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Evening star., 1912-09-06
MAINE CAMPAIGN ISSUES.
State Wide Prohibition and Economy
in Administration of Affairs.

PORTLAND, Me-. September 6.-The
activity OF the platform speakers and
party newspapers continues during the
closing hours of the Maine state cam
paign Before midnight tomorrow the
finol arguments Will have been made to
the voters. and the balloting will begin
Monday soon after daybreak
Never have so many speakers of ma
tional prominence taken part in a Maine
campaign as have appeared on the stump
this year. The democrats have had the
aid OF Gov. Thomas r. Marshall of In
diana, democratic candidate for Vice
President: Speaker Champ Clark, Sena-
tor Pomcrene of Ohio and Representative
Burleson of Texas, Representative Ans
berry of Ohio and others.
Republican national policies have been
presented by Representative Hill of Con-
necticut. and Representative Utter of
Rhode Island and former Gov. Yates Of
Illinois. Gov. Frederick w Plaisted
democratic candidate for reelection. and
his republican rival, William T Hanes
are delivering several speeches daily.
The principal issues of the campaign
are statewide prohibition and economy
in the management of state affairs
Evening star., 1912-09-06
AUTO SHOOTS OVER BANK
Maryland Man, Wife and Sis
ter Injured; He Prob
ably Fatally.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HAGERSTOWN, Md, September g.
William Stauffer Of Emmitsburg, Nd, is
at the hospital here In dying condition
and his wife and sister are at the Melvue
Hotel. near Pen-Mar. suffering from
serious injuries, as the result of an auto
mobile accident last night. Their car
dashed down a thirty-five-foot embank-
ment and was wrecked. Mr.. Stauffer Is
suffering from fractured skull and an
injured back, which the physicians say
may be broken.
Mr.. Stauffer his wife and sister. had
driven from their home at Emmitsburg
to Pen-Mar. where they spent the even
ing, and had just started on their return
trip when the accident occurred. In go
Ing down the steep hill leading from Pen
Mar toward Lake Roger, Mr.. Stauffer
lost control Of his car at a sharp curve
near Melvue Hotel, and the machine shot
out over the embankment and down
rough ledge of rocks. 1t is said the car
was running at slow speed
Guests at a hotel witnessed the plunge
and hurried to the aid Of the injured. DR..
Beick was summoned from Blue Ridge
Summit Later Mr.. Stauffer was brought
to Hagerstown on special train and
taken to the hospital.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
GREY STATEMENT DENIED.
Foreign Secretary Never Commented
on Financial Side of Canal.

LONDON. September 6.-Sir Edward
Grey, the British foreign secretary. never
wrote anything regarding the financial
side of the Panama canal question in his
recent letter to the Gateshead Chamber
OF Commerce.
He simply wrote that the British gov
ernment was making representations to
Washington on the subpect of the Pana-
ma canal act.
An official correction is published in the
newspapers today, in which 1t Is stated
that all further statements attributed to
dening of British shipping with an undue
proportion of the maintenance charges of
the canal were merely comments made
by Herbert Shaw, secretary of the Gates
head Chamber of Commerce.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
BRANDED AS A CRIMINAL.
Egvpt Asks Extradition of Moham.
med Bey Ferid From Switzerland.

CAIRO, Egypt. September 6.-The Egyp-
tian government is endeavoring to OBJ
tain the extradition of the nationalist
leader, Mohammed Bey Ferid, from Swift
zerland. where he has taken refuge.
He was recently sentenced in default
by a native court here to a years i'm
prisonment for making a violent attack
on the government i'm speech at the ma
tionalist conference Extradition Is de-
manded on the ground that he is Grim
inal and not a political refugee.
Mohammed Bey Ferid In 1910 violently
denounced Theodore Roosevelt. charging
him with dishonorng Egypt on her own
soil.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
PROCEEDS WITH INQUIRY.
u. S. District Attorney French to
Probe DYNAMITE planting"

BOSTON, September 6.-Cnited States
District Attorney French announces that
he has received orders from Washington
to proceed with the inquiry into the al
legged dynamite planting in Lawrence
during the textile strike there last win
ter. William NJ. Wood, president of the
American Wooden Company; Frederick
T.. Atteaux. a prominent business man,
and Dennis ]. Collins of Cambridge are
under Indictment by the Suffolk county
grand jury for alleged connection with
this ''plaRting."
Mr.. French said the governments in
ouiry will be limited to investigation of
the planting of nineteen sticks of dyna-
mite in the trucks of freight car which
carried consignment of mill goods from
Lawrence to Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
Troops May Go to Strike Scene.

LEXINGTON, KY, September 6.-Dfs-
ouieting reports reached here today from
Bath county, where 80 employees Of the
Rose Run iron mines are on a strike for
an advance in wages.
Oficials of Bath county went to Frank
fort last night to confer with the gov
ernor and attorney general regarding the
situation. Troops may be sent to this
scene The mines have been tied UP for
several months and several men have
been shot and wounded from ambush.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
LOOT AN ENTIRE BUILDING.
Wholesale Clothing Burglary Loss
Is About $4,000.

NEW YORK, September 6. One
of the completest jobs Of wholesale
burglary ever accomplished in New York
city was discovered shortly before day
break this morning, when the police were
called to an eleven-story loft building at
113 University place by the sounding of
When the police arrived it was found
that burglars had been through every one
of the first eight floors. which were occu-
pied by various clothing manufacturers.
The intruders had gone through all the
IDENTIFY removed several truckloads of
merchandise. 1t was impossible to obtain
any accurate estimate of the total loss,
but the police believed it would reach
$50, ,OOO
Evening star., 1912-09-06
GOVERNMENT OPENS CASE.
Testimony in Support of Charge
Against Lumber Dealers.

PORTLAND. Ore, September 6.-Rep
resenting the government as special as
sistant to the Attorney General. Clark
McKercher of Chicago arranged to begin
today the examination of witnesses in
support of the governments contention
that the retail lumber dealers are main
tanning trust.
Suit has been brought by the govern
ment in Minnesota for the dissolution of
the retail associations on the ground that
they are illegal combinations In restraint
of trade
Six of the most prominent lumber man
ufacturers and dealers of the city have
been subpoenaed to appear.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
Bud Mars Expected to Recover.

OLEAN, n, Y, September 6.-Bud
Mars, the aviator. who was badly hurt
yesterday when his bipiane dipped and
crashed into fence during an exhibition
flight at the county fair here. Is still in
a weak condition at the General Hospital,
but is expected to recover. Treacherous
air pockets are held responsible for
Mars fall His biplane IL a complete
wreck.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
WINE DEALERS COMPLAIN.
Charge That Railroads Are Com
bined in champagne Conspiracy

champagne conspiracy" on the
part of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe and forty other railroads
was charged before the interstate
commerce commission today by a firm
OF dealers In wines. The firm COM
planned that the railroads discrimi-
mated in favor of California cham
pagnes by charging only So per hun
dred pouIEs on such shipments from
California to New York. while they
fixed a charge Of s2.25 on the cham
pagnes shipped from New York to the
Pacific coast.
This. it was set forth, virtually shut
out the foreign wines from the west.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
RECORD FOR DEPTH.
U. S. Navy Submarine Cruises 28a
Feet Below Surface,

SAN FRANCISCO, September 6.-The
United States navy submarine FL holds
a worlds record for depth today. after
diving 2S3 feet off Point Diablo In San
Francisco bay.
The submarine maintained at this depth
for ten minutes yesterday. cruising at a
speed of six knots. The FL was under
the command of Lieut.. James B. Howell.
The twenty-six men of the crew went
about their duties while the hull creaked
and groaned beneath the enormous
pressure.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
KAISER LEAVES FOR HOME.
Boards Train for Germany Amid
Cheers of Swiss People.

ZURICH. Switzerland. September g.
The German emperor ended his visit
here today. His majesty was very cordial
when taking leave of the Swiss president,
Dr. Ferrer, to whom he expressed his
pleasure at having had the opportunity of
witnessing the Swiss army maneuvers.
He then entrained for Germany amid
the cheers Of thousands Of people.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
Republican Rally a Failure.

The republican rally at Portland Thurs
day night was a lamentable affair. con-
trasted with the democratic meeting the
night before. Ex-Gov. Utter of Rhode
Island, State Chairman Philbrook and
other notables were billed to speak. The
hall, which Wednesday night held $500
enthusiastic democrats in this republi-
can town, last night accommodated about
600 republicans. some Of whom left be-
fore the speaking was over
In point of fact. the republican meet
ing last night showed a smaller attend
ance than the socialist meeting a few
nights ago. There was no enthusiasm
and the whole affair was disheartening
to the republicans.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
Fever Patient Jumps to Death.

NEW YORK, September &C. n. Torn
quist. a typhoid fever patient at the
Presbyterian Hospital here, jumped to
his death from "A fifth floor ward Of that
institution early today. In falling he
narrowly missed killing one of the hos
pital ply sicians who was standing on the
curb. having just returned from an am
bulance call.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
Win Surprise Fire Match.

one of the pleasantest surprises of the
day was when the District team went
INTO the New Jersey national team and
cleaned up first place in the surprise fire
at aoo yards In order to carry things
along in rapid succession, the match was
pulled of on the skirmish range, giving
the other rifiemen a chance to catch up
on the long ranges.
The scores of the District men In sur
prise fire I'm the national match We're:
Lieut.. Thomas Brown. Al; Capt r. I'll.
Heidenreich. 46; Private r. III. Clouser.
IL; Capt. r W. Holt. A.; Sergt j. D..
Schrfver, -: Sergt Frank +. McFadyen.
~: Corp. J. X. Fehr ~: Sergt. A. G..
Schmidt A.: Corp. j. w. Payne. AZ:
Lieut.. III c. Caldwell. 40; Lieut.. Ralph
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Evening star., 1912-09-06
Lose Chance for Prize.

While the District team had every op
portunity TO win the match at the long
range or. at least, been runner-up, one
of the members of the team received
message from home which undoubtedly
proved disheartening and unnerved him
on the firing line. His shooting was way
below standard and the work of the
entire team was affected. Lieut. Col
Young. team captain. was not informed
Of the incident until after the match was
over, too late then TO put in an alter
nate.
The standing of the teams al the con-
clusion of the enlisted mems match was: 1:
Evening star., 1912-09-06
Additional Force Needed.

The municipal architect recommends
that provision be made for the employ
ment of additional forenen to exercise
supervision over the work Of the mechan-
les employed at the repair shop. He states
that the cost of buildings constructed last
wear. including all buildings erected Tor
the District, averaged but ID "a cents per
cubic foot. while the school buildings OF
St Louis and Boston, which are the
nearest to those Of Washington in COM
parison of materials of construction.
averaged 10 and % cents per cubic foot,
respectively.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
TAFT ADVISERS TO STUMP.
Cabinet Members Plan Speeches
Meyer Denies He Is to Resign.

CHICAGO. September 6.-Although
President Taft will not take an active
part in the republican campaign, he will
be well represented on the stump during
the next two months by members of his
cabinet, according TO announcement made
at republican headquarters here.
In announcing that Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson would begin a speech
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Evening star., 1912-09-06

The individual scores of the members
80 the District team i'm this match were:
Evening star., 1912-09-06
Federal Agents Busy.

Agents of the Department of Justice
are also conducting an investigation to
learn If the girl was induced to come to
Washington in violation of the law.
According to the girls statement, she
came here with sixteen-year-old mar
ried girl. visited resorts in and about
the city. and Sunday night when she re-
turned from q resort out of the city she
was SO i'll that she had to go to the
Casualty Hospital.
The girl has been at the house of de-
tentfon since she received hospital treat
ment. This morning she was interview
ed at police headquarters by an agent of
the Department of Justice, and search is
being made for those who have been her
companions during her stay in this city
Evening star., 1912-09-06
Girls Tell Story.

Ethel told the authorities that she left
home Sunday, August "a. and walked to
Greencastle. Pa. boarding a train and go
ing to Harpers Ferry, where, she stated,
she met a soldier friend. The soldier, she
told the police, lent her money enough to
bring her to this city.
She related her story of her movements
in and about the city, telling Of the men
and women she had met and of the places
she visited. The girl declared she had no
trouble getting liquor. and said she was
made sick by drinking too much liquor at
an excursion resort.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
District Rifiemen's Winnings.

Winnings by the District marksmen in
clude a ffteen-dollar prize to Lieut.. II. c.
Caldwell and Private r. H. Clouser, who
finished fifth In the New Jersey two-men
team match: 81. to Capt. F. w. Holt
and Sergt. Charles E. Groome, and the
same amount to Capt. F. II. Heidenreich
and Lieut. Ralph Alderman. the latter
two teams finishing eleventh and twelfth
in the same match.
The District team will receive SIG, which
was third prize in the Sadler trophy
match. The all-comers' expert match
was won by Capt. Z. B. Long, first prize
being $1I.JO. The veteran organization
team match was captured by the Old
Guard of Massachusetts, with a total
score of 2IS The all-comers' sQuadded
military match, by A. p. Lane, with
score of 146 winning a cash prize OF
$50. Capt. f. VI. Eddy took first honors
IN the officers and inspectors match, his
score being 81. The prize was 60. 80
After tieing for first honors with the
tirSt Massachusetts team, at the con-
clusion of firing at 600 yards In the en-
listed mems match. with total score
uf g79, the District team had the first
serious setback of the tournament, when
the total scores were announced at the
end Of the l.0O0-yard stage. The match
was captured by the first team from
same state getting second honors. with
Iowa third and the District team fourth
The match was "A well contested one and
drew quite large gallery yesterday
morning. The weather conditions had
2reatIy improved.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
Ethel Reed Says She Had No
Trouble Getting Liquor.
POLICE START INQUIRY
Sixteen-Year-Old Runaway Will Be
Held Pending Outcome of Case.
TO LOCATE COMPANIONS ALSO
Officials Trying to Learn if She
Was Induced to Come.
Here.

Detective Evans of the sixth precinct is
making an investigation to learn if 1t is
easy for young girls to obtain liquor In
and about Washington The investiga
tion was prompted because of the state
ments of Ethel Reed, sixteen years old,
of Chambersburg Pa, that she bought
liquor at several places in this city where
1t is sold, and that she had no trouble in
obtaining what she asked for.
The Reed girl is at the house of de-
tention, where she was taken last Sunday
night after having been treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for illness brought on, the
police say, by over-indulgence in liquors.
If the police find corroboration for the
girls statements, it is stated, prosecutions
for furnishing liquor to minors will be
instituted against the resorts named In
her statement. In case such prosecutions
are begun the girl may be detained in
this city as a Police Court witness, al
though her father, Smith Reed, who is a
railroad fiagman at Chambersburg, has
sent her money for her railroad fare
home.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
Runner-Up in Second Stage OF
Dryden Trophy Match.
TOURNEY ENDS TOMORROW
Lieut.. Col. Young Made Director OF
National Rifle Association.
LOCAL MARKSMEN FARE WELL
Win More Than $500 in Cash
Prizes, Capture Several Trophies
and a Number of Medals

RIFLE RANGE. SEAGIRT. y. j.,
the most important event of the Seagirt
shooting tournament. Is In progress to-
day under perfect weather conditions.
No other competitions will be held until
late afternoon, when the skirmish stage
of the New Jersey national team match
the Evans skirmish match and the mega
tive angle match will be shot.
The Dryden match. which Is open to
teams OF eight men from the Army. Navy,
Marine Corps. U. 8. Military Academy,
l.. S. Naval Academy and the National
Guard.
The distances are 200, 600 and 1000
Yards ten shots at each distance. First
prize is the $4,000 trophy presented by
the late United States Senator Dryden Of
New Jersey and $50 in cash. Second
prize is 800 and third prize $50. The
competing teams at the end Of the first
of the three stages stood as follows:
Maryland, 351; Massachusetts,. 34S; Ma
rine Corps. 346; District OF Columbia, $40;
New York, 344; New Jersey, $40: Iowa,
80.
Battling against great odds, the District
team by remarkable work jumped into
second place at the conclusion of shooting
at the GOO-yard stage. Massachusetts, was
leading with TO. The standing of the
other teams being: United States Marine
Corps. third, TIA; Maryland, fourth. 7OS;
New Jersey fifth, 7rS: New York, sixth,
IUs; Iowa, seventh, $40.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
WEATHER

Probably fair tonight and Satur-
dav: not much change in tenn
perature; light variable winds.
Evening star., 1912-09-06
Lieut.. Col. Young Honored.

Lieut.. Col. Glendie B. Young, LIST Dis
trict of Columbia Infantry. was elected
member of the board of directors Of the
National Rifle Association Of America at
a meeting held here last night. He sue
ceeds Gen. George H. Harries. command
ing the District of Columbia National
Guard who resigned a few days ago.
Tomorrow will witness the wind-up of
the twenty-second annual Seagirt inter-
state tournament of the National Rife
Association Of America and the New Jer-
sey Rifle Association. 1t has been one of
the biggest and most successful meets in
the history Of these two organizations.
The meet will close with all Of the
state teams fighting for the Seagirt cham
kpionship. which Is a match staged on the
S2OO, 600 900 and 1,O0O yard ranges. with
ten shots per man on each rang6 and the
New Jersey members match. at 200. 800
and 500 yards.
The newspaper men will stop peeging
their typewriters for the time being and
peg away at the targets at 4:30 O'Clock In
the press match on the 20O-yard range
for the championship OF the year among
the scribes. The prize is a trophy pre-
sented by Arms and the Man, to become
the property of the winner. Cease firing
will then be sounded, and the meeting
brought to close.
Evening star., 1912-09-06

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-04
fifth Thinks Daily Meetings With Players Will Benefit Team
CAREERS OF MATHEWSON AND
PLANK STRIKINGLY SIMIL AR
Both Were Educated IN Pennsylvania Colleges
and Both Began in Big League
About Same Time.

season was due to a trained bat. In 1910
he made only thirteen homers, and
his final batting average was III When
congratulated on his big jump BUDDY
said all the credit belongs to his stick.
The bat in question is heavier than the
average bat and rather unusual IN shape.
Ryan's weakness has always been inaoii-
ity to judge the wares OF southpaws, but
with his new weapon he says he can step
into a port-sider's curves and hit them
as freely and as far as the brand served
by right-handed curvologistA One of the
peculiarities Of this wonderful piece of
timber is that it is absolutely useless to
any one else. as Buddy has 1t trained
for only his own use.
Harry Davis is probably praying that
nothing will happen to Ryan's wonderful
bat before next spring.
The grand hunt for high-class first
basenen goes merrily ON In the big
leagues. For years there has been a
dearth Of material for this important
place in the infield. The Pirates have al
most given up hope of landing a crack
first baseman. Barney Dreyfuss would
give big money to get Tim Jordan. the
former. Brooklyn slugger. but 1t seems
that Charley Ebbets still has a string on
the Bronx boy and Is standing In the
way of Tins return to the fast set.
The Cubs recently made a nice offer to
the Montreal club for First Baseman
G Ga who failed to deltvs, the goods esIS
through when the Pittsburgh and St
Louis clubs refused to waive on Vic
Safer, who was involved in the deal. The
fact that Bresnahan refused to waive on
Safer renewed the rumor that Ed ko-
netchy was not satisfied with his berth
in the Mound City and would be glad u
be traded.
The Boston Nationals also are without
competent guardian Of first base. Ben
Hauser. White Elephant discard, and
Hank Gowdy. a Giant fledgling of last
spring. will fight it out for the position
on the rejuvenated Bostons OF 1912.
In the American League good first
basemen are rarer than In the parent
organization. With the return Of Jake
Stahl to Boston the American League can
boast of three first-class men-Chase Nc
Innis and Stahl-with fairly good man
in George Stovall. Jimmy Callahan would
like to get Stovall. and SO would Jen-
nings, Griffith and Wallace. Griffith in
tends to use Jim Flynn. the former Pr
rate, on first next year. though Flynn is
far from being a f1rst-class man. If
Cleveland would consent to let Stovall
go 1t would likely mean the switching
of Nap Lajoie to first base. The Browns
appear to have picked up promising re-
cruit in Kutina but he has to show
more than he showed last season to get
into the Chase Merkle-Daubert-Mc Innis
class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-04

Does the average fan ever consider how
short is the base ball life Of big league
star? Instances Of players lasting fifteen
years in the fast set are few and far be-
tween. And of all players the career Of
the pitcher Is the shortest. OF the army
of fingers in the National and American
leagues today. those who drew big league
salary checks ten years ago may be al
most counted on the fingers of one hand.
Perhaps nothing will illustrate better
the short lift OF pitcher than the list Of
present-day slabmen who have won more
than 200 big league games. There are only
four. Old Cy Young. with more than 500
victories to his credit, has q big lead over
the field; Christy Mathewson is a good
second. Eddie Plank third and Jack Pow
ell of the Browns brings up the rear.
Mordecat Brown, Chief Bender, George
Mullin and Wild Bill Donovan are the
only other big league hurlers who are
anywhere near the 200 mark.
Though Cy Young's record of more than
800 victories may never be duplicated,
there is no gainsaying that Mathewson Is
entitled to the distinction Of being the
greatest Highlander Of the decade.
Chrfsty can lay claim to the crown among
the right-handed boxmen, and Eddie
Plank Of the Athletics has made a record
which puts him far ahead of any south
paws developed in the last ten years The
brilliant records of Mathewson and Plank
follow: