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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
BUYS CANAL PROPERTY.
Western Maryland Railroad Makes
Cumberland Purchase.

CUMBERLAND, Md, July 29.-The
Western Maryland Railway Company
has bought from the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal Company. with the approval
of the court. valuable property here
for station and freight yard purposes. at
the end of the inlet lock OF the canal.
The transaction involves all the canal
property, including waterways and realty
from the inlet lock to Mechanic and Ca
nal streets, including the large canal
basin, boat building yards. the use of the
lock piers and masonry for bridge pur-
poses, etc.
The basin has been the nearest point
that the canal has touched to the center
of the city for years. and along it the
Canal Towage Company boat rebuilding
plant has been located. 1t is understood
that the sum paid was large, and the
canal company got cash for a property
that 1t well can do without.
Work is under way on the extension OF
the abutments at the inlet lock. They
will be used for the new bridge that is to
be thrown over the Potomac river here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
BAIL IS DENIED PATTEN FREE TO TELL TRUTH?
Question Affecting Newspa-
pers and Magazines to
Be Discussed.

MADISON, Wis. July 23.-Various
phases of the question Are newspaper
and magazine writer's free to tell the
truth? If not. why not. and what can
be done about it?' will be discussed by
representative newspaper and magazine
men from various parts of the country
at the first national newspaper confer
ence. which opens here tonight, and Is
scheduled to close Thursday evening with
banquet
President George E. Vincent of the
University of Minnesota is expected to
deliver the principal address of the open
ing session of the conference. taking as
his topic THE Press and the People"
rs the newspaper reading public get
ting all the truth it is entitled tor is
the first section Of the question to be
taken up tomorrow night. when the views
of Adolph Ochs Of New York are sched-
uled to be presented. Will Irwin Of New
York and l. S. Richard of Boston are
expected to follow. Melville E. Stone.
c. d. Lee and A. NJ. Simons are sched-
uled to speak upon the topic can the
Impartiality Of the News Gathering and
News Supplying Agencies Be Fairly
Challenged?"
Other phases of the main question
will be presented by Samuel T. Hughes.
Don Seitz, Charles Fl. Grasty. William
Holt, George H. Dunlop and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
Young Man Accused in Spen-
Ger Murder Must Stay
in Jail.

Justice Wright today declined to admit
to bail John j. Patten, nineteen years
old. charged with causing the death of
John Spencer, a negro. on the Benning
road July ii. Patten was held by the
coroner's jury. in conjunction with six
other boys. on a charge of homicide
Justice Wright decided that the motion
to admit to bail should be denied until
after the grand jury has acted in the
matter. Then, he said, the motion may
be renewed.
Attorneys w. p. Plumley and ". Pres
ton Williamson urged the release of the
boy. claiming the government did not
have sufficient evidence to connect Patten
with the crime. They submitted afi-
davits Of Capt. ]. c. Daily and two other
officers Of the ninth precinct that Patten
is known good boy
In opposing the release of Patten, AS
sistant United States Attorney Hawken
said he was prepared to prove by wit
nesses in the courtroom that the boy had
a bad reputation and that from testimony
before the coroner's jury Patten PLAYED
a leading role in the commission of the
alleged murder. He said Patten had one
OF the fence palinSs which figured in
the tragedy, and that Patten struck the
man while he was down.
Attorney Hawken said the murder was
the result of a plot 10 rob and that In
the prosecution OF the intent the murder
was committed. He said the law holds
equally guilty each Of the participants In
the plot TO rob.
One of the accused men is fugitive
from justice, the court was told and
when Patten was arrested he was said
10 have been packing his clothes, pre-
paratory 10 flight.
Mr.. Hawken said no amount of bal
HfIl6 h. nf
PENDANT at the trial. Counsel for the
accused denied this statement and said
they were prepared TO give reasona bic
bail for tile boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
HEARSE DITCHED IN RUNAWAY
Mourners Injured, Casket Dumped
and Tombstones Knocked Down.

ERIE. Pa, July o0.-Lives were endan-
gered in the Erie cemetery Late yester-
day when horses attached to a hearse
containing the body of Otto Moyn ran
away and were not stopped until they
had overturned the hsarse, knocked
down a dozen tombstones. injured sew
eral of the mourners and dumped the
casket containing the body into a grass
plot along the main driveway.
The jar did not loosen the coffin top.
and the funeral services were brought 10
a haSty conclusion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
Diabetes McllituS

I'atient-,Ioseph Allen. Manufacturer. Ceilings
wood, New Jersey
Case Diabetes Mellitus.
Diagnoss-hy four physicians. Said the
patient could not recover.
COnditi0n-extreme. weight reduced from 30
20 $50 lbs Could hardly think, sleep or talk
Could not attend 10 business. The physicians
were giving opium 10 keep patient comfortable
until the end came.
The recovery Of wealthy lady in Phiiade-
rha who also In the last stages OF the
disease caused the treatment 10 be changed.
Later he reported a fine recovery. This was
all five years ago. As showing the perma-
uence OF the results obtained Allen was attend
Ing his manufacturing business at last ad-
vices in 1911.
The agent employed in both was Full
tons Disbetic Compound.
II can be had in your city at Jas. ODon-
neil's Drug Store.
We will mail literature from this Office AMI
desire TO advise with every not yielding
Start letters with the age. John j. Fulton Co
San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
FOR CHICAGO NEGROES.
Corner Stone Laid of Building for
Colored Y. M. G.. A

CHICAGO, July 29.-The corner stone
Of the first Y. Nj. c. A. building for the
colored race to be built in Chicago or the
middle west was laid yesterday In the
south side negro district.
Ten thousand persons witnessed the
ceremonies, which were conducted by the
Rev. H. j. Calls and Karl A. Schumacher
state secretary of the Y. NJ c. A. The
building will cost $4,000. Substantial
gifts were made by several business men.
while the negroes themselves donated
$685. 900 toward the fund for the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
PROMOTION EXPECTED
FOR COL. ANDREWS
Appointment as Adjutant Gen.
eral in a Few Days Is
Looked For.

Col. George Andrews, the oldest officer
IN the adjutant generals department, has
been practically selected for appointment
as the adjutant general of the army.
That office has been vacant since June IL
last, the date of the retirement of Brig.
Gen. William P. Hall. who succeeded Adjt.
Gen. Frederick Ainsworth, retired Col.
Henry p Mccain has been in charge of
the office in the interim. 1t is understood
that Secretary Stimson and Maj. Gen
Wood recommended the appointment of
Col. Andrews. The President considered
the matter with Secretary Stimson and
others interested today. 1t is expected
the nomination will be sent to the Senate
in a few days.
Col. Andrews was born in Rhode Island
in August, 1850, and will reach the age
Of retirement in August, 1914. He was
graduated from the United States Mill
tary Academy in June, 1876 and served
as second lieutenant first lieutenant and
captain of the 10Th Infantry until Feb
ruary, 1898. a period of twenty-five years,
when he was transferred to the adjutant
generals department with the rank of
major. He reached the grade of colonel
in July. 1902.
Now at Governors Island.
During the fourteen years he has been
partment, Col. Andrews has served in all
parts of the United States and its posses
sions. For several years he was stationed
at the War Department. He is now serv-
ing as adjutant general of the Eastern
Division, with station at Governors
Island n. Y, where he has been for sew
eral months.
Although junior to Col. III. 0. S. Hell
No lir-f, ~
department, Col. Andrews is more than
three years older than that officer and
was graduated two years before him at
the Military Academy. Col. Simpson, the
third ranking colonel in the adjutant gen
erals department. also is older in years
than Col. Heistand and was graduated
from the Military Academy In advance of
that officer and Col. Andrews.
Owing to Col. Andrews earlier retire
ment, his promotion at this time will not
prevent the similar advancement of both
Col. Heistand and Col. Simpson in the
future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29

Next Friday Fellowship Church build
ing. near Lacey Spring. Va. historical
house OF worship familiar to Methodists
throughout the Baltimore conference. viii
be torn down. The Methodists adopted
a unique plan to get the work done. A
big picnic will be given in the grove.
Girls and young men for miles around
will be invited The girls will prepare
feast. but no man will be allowed to eat
or to talk to the girls until he wins the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
UNEVEN TRACK DTCHED
Filler, REPORT DECLARES
New York Commission Urges
Slower Train Schedules
in Winter.

ALBANY, N. Y. July 29-That the acct
dent to the New York Centrars Twentieth
Century Limited at Hyde Park on March
Ii was due to an irregularity in super
elevation Of the outer rail, or what is
more commonly known as a low spot in
the track. and not to a broken rail as was
generally supposed, is the finding Of the
state public service commission as the
result of its investigation of the acct
dent.
In connection with it's report the COM
mission recommends reduction in the
speed of passenger trains. especially in
the winter season. and announces that
the New York Central and Pennsylvania
have practically consented to change the
schedule Of their eighteen-hour New
York-Chicago trains to twenty hours dur
ing the winter.
Seventy-Three Injured.
In the Hyde Park accident the Twen-
running at high speed. and four cars
the Hudson river, where they were
stopped by heavy ice. Seventy three pas
sengers and employees were injured. The
commission reports:
The accident occurred at the end of
one of the most severe winters known,
when the frost was coming out of the
ground. Heaving of the track had doubt
less occurred in many places, and at
this point the heaving was probably
especially uneven. The commission feels
that an important subject to consider
in connection with this accident is that
of high speeds in the winter and early
spring, when the tracks are subjected to
the severeSt conditions.
Strain Is Increased.
Alternate freezing and thawing make
uneven track, and the difficulty of in
spectiOn and repair is increased. In
stead of the elastic roadbed of summer.
the structure is almost as solid as rock,
and the strain on rails. on locomotive
tires and on car wheels and axles is
augmented by the resulting impact
The record of accidents to fast trains
during the last year raises the question
whether the schedules are not too fast
for safety. Whatever the factor of
safety may be in summer. 1T must be
materially reduced in winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29

Mayor II. II. Baker Of Winchester, Va,
has decided that horses cannot be legally
tied or hitched to trees on any public
thoroughfare. privilege which the peo-
Pile have by common consent enjoyed for
time immemorial, and he has notified the
police to enforce the law, beginning Mon
day morning. Mayor Baker recently
found the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
FORCED TO EAT DOGS
IN THEIR DESPERATION
Compelled to Lie Down Seven Days
to Recover Strength.
LEADER ATTACKED BY SCURVY
When Found Their Long Hair Made
Them Resemble Beasts, and
Rescuers Started to
Shoot Them.

The Star. IN cooperation with the New
York Times. is enabled to present the fol-
lowing narrative of Capt. Ejnar Mkkel-
sen. telling of his two years of hardship
and suffering in the wastes of northern
Greenland The story was cabled from
Copenhagen by the explorers brother,
Thorvald Mikkelsen. to whom he had
sent n on his arrival at Aalesund, Nor
way. where, after their rescue, Capt
Ejnar Mikkelsen and his companion, liver
son. the engineer, first came into touch
with the outside world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
right by helping to tear down old Fellow

John l. Whitmer died at his home In
Mount Sidney, Va, Saturday night from
lockjaw. He was about TO Kill a beef
steer week ago when his rifle went
OFF. the ball going through the big toe OF
the right foot He considered his hurt
OF little Importance and reloaded his gun.
killed the steer and dressed It, LockJaw
developed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
TAFT WON HONESTLY
Fraud at Chicago Denied by
White House Statement.
CHARGE CALLED MALICIOUS
Convention Officials Certify Evidence
by Campaign Managers.
DECISIONS BASED ON MERITS
Only Seventy-Four Contests, It Is
Declared, Which Could Have
Changed Vote.
CHARGE CALLED MALICIOUS
DECISIONS BASED ON MERITS

With President Taft's approval a state
ment defending his nomina ton by the
Chicago convention yesterday was made
public at the White House. Every con-
test before the republican national com
mittee and the credentials committee Of
the convention is reviewed, the assertion
being made in the statement that each
contest was settled upon its merits.
The la printed pages comprising the
document is a detailed denial Of the
charge that the denomination of Presi
dent Taft was accomplished by the seat
ing OF fraudulently elected delegates. The
23S contests instituted by the Roosevelt
forces against Taft delegates who were
seated are taken up individually, evidence
being presented In each case to show that
the Taft delegates were regularly elected.
declaration that the Roosevelt con-
tests as originally filed before the ma
tfOnal committee were not instituted In
good faith opens a resume of the state
ment prepared by Charles D. Hilles. for
merly President Taft's secretary, now
chairman Of the republican national COM
mittee. Each contest is taken up briefly.
Aimed to deceive Public"
''The total number of delegates sum-
moned to the convention was LOIS, with
$40 necessary to a choice" says the re-
sumo. Mr.. Taft had 561 votes on the first
and only ballot. and was declared the
nominee. There were instituted against
23S of the delegates regularly elected for
Taft contests on behalf Of Roosevelt.
These contests were avowedly instigated,
not for the purpose of really securing
seats in the convention: not for the pur-
pose of adducing evidence which would
lead any reSpeStable court to entertain
the contests, but for the purpose of de-
ceving the public into the belief that Mr..
Roosevelt had more votes than he really
had as the convention and primaries were
in progress for the selection of dele
gates.
The 23S contests were reduced by
abandonment, formal or in substance, to
"A. The very fact of these 164 frivolous
contsts itself reflects upon the genuine
ness and validity of the remainder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
Driven South by Hunger.

Hunger forced us southwark in Au-
gust We had only seven pounds of pro-
visions and two dogs.
Deep water spots and rivers on out
drifted inland ice delayed us very much.
Finally We had to turn a sledge into a
ferryboat. which could carry the load of
dogs and one man. The dogs were quite
broken down, and had 10 be carried on
the sledges.
We shot twelve ptarmigans and hare
hid on the north coast Of LaInberts
Land. From there We walked on TO the
next depot We had 10 eat both the
dogs.
Us were very much exhausted. We
moved along slowly with the sledge
There was much water on the Ice and we
came upon broad creyassrS
We reached the depot a long time
after We had eaten the last of the dog
meat The depot gave US a good sup
ply. but We had to lie down for seven
days 10 recover our strength. We suf-
fered from poisoning from having eaten
the dog liver.
We could not do any hunting here so
we started south again September 2 The
sledgfng was much better. as new Ice is
always very uneven and difficult TO pass
We found the north depot partly dam
aged when re reached there
September 10 open water TO the south
compelled Us 10 leave the sledge behind
also our tent and other things At the
Bear Rocks we walked on tile land car
rylng our diaries and provisions, consist
Ing OF three pounds OF pFmmican.
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Marooned on a Rock.

\ storm broke the new ice in Skaer-
guards ford. Here We shot four ptar-
migans- We had TO wait day on
rock before the new ice was strong
enough TO carry US. but severe storms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
He DENIES CHARGES
Continued from First Page.)


with W. w. Rissinger by indorsng note
for $1,000. Rissinger is part owner of
the stock of the old Plymouth Coal
Company He admitted having Endorsed
note for Rissinger, but ayers 1t was
for the sole accommodation and benefit
of Rissinger. and R!ssinger later sent him
certificates of stock in a gold mining
enterprise as collateral security for his
Endorsement. 1t was admitted that the
Old Plymouth Coal Company was a liti-
CANT in the judges court, but the note
transaction had no relevancy to the
judges judicial action. and that in the
court decision he acted solely upon his
Judgment of the merits Of the law suit
presented. If the note was presented to
John T. Lenahan one of the attorneys
in the case, for discount, 1t was done
without Judge Archbalds consent. the
answer said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
broke 1t again when we were out on 1t.
So we had to seek refuge again on a
rock In the middle of the ford

So we had to seek refuge again on a
rock in the middle Of the ford.
The storms were incessant and We
waited two days and ate our last provi-
sions We had no water or fuel.
Finally we had to go. and left the
diaries in cairn. We reached land after
ten hours of hard labor.
We walked along the coast to Cape
Marie Naldemar. There we found two
cans with meat extract, and rested a
few hours.
From there We proceeded. very much
broken by hunger and cold. We tried
to rest behind a stone the following
night, but ii was blowing too much for
sleep. Because of the wind becoming
stronger and the intense cold, we were
forced to leave this refuge. where We
found two small cans of soup between
stones.
From there we went straight across
country and reached Denmark harbor at
noon September 10.
We tried to go back from here for
our diaries in October. but had to give
up the attempt after a days striving.
Storms Delay Journey.
Uninterrupted stroms delayed our jour-
ney southwark to Winter harbor. We
started finally November 8. and reached
the harbor on the 9Th. after forty hours
of continuous walking.
We spent the winter there, and sledged
southwark to the depot on the south
eastern point of Shannon Island. We
shot bears. and / was cured of the last
remnant of the scurvy.
We wanted to go to Bass Rock Is
land, but the conditions were too diff
cult, open water and deep snow on the
inland Ice preventing.
diaries. and sledges to Skaergaards
ford to get them. Bears had destroyed
the depot. and spread the contents about
We dug the snow away with our hands
and found nearly everything.
We returned to Shannon Island June
6. In the middle of July ice drifted on
the shore and we remained until August
80, but there was still no water in view
We tried to go southwark with the
boat, but had to leave 1t, as we could
Hunted Musk Oxen.
We had plenty of hunting OF musk
oxen during this fall. By means Of a
sledge we carried our meat and boat
southwark until we reached Southeast
point November 10. From there we went
over new Ice to Bass Rock Island.
We spent last winter there. There
was plenty of fuel. The winter was very
calm but cold.
We hoped to sledge southwark to Cape
Dalton, but were forced to give up the
effort. being in very bad condition after
this third winter.
We sledged later on to Winter harbor
with a report. but were very weak, prob
Ably owing to the scurvy.
We waited there on Bass Rock Island
for eventual relief and were recovered
somewhat when found.
We had long boards and hair and little
clothes. and our rescuers thought we
might be musk oxen. They would have
shot US, but discovered their mistake in
time. EJNAR MIkkELSkN.
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Contests Are Enumerated.

The resume then enumerates the con-
tests, and reviews the arguments in each
case. The review Of the evidence in the
contests, embraced in the White House
statement, is certified to by Victor Rose
water chairman of the national commit
tee and Thomas II. Devine, chairman of
the credentials committee. AS an APP
pendix, the statement carries in detail
the vote in the national committee on
each of the contests and statement of
the dates Of the Taft and Roosevelt con-
ventions in contested states The object
of the latter is to show that the Roose-
welt delegates were chosen after the regu-
lar conventions had named Taft repre-
sentatives
Another appendix is the report of the
credentials committee to the convention,
In which the statement issued by the
Roosevelt committeeman attacking the
majority of the committee was answered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
Regarding the Jones Notes.

AS to the $500 Jones note, which it was
charged was presented to Christopher G.
Boland. with a request for discount for
Judge Archibald. while one of the Marian
Coal Company cases was pending in his
court, Judge Archibald answered that he
never consented that the note should be
presented to either of the Bolands with a
request on his part for discount, and
that II such a thing We're done, 1t was
entirely without his knowledge.
AS to the charge that the same note
made to John Henry Jones, was pre-
scented for discount to Charles I'll. Won
Storch, president of a bank in Scranton,
and a lawyer, Judge Archibald answered
that he Endorsed the note entirely for the
accommodation of Jones, and had no In
tention of improperly using his influence
as a Judge to induce Won Storch to dis
count 1t.
The charge that Judge Archibald had re-
ceived large gifts of money from Henry
w Cannon, cousin of his wife's, and a
director in the Great Northern railway
and other corporations. was denied.
though 1t was admitted that the judge
made a trip to Italy at Cannon's expense.
The Judge averred he had no information
that any corporation in which Cannon
was interested might come before his
court.