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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-02
Aquatic and Athletic Events
for Celebrating July Fourth

Programs for the aquatic and athletic
events Monday. including a regatta by
the Interclub Canoe Association, were
completed today. There will be enough
events of various kinds to give every one
his favorite selection. There will be
prizes for the winners, too, and other in
centives for endeavor.
One of the features of the municipal
games will be the folk dances which 200
of the children of the various play
grounds have been rehearsing for this
special exhibition.
In addition some of the most expert
athletes in the turverein\ will give an ex-
hib,tion of the skill which enabled them
to carry away first prize in Baltimore last
week in a competition between PhiladeI-
phia, Jersey City and Baltimore turner's.
The swimming races will begin at 1870
and the field games at o'clock pm. The
officials for the games are as follows:
Honorary, referee, Cuno H. Rudolph;
referee, DIR. D. e. Wiber; track and field
judges. Messrs. James A. O'Shea, w. e.
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the bill changing the religious clause In


the royal oath Of accession to simple
affirmation of belief in the Protestant
religion and the maintenance or the
Protestant succession. The confereeS OF
the government and the opposition faiieo
to agree regarding the veto power or the
lords. The American practice squaoron y,
three battleships, with about five hundred
midshipmen. sailed from Plymouth, Eng
land, for Marceille, France. Two changes
were effected in the German CABINET
Baron Won Kiderlen-Waechter being ap-
pointed foreign secretary, succeeding
Herr Won Schoen, who will take Prince
Won Radolin's place as German amDas-
sador to France. The Zeppelin airship
Deutschland. with thirty-three passengers
on board. was wrecked in the Teuto-
BURGLAR forest after q long struggle
with storms; all on board escaped unhurt
A French punitive expedition routed the
Moors in the Chaouia district of Morocco,
but lost thirteen killed and seventy-one
wounded in the action. The Vaticans lat
est note to Spain insists on the With
drawal of the decree of June IL, and Is
regarded as an ultimatum; riots occurred
at Bilbao and San Sebastion. A new cabl-
net was formed in Portugal. The cabinet
of Denmark resigned. Baron Sternburg;
a Russian correspondent. was arrested
by the secret policical police In st.
Petersburg. Revolutionary forces were
reported to have captured the town or
Acoyapa and part of San Cbaldo, on
Lake nicaragua. f>TlHCe SHui. NhlhCCS
regent, refused the popular demand for
an immediate national parliament. A
court-martial was convened at Manila to
try Col w. H. G. Bowen on charges or
violating the regulations.
In the District.
A report circulated that President
Taft had selected a Georgia negro for
collector of the port of Georgetown.
The board of education unanimously
elected W. V. Cox to succeed James
F. Oyster as president. The Senate
committee appointed to inquire into
third degree methods Of police held
it's first meeting and outlined It's
preliminary plans for the summer re-
cess. The Fairgrounds in sixteen Of
the public school yards were opened.
The bathing beach was formally opened.
Justice Gould decided that notary is
a government officer, and cannot serve
on a jury in Il case to which the gov
eminent is a party. Edwin S. Holmes.
jr, withdrew his demurrer to the in
dictments returned against him in 1905
Justice Gould imposed only fine or
$4,000, which was paid. Lee Bling, a
Chinaman, was fined So on conviction
of selling opium Eley B. Runyon and
Julian D. Wichard, alleged boy burglars.
were arrested. Policeman Walter j.
Stuart committed suicide by shooting
and Hagbart Martensen, retired army
veteran, by strangling himself at the
Casualty Hospital. Among those who
died were DIR. Charles A. White. James
M. Dunn and Lawrence H Hopkins.
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Athletics for Colored Boys.

The athletic games to be held for col
ored boys as a feature OF the safe and
sane celebration Monday on the campus
of Howard University will begin at 1o:3u
o'clock am. The Evening Star trophy
will be awarded TO the school making the
greatest number of points. There VIII
also be gold, silver and bronze medals
for each event. Fully a score of boys
from colleges and schools have been en-
tered for the contests.
Maurice Curtis, one of the fastest men
in the track squad among the freshman
and Cedric Francis, one of the fastest OF
DartmOuth's two-mile relay team. are
among the entries. The Armstrong and
NJ Street high schools have entered Il
number of their track men and expect TO
score majority of points. Grade school
boys and playground athletes are entered
in large numbers. The games committee
has selected an able corps of officials that
will insure smoothness in the running on
of events.
The events scheduled are: For boys
under fourteen years Of age-JU-yard dasn
and potato race, p yards.
Senior races-75-yard dash. novice; 100
yard dash, 4i0-yard dash, sS0-yard run
one-mile run, potato race, ~ yards; sack
race, 100 yards; egg race. 10 yards.
The officials chosen are DR.. w. Il.
Evans, referee; l.. f. Johnson, starter;
r. n Mattingly and S. Compton, CLERKS
of the course: Maj. NJ. Saunders, an
nouncer: Z. G. Williams, W. Dyson, A. Is.
Savoy, DR.. NJ. 4. Francis judges: q. {.
Wilkinson and II. G. Douglass timers
+. f. Parks, c. carpenter, inspectors; +.
r Henderson general
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Two Small Fires.

An oil stove exploded in the home of
Eugene Baker. 1916 jefferson street
northwest shortly after Il o'clock noon
today, ard caused about SO damage. An
alarm was sounded from box II.
An awning in front of Cos eth street
southwest caught fire this morning, and
caused about SO damage before the fire
department could extinguish the flames. !.
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Sullivan, John T. Meany, Daniel K.
Garses. H. c. Meyer and Richard Wat
kins; timers, Claude r. Zappone. w. {.
Thacher, c. E. Edwards, w. B. Hibhs.
Thomas Kirby and Rudolph Jose: clerk
of the course, W. G.. Stuart; assistant
clerks Of the course, w. w. Tenny. J. ID.
Walsh. w. d. Brown, LinwCod OFT, VIII
liam Covan and Bertram Walker: chief
marshal. Capt. D. Spencer Bliss; assistant
marshals, Charles A. Watson, s. T. Mill
ken and William Peet: starter. c.. Ed
ward Beckett; custodian of prizes, w. r.
ROwie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-02

Continued Warm and Partly Cloudy
Tonight and Sunday.

For the District of Columbia and Mary
land-Continued warm and partly cloudy
tonight and Sunday. probably followed by
showers Sunday afternoon or night; light.
variable winds, mostly westerly.
A disturbance Of moderate intensity
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Foreign Affairs.

don to Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, who
presented an official Hudson-Fulton gold
medal. The house of commons, by vote
of 1888 to A, passed the first reading Of
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over the lower Mississippi valley il caus-
ing continuation Of unsettled weather
and local rains In the south Atlantic and
east gulf states. the lower Mississippi
and Ohio valleys and Tennessee. Widely
scattered showers were also reported from
the Rocky mountain region and northern
plains states. In all other parts OF the
country the weather remained fair dur
ing the last twenty-four hours.
Warm weather continued during Fri
day and Friday night in the middle At
lantic states. the Ohio and upper Missis-
sippi valleys and the lake region. in
which districts maximum temperatures
Friday were above 30 degrees. In Michi-
gan and Wisconsin extreme temperatures
Of 100 degrees were reported Friday
afternoon.
The indications are that the weather
will be generally fair tonight and Sum
day in the Atlantic states north OF Mary
land and in the lake region. In the At
lantic states south of Pennsylvania and
Ohio valley the weather will be unsettled.
with local showers within the next thirty
six hours.
Warm weather will continue tonight
and SUNDAY i'm the upper Ohio valley and
in the middle Atlantic and New England
states. The temperature will be some
what lower i'm the upper lake region Sun
day and in upper Michigan tonight. No
material change I'm temperature is indi-
Gated for the southeastern states tonight
and Sunday.
The winds along the New ENGLAND and
middle Atlantic coasts will be light vari-
lantfc and east gulf coasts moderate va
riable, mostly southerly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to moderate west
erly winds and partly cloudy weather 20
the Grand Banks
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Pensacola. Ito.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at pm. yesterday:
pm. 50: II midnight. IS July "a am.
"a: am. "a; IL noon. 81: pm, 80:
maximum. "a. at p.m.. July 1: mimi
mum. ~. at q am. July ?
II midnight, 29.S5: am. 29.s3: am.
20. SO: noon. 1854: pm. %. SIS.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours. "a; years ago. 9O.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls-Temperature. d.:
condition. %. Dalecariia reservoir-Tem-
perature, "a; condition at north connec-
ton. IL; condition at south connection. ~.
Georgetown distributing reservoir-Tem-
house, 40; condition at effiuent gatehouse.
30.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPER'S FERRY. W. Va. July o.
Shenandoah muddy and Potomac slightly
cloudy this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-02

William Fogle, Oscar Fogle. Tip and
Charles Bishop were arrested for sein-
ing. in Hunting creek. near Frederick.
Nd, and fined $3.50. The men had
one small fish when arrested.
Mrs Susan NJ. Weist. ninety-four
years old. died suddenly Friday at
Hagerstown, Nd. Of heart disease.
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Athletics in the Afternoon.

The afternoon will be given over en-
tirely to athletic contests, beginning with
the swimming events in the new pools on
the White Lot, which begin at 1 O'Clock.
All contestants must report to DR.. Hud-
son. who has charge Of the swimming
contests. at 1870 O'Clock.
At 2 o'clock the municipal track and
field games begin. These are to be con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Amateur
Athletic Union. They will consist Of
open and junior events. For the former
all amateur athletes. bona fide residents
of the District, are eligible. The latter
are for boys fifteen years old and under.
Medals. badges and buttons of gold,
silver and bronze will be given the win
ners.
From 3 o'clock until 6 o'clock the tidal
basin will be the scene of action, for
during that time the annual regatta of
the Inter-Club Canoe Association will be
held. Races of various sorts are on the
program and the events promise to be
closely contested.
From 1:3O until $40 o'clock the Engi-
neer Band, which has given it's services
free. will give concert on the Potomac
drive bandstand. From 3:45 until 4
o'clock the National Guard I'd In
fantry Band will play there. so the spec
| tatOrs at the canoe races will have the
benefit of music during the entire after
noon.
The ceremonies incident to the unwilling
| of the historic site committees tablet on
the old Capitol building LIST and streets
northeast. will begin at $40 O'Clock and
last until $50. From ; until 6:3O the LIST
Infantry Band will give concert in con-
| nection with the unwilling ceremonies.
Fireworks on the Ellipse.
From 6:30 until $40 Washingtonians
will be given a chance to go to their
homes for dinner. At $50 the fireworks
on the Ellipse will begin. They promise
to surpass anything in the nature of
| fireworks held in Washington in years.
They will last until 10 O'Clock
The celebration will come to a close
| with the illumination of Pennsylvania
| avenue from 9:45 to Has pm.
William E. Andrews. auditor for the
Treasury Department, is to deliver an
| address on Christian Citizenship at
| the Epworth League meeting tomorrow
evening at the Metropolitan Memorial
M. E. Church, in connection with patriotic
services. Miss Grace W. Beelman will
| play a cOrnet solo, 'Tenting Tonight. -
and Miss Faye r. humphrey will sing
kipling's "RecessiOnal." James s.
Kichs will sing solo and the Star
Spangled Banner is to be sung by Miss
Elizabeth F. Pierce.
The Fourth will be celebrated at Mount
Rainier by the members of the EPISCOPAL
Church Of that place. Refreshments will
be served and there will be a display
of fireworks in the grove near Bunker
Hill road and 33d street. A feature of
the occasion will be the presentation of
| two silver cups to residents of the vicin-
| ity having the best kept lawns
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Sports on McDevitt Field.

Residents of Bloomingdale and EckinS-
ton will hold their Fourth of July cele-
bration on McDevitts field. Lincoln and
Rhode Island avenues northeast.
The program of athletic events. base
ball games and fireworks was arranged
recently. and now the officials have been
elected for the celebration. They are:
Referee Rev. Eugene Hannah: judges.
Charles Kraft, w. Lemat. J III. kitner
and J. 3. Keller: timers. j. Hardy, G. E.
Edwards. ir., and George Kraft: starter,
John Wilkinson: clerk of the course. n.
T. Worley: assistant clerk Thomas b.
White; scorer. +. n. Falconeo; marshal,
William Wise: announcers, Messrs. New
man and Wood: checkers. r. A Martin,
II. J. MCGOWAN and M. SchlitZ.
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Exercises at District Building.

These ceremonies are under the auspices
Of the District Commissioners. Commits
sioner Rudolph will preside. The princi-
pal speaker will be DR.. Hannis Taylor.
He will deliver the Fourth Of July ora
ton. Mrs. Thomas c. Noyes will sing
THE Star Spangled Banner" and Charles
B. Hanford. the tragedian, will recite.
instrumental music will be furnished by
the Marine Bard. the members of which
have offered their services to the COM
mittee free of charge. Lieut. Santelmann
will conduct.
The speeches and exercises at the Dis
trict building will last from 10 to 1915
o clock. They are limited in time pur-
posely, as the committee is of the opinion
that long exercises are not what even
the most patriotic citizens desire on a hot
July day.
For half an hour after the exercises are
over the Marine Band will play In front
OF the District building.
From IL until 12 o'clock there will be
more daylight fireworks on the Ellipse.
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University Heights Celebration.


The Citizens Association of University
Heights and vicinity, in conjunction with
the citizens of Brookland, met at the
home of D. II. Oertly last night and COM
pleted arrangements for the patriotic cele-
bration to be held on the site of the old
Fort Bunker Hill Monday. The exercises
will begin at 3 o'clock pm. with parade
of citizens. led by the Naval Gun Factory
Band, terminating at the old fort. The
program will be opened by the band play
ing Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,"
Dixie and STARS and Stripes For
ever"
Representative c. B. Randell of Texas
is to deliver the principal address. The
rest of the program consists of songs.
Rotations. invocation by Rev. E. M.
Church. and benediction by Rev H. w.
Q. Wilmington. pastor of the Brookland
Baptist Church.
The athletic events consist of: 50-yard
yard dash for boys between fifteen and
eighteen years. 5o-yard dash for boys
twelve to fifteen years. 5O-yard dash for
boys from ten to twelve years. 25-yard
dash for boys from seven to ten years,
2J-yard dash for boys from five to seven
years. JO-yard dash for young ladies. 80
yard dash for girls from fifteen to eight
cen years. 50-yard dash for girls from
ten to twelve years, 25-yard dash
for girls from seven to ten years. %
yard dash for girls from five to seven
years. 25yard dash for children under
five years, one-mole race for young men
over eighteen years, one-half-1nile race
for boys from fifteen to eighteen years.
potato race for young ladies. potato
race for men, peanut race for children,
three-legged race for boys under eight
cen years, and sack races for every
body.
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Contestants Limited.

Contestants in these races will be
limited to residents within the bounds
of Rhode Island avenue on the south,
4th street on the west Michigan avenue
on the north and Queens Chapel road
on the east Thomas l.. Curran of the
Washington Grove relay team, and
formerly of George Washington Uni
versity, will be the official starter, and
his decision will be final in all athletic
events.
Many valuable prizes have been donated
by merchants of Washington and vicn-
ity. Entry for the races should be made
before l o'clock July by application to
c. P. Judge. D. H. Oertly, w. r. Shane
and F. T. Howe, jr.
The day fireworks display will begin at
6 o'clock and will be followed by a mag
nificent display at o'clock
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments is as follows: Joseph p. Burg,
president of the association; D. III. Cert
ly, secretary: c. p. Judge, treasurer; \.
J. DOeing. W. +. Shane, Or. S. K. Shields,
DR. William Turner. Prof. C. o. Burg, &.
r. Baldus. Joseph Breshears. Felix Yen
ney. Joseph Yenney, S. w. Burgess,
Frederick Hughes. j. S. Rodler. Franklin
r. Howe, jr., Il. h. Geizer, =. d. Conner
jr., B. E. Hutchinson. George A. Donnell,
William B. McGrath and Capt. Joseph
Banner.
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Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPER'S FERRY. w. Va. July p
Shenandoah muddy and Potomac slightly
cloudy this morning.
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PLANS FOR MONDAY
Celebration Program Prepared
for Independence Day.
GREAT VARIETY OF EVENTS
Appropriate Exercises to Be Held at
District Building.
MUSIC AND ORATORY ON BILL
Athletic and Aquatic Contests-Me-
mortal Tablets to Be Dedicated.
Fireworks Display at Night.
GREAT VARIETY OF EVENTS
MUSIC AND ORATORY ON BILL

only heavy storm can prevent a glo-
rious celebration of the glorious Fourth
Monday by the safe and sane Independ-
ence day committee.
And the indications are that Monday
will be clear. \ trif1e warm, perhaps.
but clear.
1t is true that the people of Washing
ton have not supported the safe and sane
movement as the committee expected
they would. Everybody seems to be in
favor of it, but not to the extent of con-
tributing freely.
Nevertheless. Commissioner Rudolph,
chairman of the committee, and w. v.
Cox, the new president of the school
board. who is treasurer. backed by the
rest Of the committee. are going to hold
the celebration anyhow.
And it is going to be the best thing of
its kind. judging from the program, that
has been held in Washington in many a
day.
Beginning with a band concert and
ending with a brilliant illumination of
Pennsylvania avenue. something will be
doing every minute with speeches, songs,
concerts fireworks and athletic contests
in between, from just after breakfast
until few minutes before bedtime.
Defeating Memorial Tablet.
The celebration will begin at S:45 am.
with a concert by the National Guard
list Infantry Band at the Decatur House,
southwest corner of Jackson place and H
street northwest. This will be followed
by the unwilling of a tablet on the De-
catur House by the committee on his
toric sites. The unwilling ceremonies will
begin at 9:1j and last half an hour.
Promptly at . o'clock the first shot
Of the day will be ired in the parking
in front of the Center Market, at Penn
sylvania avenue and Sth street. This will
last an hour. when the daylight fire.
works will be stopped awhile to enable
everybody to attend the formal cere-
monies at the District building.
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Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition Of water at
Is am: Great Falls-Temperature. -;
condition %. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature "a: condition at north connec-
ton, IL; condition at south connection. ~.
Georgetown distributing reservoir-Tem-
perature, 10; condition at inhuent gate
house, 40; condition at eff1uent gatehouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-02

MRS. r. J. FIELDS CLASS IN DIVINE
Science meets every "Wednesday morning
1880 O'Clock. at lI46 q 81. NV: communion
service the FIRST Wednesday of every month.
All are welcome 20 class and service. foun-
tary offerings.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-06-09
IL WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What Heap of Happiness it Would
Bring to OcaIa Homes

Hard to do housework with an ach-
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Brings you hours OF misery at leis-
ure or al work.
If women only knew the cause-that
Backache pains come from sick kid
neys,
'Twould save much needless woe
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid
neys.
Many residents OF this vicinity en-
dOrse them.
Mrs. John Smith, 3o7 East Magnolia
street. Gainesville, Fla, says: Il suf
fered from a weak back and severe
pains in my sides for a long time. l
could not stoop without having sharp
twinges through my body and it was
difficult for me to regain an erect po-
sition. l was also subject to head
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When 1 saw Doan's Kidney Pills SO
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use. In q short time l felt much bet
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I gained in strength. / consider
Doans Kidney Pills to be an excellent
remedy and am pleased To recommend
them"
For sale at all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
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LAKE WEIR w. c. T. Z.

Weirsdale, June S-The regular
meeting Of the Lake Weir W. c. T. U.
was held at the Weirsdale Presbyterian
church, Thursday, June =, Vice Presi-
dent Sigmon presiding.
Song, Courage Brother"
Reading of the 1881 Psalm and the
Lords Prayer.
1t was voted to have a temperance
minister lecture on the subject, Chris
tian citizenship
There being so much work to be
done in the temperance field, it was de-
cided that we continue the meetings
through the summer.
The topic for the day, Scientific
Temperance as Taught in the Schools, "
was presented by Miss Pearl Kelsey,
superintendent Of that department.
The following program was rem
dered:
Reading, General Effects Of Alcohol
and How Alcohol is Made" by Miss
Kelsey.
Reading. Law of Heredity'-Mrs.
Sigmon.
Reading, Influence on the Moral and
Mental Powers"-Mrs. Douglas.
Reading, Effects OF Alcohol on the
Nervous SyStem'-Miss Margaret
Shook
Reading, Effect Upon Digestion
Miss Black.
Mrs. Van Kelsey gave q very inter
esting talk on the subject.
No further business, meeting ad-
journed TO meet June Is.
Topic. Press pork, advertisements
Miss Lottie Black. Supt.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-06-09
WEIRSDAI.E

Weirsdale. June s.-Mr. Turney Reed
returned last week from DeLand.
where he has been attending school
Mrs. Hall Faver and three children
Of st. Augustine are here, the guests Of
Mrs. +. VI. Faver.
Miss Grace Simpson returned Tues
day from a pleasant visit to her sister
at Wiscon.
Mr. and Mrs II. H Rast visited the
latter's grandmother. Mrs. Ward. at
Emeralda Sunday. We are glad TO
learn Of the Improvement OF her health.
She has been quite sick for the past
month.
Children's Day viii be observed here
the 18th inst.
Mr.. W. W. Rast, agent at Oklawaha,
was the guest OF his mother Sunday.
Mrs. H. II. Rast made a visit to Okla
waha last week.
Mrs. " H. Haskell and Miss Arnold
returned from Georgia the past week.