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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-01

Rain Postp0nea Meeting.
Bad weather prevented the annual
meeting of the Ex-Prfaoners' Aid So
ciety. scheduled TO ~ held Monday
evening the rooms Of the Travellers
Protective Association. The meeting
was postponed until next Monday
night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-01

Captain Charles r. Potter. 81 Nor
wich, Conn. has been conducting
meetings 1t the West End misston for
the past week. The meetings are b.
ine attended by those Of almost All
denominations AND will continue un-
I'll Friday 100 There are four
mectings 4atly-o A. NJ, IL A. NJ, 5
n. ~. and esP. ~. The public ara
s,cprAially Anuff1ds4o attend.
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of the river. and the anglers expect they
will get their share of the biggest OF
them. They will return home Sunday
night.
Anglers are trying to determine the
reason for the wholesale killing Of fish
in the pond on the farm of Phil w. and
r. b. B. Chew. near Mount Calvert.
Prince George county, Md. The pond
covers about fifteen acres and was we'll
stocked with black bass, perch, catfish,
cells and other fish. Several springs
feed the pond. the water from one OF
them being particularly cool, and it was
near this spring that many of. the fish,
either dead or dying, were found.
The owners Of the pond permitted their
friends to enjoy outings there. although,
it is stated. it seldom happened that
many fish were caught.
ference between g. bait that was hooked
and one that was free" said one OF the
anglers who had spent many pleasant
days at the pond, although casiOnally
big bass would fall and get caught"
1t is believed by many anglers in that
part of the county that the wholesale
slaughter was due to the excessive heat.
the fish going to where the cool spring
was to escape the heated water.
Many Washington and Baltimore people
are spending their vacations on Solomons
Island, at the mouth of the Patuxent
river. Fishing, grabbing and boating
are the chief amusements. Most of the
summer residents of the island. how
ever, find the greatest sport angling for
tailors, trout and spot, while many king
fish and an occasional sea bass also are
caught.
Fishing in the vicinity of the island has
been enjoyed much earlier this season
than usual. many large fish having al
ready been caught. Charles Yorke of
Baltimore and George Conditt caught
thrty-three trout one morning last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick J. Mersheimer
will join the Washington colony on the
island next week. and week later Al
bert Lynn will go there to do some fish
ing in the deep water about Drum Point.
There is good saltwater fishing at
Chesapeake Beach, Colonial Beach and
in the vicinity of Annapolis. Trout,
tailors, spots and rocktish are being
caught. Good grabbing also is enjoyed
at these places.
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William A. Hettinger stopped at Pleasant
Point with his yacht on his way to the
Patuxent and spent several days with
his friends. He made trips to Coan river,
Piney Point, Bushwood and st. Georges
Island.
One fishing trip was enjoyed by the
male members of the party, Mr.. Hettin-
ger taking them to Bushwood in his
launch. They returned to camp with sew
eral hundred fish. including tailors. spots
last Sunday at Lodge.
Among those who have enjoyed the hos
pitalities of the camp during the last few
days are Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Het-
man Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. William Wag-
ner, William Hettinger, jr.. Julius Nier-
buchen, Capt William Mills, w. Hines,
Pansy Howell, II. Lewis, Capt Hines,
Is. Lewis and Katharine Wagner.
From Williamsport, Md, comes the in
formation that anglers are making the
best catches there this season that have
been made in a number of years. Last
Tuesday Michael Gross of Mckeesport
and William ]. Taylor and ]. w. Murray
of Williamsport landed twenty-three bass,
weighing forty-one and one-haf pounds
Seven of the fish averaged three pounds
Owen Middlekaun of Hagerstown and
Henry Weber. a companion. each landed
twenty-three fish, and anglers remarked
it was a singular coincidence that each
of the three largest catches numbers
twenty-three. Frank and George Murray
caught nineteen fish. the largest of them
weighing four pounds.
A number of other good catches were
made in the vicinity of Williamsport this
week. anglers seeming to have no trouble
landing strings OF from ten to fifteen
fish.
Edward A. Fuller, editor of the Hyatts-
vile Independent is going to accompany
c. A. NJ. Wells on a fishing trip this
afternoon to Benedict and Solomons Is
land. They will make the trip in Mr.
Wells launch. starting from Mount Cal
vert and going direct to Benedict. Just
off Benedict they will fish for perch. some
large white perch having been caught
there a week ago.
From Benedict. after getting a supply
of fish for dinner, they will steam farther
down the river and try their luck for
bigger fish. Trout and tailors are run
ming in the deep water near the mouth
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West. Salb, the Seay brothers and sew
eral others, and it is easily seen that this
organization is we'll fortified with stars
who rank with any of the best bail
players in the other leagues.
The many reports that American Sc
curity and Trust Company would play
no more games in the Bankers League
If the amateur commission awarded
this club the championship was most
empha tically denied by the teams
management this morning.
1t is the intention Of American Sc
curity to abide by the presidents de-
cision, and the statement was made
by the management that the team
would play no more games unless oil
rectly ordered by the amateur COM
mission A meeting will be held Mon
day night of next week, when all diff
ferences will be settled.
Mr.. Kenyon. president Of the Bank
ers' League, who awarded the cham
pionship to American Security, stated
in an interview this morning the fol-
lowing: I'm awarding the champion
ship to American Security and Trust
Company l did what 1 thought was
Just and best for the league and anna
teur base ball. No favoritism was
shown in my decision, and I would
have readily awarded the champion
ship to American National or any other
club in the league under similar cir
cumstances. In my estimation and
Judgment American Security has fair
ly won the pennant and has displayed
nothing but spOrtsmanlfke manner
throughout the past series"
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Patrick Riordan, who admits he gets
more enjoyment out of landing one bass
than he does out Of eating three meals
stole march on several of his friends
when he went away to enjoy his week
end outing last Saturday. He had moi
the slightest intention of going to Har
pers Ferry, his friends thought, ant
Col John W. Hurley, William Sturbit
and John Lyons did not think he would
be on hand.
But he fooled us, all right one o.
them admitted when he returned. 'Ht
went to the mountain town Saturday
night. got the best boatman and was ou
on the river before we reached there
RiOrdan returned home with fifteen ba s:
to his credit. Hurley was next with
seven, Lyons caught two and Sturbitt got
only one. While on the river it became
necessary for some of the anglers tt
shoot the rapids in their boats, but two
of them were in leaky craft and they
were compelled to wade through shallow
water and sit on the rocks while the boat
man made his way through the danger,
Gus part of the river.
Col" Hurley caught bass that al
ready had two hooks in its mouth, 6
short piece Of line attached to each hook
That just shows said the angler
that a fish does not appreciate the dan.
ger of being caught after it has hac
one escape"
1t is the opinion of the quartet Of
anglers that bass are much more p!enti
full this season than they have been foi
number of years. Good water is al
that is necessary to have the anglers
meet with success.
Fred Lewis. one of the enthusiastic
anglers of East Washington, his mother
and Mrs. j. Lewis are entertaining a
number Of their angler friends at Pleas
ant Point, lower Potomac, it being the
annual outing and reunion of the Lewis
family. 1t is the custom OF the male
members of the party to catch the fish
and crabs and to prepare breakfast, and
they seem to greatly enjoy the task.
Camp life is enjoyed by everybody who
visits Pleasant Point, and they are sorry
when the time for going home arrives
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AMBASSADOR REID LIKES
FORM OF BRITISH TOAST
Would Like Americans to Respond
With 1.-The President; God
Bless Him."

LONDON, July 3O.-Whitelaw Reid. the
American ambassador to the court OF
ST James, is of the opinion that the
American fashion of toasting the Presi-
dent of the United States might be
improved by copying the loyal English
formula when drinking to the health of
the British king.
Speaking at a banquet given by the
British Institute of Mechanical Engineers
to the visiting members of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers, Mr..
Reid said:
There is a good old custom in this
country Of responding to toast to the
British king with the heartfelt exclama-
ton, The king; God bless him" Now, l
sometimes think we Americans might
wisely adopt the time-honored custom In
toasting the President, and similarly say
The President: God bless him.
For we cannot deny that toasts to the
two great heads of the states of the
English-speaking world are coming more
and more to be drunk with the same
loyal and patriotic hope for the continued
sovereignty of the law"
Needless to say, Mr.. Reds proposed
Anglicised innovation was heartily cheer
ed by his English hosts.
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GOES TO NORTH ATLANTIC.
Gen. Murray, Aboard Mine Planter,
to Inspect Fortifcations,

Gen. Arthur Murray, chief of artillery.
will leave Washington Monday on the
mine planter General Frank for an in
spection of the Notifications on the north
Atlantic. This will complete his per-
sonal inspection of practically every
coast fertilization under the American
flag. as last year he visited the Philip.
pines and Hawaii on a tour of inspection.
taking in at the same time all the forts
on the Pacific coast, and since May !
of this year has made tour OF the forti-
fications on the Atlantic coast south OF
Chesapeake bay.
After an inspection of the Delaware
forts about August Gen. Murray will
head his little vessel for Portland, Me.
He is scheduled to arrive there about
August ID. He will visit the Portland
artillery district about August .. Boston
August 20. New Bedford September 3.
Narragansett bay September 10. New
London September IL and New York Sep
TENDER "a.
Special attention win be given during
the trip to the location of fire control in
stallation.
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POSED AS ARMY MAN.
Virginian Arrested in California
Charged With Fraud

LOS ANGELES Cal, July 3O.-Huntef
II. Carpenter, young civil engineer OF
Roanoke, Va, who came here Thursday
from San Francisco. was arrested last
night, charged with having impersonated
an army officer. The arrest was made
by the federal authorities. who received a
complaint from James F. Gurley, an auto
mobile man of San Francisco. who as
serted that he gave Carpenter credit to
the extent of seventy dollars worth of
riding on the strength Of the young mans
representations that he was an army
lieutenant stationed at Fort D. A. Rus
sell. Wyo.
Carpenter is in the county Jail in de-
fault Of $1,000 bail and will be taken to
San Francisco for trial.
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thirty years. He might as we'll contend
that Japan will capture Chicago before
any one can say Jack Robinson
''Since the conclusion of peace with
Russia. Japan has been engaged with re-
newed energy in peaceful development.
Her ambition is to attain industrial pros
perity and national welfare 1t is true
that japanese steamers carry a part of
the Pacific trade at present. To control
that trade is. however. beyond the imag-
nation of the japanese people. The
Japanese want only legitimate share of
the trade Of the Pacific.
No cloud whatever overshadows the
most cordial relations existing between
the United States and Japan; causes for
war exist only in alarmists' fertile imagi-
nations
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eleven hits could only produce three runs.

Manager Stewart thought he would
work his star box artist. j. Noone, in Or
der that he might defeat his nearest rivals,
but he proved to be easy. picking for the
Midway lads. they hammering his deliv-
cry all over the lot. and making him quit
in the sixth round for Harmon, who at the
early part of the season twirled for the
Eastern High School base ball squad.
Harmon looks more like pitcher than
anybody else Manager Stewart has sent
in the box this season, his wind-up is fine,
and with a little more seasoning he ought
to develop into star.
Coach O'Neill played second for the
winners and he put UP regular johnnie
Evers game at the midway station. He
had eight rutouts, three assists and a
double play unassisted. Coach also fig
ured in q. fast double play with Duffy.
At the bat his heavy smuggling proved
him the mighty Wagner of the battle, by
clouting g. double and two singles out of
four times up. He pilfered a bag and
was hit by the pitcher once.
Howser, the star third sacker for the
Gallaudet College nine, covered third for
one chance, which, of course, was not
enough to show his ability as a fielder.
4 northeast product by the name Of
Moran, whom Manager Wolford saw
playing good ball in a kids game out
in the northeast several days ago. signed
up with the Midways and played left
for them. He accepted four chances and
got two hits out of three times up.
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock the Ken
hworth club will play the Aloysius club
The battle is the game postponed from
May IA. Ferguson and Norman Kraft
is the battery for the suburbanites, while
probably Lynch and O'Neill will do the
heavy work for the North Capitol street.
ers.
Peck caught his first game In this
strong circuit yesterday for the winners
and put up swell game, not a man
succeeding in stealing on him. In fact,
only one tried, and that was Norman
Kraft, his opponent.
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Bankers League.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

Commercial 10 : $50 Nat. city. sio 100
w. L. Il t.. $50
National City was little shy of play
ers yesterday, and the result was Com
mercial took the game by forfeit. An eX-
hibition game was played, which Com
mercial took by the close score of } to |.
Lynch held the heavy hitting Commercial
nine to one lone hit during the seven
Using looking twirler in Lynch. who
should be able to hold his own with any
OF them next season.
The amateur commission is going to
compei the board of managers to give
more facts concerning their protest of
the presidents action. in awarding the
penIant to American Security. 1t is
up to them to get their heads together
and write more details about the mat
ter, il they wish the amateur commission
to take action.
sembled the American National nine
more than its own. The 81 to defeat
at the hands of Commercial the day be-
fore must have had it's effect upon the
National City outfit, as but few showed
up to play.
Charles Salb has established beyond a
doubt that he is about the most versa
tile player in the league. He has played
most every position on the Commercial
nine this season. He has played
both the infield and outfield and has
worked in games both as a pitcher and
catcher. and what is more. he has more
than held his own no matter where he
was stationed. 1t is doubtfut if there
is any better all-around amateur player
in the District than Salb.
In spite of the fact that Sam Seay is
slated all in as a twirler. nevertheless he
still has lots of cunning in his left arm
which has seen plenty of service on the
sand lots of this city.
Rawlings. pitcher of the American Sc.
curity and Trust Company. has beer
aiding the Manhattans of the Inde-
pendence League materially by his heavy
hitting. This Lao always gives good
account Of himself at the bat and usually
lands heavy ON each turn he hits
Rawlings is also one of the best twirl-
ers around town, and 1t Is very seldom
team is fortunate enough to land q
hitting and pitching.
Although this league is considered tc
be one of the weakest in the city, new.
ertheless Ii can boast of having some
of the best ball tossers. Hines anG
Hoover of Commercial are two players
with whom the amateur baes ball follow
ers OF this city are not acquainted, and
yet ii is a safe bet that this pair would
have little trouble In making good or
any of the league or independent teams
in the District. Snowden, now playins
with American Security, is we'll known
| in Alexandria. owing to his playing abil
ity. but has played very little ball in this
town. Then take Howard, Hayes, Davis
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POSTAL TUBE SERVICE.
Commission to Consider Plans to Ex-
tend System in Chicago.

commission of postal experts has been
appointed by Acting Postmaster General
Grandfeid TO make an investigation of
the pneumatic tube service in Chicago
with Il view to determining the posi-
bility and desirability of extending the
existing service.
The commission is directed to make
its inquiry thorough and to submit a
report at as early date as practicable,
together with a suita BILE recommendation
Postmaster ID. A. Campbell of Chicago
is named as a member of the commits
sion. He will have associated with him
several of the best experts in the de-
partnent.
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NO CAUSE FOR A WAR,
SAYS JAPANESE CONSUL
Answers Prediction Made by 6
Speaker at the Chicago Irri-
cation Congress.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 30-In reply to
the prediction of H. L. Moody. member of
the irrigation congress, now in session
here, that Japan is preparing for war
with the United States, X. Yamasaki, the
Japanese consul at Chicago. has sent a
communication to local paper in which
he says:
1.-THE distinguished speaker seems to
entertain the startling view that conflict
between the United States and Japan is
inevitable / am inclined to doubt his
earnestness. He makes further asser-
ton that the war will surely come within
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Veteran Elk Dead.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 30-Samuel T..
Clay, ninety-four years old and one of
the oldest Elks in the United States, died
here yesterday. He was charter MEM
Der of the Saginaw, Mich. lodge and was
at one time prominent in theatrical circles
in Michigan.
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The five army engineers appointed a
supervisory board to take charge of the
disbursement of the $50. oco,o 900 raised by
a bond issue for extending the reclama-
ton work. left Thursday for its first in
spection of the thirty-two reclamation
projects now under way in the west. The
board consists of Lieut.. Col. John Biddle.
Lieut.. Col. c. w. Langftt, Maj. William
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sections and was recently in charge of
the Washington aqueduct. Maj. Harris
was in charge of the construction and
operation of the dams on the Kentucky
river and served in harbor defense work
throughout the Spanish American war
Maj. kutZ has been associated for many
years with river and harbor. road and
fertilization work. Maj. Burgess was re-
Gently in charge of the improvements on
the lower Mississippi.
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NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
AMATEUR LEAGUES
Yesterdays Results.

Capital City League-Midways,
TO-. kenilworth, ..
Sunday School League-Ninth, s;
Sixth, ].
Suburban League-Brightwood, 8:
Takoma. >.
Independence League-St. Mar
tins. 4: st. Paul. 4.
Terminal Railroad Y. M. G. A.
League-Southern, 5; Trainmen, o.
Commercial League-Berry &
Whitmore, :: Southeast, =.
Bankers League-Commerc 9:
National City, . lforfeited). Ex-
hibition game: Commercial, ): Ma
tional City, I.
Olympia League-Olives, 8: Tan
gIewood o tforfeitedD.
Colored Departmental League
Bureau, L.: War and Navy, l.
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Wright Harris. Maj c. w Kutz and Mai.
Harry Burgess.
All of these officers have had extensive
experience in civil engineering projects
aside from their army work Col. biddle
in 1877 was Engineer Commissioner of the
District and later was put in charge of
the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers
and the food control of the minor rivers
entering them. Col Langfitt has been in
charge of river and harbor work in many
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Charged with the murder of William
McCutcheon. colored, near Waynesboro,
July 4, three negroes have been arrested
and sent to the Augusta county jail in
Staunton. Va They are Frank Carter.
Hattie McCutcheon, wife of the dead
man, and Mary Toliver, her sister.
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Game today-woodburn VS.. Petworth.


Game today-Woodburn vs.. Petworth.
| BrightWood made il seven straight vic
| tories yesterday by defeating Takoma in a
seven-inning game, to >. The Tramps
| less something turns up to stop them soon
| they will be right up with the leaders.
Birch was in fine form and was COM
| plete puzzle to the Takoma sluggers. His
record of eleven strikeouts is of itself a
striking testimony of the manner in which
| he had the Indian sign on the Parkmen.
| In addition to his twirling efforts he drove
out a double and single out Of three times
up.
Miller, the Takoma receiver. drove in
both of his teams runs by hefty swats
yesterday. The only other time he came
| to bat he was the beneficiary of Birch s
kindness, drawing the only pass the au-
burn-haired twirler issued during the
the field, making the most of nine
chances.
Grant at second base for the TrampS,
pulled off Embarrassing stop and throw
of grounder over the keystone sack in
the sixth stanZa. He also drove out d
double and in other ways comported him
| self as a model infielder.
Tony Russo pulled off a few catches in
| left field that soothed the sore eyes of
| the jaded multitude. The little fellow is
| rapidly acquiring a reputation as the or
| hits.
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1EAMS.
W. i. Pet. 90, T. PIT
Cornell Co.. Is ) .122 Navy Yard. 9 4ss
Aoystus. y obi Midways... IA 1888
Sew. p Sta. Is 5 el3 Kenilworth.. IA ..2l
No game today account of the Navy Yard
excursion.
Heady and fast ball playing won a
game for the Midways yesterday after
noon from the Kenilworth club by the
score 10 to 3.
Both teams batted on the same terms
each being credited with eleven hits. Most
OF the Midways were timely, while their
opponents failed 10 take advantage of the
opportunities.
Mcmahon toed the slab for the winners
and was touched up pretty lively for {.
total OF eleven bingles. He did his best
pitching when men were on the bases, as