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Evening star., 1912-07-11
MANY WATCH GAME
Hundreds See Army Teams
Play Polo.
CAVALRY BEATS CADETS
Capt. Lindsey Well Pleased Over
Support Given the First Days
Play in Tourney.
CAVALRY BEATS CADETS

Hundreds of followers of polo gath
cred in Potomac park yesterday to watch
the beginning of army polo tournaments
here. There were in the crowd many
high government officials, army men and
others VII went for no motive other
than their interest In the sport
The nth Cavalry from Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga. defeated the West Point team in the
first contest by a score of 10l4 to AZ
The play between the two clubs was very
even, not being as decisive as the score
would seem to indicate The West Point
lads scored first, but the Regulars quickly
evened up matters. The play from that
period on was close and exciting
There was only one accident during the
contest. Capt Darrah of the West Point
team being thrown from his horse He
was not injured beyond a little shaking
up.
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GENERAL DELIVERY TO STAY.
Curtailment of Mail Service Not
Planned by Post Office Department.

No action is contemplated either by ths
Post Office Department or Postmaster
Merritt toward curLailng the privileges
Of the general delivery service OF the
local post Office. DIR. Grandheld, first as
sistant postma ster general. said today
that some time ago the postmaster ar
Chicago had started a move in that direc-
ton prompted by the abuse OF the priv.
ileges by persons some of whom assumed
fictitious names to conduct a clandestine
correspondence.
Generally, the postmasters in the large
cities where the evil is said to prevail the
most are meeting the situation by requir-
ing strict identification of applicants for
letters at the general delivery. The mat
ter however is a delicate one 10 deal
with and for that reason the superin-
tendents Of delivery personally handle the
cases where special action Is deemed to
be necessary This is believed TO be as
far as the department can 30 toward
remedying the alleged eva.
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G. N. HUNT TO RETURN HERE.
Will Take Up Duties in Post Of
fee Monday.

Postmaster Merritt today confirmed
statement that Granville M Hunt will
a gain take up the duties Of superintend-
ent of the registry division in the local
post office Monday. Mr. Merritt said
Mr.. Hunt had been granted leave or
absence for six months without pay. and
his return meapt simply that he would
not need all that time.
Since May 20 Mr.. Hunt has been en-
gagged with an advertising company in
New York.
Evening star., 1912-07-11
COL0RED BLOCKS FAVORED.
Paving Around Columbus Statue
Soon to Be Started.

With 5000 carried In the District OF
Columbia appropriation act for the cur
rent year with which to pave the GEN.
trail island surrounding the Columbus
memorial on Union station plaza. prep
arations are being made by the engineer
department of the District to begin work
on the improvement at an early date.
The Commissioners have referred to the
fine arts commission their suggestion that
the island be paved with vari-colored
blocks. It 10 plAnnAd to have the. work
compieteArAheVt.oc octcbeea1k -,
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CONSTRUCTION Of DAM
At GREAT FALLS NEAR
Railway Company Makes Ap-
peal to Maryland Serv-
ice Commission.

BALTIMORE, Md, July 11.-Damming
Of the Potomac river at reat Falls and
the production of % 600 horsepower are in
sight.
This fact was brought out in hear
iES before the public service commission
on an application by the Great Falls Rail
way and Power Company to exercise its
franchise to build railroad from Chevy
Chase to Great Falls, distance Of eleven
miles.
The statement was made during the
hearing that the railway company owns
pany owns the other half of the rights
to construct a dam at Great Falls. The
statement was also made that it may
be possible for the two companies to
'get together and construct the dam,
which has long been projected at this
point on the Potomac.
Order Is Reserved.
The commission reserved its order after
hearing arguments in favor of the grant
ing of the rights applied for The COM
pany has already secured from the Mont
gomery county commissioners the right
to use public roads. The stock issued
for construction is $jo0,C0o.
Interested in the proposed development
is a company which owns 1900 acres
along the route of the projected road.
Messrs. Benson & karr are the attor-
neys for the railway company and ap-
peared yesterday before the commission.
Others who also appeared before the
commission We're: j. Walter Long, sec
retary of the Real Estate and Trust Com
pany of Washington. T. r. Weller, hy-
draulic engineer: James H. Stockett, civil
engineer. who has surveyed the route OF
the proposed road, and Thomas Hampton,
president of the Pittsburgh Supply and
Construction Company.
Evening star., 1912-07-11

place where there was no armor-where
the hull plates were only thick enough TO
keep out the weather and sea, and where
no important injury could be inflicted
upon the ship.
Altogether the naval constructors feel
that the integrity of the naval work and
design has been triumphantly vindicAted
by the manner in which the New Hamp-
shire withstood q ramming that would
have instantly sunk q ship OF the mer
chant marine.
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Hope for Judge Lorenz's Recovery

The condition of Judge Henry l.
Lorenz who was operated ON at George
Washington University Hospital more
than a week ago for the removal of a
malignant growth from his neck. is
somewhat improved. and his physician
and members Of his family are hopeful
Of his recovery. For time. following the
operation, Judge Lorenz's condition was
regarded as extremely grave. and little
hope was held out
Evening star., 1912-07-11
Oldest Princeton Man Dead.

BALTIMORE. July 11.-Rev. Dr.
George Armistead Leekin. the oldest
alumnus Of Princeton University, died
at his home near here yesterday He
was ninety-three years old. He found
ed and was the rector for forty-dve years
OF Trinity Protestant Episcopal Chatrch.
in THE, city.
Evening star., 1912-07-11
Capt. Lindsey Well Pleased.

Capt. Lindsey. In charge of the tourna-
ment, was enthusiastic, and had the fol-
lowing to say after the contest:
Il am delighted with the welcome given
the tournament by Washingtonians, and
before the game tomorrow the seating
capacity will be largely increased 1 had
not expected such number of specta-
tors"
ner OF the velie challenge cup. which was
presented by 9. H Velie of Kansas City.
Mo-, about a year and half ago. ito be
held by successful defenders open to
ehallenge by rNgimental army teams."
The cup. which is two feet high. 10 Of
silver, ana is noNA in the. possession OF
lie -1ath Cavalry, having been wons.sl,Y
Evening star., 1912-07-11
DEATH TOLL GROWS
Fatalities From Plague in
Porto Rico Now 22.
NEW CASE IN HAVANA
Another Suspect Also Found in San
tiago-War Waged
on Rats.

Another fatal case Of bubonic plague
in San Juan. Porto Rico. was reported
today to the public health service here.
To date there have been thirty-four
cases and twenty-five deaths on the
island. Measures to stamp out the plague
and restrict its spread continue with un-
relaxed vigor.
Another case of suspected bubcnic
plague was reported from Havana last
night to Surgeon General Blue. DR.. Gut
teras, director of sanitation Of Cuba. ca
bled that he had isolated the suspect.
View of Cubans.
The case originated in the same section
of Havana from which the previous true
cases of plague came. The Cuban author-
ties seemed to look upon the case as oe
negative Importance. but were taking all
precautions. according to the cable
The marine hospital service said today
that the new case had not been abso-
lutey identified. To make a bacterio-
logical examination would require thirty
six hours, and to make it thorough and
the Identification positive would take
seventy-two hours. In the meantime
merely the regulation sanitary precau-
tions We're being taken.
A case of suspected bubonic plague
was discovered yesterday in the CONNER
cial district of Santiago. Cuba, according
to the United States consul. Ross E. HOl-
aday, in dispatch to the State Depart
ment. The case was diagnosed as piomia
by the municipal chief of sanitation and
other physicians.
Rats Not Numerous.
Rats in Santiago are not unusually nu-
merous. Autopsies have been held over
a number of rodents, with no traces OF
the plague germ found. Energetic meas
ures to clear the city Of rats and to clean
up are being taken. House to house
elimination of rats is being rigidly en-
forced
So far 500 rats have been killed and
examined in the infected district OF
Havana and no plague has been found
on them Rat guards have been or
dered upon all steamships in Havana
harbor, loading in the open bay will
be done in dayli>ht and vessels touch
ing at other Cuban ports will be dis
infected by the Cuban authorities. All
ships will be fumigated at least once a
month
Evening star., 1912-07-11

II you want work read tho want COL
umns ot'The Star.
Evening star., 1912-07-11

them from the Sd Field Artillery July 4,
1911.
The lineup and score Of the two teams
was as follows:
Evening star., 1912-07-11

ELEVENTH CAVALRY.
Goals. Fouls. SafetieS.
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SOUTH NEWFANE.

c. L. Dexter, after spending few
days here, returned to Philadelphia
Wednesday.
Mr.. Shippee and family, who had been
living in John A. Kelsey's house have
moved to Marlboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Powers of Marl-
boro we're the guests of Mr. Powers's
mother Wednesday.
John Kelsey has sold his farm to Dan
lei Pratt and son of Williamsvile, who
expect to move upon 1t in the near fu-
ture.
Mrs A. f. Halliday and Miss Olive
Thayer went to Deerfeld, Mass, last
week, returning Monday. They were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Struth-
ers
The church and society will meet at
the Baptist church Saturday morning
to clean the church grounds. All remem-
Der to bring utensils for doing the work.
F. G. Morse of Chicago came Thurs
day of last week to remain through the
summer. His son, Julian, will join him
about June /. Mrs. l.. G. Powers Is his
housekeeper for the present.
The ladies' aid will meet with Mrs.
Edwin Morse on Tuesday afternoon in
stead of Wednesday, as formerly, on ac-
count of the pre-Memorial day exer-
cises of the schools, to be held on We'd
nesday.
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Totals

First base on balls, off Howe 7, off
Hall 4. Struck out, by Howe II, by
Hall 8. Double play, Butler to Starks.
Wild pitch, Howe l, Hall. Passed
balls, Harding /, Hamilton /. Umpire,
Benson. Scorer. w, NJ Sparks. Time,
2 hours.
The Vermont Academy juniors, team
composed of five of the Vermont acad-
envy regulars and four substitutes, came
Monday afternoon and crossed bats with
the Leland and Gray boys. The day
was very unfavorable both from the
standpoint Of the players and the spec
tators. Four innings of the game were
played in a pouring rain, yet it proved
the most interesting contest of the sea-
son on the home grounds. The score shows
how evenly the teams were matched. 1t
took 10 innings to decide it, both teams
playing good ball for the most part, the
home team having just shade the bet
ter of the argument as can be seen by
the score. Goodrich pitched for Lee
land and Gray and was somewhat more
effective than Gibson, who did the twirl-
ing for the Vermont academy boys. The
score:
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THE VERMONT BRATTLEBoRo, FRIDAY MAY "a 1919

pated. Their recreations with picking
Mayfowers and pitching quoits on the
common help them to pass the time here
rea sanity.
An informal reception in honor of
Judge Fish will be held at Newfane
Inn on Tuesday, May 2S, from eight to
ten in the evening. Opportunity will be
given thereby for the old home friends of
OF Judge Fish to renew the acquaint-
ance of former years and for all the
court friends to meet him In a social
way.
Mrs S. q. Brown of Brattleboro came
up last week to visit her daughter, Mrs
Kari d. Maher, and returned home Mon
day. Mrs. Brown expects her mother
Mrs. Phoebe Knapp. who formerly lived
in the village, will come from Califor-
mia as soon as the weather Is warmer
Mr.. Brown has bought house in Brat
tleboro where the family have lately
moved
Six delegates from the Newfane w.
c. T. U. attended the windham county
convention in Brattleboro last week. The
speakers from outside the county were
Miss Elizabeth Gordon of Boston and
Mrs Annette Parmelee of Enosburg
Falls. Both were very helpful The
suffrage lecture was much enjoyed by
those who have long known Annette"
by reputation, and are also acquainted
with her double the Annette of
South Londonderry, who took an active
part in the mock session at the close
Of the last legislature. The prison and
jail report showed that during the last
year the number of commitments to the
county jail here was 215, of which 191
were for intoxication or furnishing liq-
uor, an increase over the number COM
mitted last year, which was 6S, of which
As were for intoxication or furnishing
liquor. This report showed plainly the
beauties OF local option.
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Memorial Obserxances.

The pre-Memorial day services will be
held In the town hall Wednesday, May
70, consisting of patriotic songs and rec
itations by the school children under the
direction of the village teachers Mr..
Blodgett and Miss Cola Martin. The
exercises will begin at 2 o'clock. After
the program in the hall members Of Bir-
chard post, G. A. r., and the school
children and citizens, headed by the
Seminary band, will march to lakewood
cemetery to decorate the graves OF the
deceased soldiers.
There will be no exercises in the VIII
lage Memorial day. The public exer-
cises conducted by Birchard post, No.
90, G. A. R., will be held in Newfane
All veterans of the Civil war and all
sons OF veterans are invited to meet in
Masonic hall on Sunday morning at 10
o'clock to march to the Baptist church
to attend divine service. There are many
sons OF veterans in town. Why not
make an effort to assist the veterans in
their patriotic work?
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WIlLlAMSVlLlE.

The Cleaners will meet at Grange hall
next Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Horace Wood of Hinsdale is
spending several days at her old home.
Mrs. Jessie Davenport of Greenfield
came Wednesday to visit her father, w.
A. Brooks.
About rs from here attended the
matinee, "a Night Off," in Brattleboro
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Games Of Brattle-
boro were with her father, G.. w. Dick
inson, over Sunday.
The ladies' aid society of the Metho-
dist church met with Mrs. j. H. Merri-
field Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Stratton have been
in Springfield several days. Mrs. Alice
Bailey has been at L. E. Stratton's this
week during their absence.
Union Memorial services will be held
in the Methodist church next Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock Rev. E. c.
Clark will preach the sermon and the
music will be by the members of the
choirs of the churches.
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Townshend viii Have a Baseball Team

w. M. Sparks called meeting to
talk up the matter Of baseball team
for Townshend this season. It was
voted to organize and arrange for
games. DR.. l. j. Parker was chosen
president, r. T. Lincoln vice president,
w. NJ. Sparks secretary and treasurer,
F. H. Lawrence manager, Ralph Cole
assistant manager. A captain is to
be elected at the first game. A game
may be arranged to take place at New
fame May 30. Townshend has some fine
players and it is hoped that the people
will give them all the encouragement.
Here is hoping that we will have the
best team in the West river valley.
Why not?
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New Books In the Library.

Books presented to the Townshend IL
brary by the board of library commits
sioners in 1912: Autobiography of an Ell
derby Woman; Bartlett, Frederick O.,
The Forest Castaways; Baum, L. Frank,
The Wonderful Wizard of OF; Borup,
George. A Tenderfoot with Peary; Bur-
CESS, Thornton W., Old Mother West
Wind; Burroughs, John, Camping and
Tramping with Roosevelt; Carlton. Will
liam, One Way Out; Foreman, S. E.,
Stories of Useful Inventions; Gould, Eliz-
abeth, Felicia; Hopkins, William, The
Indian book; Jackson, Gabrielle E., Cap
tain Polly of Annapolis; Reyes, Angela
Joseph, Keziah Coffin; Long, William j.,
Secrets Of the Woods; Meadowcroft,
William A.. The boys life of Edison;
Mills, Enos A., The spell Of the Rock
les; Paine, Ralph D., The Wrecking
Master; Pearson, Edmund L., The be-
lieving years; Perkins, Lucy F., The
Dutch Twins; Snedeker. Caroline D.,
The Coward Of Thermopylae; spearman,
Frank H., Whispering Smith; Tarking
ton. Booth, His Own People; Tomlinson,
Everett T., -Four Boys in the Yosemite
Mark Twain, Puddn'head Wilson; White,
Stewart E., The cabin; Wiggin, Kate D.,
New Chronicles of Rebecca, Mother Ca
rey's Chickens, Riverside Second Read
err
BOOKS obtained with town money: AL
colt, Louisa NJ, Little Men, JOS Boys;
Burnett, Frances H., Little Lord Faunt-
leroy, Secret Garden; Catherwood, M.
H., Lazarre; Chilsom, Louey Golden
Staircase; Churchill, Winston, Celebrity,
Richard Carvel; Dasent, George W.,
Tales from the Morse; Garland, Hamlin.
The Long Trail; Hall. Eliza c., Aunt
Jane Of Kentucky; Ingelow. Jean, Mopsa
the Fairy; Lincoln, Joseph c.. Old Home
Nor
Emmy Lou-Her Book and Heart; Nc
Donald, George. At the Back of the
North Wind; Montgomery, L. H., Anne
of Greene Gables; Mulock, Little Lame
Prince; Spearman, F. H.. Daughter OF
a magnate; Twain, Mark, Prince and
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WEST TOWNSHEND.

Mrs. w. w. Van Ness is i'll.
w. F. Wheeler is moving into j. A.
Veinot's tenement.
Mrs. A E. Wilder of Londonderry
is visiting her daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Blood were in the
village Friday, calling on friends.
watering trough has been put in
place on the hill near George Lawrence's.
Mrs. Greene Worden and two children
of Marlboro are visiting at A. E. Hal
locks.
DR.. G. T. Gale is in the Memorial
hospital in Brattleboro to have an op-
Grafton performed.
Mrs Barber having finished work for
c. o. Kimball, returned to her home in
Townshend Tuesday.
Henry Prouty of East Dover and Ell
bert Howard of Newfane were guests
at E. w. Holden's over Sunday.
w. w. Van Ness as juror has been
attending the session of the Unite
States court in Windsor this week.
Edwin Grout passed his SD birthday
anniversary Monday. His daughter, Mrs.
w. J. Smith of Athol, and his brother,
John, and the latter's wife, of Town
shend. spent the day with him.
]. c. Pellet of Worcester Mass, will
deliver lecture on Esperanto, the uni
versal language, Friday evening, May 81
under the auspices of the Grange. The
lecture will be free to the public. All
are cordially invited. Doors open at
7.3O.
The T. A. club met with Mrs Ava
Smith Tuesday to tie quilt. Mrs Smith
served refreshments of strawberries and
cream, sandwiches, cakes and coffee.
The table was prettily decorated with
forget-me- and ferns. An individ-
ual bouquet Of violets with a pin at
tached was at each plate as souvenirs.
After refreshments a social hour was
spent AS these meetings are enjoyed
by all they voted to hold them twice
a month, instead of once a month. The
next meeting will be held at Mrs. w.
B. Howard's June 4.
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NEWFANE
Memorial Exercises.

The memorial exercises for May 30,
for Birchard post will be held in New
fame. Rev. c. X. Carter will deliver the
memorial address. Appropriate exercises
by the children and others may be ex-
pected. The Leland and Gray seminary
band will be in attendance. The Sons of
Veterans and all societies and school
children are invited to attend. Special
services will be held in the cemetery.
Birchard post and their escort Newfana
lodge l. o. o. F., will assemble at
schoolhouse hall at 10 a m. and the
Woman's Relief corps and others will
meet in Union hall. The exercises will
begin at 1890 All are invited to bring
flowers and II convenient some articles
Of food. Dinner will be served at 1890,
the, Relief corps in charge. Pre- Memoir
ial day exercises for the schools will be
held Wednesday afternoon. All veterans
should attend. The Sunday services for
Birchard post will be held in Town
shend May &c.
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T0WNSHEND
Two More to Seminary strIna.

The Leland and Gray seminary team
played two games the past week and
won both. The Clawson- Hamilton club
from Brattleboro came Saturday and
was defeated II to s. 1t was thought
that the teams were well matched in
most Of the positions, therefore a close
game was anticipated, but 1t was dis
appointing in that 1t was very one
sided, as the score will show Hall, who
pitched for the visitors, was somewhat
steadier than Howe, the local pitcher,
but was hit harder. He gave but four
passes to Howe's seven and struck out
FIVE while Howe famed IL The score (.
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Rlcheson Eleetroeuted.

Clarence v. T. Richeson was electro
cuted in the Charlestown, Mass, state
prison at 1917 Tuesday morning, The
former Baptist clergyman and confessed
poisoner OF Avis Linnell, his one-time
sweetheart, went to his death calmly
He said he had made his peace with God
and was resigned to his fate. He spent
large part of the closing hours of mis-
life with his spiritual adviser, Rev. Her
bert s. Johnson. Richeson left no pub
lie statement.
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Pauper; Vance. L. j.. The Bronze Bell:
Van Dyke, Henry, Days OF; Wallace,
Dillon, Ungava Bob; Warde, Margaret,
Betty Wales on the Campus, Betty Wales
Decides; Watts, Mary S., Nathan Burke
Warner, Charles D., My Summer in a
Garden; Wiggin, Kate D., Posy Ring;
Wright, Harold D., The Calling of Dan
Matthews; White, Stewart E., Bobby
Orde; Montgomery, L. II. Anne Of
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First base on balls, off Goodrich g. OF
Gibson 49, Struck out by Goodrich G.
by Gibson S. Double play, Bent to Col
ter. Wild pitch, Goodrich A. Gibson g.
Passed balls. Harding l, Lake /. Um-
pire, Herbert Benson. Scorer, W. NJ
Sparks. Time, hours.
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WHITINGHAM.

Rev. ]. Foster Wilcox, pastor of the
Baptist church in North Adams, is
planning TO open boys camp at Sa-
dawga lake, about July l. About so
boys of the Sunday school Of his church
will spend a vacation of 10 days In the
camp