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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
SUED FOR 100000.
Subpoenas Served on Officers of the
Illinois Central.

CHICAGO, October 13.-Unexpected ex-
element was furnished today at the
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Illinois Central railroad Attorney Max
well Edgar, who held proxies from an in
dependent committee, including Secretary
Franklin MacVeagh of the United States
Treasury, made charges of gross mis-
management of the affairs OF the rail-
road company. Almost simultaneously
deputy sheriffs served subpoenas on 'the
officers of the road to appear in $780,
100000 damage suit brought by Attorney
Edgar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
Post Office Department Changes.

Norris Bowen OF Virginia has resigned
as a clerk OF class Z, at 81 600 per an
mum. in the Office of the fourth assistant
postmaster general. Lewis E. Bradshaw
of Illinois has been appointed on proba-
ton a post office inspector with compen-
sation at the rate of $1,000 per annum
and 81 per, diem, vice j. Stackmyer, pro-
NOTED. Frank w. Smith of Pennsylvania
has been promoted from a post office in
spectorship at 81 800 per annum and -
per diem to a similar position 1T s., 100
per annum. The changes were announced
at the Post ONCE Department today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
Manuel's Uncle Going to China.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, October 49,
Prince Ferdinand Francois, Due de
Montpensier, uncle of King Manuel of
Portugal and brother Of the queen
mother Amelie. arrived here last night
from New York en- route to China
where he will complete surveys for a
railroad line through the southern sec
tionS of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
RIOTING IN BREMEN.
Fighting With Police in Connection
With Railway Strike.

BREMEN, October 19.-Serious riot
ing occurred here last night in con-
nection with a strike of the street rail-
way employees. A crowd of about a
thousand gathered in front Of the car
sheds and attacked the police with
stones and bottles. The police drew
their sabers and drove back the crowds.
This operation had to be repeated sew
eral times Missiles were hurled from
the windows Of houses, and many per-
sons. including officers. were wounded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
Trying to Fool the Negro Voter.

The manner in which the leading demo
Gratis in the fifth district discuss the
various ways and means by which the
negro may be fooled out of his vote is
remarkable and amusing. After one of
them down here had told me of some six
or seven trick ballots that he had assist
ed in preparing, and which had served
their purpose to marked degree, i ask
ed him how he reconciled his perform
ances with his idea of the purity of the
ballot. Or some words to that effecr.
why he said. simply and earnestly.
1t is this way. / do not want to shoot
my colored brother in the leg. 1t is messy
and noisy. and invariably excites grea;
deal of general comment. So / figure
out some method by which his voi, may
be made not to count If 1 couldn't do
that I'd have to shoot. and that would
Ee regretable.'
This man was not joking. He was in
earnest. 1t was only couple of year.;
or SO ago that Sidney Mudd's son was
running for the state legislature; OF
course. on the republican ticket. The
supervisors in his county-twol of them
democratic-got up a trick ballot that
was wonder. 1t was thirty-seven inches
wide and as long. almost, as stair car
pet. The names of the candidates W-re
at the left hand edge, and the boxes in
which the voter was expected to make
his cross opposite the name of his can
dfdatc at the extreme right nano edge.
There were more boxes than names of
candidates. too. and not a sign of a guide
line across the wilderness from the name;
to boxes.
The democrats weren't at all puzzled.
for they had fixed it so that the name of
their candidate. headed the list. Their
voters were instructed merely to take the
top brick off the chimney'-that is, to
mark a cross in the first box. But an ed
ucated republican found it practically i'm
possible to vote that ballot Qcrrectly-it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
Samoan Volcano in ERUPTION.

VICTORIA. b. c.. October 19.-The
volcanic eruption of Mount Savali on
Upolu, Samoa, continues with undated
intensity, according to advices received
by the steamship Makura. Large
streams of lava from the crater have
swept down upon the farm lands and
many estates have been destroyed. No
loss of life has been reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19

Fire that started from an unknown
cause destroyed the frame barn on the
farm OF Thomas Dugan. one mile west
OF Hancock. Md. with all of its contents.
one horse also persisted. The loss is par
italy covered by insurance,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
The New Districts.
Amendment Voted Down.

An amendment to the constitution VI
the Protestant Episcopal Church calling
for the establishment of missionary dis
tricts along racial lines was voted down
decisiveIy by the house of deputies yes
terday.
The negroes have long wanted bishop
of their own, but the vote yesterday was
of such a character as to quiet any suS-
gestions along this line that might be
made in the near future. Rev. Joseph
Dunn of the diocese of southern Virginia,
in speaking against the adoption Of the
amendment, said:
1.-The emancipation of the negroes was
dire disaster, as the negro at that very
time was in need of all the teachings and
help that could be given to him by his
white brother. They lost all of this. and
the church has forty-fve years of mis-
guidance to undo.
THE negroes cannot grasp the idea of
the church as vet Their religion at the
believe that the passage of this amend
ment would be fatal in regard TO the
negroes.
Commission on Social Services.
The house of deputies named its MEM
bers OF the joint commission on social
services. Clifford Pinchot. Jacob Riis,
Samuel Mather. Roland s. Morris and w.
Fellowes Morgan constitute the 1aity
division. while Rev. George Hodges, Rev.
Howard Melish, Rev. Frank Nelson, Rev.
E E. Parson and Rev. Walter y. Sum-
ner are the members from the clerical
division.
The house of deputies also passed the
canon regarding missionary work, with
the provision that the president of the
board of missions be elected to a siX-year
term instead of three, as at first pro-
posed
In the house of bishops the provision
that gives a clergyman latitude in marry
ing the innocent party to any divorce
was repealed. The canon now holds that
divorced members of the church cannot
marry.
commission was appointed in the
house of bishops to bring up at the next
meeting, three years hence in New York
report on Christian Education Not
Provided in the Public Schools
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
Commandant of Naval Station.

John Peters. aged thirty-five years
Samuel Lee. aged thirty years, and r. q.
Mccoy. aged thirty-tive years. were killed
at different points near Bluefeld, w. Va.
on the Norfolk and Western railroad
Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
CUTTING OUT TRICKS
Ray Wants to Be Elected Only
ION the Level"
ORDERS TO HIS ASSISTANTS
Result in Fifth Maryland District
Depends on Negro Vote.
SIMPLE BALLOT THIS YEAR
Devices Employed by Politicians in
Past Campaigns to Entrap
the Illiterate.
ORDERS TO HIS ASSISTANTS
SIMPLE BALLOT THIS YEAR
Special From staff Correspondent.

Special From staff Correspondent.
LEONARDTOWN. Md. October TO-
Both here in ST Mary county and in
Anne Arundel there seems TO be a gen
eral impression that Thomas Parran, the
republican candidate for Congress in the
fifth district. will win out over j. Enos
Ray. his democratic opponent. OF course,
the republicans are jubilant. having in
view the perpetuation of the Mudd ma
chine and the Mudd methods, through
the election of Parran, who is Marse
Sydney's longtime friend and logical sue
cessor.
But, as l indicated yesterday, it doesn't
promise to be entirely a walkover for
the republicans. The democrats are
making the first real, to-the-last-ditch
fight that the district has seen in twelve
long years, and there is d poSSibility-a
fighting chance-that something may hap
pen to shove Ray under the wire ahead
Those democrats down this way who are
reasonably optimistic and not merely car
| ried away by the hope of success, figure
that Ray, in order to win, must carry
Howard-Senator Germans county-by al
| least a thousand, must walk away with
| majority of almost that mUcn in the Bal
| timOre city wards, must run well in his
uOlIie County VI llu hceR
down the Parran majority to tie lowest
figure in Anne Arundel, st. Mary and
Calvert. which three counties constitute
| the so-called Maryland black belt
Result Depends on Negro Vote.
| In the far wet, the middle west and in
the New England states there is a grea
rumpus being raised this year over poll
cies and issues. Republicans and demo
| Gratis, regulars and insurgents, are pull
ing hair and throwing mud. The air is
full of Outcries and oratory. On every
| stump the new ''iSmS and ''ationS'' are
the subject of frenzed debate.
| But down here in the fifth district the
campaign is going along in the same ole
| way. Relatives and friends are more valu
| able than issues and policies. The ole
| religion is as strong as ever. but new
| nationaliSm iSLt one, two. three. There
is only one question that agitates tn,
| minds of folks in connection with con-
gressional election in this neck of the
woods. That is the negro question.
| So, to get right down to brass tacks, /,
| is quite apparent that the election OF
Tom Parran depends upon but one thing
the negro vote. II that vote, (which
can be safely counted before it is ca st
| isn't bamboozled and tricled this year
Parran will be elected by a stable MA
jority. On the other hand, IL some means
can be found Of rendering a large per-
at the same time the democrats can be
| convinced that they have a chance and
induced to go to the polls, then Ray may
| win
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
AMP|THEATER WANTED
BY SCHOOL OFFICIALS
Need of Place for Holding
Drills and Athletic Con-
tests Is Pointed Out:

An amphitheater where many school al
fairs, such as cadet drills and athletic con-
tests, may be held, w. V. Cox, president
of the board of education, and A. T.
Stuart, superintendent of the public
schools, are agreed is an urgent. need OF
the schools They will take the first OPP
portunity to present the plan to Congress.
request to Congress for an appropria-
ton for such a purpose will have to be
first approved by the board of educa-
ton, but as many members of the board
already have expressed their approval of
the plan there is not likely to be any dis
pute there.
If a sufficient appropriation cannot be
obtained from Congress for the erection
Of an ampitheater Mr.. Cox and Mr..
Sturat hope that they can secure the use
of large plot of ground for the pur-
pose.
The plot at present favored by the
school officials is Potomac Park. 1t is
claimed that a part of ii might well be
placed at the disposal of the schools.
1T would not be necessary to have the
Washington coliseum strictly school af-
fair said Mr.. Stuart. lit might be a
municipal amphitheater and used fol-
many purposes. We need such a building
here very much.
Discussed for Many Years.
1T has been a subject of discussion for
many years and each year 1t becomes
more necessary. / am strongly i'm favor
of the plan and hope that some definite
action will be taken soon.''
The need of such an edifice, it is de-
clared by the school authorities, is in
creasing. There are approximately $4,000
school children in the District. Each year
there are numerous athletic games to be
held, there being ten foot ball and ten
base ball games played by the high
schools teams alone. At the end of the
year there is the exhibition review of the
cadet regiment and the competitive drill
place where these events can be always
held is secured through the courtesy OF
outsiders. but the school officials would
like to have place of their own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
NAVAL OFFICERS RETIRE
UPON REACHING AGE LIMIT
Rear Admiral Milton and Civil En-
gineer White No Longer on
Active List.

Rear Admiral John B. Milton and Civil
Engineer L. S. G. White were placed on
the retired list of the navy today on &C.
count of age. Admiral Milton is from
Kentucky. and entered the navy in July
1866. Among other duties, he has served
on the Worcester, Powhatan, Tuscarora
Ranger. Osspee, jamestown, Mononga.
hela, Essex, Prairie and Wyandotte.
During the war with Spain Admiral
Milton was in command of the Badger.
He has served in the photographic Office
at San Francisco. at the Naval Academy,
at the Union iron works, on the wiscon-
sin, and as inspector OF the twelfth light
house district, with station at San Fran
cisco. He was in command of the naval
station at Cavite, was on duty at the
Naval War College, and was captain OF
the navy yard at Mare Island.
Commandant of Naval Station.
His last assignment to duty was as
commandment of the naval training sta
ton, San Francisco. He reached the
grade of rear admiral January 8. 1910.
His retirement will promote Can't.
Albert Mertz to rear admiral and Com
mander John II. Gibbons to captain.
Civil Engineer White is a native of
Ohio. and entered the service January
Q, 1877. Previous to being appointed a
civil engineer in the navy he served
seven years in the army. He vas ap-
pointed second lieutenant in the 4th
L. S. Cavalry. June Il. 1871, and re-
signed July 81, 1873. He was recently
on duty at the Navy Department. He
holds the rank of captain. Civil En-
gIneer Frank o. MaXsoh now becomes
the senior captain of the corps. and
Civil Engineer Robert E. Peary, the
arctic explorer. is promoted from COM
mander to junior captain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
ELECT SIX BISHOPS
important Work Before the
Episcopal Convention.
WILL NOW NUMBER 1909
Five Will Preside Over New Mis-
sionary Districts.
SPECIAL SERVICE IN CHURCH
Joint Meeting of the Two Houses Is
on the Program for This
Afternoon.
WILL NOW NUMBER 1909
SPECIAL SERVICE IN CHURCH

CINCINNATI, October ~ - PrefaCinS
their Iabors with the solemn sacrament
of holy communion. the house of bishops
of the Protestant Episcopal Church met
today to elect six new members of their
order TO take charge of the five new
missionary districts created at the con-
vention now i'll session. and to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Bishop Graves of kearney, Neb.
The special service for the bishops and
their meeting took place at Christ
Church. Only bishops were allowed in
side the edifice.
As five of the new bishops are to take
charge of missionary districts, instead of
dioceses. they could be chosen from the
church at large, the choice not being
limited TO clergymen economically resident
in the districts.
The New Districts
The new districts. which Will in
crease the membership of the house OF
bishops TO 100. are those of Wuwu
China: Arizona, which has just been
separated from New Mexico; North
Texas. East Oklahoma and San
Joaquin, Cal.
Following the election the bishops
will hold their regular session Tor the
transaction of church business. The
house of deputies also will resume de-
alterations.
\ joint meeting of the two houses is
on the program for this afternoon.
Conferences of the Women's Auxil-
larry and the Babies Branch, Junior
Auxiliary and a meeting of the Guild
of ST. Barnabas for Nurses also were
scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
Will Be Society Event.

1t is expected that as a society event
the Washington horse show will rival any
function which has taken place here for a
long time Horse lovers of Virginia will be
out in full force to follow the fortunes
Of their tavorites in the show ring. New
York city, Philadelphia and Baltimore, it
is anticipated, will ne represented by
scores OF people.
A special committee, appointed by the
Washington Chamber OF Commerce, OF
which X. +. Andrews Is chairman, has
made arrangements with the general pas
senger agents OF railroads coming INTO
Washington for half-fare excursion rates
on the Two days OF the horse show. This
committee already has reported that a
number of roads, including the Baltimore
and Ohio, the kicnmOnu, Fl edericksburS
and Potomac and the Southern, will grant
haif-fare rates. Points as tar distant
as Fredericksburg, Charlottesville and
Baltimore will be favored by this az
rangement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
HORSE SHOW ENTRIES
NUMBER ABOUT ESQ
Hunt Team Class Will Be Fea'
ture of Exhibiti0n-T0 Be
Held October 25-26. :.

The Washington horse show, which will
ba held at American League Park Octo-
Der % and 26, will have about 80 entries.
The entry list closed yesterday and a
large number Of the finest horses in the
country will be shown.
Among the Washingtonians who will
have entries in the show are Capt. G.
Fortescue, ]. L. Summerlin, Col. Charles
c. Treat, DR.. Raymond Spear, Lieut.. r.
F.. Tate, Bladen Jackson, Edward Fowler.
George Goodacre, Lieut.. F.. M. Stewart,
William Riley. David Openheimer, Gus
Stabler ]. +. Sprinkle, j. F. Shaw. Lee
Heckinger, NJ. G. Hazen, Capt. j. r.
Lindsay, T. S. Martin, John Maher, Lieut..
c. S. Mcneil, John o. Evans, w. I.
Davis, c. Y. Brands, William Blatcher,
A. Buckingham and Louis Hodges.
The hunt team class will be one of the
features of the show. Four hunt clubs
have decided to send teams, and 1t is
possible that a fifth club will be repre-
scented. Mrs Allen Potts, master of
hounds of the Castle Hill Hunt Club,
Gordonsville, Va, reported to be the only
woman master OF hounds in the country,
has entered team from the Castle Hill
Hunt Club. The other clubs entered are
the Warrenton, Piedmont and Blenheim.
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can be imagined what happened to the IL
literate colored vote-and incidentally TO
young Mudd.
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Simple Ballot This Year.


Let's get at this long and short ballot
proposition. Two years ago Sydney Mudd
was elected by the smallest majority he
ever received. somewhere around three
hundred. Why? Because, despite the
voting schools he established, the coIored
vote could not be taught to mark &C
curately the long ballot that obtained in
that presidential campaign. This year
the colOred vote is under no such handi-
cap. AS l said yesterday, the ballot will
be simple to degree, containing only
most illiterate negroes have been coach
ed until they are able to recognize the
IT. in Parran.
In all the counties of the fifth district,
with the one exception of Howard, the
Wilson ballot law, enacted through the
influence of the late Senator German to
help disfranchise the negro, is in effect.
Under this law the ticket is not labeled
| enlighten the illiterate. The voter must
| mark the ballot by recognizing the name
of his choice.
This law never worried Sydney Mudd.
His night-voting schools, which ran full
blast all over the fifth district for a
month or two before election day in his
every campaign. instructed the negroes
how to mark their ballots. They were
told to look for the double ox-yoke, as
they soon learned to call the double "y''
W" that oX-yoke idea, in their heads
they were ready and willing and able to
vote for Marse Sydney until the COWS
came home. Several times the democrat is
put up one of the numerous democratic
Mudds in the fifth district to run against
the republican candidate for Congress. wi h
the idea that the similarity in names
would fool lot of the illiterate. But the
expected didn't happen. The colored
brother wasn't voting for a Mudd. He
was voting for double oX-yoke Sydney.
Parran Running Voting Schools.
Now Parran, taking lesson from the
well-filled book of his chief, is running
voting schools on his own hook. He is
teaching the negroes to look for the
double r." for the two similar characters
side by side. And he is having great
success.
The democrats have tried on a number
of occasions to establish schools for the
training of their own illiterate vote
| among the WITHSTAND the percentage is
|regretably large-but without success. 1t
is demonstrated fact that while the
negro is willing and anxious to be taught
how to vote, by sign. symbol. OX-yoke.
double ''r or otherwise. the white il
literate will almost invariably refuse the
instruction, haughtily declining, no mat
ter how ignorant he may be, to admit
his shortcomings
Trvinr RI Fol tho Merro Voter
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Launching the Lifeboat.

The operation of launching the boat
was performed with the creates. skill.
Vaniman brought the airship down close
to the water and Simon directed the
springing of the hooks which released the
ropes to drop the boat. He was the last
to get aboard the boat, and he released
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-03
WESTERN UNION SIiAKEUP
RUM0RED IN WALL STREET.
President ClOwry to Retire, Vail
to Succeed.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3-Wall Street
was full of rumors yesterday regard
ing an extensive upheaval in the West
ern Union Telegraph Company which
would place Theodore N. Vail, presi-
dent of the American Telegraph and
Telephone Company, al the head of the
telegraph company, to succeed Presi-
dent Robert c. Clowry.
At the main office of the Western
Union, 1876 Broadway, information con-
corning the contemplated changes was
refused. President Vail admitted that
some time ago President Clowry had
expressed a desire to shift the burden
of responsibility attached to his posi-
tor to someone else, but he added he
knew of no plan on foot at the present
time to effect such a change.
1t was learned. however, that whether
President Clowry ~retires or not there is
to be a thorough shake-up in the tele-
graph company in all departments and
divisions throughout the country. The
reorganization plan is said to be so far
reaching that even the operators will
feel it's effects.
Since the acquisition of the Western
Union by the American Telegraph and
Telephone Company general conditions
of employees have been greatly i'm
proved.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-03
THE D MARKET.

NEW YORK. Sept. 3.-Flour-Dull
and unchanged; spring patents, 5000
5.75; winter straights, 4.35@4.45; winter
patents, 4.75@5.10; spring clears, 1850
4.60; winter extra No. 1. 3.75@3.90; win
ter extra No. 2. 3.50@3.65; Kansas
straights, 4.80@5.00. Receipts, q, 1852.
Rye-Dull; No. 2 Western, new, TIN f.
O. b. New York.
Wheat-Futures market was ex-
tremely dull and u lower on poor
cables and easier Northwest markets.
Receipts, $4,000.
Corn-Futures market was withou,
transactions.
Realistically; mess, 15.00415.5O; fam
ily. Is. 00@20.0 90: beef hams. 22.00@24.0o.
Pork-Steady; NESS, 24.00@24.50; fam
lily, 25. O0@25.50; short clear, 22.50@24.OO.
Lard-Firm; Middle West, 12,30@12.4U.
Sugar-Raw, nominal; Muscovado, SO
test, 3.92; centrifugal, 96 test, 4.42. Mo-
lasses sugar, SO test, 1857. Refined, nomi-
nal; crushed. sos; g~ranulated, 5.25;
powdered, 5.35.
Petroleum-Quiet; refined barrels.
7.5o.
Coffee-Spot. nominal; No. 7 Rio, 100
1oA; No. 4 Santos, 1919.
Molasses-Dull; New Orleans open
kettle, 32@42.
Hay-Easy; prime, 1.10Q1.12h; No. I,
1.07M@1.1O; No. 2, 1.0OQ1.O5; No. 8,
10000.