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JOHN B. BRADLEY DEAD.
Carbuncle Fatal to Proof Reader at
Library Of Congress.

John R. Bradley, proof reader Of the
Library Of Congress ana Tor more than
quarter Of . century prominent In
Baptist circles Of the city. died 1t noon
today at sibley Hospital. His death was
due to . carbunole. his illness beginning
about Q week ago.
No arrangements have been made for
the funeral though 1t probably will be
held In Grace Baptist Church. where for
about twenty-five years he has been SUI
perintendent Of the Sunday school He
was sixty.three years old. The family
residence IL 1918 B street southeast.
Mr.. Bradley was . graduate Of the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at
Louisville, KY, and at his graduation
was ordained to preach. He. however, did
not accept a pastorate. preferring to re-
main a layman rather than clergy
man.
He was close friend Of the late Rev.
DR.. c. c. Meador. for many years . pas
tor Of the Fifth Baptist Church. and was
baptised into the fellowship Of tho BAp-
list Church by that clergyman. Since
that time he has always taken q deep in
terest In the work Of the Columbia As
ISOLATION Of Baptist Churches as well as
in general charitable work.
Four children survive, they being Mrs.
MAude Dikeman, Mrs. Mary Wright and
Ernest and Thomas Bradley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-18
MEXICAN REBELS WHIPPED.
Federals Victorious After Three,Dsy
Battle Near Abasolo.

EAGLE PASS. Tex. August 1s.-con-
st1tutionalists were defeated In their
thres-day battle with federals last week
near Abasolo. about 100 miles south Of
here. in Coahuile- They retreated Satur-
day, and declared they had insufficient
ammunition II reply to the federal fre
About 1000 men were engaged on both
sides. No estimate OF the killed and
wounded has reached here, although sew
eral wounded constitutionalists have been
brought to Piedras Negras.
Jesus Carranza, brother Of the consti-
nationalist leader. has gone to the front
with endorsements today.
The result Of the federal success seems
to be the driving Of a wedge northward
almost to the center Of Carranza's
stronghold, and this wedge seems de.
signed to separate him from his military
capital. at Piedgras Negras. Carranza
for weeks has been in the vicinity Of
Torreon. on the southwestern edge OF
Coahuila, far toward the interior Of
Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-18
JURY's VERDICT, NOT GUILTY.
Dr.. Tennessee Acquitted Of Charge
Of Numbering German Pitts.

MORoANToN. N. c.. August 1A-The
Jury In the case Of DR.. e. A. Tennessee,
charged with the murder Of German Pitts
at Glen Alpine, near here, last winter,
after being out since Saturday night, re-
turned verdict OF not guilty UPON the
opening OF court here this morning.
Pitts was killed In q fight at Glen Al
pine the afternoon Of January 10. In the
feht SIX men were seriously injured, Dr.
Tennessee himself bearing ten wounds
in hts body from q knife and sustaining
a fractured Jaw bone. Henness~e was
taken to q hospital and his life despaired
Of for several days after the engagement.
The trouble started early in the afternoon.
when Tennessee and Pitts engaged in q
FIST night. Tennessee went to his homo
and armed himself and returned 70 the
scene. Bad blood had existed between
the Pitts and Tennessee families for some
time. and the fight was q SIGNAL for =
general melee. Pitts died several DAYS
after the affair.
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sought BY eastern producers which would
allow manufacturers to increase the
amount OF sugar and water used In wine
pfoaocsion. Mr.. Bell declared. would low
er the standard Of purity and make is
impossible In competition with foreign
producers. The committee has taken
the issue under advisement-
For Good Roads.
Senator Dillingham; Of Vermont today
introduced an amendment to the tarin
bill which would direct the Secretary OF
the Treasury to divert al the revenue to
be derived from the proposed income tax
to the construction Of good roads.
The amendment would provide that the
income tax be sent annually TO the sew
eral states In proportion to the popula-
tion.. for public highway construction.
whenever each state approprfates an
amount equal to that which would be de-
rived from its share OF the income tax.
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HENRY s. SHOOTS BROWNS.
Body Of Former Resident Arrives
From Brewster, N. z, Tonight,

Word ~ foc6ivod "a this city today Of
the death by drowning at Brewster. N. T.,
Friday Of Henry Stout Shoots. formerly
Of this city. The body will reach here
this evening and funeral services will be
held at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon 1t
wfights chapel. Interment will b In
Rock Creek cemetery.
Mr. Shoots was employed at q pumping
station ct Brewster. which IL q part Of
the New York CITY Wuter works system.
He wa dToWaed In . email reservoir
near the station.
III. Shoots was the fathar OF A. r.,
r. n, n W. and W. s. Shoots, Mrs.. mes
Osborn ANA M. 0rAco Day, I'll of this
city. He wns tixty.tAree years cid.
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TROOPS ON THE MOVE.
Constitutionalist Army in Mexico in
UNEXPLAINED Maneuver.

Ell PASO. Texas. August 1S-Accord-
ing to Juan Dozal ex-colonel Of the con-
stitutionalists, Gen. Francisco villa, at
the head Of 1900 troops, is marching
south from Ascencion. Chihuahua, to
San Buena Ventura, about sixty miles
west Of Gallego Station. on the Mexican
national railroad. United States army
advices are that Villas entire army has
moved southwark presumably in the
direction OF the MADEIRA lumber district
ConstitutionAlists here are reticent in
regard to Villas latest movement. They
do not admit that he will attempt an
attack on federal provision trains. which
are loading in Juarez to leave nor
chihuahua Tuesday.
Col. Toribio Ortega, leading the rem
nants Of his band, who attempted to
weeks ago, 10 ut San Buena Ventura
waiting for Villas main column. federals
say.
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duced him to Henry Neal Speaker
Clark's oolored messenger"
mo one ever introduced me TO him.
I have known Neal ever since about
1880"
Asked why he went to Chesapeake
Beach. McMichaAl told Judge Cline ne
had been chased out Of his fat by news
He did not go into seclusion. he said.
In order to hide from any committee. He
said when Mr.. Easby-Smith came to
him at Chesapeake Beach he had made
The moment he said he was McDer-
mott's attorney. that was enough for me, :"
he stated. He might as we'll have gone
back on the train. I wasn't going to tell
him anything"
Representative Ferris asked him about
his deal with the New York World in
July. The witness said he began to draw
$40 q week about that time. The agree
ment was verbal one. During this in
vestigation he Is receiving "some Of the
salary" he said. For this he Is to write
q monograph on Twenty Years an En-
ploye OF the House." His pay at $50 a
week Is to cease after three months, and
for the article he is to arrange another
deal.
some bright man is to help me edit
II" he said.
McDermott's Alleged Compensation.
Mr.. Ferris asked how often McDermott
had said he received $1,000 from Wash
ington pawnbrokerS.
Several times"
You got some. too?'
YES: fifty dollars"
''How?'
II didn't get the money. simply got
my jewelry out Of hook. He sent q note
down to Horning, and I got my stun
without putting up any money"
There was another item Of so. the wit
ness said, which he tried to have settled
In the same way, but he failed. Horn
Ing still has the collateral
"You did not see the $500 pass-the
amount which YOU say he receiyedY'
NO"
''In New York you saw no money pass
on the loan shark matter at the Navarro
Hotel7"
NO"
"Once you did ask him: Mac, how much
did you get out Of the loan shark bill?'
'sYes; and he told me 81. 800"
Representative Stafford asked him more
about the New York trip. which McDer-
mott 10 said to have made to meet George
Horning. McMichael said Horning was a
surprised man. when he saw him (Mc-
MichaeD.
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TREASURY TO SUE BANKS.
Seeks to Recover Deposits Of Failed
Insfikufion

Through test case the Tfeasury WIN
attempt to recover from certain New
York banks several hundred thousand
dollars Of deposits OF the failed First
second National Bank Of Pittsburgh,
which the New York banks are holding
as an Offset to loans made to Oscar L.
Telling, former vice president Of the Pitts
burgh bank
The government seeks to establish that
Telltng's loans were personal. The De.
partmNnt Of Justice IL working On the
case. and Telling has not BEEN located for
some time,
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A number Of applications have been re-
cSived for the position OF superintendent
Of the National Botanic Garden. made
vacant by the death several days ago Of
G. Loolio Reynolds.
Pending q selection OF q new superin-
t1n4ent. John Clarke. assistant superin.
t2naent at the garden. has been placed In
charge by the joint committee on library
o. 06n1Ae 1na HeaQe>
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Record Parcel Post Shipment.

ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ. August H.
What IL believed to be . record shipment
by parcel post passed through this city
last night when 240 crates Of peaches,
In transit from Pennington to Gallup,
this STATE, were Transferred here. The
fruit Win Aeve Travelled = distance OF
LOCO unilaR.
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Secretary Daniels resumed his duties n
the Navy Department this morning after
an ofnciai visit to the naval training sta
ton. ct Newport ana the vessels OF the
Atlantic 0Aot In these waters.
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SECRETARY Wilson Retu, m.

Secretary Wilson OF the Department
of Labor has returned to Washington
after . short vacation at his home at
BlossburG. Pa Mrs Wilson came to
Washington with her husband.
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A law and Order League has been or.
sanized at Onlsy, Va. with ffty-four
nembefa The object Of the league 10 .
break UP tho Illicit sAle Of whisky an1
also Of guneand pistols. .
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yellow Fever Shows Up.

The appearance of yellow fever at
some OF the gulf ports south OF Vera
Cruz. reported to the Navy Department
today. may add to the dificulties OF Ad-
miral Fletcher In disposing Of the naval
force under his command so a. to Sc
cure the largest measure Of protection
for American and other foreign interests
in that quarter.
From Progreso II is reported that
three cases OF yellow fever ana two
from the disease occurred at Campeche
the 18th. following one which occurred
the 10th instant At present all Of the
American warships in Mexican waters
are northward OF the infected district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-18

cases Of yellow fever. two suspects and
one death were reported from CAmpeche
the 18th. One death also took place the
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Makes Indignant Denial.

xreAichaAl made m INDIGNANT dsniai 4,
tn statement tAat xf{haQ ~ '1aho-
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McMichael suddenly said
"Mr. Slddons, now Commissioner Of the
District OF Columbia, was In the law firm
with Mr.. Ralston. who had . close con-
nection with the A. +. Of l.. and Nc
Dermott told mo IL I stuck right l could
xet q good Job In the District building"
This statement was made as part OF
McAfYohaers general denial that he was
s.framing up" his testimony. He said
attempts had been made to get him to
color HE testimony 80 az to Be favorable
Mr.. Raistou arose. He asked the wit
ness about the siddons statement.
"McDermott said to me- Mac. Mr..
who il counsel for the American Fedora.
ton OF Labor. II you stick to me I'll
see that you get q good job In the Dis.
trict Of Columbia government
II would not know siddons IL I walked
on him"
Use Of Name Unauthorized.
Mr.. Ralston said:
.rhe use OF the Commissioners mama
II unauthorized. The use Of the A. r.
az Ia name II unauthorized. Mr.. STA.
dons and I had an agreement that T
would not recommend any one to him.
McMichaelS STUCK 70 the STATEMENT
that McDermott had pointed out a
good and easy way to get District
You stick to me- he says In Con.
srnaa Hail Hotel August 4, and TN saa
You land all right Then he pulled ont
wad. taking about the money he swed
Il rays, that's generally your linait...
NaNichnele kent roitDraklAg that II h.
nerformed the feat Of walking on Com
mihsioner Siddons he would not know
the Commissioner.
tar when the agreement ~ to not rec-
ommelading office seekers was made. H.
an June--or whenever 1t was 1t ba.
came apparent Mr.. Sfddons might be
Makes Indignant Denial.
NcEichaAl made m indignant deniai 4,
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The senate finance committee majority
today listened to the concluding argu-
ments from California wine producers and
their representatives against the proposed
tar Of S1.1o q gallon on brandy used IN
fortifyinr sweet wines. Theodore A. Bell
..surAA thu committee that such a tax
vot,Id NOT bring the revenue anticipated
by the government. because II practically
would ruin the California sweet wine In
dustry, built up after years OF struggle.
The market for grapes. he said. would
be materially reduced and the dry wine
industfy would AFFORD the growers no re-
lief because there already Is overpro-
duction Of dry wine.
TO permit q propesso 'eweoemeAe
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bittlng room Mr.. OleiEtsarley WIS
smoking . cigarette on the balcony,
Just outside the window. Mrs Kotlney
lid not know that he was there II b.
only natural that be held himself ilr
hospitality aloof. Mrs ktsiHey hIresI
him 20 death he did not near al tnag
vas poured cut between them. hut b
beard quite enoue: TO cause linn some
thing Of rang. lie distinctly beard
his wife say things 70 Mrs Rodney
that she had Sslemnly avowed she
would not say-things about the Med
croft baby. ~ :
II goes without saying that Mira
odelI- Carney refused to be surprised
BY the disclosures She calmly adj
mltted that she bad suspected Med.
croft OF being too fond OF his sister-ln.
law; but. she went on cheerfnllys wig
.not3 HIs wife didn't care a rap for
him-she said rap and nothing else.
Mrs Medcroft had an affair Of her
own. dear child. She was not 50 slow
as Mrs. Rodney thought. oh. no. Mrk
Odeli-C Carney warmed up considerably
In defending the not 10 be pltied Edith
She said she had liked her from the.
beginning. and more than ever. now
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ancy Of spirit IF she doesn't love
Medcroft she at least ought to love
some one else instead. It's customary.
! wonder Here he reflected deeply
for all instant. his spirits floating high.
Then he turned abruptly and made his
way to the Tirol.
It came to pass In the course Of the
evening flat Sir. UlsterveIt. supremacy
confident from the effect Of past
achievements. drew the uususpecting
Mrs. Medcroft into a secluded tete-a-
teteE 1t Is. not Of record that be was
ever diploma tic woOer. One in haste
never is Suffice 1t to say Mrs. Med
croft. her cheeks famirG. her eyes
wide With indignation. suddenly left
the side Of the indomitable Freddie
:nd joined the party at the other end
. the entresoI. but not before she had
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deuce aheInipg me J. wonder If Hello
There's Katherine
Freddie did some rapid arr thinking
In the next half miuute. with the re-
suit that Eensfanee Fowler was ban
iStcd forever from Ills calculations
and Katherine Rodney restored Z" he,
own So long ~ he couLl mol lsrSsibly
win CoR%faRce lie figured That he
might JUST as we'll devote hiBHeH to
the girl he was virtually engaged 10
marry. Freddie's was a convenient
and adaptable conStancy. Miss Fow.
Ter out Of sight was also ont Of mind.
He descended upon katherine with all
Of the old artlor shining In his eyes.
1t was soon after Miss Rodney's con
ference with her mother. and the
young lady was or for a walk in the
town.
Hello. Katherine" called he. COM
ing up from behind. Shopping? Take
ME along to carry the bundles ! want
to begin now"
1t was Miss Rodney:s fancy to re-
ceive his advances With disdain. She
assumed a most unfrienily manner.
"Indeed?'' with chilling irony. "Apd
why, may askT
Freddie was taken aback. This was
most unexpected
Practice makes perfect" he said
glibly., Don't you want me to carry
-em. Kitty" He said Il almost tear.
fully.
Katherine exuitcd inwardly. Out.
wardly she was very cool md very baf.
ding please don't cab ME Kitty.
hate IT,"
'lt's a. dear little name That's what
I'm going to cab you when we are
we'll. you know"
81 don't know. What are you talk
ing abeuti'
"Oh. come now. Miss Rodney. Don't
he 40 ICY What's mp? Nerer mind
don't tell me. ! know. You're jealous
Of Connie" II was a hold stroke. and
1t had I'M immediate effect
Jealous" she sconfed. but her cheeks
went red Not |. Freddie" She con.
sidrred for a, second sandithen went on:
Shes not IN love with ron. You~must
be hind. She's CRAZY about Mr. Med.
croft" :, e.,
by JOve.'' exclaimed Freddie. stop
ping short. bis eyes bulging He look.
ed at her for n minute In silence. reali-
zatioD sitting into his face You're
right! She 70 In. lore With him ! see
it now. Well. what do you think Of
that! Her brother-in.hw!" .
And he Is In lore with her too. Now
you may so back to her and see II you
can't win her away from him. I
shant Interfere. my dear Freddie,
I'onf hare me on your conscience
Goodby." 4sR% , = '~ s>s'
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CHATTER x.


sS-ytgSSsteDtNsSs~
- HE left him standing there in
the street. With well pfacticed
~ tact be darted into a, tobaccon-
lists shop. sts,t ~. j.: . J.
Another 'shakednRn "4.s6e reflected
.rnefullY. They Ire MI passing me up
to-day bur. great jooks. what's all
sthis ahoIt MsdSreft and constancei+'
He bought some cigarettes, and started
on for walk. mildly excited BY this
new turn OF affairs Ii occurred to
him as be titrned II oyer In his mind
that Mira Medcroft was Amazingly re-
signed to the situation. OF. course she
was not blind to her husbands infat.
uation for her sister Therefore II she
were so cheerful and Indifferent about
1t it followed that she was not. espe-
cially distressed III fact. It suddenly
dawned upon him she was no. only
reconcfied but relieved She had eeas-
ed to love her husband! She could be
free lance In Loves lists. notwith-
standing the Inconvenience OF a legal
attachment. shes ripping. too" con-
Guided Freddie. with certain buoy
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ossyasAt b Doad. tis.a . ca
cHApTER Ix
Ths Friends Of the Family.

The Frisnds Of the Family. -.
- ROCK discovered in due time
that be was living 90 a lofty
but uncertain place. among
the clouds Of exaItation. II
was NOT until the close OF the succeed.
ing day that be began 70 lower him.
self grudgingiy from the height to
which Freddie,s III hammered confess
sion had led him. By that time be
satisfactorily had convinced himself
that no one but q fool could have stis-
bected Constance OF being IN lore with
BlsterveIt. and ret, on the other hnnd.
was Be any better on for this cheer
fnl areHmenti There was nothing to
prove that she cared for him. potwith-
standinR this agreeable conclusion by
contrast Az q matter Of fact. be came
earfhward with rush. weighted
down by the conviction that she did
cot care q rap for bin except as a
conveniently moral brotherin-law. he
Has further distressed By EditlI's com.
tortless, though perhaps well qualified.
announcement that she believed her
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The Gigantic
Slaughter Sale
Is Still on at 152 Hotel Street
NJ. q. 3 z ~ N f-~
Successor to j. Lando

same token. why should I or anybody
else presume to step In and Try to
straighten ont the troubles Of its pa
reats?e It's useless interference, either
way you take It." ,..,
II think it's all very entertaining and
dfvertfng," said Mrs. OdeiI- Carney care
lessly. She yawned.
do you really think 500" asked the
doubling Mrs. Rodney. Il was 50
afraid you'd mind. Your position In
society. my dear Mrs
MY position In society. Mrs. Rod
ney, can weather the tempest you pre-
dict" said Mrs. OdeIl Carney. with a
smile that went to Mrs. Rodney's mar
row.
"Oh. n-H you really don't mind
she mumbled alphabetically.
Not at all, my dear madam" re-
marked OdeIl-C Carney. carefully adjust
ing his eyeglass. Its quite inmate
nal, assure you"
IContinued Next Heekl
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Continued Mex. Week.
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that she had really come to the con.
cinsion that her husband was the kind
who sets his wife an example by being
q BIT divarfcating himself.
Mrs Rodney fairly screeched with
horror when she heard that Tooties
was "A poor little beggar.r and .all
that sort OF thing. yoH know" 81
'ssly dear. said Mrs. OdelL Carney.
hating herself all the. time FOR engag-
ing In the spread Of gossip. but feini-
ninety unable to withstand the test.
s.your excellent cousins AIRS Medcroft
receives two letters day from Lon
don great. fat letters which take ar
teen minutes to read 10 spite OF the
fact that Tiny are written In Z per-
fectly hinge hand by a mans man.
dye heart They're not from her bus
band. He's here. He cannot hare
written them IN London. don't you seer
He 81
81 See" inserted Mrs. Rodney. who
was afraid that Mrs. Odell-Carney
might think she didn't see.
Mind you. Mrs. Rodney. I'm terribly
cut up about all this. She has
"oh. ! knew you would be. " mourned
Mrs. Rodney. her heart In her boots.
"You must Just hate me for exposing
you TO- 4 s
"Rnbbishr' scoffed the other. .'It
isn't that. I've been through dozen
affairs in which my best friends were
frightfuliy -er complicated. meant
to say that I'm terribly cut mp over
poor Mrs. Nedcroft she's dear
Believe me. she's most delicious sin
ner. Even Carney says that. and he's
very fastidions-and very loyal.
They are married In name only"
said Mrs Rodney. beginning to smile.
She looked mp and smiled wanly
through her tears you know what I
mean. My grammar Is terrible when
I'm nerrn,iS." She pulled at her hand
kerchief fora warerinE moment. 40
you think "a better speak to Edith?
We may he able to prevent the d.
vorce." ~~
divorce. my dear" gasped Mrs.
OdeIl- Carney Incredulously. -.
At this juncture Mr.. Odeli- Carney
emerged from his shell. 50 to- speak.
He ktaIked through the window and
confronted the two ladies'. one OF
whom at least was vastly dismayed
by his sudden appearance.
"Now. see here, he began without
preliminary apology. ~ won't hear Of
a divorce. That's all rubbish-perfect
rot. pom my soul. Wot's the use?
Hang It all. Mrs. Rodney. wot's the
odds. so long as all parties are con-
tented? We can stand II. by love, II
they can. don't sou know. We can't
regulate the love affairs Of the uni
verse Resides. I'm not going to stand
by and see a friend dragged into a
thing Of this sort
"A friend. Carney" exclaimed his
wife. ?
well. It's possible. my dear. that be
may be n friend. / know so many
chaps in London who might be doing
this sort Of thing. don't you know
Who knows but the chap who's writ
ing her these letters may be one Of my
best friends? II doesn't pay to take a
chance on It. won't hear to It. II
Medcroft knows and his wife knows
and Miss Fowler knows. why the
deuce should we bother our heads
about It? Last night heard the Med
croft infant bawling it's lungs out
teething. dare say-but did 60 in
and take a hand in Strengthening ont
the poor little beggar? Not I. Ry the