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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-28
.ClASSMAN OF ,SCnlEY DIES
PASSING OF WILLIAM n. BAR.
TON AT CAMBRIDGE, MD.
Once Lieutenant Commander II
Navy-Took Part In Charles
ton Blockade.

CAMBRIDGE, Md, January 2S.-N1l.
| liam H. Barton, formerly lieutenant COM
mander in the United States Navy. foun-
der and for twenty-eight years president
of the National Bank of Cambridge. died
yesterday after lingering Illness
Mr.. Barton was born in Cambridge
October p, 1889. He attended Cambridge
Academy, conducted by DR.. Barber. and
showed especial proficiency in mathe-
mates and kindred sciences. Upon the
recommendation of James A Stewart he
was appointed to the Naval Academy by
Secretary of the Navy J. c. Dobbin in
| 1856. graduating with distinction In 1850.
He was classnate and friend of Admiral
Schley. He served first on the Seminole on
the coast of Brazil.
He took part in the Charleston blockade.
being transferred to Fort Monroe and the
Potomac river. Ordered to the Wyoming,
he crossed the Isthmus OF Panama and
served on the South Pacific coast The
vessel was ordered to Japan and China
and reached japan In time to resent the
attack on the American steamer Penn
broke.
Took Part in Sea Fights.
Lieut.. Barton took his full part in the
fight with three japanese warships. all
of which were sunk. He was highly COM
mended for gallantry.
He served as assistant lieutenant in the
West Gulf squadron and next on the Tus-
carora, which conveyed the monitor Mon
adnock from Fort Monron to San Fran
cisco via the Straits Of Magellan.
The officers of the vessels were enter
tanned at Valparaiso and there Mr.. Barton
met his first wife, Miss Louise Brown, the
daughter of a wealthy New York con-
tractor who had married a Spanish lady
and settled in Chile. In 1867 he resigned
from the navy, married. returned to Cam
| bridge and resided at Appleby, the former
home Of Gov. Hicks. His wife died in
1874. and a few years later he married
Miss Jane White.
Daughter in This City.
After her death he married Miss Susan
Price of Talbot county. He is survived by
wife, three children Of the first mar
riage-Mrs. Morgan Robinson or Washing
! ton. Mrs. Guy Bryan Of Cambridge and
j. Frederick Barton Of Philadelphia-and
two children of his second wife. Misses
Henrietta and Mary Barton.
Mr. Barton founded the National Bank
| OF Cambridge in 1850. taking majority
of the stock. 1t was the first bank es-
tablished in the county. The institution
prospered greatly. paying big dividends
| before competition came. Its capital stock
is $4,000. with surplus Of $4,000. The
building is the most beautiful in Cam
bridge. Mr.. Barton was thirty-third de-
gree Mason. He and the late Robert Rem
merit of Baltimore were fast friends.
| Funeral services will be held today at 3
| o'clock.
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ASK FOR STREET LIGHTS.
Citizens Of Chevy Chase, D. c., Make
Request Of Commissioners.

The Citizens Association of Chevy
Chase. D. c.. has written to the Com
missioners. requesting that electric street
lights be installed on poles on Patter-
son, Oliver, Northampton. Mckinley and
Morrison streets in Chevy Chase SUBJ
division.
There are at present absolutely no
lights on the streets of the subdivision -
the letter making the request sets forth.
The association will be informed by
the Commissioners that there are no
funds available for providing the lights
but the Commissioners have asked Con-
cress for an increase in the appropra-
ton for installing street lights. and if it
he granted the request of the associa-
tion will be met
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-28
VAST FILTRATION SCHEME.
Proposed to Flood Certain Worthless
California Lands.

The House committee on public lands.
which had under consideration the bill
providing for the flooding of certain
lands in California. has reported favor
ably on that measure. The land to
which the bill refers is practically
yalueless. and it is proposed to try an
interesting experiment with 1t. It Is in
the wash OF the Santa Ana river. near
Redlands. Cal. For almost half a mile
on each bank of the river there Is no
soil whatever. and 1t is pointed out that
powders. gravA and coarse sand pre-
dominate. Only a few applicants have
filed requests for the land. The Secre-
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KNOCKED DOWN BY HORSE.
Mark p. Ashford Killed Because
Hearing Was Defective.

Mark p Ashford. thirty-eight years Of
age. vino lived at Is Virginia avenue
southwest. is dead as the result Of a frac-
tured skull sustained when he was struck
and knocked down by o horse driven by
former Policeman William Z. Vermillion
yesterday afternoon.
Ashford was conscious when picked up
and said he did not feel sick. He became
unconscious shortly afterward, however,
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and died soon after reaching the Emer'
pencv Hosoital

and died soon after reaching the Emer-
gency Hospital
Vermillion was detained at the first pre-
cinct station until this morning. He was
present at the inquest held over the body
Of the victim. All witnesses stated that
the affair was an unavoidable accident.
Vermillion was exonerated.
1t was in evidence that Vermillion was
on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue
going east and his horse was going slow
~. AS Ashford hurried across the street
several persons called to him to look out.
He seemed to pay no attention to the
warning until he was directly in front
of tho horse. Then he suddenly stopped
In his tracks. The horses mead struck
against his back.
Crossing Policeman Galloway who
grabbed hold OF the horse. told the jury
he asked Ashford II he were hurt and
he said no. He did not want to go to
a hospital, and Vermillion offered to take
him home.
The policeman said he insisted upon
calling an ambulance because Ashford
seemed nervous. The injured man soon
became unconscious.
Undertaken ]. william Lee removed
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tary OF the Interior has Withdrawn the

tary OF the Interior has withdrawn the
land from further entry.
water which will sink to bed rock. and
1t Is thought that It will make its ap-
pearance again In the lower part Of the
river where It may be diverted into the
irrigating canals and also feed the flow
Ing wells. The report emphasizes the
fact that II these flood waters are not
turned into the earth they will speed
on down the rivers course and empty
into the ocear without serving any good
purpose whatever.
The government incurs no expense. as
It merely permits persons to hood the
lands In question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-28

Miss Ethel Colford. Miss Violet Coxen.
Miss Claire Dillon. Miss Florence Colford
Miss Mary Fax, Miss Mary MCGEE. Miss
Mamie Maisack, Mrs. f. Z. Fisher. Miss
Katherine Kirby, Miss Mamie Lancaster.
Mrs. Bessie Alexander Mrs. Mary e.
Virts, Miss. Mabel Knight, Miss Mildred
Hewett, Miss Marie Kribs. Mrs. Elizabeth
Roddy, Miss Roddy. Mrs. E. Bryan. Miss
X. O'Leary Mrs. H. Claude. Miss OLeary,
Mrs. Lougee, Miss O'Connor. and Mrs. A.
C. Sheehan..
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the body Of Ashford from the morgue
this afternoon and prepared 1t for ship
ment to Alexandria. where interment will
take place Saturday. He leaves a widow
the weeks old. Mr.. Ashford's hearing
was not good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-28
Released Huge Ball Kills q Man.

PlTTSBCRG, Pa, January cS.-By pull
ing the wrong lever. a craneman at work
in the National tube works at Mckee,
port. near here. released huge iron bal
suspended thirty feet in the air and used
for crushing old metal The ball fell
upon Caspar Lutz. thirty-eight years old.
crushing his skull and causing instaak
death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-28
srAoE-sTRucK CHILDREN.
Police Asked to Look Out for Boy
and Girl From Elkhart, Ind.

The local police have been asked to
look out for a "stage-struck" girl and
boy. Blanche Bubeck. fourteen years OF
age. and Dewart Spencer. fifteen years
of ago, both Of Elkhart, Ind
In q circular received by Maj. Sylvester
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-11-05
BEAR AND UMBRELLA.

Mrs. Latham, the wife of the land
lord of Oak Lodge, Indian River,
Florida, discovered that there was
not much danger in meeting a wild
black bear, provided an open umbrel-
la was interposed. St. Nicholas re-
ports the meeting.
There is cleared trail leading
from the lodge to the beach, half a
mile away. 1t runs through jungle
of cabbage palmetto, live-oak and
saw palmetto. Mrs. Latham was re-
turning from the beach alone one
day, armed only with an umbrella.
When a quarter of mile from the
house, she heard the rustling of some
animal coming toward her through
the saw palmettos. Thinking it must
be a raccoon, she quickly picked up a
chunk of palmetto wood, and held it
ready to whack the animal over the
head the instant he emerged.
All at once, and with mighty rus
tling, out stepped a big black bear
within six feet of her! The surprise
was mutual and profound. Naturally
Mrs. Latham was scared, but she
stood her ground and said nothing.
The bear rose on his hind legs to
get a better look at her, making two
or three feints in her direction with
his paws. Feeling that she must do
something Mrs Latham pointed her
umbrella at the bear and quickly
opened and closed it two or three
times.
"Woof!" said the bear. Turning
about, he plunged into the palmettos
and went crashing away, while the
lady ran homeward as fast as she
could.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-11-05
MOTHER TO A CHICKEN.

One day last summer my mother
and I went for drive in the country,
and on our way home (Which was at
dusk) we found a small chicken in
the middle of the road. AS there were
no farmhouses in sight, we decided
to take it home, and after tea l Sc
cured a small grocery box from our
man and lined it with hay, and into
this l put the chicken, which was
about two weeks old. The next morn
ing, much to nay surprise, found the
chicken had crept into another box
where a cat and her kittens were,
ard seemed to have found both a
home and a mother there. The chick
en- stayed there under the cats pro-
lection until she became so large
we were compelled to take her from
her foster mother. The hen is laying
nearly every day now.-E. NJ. Taylor,
in the New York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-11-05
A DANGEROUS WALK.

A high trestle bridge, quarter Of
a mile long, supports the single track
of the Nickel Plate Railway across
the Grand River, Ohio. Recently
young man crossed this bridge under
thrilling circumstances. A Cleveland
exchange tells the story.
He was half way across when fast
train rounded the curve behind him.
There was not moment to lose, and
he quickened his pace, not an easy
task on the ties.
AS he neared the end the train was
close behind him, and he had just
time to swing himself over the side of
the bridge as the locomotive thun-
dered by.
The ends of the ties were slippery
with grease, and his foot slipped as
he left the track. His right hand,
stretched out blindly, touched an iron
brace and he clutched it. Then for a
moment he swung in space, and in
another his left hand found a place
beside his right, and his feet touched
a welcome beam below.
With bleeding fingers clutching the
slender iron bar that bent and vi
brated, moments seemed hours, but
at length the train passed and the
young man was able to climb slowly
to the track above, and crawl over the
ties to firm ground.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-11-05
Kentucky's Biggest Cornfeld.

The biggest cornfield in the State
of Kentucky is now being laid by. 1t
is the field outlined by the gigantic
horseshoe sweep of the Ohio River
from Henderson round past Evans
Vile to Green River. 1t is the biggest
because it is corn continuously for
5000 or 1000 acres, unbroken by
fences, unrelieved by any other crop
no hay, no tobacco, oats or wheat
Just corn, corn, corn, and then
more corn.
1t is estimated that over 100000
bushels of corn will be raised in this
monster tract this year, and this in
spite of the fact that the farmers
were scared out of a years growth by
the high water and for time were
not quite sure whether the high water
would let them raise any corn.
It means something to ploW one of
these rows of corn a mile long in
Horseshoe Bend, and by the time
team has made a few round trips it is
time to rest bit.-Louisvill Cour-
ter-Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-11-05
WHY THE SHIP WAS HELD.

The steamship Werra, of the North
German line, was ready to sail from
her pier at New York. The parting
tears had been shed, the parting en-
braces and handclasps were over and
the men at the gangplank, rope in
hand, stood impatiently waiting to
hoist it clear of the ship. But the
gangplang remained unhoisted, the
Werra immovable, all because six
year-old boy would have it SO.
He had bolted for the pier when
the warning whistle sounded for Wis
itors to go ashore, and obstinately re-
fused to get on board till he and his
grandmother were reunited. She had
gone uptown" he said, to buy him
a hat to replace one that had been
blown overheard, and till she re-
turned, go on board the Werra he
would not.
Minutes were passing into the half
hour, and the captain, becoming i'm
patient, gave orders that the baggage
of the boy and his grandmother
should be put ashore. 1t was found,
however, that they were "first-class"
passengers, and that their baggage
was extensive; and as undesirable
complications might follow if it were
unceremoniously dumped upon the
pier and the boy left behind, the order
was recalled, and new advances were
made to the affectionately obstinate
youngster.
Pleadings and commands were
alike lost upon him, however. No,
his grandmother had not deserted
him. She would come back. He
knew she would, and till he saw her,
the Werra was not for him.
So the Werra waited. The captain,
with grim perpleXity. The passen-
gers, who crowded the rail, eagerly
and intensely interested in the out
come, smiled upon him with sympa-
thetic approval, and the crew grinned
at the humor of a situation in which
their autocratic commander was pow
erless before the loving determination
of a small boy.
Meanwhile, the grandmother had
| returned, and had entered the vessel
unseen by the boy and unrecognized
/ by the others. She missed him, and
in her eager search approached the
gangplank and gazed toward the pier.
. The two saw each other instantly, and
the grandmother, ignorant of the
boys reasons for leaving the vessel,
and fearing she knew not what, knelt
and extended her arms toward him in
a dumb entreaty that was needless,
for a joyously eXultant, 20 grandma,
: I knew you'd come" was followed by
/ a swift rush Of eager feet along the
gangplank, and the yearning arms
we're happily filed. A tremendous
! cheer rang from decks and pier, and
/ the Werra, released, went on her way.
Youths Companion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-11-05
AN ELEPHANTS SAGACITY.

An incident which demonstrated
the sagacity with which elephants
are endowed occurred at Old Medium,
Aberdeenshire, the other day, on the
occasion of visit of a circus to the
town.
At the conclusion of a children's
performance an elephant proceeded
along a narrow road with pail in it's
trunk for the purpose of procuring
water from a pump. A little girl
chanced to get in the animals way,
and the road being only wide enough
to accommodate his substantial body,
the elephant laid down the pail,
picked up the child with his trunk,
and gently lifted her to place of
safety, afterward resuming his jour-
ney to the pump for the water
Westminster Gazette.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-11-05
A Voyage UnrivaIed.

Although anticipated as to geo.
graphical discoveries by his British
predecessors, yet the voyage of
Amundsen stands forth unrivaled as
to scant means, scientific work and
successful navigation. Under his
skilful handling the tiny Gjoa is the
first ship to make the Northwest pas
sage, and the redetermination of the
location of the north magnetic pole,
by observations covering nearly two
years in the immediate vicinity of the
pole, is most notable contribution
to science. 1t should be borne in
mind that these results have been
produced by the labor of only nine
men, without undue suffering, and
with most modest equipment. The
outcome stamps Amundsen as a man
endowed with high qualities Of ad-
ministration, Judgment and resource
fulness.-From A. w. Greely's am
undsen's Expedition and the North
west Passage" in The Century.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-11-05
Ten Thousand Do Gymnastics at Once

Once in every three years the gym
nasts Of Switzerland and the members
of the affiliated clubs ii other coun-
tries-for the most part composed of
Swiss residents abroad-meet to COM
pete in the great contest known as
the Federal Gymnastic Festival. A
carefully prepared series of exercises
in gone through on gymnastic appar-
atus; there is Swiss wrestling, and
there are competitions in the national
games of Switzerland, including
throwing the stone Ga forty pound
square block of granite). The festi,
val closes with a display of combined
extending exercises in which all the
competitors take part. This year at
Lausanne there were 10000 amateur
gymnasts in the arena at Beaulieu go
ing through these exercises stimuli
taneOusly. AS they wore white with
touches of color the effect produced
was extraordinary. Gymnastics are
the national pastimes OF the Swiss
boys and young men, and the clubs
they form are recognized and en-
couraged by the Federal Government.
illustrated London News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-11-05
WE SEE SOME MILEsTONEs.

We were both tired and bit cross
because father had made us walk
from Cooper Union to the bridge, "at
and when she heard fathers laugh of
derision she added sulkily, well,
seven or eight miles, anyway, isn't it,
Uncle Jack?"
"Oh, I guess not" said he, "but
why didn't you look at the mile
stones? Didn't know there were any?
Well, there are-one below and sew
eral above that locality. Aunt Sues
never seen them, either? Well, we'll!
Now, if you three care to do so, and
will be ready for me right after
luncheon tomorrow, we'll get on a
Third avenue car and go hunting
milestones."
By 1 o'clock next day were were
racketing along in Fort George car,
in the Bowery-the old post road
just opposite livingston street, We
found the squat and sturdy stone,
marked one mile from City Hall (then
in Wall Street,. And as we sat on
the left side of the car--the stones
all seem to be on the west side of the
street-and Uncle Jack told us just
where to look out for them we saw
after passing into Third avenue (the
continuation of the post rOad) just
below Sixteenth street, the two-mile,
just below Fifty-sixth street the four
mile, and just below Seventy-seventh
street the five-mile stone. On Am
sterdam avenue, near 152d street, we
should have seen the nine-mile stone,
but somehow we didn't. Either we
didn't look straight or-what Uncle
Jack thinks quite possible-it had
been removed. At 1S1st street we
left the car, and, walking towards the
Kingsbridge road and the church on
the corner, found, leaning against the
wall of HolyroOd, the last One-the
twelve-mile stone. Five milestones
left from the century before last in
the noisiest, busiest, hurriedest
streets of our big city. During this
successful hunt of ours we passed
through Yorkville, Harlem. Manhat-
tanyiile, MOrrissania, Washington
1SiSnlS anu 1u"Oou, Hdu seen I'LL &C
rivers (and a small creek), handsome
streets (and some not so handsome), 4,
fine and interesting buildings, the
APPROACH TO the Queensborough Bridge
and about half million people.
Having time to spare we took car
again for Fort George, where we
roamed about bit trying to trace the
old Notifications and endeavoring to
locate Fort Tyron, just a little way
off from us. Then, picking goldenrod
and asters all the way, we walked
down the line to Dyckman Heights
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-11-05

tended to be a duel to the death, too
and, as it often happens, a woman
was at the bottom of it. AS near as
l can figure now I must have beer
about the ripe age of seven when this
deadly affair took place. At that time
my heart was wrapped up in little
china doll girl with blue eyes and yel.
low hair, who kept me in a continual
state of bankruptcy buying her taffy
and red apples. Unfortunately for
my peace of mind, had rival, upon
whom she smiled with eXasperatiIg
impartiality. My first impression was
to pick a fight with him, but | was
always cautious, even as youth, and
l had grave doubts about the success
Of 5ucn a plan.
"Then 1 conceived the happy idea
of challenging him to mortal COM
bat. l hadn't the slightest idea that
he would accept, to tell the truth, but
he did, and with what seemed to me
almost indecent haste. Realizing that
l would need a second, | went to an
elder brother, explained the matter
to him and asked him if he would act
for me. He listened to me grasely
and then said he would. Here was
surprise number two. l had been
almost certain that he would frown
upon the idea and threaten to tell my
father, thus giving me an excuse to
retire from the field CT honor. But
the calm way he accepted the situation
gave me a chill.
al suppose, said he, that Bobby's
brother will act as his second?'
'I moistened my lips and said, I
suppose So
Very WELL said he. I will talk
the matter over with him and we will
let you know when you are wanted
"We were wanted the next after
noon, and it was some consolation to
me to discover that nay rivals face
was as white as mine.
Now said our seconds, you two
sit down here in the grass back to
back, and the first one to desert the
spot loses the fight.
Then they both retired hastily to
spot that seemed to me at the time to
be unnecessarily removed from the
place of action. A moment later my
rival was going one way and | an
other. Those miserable brothers of
ours had caused us to sit on the top
of a big humble bees nest"