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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02

ing from Los Angeles to New York with
his family in a fifty-horsepower Simplex
car. Except for the usual touring aces
sorry equipment Mr.. Smith made no extra
preparations for the trip.
W. A. Ward, formerly connected with
the Buick Motor Company, has joined the
sales staff of the Lozier Sales Company,
and will assist w. NJ Giesey with the Lo-
Zier car in the National Capital. MT
Ward is one Of the best posted men on
American and foreign cars in the National
Capital, and for a number of years sofa
Columbia motor cars in this city.
Judge Prouty. chairman of the inter-
state commerce commission, has ordered
a 1912 Apperson 4-''45 roadster, fully
equipped to be delivered June 10. at his
summer home, Newport. VI.
That the automobile races scheduled for
the fast Galveston Beach August q y, III
will surpass any beach contest conducted
in the south is practically assured by the
interest being displayed by the motor car
manufacturers and racing pilots who
have signified their intention of partici-
pating in them.
Can't. ]. w. Mum, chairman of the rae
ing committee, interviewed several or the
drivers and team managers at Indlanapo-
race Thursday, and his trip there has re-
suited in obtaining many new entries.
The Galveston Automobile Club and
the Texas State Automobile Association.
cooperating with several business inter
ests of Galveston, are promoting this gl-
gantic affair, which will act as curtain
raiser for the fourth annual cotton car
nival. and no expense is being spared to
make this meet memorable one. The
enticing prizes offered. amounting to
more than $1,000 in cash. in addition to
several handsome silver trophies. to the
winners of the various classes in the
eleven events scheduled, have attracted
wide attention and will draw the speed
lest machines and drivers to Galveston.
Aside from the eagerness of the drivers
to compete in the beach races, manufac-
turers of cars are deeply interested in the
growing conditions throughout the state
of Texas. With the prospects of a heavy
production of wheat and corn-it is esti-
mated that about 1S.O0OGO0 bushels of the
former and 50OGO.OOo bushels of the lat
ter will be the extent of these crops this
year in addition to a production OF
4, 900 900 bales of cotton-one can readily
see that large increase in the sales OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02

~ Memorial day races at Benning
~ have passed into history in
Il terest. so far as local motor
lists are concerned, is focused
on the coming three-day endurance run
under the auspices of the Automobile
Club of Washington June II. - and IL.
The start and finish are to be in this city.
while the distance to be covered is ap-
proximately 800 miles. The pathfindinS
party, composed of the automobile editors
of the local newspapers, left Washington
this morning at daYbreak to blaze the
trail for the run, and are expected home
Tuesday afternoon. about o'clock. The
trip is being made in a Cole touring car,
with Cleveland c. Campbell who covered
himself with glory Thursday afternoon
at Benning, when he carried off The Star
trophy in the twenty-lnile free-for-all
event at the wheel.
The route of the run will be from
Washington to Rockville. Clarksburg,
Hyattstown, Urbanna. Frederick, crossing
over Middle and South mountains to Ha-
gerstown, which will be the noon con-
troll The journey will then be continued
to ChambersbLrg. Shippensburg, stopping
overnight at Harrisburg, Pa. The total
mileage the first day will be about al
miles. The second day the motorists will
leave for Philadelphia, via Reading and
Allentown. the latter place being the noon
control. The night stop will be the Qua
ker city. Total distance for the second
days run. 145.1 miles The last day OF
the contest will be from Philadelphia to
Washington. via Wilmington, Elkton,
Perryville, Havre de Grace. Belair Bal
timore. and over the boulevard to the fin
ish line. The distance will be the long
est of the three days, being about 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02

The most pathetic part of the whole
race was the hard luck" which overlook
Ralph de Palma, one of the neryiest lit
tie pilots who ever sat behind the wheel
Of a monster racing machine. He had
reduced every speedway record from ten
miles up to 490 miles. He had covered
19S laps when it was learned that his
big German Mercedes had encountered
engine trouble. He came down the
stretch at wabbly pace, only two CYL
inders working in his speed creation. He
was heading for the pits when he was
waved to go on as Dawson. in his
big National racer, was sweeping the
boards before him. and was within five
laps of the leader. ON the back stretch
the Mercedes died completely out and
slowly it was pushed on around the two
mile circuit 10 the pits. only one lap
short of the coveted prize but unable to
finish the race. 1t registered over the
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phia tomorrow afternoon and Washington
Tuesday afternoon

X
Washington was not the only place
where interest was displayed in track
racing events. Indianapolis. another CEN
ter of the automobile industry, conducted
second 500-mile contest, which attracted
close to 100000 spectators Twenty-four
cars were lined up before Starter Fred j.
Wagner, but only ten finished the con-
test. First honors were awarded to Joe
Dawson. who drove his National at the
rate of 1872 miles per hour for the entire
distance, which he negotiated in hours
p minutes and seconds. The record for
the race last year of Ray Harroun in a
Marmon Wasp was hours A. minutes
and S seconds for the same distace The
finish of the contestants and their time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

Vow that the sociability run and
\ Memorial day races at Benning
. have passed into history. in
terest. so far as local motor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
IN POLICE COURT

Six men faced the charge of public
man this morning in police court while
one man was arraigned on the charge
of defrauding a boarding house keep
er.
John Whalen, SO North G street,
pleaded guilty to the charge of drunk
but was not fined, his case being post
poned, pending an investigation. The
police declare that Whalen is not of
age and that they will make an at
tempt to ascertain where he secured
his liquor. Whalen refused to tell his
age. He was arrested last night at
Twelfth and Main streets by Patrol
man Edwards. .
Frank Davidson and August Venier
were arrested by Patrolman Edwards
and Supt. Gormon at the C. and O.
passenger depot last night on the
and costs in police court this morning.
Robert Corbet, and Ollie Ruthlage
were also fined 81 and costs each on
the charge of public intoxication.
John Gabriel, charged with drunk,
was released upon his promise to pay
his board bill and leave the city, not to
return within two years.
d. r. Gilman was arraigned on the
charge of defrauding the Ridgeway
restaurant on North E street. Gilman
admitted that he owed a board bill of
$1,000 but denied the charge that he
had attempted to leave the city. He
was fined SIS and costs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Their Effect In the First Theaters In
Which They Were Used.

heir Erect In the FIRST heaters In
Which They Were Used.
The first theater in the world to use
incandeScent lamps was the Academy
of Music, on Halstead street, Chicago,
the plant being installed by the West
ern Edison Light company. The the
alter was wired for $50 sixteen candle
power lamps. The lighting was con-
fined to the auditorium. No electric
lights were used on the stage, as dim
mers had not been thought of at that
time. On the opening night. after the
new lights were installed. the actors
struck, claiming that it was impossible
to make up by gaslight and play their
parts under the glare of the electric
lights. 1t was with difficulty that they
were persuaded to proceed with the
second act.
The first theater to be completely
lighted with incandescent lamps was
the old Haverly theater. then located
on Monroe street. where the Inter
Ocean building now stands. This
plant consisted of two dynamos with
a capacity of 637 lamps. On the open
ing night only sufficient lights were
started at first TO enable the ushers to
seat the audience. When the curtain
rose every light was turned on. caus-
ing a tremendous sensation among the
audience and eliciting applause that
continued for fifteen minutes. The in
novation was so successful that Nc
vicker's theater and the Chicago Opera
House Immediately installed similar
plants.-w. c. jenkins in National
Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
SHEEHAN TELLS OF
PARKER CAMPAIGN
Says that Approximately
100000 Raised Trust
Money Barred.

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-One mil
lion dollars, approximately. financed
the Alton B. Parker campaign for the
presidency according to statements
made today by William Sheehan, of
New York, chairman of the executive
committee in 1904, before the senate
committee investigating campaign ex-
penses. Mr.. Sheehan was unable to
give the names of any individuals who
gave amounts greater than $4,000 and
$4,000 except August Belmont There
was not a dollar directly or indirectly
subscribed by the trusts, Mr. Shee-
han said, who stated that a rule was
adopted not to receive any money from
them. Mr.. Sheehan recalled that a
check for $4,000 was sent to the
New York state campaign committee
by the American Sugar Refining COM
pany but the committee ordered that
it be returned without being cashed.
Mr. Sheehan gave II as his impress
sion that the total fund contributed
al roximated a million dollars, which
would not include money not handled
by the committee, but which was con-
tributed to the New York state cam
paign. Chairman Clapp endeavored -
obtain certain Information concerning
the present residence of Assistant
have detailed knowledge of the con-
tributions but Mr.. Shehann could net
supply the information.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
City Statistics.
Deaths and Funerals.

CRAMPTON-J. Smith Champion,
aged eighty years and six months died
Wednesday afternoon at three twenty
o'clock at his home. 90S North Twelfth
street. He is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Phoebe Townsend of Fountain City,
Indiana, two sons. Merrick and Alva
Champion and three daughters. Mrs.
Clarinda Wicket, Mrs. Lehlia Thomas
and Mrs. Ann NJ. Clevenger The fu-
neral will be held Friday. There will
be short services at the home at eight
thirty O'Clock in the morning and ser
vices at New Garden at ten thirty
o'clock. Rev. Alpheus Trueblood will
have charge of the services. Burial
in New Garden. Friends may call any
time
RUPPERT-Mrs. Hattie Rupert,
aged forty nine. died Wednesday at
her home, 203 North Twentyfrst street
The remains will be taken to Bowling
Green. Ohio, Friday morning for burial
in the family lot. Friends may call any
time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
A DENTAL CURIOSITY.
The Set Of Artificial Teeth That WASH
inqton Endured.

1t NAV not be generally known that
the Father Of His Country was one OF
the first Americans to wear artificial
teeth BY the time the war of the
Revolution had ended he had parted
company with most of the outfit which
nature had given him. An ingenious
physician and dentist of New York city
undertook the then unusual task of re-
equipment and produced at length a
full set of artificial teeth. These are
now, of course. a dental curiosity and
offer an additional proof of the heroism
of our first president, for it is matter
of fact that General Washington wore
those teeth FOR many years and. so far
as we know. never compla ined of them
The teeth were carved from ivory
and riveted, wired and clamped to n
somewhat ponderous gold plate. Three
large clamps in particular figure con-
spicuously in the roof of the mouth
and must have caused difficulty. if not
anguish. There were an upper and an
under set. and the two We're connected
and held i'll position relatively by a
long spiral spring on each side, says
Harper's Weekly.
Nevertheless Washington wore them
long and we'll Il fact sufficiently attest
ed by the worn and dinted condition of
both teeth and plate.
At the last account these teeth were
the property of a dental institution in
Baltimore.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
A Useful Coffin.

A writer in an English church maya
zine once found in GOLFERS cottage
in Staffordshire a coffin used as a
bread and cheese cupboard Notwith-
standing bis wifes remonstrance, he
told the story of the coffin as follows:
Eighteen years ago l ordered that
coffin. The wife and me used to have
good many words. One day she
said. I'll never be content till l see
thee in thy coffin Well. lass / said,
If that'a content thee it'll soon be
done
Next day l gave directions TO have
the thing made In a few days it
came home. 10 the wife's horror. l got
into ii and said, Now. lass, are thee
contents' She began TO cry and want
ed the .horrid thing taken away. But
that l wouldn't allow. In the end she
got accustomed TO seeing il. and as We
wanted to turn it TO some use we had
some shelves put in and made it into a
bread and cheese cupboard. We have
never onarreled since il came"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
Wanted-Six labOrers at
International Harvester Co.,
Is South 9TH street, at 700
o'clock Friday morning.
Legend of HoIyrood Palace.

Holyrood palace. Edinburgh. Scot
land. once British royal residence. is
the subject of strange legend. Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson alludes to it in his
little book on Edinburgh. There is Il
silly story" he writes. "of subterra-
mean passage between the castle Of
Holyrood and bold highland piper
who volunteered to explore it's wind
ings. He made his entrance by the up
per end. playing strathspey. The Gu
rious footed it after him down the
street, following his descent by the
sound of the chanter from below. until
all of sudden. about the level of St
Giles. the music came abruptly to an
end and the people in the street stood
at fault with hands uplifted. Whether
he was choked with gases or persisted
in quag or was removed bodily by
the evil one remains a point of doubt.
but the piper has never again been
seen or heard Of from that day to this. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18

ern times is marked. Among the anci-
ent wonders only one was of practical
utility-the pharos lighthouse, 400 feet
high, built at Alexandria.
The hanging gardens of Babylon
We're built not for the people but for
the sensual pleasure of the queen of
Babylon. Two We're sepulchres: anoth-
er was an adornment for polytheistic
shrine; while another. the Colossus of
Rhodes. was representation o ia man
in cast metal less than half the height
of the Statue of Liberty in New York
harbor.
The result of the vote. together with
articles by eminent scientists on the
seven modern wonders" is contained
in the Popular Mechanics Magazine
which will be issued on July 20.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
PLATFORM|S
To Be REAL
WORKING ONE
National News Association

OYSTER BAY, July 1S.-Col. Roose-
welt announced today that he intends
to make the forthcoming platform of
the Progressive party real workable
and the people. He also made it known
that the platform will deal extensively
with the control of corporations and
their conduct. Although Col. Roosevelt
has abandoned his western trip, which
had been planned for next week he is
getting out letters to be used in the
earliest state campaigns. The ex-presi-
dent is taking up the situation in the
states where fights are on to name
electors and in his letters will advise
his supporters of his views. These ad-
visory letters will be sent to Indian,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and other
states where the fight is hottest
Col. Roosevelt is also preparing a
speech to deliver on the night of Au-
gust 5, the day the Progressive party
convention opens at Chicago. The
speech he said today is to be his con
fession of faith" In it he will deal with
the industrial problems of the day, the
regulation of corporations, the trusts
and the tariff, judicial recall and other
issues that are to be prominent in the
fall campaign.
Col. Roosevelt today disposed of a
rumor from Washington to the effect
that Sen. Dixon is to drop out of the
third party campaign because of the
lack of emf hu SiaSu for If The Colonel
spoke of Sen. Dixon as one of the most
ardent supporters he had and declared
that Mr.. Dixon is just now engaged
in organizing the Progressive party in
Georgia
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
An Appropriate Hymn,

A certain professor Of divinity who
was spending the summer in the Scot
fish highlands was invited to baptize
the infant son of the local minister.
When the time for the ceremony ar
rived the guest gave out for congre-
gational singing a paraphrase much
favored on such occasions. LET US"
said he. "sing from the fifth para
phrase, beginning at the second verse,
AS sparks in close succession rise"
To his CONSERVATION, the congrega.
ton giggled audibly. Afterward, ask.
ing the clerk what he had done wrong
that functionary replied. You must
know, professor, the minister's name Is
Sparks, and yonder is his tenth BARN"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
NATURES PAINT Blush.
coiors, Shades and Tints That Cannot
Be Reproduced by Man.

Be Reproduced by Man.
Nature paints In the most striking
colors and shades and tints with a
delicacy never achieved by the brush
In the hands of the artist. The highest
ambition Of the manufacturer of paints
Is 10 produce colors which look like
natures. The yhave never succeeded
Grass has a green OF Its own So has
the leaf and so has the distant ocean
None OF these has ever been repro
iuced and put in cans with q price
label on them.
Winter apples now repose on the
shelves of the paint chemists Honor
awaits the man who can combine col
ors to produce the tints Of red of the
Baldwin and Northern Spy. They come
pretty near IL. that II all The same
Is true of the coIors with which Oc-
tober first touches the maple leaf
II all the paint grinding works In the
world were multiplied ten thousand
times they couldn't turn out pigment
enough In a year to do what nature
does in a change from season to sea
SON
Natures brush Is busy everywhere
all the time. In the life OF a leaf IL
applies the brush day by day. follow
ing with its tints from budding time
until IL nutters from the branch 1t
touches the valleys and the hills. the
growing grains. the towering plants.
Never Is IL idle.-New York World
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
CircuIatino Libraries.

printer In Philadelphia when he had
taken or his working apron at night
used TO sit porting over his dozen of oil !
volumes by freight He soon knew
them by heart and hungered for more.
But books were costly. and he had but
little money He had eight or ten
eronies. young men who. like himself.
were eager for knowledge. Ranging
his books on a shelf. he invited his
friends TO do the same. that each OF
them might have the benefit of them
all. Ben Franklin thus laid the foun-
dalton of the first circulating library in
this country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
A PARTING Kick,

The physicians in a certain town
had agreed that during their Chau-
tauqua assembly they would employ
a call boy. and each was to pay his
share of the expense. This boy was
to call any doctor who was wanted
without disturbing the speaker, as 1T
was embarrassing to him and looked
as il they were doing 1t to advertise
without expense. So it all went well
until the afternoon, when Strickland
W. Gilliland spoke. As he was talking
away a certain doctor had a call from
the platform, and he walked out rather
ostentatiously. Some of the people
who knew of the arrangement laughed
or snickered. and the speaker got IL.
He said: Don't laugh, folks. That is
the way my brother got his start"
And everybody roared.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
National Shortsiahtedness.

"In this country" said the sociolo-
gist, Everything possible is done to
discourage people from marrying"
How SOP inquired one of the lis
teners.
You have to buy the marriage
license. fee the preacher. the boys give
you what they call a 'shivaree.' your
friends throw old shoes at you. the
newspapers print caricatures of you.
life insurance agents hound you. you
bump right up against the cost of liv-
ing. and if you find you've made a
mistake you have to go to no end of
trouble to get a Chicago
Tribune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
His Strong Point.

This is a pretty bad report card"
said the father of the young hopeful
as he looked over the teachers figures.
You seem to be poor in pretty much
everything"
That's cause teacher only puts
down tn studies / amt good in.
ought to have excellent In one thing"
And what's that?' hopefully in
quired the father
"Fightin'. l can lick any boy In tn
claSs!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
A Musical Recommendation.


Herman Perlet. the musical director
and composer, was recruiting a phil
harmonic orchestra and had enlisted
the services of an Italian acquaintance.
Among the instrumentalists he pro-
quated flute from which he was able
to get wheezy tone now and then
Take him away" ordered Perlet after
the first rehearsal. He can't play the
flute" What, Thata man can't
playa da iute-' gasped the sponsor.
Not in this orchestra Take him
away "MaledettaT He rolled his
eyes heavenward- "Thata man can't
playa da flute" And he beat his breast
in indignation. why, thata man he
fRhta with GaribaldiI''
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-18
News Nuggets
(Natitnal News Association

ROCKAWAY, L. l., July 1S.-Wil-
liam Frederick, his wife and his
daughter, swan 200 yards in
heavy sea, each with a child on his
or her back last night after light
ming had destroyed their lifeboat.
NEW YORK, July 18.-Because
she whipped eight year old Bertha
Ornets, who had been left in her
charge with a spiked whip until
the child swooned from the torture,
Miss Annie Becker has been ar
rested here.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 1S.-
While speeding past the ball
grounds in his locomotive at the
rate of miles an hour, William T.
Madden caught a ball on the fly
that had been knocked over the
fence.
SOUTH NORWALK, Conn, July
1S.-Miss Sarah Davenport, of this
city, has LII Gu d IidH W pldS IllC
monograph on her front porch
every night from 10 to o'clock
to drown the cries of a neighbours
baby.
MADRID, July 1S.-According to
a letter recently discovered at Pa
los, Spain, it cost Columbus, $4,000
to make the voyage that resulted
in the discovery of America.
NEW YORK, July 1S.-Borough
President Connolly of Queens has
announced his intention to revive
the 81 tax on all funeral corteges
that pass through the borough on
the way to the burial grounds.
PASADENA, Cal, July 1S.-
Maintaining that her first duty was
to her children, Mrs. A. l.. Hamil-
ton has refused to run for the as
sembly on the Prohibition ticket.
PLAINFIELD, n. J. July 49,
The announcement of the Rev.
Charles l.. Goodrich that ice-cod
lemonade would be served at the
prayer meeting last night had the
effect of filling his church.