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Evening star., 1914-09-27
Personal to .Riyermen.

Capt. Frank Taylor of A. J. Taylor
& Bro. left last night for Norfolk to
.,pend several days on a business visit
in connection with. his tugboats in
service in northern waters.
Capt. Frank Posey.- until recently
master of tugboats in service on the
river, will leave mere by steamer this
morning for Charles county, Md. on a
Visit to relatives in the Nanjemoy
neiRhborhood.
Capt. Robert Brown, chief engineer
in charge of the Taylor tug Advance of
this city, in service at Providence, R.
l.. is at his home in Baltimore on a
snort visit to his family.
Can't. Dallas Knowlton, owner and
master Of tine power launch Neptune.
in ON a cruise Of several days down
river- dboard his boat Capt. Knowlton
viii keep the Neptune In commission
Intil the coming of cold weather.
Cant. George Boyce,, mate Of the
schooner, Mabel and Ruth, will leave
TO-DAY for Baltimore on q short visit to
can't George Conaway has Mrs Con-
away with him aboard the schooner
Mabel and Ruth for a. trip between
NeWbern. N. c., and this city and re-
tnrn' Mrs. Conway Joined the Mabel
and Ruth at Newoern.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
FEW OYSTERS uNIIL NOON.
Incoming Bivaive-Laden Schooner
May Relieve Shortage.

Oysters will be scarce at the wharf
market this morning. After II o'c.ock,
however. "a Sunday supply of bivaIves
fresh from the Potomac beds may be
obtalnable.:
The power schooner Virginia was the
only vessel at the wnarr with oysters
aboard late yesterday evening. wago.s
We're backed up aiongslde her. tak.ns
Uut oysters as last as they could DC
measured. Sne Will De discnarged anu
.'eauy to san TINS morning.
the scnooners Aaiile ~, Quicktime
anu " lnusor are eApccteu Ill pvf. to-
uay. Ineir arrlvaa wiLn "a. eves w4a
.'.aaeve the shortage.
Vne demand ior oysters, in spite o.
warm Wsatner, mas Deem eAcenenI
vessels arriving with kvod Iuu "a. =
sues ABOARD are anie to SCH vut anu
eet away Within tnArty-s.x nous ate.
.Mxy arrive.
Tue present cool spell has Increased
Gne demand. Inc Virginia was au,e to
sell out as Iaet as sue cvuld unload.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
LET OLD BOAT SINK.
Beck Lies Under Water at Dock q
Clarke & Winston Company.

Having almost passed her days of
usefulness, the power boat John Beck.
used by the Clarke & Winston Com
oany in wharf building work about the
city and along the river, has been
stripped of her engine. and has been
allowed to settle on the bottom Of her
owners dock, at the foot of 10th street
outhwest. but will be raised later for
service. possibly as lighter.
The engine will be placed in a smaller
.uI wuIcn Is at an Alexandria snip
ward being made ready for service.
1t is probable the engine will be In
tailed In the new boat In about ten
avs. She is to be used as tender to
pile drivers in the wharf building
nIant of her owners. While no definite
.ecision has been reached. it is un-
ierstood that the new craft will be
AIMED Henry j. Hallam, in honor Of an
,ttache of the Clarke & Winston Com
pany.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

said his watch had been taken. Cawley
announced that he was engaged In de-
tective work. He offered to find the
lady's timepiece. He made wonderful
progress and finally gave her the num-
bers of the watch and Of the case The
man who lost his watch reported 1t to
the police. Detectives got busy and
found that Cawley had pawned 1t.
They searched him and the lady's
watch was found. The boy gave his
age as seventeen years.
Decrease in Typhoid.
DR.. Ennion G. Williams, state health
commissioner. declares that reports
made to his Office during the last two
weeks for the month of August show
that there Is just so per cent as much
typhoid fever as there was a year ago.
The reports are from a larger number
of physicians than before. the deduc-
tion being that there has been a de-
crease of not less than so per cent in
this disease. For some time the de-
partment has been engaged in a cam
paign of prevention of this dreaded
plague. and he is more than pleased at
the good showing made. He adds that
there is too much typhoid yet remain
ing and is bending his energies to
eradicate that.
Maj Werner, chief Of police, has is
sued orders to the men of the force
directing tnem 10 arrest ana JOCK up
every person. old or young, white or
black, male or female. who Is caught
begging on the streets of the city. This
has been forced by the rapid growth
in the number of mendicants who have
come south. There are blind men and
women. one-legged men, men with no
legs, pencil sellers and all sorts of
people who have for years lived on the
public. Many of them have refused to
live in Institutions provided for them.
fn nrrtr1 OIL haty n a HNir n
the men are notorious drinkers and
gamblers. The new order Is effective
at once. All the men will be sent to
the roads.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
e or competition without special

practice or competition without special
permission.
Amateur wrestling and boxing tour
nament will be held in February, 1915.
and indoor meet March. 1915. Mem
structions and training at once. All
members will report to Prof Horan,
who will assign the instructors.
1nstructors-Prof Joseph H. Horan,
physical director. National Guard
Athletic Association; assistant instruct
ors-Wrestling, James Grant, William
Scroggins and Craighton Ross: fenc-
ing. Prof. J Nelson; boxing. w. l..
Thomas. Craighton Ross; gymnastics.
P!ander. Ross and Robert Easton.
1T is the desire of the athletic as
sociation to form a milf ary basket
ball league. All persons interested
are requested to meet at room No /,
October Z, 1914, at o'clock sharp.
Every Company should be represented"
Evening star., 1914-09-27
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals,

Schooner s. T. White. cord wood from
Maryland point. at 18th street wharf.
for j. NJ. Dove: schooner Eta, canned
goods from Nomini creek, at 11th
street wharf. for dealers; power boat
Virginia, oysters from Potomac beds,
at 11th street wharf. for the market:
canal boat. No. 20. from Seneca. Md. at
18th street wharf, with railroad ties
for. L.. A. Clarke & Son; schooner
Idelia A. Moore. at Alexandria, from a
lower river point with barrel slaves
for shipment north: schooners E. P.
Evans and Ella F. Cripps, canned
goods, at District wharf. for local
dealers: steamer Northland. from No.
folk and Old Point, at the Norfolk d
Washington Steamboat Company wha =
steamer Volunteer, ON Mattawoman
creek and river landings, at the Poto-
mac and Chesapeake Steamboat Com
pany wharf.
Departures.
Schooner D. P. Mulford, light, for a
Potomac point. via Alexandria, after
oysters for the market: schooner Jo-
seph Keas, light. for Occoquan to load
lumber for the dealers he.'e; schooner
Kathleen, light, from Alexandria, for
Mattox creek, to load and return; 81 ,op
Volunteer, light. for la ged point,
after oysters for the M. ket nee;
boat No. 20, light, for Alexandria to
load fertilizer for a c. & 0. canal
point; steamer Southland, for Old Point
and Norfolk; steamer No.thu ia7 :.
for lower river points and Baltimore:
power yacht SeaoeiIe, Oil u s--oi.
cruise down river.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Capt. Toby arrived towing canal
boat and left with light canal boat for
Alexandria, to return with lumber
laden schooner; tug Louise. arrived
from Occoquan with discharged pris-
oners' lighter; tug Herbert arrived at
Alexandria with sand and gravel laden
scows for this city; tug Meade a.
rived at Georgetown with H. hters frvm
a dOwn-river point; tug W lnship ar
rived at Georgetown with lisnt canal
boats; tug John Mliler arrived in the
Lastern Drancn from Little Hunting
creek with lighters in tow; tug Eu-
genla lett with lighters Ior digging
machines down river.
Memoranda.
Schooner Mabel and Ruth was report
ed or Alexandra late yesterday after
noon, awaiting tug to bring her here
schooner Grace u. Bennett Is reported
due to sail from Beaufort, N. e., with
lumber for this city or Baltimore
schooner Willie Clarence is due with
oysters from the Polo,nac beds; schoon-
er orbit will retu. n to Nanjemoy Creek
| to load cord who'd for dealers here;
schooner Edith Verrall has sailed Iol
| Potomac point to load lumoer toI
| dealers: schooner J. +. hoplnson has
arrived in Upper Machodoc Creek II ON
| Alexandra with building material
schooner s. c. Colbou. n as repv, ted oI
her way to Alexandra from a ioWe.
river, point to load building mate. ial
] for Lower Macnodoc Creek; scnoone.
LanceiOt IS at a maryland point loading
! ior TINS city.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

foot of Water and o streets southwest
this morning for practice drills down
the river. under the terms OF orders
: issued Thursday night by Commander
Joseph A. Dempf, commanding the bat
TALON. As much practice work as pos
! sible is to be crowded in for the naval
militiamen before the river is closed
to the navigation of small vessels by
the formation of ice.
Under the command of Commander
Dempf. the Sylvia, practice ship assign
ed to the organization. is scheduled to
leave her dock at o'clock sharp to
proceed to Whitewater. where all of the
ships. small boats will be lowered and
the men allowed to fish. while the
officers will work out navigation prob
lens with the sextant. The idea of
Commander Dempf.. as expressed to the
men at drill Thursday night, is to COM
bine pleasure with the naval training
| With Lieut.. Frank Sigourney COM
mapding the Sd Division as boat officer.
this division with its new steam launch
will take in tow its whalebo-t loadeJ
| with the men of the division and a
supply of oysters. and will proceed to
Fort Foote. After drills In handling
small boats under oars and po " er. and
siSAoAHSs tHe party WILL oc idAoeO
and the men will enjoy an oyster
roast. w. H. Boteler, recently pro-
NOTED to lcoxswain. has been placed in
charge of the Sd Division ste mer.
| This outing for the men OF the Sd
who made a record for enlistment and
attendance just before the cruise. is
2! but one OF those planned by Lieut..
/ Sigourney to make the battalion at
| tracttye for the men during the coming
winter. Several dances and a smoker
-, Tor 1of m HNo
plan of the commanding oficerTof the
| Sd to take men out every Sunday
for practice drill In the new steamer
assigned to the division. +t
The steamer. with the whaleboat In
| two is scheduled to leave the dock at
! 10 O'Clock in the morning two hours
after the Sylvia.
Commander Dempf Is mapping out
/ elaborate plans for increasing the en-
listments OF the battalion during the
coming year. He Is hopeful of having
| ready for the annual cruise next year
a full complement of 400 men; The
on, its rolls. and II Is expected the
hundred mark win be reached some-
time in the near future.
According to Lieut.. Sigonrney. com
! eral cleaning up in the division. 1t
1 will be cleaned Of any deadwood there
and only the workers will remain. men
who pay attention. to their duties and
attend drills regularly. 1t was inti-
mated by this officer that several of the
| petty officers are to have their rates
taken away from them because OF lack
| Of interest and the ratings given to the
| workers.
ait is to be a division Of workers" !"
| ,aid the lieutenant in discussing his
| cleaning up plans. 1.-The division is now
becoming SO successful in Its work that
| it cannot afford to have In 1t any men
| who do not attend to their duties, or
l who are not sincerely interested in re-
.eiving the naval training The work.
,rs cannot be held back by the dronea,
and the best way to boost the division
lis to give these men their discharges" J"
Evening star., 1914-09-27

the Rhode Island are to be commended
for the manner in which they accom-
modated our organization
The ofacers and men Of the engineer
division stood regular watches and
gained valuable experience.
I'm general. 1t may well be said that
the cruise was a helpful one to all de-
partments of this organization. and the
fifteen days at sea is to be highly COM
mended above the shorter period usually
allotted, and 1t is recommended that at
least this time be allotted next sum-
mer"
Evening star., 1914-09-27

The most magnificent scene ever wit
messed at the Cathedral OF .>otre Dam.
ieon. and Josephine. The expense of
this .wasss ,o00, 900 francst
Evening star., 1914-09-27
Important to Know.
From London Opinion.

From London Opinion
He-H you refuse me, I shall never
love any one else as long as live
She-That's all very well, but suppose
accept you. What thenf
Evening star., 1914-09-27
Tax Figures Startling.

figures submitted by the state tax
commission regarding the taxing sys-
tenn in this state disclose a laxity
which creates a good deal of surprise.
They have been made with great care
and show that in some instances lands
are assessed at one-eighth of their
value when the tax man comes around
In other words, an acre OF land which
sells for 500 is taxed on a basis OF
$125O The members of the commits
sion made this discovery when they
examined the reports of sales made.
taking the consideration for property
and examining the records to show the
valuation placed by the commissioners
named by the courts to determine the
values. The entire state has been COW
cred in this way. The counties which
have been drawing far more from the
treasury than they pay pay In Inlay nave the the
also that the average value for taxa
tion in the state is 33k cents on 500.
The highest valuation in any county Is
6S.2 cents on the 500.
OF the cities Fredericksburg pays the
highest of any, the valuation there be-
ing 76.5 on each 500; Roanoke has the
lowest of the cities, being 42-7 on each
500. The average for the cities Is an
even So cents.
The report of the commission also
discloses that the smaller the trans
actions the higher the percentage OF
paid. In the counties the rate Oh
tanning on sales of $500 and under the
assessments are 70. an average of 46.,
on each 500. From that price up to
creases to ISL on each 500. The cities
show far better in this respect. Sales
made at $500 and under show an as
sessment of 59.S for each 800, and over
$4,000 the decrease is gradual. the
average being 1872 on the 500.
Beattie Makes Good as Detective.
More than two years ago Paul Beat
tie was the principal witness in a mur-
der case in which. his cousin, Henry
Clay Beattle, was the accused. At that
time Paul was charged with being
many sorts of a prevaricator. He was
attacked by relatives and his veracity
assailed by shrewd lawyers and detec-
tives. He stuck to his story. the re-
died in the electric chair for wife mur-
der. Paul Beattie then got his first
lesson In Sherlocking. He was taken
Conducted the case for the state. He
developed rapidly. Paul was about q
year ago given position as local spe-
system: His work has been in this
city. He has made good. few days
passing when he does not apprehend
some person for trespassing on the
up car thieves and never fails to bring
them in. He Is fearless in his work
He 10 working hard and is one of the
most trusted Of the special agents OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Ernest Cawley of West Virginia came
here several weeks ago to be operated
on by a local surgeon. He partially
establishment. While there one of the
woman boarders reported the disap-
pearance OF gold watch. Then man
Evening star., 1914-09-27
M|3lAATI0NAL
YGqARg> 5l

FTER vacation period from
drills and exercises which has
lasted since July IL. when the
, citizen-soldiers returned from
the Virginia Beach camp the
Evening star., 1914-09-27

The following is contributed by
Sergt. Emil Walter. U. 8. A.. retired
concerning the prospective OF his COM
rades who have been comforting with
him during the week at National Guard
headquarters:
"'Capt.' e. Newman. formerly Of the
Inter- Island Transportation Service,
and Toddy Fisher, master of land
transportation, Manila to Cavite, p. L.,
were given o despidida by former
Evening journal., 1914-09-23
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Filled With Dead at ST. Quentin
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Evening journal., 1914-09-23
english CRUISER
sunk BFGERMRNS,.
/. FRENCH RETREAT
BY The United Press.

nF lnt lHlitN IIt0cs
WASHINGTON, Sept % After
suffering tremendous losses, the
French centre is retreating, the Ber-
lin foreign Office notified the German
embassy today. It declared that
vordun was successfully bombarded
and that the French offensive is
Weakening. "
Sinking of the German surveying
vessel Moeve by the British cruiser
Pegasus was reported In the Berlin
dispatch. The Pegasus attacked
and destroyed the vessel, it was
stated.
The radiogram from Berlin fol-
lows:
"The French offensive spirit is
weakening. French losses are enor-
nous Their centre is retreating.
"Verdun was successfully. lombard
ed The effect of German mortars
again was tremendous.
Paris newspapers show a spirit
OF downcast. Colonel Rousett COM
nents in the Liberte, that the actual
provisioning of the German army
was quite unique in the history of
warfare.
The English cruiser Pegasus de-
stroyed the German surveying YES
SCI Moeve, but was attacked and sunk
by the German cruiser Koenigsberg. "
The part of the dispatch telling of
the bombsrdment of Verdun left the
German embassy in doubt as to
whether the city has fallen or
whether it was simply being bonn
osrded by the German troops with
apparent success.
Evening journal., 1914-09-23
TODAY'S war STORY
Bv TOHN EDWIN NEVIN.

ENGLAND-The latest list Of the
6 lost in the British naval disaster In
s. the North Sea today places the
number at I624. UnOnicial, but au-
thentic sources. declare the British
have succeeded in turning the Ger
man right wing in France. IL IS
expected the Germans will again be
forced to retreat.
FRANCE-The War Office be-
+ lieves the Germans are already
withdrawing many of their troops
. from the fighting line in the north.
1t is expected they will again be
= compelled to retreat within a very
g short time. The German right is
already partly enveloped and is re-
firing.
BELGIUM-Ant ierp reports that
British aviators have flown well
into Germany and have dropped
s. bombs on the aviation field near
g Cologne, setting afre a shed used oy
. the Zeppelins. The Belgian army,
+ under King Albert in person, IS
g again harassing the Germans.
RUSSIA-Thc War Office says
the crushing of the Austrian Of
8 fense continues and that many
8 Austrians are deserting to the
3 Russians. 1t is admitted the Rus
SLAMS are Withdrawing from East
= Prussia.
s. SERVIA- Servian War Office
9 announces that the Austrians have
again been crushingly defeated in
y another battle along a line extend
8 ing from Loznitza TO Ljubovja.
MONTENEGRO-The War Office
. confirms the report that Sarajevo,
s. capital of Bosnia, has been captured
" by the combined Servian-Montene-
grin army
GERMANY-It is declared there
8 is still little change in the battle
situation in France. Fighting con-
tinues with the Germans slowly
+ gaining the advantage In East
Prussia, the Russians have been
8 driven back on the border with
3 heavy losses and the attempted
siege of Koenigsberg has been aban-
q doned
- AUSTRIA-The War Office posi-
s. lively denies that Sarajevo has been
taken by the Servians or that it is
s in danger Claims of another Ser
g Wan victory are specifically denied
" While admitting sporadic cases of
dysentery and cholera among the
= troops at the front, it is denied that
e there is any epidemic.
ITALY-The anti-neutrality DEM
= onstrations continue, but there is no
= present indication of the govern
8 ment changing its policy.
Evening journal., 1914-09-23
TRAIN Hits AUTO
KILLING HUSBAND
and LIFE MATE
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. G. GOOden
Victims of Afternoon Crash
Near Bear Station
DRIVE TO death IN
front OF EXPRESS

Orville C. Gooden, 80 years old.
prominent real estate man Of this
city. was instantly killed, and his
wife. Mrs. Florence NJ. Gooden. 30
years of age, was so badly injured
that she died, when the automobile in
which they were riding was struck
by a south bound passenger train on
the Delaware railroad at a crossing
Just south Of State Road crossing at
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr..
GoOden and his wife we're hurled full
ly fifteen feet by the locomotive which
wrecked their automobile. Mrs.
GoOden. who had been driving the car.
was rushed to the Delaware Hospital
in the automobile OF James McCallis-
ter. Every effort was made TO save
her life, but she expired shortly after
being admitted.
AS far as can be learned. James
McCallister and his daughter we're
the only witnesses Of the accident
Mr.. and Mrs. Gooden drove up 10 the
McCallister store a few moments be-
fore their car was run down. After
transacting some business with Mr..
/ McCallister, with whom he was well
acquainted. Mr.. Gooden left the store
and re-entered his car. Mrs. Gooden
was at the wheel. The couple bade
/ goodbye and started down the road.
Mr.. McCallister and daughter watched
them as they sped along and saw their
car turn west from the State Road
into the small road connecting with
the highway to Christiana II crosses
the railroad tracks about 100 yards
south of State Road crossing There
is no watchman there. Trees and
houses obscure the view OF the rail-
road tracks for a great distance north
or south. Evidently Mr.. and Mrs
GOoden did not see or hear the train
approaching, It being the 4.41 train
from Wilmington, the engineer being
B. B. Ewing, of Georgetown. AS the
automobile started across the tracks
the train. which IL an express thai
does not stop at State Road, swoopel
down upon H. striking ~ and swinginl
it Al0und fhc te engine aBain hi
the automobile, striking It headon
hurting Il and the bodies of Mr.. AM
Mrs. Gooden through the air. TIL
machine was tossed fifty feet and
crashing into a pole, was wrecked
Mr. and Mrs. Gooden we're thrown IF
teen feet into a ditch along the track
The bodies lay ten feet apart Th'
force with which the train struck tn,
car is evidenced by the fact that IN,
automobile top was wrapped arounC
a pole
Apparently dazed with horror. Mr.
McCallister and daughter were un
able to move for a moment Ther
Mr.. McCallister ran TO the tracks, be
ing the first to reach the scene. H,
found Mr.. Gooden dead but Mrs
Gooden was breathing. Determined tC
save her life. If possible. Mr.. Mccall
lister had her cared for by his daugh
ter while he got out his automobile
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