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The Washington herald., 1910-08-21
GUN TESTS MADE.
Battle Ship North Dakota Ready to
Sail with Fleet.

Newport, r. l.. Aug 9o.-The battle
ship North Dakota joined the Atlantic
fleet here to-day. and the chances are
that this ship will leave port with the
fleet on Monday The new Dreadnought,
in command Of Capt. Albert Gleaves. re-
turned with the naval trial board, headed
by Rear Admiral Chauncey Thomas. after
day at sea for gun tests.
The ship took up a position OF No
Mans Land and all OF the guns aboard
we're tried ont successfully. Though the
weather was not OF the best. the broad
side work OF the twelve-lnch guns was
very good. and the wcrk with the port
torpedo-defense guns brought forth COM
mendation from the trial board. No
damage was done aboard ships and there
was not a single mishap during the gun
firing
The ships OF the feet were illuminated
here to-day on orders Of Admiral Schroe-
der. The admiral this afternoon gave a
reception aboard the Connecticut. and to-
night Admiral and Mrs. Schroeder were
guests Of Senator and Mrs. George p.
Wetmore al dinner.
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chairman and In the face Of Taft's tele-
gram he personally solicited votes for
himself as temporary chairman on Mon
day night in New York City?
Mr. Sherman, by lending himself TO
this act OF pettiest politics and by in
sis0ng upon holding the appointment as
State chairman, II he can hold II. has al
lied himself openly with the Woodruff
Barnes element, and has threatened the
disruption of the party in the State The
people are already doubling II to be pos
sible that misunderstanding between
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft, at least as to
the New York situation, could take place
and I challenge Mr.. Sherman to show
any act or word on the part Of President
Taft approving his part in the recent
transaction.
AT last we have Mr.. Sherman In the
open on the subject Of direct primaries.
He has sneeringly observed that the last
legislation settled this question, and that
the sentiment for direct primaries has
gone on the Supreme Court bench. My
answer to this is that Mr.. sherman
knows that ii Is not so, that he knows
that the demand for a direct primary,
voiced by practically all the newspapers
In his former Congressional district. has
never been stronger than II is to-day.
and that it is now here stronger than in
his home county. | declare his state
men;s on this subject, as quoted in the
newspapers. to be insolence. in the face
OF the fact that Mr. Roosevelt Mr.. Root
and Mr.. Taft have declared their in
iorsement of the direct primary"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-21
SHIP TRAGEDY" HOAX
Message in Bottle Proves to Be a
Practical" Joke.

Newport r. l., Aug. 20.-Somebody,
minus brains. threw overheard a message
in a bottle. reporting the steam yacht
Viking. Of the New York Yacht Club, lost
az sea OF Cape Cod. The Viking was
here early last week, and left for the
westward. The Yacht was reported here
yesterday as being at Larchmont and
when the message was found to-day il
was plainly seen that it was a hoax.
The message, which was inclOsed in a
champagne bottle. was picked up by
Capt. Charles 5. Brewster, an employe
OF one of the summer residents here.
on one side OF the paper in the bottle
was the following:
Newport. Aug. H-Lost a. sea IN fog on Cane
Cod Twenty-three In crew. Finder win notify
New York Yacht Club East Tweuty-thrd street II
found
On the other side was written:
This is 20 certify that the steam Yacht Viking
struck rock or Cape Cod Crew Of the Viking
tUeuty-three, all lost. Please notify Paul Pithard
France.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-21
TAFT WIELDS PEN
FOR PARTY PEACE
Works on Letter for Text
book in Campaign.

Beverly, Aug. 2O-President Taft put in
scme good licks for the Republican party
to-day He got up at $40 O'Clock and
began work on the letter which he is TO
write for use In the Republican campaign
textbook. So far as is known. he paid
no attention TO the reports from Oyster
Bay Of Col Roosevelrs proposed fight
against the Republican old guard in New
York
The President merely kept working on
this campaign document. which is in
tended TO show what his administration
has accomplished.
Mr.. Taft talked with Representative
Mccall. OF Massachusetts,, during the
day. Mr.. Mccall Is member Of the
Ballinger -Pinchot Congressional investi-
eating committee, which Is to make its
report from st. Paul next month.
President Taft spent this morning
watching the Sender boat races at Mar
blehead. just across the bay from Bur
CESS PoiRt Mrs. Taft. Miss Della Tor
rey. the Presidents aunt, and Repre-
sentative Samuel Mccall. OF Massachu-
sets. were with him on the Presidential
yacht Sylph. He saw the American boat
HarpoOn win in the fourth race in
the Spanish-American series. The race
was for the President Taft Cup The
cup will be presented next week.
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DROP KILLS AERO.
italian Plunged to Death in 1000
Feet Fall.

Rome. Aug. 2O.-Lieut vivaldi. OF the
Italian army. was killed this morning
by fan from his aeroplane. He had
made a trip in the early morning hours
from the military aviation field at Cento-
celle to Civita Vechia, on the Mediter-
ranean Sea. thirty-eight miles from
Rome. and was returning 10 Rome when
the accident happened. A few miles out
side Of Rome, for some unexplained rea-
son. the machine dashed to the earth.
killing it's pilot
Lieut.. Vivaldi had just returned from
Chalons-sur-Marne, France. where he
had taken up aviation and learned to fly.
He used a Farman biplane. He started
from Centocelle this morning. accom-
panied by Lieut.. Savola In another aero
plane, but the latter was unable to keep
pace with him and returned to Rome be-
fore reaching Civita Vechia
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oyster Bay. Aug. 2O.-Col.- Roosevelt
was angry to-day. Since the reports Of
the break between President Taft and
him have become public property, he has
been nearly swamped by messages OF
congratulation and regret. He won't say
which predomlnate He has read with
great deal OF interest what the news
papers are saying about the situation.
What made the colonel angry to-day,
however, was a story that appeared this
morning stating rather positively that
Col Roosevelt demanded a break between
the President and MIR. Sherman before he
joined hands with Mr.. Taft again. 1t
stated that the price of peace must be
the reputation OF sherman by the Presi-
dent The chances FOR peace are mighty
slim tonight, although no one is able, OF
course, 10 look far into the future OF the
political game
The doors Of the Ananias club yawned
wide when Col Roosevelt met the news
paper men at Sycamore Hin to-day. He
said that he desired to make a statement.
and, further. desired to be quoted. It's
brief but this is IT:
Denies Newspaper story.
The article in what purports to be
the news columns Of the New YORK
Times to-day, announcing that l have
sent an ultimatum TO President Taft. IS
unquallfedly false The entire article is
without any basis OF truth and is a it's
sue Of falls hoods from beginning TO end. "
II was like the good old days.
According 20 very emphatic statements
from the colonel, neither Mr.. GriscOm
nor Mr.. Loeb is going to Beverly as his
envoy When he has anything to say
he'll say il himself He has declared that
he has made no attack on the administrl-
ton. and will not do 50 for quite while,
so far as he knows now. Beverly and
Sagamore Hin are as separated politically
as they are geographically.
The expected arrival of Nicholas Long
worth to-day did not pan out Mr..
Roosevelt expects him at any time now.
Mr.. Longworth will probably remain un-
til Tuesday. when the colonel leaves on
his trip. Mrs. Longworth is coming, too.
So far as can be learned. the visit Of
Longworth is not due 10 the reports Of
the break. He has been planning to come
a long while. He will not be a peace
envoy" either.
Tomorrow and Monday Col Roosevelt
VIII try TO rest in preparation for the
6.0o0-mile jaunt he is going on. He'll need
Il. for they are laying for the colonel out
West. The cowboys at Cheyenne and the
regular frock-coated committees will en-
tertain him 70 a standstill
The Washington herald., 1910-08-21

President Madriz, OF Nicaragua, is
about 70 step down and become com
mander-in-chief Of the army. according
to cablegrams received here by DR.. Sal
vador CastriIlo and Col. Sebastin Salinas.
agents for Estrada and Madriz respec-
lively. in Washington. This was decided
in the face Of the battle that may not
yet have been fought
DR.. Casuiuo's advices are that it has
been fought and won BY Estrada, and
that Managua is about 10 fall into the
hands Of the revolutionists- Col. Salinas
advices are that Madriz retreated in good
order 10 strengthen his position
Col. Salinas says he has received ad-
vices from Madriz saying he is about 10
turn the presidency over 10 another. His
choice may be a brother Of none other
than Estrada himself. DR.. CastriIlo de-
clares that II this is his intention. Es-
trada viii never stand for it
Battle RumOr UncOnhrmed.
Up TO a late hour last night, the state
Department had received no confrma-
tion Of any reports that had come to the
agents OF warning Nicaraguan factions.
Here Is the way Col. Salinas reports the
situation in his unhappy country:
DIR. Madriz. president OF the de facto
government Of Western Nicaragua. Is
about 10 deposit the presidency in the
hands of a deputy. that is a member Of
the national assembly Gen. Juan Jose
Estrada. the revolutionary leader and
president Of the de facto government OF
Eastern Nicaragua. is now placed in the
position Of deserting his fellow Tevolu-
ZIONIST Gen. Emiliano ChamOrro, and ac-
cepting bis owr brother, Col Jose Do
lores Estrada. or lighting him. Thus,
from DR.. Madriz and Gen. Juan Estrada.
the limelight shifts 10 Gen. Chamorro as
the central figure Upon him will depend.
it is pointed out, whether peace will be
established or not.
Zeiaya bitterness Crops Out.
Politics alone is at the bottom OF the
unhappy choice OF Gen. Juan Estrada and
the prominence Of Gen. Chamorro. When
the bitterness against Zelaya in his last
years as President became so intense.
Juan Estrada, Va Liberal. and Emiliano
ChamOrro, a Conservative, planned a rev.
olution for the purpose Of deposing Ze-
lava. The refusal Of the assembly to ac-
4 cept Irias. Zelaya's choice for presi-
dent. and their acceptance Of Masriz, is
history.
From general view OF the situation.
il is believed that on top Of this condi-
tion Dr. Madriz now proposes a diplo-
matte move to win over Juan Estrada
The choice Of deputies BY DR.. Madriz
lies between Gen. Juan Estrada's two
brothers, both Deputies and both Lib
erals; Gen. Aurelio Estrada, and Col
Jose Dolores Estrada. with chances il,
favor OF the latter. To complicate tie
situation. Or. CasTillo declares that his
chief will not accept his brother.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-21
ESPERANTISTS LISTEN TO
PLEAS OF PRESS AGENTS.

The Esperanto congress ended yester-
day morning with an outburst of oratory
between representatives Of New Orleans
and San Francisco, seeking the next con-
gress for the exposition celebrating the
completion of the Panama Canal, in 1915.
J. G. Haupt. sent here by the publicity
committee of the New Orleans Exposition
Company. made an address in Esperanto
painting in glowing words the advantages
Of ''the logical point over the Golden
Gate city.
Hardly had he taken his seat. amid
general applause. when Sinclair Lewis. OF
San Francisco. was recognized By the
chair. He spoke in English. and made up
in picturesque oratory what he lacked in
knowledge OF Esperanto.
Each proved that his city was the place
for the big fair, and they divided the hon.
ors equally as to applause
DIR. L. l.. Zamenhof. the Polish lin
guist, made the last official speech of
the convention. lIe counseled his follow
ers to stand firm for Esperanto against
rival universal languages. and was opti-
mistic over the future OF the tongue which
he fathered.
''Vh-u Zamenhof. rang through the
hall repeatedly as he took his seat. and
the applause was so vOciferous that he
had to get up twice and bow TO the dele
gates
Just before adjournment a. p Warning
ton, OF Norfolk, Va, introduced a reso-
luton favoring universal peace, and the
congress adopted It by acclaim. Gabriel
Chavet. International secretary. report
ed that more Americans have attended
this congress than Europeans attending
a gathering in Europe
Immediately after adjournment the gen
eral exodus Of delegates began. BY the
middle Of the afternoon more than hall
of the congress had left the city. and
last night there were only a few Of the
foreigners left in the city The next in
ternationai congress viii be IN Antwerp
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word in the glossary OF Esperanto that
was not conceived by thought"
Col Polln then took UP other universal
languages He said they have all failed
for one reason.
And / believe. through careful OBJ
servation. that / have az last put my
finger on the cause for the failure OF
every other world tongue.
1T Is this: They met in their conven-
uons. and they found that they could
not understand one another Have we
had such troubles? Even those OF US
who are children IN the knowledge Of the
language can understand every word that
Is uttered. and those OF us who have
devoted some application to II can stand
before an audience and speak 4 as freely
as we can our Ow tongue.
Why Other Tongues Failed.
THAT is why these other languages
failed-because they could not make
them themselves understoo even In their
own language. What could have been
expected?
My friends-especially YOU Americans.
you people OF this United States-we
have had several conventions. and I have
attended all but one. But we have never
had a gathering where the spirit OF
Esperantiam was so strong as this one
The speaker told OF his last visit 20 the
United States. when he lectured at New
York, Chicago. Pittsburg. and Chautau-
qua. He said that with the perseverance
OF Europe behind it and "the energy Of
America as a stimulant." there Is no
such word as failure In the vocabulary
OF Esperantists
Cannot BE FniIure.''
There Is not the slightest possibility
OF failure" ne said. We shall live 10
see this wonderful medium OF world ex-
preston a living thing. II viii be taught
in every school, and we shall understand
each other as we have since the seed OF
Noah profaned their faith by building a
tower heavenward. We shall wipe away
the memory Of the Tower Of Babel"
Col Pollen announced that he will
leave to-day for Philadelphia and At
lantic City. He will sail next week for
England DR.. l. X Zamenhof. the man
who made Esperanto possible. will leave
Washington this morning at o'clock for
New York After few days in Man
haitian, he will go to Montreal, sailing
from there for Liverpool.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-21

New York, Au. 90-CHford B. Harmon
made his long promised flight from
across the Sound tonight. He started
from the aviation field at Garden City
about 6.35 O'Clock Thirty minutes later
ne landed I'm Greenwich. Conn. in a field
next 10 the estate Of his father-in-lsw,
Commodore +. c. Benedict
Mr.. Harmon was unhurt. but his ma
chine. a Farman biplane. was damaged
The flight wins for Mr.. Harmon the s. 900
trophy offered by a New York publica-
ton for the first successful airship trip
across the Sound. The distance in a bee
line is about seventeen miles. but going
around BY Larchmont increased the dis
tance to tWentyeight miles
Greenwich. Conn. Aug. 2o-Clifford X.
Harmon. the millionaire aviator. dropped
from his $4,000 Farman bipIane into a
field next TO the estate OF his father-in-
law. Commodore f. c. Benedict. at 7:O5
,-aIlis evening. landing on bis feet, but
leaving a wrecked machine on the field.
His wife vas the only one 90 greet him.
Mr.. Harmon told Of his "trip across Long
Island Sound he said.
Engine Works Fine.
L left the aviation feld at Garden
City at SIS this evening. taking Hamn-
-on up with me for a half dozen flights
around the field The engine was work
ing so beautiful that I decided to go on
across the sound. leaving Hamilton az
Garden City.
The wind was aft OF me and blowing
! about fifteen miles an hour. increasing
during the fight 10 twenty-five miles. In
the flight of six miles to Roslyn. I tray
eled over bad country. and when 1 reach
ed the water I felt as If some one had
just given me $4,000.
"Once on the water. I felt safe. and,
although my planes went up and down
like boat, owing 10 the cross winds, I
was able to keep il going in straight
/ line, my altitude varying frOmNO 10
1000 feet. II was a struggle 10 keep right
side up crossing Hampstead Bay. but I
! reached the Larchmont Yacht Club at
6:55, and turned over the vessels in the
harbor there at the international meet.
FlyS Mile n Minute.
Coming up the Sound from Larchmont
had the breeze with me, and 1 went
the ten miles in ten minutes, sixty per
hour. 1t was dark when I reached the
island just in front Of my father-in-law $
estate. and so 1 went on few hundred
] feet to Sandy Beach, just across the inlet,
and came down in tail grass
Il landed on my feet. all right, and
have not even a scratch to remind me of
my twenty-eight-mfle trip, Ny skds We're
turned upside down. and the chassis
frame smashed probably TO the extent OF
/ 500 damages"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-21
MYSTERIOUS WOMEN
MAKE BALLOON ASCENSION

ST. Louis. Aug 2O--Two women, both
Withholding their names. and one thickly
yelled. ascended with II. Eugene Honey
we'll St Louis balloon pilot. this after
noon in 40oOO cubic-foot balloon. The
ascension was so carefully planned that
there IS no light tonight on the mystery
that surrounds the identity Of the two
women. When last seen here. the bal
loon was sailing northeast about 5000 feet
above ground Nothing had been heard
from or Of them up to II O'Clock tonight.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-21
REPEAT TRAIN WRECK.
Railway Company Offers Novel De-
fcnse to Officials


Scranton, Pa. Aug 20-Extraordinary
tests are being made by the Lackawanna
Company at Analomink TO convince a
representative OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission that the company was
not to blame for the recent wreck at
Analomink in which two men were kill
ed. To make the test the company dupIi-
Gated the train that ran away This
train was taken down the mountain.
loaded even heavier than the one that
ran away II was cut IN two, Just rs
was the runaway.
Instead or gathering speed. the cars
were stopped at once by the automatic
air brake. So confident were the COM
pany officials of the satisfactory result
that several Of their head men rode on
the train wiA which the test was made.
Tne company is seeking to prove that the
dead engineer. Coglizer, did not make ju-
dicious use Of the air
The charge has been made that the
wreck was the result Of attempting 10
take too big trains down the steep grades
OF Picono Mountains.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-21
MISS WIGHTMAN DEAD.
Washington Girl Succumbs While
Visiting Abroad.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Pittsburg. Pa, Aug. PA cablegram
received here to-day announces the death
Eaima Jaynes Wightman, youngest
daughter OF Rev. J. w. Wightman. OF
Washington. ID. c.. formerly OF Pitts
burg. Her death occurred this evening.
Miss Wightman was spending the sum-
mer at Corsham Court with her sister,
Mrs. Alexander Mellon of Pittsburg. as
the guest Of f. P. Mellon. Miss Wight
man became seriously III a few days ago.
Her father and sisters are in Pittsburg
The Washington herald., 1910-08-21
UTICA STATE DELEGATE
\ ATTACKS VICE PRESIDENT.

Utica, Aug 20.-Former Assemblyman
Merwin X. Hart. of this city, fresh from
a conference with ex-President Roosevelt
In New York yesterday. made sharp
attack on Vice President Sherman in
speech before the Republican League OF
Oneida County. here this afternoon. He
also denounced the Republican State
committee in strong terms for it's action
in selecting Sherman as temporary chair
man Of the State convention. as against
Roosevelt. and subsequently challenged
the Vice President to show any word or
act on the part OF President Taft ap-
proving Mr.. Shermans part in the over
throw of Roosevelt. Senator Davenport.
who was also a speaker at the meeting.
took a fall out Of party bosses. and
charged wholesale rottenness at Albany.
Mr. Hart said:
NO time. Il seems 10 me. is Ngood
time for personalities, unless absolutely
necessary. This is not time for malice
or any unfairness 1t is time Tor truth.
I am going to touch on a serious sub
ject. so serious that YOU will know that
what I say I say advisedIy. UndeniabIy.
Utcans have fun respect for the high
office Of Vice President We felt pride
when one of our neighbors became the
incumbent. 1 have thought much on
this subject. and I see no reason why
the incumbent OF that Office should not
be justly criticised. for one. cannot
pass by the events OF last Tuesday and
those leading up to them without. as A
Republican, and as a citizen, speaking
in 9lainest censure.
beiieNes Report OF Break Untrue.
1--WE have read much lately about the
threatened break between the President
and the ex-President / want TO tell Won
and have grounds for my opinion that
7 believe there is absolutely no truth in
the story. But ! do believe that there
has been base attempt to create the i'm
preston that such a break existed. and
that with such attempt Barnes. Woodruff.
and Ward have been identified.
Il assert that Mr.. Sherman knew full
well that It was Mr. Taft's wish that no
move be made toward choosing a tenn
porary chairman without the fullest con
sultauon with Mr. Roosevelt. A telegram
from Mr.. TAFT to Mr. Sherman to this
effect appears 10 have been suppressed
Tor nothing has been heard Of il. I ask
Mr.. Sherman II II is not true that IN
spite OF knowing that Nm. Roosevelt had
shown willingness 20 act as temporary
The Washington herald., 1910-08-21
SLAIN IN SLEEP.
Aged Delaware Couple Victims of
Robbers.

Wilmington. Del, Aug. 20-At Clay
mont, Del, near the Pennsylvania line
this morning, Robert Casey jr.. aged
seventy, and his wife. aged sixty-eight
as they slept, were battered 20 death by
robbers. The aged couple were slain
with club twisted from a wild cherry
tree near By. Mr.. Casey had kept a
grocery store on the Philadelphia turn
pike for forty years. he and his wife liv-
ing in the dwelling portion. They lived
alone The murderers got 500 in cash.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-21
SIXTY DIE OF CHOLERA.
Sanitary Authorities Active in Prov
ince of PuglIa.

In response to instructions from the
surgeon general Of the Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service Surgeon II.
d. Geddings. at Naples, wired yesterday
as follows, concerning the cholera sit
uation in Italy:
Infection exists at at least eight
points In the Province Of PuglIa, being
worst in TrsnL Isfectlons imported from
Russia. About seventy cases with sixty
deaths reported to-day. Situation i'm
proved. and sanitary authorities active.
Considerable emigration from infected
districts. Am holding eighty under OBJ
servation. and have been enforcing de-
tention and disinfectIon since August Il.
Authorities cooperating heartily"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-21
Date for Primaries Fixed.

Special to The Washington Herald
Upper Marlboro, Aug. 20-The board OF
election supervisors for Prince George
County has given notice OF the primary
election TO be held in the county Tues
day. August 80 for the nomination Of a
Democratic candidate for Congress from
the Fifth district.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-21
CRIPPEN GOES BACK.
Return Trip In Company of Four
Officials

Quebec, Aug. 2O.-In the custody of
Inspector Dew, Of Scotland Yard. Dr..
Hawley Harvey Crippen and Miss Ethel
Clare lie Neve were taken from jail here
to-day to begin their return trip to Eng
land.
The inspector, assisted by Sergeant De-
tective Mitchell and two matrons. drove
with the prisoners along the St. Louis
road toward Sillery. Here they will take
a special boat TO catch the steamship
which left Montreal last night