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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
COMMENDED FOR BRAVERY.
Training Ship Seaman Rescues Three
Persons From Drowning.

For heroism by which three lives were
saved Earl l.. Stout. an ordinary sea-
man in the navy. has been commended
by the acting secretary of the navy.
Stout is attached to the training ship
Franklin, at Norfolk. While making a
trip from the vessel to the navy yard
landing in a wherry he heard calls for
help. and discovered that a woman.
child about six years old and an infant
kere noundering about in the water from
an overturned Skin. Whereupon he went
to the rescue He supported the boy and
the infant and dragged them toward an
approaching skiff. and when they were
safe aboard swan back and rescued the
According to the commanding officer.
Stout made no report Of the heroic con-
duct and seemed retlcent and modest
when questioned about it, Stout, who
has been in the service only six months,
is q native Of Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
FINED FOR APPROVING
SHOOTING OF GAYNOR
Pittsburg Man Is Punished for Say.
ing Mayor Should Have
Been Killed.

PITTSBURG. Pa, August 1O.-An echo
Of the shooting Of Mayor Gaynor reach
ed the police courts Of Pittsburg to-
day, when a magistrate fined and SEN
fenced Joseph Mcdonald. a. North Side
resident. charged with disorderly con-
duct. for making public announcement
that the shooting Of New York's chief
executive was justified.
1t was related in court how Mcdonald
and a neighbor quarreled over the
tragedy at the Hoboken pier, ending in
McDonald's loud assertion that mayor
Gaynor should have been killed.
Upon eMcDonald's repetition of the
statement In police court today the
magistrate assessed a stiff fine and SEN
tence.
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ABSENT TWO YEARS,
RUNAWAY BOY HOME
Thomas DaWIey Made Foster
Son by Pittsburg Patrol
Wagon Driver.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PITTsBURG, August 1O.-After an alb
sence Of two years, Thomas Dawley.
aged sixteen years. Of No 1927 8 street
northwest, Washington. a runaway boy,
was returned to his home by Joseph Glib
son, driver Of patrol wagon of this
city, who fostered the boy during his alb
sence from his home.
June 80, 1908, the boy was arrested in a
local railroad yard. At the police station
he gave his name as Irwin Roberts, aged
fourteen. Of Grand Rapids. Mich. and
said ne was looking for brother who had
left home with him.
At the hearing the boy told a story
about his parents being dead. The patrol
wagon driver was impressed with the
boys appearance and took him to his
home.
Treated Like q Son.
Gibson clothed the boy, cent him to
the Linden Avenue School ard became
fond Of him. and watched his develop
ment as he would son.
Last Christmas the boy informed his
benefactor that he wanted to learn the
trade Of a matchmaker, as his father
had been a matchmaker. Gibson obtain
ed for him a position at a local jewelers..
The boy was greatly interested in his
work.
During July Gibson thought the boy
should have vacation and sent him
to his farm in Butler county. this stale.
While on the farm the boy became
respondent. John Stewart, who works
the farm for Gibson, learned from the
bow that his parents were living in WASH
ington, and that he had run away from
home.
The boy was fourteen years old when
he left home. Under the care of Gibson
he commenced to take serious view OF
life.
Wanted to See Parents.
He told Stewart he wanted to see his
father. Stewart communicated this in
formation to Gibson. who wrote to the
parents in Washington.
Gibson received letter from them and
transportation for his return. The part
ing between Gibson and the boy was
touching.
Before leaving his benefactor the boy
said he would like to return to his
parents in long trousers, as he left home
a boy and wanted to go back in the
clothes of a man. Long pants were
bought for him by the patrol wagon
driver.
The boy told his foster parent that he
might return to him again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
LIKE HARRIS0N's MURDER.
Motive in Gaynor Shooting Similar
to That in Chicago Tragedy.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. August 1O.-In several
respects the attempt to assassinate
Mayor Gaynor in Hoboken yesterday re-
sembled tho murder Of Carter Harrison,
sr.. Chicago's worlds fair mayor, just
at the close Of the big exposition. Like
Gallagher, Harrison's assailant, Eugene
Patrick Joseph Prendergast. harbored
resentment because OF the continued re-
fusal Of employment he sought. In both
cases the homicidal mania develoned
rapidly, its progress being marked nv
threatening communications. Neither Of
the men apparently contemplated an ef-
fort to escape from the police. Each
commended that his cr!me was justioed BY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10

Thomas p. Cleaves. clerk OF the United
States Senate committee on appropria-
tons for nearly thrty-seven years, died
this morning at his home, 1919 10th street
northwest, after an illness OF just q
month.
Mr.. Cleaves sustained slight stroke Of
paralysis in April, 1895 and a second
and more severe stroke in October, 1907.
The last stroke confined him to his home
for four months.
He returned to his duties at the Cani,ol
and worked without interruption until
July 10, although in an impaired physical
condition Since July 10 he was con.
fined continuously to his home
He is survived by his widow and by
two sons, Charles r. Cleaves of this city
and DR.. Frederick H. Cleaves of Brook
line, Mass. and brother former Gov.
Henry b. Cleaves of Maine.
To Be Buried in Maine.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been completed. There will be
brief services at the home. The re-
mains will be taken to Bridgeton, Me-,
for interment
Mr.. Cleaves was born in Bridgeton,
Me-. January 4. 1888. After leaving
school he studied law, and practiced
for twelve years at Brownfield, Me.
While practicing law ne served a term
as state senator.
He came to Washington in 1871 and
accepted a position in the Treasury De-
partment. In 1873 he was appointed
clerk of the Senate committee on ap-
preparations by Senator Morrill, of
Maine, and entered on his duties De-
cember 1 of that year.
Not one man who was a member of
the Senate at that time is now menu
Der Of that body
ing committee chairmen: Senator Nor
rill of Maine, Senator Window of
Minnesota, Senator Davis of West Vir.
ginia, Senator Cockrell Of Missouri,
Senator Allison Of Iowa and Senator
Hale Of Maine.
Congress Appreciation Shown.
Mr. Cleaves frequently received com.
mendation on the floor of the Senate and
House for his services. The salary and
other emoluments of the position were In.
creased several times. Several years ago
he prepared a treatise on Conferences
and Conference Reports which is en-
bodied in the Rules and Manual of the
Senate.
At the close Of each session of Congress
it was one OF his duties to prepare. In
conjunction with James P. Courts OF the
House committee on appropriations.
comprehensive volume entitled "Appro.
priations, New Ofices,'' etc.
He had an extremely wide acquaintance
with public men and was very popu-
lar with representatives OF both great
parties.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings Of the
and barometer at the wealth.
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: August o. pm, SO:
p.m, IS; IL midnight, Il. August 10
am. 90: am, -; II noon, "a: 2. I'm. o..
Maximum, S.. at pm. August y; MIMI
mum. GO. at 3 am August 10.
Barometer: August o. pm, 29.91:
pm. D.07: IL midnight, 5000. August 10
a am, 1899; am, 29.99; noon, 29eI:
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, IS; q year ago. W.
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DOCTORS HOPEFUL
THAT OPERATION
MAY Be AVOIDED
CONTINUED from First Page.)

slight wound in his shoulder from one
of the bullets fired at the mayor did not
give him any trouble and that he was in
good shape He did not intend to pay
any attention to the letter, which, evil
IDENTIFY, the commissioner thinks, was
from a crank.
The detectives of central office are in
vestigating the story of a man named
Perlmutter, who claims to have in his
possession affidavits that two girls, one
his sister, had overheard an intoxicated
policeman say Monday night that Gay
nor would be killed either Tuesday as
he departed for Europe or on his re-
turn"
Perlmutter endeavored to sell the af-
fdavits, but before the sale was effected
he was turned over to a detective, who
hurried him away. 1t is reported that
Perlmutter gave the detective the police
mans number
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the wrong he charged had been done him.
The chief difference between the cases
so far as Geographic reports now show
was that. while each assassin planned his
deed in cold blood, Prendergast showed
decided symptoms of insanity and his
demand for employment was for an ap-
pOintment for which he was in no wise
fitted
Killed in His Home.
The elder Harrison was killed at his
residence. 231 Ashland boulevard, about
O'Clock in the evening of Saturday, Oc-
tober 49, 1893, while serving his fifth
term as mayor. He had been warned of
his danger repeatedly.
After an afternoon spent at the worlds
fair he ate his dinner at home and lay
down to rest. A ring of the doorbell was
answered by q maid, and she told the
mayor a man was waiting in the hall
to see him. Instead of waiting, Prender-
CAST was close to the door of the room
in which the mayor had been resting
when it was opened
Whether they spoke together never was
determined. At close range Prendergast
fired three shots, all of which struck the
mayor. one in the abdomen, one above the
heart and one in the left hand The as
sassin then fled through the front door
Paul Reichberg. hired man, at whom
Prendergast also shot, sent four bullets
after the fugitive before losing sight OF
him.
Prendergast went to a police station
and surrendered, telling Of his crime
which he believed was justified. He was
soon convicted and hanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
Publishing Company Bankrupt.

NEW YORK. August 10.-The Circle
Publishing Company. which publishes the
Circle magazine, has filed petition In
bankruptcy here, giving liabilities Of
Sill. 200 and assets Of SOL $50. The Circle
magazine was started in 1907 by Funk
and Wagnalls and in 1908 was sold to the
Circle Publishing Company. This con-
Germ was incorporated with a capital of
SEQ, 5000. which was increased later to
S5OOOOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
Falls Ninety Feet: Will Live

PITTSBURG. Pa, August 1O.-William
Diggs, a window cleaner, fell ninety feet
to the street yesterday, and though his
right shoulder and skull are fractured,
physicians say he will recover. Diggs
missed his footing on window sill while
fastening his safety strap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
Free Hospital in Chicago.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, August 1O.-The
Independent order of the Western Star,
a national Jewish fraternal organization,
ended its biennial convention here last
night with the election as grand master
Of Nathan T. Bremen. Chicago; treasur.
or. A. Arkin. Chicago. and secretary, I.
Shapiro. Chicago. 1t was decided to
build free hospital and school for the
order In Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
Des Moines Going to Liberia.

LAS PALMAS, Canary Islands, August
1O.-The United States cruiser Des Moines.
which arrived here July 80, will sail Au-
gust IL for Liberia. The American gov
eminent is interested in founding a ma
rine hospital here and the Des Moines
will leave several fever-stricken marines
at this port and will pick them up on
her return here in October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
John Lamb Renominated.

RICHMOND Va. August 10.-By q
majority Of TOO or 800 In total vote of
about 5000, Representation. John. Lamb
Of this the third district was today re-
terminated for election by the democratic
urinary over T. Ashby Wickham. Of
Henrico county
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
Drink. Crazed Man Shoots Sisters.

ANNIsTON, Ala. August 10.-Crazed
with whisky. Leo Gilbert yesterday shot
and almost instantly killed Willie Ora
ham. While Lee Graham. younger
sister. was supporting the dying girl, she
Was. too, shot and may be fatally in
jured. Gilbert was causnt three nours
plant -. -.----A
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STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
Commissioner Edwards and Mayors
Secretary Describe Attack.

NEW YORK. August 10.-This is the
story of the shooting OF Mayor Gaynor
as told by eyewitnesses among whom
were Robert Adamson, the mayors score.
tary Corporation Counsel Watson, Street
Cleaning Commissioner Edwards and
Water Commissioner Thompson, It was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
'Disfranchisement in Oklahoma.

WESTVILLE, Okla. August 1O-Ap-
plication Of the grandfather clause was
made for the first time in gas franchise
election Monday and 1t proved to be
hundred NEGROES passed the educational
test which tho clause requires
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
RECLAIMED ACRES
GOVERNMENT LAND
Attorney General Gives 0pin.
. ion on Battery Cove River
Improvement Project.

In execution OF the project for inn
proving the channe! OF the Potomac
river along the water front Of Alexan-
dria. the United States will obtain about
forty-four acres o: land in Battery cove
just above Jones point. The question
OF title to this land has been In dispute
for several months. and 1t required an
opinion Of the Attorney General to set
tie II.
The river and harbor act Of the re-
cent Congress contained an appropria-
ton Of 10000 for the Improvement of
the Potomac opposite Alexandria. The
approved project contemplates dredging
the river channel twenty-four feet deep
along the water front Of Alexandria and
depositing the dredged material in Bat
terry cove. When the matter was first
under consideration the army engineers
considered that It would be advantageous
to the United States to deposit the
dredged material on the submerged area
within Battery cove. That cove Is within
the limits OF the District Of Columbia.
and the jurisdiction an ownership OF the
United States extend - high-water mark
on the Virginia shore.
To use the cove in the way proposed
the construction of bulkheads and re-
tanning walls was necessary. Interested
make these constructions at their own
expense, provided the government would
not dispute their title 20 the land thus
reclaimed. The engineers regarded that
arrangement as economical and advan-
tageous to the United States. Before en-
tering into any formal agreement, how
ever, it was decided to ask the Attorney
General for an opinion as to the owner
ship of the artificial accretions when
made as proposed.
Property Of the United States.
The Attorney General accordingly was
asked whether the submerged area, when
filed in and reclaimed to high-water
mark by the deposit of material dredged
from the Potomac river, will become the
property of the owners of the contiguous
shore land or whether it will remain the
property of the United States. In an
opinion Just received the Attorney Gem
eral reviews the law in the matter and
holds that the submerged area will re-
main the property of the United States
up to the present high-water mark on the
Virginia shore. L. s. Smoot. represent
ing the individual owners has been notifi-
ed to that effect.
Capt. w. T. Hannum. the engineer Of
ficer in charge of the projected improve
ment. has made an estimate that
from $4,000 to 100000. He has
recommended that when improved
Congress be asked to authorize its sale
in order to recover part of the cost OF
the general improvement of the harbor OF
Alexandria. The improvement will in
crease the available water front at Alex
andria 80 per cent of its present length.
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DR.. Hill to Visit H. W. Taft.

BERLIN. August 10.-Dr. David JAYNE
Hill, the American ambassador, left
st. Cergues. Switzerland. today The
ambassador is having a brief outing and
will go to Frankfort. to call upon Henry
". Taft. brother of thePresident. Mrs.
Hill and Miss Hill will remain a. st.
Cergues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
KNOWN AS "SOREHEAD."
Mayors Assailant Had Made Much
Trouble for City Officials.

NEW YORK. August 1O-James j. Gal
lagher. who shot Mayor Gaynor, was
known in his home neighborhood as a
'sorehead. He did not belong to either
of the democratic clubs, and while he
may have voted the democratic ticket the
year before last 1t appears that he did
not last year.
He had lived at 40 Sd avenue in the
home OF Mrs. Sophie Johansen for about
two years and kept much to himself.
From Investigations it appeared that his
discomfort with the democratic party be-
gan as long ago as 1903, when he lived at
35S West 127th street, in the twentieth
Sembly district, and was affiliated with the
assembly district, and was affiliated with
the Municipal Ownership League. He Sc
cured position August T. 1903, as watch
man in the dock department under Com
missioner McDougall Hawkes., a republi-
can.
The records of the twenty-third as
sembly district, McAvoys district, show
that in 1905 Gallagher lived at 1345 Am
sterdam avenue and was strong indie
the Independence League. Many men
were found around 145th street last night
who remembered that he was violent in
his denunciations of Tammany and the
democratic party in general, though when
he lived at Bathgate avenue and 176th
Tammany man and one Of the workers in
it's ranks
His Dock Record Not Good.
Gallagher's record in the dock depart
ment is far from being a good one.
Complaints against him were common.
He was frequently absent from duty,
sometimes for several days at a time. He
was not known as a drinking man. but
was peculiar and seemed to consider con-
duct that was satisfactory to himself as
good enough to suit any one else.
Gallagher made a study of the dock
department and knew more about it than
the ordinary workman. When he didn't
like anything he went to headquarters
and registered a kick. His salary was
small and he thought that some others
were getting more than he was and that
soft snaps were given to favorite men.
Gallagher was born in Kilconnell, CAL
way, Ireland, fifty-six years ago and
came to America with his parents when
young. He Is a widower and has no chill
dren.
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MIDNIGHT Flood Overwhelms Village.

LONDON, August 10.-A st. Petersburg
disnatch TO the Times says that the VILE
lare OF Bashgheniuk. I'm the Caucasus.
was overwhelmed by a food at midnight,
which swept away 500 houses with their
inmates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
WIFE HAD PREMONITION.
Mrs. Gaynor, Believing Something
Wrong, Had Telephoned CITY.

NEW YORK, August 1O-When Mrs.
Gaynor arrived at st. Mary's Hospital
yesterday afternoon after a record run
in from st. James, she told her daugh-
ter that she had walked in the morning
with a premonition that something was
wrong with her husband.
So strong did this feeling become that
about 10 o'clock she telephoned in to
the mayors Office to ask if anything was
the matter. only to be told that the Of
flee had no news. Hardly had she hung
up the telephone receiver when the bell
rang again and the news was given to
her that her husband had been shot
Quickly calling an automobile Mrs.
GAynor, whose younger daughters, Ruth
and Marion, begged to be allowed to go
along, teiephoned to ex-Controller Grout
to meet her in Long Island City, and
started. With her was her son, Nor
man.
Fast Run in Automobile.
The run of fifty-tbree miles from St
James to Long Island City was made in
an hour and thirtyfive minutes. There
the former controller had arranged to
have a police boat waiting to hurry the
party to Hoboken. In Hoboken another
car was obtained to take them to the
hospital which Mrs. Gaynor reached
about / o'clock.
Meanwhile the mayors eldest daush-
ter, who is Mrs. Harry K. Vingut, had
been trying to reach her fathers side.
With hdr husband she was uptown in
the morning, and Mr. Vingut left her
for q few minutes to. go into the Racquet
Club to get his mail. While there he
got the news of the shooting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vingut jumped into an
automobile and told the chauffeur to heed
no speed records in reaching city hall.
Several times they were held up, but on
explaining to the policemen the object
Of their speed they were allowed to go
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
Has 100000 to Spend.

The commission has half a million dol
lars on hand which it may spend in the
purchase of such portion of the land to
be acquired as it feels is offered at a
reasonable price. If no offer is consid-
cred reasonable the commission may in
stitute condemnation proceedings.
1t was through a desire to avoid con-
domination proceedings, however, that
Congress appropriated $685. 900 this year
and announced it's intention Of appropri-
ating the same amount each year until
the total Of $3,5O0,OOO, which, based on
the assessed valuation. is considered
fair price for all of the property. has
been expended.
This is. of course. in the event that
holders of the property in question are
willing to take what the commission con-
siders a fair profit on their investments.
rather than wait for condemnation pro-
ceedings to be put into effect.
1t is expected that by tomorrow the
commission will be able to pass an opin
ion on the success of the new scheme for
the requirement Of property by the gov
eminent. which is being tried for the
first time.
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PROPOSALS FOR SALE
OF LAND ARE OPENED
Government Receives Ninety.
Six Offers of Property Near
Union Station.

Proposals for the sale to the govern
ment of the land between the Senate
Office building and Union station, which
Congress at it's last session announced
its intention of acquiring, were opened
late this afternoon in the Office of Elliott
Woods. superintendent Of the Capitol.
Advertisements calling for these pro-
posals have been published in the local
papers for the last month or so.
AS far as the number of proposals is
concerned, the result is considered graft
flying, as ninety-six separate offers for
the sale of parcels Of ground were re-
ceived.
Until these proposals are tabulated and
an estimate is made Of the total Of the in
dividual and aggregate sums covered by
the prices fixed by owners. as compared
with the assessed valuation. and the
amount that the government intends to
pay for the property, it will not be pos
sible to say whether the commission
charged with the enlargement of the
Capitol grounds considers any or all of
the offers as reasonable.
This commission consists of Vice Pres
ident Sherman, Speaker Cannon and Ell
lott Woods, with James c. Courts, clerk
Of the House appropriations committee,
as secretary. The Vice President and the
Speaker are out of the city, but Mr..
Woods and Mr.. Courts were on hand to-
day and attended to the necessary form
alitieS