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AMERICANS.
ENGLISH.

Perry had named his flagship Law
renee, because July II he had received
word of the capture Of the Chesapeake by
the Shannon and the death of the brave
Lawrence, who. as he was carried below,
had shouted the order, Don't give up
the ship!' He had known Lawrence, and
in memory of that hero he had banner
of blue made with Don't Give Up the
Ship inscribed upon 1t.
AS the American fleet led the way out
to meet the British the Lawrence was in
the lead. The commander of each vessel
had his order as to the vessel he was to
engage. The Lawrence was to close with
the Detroit. The Niagara was to attend
TO the Queen Charlotte. The Ariel and
the Caledonia We're to battle with the
Hunter, and so on. Rarely if ever was
there a sea fight under such conditions as
when these two fleets met. On some of
the American vessels were Kentucky
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from the famous frigate Constitution. Ell
lott was placed in charge of the Niagara.
Perry sailed from Erie on August IL. For
then, learning he had gone to Maiden and
did not intend to fight until the Detroit
was completed. he rendezvoused at Put
in-Bay and got into communication with
Gen. Harrison For a week Perry was
desperately i'll, but on September l he
had recovered partially and the fleet
sailed for Maiden, hoping to engage the
British force, but Barclays vessels were
under the protection of the land batteries,
and Perry had to await his adversary's
pleasure.
Back to Put-in-Bay went the Amer
leans, and there they remained until Sep
TENDER TO- when the lookout on the Law
renee sighted the British fleet early in the
day.
There was a slight rain and the wind
was light and fitful. AS the American
vessels picked their way out between the
islands that form the bay the navigator
of the Lawrence pointed out to Perry
that it was likely they would have to go
to leeward of the British and, therefore,
would be at a disadvantage.
II don't care to windWard to lee
ward. we will fight today" was the re-
Spouse.
Perry had nine vessels. the English six.
The Americans had fffty-four guns and
the English sixty-three. but the weight of
metal thrown fby the Americans was
greater than that of the British.
The fleets were made up as follows:
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wounded. While he worked in the ship s
hospital shots passed through the room.
& mdShipman while being attended by
the surgeon was struck by cannon ball
and killed A Narragansett Indian was
killed In like manner by cannon ball
while having a wound dressed. In the
height of battle Yarnell. first lieutenant,
reported mat all the officers in his COM
mand were killed or disabled. Yarnell
himself had wound in his forehead
and another in his neck. and his nose
had been struck by a splinter and had
swollen to q remarkable size.
You must MAKE out as best you can
I have no more to furnish" said Perry.
How Perry escaped death is a marvel.
Forrest, the second lieutenant. had been
standing by Perry when a grapeshot
struck him in the chest. A little later
Perry had gone to help gun captain
who seemed to have trouble in firing his
piece. Just as the gun captain got 1t In
working order again and raised his hand
to salute the commander a twenty-four-
pound shot passed through his body.
Lieut. Brooks, standing talking to Perry.
was struck by cannon ball. hurled
across the deck and his thigh torn off.
Cool. calm and undismayed, Perry used
his dwinding force as best he could. So
long as a gun remained 1t was employed:
Then when the last one was d1SmOunteO
and there was no way to answer the
torrent of death that was sweeping in
upon the Lawrence he gathered together
a boats crew, and. turning command OF
the flagship over to farnell, he got I'm a
small boat and started for the Niagara.
To Yarnel he gave authority to haul
down the flag but first he had taken the
blue banner with the Don't Give Up the
Ship motto.
The Niagara, which had been well dis
tant using only its long guns on the enc
N.Y. had come closer up, the breeze hav-
ing freshened. She was about half mile
away when Perry put out for her. AS the
British saw the small boat go from the
Lawrence and OWNED the intention of
Perry they opened fire on the frail craft.
Shots struck the water all about her. One
shot pierced her side and the rush of
water was stopped only by coat being
stuffed into the cavity; One of the oars
was splintered by another shot.
Perry had been standing I'm the stern,
but his men refused to row unless he
seated himself. Nearer and nearer the
boat drew to the Niagara, and at last
Perry begrmed with powder. spattered
with blood and wet with spray, clambered
aboard
"How goes the day." asked Elliott.
Badly" was the answer.
1t was 230 when he left the Lawrence.
1t was 2:45 when he reached the Niagara.
In minute he had dispatched Elliott in
a boat with orders to the other tagging
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adeIphia thirty days before, but had not.
Ironworkers were supposed to have been
sent, but had not. Sails were supposed TO
have been ordered, but had not
There were no railroads, and Erie then
was far different from the Erie of today
But Perry had with him master ship
builder named Eckford, who, like him
self was full of energy and tireless
Mechanics. guns, sails, powder, every
thing for the making and equipping or
the warships had to be brought hundreds
of miles over bad roads, but first OF all
cannon had to be obtained and men sta
toned to protect the vessels as they were
being built.
What Perry and Eckford did in that
spring of 1913 Ia a marvel DisappOint-
ments and obstacles seemed only to spur
them to more determined endeavor. From
Commodore Chauncey some artisans were
obtained The country round was secured
for others. Then a batch of carpenters
arrived from Philadelphia. Soon the for
est rang with the sound of the AK. A
dozen blacksmiths were expected from
Pittsburg.
Two arrived One of them was a real
blacksmith, the other a helper They were
worked to their utmost limit. Enough
iron could not be obtained from Pitts
burg. scraps were picked up from all
the smithes within reach of Erie and
welded together for the mountings for
the guns.
There are a thousand and one things
necessary in the making of a ship, but in
the latter part of May Perry was able to
launch the brigs, and then he found time
To join Commodore Chauncey in the at
tack on Fort George, at Niagara. The
capture of this fort was great help, as
it released five small vessels which previ-
ously had been held at Black Rock I'M
able to pass on account OF the enemy 8
batteries. One of them was the CaledO-
mia. which had been captured from the
British by surprise a short time before
battle of Lake Erie. But to get these
vessels into Lake Erie was a terrible
task, they having to be dragged against
the current all the way. 1t took a fort
night and brought an illness from
which Perry did not recover for several
months.
Work on the new ships proceeded rap
idly. but when they were rugged COM
pletely and with batteries mounted Perry
was almost in as bad a fix as ever. ne
had only 100 officers and men, including
those in the f1otilla from Black Rock. He
needed 500. Recruits intended for the
Lake Erie feet, il seemed, had gone to
Sackett's harbor and been detained by
Commodore Chauncey. who hoped to en-
gage the British on Lake Ontario, win a
sweeping victory and then proceed to
Lake Erie, relieve Perry of command an
repeat the performance there. Urgent re-
quests from Perry to Chauncey TO hurry
forward men brought no satisfactory re-
Spouse until Perry complained bitterly of
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To add to Perry's embarra ssments ne
was receiving reproaches from the gov
eminent for his delay in not going to ala
Gen Harrison, although the government
officials had been shamefully lax in for
warding supplies to him. Harrison, 100
was urging him to hasten, as the Brit
ish were rushing work on their new war
ship. the Detroit, at Maiden, and With
out the defeat of the British fleet Har-
rison could not hope for success in cap
turing Detroit.
modore Chauncey that he asked to be re-
lieved of his command. Instead of &C
cepting the resignation the commodore
sent a fine, manly answer to the young
man and, what was more important, hur-
ried forward men. With 800 men fit and
ready for service, Perry, Sunday, Au-
gust /, moved to the entrance of the
harbor, prepared to cross the bar the
next morning.
And then there was another difficulty.
The bar, which ordinarily had six feet OF
water over it. had filed. owing to a
storm, until il had only four feet clear.
The brigs of Perry's fleet drew nine feet.
To get the ships over it was necessary
to remove nearly al: the guns, and then.
thus lightened lash big water-flled scoWs
alongside. By pumping the water from
the scows the brigs were lifted bodily
and then worked forward slowly. Day
and night for four days this tedious OPP
Grafton was continued until at last the
vessels were over the bar All this time
the sharpest lookout had been kept for
the enemy.
While Perry was working to get over
the bar Commodore Barclay, on the other
side of the lake, was being entertained
by the citizens of Port Dover. In re-
Spouse to a toast he told them he ex-
pected to find the Yankee brigs on the
bar when he returned to Erie and then
he would make short work of them.
1t was with amazement that Barclay
saw the last of the American vessels, the
Niagara, slipping over the bar when he
got to Erie. Turning, he sailed away
Perry so soon as he got the guns back on
the vessels from which they had been re-
moved, went after him, happy and conf
dent, for at the last moment Capt. Jesse
D. Elliott and 100 men had Joined him.
Among the 100 were a good many men
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the injustice done to him and set forth his
chagrin at seeing the British fleet parade
before Erie and be unable to go out to
engage it. Give me the men, he beg
ged land I'll give you victory. He
did not get the men he wanted, but ne
got a message from Chauncey telling him
not to despise his enemy. Chauncey
thought Perry had a streak of rashness
Probably he had. Most men who are
daring have more than a streak.
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q BE the first
A N eTi an COM
mSnder to capture
a British feet
wouid seem TO he
honor enough for
any man, but to
Oliver Hazard Per-
ry there was
greater glory. In
all the history OF
naval warfare there
is no parallel for
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1t was 230 when he left the Lawrence.
1t was 2:45 when he reached the Niagara.
In a minute he had dispatched Elliott in
a boat with orders to the other tagging
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-10

Practical plans for tins entertain
ment al tIesiuent TAFT wnetf re comes
here November - III aaoress the var
giaaa Eaucas4onal Conference vera
put on foot thursday at noon wnen
a number OF representative ciuzens
met in tie court room U. the corpora
uoa commission for this purpose.
There were some twenty ave or
more citizens. representing tne eda-
cauonal. business ana professional III
tercsts of the city and state III the
gathering. hon. J. Iaylor l.lly
iieuieuaat-s governor. was made CHAIR
man ana Lr J. A. {. Chamber acted
as secretary Major J. &. Hempniil.
q member OF the committee wnsea
extended the invitation to Air. Taft
told OF the visit az the committee 10
Washington, ot the conference with
President Taft and af the real pleas
ure which the president said IL would
give him To visit Richmond again.
Major Hemphiii expressed the view.
when vas Very generally endorsed.
that ii would be most agreeable 10
MIR TAFT to have the program of
entertainment as sample as prae-
ticahle.
MIR. Taft is expected To arrive here
on Wednesday, tee twenty third
aboat A. NJ and waii be the guest
Of Governor Mann at the executive
mansion. Features Of his day here
will be an address 10 the education
conference, luneneon anu Il drive to
one or more OF the battienelds around
Richmond Ii Is not thought that
Mr.. Taft will care 10 hold a pubic
reception. Whether he shall address
the teachers III the forenoon or alter
noon will be left entirely To his pleas
ure.
After an hours discussion, in which
there was very general interchange
of views. it was decided to place the
arrangements in the hands OF q gem
erai executive COMMITTEES. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were named from
among those present. with the under
standing that either Chairman ELY
son or the committee may add TO
this group: ]. Taylor Ellyson tchair-
mani. Joseph II Willard. A. J. Mon
tague. IL. w. WOOD. John S. Har-
wood, w. T. Dalney, Samuel Cohen.
J. G. Hemphill. WyndIlam X. Mere
dth, II, e. Straus. :. Il. Woodfin and
John Stewart Bryan.
1t was finally decided To appoint
subcommittee to arrange a program
and to devise ways and means. Messrs.
! Hemphill, Montague. Meredith. Wood
| fin and Stearns We're charged with the
arrangement OF the program and
| Messrs Wood. Dahney. HARDWOOD,
Cohen and Willard were given the
financial end of the entertainment
These committees talked matters over
| in some detail, mapped out their
plans as far as practicable and viii
meet again in a few days The exc
cutive committee VIII meet Tuesday
/ at 4:30 F. NJ. at the Chamber OF
| Commerce.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-10
KILLS TWO MEN;
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
ACCUSED MAN SHOOTS ACCUSER
AND POLICE SARGEANT IN
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
OFFICE.

BOSTON. MASS. November 10
Two men were shot dead. District
Attorney Joseph c. Peiletiers Office
Was turned into battle field and the
whole SUFFOLK county courthouse was
thrown into the widest excitement
shortly before noon to- day when Wal
ter q. Fall, twenty-five years old, Of
Dorchester, walked In on a conference
and began to shoot at the men who
charged him with a serious crime
against Esther II. Fogg, fourteen
years old. After killing two he turn
ed the revolver on himself, but II
missed fire and he was captured.
Frank f. Reese. stepfather Of the
girl. was shot dead. Police Sergeant
Fred Stakeholder was fatally wounded
and died on the way to the hospital.
1t was by the thinest margin that
District Attorney Pelietier himself
was not In the room. As It was he,
with Assistant District Attorney LAvell
and clerks grappled with Fall while
he still was desperately swapping the
revolver at his temple.
They subdued the man and held
him until the police arrived. In the
meantime the Office looked like q
morgue, with Sergeant Schlehuber
dying Of hts wound and Reese dead
In pool of blood.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-10

WASHINGTON. p. CO Nov. 10
Republican leaders will ne called TO
the White House when President Tatt
returns from Panama, To discuss the
rush-it- Through legislative program
for the coming session of Congress.
Ax tia session must end on March 4
and will mark the passing OF Repan-
lican control. diplomacy will be naed-
al TO get as much as possible out OF
this last chance" Opinions OF reg
ulars and progressives viii he sought
as to the most important measures
that will command the votes nsces-
sary for passage.
In official circles it is believed that
,t,,a for aauinistrarton bills may ht
hard to obtain. because there VIII ot
turbulent efforts by Republicans ~
eanarai and especially by the scores
about to retire 10 private NE, "
bills In which they or their distfletS
ara particularly Interested through
the last chance" crush. speed VIII
he the slogan. and night sessions VII
ha demanded in the latter part Oh
the session To boom the produetioh-
While bills are going through al
tention must be given also TO the pro
yidinx of roosts for as many as pos
sjhle of about 100 lame DUCKS. fofe-
casts are that a number OF eoininis
sions OF investigation Will De iouhs
necessary to the welfare of the
arnment. Evils will be found that cal
for legislation, but concerning them
there will be a lack OF Information
Hence salaried commissions.
President Taft has a BIT program OF
legislation which he hopes to gei
through lie Will explain his de
sires to the Legislative leaders. and L
IL now expected that his message VIII
be framed with an idea of putting
forward such measures as Ii seem
possible to pass The program ma.
be cut down. but strenuous effor
will be made to force through as much
as possible.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-10
.MEXICANS LYNCH
AMERICAN CITIZEN
SEEKS INDICATION
IN POLICE COURT
!. PETER IaANDI SAYS HE BEAT
JOHN DAVIS IN SELF
DF.IEsN SE.

Declaring the story printed In =
morning newspaper concerning an al
ieEesi brutal attack on John Davis in
front es Broad street pool room To
%. untrue and saying that he wanted
the facts to he brought out IN open
ceurt. Peter Iandi. employed BY
Chasie Frazert. went 10 police head
quarters Thursday. said that he was
the man who had beaten Davis, and
surrendered himself TO be arrested.
Tie was charged with lighting on the
streets and was bailed by Justice
Grtggs Ia appear in Police Court Sat
ur,ias for trial,
Landi denies that four men jumped
on Davis. He was the only one who
beat him. he insists and he declares
that he fought in f-defense.
Davis ~threw u brick at ma and
struck me la my chest. said he. He
almost Knocked me down. When /
rushed At him To keep him from
throwing another brick. he cut the
foreslnger OF my left hand nearly OFF.
In preef Of this latter statement Landi
showed his wounded finger.
I'll | hadn't beaten Davis ! believe
he would have Killed me- said I.andl.
I1hia NHtf&h AtAh ~ssicFtssrS Ati MAX
an hour. as the paper said. either.
Davis was able to talk to police
man when one came Up few minutes
after tho fight
Z have plenty Of witnesses and |
Want the facts III this case to come
out in court The story printed about
1t in n morning paper was eNaggerat-
"a and untrue FIJI almost every par
tieuiar''
The tight between Davis and Lanaj
occurred Monday night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-10
OPEN Bis TUBE
IN NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK. Nov. 10.--The station
of the Hudson river McAdoo tunnel.
at Thirty-third street and Broadway,
was opened to-day and subway trains
took up the schedule In the new ex-
tension from Twenty-sixth street up-
town. Tho new station is designed to
tighten the uptown traffic. and serve
traffic from the uptown district to
Jersey. Three railroads will open
ticket Offices In the new station. They
are the PENNSYLVANIA. whose new tubes
viii run into tho station: the Erie and
I.ehigh Valley. The schedule time
from the new station to Hohoken will
be seventeen minutes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-10
STRIKERS JOINED
BY COAL DRIVERS
Jehus Leave Wagons in Yards
and Quit Their
Jobs
LAW MAY BE INVOKED
TO BREAK THE TlE-UP
Labor Commissioner Purposes
Taking a Hand and Bring
ing Express Companies
to Time

NEW YORK. November 1e.-The
union drivers of most OF the big coal
companies in the city. Joined the eA-
press drivers strike to-dAy. Fifty
men in the employ OF one company
left their wagons in the yard.
TIE International Brotherhood OF
IesIs4tsters declared positively to-day
that the question of general strike
would be determined at q mass meet
ing tonight. There seems no dou bt
that il the express companies con-
tirus their refusal to arbltrate the
dispute. the general strike. involving
900 drivers, viii be called.
State Labor Commissioner John
Williams came to New York to-day
from Albany He declares that If the
express companies do not yield he will
invoke the state law which gives him
the right 20 examine the companies
books and subpoena and examine
witnesses. He believes he will be able
to force the companies to arbitrate
The express companies have pre-
pared an appeal To the Federal courts
for an injunction to prevent the police
from impounding express wagons
driven by unlicensed drivers The
police acting on orders from Mayor
such wagons. The companies allege
that the ordinance requiring all
drivers to be licensed has been in
operative for years. The express
companies have made Application for
500 drivers licenses but It Will be
many days before all these can be
acted upon,
In anticipation OF serious rioting,
following Police Commissioners Crop
sey's decision not to furnish express
wagons with mounted guards. 900
additional police were to-day assigned
10 strike duty.
Shot Fired.
When strikers attacked an express
wagon at Seventh avenue and Fiji
tieth street, one OF the strike-hreak-
ers opened fire. one bullet grazing the
leg OF Charles Polk. a bystander
Polk who was formerly a member
Of the Texas Rangers. WAS very angry
! because the strike-breaker had USED
a pop gun instead of reEula-
ton IA calibre Colt. He was not Sc
riousiy enough wounded to have Il
go 10 a hospital.
Twelve hundred of the striking
taxicab drivers went back to work to-
day, the companies for which the,
agreement All but one of the taxicai
companies have now signed the agree.
/ menr according to Secretary Forster
of the teamsters' brotherhood
Strike leaders predicted that by to.
night 500 coai-wagon drivers would
/ be out.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-10
PARK PLACE MAY
GET Or. BOOKER
Members Have Put in Request
for Norfolk Pastor, 1t IS
Reported
DR.. LIPSCOMB SLATED
FOR PRESIDING ELDER
DR.. Beauchamp Certain to be
Chosen Missionary Seereta-
ry-O1her Notable Con-
ference Assignments

Pastoral changes and assignments
which will be announced toward the
close OF conferences are furnishing
much food for speculation and Eos-
sip among both the clerical and lay
delegates.
The time limit OF twenty-five min
listers expires this year. and that Will
necessitate at least forty-foar changes
Then there are some half dozen or
more who have asked to be trans
ferred. even though their time limit
is not up Three active preachers
have died since last Conference, and
that viii call for additional changes.
All in all, II Is estimated that funny
sixty-ffve changes Will be made by
the present conference.
II is now rumored that Rev. DIR.
George E. Booker. OF Epworth. Nor
folk, who has been slated for Wash
ington Street. Petersburg. may he sent
70 Park Place. Richmond. instead OF
10 that charge. Some OF the Park
Place congregation have asked for
pr. Booker IL Is said. the general UNI
dersta nding being that Rev. DIR. Is.
F. L.ipscomh. their pastor. will be as
signed to the Norfolk eldership in
place Of Rev. l.. Is. Betty. who Will
probably come to Trinity. Richmond.
succeeding Rev. w X. Proctor
May Go to Petersburg.
Rev. DR.. Smoot. of Wilmington. y.
c., will be sent TO EpUorth. Norfolk
Rev. DR. w. b. Beauchamp. recently
transferred from Louisville, has been
mentioned for the pat crate OF Wash.
Continued ON Second Parel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-10
.H0UsEMAN CO., INC.
MAKES ASSIGNMENT
PRINTING CoRPoR ALTON Files
VOLUNTARY PETITION IN L.. =.
DISTRICT COURT.

A voluntary petition In bankruptcy
was fled Wednesday In the United
States District Court by the Houseman
Printing Company, Inc. of No. 1901 u.
Main street. Liabilities, consisting
mainly of unsecured claims are placed
at $y.IAG.iS, with assets OF Ss,32s,1a.
Most of the assets are composed of ma
chsnery and equipment. Attorneys t..
l.. Ryan end Sol cutchines represent
the petitioner. Thomas e. Snead has
been named referee. Mr.. A. w. Smith
is president of the Houseman company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-10
Turks to f.:cs Loan.

BERLIN. Nov. 10.--A loan OF SAL
500, 900 to Turkey Will he Heated by a
syndicate or the Lending German and
American banks, headed by the Deut-
che Bank. The loan will be secured
by the customs duties It Constanti-
nople. anu the price will be "a, with
interest at I per cent