davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
HALT IN CAMPAIGN
But Fight Against Flies Is
Quickly Resumed.
TRAPS BEING REPAIRED
War on the Insects to Be Vigorously
Waged This Month.
FUNK STARTS IN WITH $500
Probably Will Be Among Leaders.
DR.. Murray Busy Paying
Out Prizes.
TRAPS BEING REPAIRED
FUNK STARTS IN WITH $500

Quiet reigned yesterday after the storm
in the fly war in Washington, but the
peaceful attitude toward the flies was
maintained by the contestants in The
Stars anti-fly campaign only long enough
for the ny fighters to repair their equip
ment. The hard finish Of July not only
was wearing on the boys and girls, but
many swatters and traps had not been
kept up to the standard of efficiency. and
yesterday ny fighters turned carpenters
for the day.
Swatting and trapping were resumed
this morning. and by Monday the children
working to make Washington a clean and
healthy city will be back on the job and
the death toll of flies is expected to be
close to half million daily.
Expect Much of Funk.
Frank Funk. winner of the ninth
prize for July. made his appearance
yesterday with contribution of 38. 400
dead insects and for the time being is
in first place in the August campaign.
Much is expected OF this boy this
month. He jumped from about
about twentieth in the race to ninth
in the last few days of July. Traps
explain the secret of his sudden squirt.
Following the example OF Layton Bur-
dette president Of the Industrial Home
School Anti-Fly Club. who wins the
f1y-killing contests with the same reg
ularity- that Bryan loses presidential
campaigns, Funk has built many large
traps. which he will place in the va
rious markets Of the city. At first
Funk tried "swatting," but found the
pace too hot and has announced that
in future he will devote all his ener
gieS to trapping the pests.
Lillian Portion, winner of the fifth
general prize and the eighth district
prize in July. is out of the August race
temporarily. she is going to At
lantic City. Tho Anacostia flies in
Lillian's neighborhood will enjoy peace
for a short time, but when she re-
turns to the District. rejuvenated by
her outing, the fly war will be con-
tinued with more zeal than ever.
Prizes Are Awarded.
DR. Arthur l.. Murray of the District
health Office, supervisor OF the campaign.
was a banker this morning, and from 10
to IL o'clock-regular Saturday banking
hours-he dealt out cash to the winners
in the July campaign. Lawrence Fitz-
gerald, who has finished second in every
campaign conducted by The Star. will
try harder than ever to come out on top
this month. He has said that he will
use every fair method at his command
to take the lead away from Burdette.
Fitzgerald still refuses to seek aid
from other boys or girls and, as result,
will have to keep steadily at it and make
high scores daily to defeat the army Of
his rival Fitzgerald uses traps exclusive
~. and nearly all of his hunting grounds
are markets. His campaign for August
will necessitate harder work and more
traps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
GOING THROUGH THE FORMS.
Primaries Held in Districts Where
There Are No Contests.

LOUISVILLE. KY, August 3.-Because
the state legislature failed to incorporate
in it's compulsory primary law a pro-
vision for making nominations when there
are no contests. eight out Of the eleven
Kentucky congressional districts are hold
ing practically useless primaries today,
and every saloon in Kentucky when the
doors were closed last midnight were
scheduled to remain closed until Monday
morning. The latter condition is due to a
state law prohibiting sale of liquor on
election days.
In the first congressional district four
democrats are seeking the nomination for
representative. In the third district there
are two. and in the eighth Harvey Helm
is being opposed by j. A. Sullivan. In
Louisville Swager Sherley has no demo-
cratic opposition. 1t is probable that the
next Legislature will be asked to amend
the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
GETS LIFE-SAVER'S MEDAL.
Coal Passer Wyatt Rescued One of
His Shipmates.

The Secretary of the Treasury has
awarded a silver life-saving medal to
John T. Wyatt. coal passer, U. S. N, at
tached to the U. s. S. South Dakota, for
gallant conduct in rescuing shipmate.
Ordinary Seaman Cowan, who had at
tempted suicide by jumping overheard
from the U. s. s. South Dakota while the
ship was tied up to the wharf at Honolu-
lu February %. 1912.
Cowan. who had been suffering from
hysteria. was sitting quietly on deck. read
ing a book, when suddenly he threw his
book away and, climbing on the life lines,
deliberately jumped overheard Wyatt,
fully clad. Immediately jumped overheard
after him. Cowan began fighting and
succeeded in getting q strange hold about
Wyatts neck and the two went down
twice. Wyatt finally broke Cowan's hold
and brought him to the sea ladder.
Wyatt enlisted at Los Angeles, Cal,
March 49, 1911. His home address is sos
West I'd street. Los Angeles, Cal, where
his mother. Mrs. Sarah Foster resides
He is twenty-five years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
INFANT A SILENT WITNESS.
Face Bruised and Father Is Convict.
ed on Assault Charge.

Her face covered with bruises. the in
FAINT daughter of Daniel Watts, a negro
appeared as a silent but effective witness
against her father when he was ar
raigned in the United States branch of
the Police Court today to face two
charges of assault.
Ernestine Smith, Watts cousin. testi-
fed that after beating her severely Watts
had picked up and thrown his child into
the street The witnesses declared Watts
was intoxicated. and the defendant him
self admitted having had "few drinks"
watts expressed regret because of what
he had done. and informed the court that
| his wife would be unable to get along
without his support If he were impris-
oned The wife explained that this was
Watts first trouble since they had been
married Judge Pugh, after the wife had
| told him she thought she might be able
| TO get along without her husbands sup
port for a few months. sentenced Watts
TO three months at Occoquan In the case
| OF the assault on his daughter. and two
months In the other case. Judge PLgh
told the wife II she had difficulty In sup
porting herself and the child during that
| time 10 apply TO the court and he might
shorten the defendants sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03

THEIR WORK DONE
Continued from First PageD

to indicate that the national convention
is to be an impressive affair and Will
probably be attended by as many dele
gates as the regular republican conven-
ton held last June.
The town began to take on real con-
vention aspect today and the big lobby OF
the Congress Hotel filed up early in the
day The first delegation to the ma
tional convention to arrive was the Cali
fornians
They marched down Michigan boulevard.
headed by band. and trailed through
the lobby. to be cheered by the crowd.
Arrangements for Monday Complete.
All arrangements for the national con-
vention are complete. and tickets were
on tap this morning. The ticket is d
beautifully engraved card, bearing a
likeness of George Washington. Abraham
Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson. The
badges are heavy bronze. surmounted
by the dome of the Capitol. and the
shield bearing the profiles of the great
statesmen embossed. Everything con-
nected with the convention is designed
to lend dignity to the assemblage. Ac-
cording to Senator Dixon, the delegate
body will comprise men of high stand
ing in their communities.
Those Of our opponents who expected
10 ma a lOJ OF Wllu-eycu, lOHS nan GU
cranks are going to be disappointed"
he said I'VE will show them a lot of
men who will represent the very best
element of the republican party"
There will be number of former
democrats among the delegates, and
they will be welcomed by the bull
moosers with open arms.
The engraving of Jeffersons features
upon the tickets of admission was a
subtle invitation to all democrats who
DIN
come up and be baptized with the truly
progressives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
BIRTHS REPORTED.

The following births were reported
to the health department in the pas
twenty-four hours:
Joseph and Asma HaZez boy.
Frederick J. and Ella b. Koch. girl.
Joseph W. and Sadie A. Daniel. boy.
James F. and Mary Dalton. boy.
Edward l.. and Anna NJ. Shaw. girl
William III. and Teresa Sardo. boy.
Irving B. and Agnes J. Phillips. boy
Henry j. and Eva Sweeney. boy.
George Z. and Emma S. Banded, girl
William b. and Gertrude Greeley. boy
Gabrielle and Teresa S. Panetta, boy
George w. and Evelyn c. Smith, girl
Homer and Matte Thornton. girl.
Horace and Julia G. Cantor boy
Charles and Lena Manly. boy.
William and Matte Jordan. boy.
Jesse and Effie Beverly. twin boys
Albert w. and Fannie Brooks. girl.
Scott and Mary Barber, girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
BREAKING LAW. poor JOKE"
Col. Shields Regards Those Killing
Game Out Of Season as Criminals.

CHICAGO. August 3.-Breaking the
game laws was described as the poorest
OF all American Jokes by Col. c. o.
Shields. president OF the League of Ameri-
can Sportsmen. in an address on big
Game on It's Native Ranges" last night
at the University OF Chicago The speak
er said that all hunters who think II
funny to kill deer and other protected
animals out of season should be treated
as criminals. Thousands of Americans
think IL a huge jest to shoot out of sea-
son. he said. Many of these boast OF
their achievements in this direction. II
Is not so among the woodsmen oil Canada,
who would rather live on bacon seven
teen months running than shoot deer
against the law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
DEATHS REPORTED.

The following deaths were reported
to the health department In the past
twenty-four hours:
Thomas J. McGuff. 81 years. Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane
Thomas r. Huckson, 81 years. 21l
John Marshall place northwest.
Jane Norwood. g. years. Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Annie E. Wilder. GS years. 1923 l
street northwest.
Ella Stephenson. % years. Anaccstta.
D. C.
William C. Wallis, 90 years. 1890
Carolina place, Potomac Heights.
Charles B. Bayly. jr.. 80 years. 237
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Emma S. Wann. 62 years, 1874
Wyoming avenue northwest
William McCloskey, 4 months, 100
X street northwest
Alice Mason. 3 months. 1900 X street
northwest.
Coley Thornton. % years. $50 wash
ington street northwest.
Henry Overton. 80 years, Wash Egton
Asylum Hospital.
Selena Washington, 3s years. Freed
mems Hospital.
Georgianna Suttin. IS years. Bruce
avenue, Garfield. DIG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
CHAFIN PLANS NEW RECORD.
Intends to Make More Speeches Than
in His 1908 CAMPAIGN.

CHICAGO. August 3.-Eugene w. Cha
fin, prohibition candidate for President,
according to story given out at the
national headquarters here, intends to
surpass his speech-making record of 1908
during the present campaign.
Four years ago Mr.. Chain made 500
speeches in 100 days. Although he will
not be officially notified of his nomina-
ton until August 10. Mr.. Chain has al
ready made several speeches in north
western Indiana in churches. public halls
and from his automobile. He has now
left for a speechmaking tour in Boston
and vicinity. and from there will go to
Waukesha. Wis, where he will receive
the notification of his candidacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
GAME BORN OF POLITICS.
Chicago Boys Engage IN Sport Ca.1ed
Hat in the Ring"

CHICAGO, August 3.-Boys living i'm the
vicinity of Garfield Park have organized
club known as the Garfield Mooses"
The name was taken after one of the
group had planned a new game known as
that in the ring
The game is played around a circle
about ten feet in diameter. Seven or
eight of the lads toss their hats into the
ring, and then one designated as the
''bull moose" holds base ball with q
watchful eye on the other players. 1t Is
his part of the game to touch any boy
who attempts to get his own hat out OF
the ring. When the bull moose" sue
ceeds in touching one of the boy in this
way then the lad caught is it," and a
new game is started.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
FATHER OF 10 HAPPY
Post Office Messenger Gets
Raise of Salary.
HAS A SPLENDID RECORD
Expert in Finding Errors in Stamp
Entry Transactions.
MR.. HITCHCOCK TOOK UP CASE
Children Of Pennsylvania Range
in Age From Seventeen Years
to Thirteen Months.

Richard T. Underwood. forty-four
years Old of 1923 F street northwest.
father Of ten children, and an assist
ant messenger in the Post Office De-
pa rtment. is today rejoicing over an
executive order Of President Taft
which enabled Postmaster General
Hitchcock TO raise his salary from $72O
to $500 a year. 1T appears that 1t was
not Mr. Underwoods large family and
the fatherly manner in which he has
been caring for it that was the sole
incentive that prompted the President
to interpose in his behalf. He has a
splendid record for finding and adjust
ing errors in the transactions involved
in the annual entries Of stamps
charged to postmasters. And the lat
ter is what brought his case to the at
tention of the Postmaster General.
Here is the text of Postma ster General
Hitchcock's letter to the President:
My Dear Mr. President:
September Z. 1907. Richard Il. Tn
derwoOd of PENNSYLVANIA was appointed
TO the position of laborer at $500 per
annum in this department. having been
certified by the civil service commission
from the bookbinders register. If Mr..
Underwood had secured an appointment
in the government printing Office from
this register it would have been with a
compensation of 81 per diem. February
1. 1905. he was promoted to his present
position of assistant messenger at SI2O
per annum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
FUNERAL OF COL. COFFIN.
Services Will Be Held in This City
Tuesday.

The body Of Col. w. H. Coffin, Coast
Artillery Corps. U. 8. A., who died al
Rochester, Mimi, yesterday. will arrive
in Washington at S:45 o'clock Monday
morning. and funeral services will be
held Tuesday. Burial will be In Oak Hill
cemetery. Mrs. Coffin. who has been with
her husband. will accompany the body,
together with Mrs. Paine. sister of the
decea sed.
Official notice of Col. Collins death has
been sent to the officers of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia, many
of whom served at Fort Washington and
Fort Hunt in coast defense exercises
when Col CONN was in command Of the
artillery district Of the Potomac several
years ag0s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
HARD COAL SHORTAGE.
New York and Other Cities Behind
$500, 900 Tons in Their Supplv.

NEW YORK. August 3.-Coal dealers
here estimate that by October the an
thracite shortage in this and other cities
will amount to G.5OO,OoO tons This short
age. caused by the cessation OF mining
in April and May. will begin to be felt
severely. it is believed. as soon as the
winter demand for coal begins
Nova Scotia dealers who have found II
impossible TO ill their orders in their
territory came TO this city this week and
placed orders with the wholesalers. The
mayor of Toronto. 1t is stated, has cabled
to Wales for Welsh anthracite. which is
inferior to the American article
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
SMALLPOX PATIENT FLEES.
Travels Through Montreal Streets in
Night Shirt. But Is Caught.

MONTREAL. August "A smallpox
patient. his body covered with the marks
of the disease. escaped from the Moreau
Street Hospital late last night. clad only
in a night shirt. crowd gathered
about the strange-looking man, but quick
~ scattered when a policeman appearsd
and announced the identity % the
escaped patient
The policeman then braved tho small
pox and took the fugitive back TO tho
hospital. where the doctors made the
officer a prisoner. took away his uniform
and promptly burned II. The p0liceman
had to remain In the hospital until . new
uniform arrived for him. when he returns
ed to duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
THE BREAKING DOWN OF PARTITIONS.
By DR.. Frank Crane.

The most striking characteristic of this
age is the breaking down OF partitions
The ancient medieval world lived in
compartments. The people thought, felt
worshiped. worked and fought, each
group in its little pigeon hole. knowing
little and caring less for those in other
pigeon holes.
Society was organized in classes. Caste
was universal. Rank was everything. A,
the top was royalty, then the scale de-
scended through the graded orders of no.
bility. until it reached the merchant, and
finally the man with the hoe, who was
lowest Of all
Cnconsciously men arranged their
spiritual world the same way, ranging
from the supreme monarch-deity down
through archangels. angels. ecclesiastics
plain men, sinners and devils.
The world of knowledge was also dl-
vided into strictly separate boxes Politics
had nothing to do with merchandising
astronomy had no relation to chemistry,
history was not on speaking terms with
logic or law. and government and religion
had nothing in common with each other
Truth was in sections. Facts were
isolated. knowledge. though abundant,
was incoherent
Out OF all this mass of unconnectedness
the modern mind energies with a sense
of oneness. Nothing stands alone. Every
thing is related to everything else
The discovery Of the principle of evo-
luton has done much to bring this about
1t has shown us the universe as a grow
ing thing, like tree: not a mere heap
Of things. like pile of pebbles.
This has very far-reachng effect upon
all our thoughts. All truths are kin. as
the Inhabitants of a New England village.
Metchnikoff. Lister or Bergsen an
nounces a law newly discovered. and it
affects York, Neb.. for wagonload of
books must be sent from the public IL
brary straightaway to the secondhand
man.
A monk in a city of the Rhine invents
gunpowder. and immediately all Rhine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03

DORSEY. In sad but loving remembrance Of our
dear mother. HENRIETTA DORSEY, Who de-
August 4. 1910.
Dear mother how miss you
kind. devoted mother.
our home is 50 lonely without you.
Your memory will never be forgotten.
BY HER DEVOTED DAUGHTERS. MAUD BUF.
LER. ROSETTA DORSEY I'D REBDonA
WILLIAMS.
FLETCHER In sad and loving remembrance
Of my dear husband. LAWRENCE GoRHAM
FLEis HER. 1r-, who departed This life eight
His strife is past.
His triumph Is Won
HOOPER In sad hut loving remembrance q
my devoted daughter. HELEN HOOPER.
who departed this life four years ago today.
August ,. 1905.
We needed sweet little rosebud
To bloom in our garden 50 fair,
But the Savior took our lovely Helen
And transpanted her over there.
BY HER MOTHER
KING In sad but loving remembrance Of my
darling husband aud devoted father,
year ago, August . 1911
One year ago his dim eyes closed
In the gloomins death to sweetest repose.
His face lit up with smiles 50 bright
He is yeiled and hidden from mortal sight.
His form is lifeless. the heart is cold:
R%t u np with If the ses. pure oy i given
To husband and father at home In heaven
By HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND LONlN0
CHILDREN.
MAIONEY In sad hut loving memory Of our
dear little ughter and granddaughter NORA
ELIZABETH LILLIAN MABoAEY. who de-
parted this life three years ago today. August
.: 1909.
4 tender little rosebud fair
Came into hearts one day:
Just long enough be loved and kissed
Just long enough to be sorely missed.
And then she slipped away
But rho Savior holds oslr rosebud fair
safe in His Noras folded there
Never know life's sorrow and care.
amongst heavens sweetest flowers
Some day we II find this bud of ours.
BY HER PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS.
WASHINGTON. In loving but sad RENE mbrsnce
al dear beloved brother, CHARLES III.
WASHINGTON. who died one year ago to-
day. August 3, 1911
One year has passed. but stl We miss thee;
Friends may think our wound is healed,
But they little know SORROW
Which lies within our hearts concealed.
BY HIS SISTERS. LILLE AND MARIA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
AIM OF AUDUBON SOCIETIES.
Would Preserve the Wild Water
Birds of North America.

NEW YORK. August 3.-Ths National
Association OF Audubon Societies. as part
OF Its conservation plan. hopes TO obtain
for the wild water birds OF North Amer
lea permanent and undisputed possession
of the islands, marshes and lakes where
their largest colonies are found. The So
cieties have obtained. either by purchase
or gift. some OF the mort populous rock
cries left I'm Maine. North Carolina South
Carolina. Florida and Louisiana. II a.
hoped that in the next few weeks other
rookeries equally important with these
Will he taken over by the organize tons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses have been issued TO
the following:
Warren G. West and Hazel T. Jones.
Jefferson d. Myers and Mary T. Nor
gan. both of Richmond. Va.
Frank Mckendry and Gertrude NJ.
Markward.
William f. Thomas and Mary F. New
man.
John c. P. Curtis of this city and Sallie
G. Bennett of Martinsburg. w Va
Columbus D. Brown and Emma D. Reed
Clifton Aires and Mary NJ A. HaSke.
Thomas Morris and Caroline G.. Okum
John c. Perry and Elizabeth Kaiser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
Expert in Accounting Section.

Mr.. Underwood has become an expert
in the work of the accounting section
of the division of stamps. About mil
lion entries of stamps charged to post
masters are made yearly, and. while the
system is an excellent one, errors in so
vast a number of transactions are inevi-
table. Mr.. Underwood has developed in
a remarkable degree the faculty of To-
eating and adjusting these errors. which
requires great patience in going over the
posted entries. and especially a knOwl-
edge of the figure combinations char
acteristic of the work and a keen sense
Of their meaning and application.
Under the civil service rules Mr.. Tn
derwOod is not eligible for promotion to
the clerical grades without passing the
first-grade examination, which he is I'M
able to do because of his failure to re-
ceive in boyhood the usual educational
advantages. Notwithstanding his limit
ed education he has become eXtraOrd-
narily expert in the line Of work he is do
ing and is now rendering service that is
much more valuable to the government
than the return made to him at his pres
ent compensation. In view of the fact
that the government is accepting from
him a service that could not be readily
replaced and the value of which is far
In excess Of his present salary, it would
seem to be proper to waive the civil serv-
ice rule that stands in his way and au-
thOriZe by executive order the payment
Of an appropriate salary.
Sincerely yours.
f III. HITCHCOCK"