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Evening star., 1912-09-01
AFTER MORE H0N0RS
District RifIemen to Compete
in Matches This Week.
HAVE WON MANY PRIZES
Lead All Competitors at the Ranges
at Seagirt, N. j.
PLAN NEW MILITARY CONTEST
Attempt Will Be Made to Solve a
Special Field Firing
Problem.
PLAN NEW MILITARY CONTEST
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

RIFLE RANGE, SEAGIRT, N. j.,
August 31.-The District of Columbia
rifemen. at the twenty-second annual
Seagirt interstate rifle tournament under
tho auspices of the National Rifle AS
sociation of America and the New Jer-
sey State Rifle Association, are going
out for more honors in the big matches
which are scheduled for the coming
week after rest today. The tourna-
ment will end Saturday. September Z.
A resume of their work during the last
week shows the District men to be in
the lead of those from the states repre-
sented here. Winning second and
seventh honors in the interstate regi-
mental match, they then captured first
and second prizes in the championship
regimental team match. Not satisfied
with this showing, the boys went back
again and landed first prize in the COM
pany team match, with two other COM
panies from the District taking fifth
and sixth places in the same event. In
the individual matches. Col. Glendie b.
Young, team captain, landed eighteenth
prize in the Remington match; Private
r. II. Clouser, seventh place in the
Presidents match; Lieut. Richard Pow
ers, fourth tyro prize in the same match +;
Corp. J. Ralph Fehr, forty eighth in
the Meany match. Sc, and Sergt.
Schmidt. fourth tyro prize of So in the
same match.
The real work will start Monday morn
ing at s o'clock, when the entire team,
divided into squads of two men each,
will face the targets in the New Jersey
State Rifle Association match at 500
and 1000 yards, ten shots at each dis
tance. The match was won last year
by Capt. G. Emerson of Ohio and Lieut..
H. Z. Simon OF the same state. At IL
o'clock the veteran organization team
match is scheduled to take place at the
200-yard targets. The former event is
for cash prizes, while the latter in
cludes in addition, a handsome trophy.
The match is open to teams of six, with
ten shots for record. The winner last
year was the Veteran Association. Com
pany c. 4th Regiment Infantry, National
Guard of New Jersey.
Evening star., 1912-09-01
Holds Popular Vote Necessary.

I'VE are told the people Of this Dis
trict are satisfied with their political
condition; that here alone, in America,
the love of political liberty is dead he
said.
"Who knows How may we ascer-
tain? Only by a popular expression.
Such, other bond slaves are making else
where. European workingmen, in thou
sands. march in procession bearing ban
ners demanding political liberty. Is our
spirit and courage less than theirs?
ION November next American citizens
generally will exercise their inalienable
right to political expression. From us
tlis right is withheld. But not yet to
all of us is denied the right to petition
and protest. Those not wholly terrorized
by the bureaucracy can demand their ele-
mental political rights. At our own i'm
provised polling places we can declare
our loathing for political serfdom, and
can remind the world that, by right, even
we are still American citizens"
Evening star., 1912-09-01
death, for it is SO only for criminals, bu
to go and join your brother
Authenticity Not Doubted.

The two autographs are written with
the same ink so that there is no doubt
whatever Of the authenticity of the
prayer book. It's existence was mention
ed to NJ. Georges Cain only short time
ago, and he went with an expert. NJ
Charaway, to Chalons to examine it
They then inquired how 1t came into the
possession of the museum, and learned
that it was part of q collection which NJ
GARNET beQueathed to the museum. NJ.
GARNET had purchased it at the sale of
a number of old souvenirs and relics of
DR.. DORM of Chalons. DIR. Dorm had
probably received it from Mile. Courtois,
who lived with him till her death, and
who was the daughter of the Courtois of
the convention, who the day after the
ninth thermidOr, was ordered by the con-
vention to collect and take an inventory
of all the papers and documents of
Robespierre in the house of Carpenter
Dup,ay, at No. 39S Rue ST. Honore The
prayer book had probably been handed
to RobeSpierre by Fouquier, who collect
ed the queens belongings after her exc
cution. and Courtois. when they fell into
his hands, put aside anything that might
later on interest the royal family.
In January, 1916, the Due DecaZes, on
his private authority, had the house of
the unconventional searched by the
police, and great quantity of documents
We're seized. Courtois himself had been
eXiled to Belgium as a regicide. and in
for the restitution of the documents, and
obtained partial satisfaction. From his
hands the prayer book probably passed
into the possession Of his sister, who kept
it, with other relics. till her death, when
they became the property Of DIR. Dorm.
her friend, and finally reached the hands
of NJ GARNET, who made his collection
over the museum Of ChalonS.
Evening star., 1912-09-01

of the wealth Of the nation consisted of
such forms of property as lands, build
inss, livestock and implements. So it
was easy to insure the division of an
estate on the lines laid down by the law.
which. 1t cannot be too often repeated,
aims especially at giving each child a
share in the paternal property. Now
adays it is possible to defeat the law to
certain extent and fraudulently to
avoid payment of some of the inheritance
taxes by having ones wealth in the form
OF shares to bearer, kept in a safe de-
posit. But recourse to such frauds is
very rare.
Both direct and collateral inheritance
taxes in France are on a progressive
scale, and in certain exceptional cases
may attain as high a figure as . per cent
Of a portion of the net sum inherited.
Provision for Every Contingency.
Where children inherit directly from
their father or mother a sum not exceed
ing 1900 francs C$4O0) the tax Cor sue
cession duty is only per cent. The next
stage in the scale relates to inheritances
not exceeding 10000 francs $4,000, on
which the tax is IL per cent. Higher up,
y per cent is the assessment made on
sums not exceeding 900 francs (S1O, ,OOO)
Beyond that amount. and on inherit
ances. not exceeding 10000 francs ($2O.-
600. the assessment is 21a per cent. The
following clause deals with inheritances
not exceeding 25O,O0O francs ($JO. O.OGO). on
which the tax is 3 per cent On sums
ranging between 2j0O00 francs and 800
900 francs ($10O0OO) 31a per sent is levied,
while per cent is the assessment on in
heritances under 100000 francs $780,
COO. Incidentally, ii may be remarked
that net. individual. direct inheritances
above 1.OoO,OOo francs are comparatively
rare in this country.
The subsequent stages in the scale of
direct inheritance taxes reach respective
ly to 100000 francs t$4OO.OOO), AZ per
cent; 5G0o.O00 francs Isl COO OO0 : Der
cent: 10.0O0,00 francs ($2 600 OOO) 5h Der
cent: 5OO0O,00O francs ($1O 900. 600, per
cent. Above 50,090.O0O francs, 6ts per
Evening star., 1912-09-01
Lacking in Courage.

The same means today. it is generally
believed, would save China from her Of
ficials. who. with very few exceptions. are
men who al one time or another also held
office under the Manchus
Among these officials those who are
honest suffer from the racial falllng-lack
of moral courage-and fear to accept the
six nations loan with the requirement or
foreign control and the others are work
ing up the national opposition because
they desire no supervisor over their sys-
tenn of ''squeezes.
Meanwhile japanese consuls in south
ern Manchurla and Russian consuls in
northern Manchuria and in the vast ter
ritories beyond the COBB desert may i'm
pose their authority as they Will, and
the Chinese officials in those border coun-
tries can obtain. but poor advice and
little support from the cabinet in Pekfne.
whose attention is concentrated on maln-
tanning its precarious political position.
In Tibet. to whose sacred city the
British have shown their ability to PEN
citrate with few hundred men, many
OF the Chinese Sarrisons have been de-
feated and driven cut even from Lhasa
itself, though the soldiers Of the lamas
are little more than an ill-armed rabble.
Prejudice Against Foreigner.
The deep-rooted prejudice against tho
foreigner and the fear Of him seems to
be the greatest factor continuing TO hold
together the provinces of China proper
which are jealous of one anouler and
sectionally unfriendly.
The national government being afraid
to contract a foreign loan and afraid
TO impose taxes or even in some provinces
to collect those instituted by the Man.
chus, is unable to purchase authority be-
yond the walls of the capital. Such order
as exists is maintained locally and is due
chiefly to the peacefulness Of the people.
But there is apparently, no organized
party with secession or counter-revu-
luton in mind; nor is there any foreign
pressure on the nation except in the So
called dependencies, over which the
Chinese have held but nominal control
for many years. Conditions in these de-
Tendencies affect only few idealists and
not the great uncomprehending Chinese
masses.
Evening star., 1912-09-01
Standing Of the Teams.
The standing Of the teams at the con
clusion of the match was as follows:
COMPANY K. 1sT INFANTRY

The individual scores of the mem
bers Of the company teams are as fol.
Evening star., 1912-09-01
Hair Imports Increase.

In France during the last seventeen
years the Importation of hair has gone
up by leaps and bounds. In 1894 some
10000 pounds weight of hair was i'm
ported. In 1899 the imports had more
than doubled. and the crescenGo contin-
ued until last year France was importing
more than a million pounds weight of
hair mainly from China and Japan. 1t
is true that not all of this is for home
consumption: a fourth is re-exportec
Still the figures are formidable. What
does it mean? Is the Frenchwoman los
ing her crown of glory? Nothing so seri-
Gus as that. The milliners, with the i'm
mense hats they dictate, are responsible.
One might almost suspect them of collu-
sion with the hair importers. for their
pyramdal confections require to; be prop
ped and bolstered with curls innumerable
if they are to keep their equilibrium
This craze for borrowed plumage has
given rise to a new trade. There are men
who, working chiefly in the great shops,
made a comfortable living by picking up
and reselling the curls shed by eager bar
gain hunters.
Evening star., 1912-09-01
Terms Assessments Unfair.

The form of government which Con-
gress has provided for the District was
the chief target of the speaker. He
called his listeners attention to the al
legged unfairness in real estate assess
ments as pointed out in the report re-
Gently made by Representative Henry
George of New York. He charged that
any influential citizen can buy ground
in the suburbs by the acre and after
persuading the District to put improve
ments in his property, sell the ground by
the square foot. No names We're men,
toned in his discourse, and, while he
charged no one with grating, he said
that it would not be difficult for that
gentle art to be carried on here Mem
bers of the District committees of Con-
gress, he asserted, were in position to
they choose to direct legislation along
the channels desired by certain interests
The present form of government in
the District, he declared, is unconstitu-
tional and illegal. The form was de-
cided upon, he said. without asking the
opinion of the citizens of the District
Several times the speaker was halted
by members Of his audience, who inter-
rupted him to ask a question or make
a comment. Asked why he had taken
that opportunity to voice his beliefs re-
garding the District he explained the
plan of the District of Columbia Suffrage
League to hold test vote throughout
the District November 5, which is cleo
ton day in the states, to ascertain the
sentiment of the people regarding the
form of local government
Evening star., 1912-09-01
Bourgeoisie Little Changed.

Studying the French bourgeoisie of to-
day, a writer in the Grande Revue comes
more or less to the conclusion that the
French bourgeoisie has hardly changed
at all. At least, the changes he notes
are very slight. He observed that the
workingman's wife looks less after her
house, her linen, her servants. than she
used, and, for instance. squandered sugar
during its recent low price. On the other
hand, she looks more after her children.
who go to school much later than form
erly. Finally, he records that on the
whole the French bourgeoisie keeps to
its old traditions in two ways. The
bourgeois family still has two or three
children, and is still thrifty, however
family limitation and extravaganza may
be practiced by other classes. Really.
only one significant change is discovered
by the writer namely, the relegation of
the husband and father to a back seat
by the wife and the children. The day
when the bourgeois himself was master
of the house is over. The French family
of old was represented by its children,
and half the time 1t is they only who
keep it together. The bourgeois impor-
tance solely Is that he is the father of
the children. But is even this new de-
parture in TIE French bourgeoisie? His
tory has always recorded the average
French mother as being wrapped up in
her children.
Evening star., 1912-09-01
Autoists Listen Attentively.

The scene was different from any that
Washington had witnessed for some time.
1t is not an unusual thing for public
meetings to be held in the open space at
7th street and Pennsylvania avenue and in
front of the reservation one square west
of there, but the meeting last night dealt
with a subject with which all Of his
audience were familiar and in which
they were vitally interested Automo-
bilists stopped their machines close to
the curb and gave their attention to the
speaker.
The typical pedestrian who wanders up
and down Pennsylvania avenue Saturday
night stopped looked and listened.
y wonder what presidential candidate
vthis fellow is boosting?" said a staid old
citizen as he neared the gathering, but
when he found the speaker was talking
about what he declared to be unfair real
estate assessments and illegal eXpendf-
;rre Of public money he stopped and
listened attentively.
Come on. George, let's listen to the
socialist said the blue-jacketed, hob
bleskirted young miss, as she worked
her way through the crowd to get a po-
sition close to the speakers automobile.
An say. he amt talking socialism
he's roasting the District
Evening journal., 1912-05-03
BOYS START TOMORROW
I'm SECOND PUSHMOBILE RACE

With but forty-eight hours remain
ing before the starters in the push
mobile race give the word to the
thirty or more contestants to go. en-
tries are coming in rapidly. The
latest entries are: Bernard Gallagher,
aged IL years, driver, and Lawrence
Gallagher, aged Is years, pusher. The
race will start from Ninth and Broome
streets at 2.45 tomorrow and entries
will be received at this Office until
noon tomorrow.
Another prize has been added TO the
list already published, It being a scarf
pin, donated by John !. Gilbride, the
gents furnisher, at No. 500 Market
street.
The course over which the cars will
run will be from Ninth and Broome
streets to Pennsylvania avenue, to
Van Buren street, to Ninth street, TO
Market street. TO Fifth street, where
the judges will be stationed. Police
under direction OF Chief Black will
be stationed at intervals along the
route to see that teams do not inter
fere with the racers, and IL the boys
observe the traffic regulations, there
will he little If any trouble.
In order to have the finish OF the
Evening journal., 1912-05-03
ALL-WIL MINGTON
SATURDAY GAMES

After a conference with managers
Of the All-Wilmington League teams,
official announcement is made that
last Saturdays schedule will be play
ed tomorrow Rain prevented tho
games on last Saturday, and as il was
desired to avoid double-headers be-
tween the teams so early the change
of schedule is made.
The schedule for tomorrow is:
Parkside VS.. Penn, at Penn.
Highland VS. Vandever, at Vande-
YER
Hillside VS.. speakman. at Speak
man.
Riverview VS.. Rockford, at River
view
Umpire Assignments.
Hillside-Speakman
ty-Parkside-Penn
Cowan-Highland- ....
Johnson-Riverview- Rockford.
There will be music and flag rails
ing at the Hillside game.
Evening journal., 1912-05-03

race as exciting as possible and at
the some time not interfere with the
racers. all spectators are asked TO
remain along the Market street side
walks The racers themselves are
expected TO turn West on Fifth street
when they finish. aud thereby avoid
congestion.
Conditions Of the Race.
All entrants will report at Ninth
and Broom streets at 2.15 o'clock 10
be checked up and receive numbers
Race will start at 2.45 o'clock with
Glass A getting off frst Class B at
$50 o'clock.
Cutting of route through Cool
Spring Park will disqualify both
driver and pusher Changing OF
pusher under any circumstances
along the route will disqualify both
pusher and driver. Drivers and push
ers may alternate. but the crew that
starts the race must finish It 10 get
in the prizes. Drivers and pushers
will not be disqualified Tor looking
back of their cars. Prizes will be
distributed at THE EVENING JOUR
NAL Office at o'clock on Monday
afternoon. May 6, on presentation Of
numbers.
Evening journal., 1912-05-03
JUN 0 S READY
FOR THEIR START

The Wilmington Junior League viii
open its season tomorrow in a series
of four games. The boys filed their
contracts last night and appointed
their umpires and only good weather
remains TO give the league a success
full opening. The schedule for the daS
follows:
Old swedes VS.. South Side, at Eden
Park
Clarion VS.. Wilmington Juniors, at
Ninth and Rodney.
Peoples Settlement VS.. Elsmere at
Elsmere.
Poplar Stars VS.. Newport at New
port
Owing TO the fact that several clubs
playing as travelling teams tomorrow
have obtained home grounds since the
league schedule was made up, IL will
be necessary to make some changes
next week in the schedule It as also
likely that another team may be added
to the league The meeting date will
be announced later.
Evening journal., 1912-05-03
CHURCH LEAGUE
TO LIFT CURTAIN

The Church League will open its
season tomorrow in three rafting
good games.
Every team has grounds this year.
Eastlake and Edge Moor, staying at
Shellpot Park. Old Swedes and Cen
trail at the Landlith grounds, Six
teenth and Claymont. Silverbrook at
Silverbrook, and Newport at New
port.
The schedule follows:
Eastlake VS.. Old Swedes. aot Land
lith.
silverbrook VS.. Newport. at New
port.
Central VS.. Edge Moor. at shellpot
Park
The opening at Newport will be
marked by the appearance at the
game Of the "Heptasoph" Band Of
Newport Both the band and the
Newport team have been rugged out
in new uniforms and viii present a
fine appearance.
After the flag raising on the
grounds and several popular airs by
the band. the game will be opened BY
the Rev. ]. H. Mitchell. tossing the
ball to Pitcher Scarborough.
Evening journal., 1912-05-03
HOMTNG BIRDS
in SECOND FLY

The second fly of the Diamond State
Homing Club will be held on Sunday
from Charlotte, Va. This will be the
200 mile event and Stafford and Mar
tin, whose birds won the 100 mile
race last Sunday, are counting on
having their birds in the early ar
rivals here again on Sunday after
noon.
The birds that will participate in
the race will be shipped to Charlotte
late this evening or early tomorrow
morning.
On Sunday, May 12. the 900 mile fly
will be held from Rockey Mount, Va,
and from then until June Is the
schedule for old bird fiys will be held.
Evening journal., 1912-05-03
DI A NJ O ND
DOINGS OF
FUTURE BIG
LEAGUERS

The North Star A. c. would like to
receive challenges from any 10 TO II
year old team in the city. The lineup:
Breger. catcher; Rosenhals. Winer,
Swartz. pitchers: Exrailson. short
stop; Saltzman. first base; Bear. sec
ond base: Opcnheimcr. third base;
Hershman, left field: Winer. right
field; Swartz. centre field Send chal-
lenges 10 Nathan Rosenhank, captain.
No. COZ Church street
The Athletic Juniors would like TO
receive challenges from any IL or l2-
year-Old boy team i'm the city The
lineup follows: c. Smith, catcher;
r. Slater. pitcher; G. McEllroy.
shortstop; ]. Brady. first base; V.
Salter, second base; A. Cepouf, third
base; J. Leather, left field: c. Han
cock, right field; =. Jones. center
field. Send challenges to r. Salter,
manager, No. 1927 Brandywine street.
or J. Brady, captain, No. Ills Brain
dywine street
McCabe won its third successive
game on Wednesday afternoon by de-
feating Anglo u TO 8. Anglo quit dis
gusted after the sixth inning. McCabe
made short work of Edwards pitch
ing and hit II. Mckay freely For
McCabe A. Regain and Keesey pitched
we'll and the whole team batted hard
and timely.
Reed A. C. defeated Fourth and
Jackson Juniors by the score OF IA
TO 6. Reed A. c. would like to hear
from any to II year old boy team
in the city Send challenges to Ray
mond Russell, No. 1011 Reed street.
The lineup is A. Clark, c.: r. Russell,
D.: ]. Conner. 1b.: J. Hurry. S.; A,
Cook, Sb.; L. Hall, 2b.; w. Hail. left
field; 4 Cook, RI.
Evening journal., 1912-05-03
LOCALS IN CORNELL MEET.

Brown and simpson, local athletes,
and members OF the Z. OF ?. track
squad, viii represent that institution
at the Cornell meet.
Simpson "a weight thrower while
Brown win start In the 100 and 22O
yard dashes.
Evening journal., 1912-05-03
sd. ALOYsIUs LAS HARD GAME.

st. Aloysius will go TO Delaware
City tomorrow and play the High
School of that city. Lutz, who twirled
a no hit, no run game against Belle
vue, will again do mound duty The
players are eager for battle and
should give their rivals close run.
The following players will be used:
McCafferty. Reeder. Lutz. Monaghan,
Long, Mulherin. Gillespie. Campbell,
RGlston, Casey. Lynch and Wells.
Chesley win play Dover High
School on the latter's ground tomor-
row. jenkins or "Wild Bill" Dono-
van will twirl for Chesley. The re-
naming players are: Koffenberger,
Keesey, Corrigan, Thorpe, Kenworthy
Wilson and Mat Johnson.
Evening journal., 1912-05-03
BAND TO co
WITH IMPERIAL

The Imperial baseball team opens
its semi-League seaeon in New Cae-
tie tomorrow. Imperial will leave
Fourth and Market streets at o'clock
In a special trolly car. accompanied
by band. Everybody Will be well
come. All players will report TO Man
ager Dolan at 1.30 o'clock at the I'M
perial Club rooms. No. 606 Market
street All the members and rooters
for Imperial. who are going TO New
Castle. will kindly be az Fourth and
Market streets by o'clock.
Evening journal., 1912-05-03
yaukTEEERR FiRREEa Z !.

The Wilmington Volunteer Fire
mems Association Will hold its next
meeting on May 1S IN the Friendship
house. at which tirne the question OF
securing permanent headquarters will
be discussed. Another question which
will be considered is the adoption OF
the constitution and by laws to con-
form with the charter