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CHARGED WITH PERJURY
Floyd Ridgeley Said to Have Testi-
fled Falsely.

Charged with perjury. Floyd Ridge.
ley. colored, was held for the action
Of the grand jury in the Police Court
yesterday by Judge Aukum in $500
bonds. Ridgeley was arrested Thurs
Gay by Bicycle Policeman Fleet S
Hughlett of the second precinct on a
charge of violation of the traffic regu.
lations. The policeman testified before
Judge Pugh Friday that the defendant
was asleep on his wagon and that the
horse lines were hanging loose in his
hands when he stopped him on N street
Ridgeley testified. under oath. that he
was not asleep. The court imposed a
fine of SIS, which was paid. The police
man. Immediately swore out warrant
charging Ridgeley with perjury.
Before Judge Aukum yesterday the
policeman and Capt. r. E. Doyle, in
command of the second precinct. testi-
fed the defendant admitted in the po-
lice station, following his arrest, that
he was doing when the policeman ar
rested him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner ). P. Robinson, at 10th
street wharf. from Upper Machodoc
Creek with. cord wood for L. A. Clarke
& Son and grain for the market;
schooner S. c. Colbourn, from the
White House with cord wood at 18th
street wharf for J. Maury Dove; f1attie
Sagrig, from Onancock. eastern shore
of Chesapeake bay, with onions for the
market: steamer Southland. from Nor
folk and Old Point to the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company;
steamer w. L. Davis, from Grinders
wharf and river landings; steamer
Volunteer, from Proctors wharf and
river landings; schooner Earl Biscoe.
cord wood from a Potomac point at
10th street wharf for Clarke Son.
Departures.
Schooner S. T. White, light, for a
lower river point to load cord wood
back to this city; schooner Matilda.
light, for a lower Potomac packing
plant to load canned goods for the
market here or at Baltimore; power
Piscataway creek with merchandise;
U. S. Army steamer Captain A. NJ.
Wetherill, for Fort Hunt and Fort
Washington with army stores and pas
senserS, steamer NortnianO, TOT Olu
Point and Norfolk; steamer Three
Rivers, for landings in the mouth of
the river and Baltimore.
Tugs and lows.
Tug Captain Toby arrived with
lighter from Broad creek for the
Eastern branch; Standard Oil Company
tug, No. IL, is reported due at this city
with oil-laden barge from Baltimore:
tug James O. Carter delivered coal
laden barge at Point Lookout from
Georgetown; tug Walter F. Meade
arrived at Georgetown with lighters
from sand digging machine down
river; tug Herbert arrived with light
ers laden with sand and gravel from
beds opposite Alexandria,; tug Select
man arrived at Georgetown with light
ers; tug Miller arrived in the Eastern
branch with lighters laden with brick
making clay from Swan creek, Md.
Memoranda.
Schooner Richard Tall is in Upper
Machodoc creek to load grain for the
market here or at Alexandria; schooner
Josephine Smith is at river point
after cord wood for this market;
schooner C. L. Rhode is due at this city
with lumber for Johnson & Wimsatt;
schooner Blackbird has sailed from
Baltimore for the Wicomico river to
load and return; schooner Grape Shot
is reported at Virginia point to load
cord wood for the market here; schoon-
err Oscar, at Alexandria, will return to
the lower river to load railroad ties:
schooner Kathleen will return to
river shore after cord wood for the
dealers here; schooner Mary Ann Shea
will load wood or lumber in Aqua
creek for the market here,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
Sales of Vessel Property.

Recent sales of vessel property en-
ployed. with one exception, upon
Chesapeake bay and it's tributaries have
been recorded in the past two weeks In
the customshouse at Baltimore as fol-
lows:
Four-sixty- fourths, bay schooner Beu.
labeand, - tons. from Burton G. Buck
to George 7. hammers: So.
Steam tug Solicitor. IL tons, from
Holder A. Evans. receiver Of the Skin
ner Shipbuilding and Drydock Com
pany. to the Baltimore Drydock and
Shipbuilding Company: IS.
Power yacht Alert. "A tons, from Carl.
ton NJ. Slagle to J. Milton Lyell; IS.
Steamer Edith. new, 2.721 tons, from
Maryland Steel Company to A. H. Bull
Steamship Company of New York: IS.
Power boat Jane. tons. from J. Ed
ward Watkins to K. B. Long; IS.
Power boat Englemore, SO tons, from
United States Marshal w. w. Stock.
ham. Baltimore district to Martha A
ii. Johnson; 500.
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YACHTS ARE REPAIRED.
Launch Barrocuta to Take Owners
Down the River.

Having completed cleaning, painting
and minor repairs. the launch Barro-
cuta, belonging to Ernest Coakley and
Robert Harrison. has been put over
board from a marine railway ready
for cruising duty. She will take her
owners on a trip down the river in the
early part of the week.
To locate and stop leak that was
causing some trouble, the handsome
power yacht Edith H. was Friday
taken from the water at Regan's rail-
way. When the work on the vessel
is completed she was put overheard
ready for cruising work.
The launch Earl, one of the smaller
of the local fleet of pleasure craft, be-
longing to Edward Posey, is out on
the small marine railway at Regan's
to stop a leak and for minor repairs to
put her in good order for summer
cruising.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
Free Outing for colored Children.

Arrangements are being made by the
colored branch Of the Salvation Army
under Adjt. J. N. Roberts to give a free
outing for colored children at Ell Caney
Park, Halls Hill, Va. The children will
be taken to the park in jitney buses.
Adjt. Roberts announces that any WASH
ingtonians inclined to aid the effort can
send, donations to him at 1401 9Th street
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25

Daily to Jersey seashore, Adirondack
mountains and all New York-New Eng
land resorts. Canadian provinces-Nova
Scotia and Quebec: Allegheny noun
tain resorts: also to western points and
Panama Pacific exposition. If conteEa-
plating a rail or water trip consult
agents at 18TH st. and N. Y: ave. or $40
Pennsylvania ave. They will help you.
advertisement.
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Assaulted and Robbed of $27.

John Broderick. 24S Sd street southwest,
complained to the police that he had
been robbed Of S27 in cash. He said he
was near Maine avenue and Sd street
southwest about l o'clock yesterday
morning when two unidentified colored
men assaulted him and took his money.
One Of the highwaymen, he stated, was
very black and weighed fully 200 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
Policeman Taken Ill on Street.

Crossing Policeman II. \. Cheney,
stationed at Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street, became i'll yesterday white
on duty. lie suffered an attack OF ind!-N
gestion and was taken to Emergency
Hospital! Later E.e was taken to his
home at GIL Park road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
Mason Grasty Hurt,

Mason Grasty. sixty years old, 1878
New Hampshire avenue. was knocked
from his bicycle at 18th and 1 streets
northwest yesterday afternoon as a re-
suit of a collision with an automobile
operated by Sidney Hill, 14l4 18th street
northwest. He was slightly hurt,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
Husband Asks Absolute Divorce.

Edward c. Getsinger has filed suit for
an absolute divorce from Liza NJ. Get
singer. who is said to be residing in
Palestine. Asia Minor The couple were
married in Chicago, ILL.,, in Arril. 1896,
legged, and two correspondents Named
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
Finest Array of Light Artillery.

The finest array of light artillery then
in the world came by under command of
tall, swarthy Henry ]. Hunt, a devout
believer that Providence was on the side
that had the most cannon and worked
them to the best advantage.
Many of the loved and trusted leaders
now belonged to history. The brilliant
kearney and the steadfast Stevens had
fallen at Chantilly. in sight of the capi
tai they We're defending. Reno had died
at South Mountain as his corps had
reached the crest it was assaulting.
Mansfield and Richardson passed into the
beyond at Antietam. Reynolds only saw
the beginning of the battle he opened al
Gettysburg. Grand old John Sedgwick
let at Spotsylvania, and that superb eX-
ample of genuine American aristocracy.
James S. Wadsworth, had received the
last of his wounds in the Wilderness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25

he Sure Your Carpets and Rugs are
sent us to be cleaned and stored: all
work guaranteed; very moderate
charges. Conger's, W. 6S5
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ter had become theirs. They were led
by tall. precise. formal Horatio G.
Wright, an engineer officer all through
But he could drop his theorems and tri-
angulations with remarkable quickness
when the bugle called and hurl the 9Th
Corps like an avalanche to break the
backbone of the Confederacy at Peters
burg, or smash the heads of Lees COL
umns at Sailors creek.
THE 9th Corps - .Burnside's Ge-
ography Class'-which had carried it's
cannon and anchor badge from Roanoke
Island to the Antietam. and then to
Ficksburg and east Tennessee, to return
to the Army of the Potomac for the Will
derness and the siege of Petersburg, was
led by another engineer officer. John G.
Parke, with the memory of the gallant
work of the corps at Fort Steadman
only a few weeks old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25

of the Sky. Leave Washington :35
pm. August 10, Southern Railway
Advertisement.
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Princess Is Mrs. Lave.

GUIDES Flowers Last Longest.
Choice home grown flowers practical
ly fresh cut when ordered. 1914 F st.
advertisement
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CITY ITEMS.

Drafting Instruments. Schmidt. 7ia-sf
18th.
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Phone Your Want Al to The Stnr.
Main 244o.
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W. R. c. Of INDIANS
T0AHEND ENCAMPM|ENT
Big g. A. R. Gathering in September
to Draw Unique Wisconsin
Organization.

Members of an organization of full
blood Indians. women's Relief Corps.
Will attend the national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic in
Washington next September. it Is ex-
pected. At keshena in Wisconsin this
Indian corps of the Woman's Relief
Corps has been organized. The corps
refuses TO admit half breed to mem
bership.
1t belongs to the Department OF Wis
consin and ct the time Mrs. Emma E.
Grinnell, department inspector. visited
them there were fifteen. onls enc OF
whom could read. write or speak the
English language, and this one. who is
Princess Keshena. had been educated
in the schools of the state and had been
a teacher. She was the president of the
corps
Princess Is Mrs. Lave.
When giving the salute to the
flag. which has in 1t the words ''one
country, one language. one flag" they
say: One country. two languages, one
flag" Princess Keshena is now Mrs.
Lave. and is an invalid. being afflicted
with rheuma tism and unable to walk
Since the visit Of Mrs. Grinneil to the
corps. five young Indian women have
been admitted to membership. and they
read and speak English. This corps Is
an auxiliary to an Indian post Of the
6. A. R.. the members OF which enlisted
in Wisconsin regiment. and when the
war was over returned to their homes
and peaceful pursuits. Recently their
sons have caught the fever of patriotism
and organized camp Of Sons OF Feter-
ans, auxiliary to the post. so that there
is post. a corps and camp of Indians
in the one department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
Hold Marshmallow Roast.

Thursday night ten camp fires were
lighted on the beach and around each of
these party of scouts had a marsh
mallow roast Reports from the camp
Indicate that big time" was had.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
Win Merit Badges.
scoutmaster Taylor Makes a Hit.

Scoutmaster Taylor of Troop Al
brought his banjo to camp with him and
every evening he is called upon by the
boys to play some tunes. His banjo
solos are as essential at a camp fire as
the talks by Mr.. Harries. the boys de-
clare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
News From the Troops.

Communications have been received
from troop scribes as follows:
Troop 8.
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In Forefront of Every Battle.
Those Who Wore Greek Cross.

Those who on breast or cap wore a
Creek cross as a proud armorial bearing
were the men who had followed the
leonine John Sedgwick until his charac-
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Four-Year Tramp With Army.
Sheridan Missing From Cavalry.

o. Sheridan. the whirlwind Of battle, was
missing from the glorious cavalry corps
which he had wakaned 10 its strength
and fashioned in the forge of war into
the mightiest mounted force that ever
drew saber. He had been rushed Off to
the Rio Grande, to throttle an exotic
empire planted in Mexico by Napoleon
III, who counted US Of too little worth.
Sheridan was well spared, however. for
a while later the imported emperor was
taken out and shot.
THE cavalry was led by such incom-
parable lieutenants as the theatric, dash
ing George A Custer. and the quiet. gray
eyed George A Crook.
In Forefront Of Every Battle.
THE Second Corps. each man in its
perfectly aligned ranks prouder Of his
Clover leaf badge than Of a peerage in
The United Kingdom. led by An
crew A. Humphreys. an ideal American
soldier and corps commander.
The 5th Corps whose Maltese
cross had badged the dead in the fore
front of every line of battle of the Army
of the Potomac. was led by tall, slender
kpightly Charley" Griffin. who had four
wears before entered the corps as an
enthusiastic young battery captain, and
was now wearing the double stars of a
major general well earned in more than
a score of hard-fought battles.
Those Who Wore Greek Cross.
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Camp Yell Adopted.

Camp Archibald Butt has new yell
When shouted by seventy or more scouts
the effect is startling, it is stated. The
yell runs something like this:
Rickety snats, rickety snats, jumpin,
howlin. sufferin' cats.
Bumpety bing bumpety bang, the rest Of
the world can go to hang,
We're going to stay, were going to stay,
in old camp Butt,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-25
SYNOPSIS.
O1OX0GfT ~ mr. 90

Warrington, an American adventurer.
and James, his servant, with a Gagged par
rot the trio known up and down the Ir-
~awaddy as Parrot & Co, are bound for
Rangoon. Elsa Chetwood, rich American
girl tourist, sees Warrington and asks the
purser to introduce her. He tells her that
Warrington has beaten a syndicate and
sold his oil claims for 10000. Warrington
puts Rajah, the parrot. through his tricks
for Elsa and they pass two golden days
together on the river. Martha, ElSa's
companion warns her that there is Cos
sip In Rangoon. Warrington interferes
in a row over cards caused by an enemy,
Newell Craig. and threatens to shoot him
unless he leaves town. Elsa Is annoyed
by Craig and stabs him with a hatpin.
Warrington bids Elsa good-by. Warning
ton discovers Elsa on the Singapore
steamer. Elsa tells him of her engage
ment. He avoids Elsa, who thinks he
may be III and makes inquiries, regard
less of the misinterpretation of her con-
Germ. Craig is aboard and is warned by
Warrington Warrington ceases to avoid
Elsa. Craig stirs up evil gossip. Elsa tells
Warrington of the hatpin incident and he
hunts UP Craig, on murder bent, only to
find him stretched out drunk on deck
Warrington turns the hose on Craig. He
tells Elsa that he is a man under cloud
and TO be avoided. but Elsa refuses. She
gets the cut direct from society passen-
gers
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~ AOa45 nE709LLL QQHANY

pretty town. AS they left for shore he
produced small beautiful blue feath-
er; he gave it to Elsa with the compli
ments of Rajah; and she stuck 1t in
the pugree other helmet.
This is not from the dove of peace"
Its archenemy, rather" he laughed.
II wish l had the ability to get as
furious as that bird. 1t might do me
a world of good
And how long is 1t since you were
here?"
-Four years." he answered without
enthusiasm. He would not have come
ashore at all but for the fact that Elsa
had ordered the expedition.
There was no inclination to explore
the shops; so they hired landau and
rode about town, climbed up to the
quaint temple in the hills, and made a
tour of the botanical gardens.
Isn't it delicious!" murmured Elsa.
taking in deep breaths of the warm
spice-laden air. Since her visit to the
wonderful gardens at Handy in Cey-
Ion she had found a new interest in
plants and trees.
She thoroughly enjoyed the few
hours on land, even to the powwow
Warrington had with the INSCRIPTIONS
driver, who, at the journeys end, sub
stituted one price for another, despite
his original bargain.
AS they waited for the tender that
was to convey them back to the ship.
Elsa observed powerful middle-aged
man, gray-haired, hawk-faced, steel
| eyed, watching her companion intent
ly Then his boring gaze travelled over
| her, from her canvas shoes to her he'll
met. There was something so BADLY
| appraising in the look that flush of
anger surged into her cheeks. The
man turned and said something to his
companion, who shrugged and smiled.
Impatiently Elsa tugged at Warning
! tons sleeve.
who is that man over there by the
railing?" she asked in very low voice.
| 'He looks as if he knew you"
KNEW me?" Warrington echoed.
The moment he had been dreading had
come. Someone who knew him! He
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min DARE
I.DBERE2O IA

The rivers of Liberia abound with
fish, and were it not for the series Of
fine falls or rapids, from fifteen to
twenty miles back from the sea, the
rivers might be navigable for hun.
dreds of miles. The woods abound
with game of many varieties-the vi
cious bush-cow. deer, leopards, ele
plants, civet cats, golden cats, mon
keys in almost endless varieties, and
other game. In the far interior lions
and other big game abound.
About, twenty tribes make their
home in Liberia. Tribal wars, which
depopulated certain districts, are be-
coming things of the past. Strange Sc
cret societies, which were at one time
a menace to all, are now losing their
power and hold upon the people as
education and commerce are going
forward. This also means lessening
of one of Africa's greatest curses
household slavery, or buying, selling,
loaning or giving wives-and will dr.
minish the numbers held by one man.
l am acquainted with one man who
has more than one hundred.
On a recent trip to the hinterland,
where had been invited by King Mo-
nah, son of the powerful King Pom.
oporah, as we sailed up the river in
the little boat, with our serious friend,
Solomon Hill. the owner and captain.
a clerical and solemn-looking little
man in a frock coat SO long that IL
reached to the tops of his shoes, and
whose collar and garb stamp him as
preacher, came to me and intro
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-25

duced himself as a presiding elder,
having a large number of churches un-
der him.
He asks very cordially: What
might your name be-"
my name is Morris"
Where you be from?"
1.-THE United States" answered.
II live at Louisiana"
Where is THAR" / ask
"On the St. Paul river" Just them
everybody jumped up at the report OF
a gun and a heavy splash was heard
as a large alligator, badly wounded
Topped into the water.
Rev. Presiding Elder borrows my
fountain pen and begins to write Wig
orously. But only for few moments,
when he gets into theological boxing
match with several men, who learn
are "Revs" also. This title has q Pc
culiar fascination for many in Africa.
Everybody loves a title, and IL one,
who has Rev" to his name can raise
eight dollars and send to Texas or
some other place and get a I'D. d"
he adds six inches to his coat-tails,,
and his Importance and egotism grow
to the proportion of foot to the inch
In Revival Meeting.
Friends meet me at the headquar4
ters of the river, and an invitation Is
extended to attend a revival meeting
in little church near by at night. A
serious young man was preaching.
from the text, "Strive to enter in at
the strait gate" etc. We were late.
and missed part of his eloquent SER
mon, but we heard him say: What
TO you dun cum heah? Why yo'
gwine cum to dis meetin'? Is yo' po'
wanderin' feets in de way dat leads,
to distraction? Is yo' feets on de-
Rock OBJ Ages? Whar is yo' gwinel
to lib fo'ebber? In de place whar de,
Good Book say de saints am gwine2
Or is yo' gwine to be shut up in de-
fire an de flames?
"Yo' must git all combusted toged-
der and seek de Lawd wifi all yo'se
hearts, an bring yo' piccan (children(
an yo' frens to de Lawd. Do 1t one
time Cat once) befo' it am ebberlastin'
too late"
l thought he was sound in the faith.
What do you think?
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It's got 10 be told. should nave
avoided It II It had been possible. He
is the owner Of the plantation. oh.
rather expected something like this.
It's my run of luck. Twas Just rocov-
ering from the fever. God knows how
he found out. but he did. II was dur
ing the rains. He told me to get out
that night. Didn't care whether died
on the road or not. | should have but
for my boy James. The man sent
along with us a poor discarded wom-
an, Of whom he had grown tired. She
died when we reached town. | had
hardly any money. He refused to pay
me for the last two months. about fifty
pounds. There was no redress for me.
There was no possible way ! could get
back at him. Miss Chetwood, ] took
money that did not belong to me. II
went over gaming tables. Craig. ]
ran away. Craig knows and this man
Mallow knows. Can you not see the
wisdom of giving me a wide berth"
"Oh, am sorryl" she cried.
Thanks. But you see: | am an out
cast. Tonight, not a soul on board Will
be in ignorance of who l am and what
! have done. Trust Craig and Mallow
for that. Thursday we shall be in
Singapore. You must not speak to me
again. Give them to understand that
you have found me out, that imposed
on your kindness"
THAT will not do"
Act as you please. There are empty
chairs at the second-elass table, among
the natives. And now. good-by. The
happiest hours in ten long years are
due to you" He took off his helmet
and stepped aside for her to pass. She
held out her hand, but he shook his
head. Don't make it harder for me-"
Mr.. Warrington, / am not child"
ITO me you have been the angel of
kindness; and the light in your face
| shall always see. Please go now"
Very we'll" new and unaccount-
able pain filed her throat and forced
her to carry her head high. Il can find
my way back to the other deck"