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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
INJURED SOLDIERS BACK
IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY
Disabled officers and Men Returned
to Canada-Corporal Bears
Twenty-Seven Wounds.

MONTREAL. August 3O-Fourteen
officers and twenty-five men, wounded,
of Canadian regiments arrived here to-
day on the steamer Missanabie from
England. They were accompanied by
physicians and nurses who spoke high
ly of the spirit displayed by wounded
Canadians One of the arrivals. Corn.
Stewart of the 5th Battalion, suffers
from twenty-seven shrapneI wounds.
Mrs. Irene Gardner of Ottawa. one
of the passengers. who has been in
England and France. collecting data
regarding the killed and wounded for
the Canadian Red Cross, said the
French realize and appreciate the. part
the Canadians played in saving Calais.
Capt. Hassard of the Canadian field
hospital, one of the wounded, said all
of the men were anxious to return to
active service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
KANSAS CROP OF WHEAT
SUFFERS A HEAVY CUT
Manv Millions of Bushels Lost BE-
cause Rain Prevented
Threshing.

TOPEKA, Kan. August ""-.I. Y.
Mohler. secretary of the state ooaio
of agriculture. in his report issued w
day estimated the Kansas wheat Eield
for this year at 9S.6sO.Oo0 bushels. as
against an estimate of llo,'o"'ooo J."
Julv and I3s, 100000 in June.
Continued rains that made impossipie
the harvesting of the Kansas wheat
were held responsible for the big loss
in the states crop production Millions
of bushels of grain were lost b! NAN
sas farmers because of the weather
that would not permit thrashins. ana
much of the wheat in shocks was LOST
during the wet season, the report
stated
The report today was for conditions
in Kansas August %. 1t estimated
the wheat yield at thirteen busheis an
acre with a loss and abandonment OF
nearly 90 per cent of the 9.i49.0oO acres
planted last fall. -
Corn conditions are unchanged. the
report continuing to estimate the Yield
at 1882, 900 bushels. as against a
Weld of s7,33S.212 in 1914. The yield
of oats is estimated at 35.oO0.ooo bush.
els. as against an estimated yield OK
39, 600, 000 bushels in the July report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
AS RESERVE SCOUT FLEET,
Proposition to Organize Power
Boats on Great Lakes and Elsewhere.

CHICAGO, August 30.-Mayor William
Hale Thompson and Commodore James
A. Pugh of the Chicago Yacht Club
will soon leave for Washington to lay
before the federal government plan
to organize the power boats on the
great lakes and elsewhere into a re-
serve scout fleet for volunteer war
service at the call of the nation, it was
announced today.
The plan contemplates that officers
and crews estimated to total 3OO, 900
men are to be trained in the use of
rapid fire guns, torpedo tubes, wire
less and other signaling equipment.
A government submarine for Chicago
waters for practice with the local fleet
of 200 power boats will be urged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
AUTOS FOR RURAL ROUTES.
New Service to Be Inaugurated
Wednesday From Station H.

The rural routes tributary to station
II of the local post office, at Ana costa,
viii! be served by two automobiles and
one mounted carrier, beginning We'd
nesday. The installation of the auto
mobile service will result in the con-
solidation of five routes into two au-
tomobiie routes-A, which will cover
Good Hope. Capitol Heights and Seat
Pleasant on the north, Walkersville
and Forestville on the east and Silver
Hill and Camp Springs on the south,
and B, which will run south to Silesia
and Dixon, east to Camp Springs, and
cover Congress Heights, Oxon Hill,
Rosecroft, New Glatz and contiguous
territory, replacing wagon routes one.
two, five. six and seven.
Three wagon routes will remain-that
out of Chevy Chase. that to Cherrydale.
Va, and an auxiliary route to Seat
Pleasant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
FOUR LOST IN CUBAN STORM.
Family of Lighthouse Tender Per
ished When House Collapsed.

TAMPA, Fla, August 3o.-Four per-
sons lost their lives at Cape San An
tonic. Cuba. in the tropical hurricane
last week, according to statement OF
carl Push. captain of the fruit schooner
Roncador. who has arrived here. Capt.
Border OF the schooner Caroline
Voupht previously had reported here
that fourteen persons had been killed.
CAPT. Bush said the mother, father,
sister in law and a cousin of the light
house tender at Cape san ANTONIO were
tilIed when their house collapsed. He
said he did not remember their names.
No EMPLOYEES of the United Fruit Com
pany were hurt. although the wireless
plant was wrecked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
ASAMA NEARS SAN FRANCISCO
Disabled Japanse Cruiser, Wrecked
at Turtle Bay, Finally Salvaged.

SAN FRANCISCO. Angus; 30.-The
disabled japanese cruiser Asama, which
went ashore near Turtle bay, Lower
California. early in February, is ex-
pected to arrive here today.
The Asama is being conveyed by the
Japanese naval repair. ship kwanto
Maru, which win be permitted to take
on coal enough to carry her to the near
est home port.
The cause of the Asama's grounding
has not been made known. Her hull
was injured. and months were re-
ouircd to raise the vessel and repair the
damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
STOPS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Tennessee Law Valid. State Chancel.
lor Says, Despite Governors Veto.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, August 3O-A
Briston. Tenn, special todays says
that under the construction Of
Chancellor Hal H. Haynes OF the
governors veto power the bill
passed by the recent legislature abol-
ishing capital punishment. excepting in
certain cases, is now a law in Tennes-
see. This view is contrary to one re-
Gently taken by Circuit Judge Yen
Hicks.
The bill was passed just before a
thirty day recess. Subsequent to the
recess Gov. Rye vetoed the bill Nor
counting the recess the veto was in
time to be effective. Otherwise il was
not. The chancellor was not passing
directly on the capital punishment bill,
but on another vetoed under the same
circumstances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
OVERHAUL WHITE HOUSE.
Workingmen Busy Hanging Cur
tains and Putting Down Carpets.

The White House has been closed to
visitors for several days while work.
men have been hanging curtains. put
ting down carpets and making prepara-
lions for the return of members of the
Wilson family from Cornish.
No date has been fixed for the clos
ing of the Cornish home, but Miss
Helen woodrow Bones, the Presidents
cousin, is expected in Washington
Wednesday. Miss Margaret Wilson. the
Presidents daughter. will stay at
Cornish some weeks longer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Details of the Charges.

The men were arrested by Detectives
Burlingame, Baur and Kelly, who have
been investigating the charges against
them for several months. 1t is charged
the men took up policies which the in
sured were going to drop or allow to
lapse, and that they presented to the
company what purported to be genuine
death certificates, undertakcrs' certifi-
Gates. as well as other certificates in
connection with the alleged death of
persons insured in the company. Checks
are said to have been made out by the
company and they were supposed to
have been paid to the beneficiary, but
instead, it is alleged, the defendants
kept the proceeds of the checks
According to an official of the COM
pany between $1,000 and $4,000 has
been lost by the company through the
alleged false transa ctfons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Charter Oak Park Races Off.

HARTFORD. Conn, August 3O-The
free-for-all pace and free-for-aIl trot
announced for the grand circuit meet
ing at Charter Oak Park September 6
to II did not fill and were declared
off today. The other late closing
events. the EOS pace. 2.10 trot and 215
trot filled satisfactorily and were add
ed to the program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Alleged Conspirator Arrested.

DETROIT, Mich. August 3O-While
at a picnic on Canadian soil last night,
Charles Respa. for whom the Domin on
authorities have been searching in
connection with the dynamite explo-
sions at Walkerville, Ontario. two
months ago. was taken In custody on
Bots Blanc Island 1t Is charged that he
was one of three or more persons of Ger
man descent living in Detroit who had
conspired to destroy the Peabody ov eraII
plant at Walkerville, the Windsor ar
mory and other buildings used for mil
tary purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Death of Rene Berenger.

PARIS. August 30.-Rene Berenger.
the last of the life senators elected to
the national assembly in 1875. is dead.
He was eighty-five years old. NJ. Ber-
encer was noted as an anti-vice cru
sader. He was author of the suspended
sentence law, known as the Berenger
act for frst offenders. He was re-
publican.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Report From Admiral Boush.

The submarine "a was raised YES
terday that is tied up at the quarantine
dock. suspended to pontoons, according
to a dispatch today to the Navy De-
partment. Rear Admiral Boush gave
no details of the raising of the sub
marine. but said it was planned to nut
her in dry dock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Negro Slayer Burned at Stake.

SULPHUR SPRINGS. Tex. August 80
for the staying of a deputy
sheriff and the fatal wounding of Sher-
if j. b. Butler was taken by a mob
here late yesterday when King Rich
mond, a negro. seriously wounded, and
the body of his brother. Joe. killed in
a fight with a posse, were burned at
the stake in Buford Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Forts Captured Quickly.

The newspapers point out that nine
Russian fortresses. including three OF the
most powerful-kovno, Novo Georgievsk
and Brest- Litoysk-were captured within
three weeks
They contrast this with the resist
ance OF the Germans to the japanese
at Tsing-tau. and of the Austrians 10
the Russians at Przemysl, in both OF
which cases the Teutonic forces held
out until their ammunition and food
We're gone.
The German authorities at Warsaw
have granted the request of the cltl-
Zens' committee that all the schools, IN
Guiding the universities. be permitted
to reopen for their regular terms. Pu-
pills who have fed to other countries
will be permitted to return. Citizens
of Warsaw have organized police
force from their own numbers, TO serve
under the direction of the German mill
tary authorities, who have equipped the
force with revolvers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
CUNNERS ARE WARNED
AWAY FROM BRIDGES
Precautions Taken for the Opening
of Bird Hunting Season
in District.
Quotations From the Law Prescrib-
ing Penalty of Trespass-Priv-
LEGGED Areas Noted.

Lieut.. r. A. Dean of the harbor pre-
cfnct made an early start with mem
bers of his command this morning and
placed warning signs within 200 yards
of the several bridges about the vicin-
ity of the marshes where bird hunters
will operate during the period which
begins Wednesday morning. The sea-
son closes February 1. All the signs
were erected this morning, and strict
watch will be kept tomorrow to pre-
vent shooting before the opening of
tho season.
Under the provisions of the act of
June 30. 1906. shooting of game birds
Is permitted on all the marshes OF the
Anacostia river or Eastern branch
north of Anacostia bridge and OH the
marshes along the Virginia shore east
of the Aqueduct bridge. Shooting west
of the Aqu.educt bridge or south of Ana
costa bridge is prohibited. 1t is fur
Their provided that no shooting shall be
done within 200 yards of bridge or
dwelling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
New Burdens for U. S. Envoy.

Ambassador Morgenthau, at Constant
tinople. has taken over the diplomatic
interests of Italy, Russia and Monte
negro. These added responsibilities for
the United States. cabled to the State
Department today, make this govern
ment diplomatic agent at the Porte for
eight European nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
INSURANCE MEN HELD
FOR D. c. GRAND JURY
Enter Pleas of Not Guilty to
Charges of False
Pretense.

Three of the four employees of the
Prudential Insurance Company charged
with false pretense were arraigned in
the Police Court today and held for
the action Of the grand jury in $4,000
bonds each.
Edward S: Englar. assistant superin-
tendent of the Washington branch of
the insurance company; James f. Lam
ham and Samuel T. Ringgold, agents
for the company, were arraigned before
Judge Aukam today and entered pleas
of mot guilty" and waived preliminary
examination. Charles H White, an
other agent. was arraigned and held
for the action of the grand jury in
$4,000 bonds last Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
COTTON FORECAST,
11,817,235 BALES
August Condition 81 Per Cent
Below That of July, Being
69.2 Per Cent of Normal.

Drought followed by excessive rains in
the cotton belt during August caused
deterioration slightly more than the
August average to the growing cotton
crop. The Department of Agriculture
today announced the condition Is 69.2
per cent of normal. That is 6.1 per
cent below the July condition.
Unofficial calculations. based on gov
eminent averages for yield. condition
and acreage, place the crop at 11,s17,-
235 equivalent 5O0-pound bales. against
16,134,930 bales last year
crop slightly under 100000 bales
was forecast by the crop reporting
board from the July % condition. The
area planted this year has been officially
reported as 81, 53!,, 900 acres.
Weather Conditions Bad.
Weather conditions for the crop had
not been very favorable during the
month. Hot and generally continued
dry weather greatly retarded growth
over many portions of the belt during
the first week and but little progress
was possible, except over the northern
portion, where local rains and moder-
ate warmth favored satisfactory
growth. During the early part of the
month drought continued very gener-
ally IN lexaS ana WAS pcCoHiiHS seNeiS
over large areas.
Continued dry weather over the
greater part Of the more important
producing states prevented satisfac-
tory growth during the second week
of the month and the crop very gem
orally de.eriorated. Shedding was re-
ported in many sections and bolls were
opening prematurely in districts where
the drought prevailed. Insect pests
were reported generally less active
than usual.
Deterioration due to adverse weather
during the early weeks of the month
was arrested by good rains over much
of the central and eastern portions of
the belt during the latter part of the
month and the crop responded to the
more favorable condition. Rain was
still needed in greater part of Missis-
sippi and in some portions of Alabama.
In the western part of the belt good
growing conditions prevailed except in
Texas where the drought continued
over much of the state until the close
of the week. when the West Indian
storm brought considerable rain over
the eastern and coast districts.
Conditions by States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
OFFICIALLY FIX DATE
FOR THE FALL OPENING
Retail Merchants to Begin Adver.
Using Washington Wares Mon
day. September %.

At special meeting of the Retail
Merchants Association this afternoon
Monday, September -, was selected as
the date for the official opening OF the
fall buying season in Washington.
In view of the fact that the Grand
Army encampment will begin Septem-
Der 81. it was thought this date Of
fered an excellent opportunity for both
local and national advertising of WASH
ingtons wares.
Prizes to Be Awarded.
AS stimulus to Washington mer-
chants and display men. the association
voted to appropriate $50 in prizes to DO
awarded to the display men or maj
vidual merchants that set up the most
attractive window displays for the OH
cial opening committee of five is to
have entire charge of arrangements for
the official opening and to prescribe the
conditions of the window display con-
test.
Acting President NJ. A. Leese an
nounced that he would leave the ap-
pointment of the committee to Presi-
dent r p. Andrews, who is expected to
return to Washington in the middle Of
this week.
Newspaper Men as Judges.
II was decided to ask each OF the
four Washington daily newspapers 10
r.me a member of its staff to act as
a Judge in the contest
1t was explained that the contest ID
open to every merchant in Washington
and il was the consensus of opinion that
business men will vie with enc ahother
IN the end that their stores shall appear
~ their very best to celebrate the open
ing of promising season as well as TO
cdifv the thousands of visitors that are
expected for the Grand Army ehcaihp-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Central Labor Union to Have Outing

Final plans for the Central Labor
Union outing to Chesapeake Beach
Labor day will be made at a meeting
Of the ORGANIZATION to be held tonight
at Typographical Temple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Statement From Embassy.

April IA formal notice was issued
by the British government that they
would allow vessels carrying two ship
ments of dyestuffs, which were paid
for by delivery in Germany of certain
cotton cargoes, to pass without inter-
ference provided the vessels sailed UNI
der a neutral flag; that the shipment
were made from Rotterdam, and the
dyastuffs consigned to the Secretary
of Commerce for distribution directly
to the textile industries.
This offer. which was refused by
Germans, still holds good"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Postal Committee to Meet.

The executive committee Of the citi-
zens' committee working to obtain
postal facilities in the Post once De-
partment building is to meet in the
headquarters of the Retail Mercha nts'
Association At 1880 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Recovering From Ptomaine Poison.

Tom Culhane. 92i New Jersey avenue
northwest. who has been seriously i'll
since Wednesday, suffering with pto-
maine poisoning, Is rapidly recovering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
REPORTS ENFORCEMENT
OF COTTON FUTURE LAW
Agricultural Department Tells OF
Disputes Settled and Spot
Markets Approved.

What the federal government has
done in the way of enforcing the new
cotton futures law is synopsized in the
program of work" of the Department
of Agriculture issued today. The vol
ume states that AS disputes as to
grade. quality or length of staple of
cotton rendered in settlement of future
contracts. involving 39,053 bales of cot
ton, were referred to the department
and decided up to June 30. and that
since then there have been 103 more
disputes. now being adjusted.
Besides 3J4 sets of official cotton
standards distributed throughout the
United States to cotton exchanges and
dealers, as a basis of grading cotton
in commercial transactions. the depart
ment SO far has sent fourteen sets to
China. Japan. England, France, Ger
many, Holland Canada and India.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Future Dealing Inspected.

The department also has inspected
transactions in future markets to de-
termine whether the cotton futures law
is being observed, and has Investigated
the qualifications of various spot mar
kets to determine their right to be des-
ignated as bona fide spot markets. those
designated as bona fide spot markets
for cotton up to July | being Augusta
Savannah. Ga: Dallas. Houston, Cal
weston. Ten; Little Rock. Ark; Mem
phis. Tenn: Montgomery. Mobile. Ala d:
Norfolk. Va: Charleston. : C.. and
New Orleans and Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
American Flag Now Floats
Over More Boats in Foreign
Trade Than Since 1868.
RECORD INCREASE SHOWN
IN REGISTRY FOR YEAR
This Country Is Pressing Close on
France and Norway as
Maritime Nation.

The American flag now floats over
more ships in the foreign trade than at
any other time since 1853. and the
United States is pressing close on
France and Norway as a maritime ma
ton.
Figures made public today by the be-
partment of Commerce show a record in
crease in American shipping for the year
ended June 80. On that date there were
registered In the foreign trade 2.'6S ships.
totaling 1.Sl3.775 gross tons. an increase
of 1868 ships and 1888 tons for the year.
Practically all the increases are due
to the new American registery law
Assistant Secretary Sweet of the De-
partment of Commerce said in state
ment today:
Triples Any Previous Year.
This is about triple the increase in
registered tonnage for any previous
year in American history Our regis
tered tonnage is now much greater
than at any time since 1868. when We
had e.O:6ll4 gross tons in foreign
trade.
at is many times more efficient. how
ever as the steam tonnage now
amounts to 1,213,067 gross tons. while
in 1868 it amounted to only 133.2la
tons.
| THE increase from the ship registry
act of August IS. 1914. to June l3. 1913.
was so rapid that tonnage under the
American flag now employed in for
eign trade is nearly equal to such ton
mage under the French or Norwegian
flags. British tonnage. of course. is
| more than tenfold greater"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30

and are being pursued by our cavalry
from Kovel
There is general rejoicing over the
fall of Brest-L itovsk. which is increased
by the fact that it occurred SO near the
anniversary of the first great defeat by
Won Hindeuburg of the Russians in the
battle of Tannenburg. since which time
Won Hndenburg has been the most popular
man in Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
STORY Of THE SINKING
OF TROOPSH|P DENIED
No Vessel Carrying Canadians Miss
ing, Says an Ottawa Of
fetal Statement,

BERLIN August IS tby wireless to
Sayville, n Y, August 30).-Passensers
on the Holland America line steamer
a report that a British transport with
1000 Canadian troops on board. was
torpedoed off the Sicily Islands August
Is. 1t is said about 1000 men were
saved.
Report Denied Officially.
OTTAWA. Ont, August 3O.-Ofhclai
denial is given here to the report con-
tanned in the Berlin message by wire
less to Sayville. n. Y, that British
troopship carrying 1000 Canadian
,roops had been sunk off the Scilly Is
lands August Is. The military authorl-
ties issued the following statement re-
garding the report:
Between the 31st of July and the
oath of August only two troopships
have been dispatched from Canada. and
they have both arrived safely at their
destinations.
All Have Arrived Safely.
Moreover every troopship bearing
Canadian troops which was at sea Au-
gust Is has arrived safely at its des-
tination There is no Canadian troop
ship overdue. and if the story coming
via Sayville has any basis for truth 1t
must refer to the torpedoinG of the
Canadian Northern steamship Royal
which event reached Canada August
IL