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The sun., 1910-05-03
BATTLESHIPS FIRST VISIT.
ne sllehlGan Genes 7 . ia the Na,y Ward
Go Be FIXED for speed TrlaIs.

Co he FtVed for speed Trials.
The dingy gray hattlcship Michigan
booked every inch a fighter Of the frs,
class as she slowly steamed up the bay
and through the Fast River 20 the navy
yard yesterday. and there her small
guns harked out a salute 20 the COM
mandant, which vas returned from Cob
Dock. In order 20 get under the Brook -
lyn Bridge II had been necessary TO un-
ship the wireless OUTFIT. which p slung
from small ~pars that tower above the
queer looking lattice or skeleton masts
that all modern vessels Of the United
States Navy now have. This was done
while the vessel " a. az anchor on Tomp-
kinsville early in tho morning
Il Il the first time that this shin. the
most powerful m tho navy. nas been in
this port. and she naturally attracted
much attention she Is not pretty. She
Il not. strictly speaking a Dreadnought
Her main battery consists NJ eight twelve
inch guns and her second battery twenty
two three inch guns She can fre her
eight big guns on either broadside and
can shoot four ahead and four astern
The Michigan was built by the New
York Shipbuilding Company a. Camden
and was launched in May. ipOs Al that
time she was the largest vessel in the
navy, her tonnase being 1900 Since
then the Delaware. North Dakota and
Utah. each Of moon ton-. have been
launched and are nearing completion
The Michigan vent into commission last
November aud is commanded by Capt
N. r. Ueher She has been az target
practice oh the Virginia CapeS and made
fine record Then she went for a shake
down cruise from Hampton Roads 20
Guantanamo and has come here 10 be
put In shape for speed trials on the Rock b
land courre She will be dry dock -
to-day and he prepared a. quickly az
possible FOR her final tests
The sun., 1910-05-03
FREIGHT RATE ctr N TWO.
ROcE Island and John ". Gates's steamers
to Give Cheap Access 10 Southwest.

10 tive Nheap Access u NoutnWest.
r. PAs'. Tex. May > By the compile
ton OF the Rock Islands new line from
Memphis 20 TucumcAri. New Mexico. and
connection with John W. Gates's line Of
steamers from New York 20 Texas City
Tea, the freight rate between New York
aud the Southwest h cut more than 20
per cent This announcement 10 made
hy officials of the Rock Island and the n
Paso aud Southwestern Railroad. who
have already begun 10 solicit business
in N Pa>o and through Arizona and New
MeNicp
The new Rock leland ins will begin
operation on May 10 and the rates become
effective on that date They will be %
cents a hundred from New York 20 N PasO,
as against ti.st at present.
Tho Gates steamers. known - the
Texas Steamship Line. will handle the
freight from New York 10 Texas City for
25 cents q hundred. A. that place the
freight will he rebilled 20 the Southwest
over the Trinity and Bra1ns Valley road
70 Fort Worth. then over the Rock Island
10 Tucumcari and from that point 20 "
Paso over the n PaAo and Southwestern.
which the Rock Island now operates into
" PasO.
The sun., 1910-05-03
MONSTER TURTLE CAPTURE d.
mhuale Island students Land Reptile
Three Feet Aorosa shell.

PaosIDENcK. May 2-Thrce stndents
of he Rhode Island Agricultural College
to-day captured in Thirty Acre Lake
ons Of the largest fresh water turtles
ever ssan IN this State
The turtle weighs siHy pounds and
measures three feet across. Ia neck
IL four inches through and In swapping
the spread of its jaws is over three inches
-Four large fAngs that would do credit
% a bulldog grow In the Jaws
The students. 8 n Cabot and l.. n.
HerreanoH of Bristol aud A. l. Thornley,
Of PaWtuoket. were crossing the lake
IN q canoe Reaching a stream which
serves a. an outlet n tho lake they slirted
down H. when a lSrEe head emerged
from tho reeds and attracted their attsn-
ton. One cf the boys seized a paddle
and punched at tho head What looked
ike q canoe bottom came 70 tho surface
and the paddle was seized by the turtle
The Jaws closed on n, there was n crunch
ina sound and the paddle fell In Two pieoes
The sudden reloasa caused the canoe
% 0verfuTn and the three students we're
in water and mud well over their
haads Tho turtle was night In their midst
and Was W hadlv frightened that tt made
for shorn. with Tho boys following. When
all came % shallow water tho turtle
was Uried 0ut ~ Tho mud and taken home
% verify the extraordinary adventure
Prof. Barlow Of the college geological
Department Eaw the reptile and said it
waa By far he largest n .ts kind h. has
ever seen he also said hat it probably
, q great age and thought that t must
haVe aeCn he great swamp hrat in 1915.
The sun., 1910-05-03
ERIE WIGE CONFERENCE ON.
TraiRmen Demand same Wages 49, 40
Brethren Got by Arbitratisn

Trainmen Demand same Wages 70. a q
brethren Got By Arbitration.
The joint grievance committee of tho
Erie trainmen and conductors Jegan con-
ferences yesterday with General Manager
j. e. Stuart of the Erie in the upper Hud.
son Terminal Building over the demands
% the trainmen and conductors made
several months ggo for higher wages
There were two conferences The stand
taken on behalf ~ the railroad was that
II could not hold ia own II II paid the in
crease demanded. The committee finally
stated that wages equal 70 those given
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to
it, tralnmen and conductors. whose de-
mands were arbitrated, would bs the
lowest that would he accepted.
The officials of the road will give their
answer to-day Probably ~ will involve a
counter proposition Assistant GRIND
Master Shepard said last evening that
the COMMITTEES will insist on the B. a o.
wage scale.
The sun., 1910-05-03
SOUTH CAROLINA GOING DRY.
Doesn't know q Coed Law when u Vas
One. Ex-gSv. Evans says.

WV BA"8uNs ENHaa HaNNs
There came rear being tWO former
Governors Of South Carolina in New York
a. one time. but sR-Gov. Duncan Hey
ward. who had bGen At the Holland HOuss
for few days. had just got away when
eR-Gov. John Gary Evans arrived 81 the
Manhattan yesterday.
Gov. Evans said yesterday that South
Carolina II going dry a. the next election
ell because they hadn't let q good liquor
Law alone when they had one down there.
The State dispenaATy Law vs. passed
in Gov. Tilman's administration. and IL
was the best solution of the Whiaksy
problem ever legislAted, said Gov. Evans
But ths stats vas then dividsd into
Tilman and anti-Tilman factions. and tho
ants thought the law vas simply a Doliti-
cal measure which Il was not. and went
"a work 10 fight and repeal H.
The principal places where the dir
pensary still exists are Charleston and
Columbia Charleston AFRO still has 0Den
harrooms. The rest Of the State h not
satisfied 10 allow Charleston and Columbia
% enjoy further monopoly % the li1uor
business. ~ az the neIt election the STATE
will go for prohibition.
Thus an excellent law will have been
killed principally BY those who nov
are most willing n admit its exoallence.
-SnartanbuFg.- said Gov Evans. -has
got more Yankee spirit than any other
town IN the South II has more thsn
doubled In population In ten years and
j. getting % be a great manufacturing
centre. There u lot Of Northern capital
invested In the town. principally In manu-
featuring. and lot more of u Il going
into real estate. Ihen the Broad River
ma teen damned ~ two companies
and W. can get an tho chaap power vgo
need. In lact al the streams down there
are getring harnesssd Up and mada b
work
senator Iilman n nov at homs an
nia farm near Columbia and asena % b
getting a great deal better.
The sun., 1910-05-03
DEArH or LOTISE FORSsLUND.
Wen known LonE Island ATitrr DIES
Near Her childhood usme.

louise Forsslund author ~ Tho
Story Of sarah The Ship of Dreams
and stories Of Long Island. dled yCster-
day az Dr. W II Ross sani'arum "a
Brentwood J.. J. She was = wears old
Her death followed two month. illness
subsequent 10 tho IirtI of chiid.
Three years ago Miss Forsslund marr ed
Charles Carey Waddel who was editor
Of paper m OHIO. They came % this
city. where both wrote Tor maglzi zines
N tho time Of her Illness Nrz Madde
went 90 Ssyville. L. where she was
horn and ,he was taken from there
TO the sauitsrufn. She was a graduate
of tho Packer Collegiate Institute Her
mother and four sisters survive her.
The writer's friends IN Sayville say
that she was accustomed TO write ON tho
wall paper 0f her room notes for stories
that occurred TO heT al night They say
that Inanv passages IN her stories were
exactly me same a. the writing on the
wall
The sun., 1910-05-03
Court Calendars THIS Day.

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supreme Court appellate Tern. Appeal from
Judgment Of Cly Court No. ~ Appeals from
Municipal Court, called 81 10 A. n.
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surozats'a Court-C Chamber Motion uslen.
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EhEaheth A. 2. CTQcasr. Fr1ncia ". lIlIlef. Sarah
Miner, Joan y. nuree. letsie Z, McCahnsy
aunabela y. hoac.l Charles panahue, Jamsa
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The sun., 1910-05-03
FOU Nd No POISON.
IBr Halness Preliminary Tests In swOPe
case FaVST DF. Hyde.

Kansas CIrT May 7.-Dr. ". 3 HAlnss
was called 20 the witness stand ~ O'Clock
this afternoon In the trial Of Dr. B. c,
HYDE. DR. Hainss was asked what he
found in the ejec,a ol Margaret SWope
Tie said:
I took a small part of J, and tested for
strvghna I had only three and a half
ounces and 20 used only q small part for
the first test IN this small part 1 tested
for -trychnA and did not Ind b.
subsequently with DR.. '. {. Vaughan
took Two ounces and We together made
another test and found a small trace Of
srvehnia. Dr. Vaughan and I also
tested these eJecta for cyanide aud found
none
DR.. Haines laid he took the contents
~ the stomach Of Chrisman Swops and
tested for strychnine and found a small
trace. Ne applied a preliminary test for
cyanide and found no evidence of 10
UrpesrnCe
The sun., 1910-05-03
Member OG knight. Yanoey a 20. a Bank.
FtnN

BIRNnN0HAM. Ala. May "A volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy was granted
to-day In the United States court 20
" ID. Nesbit, a member Of Knight. Yancsy
4 Co, cotton dealers IN Decatur, Ala.
The liabilities were given at si0.52S, not
including the debts Of the partnership
aud the assets az 3s9. .25s o. Mr. Nesbitt
said that he was a member of the firm
and had charge of the Birmingham branch
and that he vas liable for the partnership
debts, and willing 20 surrender his prop
erty for the payment Of them.
The sun., 1910-05-03
AN TNLUCKT WOOING.
Former Pollcemah's 4 curse Of Lave Takes
Him 60 Court. where Tee L. FINED.


Him 90 Csurt. where Tee u FINED.
John McGrath, 20 years old. Used 70 be-
on the police force and lives In Corona.
l.. J., whence he has iourneyed often Of
late 90 court Miss Margaret COnneil of
ioJ Fast Forty-fourth street Miss Rosie
Connell. Margaret's, sister. has done her
best In conjunction with brother Richard
Connell 10 break oH the match and yester-
day Margaret told her lover that it was
ar OF
Whereupon the former policeman
sought out Richard and Rosie and -blas-
phened and scandalted them in front
Of their own hOuse. finally falling upOn
and severely beating Richard ~ that a
crowd and Detective Gegan were al
traCted
Gegan took McGath 10 night court.
and there unpquitsd love demanded
hack the engagement rings and other
presents. Magistrate Herman tlld Mar
garet % give them all back and fined
McGrath $40 after this had been done.
The sun., 1910-05-03
Chur4ss AEslnst Jersey Guy FIrs Co.

Charges II ineihciency and neglect
have been preferred against the members
II Truck company of the Jersey City
Fire Department in connection with the
fire az IsO Newark avenue, In which two
persons lost their lives on April u.s. II n
charged that the firemen did not promptly
raise their ladders OF enter the rooms IN
time 10 save the tenants. who were over
come by smoke.
The sun., 1910-05-03
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

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baseball more closely than be has chance
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No'uhols s'u0on' Lo'u'uInH ~ ''V,I. -.
hgs'oe helghts the other morhus !us.
a. the sun was rising ives astoniahed az
down the deserted street behind him.
Now how in the name Of common psnls.
ne pondered' -cen any one wanh 70 To''''
sAate ~. :, @ Ihls uhhoy h9nt IN, . l.-..
W. W. -,-,aAll ooy W '...-.
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NO winooN eAhiut see'ns 70 INV. -
the public moro than the ooy ana tns
bees A young man stands In the sunny
window Of A Madinon avenue drug store
,hiI,, ,,,,,v,.,t. ~ -. ollu,h u0 and
S,,'O ,hs 49,, - u,s sa-n.rtty uesVoa
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The Washington herald., 1910-09-27
THE ACADEMY.
"The Fortunes of Betty.


The unqualified success of The For
tunes OF Betty" in which Cecil spooner
appears this week at the Academy. must
rejoice the soul Of every suffragette. for
the versatile author actress-dancer enters
the field heretofore occupied only by
George Cohan, with a result that should
make that gentleman look 10 his laurels
Last nights audience was enthusiastic In
its approval OF the stars four-aet play OF
life IN a New England village
The story is that OF a small town girl,
Betty Bell Meredith daughter OF the VII
lage postmaster. who is singing In
theatrical company. unknown 10 the vii
layers. The troupe becomes stranded In
a nearby town, and Betty unexpectedly
returns home. 10 find her father under
suspicion OF having robbed the post-office.
Needless 10 say, the late chorus girl int
mediately begins 10 unravel the plot
against her father. discovers the real
thief. and wins the heart Of the Secret
service man on the case.
The play is cleverly constructed, with in
terest well sustained. while the dialogue Is
filled with bright and original lines The
staging and scenic equipment are thor
oughly adequate. the rainstorn in the
first act being most effective.
Miss SpooneT. as Betty. has a role de-
signed TO display her varied talents as a
coincidence. and Is fresh and vivscious.
Her intenser scenes are marked By real
dramatic ability. The part IS one full OF
light and shade, and no higher praise
can be given Miss Spooner than TO say
that she amply meets its various re-
quirements.
Philip Leigh. as Claude Burton. pre-
sents well drawn portrait Of the rich
mans weak son. He fails TO overact the
part and his facial expression is excel
lent Rawdon Hall gave a manly por-
trayal OF the detective in love with
Betty. and held the sympathy Of the
audience in his struggle between duty and
love for the troubled heroine.
James Furey. as the old soldier. and
Joseph Manning. as the village magnate,
were pleasing. Others In the well bal
anced cast were Fannie Louise Carter.
Grayce Beebe, Wallace Owens. and Ar
thur Jennings.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-27

assistant out in the audience. The work
Is done without cues or signals, and It
is most marvellous. Afterward, still blind
folded, she gives an exhibition OF fancy
shooting with rife.
The feature act is that of Homer B.
Mason & Co., in a sketch called In
and Out" 1t is story that takes place
inside a house and on the street outside,
and when the action shifts the scenery
shifts to match it. The sketch is eleyerly
written and well played. the work Of
Mr.. Mason and Marguerite Keller being
particularly effective. Then comes Ed
win Stevens In Cousin Kitty" an at
tenuated sketch designed solely 10 give
MIR. Stevens an opportunity to display
his eleverness and versatility.
One OF the cleverest performers seen
at Chase's for a long time is Frank Tin
ney, burnt-cork artist who has succeed
ed in digging up something new IN the
way OF funmaking and his clever bit OF
piano playing was excellent. The bill
opens with "Adonis and His Dog" in
which the dog comes In for the lions
share of the applause The Dagwell sis
tiers sing some rather clever songs, Illus
tratiug different historical periods. and
Barry and WOlfOrd are two song and
dance people who manage 20 get away
with II. The fact that they succeeded
in getting over one verse OF question
able propriety is accounted for only by
the unfortunate accident 10 Miss De Witt.
the manager OF Chase's. who sets her
face steadily against such things. A
very realistic motion picture concludes
a bill that is full of fun and jollity.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-27
MILWAUKEE MAYOR
YINDICATES RUCKER
Heath Commissioner Victim
of Political Plot.

Milwaukee. Wis. Sept. 25.-After a Bit
ter fight between the Socialists and the
opposition Health Commissioner Rucker
was reinstated at to-days meeting OF
the common council The charges re-
Gently made against him by a young
woman We're held 10 be part OF a polit-
ical plot. and Mayor Seidel. in a state
ment 10 the council. demanded that JUS
tice be done 10 Rucker The mayor ear
lier in the day had returned from
Washington, where he had been in con-
ference with the marine service depart
ment, who had loaned Rucker TO the
city Of Milwaukee for a period OF one
year The statement OF the mayor fol-
lows:
After having spent considerable time
upon the investigation Of those charges.
/ found that every additional bit OF evi-
dence that I could gather disproved the
guilt Of DR.. Rucker. and on the other
hand proved that there was one OF the
most dastardly attempts at a political
conspiracy ever made in the history OF
our city 10 blacken q character and 10
destroy a reputation. It was clearly
shown 10 me that the practice and
ethics Of the laws governing cases OF q
nature as alleged against DR.. Rucl1er had
been grossly violated in the attempt 10
make out a case where evidently there
was none.
However. even before a warrant was
issued. careful arrangements had been
made 70 publish broadcast scandalous
news OF the arrest OF DR.. Rucker. I
personally felt ashamed that Milwaukee
should permit a man OF national reputa-
ton 10 be thus treated Believing that a
personal interview with Surgeon Cen
eral Wyman and DIR. Rucker would lead
more rapidly to certain results. I left for
Washington Friday morning. Gen.
Wyman expressed himself much ag-
grieved at the treatment OF one Of his
most able subordinates
The conference lasted almost two
hours. with the result that the reputation
Of the duties OF commissioner of health
by DR.. Ruclker is made dependent upon
the action OF the common council. Nv
suggestion. therefore. is that your honor
able council pass a resolution rejecting
the resignation and expressing the ear
nest request that Dr. Rueker reconsider
his action and resume the duties of
commissioner Of health
The council took the desired action.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-27
THE GAYETY.
Burlesque.

Al Reeves headed his own company last
night at the Gayety. Give me credit,
boys, is still worth the price OF admis-
sion, If only to hear him get of some
up-to-date jokes. Andy Lewis, who
needs no introduction 10 the patrons OF
the Ninth street house. is as good as
ever, and as Steve Hickey" in the open
ing burletta. is. without a doubt. the
funniest man IN the show. Miss Idyna
Vyner and Miss Mae Busch are the leading
ones and show up well In the two acts
in the olio. Miss Loretta Leroy sang
some coon songs in a typical manner.
Idylla Vyner gave some very graceful
dances. The olio ended in a good must
cal act where the ch-Devere Four
moro than carried of the honors The
show is divided into two parts, the first
being THE College Tout" and the second.
"Conology." The girls are very good
looking and bear out AIS statement that
they are beauty" chorus. The show
as a whole is a clean and up-to-date
performance.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-27

bondage; so well did he interpret the hap
py-go-lucky, optimistic spirit of the man.
Romantic actor himself for so long
period he has sensed with fine delieacy OF
touch just how far he can so in bur-
lesquing the faults Of the romantic
player-the over-emphasis, the extrava-
gance of gesticulation, the throaty roll
OF the voice But beneath IL all he never
let's you make mistake as 10 the quail
ity Of the man beneath the actors skin.
In Miss IZette Jewel. Mr. Skinner has
veritable find OF a leading woman. Good
TO look at. graceful, dainty, magnetic,
she plays the part Of Margaret bruce
with exquisite feeling and with fine ver-
ity. She has voice Of great sweetness
a trained, cultivated voice that she can
play upon as an instrument, bending ii
al VIII 10 the music of happy laughter or
up the scale 10 the melody OF pathcs.
Her work was a close second 10 that OF
Mr.. Skinner. It must mean much for her
TO be in the company OF so skilled a star.
and If she is not heard from for her work
in the future We shall be greatly mis-
taken.
The support is admirably chosen and
each individual is notable for some good
work. There is Miss Isabel Richards.
SO we'll remembered here for her clever
work In THE Thief" whose personality
Is so magnetic that even in the small
opportunity she had in tho second and
third acts she made her presence felt.
There was Edward Fielding who did a
striking bit OF character work In the
second act IN a new sort Of drinking man:
new 20 the stage at least. There was a.
G. Andrews as Isador Blum. conscien-
tious piece or work: Miss Jessie Cromette,
In q fine character part as a landlady,
which she made very funny; Alfred
Hudson. f.. who played rather con-
ventionary thu part OF Dick: Walter
Scott as the sheriff. and other characters
that all helped TO make the play what
1t is-a sheer artistic and emotional de-
light.
The play is very we'll staged. The scene
OF the first act showing the stage OF a
theater was clever. and the other scenes
were very we'll done
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HECTOR FULLER.