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Evening star., 1912-08-31
District Ahead in Close Match.

+ Not until the last shot had been fired
In the championship company team
match yesterday was it known that
the District boys had come off vic
torious. Company X. list Infantry.
after an exciting skirmish, carried off
first honors. with a total score Of 354,
defeating Company /. 10th Pennsyl-
vania, by one point The match brought
the riflemen from the keystone state
were making such excellent scores from
the start that little attention was paid
to the District marksmen. The Penn
sylvanians were plugging bulPs-eyes
one after another, when suddenly a
break occurred at the 600-yard stage,
and when the scores were made up the
District at this range had beaten. out
their competitor by six points. AT
the 2oO-yard range the 10th Penn
company of five points. At 500 yards
Company u. I'd Alabama, tied the Dis
trict score of 1856. Honors in the
match went to Private Clouser. who
score scored ~ out Of a possible 100, with
Sergt. Schmidt third. with 80. The
totals Of the District teams at 600
yards were as follows: Company K,
1st Infantry. 1856; Company B. 1st In
fantry, 16O. and Company K, I'd In
fantry. 153
At the 2O0-yard stage Private Clouser
finished his string with 45 out Of a pos
sible SO, and at 900 yards Corp.
Fehr led the contingent with 4s as high.
The scores of the three teams entered
from the District at the conclusion OF
the 2O0-yard stage were as follows:
Company K, 1st Infantry, 1863; Company
B. 1st Infantry. 166, and Company K.
I'd Infantry. 160 Throughout the match
a puffy southwest wind was stirring
over the range, while the light condi-
tions for shooting were excellent. A
feature of the long-range shooting was
the work Of Sergt. Schmidt and Corp,
Fehr. who were paired of together In
this match. Fehr's last shot of his
string was a four. and had Schmidt
also scored four the winners Of this
match would have tied with the Penn
sylvania team. AZ It was, Schmidt's
last shot was bulrs-eye, which gave
Evening star., 1912-08-31
ASSAULT UPON GIBSON
CAUSES CONFERENCE
State Department Officials Go
Over Situation With Cuban
Minister. :.

A conference lasting until almost mid
night took place last night at the State
Department between Acting Secretary
Huntington Wilson. Senior Rivero, the
Cuban minister at Washington. Second
Assistant Secretary Adee and Chief Doyle
Of the Latin American bureau.
The subject under discussion was the
personal assault on Hugh s. Gibson.
charge Of the American legation at Hav-
ana, by Enrique Masa, a newspaper re-
porter, and the subsequent bitter-and as
the State Department regards them-'dis-
graceful attacks on Mr.. Gibson and
Americans generally by small portion of
the Cuban press.
1t was made plain that the State De-
partment approves OF everything that Mr..
Gibson has done in the collection of the
O'Reilly claim and In demanding the pun
ishment Of his assailant.
Laid to Misunderstanding.
The nature of the newspaper articles
complained Of having convinced Secre-
tary Wilson that they were written in
an absolute misunderstanding of the facts
connected with the presentation Of the
OReilly claim, it was represented to
Senior Rivero that the proper way to
settle the matter would be for the Cuban
government, which knows what took
place between Charge Gibson and the
Cuban officials. to publish the facts for
the enlightenment of the Cuban people
and press.
The State Department is confident that
when that is done there will no longer
be any disposition in Havana to disre-
gard the amenities of diplomatic rela-
tions.
1t is also expected that the Cuban gov
ernment will carry out its promise to
prosecute the offending Journalist. The
Cuban minister undertook to present this
view of the case to his own government.
Evening star., 1912-08-31

The twenty-sixth annual convention of
the Virginia State Firemen's Association
was brought to a close at Roanoke Va,
Friday afternoon, when the annual reel
contests were concluded. The team from
Luray smashed the state record of 271z
seconds for the 15O-yard dash with reel
and missed by but half second the
worlds record.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
Live Wire Kills Officer.

GARY, Ind, August 31.-Olaf Riser.
chief of police of Miller, town east of
here, was found dead today, having been
electrocuted during the night by coming
in contact with q wire in the municipal
lighting plant.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
he scores Of the respective teams wer
COMPANY X, FIRST INFANTRY.
Individual Matches.

The winners in some Of the individual
are as follows:
Swiss match-Distance 800 yards. Each
competitor fired two sighting shots and
continued to shoot as long as he remained
in the bulfs-eye. Won by Capt. w. II.
Richard Of Ohio, who scored seventeen
watch and SIS cash: second Sergt. J. d.
Gardner, u S. Marine Corps. seven bulls,
$40: third, Lieut.. J. E. Parker OF Massa-
chusetts. six bulls. $50.
Officers and inspectors match-Dis-
tahces. 600 and 1000 yards: 10 shots at
each distance. Won by Capt E. NJ.
Eddy Of Ohio. score. 81: prize. inspector s
badge to become his property and $50
second, Capt. K. X. v. Casey of Pennsyl-
vania, 81. SIS; third. Lieut.. John P. King,
Cavalry team match-Distances, 200 and
800 yards; 10 shots at each distance. Won
by field and staff Sd Infantry, New Jer-
sey; score. 4cS; prize $50: second. 1st
Squadron 1st Cavalry, New York. 4l2,
SIS. The scores of the other teams were
Troop f. 1st Cavalry, 4O2 and I'd Troop,
Philadelphia City Cavalry, Pennsylvania,
$50
Navada trophy match; distances. 600, 9OC
and LOO yards; ten shots at each dis
tance-Won by Sergt p. S. Schofield OF
Massachusetts, score. 14O; prize gold and
silver trophy. to -be. held for one year
bronze medallion, which becomes his
property. and $3.50 cash; seconr. First
Sergt. ]. Jackson. United States Marine
Corps. lbs: $50; third, sergt. John E
Lieut. J. E. Parker OF Massachusetts,, 1856
$40: fifth, Capt. K. X. v. Casey Of Penn
sylvania, 1876, $3.50. Competitors using
telescope rifles in this match were not
eligible to compete for places in Palma
trophy team. 1t was stated yesterday.
Revolver Scores. :.
Revolver team match-Won by the Man
haitian Rifle and Revolver Association
score, 1.O34. Prize trophy presented by
Gen. Bird w. Spencer, to be held for one
year. and cash prize: second, First Squad
ron, 1st New York Cavalry. 1,O19; third,
Federal Rife and Revolver Club, $50. and
National Capital Rife and Revolver Club
$50. The latter team was from the Dis
trict, the members of the team being
Capt. Holt, Lieut.. Upham, u S. A.: Lieut.
Alderman and Corp. Fehr.
Capt. T.. w. Fullam of Company K
1st Infantry. motored from Washington
yesterday On his motor cycle, arriving In
camp after several exciting experiences
on the road. He left Washington at s
night at Mount Holly, n. j. He was
directed over the wrong road to the range
and consequently was delayed several
hours by reason of the unnecessary dis
tance which he covered. He was thrown
off his machine a number Of times by the
heavy condition of the roads following a
rainstorm. A broken pedal and wrenched
handlebar gave evidence Of other trouble
developed en- route. He motored over
300 miles, including the detours, but was
none the worse for his experience.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
FLAGMAN IS BLAMED
FOR ILLINOIS WRECK
Collision on c., B. & @. Held to
Have Resulted From En-
pIoye's CareIessness.

Responsibility for the accident on the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy railroad
at Western Springs, ILL.,, July H. by
which eleven passengers and two en-
ployes were killed and twenty-six passen-
gers and two employees We're injured. was
placed by the interstate commerce COM
mission today upon Flagman Woodworth.
Chief Inspector II. w. Belnap's report
to the commission says the accident.
which was a rear-end collision, might
have been prevented had the fiagman
exercised proper precautions i'm warning
the on-coming train. 1t is pointed out
that Woodworth did not give warning at
a sufficient distance To enable the enG-
neer to stop and gave merely caution
signal instead of a signal to stop.
a contributing cause Of the accident"
reports Inspector Belnap, was the fail
ure OF Engineman Brownson properly 70
control the speed of his train and TO
obey the indications of fixed signals. This
investigation also disclosed the fact thai
it was not an uncommon occurrence for
trains to run past signals in the stop
position during foggy or stormy wealth
or
Evening star., 1912-08-31
NJ 'ADOO WITH WILSON,
PLANNING CAMPAIGN
Speaking Engagements for the
Governor ConSidered-V!sit-
ors Numerous Today.

SEAGlRT. y J.. August 3l-Nlee
Chairman William u McAdoo consu'tcd
with Gov Woodrow Wilson today about
campaign speaking engagements I'll.
invitation To Gov. Wilson 10 speak before
the conservation congress Al Indianapot
October >. as Well as several other I'M
portant engagements in tie middle west
were considered. but no announcement
was made in connection with them.
The governor had string Of callers
today His appointment book was much
more crowded than il has been in some
time. Among the early arrivals Mas
Senator Shively OF Indiana. At noon tas
national rife association. which Is on
camped on the rife range in front ~ >
summer capitol, marched by the goNor-
nor's cottage. while the nominee review
ed them. The editors of thirty foret=n
language newspapers were 10 cal! ri
body during the day
Preparing Labor Day Speech.
The governor spent most OF the mora
ing preparing his labor speech 10 b. de-
livered at Buffalo. \. Y. Labor day.
Rolla Wells, national treasurer and
Henry Morganthau, chairman OF tho
finance committee. dropped in at the gov
ernor's cottage. II was Mr.. Wells first
visit to Seagirt. lie was asked how much
money he had received to date.
That reminds me-" he replied. "of " hat
the mother of the James boys out I'm Mis-
souri, used to say when the detectives
got TO questioning her where the boys
were
"She would say You must excuse me.
that's a military question"
Mr.. Wells said the contributions would
be made public by September 10.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
Hubert Thomas Asks Divorce.

Proceedings for absolute divorce were
Instituted today by Hubert Thomas
-Sainst Rosaline r. Thomas. They were
snarried October -, 1909, and lived to-
fethef until last June. A correspondent
~ named. Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert
and II. III. Yeatman appear for the hus-
band
Evening star., 1912-08-31
Afraid of Congestion.

The failure of Congress to appropriate
for a school building in our locality nec-
cssarily will cause such congestion OF
the schools in Columbia Heights. west OF
Georgia avenue. as well as at Petworth.
that many tof our children will be re-
quired to travel long distances to schools
in other parts of the city or to stay out
of school and the truancy regulation will
become a dead letter." states the COM
mittee's letter to the school board.
1T is needless to call attention to the
congested condition of the Petworth
school, due to our great growth and to
considerable building in that locality. The
erection of a sixteen-room school building
in Park View will satisfy our needs. will
relieve the congestion in the Columbia
Heights and Petworth school and will
provide school facilities for Spring road.
sixteen-room building can be con-
Quoted with greater economy and is in
line with modern methods of education
Evening star., 1912-08-31
Showed Great Bravery.

He was present at number of engage
ments, including those Of Pea Ridge
Perryville. Stone River and Chtckamauga
He showed great bravery on more than
one occasion.
Following the war Capt. Kelly went
back to Illinois, where he was sheriff OF
Kane county in 81. 6S and IA. He was
Indian agent at Standing Rock and Los
Pinos agencies in 1878. Mr.. Kelly lives
at the Cecil apartments.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
Road Is Censured.

Sharp criticism also is made in the re-
port of the high rate of speed at which
the train was being run. particularly As
the weather was foggy and heavy. One
Of the officials of the line, +. c. Rice.
INSPECTOR OF transportation. testified tina
excessive speed is the cause OF about
20 to SO per cent of the catastrophes IN
the last few years" Inspector Belnap
points out that IL this statement be true.
lit lies wholly within the power or the
railroad managers virtually to put an
end to from IS to 50 per cent OF these
narrowing dsa asters.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
new POSTAL GUIDE
TO Be DISTRIBUTED
Little Book Contains Much
Matter of Interest to the
General Public.

Postmaster General Hitchcock today ap-
| proved and authorized for distribution
a new edition of the handbook of postal
information, containing matter of interest
and instruction regarding the postal sys-
| tenn for use of the general public.
Copies are supplied to postmasters on
requisition, and are given by them to
patrons of their Offices on request. The
distribution Is gratuitous.
| These little books, it is declared, are
most valuable for reference by all those
! who use the mails, and have proved of
the greatest assistance to teachers for
the instruction of their pupils in the
| working of the postal system in all it's
details as they affect the citizen, proper
addressing. postage rates, registry and
money orders.
The present edition of Postal Informa-
ton" is of convenient pocket size by 3E
inches, with a red cover bearing the seal
| of the Post Office Department. 1t con-
tains thirty-six pages, and is supplied
with complete index, greatly facilitating
search for information.
Advice to Patrons.
| Rates of postage and classification of
the four classes are given in complete
detail, with all necessary information
about stamps, post cards, private mailing
cards and stamped envelopes.
Patrons are advised to use ink in ad-
dressing all mail matter; to avoid the
use of envelopes of weak or unsubstan-
tial paper; to avoid waiting until the end
of the day to mail letters, causing con-
gestion and thus preventing prompt dis
patch to avoid putting stamps elsewhere
on envelopes than in the upper right
hand corner.
Full information is given about city and
rural delivery, and attention is called to
the fact that general delivery is intended
for the use of only those patrons who are
not permanently settled in the commu-
nifty or who are unable to receive their
mail by the regular methods of delivery.
The regulations about special delivery,
return and forwarding of mail and un-
delivered mail are clearly given, while
full instructions are printed regarding
the filing of complaints, to whom and
how they may best be mode.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
Used Portable Buildings.

Failure to obtain the appropriation re-
suited in the school authorities moving
two por table buildings to the site to meet
the temporary needs Of the situation.
IL is now claimed by Park View resi-
dents that such rapid development mas
taken place in that section that only
sixteen-room building will suffice. Inc
census Just taken serves as the pasls "a
the contention.
In the letter TO the board OF education
exrlaining the census. Charlton Nj. Clark,
chairman of the committee on schoois
and public buildings of the association.
states that the !, 1893 children enumerated
live in Park View and on a few squares
in the vicinity of the school site. Whicn
are loeated west of Georgia avenue ana
between that avenue and New Hampshire
and sherman avenues, south to Morton
street. .
OF the SO7 children who are more than
five wears of age 135 will be eligible
for kindergarten this fall 136 for first
grade. 80 for second grade. 81 for third
grade. S. for fourth grade, 6S for NTH
grade. So for sixth grade. AS for seventh
grade "a for eighth grade and 81 Tor
high school.
Omitting from the census the parts
of the street referred to west of Georgia
avenue there remain in Park View
proper a total of 1,017 children. of whom
a3o are less than five years of age and
$50 are more than five years old IN
this territory, it is stated, there Will
he within six months 500 children or
school age
Evening star., 1912-08-31
Leech Cup Match Next.

Every man on the District brigade team
is competing this afternoon in the Leech
cup match, which started at L 80 O'Clock
and will continue until sundown this even
ing. The distances are SOO 800 and LOCO
yards. with two sighting shots and seven
shots for record at each distance This
is excellent practice for the District
marksmen and will prepare them for the
big matches which are scheduled for
next week.
The prizes in this event are the Leech
cup to be held one year. and gold medal
and cash to the winner; second prize. a
silver medal and cash. and a bronze
medal and cash for third prize.
The other matches on the program to-
day include the life and annual members
match, seven shots each at 200 and 600
yards, for medals and cash, and the all
comers' expert match. ten shots for rec
ord at GOO yards, with no sighting shots
allowed. The event was won last year
by Lieut.. H. e. Simon of Ohio.
Tomorrow tire camp will be pretty well
deserted. many of the boys intending to
spend the day at Asbury Park and other
adjacent summer resorts Fishing parties
have been arrange also. while parties
will participate in motoring over the Jer-
roads during the day
Evening star., 1912-08-31
the team the one point necessary tc
beat out the Pennsylvanians.
Standing Of the Teams.

The standing OF the teams at the con-
clusion of the championship company
team match was as follows:
Evening star., 1912-08-31
ASKS NEW SCHOOL
Park View Citizens Body
Wants $3.50, 900 Next Year.
CHILDREN IN DISTRICT1,19
Census Was Taken by Members of
the Association.
CONGRESS HAS BOUGHT SITE
Appropriation for Building Never
Authorized-Sixteen Struc-
ture Said to Be Needed.
CHILDREN IN DISTRICT 1888
CONGRESS HAS BOUGHT SITE

With the request that 1t include in its
estimates for the next fiscal year an item
of $4,000 for the erection of sixteen
room school building at the northwest
corner of Warder and Newton streets
the Park View Citizens Association to-
day sent to the board of education a sum
mary OF a census recently conducted by
citizens of that section showing that there
are 1.193 children in Park View. OF the
number SO7 are more than five years OF
age. and will he eligible for the various
school grades this fall.
The census was conducted this month
by members of the executive committee
of the association. 1t Is one of the most
exhaustive pieces OF work of the KIND
ever undertaken by local civic body ana
will. IL is expected, he of value to the
board of education when the board be-
gins preparation of its estimates for next
year.
Congress purchased the Warder ana
Newton street school site, but never mas
authorized an appropriation for the con-
structon of a school building. The Com
missioners this year following recon-
rnendation BY the board of education,
asked Congress for $4,000 for the erfcuon
of an eght-room building on the site.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25
DISTRACTED MOTHER
LOSES SIGHT OF SON

sDh, where is my wandering boy.
This is the text Of "A pathetic letter
- ccitcd today by chief OF Police
\ INFANT from Mrs. Lilly Harrison, oi
Lexington, Ky, who has written thu
jacksonville department. hopins
against hope that the local Offices
" i'll be- able to find some trace of her
missing son, whom she mourns as
d, ad.
According to information from
Lexington, William Harrison. aged
II years, left his home In Kentucky
last November. intending to spend
the winter in the South. Ills moth
cr expected to hear from him within
a short time after his departure. but
as the weeks rolled by and length
encd into months and no word came
from the absent boy the mother has
become almost distracted.
There Is a letter at police head
quarters for the boy. and it Is to be
hoped he will learn of his mother s
anxiety through the press and send
some word home to gladden. the sor-
rowing heart of his one best friend
Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25
ATLANTA PREACHER DIS.
CARDS ALL TITLES

George l.. IIansrom, pastor of thu
Central Congregational church, has
discarded the titles his degrees Civ,
him the right to use, and wants to b.
called plain IIanscom. says the At.
lanta Georgian.
Just say. Hey. there, or George.
If you like" he told his friends. ecu,
out the Rev. and the 'Dr.
Most people find it hard to be-
lcve a preacher can also be a man, y
he said today. II want men in my
church. Id like to fill it with men
from basement to gallery. don't
propose to scare them off with titles. y
"Plain IIanscom" came to Atlanta
from Jacksonville, Fla. a few weeks
ago. He is a lover of out-of-doOrs
likes a game Of baseball, rides a spir-
tied horse and APPEARS to be an all
round mans man.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25
BONAPARTE EXPLAINS
ROOSEVELT LETTER
(By Associated Press. }

Baltimore, April %. 5.-Respccting
ROOsevclt's letter to Attorney Gen.
eral Bonapartc, directing that tn,
latter withhold It's antitrust suit
against the International Harvester
Co, Isonapartc today said lnat the
action was put off pending an luves.
tigation of the company by the bu.
reau of corporations. The letter was
included In the correspondence sent
to the Senate yesterday by the de-
partment of justice.
BOnaparte said; "rhe prcsidcn' $
letter did not In any way delay or
affect the action of the department
ci justice. When told him tine
prcsidcnD thought the suit should
bc undertaken, which WAS probably
ine or six months later, he immcdi-
atcly acquieScrd The only impcdi-
mcnt WAS the discovery that the in
qriry was Still unfinished aud the
statement of Commissioner Of Cor
roratious Smith that he could not
complete il if the suit were brought F"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25
A MODEL JUDGE.

That Judge Whitney. Judge OF this
judicial district. is admired abroad
as we'll as at home. is evidenced by
the following tribute paid him by
the Tampa Tribune:
This able and impartial Judge has
won the esteem and confidence of the
people and the bar of his circuit and
il is refreshing to note the admirable
manner in which he conducts his
court. He permits no indecOrum on
the part OF lawyers. requires strict
compliance with the rules and regu-
lations governing practice, is a
stickler for prompt trial of cases. has
little patience with efforts to impede
justice on trivial technicalities and
treats every witness and party COM
ing before him with the utmost con :
sideration and fairness. His is a
r.odel court and he is model judge
and it is the Tribune's prediction
that he will become in time recog-
nized thronghont the State as one of
Florida's most distinguished and val
liable citizens Keep your eye on
the judge Of the Tenth circuit"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25
POTATO CROP NOV
ING AT SANFORD.

The Irish potato crop will be 4
great factor in the Sanford Celery
Delta this season and on account Of
the scarcity of the crop all over the
world the price bids fair to remain
strong until the northern crop come !
in. Sanford has over 400 acres in
potatoes this year and they are Of
very good quality. bringing S. and
more for the No. and even the culls
bringing a fair price. The Hastings
crop is OF large proportions and will
come in about May |. but this fact
should not prove a bugaboO to the
Sanford grower. as the price is bound
to hold up during the season. Twen-
ty car loads went forward last week
and about the same number will 60
out this week.-SanfOrd Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25
REPUBLICANS lNDORSED
TEDDY AT JACKSONVILLE

Jacksonville. April - Kcprcsent
ing themselves as registered dele
Gates from the Roosevelt Progressive
wing OF the Republican party in
Florida, about three hundred and
seven Republicans met in Il mas
meeting yesterday afternoon at Odd
Follows hall cedar and State streets.
ratified their bolt al Tie P1latka con
vrntion Feb. & and named Il commit
te" ~ 20 TO Washington immediately,
whore il viii file its action with
Chairman Mckinley, of the National
Republican committee The commit
tee is composed Of Col. e. II. AlstOn,
& r. Wilson and Kendall Pollard.
They left the city last night, ami
during their visit will also call upon
Senator Dixon, campaign manager of
Theodore Roosevelt. and assure him
th.t the Rough Rider is their favor
ite.