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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
HEAVY SHOWERS CHECK
THE NORTHWEST FIRES
Loss in British Columbia Off,
ciaIIy Estimated at $3,000,-
O00-Towns Destroyed.

SPOKANE, Wash, July 23.-No ac-
curate estimate of the loss by the fires
Of the last ten days can be made at
present Five lives were lost near kalso,
B. c.. and two near Colville, WASH; the
towns of Ryan, Wash, and White
water, Michigan, Three Forks, Baynes
Lake and Jaffray, b. c., are reported
wiped out, and the loss Of timber prob
ably will run into millions of dollars.
Several days ago it was estimated that
5000 men in this state were giving some
or all Of their time to holding the fires
in check. Although the present summer
has been one of the driest ever known,
the fires in western Washington have
been less destructive than in former
years.
Heavy showers during the last forty
eight hours have checked the great for
est fires that were threatening towns
Of Washington. Idaho, Montana and
British Columbia and for the present
practically all danger is past.
PORTLAND, Ore, July 23.-Reports
from Albany indicate that the forest
fire which ragged fiercely on the north
Santiam several days ago is now burn
ing slowly. A large force Of men is at
work.
Loss in British Columbia So, DOC, 900.
VANCOUVER, B. c., July 23.-The
total loss by forest fires in British Co.
lumbia is officially estimated today at
100000. Practically all the fires in
the upper country have been extin-
guished
WINNIPEG, Man., July 23.-Forest
fires around Rainy river, Ont, are dying
down this morning, and as the weather
is calm it is believed that the town,
which was in imminent danger Of de-
Struction, will be saved.
All along the route between Rainy
river and Fort Francis, in the brush
country, there are deserted and burned
farmhouses.
Wisconsin Fires Checked.
MERRILL, Wis, July 23.-Forest
fires, raging up to midnight. are being
checked today by heavy rain. All the
400 homeless Of the fireswept town of
Heinemann are cared for. Bloomville
and Gleason have been saved. 1t is
estimated that twenty-five square miles
have been burned over in the section
just north of here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
VESSEL ON FIRE AT SEA
WIRELESS PICKS UP MESSAGE
REPORTING DANGER.
Passengers of Southern Pacific
Liner Menus Are Transferred
to Sister Ship.

CHARLESTON, s. c., July 23.-The
wireless at the navy yard picked up a
message this morning from the South
ern Pacific liner Momus. off Cape Cana
varal. on the Florida coast. reporting fire
in the after hold since yesterday. The
vessel anchored in twelve fathoms OF
water.
The Comus of the same line is stand
ing by and has taken off the passengers.
The fire is not under control.
NEW YORK, July 23.-The steamship
Momus, under the command of Capt. John
Boyd. left New York for New Orleans
last Wednesday with sixty passengers
The steamer carried crew of 12O men.
Officials of the Southern Pacific said
they received information regarding the
fire, and expressed the belief that II
would be confined In the after hold
where there was no inf1ammable freight
The steamer Comus, which took off the
passengers of the Momus, left New Or
leans for New York Wednesday.
Fire Under Control.
A statement made at the Southern Pa
cifc office this evening said that the pas
sengers from the burning steamer Momus
transferred to the Comus would be put
aboard the steamer Proteus, which left
this city this afternoon for New Or
leans. But this will be done only if the
Momus is unable to proceed without ~
ing up for repairs.
The latest wireless messages received
here said the fire was under control and
that there was no longer any excitement.
The messages were sent by Capt. Boyd
Of the Momus and Capt. Maxson Of the
ComuS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
Parade and Ball. =

A street parade will take place in the
afternoon. There will be bands from
fifteen cities in line. The Grand Lodge
will be photographed on the steps of the
Capitol. A reception and ball will take
place at Convention Hall that night, and
parade prizes will be distributed. The
actual consideration Of business will be-
gin Wednesday morning. when the peace
pact between the two grand lodges will
be formally ratified and the two fac
lions reunited
The election of officers will take place
at the closing session Friday next. Be
sides the Convention Hall reception ex-
cursions down the Potomac will be given
for the entertainment of the visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
OFFICER INCURs CENsURE.
Col. Bowen Reprimanded for Show
ing Disrespect to Superior.

MANILA. July 23.-Col. William H. C.
Bowen of the 18th Infantry, stationed at
Fort William Mckinley, has been con-
victed by court-martial of disrespect to
a superior officer in the Endorsement in a
newspaper of the cause of Chaplain John
E. Dallam, who had been tried for using
improper language.
Col. Bowen, according to the findings,
deprived of his command for three
months. He was acquitted of the charge
of having violated the regulations In OBJ
tanning passage on an army transport
for a person not member OF his i'm
mediate family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
MAY Be RECORD BREAKER
LARGE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
AT ESPERANTO CONGRESS.
Session to Open in Washington
August 14-Provisional Pro-
gram Already Prepared.

Judging from the inpouring of letters
from Students of the new universal
language to the American associations
headquarters in the Chamber of Com.
merce, General Secretary Reed is con-
WINGED that in point of numbers the
sixth international Esperanto congress te
be held in Washington August IA to
August 90 Is to be a record breaker. He
has completed his program for the week
The provisional program, which is, OF
course, subject to change by the delegates
is as follows:
Saturday, August 13-Informal recep'
ton and concert at s pm.
Sunday, August 14-Morning church
service in Esperanto; afternoon, sight
seeing; evening, concert.
Monday, August 15-Morning, forma
opening of the sixth congress; address by
Dr. l.. l.. Zamenhof. the author of Es-
peranto; presentation of governmental
delegates and responses; greetings from
Esperantist national delegates. After
noon-Formal business meeting. Even
ing-Moonlight excursion on Potomac.
Academy Session.
Tuesday, August 16-Morning, meeting
of Esperanto academy, language commit
tee and general business meeting. After
noon-Excursion to Mount Vernon
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of LAS You Like
It. by the Hickman Players.
Wednesday, August 17-Morning. meet
ing Of the international council. Inter
national Scientific Association and gen
eral business meeting; afternoon. excur-
sion to Great Falls, where luncheon will
be served: evening. formal reception and
presentation of prizes in literary con-
test.
Thursday, August 1S-Morning, meet
ings of the Universala Esperanto-Asoclo,
general business and sectional meetings;
afternoon, league base ball game at the
National ball park, at which copies OF
the rules in Esperanto will be distribu-
ted: evening, lectures.
Friday, August 19-Morning. sectional
meetings and various adjourned meet
ings; afternoon, sightseeing; evening, in
ternational ball.
Saturday. August 2O-Morning. business
meetings and adjourned meetings; after
noon, formal closing of sixth congress;
evening. departure for post congress ex-
cursiOns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
WHITE ASKED TO RESIGE.
Action in Case of Representative
Who Admitted He Took Bride.

EAST ST. LOUIS, H.. July 2l-Demo-
Gratis of ST. Clair county in convention
here today adopted resolution demand
ing that Representative Charles A. White.
who admitted taking bride Cor his vote
for United States Senator Lorimer, re-
sign. Three votes were cast against the
resolution.
Bruce A. Campbell of East ST. Louis
was Endorsed to make the race for Con-
gress from the district now represented
by W. -. Roden3erg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
COL: GREEN LEAVES TEXAS
EXPECTS TO GIVE TIME TO HIS
MOTHERS INTERESTS.
Son of Multimillionaire in New
York-Not Sure Where They
Will Reside.

NEW YORK, July 23.-Col. Edward
H. r. Green, Hetty Green's son, is back
from Texas to make his home henceforth
with his mother. He isn't sure whether
that will mean New York or Chicago.
II still think Texas has the greatest
future of any of the states,'' said Col.
Green today. Il left a great many friends
down in Dallas and / admit that l didn' t
tell all Of them goodbye, for you see l
expect to drop in on them some of these
days. You can't transplant a tree Of
my weight over night. (Col. Green weighs
$50 odd. And I've lived in Texas good
many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
Washington Statue Accepted.

PARIS. July 23.-The French govern
ment has accepted a bronze copy of Hou-
don's statue OF George Washington. which
was presented by the state Of Virginia
through NJ. Jusserand, the French am
bassador to the United States. The statue
will be installed at the Chateau Of Yer
sailles in a position opposite the statue
of Josephine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
Mothers Will to Govern.

Il am here to be of aid to my mother.
If she wishes me to make my home here
l shall do SO, but mother has interests
worth between $12,OOOGO0 and S1S,C0O,00O
in Chicago, and 1 don't know but what l
am more needed there"
We'll decide that in due time put
In Mrs Green, with an enigmatical twin
kle in her eye. For the present l am
glad to have my son home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
Musty Hay Poisons Horses.

Because of reports that many of the
horses being used In the militia encamp-
ment at Gettysburg. Pa, had been pois-
oned by eating musty hay. Gen. Wood,
chief of staff of the army, yesterday
asked the Department of Agriculture ia
send an expert to the camp to make an
Investigation. This will be done. E. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
Bodies Entombed Year Ago.

DUQUOIN. ILL.,, July a3.-Workmen.
opening the Letter mine at Zeigler.
closed by an explosion more than a
year ago. today found six bodies which
were entombed by the explosion. The
bodies were well preserved and easily
Identified. Two more bodies remain in
the mines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
Cabinet Officers to Tour Alaska.

VANCOUVER, B. c., July 23.-Attorney
General, Wickersham and Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor Nagel will arrive
from the east tomorrow. The fish COM
mission steamer Albatross Is waiting for
the cabinet officers and it is supposed
they will sail at once on a tour of Alaska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
Strikers Back at Reduced PAY.

JOPLIN, Mo-, July 23.-The American
Zinc, Lead and Smelling Company has
adjusted the strike at the company's
mines here. Five hundred strikers went
back to work today at the new wage
scale, a reduction of % cents day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
Expressmen Reflect Officers.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, July 23.-The six
teenth annual convention of the Express
mems Mutual Association adjourned to-
day after re-electing all former officers
and deciding to meet in Denver next
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
What They Like to Do.

The Guardsmen hike themselves to Get
tysburg every night they can. Of course,
and to-night's great crowd only accentu-
ates the fact that no matter how tired
the men are they seem TO find II abso-
lutely necessary 10 get to a dingy hotel,
smoke handmade cigarettes and drink
beer which will never, never do any dam
age. for the reason that IL has been di-
Iuted with Pennsylvania fairest spring
water. The ordinary enlisted man at this
camp seems TO believe that the one and
only thing 10 do after nightfall is to walk
Two miles III the dust To get where he
can spend Ia or IL cents and then
stand on the sidewalk and sing That is
always the way. III the enlisted man
could not do that ii would seem that the
army would be composed OF the finest
lot of GisSrurtled Srouches that ever did
sua! Il duty.
Gettysburg bars all have To close at
4 49,. .a.lls the encampment and
an army officer with d revolver on goes
ar31nd TO each one to see thu. the ar
Judgement is carried out. The army
men told the bar proprietors that il
would have TO be that way. Otherwise
the men would not be allowed to in
dulge in the great pastime of buying
Watered beer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
Outbreak Spells Deprivation.

Any outbreak in this old town is quite
likely TO cause the issuance of passes to
be stopped by the commanding officer of
the outfit from which the men came
Gen. Harries said this forenoon he was
certain that no District men would raise
any rumpus in Gettysburg because none
OF them had ever evidenced any desire
10 Kill the goose that lays the golden
eggs-meaning that the District of Co.
Iumbia enlisted man loves to walk s
two miles in the dust to get TO the place
of handmade cigarettes, diluted beer and
sidewalk songs just like all the rest of
them Some rude soldiers pulled five
chairs off a porch last night and several
war correspondents sat down and wrote
descriptions of riot, but really there
was nothing to it.
But in the typical soldiers found in the
barrooms tonight there is the greatest lot
OF odd characters that one would want
TO find. The born soldiers. the chaps
who enlist time after time in the regular
service, and who have followed the flag
around the world afoot and afoat are
leaning against the bar spending cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
Do It in Five Minutes,

1t should be able to lay one-half mile
of wire, open two stations and transmit
twentyword message between those
two stations In five minutes time from
a standing start
Its operators should be able to handle
twenty-five words per minute by buzzer
telegraph.
1t should erect a wireless station in
twenty minutes.
1t should establish a Photograph station
in four minutes
1t should send and receive by flag
using either the Morse or Meyer codes
four words per minute.
1t should se-d or receive by heliogra pin
(the principle OF which is the sun reflect
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-04
Bathers at Coney Island Object
to Their Presence in the
Water.

NEW YORK. July 30.-An attempt
was made to lynch two negroes at
Coney Island today because they want
ed TO battle in the ocean with the white
men and women. Bryant Teal and
Frank Davis, the negroes, had narrow
escapes.
They slipped into bathing suits dur
ing the heat OF the day and went to
the head OF the pier. About sixty white
men and women were in the water at
the time. An outcry against the pres
ence OF the negroes was raised by some
one.
Several men grabbed Davis, who is
slight of build, and pulled him out into
deep water. They did not know that
he could swim, and their object seemed
TO drown him. Davis was pulled be-
yond his depth, but he proved a good
and fast swimmer, and saved himself
by striking out and away from the
whites, who seemed to want his life
He made wide detour. got to shore
and ran for cover.
In the meantime Teal. who stands six
feet tall and is OF powerful build, had
gotten to shore and taken to flight un-
der hail OF stones. The crowd took
after him. Teal was almost winded
er saw his plight and called him into
his little place of business.
Beaver stood off the crowd while Teal
hid in the rear until he got his wind
again. Then he slipped out of back
window and continued his flight until
he was safely home. In the chase after
Teal so much excitement was created
that dozen calls for the police were
sent in.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-04
MURDER FARMER
NEAR LYNCHBURG
Old and Respected Citizen Found Dead
Upon the Porch Of His Lonely
Home.

LYNCHBURG, VA.-Special.-wi
his brains scattered on the floor of
the porch of his lonely hut. the dead
body Of an old and respected man,
named Mccain. was found this morn
ing by solicitous neighbor. who had
heard a gunshot yesterday evening
about dusk.
Mccain was about seventy years
old and lived by himself about four
teen miles from Lovingston, in Mel
son county. He bore an excellent rep
utatiOn and was well thought of by
his neighbors.
His death is a complete mystery to
the authorities at Lovingston, the
county seat, TO whom the tragedy was
reported this morning. No weapon
was found near him. and his head was
so maRgled as to preclude the possi-
bility of his having lived any length
OF time after the wound was inflicted.
The neighbor who found him stated
that he had heard a gunshot last even
ing about dusk in the direction OF
McCann's place, and that this morn
ing he went to see IL all was well with
the only inhabitant of the hut. The
case is a complete mystery, as Mccain
is not known to have had any enc
mics, and absolutely no clew has pre-
scented itself to the authorities. A
coroner's inquest will be held as soon
as possible.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-04
Robbed While He Swan.

NEW YORK. July 3o.-Samuel
Weisman, who has a jewelry store at
sc Avenue b. took his wife and baby
down TO Coney Island Wednesday
night to sleep on the beach. Early
yesterday he took a swim. He was
about a hundred yards offshore when
he saw three boys searching his
pockets.
Shouting TO those ashore TO catch
the thieves Weisman started for the
beach. but when he reached il the
three were speeding down the board
walk. Without waiting to put on his
clething the jeweler started in pursuit.
a patrolman managed TO get two of
the boys, but the third got away.
All hands then went back to the
rest of the Weisman family. where
Samuel examined his belongings. He
discovered that a gold watch and 81
were missing. The money was found
on one of the boys. but the watch had
probably disappeared with the one
who wasn't caught.
At the station house the prisoners
said they were Albert Jenner. four
teen, and Joseph Goldstein, twelve.
Both live on Stockton Street.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-04
TURTLE DOOMED FOR
FEAST HAS REVENGE

SOUTH NORWALK, July 30.-A
swapping turtle weighing forty pounds
cost the lives OF one hundred chickens
and three pigs in Herman Jacobs barn
at ROTOR Point this morning. Inciden-
tally two of Jacobs farmhands were
made i'll by inhaling Illuminating gas.
After hard fight Jacobs captured
the turtle in swamp a few days ago.
He chained il to a stake in his back
yard and started to fatten il, intend
ing to invite his friends to a turtle
supper.
The turtle got loose to-day and
crawled into the model barn, which
contains a gas plant. Without the
slightest apparent Inconvenience to
itself, the turtle snapped of gas pipe.
The gas, escaping in large quantities.
soon filed the barn. In the barn are
a hennery and a piggery; the unfort-
innate chickens and pigs we're asphyX-
lated quickly; the farm hands. looking
for the leak. inhaled much gas.
The turtle also inhaled so much gas
that il swelled the turtle up and made
il look in prime condition. But ia
cobs knows this appearance is decep-
tive. He will continue to fatten the
turtle and finally will serve il to his
friends if only for vengeance sake.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-04
HER HUSBANDS DUEL;
ONE DEAD. ONE DYING

Little ROCK, ARK, July &C.
NJ Gaynor and his wife were awak-
eued 10y "A noise on the first floor of
their home Tuesday night.
someone's trying TO break in" said
Gaynor.
They sprang from bed. He seized
his revolver, she a lamp, and they de-
scended from their bedroom to the
parlor-
Standing behind her husband. Mrs.
Gaynor raised high the LAM. Its light
showed a man climbing in a window.
It's Barger!" shrieked the woman
III Kill him." cried Gaynor and
with a fierce oath, he fired at the in
truded and missed him.
Barger. for he il was. jumped TO the
floor. whipped out pistol and re-
turned the shot.
The lamp Mrs. Gaynor held lit VI
the duel butween two men in whom
for each other. One of Barger's bull
lets whizzed close TO her head. an
other scratched the arm that held the
lamp. At Barger's forth shot her hus-
band pitched forward dead. shot
through the heart.
I've got him. yelled Barger eXult-
antly. and with the words crumpled VI
on the floor, mortally wounded.
Thus Mrs. Gaynor described the
fight: further, she gives the reason
for it,
She married Gaynor. divorced hin
and married Il. V. Barger, Of Mem
phis. Within u year she divorced Bar
ger and married Gaynor again. Re
Gently Barger had been pleading will
her to return 10 him.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-04
WANT TELEPHONES
ON ALL FARMS
Want to Extend the Service to
Every Farm House in
Virginia.

RIG MOND, VA-SpeciaI.-
Managers of telephone Offices of
the American Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company OF the several
cities of the State held a conference
for two days at Ocean View this week,
with some of the higher officials in
attendance.
The general business of the work
in hand was discussed, plans TOR plac-
ing telephone in each farm house
being one of the principal purposes
for which the meeting was called
The development and extension of the
telephone business along these lines
was gone over by the managers, near
ly every man in the conference taking
part and giving his ideas OF the best
method for accomplishing all that is
possible for the telephone for instan-
taneous transmission OF messages and
Tor keeping persons informed as to
what is happening.
The meeting was much enioved
winding up With a sail on the Chesa-
peake, the managers being the guests
OF the owners of a handsome saiIine,
vessel for the day.
Among those who attended the
conference We're w. j. Crews. super-
intendent of commercial business: r
l.. Wright, superintendent of plant
divisions; l.. j. Oliver, Norfolk; A. :.
Tanner, Richmond; f.. NJ. TavIor
Lynchburg; II. Q. Eanes, Danville: J.
); Jones, Alexandria; Eugene Bowers.
Fredericksburg; II. A. Whitaker
Portsmouth; r. NJ. McCandlish. New
port News; w. b. FERGUSON, Suffolk.
q. 5. Kennard, WILLIAMSBURG; r n
Byrd. Winchester, and L. G. Hale
PeriSburg.