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Evening star., 1911-08-30
NAVAL STATION HARD HIT.
Quarters at Port Royal Are Severely
Damaged by Storm.

The south Atlantic hurricane of Sum
day and Monday viciously attacked the
Port Royal S. c., naval station. Not a
roof was left undamaged and all build
ings used as company quarters are un-
tenable today except a. part Of the re-
cruft depot, the Navy Department was
advised today by Lieut.. Col. Lucas, in
charge Of the marines at Port Royal
The quartermaster's storehouse is in a
battered condition, its roof blown away
and windows demolished a serious prob
lem arises from the fact that no other
buildings are available for the storage
of the supplies of the station.
The officers quarters were twisted out
of shape by the ninety-mile gale and all
furniture badly damaged. The station is
in darkness at night as all the electric
wires are down. The approaches to the
wharf have been destroyed and cannot be
used for hauling. The wind picked UP
the boundary fence and hurled it away.
The power and pumping plants seem to
be the only structures that escaped dam
age.
Evening star., 1911-08-30
SNEEZERS IN SESSION.
Members Of Hay Fever Association
Gather at Bethlehem, n. II.

BETHLEHEM. N. H.. August 3d.
Those to whom the handkerchief is an
ever-present necessity and sneezing a
painful habit at this season of the year
gathered here today for the annual two
day session of the United States Hay
Fever Association. Veteran sneezers and
physicians with old and new remedies
were prominent in the gathering. and
many suggestions were offered to the az
flicte4.
Evening star., 1911-08-30

ty to teach. While teaching he was
studying law, and in 1855 was admit
ted to practice and located in Bakers
field. Cal, where he still resides.
In 1886 a number of farmers bought a
newspaper plant with which to establish
paper to represent their views on. a
question OF water right, which was then
engrossing their attention, and Mr.. Smith
was employed to edit the paper-the
Kern County Echo. Three years later
he bought the paper and continued to edit
1t until 1897, when he returned to his
law practice. He is still the principal
owner of the paper, now morning daily,
and does occasional editorial writing for
it, He was elected to the state senate
in 1894 and again in 1898, serving eight
years. He was elected to the Fifty-ninth.
Sixtieth and Sixty first Congresses. and
reelected for the Sixty-second Congress,
receiving $50. votes to 1888 for w: E.
Irving, democrat.
Evening star., 1911-08-30
BRIDGE COLLAPSE FATAL.
Fifteen Dead and as Many Dying
From Accident in Switzerland.

SAINT NORTH. Switzerland, August
30.-A railroad bridge which was being
constructed across deep gorge at 'Bruil,
in the Upper Engadin, six miles south
of this village. collapsed last night. carry
ing with it thirty workmen to the depths
below.
Fifteen of the men were taken out OF
the wreckage dead and the other fifteen
probably fatally hurt.
Evening star., 1911-08-30
WOMEN'S LIVES IN PERIL.
Reform School Boys Successfully
Fight Fire in Laundry Building.

NEW YORK, August 30.-Two hundred
boys. members of the volunteer fire de-
partment Of Randalls Island, where the
city has a reformatory school and other
corrective institutions. fought fire early
today that imperiled the lives of Id
women employed in the big laundry build
ing and subdued it after a struggle of
two hours.
There was a panic among the inmates
Of the various institutions when the steam
siren screeched the fire alarm. The en-
ployes of the laundry, who slept on the
top floor OF the building. crowded 70 the
windows and got out by the fire escapes
clad only IN night attire.
The blaze was confined to the ground
floor of the three-story building. The
cause Of the IRE was not dett9nined.
Evening star., 1911-08-30
HIGH WINDS DO DAMAGE.
Property in Charlotte, N. c., ]
Wrecked by Storm.

CHARLOTTE, N. c.. August 3-High
winds that had the appearance of regu-
lar Kansas twister struck the northern
part of this city this morning ana old
several hundred dollars worth Of damage.
An a. r. p. church was picked up from
its foundation and dropped seera. feet
away, being totally wrecked Many
barns were torn down and the telephone
lines to that section of the city were put
ont Of commission. No, one was injured.
In this city there has been 40 inches
of rain in the last twenty-four hours,
over an inch of 1t falling In less than
an hour this morning. continued rains
for two days are predictel by the local
weather bureau.
Evening star., 1911-08-30
SCHOONER IN COLLISION.
Dorothy B. Barrett Damaged by Tor
pedo Boat Perry.

BOSTON. August 3O.-A wireless mes
sage picked up in this city today indi-
Gates that the schooner Dorothy b. Bar
rett, from Bath, Me-, was in collision
early today with the torpedo boat Perry.
The schooner was damaged only slightly
and is proceeding to Newport News. 1t
IL believed the accident occurred of Cape
Cod.
Evening star., 1911-08-30

ed in excess of $4,000, torpedo boats be-
ing badly damaged and buildings injured.
1t is doubtful whether professional base
ball games will be played here during the
rest Of the South Atlantic season, but II
is not thought that the franchise will be
forfeited though such rumors are cur
rent The base ball park has been utterly
wrecked.
Evening star., 1911-08-30
List of Known Dead.

Trains are running on schedule again
and there is evidence that the city has
recovered pretty much from the effects of
the third worst hurricane in the history
of the community. There Is an atmos-
pherc of optimism. everybody believing
that Charleston will be better than ever
when thorough repairs have been COM
pieted.
Following are the fifteen known dead:
Alonzo j. Colburn, Southern railway en-
gineer.
Ida Morgan.
Rosa Robinson.
i. v. Cutter.
Motorman Robert E. Smith of Colum-
bia.
Mrs. NJ. Goodson Of Waycross, Ga
Charles Goodson. two years old, OF
Waycross.
Mrs. G. Richter.
Mary Richter.
Lillian Slender.
Two negro men of James Island.
Two negro men of Johns Island.
Negress of Sulliyans Island.
At Ue navy yard the damage Is report
Evening star., 1911-08-30
STEAMER RUNS AGROUND.
City Of Memphis Is Later Floated
With Assistance of Tugs.

SAVANNAH, Ga, August 30-The
steamship City of Memphis Of the Ocean
Steamship Company went aground at
Quarantine this morning Ell route from
New York Tugs went to her assistance
and she was floated, and later proceeued
tn this city.
Evening star., 1911-08-30
Wireless Operator Summons
Aid to Steamer.
LEXINGTON RUNS AGROUND
Sixteen Souls Rescued by Revenue
Cutter Yamacraw.
STORM IN SOUTH NOW ABATING
Government Vessels Searching South
Atlantic Coast for Disabled
Ships-Fort Moultrie Damaged.

\ flying squadron of five revenue cut
ters is today searching the Atlantic coast
from Key West to New York for dis
abled ships which may have been caught
in the hurricane Monday and may be
drifting north with the gulf stream. Com
mandant Bertholf said he was convinced
there were many small sailing ships help
less at sea unable to communicate their
distress.
The Onondaga at Norfolk, the Seminole
at Wilmington, n. c.. the Yamacraw at
Charleston, the Forward at Key West
and the Seneca at New York comprise
the rescue feet. The Yamacraw, which
did gallant work in taking off passengers
from the liner Lexington, has been di-
rected to search for the schooner Bessie
Whiting of New York, reported helpless
ninety miles due east of Savannah. de-
serted by all her crew and with only her
captain, his wife and the cook aboard
The Seminole is searching for the schoon-
er Fortuna, which also has aboard her
captain. his wife and cook, her crew hav-
ing been taken off by the tank steamer
Ligonier.
Evening star., 1911-08-30
Chicago-St. Louis Mail Service.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has au-
thorized a fast mail train service on a
seven-hour schedule to carry the bust-
ness mails between Chicago and st.
Louis over the Frisco lines. beginning
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1911-08-30
Storm Is Now Abating.

The southern storm has spent its power
and practically disappeared, according to
statements from the weather bureau to-
day. 1t was in no sense a West Indian
hurricane, according to the government
forecasters. The storm originated, SO far
as present reports show, somewhere
southwest of the Bermuda Islands, be-
tween those islands and the American
coast, breaking off the edge of the high
pressure area.
Detailed reports have not been received
in Washington from the affected areas,
but are expected by mail within the next
day or two. The weather bureau reports
a low pressure area continuing in the
south.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of staff
of the army, has been notified that six
teen buildings at Fort Moultrie, Georgia,
were more or less damaged by the storm
on the South Atlantic coast NO casual
ties were reported and no relief was
asked.
Evening star., 1911-08-30
SYLVESTER SMITH DYING.
Representative in Congress From
California Victim of Consumption.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, August 30-
Sylvester Smith, representative in Con-
rress from the eighth district, is dying
from quick consumption in santa
rum at Monrovia, Cal. His physicians
saw that 1t is doubtful il he lives
through the day.
Mr.. Smith was taken i'll in Washing
ton six months ago and compelled to
come home.
Evening star., 1911-08-30
Sixteen on Ship Rescued.

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CHARLESTON s. CT. August 90
Twelve passengers, d steward and three
colored employees Of the steamer Lexing-
ton of the Miners and Merchants line
were brought here early today by the
revenue cutter Yamacraw, which left the
captain and crew of forty-three men on
board. Two firemen are reported to nave
been burned to death and third terri
bly, scalded First officer Chamberlain
sustained a fracture of his right shoulder
The steamship has her nose imbedded IN
quicksand off Hunting Island, at the
mouth of the Edisto river. and 1t Is said
that she will be total loss.
The Lexington was bound from Savan-
nah to Philadelphia with twelve passen-
gers, all of whom were rescued. For
tWenty-four hours the steamship DattleQ
desperately against the hurricane. finally
being driven aground. where the tre-
mendous waves smashed violently against
her and where the powerful wind tossed
her about in the mud. Three times was
she covered with water, the pumps eX-
peIling enough to clear the upper portions
and float the stern.
Boy Operator Hero.
But for the heroism of Wireless Opera
tor Sheesley there would have been no
chance of rescue. The storm wrecked
the boats wireless station, but Sheesley
climbed into the rigging and adjusted
his instruments. flashing the calls for i'm
mediate assistance.
The signals were caught by the Yama-
craw, which hastened to Hunting Island.
Sheesley, a sixteen-year-old boy. was in
imminent peril of his life while operating
the wireless, the wind almost tearing
him from his insecure position. The lad
was utterly exhausted by his desperate
work.
Passengers necessarily prayed for
abatement of the storm, and when the
government steamer hove into sight a
mighty cry of relief went UP from the
sorely stricken people on the Lexington.
When the captain realized the danger OF
the liners breaking up at any moment he
had life preservers strapped to every
passenger.
More Normal in Charleston.
With street cars running, except on
| the line to the navy yard; electric power
available for commercial purposes, and
| telephone service resumed. Charleston is
getting back to the normal.
Hundreds Of men are laboring to clear
away the wreckage of the disastrous
hurricane of Sunday night. and their
progress has been splendid. Revised esti-
| mates of the damage here are more than
| a million dollars. Fifteen persons are
known to have perished, and 1t Is feared
that reports from the exposed sea is.an.s
will swell the death lists and the property
| loss, crops being certainly ruined
The telegraph companies are receiving
and sending messages, though their trou-
bles have not been wholly remedied. me
damage is so general in the city that II
was believed ii will be some time before
| all the repairs necessary can be made
! nO1ieemen
| trolling the streets, with orders to sum-
marily punish any person caught looting
the exposed places. Firemen are sta
| toned in st. Michaels steeple and on tor
of the orphan house. seeing over the
whole Of the city, keeping a sharp lookout
| for fire.
Evening star., 1911-08-30

Sylvester clark smith was porn on
August 26, 1858, and was educated in
the district school and at Howe's S
Academy, Mount Pleasant. He moved
to California in the fall of 1879. He
farmed and taught school in Colusa
county and in 1883 went to Kern coun-
Evening star., 1911-08-30
Progressives Hope to Domi-
nate Republican Convention.
NATIONWIDE FIGHT BEGUN
Announcement at Headquarters by
Walter L. Houser.
TAFT's NAME NOT MENTIONED
Belief Expressed That Only a Pro-
gressive Can Be Elected by
the Republicans.

I'VE are in the fight to the limit of
fairness and justification to control the
next national republican convention. We
expect to control that convention and
nominate a progressive republican for
President of the United States.
Our correspondence and information
lead us TO believe that no other than a
progressive candidate can be elected on
the republican ticket. Can we, as re-
publicans, take chances on a democratic
victory?
mo. These headquarters are not La
Toilette headquarters, by any means
They are established by the progressive
republicans of the country, recognized by
the leaders and the masses everywhere.
and from here We will conduct the hight,
which we expect to win.
I'VE have two potent reasons for main
tanning headquarters and carrying on the
fight The first is to promote progress
sive republican policies. The second Is
to nominate progressive for President
These important statements and numer-
Gus others were made today by waiter
L. Houser former secretary of state OF
Wisconsin, in his suite of four rooms In
the Evans building, in answer to IN
quiries as to the object and purposes Oh
the headquarters of the progressive re-
publicans, of which he is in charge
Evening star., 1911-08-30
WEATHER.

Rain tonight and probably
Thursday continued cool: mod
crate northcastcrly winds.
Evening star., 1911-08-30

The circulation of The Star.
both daily and Sunday. is greater
by many thousands than that of
any other Washington newspaper.
Evening star., 1911-08-30
What Returns Indicate.

Returns Indicate that German has car
ried Allegany by 600.
!, Lee has carried Baltimore county by
about 500 ma tority.
Caroline county gives Lee 9S1 and Cor
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Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
PRICES MADE WOOD ANGRY.
Had 10 Pay @ for Accommodation That Were Much Inferior to Thos, UsuaIIy Furnished.

A Bridgeport paper says: T could get room and bath, gas and electric lights. hot and cold running water, telephone connections, bell boy serv- foes and every thing else first class for that money" reflected William Wood, a foundryman of Norwich, Conn, as he tried to think where he could raise $3.
 William walked into police head quarters late Tuesday evening, with more booze aboard than one man can conveniently carry. He asked for lodgings. They charged him with be- ing drunk and yesterday morning. when he faced Judge Wilder in the city court, he said he didn't want any thing but place to sleep when he came into police headquarters and now that he had slept he was ready to go.
 Judge Wilder imposed the $s line. Wood had no money, so he had to go to jail ,,,. the injustice of the thing kept coming uppermost in his thoughts why, I could have got q softer bed for a dime anywhere on Water street, and to think they want to soak me regular first class metropolitan hotel rates. It's an outrage!"
 Williams stay at the jail will be so brief that he won't receive. It will take him three days to finish his call. Tor he must work out his fine at the r1te of one dollar a day
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
MOST CERTAIN WAY TO
 END A BAD COLD.
Surely Brsaks the Most Severe Cold and Ends Grippe Misery in
 Just . Few Houra

It is a positive fact that a dose of Pape's Cold Compound taken every two hours until three consecutive doses are taken will cure Grippe or break up the most severe cold, either in the head, chest. back, stomach or 1imbs-
 You distinctly feel the cold breaking and all the disagreeable grippe symp- toms leaving after the very first dose. It promptly ends the most miseryable headache, neuralgia pains, du1lness, head and nose stuffed up, feverieh- ness, sneszing, sore throat, running of the nose, mucous catarrhal discharges, soreness, stiffness and rheumatic twinges.
 Pape's Cold Compound Is the result of three years research ct cost of more than fifty thousand dollars and contains no quinine which we have conclusively demonstrated is not ef- fective in the treatment of colds or grippe.
 Take this harmless Compound as directed. with the knowledge that there is no other medicine, made any, where else in the world, which will cure your cold or end Grippe misery a. promptly and without any other assistance or bad after-effects as 25- cent pac1sags of Pape's Cold Com pound, which any druggist in the re~Sd can su1D1G
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
DOUBLE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Celebrated for Mrs. E. E. Green and
 Daughter, Mrs. Frank J. Jamss.

double birthday party arranged as a surprise for Mrs. Frank E. Green of No. IS Rock street and also to cele- brate the birthday anniversary of her daughter, Mrs. Frank J. James of Providence, which comes within a day of her mothers, was successfully car ried out on Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Green, the guests being a party of 40 members of Hope Re- bekah lodge, No. 25, I. o. O. F., Of which Mrs. Green is . past of1cer and a highly esteemed member. The party also included MT. and Mrs. G. l.. Nodine of Torrington. The prelim- mary arrangements were kept an en- tire secret from Mrs. Green, whose surprise was the greater as the date of the party preceded by several days the actual date of the birthday anniver- Sary.
 Emphasis to the cordial birthday greetings and wishes was added by a number of individual gifts. The enter tainment of the evening consisted of whist and music, and sandwiches, cake and ice cream were served, those as- sisting being Miss Mildred Comstock, Miss Sybil Christman, Miss Ruth McNeil and Miss Alice Revell. The evening was a delightful ono to all present and the gathering broke up at late hour with many expressions of good wishes for the two whose birthdays were celebrated.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
Department Commander Il Camp Fire
aation From New London Speeches Music and Re- feshnents

We Are the Boys, was heard with great pleasure and applauded. Commander Hovey then called upon Miss Flora D Lester. department tnsuectiOn and tn- stalling oflcer of the relief corps, who responded briefly with an expression of her intense interest in the old sol- diers, and Mrs. Frances Bracken, pres- ident of the w. w. Perkins Relief corps, also made response to Com mander Hovey's invitation to speak might meet the Norwich comrades in New London ata future time.
 Department commandsr Bishop.
 Department Commander Bishop was next called upon, responding with his usual readiness and interesting his hearers with recital of number of he felt in having a membership in Post No. 1, and commenting the asso- ciated patriotic organizations, which tre like 2 great happy family, fathers, mothers and sons all working Tor the greatest good of ths country.
 While he was speaking two small boys dressed in khaki suits, with guns over their shoulders, marched into the hall and up to the platform, where they came to attention and ten took seats mander Hovey gave them q cordial greeting when Department Commando CT Bishop had concluded his speech.
 Warren Lee ooss Heard.
 A poem. From Atlanta to the Sea, was read with much expression by Miss Olice Carpenter, and was follow ed by some especflly interesting war reminlscences by Warren Lee Goss o1 Rutherford. N. J., a comrade of Sedg- wick post. He amused his hearers greatly by his description of his rag ged attire and told how the fact that his Harvard chum was g. Maine boy had won hin, Q sweet potato dinner and clerical job in connection with the rebel prison. Another solo. KsIep the Campfire Burning Bright. by Comrade George, closed the formal programme, and the social hour was inaugurated with the serving of re- treatments. These were in charge od Quarternaster Charles F. Geer and Quartermaster g. S. Stocking, who were assisted by large delegation oi the Sons of Veterans. The Reliei corps women escorted the New Lon- don women into the post room, where they wese served. while the men of the two posts had their sandwiches coffee, cheese and doughnute in the post hall. The orchestra played for the informal social time which closed the evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
GIFT OF $500 FROM
 MISS EMILY s. GILMAN.
Received by Parish House Association of Park church-Talk on England by Miss Bliss.

The regular monthly meeting of the Parish House association was held in the Osgood Memorial on Friday after noon. The president, Mrs Henry T. Arnold, conducted the meeting, and the usual reports of secretary and treas urer were read. In the treasurer's re- port was disclosed a gift of $500 from
 she late Miss Emily s. Gilman which
 by the society. A letter from a mis-
 sionary in the southern Alleghanies
 was read by the president of the Home
 Missionary society and two of the De
 Beriots Etudes for violin were charm
 ingly rendered by Miss Lucille Peck,
 Annie Taft. Miss Fannie l.. Bliss gave
 an interesting talk on England, taking
 her audience through the cathedral
 towns of that country and to the two
 famous universities After a flying trip
 to Paris, the Swiss lakes and up the
 Rhine to Belgium and Holland. she
 crossed over to England from the Hook
 to HarWich and went direct from here to Norwich, England. On the way
 from here to London the Ely cathedral in it's beautiful park and the university at Cambridge. Side trips from London
 were taken to Windsor. to Pew Gar dens and to the observatory and mu- scum at Greenwich. A pilgrimage to Canterbury came next, with the shrine of Thomas A. Beckett in the old ca thedral and an even older church, built
 in part by the Saxons. Salisbury ca thedral is pure Gothic in design, of wonderful slenderness and 1ightness and with spire 400 feet high. Near here were seen Hilton house, the home of the Earl of Pembroke, and the an- cient Druid ruins of Stonehenge. The old abbey at Glastonbury, the cathedral at Wells, the caves at Cheddar Cliffs and the hot springs and Roman relics at Bath were of much interest. But more so was Oxford, the famous uni versity which includes 22 colleges. one of which possesses the oldest library in Europe, dating from 1444. At Warwich is the old castle and near here are Kenflwerth castle and Stratford- on- Avon, Lincoln cathedral, with it's angel choir. and York, largest of all and hav- Ing the most beautiful stained glass windows, came next. Then Fountain abbey in it's park and Whftby abbey on its high bluff prepared for Durham and it's Norman cathedral Chester, with its surrounding city wa1lswas the last cathedral town visited before em- barking at Liverpool.
 Another delightful violin solo was then given by Miss Peck. waltz by Gillette. with De Boriot's 18th Etude as an encore number. Chocolate was served by the social committee. Mrs John F. Rogers, chairman Mrs. Neville Bfica, Miss Bliss and Miss Lorfng Mrs. A. N. H. Vaughn poured.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
cHILDREN's LETTERS. How Parrots Are Taught.

live near parrot school and like to go in and listen to them The teacher says that the parrot brain is like photograph and saves up every thing it hears and after a while when he feeis like talking he will speak the sentences he has heard, to everybody's surprise.
 The first thing the teacher says to them in the morning. ell, boys, good morning; how do you do today?" They can all say this nicely. It's amusing also to watch their gymnastics. They go through the funniest acrobatic feats and turn the maddest kind of somer- saults, always to come up serenely on their perches, and sit there quietly for 8 while, with heads cooked on one side.