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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
TROPHY FOR AMATEURS
IN THE AVIATION MEET
Chamber of Commerce to En-
courage Entries in Co..
Iege Park Events.

The executive committee of the Wash
ington Chamber Of Commerce decided to-
day to recommend that the chamber Of
fer a handsome trophy to be competed
for during the amateur aviation meet.
which will be held at College Park. Nd.
under the auspices of the Washington
Aero Scientific Club. the. week Of octo-
Der 10
At a special meeting OF the executive
committee today at the Offices Of the
chamber. E. II. Young, president of the
Aero Scientific Club. presented the plan
of the meet. 1t met with favorable com
mendation by the members of the co -
mittee. and a resolution. proposed BY
Henry B. F. Mcfarland. providing To-
ply for competition by the amateurs. was
adopted.
Everything in Readiness.
1t was explained that the plans for the
amateur aviation meet had been made
two months ago and that the members OF
the Aero Scientific Club had everything
in readiness to carry 1t on. Mr. Young
said that at least five local machines
would be entered. and declared that
also stated that amateur aviato-s fron
New York. Philadelphia and Norf TX. Va.
had signifed their intention Of entering
the contests
1t Is the hope Of the club to persuade
Clifford Harmon and Connors. known "a
the millionaire aviators. to come here tn
compete for a handsome prize. They are
amateurs and refuse to accept cash con
tracts although their work In the air has
been as successful and spectacular as the
work Of a number of the prominent pro-
fessionals.
Precedes international Event.
The amateur meet will take place here
just before the international meet in New
York, which opens October ID. This will
permit Harmon and Connors to come here
If they are willing.
It is possible that Curtiss machine VIII
be seen at College Park and that II will
be operated by an amateur, though not IN
competition with the others. CAPT
Charles J. Fox of the National Aviation
Company said that one OF the Curtiss ma
chimes had been ordered and would be put
on exhibition at the meet IL 1t arrived In
time.
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Plea of the Union.
SHOWERS, MAYBE.
Weather Bureau Sees Rain Cloud in
Washington Horizon.

Unsettled weather and possible showers
are in sight for this evening and tomor-
row, according to report late this after
noon from the weather bureau. Also
there will be somewhat lower tempera-
ture Wednesday. though no very great re-
lief is promised from the hot wave.
The weather bureau officials place the
blame for the high temperature upon the
winds from the southwest. which have
brought a taste of semi-tropical condi-
tons across the middle Atlantic states
No trace has been secured of an euui-
noctial storm, which might be expected
as an evidence of the changing Of the
seasons.
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HUNTINGTON Wilson Goes Abroad.

Assistant Secretary OF State Hunting
ton Wilson, with Mrs. Wilson. left Wash
inston Sunday night for New York.
whence they will sail for Europe. Mr..
wilson's primary purpose is to secure rest
and a change, but. incidentally. he will
look into the condition of some OF the
embassies while abroad.
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Killed at Phone BY Lightning.

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa, September 81
While Mrs. Lewis Warrington Of Rauch-
town was seated at the telephone last
night during a heavy storm. waiting for
central to give connection, lightning
struck the wire, killing her instantly.
Her sister was thrown from the porch
and severely injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27

Is unreverSed. When the United States
appellate court reversed Judge lands
the same shooter. not from the head OF
a barrel. but from the White House. sane
titled by Abraham Lincoln. told the peo-
pie OF the United States that the Judges
had been guilty Of miscarrying justice.
Appeals to Workingmen.
"workingmen OF the United States. do
You recall that when Hayward and Meyer
were on trial for their lives this same
shooter. with all the power of the Presi-
dent of the United States sought to inr
huence the jury by holding up these lead
ers of labor as undesirable citizens?
"A French king once said: L am the
state. No sane man may ever say L
am the United States The lungs of the
country are not its brains Men who a
few months ago believed now disbelieve;
men who worshiped then. now execrate.
and throughout the country the business
men as such are facing panic, and as
lovers OF their rights and liberties are
fearing revolution. From Caesar to Ma
poleon from Napoleon to the American
Jack Cade.
When given power to shoot the
trusts he drew a line between the good
ones and the bad ones. The steel and
sugar trusts were the good ones; those
which would not help along the shoot
er's political schemes were the bad
ones Now those who cry 'Vive lie Roi are
good republicans and those who are
putting patriotism above all else and
therefore will not join the cry are bad
republicans.
"WhiIe under the table / touch CoXs
feet,
I cannot with Lorimer sit down and
eat.
Letters to Hartman.
Fellow eitizsns of New York. has
the correspondence with Hartman
passed from your minds? While the
firm was Roosevelt & Hartman. and
not Roosevelt & Lincoln. the shooter
and railroad man were engaged in a
joint plan to get money. and, in writ
ing, the senior member of the firm as
sured Hartman that they were both
practical men and had better keep the
partnership under cover.
Every generation gives opportunity to
the patriotic and brave to keep our ship
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27

Gus" Register. a paroied convict, who
was arrested In Goochland county, Va,
for HOUSEKEEPING and larceny, attacked
his TALLER and escaped. Gov. Mann
and like sum Is offered by the county Of
Goochlapd.
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Presidents Work Today.

President Taft worked in the private
part of the White House today until time
to meet with all the cabinet ofYicials in
the executive Offices. The morning was
spent In individual conferences with cab
met officers.
When the cabinet assembled after IL
o'clock, the President at once called for
departmental estimates of expenditures
for the next fiscal year. The depart
mental heads drew from their leather
cases long rows of figures. telling how
much money they would need in the next
fiscal year.
This led to talk OF economies all along
the line The President strongly reiter-
ated his we'll known views that he be-
at less expense than in the past. and
asked each cabinet officer to use his
best efforts to reduce the estimates even
below those for the present fiscal year, IL
possible.
Complete business Reorganization Of
all departments Is on the card. so soon
as the President can determine which
one of several business experts shall be
put to work preparing recommended
tions and plans. Three or four of the
best known firms in the country were
asked to furnish their ideas OF what
should be done in the way of reorgan-
lzation. The President and Secretary
Norton are to pass upon these as In
the nature of a competitive examina-
ton to furnish them with the best man
or set of men to do the permanent work
of planning for reorganization.
Ballinger Matter Settled.
There is every evidence on the sur
face at the White House that the Bal
linger case. as 1t Is called, is definitely
settled and will in no way be touched up-
on this week. The President does not look
for the resignation of Mr.. Ballinger,
and would not let that offlcial resign II
he wanted to. unless new facts that
are unknown should come out.
Mr.. Ballinger found his cabinet col
leagues and the President as warmly
cordial to him as in the past. He has
been wearing a particularly satisfied
look as a result OF the apparent victory
he has won against those who have
sought to force the President TO humili-
ate him.
Supreme Court Vacancies.
The discussion of the Supreme Court
vacancies has not been formal Or def
mite so far The President stands ready
to welcome all the information he can get
as to fit material for the court.
Gov Hughes and Associate Justice
Harlan are still considered for chief
Justice of the court For associate JUS
tice new names mentioned yesterday
were Senator Sutherland of Utah. Jus
tice Swayze of the supreme court OF New
Jersey and Chancellor Pftman ana II.
". Iindabury, both of the same state.
The President is pretty sure to give
one of the vacancies on the court to
New Jersey man. Opinion incii1es
strongly in the direction OF Justice
Swayze.
One western man will also be APP
pointed He will probably be from the
eighth circuit Secretary Nagel, one OF
the great lawyers of the west. IL from
that circuit, and is considered as having
splendid chance.
President Taft has finished his speech
to be delivered before the National
League of Republican Clubs Saturday
night. 1t was gone over at today
cabinet session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27

Mr.. Amos W. Shuck, aged sixty-two
years. q veteran Baltimore and Ohio en-
ploye. was fnstantly killed in the yards
at Cumberland. Md, yMonday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27

George keely, aged eleven years, who
was kicked In the head by q horse at his
home, Iron HILL Nd. was taken to the
Homeopathic Hospital at Wilmington,
Del. yesterday. His skull is fractured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27

Following . lingering illness. Mrs. Cath
crime Lemfey. tighty-threA years old. died
at Stephen City. Va. She was Q native Of
Shenandoah county.
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EXIT ALLEY S[UMS
Plan to Clear the City of Oh
jectionabIe Spots.
EARLY BEGINNING ASSURED
Commissioners to Forward the Move
ment With Funds.
WILLOW TREE ALLEY FIRST
Response Made Today to Inquiry
Presented by the Central
Labor Union.

Three years Of grace is given to the
slums Of the city by the Commissioners,
according to communication sent to
Sam De Nedrey. secretary Of the Central
Labor Union. That a more aggressive
warfare than ever on the blind alley and
morbid alley conditions is being planned
for the coming year is declared, and
promise Is made that as the revenues of
the District increase more money will be
used for making breathing spots out Of
the places where the death rate, espe-
cially that for children. is highest now.
The first step toward the elimination of
the more Objectionable spots of the city is
the plan to make Willow Tree alley an
interior playground. This is one of the
Ave big projects which Commissioner
Judson will place in the estimates Of the
engineer department for the coming ses-
sion.
Park and Recreation House.
Willow Tree alley will be ripped out so
that the policemen on the beat even
would not know the place, and instead of
an alley population giving trouble to the
police and feeding the death rate, the
place will be a playground and park. fit
ted with a neighborhood recreation house.
This is but the first alley planned to be
reformed. Practically every blind thor
oughfare in the District and every alley
where social conditions are at low ebb
will be treated In this way, if the plans
work out.
The Commissioners statement today
was in reply to letter from the Central
Labor Union inclosing resolution.
Text of the Resolution.
The resolution sets forth:
Whereas the death rate of Washing
ton is higher than nearly all other cities
of its class in the United States and Eu-
ropean countries, having averaged twenty
per thousand during the past ten years,
and
1.-The death rate among the city white
children under one year OF age has aver
aged about $50 per thousand and among
the colored children about $50 per thou
san: and as the high death rate of our
city is no doubt caused by the insani-
tary conditions of the alleys and slums.
proach to our Capital city: by Senator
Mcmillan, late chairman of the Senate
committee of the District of Columbia. a
disgrace to our civilization and by Jacob
Riis as worse than any in New York city
and in the Whitechapel district of Lon
don;
Plea of the Union.
1T is, therefore. the sense of the Gen.
trail Labor Union that the preservation
OF the health and lives of the people
should be of a paramount importance In
administration Of municipal affairs; and
as it will require a large sum of money
to wipe out the slums and place the cities
in good sanitary condition; therefore
Resolved. that the Commissioners of
the District, if this cannot be done in,
say fve years, out of the current rev.
enues, are earnestly requested to ask Con-
rress for authority to issue bonds suffi-
cient to accomplish the desired end in a
reasonable time
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ON CLASSIFIED LIST
Continued from First Page.1

This promises to delay action upon the
proposed increase OF rates for many
months.
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Fear Loss of Legislature.

Some Of these republicans here are so
blue that they even 60 the length of
contemplating the loss of the legislature.
regarded heretofore as an almost I'M
heard-of contingency. Oh, they have the
mullygrubs for fair, have these repub-
hide it,
Col Roosevelt made it known this
morning that he would like ID have Sen
ator Root made permanent chairman of
the convention. This is regal ded as
peace offering to President Taft's friends.
The colonel was in a generous mood this
morning on the eve of his expected tri-
unph in the convention. n. y. NJ.
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ministration and for him on several &C.
cssions in different sections OF the coun-
try. because 1t was known I had been a
stanch supporter Of the President during
his entire term of office; because I was
known to be an especially ardent sup
porter and advocate OF the basic princi-
pies Of the party. My name was pre-
scented in the state committee In accord
ance with custom in state and nation.
solicited no mans support. / consented TO
act as a service to my party. not to graf
ify a personal ambition. In that respect
had none.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-06
OBITUARY

Sarah M. Charles, a former resi- dent of this city, died, last evening. at her home in Second avenue, East Norwalk, after a brief illness with pneumonia, at the age of 5S years. While in this city she resided in Sec ond street and later in Main street. and was a member of a number of local fraternal organizations. She re- moved to East Norwalk two years ago.
 Emma, wife of Charles H. Reeves died last evening at her home, Re- servoir avenue extension, after a long illness. She is survived by her hus- band and two children.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-06
FAIRFIELD

Considering the frequency with which fires occur in town, it begins to dawn upon the minds of some of it's residents that there ought to be a very efficient fire department, provid- ed with the best mechanical appli- ances with which to reach fire. As soon as the whistle on the Rubber Factory sounds an alarm, it is eX- pected by the public that the Hook & Ladder company will respond promptly, and will do all it can to save property from the flames. The fire, of yesterday is an object lesson of more than usual significance, when it is noted that it broke out so soon after the Town Council had inform ed the members of the Hook & Lad der company that the $1,000 voted at the last town meeting for an auto chemical could not be paid over to any one for the purpose designated The alarm from the Gould place al Mill Plain was sounded at 2:15, and the hose truck was promptly <on- it's way to the fire, thanks to the assist ahce of a stranger in town who was who offered to drag the truck to the fire. It was 2:30 o'clock before the hook and ladder truck left the fire house. William Hull came down from Mill Plain with a double team, and hauled it to the scene fthe con- f1ag agratiOn. AS in the case of the Jen Iings fire, there was not a good SUD- ply of water, and when one of the bumps was taken to a we'll it was found the suction hose was, not long eEOugh to reach the water The fire was started by a Pole in the employ of Harry Glover, who was working upon field just back of the Gould barn. Some say he lighted a fire in heap of refuse which blew directly against the barn, and set that struc- ture on fire. A large black horse be longing to MT. Glover was fastened in the barn, and instead of being re- leased by the Pole, was left to perish in the flames. The wind carried the flames directly over the big red barn belonging to Frederick Sturges, and in short time the ventiIator on the top of the barn was in flames. By heroic efforts on the part of the fire men the barn was saved, also the Gould homestead, but the escape was 8 marrow one for both buildings. There was much excitement in town during the fire, and at one time it was urged 10 send to Bridgeport for help.
 In the light of this conhagration, 1t would seem as ii all technical de- fleets in connection with the recent could be cured, and the money be used for the purpose in tended As matters stand the mem bers of the Hook & Ladder company are greatly handicapped being de- pendent upon good luck to get their apparatus to a fire. A powerful 30 or 40 horse power auto is needed, which can be depended up to throw large stream of water upon any fire which may break out. It is unwise to allow fire protective matters to continue in their present cahotic, state.
 An informal dance of the Comet club is to, be held Friday evening, May 20, at S1ocum's gymnasium BentIey's orchestra will play
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-06
IN THE THEATRES
POLI'S

As the headline attraction at Poli s next week will appear one of the real novelties of the present vaudeville season the Old Soldier Fiddlers. They can hardly be called theatrical folks far they are just a group of old sol- dters actual veterans of the Civil War, and they are hddlers not violin iafs Playing the same fiddles tbat dHey sawed on long before the civli War broke out in the sixties, these oId 1flen, they range in age from seventy two to eighty years, have created a veritabie. sensation in vaudeville espe- ctally among the older folks. Old folk songs some of them so old they seem new are revived when the old boys come on the boards with their fddles which. they play, as they say, by air. Two of them were Union sol dfers and the other two on the Con- federate side and they wear the blue and the gray with pride. The setting of their act represents the old battle ground at Gettysburg twenty years alter the war.
 The act is one that stirs the patri- otism of young and old equally and IS a distinct contribution to vaudeville.
 The special feature of the bill will be the Evers-Wisdom company pre- senting a most amusing playlet Base ballitis" taking it's theme from base ball fan who prefers the nat1onal game to all else, even his wife and the added feature will be Bird Millman' and company the greatest aggregation Of wire walkers in the world featur- ing Bird Millman the girl who capti- vated Europe and who has been call ed the "Eva Tanguay of the Wire On the same bill will appear the clas- sfest singing act that the vaudeville stage has brought forth this season Horace Wright and Rene Dietrich; Wood Brothers the Irish Athletes, The Hannlins and Conlin Steele and Carr iii. the musical comedy tidbit. Just From College" Next week IS the closing week of vaudeville and the regulars will be on hand to say fare well to their favorite amusement.
 This weeks bill is helping to wind up the season gloriously for the general impression that is abroad is that 1t is one of the most satisfying and en- tertaining bills of the season.
 The headline feature The Devil, The servant and The Man. has creat- ed widespread interest both for the brilliant lines and the superb acting by Charles L. Gill and company and s@rhe New Coachman" as presented by Louis Simon, Grace Gardner and company is a riot of laughter from start to finish. Mabelle Adams the Gypsy violinist is credited with the greatest success of any single act there is none that will dispute the fact that the Flying Martins offer the most sensational and daring trapeze act as well as the fastest working in 1he world Others who contribute to the general excellence Of the bill are the Be Gar Sisters in great aero batic dancing act and Bixley ana F1nk in a riotous talking and singing act But few seats are to be had for the -1rr, a ming perfOrmaQceS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-06
FREIGHT CARS SMASHED
 DUE TO OPEN SWITCH

winsted, May GA Central New England freight train was in pecu- liar accident just west of the station here last night. The train had taken Q. siding to wait for a. passenger train, and after the passenger had passed. the engineer ran his locomotive down into the yard fde cars. The switch was accidentally left open and when the engine returned it ran onto the siding. hitting the train head on.
 One end of a box car was demolished and a flat car of the Boston & Maine road was broken in the middle and forced together so that it stood straight tip in the air like a tent. Two cars between the two wrecked cars escaped without a scratch. The en- zine was slightly damaged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-06

The Board of Health of the City of Bridgeport, at meeting held April 12, 1910, adopted the following by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-06
NOTICE.
Bylaw. of the Board of Health of
 Bridgeport

The Board of Health of the City of Bridgeport, at meeting held April 12, 1910, adopted the following by law:
 Section l. Any undertaken having ir his care or possession, or who is preparing for burial, the body of a pVfson who died of small pox, scarlet fever, dipl1theria, membranous croup or measles, shall give immediate mo- tice to the board of health or the health officer, of the name of the deceased, the place of death and the time of burial.
 Section g. It shall be the duty of such undertaken to care for the body of a person .who died of any of the diseases specified in section 1 in the following manner: At the time of his first visit to the house occupied by the deceased and without delay, he shall cause such body to be dis infected by wrapping it in several thicknesses of cloth wrung out of a solution made by disSOlving sixty grains of corrosive Sublimate and two ta ablespoonfuls of common salt in one gallon of hot water, or, out of a solu- ton made by dissolving six ounces of pure carbolic acid (not the commer- cial, colored, impure acid), in gal lon of hot water, or out of a forty per cent. solution of formaldehyde, Gone part to four of water), every part of the body to be enclosed and not thereafter to be exposed to view.
 Section 8. The funeral of a person dying of small pox, scaflet fever or diphtheria, shall be private and no persons except the undertaken or his assistant, the clergyman and the inn mediate family of the deceased may attend.
 Section 4. No person shall enter the rooms or tenement containing the body of q person who has died of any of the diseases mentioned in section 8, except the persons specified in sec ton 3, and an agent of the Board of Health, until the premises have been disinfected and the quarantine card removed.
 Section 5. The undertaken or per son having charge of the funeral shall notify the owner of the carriage or carriages used by the clergyman or members of the family of the de-s ceased at such funeral and such car riages shall not be again used until 
 Section 6. Every person violating any of the foregoing provisions shall be fined not more than fifty ($50.00) dollars for each offense.
 Attest
 DAVID W. LYNCH, R us Clerk.