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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19

IT was down at the post Office while
ago." remarked the assessor, land Jerry
Pumphead was reading the riot act to the
postmaster, saying that he had been look
ing for an important letter for week
and 1t hadn't come, and intimating pref
ty strongly that the postmaster had
swiped 1t. The patience of the latter was
something phenomenal under the circum-
stances
"a man holding such a position is
obliged to have phenomenal patience"
said the village patriarch. Had the post
master kicked Jerry out of the building
his action would have been Endorsed by
all his fellow-townsmen, by press and
pulpit, for we all know what sort of
bore Jerry is, but highly colored ac-
count of the incident would have been
sent to the fifty-seventh assistant post
master general at Washington, and our
excellent postmas ter would be discharged.
Jerry Pumphead never had more than
a dozen letters in his lie. and at least
two-thirds of them were from green
goods dealers. No sane man would think
of writing to him under any conditions
He gets less mail than any other citizen
of this town, yet he makes more fuss
around the post Office than all the rest
of the population. Several prominent
citizens have declined appointment as
postmaster at various times because they
knew that If they assumed the robes Of
office they'd have to stand for Jerry, and
would not be permitted by the depart
ment at washington to spread him out
on he sidewalk and sit on his head.
"Jerry's always looking for letters
which never come. and roasting the mail
service and the postmaster because !hey
don't come. If train - hail an nour
late he fills the post office with his lam
entations. II the general delivery win
dow isn't opened at the proper minute ne
complains to the government. He Is q
thorn in the flesh OF our .urDane posi-
master. and yet his business isn't worth
10 cents a year to the government.
81 have noticed ever since / was old
enough to make notes and paste them in
my hat that men who have nothing at
stake are the ones who make the most
| trouble Consider Col. Haytedder. who
has done more for this village than any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
BODY LIKELY
Retail Merchants May Be In
dependent of Chamber
of Commerce.

That the Retail Merchants Association
is to become an organization separate
and distinct from the Chamber of Com
merce appears beyond q doubt from the
opinion expressed by the retailers. In
reply to the circular letter sent out by
the association to about 500 retail mer
chants. asking whether they believe the
association should continue, as at present.
an auxiliary body Of the chamber. with
membership In the chamber as an essen
tial to membership in the association.
about 25O replies have been received. and
of these more than 80 per cent favor a
separate organization for the retailers.
While the letter was sent out as feel
err it is believed that SO strong is the
desire for distinct retail merchants as
sOciatiop it will surely come 1t Is i'm
probable that any action will be taken
for a month or more, however. as many
of the members of the Retail Merchants
Association are out of the city, including
its president, Joseph Strasburger.
The letter was sent to many merchants
who were not members Of the association.
but the high percentage Of those voting
for an organization separate from the
Chamber of Commerce is not due to this,
for the percentage is just as high among
the members of the association who have
replied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
At the End of the Rainbow
The Trouble Makers
BY WALT MASON.

other man He's always putting up new
buildings or extending his business or
doing something that will give employ
ment to honest labOring men. AS fast as
terprise that will keep the wheels going
round. l talk with him every day, and
I've never heard him complain about his
taxes. When it is up to him to pay his
taxes he calls at the captains Office like
q little man, and hands over the dinerO,
and says, Bless you, my children and
goes about his business as though moth
ing had happened. Such man is
great asset. and we should put up mon
ument to him while he is with us to see
1t and get the good of It,
Now, consider Tom Parasang, who
personally conducts a delivery wagon in
this town. He has team of old crow
bats that he bought at junk yard, and
creek, with about So worth of furniture
in it. All the property he owns in the
world isn't worth $500. and his axes
can't amount to more than few plum IS
in year, yet he stands around most of
the time saying that the present rate of
taxation amounts to confscafion, and
that the poor man has no chance. /
never pass the corner of Prune avenue
and Punk street without hearing Tom
abusing a system of government whi> h
and takes the bread away from his starv-
ing children. There is no saying how far
his influence extends for he has an end
less supply of language. and a man can't
talk calamity for fifteen years without
causing good deal of discomfort among
his acquaintances.
''Old Jim Tuppeny is snorting around
Town making a great uproar because the
water rates have been advanced a few
cents per thousand kilowatts. What diff
ference does the price of water make to
Jim? He never uses any, either ex-
ternaiiy or internally. But Jimpson. the
artificial ice man, who buys water by the
ton, isn't saying a word. That's the way
1t goes from first to last, my friends. All
the noise is kicked up by people who
really have no interest In the proceedings,
and the people who are vitality interested
go ahead attending to their respective
woodpiles.
Now, produce your checkerboard, Mr..
Storekeeper, and we'll see who has to pay
for the cigars"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
SMITH RET1REs FROM OFFICE.
Will Go to Oyster Bay Tomorrow to
Confer With Roosevelt.

Herbert Knox Smith. who resigned
as commissioner Of corporations a few
days ago to join the new progressive
party, retired from Office yesterday,
the Office being temporarily held by
Luther Conant, jr., Of Brooklyn. N. Y.
who has been nominated by the Presi-
dent for the commissionership and
whose confirmation is expected shortly.
Mr.. Conant was deputy commissioner.
Mr. Smith viii leave Washington to-
morrow for Oyster Bay to confer with
Col. Roosevelt. 1t Is expected that he
will have charge of the campaign Of
the new party In Connecticut.
Mr. Conant takes up his work as
commissioner with many important in
vestigations of corporations already
under way Among the Investigations
are those Of the International Harves-
ter Company, several phases OF water
transportation, prices OF tobacco and
the cost of manufacture. the cotton
tare and the competitive methods Of
the lumber industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
NEW RIFLE COMPETITION.
Interstate Contests Now Recognized
by War Department.

In addition to the small arms compe-
titions. state and national, the War De-
partment announces that 1T recognizes
third class-interestate competitions. In
terstate competitions are interpreted to
include all competitions where teams
leave the boundary Of their respective
states, except in the case of the national
competition.
Federal funds will not be used to meet
the expenses Of teams participating In
interstate competitions without first OBJ
tanning the authority of the Secretary OF
War in each case. The cost Of trans
portation, the time involved in travel and
consideration of the uses made Of the
funds for the promotion Of rifle practice
in the respective states are the main fac
tors considered by the Secretary Of War
in acting on each application to partici-
pate in Interstate competition.
The matches OF the National Rifle Asso-
citation. to be held at Seagirt, n. j., this
year, are recognized by the department
as being an interstate competition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
DROP SWEENEY FROM ROLLS.
Naval Constructor Who Disappeared
Classed as Deserter.

Naval Constructor John c. Sweeney,
who disappeared mysteriously from his
station at Puget Sound. Wash, June q,
1910, and is still unaccounted for. has
been dropped from the rolls Of the navy
as a deserter in accordance with the law
in such cases. It was at one time be-
lieved that Sweeney might have met an
accidental death, but information reached
the Navy Department that he was In
Calgary, Canada. last June I'm possession
of his faculties
Sweeney Is a native Of Tennessee and
was graduated from the Naval Academy
in 1868. He Is son Of Judge Sweeney
Of the Philippine bench His accounts
Were in good shape when he departed and
no explanation has been given for his
prolonged absence. 1t is reported that
he was married in Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
ISSUE OVER PARCELS POST.
Senator'S Bourne and Bristow Dis
agree as to Details.

Senators Bourne of Oregon and Bris-
tow of Kansas, two prominent progress
siye leaders, are engaged in contest in
the committee on post offices and post
roads over the question OF a parcels post
system. Both want such system. and
until recently it appeared that the Bourne
plan would be accepted by the commit
tee without material objection. 1t would
provide o zone system, with rates from
3 to 10 cents a pound.
Senator Bristow. who served as assist
ant postmaster general under Presidents
Mckinley anc Roosevelt. has become con-
WINGED, however, that the Oregon sena-
tors scheme will fall short. and he has
introduced a substitute which has led
to a sharp division in the committee and
caused delay in presenting the post office
supply bill.
Mr.. Bristows objections are based on
the ground that the Bourne rates are too
low. The committee met early today In
the hope Of being able to thresh out the
question before the end Of the sitting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
L00TERs GET $4,000.
Charles Sinnickson's Villa, Nara
gansett Pier, Visited BY Thieves.

NARRAGANSETT PIER; r. l., July
19.-Burglars are about at Narragansett
Pier again to the CONSERVATION Of fami-
lies in villas and the police.
Their first visitation here this season
was made Wednesday night at the villa
Of Charles Sinnickson of Rosemont, on
Ocean road, where they secured money
and valuables to the amount OF $4,000.
Chief of Police Caswell Is working on
the case, assisted by Newport and Provf-
dence detectives.
Mrs. C. A. F. Pfizenmayer of New
Haven reported yesterday that Two
strange men were surprised in her cot
tage by a domestic Wednesday evening.
They managed to escape.
Every cottager last night was on the
watch for robbers. and extra police pro-
lection was secured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
TYpIsT BREAKS RECORD.
Miss Florence Wilson of New York
Writes lis Words q Minute.

SPOKANE, July 19.-The worlds type
writer speed record for one hours con-
tinued writing on unfamiliar copy has
been broken by Miss Florence E. Wilson
Of New York in the national contests
held under the auspices of the National
Commercial Teachers Federation.
Miss Wilson copied 7.219 words in the
hour with IS errors. Deducting five words
for each error. this gave her net score
of 6,S79 or an average OF IL words per
minute. The former record, held by H. o.
Blaisdell Of New York, was 112 words per
minute.
The amateur championship for opera
tors with less than three years expert
ence was won by Miss Bessie Friedman
Of New York. who wrote 3.3OS words In
thirty minutes, or an average of 1O7
words per minute. This also broke the
former record. held by Gus Trefger OF
New York, of 90 words.
The Private School Managers Associa-
ton elected Morton MacCormick Of Chi
cago president and p. A. Spandler Of
Pittsburgh. secretary and treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED.
Keeper of Beacon Lights Named.
Lighthouse Vessels on Duty.

Authorities in charge OF lighthouse az
fairs in the fifth district announce the
appointment of James s. HUMPHREYS OF
Matthews county. Va. as keeper Of two
new beacon lights recently established in
the Great Wicomico river. Mr.. Hum
phries will at once enter upon the dis
charge Of his duties
The lighthouse service steamer Orchid
has sailed from the Portsmouth. Va, sta
ton with supplies for the light vessels
and stations north of Cape Charles.
While on the trip the Orchid viii work
buoys on the coast marking entrances
to inlets on the Virginia and Maryland
coasts.
The tender Maple. Capt. Miles. has
returned to Portsmouth, Va, after a
trip of more than a week On the trip
she delivered supplies 10 the lightships
and stations In the southern portion of
the district, and ef -rhauied the bnoyage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
ADVANCE UPON SEATTLE.
Forces Under Col. Kennon Seek to
Capture Western CITY.

GATE. Wash, Headquarters of Gen.
Maus. July 19.-With the intention Of be-
ginning a campaign of active warfare, the
object Of which is to capture" Seattle, on
Puget sound. Col. L. w. v. Kennon, in
command of the Invaders" has planted
his red headquarters flag and established
camp one and one-half miles from Monte
sano. Brig. Gen. Marion P. Maus, with
his staff, established headquarters within
half mile Of Gate depot yesterday. Gen.
Maus will supervise the campaign.
The problem is for Col kennon, with
his $500 troops. the Reds. to effect a
landing at Grays Harbor. send out an
advance guard and open up the country
for the passage Of more troops. supposed
to be landing in Grays Harbor. The
Blues" having discovered the "enemy's''
approach, are concentrating a strong
force to check the advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
]. B. MCNAMARA IN DUNGEON.
Convicted Dynamiter Refuses to
Conform to Prison Discipline.

SAN QUENTIN, Cal, July 19-After
a week in solitary confinement J. B. Nc
Namara, one of the convicted dyna-
miters of the Los Angeles Times building,
stubbornly refused to conform to prison
discipline and Warden Hoyle said yester-
day he would be kept in the dungeon in
definitely.
Mcnamara was placed in solitary con-
finement week ago when he refused to
obey an order given by guard in the
jute mill. He had been punished before
for INSTRUMENTATION and Warden Hoyle
ordered he be locked in the dark cell.
"McNamara's punishment was the re-
suit of repeated acts of INSTRUMENTATION"
said Warden Hoyle. HE has been a
persistent violator of prison rules. and
extreme measures"
Warden Hoyle denied a rumor that Nc
Namara had been involved in a plot to
burn the jute mill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
TWO FACE LARCENY CHARGES.
James Tolson and Joseph Busey,
Both Negroes. Arrested.

James Tolson, a negro seventeen years
old. of 49, 23d street northwest was ar
rested last night by Detective Cox and
locked up to answer a charge of house
breaking. He was arrested about mid
night and two hours later Joseph Busey.
another negro about the same age, was
arrested on a similar charge.
1t is alleged thaat the boys were at the
show window of Mrs Eleanora Clarks
store, 1881 II street northwest, about
midnight and that one Of them cut the
glass. The detective reached theme, he
alleges. just as one of the boys was
reaching in the window to get some
candy.
Tolson was caught, but his companion
got away The record of Tolson, the
police say, shows eleven arrests. Sew
eral of them are for larceny, and three
times he was arrested as a fugitive from
the industrial institution at Blue Plains
Charges of housebreaking were pre-
ferred against them. and they We're
placed behind the bars. Tomorrow MORN
ing they will be arraigned in the Police
Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
SENATOR WORKS REPLIES.
Tells Progressives Party Will Die
When Roo-evelt Is Beaten.

Senator Works Of California today has
forwarded his answer to the forty pro-
gressives of that state who called upon
him to resign because he criticised them
for holding on to the republican state
machinery. Senator Works declared in
his letter that he held Office as a republic
an. and intended to continue holding
such office. He added that the new party
is mot founded upon principle. but upon
Roosevelt. and when Roosevelt is beaten
the party will be dead beyond resLrrec-
ton
IF no progressive is willing to run as
q republican" Senator Works letter con-
tinued, the wise and manly thing for
progressives to do will be to support the
democratic presidential ticket this year,
as a rebuke to the methods by which
Taft was nominated, and then purge the
republican party in another four years,
as we have done in California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
PRIZE LIST ISSUED.
Thirty Seven Glasses to Be Shown at
Warrenton Horse Show.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
WARRENTON, Va. July ~, 1912.
The prize list for the fourteenth annual
exhibition OF the Warrenton Horse Show
Association, to be held Wednesday and
Thursday, August II and %, at the as
sociation's grounds. has been issued.
Thirty-seven classes will be shown this
year. Two cups have been offered-the
c. w. Smith memorial cup. given In menu
DRY OF c. w. Smith, for many years man
ager of the Warrenton show, and offered
by the association. and the Robin Adair
cup. given by Mrs. Blair Johnson for tho
best pony under saddle. The cash prizes
this year are larger than ever before i'm
the history of the association, and II il
confidently believed the coming exhibition
of the Warrenton horse show will be a
matter Of record for entries and attend
ance. The officers of the association are
w. Colder Davis, president; Blair john
son, manager: +. r. Satterlee, secretary.
and A. +. Payne, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
SAY HE ADMITS ARSON
Walter Bryan, a Negro, Gives
Himself Up to Police, Also
Confessing Bigamy.

Having been pursued several times dur
ing the night by the police OF the nth
precinct and knowing he was wanted to
explain fire that occurred in his house
at liz Rumsey court southeast early last
evening. Walter Bryan, negro. walked
into the fifth precinct police station this
morning and announced: I'm here"
Held for investigation" was written
opposite his name, but later in the day.
after he had been questioned, the charge
was changed to arson. Bryan not only
admitted having started the fire to de-
stroy his wife's effects. the police say,
but he also said he was bigamist.
According to the statement given out
by the police Bryan admitted having emp
tied the contents of two lamps on beds
in the Rumsey court house and applied
a match. Firemen who responded to the
alarm detected the odor of oil and re-
ported that the fire probably was the
work of an incendiary. The blaze was
extinguished after about $50 damage had
roS,11tad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19

In the vicinity Of Beaufort inlet and
Beaufort harbor. North Carolina. The
Maple will take on supplies at Ports
mouth and will sail for work in other
portions of the district.
The steamer Jessamine is on an extend
ed trip building new light beacons and
repairing existing one In the Carolina
sounds. She has with her two lighters
laden with material that will be used in
the work.
The lighthouse authorities give notice
that channel gas buoy No. IA in the
Elizabeth river. Virginia. which was found
extinguished. has been relighted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19

the railroad-owned ship lines abused
the privilege the Interstate commerce
commission should be given power to
deal with the situation.
Senator Townsend wanted Legislative
restrictions against railroads getting
any grip on the canal, for the railroad
managers. he said, know that the com
petition through the canal will do
more to reduce coast-tO-cOast rates
than all the orders OF the interstate
commerce commission. He urged that
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty would per-
nit the United States to grant the favor
Of free tolls to American vessels
Taking up a feature OF the Panama
canal bill little discussed, Senator
Townsend argued for a one-man gov
eminent of the canal and Canal Zone.
instead Of a commission government. as
proposed by the Senate committee on
interoceanic canals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
DEBATE ON CANAL BILL.
Views Expressed by Senators Bran
degee and Townsend,

Discussion of the Panama canal bill
in the Senate yesterday afternoon was
mainly a debate between Senator Bran
degee OF Connecticut and Senator
Townsend of Michigan.
Senator Brandegee favored general
toll charge on all ships passing
through the canal. including American
ships. He would not restrict railroad
owned ships. but did contend that Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
SUBMARINES ARE PEERS.
Only Way to Escape Them Is Run
AWAY. Saws Admiral.

NEWPORT, r. l., July 19.-Naval men
stationed here are satisfied that there is
no protection from submarines under
present conditions, because of the sue
cessful attacks made by the destroyers
and submarines in the Block Island war
games against the battleships. Rear Ad-
miral Aaron Ward said after the battle:
THE submarines picked us up when
ever they chose to. but we could not do
a thing with them. Yet the screening
Of our destroyers was well timed and
perfect"
What will be the future plans of de-
Tense against submarines" Admiral Ward
was asked.
I'VE will have to run away from them,' -
replied the admiral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
FORTY PERSONS IN PERIL.
Thrilling Scene When Motor Boat Is
Caught in Suuall,

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. July 10
Forty passengers. including several
women and children, were rescued un-
der thrilling circumstances last night
when the power boat Mohawk ground
ed on a bar In a sudden and violent
squall Off Hereford Inlet. Had it not
been for the presence of mind dis
played by those aboard the federal
life-saving crew might have expert
enced more difficulty than 1T did in saw
ing the lives OF the voyagers.
The boat had been on a trip to the
fishing banks. After the accident the
Mohawk was fioated and taken to a
pier at Anglesea.
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REPAIRS TO SCH00NERS.
Oakland and Mckinney on Marine
WAYS at Alexandria.

The schooner Oakland, of the fleet en-
gagged in bringing cord wood from the
lower river to the market here, started
down the river early in the week, and
had almost reached Nanjemoy creek,
where she was to load, when she devel-
oped leak SO serious that her master
deemed 1t the part of wisdom to return
to Alexandra for repairs. The vessel
was out on the larger railway at The
Alexandria shipyard for several days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
OAK PILES ARE MISSING.
Launch John Beck Goes in Search
of Lost Wharf T;mher

The launch John Beck, which was re-
Gently purchased by the Clarke & Win
ston Company of this city from parties
residing at Colonial Beach. left here this
morning on a salvage expedition under
the command of Capt. L. G. Winston,
bound for Indian Head. "A week or so ago
twelve oak piles were taken to Indian
Head to be used in the rebuilding of the
government wharf at that point. They
were put overheard and sank, as every
body knew they would, but no trouble
was anticipated in finding them. When
those I'm charge of the work went to hunt
for them recently they could not be
located, and Mr.. Winston, the contractor
in charge of the work, was notified. He
has aboard the John Beck graphing
irons and other paraphernalia necessary
to locate and bring the piles to the sur
face, and with the aid of the launch lit
tie trouble is anticipated in recovering
the piles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19

and In addition to locating and stopping
the leak, the HILL of the vessel WAS
calked all over. She was put overheard
yesterday, and this morning she left for
Nanjemoy to take aboard her delayed
cargo.
The schooner Cora l.. Mckinney, en-
ployed in general freighting work on the
river, took the place vacated by the Oak
land on the railway, and Is to receive a
thorough overhauling. The work on the
McKenney will be completed early i'm the
coming week. and as soon she is
point.