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Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Jacob Achenbach was up from Hardt-
ner last Wednesday. He SAYS work on
The Kiowa, Hardtner & Pacific railroad
has again been renewed and cars will
be running into Hardtner before June
lst. The work was temporarily held
up on account Of legal action before
the state board Of railroad commissioners
The Santa Fe objected to the new road.
crossing where the K. H. & P. people
desired TO cross at Kiowa, and it wa.
necessary to fight it out at Topeka. Tn,
K. II. & P. won.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Good Studebaker rubber-tire phaetcn
buggy. almost new. for sale. Inquire at
this office.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

w. H. Ellison. nephew Of billie
Ellison, arrived from San Francisco the
early part Of last week on a visit and, if
he likes the country, will take I'D his res
idence here. He had been in the u.
S. navy, his enlistment expiring on the
22nd ult. MIR. Ellison has the right
political makeup and we are therefore
doubly anxious for him to become a citi-
zen among US.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Mrs. ]. c. Davis and daughter, Miss
Mary. and Miss Alice Rudolph visited
friends in Wichita last week.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Wanted, girl to do general house
work. Apply to Mrs. Jake Aubly or
phone No. 10.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Col. John MacGregor went to the
Red River valley in Oklahoma last
Thursday where he has real estate deal
in view. He returned home Monday
morning.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Our street hats and tailored hats for
ladies are here now and our special dress
hats will be out on the 18th or 18th Of
this month. Call and see om display.
Mrs. Springer.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Noice-lce consumers. | am now
running the ice wagon daily and am pre-
pared to deliver to all parts Of the city.
Notify me how much you want and il
will be promptly delivered.-Wm. Lang
hart.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Rev. and Mrs. F. w. Imboden de-
parted for Wichita yesterday to attend
the annual M. E. conference which i.
in session in that city this week. Rev
Imboden will in all probability be re-
turned to this charge for another year
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Mrs. G. A. BuckLn, Jr., and little
daughter arrived from San Luis Potosii,
Mexico. last Thursday morning to visit
several weeks with her husbands par
ents. Mr.. Bucklin, it will be remember
ed, is in the u. S. consular service with
headquarters at San Luis Potosi.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

w. E. Ellis and family left for Cali
fornia Wednesday, where they will
make their future home. MIR. Ellis has
been an active citizen Of Sharon for sew
eral years and has many friends in the
valley. We are very sorry to see Mr..
Ellis and family leave but wish them
success and happiness in their new home.
A crowd Of Sharon folks gave them a
hearty farewell at the depot.-Sharon
Shield.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Guy Green has secured a place at
the Santa Fe depot and if he likes the
work,will remain here. He is a nephew
Of Mrs. Milburn's and brother Of Roy
Green who is at present janitor at the
school house. He came here on visit
a few weeks aoo
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Miss Anna Haberlein, daughter Of
Oscar Haberlein Of the Kiowa News
Review, was in the city last Friday.
She paid short visit to the Index.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

G. A. Hibbard is still unable to be
at his place Of business. While his sick
ness is not serious it is quite severe. The
trouble seems to be a soreness and
threatening abscess near the ear, In
wardly.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

The richest" society event since the
Ihaw sensation, to stir the emotions Of
the talking population throughout the
country is the Cudahy-L Ills affair enact
ed in Kansas City last week. Society in
the upper crust" seems to te going
from bad to worse.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Wanted-200 head Of cattle to pas
ture on ]. w. Storm ranch. Inquire Of
]. W. Heady & Co., Medicine Lodge,
Kansas.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Harry Luallen and family are prepar-
ng to move from Sharon to Wichita. On
account Of his recent sickness, he has
been advised to take constitutional treat
ment from specialists, hence his decision
to remove to that city. Harry's Barber
county friends hope for his complete re-
covery.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

We have sorghum seed. ka6r corn,
millet seed and oats, all clean and pure.
Call on us for seed for spring sowing.
Fishburn & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30
MUCH STILL TO Be DONE
PINCHOT'S BULLETIN TO CON-
SERVATION ASSOCIATION.
Criticises the Interior Department in
Regard to the Development of
Water Power.

More than one avenue to the mono
polistic grabbing Of the peoples prop
erty has been closed, but much still re-
mains to be DONE" declares Clifford Pin
chot. the former forester and now presi-
dent of the National Conservation Asso-
citation. in q bulletin addressed to the
members Of the association summarizing
the progress of conservation measures
during the last session of Congress.
I'm spite of all opposition the former
forester asserts, 1.-The principles for which
We stand have been enacted into law in a
considerable number Of cases, and are
represented in many bills still awaiting
action
Criticising the Interior Department in
regard to the development of water pow
err, Mr.. Pinchot says:
1T is unfortunate that the Interior De-
partment mas absolutely refused to ap-
prove rights Of way for municipal water
supply, irrigation and water power wher-
ever the lands affected are believed to be
valuable for water power. This policy
has continued for year. 1t amounts to
the absolute stoppage of water power de-
velopment throughout the arid west, and
has done much to create the totally false
conception of conservation in that region.
The forest service has wisely rejected the
proposals of the Interior Department
looking to the establishment of the same
policy in national forests"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30
Births Reported.

Births were reported to the health Of
fee during the past twenty-four hours
as follows:
August and Wilhelmina X. Berger. girl.
Charles and Rebecca Robinson, boy.
Stephen and Mary keirus, boy.
Harry C. and Nora M. Barron. girl.
Ernest W. and Annie c. Alsop. boy.
Giuseppe and Antonio Zorregrossa, girl.
Vincenzo and Salvatrice Marcellino,
girl.
jeremiah P. and Madeleine L. Kelly,
girl.
Arthur N and Kate NJ McFadden, girl.
Henry E. and Helen F. Anderson. girl.
Samuel and Bessie Hamburger, girl.
Philip Barton and Rose Ellen Key, boy.
Alfred l. and Sallie Goddard. girl.
Charles d. M. and Nellie L. Penning-
ton. boy
Christian G. and Henriette j.. schlas.
girl.
Edward F. and Gertrude r., Mcmahon.
girl.
Randolph Nj. and Catherine A. Swami.
boy.
William X. and Anna G. Pace. boy.
Edward and Gertrude Tayman, girl.
Frank and Daisy Casey. girl.
George H. and Amalie Whiting, boy.
Emil and Mary SPAIN. girl.
Joseph and Elenor Sicily, girl
Edward NICK. and Lillian Chase, boy.
William. A. and Margaret Fogarty. girl.
William and Anna Bitter, girl
Walter and Grace CAN'T, girl.
samuel and Kate Stewart, boy.
Thomas and Della White, girl.
George B. and Erma F. Miner. girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30
Admits His Mistakes.
Plural Subjects; Singular Verb.

Thomas H. Lounsbury, In Harpers.
The principal difficulty with the rule
that two singular nouns united by the
conjunction "and'' must have the verb In
the plural is that there is no such rule.
1t no more exists In English than 1t does,
for instance, In German, or. for that mat
ter, in Latin, from the grammars Of
which it has been foisted upon u.s. BY
this is meant that there is no such rule
which in such circumstances Imperative
" REQUIRES the verb to be in the plural
There would be little objection to stat
ing 1t as q general principle, were ample
allowance made for the cases to which 1t
does not apply. In the majority OF in
is something more than the preferable
one: it is really the only one. But there
Is a respectable minority in which the
use of the singular verb is more idiomatic
and therefore distinctly more desirable
1t is q consequence of this view that the
number proper to be employed in any
given phrase depends largely on the con-
ception of unity or diversity which it Is
sought to convey. 1t therefore cannot be
decided by any abstract cut-and-dried
the subject blend into one idea in the
mind of the speaker or writer?
Does he seek to make the fact Of that
blending prominent? In such a case the
singular verb should be chosen in order
to cause the conception of oneness to be
controlling. II, on the other hand, there
Is no such feeling of unity Of impression
as in four cases out of five there Is not
the plural number is the one to be en-
ployed But the point, here to be made
emphatic, is that In the large domain ~
ing between the extremes the use of the
particular number rests in the discretion
of the writer and not at the dictation of
the critic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30
RUNAWAY MOTOR BOAT
Is WRECKED ON BEACH
Engines Going at Full Speed, But
No One Aboard Nameless
Craft.

NEW YORK, July 3o.--With engine set
at full speed ahead, but with never a
soul on board to control or to steer the
craft, a twenty five-foot motor launch
drove full tilt upon the sands OF Far
Rockaway Beach at 8 o'clock last night.
grated with lifung keel on the sand near
Roche's pavilion to come 10 a full stop
when half way out Of the water, but
with the engine still chugging and pro-
peller churning.
There was no name or number by
which the boat could be identified and
no hint as to what had become of the
occupants. There were particles OF food
on board. evidently soaps from a lunch
which had recently been eaten, but no
clothing. papers or anything else to give
any hint of the identity of whoever had
been aboard the strange craft.
Several persons who had been loung-
ing around Roche's place saw the boat
coming in, and as ii was travelling at
high rate OF speed and heading straight
for the shore. they shouted a warning.
1t was too dark for those on the beach
to see that there was no one on board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30
/, isl CORRESPONDENCE of The Star.

Special Correspondence or The star
ROCKVILLE. Nd, July 30, 1910.
Arrangements are being made for a
series of lawn tennis contests among
teams representing a number of the
larger towns of Montgomery county The
first contest was to have been played here
yesterday between teams representing
Rockville and Sandy Spring, but was
postponed until the early part of August.
II is understood that teams representing
Kensington and Washington Grove and
probably one or two other towns will
participate. 1t is proposed to conclude
the contests with big tournament at
Rockville.
Rockville will be represented in the
games by Messrs. Julian Whiting. Ran
dolph Talbot. Roy Warfeld, Randolph
Mason and DIR. Frederick y. Henderson.
1t has been announced that Miss Maude
Humbird Stalnaker. who is we'll known
in Rockville where she has frequently
visited within recent years. and William
Russell Brewer teller in the Montgomery
County National Bank. and one of Rock
ville's best known young men, will be
married August IL. The ceremony will
Makers aunt. Mrs. David Humbird, in
Hudson Wis.
Miss Stalnaker is daughter of William
r. Stalnaker of West Virginia. and is g.
place. Mr.. Brewer is son of Mrs. John
B. Brewer
The annual meeting of Ridgeley Brown
Camp of Confederate Veterans will be
held in Rockville next Saturday. ON
GERS Will be elected, following which din
ner will he served and good time gen.
orally enjoyed. Col. Spencer c. Jones
is commander and the membership COM
prises about thirty well known residents
of the county.
William c. DIVER. a we'll known
Wheaton district farmer. reports a re-
markable yield of wheat a thirteen
acre field. He made an average of forty
FIVE bushels and half a peck, or a little
more than a total of 5901s bushels. OF
those in the county who have thrashed Mr.
Dwyer holds the record.
William Dorsey, a young negro, died
yesterday at his home. near Wheaton,
this county. asa result OF an injury receiv-
ed last Sunday afternoon, and William
Banks, middle-aged negro, vino also
lives near Wheaton, has been charged
with his murder.
Late Yesterday afternoon an inquest
was held at Wheaton, with Justice of the
Peace Cissel acting as coroner, and the
Jury returned verdict 10 the effect that
Dorsey died as a result of INJURIES in
ficted by Banks.
Sheriff Welt, who was present at the
inquest, Immediately swore out a war
rant charging Banks with murder. Banks
disappeared soon after Dorsey received
his fatal injuries. but Sheriff Welt stated
this morning that he thinks he has him
located and expects to have him in Gus
tody before night.
1t is stated that while under the infiu-
Dcrsey's home and seemed bent on stir
ring up trouble. He became angered. 1t
is said. because Dorsey tried to avoid
him. and he picked up a pick handle
and dealt Dorsey a blow on the back of
the head. Dorsey's death was due to
conclusion of the brain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30
SEES END Of THE WAR
ASSISTANT SECRETARY WILL
SONS NOVEL EXPERIENCE.
End Comes in Moving Picture Show,
However, and Nicaraguans
Fight On.

Left sitting Ion the lid" at the State
Department by Secretary Knox, Assistant
Secretary of State Huntington Wilson has
had the fortune to see the end of the
warfare in Nicaragua, a problem the &C.
complishment of which has been worry
ing the department for months. He saw
the happy solution of troubles in a NOV
ing picture show.
With the diplomatic corps off to the
seashore, and officials in the government
generally remembered here only by their
vacant seats, Mr.. Wilson has had to hunt
around right lively to find some amuse-
ment. He has become a five-cent- theater
devotee.
One night this week at show he was
amazed TO behold scenes of battles he had
read about in dispatches from consular
representatives in Nicaragua. He saw
kilograms telling Of war and desolation
laid before the Secretary of the Navy
He beheld a gunboat OF the United
States rushing through the waters. The
next moment six marines. without a sin
gle gun, had landed and the war was
over
Were the pictures of yourself good %
inquired a friend of Mr.. Wilson, to whom
the secretary had related his experience
They left the State Department out
entirely" he replied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30
Deaths Reported.

Deaths were reported to the health Of
fee during the past twenty-four hours as
follows:
Sarah r. Esken. 50 years. $40 Q street.
William H. Fletcher, 20 years, 1915 H
street northeast.
Mary e. Yost. 1s years, 1902 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast.
Wallace Rosenberger. % years. Casualty
Hospital.
Harrison H. Smith. II years. 1873 B
street southeast.
George Gunston. years, Georgetown
University Hospital.
Wilbur n. Reed. As years, United States
Soldiers Home, District of Columbia.
Margaret Luckel, - years, 1855 street
northwest.
Sarah H. Wilkinson. SO years, Elmer
gency Hospital.
Arthur Leon. s months, 1881 Govern
ment alley northwest
Infant OF Edward NJ. and Lillian Chase,
4 hours, All g street northwest.
Arbula Warren, l year, Freedmen's
Hospital.
Mary E. Henson, 80 years, 1o4 Douglas
court northeast.
Ellen Hackers, year. Burville d. c.
Hospital.
John H Temple. q years, Potomac
river near 3oth street
James A. Brown. % years, Freedmen's
Hospital.
Lizzie Mahoney, 81 years, 1916 L street
northwest.
Elizabeth Cook, 81 years, Bruce avenue,
Garfield, D. c.
Walter jackson, months, Freedmen's
Hospital.
Howard Brown. 3 months, Freedmen's
Hospital.
Charles H. Harris, months, 40 Gar
field avenue southwest.
Charles Chisley, months, Freedmen's
Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30
OVER FORTY MILLION
DOLLARS FROM LICENSES
Drinking Places Largely Bear
the Burden of Expense of
City Government.

Over forty million dollars in the large
cities of the United States to pay license
fees. and then some more.
The extent to which the drinking men
help to pay the expenses of the govern
ments in the cities is indicated by GEN.
sus report covering the finances of the
country for the year 1908 in the cities
having a population Of 10000 or more.
There were at that time 1913 OF such
cities, but the complete figures were
available for only LII OF them, and these
figures showed that in those places the
licensed drinking places paid an agsre-
gate of Sal, $50 1ss. This was a gain of
almost three millions from the preceding
year, and of about eleven millions over
the year 1905 The increase was due to
the larger fees enacted by most Of the
cities.
Over 81, 900 Drinking Places.
OF the drinking places sanctioned by
law there are no fewer than 67,131, and
this is a decrease within three years of
about 1000. This falling off was due
largely to the fact that number OF
cities went dry" OF the 1873 places, "a
had become mo license cities when the
marked in the South Atlantic states and
least in the Rocky mountain region.
The states claiming the largest num-
Der of saloons to the population were
Texas. Wisconsin and New York. while
Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Nebras-
Ike claimed the smallest number in pro-
portion supplied. Galveston had one
licensed bar to every 13S of her people,
Milwaukee one to every al, and Hobo
ken one Of every 115. In Philadelphia,
the freest OF large cities. there was one
drinking place to every 1853 people, Lin
coin, Neb., had only one to every 2,0SS.
Revenue of the Cities.
The report shows many other interest
ing facts concerning municipal finances,
including the total revenue of the 1eS
cities in question, which for 1908 was
81 ,2Ss 635, 496. This figure was made up
from the tax receipts. borrowed money
and refunds. OF the total amount $780,,
905, 414 was borrowed.
Liquor licenses and taxes formed more
than Is per cent of the general revenues
in the cities Of Ohio, and more than 10
per cent in the cities of California. New
York city received $7,827,3 800; Chicago,
e7.252, 6S1. and Philadelphia, 1858, 45e
from this source. The only other cities
deriving more than 81 600 900 from liquor
licenses were St. Louis, Boston, Cleve
land, San Francisco and Cincinnati.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30
MAN DEAD, MONEY GONE
STRONG SUSPICION OF MURDER
AT PARKERSBURG, W. VA.
Body Of Judge Watson, Wealthy At.
torney, Found on Porch of His
Residence.

PARkERSBURG.- ". Va, july 30
That Judge James A. Watson Of this
city. who was yesterday found lying
dead on the front porch Of his subur-
ban residence, was murdered and robhed
of over $4,000 in currency is the grow
ing suspicion here following an autopsv
upon his body. This autopsy proved
that death was not due to heart disease
apoplexy Or a blood clot on the brain.
as was first supposed. The brain, heart.
liver and other organs were found nv
surgeons to be in normal condition.
Proceeding on the theory that Wat
sons death was due to mysterious
poison. the surgeons are engaged in re-
moving the stomach and contents. and
they will be placed in the hands Of
an expert chemist for analysis.
Futile Search for Money.
Judge Watson. who was prominent
attorney and financier Of this city, was
found lying dead on his front porch
early this morning by neighbours All
Of his family were absent from the CITY
at the time. From all indications he
had dropped dead, and there was no
suspicion at first of foul play, as there
were no marks on the body.
The authorities have learned that
Judge Watson had drawn 81 900 out of
the bank yesterday, and similar
amount the day before. He was in the
habit OF carrying large amounts of
money on his person. The safe in his
ONCE was broken open and his house
searched, but no trace was found of the
money.
Judge Watson was fifty-nine years of
age. and had a statewide reputation as
lawyer. He had large oil interests
also, and was accounted a wealthy man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30
BIG CONVENTIONS
COMMITTEE AT WORK TO BRING
THEM HERE.
Plans Discussed at Meeting Held in
Offices of the Chamber of
Commerce.

Ways and means Of bringing many
more Of the conventions held by the big
organizations, national and internationa
to Washington were discussed at a meet
ing of the conventions committee of the
Chamber of Commerce last night at the
Offices Of the chamber Granville Hunt,
chairman of the committee, laid before it
a number of suggestions in regard to
campaign for conventions during the
next two years.
He pointed out that the convention of
post Office clerks will be held in Sara
toga. n. Y, in September, and he urged
that efforts be made to bring the asso-
citation to Washington next year. He
said that the local memb hers of the or
ganization were willing to work to bring
the convention here. The convention has
about S75 delegates. and is in session
six days. Mr.. Hunt estimated that at
least 5000 persons would come to the
city with the delegates to the convention
The committee authorized Mr.. Hunt to OBJ
tain further data in regard to this con-
vention, and to formulate plans for a
campaign to bring il to this city, and to
report to the committee at future meet
ing.
Another convention for which Mr.. Hunt
desires that a campaign be made is that
OF the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners, in 1912. Efforts will also be
made to bring here the Royal Arcanum
and the National Union, and the Social
Order Of Moose.
Mr.. Hunt called particular attention to
the fact that the Locomotive Firemen and
Engtnemen are going to move their head
quarters. He said that Washington
should make great effort to get the
brotherhood to locate here. This would
mean the erecting OF q three-hundred-and-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. plant for it's maya
zine and for their permanent Offices, he
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30
TO HUGHES
PINCHOT SUGGESTED FOR GOV
ERN0R OF NEW YORK.
DR.. Samuel NJ. Lindsay Of Columbia
University Tells Why He Regards
Former Forester as Available.

NEW YORK, July Goa college pro-
fessor dropped a neat little subernatorial
boom into the Outlook Office yesterday.
1t fell into the lap of tthe contributing
editor and Is still there SO far as any
body knows.
DR.. Samuel McCune Lindsay. sociol-
ogist and professor at Columbia Univer-
sity. told Col. Roosevelt that the best
Of New York is Clifford Pinchot. Those
who asked the colone! what he thought
of the suggestion are still wondering.
Lindsay came to the Outlook office yes
terday and informed the contributing
editor that he would like to have the
name Of Mr.. Pinchot considered as a
gubernatorial possibility In the rush for
candidates said the doctor, the deposed
forester has been forgotten. Col. Roose-
welt allowed that it had.
The doctor explained to the colonel that
this is no time for experimenting. He
considers Pinchot man of the Hughes
type, and the governor stands high in
DR.. Lindsay's esteem. Pinchot has suf-
fcient means, he said, 20 stand the ex-
pense of living at Albany. and the OBJ
lection which had been set forth in the
case of Loeb wouldn't interfere in this
case
What interest Mr.. Pinchot has shown
in the matter of conservation could be
fostered while he Is governor. the doctor
told the colonel. Mr.. Pinchot has retained
his voting residence here. despite the fact
that he was mentioned as a possibility
for the governorship OF Pennsylvania a
while ago.
The contributing editor was asked point
blank just what he thought of this Pin
chot boom. He said that he didn't really
have word to say except that he was
Of course glad to hear about it, and that
he likes to hear of all sorts of names
worthy of consideration. He probably
will have nothing to say in the future
regarding the suggestion.