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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
PUZZLED BY WIRELESS

MISTAH JENKINS" asked an old ne
AvA gro of Atlanta of his employer. would
yo' be so good, sab, as to explain to me bout
this wireless telegraph business | hears EN-
a talkin' 'bout?"
why, certainly, Henry" responded the
employer, though l can do so only in a
general way, as l myself know little of the
subject. The thing consists in sending mes
sages through the air instead of over wires. "
"Yassah,' said Henry. Il knows bout
dat; but, sab, what beats me is how dey
fasten the air to the poles!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
HOW SHE WAS RELATED

YOU say. Madam" said the bespectacled
! lawyer to the woman in the witness
chair, that the defendant is sort of rela-
ton of yours. Will you please explain what
you mean by thatl Just how you are re-
lated to the defendant"
The witness beamed upon the court and
replied, well, it's just like this. His first
wifes cousin and my second husbands first
wifes aunt married brothers named Jones,
and they were cousins to my mothers aunt.
Then, again, his grandfather on his mother S
side and my grandfather on my mothers
side were second cousins, and his stepmother
married my husbands stepfather after his
father and my mother died, and his brother
Joe and my husbands brother married twin
sisters. l amt never figgered out just how
close related we are; but I've always looked
on him as sort of cousin"
Quite so" answered the lawyer. your
explanations are perfectly satisfactory"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11

rarely does day 60 by that some still is not
captured But with all that moonshining
is constantly increasing. From July |, 1909,
to May this year, the Office at Atlanta,
Georgia, raided more than seven hundred
illicit distilleries.
Each year the part played in the drama
by revenue officers becomes more and more
dangerous, as the moonshiner gets better
guns, sharper tactics, and a more vengeful
spirit.
Against all this the revenue officer must
contend in fact, his life always in the balance,
while the coarse oathed and often murderous
minded mountaineer is glorifed in fiction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11

officers became cut off from his companions.
He was no sooner alone than three outlaws
charged upon him. The officer turned and
ran for his life, with the moonshiners on his
heels hoping to take him without shot. in
order not to attract the attention of other
revenue men. The officer, with great pres
ence of mind, lodged into one of the moon
sinner houses where there were two or three
women and children.
With these as protection he opened fire on
the moonshiners. They could not return it
for fear of wounding or killing their own
wives and children. 1t was not many min
utes until the lone officer was rescued; but
his clever bit of work had saved his life.
So all the morning the war was waged, the
moonshiners firing from ambush and the Of
fcers charging whenever opportunity offer
ed. By nine o'clock thirty-ive prisoners
were being held at the wagons. Separating
the women and children. the officers started
at noon for Mount Airy with twelve prison
ers. While on the way they were ambushed
three times: but the thanking parties kept
the officers in the wagons from harm.
The following day they were tried before
a Commissioner and were bound over until
district court at Greensboro. From here
they were sentenced to the federal prison at
Atlanta. where they are to-day.
one Of these one of the officers was shot from
ambush. Rewards were offered for the men
dead or alive. and other raids followed until
all were captured
Thus Smithtown fell.
1t was found that Jim Smith, the leader,
was worth fifteen thousand dollars.
Women - Helpers
IN all the raids women are most impor-
tant factor. The wives, sisters, and
daughters of moonshiners are even more bit
ter against the officers than the men them
selves. When a lawbreaker is taken on a
raiding expedition the women often seize the
guns of the officers SO that the moonshiners
may have an opportunity to make dash
for liberty, or leap to the attack themselves.
Even when they can do nothing else, they
claw and bite the officers like wild animals,
all the time hurting at them the vilest oaths
imaginable.
Women are used to advantage all the time
in making Legitimate whisky. During the
day they often watch the still, keeping up
the heat, while their husbands go about
their small work of farming. When officers
are known to be in the neighborhood and
close watch is being kept on the men, a
woman will be seen to come out of the
house with pail in her hand and saunter
off along a bypath as if going to one of the
neighbors. When she thinks all eyes are
off her she may turn sharply aside and dodge
into a clump of bushes or into a ravine,
where she puts out the fire under the still or
closes up the mouth of the cave or hides
all traces of the still, as she can usually do
in few minutes.
So the war goes on, the "shiners" against
the "revenooers." In the mountainous States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
HOW TO LOOK PLEASANT

Ply her gracious and cordial manner the
= wife of Western Senator has long
charmed those so fortunate as to attend her
delightful functions"
On one such occasion a close friend was
abiding to the hostess graceful method of
making everyone feel at home. How on
earth do you manage to do itl" the friend
asked.
"Oh, it's easy enough" replied the woman
with the engaging manner. "As each guest
approaches to shake hands, just pretend to
myself that the person am going to speak
to is some one / like"
, 1910-10-26

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
Barney Oldfield and Harroun
Pushed Autos to Limit
Yesterday
2 ACCIDENTS OCCURRED
HarrOun Had the NarrOwest Escape
of His Career From Iniurying When
Tire Burst and Hurled Car Against
Wall-He Won Trophy Valued at
$4,000.

| Indianapolis, Ind, May 30-New
records were set at the speedway to-
day for the National championships
in stock car classes, to be contested
annually. Barney Oldfeld, with a
Benz, broke the American speedway
record for the mile and the lilometer,
and Ray Harroun, driving Marmon,
topped the time for fifty miles for
cars of 231 to 300 cubic inches dis
placement.
| Oldfield cut the mile record down
from to 2.6 seconds and the kilo-
meter record from 23.7 to 2145. He
made the former records at Los
Angeles.
In a wonderfully sustained dash
throughout the so mile race, Har-
roun easily led his rivals. He was
ahead of the record at 80 and 40 miles
and the finish, His time was 4241. The
former record 44.4S, Harroun himself
had set at Atlanta.
l.. Chevrolet in a Buick, winning
the 161 to 230 cylinder displacement
championship for ten miles, sent the
record down to 9:03 from 9:46 and
Dawson (Marmon) in the 231 to
800 class for five miles, put the mark
at 4:41, seven seconds below the old
| time
! Oldfeld with a Knox won the five
and +ap n,iIa oh ;opeb;ne /, tbo
451 to 900 class. He cut down the re-
cord for five miles from 4 03 to 4:01.
The honor of setting the champion
ship record for ten miles in the 301
to 450 class went to Aitken (Nation-
all, who pulled down the time from
| sos to 7:52
Only two accidents marred the
days sport and in neither was any
one injured, though Harroun had the
| narrowest escape of his career. A
Marmon Wasp" burst a tire and
hurled itself against the cement wall
that guards the upper margin of the
| track
| Sliding along the top of the wall,
| the car tore a furrow in the cement
| for fifty feet and then toppled over
| flinging Harroun from his seat. He
| got up unhure, but the Wasp was
snarl of steel 1t was only parta!
consolation for his loss when F. r.
Wheeler, vice-president of the speed
way company, leading him before tie
thronged stands, gave him the $4,000
silver trophy and check for $1,000,
which he won in the 200 mile race
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
FEDERATION AT RUTLAND.
All OF the 33 WOmen's Clubs in the
State Are Represented at the Con-
yentiOn In Marble City.

Rutland, June 1.-The 18th annual
convention of the Vermont Federation
of Women's Clubs opened at the Uni
versalist church in this city this
morning, all of the 33 clubs in the
State affiliated with the federation
being well represented The morn
ing session opened at 10 o'clock with
President Mrs. o. C.. Ashton of this
city presiding. Addresses of well
come were given by Mrs. H. A..
Harmon, Mrs. j.. B. Needham and
Mrs. w. F. Nelson for the various
localities, and by Mayor H. o. Car
penter and Lieut. Gov John A. Mead.
The response for the delegates was
by Mrs, Charles H. Spooner of
Northfeld Reports of various COM
mittees were heard.
In the afternoon Rev. Joseph Rey-
nolds gave an address on Labor,
Justice to Women and Children -
This evening a reception was held at
the home of Mrs, G.. T. Chaffee. The
convention continues through to-
morrow.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
EX-MAYOR HIBBARD DEAD.
/ ormer Chief Executive of Boston
Expires as Result of Attack Of Tu-
hprculOSiS

Boston. Mass, May 29-Former
Mayor George A. Hibbard died late
today of tuberculosis.
1t was at the close of his unSuccess-
ful campaign for reelection as chief
magistrate of the city fast December
that the former Mayor found himself
suffering from the disease which
caused his death, and his fight for
life against hard odds aroused the
sympathy of the city. His success
ful opponent at the polls, Mayor John
+. Fitzgerald, recently appointed Mr..
Tiibbard city collector The ap-
pointment failed of approval by the
Civil Service Commission and this
result, like that Of the election, was
great disappointment to Mr.. Hib-
lard.
On the very day OF the announce
laent of his rejection b. the Civil
Service Commission ha was n0ti-
fled by his physician that he was at
fected with tuberculosis. In spite ol
a determination to make a strong bal
he for health and 20 re;'irn to ac-
i've lite, he failed steadily until the
end came today.
For eight years. up to 1908, when
he was elected mayor, he was post
master OF Boston. He was born in
this city in 1864
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
DISCUSSING MR.. ROOSEVELT
This Mornings Papers Sarcasticaliy
Refer TO the Former President

London, June 2.-Theodore Roose-
velt's speech is again the subject of
long editorial comment in most OF
the London morning newspapers and
it takes the leading place in the top
les of the day.
The new Botha cabinet of United
South Africa yesterday decided to re-
lease Dinizulu, son of the famous
Chief Cetewayo, who was serving a
sentence in Natal for harboring reb-
els, and give him learly allowance
of $4,000, subject to his good behav-
ior. The London radical morning
papers sarcastically express the hope
that this act of clemency will not in
cur Mr.. Roosevelts displeasure on
the score of 'sentimentality.'
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
WELL KNOWN VETERAN DEAD.


Glover. May 29.- Capt. Alexander
w. Davis. one of the best known
Grand Army men of Vermont and one
of the oldest mail clerks in New Eng
land died at his home here at 8
O'Clock this morning of complica-
tion of Brights disease and valvoular
heart trouble. He was born in Hard
wick in 1912 and enlisted in Co. d, 9th
VT on September 25, 1861 He was
wounded at Savage Station, captured
by the Confederates, and imprisoned
at Libby prison and at Belle Isle, but
later exchanged.
On April IL, 1864 he was commits
stoned 1st Lieutenant in the seth New
York, composed of colored volunteers
led by white officers. Later he be-
remained in the service during a
part of the reconstruction period, de-
clining proffered position in the
regular army. He returned to Ver-
mont and in 1882 entered the postal
service, having at first the now OBJ
and afterwards becoming transfer
clerk at White River Junction.
In 1884 he was appointed post mas
ter at White River Junction and he
held the position four years. He then
returned to the railway service and
for several years has had the run be-
tween Newport and Richford.
A widow, Mrs. Caroline M. Davis
two sisters living In Iowa and one
son. President Ora S. Davns of the
Chicago theological Seminary, sur
Iviye him
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
EIGHT MEN LOST
Fog and Gales Resulted in
Loss of 6 Vessels and Many
Lives Early Yesterday
MANY WERE RESCUED

Crew of the French Mauve Was
Asleep When Vessel Piled Up on
Point Blanche, Entailing Loss Of
Six Men-Heayy Sea Dashed Nor
wegian Bark to Pieces and Hurled
Two Of Her Crew 10 Death.
Halifax, N. s., June 1.-Thick fog
and quickly-born southwesterly gales
resulted in the wrecking of six YES
sells and the loss of eigth men at var
ious points along rocky north At
lantic coast last night and early to-
day.
While most of the crew of % were
asleep below decks the French brig
antine Mauve, fishing vessel run
ming free through the fog, piled up on
Point Blanche at the entrance of st.
Pierre harbor, Miquelon, this morn
deck We're hurled over board and
drowned. The other 19 signalled
vainly for assistance and then made
their perilous way to shore in small
boats and RATS. The Mauve, which
hailed from Cancale, France, is be-
lived to be a total loss.
At nearly the same time that the
Mauve struck the Norwegian bark
Borghild, bound from Frederickshald
Norway, to Port Jeddore, n. S., was
driven on Castor Ledges, off Port
Rickerton, n. s., sixty miles from
Port Jeddore. The vessel at once be-
gan to go to pieces under heavy sea-
The crew of nine launched their small
boats, but within a few moments all
the boats were battered to pices on
the rocks. Two of the men were
either drowned or hurled to death on
the ledges and the remaining seven
clinging to the wreckage of their
boats, were in the last stages of ex-
haustion when rescued by fishermen
who bravely put out from Port Rick
erton and Cape Moondome.
Half mile inside of Port Nova, n
s., the British steamer Ben Cruachan,
bound from Baltimore to Chatham, n.
B., struck on the beach so hard that
it is doubtful if she can be saved.
Her crew of 26 men were saved,
Several minor accidents to vessels
were reported during the day. The
Norwegian steamer Wacouta, Mon
treai for North Sydney, was damaged
by striking on st. Paul's Island. but
later proceeded to this port for re-
pairs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
MCMILLAN SUSPENDED.
Phila, Twirier Was Also Fined $3.50
and Others May Be Punished.

Philadelphia, Pa, June 1.-George
McQuillan, the star twirler of the
Philadelphia National League team,
was tonight fined $3.50 and indefinite
ly suspended by President Fogel. Pre-
sident Fogel says there is clique in
his team and several other players
will be punished unless they show i'm
proyement.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
McGrath Breaks Worlds Record.

Philadelphia, Pa, May 3O.--Matt
McGrath of the Irish-American A. c.
of New York made new worlds
record of 16 feet 1 inch in throwing
the Sc pound weight for height in to-
days A. o. II. games in this city. The
record. however, win stand as an ex-
hibition record only, as McGrath's
best throw In the competition was
only 16 feet.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
Senate Will Not Ask Supreme
Court Regarding R.R. Right
To Garry Own Things
BAILEY CLAUSE DEFEATED
The Texas Senator's Amendment to
Railroad Bill Making II Unlawful
for Roads to Garry Commodities
Produced BY Themselves Turned
Down BY Vote OF 81 to 25-Su-
preme Court Freely Criticised.

|
Washington, d. c., June by a
vote of 25 to 81 the Senate today re-
fused to challenge the Supreme Court
of the United States to another decis-
ion regarding the right of common
| carriers to transport commodities
produced by themselves.
The vote was taken upon an amend
ment to the railroad bill offered by
Senator Bailey OF Texas, making it
unlawful for any railroad company
to transport from one State to an
other amy article or commodiay man
ufactured, mined or produced by it
or under its authority, or by any cor
poration, joint stock company, or
partnership in which said railroad
company holds, owns or controls di-
rectly or indirectly any stock or in
terest"
The amendment was intended to
remedy the supposed defect in the
commodities clause or the Hepburn
act of 1906, out of which grew the
famous decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States in which the
government undertook to prosecute
number of the roads engaged in
mining anthracite in Pennsylvania
The court held the law to be consti-
tutional, but materially limited it's
application.
The original provision was drawn
by Senator Bailey, and he sought by
today's amendment to force the court
right of Congress to prohibit railroad
companies from Transporting commo-
dities produced by themselves. He
said that it was his intention to make
the language of the present proyis-
ion so plain that mot even a judge of
the Supreme Court could fail to un-
derstand it,"
The first vote of the day came on
the IIafollette amendment providing
for the ascertainment of the physical
valuation of all railroad property as
basis for the fixing of rates. 1t was
defeated 20 to 80.
The Burton amendment prohibits
railroad companies from reducing
rates to destroy water competition.
Mr.. Elkins, in charge of the bill, said
he would accept the provision. Never
theless the roll was called, resulting
| fifty-three to one.
| Mr.. Elkins also accepted an amend
| ment offered by Senator Shively and
a second amendment by Senator Bur-
ton. The Shively provision authoriz-
ed suits for damages growing out of
the failure of railroad companies to
| supply a written statement of the
rate for carrying given shipment
from one place to another. The Bur-
ton amendment imposes on carriers a
penalty of $1,000 for divulging infor-
nation concerning the character or
destination of shipment.
Mr.. Bailey, speaking in support of
his amendment. freely criticised the
! decision of the Supreme Court out
of which the amendment grew.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
VIII Teach In Prussia

M. A. Gibson, teacher of German
in Burlington High School, has ac-
cepted a position as teacher of English
in Prussia In the service of the min
istry of education. He will first trav-
ell through England. Scotland, and
along the Rhine, before going to wit
ness the Passion Play. Mr.. Gibson took
the classical course at the University
of Vermont and followed 1t with a
years study in Germany.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
School Committee Decides
That 1t Is the Best That
Can Be Obtained
LANE, ET AL, TO SUE CITY
Committee Appointed at Special City
Meeting May 10 Makes Exhaustive
Report, Giving Reasons In Detail
For Selection and Rejectment OF the
Different Sites-Park Avenue Is
Reasonable.

Reasonable.
The committee appointed at the
special city meeting held in the Ar
mory Hall on May 10, consisting of
the Mayor and the members of the
school board, to select site for the
proposed new High School and report
the same at the special meeting call
ed for this evening, after considering
many sites throughout the city and
endeavoring to learn as nearly as
possible just what the majority of
voters desire, arrived at the conclu-
sion that the Park avenue site is the
most desirable that has been men
toned or could be obtained and ac-
Icordingly that is the one which the
committee will submit to the voters
at the meeting in the Armory Hall to-
night After a full discussion of the
several proposed sites the committee
favorably voted as follows:
fOT Tue TdIh AVENUE oilc, ~ lOi ShO
Walker hill site, Q; for the Cummings
site q; and in the report which the
committee prepared following last
nights meeting 1t was agreed to re-
commend the Park avenue site.
Incidentally members of the COM
mittee were notified yesterday by the
attorneys for the Lane Manufacturing
Company and the p p Pitkin estate,
whose property was rejected after
having once been accepted by the
voters, that suit would be brought
against the city to enforce payment
for the land on Loomis street claimed
to have been bought by the city for
High School site.
The report is signed by the Mayor
and all members of the school board,
with the exception of G. o. Stratton.
The advantages urged in favor of
the Park avenue site are as follows:
Central location, good light neigh
borhood and surroundings of the
best, drainage good, no grading nec-
essary, no adverse exposure to
weather conditions, reasonable cost.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
ROOT MEETS ROOSEVELT.
Former President Reticent Regard
ing Conversation With the Sena-

London, May 30-Ex-President
Roosevelt had an opportunity today
to hear something of affairs in the
United States. BY appointment he
met Senator Elihu Root, who Is pass
ing through London on his way to
The Hague Mr.. Roosevelt and his
former Secretary of State. had a long
talk at Ambassador Reids residence.
Asked later what interesting sub
ject kept them together for so long a
time, Mr.. Roosevelt laughingly re-
piled: "This is. one of the cases in
which must observe my usual re-
ticence."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
TUGMEN'S STRIKE SETTLED.
Conference Between the Disputants
Results In Men Going Back to Work
on Old Scale.

Cleveland, June 1.-The strike OF
the tug men of the Great Lakes Tow
ing Company at Cleveland and Ash
tabula was settled this afternoon, the
men returning to work, under the old
conditions.
They agreed to waive their de-
mands until the expiration OF the two
year agreement into which they en-
tered last year.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02
THE HAPPY, USEFUL MAN

is he who lives within his income
and by adequate life insurance
secures to his family a perpetual
tion of sufficient income If death
intervenes. National Life Insur-
ance Company, Montpelier, VT.
(MutuaD
s. S, Ballard General Agent, Lang
don Block, Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02

CONTINUED on page So
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-02

Continued on page eigEt.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-30
QUARREL
ABOUT The
ALPHABET
TEACHERS OF THE "PROPHET'
OBJECT TO ABANDONING THE
ARABIC AND ADOPTING THE
LATIN ALPHABET.
UNITED PRESS LEASED w1RE.l

Constantinople, March 30.-Sev-
eral serious alphabet riots" were
reported to have occurred in Albania
today, during which a number of
persons were seriously injured, ac.
cording to the dispatches.
The riots today are but an out
growth of friction which has devel-
oped between the more radical Turk
ish business men who are attempt
ing to facilitate correspondence be-
tween the Occident and Turkey by
the abandonment Of the Arabic in
favor of the Latin alphabet, and the
hodjas who fear that the introduce
ton of the Latin characters would
result in the mlbversion of the true
faith.
Ever since the National associa-
tion was formed to push the move
ment for a Latin alphabet, disorders
have been reported. Persons who
were known to favor the change
were mobbed, and several of the as
sociation's clubs were sacked.
The disorders are constantly
growing. The teachers of the
prophet" are responsible for the
trouble as they continue to agitate
against the change