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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

A 9 q street car swings sharply around
~ the curve and the passengers are
huddled into an irritated mass,
some one usually relieves the general ten
sion by remarking. In voice by no
means inaudib!e:
Green motorman. ! don't see why they
can't learn their business before being
allowed to run q car
At once the atmosphere is clear, and
the conversation turns into the agreeable
channel Of motormen in general and the
'.green" one In particular. This holds
good In the case Of the conductor as we'll.
for If he makes a blunder he is immedi-
atsly set down as being new" and the
passengers again want to know why the
company can't get men who know some
thing"
Despite all the unkind remarks which
are made on the subject, the men who
are put on the cars are not green but
have gone through course Vt tnstruc-
ten and oral examinations. One Of WASH
ington's companies has gone 30 far as 70
have a regular instrucu.n room, where
all the men hired as conductors and mo-
tormen are taught their profession. And
shops and trained in the necessary essen
tails Of street car work.
To become a conductor or moterman an
applicant cannot simply put up a duh
about being able to run a car: IN the
first place, one company demands that
man applying for the position Of motor
man. be over 80 pounds In weight, Wnhe
the ether takes no men under . rect .
inches In height Several preliminary
steps have to be taken before q man finds
himself full-fedged conductor or mo-
toFman drawing a regular salary.
+
When the man applies he has to fill
out an application blank. II he is &C
cepted he has next to be examined by
a physician. This examination is some
what similar to an army test. His sight.
hearing and mental condition must be
satisfactory before he will be passed. and
his heart must be strong. This is espe-
cially true in the case Of the ,motOrman,
as no small amount of responsibility rests
upon him. Following this, the man, 1t
he Is to be motorman. reports the next
morning to the instructor. On entering
the school of instruction he is taught
how to use and handle the brakes and
controllers. II the man is an apt pupil
this may take but few hours, while
sometimes 1t takes one or more days.
After having learned this the embryo mo-
torman is sent out on the road under the
obstruction Of an older motto man who has
proven himself especially efficient. They
spend two or three and even longer
number Of days with this mctorman,
learning from actual experience the man
agement Of q car and the various emer-
sencies which are liable to happen. When
he motorman urder whose charge he has
been placed reports the pupils as proficient
ne REPORTS to the instructor again.
On his second visit to the instruction
school he Is given a fuller and more de-
tailed knowledge of street car mechanism.
A skeleton car. raised of the ground, SO
that it can be apparently set In motion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
"Tiek" Correspondence.
From the London Chronicle.

rf01 tuS L0uUUn Cur0nfcle.
Even the new Frenc;, ready-printed
postcards. upon which you have only
to tick OF the sentences that fit your
case. do not beat the record of mr. vltv
IN a holiday correspondence estsbi shed
py Frenchman in the eighteenth cen
fury. Voitaire and Piton. the eptgram-
maust. exchanged challenges to write the
was starting on a holiday he wrote to
t1ton' Eo rus" which is the complete
Latin Tor y am going into the country. !"
Fiton's answer was just 'I'-compiete
LATIN Tor Go" The tick on the new
single letter. In business correspondence
the record is divid, d between Victor HuGo
who: anxious to know how his LES MI
serabies was going. wrote to the pub-
, nsre.; .. and the publisher. who trium-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

play great role this season. They will
be worn as necklaces or in huge ropes
reaching down to the waist, and also as
hair ornaments
Another innovation from the east Is the
fringe. 1t appears as a dainty finish to
the heavy metal tunics, and there is q
charming originality about fringe which
completes the apron panel so popular
for afternoon frocks.
The new theater bags have the lower
seam bordered with a deep fringe, and
the beli-rope tassel on the new satin
scarf is but another OF its forms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
Old Gloucester.


Gloucester. where the Three Choirs ere
holding their musical festival. was de.
scribed in old-time phrase by the bro.
verb. "As sure as Gods in Gloucester,
But. though the city had so stoutIy ana
successfully resisted the long siege by
Charles !, Cromwell grimly declared that
he had found more churches than god
illness" therein. Yet Archbishop Land
had been Dean Of Gloucester, and through
two OF its eighteenth century sona--
Whitefield and Raikes-Gloucester save
force to the evangelical revival. sud vas
the birthplace Of Sunday schools To the
glory OF its ancient cathedral Gloucester
In modern times has added martins
hon0rs. for, by the Berkeley ship canal
to the Severn. the old city has come back
to the sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
From the London Globe.

From the London Globe.
the Paris police are not provided With
whistles. II has now been decided. says
Paris contemporary. to provide eaeli
man with 2 whistle. which win enahae
him to signal d. warn q cemrade II .
distance. It 10 said that the authorities
believe that the whistle viii prove Of
great use in cases of attack. IRE o. &C.
c:dents. Although Paris has net hithsyts
adopted the whistle. It seems that Manner
has. and with satisfactory result0. Our
Contemporary informs It's reaAers TT
v histies are common In Germaay, ~
ene cannot think Of . London pn1ie6na5
unless his mind tprpa 70 the WelS9s'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

James river. Its historic associations
Will always make It city of great in
terest to all America, and its new pros
perity under free labor. much exceedjng
any ever experienced under slavery, viii
be matter for congratulation throughout
the nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

"Why do YOU apply for a position as
boss Of this gang! Have you ever had
any experience?
Bossed my son sitter he grew up."-
Buffalo Expresa..a. -. ~ ls'.s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
TERRITORY DEP0pULATED-
iseston Fifty Miles Square Visited b,
severe Earthquake Shocks.

Flagstaff. arizona. September aI.-A
territory fifty miles square, and ex-
tending from here to the Grand Canon
of the Colorado River tonight stands
practically depopulated, because OF
earthquake and rumblings which, be-
ginning Saturday. are steadily .ncreas-
ing in magnitude and violence.
Indians of whom there were many
in the region. fled when the quakes
began. terrified by sinister imports
which they imagined TO be contained
in the cracking of the ground The
whites remained until their houses fell
about them.
]. B. Chavez the first of the refu-
gees to reash Flagstaff. reported that
his house mad cracked open. Others
who arrived later. reported that vol
canic stones, weighing many tons. had
been torn from their beds and sent
crashing down the mountain sides, and
that the whole distric. was in state
of unrest "hey refused fatty to go
back.
The whole district is of volcanic
origin. Present phenomena are at
tribnted to a slipping Of the earths
crust
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
DAY OF TRAGEDIES
ExecptionnI Record Of CasnnItics for
TWenty-Ironr Hours In Pittsbnrg.

Exceptl0nnI Vcc0rd Of Cnsunrf1cs for
TWenty-Fotir Hours In Plttsbnrg.
Plttsburg, Pa, September 27.-This
rather exceptional record OF a days
tragedies was complied by the police
to-day.
Mrs. Sarah woish, aged thirty-two,
was found fatally burned in her apart.
ments 1T 10 Penn Street, Northside.
The door OF the fiat was battered and
Scared, the furniture In her place
nearly all removed, and there was eyi.
dence OF Things having been hurled
about the room. She died after saving
that her burns were received In the
explosion OF gas range, but the
range was found intact. The police
scented mystery in the case, and are
Investigating.
George Stewart, aged thirty. was
found dead on the steps OF the Heron
Hill Methodist Episcopal Church He
had taken cnrbolic acid. Relatives
unKnoWn.
George L. ogden fell from the w;n-
dow OF q Carson Street hotel. and was
Instantly killed.
w. 5. Hertzberger aged twenty-one,
was killed by electricity while repair.
Ing lights at the Pressed Steel Car
Company's plant In McKees Rocks.
John Ross, aged nineteen, of Home
stead. fatally shot himself through tne
lungs. and will die. The police declare
1t suicide.
Myrtle King. aged twenty-one. n.-
temped suicide by drinking poison at
a Second Avenue rooming house. She
is expected to recover.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
PRIMARIES HELD|N
MASSACHUSETTS.
Only in Lowell Is There Notable
Opposition to Lodges
Candidacy.

Boston, Mass. September 27.-The no.
table features of the Democratic pri-
maries held throughout the State to-
day were the defeat of two Congress-
men for renomlnation-John a. Keli-
her. In the Ninth District, and Joseph
F. O'Connell, in the Tenth-and also
the fact that large majority of the
delegates to the State convention will
so to Faneuil Hall on October 6with-
out pledges for any one Of the three
candldates for the gubernatorial nom
ination--Charles S. Hamlin, James H.
Vahey and Congressman Eugene Foss.
Republican primaries We're also held
Jointly with the Democrats in eleven
cities. including Boston. Lowell and
Lawrence, but 1T was only in Lowell
that there was nay noticeable opposi-
tion to the candidacy of Senator Henry
CABOT Lodge for reelection. In Low
Ell, the nome Of Congressman Butler
Ames. the only avowed Republican can
didate against Senator Lodge, three OF
the candidates nominated BY the Re-
puhlicans Tor the two branches of the
Legislature are spoken for Ames.
The Democratic congressional win.
nefs OF tho primaries are w. r. Murrv
IN the Ninth; James r. Curley, in the
Tenth. and Andrew j. Peters, in the
Eleventh
The Republican nominees In those
districts are William Fl. Cakes, in the
Ninth: ], Mitchell Calvin, in the Tenth.
ana william D. Cotton. in the Elev-
enth.
All of those nominations were made
directly in tie joint primaries
, me three districts have been strong
~ Democratic for ten years.
a fight for the Republican nomtna-
ton In the Fourth District was also
begun to-day In the city OF Waltham.
and Will be continued Tomorrow In
the remainder of forty-three cities and
towns, Early returns from waltham
indicated that Harry L.. Pierce, of
Leominster, had carried three Of the
seven wards against William Fl. Wilder,
or Gardner, while the other results
We're not definite,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
MAKES PERILoUs FIJI CHIT
Rrool>tns Gives Chicago It's First View
of Flying Machine.

Chicago, September 527-A n ,aeroplane
flew for thirty minutes to-day above
the tallest skyscrapers giving Chi
cago its first view Of a flying machine
In action
on Thursday to bea. the American long
distance sustained flight record by
flying to Springfield ILL.,, from Chicago,
for prize Of $4,000, offered by the
Chicago Record-He drove Wright
made two lights to-day.
To- morrow he will repeat to-day's
preparatory to Thursdays
sail across country
Adverse winds made Brookins's flight
to 80 ilp 5000 feet to get away from
the gusts eddying far above the city's
tall buildings. The starting and land
ing place to-day was in Grant Park. on
the shore of Lake Michigan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
CASE SET FOR OCTOBER 6
Special Examiner to Investigate Al
legged discrimination in Freight Rates.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
Washington, ID, c.. September 27.--
announcement was made here to-day
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion that the case OF the National
League of Commission Merchants
against the Southern Hallway, the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Poto-
macs the Wash.ngton.Southe the
Pennsylvania, the Atlantic Coast Line
and other roads. which involves the al
legged discrimination of freight rates
on truck In territory from Norfolk
to Southern Florida, would be heard
at Buffalo. n. Y. October 6, before
Special Examiner Matthew.
The complaint in the case was flied
July 6 last, and alleged that rates
on vegetables from what is known as
the charleston District to Buffalo
and Pittsburg were both unreasonable
and unfair
The case is of special Importance to
all the territory along the coast of
the two Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia
and Florida, and its settlement will
probably determine whether or not
truck stuff from the Charleston Dis
tr!ct" will hereafter he sent to the
markets of Pittsburg and Buffalo.
II nC
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
Gil ASS|FIED LIST
FOR P0STMASTERS
Taft Will Issue Order To-Day
Extending Civil Ser
vice Rules

Washington, D. c., September I'll
President Taft will tomorrow issue
an important executive order placing
between 1000 and 5000 assistant post
masters of money order offices, which
includes all the big cities OF the coun-
try, under civil service protection.
This action had hearty recommends
ton from ostmaster-General Fitch
cock, in line with his policy of making
the postal service generally a business
establishment that will. within a few
years, become thoroughly self-sustain-
Ing.
The President, upon advice OF Pos.-
master-General Hitchcock, will recon-
mend to Congress the enactment OF leg
islation that will put all second and
third -class postmasters under civil,
service, removing them entirely from
the field Of politics.
To large extent this has been the
policy of the Post-Of1ice Department
for several years, Whenever second
or third-cla postmaster has made
good record the department has re-
sisted. as far as possible, congressional
demands for his change for political
reasons.
But political influence still hangs
over these classes of postmasters. The
safest way TO remove this, according
to the Postmaster-G General and tho
President. Is to ask Congress to legally
place them under civil service laws
and regulations If this plan should
become successful. 'postmasters In the
future, with the exception only of
irst-class cities, will receive appolnt-
ments upon competitive examinations.
AT the beginning OF this hscal,yeur
there We're 1890 second class post-of-
fees and postmasters and $3.50 third
class offices and postmasters, This
would mean over 1000 additions to the
civil service lists If Congress should
act favorably on the recommendation.
There are 46,a+7 money order post
masters In the United States Only
those of the presidential class. first,
second and third rate. have assistant
postmasters.
Nlr. Httchcocil's Pet Hope.
Mr.. Hitchcock's friends say he Is de-
lighted with the prospect that he viii
not be compelled to handle politics for
the administration and Will have OPP
during the next two years
to devote his time wholly to his pet
project Of putting the Post-Ofice De-
partment on a self-sustalning basts.
Mr. Hitchcock is confident. too, that he
(Continued on Second page1 |
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
ROOSEVELT BEATS
HIS OPPONENTS
TO A FRAGILE
Triu mph S Over Old
Guard and Recalls His
Prediction.
REGULARS CARRY
FIGHT TO FLOOR
Colonel Is Made Temporary
Chairman Over Vice-President
Sherman by Majority of 125
Votes-In Acceptance
Speech Refers Feelingly
to Work of Taft.
WOODRUFF FIRST
TO FEEL EFFECTS.

Sarntogn, n. ", September IT.
stnte Chairman Timothy l.. Wood
run, OF brooklyn, one OF the Old
Guard lenders, wns one of the first
to feel the effect or the ProEreSsivcs'
victory In the state convention to-
day. Delegates from Kings county
In the Second Congressional Dis
trict, Mt meeting Tonight, retired
Mr. Woodruff ns state committee
man, and elected Alfred r.. Vase TO
succeed him.
Members of two other congress
sionnl districts reported TINT they
were ready TO elect Mr.. WoodrnT u
member of the State Committee.
but IL was reported TINT the state
chairman had said he wns ready to
retire from politics. This MIR. Wood
rum denied, stating that he has
nineteen of the t>Senty-three Brook
lyn districts, and intends to remain
as lender.
There were numerous reports to-
night that Colonel Roosevelt Ind
Indicated TINT he did not desire Mr.
WoodrDn tn he returned To the new
Stnte Committee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
cABELL TO VISIT SOUTH
May Mean That Roosevelt Men Will
Give Way to Taft -Appointees.
al 10 The Times-Dispatch.l ]

Washington. d. c.. September 27.-
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
Cabeil has gone to Virginia for the
purpose. IL is understood, of inspecting
the work of the revenue officials under
his bureau. 1t is also learned that
he will visit other States in the South
Mr.. Cabell has just returned from
long trip Of inspection through the
West. Remaining here only day or
two, he began a trip to the South.
1t has been rumored here for some
time that it was the purpose OF the
administration to supplant Roosevelt
appointees in the internal revenue SER
vice by Taft appointees and though
several changes have been made in
the last few months, which would
seem to give color to such story, it
cannot be definitely stated al this time
that 1T is the purpose of Commissioner
Cabell and President Taft to put such
a policy into effect. 2. II. MEG .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
AVIATOR CHAVEZ DEAD
Was Fatally Hurt in Landing alachln

After Crossing Alps.
Milan. Italy. September 27.-A mes
sage from Domodossela says that
George Chavez, the Peruvian aviator,
died there at 2:25 o'clock this after
noon Until yesterday it was thought
he would recover. but symptoms of in
ternal injuries developed, and general
depression in the patient was noted,
Senior George Chavez who made a
sha si1 isnGinp aenGi I a. nomnd @ WaS injured
He suffered several fractures and was
injured internally.
There were symptoms OF the ap-
proach OF death early this morning,
eral depression was noted The emil
nent specialist, DIR. Bozzoli, was sum
moned and examined the patient. After
long consultation with the attend
ing physicians, he declared they were
then unable to express an opinion as
to the outcome.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
Work on New Structure Next
Door Weakens Foundation,
Southeast Corner Crumbling
With Roar Watchman
Escapes-Nobody Hurt,
Nothing Lost.
ALREADY I'm
NEW QUARTERS.

Within an hour from the time that
Its building had been damaged, the
FIRST National Bunk had secured
quarters last night in the building.
formerly occupied by the National
nank Of Virginia, Mt Eleventh and
Mnin streets, where 1t will open
Ing Just ns IL nothing had I,nppened
10 Its nome of many years. Abso-
!utely nothing WINS lost. The bank
Iorcc was ut work In the new quar-
ters long before midnight.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
PR0GREssIvEs IN CONTROL
Construct Platform Which Is Adopted
by New HnMpshlre Republicans

by New Hampshire Republicans.
Concord, N. H., September 27.--A plat
form constructed by Progressive men,
bers OF the party was adopted unani-
mously at the Republican State Con-
ventlon here to-day, Under the new
primary law this was the only work
which the convention had to do. The
administration OF President Taft was
indorsed to the extent OF a common
dalton of the Republican achleve-
Continued on second Page,l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
If He Is Nominated for Governor,
Gaynor Will Decline to Accept

NevY
pbca
dpreven Gay-
says
writing I nm
maya
nreb
Some have
nm
to
o 10
ou dnOt
TO dn who Ihnveap Ito
let
in In udgmcn
t. unlcs In plain
nccessn III derstn me-"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
Mr.. Hitchc0cll's Pet Hone.
s4s,4o TO CALIFonNI.

stcontinued on Second Page,)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28

Arizona and New Mexico via wash!ngton-
Sunset Route Dates In September and
October. Through Tourist sleeping Cars
personally conducted. Berth, $500 s. q,
BuRGNss. d, r. g.. $50 p. M1tn Street.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-18
| AM A SOUL.
nj Who speaks It

am soul-Who speaks It
Feels a thrill OF power sublime
For the thought Is D!vini,y's breath.
ing
And echoes grand harmony cnime.
You speak it, AID listen, and know.
OF the oneness OF life that holds al
OF tho unity. perfect and vast,
Tha, aWak,ns "A Spirit may call.
am s1ul-can you grasp il,
Ana the ruth il brings home to you?
Nou are what you will. do YOU know
IT,
" hin is the word. it can do
All you ask 1t gave birth to noble
desire
That old Of the blessings to be,
II you but accept the message in
faith,
From all bondage the word sets you
Irre.
| am a soul is the language of the
soul.
That breaks from the selfhood divine.
It's tru h that il learned in its pill
grlmages- far
From material things-in realms
whore shine
Through the others the thoughts that
take hue,
And in cOlors more truly reflect,
What is meant, what is felt, what
Is known,
Than the choicest Of words we select.
| am soul--live close to this truth
And daily commune with your God,
With the hght that's within, the self
OF al selves
'Tis the path tha, the Genius has
trod.
What would you-'tis yours If you
ask,
II believing, you know as you call,
The oneness of thought, the oneness
OF power
Life's absolute oneness, you one with
the All.
This is beautiful world.
MRS. G. II. MCKINNEY
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-18

ued my hobby has been to take
the side OF the consumer. II the
manufacturer or dealer is wrong ID
he has an avenue open to him in The
courts. where he can BE- made right.
but If the consumer is wronged he
has no avenue by which he can De-
ser right so | always give the ben
cfit OF any doubt to the consumer,
and that is a hobby which | ride t.
connection with my official duties.
AT the present time my hobby is
Antarctic exploration. declared Com
mander Poary, in speaking OF the
ethics of the ques ion of the coming
international for South Pole honors.
Commar der Poary said that Captain
Scot. the English Antarctic eXp,or.
er. had informed him that he would
welcome an American expedition 70
compete with hat from England. He
referred humorously TO the poss.b.l-
tiles OF the situation, saying:
Suppose one party gets there oniy
| twenty-four hours ahead OF the other?
1t may be the biggest race ever I'M
dertaken on this footstool.'
Champ Clark gave number of In.
teresting historical instances who
one vote had been the means of de-
gliding cases which had had greater
effect on after events. He drew no
parallels between these Instances and
what may happen in the present sit.
uation In congress.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-18
SHE THINKS t A MIRACLE
PEOPLE ARE GOING MANY
MILES TO SEE.

So much talk is created by the
Root Juice scientist and his new
discovery that scores of people are
going many miles TO Chanute. Kans.,
from every direction to see and
learn all they can about the new
remedy that seems 10 I'm short
while cure the very worst forms OF
rheumatism. stomach and kidney
troubles and nervous weakness. Mrs
T. G. Moore said
Il had just seven doctors treating
me AZ different times for chronic
stomach troubles and fcma,e weak
ness. was reduced TO skin and
bones. and was SO weak couldn't
feed myself when commenced 10
take the wonderful juice. After tax
ing Il few days | was recovering
flesh and strength with such rapid
ty felt a miracle was being per
formed 4 few bottles of the remedy
completely cured me after all Of the
doctors failed To do any good; but
am not the only one, as many
Of my neighbors have been cured
by the great medicine. II seems io
heal and inyigoratc every crgan Of
tho body.