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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
BEATEN AND ROBBED
OF $10O IN THE STREET
IronWorker Is Attacked by Me-
groes and Left Helpless
in Weeds.

Beaten and robbed of about 800. Wal
ter j. Jordan, an ironworker, living at
ZIG Linworth place southwest. about mid
night last night was left in the weeds on
Virginia avenue southeast between South
Capitol and I'd streets, practically help
less. His cries for help We're heard by
some railroad men working in the New
Jersey avenue freight yards and they
went to his assistance
This is the third of a series OF rob-
berries that have been committed in the
same section of the city on successive
Saturday nights.
Jordan was taken to the fifth precinct
police station after the police had been
summoned by those who found him. He
was still dazed. the police say. when at
the station house and his face was badly
cut and bruised. He was taken to Casu-
atty Hospital for surgical aid.
While at the station house he outlined
his experiences with the hishwaymen-
Two negroes. he said. accosted him as
he was going down Virginia avenue and
then one of them knocked him down.
Jordan thinks one of the men had a pain
of brass knuckleS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
MURRAY LEADS LEAGUE.
Has Batted AT in E. w. Sunday
School Circuit.

The East Washington Sunday School
League. in its first attempt was COM
posed of Ninth Street Christians who
with First Presbyterian, Metropolitan
Presbyterian and First Methodist Prot
estant, held forth al the old stamping
grounds al 18TH and ID streets 1t did not
prove as successful as the older league.
proba bly, because Ninth made such run
Sunday School League put up a better
game of ball. Ninth won the champion
ship hands down. practically not losing a
game. 1t is certainly hoped that the diff
ferences between the two Sunday school
leagues will be patched up before next
season. and that only one league. as be-
fore. will hold forth in the eastern section
of the city. A league of six teams COM
posed of. say. Ninth, Ingram and Ma
tvity. First Methodist Protestant. North
Carolina Avenue and First Presbyterian.
Teddy Murray has led the league in hit
ting all season, and finished with an
average Of HI. followed by Rathbone of
Metropolitan with an average OF .4.,-,,
Symanoskie getting third place with an
average OF Az. Murray and StrotherS Of
the First Methodist Protestants We're tied
in the number of runs scored each hav-
ing p; to his credit. They were followed
very closely by Quantril with -. and
Cassidy with 81. Lewis of First Metho-
number of bases stolen. with -, with
Cassidy second with Is.
The following are the averages of the
players for the sea SON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
RUSE CT MRS. PANKHURST.
Escapes to France and Avoids Ar
rest by British Officers.
-ial Cablegram To The Star

Special CablegTam To The Star.
LONDON. August lit has just
leaked out that ChristabeI Pankhurst
the elusive suffragette leader. who has
been lost to the public since a warrant
was issued for her arrest, perpetrated
some delightful jokes on the police. one
If them worthy OF such notable STRAIT
asist
Miss Pankhurst is now enjoying herself
a Dieppe, where she is out OF iudisdic-
ton of the English courts but before
she escaped to France. she was for some
time safely ensconced i'll a royal palace.
where she was immune from arrest.
This was Hampton Court Palace. built
by Cardinal Nolsey. Although the
palace is King Georges property ii
; never used now royal residence,
1ut is divided into suites of apartments
which granted by the king to per-
sons of noble birth, mostly ladies with
limited means. With one of these, who
ardent suffragist. Miss Pankhurst
took shelter when the warrant was is
sued. The police eventually traced her
but were powerless. for. although the
old feudal law making any one in a royal
palace immune from arrest has been
abolished. no one is ever arrested under
such conditions except on a charge Of the
greatest gravity.
Christabel lay law in the palace until
he storm blew over and then quietly
escaped to France
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
FIRE IN ENGRAVING PLANT.
Excitement Reigns for Time Near
18th Street and Avenue.

Dishes of chop suey, guy so min, dan
nun guy and other Chinese foods We're
temporarily abandoned last night shortly
before Il o'clock in Chinese cafe on
Pennsylvania avenue. when patrons of
the establishment heard the changing of
the tire bells outside. Excited pedes-
TRANS on both Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street also followed the fire en-
gines to the building of the National En-
craving Company, 5U6 18th street.
The blaze was on the top floor of the
structure.
Chief Wagner and Battalion Chiefs Sui
Ivan and Henry sWere on hand 10 direct
the movements of the firemen. They
soon saw that if the blaze reached the
ground floor and ignited the gasoline in
the tanks of several automoDiies that
We're III an automobile estabiis hment
there. the building would be doomed.
Without breaking DOWN any doors. or
knocking out windows, the firemen
reached the room where the blaze was
located, and quickly exunguished it with
chemicals.
The IRE started two or three feet from
a metal pot used by the engrayers and
burned a hole through the floor. The
origin of the blaze vas not determined
1t is believed the damage Will amount 10
less than SO. There is insurance on the
structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
BUILDING FOR EVANSVILLE.
Three-Story Office Structure to b
Erected in Johnson Avenue.
rial Correspondence of The Star.


EVANSVILLE, August Il, 1872.
Ground will be broken Monday for a
threc-stors office building adjoining the
new municipal building now being erect
Cd on johnson avenue adjoining the post
office building.
The building will nc erected by
George Thomson Of BerWyn, Prince
Georges county. 1t will he three stories
high and constructed Of brick. The build
ing will cost about 5000.
John Frolch. who lives near Chillum.
Prince Georges county, sailed Saturday
for his old home in Germany. He came
to this country in 1881, and this will he
his first trip to his native land. He ex-
poets to be gone about two months.
Mrs. L. L. Gray of Maryland avenue
is in a Washington hospital recovering
from the effects of serious operation.
performed Thursday evening.
Philip Broome has filed a petition I'm
the circuit court at Upper Marlboro
against his wife. Hattie Redd Broome.
asking for a decree of divorce. The petit
ton states that the couple were married
In the District of Columbia January d,
PENDANT deserted him.
The annual meeting of tho Southern
Maryland Fair Association will be held
at the fair grounds in Upper Marlboro
next Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
a horse ard colt show is scheduled for
each dan and there Will be frotting and
running races each day. The exhibition
and race premiums will be for southern
Maryland horses only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
THREE HURT IN AUTO WRECK.
One May Die as Result Of Accident
Near Hagerstown.

special DSpitch 10 Tine Sal.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, August IL
Three persons were injured and a bic
touring car was wrecked late this after
noon. near Moller Hill on the Williams
port pike, a short distance from Hagers-
town.
The injured. all from Martinsburs, w
Va. are: {. &. Frey, whose collar bone
was broken and who was probably in
ternally injured; Otis Miller. whose
skull was crushed. and whose condition
is critical. and John Miller, brother of
Otis Miller. who was cut and bruised.
All three men were hurried to the hos
pital i'll Hagerstown. Otis MilIer's con
dtion is such that il is thought he will
die. 1t is stated there was a fourth
man in the car. but he escaped injury
and his name cannot be learned.
II seems. from the meager information
Obtainable. the party came from Martins
burg to Hagerstown this afternoon.
In the southern suburbs of Hagerstown
on their return trip they are said to have
started to race with small car. At a
point near the Mollcr Hill. the driver
of the big car is said to have lost con-
troll of the machine aud a few moments
later il was lying alongside the pike, Il
wreck.
DIR. l. NJ. Wcrtz Of IIagcrstown arrived
at tho scene about three minutes after
the accident occurred. After rendering
temporary relief he summoned am
bulance and had the injured removed
to the hospital being assisted in the work
by DR.. l.. a. Watkins of Hagerstown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
HAS NO SURVEYOR OF PORT.
New Orleans Is at Present Without
Such an Official.

NEW ORLEANS. August 1I.-Entil the
appointment of r. j. Rodriguez as sur
-eyor Of the port and custodian of the
5ederal building is confirmed New Or
cans will he without such an official.
-ouis j. Bryant. whose resignation as
surveyor was requested few DAYS ago
y Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh
for the good of the service and who
'efused TO vacate voluntarily. today had
letter from Assistant Secretary Curtis
advising him he had been removed BY
President Taft
Mr. Bryant is an active Roosevelt sup
,orter. His deputy. Maurice Cambon. re-
used today TO take charge of the office
IN the ground he was without authorize
Ion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
HOLDS PRIMARY ELECTION.
Delaware Republicans Choose State
Convention Delegates.

WILMINGTON. Del, August 1.-THE
republicans of Delaware held primary
elections today for the selection of dele
gates to the state convention at Dover
next Tuesday. The results tonight in
dcate that there will be at least half Il
dozen candidates in Kent county for gov
ernor. BY the rotation system the re-
publican nominee for governor will come
from that county.
Representative w. II. Head of Will
mington is candidate for denomination.
but is being opposed
Besides naming candidates for governor
and Congress. the convention will name
three presidential electors and will select
nominees for lieutenant governor, attor-
ney general state treasurer and other
state officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
DOCTOR NEVER ASKED FEE.
Now Illinois Town Is to Erect Shaft
Over His Grave.

WAUCONDA, ILL.,. August IA granite
shaft, erected by popular subscription
soon will mark the grave of DIR. Joseph
Dawson, physician. who never asked a
fee.
Dawson died and was buried in the little
town cemetery two years ago, but his
grave always has been unmarked. No
body knows just whence Dawson came.
He arrived with one friend, a collie dog.
and soon established a wide practice
Those who wished to pay for his services
could do SO. but he never insisted on a
fee. What money he did not use for the
actual necessities he gave to charity. TO
the curious he said.
Il came here from California There
have a wife and child. ! like your town
and I'm going to stay here
For ten years Dawson lived with his
dog a sole companion. When he died
the tribute paid to him was:
He had more friends than any man in
the county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
SUICIDE IN CARS ARMY.
Increase in Self-Destruction I!
Shown by Statistics,

Special Cabiegram 10 Tho Star.
ST. PETERSBURG. August 17.-Appall-
ing statistics of suicides in the Russian
army have just been officially published.
Last year there We're no fewer than All
suicides. of which ninety were of COM
missioned officers. Compared with 1910
there was an increase of eighteen sui
cides among officers and seventy mine
among enlisted men. Eighty-one officers
and 21I soldiers shot themselves; one
officer and fifty-e!ght men hanged them
selves. seven officers and fifty soldiers
ended their lives with various poisons;
one officer and ten men stabbed them
selves. fifteen soldiers threw themselves
beneath railroad locomotives and five
drowned themselves.
During the same period thirty-two Off
GERS and AS men Were killed accident
ally and five officers and forty-two SOL
d .ers were murdered by civilians.
The compiler Of this gloomy official
report is unable. processes to be I'M
able. TO state the chief reasons for the
deplorable number of suicides among the
' ear soldiers. D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
SOCIETY IN ENGLAND
Much Quiet Entertaining Done
in London Last Week.
RULERS ARE IN TOWN
Presence Will Tend to Enliven What
Is Generally Dull
Season.
pecial Cableyram 10 The star.

Special Cablegram 10 The star.
LONDON, August 17.-Although Lon
don in August is supposed to be a dead
city. there has been a good deal of quiet
entertaining this last week. Many of the
people came to town for a few DAYS at
the end of Cowes week Lady Naylor
Leyland, who is still in her residence at
HYDE Park. is one of several Anglo
American hostesses to stay in town after
the close of the season.
The Duchess of Marlborough came to
Sunderland House on the conclusion of
her visit to the Countess of Essex, at
Cassiobury, and has just left again for
the place she has taken in Scotland for
the shooting
Mrs. Ronalds is convalescing after her
recent accident. when an automobile col
lided with her ear. and one is always sure
to find "A Sprinkling of well known faces
at her house for luncheon or tea Young
Mrs. Waldorf Aston came from Plymouth
and is busy shopping before leaving for
the United States. where she Is going to
stay with her father.
King and Queen In Town.
The fact that the king and queen are
TO be in town several days this month
VIII also Keep certain amount OF SOclal
activity afoot. Indeed. there is a great
chance of some daring American hostess.
anxious to immortaIize her name, giving
a bail or some other big entertainment.
1t would be a huge success.
The Ritz and other hotels where the
smart set gather are daily crowded
for lunch and tea. and it only needs
some one to follow up the lead by
Lady Marjorie Manners in fixing her
wedding to the Marquis of Anglesey
al the beginning of August
Lady PaSet, whose many friends are
glad To see her we'll and strong again.
Is joining Sir Arthur Paget at the
Royal Hospital, Dublin. They will en-
terrain a large party for the Leopards-
town races August "A and for the Dub
lin horse show which follows The
Earl and Countess Granard and Lord
and Lady Herbert are among their
guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
TROUBLE IN ROYAL FAMILY.
King Alfonso Has Friction With
M0ther-in-LaW.
Cablerram TO The Star

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
LONDON. August liking Alfonso
has abruptly left Osborne Cottage at
the Isle of Wight where he has been
staying with his wife and mother-in-
law, Princess Henry Of Battenberg.
The reason for the kings sudden de-
parture. ii is whispered. was his in
ability to remain under the same roof
in peace and amity with his mother-in-
law.
Princess Henry does not approve of
certain traits OF AlfonSO's character,
and does not hesitate to express her
opinion in the dictatoriaI manner she
acquired from long association with
Queen Victoria in the latter's old age.
Alfonso always has resented her re-
proaches and attempts to make him
a better boy. This is not the first
time there has been friction between
the pair. the king having previously
taken refuge aboard his yacht.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
CRICKET MATCH TODAY.
Washingtons Play Sons of St.
George at Rock Creek.

The Washington Cricket Club will clasl,
with the Sons of st. George eleven this
afternoon at the Rock Creek Park field,
game starting at 1 o'clock
The reluvenated Orioles expect to put
up great game. as Capt. Billy Spring
ham has added to his force several crack
players who We're formerly affiliated
with the Baltimore Country Club eleven.
Capt. Jimmy Rose will probably use
DR.. j. S Cannon. John Morton and him
self in the bowling crease. while the
Orioles Will have Springham, Thompson
and Malencroth as bowlers.
Duncan Morton will be in his old posi-
ton at wicket keeping being relieved i'm
the last inning by Will Warren The
pubic VIII he admitted to the grounds
free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
NINTH TO PLAY INGRAM
Tomorrow Afternoon on the 18th
and D Street Grounds at 5.3O

w nat should prove an interesting and
exciting game viii be played between
Ninth and ingram tomorrow afternoon on
the 18TH and ID street grounds. Manager
Roberts has gotten together fast bunch
of players to represent Ingram in this
game, practically the same lineup that
played at Purcellville. Va, winning a
thirteen-inning game. 3 to .. Ninth will
have the same lineup that has just won
the series in section b with Bel on the
mound and Biz Six Brewer behind the
bat Big Phi Busher will twirl for In
gram with Al Hoffman receiving. Ford
will be on first. Kinks on second Shipley
at short and Chick Davis on third with
Sam johnson, Earl Steele and Haas in
the field. Mr.. Jaeschke of the East
Washington Sunday School League will
umpire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
UNION WITH RUSSIA DESIRED
Emperor of Japan. Before Death,
Proposed Coalition.

Special tahle9ram - The star.
ST. PETERSEN Re-. August Ion his
way back to Japan. i'lince katsura gave
out an interesting statement regarding
his brief stay in Russia 10 a Russian
newspaper He brought with him an auto
graphed political :ctter from the mikado
TO the ear. btl, as he knew when he
reached ST. Petersburg that the mikado
was dying, h. never delivered the letter,
nor did he 80. the ear. He gave its
chief contents verbally To KokovtZef and
Sazonoff
1t appears that the mikado said he was
convinced from the shaping Of events ~
China that il WAS best for Russia and
Japan to act in closest union for a l"ll-,
time to come.
This was 50 much the case that Prinr"
katsura informally offered thai Japan
should declare common rause with the
European group t. which RUSSIA D.
longs. His proposals have been HANDED
this week to the French premier. ~
Poincare. and ii is now or the cards that
tic armed forces Of japan may be put
wholly into the scales ON the Anglo
Franco Russian side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
AEROPLANE THIEF'S LOOT.
Rogue Steals Machine From Shed
Where It Was Housed.
,ecial Cahlegram 10 THO Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN. August 17.-Remarkable
evidence Of the advanced state of avi-
alton Is furnished by the news from
Munich that the first aeroplane has
already been stolen.
When the aviator Herr Belat arrived
at his shed on the aerodrome of Puch-
hem. near Munich, to take flight on
his monoplane he found. TO his dismay.
that the machine had literally flown.
1t was impossible that the aeropla ne
should have been removed from the
grounds in any other way than by air.
and the thief must have been skilled
pilot.
Persons residing in the neig hbor-
hood of the aerodome state that they
heard the buzZing sound of an aero
plane about 2 am The police have
been advised of the theft and a number
of men have been deputed to gaze
aloft for signs of the flying thief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
CHURCH LEAGUE PROSPEROUS
Has Gone Through a Very Success
full Season-Players Bat Well.

The Sunday School League has closed
a very successful season after having TO
locate on new grounds which il did at
lfth ana A streets northeast There were
always large crowds in attendance, and
at the games between Ingram and Natiy-
ity there was usually a crowd of from
Lotto to 1900. The games were we'll play
ed, and the fight between Ingram. Sher-
wood and Nativity for the first two
months was exciting. and not until after
the death of Sam Hiett did Sherwood con-
slider itself out of the running. This
took the heart out of Manager Love and
sherwood started to so back leaving the
fight to Ingram and Nativity. Ingram
led the league by a slight margin for the
first two months, Nativity going into the
lead after playing magnificent game
against the leaders in two contests. win
ming both. Ingram still plugged away.
put could not overcome the lead gained,
and finished just one game behind the
leaders. Nativity won the bunting because
of kelly's great work in the box, he going
into seventeen contests and winning them
all Ingram had the heaviest hitting
team in the league, but was shy on pitch
erS. Sam johnson, the .-Ty Cobb of the
league, led it in hitting with an average
OF 4.3 Tor tWenty-four games: he also
had the honor of scoring the most runs,
thirtyse being his total, and the honor
of stealing the most bases, with twenty to
his credit. You Will have to take Your
hats off to Sam, as he Is certainly one
good base ball player, and.he is a mighty
1lne little chap both on and off the field.
Tots Long was second in hitting and
keyser of North Carolina third 1t is not
known just where the league will hold
forth next season, but it will BE-, in the
running somewhere.
The following are the averages of the
players for tho season. excepting Ana
costa which team dropped out at the
middle of the season:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
MRS. T. M. McTERRY DEAD.
Passes Away at Her Summer Home
in New York.

TAMPA. Fla, August IA rele-
gram received here today announced
the death of Mrs. T. NJ McGregor
Terry, wife of Surgeon General Terry
of New York. When she married Gen.
Terry seven years ago she was the
widow of A. NJ. McGregor. former presi-
dent of the Standard Oil Company
Mrs. Terry died at Mamoroneck-on
the-Hudson, her summer home. She
owned many tourist hotels in Florida
and recently gave an eighteen nile
boulevard to Fort Myers as a memorial
to her first husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
ANGRY BEES ATTACK MAN.
0moan Is Unconscious and May Die
as Result of Stings.

DAY TON, Ohio. August Il L. \.
ann. superintendent OF A cartridge COM
,any At Kings Mills. Ohio. lies uncop-
'cious and in critical condition as n
-eSult Of an attack by a swarm Of bees
oday.
Dunn attempted 10 start a motor
which rad baked. and found that a
warm OF bees had cIosged it, Before
sorkInen could rescue him from the
nfurlated bees he was unconscious
physicians say lie cannot recover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
NEEDLE MAY CAUSE DEATH.
Woman Involved in Injury to C. H
Billiard.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. August 17.-Col-
vim II. Billiard, formerly a post office in
spector. is at the point of death from
a wound from a sacking needle in his
right temple The needle had been driv-
en- three inches into his head when he
was found in the cemetery at Newhail,
and there were evidences of a struggle.
Torn pieces of d photograph of young
woman, upon which was written From
your Bakersfield sweetheart We're found
nearby. Billiards. wife lives in Bakers
field.
The police are searching for a young
woman said to have been seen with Bull
lard two hours before he was found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
BLAZE QUICKLY OVER.
James Davis of Willow Tree Alley
Suffers Small Loss.

There was blaze in the house OF
James Davis. :i5i Willow Tree alley. but
the blaze quickly extinguisRcd that
the spectators saw but little of il 1t
is thought the re was caused by sparks
from a pipe. About so damage resulted.
James Conway, a negro. twenty-five
years old. and Policeman q. +. Brown Of
the fourth precinct proved attraction
just after the fire was eNtingushed. Con-
way was arrested on a charge of diSor-
DERBY conduct He is said 10 have resisted
arrest ny striking the policeman. where
upon the latter turned upon him with
his baton and as the police say. comhed
his hair CONWAY was taken O. the p"-
lice station. aud. being unable "a furnish
collateral, 10 Mas locked M