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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-11
ACCOMPANIED MOTHER EAST

DR.. and Mrs. Quain returned today
from the easteru coast, where they
have been spending a few days. DR..
Quain's mother accompanied them to
New York, sailing from there for a
visit in Europe at the old home.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-11

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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-11

Two railroad wrecks due to the fog
occurred on the Wisconsin division of
the Chicago and Northwestern. The
Duluth train collided with a local at
Crystal Lake as the local was pulling
from the siding to the main track. No
one was burt. Half an hour later the
wreck train on it's way to Crystal Lake
was run into by Chicago local. The
engineer Of the wreck train was killed
and six Of the crew injured.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-11
HIGH COST OF living
Will NOT BE BUGAB0O
DURING COMING WINTER
RENEWED ATTENTION IN EVERY
PART OF COUNTRY TO
PRICES
CONDITIONS are FAVORABLE
ECONOMIC EXPERTS ARE OPTIM.
IsT,c OVER PROSPECTS
FOR THE YEAR

Sugar, Coffee, Potatoes, and Some
Canned Vegetables, are Soaring IN
Price, but Everyday Fare for the
Table Can Be- Purchased BY aver
aue Man with No Increase In Price.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-11

C111CAGO, Sept. 1I:"A Heavy 1Ug,
described by the local weather bureau
as the worst Chicago has experienced
in years, lifted this morning after
hanging over the city for IL hours
and causing serious interruption of
all kinds of traffic. Steam railroads.,
street cars and lake boats were COM
PEELED to use the utmost caution in
their movements. In many outlaying
parts of the city women telephoned
the police station for patrolmen to
act as escorts, the women being afraid
to venture on the way home alone.
Four persons were injured as a re-
suit of collisions between street cars
and vehicles.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-11
MACH|N|SIS union Will
PROBABLY NOT Endorse
STRIKE OF THE SAOPMEN
FOG
IN MANY YEARS
SERIOUS INTERRUPTION OF ALL
KINDS OF TRAFFIC Is
CAUSED.

Several Collisions Between Street
Cars and Vehicles Are Reported,
Which Injure Number Of People
Trains, Electric Cars and Lake
Steamers Obliged to Proceed With
Caution.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-11

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Evening star., 1911-08-08
FUNERAL OF CAPT. DOLPH
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Veteran Of Spanish-American War
to Be Buried in Airing
ton Cemetfy.

Funeral services for Capt. Isaac y.
Dolph. who died Sunday evening. will
be conducted tomorrow morning at 1890
O'Clock at Hindle's undertaking establish
ment. 9Th and Fl streets northwest. In
terment will be at Arlington.
Capt. Dolph, who was fifty-fve years
old. was returning to. his home in Mount
Rainier. Prince Georges county, Md.
from Potomac Park, where he had
and was riding in suburban electric car
when he was stricken with heart failure
and dropped dead.
Capt. Dolph was a native of Elgin. Ill.
He was prominent in Spanish War Vet
eran circles, having been a charter men,
ber of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, and
he was selected to represent the or
ganization at the annual encampment to
be held in Oklahoma City the latter part
of this month.
During the Spanish-American war he
Capt. Sigsbee. Capt. Dolph had served
in the weather bureau and Agricultural
Department before the beginning of the
war with Spain. At the close of the war
he was appointed to a position as ma
chinist in the bureau of engraving and
printing.
Mrs. Dolph. one son and three daugh-
ters survive the veteran. His son resides
near Quantico. Va. one daughter is a
resident OF this city and the others re-
side at the Mount Rainier home. An
inquest held at Mount Rainier resulted in
the jury reaching the conclusion that
death was caused by heart trouble.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
THOUSANDS ON OUTING.
Excursion of Modern Woodmen O.
America a Great Success.

More than 5000 people attended the
second annual excursion of the Modern
Woodmen Of America to Chesapeake
Beach yesterday. Besides members of
the District camps. many members of
the Royal Neighbors, the ladies' auxil-
iary Of the order. and members of
lodges of nearby Maryland towns were
in attendance.
The two features of the day were a
log rolling contest between several of
the camps, and a competitive drill. The
log-rolling contest, in which Washing
ton Camp. No. 11.464; West End Camp,
No. 12,0S9: II. r. Talbot Camp, No.
1 1,s12. and Wheaton Camp, No 9,40S.
of Maryland. participated. Wheaton
Camp won. 1t was captained by nj. j.
Boteler. It's other members are w. T..
Magruder. j. o. Murray. Charles She
rer, G. Sherer. Andrew Gray. 1. Miller.
Charles Litchlader. d. M. Bowie and NJ.
l.. Smith. Harry E. Galloway acted as
timer. while George &. Thomas and J..
Clinton Hiatt judged the event.
Raymond E. Sullivan of Washington
Camp won first prize in the elimination
drill, in which twenty Woodmen took part,
while the second prize was awarded to
Dee Hammer of Talbot Camp. The
judges were Spencer f. Bowman. j..
Clinton Hiatt and J. j. Cunningham.
The uniform team of Washington Camp
gave an exhibition drill on the board
walk.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
JOINS HOLY CROSS ORDER.
Miss Jane NJ. Murphy Invested at
Notre Dame. Indiana.

Miss Jane NJ. Murphy. eldest daughter
of William and the late Katherine King
ston of street and Terra Gotta. d. c.
was invested in the habit of the Sisters
of the Holy Cross last Friday and re-
ceived the name of Sister NJ Jane
Chantal. The ceremony took place in
the chapel Of the mother house at Notre
Dame. Ind, and was very beautiful and
impressive.
AS the choir sang Ave Maria, Stella.
Miss Murphy, dressed in a white en-
broidered robe. entered the chapel with
seventeen novices attired as brides. Over
700 Sisters of the Holy Cross Order as
sisted at the ceremonies. The altar was
beautifully decorated with flowers, plants
and hundreds of lighted candies. The
chapel was filled with relatives and
friends, among them Mr. and Mrs. James
c. Naughten, sister and brother-in-law
of Sister NJ. Jane Chantal
Miss Murphy comes of one of the old
est families of the District of Columbia.
and is a graduate of the Central High
School. She will continue her educational
work in the Holy Cross Order.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
GOOD PRICES FOR MELONS.
Depletion of Supply From Down the
River Only Temporary,

The heavy sales of watermelons at tine
wholesale wharf practically exhausted the
supply and yesterday afternon there was
only about 3,cDO melons aboard the fleet
of half dozen boats lying at the wharf.
Saturday afternoon there were about
fifteen vessels at the wharf market and
the aggregate OF their cargoes was about
:;O,GD melons.
This large number was disposed OF be-
tween Saturday afternoon and vest terday
at noon. In consequence of the depletion
in the supply prices had stiffened and
the fruit was selling at from S. per hum
dred for ordinary. culls. up to $50 per hun
dred for selects. There is no danger of a
shortage in the market. for vessel or
two from Virginia points arrived this
morning and a large fleet is looked for
by tomorrow morning Reports coming
from the melon-growing country OF Mary
land and Virginia state that the crop of
melons is large and that those which will
come to market later in the season will
be finer than theear:y arrivals.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
ASKS $4,000 FOR LEGS.
Railway Company Sued in Damages
by Harry II. Dowling.

Suit for damages amounting to $1,000
has been filed in the District Supreme
Court by Harry H. Dowling, minor
and by his father. Frank w. Dowling
against the Washington Railway and
Electric Company
1t Is charged by Harry IL. Bowling that
while he was riding bicycle on RI stI 1T
near 18th street northwest November /,
1910. car of the defendant company
struck and knocked him from his wheel
and SO injured him that both is legs had
to be ampatated.
The boy sues for $jo.OOO damages. while
his father asks for $1j.0vD for the loss,
of his sons services. and for Sd 0G0 paid
for medical attendance. The plaintiffs
are represented by Attorneys Rice Hooe,
Thomas H. Patterson and Hayden john
son. Is
Evening star., 1911-08-08
STARTING WITH NICKEL,
WORKS WAY FROM N. Y.
Thirteen-Year-Old Boy Has Re
markable Trip of Two
Weeks Duration.

journey from New York to this city
in two weeks, with starting capital of
but cents, Is the record established by
Alfred Douglas Ferguson. a thirteen
year-old high school boy of New York.
Not only did the youngster work his
way to this city unaided. but he arrived
with 2S cents more than wien he started.
During his trip he used almost every
including boats, wagons, motor cycles,
automobiles and even a COW.
1t was two weeks ago that the boy,
in answer to a dare by his father,
started on his way for this city. His
5 cents capital was used to pay his ferry
fare to Hoboken. After that he got
money doing odd jobs. ranging from
papers TO washing dishes. When he ar
rived here last evening he went to the
home of a relative. w. j. Slater, 44o New
Jersey avenue southeast.
He will remain there several days.
Just how long will be determined when
word is received from his father. The
interim will he spent sightseeing and
visiting friends here. His. trip home
will be made by train, although he has
expressed his willingness to tramp it
back"
He does not believe, however, that
the trip is possible for every boy of his
age. No. said he, every fellow my
age couldn't have gotten along. 1 know
several fellows at school who would
have fallen down, because they would
be afraid to get their hands dirty. Some
fellows who run downstairs to wash
their hands every time they have sharp
ened q pencil would have a hard time
with the different work did to earn my
board and lodgings But it's good fun.
il fellow has enough nerve to ask
for what he wants. and is not afraid
to work for what he gets
Evening star., 1911-08-08
TO BE LAUNCHED TOMORROW.
Small But Powerful Boat to Partici.
nate in Races.

Arrangements have been made for the
launching from the Emerson yards in
Alexandria tomorrow of Washington
power boat that will take part In the
elimination races for the American team
TO defend the International cup over the
Long Island course. She is the Vita III.
built for J. Stuart Blackston OF the
New York yacht club. The elimination
race viii be held August IL. II Is
thought that the Vita III will prove one
OF the fastest power boats ever turned
out.
She is only thirty-two feet over all but
has 200 horsepower in her engines. She
has two engines of 100 horsepower. each
coupled to each of her two propelers.
Her first speed run probably will be
made tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
NEW SCHEDULE ON RIVER.
Travel to Colonial Beach Necessi.
tates Doubling the Service.

To provide better service for Colonial
Beach. announcement is made that the
moonlight trips of the steamers Queen
Anne and st. Johns Saturday and Sunday
evenings will be discontinued.
Hereafter the Queen Anne will leave
the 7th street wharf for Colonial Beach
at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, and
the st. Johns at 6 O'Clock. The return
trip will be made Sunday afternoon, the
Queen Anne leaving Colonial Beach at j
O'Clock and the st. Johns a. o'clock.
This double service was rendered nee
essary by the increasing number of peo-
pie going to Colonial Beach, which is
said to be having the most successful
season of it's career.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
Personal Notes of River Men.

Capt. Frank Taylor OF A. j. Taylor
& Bro, tugboat owners of this city, who
has been in Norfolk on business visit
in connection with his tugs in service
there. has returned TO his home at this
city.
Capt. Addie Posey. first officer in the
Norfolk line has gone to tidewater Vir-
ginia on a vacation OF several weeks On
his return home he will resume steamboat
service.
Walter simpson. clerk for johnson
Bros. has gone to one of the resorts on
the Atlantic coast of Maryland 10 spend
a week or ten days.
]. w. Lewis has returned from short
vacation spent al Colonial Beach. Va,
and is at his Office on the river front.
While at the beach he met number of
friends from his former home on the
Eastern shore of Maryland.
Cecil Hufty OF Alexandria is at Somer-
set Beach experimenting the loading of
the schooner Rodney Parker with rail-
road ties for Boston.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
SHIP MEETS WATERSPOUT.
Crew of Schooner Have an Excit-
ing Experience,

Capt. Atkins. master OF the four-mast-
ed schooner Elisha Atkins. a we'll known
old trader to this port, had rather an ex-
citing experience on a trip from Port
Tampa TO Baltimore. which has just end
ed. The vessel was off Hilsboro Inlet In
the Florida straits, when a huge water
spout was sighted. The spout was twist
ing like cloth is wrung to dry it, and
its course was directly for the vessel
Capt. Atkins did some quick work in get
ting his ship out of the way of the big
column of water. which passed only a
short distance away from the vessel and
was within half a mile of the ship when
IL broke.
The fall of the water made such IL
heavy sea that the Atkins rolled for some
time, If feeling the results of a heavy
gale. The trip of the Atkins was made
il a succession of calms and had il not
bAen for the assistance of the gulf stream
the vessel would still be walowing in the
sea off the Florida coast. As il was,
she took longer TO make the trip than
ever before in her history.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
SENT TO REFORM SCHOOL.
Ernest Clancy, Convicted of Theft,
Pleads for Another Chance.

Ernest Clancy. f>urteen years old, Of
As X street northwest was sentenced to
the reform school by Judge Cailan in
the Juvenile Court yesterday He had
been convicted of stealing about SO from
the cash register of Thomas Robinson, in
Center Market a few days ago.
Clancy pleaded with the Judge not to
be sent 10 the reform school. kneeling and
crying out to be given another chance
Judge Callan refused to alter the SEN
tence however.
You have been in this sort of trouble
too often, said the judge. Il am doing
the best thing / can for you by sending
you to the reform school,
Evening star., 1911-08-08
LOCAL MENTION.
AMusEMENrs ToNIGHT.

Columbia.-The Columbia Players, in
sFacing the Music. Sis pm.
Cosmos-vaudeville and motion pic
lures, / pm to IL pm.
virginia-Moving pictures and Illus
trated songs.
Glen Echo Park-A fairyland OF
amusements, with large, new dancing
pavilion.
Chevy Chase Lake-Marine Band
concert. followed by dancing.
Luna Park-Amusements of all sorts.
with dancing and band concerts.
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.
Steamers for New River View leave
7th street wharf at 10 am. and and
z pm.
Steamer St. Johns. on a moonlight
trip down the Potomac, leaves 9TH
street wharf at Z pm.
Steamer for Colonial Beach leaves
7th street wharf at Q am.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
Boy Accidentally Shot.

While on the Virginia shore of the Po-
tomac near the end of the Highway
bridge yesterday afternoon about )
o'clock, Kirk ktbler.- fifteen years old.
was accidentally shot in the leg by Frank
Mareer. a companion, whose age is given
as thirteen years. The wounded boys
home is at go G street southwest, while
Mareer resides two doors to the west of
him.
The boys were near the Highway bridge
swimming. ard Ixibler was shot Just after
he had come out of the water. He was
taken to the Emergency Hospital in a
delivery wagon. E's companion accom-
panying him. His condition is not seri-
Gus.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
HURT FIGHTING A FIRE.
Joseph B. Simpson Extinguishes
Blaze Without Sending in Alarm.

Joseph B.. Simpson, played fireman last
night in the store of George B. Tarbell
Georaia avenue and Longfellow street.
where he Is employed as clerk. He went
to the basement and succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the bla ze without calling out
the fire department. No damage was
DONE but Simpson sustained an injury to
his cad.
Fire of unknown origin caused about
sos damage in the store of Michael Silk,
Rock Creek Church road, yesterday aft
ernoon. Members of No. % engine COM
pany went to the store in response to a
cali for aid, and the blaze was extin-
guished before much headway had been
gained.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
MRS. BRILLHART TO LIVE HERE
Widow of Naval Officer Who Ended
Life Will Reside With Parents.

Mrs. Rose Osgood Brilliant, widow of
Lieut.. Charles f. Brilliant. L. s. N, who
committed suicide in New York last week,
Will make her home with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Whitman Osgood, at the Vic
toria apartment house for the present.
She has returned to Washington from
York. Pa. where she went to attend the
funeral of her husband Sunday. Her
mother and aunt. Mrs. c. E. Clifton. ac-
companied her Mrs. Brilliant is still suf-
fering from the nervous shock which fol-
lowed the news of her husbands death.
The services at York were conducted
by Rev. y. r. Steick. Iastor of the Union
Lutheran Church. and the interment was
made in the Brilliant family lot. Lieut..
Lee Prior. an old friend of Lieut.. Brill
hart, was the only naval officer present.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
SAIL OVER THE CITY
IN ARMY AEROPLANES
Capts. Beck and Chandler and
Lieut.. Arnold Pay Fort
Myer a Visit.

Paul Peck, the Rex Smith aviator, this
morning left the polo grounds, where his
machine had been since Saturday night,
and flew back to College Park. The trip
was made in twelve minutes at height
of 2OOO feet.
Washington yesterday had a chance to
see three aeroplanes in flight one after
the other. Capt. Paul Beck, the operator
of the Curtiss machine, flew from Col
lege Park to Fort Myer and returned
Following him about half an hour came
Lieut.. Arnold in the Wright machine,
with Capt. Chandler as passenger
Peck, whose machine was at the speed
way, made, two attempts to fly back to
College Park. but could not make the
necessary altitude till it was too late in
the evening to attempt the flight, SO he
allowed his machine to stay in Washing
ton till early this morning.
Flies on Straight Line.
contemplated for some time, but they
waited for favorable weather and till the
motors of the two machines were tuned
up satisfactorily. The Beck machine was
run out of the shed at little before 4
climbed to an altitude or 2,1O0 feet. He
flew in an almost straight course for Fort
Myer, making the trip In twenty-five min
utes with an eight-rnile wind against
him.
Landing on the parade ground at Fort
Myer. he teiephoned his arrival to Col
lege Park and the Wright machine, with
Lieut.. Arnold as the operator and Capt.
Chandler as the passenger. started the
flight. They took rather a longer route,
h.-4 ~ II, tyfo hor r.
racks and then pointing back up the river
to Fort Myer The time of their trip
with slower machine and longer dis
tance was thirty-f3ur minutes. The air
line distance from College Park to Fort
Myer is twelve and three-fourth miles.
Starts on Return Trip.
Capt. Beck stayed with the officers at
Fort siyer till just before the arrival of the
his altitude for the return trip when
Lieut. Arnold and his passenger ar
rived The two machines passed in the
air ABOUT the 1.OcO-foot level.
Both the outbound and return trip were
made without especial incident. Capt.
Chandler was given the levers of the
Wright machine and piloted it for part
of the trip. The greaest altitude made by
Capt. Beck was $500 feet. His return
trip to College Park was two minutes
slower than his first run, owing to the
adverse wind.
There was quite a crowd at the polo
field awaiting the return of Peck to Col
lege Park last night. He made two at
tempts to rise, but could not force the
machine to a high enough level to make
the flight. On the first attempt he tried to
c imb too abruptly and the machine would
not respond The covering OF the planes
had been stretched and was loose, SO tn S
also interfered with his fight. This morn
ing the dampness had tightened the COW
er.ng of the planes and he had no trouble
in making a height of about 2.OO feet, at
which altitude lie easily returned to the
hangar at College Park.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
Longer Trips Planned.

The army birdmen are to extend their
cross-country trips as they develop in
practice and probably VIII put on larger
fuel tanks SO as to be safe for longer
flights. 1t has not yet been decided what
the next point for a fight will be, but the
aviators want to fly both to Baltimore
and to the naval aviation field at An
napoiis.
The Burgess Wright machine which has
been ordered for. the army has arrived at
the freight depot here, but will not be
unpacked til Starting Burgess or some
other man from the Burgess factory ar
r.ves to assemble it and demonstrate for
the War Department
Evening star., 1911-08-08
IN BIG SHERIFFS CUSTODY.
Man Arrested Here for Robbery Re-
turned to Indiana Town.

Charles Anserer. who was arrested in
this city Saturday to answer charge of
having robbed the Soldiers Home at
Marion. Ind, and also with having left
there with money belonging to a num-
Der OF the inmates of the institution, is
en- route to Indiana.
Sheriff Tony George, who weighs about
$40 pounds, and his prisoner. who
weighs not more than 140 pounds,
started west last night. Angerer was
employed as clerk at the Marion inSti-
tuition. He disappeared from there more
than a year ago and reward was Of
fered for his arrest
Evening star., 1911-08-08
STARS FIGHT ON FLY
AID TO HEALTH OFFICE
Shows Sections of City Where
Dangerous Insect Is
Most Numerous.

With The Stars fyless city campaign
ended. the District health department is
completing its plans to commence swat
the man who feeds the fiy'' crusade.
DR.. Arthur L. Murray of the departing It
today Is computing the final results of
The Stars campaign. with the object of
ascertaining in what sections of the city
the most flies were killed The depart
ment intends correcting conditions in
those sections which are responsible for
the appearance of an unusual number of
flies.
1t probably will be several days before
the grouping of the cards of the contest
ahts has been finished and Washington's S
ny-infested areas marked out. 1t is a
big Job districting the city on the basis
Of its fly population.
Line for Future Work.
Nothing could have given the health
department a better line on the favori;e
haunts of flies than The Stars contest
has," said DR.. Murray, "and a much more
successful warfare should be waged
against the insect In the future
Health Officer Woodward declared that
the department will make every use of
attempt to eradicate the conditions tat
make the existence of the fly possible.
Yesterday was a busy day at the health
department and the office of The Star.
DR.. Murray presented the twenty-seven
prize winners in The Stars contest with
official certificates of the department
showing the number of flies they had
killed. The certificates We're used as
identification cards when the holders
called at The Star Office and received the
prizes to which they were entitled.
Certificates for Contestants.
A number of certificates were presented
to children who were not prize winners,
but who were anxious to have the Of
fetal record of their count
DR.. Murray considered sending a ccr-
tificate to every contest tant with score
of 1860 or better. but today he said that
each child with a record of J,9C0 or bet
ter would receive one. In this event
more than one hundred of the young
crusaders will be honored.
Evening star., 1911-08-08
Special Furniture

ut low cash prices. Manufacturers Sc
lected productions in colonial. mahog
any and other attractive periods for the
dining room. living room, parlor. hail.
library and bedroom. In making your
fall plans do not overlook visiting this
store and see this unusual furniture. You
can furnish your home here handsomely
at moderate cost. Come in and see us.
Personal and courteous attention: moth
ing msrepresented. Wilson e. Mayors,
Manufacturers Statesmen, 1927 & 1923
a. ST
Evening star., 1911-08-08
Mrs. Mary E. C. Walker Buried.

The body of Mrs. Mary E. C. Walker.
the Washington school teacher who suc-
.cumbed Saturday to injuries received in
the Bridgeport train wreck. was buried
in Glenwood cemetery following funeral
services this morning at IL O'Clock at the
Church of the Epiphany, with Rev. Il. r.
Peter officiating.