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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
HORSES JUMP FENCES
IN CHASE AFTER FOX
Field Does Five-MiIe Point at
Bethesda, Md, in Record
Time.

The Chevy Chase Hunt Club had fast
run after the drag hounds yesterday
afternoon. The meet was At Bethesda.
Md. The hunt rcsembled a steepiechsse
more closely than anything else The
going at first was across tho nulany,
Brewer and Hardy farms, and led rapidly
up TO the heavily fenced country to the
south of these farms.
The packlset a great pace for the field.
The horses raped several of the fences,
but there were accidents. The going
for hounds and houses was excellent, and
the field did the five-lnie point in record
time.
The fox pack will go out tomorrow to
MoEtrose and Wednesday to Layhill. The
rest of the week will he spent at Daw-
sonville. at the Montgomery county field
trials. where both American and English
packs have been entered The all-age
stake will be run November "a the Der
by November - and the pack contest
November 70.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
BEAT Him OVER THE HEAD
UNTIL HE BECAME QUIET
Farmer in Muncie, Ind, Jail
Describes His Murder
of Father.

MUNCIE. Ind. November 19.-"I
thought he was dead. I loaded the body
into the buggy and started for the old
we'll j had the body propped up on the
seat. On the way father revived a little
and threw his arms around my neck.
Then l beat him over the head again
until he was quiet. Just as j was about
to throw the body into the we'll he
groaned and gave long sigh
This, according to the police. is part of
the signed confession of Benjamin Smith,
twenty-five years old, a farmer now in
the Muncie Jail. 1t was the climax of a
recital of murder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
PRAISE OF FATHER HAGEN
IN ADDRESS BY THE POPE
Opening Of the Observatory at Vati-
can Erected Under the As
tronomer's Direction.

ROME, November ia ceremony in
celebration of the completion of the Nati-
can observatory, under the direction OF
Father Hagen, the Jesuit astronomer,
was held in the papai apartment Thurs
day.
1t had been planned to have the exer-
cises at the observatory, but although the
pontiff is quite well the weather was I'M
favorable, and his holiness feared to
venture out.
\ speech was made by Cardinal Maffi.
president of the observatory, to which
the Pope replied, highly commencing the
work of Father Hagen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
Tells Story of Highwaymen.

Last night Smith, his hands smeared
with blood, staggered into the home of
Oscar Shaw and told a story of having
been attacked by highwaymen.
Smiths father was mysteriously mis-
sing and suspicious were aroused which
led to his arrest. Under examination, he
finally said that he would show the police
where his fathers body could be found.
He led the way To an abandoned we'll
and, pointing, said
There. he is
body of Charles Smith, the father.
The police learned that the father and
son had quarreled because the father
wanted young Smith to pay board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
Best Hunt of Season.

The meet at Colesvillc Thursday afford
cd the best run of the season Making
a long draw-up wind, the huntsmen al
lowed the pack to work to the west side
of the northwest branch. and here they
found a fresh line on some grassy low
lands and went away rapidly, giving the
field a smart gallon, for couple of miles
over some heavily fenced country, calling
for both nerve and brilliant fencing.
A check in some oaks gave the horses
breather, while the pack worked out
the line to the adjoining fields. Woods
and open for several more miles gave
more opportunities for heady work OH
the part of the riders. until, after about
four miles had slipped by. the fox ran
dead down wind onto some high and dry
corn stubble, from which the scent
seemed to vanish as the pack came up.
There was another cast, but without sue
cess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20

Dr. w w. Smith. president of the
Randolph Macon Woman's College. has
announced that he has before him prop
osition of the general board of education
Offering s75,C0D for endowment provided
the college raise $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
Formerly of Georgetown.

Father Hagen was in charge of the
Georgetown University observatory for
nineteen wears from 1883 to 1906 Going
to the local institution when the observa-
tory was used only for the purposes of
instruction, Father Hagen gradually
brought about reforms i'm the work and
administration and placed the observatory
on working basis, installing larger and
valuable Instruments and increasing the
staff materially
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
Author of Astronomical Works.

Father Hagen is the author of several
standard works on astronomy. His AT
las of Variable Stars now standard
work used i'm practically all observatories.
was the result of observations made at
Georgetown Part of it was written and
published while Father Hagen was at
the local institution. The last few VOL
umes have been completed since he took
up his post at the Vatican.
Father Hagen while at Georgetown
lived the life Of a recluse. He was seldom
seen away from his post, and knew few
neopIo except those his work brought him
i'm contact with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
AMERICAN INVENTIONS.
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
IV-Electricity.

In his incursions into the realms of
physical science the inventor has found
electricity to be about the most versa
tile thing in existence. 1t Is so lnySteri
Gus in its properties that the physicist
admits the accuracy of the definition of
the SCHOOLGIRL, who said: ut is a force
known only by its manifestati tons.
And vet so understandable is 1t to the
inventor that he has been able to do
hundreds of widely varying things He
has made it touch the life of the average
urban dweller at nearly every step In
the morning he reads his paper, the news
of which has been gathered from all
parts of the world and transmitted by
the electric telegraph: he rides on car
in which all three forms of energy are
utilized-power. heat and light; he
ascends to his office in an electric eleva-
tor: calls his stenographer by an cleo
trio button. talks to his clients over an
electric telephone, sets his watch by an
electrically operated time ball watches
the stock market at an electric ticker
and in innumerable either WAYS makes
use of the subtle fluid about which man
knows so mitch and yet little
While many important electrical dis
coveries were made prior to his time. it
remained for an
Benjamin Franklin American. Benia-
r: min Franklin, first
40 q 1iVAeol' to harness the
thunderbolt for the uses of man When
he stood i'm his little shed and sent his
kite up into the clouds to catch por-
ton of lightning discharge man was
to find out for the first time in history
that the lightning of the heavens and the
electricity Of the earth are one and the
same thing His lightning rods were the
first Inventions looking to Il practical Use
of mans knowledge concerning things
electric. Later Joseph, Henry another
American, made experiments which ulti-
mately led to the invention of the tele-
graph. the telephone and the dynamo.
Although the scientists of all civiliza-
tons were at work for years trying to
discover means OF hitching electric cur
rent to the machinery and vehicles of the
world, il remained for Il careless work
man to make the discovery which has led
to the perfection of the electric motor and
its use in transportation and manufac-
ture. In 1879 Gramme. the inventor of
the dynamo. was exhibiting some of his
machines at an exposition in Vienna.
While connecting the wires between the
various dynamOS a workman, by mistake.
attached them contrary to instructions.
Much to his surprise, when the connec-
ton was completed, one dynamo began to
revolve in an opposite direction to the
other. He reported this interesting dis
cOvery to Gramme and it soon was real
lied that his mistake had laid bare the
secret of the electric motor. Since that
time American as well as European in
ventors have applied the principles dis
covered by carelessness to almost every
conceivable line of industry, and they de-
they began.
Elootr;o;@x firvt anr,l;al tn trans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20

Sheriff William \. Edwards of Isle of
Wight county. Va. is reported in a crit
lea l. condition. and his son in Philadelphia
has been summoned. Sheriff Edwards
broke his leg three weeks ago. Since
being in bed pneumonia has developed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20

and is widely used i'm lieu of the emery
wheel and the sandpaper In electro
metallurgy electricity is much used in
the reduction of alumiupm. 1t was not
many years ago that aluminium was al
most as much of a curiosity as radium is
today Mineralogists knew il existed in
vast quantities, but they had no methods
by which to extract it. Now there are
many methods, among them being that
of placing alumina in watts and by charg-
ing 1t with a low voltage of electricity
inducing the aluminium to settle at the
bottom.
Gold and silver frequently are freed
OF their impurities by the use of the
ways II has lent itself admirably to
the needs of those who work in metal
production. In some cases huge cleo
ITO magnets are SO placed that as the
ground ore falls through the air the
metallic particles are drawn away from
the impurities and made to pa SIS
through one chute while the impurit .es
pass through another. This same prin-
ciple of the electro magnet is now
widely used in manufacturing establish
menfS. Instead of fastening a piece of
machinery by chains and ropes ant.
graphing hooks, to be lifted by Il
crane. a huge electro magnet il at
tached TO the end of the lifting chain.
toy magnet. the big crane magnet
will lift a machine weighing dozens Of
tons.
81 4-io Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
Steel Rails May Be
Miles in Lengt1

Washington to Baltimore is made pos
sible in the transportation world. There
is nothing more damaging to rolling
stock and road beds than loose rail
joints. and it is probable that the
traveller of a decade hence Will not be
annoyed by the continuous click OF the
wheels as they pass over rail joints.
Electricity now is being used to pro
duce artificial sleep. and IT is believed
that as an anestbesia it will prove
superior to any now in use Its app-
cation results in no adverse symptoms i'm
the patient. IT also is being widely used
in the therapeutical world and electro
therapeutics is becoming an important
part of the world of medical science. Yet
with all these diverse uses the pOssibil-
tiles of electricity have not been ex-
hausted and such authorities r,dison
confidently believe that the next decade
will bring about the most startling re-
suits i'm its appication i'm medicine. chem
istry and in every other field where it
has been applied, 1T is also thought
probable that entirely new uses will be
found for it. and that it viii prove more
wonderful than is even dreamed of i'll
this enlightened day.
TomOrrow-AMERICA INVENTIONS.
V.-MANUFAC-TURE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
United States Led
in TRANSFORMATION

has led the whole world in the wide
spread adaptation of electricity as mo-
tive power 1t is said that America now
has more acknowledgements cars and
trains than all the rest of the world to-
gether and that if they were placed end
to end they would make string of cars
reaching nearly one-third of the way
across the continent.
The world ordinarily thinks OF cleo
tricity as a prime mover, but this is far
fro mthe truth. 1T is only a medium for
the transmission of power. Just as a pelt
transfers power from one shaft to an
other, so electricity transfers 1t from one
point to another. There must be some
other force used in its generation, and
more power is required in making cleo
tricity than it yields to the motor which
it drives. Under ideal conditions and the
maximum load there is a loss of at least D
per cent of power in the dynamo gen.
Grating the electricity Then there is an
sion of the current from the dynamo to
the point where it is to be used. A SINH
lar loss takes place in the motor which
the current into power again.
Thus it will be seen that at least ID per
cent of the power used in making cleo
tricity is lost in it's ultimate application
When it is remembered that the best
steam plant utilities only Is per cent of
the power of the coal and that only 50 per
cent of this power Is utilized in electrical
practice, it will be seen how small a pro-
portion of the Goals energy is used.
Many scientists have concluded that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
Electricity From Coal
Hope of Scientists.

Hope OF scientists. all the steps
from the furnace to the electric motor
could be eliminated such d great per
cent of the latent energy Of the coal
could be utilized that the entire fuel
question of the world could be revolu-
tionized. They have already succeeded
in the laboratory in securing eiectriclts
directly from the coal. but as Yet nave
not done so in way that makes 1t avail
able for the shop. 1t is one of those
things which Is scientifically possible, but
not commercially practicable. 1t Is SAID
that Thomas A. Edison is at work trying
to solve. this problem, and that he be
iieyes a successful solution of it would
be a fitting climax to his career as an
inventor
When Mr.. Edison perfected his incan-
descent electric lamp he paved the way
for thousands Of inventions i'll the use
of electricity as an illuminant- Art and
science both are lending themselves to the
efforts OF the Illuminating engineer. MANY
of the inventors of electrlc-ilghtmS dp-
paratus and appliances neheVe tna'
greater strides are to be made IN the
future than have been made in the past.
The ultimate goal to which sucl III
veDtors are aiming is that or hsn.lns
without heat. Under present-day cohdi-
tions the electric light plant is able TO
utilize less than per cent of the en-
ergy in the coal it uses in /. 'minauoh
for it's patrons.
II is in the field of electro-chemlSif!
and electro-metalIurgy that some of the
most wonderful properties of electricity
are to be found. The subtle fluid never
has attained the ultimate aim Of the al
chemist who sought to transmute base
iron into preciu1,s gold, but in the chemi-
cal and metallurgical world it has &C
conplished wonders little removed from
that of transmutation. With the electric
furnace the chemist and the metallurgist
have been able to produce heat as
much more intense than the hottest coal
fire as such fire is hotter than an
icicle They have been able to produce
q temperature of more than 1000 de-
grees rivaling the heat of the sun. Under
these conditions many remarkable
transformations have taken place. Even
common carbon has been transformed
into diamonds. and all other kinds Of
precious stones have been-not inAeated,
but reproduced. Up to the present tiple
the chemist has not been able to produce
them in such size or at such a. cost as
will make the manufacture of precious
stones commercially feasible, but it is
some method of diamond manufacture
will be evolved which will be profitable.
X
It was while experimenting with the
properties of carbon in the hope of manu-
featuring da-
An Accident Resulted monds that e.
n, 6. Atchison of
Ill Vol IVA 0440 O4h' Chica on diScoy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20

It was while experimenting with the
properties of carbon i'm the hope of manu-
featuring da-
An Accident Resulted monds that E.
in Carborundum. Ch,oaaa '''s s,'s.o u
cred the art OF making carborundum.
This is q substance harder than emery,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20

Some years ago an electric welding
machine was invented by an American.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20

Electricity was first applied 10 trans
portation in the United States. From the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20

Many scientists have concluded that
some method can be devised to get
aJo RI
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-16
DAILY DEATH LIST.

Harry w. Lapworth. 81 years, Red
Cross hospital. Inflammation % praln'
Donald Machines, 80 years. NJ. I. NY
depot inqueet pending.
Mike Geyer. months, go klVaru'
pneumonia
senillty. -
John Bauman, 81 years, '54 Ferry
e; obstruction OF bowels
Sarah Cohn. - years 1888 Michigan
carcinoma.
HuIda 7. Hollands 70 years. ~ Lin
coin. hemorrhage from lungs, brench-
tits -
cancer.
Aloysios Rousseau, l year, Childrens
Free hospital. pneumonia.
William johnson, 65 years, 2s4 Enot'
Bright's disease.
stephen Przystofski. AZ years. 500
RiNard; apopleNy.
Frank Zagaje wski. 40 years. S3i For
est f.. nephritis
Elizabeth Maune. 90 years, 64s Sixth;
tuberculosis.
FIorentyna Babska, SO years, l55
Thirty fifth. senillty.
Albert Jenczarek. months, PA Will
iams cholera infantum.
Teresia Schultz. So years. 3O3 Clin-
ton: senectus.
Elizabeth Kocher. sc years. 2s9 Wat
son, odema.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-16
NEW SOCIAL SECRETARY
FOR PRESIDENTS WIFE
Miss Mary D. Spires, an Attractive
Government Clerk, Will Succeed
Miss Blech in March

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL Miss
Mary ID. Spires, clerk in the office
OF the surgeon-general OF the army,
viii succeed Miss Alice Blech as So
ciaI secretary To Mrs. Taft about the
first of March. Miss Bfeeh- WILDE
come the wife OF Lieut.. Richard Vain
wright, L. $. N. this spring.
Miss Isabelle Hagner. who during
the Roosevelt administration looked
after the correspondence OF the mis-
tress OF the White House was for
years a clerk in the Office OF the sur
geon-general. where she was an asso-
ciate OF Miss Spires.
Miss Spires is North Carolinaian
Although retiring in her tastes. she
has hosts Of friends and is especially
we'll liked In army circles. She is a
pronounced blonde. with sparkling
blue eyes and wealth OF wavy light
hair, above the average height and is
exceedingly stylish.
Although Miss Spires will be detail
ed to the White House, she Will be
retained on the war department rolls
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-16
DIED.

I.AVER-Feb. IS. 1910 at Harper hos
~ pitali Camilla, hs loved Wits OK sag
late Herman l.auer, az ths age OF AZ
Rose Wechter. Frank and Ellnor
LaueT. Funeral Wednesday after
noon az . D. m from residence, ass
L0vett-ave. BY funeral car 70 Wood
mere.
McCARTHY-Fe IA. Ellen, relict Of
the late Jeremiah Mccarthy. dearly
beloved mother OF Daniel Mccarthy.
Mrs. Thomas O'DonnellD 1913 Forrest.
east, aid Mrs. John ACKerYepf Pa
neral from the residence OF the lat
ter. &53 Portcr-st., Wednesday morn
ing at $50, and from Holy Trinity
church at o'clockS interment at
Mt Olivet Peabody and salem
Mass. papers please copy.
McCONVII.LE-Feb. Il. william. aged
A years beloved brother OF James
and John McConville. Mrs. II. q. Nor
gan. Mrs. Frank Maroney. Mrs. ROh-
ert kellar and Mrs VI. q. Pearson.
Funeral from residence, 23l Warren
ave. west. Wednesday at s;3O a. m,
Holy Rosary church at ..
PElTZ-Feb. IA. Frances. aged 65
years. beloved wife OF Joseph Pe!tz.
and mother OF Mrs. Mary Kraus. Cas-
par and catharine Peitz. Funeral
from residence. 2s9 Champlain-st..
Thursday al 5 80 a. m, To -. Mary $
church at 3.
STOTT--Feb. Ia. at SOC King-ave.. Clar-
ence A, beloved son OF Hattie r.
SCHALTE-Feb. 10. 1910. at his late
residence $50 Edward pl. Frank. be-
loved husband OF Josephine Schalte.
and father OF John. Edward. August.
Richard. Joseph and Frank Schalte.
and OF Mrs. IL KNOBS. Mrs III. Rhein.
and Mrs J. Leonard. age az years.
Funeral Wednesday at s:l5 a. m, and
In the Church OF the Annunciation at
8 a. IN. Burial at Crosse Pointe.
Please omit flowers.
SMITH--Nancy \, formerly Of Red
ford. widow Gf Marvin Smith. and
mother OF Mrs. W. h. Rowland and
Arthur H. Smith. both OF Flint. en-
tered into rest Feb. Il. at i:25 o'clock
y. m Funeral at Clarenceville. Thurs
day. Feb. L., at 1889, at the church
Friends wishing to attend these ser
vices and coming on cars will be met
at Clarenceville and conveyed &c
church.
WATSON-S Suddenly, Feb. IL, James X
Watson. at residence OF his son, VIM
w Watson, 1928 Rivard-st, husband
OF the late Esther l. Watson. and
father OF Bert Watson. Funeral ser
vices at residence at o'clock Tues
day evening. lnterment at Baker
Hill. ont.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-16
DIED.

$50 Parker-ave. Charley, age 40
years, beloved husband OF Florence
Asehenbaeh son OF WiiheIm nina A tsl-
version, Henry n and Alex Asch-
enbach Funeral Tuesday at 2'sV p
m from house.
RAI'MAN-Feb Is. John. age 81, at the
residence OF his son. Joseph. 75t
Fery-ave. east. Funeral from house
Wednesday at : a. m ana from 81
E,Iizabeth's church at '-5V a M
standard time. lnterment at MI
Olivet.
BRoTCHIE-At windsor. Feb. IS,
Mary. aged IS years. mother OF Mrs.
John A Mckay. OF windsor Fu-
neral private. 1nterment Woodstock,
Ont
CLELAND--Fe IA. 1910 at residence,
1856 Cnnfleld-aVe. west, Agnes Mar
garet. wife of Dr Henry A. Cleland,
daughter OF the late William Cowie
and sister Of Or. Henry Cowie. Miss
Cowle, Mrs c. W Restrick and Mrs.
Justin p smith OF this city. and
Alexander COwle OF Beeville, Texas.
Funeral services from house Wednes-
DAMMEFe6. IA, 1910. at her residence,
23l Est, Bridget beloved Wife OF
Charles Damn, and sister OF the late
John smith. Notice or funeral later.
4f+-4-a4.-4+-aLAeI-L home. Cat Is,
Charlotte apartments, l6l Charlotte-
ave. Sarah. widow or Hiram w.
Fisher beloved ulolltl OF MIS-. Clara
Branker and John Fisher OF Battle
Creek: Helen and Della and william
and Mrs | :. Potts OF Detroit aged
~ wears Notice OF funeral later.
FRANK II. 1910, Annie Frank.
nee Getzen. beloved wife OF John
Frank. aged 20 years. Funeral from
residence, 763 Clay-avc., Tuesday at
$3.50 A. m. and from 81. Johns church
at a IN. Funeral car 10 Mt. Olivet.
GOItMAN-- Fen. II. at residence. ISL
B Iarued-s st \east, SXbU Douglas, aged
63 years beloved wife OF Timothy
German. mother OF Walter. Tyron w
and Mrs Nina Griffin. Funeral Wed
upsdaS at 2:3O T. m from house
HOLTHUS-FSb. Y3. at her residence.
1874 Herkimer. Minnie. beloved wife
OF John HOlthus, apd mother OF Mrs.
Minnie SellkP. -Wilnam. charles. Au-
gust and Herman Holthus. Funeral
Wednesday at / 80 from house. and
o'clock at St Johns Evangelical
church Interment AZ Woodmere
KpELrZOW Feb IL Henry A. be
loved husband OF Caroline father OF
John Viola and Arthur. brother Of
Charles q. KoeltZow and Mrs. Buse.
Funeral from residence. 1873 Mont
o'clock fnternnent at Grand Lawn
cemetery. BEDFORD. Mich. VIA funeral
car
O'BRIES Mrs. Ella O'Brien. 492 Camp
behave, wife OF Martin - Brien.
mother OF Jennie: Gerald and Nellie,
az Grace hospital, Feb. II. Notice or
funeral later.
sTICKNEY- Feb. 10. 1910. John. aged
rs years beloved son of Mrs Fred
eriCk short. and brother Of William.
Benjamin aud Emma Stckncy Fu-
neral from residence, $50 Twelfth ~.
Thursday 2 =. m. HarbOr Beach pa &,
pcrs please copy
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-16
FRUIT HANDLERS SHOULD
KEEP FINGER NAILS SHORT
Neglect Of This Precaution Says
Professor Does Great Harm
To Packed Fruit

WALLA WALLA Wash Feb. L..
THAT fruit packers who permit their
finger-nails 10 grow long cause as
much damage 10 apples as do worm
stings and that the hard work OF
spraying may be undone by having
pickers and packers who do not trim
their nails close enough, was stated
here by Prof. w. S. Briefly OF the
State Agricultural college, speaking
before the fruit institute
Fruit raising is costly" he con.
tinued. After the orchardist has gone
10 the great expense Of planting trees,
caring for them and keeping the fruit
In splendid condition up to the time
OF picking il. TO then carelessly throw
away a large percentage OF the value
Of the fruit should appear To any one
To be the height OF folly.
Yet that is what a majority of fruit
raisers do through a little carlessness
in either picking. packing, storing or
shipping fruit Too much emphasis
cannot he put upon care in handling
fruit from the time Ii is picked un-
I'll II is put on the market. And
every bit OF attention will bring a
good monetary return"