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A VAST GRAZING COUNTRY.
Madagascar Along the West Coast
Has Great Cattle Lands.
From Engineering.

FROM engineering
Madagascar possesses on the west coast
and N the central plateau vast grazing
lands These extend to great rolling
lands along the slopes and wide backs of
hill ranges. have good. natural heritage,
and are well watered by numerous
streams and rivers. The cattle lands are
best in the province of Ambatondrazaba.
but continue to the northern parts of the
island. which are still almost unknown
Cattle breeding is already the main
occupation of the natives, and it is esti-
mated there are over 1000, 600 head IN the
island today The Malagasy are de-
voted to their cattle. which they hold up
to 100 head to single owner, and they
are qualified both by instinct and ex-
perience to handle them. But the island
is sparsely populated. containing under
100000 of people on an area as large as
France and large tracts are practically
unoccupied. Those acquainted with the
upland country believe 1t TO be teemng
with possibilities for cattle ranching on
a large scale, in accordance with the
up-to date methods practiced in Aus
trala and America. SO far this has not
been attempted in any systematic manner,
though a company with British capital
has recently established an ice plant in
the island. This will no doubt lead to
further effort In the same direction, and
the existence of this enterprise certainly
adds to the chances Of others operating
in the country. There Is very good
market In France itself. where, owing TO
shortage OF meat supplies, the French
consumers have lately been in q serious
position.
Evening star., 1912-06-02

Calvin. 6-6O 1913 model roadster. finished
in royal blue, and Frank s. Appleman,
1918 6-4O racing roadster
From the great lakes to the Gulf OF
Mexico will be the route of the 1917 A.
A. A. national reliability tour for the
GIidden, Anderson and A A. A. trophies
Some 800 miles will be covered between
the City OF the Straits and the Crescent
City, and while the concluding part of the
Journey will be from Memphis to New Or
leans, the itinerary Of the northern Sec
ton has not been chosen by the special
committee in charge. This committee In
cludes Col. Frank NJ. Joyce OF Minneap-
oils. Lewis r. Speare of Boston, John A.
Wilson of Franklin. Pa; w +. Metzger
of Detroit and w. E. Meyer of Des
Moines. Mr.. Wilson represented the com
mittee as its emissary to various cities,
including Indianapolis and Detroit. and
the selection Of the greatest city In The
world, from the automobile nlanLfactur-
ing standpoint. came about through the
combined activities Of the Wolverine
Automobile Club, Chamber Of Commerce
and Dealers Association. in which A. w.
Porter, w. E Metzger and F. Z. Spooner
played prominent part.
Though Detroit secured the plum. II is
among the possibilities that Indianapolis.
another of the important automobile
manufacturing cities. will serve as a night
stop OF the big cavalcade, which prom
ises to outdo in point of interest any SIM
liar event ever held in this country. II It
had been possible geographically to have
Evening star., 1912-06-02

well as OF enjoying the improved roads
which are being constructed I'm Wayne
county. 1t goes without saying that the
Hoosier Motor Club in case Indianapolis
is visited. will extend hearty welcome.
along with other local organizations.
Memphis is one OF the most progressive
cities OF the south. and may be counted
upon to make the stop-over there par
ucularly enjoyable. or course. IL goes
without saying that New Orleans Will
make the visitors feel thoroughly at
home. The Crescent City has an at
mosphere distinctly its own. from coffee
drinking in the old French market TO
the lavish hospitality OF St. Charles
street.
After the tour has had its satisfying
finale in New Orleans. there will come.
for those who care to make IL. a sup
Elementary trip to the Isthnus OF Pana-
ma, though the committee hes.tates to
advise taking automobiles there as yet.
even though Uncle Sam is engaged In
building a fine highway across the strip
OF land which divides the Atlantic from
the Pacific. The tour. however. will give
road building an impetus throughout the
country Travelled.
Evening star., 1912-06-02

The recent announcement from Detroit
| Of the resignation of Paul Smith from
| the sales management OF the EMF
Company to accept the vice presidency
of the Metzger Motor Car Company was
! especially good news to w. P. Barnhart
| local agent for the Everitt line, as Mr.
| Barnhart was formerly directly under
Mr.. Smith at the former factory, and
| their former friendship was once more
renewed with both in the ranks Of the
Everitt organization.
| Mr.. Smith enjoys the unique distinction
! of being known as the highest salaried
and it may be confidently stated that his
salary Is one-half that OF the President
Of the United States
The new. salesroom and Society
Garage" of William P. Barnhart &
Co. was formally opened last week at
| 1707 14th street northwest, and Is an
other evidence of the expansion Of the
automobile business in the National Capt.
tai.
The new salesrooms and home of the
] ETeritt are handsomely fitted up in
tan shade. which is carried out even
into the garage, which is located i'm
| mediately to the rear Of the salesroom.
| The walls are paneled in burlap. with
| hardwood. finished in tan in panels. and
| the salesroom is separated from tha
garage by a wide plate glass movable
door running the entire width of the
building.
| The garage. which has been named
the Society Garage" is probably the
only one with glass roof south of New
| York. This type of construction is rap
| idly coming into fashion. and the patrons
are assured OF a well lighted building,
which is also clean and airy.
Washington automobilists are to be con-
graduated upon the opening of a garage
and service department of this character
| which will be equal in every respect to
| the best New York establishment
| w. NJ. Fling Of Leesburg, Va, was a
guest last week of the Arm of Earle g.
| Allen, during his brief stay in Washing
| ton Mr.. Fling resided in the National
| Capital number of years ago and re-
| newed many acquaintances.
| X X
Coronado Beach, near New Smyrna,
Fla, saw the extraordinary spectacle of
! an automobile sinking in the Atlantic
| ocean and its rescue" from the ocean
| bed eleven hours later. The car after
being rescued Immediately carried its
| owner home at q mile-a-minute clip, a
| distance Of fifty miles. George H Foote,
| jr.. OF De Land Fla. was driving his new
| self-startng Hudson '.33" slowly along
| the waters edge when the tide was very
| low. In reality he was on the ocean
| bed. Suddenly he felt all four wheels
sinking beneath him. and. peerng over the
side of the car he saw he had struck
| quicksand Of the worst kind.
| The car sank rapidly and within a very
few minutes the tide commenced to come
In The occupants waited in the car un.
til remaining there longer became dan
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ENGLAND NOW FACES
ARMY HORSE PROBLEM
System Now in Vogue Declared
to Be Useless Waste
of Money.
Special Cablecram to The Star.


LONDON, June 1.-The extraordi-
uary difficulty now being experienced
in finding good horses should help to
emphasize the wasteful and yet in
adequate expenditure In which the gov
ernment is about to indulge.
Some $4,000 territorials who will pres
emily begin their fortnightly training for
the year. are without horse to their
equipment. They are going to be supplied
by hiring horses at cost Of some $780,
600, for which there will be nothing what
ever to show when the training is over.
Some of these horses are hired and re-
hired and hired again, SO that the govern
ment may pay in hiring fees within the
year more than the total value of the
horse. BY this ludicrous arrangement the
minimum of horses is trained. The men
get no chance of learning the ways of a
horse or the art of horsemanship except
during the fortnight, and the troops are
left without horse at their disposal.
Even in the annals of the British army
there was never a more wasteful and in
efficient system. The facts that Italy has
half denuded Ireland of horses-1 500 were
sent away recently in one consignment
and that the reserve OF omnibus horses
has disappeared make the system the more
dangerOuS
Evening star., 1912-06-02

fewer than $50, 700 were foreigners,
whereas in Berlin out Of the 1910 visit
ors only 253, ,S3S were foreigners. As
against this however, it ought to be
noted that since 1906 the number of for
eigners who have visited Berlin yearly
has increased by over A. per cent which
is a more rapid rate than Is shown by
Paris. and Berlin therefore must soon
overtake Paris.
Evening star., 1912-06-02
Making History.
From Life.

rom Lie.
Paul Revere was exceeding the speed
limit.
You can do Il this once to save the
country" said tho local constable. but il
the dogs"
Evening star., 1912-06-02
BERLIN THE RIVAL OF PARIS.
German Capital Attracting Strang'
ers in Increasing Numbers.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Which Is the more important city.
Paris or Berlin?
A generation ago the question would
not have arisen, but recent statistics
show that Berlin Is rapidly coming TO
the front as center of attraction to the
world Between 1905 and 1910 the num-
her Of strangers annually visiting Ber-
lin has increased from 1893. f61 10 1918
G9. while the number OF strangers who
visited Paris in 1905 uhe last year avail
able) only amounted 70 1,eo9.514.
Ii is true that OF the latter number no
Evening star., 1912-06-02
Adequate Supply Needed.

It has recently been demonstra ted by
those concerned with the master OF
hounds military horse breeding system
that $4,000 could be effectively used to
insure a supply of horses in each local
ity, and finally to establish a real equip
ment The board of agriculture and the
war Office officials have approved the gist
of the system, but the other absurd meth
cd Is still preferred, because no one will
take the trouble to substitute a perma-
nent for temporary and temporizing
plan, and SO the expensive nuddle re-
mains.
1t is probable that many an old horse
worth some $75 will earn this summer
in passing from one camp to another, a
whole procession of five-pound fees Al
the end the horses used by territorials
will be added together as if no item had
been repeated, and some one will get UP
In parliament to demonstrate how large
the supply OF horses is.
Evening star., 1912-06-02
Lucky Juliet.

From Harper's Bazar
Mrs Knicker-What impressed you most
in Romeo and Juliet?
Mrs Sububs-The fact that Juliet could
keen q nurse In what appeared to be
the suburbs.
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Pay as You Go.
From the Yonkers Statesman.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
The Judge-So you admit you were go
ing al the rate of twenty-five miles an
hour.
The Chauffeur-Yes. your honor.
The Judge-WeIl, a man should pay as
he goes. I'll fine you So.
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HURT IN R|OT|NG
Strikers and Police Battle in
Clinton, Mass, Church.
yard. ~

CLINTON. Mass. June 3-Seven per-
sons. including two women, were wound
cd during a battle here today between the
police and a band OF striking Lancaster
mill weavers The police were compelled
to use their revolyers. while the strikers
hurled bricks and stones at the officers.
one man. a Greek. is seriously injured.
to a hospital The others were cared for
at their homes. No arrests had been
made up to noon.
II is alleged that a Greek striker inter
fercd with woman on her way TO work
i'm the mill The woman's screams
brought a policeman 10 her assistance,
but the officer was roughly handled by a
crowd OF strikers. and n large band oe
police was rushed to the scene.
The strikers took up a position on
the top of slope in the yard of the
church of Our Lady of the Rosary ami
from il maintained continuous bonn
bardment with bricks and stones. dur
ing which many of the officers were
painfully hurt.
The officers charged up the hill
twice but each time were driven back.
Finally the police drew their revolvers
and fired "A rolley into the air, but this
demonstration did not appear to alarm
the strikers Then the officers leyeled
their weapons at the strikers ana
charged the hill a third time, few
shots being fired OH the way. The dis
turbers were dispersed.
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FIGHT BATTLE IN STREET.
Five Hundred Laborers and Newark
Firemen and Police Clash.

NEWARK, y. j., June "a pitched
battle between 800 rioting laborers and
the entire police and fire departments of
kearney a suburb, were fought in the
main street of the town today. During a
preliminary skirmsh the laborers felled
Chief of Police Tolen with a cobblestone
and pursued him TO vacant house, from
which nc opened fire upon them.
The rioters bombarded the house with
stones and bricks for several minutes be-
fore the reserves arrived. Two of his
assailants We're shot, one of them NOR
tally.
The fight occurred when striking la
borers descended upon a gang of work
men digging a ditch in the street. Chief
Tolen and patrolman were guarding
the workmen. The patrolman sent in a
riot call and a general fire alarm, while
Chief Tolen fought single handed with
the mob. The strikers were quickly
routed by the combined forces of blue
coats and firemen and twelve men were
locked IN.
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Specially Named for Mission.

y number Of officers on these SHIPS were
selected specially for the mission. The
squadron is under command of Rear Ad-
mira von Rebeur- Pa schWitZ. the first
German naval attache to the United
States
Admiral Rebeur was lieutenant
commander when he was attached TO
the German embassy. following the
Spanish American war. Admiral
Rebeur is the senior naval personal
aid to the kaiser. lie was personally
selected as representing the sovereign
on this mission He has had an inter
esting career. having had experience
cial attache in connection with the
Russo ia paneSe war. During portion
OF that war he was in command of
vessel on the Asiatic station. His last
previous sea duty was in command OF
the battleship Elsass of the main or
home fleet.
The titled officers of the squadron are
Lieut.. (junior grade) Prince Christian OF
Hesse Philippsthal Barchfeld. Prince
Henry XXXNII of Reuss. Lieut.. Baron
Won Senorchens-G rency and Midshipman
Baron Won Liebenstein. All of these officers
come from we'll known houses, but none
of them is of the blood royal Prince
Henry of Reuss is the thirtyseventh
prince of that house in the nineteenth
century. Just how many princes that
little domain has produced even the AL
manach de Gotha fails to indicate.
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SOUTH DAKOTA CLAIMED
BY THREE MANAGERS
Interest Centers in Contest of
Taft and Roosevelt and
La Toilette Forces.

sioUX FALLS. s. D.. June 3.-The
primary campaign in South Dakota will
close this evening. and tomorrow the
voters of the state will cast their bal
iots. Interest centers in the three-cor-
nered contest for delegates TO the re-
publicon convention between Taft, Roose-
the presidential candidates all issued
statements today claiming the state The
Taft leaders claim to zee victory in the
division OF the anti-Taft vote between
Roosevelt and La Toilette.
There has been lively contest for
democratic delegates between the Clark
and Wilson forces. and there are no
reliable political signs on which to make
forecast TO the result
\ tight for the republican nomination
for United States senator has attracted
much attention. The supporters OF
Senator Gamble, candidate to succeed
ity for denomination will not fall below
l0OOp.
The managers of the campaign of
Thomas Sterling. one OF the other re-
publican candidates, predict a victory
for their candidate by ten thousand
Friends or Col Melvin Grigsby, the
Roosevelt leader in South Dakota and
Roosevelt candidate for nomination and
election TO the United States Senate.
say their candidate has made heavy
gains In the last two or three weeks
and that the fight is between Senator
Gamble and Col. Grigsby. Friends of
H. o. Richards. the La Toilette can
didatc for the Senate. claim victory
by from 5000 TO 10000 votes The
polls open at am. tomorro and close
at pm.
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journ in this country. will visit this city
Wednesday and will receive many cour
tesies. During the forenoon they will
make a round Of official calls and be en-
terta.ned at luncheon by Count Won Bern
storf at the German embassy. on Massa-
chusetts avenue. In the evening they will
be the guests of honor at dinner and
reception given by President and Mrs
Taft at the White House.
Thursday a visit VIII be paid TO the Ma
val Academy ut Annapolis, and in the
evening the visitors Will be entertained at
dinner by Secretary Meyer at his resi-
deGce, on Scott circle. Friday the visitors
will go to Mount Vernon and VII have
luncheon on the naval yacht Mayfiower.
They VIII leave here that night for Hamp-
ton roads and rejoin their ships, on which
they will sail the next day for New York.
escorted by two divisions Of the United
States Atlantic fleet.
Aside from its being a friendly return
call ny the German emperorS rapidly
growing navy, til. visit of the German
ileet presents two features calculated 10
attract general attention on this side OF
the Atlantic These are the flagship
Mo!tke, the first battle cruiser OF modern
man-of-War to visit American waters, and
the presence OF two princes as We'll as 4
couple OF harons. who Will add to the in
terest Of the social season III New YORK
and Washington during the early sum
MO
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j. S. FLAG RESTORED
TO SHIPS ON PACIFIC
Result of Arrangement With
Oceanic Steamship Com
pany to Carry Mails.

BY the acceptance of the proposal to-
dav of the Oceanic Steamship Company
to carry the mail OH route 80 between
San Francisco Cal, and sydney, Austria
liza. Postmaster General Hitchcock has, it
is claimed practically provided Tor the
restora ton Of the American flag to YES
sells engaged i'm commerce on the Pacific
ocean. The contract provides for thir-
teen trips a year, at intervals of twenty
eight days, occupying twenty days each.
In second-cIass American bottom vessels
between San Francisco and Sydney, with
stops at Honolulu and Page Page. The
term Of the contract Is ten years.
In 1907, following the San Francisco
earthquake, the Oceanic Steamship
COMPANY, which is known as the Spreck-
els line was forced to abandon this serv-
ice. A number of reasons are said to
have made it necessary. The company
had had several of its vessels severely
damaged by the earthquake: it was diff
cult to ship American crews; the contract
required the trips to be made by way OF
New Zealand, making the time four and
five days longer. and money was being
Lost
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MURDERED UPON BRIDGE
BIoodstained Clothes of Den
fist Mute Evidence of
Crime.

ALEXANDRIA,, La. June S.-Dr H. W.
Gibson, young dentist of Mission Tex
mysteriously disappeared here last night
and evidence obtained by the police leads
to the belief that he was murdered for
the purpose of robbery. Bloodstained
clothes identified as DIR. Gbson's were
found today on the bridge across Red
river. Blood on the bridge railing and
knife slashes in the clothing indicate that
he was stabbed TO death and his body
thrown into the river. The river is be-
ing dragged with the hope OF finding the
body.
DR. Gibson arrived here yesterday with
his wife and two small children and
registered at q hotel. He left the hotel
about . o'clock last night, telling his wife
that he was going to visit some old
friends in Pineville. across Red river from
Alexandria. That was the last seen of
him.
Mrs Gibson told the police that while
on the train yesterday two Mexicans saw
DR. Gibson with roll of money, and one
of them remarked in Spanish: I'VE must
have that" If he was murdered for
money, however. the object failed. as DR.
Gibson left his money with his wife
Mrs Gibson was formerly Miss Emma
Gertrude Smith of Hale, Mo.
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PLAN RELIEF STATIONS
DURING BIG PARADE
The Sick or Injured Will Be
Cared for at Nine Points
Along Route.

Announcement made today by DIR.
d. Percy Hickling. at the head of the COM
mttee of physicians of the citizens COM
mittee in charge of arrangements for the
Columbus memorial unwilling, of the ar
engagements for caring for any possible
sick or injured on the day of the big pa
rade next Saturday. Nine relief stations
are established along the line of march,
as follows:
No L. in Executive avenue, east of
reservatio at 18th and Pennsylvania
avenue, No 3, north side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue. at 18th street: No. 4.
north side of PENNSYLVANIA avenue and
9th street: No 5. north side of Penn
sylvania avenue and 18th street;
No. 6-North side of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. at Sd street. No. West side of
I'd street at +. No. S-Back of stand in
front of Union station No. 9-Northeast
corner of Stanton square.
Physicians in Charge.
The physicians in charge of the nine
stations. in order are:
No. 1-Drs. T.. w. Reisinger. !. r.
hewitt and s. Logan Owens: No. 2-Drs
liam G. Gwynn; No :-Drs. Edmund
Barry. u. DIN Leech and l.. Eliot: No.
4-Drs. w Fl. r. Brandenburg. II. G.
Reuddy and J. S. Wall. No. o-Drs. Lewis
Shute; No. 6-Drs Thomas n. Vincent,
r. G. Poole and William J. G.. Thomas:
No. 7-Drs. e. p Copeland, w. T. Hem
Ter and Charles Allen; No. s-Drs. Will
liam =. Reeves. J. A. Cannon and c. c.
Marbury, No. 9-Drs. J. ] Madigan, j.
H. Lind and Alfred Richards.
For special inspection duty Drs +. =.
Magruder and V. f. Jackson. Stations
Nos. and are 10 be specially equipped
by the District branch of the American
Red Cross Society as Red Cross relief
stations. with beds. nurses and hospital
supplies for the immediate care of sick
and injured. These stations, well as
all the other stations. are to he supplied
with an ambulance, three members of the
medical committee in charge and com
pany of the Boy Scouts, each station To
be in commission. with all members pres
ent at | O'Clock Saturday, and to remain
in service until after the program is com
pleted and the crowd dispersed
In addition eleven companies of tn.
Boy Scouts will be distributed along the
line of march TO give information. rende
aid and communicate by signals with the
ambulance stations when help is needed
and to perform such additional service a:
the occasion and their obligation re
quire.
Plans for Sunday.
Sunday. June ., the Red Cross station
No will be in commission from . An
until after the services on the executive
grounds are completed. The following
physicians will be on duty at that time
William u. Reeves, V. t.. Jackson and T..
+. Magruder. In addition to this, station S
arnbulances will be on duty and five com
panies of Boy Scouts, the stations to be-
assigned 10 them Sunday morning at
CLOCK. Drs. s. Logan Owens, j. J. Madi-
gan. J. \. Cannon Lewis j. Battle and &.
a. Weaver are to report for special duty
at station No. Sunday at q am.