak flood tide and
high water several inches below the aver
age mark caused the failure this morning
of the first big effort to pull the Mohawk
loose.
At the latest report this morning the
Mohawk was still half full OF water and
somewhat settled. but in no immediate
danger of sinking. Her bow was firmly
wedged between two rocks, so that she
could not slip off and slide into deep wa
ter She lay in fairly snug place, as
He'll Gate goes. The prospects were for
a secure berth as long as she lay there.
To get her off was still the problem.
Six inches more water at this after
Moons high tide will do more than many
big tugs, say the wreckers today and
all are scanning the weather 1t is most
likely that the next tide will do much
better than the last. An unusually low
high water resulted from the recent
weather.
Gale Causes Low Water
A heavy gale from the northwest had
cleared out He'll Gate and all that part
of the East river of their usual depth of
water. Twelve hours more of ordinary
weather and the prospects were for a
normal tide again
Shortly af,er 3 o'clock this morning
the little fleet gathered about the Mo-
hawk and started operations. The three
tugs tautened the hawSerS bent to the
Mohawk, and the stern slowly warped
around as if to follow them out into the
stream. There was a creaking and
grinding of the bow plates pinned on
Little Hogs Back. That was all. All
the pulling made no other impression on
the firmly grounded bow.
High water, such as it was, passed at
$3.50 o'clock. few minutes later the
signals blew to call off the attempt. The
rescue f1otilla drew away to it's various
moorings. The Mohawk was left to her
own devices until next tide.
The Mohawk went ashore yesterday
afternoon on Little Hogs Back. off
Wards Island, on her way southwark
from the sound as she turned to avoid
a collision with a tug and two lighters
coming the other way in the narrow
channel
Several divers went out to the cutter
this morning to go down to ascertain
the extent of the damage under water.
Evening star., 1909-02-27
"BILLY" SUNDAY ATTACKED.
Religious Fanatic Used Horsewhip
on Evangelist at Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, H., February 2.-Rev.
William A. Sunday, better known as
BILLY" Sunday former base ball play
er. who is now an evangelist. was horse
whipped last night by religious fanatic
at the Sunday Tabernacle, where, in the
presence of 5000 persons. he was conduct
ing the opening meeting OF a religious re-
vival meeting.
The evangelist. after making his open
ing remarks. was leaning against the pull
pit on an elevated platform while hymn
was sung by Fischer and Butler. his choir
leaders. and Miss Edith Anderson. a
soprano. Of Sprinfield, when powerful
man, who said later his name was Sher-
man Potts. sprang forward with buggy
whip and struck Mr.. Sunday several ter
rife blows.
Sunday leaped from the platform and
dashed his assailant to the floor in the
center aisle. The audience wasson the
verge Of a panic, with women weeping
and children screaming. while Potts and
Sunday rolled and tumbled in the aisle.
Mr.. Fischer directed the choir and the
audience to sing. and in a few moments
the entire audience was Gained and few
left their seats Several men soon seized
Potts and held him until policemen came
and took him to jail.
Mr.. Sunday said he suffered several
painful bruises from the buggy whip. The
prisoner said that his home was near
Lovington. Ill.
According to the horsewhipper's state
ment at the jail he was once declared in
sane and committed to the Jacksonville
asylum. whence. after a brief confinement
he was released cured He said he
came to Springfield from Decatur tC
horsewhip Sunday: that he purchased a
whip in Sprin ngfield and went 10 the taber-
nacIe early.
He made the attack he said, in defense
of the name OF women. which. he declar.
ed had been criticised by the evangelist
The police say that Potts Is Il religion,
fanatic.
Evening star., 1909-02-27
WESTERN WINS DEBATE.
Given Decision Over Team From
Eastern High School

In the debate held yesterday in the as
sembly hall of the Central High School,
between the Eastern and Western debat-
ing teams. the latter came off victorious
by a vote of to l. The subject under
discussion was: Resolved. That the power
Of the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives is detrimental to public inter
ests." The Western upheld the affirma-
tive.
The winning team was composed of j..
Morrel Goodpasture. 90; r.. Baker Robin
son. '03. and Clarence W. Decker, 'o9.
with Leopold krentZ'in as alternate The
Eastern team was represented by r. Ed
ward Royal. 10: Miss Eleanor P. tar-
mer, II. and Frank A. Woodheld 10,
with Charles f. McAilister. 10, as alter
nate. The judges were Mr.. Justice Van
Orsdel of the Court of Appeals, Mr..
Justice Gould of the Supreme Court and
Commissioner Henry L. West. The chair
man was Emory S. Wilson of the Central
school.
Both schools turned out in large num-
hers to encourage their teams and the
hall was well filed.
Evening star., 1909-02-27
Pastor to Wed Head Worker In
Church.

NEW YORK. February PA wedding
Of unusual interest will take place in tha
Northminster Presbyterian Church in this
city March 9. which will be attended by
all the 400 members of the church. The
bridegroom will be the Rev. William
Payne Shriver. the pastor of the church,
and the bride Miss Mary Campbell
Thompson head worker in the church,
who took up her duties five years ago.
only two weeks after the pastor himself
filled the pulpit. The ceremony will be
performed by the Rev. Raymond Knox,
pastor of Columbia University Chapel.
Evening star., 1909-02-27
Norfolk Naval Y. M. c. A. Dedica-
ton

NORFOLK. Va, February 21.-St. Pat
rick's day March Id has been officially
designated as the date for the dedication
OF Norfolk's splendid new 100000 naval
y. NJ. c. A. building. the gift of John u.
Rockefeller to the enlisted men of tho
United States Navy.
The dedicatory address will be delivered
by the Rt Rev. Alfred Magill Randolph.
bishop of the p. f. diocese Of southern
Virginia, and number of other promi-
nent speakers from out of town will par
ticipate in the program. the details OF
which are now being arranged Among
those who will take part are Alfred +.
Marling of New York, vice president OF
the international committee: William
Sloane of New York, chairman of tho
army and navy department. and w. Il.
Mllar of New York. secretary of the in
ternational committee of the Y. NJ. G. A.
Evening star., 1909-02-27
HAYWARD ON HER WAY.
schooner, Disabled Near Bermuda,
Resumes Her Voyage.

The four-masted schooner Harry T.
Hayward of Boston, which put into Ber-
muda in disabled condition on a trip
from Port Tampa to Baltimore with
phosphate rock, is reported to have
passed through the capes Of the Chesa-
peake and is on her way to her des-
tination.
The Hayward is reported TO have sailed
from Bermuda for the Chesapeake Feb
ruary II. Her trip to the capes was a
speedy one.
A claim against the vessel, made by
the tug that towed her into Bermuda
has been left to the adjudication of the
admiralty court of Bermuda by Capt
Crocker. managing owner. It's decision
as to the amount TO be paid the tug will
be accepted.
The Hayward, it is stated. will receive
a thorough overhaultng at Baltimore.
Evening star., 1909-02-27
Canal Supplies on British Ship.

The British steamship Manzisles. Capt
Davis, is at Baltimore loading machin-
cry for the lsthmian canal commission.
The vessel is expected 10 sail at once
for Colon.
The steamer has aboard also "a large
quantity of railroad iron. switches. fish
plates, spikes and other material that
will he used in improving the railway
line across ththe isthmus and in laying
lines for work trains employed in the
canal construction work. This railway
ma erial is the last of an order for a
large quantity placed by the canal au-
thorities at Baltimore several months
ago.
About two weeks ago another steamer
with a full cargo of railway material and
other goods sailed from Baltimore for
Colon.
Evening star., 1909-02-27
During
Inauguration Week

IL you march. walk your feet fortify
and for your feet. Don't get footsore: ge,
Foot-Ease. the antiseptic powder TO be shaken
into the shoes. You can walk for hours and no,
get tired IL you use ALIENS FoOT-EAsE. /,
is always In demand for in patent leather
shoes. for dsncing parties and for breaking IL
new shoes. Order &c package TODAY of an.
druggist and he ready 10 forget you have fee
during Inauguration week. Sold everywhere
c3c sample FREE 10y mail. Address Allen 5
clmsted. lie Roy. y. y.
DON'T ACCErT ANY SUBSTITUTE.
fe2G-6t2S
Evening star., 1909-02-27
Lectures on Worlds Fairs.

Worlds Fairs from 1850 to Date" was
the subject OF lecture by Dr. w Z.
DeRiemer of the National Museum last
night in the assembly room of the Y. NJ
c.. a. in G street. Illustrating with stere-
opticon views, the speaker began with the
Crystal Palace exhibition in London in
1851, and gave a brief resume of the de-
velopment of the international exhibitions
TO the present. His final description
was of the Alaska Yukon exhibition, to
open in Seattle. Wash, next June.
Evening star., 1909-02-27
WELLS Is RECEPTIVE.
Hyattsville Man Would Accept State
Senatorship if Offered.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. February
g7.-Dr. Charles A. Wells Of Hyattsviile
has announced his willingness to allow his
name to be presented to the next county
democratic convention as the nominee for
the state senate. In his statement DR.
Wells declares that he. will enter no con-
test to secure the nomination. nor will he
c0untenance any combination to accom-
plish the result.
He says he is deeply appreciative of the
many volunteer offers of support, and il
nominated and elected hopes TO be OF
some service to his party and to all the
people of his native county.
Evening star., 1909-02-27
Temple Series at Y. M. c. A.

For the opening meeting of the Temple
Series" announced for the five Sundays
beginning tomorrow. the Young Mems
Christian Association has secured John
Timothy Stone, pastor of the Brown Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church, Baltimore.
DR.. Stone is chairman of the foreign mis-
sion committee of the synod of Baltimore
His theme tomorrow will be David and
Goliath Today The association orcheS-
ira will furnish music for the prelude be-
ginning at ) o'clock. The meeting is open
to all men.
Evening star., 1909-02-27

character''-and il would be blessing *
every mother In the world could truthfully
say as much for her SONS.
Evening star., 1909-02-27
Augusta, Florida, Cuba, South.

3:i5 and SOS pm UneXcelled service via
Atlantic Coast Line. Florida Informa-
tion Bureau, l419 New York ave. NV
Advt.
Evening star., 1909-02-27
Relinquishes $40, 900 for Husband.

NORRISTOWN. Pa. February 27.-Re-
linouishIng $4,000 which would have been
paid 10 her had she carried out the in
junction OF her fathers will that she
Evening star., 1909-02-27

should leave her husband. Mrs. Robert
Anderson. who was formerly Miss Mar
garet J. Prizer of Schwenksville; Informed
the court that she would stick to her
husband and allow the legacy to revert to
her mother. Mrs. Anderson said she
had married two years ago against the
wishes of both her father and mother.
Evening star., 1909-02-27
OF TAFT.
Information About Ancestors
Gathered by His Mother.
OF NEW ENGLAND STOCK
Descended on Both Sides From Men
of Mark.
FULL RECORD PRESERVED
Brothers and Sister and Half Brother
of the Next President-Eloquent
Tribute to His Father.
OF NEW ENGLAND STOCK
'ULL RECORD PRESERVED

BY WILLIAM p. CURTIS
Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald
During the later years of her life the
mother of President-elect Taft spent d
great deal of time in collecting genealog-
ica1 material concerning her ancestors
and those Of her husband. and prepared
an interesting memoir which was recently
published in he reports of the Worcester
lMass) Society of Antiquity. She traced
the Taft and Torrey pedgrees back as
far as records could be found, and has
thus preserved a complete and detailed
account of the ancestors of our next Pres
ident upon which future historians may
rely.
The genealogical account of the Torrey
family to which she belonged begins with
William Torrey of Combe, st. Nicholas.
Somersetshire. England. whose will was
dated in 1856. His grandson. the third
William Torrey, born in 1908. came t"
America in 1910 settled in the town of
Weymouth, '.and became a conspicuous
character in Massachusetts,, for many
years a member of the house OF deputies.
and always chosen clerk; magistrate,
and a captain of militia. He w&s man
of affairs and education. having some
knowledge Of Latin. and also fair literary
ability, which appears through printed
essay on The Tuturities,' a quaint pro-
duction still extant.' He died in 169O.
A Distinguished Scholar.
''Willam's eldest son was the distin-
guisl,ed scholar and preacher, Rev. Sam
uel Torrey. who lived at Weymouth and
died there after a pastorate of fifty years.
He was educated at Harvard College. and
it is recorded that he subsequently twice
declined the presidency of that college
He had also the unusual honor OF preach
ing three election sermons before the
great and general court of Massachu-
line comes down through his brother Will
liam. who settled at Mendon in 1880
Tradition credits the family with unusual
physical proportions, the last William be
inS reported as six feet and seven inches
in height. His wife was Anna Davenport
of Mendon, and their oldest son. Samuel
Davenport Torrey Gather of the late Mrs
Alphonso TafO, was born at Mendon
Worcester county. Mass, in 17S9 and
died at Millbury, the same county, De-
cember 23. 1877.
His early life was spent In Boston In
the West India trade, and, having ac-
quired what he regarded as competency.
Mr.. Torrey retired from business and 10
Gated permanently in Millbury For forty
six years he was one of the subSea nt!al
citizens of the town, bearing an important
part In it's affairs. as also Of the Congre-
gational Church. of which he was mem
ber His life was a model of courtesy
and uprightness and his genial and GER
dial manners were a true index of his
character.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-05-02
BLUE GRASS BLADE
Bible Inconsistencies

say. pity spare mercy
stroy them"
Ezekiel xvii:2O The shall the nquity of
the father but Exodus Il, the Lord thy God
jealous visiting niquties fathers the chill
dren to the third and fourth generations"
ills says: The shall justified"
but the third chapter the deeds of
the law, there shall no flesh be justified"
Job vi9 las the cloud consumed and vansheth
he that goeh the shall
Paul. who quoted by the ercs than
Corinthians the shall
be raised Here find Job and Paul conflict AS bill
lions of human beings have the and
raised" by the of the trumpet
Job this time is right and remains be that
Is any n Pauls assertion.
Ecclesiases vii: says: For there
the earth that doeh and snneth not The inspired Sol
contradcts Solomon
Whatsoever of God doth commit
He that committeth sin is of the devil" And then John is
says: say ourselves
the truth is not In us NOW is up TO the heconcers TO deter
S telling Biblical
like politicians makes inspired
another equally contradcs You
another" The Annanias Club in Bible
United today 1t
logical conclusion that the truth of them
Solomon John-and that 'one of them is deceiver.'
when
Psalm 1161 "Al liars, Solomon John
both that list, though be bigger than
other what the Bible David the father of
Solomon, he the palm from both of them
faith integrity the tricks he played
Saul he sneaked around the chimney watch
the according
the Bible record between the veciy of David Solomon and
there is little choice On the question of truth much
leniency should be shown to Solomon.
Max ORel that Al deceive their wives and guess
Max lie talking Solomon
he a monumental
a with
her, think of Solomon who had deceive
wives 1t does if a envroned
wives would only fasfer,
hghwayman, pirate traitor thief bushwhacker,
a boxer undesirable citizen" all
always interesting character to me- and when get to writing
to-" 1t is a certain
y Solomon had interesting family.
plainly "A liars" To my
should have read Nearly all and liars with
small contingent included
ALL course thousand Mrs Solomons all
Blue-grass blade., 1909-05-02
(By Josephine X. HenryD

1t sailing orthodoxy mind be-
gan think question.
The citadel Christian superstition ormed and
is trembling under the questionings of Reason.
The pulpit obtained the of the
civil law the clergy from the socaled sacred desk proclaim
what is unreasonable improbable and the civil
law protects Them dare dispute their assertions how
much they outrage truth Law and Science must
their assertions but with Religion The clergy from hei
towards castle issue their proclamaons and
enced congregations forced let at that But the
mental of those the find expression
through The dashed white foam,
and the unrest in Zion is alarming
The truth asy of the Holy Bible is the top root of
all the trouble all this the fault of the Church If its Holy
Book the rock of truth should demand nves
CATION inquiry for settle the
whether the Bible divine human authorship
aible infaible. Science and clamong for
and refuses anything less
There all Ministerial Associations; SHOULD
be formed of the ablest cercs ard should be The
Reconcers duty to
explain the mpossbies atsurdites in the Holy
Bible the of the skeptics,
searching hirsting Truth.
pre- God the author of evil taking
his from Deuteronomy xx:19 it, "A god of truth
and without nquty just and right is e but the inspired
Isaiah xv:7, says: peace
ALL things" that the
suthor evil If God created ALL things he must
the devil Then logically God is the author of
evil Romans it'll, There is respect of with
Cod" ix13, Jacob have loved Esau
hated yet the history of these characters shows
have been gentleman comparison with his
brother Jacob dishonest centous trickest
CRATER depicted Holy
in Christian civilization today If going to select from
among Bible a ovabe would tell Jacob
back and sit GOWN Ezekiel xvl:S2 Il have
the death Of him that deth saith the Lord Cod
The is good to ALL and his
all his works. should imagine that Ezekiel
David would not be authorities with the people of Galveston
Martinique Francisco Italy, but would think that Jere
x:14 knew what he talking about when he makes
Blue-grass blade., 1909-05-02

POINTED ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE ALLEGED DIVINE
REvELATIoNs-soME NUTS FOR PREACHERS
TO CRACK, IF THEY HAVE TIME.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-02
Corporation Claim Agents or Ambulance.
Chasing Lawyers: Which is Worst?

and practice was changed so as u
allow cases TO be taken on contingent
fees The best and most reputable
lawyers now take them. Il is a part
of the universal practice. and is a
necessary part OF our law. Without
il the widows. orphans and parents
OF workmen would have little protec-
tion In case OF injury or death.
For We have no workingmen's in
surance law In this country, as other
civilized nations have.
And we have the complement and
mate OF the ambulance-chasing law
yer. the corporation claim agent. Not
all claim agents are Of the despic-
able sort here referred 10, but most
OF them by the very nature OF their
employment. must tend that way. just
as the personal injury lawyer, doing
business legitimately. tends TO become
an ambulance chaser
Mrs John Love, OF Cherry. whose
husband and three-brothersin-law
were killed in the mine. declared
that her surviving brotherin-law
and several other witnesses Of the ac-
cident that killed three hundred men
The Detroit times., 1909-12-02

woman who equipped the Maynower?
To Harriet Beecher Stowe and other
women who were first instrumental In
trying To abolish slavery? The lack
OF recognition. the forgetfulness of all
that women have done for the country
* In perfect harmony with all treat
ment accorded her by the male sex.
When the Pilgrims landed on tho
eSrd OF Deccmber-there were forty
one men and sixty women who shared
the hprdslnps Of that new country,
Rut I'M an address given by James G..
blaine he said: Men settled and built
up this country men struggled and
labored These good men were the
prueenitors of the race" hut OF these
noble women not one word. These
ncrolnes who faced cold and hunger
and privations brayely and as one
writer wittily puts H. Not only had
the pilgrim mothers to endure all that
the pllprin fathers had. but they had
Ia endure the nilgrim fathers also"
Women are tired of enduring tired
OF being treated as dolls or slaves.
They have discovered themselves and
because OF the lnjustices perpetrated
on them through countless ages. We
have today the unrest which is SO dis
turbing TO our masculine friends. and
which will cease only when Justice and
personal liberty are given TO the other
half of the race.
Very truly.
TRUTH.
Detroit Dec. /. 1909.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-02

People reading the awful news OF
the Cherry mine horror were shocked
by the accounts OF the lawyers OF the
ambulance-chasing variety, whose
agents prowled about the stricken
town soliciting jobs as attorneys for
the wives and children and parents
OF those lost in the mine.
They wanted To make contracts
with the survivors, while the corpses
were still in that awful hole, while
the issue OF life or death was still I'M
solved. 10 bring suits for damages on
speculation. and for contingent fees.
There was time when no decent
lawyer would take a case % cont!n-
gent fee There was time when a
lawyer doing so was subject to disbar-
ment
But al last IL came 10 be seen That
In many cases poor people were with
out the power 70 litigate their cases
unless allowed 20 mortgage the only
property they possessed, perhaps,
their claim for damages. In the IN
terests OF poor claimants. Of just sucn
people as those at Cherry the IAN
The Detroit times., 1909-12-02

the Witness-chasing claim agent. IN"
former worms himself into the good
Eraces OF the afflicted, perhaps, ana
nakes moLey through damage suits.
BIT ne divides the money with the
recdy cues He protects. 20 some cx'
tent at least. the poor and suffering.
But the claim agent who runs of Wit.
n.sses. brings pressure 10 bear ON
employees 10 tell falsehoods or sup
press truth on the stand. or inveiglas
mourners tC give receipts in full TO-
wrong the extent of which they do
not know. is a reptile Sinner than tho
language has words 10 characterize