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Evening star., 1911-08-15
DISTRICT MARKSMEN BUSY.
Take Part in Contests at Camp
Perry, Ohio.
ecial Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CAMP PERRY. Ohio, August l5.-This
was busy day for the eighteen District
of Columbia marksmen in the National
Rife Association contest here. They start
ed the day by firing in the 200 and 600
yard round of the governors match,
which began yesterday on the skirmish
field. and which will be ended tomorrow
morning at rapid fire. This afternoon the
men competed for the Leech cup. the first
1,S00-yard stage Of which was run of.
This match, which DIR. George Z. Cook
of the District won In 1904, will be finish
ed Thursday at 300 and 1.OpO yards. The
District shots rounded out the days pro-
gram by lighting in the Evans skirmish
match. Maj. Thomas Brown, with "a,
ranked eighteenth and scored high for the
District in the Wimbledon match, which
Capt. Guy Emerson of Ohio, last years s
winner, took with 9S Capt. F. n. Holts
81 gave him twenty-first place and Lieut..
Alderman's 93 thirtieth.
Maj. Thomas s. KinS, the District in-
spector Of small arms practice. will be N
charge Of the revolver range Friday.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
CONTRACTORS HELD IN COURT.
Accused by Woman of Taking Fenc-
ing and Mantelpieces.

George H. Grier and James R. Diggs.
local contractors. were each held for the
action of the grand jury by Judge Pugh
in Police Court today on a charge Of
stealing iron fencing and two mantle
pieces from a building which they were
demolishing. They furnished $500 bond
each for their appearance.
Mrs. Hannah Grades. the complain
ant, said she had awarded a contract to
the defendants to demolish a building
she owned at JO1 Florida avenue. and
then reconstructed it. Sixty-five feet Of
fencing and two mantles, the whole val
ued at about 500, she declared the two
men appropriated to themselves and SUBJ
sequently sold for about a half or a
third of their original value.
Counsel for the defendants contended
that a prima facie case had not been
made out because Of an exaggerated
value placed on the property alleged to
have been stolen. and because, by usage
contractors are entitled to certain parts
Of buildings which they tear to pieces.
Both men entered pleas OF not guilty.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
LETTER TO SLAIN WOMAN.
Missive Addressed to Ada Haynes Is
Received Here.

A registered letter addressed to Ada
Haynes, 1892 d street northwest was
received yesterday about the time the
deputy coroner was performing an au-
topsy on the body of the murdered
woman. 1t was postmarked New York
and is thought by the police to have
been from the young man who had only
recently sent the woman proposal OF
marriage.
Messages sent to Mount Airy, \. c..
where the young woman formerly resided.
brought no response, and her body is
still at the morgue. Acquaintances or
the young woman think the New York
man will probably see to the burial OF
the body when he learns of her tragic
death.
Unless friends soon make arrangements
for the burial, 1t was said at the morgue
this morning. the body will be sent to
potter's field. Willie Saben, slayer of
the woman, was sent TO jail yesterday
afternoon He still maintains that he
has no recollection of the shooting.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
IN BANKRUPTCY COURT.
Petitions Filed for John H. keenan,
and J. Hammond Brewer.

Bros. hatters and furnishers, at GIL 7th
street northwest. today filed petition in
voluntary bankruptcy. He lists his debts
at 1868 IS. and estimates his assets at
s4,1OO. Attorneys Archer & Smith rep
resent the petitioner.
Creditors of j. Hammond Brewer. feed
dealer. at 300 7th street southwest. today
asked the District Supreme Court to ad-
Judge him bankrupt. They declare he
has admitted his inability to pay his
debts and expressed a willingness to be
adjudged bankrupt. Justice Barnard ap-
pointed w. s. Hoge. jr., as receiver of
the business pending the appointment OF
a trustee by the creditors.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
ELoPERS MARRIED AGAIN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geraghty United Now
by q Catholic Priest.

SPRING FIELD. Mass, August lo.-Mr.
and Mrs John Edward Paul Geraghty,
the Newport couple who eloped and were
married in Central Village. Conn, last
week, were married in this city today by
Rev Father NJ. A. K. Kelly Of the
Roman Catholic Cathedral Of st. Michael.
Mrs. Joseph Harris. cousin of Ge-
raghty. and her husband were the only
witnesses of the ceremony, which was
performed at the parish house OF the ca
thedral.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
BIG CROP OF WHEAT.
Canada Promises to Establish New
Record This Year.

There is every indication from the for
eign reports of the Department Of Agri-
culture that the Canadian wheat crop this
year will be the largest on record. The
condition Of both spring and winter wheat
is good. and there has been an area OF
two and three-quarter million acres added
to the wheat lands since the record crop
Of 147,oOO.OOO bushels in 1900.
The indications are that the European
crop of cereals will be O little below the
average. The crop outlook In India is
decidedly poor, but that In the Argentine
il excellent
Evening star., 1911-08-15
QUESTION OF TEA
Takes Its Place Alongside
Whisky and Beer.
HAS EXPERTS GUESSING
Not Sure Whether It Is or Not and
Inclined to Blame
China.
HAS EXPERTS GUESSING

After all the stir that has shaken the
administration over what is whisky and
what is beer, the perplexing question is
likely to be propounded now as to what
is tea? There has been decided unrest
among the tea importers of the country
since the ruling Of the Treasury Depart
ment this spring prohibiting the entry Of
colored teas into the United States It is
no secret that heretofore both China and
Japan have been in the habit of selling
to the United States tea that they could
not do anything else with. The average
Chinaman would not drink the sort of
tea ne sold to America, and the refuse,
culls and even the sweepings of the sort
ing houses were put up and variously
colored to be sold in the United States.
The entry of tea to this country is gov
erned by a board of experts appointed by
the Secretary of the Treasury, and TINS
board this spring decided against the
admission of any artificially colored tea
to this country
Americans Not Wise.
1t is not generally understood by the
tea drinking public that America is not
a tea country. and that no foreign color
ing matter is used in the creation
OIL the DIdck ana green ttdS
used in this country. They do not
even come from a different plant.
The color depends merely on how far the
process of fermentation is carried when
the tea is cured. 1t Is these gradations
of color that frequently have been sup
piled by the tea grower and now that the
admission of this artitcially colored tea
has been prohibited the chances are for
an advance in price. That always is the
probability the consumer can count on IL
anything at all happens to affect any
market.
The importers of. tea on the eastern sea-
board are now complaining that the tea
inspectors of the west and middle west
are willing TO pass teas that could not
gain entry at the port of New York. If
this is the case il will tend to make the
Pacific ports more popular with import
ers of cheap teas.
The tea trade wants the rulings of the
tea board revised. and if the question
comes 1t probably will be necessary TO
appoint special commission to determine
what is tea.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Pay Up!

From the tniyes ssaiist Leader.
This is good time Ia remember that
the expenses of the church 20 on lust
the same during the summer time, and
IL Is very important that you should pay
UP your subscriptions promptly The
minister and choir and sexton must live.
even II II is hot weather. and the little
you have neglected TO pay NAV mean a
considerable real suffering. Why not paw
up all your dues before you go away on
your vacation? You will probably not
have as much money at the end OF your
vacation as you have at the beginning,
Evening star., 1911-08-15
HIS BURNS PROVE SERIOUS.
Man of Seventy-Fve Severely In
iured When Lamp Oyerturns.

The condition OF Robert Townsend. the
seventy-five-year-old pensioner who was
severely burned last night when his
clothing caught fire from an overturned
lamp, was today said to be serious. He
is at Casualty Hospital.
Mr.. Townsend was alone at his home,
313 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, about
10 o'clock last night, when the accident
occurred. He was burned about the legs
and body. His wife has been in the
hospital for some time.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Anxious to Deal Fairly.
Drought in India Severe.

SIMLA. British India. August 15.--
The prolonged drought is rapidly max
ing Delh; the center of huge water
less and cropless area. There is a
growing feeling that the gr sat E,:li .
tary display planned in connection
with the coronation durbar at Delht
will be impossible under prevailing :
conditions.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Candidates Fail to Agree.
Bow Blamed for Starting Fire.

Robert Whitley. seven-year-od coll
ored boy, is blamed for a three hundred
dollar fire that occurred this morning I'm
the house OF Douglass Stewart, 916 Y
street northwest. The police were told
the boy accidentally set fire to bedding
while playing with matches. The loss
was not covered by insurance.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Married
Women

No married woman's happiness is
complete without children; she
yearns with the deeper longings of
her nature for the joys Of mother
hood. But women who bear children
should prepare for the coming of
baby by properly caring for their
physical systems. Mothers Friend
is the expectant mothers greatest
help. 1t is remedy which prepares
the muscles and tendons for the un-
usual strain, renders the ligaments
supple and elastic, aids in expanding
the skin and flesh fibers, and strength
ems all the membranes and tissues. 1t
is especially valuable where the
breasts are troublesome from swell
ing and congestion, and its regular
use will lessen the pain and danger
when the little one comes. Women
Friend are a.sur- MOTHERS
ed of passing the HA1--.
crisis with safety. FRIEND
1t is for sale at drug stores. Write
aor free book for expectant mothers.
'BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO..
Atlanta. Ga.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
CONTROLLER BAY CASE
IS NOT LAID ASIDE
Chairman Graham Says His
Committee Will Make Pains
taking Inquiry.

Stung BY republican critics who declar-
ed in substance that he was not anxious
TO learn the truth, Representative Gra-
ham of Illinois, chairman of the COM
mittee on expenditures in the Interior De-
partment. rose in the House today to
deny that his committee had abandoned
the inquiry into the Controller bay
scandal"
Mr.. Graham was moved to this course
largely by the Humphrey resolution
mittee has apparently abandoned the
Controller bay investigation, and pro-
viding that the committee be discharged
and a special committee be appointed to
make an investigation.
There Is no element of truth in the
report that we have abandoned this in
vesti cation declared Representative
Graham. He insisted that the commit
tee had postponed action in this case for
the sole purpose of properly preparing
the record. Then, he said. 1t was the
purpose to make through research into
the circumstances surrounding the trans
action involved in the restoration Of the
Controller bay land in Alaska to entry
To Make Haste Slowly.
My experience in this sort of an in
vestigation leads me to believe" excaim-
ed Mr. Graham. that it is in the interest
Of the truth to make haste slowly at the
outset.
I'VE are awaiting the receipt of docu-
ments from the department. We are
dealing with little known and intricate
subject. Do you think we should rush
things. or do you not think we should
survey the ground carefully and proceed
with caution?" Continuing Mr.. Graham
said
THE committee never for a moment
had the slightest intention of abandoning
the investigation. and has no such inten-
tion now. Neither is the committee try
| ing 10 assail any one. 1t is anxious only
| TO find the truth and TO make IL known
| 10 Congress and the people"
Anxious to Deal Fairly.
| Mr. Graham said he had been in
| formed that the Presidents message
on the controller bay case had been
| mailed far and wide. and is being
| mailed to the country in large guam
| titles by government clerks" He said
| he could not vouch for the truth Of
| this statement.
Chairman Graham said he was just
as anxious as the republicans to deal
| fairly by the President in this connec-
| ton and he thought this purpose
| would be served by painstaking in
| uuiry such as was contemplated by
| his committee
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Method Enforces Attention.

The advice she gets from a physi-
clan may or may not influence her con-
duct. but when the trained nurse who
is employed in connection with the
stations, visits the mothers home and
points out where she has failed to live
up to instructions and aids her in ref
erence to the care of the baby. even
the most ignorant mother is apt to be-
come interested. Not only this. but the
older sisters and brothers and even
the father get new views of infant life
that otherwise would not have reached
them
Evening star., 1911-08-15
ICE VESSELS OVERDUE;
DANGER Of SHORTAGE
Unless Cargoes Arrive Soon
Consumers Will Have to
Cut Supply.

Thousands of tons of ice en- route to
Washington in sailing vessels now long
overdue may cause a serious shortage of
the commodity in this city, according
to local dealers. While an actual fam
inc in ice is not apprehended. it is con-
fdently predicted that should the
schooners due in this port fail to un-
load their cargoes before the end of
the week consumers will have to con-
tent themselves with far less than their
usual supply.
The managers of the local ice company
are becoming anxious as to the where
abouts of the big four-masted schooner
Maud Palmer. which is on her way to
this city with ice from the Penohscot
here 1t was thought the schooner
before this time.
Sailed August 2.
The vessel sailed from Bangor Au-
gust and under ordinary conditions
should have reached here Friday or Sat-
urday of last week.
Nothing has been heard from her since
she sailed, and tugboatmen here are at a
loss 10 understand what mas DeCOIle VI
her.
There have been no storms to give her
trouble, and the general supposition is
that she tackled far out to sea and the
wind headed her on return and prevent
ed her laying a course back to Cape
Henry. The big tug Advance is al Cape
Henry waiting for the vessel, and soon
as she comes in sight she will be brought
here as fast as steam can bring her.
Other Cargoes on Way.
Barge No. Is of the Consolidation Coal
Company fleet has sailed from Maine
port with ice for this city, and is expect
ed to be here tomorrow afternoon or
Thursday morning.
The schooner Lyman w. Law is also
on her way to this port from Maine with
ice, and should be here some time during
the coming week. The schooner L. S.
Greeley. which will follow the Law. will
arrive here in the latter part of the
month. In ALL the American Ice Com
pany will receive about 1000 tons of ice
within the next three weeks.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
CARRYING RATES
ON ACTUAL COST BASIS
Postmaster General Says Pro-
posed Plan Will Save &c.
600, 1000 Annually.

a readjustment of the railroad mail
carrying rates on the basis of actual cost
and per cent profit will result in an an
nual saving to the government of So
100000. says Postmaster General Hitch
cock. In report which he sent to
Speaker Clark of the House of Represen-
tatives today, giving the results of the
inquiry recently made by the Post Office
Department into the cost to the railways
of mail transportation.
Objects to Basis of Payment.
In a part of the report the Postmaster
General urges the abandonment of the
present plan OF fixing the compensation
to the roads on the basis of the weight
of the mails carried, plan which, he
says has proved to be exceedingly ex-
pensive and altogether unsatisfactory as
a basis of adjustment.
He favors the substitution for this
method of plan by which the compen-
sation shall be determined on the basis
of the amount Of space required In cars
for the handling OF the mails. making al
lowances for the extent and frequency or
the service performed
The new plan requires the railroad
companies to report annually exactly
what ii costs them 10 carry the mails.
this o0St to De appOrtlOneu On the OASIS
OF the car space, and payment 20 be al
lowed at the rate thus determined in such
amounts as will cover the cost and per
cent profit.
Right of Appeal.
Mr. Hitchcock also suggests that If
railroad Is dissatisfied with the manner
In which the department apportions the
cost in hYtnu comDenSatiOn Under This
method it shall have the right Of appeal
to the interstate commerce commission.
The investigation into the question, Mr..
Hitchcock declares, disclosed for the first
time the cost Of carrying mail In com
paison with the cost of carrying passen
gers and express.
While many of the railways. and par
ticularly the larger systems he says. are
deriving heavy profits from mail trans
portation it has been found that certain
Of the lines are actually carrying the
mails at a loss.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Reduction in Death Rate.

With every new milk station opened the
mortality rate is that much reduced. said
DR.. Woodward. and if all the stations
should be closed the effect of the good
already accomplished will last many
years.
DR.. Woodward is a member of the gen.
eral advisory board of physicians which
is directing the oyster philanthropy.
The public does not appreciate the
of these stations he said to-
day. Outside of the furnishing Of the
milk. which in many cases is done with
out cost, the most important part of the
work it to interest mothers in how TO
properly care for the child.
The mother who brings her baby to
one OF the stations for examination gets
the benefit of the advice Of a trained
physician, not merely on how to treat an
ailment that may exist, but also how to
prevent sickness and how to make the
baby a vigorous youngster.
Evening star., 1911-08-15

1t pays to read the want columns OF
The Star. Hundreds OF situations are filled
through them.
Evening star., 1911-08-15

Judge Berkeley. In the police court at
Roanoke. Va. fined Sandy Hairston. col
ored, $50 on charge of horsewhippins
Jerry Young, q ten-year-old 'newsie."
Evening star., 1911-08-15
WATTERSON IN FIGHT,
ALL BRIDGES BURNED
Throws Down Gauntlet to
Kentucky Democrats on
County Unit Issue.

LOUISVILLE. KY. August 1o.-Dele-
gates to the state democratic platform
convention. TO be held here this after
noon, must decide for Henry Watterson,
who is leading the fight against the ey-
tension OF the county unit law. or for the
county unit and against Watterson. The
editor OF the Courier-Journal. himself a
delegate from this district, in a statement
today threw down the gauntlet. He re-
ferred to opposition to former Gov Beck
ham. when, as a candidate for senator.
he defeated former Governor McCreary
at a state primary to nominate. and
declared the same influences he fought
then now seek to extend the county
unit law and eventually bring about pro-
hibition.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
FOR LITTLE MOTHERS
Schools of instruction on the
Care of Infants.
TRAINED NURSES IN CHARGE
Small Girls to Be Taught How to
Minister to Wants Of
Babies.

Schools for little mothers, where girls
twelve years of age and upward may be
taught how 10 properly care for babies,
may shortly be established in Washing
ton as the result of a suggestion by Dis
trict Health officer Woodward.
The establishment in different parts Of
the city of seven philanthropic milk sta
tions by George NJ. Oyster jr., and the
fact that in many homes the older sister
or sisters of a child are required to care
for it in large measure are responsible
for the suggestion.
If a school could be conducted at each
OF these stations once a week the in
struction TO be supplied by trained
nurse. inestImable good would result, ac-
cording 10 the health officer. Ii is his
opinion that the schools would lead to a
further reduction in the infant mortality
rate in the District.
Similar Schools in New York.
Such schools have been established in
thorough investigation of the plan, and
in all probability the suggestion that
it be operated in conjunction with the
Oyster milk stations will be made. Mr..
Oyster at present is out of the city. and
nothing will be done until he returns
1T Is great misfortune that Wash
ington has no schools of this kind said
DR.. Woodward today THE little girls
could meet the nurses regularly and. in
an interesting way, be taught how to
properly care for the young charges that
so often are placed in their care.
Girls with this education not only
would be helpful in their homes. but they
would disseminate the knowledge among
their playmates.'
According to the health officer. the chill
dren could gather at the stations and
witness the feeding of the infants and. as
a result, would have the importance of
the proper care of babies impressed upon
them more strongly than by any other
method.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Has No Alternative.

But" he said. the plan to repudate
and humiliate me merely because I am a
democrat, well within his right and his
duty as a democratic journalist, leaves
me no alternative than to appeal to you
and the party with the facts and to have
my sentence and conviction, IL you 50
decree, executed with your eyes wide
open, so that ! may know. and all men
ylay know. that ! am dead and damned
and buried by competent authority and
orderly procedure.
The Kentucky law as to local option
provides that the county shall be a unit.
except in counties where there are cities
of considerable size. The county united Is
the bone Of contention.
Candidates Fail to Agree.
Few of the delegates came Instructed
except to vote solidly. and the candidates.
in conference since Sunday. have failed
to agree as to the county unit. Mr.. Nc
Creary's last word was the candidates
were unwilling to dictate. but believed the
sentiment of the state is in favor OF al
extension of the county unit law"
Mr.. Watterson has been named as a
member OF the resolution committee.
Kentucky democrats are clearly divided
both as to the desirability and as to the
legality of the county unit law ard a bit
ter fight is expected.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Big Reduction in Mating
Rugs and Mattings.

325 Japanese Mating Rugs. 27 IN.
MA in. were soc. Now. .23c
1o4 Japanese Mating Rugs. 6xo
it.. were S275. Now. ....... .SI.2S
81 Japanese Mating Rugs, 9xl2
it., were $500. Now. .S2.45
p rolls Japanese Mating, were
SI1OO. Now .S6.S5
AZ Reversible Fiber Mating Rugs,
oxo, were $3.50. Now. .S4.25
26o Hassocks. large size. 3 differ
EFT STYLES. were up to SI.oo. Now. $50
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-25

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Victoria ...........'...'. l.
Spokane .............'.. '..''lV II
Batteries-McCreery, Sage ana
Hemenway; Schwenk, Willis, Bonner
and Hasty
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-25

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ham's Vegetable Compound that can
say to every suffering woman if that
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nothing that will."-Mrs. JANETzKI,
1868 Arch St., Chicago, Ill.
This is the age of substitution, and
women who want cure should insist
upon Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound just as this woman did, and
not accept something else on which the
druggist can make little. more profit.
Women who are passing through this
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from any Of those distressing ills pc
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of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
L. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs,
has been the standard remedy for fe-
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