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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
'.coLoRs OF THE ERM1NE

IT was formerly believed that the hairs
composing the fur of the ermine, which is
brown in summer and white in winter, could
not change their hue, and that the difference
in color between the summer and winter
coats, of the animal arose solely from the
fact that at the beginning of winter the sum-.
mer fur was shed and a new coat, of snowy
whiteness, took its place. -. -
Lately, however, experiments. have shown
coat is subjected,to lowering of .tempera-
ture, its brown fur will quickly become white
without shedding of the. hair. It remains
true, however, that the ordinary winter
dress of the errnine is put on only when the
summer one falls off. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

CHANGING INAUGURATION DAY

thinks it preferable to
name a day of the week
rather than a day of the
month, in order to avoid
the complications and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

Nearly All Governors In It
THIS committee on changing the date of
Inauguration was first appointed by the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
in 1901, after an Inauguration Day so severe
that it resulted in number of deaths and
much illness. The Washington quorum con-
sisted of fifteen subsequently increased to
twenty-one) prominent residents, including
all the living chairmen of inaugural COM
mittees and Governors of States and Terri
tories. From time to time, as Governors
have gone out of Office, their successors have
been invited to take their places, and at
present we have as members forty-eight
Governors who have expressed their ap-
prevail of the proposed. change. Perhaps
seventy-fve Governors have served on the
committee.
The last Thursday in April is recon-
mended for the new day because it is the an
niversary of George Washington's first in
auguration. 1t happened that in that year it
fell on April 30; but the national committee
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25
WILL TRY FOR HoNoRs.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 19.-Mau-
rice Mclaughlin, the young San
Francisco expert tennis player, left
for the East at 1O:4O yesterday morn
ing to take part in all of the large
tournaments of the year.
Mclaughlin and Long were defeat
ed in the South recently for the Coast
double championship and the right to
represent the Coast in the prelimin-
airy tournament to the national dou-
bles. AS result of the Coast tour
ney Hendricks and Bundy will go
East on the 9th of this month to
compete in the doubles, but in all
probability they will not go any far.
Their east than Chicago.
Mclaughlin decided to make the
trip east and take part in all of the
big tournaments in ire far east
that count most for the ranking. He
will not play in the Western or
Northwestern tournament as he did
last year, but will go straight through
to Boston where he will take part in
the Eastern championship that starts
Monday at Longwood.
He will also play in the New York
State championship tourney on July
2Sth. His next matches will be
played in the Southampton invita-
tional tournament and in the Ma
tional championship at Newpora.
The Davis Cup team will not be
chosen until after the Newport tour
nament and McLoughlin's chances of
again being named on the team will
depend on his showing in the tourna-
ment through which he plays.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25
GAG SAND WASEDAS
TAKE THE HON0RS

One good and one poor exhibition
of baseball was presented to the fans
at Athletic Park yesterday after
noon, the Marines being defeated by
the c. A. C.'s 1874, the Portuguese 60
ing down to defeat at the hands of
the Wasedas by a 10 score. The
less said about the Marine-Chinese
game the better as both teams put
up a game that was about the worst
exhibition ever seen in Honolulu.
Neither team seemed to care about
playing before the game was called,
and after it had started the players
acted in a way that did not reflect
much credit to themselves or to their
managers.
The Waseda-Portuguese game was
all that could be asked for, as both
teams played the game as it should
be played. The wild throw made by
Freitas in the fifth inning probably
gave the Wasedas the game, as up
to that time neither team had been
able to score. Ten safe hits were
credited to the Wasedas, the Por-
tuguese being unable to make any
off OF who pitched a good game and
received god support when support
was needed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25

With all sails but her foretopsail
and upper square sail set, the yacht
Hawaii, Captain Charley Wilder.
crossed the finish line at Diamond
Head at 1923 IL p. m. yesterday a
winner by a splendid margin in the
third transpacifc yacht race for the
coveted cup which has been twice
won by the schooner Lurline.
AS soon as the whistles blew an
nouncing that the Hawaii was near
ing the finish line crowds from all
parts of the city started to the water
front to await the winner which came
alongside of the Alakea street wharf
shortly before five O'clock.
The Hawaii came up from KokO
Head like steamer as a strong wind
was blowing that sent her through
the water at little better than a
twelve knot clip, the launch Kula-
manu- II and the three yachts Gladys,
Kamehameha and Charlotte G. being
unable to keep up with her on the
last leg of the race from Diamond
Head to her anchorage off the har-
Dor.
Fine weather with light winds most
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25

Sacrifice hits. Wakita, Desha; two
base hits, Hampton, Sumner, Akina;
struck out, by Kealoha 5, by Hamp-
ton 2; bases on balls, off Kealoha o.
off Hampton A. double play, Hamp-
ton to Fernangez hit by pitched BALI
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25
AND MARINES
WIN GAMES EASILY
PlJNAHOlJ

Another defeat was chalked up
against the Wasedas and Japanese A.
c. teams in the ball games played at
Athletic park on Saturday afternoon
The Punahou Alumni and Marine
teams proved beyond a shadow of
doubt that they were able to play the
game better than their rivals. The
Puns defeated the Oahu league cham
pions IA, the Marines-Waseda game
ending So in favor of Uncle Sans sea
soldiers.
Only a few hundred people were
present at the games, the roofing be-
ing very mild compared to what it has
been in the previous games. During
the sixth inning in the Waseda-Marine
game the rooters in the Japanese sec
ton left, as they seemed to feel that
their countrymen were being treated
unfairly by the umpire Henry Chill
lingworth. AS result of the Japa-
nese hooters Directing to Chilly the
league management employed Bert
Bowers for the rest of the games. but
on Sunday Bert failed to connect
The Puns played a much better
game in every way than their OPP
ponents the J. A. C's did, the result
being an easy victory. Hampton
pitched a good game and received the
support of his team when support was
needed Lowrey and Iota were the
only players on the Alumni team that
did not make safe hit, but they
made up for their lack in hitting by
their excellent fielding.
From the first inning of the Waseda
Marine game to the finish, the visit
ors never had a chance to overcome
the lead that the Marines started with.
The Wasedas were outplayed at every
stage of the game, and if they don't
take a decided brace at once they will
be beaten by every team that is sche'
duled to play with them in the re-
naming games of the series.
The summary of both game fol-
low.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25
GLADYS WINS RACE.

With every stitch of canvas draw
ing and a good wind on her quarter to
help her along, the yacht Gladys, Ctp-
tain Kenneth Brown, won the round
the island race for the Governors
cup yesterday, over the Charlotte G..
and Kamehameha. The Gladys de.
feated the Charlotte G. by eleven
minutes in one of the best races
ever held for the coveted trophy. The
Gladys made the distance in 81 hours
As minutes which is some hours bet
ter than the best previous time for
the distance.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25
GUARDS WIN GAME.

The National Guard-Fort Kruger
base ball game at the league grounds
on Saturday afternoon resulted in a
decisive victory for the former team
by a 1910 score.
BON Chillingworth pitched his first
game and did well, having three
strike outs to his credit and only al
lowing three hits to be made, while
only one man reached first on the
base on bal route.
Both teams made errors during the
game that proved costly, the Ruger-
ties being exceptionally unfortunate
in that regard as they managed to
make them whenever the Guards
were on bases.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25
CAVALRY WIN GAME.

Once more the Cavalry baseball
team proved their right to be at the
head of the Military league by de-
feating the Marines at Leilehua yes
terday afternoon in fast and excit-
ing game, the score ending AZ in
their favor.
For four innings the Marines man
aged to hold their rivals down to no
runs, but the lucky fifth and sixth
innings gave the horsemen enough
tallies to win the game, the Marines
making their two runs in the first
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25

Fernandez, Whine; left on bases,
Alumni 8, ]. A. G. z; first base on
errors, Alumni 2, ]. A. c. 4. Umpires,
Chillingworth and Williams. Time
of game 1 hour % minutes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25

of the trip, was reported by Captain
Wilder and the rest of the crew of
the winner. Fourteen days, three
hours, twenty-three minutes and thir-
ty seconds was the time of the Ha-
wall from San Pedro which is not as
fast as was made by the Lurline in
the last race.
Wilder stated after the Hawaii had
been made fast, that little better
than twelve knots an hour had been
made up to last Thursday when the
Hawaii ran into calm and for two
days simply drifted with the current.
A breeze which proved to be the
strongest of the trip sprang up early
yesterday which brought the Hawaii
home a winner in the third race for
the handsome trophy.
Everybody on board the Hawaii did
the work necessary to keep the yacht
clean and in ship shape, with spirit
that clearly proved that amateur sail
ors were much better than profess
sional ones.
The abbreviated log of the Hawaii
for the entire trip appears elsewhere
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25

Three base hits, Davis, Mikami;
two base hits, Dahl; sacrifice hits,
Hara, Cav 2, Gibson; left on Eases.
Waseda 8, Marines 5; first base on
errors, Waseda 4, Marine 2; double
plays, Sinclair to Davis to Slorp,
Matsuda to Hara to Oh; struck out
by Gibson 4, Matsuda s; bases on
called ball, off Gibson,9, of Matsuda
/; wild pitch, Matsuda; passed balls
Sinclair 2; umpires, Chillingworth
and Williams; scorer, Raposo; time
of game, / hour and &c minutes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25

half of the eighth. Payton pitched a
good game for the Marines, but
poor support was entirely responsible
for the Cavalry winning.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25
LOCAL ENTRY WINS
THIRD OCEAN RACE

YACHT HAWAII EASILY WINS RIA CE-AFTER BEING BECALNED
FOR A WHILE STARTER INCLUDING PRINCE ENTHU-
sIAsTlC OVER oUTCoME-HA BETTER BOAT
YEAR-DEFEATs OTHER LARGE MARGINS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25
wIcHMAN's BEATEN.

The baseball team representing
the Hawaiian Electric Company cas-
lily defeated the Wichman aggrega-
ton of ball tossers at Makiki field
yesterday morning by 14-4 score.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-25

fine Job PriutruE. star omOG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
inmates of Insane Asy!ums
Often Write Queer Letters

MANY communications from inmates OF
AVA insane asylums addressed to various
persons in public and private life find
their way into the mails from time to
time and cause much discussion and some
complaint 1t is a matter of interest to
know the reasons why this strange cor
respondence is permitted.
curious coincidence recently occurred
the receipt of two postal cards at nearly
the same time, written by the same I'M
fortunate, in an asylum in a distant STATE
and addressed to two persons Wiaeiy sep
arated in interests, but both known 10 the
writer. containing some or the same rel
erences
The delusion of persecution IN some
form is common one among the insane.
1t is quite possible that the writer OF the
Following postal (being one OF the TWO re-
celyed from the same mani formerly Hau
some friction or trouble in his famiiy' anu
now his poor mind has gone wiio on the
subject:
Il refused to have my mother IN law IN my
nome 30 she and some men OF hisn stanuins
cooked up plot TO put me out ana lnstai Que ner
In my place. On a week day In April. lsoy.
while was moving some furniture OF my o" w
and moving some OF my mother In law OUT OF
room In my own home the omcers OF .he IA"
appeared and carted ME off TO JAN, "heie re,
manned about two days. then was raiiroaee1
to an insane asylum They asked me II !
would plead guilty to a charge Of breach of the
peace. and when said NO they would NOT Ies
me stand trial. This all happened In the DARK
est hole on earth-BrOmide City. formerly known
as Rutland. Vt. One gentleman there toid me
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
Dinner Set FREE With SIS PURCHASE

last summer that he and two other prominent
men had talked 1t all over and had decided
among them that my family be broken up. How
Is that for light emanating from Rutland?''
There Is a regulation in asylums that
writing materials shall be furnished to the
inmates and, If they are unable to write
that the nurses shall write for them and
mail the letters, the aim being to keep the
patients from the outside world as little
as possible. The Government Hospital for
thes Insane at Congress Heights is under
the supervision of the Secretary Of the
Interior. as is the case with the only
other similar government hospital in the
Countrywide one for insane Indians in
South Dakota. Any communications ad-
dressed by patients at the hospital here
to the Secretary of the Interior Dr. Will
liam A. White. the superintendent of the
asylum, considers confidential, and if
they contain any complaints he deems it
most essential that they be sent, as being
the right of any person to appeal to the
highest authority of an institution in
which they are confined. The letters may
be sent unopened; except in the case Of
dangerous patients.
OF course, all outgoing mail has to be
subject to postal regulations. and moth
ing of a profane. indecent or threatening
nature is allowed to go. The medical
board does not supervise all of the out
going letters, as the members of the board
are acquainted with their patients ways
and in many cases also know about what
they are going to write. If any COM
plant is received by DIR. White from out
side concerning an unpleasant letter re-
ceived from patient, that PERSONS mail
| is carefully scrutinized. There are some
desperate criminals at the government
hospital, and all of their incoming as
we'll as outgoing mail Is carefully looked
after. z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
For the rest-what goes out hurts nc

For the rest-what goes out hurts no
one, occasionally relieves the mind of a
patient and often proves of inestimable
assistance to Dr.. White in throwing light
on the mental condition of sufferer, and
on the treatment needed for his or her
particular case.
In proof of this, one especially sad case
can be quoted of a woman about forty
years of age. Any one seeing her would
consider her case absolutely hopeless;
She has torn out most of her hair ana
tears her clothing from her in shreds at
times. She was allowed to write a letter
to her father. which she desired to no,
and the result was the letter OF a re-
fined, cultured, travelled woman. The
writer exclaimed on hearing this astound-
ing statement from DIR. Whites lips:
Why, then she is wildly insane 4ndy
part Of the tinle!" The doctor replied:
'Oh, she is that way all the time. ana
his eye lighted with fervor as he SAID:
Il tell you there is a lot of hope in that
case, If only we can pull the right string.
DIR. White himself receives many com
munications from insane people through
the mails, but more letters come TO MN
from insane persons in private me tnan
from those in institutions. There is one
postal that comes to him periodlcaly
every two or three weeks from some one
who was formerly under his care ana Is
now at large. He says he would reel
quite lost without it. 1t is everything II
shouldn't be; but 1t serves a purpose IN
that 1t enables DIR. White to keep con-
slant track Of the mans whereaD whereabouts
so that in case the general fulmlnatlohs
develop into specific threats, ne can al
once call In the aid of the police. II Is
only occasionally that threats are maoe
by patients, the majority approaching
that help is being rendered them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
YACHT CLUB RACES.
Schooner Emma Wins Vice Comma
dore's Gun.

NEWPORT. r. l., August 6.-There
was all the wind and sea in the racing
run of the New York Yacht Club from
New London to this port today that the
most ardent yachtsman could wish. The
auxiliary schooner Iris carried away her
topmast just after crossing the finish line
off Brenton's reef and the auxiliary In
trepid and the yawl Polaris each car
ried away spinnakers.
The vice commodore's cup. offered by
vice Commodore C. Ledyard Blair for
the first division schooners, was won
by the Elmina, owned by Frederick f.
Brewster of New Haven.
In the second division Harold F. Van
derbilt's Vagrant was the victor.
Shimna. owned by Morton F. Plant OF
New York. led the first division sloops
over the line, and in the second division
the Alera, owned by ]. w. and f. L.
Auker of New York, took the prize.
The special cup for auxilia ries offered
by the regatta committee OF the New
York Yacht Club, was won by the In
frepid. owned by Lloyd Phoenix, which
led the Aloha and Ariada over the line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
INVENTOR MUCH PLEASED
J. H. SMIDLEY TESTS HIS MONO
PLANE AT BENNING.
Conditions Not Perfect, But Flights
Are Made for Respectable
Distances.

Flying and skimming over the ground
at varying heights of from two to eight
feet, j. H. Smidley, Washington in
ventor, drove his self-modeled monoplane
to his own satisfaction and the enthus-
iasm of onlookers at the Benning track
yesterday afternoon. It was his first at
tempt at flying. Mr.. Smidley believes
that he has a monoplane Of exceptional
and exclusive features.
Conditions for flight were not perfect,
or perhaps the plane would have started
more easily than it did. The machine ran
along the ground on rubber tired wheels
for a short distance and would then sail
off into the air. The length Of grass and
weeds at the track rendered 1t impossi-
BILE to get anything like speedy enough
start.
The plane SKINNED over the ground
within touching distance during nearly
all Of the flights. This was accounted for
by Mr.. Smidley by the fact that the
steering gear did not have enough play.
The flights were for respectable distances
in every instance.
The framework Of the monoplane Is OF
light wood. The planes which extend to
either side are OF canvas, curving up
ward. After yesterdays experiments the
inventor believes they should curve still
more. Ascent and descent is arranged by
a plane in front which Is raised or low
cred at will.
A canvas rudder. placed where all
ships rudders are, at the stern, does the
planes steering. A single two-blade pro-
peller is used, attached to f1fteen-horse-
power moter, two cylinder and water
cooled. The monoplane complete, with
engine and propeller, weighs 900 pounds.
One of the new features Of the plane is
a blackboard device at each end. mounted
on bicycle wheels, which breaks the fall
of the plane as it glides to the ground.
Mr. Smidley's assistant in building the
machine was Carl A. Au.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07

ecial Correspondence of The Star.

Special orrespondence Of The Star.
DEAL BEACH, N. j., August 6. 1910.
Visitors at Hathaway Inn have been
interested this week in planning for
the lawn fete to be given on the grounds
of the inn August 10 for the benefit Of the
heat sufferers in the tenement districts
Of New York. The grounds. which are
shaded with giant trees, will present
fairylike appearance in the evening, when
they will be lighted with tiny colored
electric bulbs and Japanese lanterns
Decorated booths, where trinkets, en-
broideries and curios will be sold, will
be placed among the clumps of shrub
berry, and there will be refreshment tables,
a fortune teller and numerous other ad-
juncts to make the affair success.
The ballroom of the inn was beauti-
fully decorated with flowers and ferns
this evening for the regular Saturday
night hop. Members of the cottage col
ony turned out in force and numerous
handsome costumes We're noticed. Mrs.
j. L. Anderson wore green embroidered
satin and chiffon gown with gold appli-
que; Mrs. c. A. Young, white lace
robe and plumed picture hat; Mrs c. d.
Ritzwoller, black lace over alice blue
satin; Miss Margaret Ritzwoller, white
crepe de chine; Miss Helen Mil
Ter. white embroidered mousseline de
sole with mauve chiffon coat and
hat trimmed with roses; Miss Minnie
HUMPHREYS, white embroidered gown over
rose-colored satin and large pink hat;
Mrs. b. Miller, black jet embroidered net
with pearls and black lace hat; Miss
Alice MUIR. embroidered apricot poplin
with plumed hat; Miss Laura MUIR,
white embroidered wolfe with erin hat
trimmed with bird of paradise; Miss
Margaret Murphy. gown of black and
white striped wolfe embroidered with sill
Yer and crystal: Mrs. John Walsh, gown
of white net embroidered with pale blue:
Miss Marjorie Houston, gown of white
chiffon and Mrs. A. p Gelbach, black
jetted gown with diamonds.
MIR. and Mrs. John Austin and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Buckbee, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. r. Wright. Miss Mabel Wright
and Miss Minnie Teale of Washington
are among the late arrivals at the Hatha-
way Inn.
Registered at the Sea View are Mr..
and Mrs. Fred n. Church, Miss Grace
Church. Mrs. Halsey Seymour. Miss Ed
wilma Seymour, Mrs. l.. w. Bland, Miss
Gertrude Bland, Mr.. John c. Marks and
Mr.. G. H. Marks Of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
Forlorn Front Yard Now.

And so SAYING he put the Spring Song
record in the music box and picked up
lie Gallienne once more. The reporter
tip-toed out and dropped around to the
Winnie. house which is small brick
dwelling. The little front yard presented
a forIorn appearance. All of the little
crop of vegetables had been uprooted and
the earth was tumbed and tossed 1t
was certainly not Notwithstanding
front yard
was nassing stopped for minute.
He doesn't have to plant grass, and L
wouldn't il l were he," said she. Il m
thinking that any sort of green would
look better than that, but the police have
their own IDEAS. 1t looked as if it would
be good corn, too. I'd been promised
dozen ears"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
Struck by Auto Delivery Wagon.

Melvina Brice, colored, fourteen years
old. is patient at the Emergency Hospi-
tai. She was struck by an auto delivery
wagon yesterday while crossing 23d and
I, streets northwest. The child sustained
a painful but not dangerous injury. Will
liam ellis. employed by the Washington
Dairy Company, was operating the
wagon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
the Star Follow YOU
Wherever You Go.

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for a few days or for the season
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can bring you the mr.. news
from Washington.
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