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Cup for War Vessel.

The torpedo boat destroyer Roe, re-
Gently constructed by the Newport News
Shipbuilding Company, and now in COM
mission for the first time, will arrive
in this city tomorrow or Wednesday for
the purpose OF receiving a handsome cup
donated by Mrs. Henry G. Payne of Mil
waukee. Wis. That lady is relative of
tos,!LoIore Roe OF civil war fame, in
whose honor the vessel is named. The
presentation Will be made at the navy
yard next Thursday, III accordance with
arrangements yet To be made with Lieut..
{. Fl. Woodward. commanding the Roe.
The vessel was last reported at Hampton
roads. and already may have started for
This city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24

that somebody or other will file charges
against them of "pernicious political ac-
worker his job every now and then, and
they seem inclined to take no chances
One of them here in Hagerstown. who. al
though he owes his job to Pearre is re-
ported to be laboring enthusiastically in
the Warner cause, went so far as to
quote THE king is dead. long live the
king" but outside of that he was dumb
But after talking with practically all the
republicans and democratic leaders in
Hagerstown, which means all of the i'm
portant ones in Washington county, ii
seems to be the consussus of opinion,
stripped of partisan bias. that the county
will be close, but that Warner will win
by certain, If small, majority.
I. c. N
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MAKE MARKSMEN OF BOYS.
e. A. r. Commander Would Have
Them Taught How to Shoot.

That boys in the schools should be
taught the use Of firearms and should be
compelled to practice with rifles in order
to make them good marksmen is the be-
lief Of ]. L. Gilman. commander-in-chfef
of the Grand Army OF the Republic. ex-
pressed in a letter just received by Al
bert s. Jones, secretary of the National
Rifle Association of America
Mr.. Gilman says that a country must
depend on its citizens in times of war.
and adds that IL is his conviction that
IL the boys before the civil war had been
taught the use Of weapons the conse-
auences of that war would not have been
SO terrible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
THE PRESIDENTE SARMIENTO.
INCORPORAT|ONO Of TOWN
ATTACKED IN COURT
Arguments Begun in Suit of
Woman Taxpayer Affect
ing Chevy Chase.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, October 24.-Argu-
ments pro and con as to the constilu-
tionality Of the act Incorporating Chevy
Chase, Md, occupied the attention Of d
full bench in the circuit court Of Rock
vile today. The matter came up in the
suit Of Mrs. Anna G. Mactier against w.
T. S. Curtis, George w. +. SwarIzell,
Adolph A. Hoehling, jr.; Vernon E..
Hodges and John l.. Weaver, constituting
the board Of trustees of the town of
Chevy Chase. Chief Justice Urner and
Associate Justices Henderson and Motter
were on the bench.
The bill of the plaintiff attacks the
validity of the act Incorporating Chevy
Chase, which passed at the last session
of the Maryland legislature. The plain
tiff asks that the act be declared null and
void and that the defendants be enjoined
from collecting taxes. The bill sets firth
that the plaintiff is taxpayer on lrop-
erty assessed at $1,000 and that she brings
suit for herself and other taxpayers who
will contribute to the payment of the
costs.
The principal ground relied upon to
upset the charter is that the act provides
unjust and not uniform. in that it eX-
empts entirely from taxation assessabie
property in what is known as Martins
subdivision, a part of the municipal
area, and imposes the whole burden of
taxation upon assessable property in the
remainder of the municipal area, and
that it imposes taxes upon the owners of
property in one part of the area, while
eXempting those in the remainder from
contributing to the cost and expense of
the municipal government
Title Also Opposed.
The bill also contends that the act
should be declared unconstitutional on
the ground that it's title, An act to in
corporate the village of Chevy Chase
does not give a correct idea of the cor
tents Or the provisions of the act as re-
CURED by the Constitution.
Other objections also are set forth of
minor character and certain sections Of
the act are attacked.
Charles l.. Fraiiey opened the argument
for the plaintiff. He was followed by
Arthur Peter for the defendants, Charles
c. Tucker and Robert 3. Peter for the
plaintiff and J. A. Henderson for the
defendants. The arguments consumed
the entire day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24

Capt. Electus A. Pratt, a veteran of
the civil war. died at his residence. 1923
Harvard street, yesterday afternoon Of
general debility in the seventy fourth
year Of his age. Since March, 1897, he
had been a clerk in the Office Of the sur
geon general Of the army. at the War
Department. In 1886 he married Miss
Sarah A. Nourse of this city. who was
with him at the time OF his death. Pri-
vate funeral services will be held at the
Burial will be in Arlington national ceme-
terry.
Capt. Pratt was born at Durham, N. Y.
in September, 1886. and was graduated
from Yale University in 1858. In 1861,
at the outbreak of the civil war. he en-
listed as a private in Company B, 93d
was commissioned captain by President
Lincoln and assigned to- Company G, Sth
United State1 Colored Troops. He was
shot in the right shoulder at the battle
of Olustee, Fla, February 20, 1864 ana
again was very seriously wounded OctO-
Der Ii, 1864 in a reconnaissance on Oar
bytown road, losing his left arm. On that
account he was honorably discharged
from the service January -. 1865.
Saw Much Hard Fighting.
During his military career he saw much
hard fighting. At Olustee out of 500 men
Of his regiment engaged more than 800
were killed or injured, one Of the greatest
percentages of loss in the entire wal
Capt. Pratt was awarded a Gettysburg
medal for gallantry in guarding the head
quarters trains at Westminster while the
battle was in progress.
h0 tuyor n q O
clerk at the War Department and served
until 1883. when he resigned to go into
business at Minneapolis, MINI. After a
lapse of fourteen years he was reinstated
in the War Department. where he was on
the rolls at the time Of his death. He
was a member of tn Loyal Legion and at
one time was commander of John A.
Rawlins Post, G. A. r.
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Report Denied.
RUSH CHURCH ALTERATIONS.
Improvements to st. Patrick's Are
Progressing Rapidly.

The improvements to the interior Of
ST. Patrick's Catholic Church are
progressing rapidly. The wainscotins
Of Skyros marble. with Tynos marble
base, Is very rich looking. and is off,
set by the more subdued walls of Caen
stone.
The plans for the baptistry, which
will be used also chapel of the
Mother of Sorrows, include a complete
renovation. The new organ for the
use OF the sanctuary chcir will soon
be in place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
HE|NzE BRIEF FILED
IN SUPREME COURT
Government Appeals in Case
of Convicted New York
Banker.

The brief Of the United States in the
case against Fritz Augustus Heinze, in
volving charges of willful misapplica-
ton of the assets Of a national bank.
wrongful discounting Of notes. ETC..
while Heinze was president of the Mer-
camille National Bank of New York,
was filed in the United States Supreme
Court today.
The present proceeding is on di-
rect writ of error to the circuit court
from the southern district OF New
York for review Of the circuit courts
action in sustaining demurrer to each
of the first fifteen counts of an in
dictment against Heinze.
Aggregate Over a Million.
The aggregate OF the unsecured notes
which figure in the counts of the in
dictment Is $780, 600. The insufficient
ly secured notes aggregate S37O,00O.
The brief mainly contends that it Is
not necessary that the indictment must
allege conversion in SO many words.
Arthur p Heinze of New York failed
today to get any relief from the United
States Supreme Court from the sentence
imposed upon him by the New York
federal courts on a charge of impeding
the investigation of the federal grand
jury into the banking business OF his
brother.
Sentence Not Reviewed.
The court refused to review a SEN
tence to pay a fine of $3.50 and to spend
ten days in the custody Of the mar
shall
The particular charge brought against
Heinze was that he induced prospec-
tive witness before the grand jury,
named Buckingham, to go to Canada.
beyond the jurisdiction Of the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
COL. ROCKWELL TO Be
BURIED At WEST POINT
Well Known Officer of Ord
nance Department of Army
Died at Local Hospital.

Col. James Rockwell a distinguished
officer of the ordnance department of the
army. died at Providence Hospital Satur-
day evening, from a complication Of dis
eases. The funeral will be private. Burial
will be in the military cemetery at West
Point, n. Y, tomorrow. Col. Rockwell
leaves a wife and three children, Civil
Engineer ]. V. Rockwell, United States
Navy, now stationed at the New York
navy yard; Lieut.. Charles K. Rockwell,
Corps of Engineers. United States Army,
on duty at the War Department, and Miss
Helen S. Rockwell, of this city.
Col. Rockwell was born in Utica, n. Y,
September 6. fS4s. and was graduated
from the United States Military Academy
In 1870 He was appointed second lieu
tenant, LIST Cavalry, and served with that
regiment In Idaho, Arizona and Califor-
nit. He took an active part in the
Modoc campaign in the early seventies
and was recommended for brevet rank.
After two years service as instructor of
military tactics at the Military Academy,
ne was appointed first lieutenant In the
ordnance department in November, 1874,
ana reached the grade of colonel in that
department in August. 1907. He was sue
cessively stationed at Lincoln, Oak; Rock
island, ILL.,; Benicia, CAL; Troy, N. Y,
and Springfield. Mass.
Served at San Juan.
During the Spanish war he served in
the volunteer ordnance establishment,
first at Chickamauga and then at San
Juan, Porto Rico. He was the first off,
Ger of his corps to volunteer. He was
offered the command of a New York reg
iment during the war. but preferred to
remain with his own cOrns
Since that war he had commanded the
Columbia arsenal, in Tennessee, for three
years and was then on duty at Frank
ford arsenal for five years. He was chief
ordnance officer in the Department of Da-
kota. at st. Paul, from 1907 until a few
months ago, when he was assigned to
duty in the office of the chief of ordnance
at the War Department.
Shortly afterward Col. Rockwell was
taken ill and was sent to the Walter
Reed Hospital, near Brightwood, for
treatment. Subsequently he was moved
to Providence Hospital. where he died
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
Washington Boxer Seriously Hurt.

George l.. Sauer, eighteen years old. OF
LangdOn, D. c., was knocked uncon-
scious in a boxing bout at Westport. on
the outskirts of Baltimore. yesterday.
His opponent was Frank Mann. also a
Washington boxer. Efforts at the ring
side failed to restore the injured man
and he was taken to the Franklin
Square Hospital. where his condition is
regarded as not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
GAME LAW VIOLATORS
SET TRAP FOR WARDEN
Treacherous Attempt to Take Life
Frustrated by Caution of In
tended Victim.

MONTICELLO. n. Y, October 24.-Fred
Steiger, a local game warden. narrowly
escaped Saturday being caught in a bear
trap which had been set for him by game
law violators.
Steiger had been notified that hunters
camping on the Mangaup river had been
hunting with dogs, and that it would be
easy to raid the camp from the rear.
Suspicious of treachery, Steiger drove at
once to the place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
milk TRUST
SUBJECT Of INQUIRY
Investigation by Department
of Justice to Begin This
Week.

The investigation of charges of an al
legged milk trust with a capital of
$3O.OOO.OOO will be in progress before the
end of the week. according to officials
at the Department of Justice.
Beyond the fact that the probe will be
in full swing by Saturday. W. S. Ken
yon. assistant attorney general. declined
to tell of his plans for the broadcast
inquiry. 1t is the opinion of some of e:,e
dealers who are leading the fight on the
compulsory tuberculin test that the inves-
tigation Of the big combine will be cen
tered in several large cities.
Corbin Thompson, who filed the charges
which resulted in the inquiry, said today
he had not been called on by the depart
ment to sumbit information regarding the
milk trust
Iowa Decision Gives Hope.
Dealers and producers in Maryland,
Virginia and the District say they are
encouraged in their campaign against the
tuberculin test by the recent decision of
the supreme court of Iowa, which held
that the tuberculin test was unconstitu-
tional.
1t is understood Mr. Kenyon will call
Mr. Thompson and A. S. Trundle for a
conference tomorrow. The dealers are ex-
pected to furnish proof of the existence OF
the gigantic combine. Both are confident
that evidence in their possession will ma
terially aid the government in prosecuting
the trust"
The Commissioners also desire more
tangible facts about the so-called abuses
in the health office.
Report Denied.
Theodore Cocheu, jr., secretary of the
American Farm Products Company, to-
day denied the story that his organization
was engaged in an attempt to force pas
teurization of milk in large cities in orde,
TO sell the machinery to be used in the
pasteurizng.
This statement was called forth by the
charges made at the hearing before the
Commissioners last Friday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24

A Want ADVERTISE
ment like the above
costs but IS cents an in
sertion in The Star. If
YOU are in need of a girl
place an advertisement
in The Star and you
will get results. The
best servant girls read
The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
Bear Trap Concealed.

AS he neared the camp he discovered
an obstruction in the path, and on ex-
animation found a huge bear trap care
fully concealed with laurel twigs. When
he reached the cabin he found ii empty
A small doe hung from the rafters
The attempt on Mr.. Steiger's life was
made IL is believed. by the outlaws VINO
shot and killed Warden Shields last fall
when he tried to prevent them from taxi
ing a deer out Of G. w. Chapin's private
game preserve. Mr.. Steiger formerly
lived at Richmond Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24

Mrs. Catherine Fuss, aged eighty-two
years. widow of f. w. Fuss. died of gen.
eral debility at the home of her sOn-in-
law, John LatshaW, at Marion, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
Red Tape Is Unwound.

Red tape has TO be respected in these
matters, SO Mr.. Stuart te!ephoned TO The
Commissioners offices at the District
building, and when Commissioner Judson
was finally located, somewhere between
breakfast and the District building lie
grew wrathy. and wanted to find Out why
ii was that the municipal architect
hadn't seen to it that the building would
be ready and opened.
Then the arch. ect began burning few
wires. He couldn { locate the contractor
but he finally located interesting per
sonage i'm the shape of a foreman out
on the school jon, who was. to use his
own expression "buffaloed into lettin' the
gang in
When a Star reporter got on the scene.
a colored man was taking in large gold
fish bowl, and four bicycles were leaf
ing against the building, but no other
signs OF life were visible to the naked
eye. Inside, however, there was a large
group of excited parents. who say they
never saw such an excitement in all
their lives. School had finally taken in.
and four teachers were busily training
their classes as TO where to hang the hats
on the hooks in the cloakrooms. Every
Cleveland Park child had on a clean little
frock. or clean collar and all OF them
looked as if they We're dressed UP for a
party. Everything was in shape except
that the windows have no curtains. And
please" said teacher to the reporter
you newspaper men have such grand
influence. please get us some window
shades
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
Sample Want Help
Advertisement

GIRL for general Homework; three in
family: no cooking: Sl2. 1850 Meridian
street northwest.
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Contractor Wyne Explains.

All Of this time messengers were scour-
ing the country for the missing MI
WINE. He arrived at the District build
ing shortly before Il. He was most
apologize. When the municipal archi-
tect explained that Commissioner Judson
had loosed the Walls of wrath, Mr.. Nyne
said very philosophically that il could no.
he helped, that IT was all over now and
that all he could say was that some one
on the Job was bonehead.
You see. it was this way, said the
contractor. 81 gave the keys to the school
ianitor long ago They even had fires
in there. but Sunday morning | told the
watchman not to let any one in there AT
all meant l didn't want all the muddy
feet in Cleveland Park running through
that nice clean building, just for matter
Of curiosity. i wanted to keep the place
clean, do you see, for the Commissioners.
r didn't mean to exclude the scholars.
But that chap was certainly true TO MS
instructions.
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Mystery Slowly Unfolding.

The mystery was partially explained by
one Walter Cribs. a representative of
the contractor. Read on. reader, for the
real mystery is not unfolded until the
end when the hero rushes into the offic-
Of the municipal architect and tells tn
final tale. AS for Cribs, he leaned
against the telephone bracket and talHea
to the reporter. possibly under the belief
that the newspaper man was the superin-
tendent of schools.
You see" said Cribs. I'VE got no in
instructions to let anybody in here. 1
told my man to have the place all swept
out and the steps cleaned. See those
asphalt treads? They were as clean As
a pin before we let the gang in. We
wanted il TO be clean for the Commits
sioners when they came out and accepted
it. They haven't been out here TO &C
cept it. and the District owes the nrm
$4,000 on the job yet.
He further said that the municipal
architects Office was going to stand To-
the responsibility OF opening that schooi.
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Said He Had His Orders.

Miss Josephine Burke. principal. got
TO school at $40 O'Clock TINS morn.ns,
and already there were eighteen cnli-
dren and several parents lingering aro.nI
the doors waiting ID be III ST in the grand
rush. When Miss Burke started in. 10, d
man actually stopped her. He said he
had orders to keep every body out. Nope
Nobody could come in. Nav IL dldn't
make no difference who size was, lie mad
his order and that was all there was "
il. What? All right go ahead aud
call up Mr.. Murch, tie supe. visng prin-
cipal. And by that time thee were
tw enty-eisnt children and more parents.
Miss Burke was burning the wire inside
the building. she having prevailed on the
Waterman 10 let her use the phone. rinal-
iy Mr. Murth got to mis- omce--no criti-
cism intended, for Miss Burke was very
early with her calls-and minute latei'
Supt. Stuart's office was opened Tor BUSH
ness. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
Warner Goes to Cumberland.

After speaking at a number of small
towns in Washington county last week
winding UP with big rally at Sharps
burg Saturday night, where he was ex-
ceedingly well received Mr. Warner left
for Cumberland. where he will stir things
up from now almost to election day. AL
though he realizes that powerful infiu-
ences are at work against him in Allie
gany county, he Is inclined to believe
that there has been some exaggeration
Of the probable effect of this row within
the party. and, moreover, he believes
that he will get almost enough demo-
cratic votes up that way to Offset any
possible republican detection.
II is rather amusing the way the fed
erai ONCE holders in the sixth district.
most OF whom are indebted To hepIs
sentative Pearre for their jobs cordially
decline to discuss politics or even to ad-
NIT they are interested in the campaign
There has been a good deal printed
throughout the district. and more said
about the supposed activity of these Of
ice holders, and it is putting ii rather
mildly to say they are scared and hunt
ing for cover.
They alnrSAr to be in daily expectation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
SCHOOL DOORS SHUT
Waterman Bars Cleveland
Park Teachers and Pupils.
SAID HE HAD HIS ORDERS
And He Wasn't Going to Allow ANY
One to Muddy New Floors.
AND SUCH A TIME Is CAUSED
But It's All Strengthened Out and
School "Takes In When Con-
tractor Is Found.
SAID HE HAD HIS ORDERS
AND SUCH A TIME Is CAUSED

such a time there was in Cleveland
Park this morning when the watchman
on the job at the new John Eaton School
took IT into his head TO exclude the four
teachers and about 40 clearly frocked
young Cleveland Parkites who had been
notified that this was to be the day when
Minerva, goddess of wisdom. through he
District agents. the board OF education.
would open up the new ffty-eight- thou
sand-dollar school. For time IL looked
as il the Waterman was going TO block
the entire machinery OF the board OF edu-
cation. What he accomplished amounted
TO nearly fifty telephone calls the ruffiins
Oh tempers on both ends OF the wire, the
perturbation of the gene. al calm at Supt.
stuart Office. several hurry-up calls for
George Wyne. contractor, much search
Tor commissioners Juuson and Ruuolph
ana general busting in and about the
once OF Snowden ASHFORD, municipal
architect
But nnaiiy the Waterman let the entire
array m And the res. OF the uay AT The
john Eaton School Was sp,ni N .ort
OF general reception ana taik-it-vver ON
the part ot parents, teachers and VISITORS
vi course, every one IA Cleve. and rark
mas been putting 1t ali over the vo.amu-
.eis rom SheVy Chase recently, b, Cause
Nie'eldnu fark thinks ii las the be- ter
schooL 1t has been finished for a week
ana mas been drying out, VITA fires in
the furnaces since riday Arid NOW ii
one lone Waterman. with ut a c,ilar and
wearing a straw hat IN winter and "a
oerpy nat IN summer, SHOULD e.. ma a.on.,
and stand in front of tn. Sc eAclu i, m
olanapolS eAi,s and smut oaI 100 Of the
lihest children IN me II our mo Z u4-n-
toned NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. What wou On
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-29
GRAHAME-WH|TE
DECIDES TO QUIT.
Refusal of Admiralty to Send
Torpedo Boat Protectors May
Have Influenced Him.

London, Dec 26-Acting on the instruc-
tons Of his medical adviser, Claude Gra-
from serious injury p week ago and
whose acroplsne was burned Sunday. has
decided to foregO further attempts at
flights across the English channel for
distance in conn "ting for the Baron de
Forest prize of $1,000.
Because il would interfere with the
Christmas holidays OF the men, the ad
miralty has refused Baron de Forests ro-
quests to have torpedo boats accompany
aviators in their CrOss-channel flights for
his prize. Only five days more for the
are still in the field. Robert Lorraine. the
actor, and Captain F. S. Cody
1t is likely, however, that young Sop
with who in a flight from Sheppy cross
cd the channel and covered moro than
ITO miles. landing in Belgium. will prove
the winner. 1t is considered not unlikely
that Grahame- Whites withdrawal from
tho contest was in part due to the re-
fusal of the admiralty to lend its aid to
the aviators.
There is still no news of Cecil Grace.
nephew Of the late Mayor w r. Grace
of New York, who wa. lost last week in
81 return flight across the channel from,
Calais.