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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
Bloodmarks on Leaves,

Bloodmarks on the leaves were discov-
cred twenty feet away from Sd avenue.
along a narrow path which led into the
woods. The marks were trailed 500 feet
and traced to the spot where the body
was found The discovery leads to the
supposition that the child was enticed into
covered pathway and thereattacked.
Then ii Is believed her body was dragged
farther into the woods across Sd avenue
and finally to the spot where 1t was
found.
Mystery has been added to the tragedy.
Mrs. Della Jackson, the aunt of the little
victim. at whose home the negro Williams
was employed, is reported to be strangely
missing. ana the police are completely
at sea as to the last element in the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
MORE BLINDS THAN DUCKS
IN SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
Hunters Declare That One Of the
Finest of Sports Is De-
teriorating.

HAvRE DE GRACE, Md, November
1.-THE ducking outlook on the Susque-
hanna flats is not any more encouraging
than it was last week, and it seems that
one of the finest sports in this country
is deteriorating. Local conditions are
partly blamed for interfering with the
sport. Trash ducks have always been
very plentiful up the river. around the
island marshes, but this year the heavy
blasting day and night from the immense
stone quarries on the river banks has SO
frightened them that none is seen in
these old haunts.
George Carver, a man who has gunned
here for many years, went over the bay
Friday and said that the ducking layouts
were so numerous over the flats that a
duck couldn't dip to get a drink without
lighting among decoys. Nearly every out
fit is fitted up with power boats and the
constant pop-pop of the engines on clear
days is sufficient to scare the ducks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
MASSAGE.

ASSAGE-AII. BR RANCHES " MAGNETIC TREAT
ment; Rheumatism and poor circulation scien-
tthcally treated. ANNA u. JOHNSON. late of
New York, 1874 18th nv: phone North 1895.
ocls90t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
Results Not Encouraging,

Usually trash ducks leave the flats
after a couple of weeks bomba rdment, as
they dart often and become frightened
but canvasbacks do not dart often and
remain near good feeding grounds. Gun
ners who came in early yesterday, re-
port little sport on account of the calm
day, and few ducks were killed.
Capt. Matt Reynolds spent the day in
a sink box and killed only two black
heads. Capt. William Poplar, with Mr.
Watson and Mr.. Rainey of New York
bagged only ten. two of which We're can
vasbacks. A great many sports are
shooting from blinds on the bay shores
and are using quantities of corn for bait.
Corn is daily strewn in the shallow
water near the blind and ducks come by
thousands to feed.
This method affords opportunity to
shoot at short range and bag large
number Mr.. Roben Of New York and
Mr.. Clothier of the firm of Strawbridge
& Clothier Of Philadelphia yesterday
used the bind at Spesutia Gun Club. Mr..
Eugene Timanus of Baltimore was out
with Mr. Elliott Pritchard of Aberdeen
and bagged twelve ducks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
Police Drive Back Crowd.

With a yell the crowd surged forward
but the police We're on the alert, and
with clubs swinging. they drove the
rioters back and cleared working space
for 200 feet in front of the jail. In the
struggle the police captured eledge
hammer and several crowbars.
With these indications fgrim intent
the chief ordered the crowd driven
further back. and the work was quietly
DONE the mob being steadily forced back
for several blocks in each direction
Chief Smith then went out and pleaded
with the men, as peaceful citizens. &c
go home. He told them that Williams
was only held as suspect and there
was no positive evidence against him
The srowd jeered, but tried nothing
more serious.
The Asbury Park common council last
night offered reward of $500 for the
arrest and conviction of the murderer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
Compared With British Army.

Comparative tables show. the adjutant
general says, that the desertion rate of
our colored troops compares favorabiy
with the very low desertion rate OF the
British army. and that both of these
rates are very much lower than the de-
sertion rate Of our white troops.
"Inasmuch as our colored soldiers, in
Guiding those who desert as well as those
who do not" says the adjutant general,
"are treated in every way precisely as
our white soldiers, it is evident that this
treatment is not cause OF desertlon
among them, and that the reasons Tor
their very low desertion rate are substan-
TALLY the same as III the case or the
British soldier In this connection,
remark made by Secretary of War Proc
tor, in his report for the year 1859, IS
pertinent In speaking of the difference
between tho white and colored enlisted
men of our army in the matter of deser-
ton, he said: TO the colored man the
service offers q career; to the white man
too often only a refuge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
Reductions in Desertions.

In the matter of assertions, the ad]u-
tant general says that the condition that
confronts the government is a very grave
one. The official returns show 3,464 de-
sertions from the enlisted force during
the past fiscal year. This number is 366
per cent Of the whole number of enlisted
men in service, or Of enlistment contracts
in force, during that year. The NUMBER
is 3O6 per cent less than the number OF
assertions during the preceding hscal
year.
The adjutant general says that the re-
duction in the desertion ratio is undoubt-
eddy due to the continuance of systematic
and vigorous efforts to apprehend and
punish deserters.
The regiments serving in the United
States that had the lowest percentages OF
assertions during the year were the ATTN
Infantry and the 10th Cavalry. both color
ed organizations. The regiments with the
highest percentages of desertlons were
the 4th Field Artillery. the Sth infantry
and the 4th Cavalry. OF the white troops
377 per cent and of the colored troops but
] 81 per cent were reported as deserters,
as compared with 1856 per cent for the
whole army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
Swears Innocence Beside Body.

In an attempt to wiring a confession
from Williams the child's body was
brought into the jail corridor last night.
The negro was led forth and halted be-
side it.
Il swear to God did not harm the girl.
had nothing to do wit it, he said
firmly.
Look into her eyes and say that" he
was commanded Williams leaned for
ward until he was gazing straight into
the dead eyes. His gaze did not waver,
and he exclaimed:
God is my witness that 1 did not kill
this girl. 1 did not touch her. ] did not
harm her. I do not know who did"
Again and again he repeated this while
his hand lay on the body. Then he add
ed:
II thank God i can say / did not do it.
I am sorry for her and sorry for her
family, but I had nothing to do with
this
There was a clash between the police
and the mob late last night which was
precipitated when "a newspapers auto
mobile came dashing up and stopped in
front of the jail door. Instantly the
crowd jumped to the conclusion that Will
liams was to be brought out and whisked
away to a safe place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
MOB IS OUTW|TTED
Asbury Park Murder Suspect
Moved From Local Jail.
TAKEN TO COUNTY PRISON
Negro Held. Although He Is Said to
Have Good Alibi.
TAKES OATH ON GIRLS BODY
Placing His Hand on Corpse. Will
liams Declares He Did Not Kill
Smith Child.
TAKEN TO COUNTY PRISON
TAKES OATH ON GIRLS BOD

ASBURY PARK, November 15.-Fol-
lowing an abortive attempt by mob to
lynch Thomas Williams. the negro s1s-
pected of the murder of nine-year old
Marie Smith. the prisoner, trembling
with fear and on the verge Of collapse,
was quietly removed early today from
the local Jail and whisked away in an
automobile to the county jail In Free
hold. The mob had been scattered and
the streets were comparatively clear, so
that the officers in charge OF the prisoner
had little difficulty in getting him out OF
town.
Williams denies all knowledge OF the
crime. and from official sources 1t was
learned that he had apparently establish
ed good aiibi. He is being held without
bail for further examination and to await
the inquest.
The mutilated body Of the Smith child
was found in the woods near her home
Sunday. and Williams. who had been
missing since Wednesday last, the day
the girl disappeared. was arrested Sun
day evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
DESERT|ONS IN ARMY
CAUSE CRAVE CONCERN
Percentage Is Much Lower in
CoIored Than in White
Commands.

According to the annual report of AdJt-
Gen. Ainsworth, there are 1910 officers and
81, 459 enlisted men in the regular army
and 166 officers and 5.1OO enlisted men
in the Philippine Scouts. making totil
of 4,476 officers and 1853 enlisted men,
not including 1886 enlisted men OF the
hospital Corps, but including 1917 first
lieutenants Of the Medical Reserve CORPS
on active duty The commanding geu-
erals Of ma jority of the geograp hicai
military departments, as in previous
years invite attention in their annual
reports TO the shortage of officers due
mainly to the relatively large number OF
officers absent from their commands on
detached service.
From these reports it appears that % 20
per cent of the line officers and 1881
per cent of the general and staff officers
were absent from their commands. Of
the G62 line officers on detached duty,
585. or S5.4 per cent. were captains or
lieutenantS.
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through a government OF law. not OF
men,
Herbert Bissel Of Buffalo for tempo
rary chairman and Edward VI. Shepard
Of Brooklyn for permanent chairman OF
the Rochester convention were still the
favorites for those posts. The crop OF
candidates for Comptroller. the next most
powerful Office to that Of Governor, up
To last night was as follows: Mayor Fisks
Of Mount Vernon. Winifred A. huppnch
of Hudson Falls. AHsemblymAn Daniel ID.
Frisbie Of Middleburg. Schoharie county:
Luke McIenry of Madison. president OF
tho Democratic Editorial Association Of
tho state. Samuel j. Tilden I'd of Column
lila and former Comptroller Martin n
Glynn 81 Albany.
For State Treasurer John J Kennedy
OF Buffalo and for Secretary 81 state
John Whalen of Rochester, who held
the office from 1877 60 1909. were men
toned For Attorney General the aspi-
rants now include Frank NJ. Patterson
81 New NorA. George r. Van kennen
Of Ogdsnshurg. Charles y. Bulger Of
Oswego and Thomas = Carmody OF Penn
Yam. The Attorney Generals ofiice il
quite as much sought as the Comptroller =
Chairman Dix and the Democrats who
conferred with him spoke in a general
way ut the proposed two nominations
for AssspCiata Judges Of the Court of
Appeals in place OF Irving Il. Nann OF
Syracuse. whose term expires January l.
and of the late Edward 7. BARTLETT They
have learned that the Republicans az
Saratoga intend tn renomlnate Judge
Nann and To name former supreme
Court Justice William y. Cohen OF New
York for tho two vacancies That's
all very well tn have a nom partisan judi
Clary said the Democrats, but here the
Republicans were Ia name two Repubi
cans. Nann and Cohen. and they wanted
to know why the Republicans shouldn't
renominate Judge Nann at Saratoga
and for tn" late Judge Bartlett's place
name a Democrat like Prof Charles A
Collins of Elmira or supreme Court !
Justice James A. Potts Of Kingston or
Henry Purcell Of WATERFOWL In that !
event the Democrats said they could |
find a wav tn he equally non partisan !
on the Judiciary at Rochester
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man Wemple to ascertain his convention
scheme. Wemple complied with their
desires in the makeup OF the delegation.
eliminating two names and submitting
the resolutions approved by the COM
mittee in which there was declaration
that would give the freest individual
expression.
/ In the convention the Rooseyeltites
without warning named the resolution
COMMITTEES from the floor. changed the
entire lis; Of State delegates, indorsed
Roosevelt for chairman and approx ed
OF direct primaries. The convention
developed three factions the regulars
with 20 votes, the adherents OF ex- Mayor
Van Voost with II and the Rooseveltites
with 90 Each had a state delegate
ticket The Rooseveltites accepted the
regular ticket for Congress and senate
delegates. but beat the regular ticket
for county Offices and named George
Moon for county clerk and d. X. Salmon
for District Attorney.
One Of the surprises Of the convention
was the nomination Of Charles T. Ives.
an attorney who IL comparatively little
known here. for member Of Assembly
NEwBuRoH. sept. 2i.-For the first
OF the First Assembly district Of Orange
county have failed to send 10 the State
convention OF the party BENJAMIN r.
Odell, Jr.. and Thomas W. Bradley. who
NECESSARY
In the conduct OF every convention.
The convention for naming delegates
to the State convention and Tor naming
a candidate for member OF Assembly met
ere this afternoon. Frederick ". Wilson.
who with Senator Rose has conducted
the progressive campaign. was in charge
on the floor. Resolutions were adopted
commencing Roosevelt. Taft and Hughes
and favoring direct primaries laws. max
ing the Hinman-Green bill the standard.
Caleb II. baumes was renominated for
member OF Assembly.
EI.MIRA Sept 2i-ConRressman J
SIoat faAeett was renominated to-day
without opposition.
This morning Mr.. Fassett's paper. the
AdreTtiseT. IN strong editorial alta ed
who support Roosevelt for temporary
chairman are just as regular as those
who are for Sherman.
The Republican Senate convention
will be held here tomorrow Lawyer
james Truman OF Owego has announced
his candidacy in Opposition 20 Seymour
Lowman and machine Republicans to-
night are somewhat alarmed.
AUBURN. y. y. Sept. ~ Tho Cayuga
County Democratic Convention was9held
this afternoon and the convention passed
a resolution instructing the delegates to
present the name OF the Hon. Thomas
NJ. Osborne and TO use every honorable
means TO secure his nomination. at the !
Rochester convention. The delegates !
are City Judge X. &. Drummond. John 7. !
ham
MIR. Osborne was called before the J
and made an address in which /
he defined his views on the coming cam !
paiRn. He declared that the issues NAV !
be- grouped under four heads: The Payne /
tarif. the fight against bossism and for |
direct nominations. anti-Rooseveltism and |
home rule.
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ESLAR OVER HAIFAcENTURY
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William X. Fitzpatrick. Displaced b.-
cause his candidate for health ooW,-
missioner of Buffalo was rejected hx
Mayor FIIhrmann. declared war on Co..
ner- and had himself elected chairman a
Erie couDtys delegation TO the Sssss
ct his heart on that honor. Tv.rty-
seven delegates will represent tbs nins
Assembly districts OF Erie in the stsss
convention. Fitzpatrick secured fifteen
votes and Corners nine. Two delekatss
would not vote and one was absent
Tho delegates adopted the unit ruiz.
but Conners boots at that. insisting thai
such q thing IL never known in a Demo
cratic convention. Conners SAYS The
delegation will be split.
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DIED..

sARiscH.-John Bsr1seh. sE Ess, sosH St stsi
81 years. Funeral arrangemeab ~ ffAss
u. cAhpsnLL- su-1ts West sd Ct
EGLESToN.-on Tuesday. september .. ino
Jean Dunbar. daughter Of Melville and less
shelton Dunbar Egiestoa.
Services on Thursday. September -. o. Ces1S
Church. Strstford. Conn at I'D = Tran
leaves Grand Central station. LeIins'sn s'-
for SuEuord at i2oa y. NJ: returning uah
from Bridgeport arrives In New Noh hSb
Pm
GREGoRY.-on september ~. 1917. a. Rse
lands. Cal, Julia u Oregon. pidoF q
Daniel n. Gregory. late o. Albany y y.
ana dauThtcr % the late Cot. James De
OF this city.
Funeral services a. the residence of hsr -
Judge chnord d. Gregory. iss Wssnins@
az. AgOaAy' y. T.. OA saturday. ss9'sHS~
-, at.OP. n.
LANDoN.-on September q. sftsr ssort v
ness. Florence A. LsndOu. beloved vn'
George I. LAndon.
Funeral services &C 81 Georges Church >'.I
vesAnt square and 18th st. SATURDAY. ~
tember -. at io.D a. N
LINCoLN.-Herber = Lincoln seed = r,sr
services at -THs FUNMaAL CHuHcH az We
81 81 ,CANPBRLL BLpoI. ThurStN arc
room CLOCK. interment SprinEhsit VA
Springfield and Wheeling. ". Va Iags"
please copy
hARBuRY.-on Mondsy. September
bronSvine v. Y. Isabella stone. wife ~ !.
hH Franeis y. harbury. IT.. and d ifh'
Of The ats Andres Stone. In her al -,
Funeral At C-.dst Chur ch. BFonHytfe, "a Is1
day. September =. on arrival Of irhn y
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AsheNiIle. y. &. Services -TRS w.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-22
MIL ON HUGHEGS PLANS.
Fer the Dtrect Primaries. Not for Longer
Term.

ELMIRA, Sept. 7I.-Former Gov David
r. Hill in a speech at the ChemunG
county fair to-day approved Of tho
Hughes scheme for direct primaries but
disagTeed with him an to the advise biIlty
81 increasing the term 81 the Governor
tn four yearS.
Let us remember that all changes
are not reform he said In the first
place constitutional changes in our form
81 government whether national or State
should not be made for light or trivial
reasons. And ! beg 10 remind the Governor
that IL was only as ~ ceLt as 1894 that
the State constitutional convention pro-
posed reduction 81 'he Governors
term 81 ONCE from three to two years,
which Was submitted to tho people for
their approval OF di-approval. and the
people subsequently, approved the change
at the polls.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-22
ROOSEVELT WINS UPSTATE.
His Followers Capture Schenectady Cen
Ncntloa-Other mesulta

SCHENECTADY. Sept. ~ -RooseveltIsrn
unexpectedly swept the Republican
county convention here this afternoon
and in consequence the eleven delegates
from this county To tho Saratoga convsn-
ton will 90 under Instructions to vote
for Roosevelt for temporary chairman
and for dirsc; nominations.
No Roosevelt sentiment was apparent
At the primaries yesterday. The friction
that was manifested in ono or two districta
was the outcome % differences Of local
origin last fall Later in the evening a
gathering vas held in q downtown harm
n programme mapped out and to-day a
COMMITTEES Of four waited on County Chair
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Democratic Assembly Nominations IN
EEie County.

BrTrALo. Sept. 2I.-Ths Democratic
Assembly district conventions Of Ere
county to-day made these nominations.
First district, James Dawson; Second
district postponed until Friday; Third
district Leo J. Seupert. renominatac
Fifth district Richard +. Hearn, re-
nominated; sixth district, Anthony II
Monczynski: Seventh district Godfrey
Wende. renominsted; Eighth distri
John II. Trsnter; Ninth district. Samuel l.
Wiltsie.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-22
BROKNW
BROTHERS
ASToR PLACE AND FOURTH KvENUE

IL you motor you ought
to see our new cold-defiers
coats that are absolutely
breeZe-proof.
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THE CONNERs DEFEAT ~ ERIE.

WIZ Go 70 state Convention ~ q Common
Observation-Disclosures Chairman.
BUFFALO. Sept. ?i-wiliam Jane.
Corners. former chairman Of the Demo-
cratic State committee. learned tonight
that he h no longer boss in his county.
\ former henchman. County Chairman
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MARRIED..

ROYSE- MARSrELLER On september e. 100,
at New YORK. Mrs Grace Hull hsrstsilef %
Daniel Roysc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-19
Deeds Filed

Arizona street, between Ange and Oc-
tavia streets. Pierce Finley addition
Alfred w Cheesman and wife to Emery
Brown, lot 80 and westerly eight feet
four inches of lot 81, block 2S5, Pierce
Finley addition; consideration $3.50
February %. 1909
Frankfort street. between CourcheSne
and Martinez streets, Altura Park-H. c.
Myles to Elizabeth Cameron. lots II,
% and g. block II, Altura Park ad-
dition:' consideration $500. March 10,
1910.
Hueco street, between Bowie and JET
ferson streets. Government Hill-Gov-
eminent Hill company to Katherine
Dunn. lot 10. block 81, Government Hill
addition; consideration s125. March 10
1910.
Montana street between Newman and
Lee streets, Franklin Heights-Mathews
& Dyer to VIM. King. east half of lot
80 and part of lots 80 to 35 inclusive
block 20 Franklin Heights addition
consideration $4,000. March IL, 1910
Northwest corner Alameda avenue and
Cebada streets. East FL Paso-G- w
Parker and wife TO J. A Coggin. lots il
TO Is Inclusive. block 20, East Ell Paso
addition; consideration s2250. March IL
1910.
Tobin, Tex.-Frank r. Tobin 10 Jules
Thiriot. lots q and %. block Is Tobin,
Tex: consideration $50. June Fl, 1909.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-19
Crowds Gather About the
Modern New Buildings
Watching Work With In
terest.
AHEAD OF THE
OLD BRICK WORK
Modern Methods of Con-
struction Deeply Interest
ing to People on Streets.

To the veteran builders of the city, as
well as the laymen, the reinforced con-
crete construction such as is being put
ner building is a constant source Of
interest, and the three exposed sides OF
the building site are lined with spec
tators during working hours who watch
the steel and concrete workers laying
the foundation for the structure.
Columns, cantalevers and retaining
walls are being poured in the basement
of the new plaza building. and the in
tIicate work Of steel reinforcing which
is 10 carry the stress of the big build
ing, is as mystifying to the men who
are not familiar with this modern
method of construction as a Chinese
puzzle.
The modern concrete and steel meth
% of construction is as much in
vance of the brick s-la frame order as
it in turn was in advance of the adobe
construction. To pour a building out
of wheelbarrow and to depend upon
nothing apparently more substantial
than a twisted mass of scrarp steel for
strength in the structure, is hard for
the old time contractors TO understand.
When the Caples building, the first
of the kind to be built in the business
CiS-IlCl. N-sc IOutCO- the pIOCccS vas
thought to be that of a theorist- To
see the new Roberts-Banner building
in course of construction with the new
Rio Grande bank building completed.
has INDICATED this method in the minds
OF even the most conservative, and
while 1t needed no other yindicatiou
than the o. K of modern construction
engineers, the reinforced concrete struc-
ture is now recognized as the last work
in building.
As an example OF the exactness with
which these types Of buildings are esti-
mated, one Of the buildings which has
been erected In FL Paso has settled as
a result of the great load of concrete
and steel But the estimates were so
nearly perfect that tho building settled
on all sides the same distance, and
has not been hair line CT ack appepared
in the building because of It.