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notify the department or the destina-
ton of the parcels. If he ships the aCti-
Cles by rail. it win be the duty OF the
railroad to give notice OF the shipment
so that the Government inspectors can
examine them at their place Of desti-
nation and assess the duty.
AiTship Inspection.
Mr.. Andrews stated today that when
regular lines OF airships ply between
this country and another, inspectors
will be on hand at the place OF en-
barking to ascertain the cargo and no.
tify the Government at home. These
inspectors are now found in every coun-
try and no ship starts for America
without an examination by these In
spectOrs. The same principle will bs
carried out with the airship lines, II
they are established
If smuggling is ever attempted by
means of airships. il win be Of dia-
monds and costly fabrics Of little weight
and great value. There will be the same
possibility Of smuggling these articles
as there is at the present time. Oppor-
tunity would be no greater, for inSpec-
tors would be on the ground before the
aviator had put his machine into the
garage.
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MILITARY FUNERAL
FOR COLONEL AUGUR
Body of Gallant Soldier TO
Be Buried This
Afternoon.

Military honors will mark the funeral
of Col Jacob Arnold AuguT, whose
body viii reach this city this after
noon en- route from the Philippines,
where his death occurred two months
ago. The Body vii be met at the train
by a detachment of cavalry from Fort
Myer, and the funeral cortege, headed
by the Marine Band, viii proceed to TIE
Arlington National Cemetery. where ft-
neral services viii be held
Colonel Augur was born In New York
in 1919 He entered West Point In 1865,
graduating in 1853 He received an ap-
poiutment as second lieutenant Of the
Fifth Cavalry after his graduation, and
was promoted 70 the rank Of colonel of
the Tenth Cavalry in 1902. His promo
ton TO the rank Of bTigadieT general
had lust been Cabled 10 Manila, where
he was stationed when his death oc-
cured.
Colonel Augur served throughout the
Spauish-American War as major of the
Fourth Cavalry, and distinguished him
self for gallantry during the arduouS
campaign of his regiment in the Phil
ippnes.
He is survived by his wife and one
daughter, who were with him at the
time Of his death.
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READY
FOR AERIAL TARIFF
Duties Can Be Collected When Channels of Trade Are
Though All Without New Laws or Add
tonal Inspectors, Says Official

When highways are laid out and es-
tablished above the earth and the chan
nels Of trade are through the air. the
Treasury Department Will have no
more trouble in collecting the duties
Under the tariff law than at the present
time.
Not a single new law is necessary to
handle this innovation in trade; not a
single additional inspector will be
needed. Inquiry at the department to-
day showed that the officials there are
greatly interested in the probability that
importations and immigration may. in
a few years, take place in airships, and
the advice was volunteered that the
department Is thoroughly equipped to
take care of the new business.
OF course, as one official expressed il.
smuggling may take place In the air
ships just as IL is now taking place
across the Canadian and Mexican Dor
defS In vehicles Of every description but
it is less liable to happen with airships
than with wagons, for the news Of the
departure of an airship or Of its alight-
ing is more liable to reach official ears
than the start or arrival of a wagon.
Checking System.
It is only two years since the auditor
Of the Treasury Department had estab-
Iished the comprehensive system of
checking up the importations through
the mails, by which the Government
never fails to secure It's duty. Under
this system the first postofiee official 20
receive a parcel from some other coun-
try attaches TO it three coupons, noti-
flying the postmaster at the place OF
delivery that the package is supposed to
contain dutiable goods.
One of these coupons goes TO the office
of w. r. Andrews, auditor Of the
Treasury, and he holds the receiving
postmaster responsible. 1t is the duty
of the postmaster to attach another
coupon and send it to the auditor and
at the same time send the package 10
the nearest surveyor of the customs,
who opens 1t. assesses the duty and re-
turns it to the postmaster to collect the
duty.
Now. if an aviator enters the coun-
try in his airship and mails a number
Of packages from his point O, destina-
ton. il will be the duty OF that post
master to attach these coupons which
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DAVIS TO RECALL
FIRST WITNESSES

ANNAPOLIS, July 27.-Considerable
time was consumed when the court
convened in argument between counsel
as 10 the manner in which the remain
ing witnesses should be heard. Mr..
Davis for the Sutton family, strongly
objected to the original ruling that all
witnesses now available should be heard
while the court awaited the arrival
Of Surgeon Cook and Lieutenant Utley,
and that there should be no rebuttal
testimony after Utley and Cook had
been heard
Mr.. Davis said he would recall Adams
and perhaps other witnesses after 1T
lev tells his version of the affair, and
indicated that the Sutton side had al
least one witness that it wanted 70 re-
serve until the last. The court finally
ruled that Witnesses might be called
back to the stand after Utley and Cook
had been heard, and the concession
seemed satisfactory 70 the Sutton at
torneys, who however, viii be forced
TO put Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. Parker
on the stand, meanwhile.
Attorney Davis suggested to the
court today that I'm consideration of
the various statements Of witnesses as
10 distances and movements the court
visit the scene Of the Sutton fight be
fore It adiourns-
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GUARD WILL RECEIVE
ONE HUNDRED HORSES
Change in Plan of Furnishing Animals for Local Sol.
diers Meets With Approval Among Officers
hcers' Examinations May Not Be Held

Bids for horses for the officers of the
District National Guard, who viii be
mounted during the exercises in New
England, viii be opened at National
Guard headquarters tomorrow at noon.
About 100 horses will be needed for all
purposes.
Under the new regulations the Off
GERS, who are TO have charge Of the
horses and be held responsible for them
during the period covered by the eXer-
cises, will make the contracts. Hereto
fore the chief quartermaster of the
brigade has entered into contract with
the liverymen who have furnished the
horses and there has been more or less
complaint over the divided response
bHity. Now the hverymen Will make
his arrangements directly with the Off
GERS who are 10 be held responsible for
the care of the animals. The price must
be uniform and the contract must be ap-
proved by the commanding general be-
fore it is finally signed and agreed
upon.
There is no disposition on the part
OF the brigadier general commanding to
keep the men who have received ap-
pointments as second lieutenants from
serving as such during the coming eX-
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ercises. If it is possible to examine all
of the appoiutees and thus qualify them
for their commissions before the brig
ade departs. the examinations viii be
held. The adjutant general has been
endeavoring to MI all the vacancies in
the higher grades, however, before the
lower grades are taken up. This is being
done now. the examinations Of Capt
Alexander Summers and Captain Walk
el for promotion to the grade of major
being now before the examining board.
The examinations Of first ieutenantS
who have been nominated for commits
si0ns as captains will next be disposed
of and then viii come the second lieu
tenants slated for promotion to first
lieutenant. AS the new regulations in
crease the number of captains and first
lieutenants as we'll as second lieUten-
arts, il is hardly regarded as probable
that the second lieutenants viii be ex-
amined before the brigade leaves The
commanding general viii insist that
every company that goes to New Eng
land shall have a minimum of two com
misSiOned officers.
The adjutant general is receiving sat
isfactory statements from company and
organization commanders as TO the
number Of men who will be taken to
New England Adjutant General Smiley
believes the brigade will make as good
a showing numerically as any militia
organization in the country.
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position of a prosecutor. We have not
prepared to prosecute any one nor can
I do so on such short notice. I shall
be obliged, therefore. to withdraw from
the case If this inquiry is to continue
under the present arrangements. I do
not propose TO have to do this all over
egain to have this decision abbrogated
on a teCh1iCality."
- Captain Biruey. representing Adams,
and Major Leonard, the judge advocate,
insisted that this still was a simple
court of inquiry, that 1T could continue
indefinitely and examine the witnesses
as IL chose, that the argument was
about the shadow and not the sub
stance.
The three members of the court put
their heads together and solemnly con-
veTsed in an undertOne for several mo-
ments. Commander Hood then sudden
" announced that the court would ad-
1Ourn until Utley arrived and that the
witnesses should remain in touch with
the judge advocate, subject TO recall at
any time.
To Retain Counsel
Lieutenant Beven, spokesman for the
four officers who we're without warning
placed in the attitude of defendants
themselves. said that. they would en-
ploy counsel Adams, who has had
counsel all along. will retain them.
What Utley will do remains TO be seen.
Rocker, the other codefendant named
by the court, has not yet been found
and the inquiry probably viii proceed
without him.
The unlocked for termination of the
case for the present. at least. disap-
pointed a large court room audience,
come TO hear Mrs. Sutton testify She
had Just taken the oath when the let
ter that caused complete change in
the program was produced. She sat
on the stand for more than an hour
while counsel argued. but gave never
word OF testimony. She did not have
the opportunity.
Turning Point.
Today's developments seem 10 be the
tuning point in the case. There is a
probability now that the Suttons may
attempt to obtain from those higher up
a reversal of the boards decision today.
Attorneys Davis and Vandyke, Mrs.
Sutton and Mrs. Rose Sutton Parker
are to hold a conference this afternoon.
They do not relish the action of the
board which makes il a trial court rath-
er than one Of inquiry. In effect il
makes difficult getting the matter into
civil court, for il virtually places on
trial all those present when sutton Is
alleged to have shot himself
Il thought the matter had been dis
posed Of when il was agreed in the be-
ginning that Adams was not a defen-
dant and that Mrs. Sutton was not an
sccuser of any one said the Sutton
attorney Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. Parker
dcquiescing.
Nc one knows better than those rep
resenting the Sutton interests that to-
days happenings viii have the effect,
If they so wish, Of closing the mouths
of the men involved in that midnight
fight on the Academy Campus. Self
i1cTiminatiOn can be advanced, and
tJry investigation, it renders less VAL
liable the evidence if IL is ever sent
before a civil one.
To put it plainly. everything seems to
be cup in the air now as regards the
Sutton inquiry and no two have the
same idea as to what tOday's decision,
coming so Unexpectedly. has wrought.
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Deaths

James H. Jones. &c years, United States
Soldiers Home.
Sarah J. Webb, 40 years, 400 Seventh
street southeast.
William Henry Harrison Sheets, 6s
wears. 62l Rock Greek Church road.
Elizabeth Jane HouclI, 81 years, ~ Por-
ter street northeast
Robert Stevens. s6 years, 124S Bladens-
burg road northeast.
Henry A. Colbert - years, Government
Hospital for Insane.
Mabel Z. Owens. 81 years, 1897 Ninth
street northwest.
Fred J. Spiudler, ir-s II years, 1854
Third stree. northwest
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Died.

CLEMMER-On Monday. July g. 1909 at
SAB p. M. VA. B. CLEMMER
Funeral services. 10 be held at his SON
residence. 100 Eighth street northeast Time
TO he announced later. It.
BERRT-On Tuesday. July q 1903 AT Twen-
ty-second and Claiming streets northeast
Langd0n. ID. O.. LOUISE Bid BERRY.
Due notice Of funeral. IL.
AUGUR-JACOB ARNOLD AUGUR. late
colonel Tenth United States Cavalry.
Interment and services at National Gene
terry, Arlington, on Tuesday, July Z. after
arrival of train from New York due al
3-45 %.
DOOLAN-Ou Monday July %. 1903 at S.31
a. ~, at BrightwoCd. d. c., MARTIN B.
DOOLAN. retired sergeant OF engineers
GREENSTREET-On Monday. July %. 1909.
at $50 a. m. at her residence. 1920 Twenty
FIRST street northwest MARY MCKEE.
daughter and only child of Thomas n. and
Nancy n Mckee. IN her fortieth year.
SI-ILIVAN-On Monday. July Is. 1903
ALOYSIUS, beloved son of the late John
and Stagia sullivan.
SWART-On Monde July Is, 1909 at II 4
M at the residence Of her daughter Mrs
J. A Talbot. sos Fifteenth street north
west, SARAH H widow Of Barnett 7.
SWart.
Mrs. swart had been a resident Of this
citv for seveuty-siN years she was the
widow of the late Barnett r. Swart. who
was one of the most prominent farmers in
Maryland She died after an illness OF
more than two years
She Is survived by three sons: w W.
Swart, r. T. Swart. and r. B. Swart; and
by one daughter, Mrs j. A. Talbot.
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Hart in the few exciting moments fol-
lowing the shooting.
Lieutenant Willing, officer of the day,
testified that he found the revolver on
the parade grounds ana that De Hart
had informed him where it might be
found. De Hart said he reported the
revolver incident only to Utey and that
Utley had said never mind, 1t has been
found 30
It is now up to Uuey. There Is a
mistake somewhere.
Owens, the chauffeur who drove the
officers over testified thai when he left
the scene Utley and Osterman seemed
to be holding Sutton while Adams was
advancing upon him. Kennedy recalled
that he moved away before the auto
mobile did; Owens remembered that he
was ordered away before the fight be
gun-a fight that Kennedy processes TO.
have seen.
The testimony of Kennedy, an IN
known quantity, caused Attorney Z. W.
Van Dyke and half score Of news
paper men to visit the sCelse Of Ken
nedys sentry watch, and the struggle
Yesterday afternoon. II was found that
the private could have seen through the
trees. as he claimed the beginning OF
the second fight between the officers and
firing began. Kennedy declares that he
saw Adams running up the hill toward
the camps after the first encounter lie
doesn't recall seeing Sutton 60 in that
that Sutton, whose coat he held for a
few minutes had any gun
Witness Attacked.
Major Leonard. the judge advocate,
attacked Kennedy's record rather harsh
Iv. Kennedy admitted being occasion
ally disciplined a dispute between
counsel arose when Major Leonard in
timated that It had been deemed neces-
sary. by the commanding officer at Nor
folk TO have sergeant accompany
Young Kennedy from Norfolk. Major
Leonard asked the witness. not at all
kindly, If he didn't know that this pre-
caution was taken because ne was not
capable" of getting here alone. At
tOTnev Davis objected heatedly to this
iuSinuatiOn and cOntended that the wit
ness was entitled to immunity from such
discrediting remarks IN the face of the
open and frank statement he had made,
and his appearance as witness. Major
Leonard said he would take the stand
If necessary, and declare this 10 be
fact. The witness, with just a show
of surprise, but without any show of
resentment toward the superior officer,
said he thought there was a mistake
about this.
If I were to tell why this sergeant
accompanied this Witness according TO
my opinion, it would be quite a differ
ent story" said Mr.. Davis. He then
asked the witness il he had discussed
the case with either Mrs Sutton or
her attorneys, ana the private replied
that he had not. Altogether. despite
minor contradictions, as developed by
Attorney Birney, representing Adams,
the witness made a favorable lmpT6S-
sion and undoubtedly created a SEN
was a complete surprise TO court and
attorneys.
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MASON KILLS HIMSELF.

CHICAGO. July 27.-After taking
every precsuuon to prevent Identified
ton, man who registered as Edward
Wilson committed suicide on Sunday In
the Saratoga Hotel by swallowing pois-
on. The man was a member of the
Masonic order, and d note found with
lodge apron iu the room made a request
that he be buried by the Masons. He
had cut from the receipts the name OF
the lodge to which he belonged.
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lNCENDIARY FIRE
AT SOCIETY RESORT
JOCelyE House and Two Cot
tages Burn at Old
Orchard Beach.

PORTLAND. Me. July 27.-Fire be-
heved to have been Of incendiary origin,
early today caused the loss Of 100000
at PrOuts Neck, a fashionable summer
resort near Old Orchard Beach
The flames started in the Jocelyn
House, and driven by a brisk breeze
soon spread to the hotel stables. whence
they jumped to two summer cottages
near by, and thence to a garage. In
spite of all that the residents OF the
hotel. and surrounding structures could
do, the fire practically burned itself
out. A shift Of the wind prevented the
further spread of the flames.
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The Vital Records.
Births.

blrLnas
William s. and Mary F. Ridgway, girl
Frank J and Mary GrOgan, boy
Harry p. and Isabel Talbert, girl
II enry and Nora Burns, boy
Ralph E and Agnes +. Clinton, boy.
John F. and Carrie +. Yancey, girl.
William II. and Alberta r. Gahney
boy twins.
Winfield and Viola Jones, boy.
Harry 4. and Alice L. Madden. girl.
Frank G. and Ellen J. Ward, girl.
Harry /. and Minnie BOrTick, boy.
George L. and ROsilla 4. Klein, girl.
Morris and Belle Hollandi, girl
William J. and Mary McKernen, boy.
George and Mary r. Coupe, boy.
George r. and Mabel A. Judge, boy.
John /. and Elva J.. Miller, girl
Henry A. and Sarah LavissOn. girl.
William A. and Alberta Elliott, boy.
George W and Alice Murphy. boy.
Willis z. and Flora ". Hall, boy.
Eugene N. and Mary La Boiteaux, girl
Ernest J. and Abbie Sparks. girl
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Didn't Recognize Voice.

Kennedy didn't recognize the voice
He remembered only four shots; the
others have said there were five.
Next. he testified. came Trtlev 10 The
hospital with the Information that SUIT
ton had shot himself He was ordered
20 summon the steward and an an
prentice Adams came a few minutes
later with a story about having been
shot IN the hand After a while SUIT
tons BODY arrived.
But the next morning Kennedy de-
clares, Utley told him 20 SAY nothing
about what happened" He declared
that he had not up 70 this day. On the
same morning, he declared De saw
Utley walk out on the grounds and
pick up a black service revolver. Tu-
ferentiauy IL was the one that Dc Hart
had thrown away the night bef0re2the
revolver which some mysterious and
now unknown person had handed De
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Has New Biplaue

According to Roman De Bersaques
a young French inventor, Washington
is going to see an aeroplane of a new
.ype of which he is the designer. The
Bersaques machine is a bi-plane with
a body like a boat suspended under the
lower plane. Four small motors viii
be placed in this boat, two in front and
two at the rear.
The total weight of the machine, the
inventor fig Tres. viii be about 30
pounds. He expects to get sixty miles
an hour out of It.
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Marriage Licenses.

Harry l. Fuller and Nan ". Will
Jams. Of Old Point Comfort, Va.
Harold g. Hilgard, Of BelIeville. Ill.
and Natalie p. Carter, Of Washington
Freddie W. Layne and Mary 7. Page,
Of Richmond. Va.
Angelo Socca and Angelina Sbrocchi.
Of Washington.
Harry KurtZ and Rose Levy, Of
Washington.
John Kamb and Julia Clifford, of
Washington.
Robert J. Pfeiffer and Elizabeth T.
PauuiU Of washington.
George Phillips and Joanna Owens,
Of Portland. Nd.
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comforts. however, there wasn't much
grumbling and most everyone seemed
to feel rewarded after Mr.. Wright s
few dashes above their heads.
The fight was spectacular enough,
even to old hands. Going south the
machine went into the teeth OF the gale
and didn't go fast enough to set its
wings afiTe. Coming north, however,
with a zephyr at fifteen or more help
ing, the aerOplane must have been hunt
ing the sixty miles an hour mark Il
certainly appeared 10 be travelling enor-
mously fast. In spite Of the wind Or
lille kept her on an even keel and there
wasn't much dipping or yaWing.
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Falls on Live Wires.

NEW YORK. July 27.-John Alden
Leck, a youthful aerOnauJ, descended
on a network OF live electric wires and
was badly burned after a flight from
Bayonne Park. He is now in a Jersey
City hospital receiving treatment for
his burns and also for broken arm and
leg.
The young man has been on several
ascents at Bayonne Park and was IN
iured once before by flying over an
open furnace.
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UTLEYS TESTIMONY
NOW SEEMS PIVOTAL

ANNAPOLIS. July I.-The man OF
the hour in the second Sutton inquiry
now seems TO be Lieutenant Utley, en-
route 10 Annapolis aboard the battle
ship North Carolina. The testimony of
Private Charles Kennedy, begun late
yesterday afternoon, but made all the
more important both TO the Suttons
and to the Navy Department what this
man viii have to say. CJley seems 20
have been anywhere and everywhere on
the night of the tragedy; he seems TO
have been both peacemalzer and par
ticipant in the campus fight.
Kennedy, a faXen-haired, slender,
frank enlisted man, held the attention
OF the courtroom from the moment he
took the stand Hu came 10 Annapolis
as an enigmatlc witness No one knew
what he would testify TO nor whether
he had even been present on the night
that sutton died, a supposed suicide.
The attorneys for the SuttOns had re-
ceived merely an anonymous letter from
Washington suggesting Juatt they sum-
mon Kennedy, then at Norfolk. That
was all. True. he became mixed on
some of his details, Just as almost e.
cry witness has as 10 that II IS one
Of the uueXpiainable quantities Of this
second inquiTy-nO Two persons exactly
agree on the little things few Of them
agree on big mes.
Tells About Night.
But Kennedy did say some things
about Utley, his superior officer, just
as every witness heretofore has. Ken
nedy, the private, recalled that he had
come upon the group of officers on the
parade grounds Just after they had piled
out OF the automobile that had brought
Them from the Carvel Hall Hotel,
Adams had his coat of. Ostermann
and Uuey were standing near Sutton
had his coat on. but halted Kennedy
and, taking OF coat and hat, asked
the private 10 hold them Then Ken
uedv. recalled that Sutton said:
i VIII fight you now, Adams, II you
want q fight"
Then the private declared they fought
for I'VE minutes. He didn't know ex-
actIy who came out victor, but Sutton S
face was bloody. Utley. he said, had
iutsrfered-
kennedy was due at his post on the
hospital grounds as sentry. He told
Sutton that he must leave. Starting
away, he looked back when twenty
been renewed. This time Il looked as
gagged IN q free-fOr-au Sutton, the Wit
ness recalled, had asked him TO come
back, but the hour for his sentry
duty had arrived and he hurried on. A
few minutes later through the trees,
he saw firing on the parade grounds
and some one yelled:
Are you ShOfg'