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Evening star., 1909-05-11
READY FOR RELIABILITY RUN
TWENTY AUTOMOBILES WILL
COMPETE NEXT SATURDAY.
Committee Makes Slight Change in
the Route-Instructio to Be
Given Thursday.

Twenty cars are entered in the RELIABLE
| ity contest of the Automobile Club of
Washington scheduled for next Saturday.
They range from an eight horsepower run
about to monster touring car of fifty
five horsepower. The entries closed last
night and the official list issued today by
John X Heyl. secretary Of the club, was
gratifying to the officials of the contest.
A special meeting will be held at the
clubhouse on Georgia avenue Thursday
evening, when final instructions will be
given the drivers, entrants and observers.
Fifteen of the entries were made by auto
mobile firms i'm this city. the remaining
five being private cars.
The start will be made Saturday morn
ing at ) o'clock from 14th and Park
streets. The finishing point will be in
front of the automobile clubhouse on
Georgia avenue. The pilot car will start
at o'clock am. and prevent racing in
order to reach the checking stations be-
fore the time scheduled.
Route to Be Covered.
The route will be to Rockville. Fred
erick Hagerstown, Waynesboro, Emmits-
burg, Westminster, Cooksville and Wash
ington. The distance is 164s miles and it
must be completed Saturday.
A slight change has been made in the
route from Westminster TO Cooksville, in
order to avoid the railroad crossing at
Hoods Mills, Md.
About three miles south of Westmin-
ster instead of taking the right fork, as
previously announced the left will be
taken. crossing the railroad at Sykesville,
which road again joins the Washington
pike at Cooksville. the distance being ex-
actly the same. This change was made
at the suggestion OF the arrow committee.
which returned Sunday from d trip over
the route. In the party were a number
of officials OF the club and members of
the contest committee.
At the meeting Thursday the cars will
be divided into classes and the names of
the observers announced.
Arrangements have been made by the
Automobile Club with the Pennsylvania
aut uthorities so that 1t will not be neces
sary for the contestants 10 secure Penn
sylvania licenses.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Recent Real Estate Sales.

Willige, Gibbs & Daniel. real estate
brokers. have sold for George j. Miller
a plot Of ground in the block bounded by
1lth and 18th, and d streets southeast.
having an area of approximately $500
square feet. 1t is understood that $500
was paid for the property. which will be
improved by Isaac Atkinson, the pur-
chaser.
George c. Shaffer has purchased
through the real estate corporation of
Boss e. Phelps the residence of James
ID. Maher, OOPS Fl street northwest. The
house has the spacious rooms common in
this section of Washington. The price
paid was $4,000.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
KID GLEASON SUSPENDED.
Put Out of the Game Indefinitely by
Acting President Heydler.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE suspension
of Kid Gleason. coach of the Philadelphia
National League club. and Edgar Lennox,
third baseman of the Brooklyn club, for
uuarrelng during the game played at
Brooklyn Saturday last was announced
today by Acting President Heydler Of the
National League. No time limit was fixed
for the termination of the suspension
Lennox was found to have been at fault
in attacking Otto Knabe of the Philadel-
phia club for spiking him in sliding to
third base and Gleason was blamed for
taking part in the fisticuffs which fol-
lowed. Knabe after suspension for one
6ay. was exonerated and allowed to play
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Hopkins Leads for Senator.

SPRINGFIELD. H., May IL The
eighty fourth joint ballot of the I'LL
nos legislature for the election of
United States senator showed no
change of consequence. Former Sena-
tor Hopkins was given seventy-three
votes. Representative Foss sixteen ana
Speaker Shurtleff nineteen. BallotinS
will be resumed tomorrow.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Executors Bond, So, 400, 900.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. May IL
The bond of George Foster Peabody,
Charles Mellon and George A. krause, all
Of New York. as executors of the estate
of the late Gen. w. ]. Palmer, was filed
in the county court here yesterday. The
total bond is for S6.4OO,OoO. or double the
value of the estate Judge Little ap-
proved the bond.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Persian Minister Sails for Home.

NEW YORK. May Hills excellency
Gen. Morteza Khan. Persian minister at
Washington. sailed today on the steam
ship Kronprinz Wilhelm on his way to
Teheran. Miss Geraldine Farrar. the
opera singer was one of the passengers
on the same steamship going to Ply
mouth.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Vote Against Direct Nominations.

BOSTON. May 1.-THE advocates of di-
rect nominations received a decisive de-
feat in the Massachusetts house OF rep
resentatives today, when the bill extend
ing such privileges TO nominations for
senator's and representatives was killed
by a vote of a to 81.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Conried's Body Arrives at New York

NEW YORK May 1.-THE body of
Heinrich Conried, formerly director of
the Metropolitan Opera Company, who
died in Meran Austria. April 81, was
brought home today on the steamer
Kronprinzessin Cecilie. 1t was accom-
panied by Mrs. Conried. the widow and
Dy Richard G. Conried.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
More Bookshops Wanted.

from Inc AuthOr.
The business of bookselling remains
much as 1t was when the mass of the
population could not read. There are mil
lions of potential readers in the country
who cannot get books for want Of book
shops.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Marion Crawford's Will.

SORRENTO, May 1.-THE will of f.
Marion Crawford. the American novelist,
who died here April 8. expresses the de-
sire that his yacht and the villa SAINT Ag-
nello be sold and that the testator's body
be buried in the SAINT Agnello cemetery.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Accepts Offer for Philippine Bonds.

The bureau OF insular affairs OF the War
Department today accepted the offer of
the. Mercantile Trust Company to take
$685., COO of the sewer and waterworks
bonds of the Philippine government at
the rate of S102.oS and the offer of r. I.
Rohler of Muir, Mich, to take $1,000 at
S1OJ.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Naval Stores Conspiracy Case.

SAVANNAH. Ga, May 1.-THE de-
PENDANTS In the naval stores conspiracy
case. who were found guilty last night
i'm the United States court probably will
not be sentenced until Saturday
Evening star., 1909-05-11
Siqned Notes in Blank for "Get
Rich Quick" Man.
GRAND JURY HEARS STORY
River Pilot Denies Authorship OF
Glowing Testimonials.
ALLEGED VICTIMS TESTIFY
Mrs. Anita Graeves, $4,000 Claim
ant; Miss Nellie McKeown and
Others Recite Woes.

Thomas A. Owens. the river pilot whose
name was signed to number of the notes
given by John c. Davis 10 persons VINO
had invested money with DAVIS. TO-DAY
told the grand jury the story of MS CON
nection with the financial transactions OF
Davis.
Owens was charged last Saturday IN an
information filed in the Police Court as
a coconspirator with the Davis brothers
and was released on a small bond.
While United States Attorney Baker
would not say that the case against
Owens has been dropped the fact thai
owens testified before the grand jury is
taken To indicate that the investigation
of Assistant United States Attorney Proc
tor has disclosed that the river pilot was
a '.dupe' rather than a fellow-Worker OF
John G. Davis.
From this it is inferred that he will he
used by the prosecution AS witness.
The information against hlm. II Is eN-
pected. will be quashed in the Police
Court.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
$4,000 Claimant Revealed.

Mrs. Anita Graeves, who heretofore has
been mentioned as 'client Of Attorney
Syme." who had invested Sls,CoO with John
c. Davis, also testified before the grand
jury. Another witness was Miss Nellie
McKeown. on whose complaint the orlgi-
mai warrant for the arrest of John {.
Davis was issued.
Quite number of other alleged victims
of John G.. Davis told the grand jury
about how they gave him money to In
vest. Their names were not obtainable.
Assistant United States Attorney Proc
tor was engaged throughout the entire
day in presenting witnesses to the grand
i,ry. lie is of the opinion that he has
sufficient evidence in hand TO secure in
dictments against John c. Davis.
As To the proof III his possession con
Meeting Martin II. Davis with the alleged
irregular transactions of his brother, Mr..
Proctor is reticent. He would not discuss
this phase of the case today.
Should the grand jury decide to present
one or both OF the Davis brothers il is ex-
pected indictments will be prepared IN
time to he returned with the weekly re-
port of the grand jury, which is to be
made Thursday.
Owens Says He Is Dupe.
Owens story elaborates the one pub
lished exclusively in The Sunday Star. as
given by him to Assistant United States
Attorney Proctor. 1t was to the effect
that in his business of operating tug on
the Potomac he had the financial backing
of John c. Davis for two or three years.
In the course of business, as he sup
posed, he declared he signed a number of
blank notes for Davis at the latter's re-
quest These notes, he stated. Davis must
have filled in and given to his clients.
Owens claimed that at the direction of
John c. Davis he had executed deed OF
trust on his home. S01 412 street south
west. the proceeds of which he under
stood were to be applied to paying off a
prier lien on the property and settling
taxes and ather charges. The first trust
was not settled. he declared. and in con-
sequence his home was advertised at auc-
ton last Saturday under the original in
cumbrance.
Owens stated he had no record of the
number of notes signed by him for John
c. Davis. and was not aware how many
there were.
He denied, it is understood. that he
had written certain letters which have
been exhibited by clients of John T..
the financial status of Owens Is glow
ingly set forth.
These letters, il is alleged. were sent
by Davis to clients who importuned him
for settlement. In them Owens is made
to insure the client of the safety of his
or her investment and TO declare the same
to be invested in his business, which is
represented to be in a fiOurishing condf-
ton. \ large return in the way of in
terest it is said, was also mentioned in
the letters.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
What, Ho! a Threatp

They went to see Judge Black of the
Orphans Court and the prince said that
at least he thought some arrangement
should be made 10 prevent the children
from having absolute control of their
money when they come OF age. but Cen
Latrobe threatened that Mr.. Winans
would become dspleased and tie up the
whole estate. Then the prince to avoid
offending the administrators, although he
was not satisfied, told Mr.. Winans he
would submit if the affairs were all legal.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
One Of Several Verdicts Possible

In concluding his remarks Justice Car
retson told the jury they might bring in
any one of the following verdicts: Guilty
Of murder in the first degree. guilty of
murder IN the second degree guilty OF
nanslaughter in the first degree, not gull
ty. or not guilty on the ground of in
sanity.
The lawyers on both sides requested
Justice Garretson at the conclusion of
Gas remarks to charge the jury specifically
,n certain points. TO which lie readily
consented. Then the court, at 1o:0J
o'clock pm. told the jury TO retire and
ardered recess until / O'Clock
Gen. and Mrs. Hains arose from their
eats as If they had aged perceptibly
iuring the Irorning and walked side by
side down tie street to their hotel. The
defendant sat in his chair gazing stead
lastly ahead as motionless as if he had
been carved out of stone. When the
deputy sheriff touched him on the shoul
Ter. he started, picked his hat UP anC
ibsently examined the band on the in
side. Then he arose and left the court
com through the rear door with Il knowl-
edge that when next he saw the jury theS
night have decided on verdict agains
aim.
Mcintyre Expects Mistrial
AIR Mcintyre said after the jury re
tired that he had credible Information
si.dt tWo VI tItt Htit oDpoocu ~ q
defense of insanity and would not vote
or acquittal on that ground. The law
ier said he had received communications
from friends OF these two jurors to ths
affect that they had frequently expressed
themselves before the trial opposed I,
he idea of Capt. Hams insanity at TN.
lime of the shooting. This information
lad been confirmed. Mr.. Mcintyre said.
Il believe the jury will remain ou
.wenty-four hours and then be discharged
IN account of its inability to reach
serdict,' Mr.. Mcintyre said.
Evening star., 1909-05-11
This Prince Deceived.

Moreover. this counselor said the prince
had been deceived, he considered, as the
trustees were not carrying out their own
previous contract made at the time of
the placing of the marriage settlement
upon Miss Winans. namely, that she
should dispose of this money by will as
she wished.
The prince refused TO sign the bond
and came to America. He told Mr..
Winans he was not satisfied. and suS-
gested consultation with New York
lawyers. Mr.. Winans sent him to Gen.
I.atrobe who said that Counselor Jacc-
bus knew the French law. and that all
things had been done correctly.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
LAND SUITS kNOCKED OUT
Dsmurers III Eastern oklahoma T.ltls3
Cases startsd by lnited States s.
Are Sustained

Muskogee, Okla. Judge Ralph
Campbell has sustained the demurrars
lin the suits brought BY the United
States to set aside various deeds and
leases made by citizen allottees in.
the five civilized tribes In eastern Ok
lahoma, and thus settled a legal con-s
troyersy that had heen tho cause Of.
considerable concern in that part OF
The court reviewed the relation pf
the United States9 to the five stribes5
since they becafnesa nation, and found
that no vestigefd title TO the lands
allotted them now remains iii the
United States. The demuFrers ihvoly-8
ed the question OF the citizenship OF
these Indians and the court declared
them to- be citizens OF the United.
States with all the rights, priv ileges3
and immunities of citizensh LII. 1t is
held that the United States cannot
maintain these suits on the principle
that 1t sustains to the ind iduai In-s
dian a trust relation, such guard san-
ship being incompatible with citi1en-
ship, national and state sss
Finally the bills were held bad be-
cause numerous defendants are joinei
in each bill who were connected with
many distinct transactions regarding
as many distinct tracts Of land.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
HoNoRs TO BRITISH sEAMEk
United States Army to Be Credited
with Graceful Act Of Inter 8
national Courtesy.

BY a graceful act Of international
courtesy the United States army has
given honored sepulture to the bones
of a brave and distingu ished party Of
British seamen who lost their lives
in winter storm at Sandy Hook IN
1888. soon after the American army
had won independence for the colonies
after prolonged and b bitter struggle
with Great Britain. The United States
army has further expressed oficially
the Intention to erect an appropriate
n,nnln,e nt 81 hove the hndies es these
long dead heroes of the English navy,
and Mr.. Bryce, the famous historian
and ambassador from the court Of st.
James TO the United States, has ex:
pressed his country appre ION 81
the graceful net. I5'35 As
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
CURIOUS NEEDLES IN EUROPE.
One Made from Hair and Another
Isl Covered with Beautiful
~ Engraving. II !, 7 s 81 :, 49, I, -

Many years back the then king of
Prussia visited needle mandatory
In his kingdom. He was shown num-
Der OF superfine needles, thousands OF
which together did not weigh half an
ounce. and marveled how such minute
objects could be pierced with an eye.
But he was shown something even
inner. The workman whose business
1t was to bore the eye in the needles
asked for hair from the monarch's
head. 1t was readily given. and with
smile the borer placed it under his
machine and made an eye In It. This
he; furnished with a thread. and then
handed the singular needle to the as-
tontshed king.
Another most curious needle was
IN the possession of Queen Victoria. 1t
was made at the celebrated needle
mandatory at Reeditch, and repre-
sents the column of Trajan In mini
ature. This well-known Roman column
is adorned with numerous scenes in
sculpture which immortalize Trajan's
heroic actions in war, and on this
diminutive needle, which was present
ed to the queen on her visit to the
famous mandatory In December,
1864. scenes In her life are presented
In relief, but so small that 1t requires
a powerful magnifying glass to see
them clearly.
The Victoria" needle can. more
over, be opened. and contains Mum
Der of needles of smaller size. which
are also adorned with scenes Id re-
lief. "a,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
Soup Without a Snoon

Soup without a spoon seems even
harder to negotiate than meat with.
ont a fork, and we can sympathize
with the complaint recorded in the
diary of Felix Platter, a young Swiss
who went to Montpelier lin 1852 in
order to study medicine. He lodged
in the house Of his professor, Catelan,
one Of the greatest doctors of his
time. and yet writes Platter we
were compelled to eat our stew in the
usual French fashion, that is to say,
picking the meat out with our fingers
and then drinking the broth. In vain
we begged our hostess to let us have
spoons, for not a single one was to
be found In the house, the only nipple
.ment on the table being a large knife
fastened with an iron chain. No one
here seems to have ever heard Of
spoons, which we at home find SO
useful" Montaigne was astonished,
when he visited Switzerland in 1880
to find that "at all meals they put on
the table as many spoons as there are
people present" 2,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
Macadam and Vegetable

With good roads you would not. need
to buy your vegetables IN the country.
In many parts of New England small
fruits and vegetables are bought from.
dealers who send to New York. New
York gets them from New Jersey and
Delaware and the south. Your New
York farmer does not raise vegetables
in quantities because until recently
roads did not permit him to market.
such a perishable product In quanti.3
ties. This holds good of the very place
where live In New England. The
same condition exists In the COW
country and the grain country. Pota-
toes and onions your Dakota farmer
can market In Quantities. Therefore
he raises them; but because bad roads
cut him off from the market hair the
year he does not raise the more per-
fshable vegetables & Vegetables he
buys from California at. fancy prices
another tax for bad roads. IN fact,
owing to bad roads there have been
seasons when New Workers ~, we're pay
Ing 81 a bushel for their potatoes and
western farmers were glad to sell
them at is cents for pig feed and
starch. OILERS Weekly.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

Thu Masons there buried him. Then
felt pretty much Hike giving up. We
four had been friends all our lives,
but McCluskey and myself were Just
the same as brothers. Somehow /
managed to get across the continent,
however, and now my journey is An
ished." BIS
GreenIee Always Rover.
And Greenlee looked pretty well An
ished himself. He is the son of Henry
Greenlee, owner of rich sheep
ranch, or as they call them in Aus
tralia, sheep station, in Mamonging,
New, South Wales. There Greenlee,
Nc Cluskey. Jones, Ryan and Miss For
tune all grew up together, Miss For
tune always the leader and queen of
the little set.
When only youngster Harry
Greenlee was always of a rowing dis
position. When he Joined the forces
in South Africa as bugler he was
the youngest soldier at the front. He
SO distinguished himself at Veringing
that he won the coveted Victoria
Cross, the biggest honor an English
soldier can receive, which is bestowed
only for exceptional bravery.
The prize which Greenlee now wins
represents pretty large sum and the
expenses were nil. Still, none of the
young men needed the money-all
were sons of well-to.do men in Austria
liza. The winner is the nephew of
Greenlee, the millionaire Scotch shoe
maker. When young Greenlee was
asked how he succeeded in working
his way across the world and what
sort Of work was offered to the party
when they went broke" he explained
the system.
How It Was Done.
When we went to town or city,"
he said Eve showed our credentials
| and the Masons Of the diffe at towns
and cities looked after us. Maj. w. A.
Mensch. the mining expert, is looking
after me in New York and is sending
me back to Australia And that was
the way all along. We never needed
to ask for money. We did not beg.
Work was given to us. we were at
tempting task that had never been
performed, and in the interests Of the
thing they all helped us out"
| Young Greenlee takes back many
orders and medals and his fingers
are covered with rings received from
friends he made in different parts of
the world. Mr. Gier, secretary of the
shriners in Cincinnati, gave him
three-carat diamond ring as a SOU
venir. Even the pope did not slight
young Greenlee; one OF his most cher
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
GOOD VALUE IN OLD PAPERS.
They Can BE Pulped and Worked Up
Into Excellent Coverings sorl
Floors,

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Old, torn and dirty papers are usu-
ally regarded as articles without
value, but a market is easily found
even for what are apparently the most
hopeless cases. At cost Of about
$3.50 ton they can be pulped, and
worked up into floor coverings, which
with a thickness Of about one.third Of
an inch have the durability and elias
tic tread of linoleum. When we con-
slider that the old papers cost say
$1.68 per ton the profits to be drawn
from this manufacture when 1t is in
right hands can be imagined. A new
flooring Of this kind must, however. be
oiled, after having been laid down,
with petroleum or any cheap vege-
table oil. This will prevent 1t from
going moldy, and will also enable 1t
to be waxed or vanished, whereby 1t
will become as 4ble and as brill
liant as, the best inlaid wooden floors.
Great interest has arisen in Germany
with regard to this new industry, and
eriments are in progress to test
the effects of adding other bodies,
such as pitch and mineral pigments to
the paper pulp so as to manufacture
floor coverings OF different colors and
qualities. $50 It'll