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AID CoNvICTS' FAMILIES.
One of the Purposes of American
Prison Association.

OMAHA. Neb. q October 14-In his an
nual address before the American Prison
Association. which opened it's convention
here this evening, President T. D. Patton
of Huntingdon. Pa, said in part:
I'VE are today building on the founda-
tions which were deeply and strongly
laid in the years gone by, by men who
were moved by an impulse not born of
man but divinely implanted. and who
were led to undertake the Inauguration Of
measures which have finally resulted in
the accomplishment of such humane re-
suits as are now generally observed in
the prisons of this and of other countries.
Not alone this, but this movement,
under the fostering care of this organiza-
ton, has been largely instrumental in
securing the cooperation of other kindred
anizations and socities. whose benefi-
cent ministries are being expended not
on the prisoner directly, but upon those
who are called upon to suffer by reason
Of the prisoners wrOngdoing. and these
united efforts mark the onward progress
of organized cooperation on the part OF
various organizations which are justly en-
titled to and are freely given our highest
encomiums of praise, because of the
magnificent results they have accom-
plished.
THE enactment of such wise legislation
as Is best calculated to properly protect
society and to provide under humane
discipline and restraint an adequate
punishment for the offender; the securing
OF the proper and regular employment
of the prisoner in prison under wise
state law: the obtaining of rightful
portion of the prisoners earnings for
the use of his dependent family; the
systematic investigation of their real
needs and the furnishing of prompt relief
to the worthy. and possible effort for
their rehabilitation or removal to more
favorable surroundings are some of the
things for which we strive and which
we are achieving.
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BLOOM IS TO REMAIN
IN FIELD ARTILLERY
Second Lieutenant Will Re-
ceive His Assignment to
Duty Tomorrow.

Second Lieut.. Frank Bloom, formerly a
private in the Sd Field Artillery, sta
toned at Fort Myer, Va. whose advance
ment to commissioned rank in the army
has been attended with so much diff
Guilty, will know tomorrow his assign
ment. He will remain in the field artil-
lery. President Taft interviewed in Mr..
Blooms behalf after his first attempt to
get commission failed.
Former Sergts. Edward l.. Hoffman.
18th Infantry: Robert G. Brady. 18th Cav
airy, and c. B. Rucker, 9th Infantry, who
have also passed examination for COM
missions. will receive their assignments to
duty as second lieutenants at the same
time. Each OF them will remain In the
service In which he served in the ranks.
Ten honor graduates of colleges are
also to be assigned to duty as second
lieutenants. All have passed the physical
examination and their diplomas have been
accepted in lieu of mental examination
They are: II. J. NJ. Smith of Norwich
University, Mortified, VT L. T. Gerow
of Virginia Military Institute Lexington.
KY; A. G. Thomason of Pennsylvania
Military College. Chester. Pa; l.. D. Sill
Hyattsviile, Md: H. NJ. Pool. Agriculture
and Military College of Texas: j. d.
Murphey. The Citadel. Charleston. s. c.;
NJ. 2. Short. New. Mexico Military Insti-
tute; W. NJ. Grimes, st. Johns Schco
N. Y; Norman Peek, st. Johns Military
Academy, Dealfeld. Wis; Herbert E.
Taylor. Culver Military Academy. Culver
| Ind
There are only ten colleges where mill.
| tary instructors are installed which are
granted the privilege of nominating a sec.
| Ond lieutenant to the army annually
While these candidates. after physica
| tests, have been accepted on their di-
| piomas heretofore and in the present in
stance, hereafter they are to be subjected
| to the same examinations as other candi.
dates.
In assigning the enlisted candidates
and the honor graduates to the severa
a rms of the service and TO particular regl-
ments, the same rule is followed as OBJ
tains In the case of grauates at West
Point. The ass gnment of each group is
made to the several arms In proportion
to its strength in the mobile army. and
the assignments to particular regiments
are made in accordance with the number
of vacancies existing at the time; that Is.
the regiment that has the greatest num-
Der of vacancies in the grade Of second
lieutenant gets the first assignments
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r. B. Ransom of Central, with a score

y
The Chamber of Commerce match for
the individual school boy championship of
the District of Columbia, trophies be ng
gold and enamel badge to the marks
man making the highest score and the
Times cup to the school represented, was
won by w. G. Wells of Technical High
School, his score being 81. P. Gibson, also
of Technical, and r. B. Ransom Of Cen
trail tied for second place with scores
of 49, The cup is to become the prop
erty of the school winning it three times
1t was won in 1909 and 1919 by Central
Winners of Medals.
National Rife Association medals for
club championships were won by the
following: E. c.. Rise, Eastern, score.
II; E. Jones. Western, score. 50: r. B.
Ransom, Central. score, SO; W. r. Self
man, Business, score, so; w. G. Wells.
Technical, score, 81.
Were awarded junior marksman
medals as follows, all contestants max
ing scores of So or better:
Eastern-E. c. Rice.
WESTERN. Darnall. E. Jones. A. A.
Renie. H. S. Baker. W. Brooks.
Technical,F B; DeFoe: r Funk
l.. Putnam. P. Gibson. l.. Sargent; c.
C. Hough, NJ G. Wells, ]. A. Furber-
shaw, p. L. Baldwin.
Central-R. L. Sexton, E. c. Babcock.
G. G. Dickson, ]. NJ Marks. A. w.
Payne, r. B. Ransom. D. H. Blakelock.
+. c.. Martin.
Business-W. r. Seltnfan
Returning. the boat left the wharf at
Winthrop at 5:30 pm, and arrived at
the Sth street wharf at $40.
Location of the Range.
The range at Winthrop is about six
miles below the proving grounds at In
dian Head. AS the Wakefield passed the
proving grounds on the down trip sno'
was fred from a fourteen-inch gun. The
concussion was SO great as to rattle the
whole boat, and the shot brought every
lad of the entire 40 hurrying to the side
for a look at the gun that was capable
of making such a racket
The range is directly in the line of fire
from Indian Head. Capt. Lay was ad-
yised Friday that there would be no
practice with the big guns yesterday, but
notwithstanding the notification several
shots We're fired from the big fourteen
inch piece, the noise of the explosions
booming and roaring among the hills for
several minutes after the shell had pass
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FRANK H. PARTRIDGE ILL.
Well Known New York Clubman Is
Stricken in Paris.
peclal Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cabegram to The Star.
PARIS, October 14.-Frank III. Part
ridge former commissioner of education
in New York and a well known clubman
lies seriously i'll at the Carlton Hotel. in
the Avenue des Champs Elysees. He was
recently operated on for appendicitis. but
having left his sick room to see the au-
tumn Grand PriX at Longchamps last
Sunday, his present illness is the result
Mr. Partridge IS member of the Union
League Club of New York. the New York
Yacht Club, the Automobile Club of
America and others. He 1t was who
waged a fierce campaign charging ex-
cessive zeal on the part Of the customs
house officers. and he is credited with
having kept Collector Loeb out Of the
Union League.
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Match for Championship.

At the conclusion OF the company team
match the cadet rifiemen lunched at the
Marine Corps mess house, on the post
grounds, resuming work at the targets
at 1880 pm. The first event Of the after
noon was the interclub match for the
schoolboyrifie club championship of the
District of Columbia, a trophy presented
by the National Rifle Association and in
.dividual medals for the members of the
winning team, these medals being pre-
scented by Brig. Gen. William Crozier,
chief of ordnance L. S. Army. The
match was open to teams of four boys
from any preparatory school rifle club
in the District 200 yards range. standing
position. two sighting shots and ten shots
for record. The match was won by the
team representing Technical High School.
with a score of 144 The team from
Central was second, with 143; Business,
third, 40: Western. fourth, 1871; East
ern, fifth, 1O1. Score of the winning
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Cloudy and Warmer Sunday, With
Occasional Rain: Monday Unsettled.

For the District of Columbia, Mary
land and Virginia, cloudy and warmer
SUNDAY with occasional rain Monday
unsettled; light southerly winds.
Pressure is generally low east of the
states, with a principal center of dis
turbance that developed during Satur-
Day over eastern Colorado. and lesser
SECONDARY ones over southern Lake
were rains in the central valleys. the
upper lake and western lower lake
region, but none in the west. except in
. .1e. nortnsrn plateau and north Pacific
STATES, wnere there were local rains.
accompanied by rapidly rising pressure
The weather was also fair in the east
and south, except in Florida
aenlperatures are high in the plains
states. the southwest and the central
Rocky mountain region. and moderate
elsewhere. Frosts, and freezing tenn
peratures occurred Saturday morning in
portions of New York and New England.
owing to disturbed pressure condi
tons the weather will be generally I'M
settled for the next two DAYS over the
miodle and northern districts east of
the Rocky mountains. with local rains
SUNDAY IN New England. the middle At
iantic states. the lower lake region and
tne upper OHIO valley. and probably
Monday In the central valleys generally
and the upper lake region. In the south
and extreme west the weather will be
generally fair.
trail Rocky mountain region and the
northwestern states, and cooler Sunday
night and Monday in the central plains
states. the Missouri and upper Mis-
slssippi valleys, and probably the west
ern and southern portions Of the coun-
try temperatures will not change de-
cidediy.
The winds along the New England
coast will be light to moderate, and
mostly southerly; on the middle At
lantic coast. light to moderate souther-
ly. becoming variable by Monday: on
the south Atlantic coast. light to
moderate northeasterly, except variable
on the Florida coast: on the east gulf
coast, light variable; on the west gulf
coast, light to moderate variable; on
the great lakes. moderate variable.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. S:14 am and s:25
Tomorrow-Low tide, 9:23 am. and
s:43 pm: high tide, 2:2s am. and $40
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 500 am: sun sets.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. $40 am
Moon rises-11:52 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before
sunrise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Yesterdays Temperatures.
Observation-Disclosures, 40; am. Al;
am. Al: am, Al: 8 am. A: 10
am. 81: IL noon. so: pm, IS: pm.
&c: pm. so: pm. IS: 10 pm, Sc.
Maximum, 60: minimum, Al.
Relative humidity-8 am, SO; pm.,
81; pm, 68.
Rainfall g pm. to PM, o.
Hours of sunshine. So
Per cent Of possible sunshine. So.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 80; minimum, So.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, October
14.-Potomac little muddy and Shenan-
doah slightly cloudy this afternoon.
Temperatures in Other Cities.
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Interschool Team Match.

The final event, the interschool team
match, shot for the team championship
of the District, was keenly contested
match, as the trophy was the Du Point
championship silver cup, which becomes
the property of the school winning it the
greatest number of times in seven years.
while the individual members of the win
ming team receive medals. This was open
to teams Of ten boys from any prepara-
tory school Of the District Ten shots
were to be fired standing and ten shots
prone. but owing to the lateness of the
hour the event was decided on the scores
made in ten shots standing. The event
was won in 1909 by Western High School,
and Mckinley Manual Training High
School won last year. The team repre-
senting Central won the 1911 competition.
with a total score of 4OS Western was
second. with $50: Technical, third, $50:
Business. fourth, 1865: Eastern, fifth, $3.50.
Centrals team and score follow:
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Ralph Bangs Painfully Injured.

While playing with several small boys
in Clifton street northwest near 18th
street. yesterday afternoon. Ralph Bangs.
eight years old, fell against an iron pipe
projecting from the ground and cut his
face. He was taken to the Northern
Dispensary and Emergency Hospital and
after receiving medical treatment was re-
moved to his home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
Individual Competitions.

The Secretary of War cup match was
won by P. Gibson of Technical High
School, with an aggregate score of 81.
]. NJ Marks Of Central was second. his
aggregate score being 81. This match
was for a silver cup donated by J. NJ.
contestant making the highest aggregate
score in the interschool and interclub
team matches winning. The cup was
won for the first time in 1909, by w. H.
Wells of Mckinley Manual Training
School. while N. w. Miller of Central
was the 1910 winner.
The match for the individual champion
ship OF the Washington H gh School
Cadet Corps and the championship medal
presented by Gen. Robert Shaw Oliver.
assistant secretary of war, was won by
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Funeral of w. .. Ritner.

Funeral services for William D. Ritner,
civil war veteran and Treasury en-
ploye, who died Thursday, were held
at his residence, 727 Goth street north
west, yesterday afternoon Burnside
Post. No 8, Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie, and Hiram Lodge. No. 10, F. A.
A. NJ. were represented Interment
was at Arlington, with military honors
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Infante Eulalia Restored to Rank
Ign Correspondence of The Star.
MADRID. October

MADRID, October 1, 1911
Sonor Canalejas. the prime minister
states that Infante Eulalia who married
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha
in 1909, and was deprived of all his titles
and expelled from the Spanish army on
the occasion of his marriage, has solicited
from the government an appointment AZ
lieutenant in the Spanish army at Melilla.
Senior Canalejas added that the petition
had been favorably received by the king.
who will restore the infante to his former
rank.
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Prison Sentence for Selling Cocaine.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 fne Star.
WARRINGTON, w. Va, October H.
William Fitzwater. aged about twenty
i've years, of Randolph county, w. Va,
was sentenced at Warrington. w. Va, 10
seven years in the penitentiary for SELL
. cocaine.
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time. which prevented possibility Of ac-
cident and also prevented the disappear
ance of lots of perfectly good ammuhl-
ton.
cant Lay and Lieut.. Price entertained
the officiaIs and others at luncheon in the
Junior officers quarters, where sand
wiches coffee and other refreshments
were served by the Filipino steward at
tached TO the Officers mess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15

II matters little what II Is that you
want-whether a situation or q servant
"a want ad In The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need.
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Postal Banks Established.

Now them he continued. what was
the next step? For years the department
had advocated a postal savings system.
Postmaster General Meyer not only advo-
Gated it. but. he worked hard to secure
the passage of a law providing for it.
Well, we secured that law. We framed
the regulations along lines largely origi-
nal. Soon the system will be in operation
in every presidential post office in the
country. At all of them IL is working
smoothly and without friction of any
kind. We have already gathered in up
ward of x5.O0O00 in postal savings.
every cent of which is guarded by the
honor of the United States of America.
Have you stopped to think OF the magni-
tude of this accomplishment? And do
YOU realize that the system is operating
today practically without complaint or
criticism? Not only that, but We have
won over the banks themselves to it's
support. and many which. before it was
put in operation, saw all sorts of danger
and objection are now its stanch advO-
Gates.
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FOR. BETTER SERVICE
Postmaster Generals Plans
for Improvement.
THREE MEASURES IN VIEW
Aims to Establish q Parcels Post
System.
NEW WAY TO PAY RAILWAYS
Explains What Is Proposed in the
Readjustment of
Rates.
NEW WAY TO PAY RAILWAYS

Postma ster General Hitchcock has al
ready formulated his plan of campaign in
behalf of the postal service this winter.
1t contemplates three important meas
ures-a readjustment of the rates Of post
age. especially those governing the sec
ond class of mail matter: the preparation
of the postal service for the parcels post
system. not only on rural routes. but in
cities that have the free mail delivery
system. as we'll as on railway and steam
boat routes, and a change in the plan OF
railroads for the transpOr-
tation the mails and a readjustment of
the compensation paid.
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ed, high in air. above the rifle range and
plunged into the river several miles
farther down.
Every one, from Supt Davidson and
Dr. Phelps down to the smallest knicker-
bockered lad making his first trip to the
range, was loud in praise of the manage
ment of yesterdays tournament. AS the
boys marched for the boat at the conclu-
sion of the shoot stop was made in
front of the commanding officers quar-
tiers and three cheers were given for
Capt. Lay, Lieut. Price, the Marine
Corps. the weather man and any one else
who had contributed in any way to the
pleasure of the day.
Owing to the early start many of the
boys left the city without having had
breakfast. The hot coffee and sandwiches
served on the boat took the chill of and
put the hungry lads in good humor.
A majority of those who took part in
yesterdays contests were participants in
last years tournament, which was held
at the army rife range at Edsalls. Va.
All who were at Edsalls We're busy COM
pairing the weather yesterday, which was
ideal, with that which they encountered
last year. when bitter wind blew across
the range all day and chilled the boys to
the bone.
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Payment to the Railways.

Careful investigation by the depart
ment has shown that the present method
of computing the pay Of railroads for
carrying the mail Is unscientiic and un.
reliable. 1t is impossible with trial
weighings for ninety days to correctly
determine what the compensation should
be for carrying the mails for four years.
The mails might be padded during the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
Second Glass Mail Rates.

we have heard some hard things said
of the department about the second class
mail question. There has been much in
the way of Misrepresentation. due. let us
believe. to selfish interest or to misin-
formation.
I'VE are not trying to increase the
rates of postage. We are not trying to
run the department at a profit: We are
not trying to roll up big surplus for
personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT. What we are
trying TO do is to furnish the best postal
service possible at cost-nothing more.
We don't believe 1t Is right that the gen.
eral public should be denied privileges
which ii might have or that 1t should be
unfairly taxed for a special interest. We
are not unmindful of the indispensable
advantages of the press to the country
for educational and other purposes. But
we do think the time has come for a
reasonable discrimination.
December /, according to the terms of
the law. the Presidents special commits
sion, whose personnel cannot be ques-
toned, will be prepared to submit its re-
port upon this troublesome question.
Aside from the question of postage rates,
ii is the purpose to submit to Congress q
recommendation for the revision Of the
present statutes, especially those affect
ing second-class mail matter.
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Each Event on Time.

The events yesterday were run off by
Capt. Lay with clockworS precision. No
delays occurred. as the members of the
different teams were kept together, and
as soon az one pair of boys completed
their allotted number of shots their sue
cessors were called to the line. Scorers
served ammunition, one cartridge at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
Reduction Of Expense Sought.

Our experience in a limited way in the
dispatch Of magazines by fast freight in
stead Of in the more expensive way they
were formerly sent has taught that the
estimated cost OF former years for the
transportation of second-class mail mat
ter must now be reduced. We do not
want a high rate Of postage. but We dc
want to reduce expenses and We are sue
ceeding
Our main object is to readjust the
rates so as not to tax the whole public
for its mail matter In order that a spe-
cial class and a comparatively small one
when compared to the general public
may have its mail matter carried at less
than cost Personally. 1 am more anx-
ious to reduce the cost Of postage on the
mail matter carried for the whole people
than ! am to increase the rate on second
class mail matter. favor q decrease in
postage that will benefit all the people,
and all that has been done or aimed 10
be done thus far tends in that direction.
I'VE cannot look for the -a-letter
rate of postage this year, however 1t Is
manifestly impossible to give the people
the benefit Of this rate Of postage for let.
ter mail unless we can lop on unneces-
sary expenses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
Public Benefit Sought.

There seems to be. In some quarters at
least. a disposition to believe that the
Post Office Department has some old
score to pay or else is conducting opera
tons for its own benefit at the expense
of the railroads and the publishing in
terests Of the country said the Post
master General today, when asked as to
his plans for the postal service for the
future.
I'VE are not endeavoring to raise post
age rates to roll up a profit, nor are we
trying to deprive any one of what justly
belongs to him. But We are endeavoring.
according to general plan, which has
been carefully considered and thought
out to the finish, to readjust conditions
which have worked injustice to the gen.
eral public and even to the railroads
themselves he continued.
THE whole plan has uppermOst In its
design the benefit of the public at large.
Those who do not know, or knowing do
not take the trouble to give 1t the con-
sideration which 1t has received by the
department. are prone to overlook this
fact Let us give 1t cursory review
and see If there is anything really unjust
in Il to any one
Mr.. Hitchcock then said that when he
came into the department as Postmaster
General he had already formed certain
ideas for the improvement of the serv-
ice, with the object of having it give the
greatest du1Ouut Ol UcIclt u tIic SIcdt-
est number of people without in any way
.njuring the rights of any one.
AS first assistant postmaster general
during the Roosevelt administI alton he
had become reasonably familiar with the
conditions, he said, and the first thing
that impressed him as necessary was the
reorganization Of the department and the
curtailment of unnecessary expense, not
only there, but in the outside service.
Deficit Wiped Out.
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METAPHYSICS.

MRS. CLEMONS WILL RESUME HER CLASSES
In spiritual teaching and healing Monday even
Ing o'clnck. the Albemare, 18th and
ats. apartment 40j. All interested
daily Invited.