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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
BURGLAR ENTERS HOUSE
BY REMOVING A SCREEN
Negro Discovered in Parlor Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Riley Early This
Morning.

An unidentified negro was discovered in
the parlor on the first floor at the house
of Mrs. Elizabeth Riley. 938 K street
northwest, this morning about 4 o'clock.
Entrance to the house was gained by re-
moving a screen from q front window.
Mrs. Riley was awakened by the noise
made by the intruder and she frightened
him away before he had an opportunity
to take anything.
The police of the first precinct were
told of the occurrence, Mrs. Riley describ-
ing the burglar as being mulatto about
twenty-five years old, of medium build
and wearing we'll worn clothes and a cap.
His trousers, she said, were of dark gray
material, his coat of dark or black goods,
and his shoes were turned up at the
toes. 1t IS not believed this man Is the
one who was seen at other houses re-
Gently. that individual being quite black
and neatly dressed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
WOMAN'S RECORD RIDE
TRAVELS 212 NILES IN Is
HOURS AND z MINUTES.
Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth's Feat in
New York State is Regarded
as Remarkable.

Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth Of 1901 Mas
sachusetts avenue, Washington society
leader and enthusiastic horsewoman, re-
Gently accomplished a ride in New York
state that smashes into the proverhial
smithereens all horseback feats ever per-
formed by a woman and which equals
the best record rides made by men.
Riding from her summer home in
Genesee, N. Y, over a measured course
of 212 miles, she used fourteen horses,
completing the distance in fifteen hours
and seven minutes This is an hourly
average of 14.2 miles and an average
time per mile of Al minutes. The en-
tire elapsed time was twenty hours and
nineteen minutes, but stops consumed
Ave hours and twelve minutes.
Ate No Food During Ride.
During the long ride Mrs. Wads-
worth drank only three-quarters Of q
glass of water, and ate no food. The
ride was undertaken as a test to see
what could be accomplished in this
way without any special training for
either the mounts or the rider. Mrs.
Wadsworth suffered no i'll effects. and
was up and about the house next day
in her usual excellent health. The
horses used were all from her own
stable.
Compared with this remarkable feat
President Roosevelt's famous ride OF
ninety-eight miles in fourteen hours
pales into insigniicance.
There is a tradition that Buffalo Bill
once rode 500 miles in twenty-four
hours. and some Of the pony express
riders in the old pioneer days made
record rides. but there is absolutely
no record of any woman having ever
accomplished anything in the way Of
a ride that at all Appropriated Mrs.
Wadsworth's performance.
Mrs Wadsworth is one Of the most
enthusiastic horseback riders in this
city, and never let's her social Obliga-
tions interfere with her daily jaunts
She has q number Of other long rides
to her credit, but this was the first
made against time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
LEAP FROM HOTEL WINDOWS.
Guests Flee Fire Which Destroys
Hoauiam, Wash, Building.

HOQUIAM, Wash, July 22.-The Ho-
quiam Hotel was destroyed by fire early
today. Only a change of the wind saved
the business section of the town from
what seemed certain destruction.
All the guests of the hotel, about q
dozen in number. was obliged to leap
from the windows. Charles G. Regenza
and Look Wing, the hotel cook, were bad
ly hurt by jumping and were also seri-
ousiy burned.
Two men are missing. Besides these 1t
is reported that William Ruston, local
secretary OF the Eagles, was burned in
the building. This is uncertain.
The damage will exceed 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
JOHN D. A LIQUOR DEALER.
Used Name on Sign and Rockefel
ler's Friend Got Warrant.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 22.-Because
he placed in the window Of his saloon a
sign reading: This is John DIS place.
John d. Schnapps was arrested today.
The complaint was filed by Frank F.
Marmann, who says he is friend Of
John d. Rockefeller.
Marmann says Mr.. Rockefeller Is
known as John d. and he asked what
the oil mans Sunday school pupils would
say If they CHANGED to pass the saloon
and saw that sign.
Schnapps gave bond and his trial was
set for next Tuesday He argues as his
name is John D. he has perfect right
to- use it on his sign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
NOTED AS INDIAN FIGHTER.
Death Of Pioneer Frontiersman
Known al Kutcher Knife Bill.

FORT COLLINS Col, July 22.-Word
was received here yesterday of the death
of Capt. Ransom P. Miles. at st. Peters
burg Fla. Capt Miles was q pioneer
frontiersman buffalo hunter. guide and
Indian fighter. He was known here az
Butcher Knife Bill"
Capt. Miles first attracted attention in
1876, when he killed Chief White Horse
in repulsing an attack by Indians upon
freighting cxew on its way from the
Black Hills to Denver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT.
Van Deusen at Governors Island
Last Week, Guest of Officers.

NEW YORK. July 22-Lieut. George
l.. Van Deusen, the officer who was in
| iured at Fort Monroe, was guest on
Governors Island of Capt. Charles H.
Paine of the 10Th United States Infantry
last week
His first assignment in the Coast Artil-
lery service came July IL, when he was
ordered to Fort Monroe. Lieut.. Van
Deusen is a son of Clarence Van Deusen
of Passaic n. j. He was born in Lodi,
across the river from Passaic.
Graduated Last Year.
At West Point he took the five-year
course in four. graduating in June, 1909.
He served with the infantry in Wyoming
and Arizona, but resigned in January at
the solicitation Of his father to take up
the study of law in New York. He want
ed to return to the army, and less than
three months ago he applied for appoint
ment to the coast artillery. He was COM
missioned in May.
The accident at Fort Monroe. 1T was
said at Governors Island yesterday. was
the worst of the kind that has ever hap
pened in the army, one of the worst pre-
vious ones being that at Fort Wads-
worth, in this harbor, two years ago this
summer, when Privates John Waltz ana
George Harvey Of the 69th Regiment,
n. G. N. Y were killed and another pri-
vate of the same command was seriously
wounded That accident was due to a
bareback following the discharge of
four-inch gun.
1t was not known at Governors Island
last night whether the twelve-inch gun
the breech of which was blown on at
Fort Monroe yesterday was one that had
previously been tested at Sandy Hook.
Few Army Catastrophes.
It wa. pointed out yesterday that as
compared with the navy the army has
been remarkably fortunate with it's big
guns. There have been numerous serious
accidents in the service af1oat.
In April, 1904, twenty-three men were
killed on the battleship Missouri by the
premature ignition of a powder charge in
one of the turrets. The accident occurred
at target practice off Pensacola, Fla.
In january, 1905. there was premature
explosion In handling one Of the eight
inch guns on the battleship Massachu-
sets, and nine men were killed.
In April, 1905, two officers and eight
enlisted men Of the battleship kearsarge
were killed, and Ave others were badly
wounded as the result OF bareback IN
one of the big guns.
In July, 1907, eight men, among them
Lieut.. Caspar Goodrich. a SON Of Rear
Admiral Goodrich. were killed on the bat
tleship Georgia during target practice on
Cape Cod That accident is believed to
have been due to the premature ignition
of a great powder charge.
There have been other accidents. among
them a recent one on the armored cruiser
Charleston but these are the worst in the
recent history of the navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
"STEEPLEJACK" HAS FALL.
Drops From Sixty-Foot Flagpole.
Probably Will Die.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. July 22.-After twenty
years work as a 'steeplejack." engaged
In the occupation Of painting hagpcies
on skyscrapers, Charles Quodback.
forty seven years old. fell from the top
Of the sixty-foot nagpole at American
League Park last evening and 1t is be-
iieved he will die.
Just before the accident Quodback
had treated Q crowd of persons that
stood below In the street to an exhibit
ton Of acrobatic feats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
VACATION CRUISE
BECOMES STRENUOUS
President Taft RetireS at Mid
night and Plays Golf Next
Morning at 8.

BAR HARBOR, Me-, July 22.-Presi-
dent Tafts vacation cruise is becoming
strenuous. He did not get back aboard
but was ashore again at o'clock this
morning, playing a double round OF the
nine-hole golf course at Kebo Valley.
After the morning of golf came the
speaking at noon to the townspeopie, fol-
lowed by a ten-mile coach ride to Mrs.
Mark Hanna's home at Seal Harbor for
luncheon. The dinner engagement for the
Taft party tonight is with Mrs. Charlie
magne Tower, two miles from Seal Har-
Dor.
Speaks on Village Green.
The Presidents stay at Bar Harbor
proper ended with his engagement to say
a few words to the permanent residents
on the village green. The Mayfiower.
with Mrs. Taft and the other members
Of the party on board, sailed this morn
ing for Seal Harbor. Following the
luncheon at Mrs. Hanna S, the yacht will
drop down to the Tower place and an
Choir for the night.
Tomorrow morning the Mayhower will
take the party to Mount Desert Ferry.
where a special train will be waiting to
convey the President to Bangor, where
he will arrive at noon for a stay Of two
hours. Mrs. TAFT and the other ladies
will stop at Ellsworth to await Mr..
Taft's return there late in the afternoon
as the guests of Senator Hale.
Some idea of how the Taft party has
been entertained here may be gained
from the fact that breakfast has been
the only meal served in the presidential
dining saloon since the yacht anchored
Wednesday. Even little Charlie Taft has
been constantly on the go with lot of
boy chums he found in the summer COL
ony here.
Beats His Elders Home.
Charlie beat the older folk back on
board last night by little more than an
hour. He had to call "Mayfiower, ahoy!'
several times down on the lonely yacht
club landing before he finally got small
boat to take him off to the ship.
The President and Mrs. Taft and their
cruising companions got quite wetting
last night in the thunderstorm that
broke during their nine-mile drive back
from Jordan Pond, where late supper
had been served. The night was cold
and blustery throughout, but no one in
the party seemed to mind the adverse
weather conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
Palisades Stone Crushes House.

NEW YORK, July pa large splinter
of stone on the palisades broke loose
last night from the niche where 1t had
hung poised perhaps for centuries and,
bounding toward the Hudson river, crush-
ed the house occupied by John Gassert OF
Weehawken, N. j. Gassert was jammed
between the shattered timbers and so
badly crushed that he will die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
Lieut.. Sutton's Record.
Makes Wife Crawl on Her Knees.

CHICAGO. July 22.-Because of a fam
lily quarrel in which he insisted his wife
was at fault. J. Anderson of Waukegan
yesterday compelled her to do penance by
crawling on her knees several blocks to
a church and confessing she had mar
red the domestic tranquility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
High Officials Looking On.

There to witness operations were Gen.
Crozier chief of ordnance of the army:
Mai Gen. w. Fl. Carter assistant chief
of staff; Gen. Arthur Murray, chief Of
the Coast Artillery; Gen. Bailey. chief
Of the engineers; about twenty officers
from the chief of STATS Office in Wash
ington ant. numerous officers from the
Norfolk navy yard.
The object of the ttacking fleet was
first to determine whether such fleet
of an enemy would be able to pass Fort
Monroe and proceed on up into Chesa-
peake bay. While the experiment was
not completed. because of the explosion
IL is the opinion of coast artillery officers
Judging from the results accomplished by
the batteries. that the feet of an enemy
would find much difficulty and undergo
danger of complete humiliation In at
tempting IT,
Shortly before ii o'clock the army tug
Reno. towing two targets. sixty feet long
and forty feet high. appeared a little
more than three and half miles off the
fort. broadside on. Stimulating an at
tempt of fleet TO get by. At a given
signal all five batteries began firing and
the cannonading was furious.
Houses at Fort Monroe, including the
Hotel Chamberlin, vibrated as shot after
shot passed through the targets, until a
twelve-inch gun, after the firing had con-
tinued for two minutes. struck the raft
of one of them amidships and demolished
It. A few seconds later the accident
which occurred after the bombardment
had been in progress for little more than
batteries. and all firing ceased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
CHILDREN IN PERIL,
FIREMAN TO RESCUE
Stops Runaway Team, and
Now Is Acclaimed as
a Hero.

stableman Jack Mooney Of the local
fire department is a hero today in the
eyes Of his comrades at No. 10 engine
house on Maryland avenue northeast be-
tween 18th and 14th streets, and of the
residents of that thoroughfare. His dar-
ing action in stopping a runaway team of
horses, at the risk of his life, and there
by preventing serious injury and possible
death OF number of children playing
in the street, is the cause of the praise
being bestowed on him.
Shortly before o'clock last night two
maddened animals drawing a heavy dray
containing barrels dashed wildly down
Maryland avenue from 9th street toward
18th street. Playing children scattered in
all directions, pedestrians sought the
safety Of adjacent doorsteps. Every mo-
ment onlookers watched to see some child
dashed to death as the driverless team
made it's unguided way long the thorough
fare.
Realized Children's Peril.
Fireman Mooney sat in trent OF the en-
CINE house quietly chatting with two
companions when the laundering noise Of
the approaching team sounded on his
ears. Looking into the street, he saw a
number of children playing in the path
of the runaways and decided to save
them by stopping the horses.
Before he reached the roadway the
horses had passed the engine house,
but Mooney grabbed the rear of the wag-
on and hastily vaulted to the top of the
swaying barrels. Running the length of
the wagon, he reached the drivers seat,
only to find that it was impossible to
gather up the reins from that position.
Back into the wagon went the fireman,
The team was now the full length Of the
wagon ahead of him, but Mooney, put
ting on steam. sprinted to the side Of the
near horse and grabbed at the bride.
The rearing animal threw him to the
around, but in a twinklng Mooney was
on his feet and succeeded in catching
the reins.
Threw Horse to Ground.
With herculean effort he threw the run
ming horse to the ground despite the eff
forts of the other horse. which continued
to struggle. When the of horse had been
quieted Mooney jerked the prone animal
to its feet and. mounting the drivers
seat, brought the team back to the engine
house. where it was turned over to the
driver.
For fifteen minutes Mooney was kept
busy acknowledging the compliments OF
the crowd that surged about him.
J. r. Mooney is thirty-three years old
and has been only two years in the de-
commended in the daily report to Chief
Wagner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
Shots to Have Been Fired.

1t had been planned to fire In all fifty
one shots at the targets. Forty-two were
hred-eighteen' from ten and twelve inch
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-12-02
Mutterings and Rum
bIings at the Ma
tiOnaI Grange.

We are indebted to John Nor
ris, Master of the State Grange,
for copies of the Atlantic Press,
which gives quite full reports of
the meetings of the National
Grange which has been in an
nual session in Atlantic City, N. J.
We have been very much in-
terested in these reports, as the
various state masters have made,
as a rule, glowing reports Of the
work in their respective states.
Our own state master was
able to report ten new oranges
organized during the year and
great interest taken by the men,
bers.
Mr.. Kegley, state master fer
Washington, reported los new
oranges, which he stated, broke
The record for the country.
Notwithstanding, however, the
great growth the grangers were
making, there were very distinct
rumblings of detection and dis
content.
Not only in the Republican
party are there insurgents, but
tae name has been commonly
used in the reports of the press,
in connection with the grange.
and it would appear that the Ma
tional body was harder on their
insurgents than President Taft.
The president would grant them
no favors, and tried to isolate
them, but finding he had made a
mistake, sought later to curry
favor.
The grange, however, sought
to decapitate them at once, aid
expelled them from the sixth de-
gree, which meant expuls on
from an official seat in the a.
tional body, and Furthermore, de-
manded that the subordini tie
grange, to which these men te-
longed, should also expel them. \
1t would appear that Mr..
Hampton of New York, and Mr..
Helme of the Michigan Patron,
have been criticizing the actions
of the national master and the
executive committee in failing to
do their duty, and as far as we
can see, for extravaganza in the
funds in the management of TIE
grange paper.
At this distance, it is hard for
US to judge whether the circum-
stances were just Or unjust, but
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-12-02

trict court, which means tens of
thousands of dollars to the city,
but it has been cursed with the
saloons for half a century and the
only reason it is now thus cursed,
is the power of Mr.. Coor's brew
cry; consequently, in what ought
to be a thriving town, where
poverty and want are unknown,
there are wives worse than wild
ows, and children worse than
orphans, wives and mothers have
to slave at the wash tub, and go
out seeking work to support the
home, so that their children may
attend the public school in de-
cency.
Merchants, blinded by the infiu-
ence of the brewery, come out in
print and say the saloon is a
good thing for Golden, and then
all the year through, bemoan the
lack of trade, and cry that money
is scarce and the people get
deeper in debt, IT, tl2y find they
don't know which way to turn,
and add I'VE don't understand
It."
The streets are almost bare, of
anything which would go to in
d.cate business prosperity, ard
the city of Golden, which ought
to double its populatian every
ten years, is hardly holding its
own and Why? The answer is
Coors' brewery.
If the citizens don't believe it,
they ought to take a trip to Los
Angeles, and see sCme of its sub
urban towns such as Glendale,
Whittier, Pasadena, Hollywood
and others, all prohibition towns,
and see the rapid progress they
are making, then return and ask,
why not our own city,? And
they must enevitably come to the
conclusion, that the bane and
ruin of their fair city is Coors'
b every. -Deliverance can only
come through statewide prohibi-
ton.
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-12-02

it does look as though the arbi-
trary way, in which these breth-
rem were dealt with, is open to
severe criticism.
AS we understand it they
asked for the privilege of ex-
amining the grange books, but
were denied.
Having been denied, there was
no possible way of making the
definite charges, called for by
the national body, and so, instead
of being given a chance to make
their charge stick, they had their
heads taken off at ohce, (meta-
phorically) and further, the
grange voted to use $4,000 of
the funds, to prosecute them, if
deemed necessary, and sue other
papers for damages, which had
been -eriticizing the work of the
master and his committee.
AS we say, we are long ways
! eff from the scene Of action, but
it locks to Us, as though the
1aticl 81 master and these who
voted with him, would have out
cannoned Cannon if they had a
chance.
To refuse the books to these
men for investigation, does not
look just right, neither does it
look right to appropriate $4,000
of the funds of the grange to
purish them, or sue any other
newspapers for their criticisms.
From the report of the state
master of Washington, it would
seem that the Michigan Patron
had been a great help to the
grange in that state, and it
does seem as though these so
called insurgents were working,
not to subvert, but to svbserve
the order, by calling attention to
what they deemed irregularities;
it looks like weakness, on the
palt Of tie accused, to seek to
prevent a thorough investigation.
We believe the organlz Ition
has centrllizel too much power
in the hands of a fewpel sons, so
that they natu ally become die
tators, aud arbitrarily cut off
all offenders.
For a great many years past, a
very few men have been the sole
arbiters in the management of
the order. 4
We shall not be surprisedff
this insurgency in the grange in
, creases, just as it increased in
! political parties, until boSsism
will become an unknown factor.
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-12-02
ARMADA, COLO. DEC 2. 1910

All boxing bouts are now pro-
hibited in Denver. This priv
ilege vas glanted to fIatelLi-
ties only, but it was abused, and
the boxing was nothing more or
less than prize fighting. Surely
Mayor Sreer is getting his eyes
open as he comes nearer to the
end of his official term.
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-12-02
Brewer cOOrS a
Great Man. En-!

The Golden Globe published a
quoted article from the Denver
Republican last week, showing
what a great and good man
brewer Coors is, and the great
benefit he has Leen to Colorado,
as a model to others, and the
good he has been to the city of
Golden.
We question very much the
wisdom of such eulogies. 1t en-
courages such men to pursue
their calllngs. 1t helps to quiet
q guilty conscience, aid aid in
the downfall ard luin of those
who lay their money for the
proLLcls Cf the business.
1t only told a part OF the truth,
and We Lelieve some things salt
were not true, especially where
the altlcle welt On to say thai
Mr.. Cools had done a great deal
of good for Golden.
We would not say here, a word
against the private life of brewer
Coors, nor Of any member OF his
family, we undcl stand his chill
dren are fine young peol lie, well
educated, and OF good NOR
ais, but the awful business, how
can any one say one word in ia
vor OF 1t, or praise the man who
through his manufacture Of whls-
key and beer, has brought untold
misery on probably thousands OF
families.
If Mr.. Coors, or the editor of
the Golden Globe, which usually
advelt.ses the business, should
make some careful inquiry Il.
their home city, we firmly be-
lieve they would see that the aW-
full evils of the liquor traffic, NOR,
than countCracts all the goCL
which has LeCn done by MI.
Coors in Colleen, and the same
would also be true all over Colo
rado.
Golden, no doubt, today, woulo
be a fife, prosperous suburb OF
Denver, growing with tremen-
dous strides, if 1t were not fol
the influence of the brewery. II
isthe one thing that hangs like
milestone about it's neck. 1t is
the only thing which retards its
growth. The town is rotten
with the IICdLct of the brewery;
and drunk with the power that
eniIatCs Ilcm that institution.
1t is tod Gown hand and foot,
and a,as, cannot release itself.
Colleen is beautiful for situa-
ton, at the base of the foothills,
with the towering snow capped
range en- the west, and the fer
tile valley to the east, an ideal
spot for tourists and homes.
1t has the Industrial school, a
great help commercially, and also
the School of Mines, to which
young men come from all over
the world.
1t is the best advertised town
for its size i'll the state.
1t has fine mountain water,
good Iublic schc OILS and churches,
good mics Of coal ard silver
and god rear by, which would
be naturally emptied into the
city.
1t is also the county seat,
whittier the farmer, gardener and
miner go up to pay their taxes.
Il has its county court and dis