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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
Found Himself Alone.


duty he had and curiosity to see what
was in the atmosphere Immediately de-
serted the aeronaut. a He promptly rolled
out of the basket md left Smith alone
with the balloon. The sudden release of
the aeronaut's weight caused the balloon
to give a quick leap upward, and before
Smith could collect his wits he was fifty
feet in the air and still rising. To jump
meant sudden death Smith quietly lay
down in the bottom of the basket and
tainted.
How long he was unconscious he has
never been able to tell, but when he
came to he was far up in the air, travel
ing rapidly with the wind. Peeping be-
tween the Stats at the bottom of the bas-
ket, the unwilling air navigator watched
small villages, fields of waving wheat
and sprouting corn pass gently but swift
ly by. Today Smith will tell you that
the sight was beautiful one At the
time it inspired him with a nameless
dread.
He had stepped into the basket about
10 o'clock in the morning. When he had
become sufficiently composed to figure on
time he found it was o'clock. The bal
loon was still sailing high above the
earth. going at rapid rate in a north
which he was passing was unknown to
Smith, and he could not figure out where
he was going.
AS the shadows began to grow long
on the grass. Smith got up enough nerve
to stand up in the basket and look about
him. Far ahead. in the direction in which
he was being blown, he saw a narrow,
silvefy thread. which he imagined must
be a river. Whether it was the James
or the Potomac he could not be certain,
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thought it must be the Potomac. About
this time the balloon began to settle and
come closer to the earth. AS the balloon
and the sun went down Smiths spirits
rose.
In a little while the sun set, and still
the river was some distance off. Smith
began to fear that the balloon would light
In the middle of it, but just as darkness
came on the balloon began to sink rap
idly 1t came down at last in a field
near the river bank. A few minutes be-
fore it landed it had passed over large
town The lights Of a still larger town.,
IA rther north were noticeable in the dusk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
Decided to Let Him Live.

The first thing Smith did when he reach
ed Stanton was to hunt up the circus
people Everybody he met expressed sur
prise at seeing him alive. From people
living ten miles out of Staunton they
learned that a balloon had been seen go
ing north. and all Staunton had been Won
dering what had become of its occupant.
Smith answered their questions rapid
~. Then he borrowed a revolver and
went to hunt the balloon man. He was
told that the circus had left town. but
that the aeronaut had broken his leg
when he jumped out Of the basket and
was lying in the hospital. This appeased
Smith, and he gave up the thought of
killing him.
For months Smith was the hero of
Staunton. Then he moved to Warrenton
and has been one of the celebrities there
for nearly twenty years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
Wing of Republican Party in State
Secures Federal Patronage.
Revenues Increase.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, January 8, 1909.
Politicians Of the state are still awaiting
patiently the long promised announcement
by Representative Glass of his decision as
to the gubernatorial race
The impression which prevailed for
some time, and which Mr.. Glass has never
corrected, was that he would made his
final announcement prior to the first of
the year. So far nothing has come from
him to Indicate just what he will do.
Mr. Glass has been holding conferences
with his friends. 1t is yet believed he
will enter the contest, and when he does
that he will have things to say which will
command the attention of the other as
pirants and be of sufficient moment to re-
quire some reply from them. Mr.. Glass
is noted for the directness Of his utter
ances.
His friends are holding off and await
ing the word before they make any align
ment. Should he enter the race he will
undoubtedly have his headquarters in the
city of Lynchburg. From that section
the bulk of his strength will come.
The friends Of Mr.. Tucker think that
the candidacy of Mr.. Glass will injure the
Rockbridge man more than that of any
candidate.
Will Nominate Many Candidates.
When the state committee will be called
to fix date for the state primary is not
known. There are seven places to be filled
on the state ticket. The voters also will
name a candidate for the United States
Senate to succeed John W. Daniel, senior
senator from Virginia.
So far there is no one to oppose Senator
Daniel. 1t is not likely he will have to do
more than make formal announcement
and be awarded the nomination, as was
the case six years ago, when he was de-
clared the nominee by the committee.
This will be the fourth term for Senator
Daniel
The state ticket TO be named will be a
governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
general. treasurer. secretary of the com
monWealth. superintendent of public in
struction and commissioner of agricul-
ture. All these will stand for reelection,
except in the case Of the governor, whom
the constitution inhibts from succeeding
himself. and Attorney General Anderson,
who retires after two terms in that de-
partment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-19

Schroeder machine guns on autOmo-
bile trucks took position at one side
of the road while Battery b occupied
a commanding place on high ground
in their rear. At this point there were
Pol men in the Blue force. Pre- ssing
them hard were five troops of District
OF Columbia cavalry and three troop.
of the 10th Cavalry, more than 400 mer
in all
The fighting began there in earnes.
about II clock and owing to the open ma
ture of the country. it was the prettiest
engagement of the day from spectacular
standpoint. First the Reds thanked the
machine guns and theoretically killed all
the Blues behind them, rendering these
war implements useless from an umpire
standpoint because the Blue artllerymen
orly pointed the guns in one direction and
failed to shoot over the entire territory
which the guns commanded.
: Advancing in a half circle. the Reds
prepared to play the same game on Bat
terry b and were rushing across the great
fields in that section when Co. X of the
1st Infantry and a battalion of the ID
jutant General Barrol of the Blues made
sensational entrance on the scene. De-
ploying in fine style they charged the
Reds and were apparently fast driving
them back when the umpires whistle an
nounced that fighting was over for the
day.
Under the rules of this war game, no
advance or thanking movement can be
made between I p. NJ. and ) a. NJ. and to
this rule Gen. Pew of the Blues may we'll
feel grateful tonight, for it undoubtedly
saved his whole left wing from capture or
humiliation in the general forward move
ment of the Reds. Troops may retreat.
however. between the hours mentioned,
and. taking advantage of this rule. the
afternoon and much of the night was
given over by the Blue commander to
changing his position in preparation for
the great battle of the war; which should
come tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-19

Jack Fitzgerald and Jim Savage have
been matched to box in New York
Sept. s.
Sailor Burke hints that he was doped
In his recent bout with Willie Lewis
in New York, and is after another bout
with Lewis.
Because no promoter has hid for the
bout betwene Mcfarland and "Cy-
clone" Thompson, the former declares
ne will call the match off.
The proposed bout between Billy
Papke and Jack OBrien, which Promo
ter Cohroth was trying to arrange for
MS Gonna arena. has fallen through on
account OF the. weight question. Papke
anted C'erien to weigh 1873 pounds.
While C'Brien wanted catchweights,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-19

Late this afternoon the ID and 9Th In
fantry and Coast Artillery companies.
which on the Blues right wing have not
yet fired a shot in the war reported at
the new division headquarters al South
Boston and We're assigned to positions in
the line The scattered forces of the 9Th.
18th and 9Th Regiments. the batteries and
the cavalry We're collected in the Blue
camp. Although smaller in fighting
strength. it is figured that tomorrow Cen
Pew may give battle on something like
an equal footing with his opponent. for
he has the choice of position.
Somewhere. in the vicinity of Indian
| Head pond in the town of Hanson there
are likely to be hundreds of theoretically
dead soldiers when the umpire stops the
game at l p. NJ. tomorrow
The headquarters of the Red army of
invasion was at Silver Lake in the town
of Halifax tonight. In both camps a
large increase in the number of men on
he sick list was reported today following
the severe weather conditions of yester-
day and last night.
As General Pew removed his headquar-
ters from Bridgewater to South Hanson
staff We're obliged to leave the cosy shell
ter of their tents a 3 A. NJ. and make the
journey through the downpour of rain to
the new stopping place. Before A. NJ.
General Wood, the chief umpire. arrived
at Halifax, accompanies by Gov. Frank
r. Weeks of Connecticut.
The headquarters of Gen. Wood were
moved today from North Rochester
wl.ere they We're established at the be-
S,nnng of the war maneuvers. to Lake
Vile. The new position has the advan-
t"Sc of bringing the chief umpire much
nearer the headquarters of both the con-
tending forces.
An attack ON Boston was successfully
repused tonight in the mimic war ma
Eeuvers which are being carried at the
harbor forts CONFIDENTLY with the war
game in the southeastern part of the
state. The attack was by army trans
ports representing battleships, which at
tempted to make landing on Nantasket
Beach. They We're repulsed by the Slst
Corps. Coast Artillery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Thomas Willou@hby. q farmer Twins
about two miles from Norwood Ont
Tuesday shot his 12-vtar-old daugh-
ter dead with a charge of buckshot. in
the woodsted. He then washed and
dressed the body. carried it to the house
ana placed it on a couch. He then end
ed his own life with noiscn.
Acting Secretary Winthrop of the
navy department Tuesday declined to
authorize the purchase of two aero
planes for which plans and sDecilica-
tons are on file. and definite action
looking toward the requirement of these
machines for use by the navy will be
deferred until the return of See, New
er next fall.
After sending a message asking his
cousin to come to the South Armorv.
on lrVington street. Boston. Immediate
ly, Tuesday Fabian Fall. member of
Battery a, N. v NJ. shot and killed
himself in the battery's equipment
room. FAN was II years OF age and
lived at 1898 Marlboro street, in the
Back Bay section.
The New Bedford Spinners' and Loom.
H>ers' Union Tuesday night voted to ask
through their delegates to the Textile
council. for a restoration of the wages
Wien the last cut was made, amountine
To 10 per cent. The loomfixers gave their
delegates full power even if it was neces-
sary to call a strike. but the spinners did
not go so far as this. The Weavers
lhlon Will meet Thursday night and the
leNtiie Council will be held Friday night
treasury officials saw that it will he
a week or so before there will be any
way at getting an intelligent COMPARE
son of the onerations of the Dnglev
and Payne tariff bills. Evidences OF
returning business activities are appar-
ert in the receipts from national reve-
nue. for the first month ara half Of
tie fiscal year. The total from this
sour," bog been s":.oiSG6a. as com.ar-
ed with $3N.211.99e for the same period
last year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-19

rrinc,raI recommendation of the Pres
,dant's message to Congress in Decem-
Der next.
In his speech Of acceptance, in his
inaugural address and during his cam
paien tours Pres. Taft definitely COM
mitted himself to the So-called "RooSe-
Welt policies" and declared that the
principal aim OF his administration
would be TO establish the necessary
machinery to enforce these laws. 1t
was necessary, Mr.. Taft said. to com
plete and perfect machinery by which
the standards of the last administra-
ton might be maintained; by which
lawbreakers might promptly be re-
strained and punished, but which
should operate with sufficient accuracy
and dispatch as to interfere with legiti-
mate business as little as possible.
According to Mr.. Taft's view the
machinery TO enforce the laws on the
statute books is not now adequate. He
believes that the Interstate Commerce
Commission is SO overcrowded with
work that the long delays incident to
its Investigations and decisions under
existing conditions work a hardship
alike to the railroads and the com
plainants with grievances. He believes
that the commission ought to be re-
lieved of its jurisdiction as an execu-
tive directing body and that its func
tions should be limited to the quasi
judicial investigation of complaints
made by individuals, and by depart
meat of government charged with the
executive business of supervision.
The President also believes that I'M
der the Sherman antitrust law as il
stands today there is much to inter-
fere with legitimate business. He has
been urged by many of his advisers to
recommend it's repeal in toto. But the
President believes there is enough
good in the statute to offset any hard
ships it may occasion and that
through amendment it can be made
into an effective and just instrument
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-19
BEST IN YEARS.
Continued from Page One.)

Hast the Words of Eternal Life: John
WIGS. Very conclusively the speake,
showed that the religion of Christ was
TIE only permanent and satisfactory
thlng in the world. The sermon held
the closest attention of all present from
tne opening sentence to it's closing
word. Singing Evangelist Hatch sang
with tine effect TITS Just Like Jesus, -
and At the conclusion of the service
Rev. Fl. f. Dunnack the efficient di-
rector of this meeting. gave very tell
ing exortation.
1t is the opinion of many who ar.
present that this session of the Rich
mond campmeeting is thus far the most
interesting and profitable in recent
years.
tomorrow Will be great day of the
feast. Bishop John W. Hamilton. D. D..
Will be present and preach at p NJ.
anu II Is expected that a large num-
Der viii take advantage of the oppor-
tunity to hear the bishop.
Arrangements have been made with
the Maine Central for Train No. . to
stop at tho Dresden station so that all
at the evening service can do so and get
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-19

once in the National League. batting
FOR 1928 and fielding at first base for
1913 in the 80 gamfss played.
He continued att the initial station
the following season. but shifted to
second base, his present position, in
1899.
When the American League invaded
the East in 1901 LaiOfe cast his for
tunes with the younger organization,
acting as captain Of the Athletics that
season. The signing of Lajoie, Flick,
Fraser and Bernhard led to pro-
tracted lawsuit, the Philadelphia Ma
tional club finally being awarded the
verdict in the superior court.
Fraser returned to the Nationa, fold.
but Lajoie and the two others went 20
the Cleveland club, Larry" being
made captain. He was appointed man
ager in 1906, when Bill Armour re
signed to take charge of the Detroit
club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-19
Greek Ensign No Longer
Floats Over Crete.
Well Placed Shot Brings Down
Flag With Staff.
cretans at Canea Offer No Resist.
ance to Act of Powers.

tanca, Island of Crete, Aug. ia
well-dire cted shot, fired by one of the
parties of the bluejackets landed early
this morning from the international
squadron. anchored in Canea harbor.
brought down the flagstaff OF the Canea
fort and With it the Greek flag that has
threatened to bring about war between
Turkey and Greece.
A combined landing party composed
Of detachments from the ships of the
four protecting powers was sent ashore
before sunrise today and the task OF
removing the Hellenic emblem was
carried out in a few minutes without
any attempt at interference on the part
OF the islanders Most of the blue jack
cts then returned to their ships. but
small attachments representing each
OF the four powers were lett behind i'll
occupation Of the bastiOn fortress to
prevent any attempt on the part CT the
CretanS to raise another flag. Cretan
Sendarmcs have been posted through
out Canes TO maintain order.
-Four warships of the protecting pow
ers, Great Britain, Russia. Italy and
France, assembled in Canea harbor
yesterday afternoon. their presence be-
ing an outcome of the difficulty that
has arisen between Greece and Turkey
since the evacuation and an indication
of the purpose of the powers to maintain
the status quo. Yesterday the foreign
consuls at Canea notified the Crctan
government that the Greek flag. would
be hauled down this morning and they
warned the government that irrepara-
Die consequences would follow any at
tack made on the International landin..
party. The Cretan authorities then is
sued an appeal to the people not to OBJ
StrUct the action Of the powers.
The action OF this morning means
that the protecting powers have return
ed to the island and the situation is
again much as it was before .Tulv o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-19
The Heavy Rain Ex-
tinguishes Field Fires.
Two More Men Are Sent 10
Jail for |nt0xicatiOn.
A Number Of Items Of Personal
Interest to Our People.

john Mcdonald of Fairfield and John
| McCabe of Bridgton, were arrested here
Tuesday night by officer Corey on
charges of intoXication. After a hear
! ing Wednesday they We're taken bv
Deputy Sheriff Frost to Skowhegan to
severe 30 days in Jail
Mrs. Ada BarnStead and two children,
OF Waltham, Mass. who have been
| spending two months with her mother,
Mrs. f. Il. Carr. returned home Tues
| day.
Mrs. l.. w. Packard of North Ber-
wick is guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. L.
| O. Jacobs.
Miss Lou G. Hoxie of Lewiston is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cleaves and
little daughter. have returned to their
nome in Randolph, after visit here
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T.. s.
CoWan.
Miss Viola Turner. teacher at the
High school at Gloucester Mass, is
guest of Miss Eva Tucker.
SDecial communication OF Meridian
Lodge, No. 1.5, f.. and A. M. Friday
evening, Aug. &c. for work in the T..
A. and +. e. degrees
Mrs. J. Fl, Davis and two grand
children, Ililda and Elaine Marden,
who have been spending the summer
at Ocean Park, returned home Wedncs-
day.
The fire in the Drake pasture in the
south part of the town, which started
Sunday and also the fire in the Raw
mond field which started Monday, both
of which were net entirely out on Tues
day. were PIT out by the rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-19
E. H. Hartman Sails
From CheTbourg.
No Immediate Intention 0
Taking Up Business Cares.
will Go to Summer Home to Com.
pIete Cure Begun in Europe.

Paris, Aug. 1S--E. III. Hartman lef
Paris at II \. NJ. today on specia
train for Cherbourg Where he will EN-
bark for New York today on boart
the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm III.
Mr. Hartman declined to see any re
ported but through his secretary, Mr.
Price, he Informed the newspaper mel
he was going to his summer home a
Arden 70 rest and complete the cure
inaugurated in Europe. He said alst
that he had no immediate intention o.
resuming his business activities.
Instead of using the regular entrance
to tie St I.aZare station, Mr.. Harri-
man left his automobile on a side
street, a fact that appreciably short
enCd the distance to the CherbourS
train. He walked from the motor car
to the special but he gave those who
saw him the impression of man who
is tired.
Dr.. Lyle, Mr. Harrimans physician,
who accompanies him declared that if
Mir. Hartman was weaker it was an
effect Of the rigid treatment he had
undertaken at BAD Gastein LAS soon
us Mr.. Hartman arrived in Paris he
felt much better pr Lyle continued
MIR. Hartman was suffering from the
results of over-Work He also had
rheumatism of the back but he has i'm
proved greatly under the massage
treatment. Mr.. Hartman eats we'll of
a diet that is carefully arranged bur
the baths naturally have weakened
him. Now comes tho after cure--that
is, rest n
Mr.. Hartman arrived here from
Munich by train and not by automo-
bile as was at first understood He
went at once to the home of his friend.
James Stillman. who is now in Amer
lea. Among his callers yesterday was
George j. Gould. who has engaged
passage for New York on Sept l.
Precautions had been taken to keep
Mr.. Harriman's departure as secret as
possible. Few of the $50 passengers for
the Kaiser Wilhelm II, who had left
for Cherbourg earlier in the day on
the two regular steamer trains, We're
aware that Mr.. Hartman purposed
travelling with them. Mr.. Hartman
is accompanied by his wife and two
daughters. His sor- Roland will take
a steamer for New York at Southamp-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-19
"BUNcoMsE."
It Don't Always Pay to be Skeptical.

n When Il newspaper writer and proof
reader that works nights can feed
himself out of dyspepsia. which mos.
all that class suffer with. it is worth
|. while to know the kind of food used
III This man says:
\ Being a newspaper writer and proof
| reader. also a graduate in medicine ~
We'll though not practicing makes a
combination that would produce Il
skeptic on the subject if anything
would.
\ 'Dayafter day l read the proof on
the Grape-Nuts advertisements with
the feeling that they were all bun
combe.' All this time l was suffering
from dyspepsia from the improper
food was eating at the restaurant.
"One day l saw package of Grape
Nuts at the restaurant and tried some
with good. rich cream. The food took
my fancy at once. After a few
lunches at midnight l noted an inn
provement in my feelings. and wa.
able to work with less fatigue.
Il have used Grape-Nu as a regu-
lar diet since then, and have improved
greatly. The old dyspepsia and ba i
feelings that I thought were necessary
adjuncts to night work all disappeared
and am able to do much more ana
better work with less effort than ever
before.
Il was nearly ready to give up night
work and seek health in some other
walk in life, but thanks to my change
In diet l am now all right There s
Reason"
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