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Evening star., 1912-09-09
VEDR|NES SETS PACE
Flies 124.8 Miles in 70 Min
utes, 56.85 Seconds.
AMERICAS CHANCES FADE
Bennett Trophy, Being Contested
For at Chicago, Is Con-
ceded to France.

CHICAGO, September 9.-Jules Ve-
drines. driving Deperdussin monoplane,
was the first contestant to start in the
race for the James Gordon Bennett
twelve-t -thousand-franc trophy.
Vedrines got away shortly before 10
O'Clock. Although there was consider
able. wind at the time. Vedrines refused
to delay his start. He soon reached a
| speed of 103 miles an hour. according to
the presiding officials at the course, and
without a stop finished the course of
| 124.S miles in 20 minutes 56S5 seconds
Vedrines' average speed was about
1879 miles an hour not quite equal to his
previous record. Vedrines completed his
flight before noon. spinning thirty times
over the 4.14-mile course as smoothly as
u swallow veers around a church spire.
Hopes Centered in Thompson.
| Hopes that America still may have a
| chance Of retaining for another year the
James Gordon Bennett trophy, which was
| won by Charles T. Waymann at the Isle
| of Sheppy, England, meet last year, and
which is the symbol of world supremacy,
| are centered in De Lloyd Thompson
Thompson this afternoon will attempt
flight in a Nieuport monoplane. II is
generally believed. however. his machine
will be unable to exceed seventy miles an
hour Uncertainty existed whether any
of the other American contestants would
be able to start.
The time. taken by laps. of Vedrines'
run showed he kept up a fairly even
speed. In the first lap he made the
four miles in 2245S.
Vedrines Sure Of Trophy.
Il have won the trophy" exclaimed
Vedrines. when lie returned to the
hangar. That Is practically certain.
There is no other machine on the field
that can approach my time. 1t means
much to France. Three times before
France, which has taken such a prom-
nent part in aviation, has seen the tro-
ply captured by either America or
England. Now, I think. we have it.
Owing to the difficulty of reaching the
course, fifteen miles from Chicago, only
few people saw the flight. Those who
did had to walk mile over the prairies.
Mai. Samuel Reber of New York, chair
man of the contest committee of the
Aero Club of America, conceded the tro-
ply to France.
I'VE have not ghost Of show" he
said 1.-The only question is which one Of
the Frenchmen will carry off the honor.
None of our machines could come within
forty minutes of Vedrines' time"
Evening star., 1912-09-09
SPURNED, HE SHOOTS FAMILY.
Young Belgian Wounds -Four as
They Sit at Supper Table.

VAN VERT. Ohio, September 9.-Word
reached here today that Ernest Terrbeke.
a twenty-two-year-old Belgian. aimed a
shotgun through the window of Richard
Martens farm home. eight miles north
west Of here last night. and emptied the
contents of both barrels into the Marten
family as they sat at supper. Verrbeke
then shot himself in the stomach, dying
almost instantly.
Verrbeke's victims were Mrs. Marten,
Bertha Marten, wounded In face and
throat; Clara Marten, shot in foot, and
CAMEL Aleemete, farm hand. shot In
head.
Verrbeke was in love with Bertha,
aged twenty, Richard Martens oldest
daughter. but his advances had been re-
jected.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
WEATHER IN STATE IDEAL
Early Activity in the Manufacture
ing Cities.
SMALLER PLACES LAGGARD
Country Roads Reported in Good
Condition for Travel After
Recent Rains.
MAINE CANDIDATES.
FOR GOVERNOR:

FOR GOVERNOR
Frederick W. Plaisted. dem.
William T. Haines, rep.
William 7. Sterling. prohib.
George Allen England, soc.
FOR L. S. SENATOR:
Obadiah Gardner. dem.
Edward G. Burleigh. rep.
FOR REPR RESENTATIvE IN
CONGRESS-:
First district = Asher Kinds.
rep: Michael T.. O'Brien. dem.
Second district-Daniel j. Nc
Gillicuddy dem.; William Il.
Shelton, rep.
Third district Samuel W.
Gould, dem.; Forrest Goodwin.
rep.
Fourth district = Frank w.
Guernsey. rep; c. W. Mellen.
dem.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
WHITE FREED ON BOND.
Father Of Girl Attacked by Negro
Taken to Bluefeld, w. Va.

BLUEFIELD. w. Va, September o.
Gordon White. father of Nita White. aged
fourteen. arrested Saturday in connection
with the lynching of Walter Johnston.
negro, last Thursday night at Princeton.
w. Va. was released today on $4,000
bond. White was brought to Bluefield
early today from Charleston. where he
had been taken to prevent his rescue by
friends. White. who is charged with first
degree murder, 1t being alleged he fired
several shots into the negro, was met by
hundreds of sympathizers at the railroad
station here
Judge ]. Frank Maynard today issued a
call for special sitting of court and
grand jury to investigate the lynching.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
ALDERMAN'S HIGH SCORE
District Man May Go to Can
ada With American
Rifle Team.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RIFLE RANGE, SEAGIRT. N. j., Sep
tember 9.-First Lieut.. Ralph Alderman
of the National Guard Of the District Uf
Columbia is almost sure to depart from
Seagirt for Ottawa, Canada, this after
noon, as a member Of the American team
that will strive to win the Palma inter
national trophy from the Canadians next
Saturday.
ing of the thirty at 1000 yards in the
final try-out for places on the team, Lieut..
Alderman scored seventy-one out of the
possible seventy-five, leading all his COM
petitorS with his high score total of 469.
made during the SeaSirt tournament that
ended SATURDAY..
Evening star., 1912-09-09
ROOSEVELT IN SPOKANE

SPOKANE, Wash September 9.-Ex-
President Roosevelt made his appeal to
the people OF Washington to support the
progressive party. He reached Spokane
last night from Montana. and is to re-
main In the state two days. After put
ting in today, in Spokane the colonel will
go across the state and will be in Seattle
and Tacoma tomorrow
Three speeches were on Col. Roosevelt s
program for today. He was to address
an open meeting. mass meeting ex-
clusively for women was arranged and
an address to work ngmen.
Col Roosevelt said that he expected to
take UP Woodrow Wilson's recent re-
marks concerning the progressive party S
proposal for minimum wage scales and to
tell the women of Washington how he
was won over to the cause OF womans
suffrage.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
LORD KELVIN TO BE HONORED.
American Engineers to Erect Me-
mortal in Westminster Abbey.

BOSTON. September 9.-The members
of engineering societies in this country
are to erect a memorial window in West
minister Abbey to the memory of the late
Lord Kelvin, who as Sir William
Thompson designed the first successful
receiving apparatus for ocean cables.
Representatives of five American en-
gineering societies are on committee
to carry out the details Of the plan.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
Body to Be Brought Here.

Arthur Marks, one Of MIR. McLeans
representatives in Washington, was no.
titled of Mrs. McLeans death early this
morning. He left here at l2:3o O'Clock
this afternoon for Bar Harbor. Mr..
Marks said that it was planned to bring
the body OF Mrs Mclean to this city.
leaving there "Wednesday morning. None
Of the members Of Mrs. McLeans fam
iiy We're in Washington today.
take place in this city, for SO many
years the home of Mrs. Mclean. Mr.
Mclean owns a lot in Rock Creek ceme-
terry where his father. Washington Nc
Lean, is buried
The Washington residences of John X.
Mclean and Edward B. Mclean ara
c.osed for the summer.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
Grand Total, $40.

The seventy-one this morning brings
Alderman's grand total up to 80, and
moves him up from ninth to fourth
place in the high-score list Of twenty-four.
Serst. a. q. Schmidt of the District
of Columbia also more than held his
own, advancing in the standing this
morning from eighteenth TO fifteenth
place. scoring CO, making his grand total
497.
Firing in the final stage, fifteen shots
at 1,OUO yards, is in progress this after
noon.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
Prominent as Hostess.

No Washington hostess was more wide
Iy known than Mrs. John r. Mclean. As
maid and matron. practically her whole
life has been spent in this city. Never
enjoying vigorous health. she had always
TO husband her strength, and for that
reason, with but few exceptions she
never attended social events outside OF
her own home. This applied to both day
and evening functions. and was so well
understood that for many years back her
absence occasioned no comment.
Her own entertainments, which have
marked almost every winter season for
the past quarter of a century, have been
easily the most lavish ever given at the
capital. She had genius for arranging de-
tails on a large scale, either experimenting
them herself or giving them over to those
in whom she reposed confidence. When
Evening star., 1912-09-09
Anthropologists Meet in Geneva

GENEVA. Switzerland. September g.,
Many American delegates were present
at the opening today of the international
Congress of Anthropology and Prehis-
toric Archaeology. The congress will con-
tinue in session for one week.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
Morgan to Excavate Roman Ruins

NEW YORK. September 9.-According
to dispatches. from Rome. j. Pierpont
Morgan has laid before the Italian gov
ernment a plan for completing the work
of excavation in Pompeii and Hercula-
neum. 1t is said Mr.. Morgan 10 willing
to undertake the entire task of uncover
Ing Herculaneum at his own expense.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
Welcomed at Yokohama.

The special American ambassador ar
rived at Yokohama this afternoon on
board the United States armored cruiser
Maryland, which was conveyed into the
harbor by the japanese battleship Fuji
and the armored cruisers Iwate and
Tokiwa.
Charles Page Bryan, the American am
bassador to Japan, was the first person
to go aboard the Maryland where he
spent half an hour In conference with Mr..
Knox.
Shortly afterward Baron Shinitschiro
kurino, the Japanese ambassador to
of he imperial household, of the foreign
Office and of the army and navy, went on
board the American cruiser and greeted
the American special ambassador.
On landing from the cruiser MIR. Knox
was given a reception by a committee Of
Yokohama residents, headed by H. l..
Cole, following which the American party
Immediately entrained for Toxic.
Prince Henry Expected Tomorrow.
Prince Henry Of Prussia, the repre-
sentative of Emperor William. will ar
rive here tomorrow. Prince Arthur of
Connaught, the eldest son of the gov
ernor general Of Canada, who will rep
resent King George at the funeral
ceremony, and who later will present
to Emperor Yoshihito the Order of the
Garter, bestowed on the new Japanese
ruler by King George, will reach
Toxic Wednesday. Prince Henry and
Prince Arthur will be met personally
by the emperor at the railroad station.
Arthur Bailly Blanchard, the new
secretary Of the American embassy at
Toxic. arrived at the japanese capital
tonight from Paris.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
Unable to Take Action.

According to the health authorities
many samples of milk examined this sum-
mer contained an excess number of or
ganisms. The department has. been un-
able to proceed against the Dealers for
the reason that the test case brought
for this purpose is still pending in the
Court of Appeals.
The test case, which was brought
against Charles c. Dade & Co., was in
stituted under the food and drug act
The defendant was charged with selling
an adulterated product. The Police Court
verdict was in favor of the District. and
was followed by the filing of an appeal
which has not yet been heard.
Pending final decision in the Dade case
the health department through its bac-
THEOLOGICAL eXamina tions, has been OBJ
tanning evidence against other dealers
1t is understood that about 100 prosecu-
tons are now ready to be filled. but no
action will be taken until the test case
has been finally adjudicated.
The plan of publishing the results OF
meteorological examinations is contem-
plated only as a temporary measure or
until the department will be in a position
to prosecute actively all dealers whose
milk is shown not to conform with the
requirements of the food and drug act.
Shipped Products Bad.
1t is said that considerable milk being
shipped into Washington contains GER
tain amount of filth and decomposed mat
ter.
If the producers would follow certain
rules suggested by the health depart
ment relating to the proper cooling Of
milk the use of pals with partially Cow
cred tops and other features it would
be possible TO avoid this. say the local
he. o1t NIL inS hnUnNnr.
the health department claims that it's
hands are tied and that the only remedy.
pending the decision of the court. is to
publish the results of the archaeological
examinations, so that the public may
know what kind of milk it Is consuming
Evening star., 1912-09-09
MOTOR RACE VICTIMS
NOW NUMBER SEVEN
Another Spectator, Injured in
Crash at Newark, Heeds
Call of Death.
Special Disnatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEWARK, y. j., September a-Charles
W. +. Williams Of this city. one of the
crowd VINO was Struck by Eddie Hasha' S
| runaway motor cycle yesterday at the
motordroms, died this morning, making
the death toll Of the accident seven, two
of whom have not been identified. Many
others are seriously injured that there
is much doubt of their recovery.
The unidentified victims are a man and
a boy about sixteen years old. Hasha
himself was instantly killed. and the
others who have been identified are John
Albright, motor cycle rider from Denver;
Edward Fisher. seventeen years old, of
this city, and Thomas Foehner, fourteen
years old. of this city
Crashes Into Crowd.
Hasha. holder of many worlds rec
ords for motor cycle speed, was losing
his lead, and in an effort to get to the
front. he steered too high, lost control
Of his machine and crashed into the
crowd. The track, a quarter of a mile
| in circumference. is built at an angle
of so degrees, and the estimated speed
of the drivers at the time of the acci-
dent was a mile to each forty seconds.
speed, right on the heels of Hasha, is
thought to have struck some of the
wreckage. The wives of both riders
witnessed the tragedy, and the body
of Hasha was hurled within few feet
of the seat which his wife occupied
Twenty Are Injured
All told more than twenty We're injured,
those with minor cuts and bruises being
treated on the grounds, while other were
rushed to hospitals In automobiles.
The race was a four-mile, free for ALL
and was entered by Ray Seymour of Los
Angeles. Roy Peck Of Los Angeles, Frank
King of Denver and his brother John
King of Newark. The fact that many of
the racers had competed with each other
recently in races in which many records
were broken made the race yesterday of
more than usual interest and each rider
had opened the engines to the limit.
A dozen or more eyewitnesses to the
accident including Paul J. Durkin. man
ager of the motordrome. were questioned
today by the police and prosecutor. There
will be no coroner's inquest.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
SLEUTHS AT POLLS JAPAN GREETS KNOX
Maine Republicans Apprehe Cordial Reception to Envoy to
sWe of Illegal Voting. Emperor's Funeral.
WEATHER IN STATE IDEAL VEL COINED AT YOKOHAMA
Activity the Manuacu American First Of the Foreign Rep
ing Cities. resentatives to Arrive
SMALLER PLACES LAGGARD PRINCE HENRY TO FOLLOW
Country
j
Recen Rains. of the Garter fol
Cordial Reception to Envoy to
Emperor's Funeral.
WELCOMED AT YOKOHAMA
American First of the Foreign Rep.
resentatives to Arrive.
PRINCE HENRY TO FOLLOW
Prince Arthur Of Connaught Ex-
pected Wednesday With the Order
of the Garter for New Ruler.

TOXIC, September 9-The American
Secretary of State. Philander c. Knox.
the first special ambassador to the fu-
neral of the Emperor Mutsuhito to reach
Japan. arrived at Toxic at 6:51 O'Clock
this evening. Mr.. Knox was accompanied
by Mrs. Knox and a suite, including
Ransford Miller, chief of the far eastern
division of the State Department. The
American party was given a cordial re-
ception.
AT the station at Toxic Mr.. Knox was
met by Prince Tokugawa, representing
Emperor Yoshihito: Foreign Minister
Viscount Uchida, formerly ambassador
to the United States: Sego Nagasaki
master of ceremonies of the imperial
household and the entire staff of the
American embassy. The welcoming party
also included a large number of official
and private Japanese.
Mr. and Mrs. Knox and their suites
We're driven to the former residence OF
the late Prince Ito, which adjoins the
building of the American embassy, where
quarters have been reserved for Secretary
Knox and his party
Evening star., 1912-09-09
Watches Cavalry Operations.

Twelve aeroplanes and two dirigible bal
looms are participating in the maneuvers.
but the inclement weather is proving a
severe test for the air craft
The German emperor, despite q
chilling rain, is an attentive follower
of the big two-day cavalry maneuvers
which are preceding the machine en-
gagement planned for September IL.
Capt John McA. Palmer, Paul B.
Malone and George v. II. Moseley OF
the American general staff. who are
unofficially observing the movement of
the German army, arrived at Dresden
today Capt. Samuel q. Shartle. mill
tary attache at the American embassy
at Berlin, will reach the scene of the
maneuSers tomorrow.
BERLIN, September 9.-Capt. Alfred
w. Bjornstad of the general staff OF the
United States Army, who is to succeed
Capt Shartle as military attache at the
American embassy here, arrived in Ber-
lin today. Capt. Bjornstad will not at
tend the German army maneuvers now
being carried out in Saxony.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
KAISER WITNESSES
ARMY MANEUVERS
Annual German War Game
Starts-AmeriCan Officers
on Scene.

DRESDEN, Saxony, September 9.-The
"war" in Saxony as played by four
army corps in this years imperial ma
neuvers opened at daybreak today to the
northwest of Dresden. Emperor William
is witnessing the movements of the re-
spective armies.
The theoretical situation is that while
the German army is dealing crushing
blow to the enemy i'm the west, namely.
the French, the enemy in the east, l. e..
Russia, has invaded the country, and the
German reserves are endeavoring to hold
their line along the Elbe while the Ger
man army is hurrying from the French
frontier to relieve the reserves.
novel feature of the maneuvers is the
presence of dozen volunteer motor
boats which were practically equipped
with searchlights and machine guns to
assist in defending the Elbe.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
All Stimulants Fail.

Mrs. Mclean had been receiving stimu-
lants during the day, waiting for the ar
rival of DIR. Barker. These now refused
to give the desired effect, and soon aftei,
midnight she became unconscious. Then
DR.. Barker lost all hope, though he die
not inform the family of this for some
time.
In the hope of saving Mrs. Mclean DR..
Barker made a rd-breaking trip from
Lake Toxaway. n. c., 1,:Eil miles from
Bar Harbor. Special trains, AUTOMOBILES
and motor boats We're all called into play
to get the ply sician 10 the bedside AS
quickly as possible. He Travelled by rail-
at d speed exceeding seventy two miles
an hour, but the race against death was
in vain.
Evening star., 1912-09-09

BAR HARBOR. Me-, September g.
Mrs. John r. Mclean of Washington
died at her summer home here at $3.50
I'm. today. after being Ill a week with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Mclean survived eleven hours
after the arrival of DR.. l.. ID. Barker OF
Johns Hopkins Hospital, who was
brought from the North Carolina
mountains In special train at a rec
ordbreaking speed.
Mrs McLean's husband. publisher OF
the Washington Post and the Cincin
natl Enquirer, was at the bedside when
the end came. Her son, Edward Nc
Lean, and his wife also were present.
together with her brother, Truxton
Beale, and her sister. Nine. Bakhme-
teff wife of the Russian ambassador
to the United States.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
WEATHER

Fair tonight and probably Tues
day; not much change in tenpera-
ture; light variable winds.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
BRYAN'S WORK FOR WILSON.
Plans to Make Three Speeches in
California This Month.

LOS ANGELES. September 9.-William
J. Bryan is to make three speeches In
Continued on Second Page.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
Steadily Loses Strength.

Mrs. Mclean was very weak last even
ing, and except for slight rally she
steadily lost strength Shortly before
sunrise she became unconscious and re-
manned SO until her death.
1t is planned to hold brief funeral serv-
ices here. The body then will be taken
to Washington
Although DIR. Barker told Mr.. Mclean
and his son early today that there was
no hope of Mrs. McLean's recovery. the
members of the family remained IN her
chamber or in adjoining rooms, hopina
against hope for the rally which had
been expected upon the arrival of the
Johns Hopkins physician. So firm had
been Mrs. McLean's faith i'm DR. Barker
that she actually did rally temporarily
after he reached Bar Harbor. lie was
taken Immediately to the bedside. and
Mrs. Mclean became better. But this
was for only a short period, and within
an hour she began TO sink.
Evening star., 1912-09-09

CONTINUED on Seconu Page-l
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-01-25
AN ESCAPED
CONVICT is ON
COUNTY ROAD
FRANK WELLEs, RECENTLY SEN
FENCED FOR VAGRANcY, is
WANTED IN INDIANA, WHERE
HE WAS SERVING A SENTENCE
OF FOURTEEN YEARS IN THE
PENITENTIARY.

That Frank WeIles, white, who was
recently sentenced in the court of rec
ord on charge of vagrancy, and who
is now serving a term on the county
hard road. is an ESCAPED convict with
q long sentence hanging oEei. him has
Just been asceFtained as the result of
an investigation by the sheriF's Office.
and when he completes MS sentence
here he will be taken back TO Indiana
to finish his sentence there. In the
meantime, he will be taken off the
county road and placed in the county
Jail here in order to prevent his posi-
BILE escape from custody again.
After WeIles had been sentenced
and was removed to the county con-
vict camps, he was searched and
among his effects were found some of
the stationery of the Indiana state
penitentiary. together with a convict
number The road supervisor notified
the sheriffs Office and this office i'm
mediately got into communication
with the Indiana officials and ascer-
tanned that WeIles had escaped from
that institution and that he was serv-
ing fourteen years sentence.
The officials Of that safe advised
Sheriff Van FeIt that they will come
for Welles when his sentence here is
completed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-01-25
w. Z. Robinson, under
taker and enbalner, Al E.
Chase, Phone 710. tt
NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Special to The Journal.

WardviIle, Jan. 24.-Miss Mae Mo
reno. one of the teachers here. spent
Saturday and Sunday with home folks
in Mobile.
Miss Gasque Ward, who has been
visiting her cousins, Misses Stella
and Wilma Ward, returned to her
home at Pine Barren Thursday last,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Graham and
Misses Gladys, Stella and Wilma Ward
attended church at Oak Grove last
Sunday.
Mr.. c. Z. Graham and wife, of At
more, visited the formers father and
mother here Sunday.
Mr. NJ. L. Graham. of Atmore, has
moved to our vicinity.
Mr.. E. Ward. who is engaged in a
logging business near DeFuniak, was
at home here few days last week.
Mr.. John Allison, of this place,
happened to a very painful accident
near Walnut Hill Sunday. While
wrestling with another boy he was
throw nand his shoulder is supposed
to have been broken.
Mr.. Z. w. Reagan, an old friend of
W. S. Ward, whom he has not seen in
twenty three years, is visiting him
now.
Messrs. W. s. Ward and J. L.. Ed
dins made q business trip to Norris
ton Saturday.