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ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
New Military Equipment.

Orders have been issued by the army
board OF ordnance for $4,000 sets of
new infantry equipment, which are to
be manufactured at Rock Island. This,
with the equipment which has already
been ordered. will be sufficient new
equipment for all Of the infantry and
engineer troops of the regular army
including the Porto Rico regiment 1t
is expected that this equipment will be
issued by July 1. 1911. when the work
of furnishing new equipment for the
coast artillery will be taken up and
concluded as rapidly as possible The
cavalry equipment board will have it's
report complete by July 1, 1911. Then
the War Department will give its at
tentiOn to the new equipment for the
cavalry arm of service
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At Rosedale Playground.

The exercises incident to the, flag
presentation at the Rosedale playground
will begin with a parade from the east
front of the Capitol at 10 o'clock in the
morning. After arrival at the grounds the
following program will be carried out:
Prayer-Chaplain.
Reading Declaration Of Independence
William F. GUIDE, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce.
Hosting of Flag-Children's chorus,
America
Dedication OF Flag and Staff-Woodmen
of the World Ritual.
Presentation Address-Maj. George Sun
day.
Address of Acceptance on behalf of the
Playground INSTRUMENTATION II.
Baldwin of the executive committee.
Address on behalf of the citizens of the
District of Columbia-Maj. William ".
Judson, Engineer Commissioner of the
District of Columbia.
Flag Salute by Children.
Star Spangled Banner.
Benediction.
Athletic Sports.
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Guarding Against Infection.

Complaint has been made to Gen.
Howe, commanding the Department Of
the East, that the army regulations Of
1908 in regard to the vaccination Of
recruits have not been complied with
in all instances by certain post au-
thorities He has issued an order in
viting the attention Of post command
ers to the regulation requirements, and
directs, as a sanitary measure, that
they order all recruits Immediately on
joining post to report to the post sur
geon That officer is instructed to as
certain not only the status of vaccina-
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Yesterdays Temperatures.

Midnight, IS; am. 70: 4 am. "A: g
am. y: am. II; 10 am. So: 12-noon.
So: pm, 81; 4 Pm, SO; 6 pm, 81; 8
pm, IS; 10 pm, q.
Maximum. 81; minimum. q.
Temperature same date last year: Maxi
num- So: minimum. Il
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dwelling Of Tablets.

Both tablet dwellings incident to the
beginning Of the work Of the committee
on marking points of historic interest In
the District of Columbia will be under
auspices of that committee.
At the Decatur House, Jackson place
and H street northwest, the program will
include musical numbers by the National
Guard LIST Infantry Band. Donald B.
Macleod, chief musician. Rev. DIR.
Ulysses G.. B. Pierce. chaplain Of the
United States Senate, will pronounce the
invocation.
w. P. Van Wickle. chairman of the
committee. will preside. DR.. Marcus Ben
jamin, vice chairman, will make the
opening remarks. Following the unveil-
ing there will be an address by II. B. +.
mcfarland
w. v. Cox, vice chairman Of the COM
mittee. will preside over the exercises
at the old Capitol building. LIST and 3
streets northeast Rev. John Reid Shan
non. pastor of the Metropolitan NJ. T.
Church, will pronounce the invocation
After the tablet Is unveiled there will be
an address by Col. Thomas s. Hopkins.
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Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, July O.
Potomac is clear and the Shenandoah
, muddy this afternoon.
Temperatures in Other Cities.
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Program of Band Concert.

The program announced for the concert
by the United States Engineer Band.
Julius Hamper. chief musician, on the
bandstand on Potomac drive, from 100
to $50 pm, is as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03

Sousa.
Overture William Tell. .Rossini
Idyl, THE Glow Worm. .Lnke
Fantasia. THE Opera Mirror. .Tobani
RecoIlections of the War. Boyer
Habanera. Mexican Kisses. ... Roberts
Gems from the comic opera, "A Trip to
Japan NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Klein
Medley, 1853" .......................Ca Calvin
1.-The Star Snangled Ranner."
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Tub Race Neglected.

So far only one boy has entered the
tub race. 1t Is always the case that
the enthusiasm grows upon the racers
as the races progress. The tubs are
always filled with aspirants for prizes
in this particular kind of contest.
Several entries are temporarily held up
on account Of technicalities. These will
be cleared up. however. before 1890
O'Clock tomorrow. the time the first race
will start
1t is promised that there will be no de-
lay. The first starting shot will crack
promptly at 1890 o'clock. Those who
are not on the mark will be left out.
Regular Saturday afternoon contests, a
feature of last season. Will probably be
announced for next Saturday.
Interest Is shown by the women swim
mers, who will take their first municipal
plunge for 1910 tomorrow morning. The
pools open for the fair sex at o'clock in
the morning. DIR. Hudson is perfectly
sure that at that hour there will be Ia
dies waiting for the first dive.
Ladies' days this year are Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays from z am. to
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Swimmers to Compete.

Nearly 400 boys registered for
swims at the municipal swimming
pools. under the careful eye Of DR.. Will
liam b. Hudson, the superintendent,
yesterday. beating the first days record
by over a hundred.
The boys are interested In the varied
program Of water sports scheduled for
tomorrow. A good-sized list Of entries
is already In the hands Of the officials.
In at least two events many more
entrants are expected
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
Letters to Aunt Laurie From Nepherns and Niece4
PONY RUNS DOWN MOUNTAIN
Frightened by Wildcat, Animal Makes
Dash Down Steep Trail
First Prlze)
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Talking about horses, my uncle told
me this story:
When | was boy l was spending
a summer with my father in Kern
River mountains. One day he told me
to go up to the camp above ours and
get burro that had been taken there
the day before.
| went out to the corral, where were
gathered a number of horses and
burros, picked out a small Indian pony
that | enjoyed riding because of its
speed, and started.
About half way up. in rounding a
bend we suddenly came in full view of
a large wildcat.
The pony stopped, snorted, reared,
turned and dashed full speed down the
road.
At every bound I thought l should
be thrown to the ground, but man
sed to hold on by the name, and dig
ging my heels into the sides of the
gaHoping pony. Scenery flashed by
me, up hill and down dale we went.
The rope about the pony's neck was
trailing and Tapping in the air; my hat
was gone; could do nothing but hold
on and wait
The camp came in sight, up to the
corral we dashed. The pony stopped
abruptly, throwing me headlong to the
ground, turned, looked up the road
and neighed
Whenever | think of that ride I am
reminded of the story of Sleepy Hol
low, where Ichabod Crane is being pur
sued by the headless horseman, or of
Paul Revere as he goes dashing down
the road, warning the people of the
coming of the British.
BAYARD BELL DOUGLAS.
Norwood street school. 504 West
TWenty-first street.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06

That night 1 dreamed of a black
pony and in the morning to my sur
prise saw him cropping the grass in
the field. AS soon as 1 could 1 tele-
phoned to the circus and the man told
me to ride the pony to town and he
would pay my way back. 1 took him
back and that night I dreamed 1 was
riding a pony so much that was tired
in the morning.
1 ate breakfast and went out in the
yard and there was the pony back
again l telephoned the circus and
took him back again The next morn
ing he was back again. 1 telephoned
again and the circus manager told me
to keep the pony till the show came
to Scrimpy the next summer.
The pony was the pride of the village
and the next summer the manager
gave him to me for keeping him.
Your nephew,
WILLIAM J. MACKENZIE.
924 Ramona avenue; AT grade, AL
pine street school.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
HORSE FAITHFUL TO MASTER
Petted by Kind Man, He Follows Him
Home
First Prize)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day mamma and papa went out
riding and stopped at country house
for some water There they saw an
old white horse which papa petted and
gave some peppermints while he talked
to the farmer.
That night after every one had been
asleep papa was awakened by a noise
as if someone was lifting the knocker
to get into the house. Hastily slipping
on his clothes and getting a revolver,
he crept downstairs, thinking, "Tll get
you this time, Mr.. Man."
In the moonlight he could see the
knocker moving up and down.
Imagine his surprise when he opened
the door, expecting to encounter a bur-
glar, but instead encountering the old
white horse. The horse commenced
neighing as soon as he saw papa. Papa,
after dressing warmly, took the horse
to the barn, where he stabbed it well
for the night. In spite of all coaXing
the horse would not go home, so papa
traded one of his for it.
This horse remained with papa for
good many years. His death was
caused by running into a barbed wire
fence while running after papa.
HELEN MACE.
L. B. II. S. 9, r. F. D. No. l, box
Bose, Long Beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
PONY STOPS TRAFFIC
BY kNEELING ON TRACK
(Honorable Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
My horses name was Black Beauty,
md 1t suited him very well indeed, as
ne was black and shiny and beauty.
He had been bred in the country and
had lived there all his life. He had
never seen an automobile or street car
and he was apparently very gentle and
a great pet.
My parents had been planning to
move to the city for long time, and
at last father brought home the news
that he had rented house for one year
In the city.
We gathered up what things were
necessary ana made arrangements for
my horse to be shipped.
We arrived there, and after arrang
ing things l thought / would take
ride. l saddled Beauty and started for
town, which was only four blocks /
arrived there and was crossing car
track when a car was coming along,
when felt my horse kneeling down in
the middle of the car track. After be
had knelt clear down L dismounted and
felt ashamed to see people laughing
at me.
The motorman rang the bell, but little
good 1t did, for he would not bulge.
had to smile when a big policeman
said to me, "Give me the reins and I'll
make him get up" He tried but did
not succeed. Others did the same, but
with no result.
The motorman got angry and threat
ened to run over him, but l told him
he had better not.
BY this time lot of cars were all in
line, and something had to be done.
One man suggested whipping him, and
1t really seemed the only thing to do.
So got a whip, and after beating him
eight or nine times he at last got up,
and with the air of martyr went down
the street.
l was too scared to try and catch
him, so let him go.
The next day 1 got telegram saying
that he had gone back to the country.
We wrote a letter to the man who
telegraphed and asked him to keep him
for me. He said he would. Your niece,
RUTH ROBINSON.
1868 Normandie avenue, age IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
HORSES INSTINCT SAVES BOY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day 1 rode an old white horse
home from school. He was another
little girls horse. so she, her sister
and 1 got on. The littlest girl drove.
and she whipped the old horse up so
quick that she did not tell the rest
of us. was in the middle and we all
held on as long as we could. In few
minutes l fell off, and Hazel fell on
top of the whole bunch of us because
we were not holding to anything and
she was driving. 1 fell on my head,
and it kind of stunned me for a few
minutes, but l was all right pretty
soon. We got on again and rode
home. When l got off 1 fell on my
back, but it did not hurt me. That
was two or three years ago, and l
know how to ride better now.
/ used to write once in while for
the Junior, and so l thought l would
Go it again. 1 hope you will accept
this and will have me for another
niece. FRANCES MOLLEDA.
Olinda public school, grade 5. Fuller
ton. r. F. d. No. 2, Box 1854.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06

because she'd rear up and walk on her
hind legs.
/ had gone about a block when she
stopped dead still, then turned and
started home. would not let her have
her own way, but she was not to be
made to go the other way very easily.
I started to give her a whipping when
she started to buck.
Finally she was sitting on the curb,
with my arms around her neck, hang
ing on for dear life.
She went home on a nice gallop and
has been good ever since. Your niece,
MARJORIE ALEXANDER,
10S West Cypress, Redlands.
Kingsbury school, grade Z.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
LEARNED CIRCUS TRICK

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day ] decided to ride pony
which / had only had about a week.
She was a small Shetland pony and
was rather stubborn to ride with the
saddle, but a fine driving pony.
I managed to get the saddle on her
and i found a good switch and started
off. She walked along, but could not
make her gallop. The more ] kicked
and whipped, the more bucking 1
received.
This pony knew a good many tricks.
as she came from the circus. 1 never
knew which way she was going to go
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
PONY LEAVES CIRCUS
TO STAY WITH KIND LAD
(HonorabIe Mention)


Dear Aunt Laurie:
1t was a warm day in June and
was waiting for the first circus that
the town of Scrimpy would see. There
had never been a circus at Scrimpy
before, so naturally all the people of
the town were out waiting for the
train.
The circus was to be in town by
8 a. M, but it was now 1870 p. m. L
got tired waiting there, so 1 began to
walk down the railroad track. When
l had gone about a mile l started to
turn back, when 1 saw a dark speck
coming down the road. l did not run
because 1 saw it was black pony. l
was going to catch him, but l soon
saw did not need to, for he came
up to me and rubbed his nose on my
shoulder. He looked tired, so 1 took
him home and rubbed him down.
Then l let him eat in the alfalfa field.
About an hour later the train came
laundering into town and it was
noised abroad that a black pony had
run away. l took him back unwill-
ingly to the circus and the man let
me in the circus free.
The circus just gave two perform
ances and in the evening started for
the next town, twenty-five miles away.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
HURT BY FALL

Dear Aunt Laurie:
l am going to tell you of a friend
of mine who had a narrow escape from
death as the result of riding a horse.
One morning during vacation, Paul.
for that was the boys name, came over
to my house and said that he had
planned to go horse riding all day,
and began naming many places where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-01
TWO RoBBERIEs IN PARKS.
One Woman Loses Money; Another
Her Fancy Work.

Two reports were made to the police
last night of thefts committed in public
parks. Miss Catherine Green, giving her
address as 500 Brown street, Philadelphia,
and Mrs. c. L. Shepherd of 300 c street
northwest were the victims.
The complaint of Miss Green was that
she recently came here from Atlantic
City and that while seated on a bench
in the public reservation at Pennsylvania
avenue and 7th street she was robbed
of 49,.
Miss Green says she was seated in the
park waiting for a friend and put her
purse on the bench at her side. An uni
Identified man sat on one end of the bench
for time and after he had gone she dis
covered that the money had been taken
from the purse.
Mrs. Shepherd was seated in Judiciary
Square doing fancy work, she stated to
the police, when an unidentified man
came along and took seat at her side
When she started homeward, she say, she
discovered that her bag Of fancy work
and sewing material had been taken.
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SERMON BY NEW PASTOR.
Tomorrow Will Be Rally Day al
Brightwood Park Church,

Rev Charles s. Cole, formerly pastor of
the Petworth Methodist Episcopal Church
who gave up that pastorate on account
of illness. has recovered and accepted q
call to the Brightwood Park Methodist
Church. and will begin his work there to-
morrow.
He is one of the prominent young min
listers of the Baltimore Methodist confer
ence. and it is expected that the work at
the Brightwood church will have a sue
cessful season under his direction.
Tomorrow rallies in all departments OF
the church have been planned. The Sun
day school will assemble at 9:45 o'clock
under the direction of Homer Smith
superintendent while at IL o'clock the
new pastor will preach his first sermon
and oficiate at the celebration of the holy
communion.
In the evening at 7:3O o'clock the Ep-
worth League will hold its meeting in
conjunction with that of the church serv-
Ice, with Rev. DR.. w. p Thirkield. presi-
dent of Howard University, as the speaker
of the occasion. Special music will be
rendered by. the church choir, under the
direction of Clyde H. Edwards.
The church has recently been newly
painted and decorated, and every effort
Is being made to give the new pastor a
hearty welcome
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-01
TRYING TO SAVE A BUGEYE.
Efforts to Raise the skylight, Sunk
on HalloWing Point.

1t is probable that the bugeye Skylight
which was run into and sunk by the sloop
Enola about three weeks ago, will be
raised and restored to active service on
the river. The vessel, after drifting about
in the river for ten days or two weeks
finally drifted ashore on Hallowing point
on the Virginia side of the river, a short
distance below the White House. For the
past three or four days party, headed,
1t is said, by the owner Of the vessel, has
been engaged in endeavoring to get her
af1oat. They are using two large lighters
in the operation, and when the tug
James o. Carter, Capt. Slye. passed there
yesterday the workmen had gotten the
vessel on her keel and were working it
into shoal water where the hole in its
side can be reached and patched. The
vessel will then be taken to a marine
railway and hauled out for repairs 1t is
probable that the men will have the bug
eye afloat in few days and that she
will be again employed this fall in
freighting work on the river.
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LAID UP FOR REPAIRS.
Work Being Done on the Power Boat
Mamie G. and Launch Neptune.

Ihe large auxiliary power craft Mamie
G., one of the local fleet of pleasure craft,
Is out at Cumberlands boatyard at the
foot Of 9th street southwest, to receive
general overhauling of hull and ma
chinery in preparation for hunting trips
on the lower Potomac this fall The
vessel will probably be ready for active
service in the coming fall.
The large launch Neptune, belonging to
Capt. Dallas Knowlton, which was out on
the marine railway at Regan's boaty ard
having a leak about her stem calked and
some other rerair work done, has been
launched The Neptune is a new craft
built at CunlEerland's boatyard in the
past summer, and is one of the most COM
Portable and roomy boats on the river
She is used by her owner for pleasure
cruising purposes to the lower river and
on Chesapeake bay.
The auxiliary power yacht Grayling, be-
longing to H. Is. Bliss of this city, which
was out on the marine railway at Ben
nett's boatyard to have some repair work
done to her rudder, was completed Thurs
day, and the vessel was launched ready
for service. She will, it is stated, leave
here in day or two on cruise to the
lower river.
The power yacht Dacota, belonging to
Robert l.. Gait of this city, took the place
of the Grayling on the railway to have
her hull under water scraped and painted
and for such other repair work as she
board yesterday afternoon and will re-
turn to service at once.
The bugeye yacht r. H. Stuart, one of
the local fleet. is al the foot of 14th street
southwest, being overhauled and painted
and made ready for service on the river
this fall. The auxiliary power yawl
Venture is also at the foot of 18th street
to be overhauled.
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MADE LOANS TO count"
AUSTRIAN BROUGHT SUIT
Deposition Taken Here at Request
of the Austrian Gov
eminent.

A story Of the financial transactions
of young Austrian in San Francisco
in the spring of 1908, who is alleged to
have represented himself as Count Eu-
gen o. Herrach. owner Of extensive es-
tates in Austria and Hungary, is brought
out in the testimony of julius Hanreich
of this city, given before Chief Justice
Clabaugh.
Hanreich, then steyard of a fashionable
club on the coast, is an Austrian citizen,
and says he was introduced to Count
Herrach at the club. where he talked of
his extensive estates Herrach got into
trouble there. Hanreich says, over checks
of automobile hire. When he saw his
compatriot in the police tolls, and in
fiuenced by the supposed counts prom
Use to reimburse him, he paid the amounts
of the two checks and freed the count.
The count took up his abode at the
stewards house, the court is told, but
left in a week for New York and has not
since been seen by his benefactor. Han
reich, says the count, while with him
secured loans from him amounting to
tria recovered 1896 crowns from the es-
tate of Othmar Gubatta, which proved
to be the real name of the supposed
count, and that the balance is charged
to the estate.
The testimony of the local Austrian
was taken in response to letters roga-
tory issued out of the imperial royal
circuit court of Leoben, Syria. in the
kingdom Of Austria. The letters are
addressed to Chief Justice Clabaugh and
advise him that criminal prosecution
is pending there against Othmar Gubatta,
alias Count Herrach. The chief justice
propounded the inquiries to Hanreich as
requested in the letters, and returned
sealed through the State Department to
the Austrian court the answers of the
witness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-01
CONTESTS ON FAIRGROUNDS.
Children From Randle School Defea
Rivals From Cardozo.

An athletic contest was held on the
Cardozo playground yesterday afternoon
between the boys and girls of the Car
dozo and Randle schools. Several hun
dred parents and friends of the children
were present to encourage them to do
their best in the events.
The Randle School won the contest by
decisive score. the children of the Car
dozo School winning the pursuit race and
the tether ball game, while their oppo-
nents won all the other events, including
races. overtake ball and volley ball. w.
S. Dufi1eld and Miss Violet Ferguson
were In charge of the games.
This was the first OF a series Of con-
tests between the schools of the eleventh
and thirteenth divisions. which will cul-
inmate in a meet between the children
of those divisions some time in the near
future, when the Johnson Duftied prize
will be contested for.