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The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

The latter part of the automobile sea-
SON Of 1911, which comes to close next
Thursday night, will go down in motor
annals as being particular void Of sport
ing events. ..
The 5oe-mile Decoration Day race at
Indianapolis. the longest automobile race
ever held in the world, was the only
event held which rose to the dignity of
a national race. There have been nu-
merous small events held in different parts
of the country, but they have all been
local In their nature. BY many the 500
mile race Is blamed for the fact that
other events Of national Importance did
not take place. 1t has been said that
manufacturers focused all their attention
and based their hopes on this event to
the exclusion Of anything else In the
motor world. Perhaps they did, but 1t
hardly seems logical that hard headed
business men,. such as are the great
majority Of the executives of automobile
manufacturing companies, would let a
one-day event overshadow all other
plans. This seems especially true be-
cause 1t was not stock car event, hence
to the buying public did not prove any
thing more than that automobiles could
be built to cover 500 miles at a break
neck speed without falling to pieces. 1t
is, true that some Of the cars entered
were claimed by their entrants to be
stock cars in every semblance Of the
word. the same type Of car. with the
same motor and other working parts as
would be delivered to any purchaser.
There was no examination Of the cars,
however, to see that they conformed to
stock specifications before the start of
the event
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
rug Back with Taylor Fleet.

After being thoroughly overhauled at
the works of the Maryland Steel Com
pany. at Baltimore. the new tug Ad-
vance. Of the Taylor feet, left Friday
night for Providence, r. /. The little
vessel will coal at Norfolk on her way
ND the coast
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Iishters Being nep.irea.

numbF OF lighters belonging TO the
sand y gravel. and stone hauling compa-
niles OF this city are now on the marine
railway At Alexandria undergoing re-
palrs.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
POToMACS' JUNIOR CREW.

Bow-Ted Quintard.
No. 2-Louis Milovich.
No. George Poole.
No. John Fischer.
No. 5-E. Cornelius Mcdonald.
No. 6-Frank T. Chamberlain.
No. IL. F. Hoppe.
Stroke-J. L. Vandegrift.
Coxswain-John Mckinney.
Junior Single Scull.
Walter Thrall.
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able extra speed and persistent overload
ing the price Is always paid In repairs.
many new tires, and the shortened life
of the machine.
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NAVAL Orders.

The ioiawing crier have BEEN i~ued:
Lieut. =. KLYcE, dstsched duty school Marina
EnEtsstins. Naval Academy. Aanapoiis. Ma.
and cfHntsd sick leave sh inonthk
Ass,; sa.s y Z. JoNEe. " duty Nsyo u~palAl.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
IN THE AUTO WORLD
The 1911 Season Devoid Of
Important Events.
aI1DDEN TOUR A JOY RIDE

It Will BE an Easy Trip from New
York to Jacksonville, with None
Of the Features Which Have
Made the Tour Famous in the
Past-other Gossip of Interest.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

country, is at present in Seattle, Wash.
where the front wheels are being fitted
With runners and the rear with steel
sSudded tires previous to being shipped
- Alaska. The crew hope to drive the
car from Skagway to Dawson City
through the gateway Of the Yukon.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

Robert Dove has left in his Chalmers
for Philadelphia. Atlantic City, and New
York for an extended stay.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

James Flynn. manager Of the Zell mo-
tor car, representing the Hupmobile in
this city. has been informed that Charles
D.. Hastings. former assistant general
manager, has been appointed general
manager of the Hupp Motor Car Com
pany, to succeed r. c. Hupp, who re-
Gently resigned.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
Glidden Tour q Joy Ride.

The Glidden tour this year was post
poned from May until October owing to
a lack of entries. This was not the
reason given out, but II is the real one
nevertheless. Those in charge Of It said
that as the 1911 season was so near over
many OF the manufacturers did not care
to enter 1911 models but would prefer
TO have it postponed until after their
next seasons product was out. AS il
turns out the Glidden is not to be a real
tour. but, instead. a joy ride from New
York to Jacksonville. Fla. In seasons
past 1t has been conducted under the
rules of grade one of the American Au-
tcmobi1e Association which call for a
technical examination before the start,
penalization for everything done en- route
in the way of work on the car, a final
outdoor operative test, and concluding
with another technical examination. This
year there is to be no fixed running
schedule between controls except that all
cars must report at night before a GER
tain time. Observers are to be a negligf-
Bile quantity and so long as man brings
his car through he will be all right. In
word, it is to be nice, easy trip that
will simply prove that 1t is possible to
take a car from New York to Jackson
vile, Fla, over the road.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

He who hestitates win 80 without his
boat"-a new twist to an old saying
Nearly every one who reads this win
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

George E. Sullivan, Of the Capital Yacht
Club, and a party Of friends went to
Occoquan. Va. at 9 o'clock last Tuesday
morning in his hunting cabin cruiser Mer-
maid. He returned the same night.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

Automobilists are quick to complain
about poor roads or lack of what seems
to be care in maintaining them. How
ever, they fail to realize that by exercis-
Ing care in driving they can help to keep
roads in good condition. II instead of
dropping into rut or spot where the
macadam has worn away they would do
much to prolong the life of roadway.
for this would spread the travel over
ten or twelve feet of roadway.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

Barring the Twin City endurance run
from Minneapolis, Mimi, to Helena,
Mont, in which nineteen cars partici-
pated, there has not been a real en-
durance run since the beginning Of the
which proved rather arduous, as was the
run of the st. Louis club, and the Wis
consin State Automobile Association.
But outside of these the other local runs
which have been held have been more
or less in the nature of a pleasant jaunt.
The interest in them was only local and
the advertising received from them was
not of national character.
1t is doubtful IL there ever will be
another real endurance run in the United
States. Runs in the future will partake
more of the nature of good roads move
ments. One reason for this is that many
manufacturers feel that their cars are
sufficiently well known and have proved
their stability. It costs considerable
money to participate in an event of this
kind. and manufacturers ask themselves
Is the game worth the candle? The
opinion on this point is divided. Some
claim that it is, and others say that 1t
Is simply waste of money.
Automobiles Dependable.
In the early days of automobiling 1t
was a mooted question in the public mind
whether or not it was safe to journey
far from street car or railway line in
an automobile as there was no telling
when 1t would break down. Cartoon
lists spent their spare time in drawing
pictures of machine broken down on
the road with the owner or. chauffeur
down underneath with a kit of tools
tinkering away trying to fix the car while
his guests sat on the roadside asking
one another how far'it was to the nearest
railway station Others pictured the ma
chimes being towed home = behind a
farmers team with all the people along
the roadside making remarks as the pro-
cession passed. In the early days OF the
industry. machines were not as dependa,
BILE as they are to-day. and there was
something Of a reason for not venturing
TO far from base in one. But automobiles
have improved. and to-day will take one
almost anywhere, no matter what the
road conditions are.
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though the5valve openings have been en-
iarged and their shape changed to insure
more even distribution Of the gas to the
cylinders
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

DIR. L. B. Mason left yesterday in his
Stoddard Dayton on a weekend trip to
The Plains, Virginia.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

Frank Conger. of the Capital Yacht
Club, and party started on a short cruise
down the river last Tuesday afternoon.
Quantico, Va. was the first stop. and
from there Mr.. Conger went to Coltons
Point. Md. He will probably return this
afternoon
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

According to reports from the Hudson
factory, the sale of this car will be more
than six times as great for 1872 than 1t
was for the season just closing. Orders
already booked show this enormous gain.
The ranchers Of this country, who do most
OF their work by self-propelled machin-
cry, are using Hudson cars to visit the
different parts of their farms, and find
that they give the utmost satisfaction.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

F. L. Wagner left yesterday in his Co
lumbia for weekend trip down through
the Shenandoah Valley.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25

mntchless eloquence and won from
Horace Grcely his tribute OF "The eio-
0uent young tribune of Virginia." The
cruel years left the citadel OF General
At the bier Of Jackson. of Stuart OF
armistead. and by her hundred 5at-
tleilclds. yet holding the white hand
OF Lee. Richmond was In ashes: Jcrer-
son Davis was in prison. Tho South
~hois nation bowed under tho death
Of Lincoln. Wail!nE rode on the wings
OF pcncc.t The chivalry of Grant was
on al lips: the Immortal wor6s OF
Garfield. In Now York. thnt God still
land OF bleeding hearts. But we re-
eau how New York came across the
darkened way. with money and credit
ana messages OF courage. Could tho
again. from tho ashes OF Athens" was
the question?
General Roger A. Pryor born to com
mand to exact respect and to merit
esteem. was one OF the stout hearts In
the old Athens. an able lawyer. n great
speaker. erudIte and Accomplishment: He
n0nptless asked himself the questions
Where can hest serve the land I
ioNeH' Not many years did he walt
lie was among the first to forgive and
heard. has he failed to respect from
me Old Dominion, and that n straight
line TO his office and his home to all
MS old friends Is supreme pleasure
TO him Noble old Roman! Our heart
went out to him some years ago. when
the sorrow of his brilliant sons death
ca me upon him. His face is but little
turrowcd and the frost of time seems
nEht. We are glad he had his reunion
and to recall the memory OF the silver
tongucd hero WIN. H BJJMPTrS
Nashville. April II.
Nashville TcnnnSseran
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CONFEDERATES WHO
SLEEP AT ARLINGTON
History Of the Care Of Their Graves Removal
Of Source Of Sectional Bitterness President
McKinleY's Aid

OF Confederate soldiers in Arlington
end In tho District of Columbia. At
this time Il was the general belief of
the Southern people that not exceed i.
ing half dozen Confederat tie dead were
lett lin Arlington, two hundred and
forty-one bodies having been removed
10 the States OF Virginia. North Car
DINA and South Carolina In the carly
seventies. DR.. Lewis and his ascot :
htes pursued their search among the
seventeen thousand graves in tho
ccmetary and. after considerable labor
ana difitcultF, finally located one hun
drcd and thlriy-six graves OF Confed-
crate soldiers intcrspcrsed with those
OF Union soldiers, negro contrabands.
refugees and other civilians. There
was nothing on the plain headstone-
slabs To indicate that they were graves
OF Confederate soldiers. or soldiers at
all, nor 10 distinguish them from
negro contra bands. nor did the regis
Try OF the dead In Arlington, which
was kept by the superintendent, furn-
ish any data in concerning them. ex-
cent their names and that they were
Confederate soldiers. The existence
OF many Of these graves was unknown
70 the superintendent of the ccnieta ry.
although he had been in charge of the
grounds for seven years
When this thorough and exhaustive
investigation was completed at Airing
ION. the same gentlemen proceeded 10
locate all the graves OF Confederate
soldiers in the District OF Columbia,
and found an additional number OF
IFS. which were finally brought 10
Arlington, making the total numbe +
recovered 2s and then tho military re-
cord of each OF he dead soldiers was,
as far as possible. looked UP and made
a matter OF. public record. DR. Lewis
and his comrades had been cnga ed
In this work four or five months when
President Mckinley made his spccci,
of December II. 1885. a, Atlanta, Ga.
In which he said that the time had
come for the people of the whole coun
try to share in tho care OF the graves
OF Confederate soldiers. Shortly ar
ter this time. the Broadway Rouss
Camp Of Confederate Veterans was
organized by DR.. Lewis and others for
the purpose OF carrying on this work,
and committee OF the camp at once
pctitioned President Mckinley to have
a suitable plot of ground in Arlington
set apart where all of tho Confederate
dead In that cemetery and in other
cemeteries in the District OF Columbia
III ght be collected and their graves
marked by appropriate headstoncs. This
petition was most kindly received by
Mr.. Mckinley. resulting in site be-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
MEN WHO WORE THE GRAY.
DR. Gii,lersiccvc AMI His,,0p Polk We're
t Among the Volunteers

Among the Volunteers.
glance at the personnel of the
Gonfederatc Army In the years 1851
isTI WI perhaps he Instructive; In IT'S
sons Of the plain farmer and the sons
of the great landowners--tlic Southern
aatistocrai. Not few or the men carry
Ing muskets or serving as troopers, are
classical scholars. the Hover OF the
Southern universities. In nm interval
OF the suspension of hostilitics q tho
Arabic grammar--it is Crawford II.
Toy who Is destined 70. become the
II Hartford University.
In one OF the battles in the valley
Of Virginia volunteer aid OF General
John y, Gordon is severely woundcd--il
Is Basil L. Gildersleevc, who has left
of Virginia to serve in the field 10
still lives, wearing the laurel OF dis
tinction as the greatest Grtcian in
siege Of Fort Donelson in 1862 one of
the heroic captains who yields up his
life in the trenches is Rev. Dahney e.
Harrison. who raised company in his
own Virginia parish and entered tho
army at its head.
In the Southwest lieutenant gem
eral falls in hattie. 1T is General Leon
idas Pope. who laid aside his bishops
robes to become soldier in the Held,
having been educated to arms az West
Point.
It is a striking fact that when vir-
ginia threw in her lot with her South
ern sisters in April, 1851, practically
the whole body of students at her
State university-51S out of $40. who
ates--onlisted in the Confederate
ARMY. That army thus rcpresented
the whole Southern people 1t was Il
self-ievy en- ma $50 of the male popula-
ton jnsall gave c6rtaln maintain re-
gions In Virginia. North Carol-a. Ten
nessec, Alabama md Georgia.
f Ono gets a new ana possibly surpris-
ing convention of tho Schnrncter OF The
rank and file of the Southern army In
such incidents ns&thc following: Hero
arc mock Trials going or in the. moot
court of5a certain artillery company,
and the d iscussionS are pronounced By
a * competent authority. al brilliant
and powerful" Here is q group of pri-
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CRY OF a PEOPLE.

Why arc your lilies so tall and pure
Oh, land OF the South. and why
breathcs your rose such a pa ssionate
tenderness G
When your morning breeze sigh?
Why should your forests he grand and
broad.
Or your rivers full and free?
On why should your birds entrance the
With wonderful melody?
Why Is there a glory about your
nights.
And golden glimmcrIng haze
Sleeping like floods OF amber wine
Your full blown. splendid days?
Ill nts the sunshine with broken
hearts,
Or roses with sorrow and death
Leaden should be your skies above.
And barren your fields beneath.
M. f. NJ. DAVIS, in 1866.
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ROGER i. PRYOR.
Tribute 10 One Of the Surviving Con-
fedcrnfC ECuerats

Roger a. Pryor was ono Of vir-
Ginia's most famous orators. 1t was
treat TO look upon his majestic hear
ing. his flashing eyes. broad forehead
and raven locks. as he bowed 80 his
auditors. Apollo would not have at
tracted moro attention In tho forum. or
received louder acclaim on the must
ings. than did this splendid type of The
educated genius Of the Old Dominion
Not only did he represent the Mir
ginia type. but the South, which prior
TO that period had furnished AN array
OF scholarly speakers, which yet ca
riches her annals and pcrpetuates her
fame. Only once did you need to hear
MIN TO remember his carrying voice !:
emphatic. earliest and convincing. the
wave of his hand. the imperious pose.
and that natural, God given power
OF the orator. and he was inirrored on
your life His voice was not so mel
low as the great Daniel hut he could
say, Fcllow-citizens" in that forceful
..,,iE way, which eaualed Daniels
MY countrymen" Either melted men
TO tears or lead them to battle,
General Pryor was brave aud de-
voted to the cause which he signally
exalted throughout Virginia by his
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
JOHNSTON'S CAMPAIGN
TO RELIEVE VICKSBJTRG
Marching Under Blazing Guns -Grape-Vine Dis
patches Dissected by the Common
enlberton..'-
killed and wounded were very heavy


During the campaign IL wis fire.
Guently. talked among the men that
there was serious conflict of Judgment
between General Johnston and General
Pemberton. who commanded at VIcks-
burg. Such n disagreement cannot lie
concealed from the men OF the army,
especially when like ours they are
men of intelligence, accustomed to
discuss the meaning of all that con-
cerned our war The newspapers in
dulgcd in frequent crItisms Of General
Johns;on's movements, as slow and un-
certain. II was generally known that
there was considerable friction between
President Davis and General Johnston.
and the apparently contradictory
movements of bur troops led TO the
belief that someone had blundcred. !.
So had opportunity to hear the
Repression OF many opinions OF both
officers and privates. General Johnston
had remarkable power OF winning the
confidence of his troops; and as a gen
erai rule our men were his warm
pnrtisans The substance of The de-
fcnsc of the general was that by Gen
cral Femberton's failure to keep Gem
eral Johnston informed of actual con-
ditlons around Vicksburg, and his
disobedience OF the orders OF his
superior officer, he had piade it I'M
possible for il sufficient force to be con
ccntrated to resist General Grants adj
vance.
At first, by orders OF the govern
ment, General Johnston was kept with
the Army OF Tennessee. hundreds of
miles from VickshurG. and had to de-
pend on General Pemberton's dis
patches to know conditions in Mis-
sissippi. 1t was the middle of May
before he came to the Army of Mis-
sissippi, and when he did reach 1t he
found that the Federal feet having
passed our batteries at Elcksburg and
port Hudson. and having POSSESSION
of the Mississippi River General Grant,
with an overwhelming force, had cross
ed the river and had reached Jack
son, the capital of the state. and wa S
threatening General Pemberton's army.
General Johnston's plan was TO ahan-
don Yicksburg and Port Hudson as no
longer valuable to the Confederacy,
and to concentrate all of ouri forces in
seeking to defeat General Grant III
that could be done we could destroy
his army, cut off MS II would BIO from
Its base; and then we could easily re-
gain tho abandoned posts, On the
Other. hand, IL our army were divided
and a largo part OF it shut UP IN lhoao
posts, General Grant could easily defy
the small force operating OH the out
side, and ultimate surrender of the
garrisons was certain, 80 that Il we
would lose both the forts and tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25

Yates In a Maryland infantry resl-
ment. In winter quarter huts near Fair
fan. Va. and among the subjects dis
cussed arc these: "yattel and Philomer
on international Law" "iIumboldt.s
Works aud Travels" THE African En-
piorations OF Barth,' THE Influence
Of Climate on the Human Features
The Culture of Cotton ',rlie Laws
Relating to Property. Here are some
Virginia priyatcs in II howitzer com
pany, solcmnly officiating at the burial
of tame crow. and the exercises In
cludc an English speech, a Latin ora
lion and Greek odc!---Randolpl III.
Mci<im, In the American Review OF Re-
views r., ~
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Soldier
ny REV. j. II. aINEILLi,
Chaplain of aunricH's brigade, c. S.. A
lin the Nashville Bnnnero
MrNEILLi,

Tin the Nashville Bnnnero .i
AS these sketches are merely per-
sonal "reminiscences, there is, OF course.
no attempt to criticize the movements
OF armies, nor to explain the purpose
of the movements only tell what I
saw and heard of current comment on
our movements. Among all my en-
pcricnces of army life none Impressed
me more than the campaign under
General Joseph L. Johnston, for the
relief OF Nicksburg, in the spring and
summer of 1863 For as a result OF
that campaign | lay for weeks in a
darkcncd room in Il hospital with eyes
inflamed until they were balls OF blood,
and though my sight was restored yet
that experience left ME legacy of
suffering from neuralgia of the eyes
which continues with me 10 this day
The campaign was series of
marches and counter marches of our
small force seeking some weak spot in
the strongly fortified lines Of Genera
Grants huge army, where we migh;
break through the Gordon of beslegcrs
and open a way for the escape OF the
beleagured garrison
Those marches were under bInzing
suns, along shadless roads. over n
country destitute of running. streams.
through binding clouds of dust. some
times III deep sand that made walking
labor; sometimes. when the rain fell
In torrents, through mud heavy and
clingirg. Yet 1t was all In vain. 1t
was impossible for $4,000 at most to
contend against 10000, which could be
speedily reinforced to 10000.
hote frequently in Northern sta
tistics OF the battles of the Civil War
tendency to exaggerate the Con-
federate forces and to diminish tho
Federal forces engaged and in like
manner to swell our loses, while mini-
MIXING their own, all of IT for the
glory OF the Federal troops and gem
erals, Now a Confederate soldier is
the last man to discount the courage
and efficiency OF the soldiers on the
other side. The men commanded by
Generals Grant and Sherman were
mostly from the West, and were orr
equals In lighting qualities. and pos
sibly superior In drill land discipline,
certainly far superior In numbers and
equipment Yet. whenever we met
them, as Bill Arp puts II. 1--WE killed
more OF them than they did OF u.s.
I'VE made them pay largely for their
Successes, In the preliminary battles
TO the Investment of Vicksburg at
Port Gibson, Raymond, Bakers Cree elk
and Jackson, the Federal forces far
toutnumbered ours, ~. lheir losses in